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did what all my friends told me to do, who have the evo apparently a bad mistake. used unrevoked to root my evo, worked perfect. stoked!! downloaded titanium backup, backed up everything, worked great. still happy. went to install a rom (i guess) it told me i needed to change my kernel and had a link to the market for a kernel downloader. downloaded the app looked through bout five different kernels, all had good reviews and stable... downloaded the one with the most downloads (6700 or something). asked download? i said yes. asked flask now? i said yes. it said flash complete reboot coming... rebooted got to the HTC EVO 4G white screen sat there for bout 15 seconds and shut off tried to reboot again same thing. bout ten times in a row so i pulled the battery. did a hard reset didnt fix, did a wipe, didnt fix....
anyone know what i can do please help.. thank you
You need to match the right kernel for the ROM your using, you can download and put it on your SD card boot into bootloader should be good to go. Worst case reflash ROM.
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Never was to crazy about that app.
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sammael1069 said:
You need to match the right kernel for the ROM your using, you can download and put it on your SD card boot into bootloader should be good to go. Worst case reflash ROM.
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im def. a noob with androids, iv always had an iphone so forgive me and dont be mad that im ignorant... lol since i dont wanna listen to my friends anymore about this how exactly do u reflash the rom? or ill just be happy putting the original kernel back in lol.
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Never was to crazy about that app.
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Me neither.. It sent me into bootloops several times after trying to flash from the app.
swmp45a said:
im def. a noob with androids, iv always had an iphone so forgive me and dont be mad that im ignorant... lol since i dont wanna listen to my friends anymore about this how exactly do u reflash the rom? or ill just be happy putting the original kernel back in lol.
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Go into bootloader (power off, then back on while holding volume down) Go into recovery, choose install from zip, then find the ROM on your SD card and flash.
You did backup right ?
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You did backup right ?
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i backed up using titanium backup (im pretty sure) went in there and did what it told me to do to back up
even if i didnt back up i still have everything on my google account right
just googling... how do u reflash when i cant even turn the phone on?
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i backed up using titanium backup (im pretty sure) went in there and did what it told me to do to back up
even if i didnt back up i still have everything on my google account right
just googling... how do u reflash when i cant even turn the phone on?
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I think he was asking if you made a Nandroid back ( a complete backup of you ROM) If not you need to place a ROM on your SD card and flash it via recovery (see my earlier post)
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I think he was asking if you made a Nandroid back ( a complete backup of you ROM) If not you need to place a ROM on your SD card and flash it via recovery (see my earlier post)
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ok and i can just google evo rom and put it on the sd card?
also with the sd card i have the adaptor for the micro sd but my computer (hp and I MAC) never read those things. is there a better one that works or am i doing something wrong.
on my hp the light turns green but it never comes up anywhere in any drive on the comp
on the I MAC nothing happens at all
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I think he was asking if you made a Nandroid back ( a complete backup of you ROM) If not you need to place a ROM on your SD card and flash it via recovery (see my earlier post)
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He most likely has the rom in the root kit. I flashed virus sence 3.0 on my wifes evo this mourning. Nice stuff.
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ok and i can just google evo rom and put it on the sd card?
also with the sd card i have the adaptor for the micro sd but my computer (hp and I MAC) never read those things. is there a better one that works or am i doing something wrong.
on my hp the light turns green but it never comes up anywhere in any drive on the comp
on the I MAC nothing happens at all
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Find a ROM in the EVO section here at XDA ( Your in the EVO Shift forum) http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=653
Not sure what to tell you about getting your pc to recognize your SD card but that would make the process a lot easier
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ok and i can just google evo rom and put it on the sd card?
also with the sd card i have the adaptor for the micro sd but my computer (hp and I MAC) never read those things. is there a better one that works or am i doing something wrong.
on my hp the light turns green but it never comes up anywhere in any drive on the comp
on the I MAC nothing happens at all
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Dont hook it to the pc. When the phone is off (hold volume down then hold the power button) it will boot into bootloader, volume down to recovery, hit power to select.
swmp45a said:
im def. a noob with androids, iv always had an iphone so forgive me and dont be mad that im ignorant... lol since i dont wanna listen to my friends anymore about this how exactly do u reflash the rom? or ill just be happy putting the original kernel back in lol.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JTQ2UNYi7s
alright... thank all of you for your help when i get home from work i will try to get it going...
