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Odin Flash didn't work?

So I followed this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14147928&postcount=3
but it didn't state if I in fact HAD to use Altered Beast or not so I assumed it was just a Rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181171
I downloaded the Charged V2 kit and used this
CI510_VZW_EP1F_ALL_ONE-LTE-CP_REV3_user_CL300919_Rooted_Debloated.tar.md5
The flashing passed successfully but when I booted it back up, it wasn't debloated at all. I was staring right back at the terrible Samsung crap software I intended to get rid of.
It's been a very long time since I've done all this new phone altering since my OG Droid over a year ago so I dont' remember if I was supposed to do something else? I can't seem to find 1 straight to the point guide anywhere.
So if any of the pro's can help out a fellar I'd greatly appreciate it.
[EDIT] Ok apparently it did work, but there's still some annoying apps in there I figured would be gone. Just saw superuser

Spykez0129 said:
So I followed this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14147928&postcount=3
but it didn't state if I in fact HAD to use Altered Beast or not so I assumed it was just a Rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1181171
I downloaded the Charged V2 kit and used this
CI510_VZW_EP1F_ALL_ONE-LTE-CP_REV3_user_CL300919_Rooted_Debloated.tar.md5
The flashing passed successfully but when I booted it back up, it wasn't debloated at all. I was staring right back at the terrible Samsung crap software I intended to get rid of.
It's been a very long time since I've done all this new phone altering since my OG Droid over a year ago so I dont' remember if I was supposed to do something else? I can't seem to find 1 straight to the point guide anywhere.
So if any of the pro's can help out a fellar I'd greatly appreciate it.
[EDIT] Ok apparently it did work, but there's still some annoying apps in there I figured would be gone. Just saw superuser
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you can just download Root Explorer and remove the extra bloat yourself from /system/app and /data/data.. Super Manager works well too if you want a free alternative
btw that rom EP1F is a bit dated (in order from oldest to current: EP1F->EP1H->EP1W->EP1Q->EP3H) but if you like it by all means you don't have to change or update.. if you want though the newer ones are in Development or the kernels/roms/mods sticky in general, and flash the same way as the one you just did
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which one would you personally recommend? I'm going for the best performance

Spykez0129 said:
which one would you personally recommend? I'm going for the best performance
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the newest one EP3H has been very responsive and stable for me.. there's even custom roms you can load over them for a different look and more customizability, Humble and Infinity
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

I don't see any links for that new of a version in the sticky. Got links for me sir?

Spykez0129 said:
I don't see any links for that new of a version in the sticky. Got links for me sir?
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I use these, both rooted stock and one's been debloated for ya
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295892
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

Ran into a bit of a problem. Apparently the USB cable that came with my phone is the only one that works with data transfer for hooking up to tmy computer, none of my other USB cables will enable the mass storage or whatever to my computer.
That cable is at my parents house that I was at over the weekend and I won't be back there for a week....is there another route around this?

Spykez0129 said:
Ran into a bit of a problem. Apparently the USB cable that came with my phone is the only one that works with data transfer for hooking up to tmy computer, none of my other USB cables will enable the mass storage or whatever to my computer.
That cable is at my parents house that I was at over the weekend and I won't be back there for a week....is there another route around this?
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what are you trying to do exactly? you can always download the files straight to your phone and flash in CWM, no Odin though without a computer... my Charge connects with a lot of different cables though, I don't know why yours would only work with the stock one

well that's lame, I'm trying the one that came with my moto droid. It connects to charge but nothing mounts in windows but as soon as I use my samsung cable I get it

Spykez0129 said:
well that's lame, I'm trying the one that came with my moto droid. It connects to charge but nothing mounts in windows but as soon as I use my samsung cable I get it
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that's pretty old school, and is probably why its not working.. all the ones I've tried are relatively newer
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

Well, I could try CWM, how exactly do I get to it from boot. Issue I think I'm having now with it is if I reboot to it in rom manage I come up to a screen with the android standing next to a triangle sign with an exclamation point then I think it either shuts off or I had to shut it off, I don't remember.

Spykez0129 said:
Well, I could try CWM, how exactly do I get to it from boot. Issue I think I'm having now with it is if I reboot to it in rom manage I come up to a screen with the android standing next to a triangle sign with an exclamation point then I think it either shuts off or I had to shut it off, I don't remember.
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Rom Manager doesn't work well with the Charge.. the only sure fire way to get it to work is flash CWM in Odin, battery pull to turn it off then hold volume up, home, and power until Samsung appears then let go of power button until CWM comes up
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge

Well I got the new rom on there. OMFG I went from like 950 in quadrant all the way up to 1440+ :| all the games I was playing that were choppy all play smooth as freshly shaved balls now lol.
I still can't use any other usb cable though. I even tried my friends HTC droid incredible 2 cable and it didn't work.
Does Samsung have a history of making their usb cables proprietary or anything?

