Hi, I've been looking to root/change the rom on my Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket for a while, but everytime I come onto the dev forums here for a guide to do it, I seem to get stuck in a circle.
I tried ODIN, and all the troubleshooting, but it doesn't work for me.
I went to the ODIN-less methods, but it seems that I already need to have CMW....on there?
I am quite confused, so I downloaded the file linked here: http://d-h.st/40A (cwm6011touch_INSTALL.zip)
..Then i tried to 'apply update from sdcard' with that file from recovery mode in my phone...and i get: 'E: signature verification failed'.
My issue is that the documents are pretty confusing to me, they seem circular. The ones i've been looking at are:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
Can anyone explain what I have to do to be able to apply this(aokp jb) to my phone?
Honestly you must be too computer illiterate if you can't root a Samsung phone. Just don't bother lol
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aceownstheworld said:
Honestly you must be too computer illiterate if you can't root a Samsung phone. Just don't bother lol
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Helpful, bro. I'm pretty computer literate, i'd say. There's nothing wrong with needing help...does anyone have anything helpful to say?
Odin is the only way. You have to Odin the recovery on to your phone.
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Everything you need is in or linked from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
mindmajick said:
Odin is the only way. You have to Odin the recovery on to your phone.
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...Really? So I have absolutely no other options at all if ODIN doesn't recognize my phone?
Its weird because I don't think its a USB port issue. Windows recognizes it, but ODIN simply won't.
lawizeg said:
...Really? So I have absolutely no other options at all if ODIN doesn't recognize my phone?
Its weird because I don't think its a USB port issue. Windows recognizes it, but ODIN simply won't.
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Not unless you are running stock 2.3.5
Otherwise.. yes Odin. Are you in download mode when using Odin?
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lawizeg said:
...Really? So I have absolutely no other options at all if ODIN doesn't recognize my phone?
Its weird because I don't think its a USB port issue. Windows recognizes it, but ODIN simply won't.
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Did you run as administrator?
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For a one stop shop are Vincom's threads
Everything Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
Returning to Stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
rpr69 said:
Everything you need is in or linked from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
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I used that, and yes, I ran ODIN as an admin, as well as have my phone in download mode while doing so.
what does the screen show when your in dl mode
if you didn't follow the troubleshooting guide in odin, theres no way we can help you, and yes you have to go through the whole troubleshooting procedure
if you thought my guides are hard to understand, then you are computer illiterate, stay away from jb and stick with stock until you do some further reading, allot more reading and understand what you are getting yourself into, read the last part of my sig, we dont want you to brick your phone as we do see newbs do that, we're not trying to be condescending, we're just telling you the way it is
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what does the screen show when your in dl mode
if you didn't follow the troubleshooting guide in odin, theres no way we can help you, and yes you have to go through the whole troubleshooting procedure
if you thought my guides are hard to understand, then you are computer illiterate, stay away from jb and stick with stock until you do some further reading, allot more reading and understand what you are getting yourself into, read the last part of my sig, we dont want you to brick your phone as we do see newbs do that, we're not trying to be condescending, we're just telling you the way it is
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The screen of what? The computer? Well, ODIN shows nothing, as in no change from when the phone wasn't in DL mode. And the screen of my phone says: ODIN MODE, blah blah....then it has the Android bot and DOWNLOAD MODE with a warning.
I did indeed go through the whole procedure, i said that. I also understand what i'm getting myself into; i've done stuff like this before. Yeah, i get the whole way it is thing...but you guys probably didn't even read what i said in the first post.
Listen. Its not the guides i don't understand, its how to get CWM onto my phone without using ODIN. They were circular, meaning when i had an issue, id get linked a post that led me to the post i was just at. I'm confused on what i need to do.
I'm not going to go into how NOT computer illiterate i am, I'm really just trying to figure out either how to get ODIN to recognize my phone, or get CWM on it without ODIN, which is what your guides don't have/i'm confused about. Writing me off isn't helping at all.
lawizeg said:
The screen of what? The computer? Well, ODIN shows nothing, as in no change from when the phone wasn't in DL mode. And the screen of my phone says: ODIN MODE, blah blah....then it has the Android bot and DOWNLOAD MODE with a warning.
