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I tried to root through the odin method and I can get into CWM but when I install zip then reboot it stops at the SAMSUNG screen...any help will do I need my phone by tomorrow at the latest also Im with Best buy warranty so should I just break my phone and get another ?
Boot into recovety try data/cache wipe 3 times each then reboot.
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Also which rom are you trying to install?
What u running 2.3.5? Or 2.3.6?
IF 2.3.5 than i would unroot it and run 1click root.
GeezyF.Ladies said:
I tried to root through the odin method and I can get into CWM but when I install zip then reboot it stops at the SAMSUNG screen...any help will do I need my phone by tomorrow at the latest also Im with Best buy warranty so should I just break my phone and get another ?
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stock one from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526
appdroid said:
What u running 2.3.5? Or 2.3.6?
IF 2.3.5 than i would unroot it and run 1click root.
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2.3.6 yeah I've heard one click is awesome
Your able to get into recovery? So as i said boot into recovery wipe data/cache 3 times then reboot. If still no go flash the stock tar with odin again and reroot. You could also try just flashing the stock recovery.tar and boot into it. Then wipe data, and cache. Then reboot
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Your able to get into recovery? So as i said boot into recovery wipe data/cache 3 times then reboot. If still no go flash the stock tar with odin again and reroot. You could also try just flashing the stock recovery.tar and boot into it. Then wipe data, and cache. Then reboot
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k tried the data/cache 3 times each and rebooted and nothing. well how do I put stock tar on my sd card if I cant get my phone on to connect with my pc storage ?
The stock tar you need to put on your pc. And you need to get your phone into download mode. You use odin on you pc with your phone in download mode. To flash the stock recovery tar. To be honest you need to just use odin to reflash the stock tar. Again. Go to the thread woth the stock tar and follow the instructions again
haha duh on my part I was just so scared that I panicked but its downloading now and im going to try and flash back to stock when it is done. thanks for your patience/help slvwrx.....upon more research I think I got a bad recovery tar bc I cant open it its just a white page with a folded corner and I think I saw someone with this problem in the thread and said you have to extract zip
any other ideas ?
anyone get tar files from another site because when I try to open mine they all say cannot open file does not seem to be a valid archive.
You cannot be serious with these questions? You don't open the tar file you put it in Odin. You really need to put some effort into researching what you are trying to do with your phone. Your lack of prior research is why you are having problems. Not trying to be an ahole but you really need to READ everything in these forums before you try to do anything to your phone or you seriously risk bricking it and not being able to recover it. It is nearly impossible to brick these phones but if you have not done the requisite research here then you will end up in essence with a brick because you have no clue how to recover it from your own mistakes. I read these forums for a solid week before I even connected my phone to my laptop and I am an IT Engineer but that doesn't make me an Android expert so I learned from the awesome people here that know more than I and are freely willing to share their knowledge. Take my word for it any/all information you would ever need to fix your phone is all right here for the reading courtesy of the great devs and enthusiasts here on the site.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I957 using XDA App
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You cannot be serious with these questions? You don't open the tar file you put it in Odin. You really need to put some effort into researching what you are trying to do with your phone. Your lack of prior research is why you are having problems. Not trying to be an ahole but you really need to READ everything in these forums before you try to do anything to your phone or you seriously risk bricking it and not being able to recover it. It is nearly impossible to brick these phones but if you have not done the requisite research here then you will end up in essence with a brick because you have no clue how to recover it from your own mistakes. I read these forums for a solid week before I even connected my phone to my laptop and I am an IT Engineer but that doesn't make me an Android expert so I learned from the awesome people here that know more than I and are freely willing to share their knowledge. Take my word for it any/all information you would ever need to fix your phone is all wright here for the reading courtesy of the great devs and enthusiasts here on the site.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I957 using XDA App
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any criticism is good criticism to me thanks for giving me the cold hard facts and to be truthful I did jump into this early coming from an iphone 4 and all the ones before that and jailbreaking them I thought it'd be easy and it was I just 2nd guess myself all the time. my mistake was following the vid a ruebarb posted in the thread and I followed it to a T .it wasnt till he updated his video and said that his method was for ''already'' rooted users so after getting konane's stock tar flashed in odin I was back to stock re-did the 2.3.6 method got it done stayed stock rooted for 2 days then just about 30 mins ago I went head and jumped on RED SONIA!
again thanks for your input and to care enough to set a noob stright
also Cdshep pretty much found the problem after having a personal chat with me he saw what I was trying to say I'm just not really good with wording or spelling I just recently winged myself of of concerta(ADHD pills) and so my mind moves faster than I can type or right and I confuse myself but its better than the life of a zombie!