If you have time it will be running in 20 min. tops
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Find a ROM in the EVO section here at XDA ( Your in the EVO Shift forum) http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=653
Not sure what to tell you about getting your pc to recognize your SD card but that would make the process a lot easier
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i bought a new card holder i got the computer to recognize the sd card but now it will not let me drag the new rom into it... tried three different roms tried zipped form and dragging it wont let me tried unzipped form and dragging it.. wont let me.. what am i doing wrong????
do you see the original rom in it
rom has to be in .zip
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i do not have the original rom becuase i didnt make a nandroid backup i was told i did not have to
and i tried dragging the zipped rom called "sinister rom" into sd card and it would not let me
Hey, everyone. How's it going? I have been running Gingervitis 1.1 (?) and last night I went to uninstall an app that I had installed from the market. My phone froze up and is worthless at the moment. I can boot up, but I cant do anything. I see my wallpaper and the taskbar (even it is a little off), but that is it. If I hold power and volume down while booting it goes to the menu, but it automatically chooses to update the radio. I can't choose to do anything else. Wtf? Can I fix this?
Also, the phone will ring, but I can't do anything about that either.
I appreciate any help.
Hmm not sure I can be much help but you could try and get into recovery from there, rename a file say maybe a Rom to PG05IMG so when in hboot it tries to load it? hey just trying to help here and not sure it gonna work but could try a couple more ideas until someone smarter pops in. Sure your not bricked though.
If you can get into hboot you're not bricked. It sounds like you have a PG5... file still on your sd card. Take it out of the phone and load into your computer to delete that file. Put the card back in and you should now be able to select recovery in the hboot menu.
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last i checked, a brick just sat there. so if your phone does more than set there, no it's not. it can probably be fixed. good luck.
power down your phone, take out your sd card and insert it into a computer. delete the pg#### file from the root of your sdcard. insert card in to phone, power back up.
try taking out your SD card and connecting it to computer, rename the PG05img to something else. then you should be able to hboot and get into recovery
Awesome. I'll go buy a card reader and see what I can do. I will post back in a bit.
Thanks to everyone so far.
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Awesome. I'll go buy a card reader and see what I can do. I will post back in a bit.
Thanks to everyone so far.
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blueis300 said:
Cant you just put your phone in disk drive mode instead of charge only to check your sd card and change from there.
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How would he choose disk drive? He cant unlock the phone.
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How would he choose disk drive? He cant unlock the phone.
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uhh oh **** guess ill edit my stupidity post lol
After your able to get back into recovery. Try to run logcat from adb and see where it errors out after you reboot. If you can determine the broken app, you can uninstall it from adb. If not just reinstall the Rom from recovery. If all fails wipe and install clean. Good luck
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After your able to get back into recovery. Try to run logcat from adb and see where it errors out after you reboot. If you can determine the broken app, you can uninstall it from adb. If not just reinstall the Rom from recovery. If all fails wipe and install clean. Good luck
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Hopefully he made a recent backup and can just restore that.
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Thanks everyone. All is well now. I renamed PG05IMG and went from there as suggested. I went ahead and installed BAMF Sense 3 instead of going back to Gingervitis.
I had not backed up... oops. No worries though, but I will do it now.
Thanks again
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Thanks everyone. All is well now. I renamed PG05IMG and went from there as suggested. I went ahead and installed BAMF Sense 3 instead of going back to Gingervitis.
I had not backed up... oops. No worries though, but I will do it now.
Thanks again
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Good deal.
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One more "Oh noooo... Wait really? WHEW!!!! It's not bricked afterall." save on XDA.
They saved me once too. Glad you're up and running. Patience is key and so many people around here seem to be so quick to send the phone back, blame the developer and post how the rom bricked their phone, then start a thread about "Rumor Verizon is tracing all phones that spontaneously combusted to rooting. Am I getting Busted?"
Again, nice job on the save
Rooted Thunderbolt on BAMF Sense 3.0 RC 4 with MR2 radio and latest dreamKernel.
i was hacking my inspire with Ace hack kit, and it somehow froze and wouldnt continue so i unplugged it and it seems like it got bricked or something idk ? like i turned it off took the battery out and back in and when it looks like its loading the screeen fades into a black screen .......... i tryed recovering, reseting and nothing. can any one please help me ? thanks
Grab a rooted STOCK ROM online and rename it to the PG98IMG.zip.