Spykez0129 said:
Well I got the new rom on there. OMFG I went from like 950 in quadrant all the way up to 1440+ :| all the games I was playing that were choppy all play smooth as freshly shaved balls now lol.
I still can't use any other usb cable though. I even tried my friends HTC droid incredible 2 cable and it didn't work.
Does Samsung have a history of making their usb cables proprietary or anything?
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No it appears to be hit or miss for some people. I have used many different cables from blackberry, kindle, and other random stuff and not had one not work yet.

Hey do you know if there is a newer rom or not? Or one you'd recommend trying, ever since I started using this rom a crap ton of apps on the android market are saying it's not compatible with my device

[Q] A Few Questions About the TF101 (Thinking of Buying)

Hi Folks,
I just bought an Acer A500 and I'm really disappointed in it. The screen isn't very good, and wifi seems a bit wonky on it. Not that I'm against hacking, because I'm not at all. I don't like the fact that it doesn't work with ad-hoc wifi connections out of the box. The thing I loved about it was that I had it rooted, recovery and a custom ICS rom installed within an hour.
I know the TF101 has a better screen so I'm not going to ask that. I've tried to search for most of this info, but you know how good search is, so I'll ask here.
I see the tab has root, is there a one click method that I missed? I thought I saw one for it at one point but haven't seen it since.
As far as wifi goes, will this thing hook up to our android phones using the tether apps (not pdanet)?
How easy is it to brick one of these? Stupid question I know, but I've been using Samsung phones which are pretty much impossible to brick unless you really screw up on a kernel, so I would just like to hear what you think.
Reason I ask is because I debated between this and the A500. I went with the A500 based on price. I've been theming over on the the Nexus S for AOKP and CM9 so I'm looking for a tab that I will be able to work with the same roms so I can expand into tablets. I've also started trying to do some source builds so I can make some of my own visual modifications to some of the jar files within the framework.
Thanks in advanced for any input you can give!

1. Easy to root, especially the earlier models.
2. Wifi tether & Bluetooth tether (I recommend bluetooth highly!)
3. Almost impossible to brick if you have one of the earlier Transformers with NVflash.

shane6374 said:
Hi Folks,
I see the tab has root, is there a one click method that I missed? I thought I saw one for it at one point but haven't seen it since.
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Vipermod for ICS - Search for it.
shane6374 said:
As far as wifi goes, will this thing hook up to our android phones using the tether apps (not pdanet)?
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I use my inspire 4g to connect to all the time. I just place my phone into hotspot mode and use Wep Security and then just log on with the tab.
shane6374 said:
How easy is it to brick one of these? Stupid question I know, but I've been using Samsung phones which are pretty much impossible to brick unless you really screw up on a kernel, so I would just like to hear what you think.
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On a new model, all you get is CWM. So make a back up and hold it dear. Because if something gets hosed while flashing and you don't have anything to go back to. Its dead.
On an older model they have nvflash and can recover from anything.

So what I'm hearing is buy a refurb and hope?
Sent from my Nexus S 4G

shane6374 said:
So what I'm hearing is buy a refurb and hope?
Sent from my Nexus S 4G
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Mine is a new model. SBK2. I have flashed it 30 times and never had an issue. Granted I have my original backup and origianl kernel on a 2 gig card I had lie'n around and then I placed that in my safe.
As long as you know what you are doing yer all good. Maybe. Lol

try to find a used one preferably SBK1 which is B-70(some) and below they are much easier to work with when it comes to modding and hacking (NV flash) which is like ODIN for Samsung phones. They are great tablets dont get me wrong but the new wave of devices are unfortunetly going to make these tabs obsolete much better than the Acer devices you spoke of

[Q] GB bootloaders install without usb connection to computer

So, in a strange series of events (alcohol may have been related), the internal connection of the usb mini port on my infuse no longer appears to work - happened several months ago. Anything I want to put on my phone is downloaded, and for power I have quite a few batteries I charge with an external charger. Honestly, hasn't been an issue at all for me. Turns out, everything I do on my phone is already online.
I just updated to the kang ics rom (great job btw), and I would love a way to load gb bootloaders. Problem is, without a usb connection, no Heimdall. Is there another way to load the bootloaders?
I've been lurking the Infuse forum since July, and love all the work the many contributors have posted, but this is my first post here.