So I've been lurking on the forums for about 6 months and I finally decided to post my problem after not being able to find an answer for it on the forums. So here's my story. My infuse is currently running CM7. I had been running Infused v2.23 and the voodoo lagfix Kernal with it. I was enjoying it a lot when I decided to try out CM7. I had tried it before and decided it wasn't for me and tried to reflash Infused but it's was extremely laggy and the system kept crashing to the point where I couldn't do anything. It then bricked my phone and I had to get a new Infuse from AT&T. So I did this again because I thought it would be different and a change of pace. I'm not a huge fan of CM7 and I would like to go back to Infused but I'm afraid I will brick my phone again. So here's what I was thinking of doing. If you guys could tell me if this would work I would greatly appreciate it. I was thinking of wiping my system and cache and then formating the /system and then flash the voodoo lagfix Kernal. From there I would flash Infused again . I'm sorry if this is a nooby question. I just want some extra opinions before I do it. I use a Mac so I can't use Odin or the ultimate unbrick if something goes wrong. Thank you so much for answering in advance. I really appreciate any help you can give.
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So I've been lurking on the forums for about 6 months and I finally decided to post my problem after not being able to find an answer for it on the forums. So here's my story. My infuse is currently running CM7. I had been running Infused v2.23 and the voodoo lagfix Kernal with it. I was enjoying it a lot when I decided to try out CM7. I had tried it before and decided it wasn't for me and tried to reflash Infused but it's was extremely laggy and the system kept crashing to the point where I couldn't do anything. It then bricked my phone and I had to get a new Infuse from AT&T. So I did this again because I thought it would be different and a change of pace. I'm not a huge fan of CM7 and I would like to go back to Infused but I'm afraid I will brick my phone again. So here's what I was thinking of doing. If you guys could tell me if this would work I would greatly appreciate it. I was thinking of wiping my system and cache and then formating the /system and then flash the voodoo lagfix Kernal. From there I would flash Infused again . I'm sorry if this is a nooby question. I just want some extra opinions before I do it. I use a Mac so I can't use Odin or the ultimate unbrick if something goes wrong. Thank you so much for answering in advance. I really appreciate any help you can give.
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You do have recovery, Anthony.
It's call heimdall - one click "unbrick" back to stock works on mac.
Read this thread..it will help you get started.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523922
check my signature for links too
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bricked?
What do you mean by bricked? Was it stuck at the Samsung logo. You could always use Heilmdall or unbrick. i have noticed that most "bricks" are just bootloops.
niral7 said:
What do you mean by bricked? Was it stuck at the Samsung logo. You could always use Heilmdall or unbrick. i have noticed that most "bricks" are just bootloops.
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you're right, niral.
most of the "brick" here is software related from corrupt file partition or boot loops due to mismatch file system, etc.
The true bricks are rarer.
qkster said:
You do have recovery, Anthony.
It's call heimdall - one click "unbrick" back to stock works on mac.
Read this thread..it will help you get started.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523922
check my signature for links too
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This is news to me, and I was wondering about this (I just assumed the recovery tools were all for PC). Anytime I had to go back to stock with odin, I had to seek out a friend with a PC. Thanks qkster. Learn something new everyday!
teknhard said:
This is news to me, and I was wondering about this (I just assumed the recovery tools were all for PC). Anytime I had to go back to stock with odin, I had to seek out a friend with a PC. Thanks qkster. Learn something new everyday!