Reboot into bootloader and update the phone with that file.
You're phone should be back to normal. Happened to me once and that's what I had to do!
ps I attached the stock rooted gingerbread. Should do the trick bro
nooooooo. i really think my phone is F***ed up because when i turn it on it goes to a black screen, and doesnt load up
Can you get into hboot/bootloader? If so, you can recover it, following ladiesgod instructions. Youll just need to get the PG98 file onto your sd somehow....using a card reader plugged to pc or laptop or friends phone.
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i did what you told me, im in bootloader but how do i load the ROM and install it?
I couldn't attach the file but google for "Stock GingerBread Rooted PD98IMG.zp". Download it. Rename it to "PD98IMG.zip" then place it on the root of your SD card. Go into HBoot. Your phone will scan your sd card then ask if you want to update it. Say yes!
Voila!
would you mind giving me a link for it? all it does is send me to some post here on XDA thanks, n btw i randomly tryed with a Custom ROm, it didnt work is it because of that?
Make sure it is named properly. Very important. I Dont know what the inspire is, ice seen both PG98 and PD98 typed here. I dunno cuz i have an evo. But as long as the file is named properly, hboot will detect it
Good luck
Edit: and MUST be on root of sd card, not in any folder.
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Yeah, i Dont believe a custom rom will work because of something in the meta-inf folder, or having to do with updater script/binary. Will need a rooted stock ROM, renamed exactly right.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=965634
sorry....
Man, I've been thru several pages of inspire forum, and can't find a stock rooted rom. In the evo forums, there's always several posted when there is official updated. Dont have time to keep looking for ya, gotta get daughter from school bus. Sorry. Good luck
i downloaded the rom from seggerman5926 link did everything you told me and nothing -_- named it both PG98 and Pd98 and still i really need my fone fixed by tomorrow morning too
Here's the link to the gb ruu in exe and pd98 format
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191959
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Here's the link to the gb ruu in exe and pd98 format
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191959
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tryed that too and nothing, i dont think ya understand my phone problem, when i turn it on and its loading, the HTC screen fades to black in a way that itll look when you drop it in water, something like that.........i think i really efffed my phone up -_____-
i think my problem would be solved if i can get my hands on a Legit Stock Rom thats Rooted or just regular, because when i tryed loaidng it on Hboot it said something about it not being the right image
What I linked to is the stock image
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What I linked to is the stock image
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no its not, its like a program that u need to connect your phone to the Computer, and my phone basicly doesnt work at alll only thign that works is the Hboot menu thats bout it, i need the acctual ROM , Sorry
Trust me it is. There is a link in the first post that says in pd98img format. Which is what you need at this point.
My suggestion is to reformat the SD card fat32. Full format not quick.
Download the pd98 I linked and place on SD card(not in a folder)
Boot into hboot and install it
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Trust me it is. There is a link in the first post that says in pd98img format. Which is what you need at this point.
My suggestion is to reformat the SD card fat32. Full format not quick.
Download the pd98 I linked and place on SD card(not in a folder)
Boot into hboot and install it
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ohhh my bad i saw it, ima download it now, i hope it works tho, this is what i get for trying to install another custom rom when i already had one -_- ill let you know if it worked or not.
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i think my problem would be solved if i can get my hands on a Legit Stock Rom thats Rooted or just regular, because when i tryed loaidng it on Hboot it said something about it not being the right image
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I think I know what message you're talking about. What you have to do is format your SD card.
I've gotten the same message before about a 'bad' image. Formatting my sd card and puttin the ROM on a clean card worked. Good luck!
Reason I'm asking is:
My Galaxy S had CWM and was running custom ICS and I dropped it and now the display is smashed and touch screen doesn't work. I have a new phone so am going to sell it.
I didn't have debugging activated so I rebooted in download mode and flashed it with a stock ROM using Heimdall.
I'm hoping this would have wiped entire internal memory contents including pics, ebay login, vnc sttings etc.
I think there would be nothing left to identify my on it but wanted to get conformation that it was "clean" of anything identifying me before I sell it.