No. Even MobileOdin can't flash PIT or bootloaders. Odin goes deeper into phone than cwm can do.
Its like recovery vs DFU mode in the iphone world
Sent via my ice cream sandwiched Infuse 3.5G

Thanks for the fast reply. That's what I figured, but just wanted to know for sure.

Alrighty
Sent via my ice cream sandwiched Infuse 3.5G

Rom toolbox working?

I just got My sgs3 today and I have a few questions...
1...should the boatloader already be unlocked? Or does it still have to be done through the app...according to what I've read it has the right boot screens to be unlocked but not sure how to tell
2...if I root it can I use Rom toolbox to change status bar icons etc...? I used it all the time on many fassy but don't know if it works on this
3...has anyone used aokp m6 on this? I loved it on my fassy and do all of the same t mobile themes work on it?
And last I know it says you can take still shots when using the stock camcorder...anyone can tell me how?
I appreciate any info as coming from the fassy I'm trying to figure out the true potential of my new phone
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

No the phones still come with a locked bootloader. You need to root the phone, refer to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709, then go into the market and find an app called EZ unlock and use it. It's very self explanatory.
Far as ROM toolbox, I'm not 100% sure myself if all the tweaks work or not. I'm too scared top test it out cuz I don't feel like having to Odin back to stick and start over again lol.
While taking a video there will be a camera icon on the screen just as I'd you were using only the camera, tap it and you got your still picture without stopping the camcorder from recording.
-Sent from my Synergistic SIII

Brian Gove said:
No the phones still come with a locked bootloader. You need to root the phone, refer to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709, then go into the market and find an app called EZ unlock and use it. It's very self explanatory.
Far as ROM toolbox, I'm not 100% sure myself if all the tweaks work or not. I'm too scared top test it out cuz I don't feel like having to Odin back to stick and start over again lol.
While taking a video there will be a camera icon on the screen just as I'd you were using only the camera, tap it and you got your still picture without stopping the camcorder from recording.
-Sent from my Synergistic SIII
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ok that camera question seemed really stupid now...but it wasnt there at first...once i changed the record setting to limit to mms it appeared and now it stayed...no idea why...lol
I actually have one more question about the hdmi to tv options...i dont see anywhere in the settings for that like how the galaxy s settings had...will it automatically recognize it? and can you use rca cables like you could on the fascinate also (i have an old tv laying around...lol)...and now that i think about it one more thing...supposedly it has otg capabilities out of the box...i tried usb host controller but all it did was freeze...does it just show up in the file manager when i connect it? i do plan on rooting and putting in a custom rom eventually...but being i just got it yesterday i at least want the 14 day return period to run out before i mess too much...i'll prob just do a stock root for now until things get a little more stable...plus i dont want to lose the camera...
sorry for all the questions...i guess ive been running custom roms for so long i forgot what its like to use a stock phone

ice.candi said:
ok that camera question seemed really stupid now...but it wasnt there at first...once i changed the record setting to limit to mms it appeared and now it stayed...no idea why...lol
I actually have one more question about the hdmi to tv options...i dont see anywhere in the settings for that like how the galaxy s settings had...will it automatically recognize it? and can you use rca cables like you could on the fascinate also (i have an old tv laying around...lol)...and now that i think about it one more thing...supposedly it has otg capabilities out of the box...i tried usb host controller but all it did was freeze...does it just show up in the file manager when i connect it? i do plan on rooting and putting in a custom rom eventually...but being i just got it yesterday i at least want the 14 day return period to run out before i mess too much...i'll prob just do a stock root for now until things get a little more stable...plus i dont want to lose the camera...
sorry for all the questions...i guess ive been running custom roms for so long i forgot what its like to use a stock phone
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I didn't even know the phone had HDMI to TV capability, there's no physical output like there is on Droid X/X2 etc... so I can't help you there.
Far as losing the camera or not, you'll only lose that if you go to AOSP/AOKP ROMs. If you choose one of the stock Touchwiz ROMs like Synergy or Beans' you keep the camera the way it is. I'm personally running Synergy and love it, check out the link in my Sig. It's stable as all hell, and the tweaks in it are very useful.