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anytime..
here is a direct quote from Adam Outler's 1click page:
"Heimdall One-Click's job is simple; it deploys firmware with one click while keeping the user informed. Heimdall One-Click is an open-source cross-platform(win/linux/mac), dependency installing, easy-to-use, automation tool which can install firmware onto a device in download mode. Heimdall One-Click's operation is very simple from the outside, but the operation is very complex inside. See source code for more information. Heimdall One-Click has several safety features built in which make it the safest method of deploying firmware to any compatible device."
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anytime..
here is a direct quote from Adam Outler's 1click page:
"Heimdall One-Click's job is simple; it deploys firmware with one click while keeping the user informed. Heimdall One-Click is an open-source cross-platform(win/linux/mac), dependency installing, easy-to-use, automation tool which can install firmware onto a device in download mode. Heimdall One-Click's operation is very simple from the outside, but the operation is very complex inside. See source code for more information. Heimdall One-Click has several safety features built in which make it the safest method of deploying firmware to any compatible device."
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Funny how you just get comfortable doing something a particular way even when it is totally inconvenient.. Wish I would have known about this before.
teknhard said:
Funny how you just get comfortable doing something a particular way even when it is totally inconvenient.. Wish I would have known about this before.
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I stumbled upon Adam's Heimdall 1click Sept/Oct last year. It's simplicity is incredible.
1click flash to restore(2 if you need bl's). 1 click kernel. CWM, flash your rom.
no root, no 3e's, no rom manager, etc...
With this tool, idk why ppl don't use it more.
Hey guys,
My infuse was bricked so I took it to the shop and got a new replacement device.
It was on 2.2.1 so as I got home I did the OTA update to 2.2.1 (but newer version) and updated it officially via kies mini to 2.3.6 UCLB3.
I have no idea how to root this guy and put Red CWM in it to start using CM9.
I have looked through the "how to root" threads..
I have never used heimdall and I tried once and did not understand how to use it unfortunately..
I only know how to use Odin..
is there a kernel that I can flash that gives root + Red CWM (in Odin) that is required for the CM9?
I saw one poster who said who will upload a Odin flashable root package for 2.3.6 but havn't seen it yet.
Thanks in advance
If you woulda seached like you said you did, you woulda been rooted already
with that being said read and search first because this is like the 10th
"how to root 2.3 stock?" thread already posted
no offence stop being lazy there is a search button and a whole wiki
and not to mention the countless topics with this specific head...
SEARCH!
jhong91 said:
I saw one poster who said who will upload a Odin flashable root package for 2.3.6 but havn't seen it yet.
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I just got in and am working now on getting some kinks out of an Odin tar.md5 to make it a little easier to get to a plain stock UCLB3 with root. That has a stock kernel and no CWM recovery, though. That being said, if your goal is to get to CM9, this isn't really what you want. I'm making that more to just have an easy and fast way to get to a rooted, stock UCLB3.
To get red CWM recovery, just flash a custom kernel like Entropy's Daily Driver using Heimdall. Reboot to recovery after flashing this, as that is where you will do the work to install CM9.
Good luck!
jayRokk said:
If you woulda seached like you said you did, you woulda been rooted already
with that being said read and search first because this is like the 10th
"how to root 2.3 stock?" thread already posted
no offence stop being lazy there is a search button and a whole wiki
and not to mention the countless topics with this specific head...
SEARCH!
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hm, weird.. cuz i did everything u said i should have done...
and i think you didn't understand my problem correctly
I know that I have to use heimdall, but i have no idea how to use it...
so i was wondering if there was a bit "easier" way... like ODINing a redCWM kernel.
thx anways buddy
jscott30 said:
I just got in and am working now on getting some kinks out of an Odin tar.md5 to make it a little easier to get to a plain stock UCLB3 with root. That has a stock kernel and no CWM recovery, though. That being said, if your goal is to get to CM9, this isn't really what you want. I'm making that more to just have an easy and fast way to get to a rooted, stock UCLB3.
To get red CWM recovery, just flash a custom kernel like Entropy's Daily Driver using Heimdall. Reboot to recovery after flashing this, as that is where you will do the work to install CM9.
Good luck!