Thanks
I dont know your phone but after a quick google search I see that it has a internal memory with optional SD card slot. So if its like my g2x then no it wont. When you flash a rom it only wipes the data, system, cache partitions. Not the left over partition(s) which house your user data thats been added per downloads and usb / bluetooth transfers and what not. That wont get touched and needs to be sorted. is the screen not viewable at all? like can read anything at all? I have a few tricks but it is contingent on what you can see or not see.....
No the screen is completely dead.
There was no SD card in the phone when I flashed it if that makes any difference.
Thanks
rough60 said:
No the screen is completely dead.
There was no SD card in the phone when I flashed it if that makes any difference.
Thanks
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so then you may have to adb it... do u have the ability to adb shell to the phone?
Tried that, device wasn't recognized.
There wasnt a sim card in the phone and not sure if debugging is set to on immediately after flashing a new rom?
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Tried that, device wasn't recognized.
There wasnt a sim card in the phone and not sure if debugging is set to on immediately after flashing a new rom?
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um just depends on the dev.. but if u look in the threads u may be able to get a rom that has that setting set on default... or ask a dev to compile a rom with the setting .. or just say eff it turn it on and drop it in a bucket of water.. lol maybe that wouldn't work since your trying to sell it.. hmmm kinda limited with no debugging and no ts...
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I have a captivate, which is the AT&T version of the galaxy s. If you run Odin and put a stock rom on your phone you can completely wipe the phone, internal and all, using the master clear function. I'm sure Heimdall probably has a similar feature but I've only used Odin and know for sure that you can.
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Thanks for your help, I'll look around for rom
Cheers
Thanks gatormatt, I'll check the settings in heimdall
cheers
Try it in CWM?
Adb shell in CWM is possible, right?
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Try it in CWM?
Adb shell in CWM is possible, right?
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Is there a menu in CWM I have to be in to do this?
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I have a captivate, which is the AT&T version of the galaxy s. If you run Odin and put a stock rom on your phone you can completely wipe the phone, internal and all, using the master clear function. I'm sure Heimdall probably has a similar feature but I've only used Odin and know for sure that you can.
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Nope, couldn't find that type of option.
Thanks guys
My friend could not get his phone to turn on, or blink, or do anything at all... After a while of messing with it I got it to turn on and I figured out how to boot the red CWM and from there I can also send it into download mode. I have tried reformatting and wiping data and rebooting ect, ect, but nothing is working, OHH and BOTH my micro SD cards are write-protected for some RETARDED reason so I cant put the ROM on that and CWM it.... So can somebody help me out please!
AND BEFORE YOU START POINTING FINGERS!
I have read threads for the last 10-12 hours (straight, no joke) and have tried using Odin, and the HEINSCHEMIA or whatever its called, and I just dont seem to be getting it xD i think its just the instructions are too vague since I havent used these programs at all, both of them go NOWHERE (and I do have the drivers installed)
I am not new to this stuff and I have put ROMs on probably upwards of 20 devices but this one is really pissing me off =[ im dead tired and sick of just reading hundreds of threads that are taking me nowhere! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP I WILL BE FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT! =]
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My friend could not get his phone to turn on, or blink, or do anything at all... After a while of messing with it I got it to turn on and I figured out how to boot the red CWM and from there I can also send it into download mode. I have tried reformatting and wiping data and rebooting ect, ect, but nothing is working, OHH and BOTH my micro SD cards are write-protected for some RETARDED reason so I cant put the ROM on that and CWM it.... So can somebody help me out please!
AND BEFORE YOU START POINTING FINGERS!
I have read threads for the last 10-12 hours (straight, no joke) and have tried using Odin, and the HEINSCHEMIA or whatever its called, and I just dont seem to be getting it xD i think its just the instructions are too vague since I havent used these programs at all, both of them go NOWHERE (and I do have the drivers installed)
I am not new to this stuff and I have put ROMs on probably upwards of 20 devices but this one is really pissing me off =[ im dead tired and sick of just reading hundreds of threads that are taking me nowhere! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP I WILL BE FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT! =]
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No ideas??? or am i not being patient enough? lol! anyways INTERESTING UPDATE: I went out for a little bit and came back to an "important update" (just 1) and it was the SAMSUNG blah blah (exactly what i wanted to see) but of course when i try to update it, it downloads and then gives me error 800f020b which means "im trying to install a device that is not connected" (summerized) so what am i supposed to do?!?