I did indeed go through the whole procedure, i said that. I also understand what i'm getting myself into; i've done stuff like this before. Yeah, i get the whole way it is thing...but you guys probably didn't even read what i said in the first post.
Listen. Its not the guides i don't understand, its how to get CWM onto my phone without using ODIN. They were circular, meaning when i had an issue, id get linked a post that led me to the post i was just at. I'm confused on what i need to do.
I'm not going to go into how NOT computer illiterate i am, I'm really just trying to figure out either how to get ODIN to recognize my phone, or get CWM on it without ODIN, which is what your guides don't have/i'm confused about. Writing me off isn't helping at all.
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k, sorry didnt understand
no theres no way to get a custom revovery on a stock phone w/out odin as my guide states
did u go through the exact procedure on getting into dl mode, if you could post a pic of the phone when in dl mode that would be helpful
did u go through the odin troubleshooting section in my stickies, you really need to do that b4 we can pinpoint the prob
vincom said:
k, sorry didnt understand
no theres no way to get a custom revovery on a stock phone w/out odin as my guide states
did u go through the exact procedure on getting into dl mode, if you could post a pic of the phone when in dl mode that would be helpful
did u go through the odin troubleshooting section in my stickies, you really need to do that b4 we can pinpoint the prob
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Gah...darn it. Okay...well I just downloaded Kies to check for the driver issues in a different way, but here's everything i've done in the troubleshooting guide:
If Odin Shows An md5 Error: Unzip The Firmware Tar File Again And/Or Redownload The File Again
If The Phone Boots Into Any Rom, Make Sure Windows Can Transfer From And To Internal And External Sdcards To Rule Out Driver Issues
Does Kies Recognize Your Phone, Even If You Are On A Custom Rom Kies Will Recognize Your Phone, This Rules Out Driver Issues
Make Sure You Are In Download Mode On Your Phone
Make Sure Adb Or Kies Is Not Runnung In The Background
Restart Computer
Make Sure Battery Is Charged
Try Different Usb Port, Preferably The Rear Ones On Computer
Use Original Samsung Usb Cable, Or Try Different Cable But Still Oem
Uninstall drivers and kies, unplug phone & reboot comp, then just reinstall the USB Drivers from here
Try A Different Computer
Clean Phones Usb Port W/no Battery Installed
If You Tried All Of Above Tests And Phone Is Not Recognized By Your Computer You Then Have A Hardware Problem With The Phones Usb Port, Repair.
not an issue: If Phone Boot Loops Or Enters Into Recovery Mode While Trying To Get Into Download Mode(and you are sure you followed above procedure and also did not touch the power button), You Could Have A Stuck Power Button. To Fix That Try To Repeatedly Keep Pushing The Power Button Hard To Try To Unstick It.
u just copied and pasted my ts guide, but i need to know specifics, when you are booted up into android os, does windows see both sdcards and you can transfer files to and from phone and comp
vincom said:
u just copied and pasted my ts guide, but i need to know specifics, when you are booted up into android os, does windows see both sdcards and you can transfer files to and from phone and comp
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Yes, I can transfer from and to both phone and SD. What do you mean by when I'm booted into android? I usually try something on the ts guide, and then try Odin...then I boot my phone into dl mode. Whenever Im trying to see if the phone is being detected its in Android is. Otherwise I turn it off.
I dunno.. if you are doing everything in the troubleshooting guide.. it should work.
There is no hardware OR software reason from what you have described that would prevent it from working.
The only other thing I can think of is the Odin version...
Well somethings not right, either your on the first screen in DL mode the one with yellow triangle and then u hit the volume up button to get into the second screen for DL mode(Odin mode), did u follow the guide in getting into DL mode.
Make sure kies (anything with word kies) is not running in the background in windows.
does kies recognize your phone
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lawizeg said:
Hi, I've been looking to root/change the rom on my Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket for a while, but everytime I come onto the dev forums here for a guide to do it, I seem to get stuck in a circle.
I tried ODIN, and all the troubleshooting, but it doesn't work for me.
I went to the ODIN-less methods, but it seems that I already need to have CMW....on there?
I am quite confused, so I downloaded the file linked here: http://d-h.st/40A (cwm6011touch_INSTALL.zip)
..Then i tried to 'apply update from sdcard' with that file from recovery mode in my phone...and i get: 'E: signature verification failed'.