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thanks for your kind reply sir,
ahh.. heimdall again... T_T
i've looked through a couple of videos on youtube of guides to using heimdall but i still have no idea how to use it T_T
i think i'm just dumb...
the heimdall software they used in the video did not match what i have downloaded (as they have a lot of variants/veresions of heimdall on that site)
jhong91 said:
Hey guys,
My infuse was bricked so I took it to the shop and got a new replacement device. It was on 2.2.1 so as I got home I did the OTA update to 2.2.1 (but newer version) and updated it officially via kies mini to 2.3.6 UCLB3.
I have no idea how to root this guy and put Red CWM in it to start using CM9.
I have looked through the "how to root" threads..
I have never used heimdall and I tried once and did not understand how to use it unfortunately..
I only know how to use Odin..
is there a kernel that I can flash that gives root + Red CWM (in Odin) that is required for the CM9?
I saw one poster who said who will upload a Odin flashable root package for 2.3.6 but havn't seen it yet.
Thanks in advance
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You can start with my links in my signature block below to the left....read and re read, show and tells where to start....if your are looking to put a custom ROM on again read, re read, link on my sig provided for you viewing...ok
bigjoe2675 said:
You can start with my links in my signature block below to the left....read and re read, show and tells where to start....if your are looking to put a custom ROM on again read, re read, link on my sig provided for you viewing...ok
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Look man,
i've been in the custom ROM business for a while now..(i9100, i777, and the infuse 4g)
i know how to read and search the thread.
clearly I was not successful in satisfying my inquiry.
I've read in this thread (From what my search results tell me) that the rooting of 2.3.6 official update requires the flashing of the proper kernel using HEIMDALL. (As opposed to oneclick methods that i used when i rooted the infuse 4g before i got my replacement today).
So my question is this. Entropy (btw, thanks for all your contributions related to CM9 on i9100, i777, as I have CM9 running on both of my devices) in his CM9 thread for infuse explicitly says i need to be flashing in RED CWM. so how do i get red CWM onto my device?=where can i go to learn more about heimdall flashing? All of the heimdall related threads say that it's super easy but it's not really intuitive to me! Youtube videos don't make sense..T_T
please direct me to a place where i can learn how to properly flash things using heimdall, as i am only familiar with ODIN.
thanks very much guys.
Read steps c.), d.), and e.) here. Entropy's Daily Driver kernel has red cwm.:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1603220
And the links that bigjoe was pointing you to also have a lot of the information that you are asking for.
jhong91 said:
Look man, i've been in the custom ROM business for a while now..(i9100, i777, and the infuse 4g) i know how to read and search the thread. clearly I was not successful in satisfying my inquiry. I've read in this thread (From what my search results tell me) that the rooting of 2.3.6 official update requires the flashing of the proper kernel using HEIMDALL. (As opposed to oneclick methods that i used when i rooted the infuse 4g before i got my replacement today). So my question is this. Entropy (btw, thanks for all your contributions related to CM9 on i9100, i777, as I have CM9 running on both of my devices) in his CM9 thread for infuse explicitly says i need to be flashing in RED CWM. so how do i get red CWM onto my device?=where can i go to learn more about heimdall flashing? All of the heimdall related threads say that it's super easy but it's not really intuitive to me! Youtube videos don't make sense..T_T please direct me to a place where i can learn how to properly flash things using heimdall, as i am only familiar with ODIN. thanks very much guys.
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Well clearly you did not read the threads, I tried providing so I will assist you the best I can, and since you have been in the business for awhile, some might think you would of know all this...but this thread will provide you with CWM red you seek for, "man" , post two on this thread will provide what you are looking for...and good luck sir. BTW the first link on my signature has a complied knowledge from all the gurus and them some from the Infuse thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
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jscott30 said:
Read steps c.), d.), and e.) here. Entropy's Daily Driver kernel has red cwm.: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1603220 And the links that bigjoe was pointing you to also have a lot of the information that you are asking for.
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thank you sir....
jscott30 said:
Read steps c.), d.), and e.) here. Entropy's Daily Driver kernel has red cwm.:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1603220
And the links that bigjoe was pointing you to also have a lot of the information that you are asking for.