Brian Gove said:
I didn't even know the phone had HDMI to TV capability, there's no physical output like there is on Droid X/X2 etc... so I can't help you there
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If you go on amazon or eBay (as well as other places I'm sure) they sell a 5 pin to 11 pin hdmi adapter for about 30 dollars...haven't gotten it to try it yet but supposedly it's labeled specifically for the s3 and three reviews say its generally worked for people so I'm assuming it has it built in somewhere
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I use HDMI out every day, I use it to connect to both a plasma TV at work & also to the [email protected] video system in my SUV.
Make sure you buy the official GALAXY3 Samsung MHL/HDMI adaptor, it's not cheap but it's the only one that works perfectly.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080CXSOU/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
It will recognize the HDMI out as soon as you plug it in, you don't have to make any settings change in the phone.
I use an HDMI scaler in my truck to convert it to analog with the red/white/yellow plugs as that is the only aux settings I have in the mobile setup.
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As far as ROM toolbox, some settings work and others don't with a semi stock ROM.
I was able to change the ugly stock green battery icon to a white digital readout icon so it matched the other white taskbar icons.
I hated the stock VZ boot animation/sound so much I wanted to punch a baby every time the phone booted up.
I tried to change it to a custom boot animation with ROM toolbox. The custom animation I picked didn't take, but what it did do was eliminate the VZ sound and animation & change it to the stock generic Samsung animation (a blue swirly thing) with no sound which is all I really wanted anyway so I am real happy with that........

Thanks...exactly the things I wanted to figure out...I wanted to do the same with my car player just wasn't sure if I could get it from hdmi to vga...and all I really want to change is the status bar icons mainly...hate the green battery...I know the boot ani never worked on many fassy with aokp either...just did the same thing as yours...now I just have to root if I ever get time
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[Q] Usb OTG plus Charging?

(Moved from One X general)
I cannot find any new posts on this, so please excuse me if I missed it somewhere. I (like most One X owners) got extremely upset at the delayed launch of 4.1.1 for our devices. I don't know exactly who to blame for that one. We HTC One X owners, At&t specifically, waited for 6 months for an update to be available. I got so tired of waiting, I took action, rooted my phone and put a stock 4.1.1 JB on it, and I'm loving it. And guess what? The usb OTG WORKS!!! Now comes a new challenge. Usb OTG plus charging. I know this is possible, I have read the forums. I know the One X is capable of doing this. I just need to be pointed in the right direction. For the love of Android, please help me!
P.S. I am willing to install/modify software, NOT willing to modify hardware.

Full powered OTG is now supported on the latest base. Not sure which one you're on, but try a 3.18 rom.

3.18 rom? plz elaborate...

jj77669 said:
3.18 rom? plz elaborate...
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The new AT&T base.

No he wants to charge at the same time as otg
Had to dig back far to find this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31733062
Sent from my VENOMized HoxL

Yes sir...What he said ^(area51avenger)
I want to use both otg and a charger at the same time. Charging my phone while using a flash drive.
Usb otg works fine, I just want to charge my phone while using it. I have a "y" cable from ebay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/360595771170?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649) and it won't charge but the otg works fine.
Oh, and I am using 3.17 atm
odex-JB-Sense4+.zip rom by tachi91
I got it from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35647985

Elemental has supported powered OTG for a while, but I don't think there's a way to charge the phone at the same time.

Please by all means correct me if I am wrong in assuming this:
I know for a fact that what I want to do works on newer samsung phones. I don't think that this is a proprietary hardware issue as everything I've seen done on a GS3 I can do on my own phone. Usb otg didn't work until updating my phone, but it worked for those samsung phones straight out of the box. I'm just hoping there's just some hidden "switch" or update that I have to do to get this to work. Like I stated, I have seen this cable adapter work, I just want it to work for me.

Did you read the thread I linked you?
Sent from my VENOMized HoxL

If there's a way to do it with the Evita, I don't think I've seen it here. It's been discussed and my recollection is that it won't work.
You might ask in the ElementalX kernel thread.

Coincidentally avenger, that was one of the threads I read before resorting to this. I don't want to do anything fancy like using a mouse/keyboard with my phone, my ideal situation is this: Being able to charge my phone while I sit on the couch, switching from one flash drive to another, to watch movies wirelessly on my HTC Media Link HD connected to my 56 inch flat screen lcd tv. I just want to have a charger and a flash drive connected at the same time. Is that too much to ask? (rhetorical at this point)...lol

Flar would know.
For what it's worth, I can charge my phone while playing stuff through my mhl adapter.
Sent from my HTC One XL

Yeah but I wanted to do this sitting away from the tv. The crappy thing is, my friend just came over and I gave him one of the adapters I had. He plugs a charger and flashdrive up and then his phone (SG3). The drive pops up and the phone starts charging...sigh...lucky s.o.b. Is there a way to update my kernel from 3.17 to 3.18 with out starting my rom over? Maybe a new kernel is my fix. Btw I have an mhl adapter also.

Did we ever find a solution? I have an m8 and the same needs, well, similar. Just need to charge with OTG connected.

juntjoo said:
Did we ever find a solution? I have an m8 and the same needs, well, similar. Just need to charge with OTG connected.
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Nopes, no progress

Bummer