My issue is that the documents are pretty confusing to me, they seem circular. The ones i've been looking at are:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
Can anyone explain what I have to do to be able to apply this(aokp jb) to my phone?
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Alright, I did the driver thing again. (uninstalled Kies AND driver, then reinstalled driver) Then I tried it again, and ODIN worked! So, right now I'm waiting for the AOKP JB rom to finish loading up.
Thanks for the help.
lawizeg said:
Alright, I did the driver thing again. (uninstalled Kies AND driver, then reinstalled driver) Then I tried it again, and ODIN worked! So, right now I'm waiting for the AOKP JB rom to finish loading up.
Thanks for the help.
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make sure you have the CWM touch version. The non-touch version didn't work for me.
eodee said:
make sure you have the CWM touch version. The non-touch version didn't work for me.
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You MUST have a NATIVE Skyrocket recovery for the JB roms... Update the one that Odin loaded to one of these:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1777970 (Touch)
http://d-h.st/eHq (Non Touch)
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I will never ever do anthying to my phone ever again! It does nothing but screw up your phone. Im better off wating for at&t to update my phone! My phone is still screwed up! Stuck in a so called "boot loop". I think i have tried everything! And these so called forums are suppose to help pshhh! I guess ill have to go to at&t and buy a new phone because they will know mine is rooted. Im so screwed!
Haha
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Zach4G said:
I will never ever do anthying to my phone ever again! It does nothing but screw up your phone. Im better off wating for at&t to update my phone! My phone is still screwed up! Stuck in a so called "boot loop". I think i have tried everything! And these so called forums are suppose to help pshhh! I guess ill have to go to at&t and buy a new phone because they will know mine is rooted. Im so screwed!
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Relax dude...
you haven't read enough.
Go to gtg unbrick and read
go to adams' one click and read
pick any of the Q&A "omg!! i'm stuck" "omg, i'm bricked" "omg, bootloop" and read a little bit..
Zach4G said:
I will never ever do anthying to my phone ever again! It does nothing but screw up your phone. Im better off wating for at&t to update my phone! My phone is still screwed up! Stuck in a so called "boot loop". I think i have tried everything! And these so called forums are suppose to help pshhh! I guess ill have to go to at&t and buy a new phone because they will know mine is rooted. Im so screwed!
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Wow. Really? Rooting is the very first thing I do when I purchase a new phone. I rotoed my infuse the evening of the day I purchased it and didn't look back. So many options... So many great devs. Try being a little more patient. It will only benefit you in the long run.
stick with it...There are many threads, devs and tools here to use. Not sure why you are saying you can't get help....
What were you trying to do? Where are you now?
odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021
heimdall usage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TgyaUbjcm4
heimdall link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381
click thanks
This phone is unbrickable and this is a useless thread man...close it
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using xda premium
dman3285 said:
This phone is unbrickable and this is a useless thread man...close it
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using xda premium
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Ahhh someone help me. I am in a bootloop, and ive actually tried everything. (I know my stuff, do not get me wrong). Anyway I am on windows 7, and the drivers seem to be screwed up. Thank god, I have windows xp on an old computer im trying that now.
Rocket42 said:
stick with it...There are many threads, devs and tools here to use. Not sure why you are saying you can't get help....
What were you trying to do? Where are you now?
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I tried to root my phone using this video on youtube: "How to root, install 3e recovery, and install custom ROM on Samsung Infuse"
I did everything correctly then when i booted up my phone it wouldnt boot, it just stays on the samsung screen. When i plug it up it just shoes an empty battery and doesnt do anything.
Ive tried doing gtg's ultimate unbrick, but odin3 wont recongnize my phone and i have the drivers installed.
Ive tried adams one click: but it keeps saying "disconnected" it doesnt say connect.
Any Suggestions???
qkster said:
Relax dude...
you haven't read enough.
Go to gtg unbrick and read
go to adams' one click and read
pick any of the Q&A "omg!! i'm stuck" "omg, i'm bricked" "omg, bootloop" and read a little bit..
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Yes, i have done that. Ive been tryin to unbrick for 2 days.