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Thanks for the help everyone,
I will look into those instructions more in depth..
btw, for step e), when it says command prompt..does it mean the thing when u do cmd in search to get C:\Windows\Systems32\cmd.exe ?
thanks again guys
jhong91 said:
Thanks for the help everyone, I will look into those instructions more in depth.. btw, for step e), when it says command prompt..does it mean the thing when u do cmd in search to get C:\Windows\Systems32\cmd.exe ? thanks again guys
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YW, please do...and you can post the questions within that thread for better support....we lead you to the door and opened for you sir...just walk in...
Thank you
jhong91 said:
btw, for step e), when it says command prompt..does it mean the thing when u do cmd in search to get C:\Windows\Systems32\cmd.exe ?
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Quick way to get to the Windows command prompt. Press the Windows key (key with the Windows logo) + the "R" key. When the run prompt pops up, type in cmd and then press Enter. But, yes, that is the command prompt.
bigjoe2675 said:
Well clearly you did not read the threads, I tried providing so I will assist you the best I can, and since you have been in the business for awhile, some might think you would of know all this...but this thread will provide you with CWM red you seek for, "man" , post two on this thread will provide what you are looking for...and good luck sir. BTW the first link on my signature has a complied knowledge from all the gurus and them some from the Infuse thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
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thank you sir....
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Wish you would stop accusing me of not reading when i did read... lol
anyways
to sum up clearly what my situation is:
I found every "tool" that i need,
i just needed a very clear instruction as to how to utilize those tools, specifically the program "Heimdall".
I did download that UCLB heimdall package a while ago and had a look at the things and did not even know where to begin.
For example,
when i unzip the .jar filed named Stock_SGH_1997_UCLB3_Repartition-One-Click", i get a bunch of folders that seem meaningless to me. I don't know where to begin...
and for heimdall version, does it matter which one i use?
the folder named "com" has interesting things inside it, and i have a feeling that i need to do something in that folder but I don't know what. =(
I'm very frustrated because for i9100 and i777 i never had to do any of this.. just flash a custom insecure kernel via ODIN to get root+CWM and then flash CM9 away..
i hope you can understand my frustration
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Wish you would stop accusing me of not reading when i did read... lol
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Did you go to the Heimdall link in the steps that I pointed you to, and that you said that you would read in more detail? Because, if you did, you would see that the stuff you just posted about Heimdall one-click isn't even remotely related to what you want to do.
Heimdall one-click packages are based on Heimdall, but aren't what you need to use. Go to the Heimdall link in the steps that I pointed you to, scroll to the bottom of the page, and download the one for your operating system (Windows, right?). Unzip the package, and read the README.txt file. Do everything it says. Then follow the steps that I posted.
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Dude! Did you go to the Heimdall link in the steps that I pointed you to, and that you said that you would read in more detail? Because, if you did, you would see that the stuff you just posted about Heimdall one-click isn't even remotely related to what you want to do.
Heimdall one-click packages are based on Heimdall, but aren't what you need to use. Go to the Heimdall link in the steps that I pointed you to, scroll to the bottom of the page, and download the one for your operating system (Windows, right?). Unzip the package, and read the README.txt file. Do everything it says. Then follow the steps that I posted.
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you see i've already tried...
when i click "browse" and click the .jar file, it gives me error saying
"Tar header contained an invalid file size"....
Edit: attached pictures of what's happening when i browse and enter the file.
I tried to do it one more time and i saw it decompressing , as the readme says, but then it gives me that error sign again..
Oh okay, so you are using Heimdall, but are trying to flash something in the frontend. What file are you trying to flash? To do what you want to accomplish you have to download Entropy's Daily Driver, extract the package, drill down into the folders and flash the zImage file. Sounds like you're still just trying things, when all you really have to do is this, like in those steps I'm still directing you to read.:
heimdall flash --kernel zImage
and then you have red CWM. I'm out, I've got an Odin flashable tar.md5 to finish up.