Any help would be great =]
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No ideas??? or am i not being patient enough? lol! anyways INTERESTING UPDATE: I went out for a little bit and came back to an "important update" (just 1) and it was the SAMSUNG blah blah (exactly what i wanted to see) but of course when i try to update it, it downloads and then gives me error 800f020b which means "im trying to install a device that is not connected" (summerized) so what am i supposed to do?!?
Any help would be great =]
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Did you root and download a ROM? Not rooted? You didn't give a lot of details.
Read the following link and follow the Heimdall link in there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
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Did you root and download a ROM? Not rooted? You didn't give a lot of details.
Read the following link and follow the Heimdall link in there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
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???? I said IT CANT BOOT and I CAN GET INTO RED CWM AND DOWNLOAD MODE.... how would i root it if it wont boot....
And that program wont work because you have to have the drivers installed and from what i can see its impossible without at some point having my phone connect (regularly, not in CWM or download mode) which is obviously not gonna happen... so thats useless as can be....
ALSO I FIGURED OUT HOW TO TAKE THE WRITE-PROTECTION OFF (NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW THIS, I FOUND THE SETTING IN DEVICE MANAGER!) BUT IM DUMB AND CANT FLASH THE ROM BECAUSE ITS IN THE EXT SD NOT THE INTERNAL SD! ANY WAY AROUND THIS?
and while trying to follow a tutorial (which i think was BS now) all my drivers are gone from "Computer" except for C, D, and my disc drive 0.0 stupid KEY REGISTRY CRAP! so i need to figure this out and when im done i need to restore to before i screwed it up
EDIT: FORGOT TO MENTION THO THAT MY BROTHERS GF HAS AN INFUSE I THINK SO IM GONNA HAVE HER COME OVER AND ILL FINISH INSTALLING THE DRIVERS WITH HERS, THAT WOULD WORK RIGHT???
if your phone won't boot and you don't have a cwm back up or if you don't have a rom on your internal sdcard or don't have zen tool kit then your sol and you have no other options but to flash ur phone back to stock in download mode using odius or hymenthingy.
"odious hymenthingy" .... you are wise, o great and powerful mufmaker
(either that or I am flashing back to the years I spent in janitorial service at the all-girls Catholic high school)
Zen Arcade said:
"odious hymenthingy" .... you are wise, o great and powerful mufmaker
(either that or I am flashing back to the years I spent in janitorial service at the all-girls Catholic high school)
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I take offense to the title "mufmaker," Sir. I've re-flavored a MUF or two and might have even dyed a few MUFs. But make one, I did not.
btw..we had this discussion a while back...the OS that runs the phone may be more accurately call a firmware. So we have Unofficial Firmwares. And Modified UFs can be called MUFs
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if your phone won't boot and you don't have a cwm back up or if you don't have a rom on your internal sdcard or don't have zen tool kit then your sol and you have no other options but to flash ur phone back to stock in download mode using odius or hymenthingy.
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what do you mean a cwm backup? a backup on the int from before? remember this wasnt my phone so that type of info i wouldnt know, but i do know CWM works perfectly fine and it goes into download mode just as easy, also stock is fine with me but how do i do that, how can i make hymenthingy (rofl) work??? would using any infuse work? my brothers girlfriend has one and i asked her to bring it later....
Cant i just get the drivers working and try that program and if not cant i just use CWM thing that mounts it to USB storage and put the rom on the internal? does that work... im confused xD
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what do you mean a cwm backup? a backup on the int from before? remember this wasnt my phone so that type of info i wouldnt know, but i do know CWM works perfectly fine and it goes into download mode just as easy, also stock is fine with me but how do i do that, how can i make hymenthingy (rofl) work??? would using any infuse work? my brothers girlfriend has one and i asked her to bring it later....
Cant i just get the drivers working and try that program and if not cant i just use CWM thing that mounts it to USB storage and put the rom on the internal? does that work... im confused xD
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ur only option is to get your phone to be recognize by a pc in download mode and flash a stock package
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ur only option is to get your phone to be recognize by a pc in download mode and flash a stock package
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so whats Mount USB Storage mode or whatever its called, i thought that mounted the internal SD so you can explore it via PC
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so whats Mount USB Storage mode or whatever its called, i thought that mounted the internal SD so you can explore it via PC
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that was not part of the options i suggested
Sometimes you have to wonder why they ask for help...
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