Ryanscool said:
Ahhh someone help me. I am in a bootloop, and ive actually tried everything. (I know my stuff, do not get me wrong). Anyway I am on windows 7, and the drivers seem to be screwed up. Thank god, I have windows xp on an old computer im trying that now.
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Yeah i have xp but as u can see im stuck.
If Odin is not showing #comm# then you do not have the proper drivers installed...bottom line...
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dman3285 said:
If Odin is not showing #comm# then you do not have the proper drivers installed...bottom line...
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Ok well it does not work on either computer. I rooted the dang phone so i had the drivers then..... when i try installing other infuse drivers ive had it says that they are already installed, where earlier i removed it by using the uninstaller. I am soo stuck.
make sure u have heimdall uckj4 downloaded to your pc
make sure you are in admin user
turn off your phone
get a decent usb cord
plug it into a different usb than what you have been using
put your phone into DL mode ( pull battery, press vol up and vol down, plug in usb and replace battery)
make sure you have updated to latest java
run the 1 click
it may show disconnected
install drivers using zadig - move thru the selections, find android usb
if you have install correct drivers, it should show connected
flash it
after it flashed the first time
flash it the second time with the bootloader box checked
if it works correctly, you should be on uckj4 stock att gb
if it doesn't work, you can always drive your car over the phone and ask for a replacement
Zach4G said:
I tried to root my phone using this video on youtube: "How to root, install 3e recovery, and install custom ROM on Samsung Infuse"
I did everything correctly then when i booted up my phone it wouldnt boot, it just stays on the samsung screen. When i plug it up it just shoes an empty battery and doesnt do anything.
Ive tried doing gtg's ultimate unbrick, but odin3 wont recongnize my phone and i have the drivers installed.
Ive tried adams one click: but it keeps saying "disconnected" it doesnt say connect.
Any Suggestions???
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qkster said:
make sure u have heimdall uckj4 downloaded to your pc
make sure you are in admin user
turn off your phone
get a decent usb cord
plug it into a different usb than what you have been using
put your phone into DL mode ( pull battery, press vol up and vol down, plug in usb and replace battery)
make sure you have updated to latest java
run the 1 click
it may show disconnected
install drivers using zadig - move thru the selections, find android usb
if you have install correct drivers, it should show connected
flash it
after it flashed the first time
flash it the second time with the bootloader box checked
if it works correctly, you should be on uckj4 stock att gb
if it doesn't work, you can always drive your car over the phone and ask for a replacement
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WTHECK is zadig?
Ryanscool said:
WTHECK is zadig?
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it's the driver installing module that comes with the heimdall 1 click package by adam outler
qkster said:
it's the driver installing module that comes with the heimdall 1 click package by adam outler
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Ok thnks, how do you get to this? NVM i got it, but it wont find the device in zadig ahhhh
I was having issues getting my drivers to work in download mode till I downloaded kies, then it worked fine and allowed Odin to read my device.
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Ok thnks, how do you get to this? NVM i got it, but it wont find the device in zadig ahhhh
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look thru the options, there is an install drivers..make sure you pick the correct listed device...
zadig is different,,it doesn't require kies or any of the other drivers..it will install the usb drivers on only one of your port...save this port for future use with heimdall..
qkster said:
look thru the options, there is an install drivers..make sure you pick the correct listed device...
zadig is different,,it doesn't require kies or any of the other drivers..it will install the usb drivers on only one of your port...save this port for future use with heimdall..
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Odd, has nothing there just my preinstalled camera. There is nothing to do with android, tried every single option lol. I still will not get it, should i remove microsoft c++ when it goes by that screen?
Hello, i am currently trying to root my sisters galaxy s 4g... Her Baseband is T949VUVKI1. Firmware is 2.3.5, Build Number is GINGERBREAD.VUVKI1. i remember flashing her phone to 2.3.5 and download mode working perfectly fine, and for some reason it wont go into download mode at all... the computer is not recognizing her phone either. YES, i do have usb drivers installed otherwise my galaxy s 4g wouldnt be recognized on my computer(odin specifically, not turning yellow). Please help, i have searched everywhere in the internet and tried almost everything... Volume up and down and plug charger, batter out volume up and down usb and battery in etc. PLEASE HELP!! Thank You in Advance.
Nvm
10c
1. Try reinstalling to drivers. Also make sure you're using the same USB port as Windows can be funny about it it sometimes.