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Oh okay, so you are using Heimdall, but are trying to flash something in the frontend. What file are you trying to flash? To do what you want to accomplish you have to download Entropy's Daily Driver, extract the package, drill down into the folders and flash the zImage file. Sounds like you're still just trying things, when all you really have to do is this, like in those steps I'm still directing you to read.:
heimdall flash --kernel zImage
and then you have red CWM. I'm out, I've got an Odin flashable tar.md5 to finish up.
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Okay,
I guess i'll give it a try...
thanks for putting up with me and trying to help!
Hello fellow SGS4G owners, i have been trying to root/flash my phone for about 3 days now...with no luck of course...i was trying something new today and i think i may have bricked my phone...looking for verifications or answers...when i power up the phone the only thing that comes up is a phone icon...3 yellow dots...yellow triangle...3 yellow dots...and a computer...
has anyone ever seen this before and if so, is it fixable or is it dead.???
That's happened to me before. I treated it as an alternative to the download mode screen. It worked just fine.
ok so i should just keep doing what i was doing...?
Use the guide in the second link of my signature then when finished look at the guide in the first link of my signature.
ok thank you to both of you...you have help me out in a big way...apparently i just need to flash a modem to get it working again...i will use your guide for dummies ( since i feel like one...hahaha ) and post any further progress...
once again thank you, both of you
Lumin30, when updating kies it is showing as an unregistered device and is not allowing me to update kies...any suggestions?
Flash a modem?
A modem is not going to help you recover your phone. Bhundven's Heimdall One-Click will recover your phone. I do not mention modems in either of my guides so you have me confused.
i know, i was using Juls317's step by step flashing a kernal and modem...
apparently im running kj6 now...but still on froyo and not gb
twisted03 said:
i know, i was using Juls317's step by step flashing a kernal and modem...
apparently im running kj6 now...but still on froyo and not gb
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Woah! lol just flash one of these...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
and you'll be on gingerbread kj6 with either stock kernel or if you choose a modded kernel
Just be sure to backup everything beforehand.
Lol...i got everything working yesterday morning around 4am...it was a pain but i got it..running Raver's Valhalla Black Edition...
Ever since that post i have been in contact with Juls...he has helped me through the stuggle....lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215748&page=16
Hey everyone.
Im generally pretty savvy with androids. I rooted and S-offed my HTC Desire, I had a nexus S for a bit until it got ran over... Now im stuck with this Galaxy S 4G, which has been nothing but headaches because for some reason... this thing is impossible to root to me. Ive tried Hemidall, Super1clicks, Odin etc..
Can someone please just point me in the direction of rooting this POS? Im hoping that once its rooted and running stock, I wont hate this thing as much... because so far, Its a horrible purchase.
I just need someone to post a link to where I need to be. Ive searched.. and im absolutely lost. Even the Rootz wiki was useless to me.
Thanks.
Model Number - SGH-T959W
Android Version 2.3.6
You might not have any luck this is the T-959V and your phone might not be supported
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda app-developers app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28566711&postcount=15
Read that then understand what bhundven means by DONT FLASH BOOTLOADERS!!
You can use the heimdall one clicks he created to get root access and then flash any rom that DOESNT HAVE BOOTLOADERS INCLUDED. That means do not use gremlin remover period. Once you get rooted make a backup and keep it stored in as many places as possible. If you flash the ics variants you will have to use the stock kj6 HOC and then need to flash the HOC for antonx kernel to get root back. At that point you can flash your nandroid or whatever rom you want. AGAIN AS LONG AS IT DOESNT HAVE BOOTLOADERS included.
eollie said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28566711&postcount=15
Read that then understand what bhundven means by DONT FLASH BOOTLOADERS!!
You can use the heimdall one clicks he created to get root access and then flash any rom that DOESNT HAVE BOOTLOADERS INCLUDED. That means do not use gremlin remover period. Once you get rooted make a backup and keep it stored in as many places as possible. If you flash the ics variants you will have to use the stock kj6 HOC and then need to flash the HOC for antonx kernel to get root back. At that point you can flash your nandroid or whatever rom you want. AGAIN AS LONG AS IT DOESNT HAVE BOOTLOADERS included.
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I have no idea what youre talking about. Sorry
I used the Hemidall, and only got an unrooted Tmobile rom.. Im not sure where exactly i get root from this
Meh, forget it... im selling this phone. There is no convincing me to ever buy anything from Sammy again unless its a Nexus line.
HTC or Nexus forever.
Thanks guys
Reading is hard
"Can I get step by step directions please?"
Sure, here you are!
"What?! Your not going to remotely root my phone for me? F this place"
Good luck sir, you have the patience of a saint and the drive of a tiger!
OK let's be honest you gave up kinda quick.......
The forum that eollie linked you to was a forum talking about the phone that you bought, which is an apparent offshoot of the t-959v and according to what Masonite found out, "our" roms work on the t-959w but you cannot flash the bootloaders.
Here is the one click link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498 just boot into download mode and use this but absolutely don't flash bootloaders and it should be OK, no promises.
Eollie was right for linking you there, all the info you needed about your model phone was on that forum, that one click is in the dev sticky which everybody should read.
There has been a flood of people not researching a little bit first before posting and that's why people flamed you but you should not give up, its a good phone and our devs are dedicated and have put in a lot of time on this model, you should be happy your phone can even support all the great roms that are available.
I'm not being mean but seriously, come on, all the info is there, no need to get mad.
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Edit: or Google search how to use heimdall if your confused, I learn off a damn YouTube video..........
Our devs didn't create heimdall and don't support it but it is a great program and the dev has to build the individual one click for the phone, we should be happy to have it that easily available.
Reading the whole thread you got linked to is really hard. Phone-bricking hard
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Reading the whole thread you got linked to is really hard. Phone-bricking hard
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Hahaha I know but but I believe in you lmao
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You'll need to flash one of the back to stock files that you got linked to in that thread which will put you on stock GB with no root. DO NOT FLASH THE BOOTLOADERS. You'll very likely brick if you do.
After this download the AntonX kernel from bhundven's one click thread and flash that. That will give you a custom kernel with CWM built in and root.
Needless to say, this is all for the SGH-T959V which theoretically should work on the SGH-T959W. As you'll read any disclaimer on this forum, you're resposible for anything you flash and the damage that may occur to your device.
Thanks for that fb I forgot a few steps if he wants to be on mtd roms, I assumed he could read from that point............ but your right for knowing better
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Thank you very much, and I'm sorry for getting angry. I've had this phone for almost 4 months now, and haven't been able to do anything with it. Quite frustrating.
So, I currently have the Tmobile ROM on my phone, so I'm halfway there it appears!
I'm going to download the other ROM as soon as I get home.
Thanks so much! Next up.. Learning to flash with Odin, and not ROM manager.
It seemed like everything I tried wasn't working with 2.3.6. Superoneclick etc.
I was waiting for a new exploit, but it never came. I tried YouTube tutorials, text directions.. Everything would fail, or give me "read only" errors. I feared bricking, so I stopped.. But I searched the forum and came across the thread he linked me to, but it said no bootloaders, and all the ones I saw had bootloaders. Wasn't until tonight that I noticed it's a 2 part flash process, with the second being the bootloaders.
I think I started this thread at 3am.
Lesson learned.
In heimdall, you can click a little box that says "flash bootloaders" to toggle flashing them on and off! .... or maybe it was odin? I can't remember... been a while since I used them!
After being away for the weekend, I came home, and BAM... fully rooted. Amazing! and FINALLY!!!
Thanks everyone for your help...
I just have another issue.
I wanna flash this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305145
It says its CWM.. but there is a huge disclaimer that we shouldn't use ROM Manager on the development page, which is a bit confusing. Since this ROM isnt Odin flashable... what do i do?
Thanks again.
So I was confused about this when I first started. I'm not at my computer but I can help. In order to flash Roms via cmw you have to turn off your phone hold both volume rockers on the phone then hold the power button and hold till you get into cwm recovery. That will get you into cmw recovery mode. Then wipe data factory rest, from there go back to the main menu and select the install zip from sd card and find the zip file you want to flash and select it and install. Should be good to go.
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Nevermind... im a complete goon. I got it, lol.
Thanks