2. if download mode is being difficult, go download the Android SDK from www.android.com. Install it, run it, and only download the platform tools. When that's done, open a command promt, CD to where the plaform tools installed (either c:\program files\Android\Android-sdk\platform-tools or c:\program files (x86)\Android\Android-sdk\platform-tools ), then issue the command: adb reboot download.
3. I suggest you check the dev section for bhundven's one-click collection. Uses Java and Heimdall vs. ODIN and works easily.
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i have this issue 2.3.5 messed me up. Odin sees my phone in debug mode but not in download mode...using odin 1.85 sinse it is the only version that responds to my phone at all. help please!
Tytan0007 said:
i have this issue 2.3.5 messed me up. Odin sees my phone in debug mode but not in download mode...using odin 1.85 sinse it is the only version that responds to my phone at all. help please!
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Get it back into download mode, go grab a bhundven's one-click. The one-clicks utilize Heimdall vs. ODIN, which means they use open-source USB drivers instead of the proprietary Samsung drivers. See if that enables the computer to see the phone. If so, flash the one-click
Should I uninstall the samsung drivers prior to using Heimdall's One-Click?
Tytan0007 said:
Should I uninstall the samsung drivers prior to using Heimdall's One-Click?
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That's a good idea. Some people have reported conflicts between the drivers.
Why would only Odin 1.85 see my phone in USB Debugging and not in download mode? And all other Odin verisions never see my phone, no matter what state it is in... I am at work so I will give the one click another try when I get home. I never thought of uninstalling the Samsung drivers prior to install; however, I did use the one click method to no avail. However, Heimdall's one-click was able to see my device it just kept giving me a driver error. This is so crazy it might just work.
Tytan0007 said:
Why would only Odin 1.85 see my phone in USB Debugging and not in download mode? And all other Odin verisions never see my phone, no matter what state it is in... I am at work so I will give the one click another try when I get home. I never thought of uninstalling the Samsung drivers prior to install; however, I did use the one click method to no avail. However, Heimdall's one-click was able to see my device it just kept giving me a driver error. This is so crazy it might just work.
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I wish I had a good answer. ODIN's a funny animal. I've been fortunate and not had any problems with it. I am hoping you are correct - maybe it was just a driver conflict. Let me know how it goes.
didn't work...
You could try downloading a terminal app from the market. Open the terminal and type:
reboot download
See if that does it.
***Update***
Okay, so Oneclick was not working at all no matter what I did with the drivers. However, in all my tinkering with it I installed the Samsung Driver, the Open Source one, and some gadget driver as well from oneclick.
Doing this put all these drivers in my computer. Then I went into my Device manager (Win 7) and looked at my USB driver and I uninstalled everything and went to the stock win 7 usb driver. Then I plugged my phone in and my computer began searching for drivers for this device when it decided that it would be a good idea to load all three drivers at once and voila my phone was then showing up on ODIN 1.85.
I then proceeded to flash my phone with a rom, probably the wrong one considering I was coming from 2.3.5 and my phone boot looped and then soft bricked(sorry if I used these term incorrectly, noobin it).
After, some nervous moment of scouring XDA I found the god-send of a post on getting in to download mode, using odin, and flashing stock 2.3.6 - thank you Raver(I believe). When I did this, my phone magically started obeying ODIN like a devout viking and is now running 2.3.6 superbly.
Keeping with my phones newly found viking heritage, I intend to figure out how to properly root it, update the kernal and modem(not sure which one is best), get CWM, and subsequesntly put in Valhalla Black.
Seeing as though this last rendevous with flashing caused me a little scare I may hold off and wait to see what the next big update is (maybe a port ICS variant) and then go with that.
Anyway, thank you Stephen for helping me out with this and to everyone in this post.
Here's some reading for you Tytan,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G#FAQ_.28with_answers.29
PS: Unless you wanna brick your phone, do not flash anything that isn't intended for the SGH-T959V Samsung Galaxy S 4G. You're saying you wanna flash a Vibrant ROM. You can, if you want an expensive paperweight. Happy flashing!
2.3.5 may have been for vibrant...yeah I think I got lucky. I did it prior to knowing about xda.
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Tytan0007 said:
didn't work...
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How are you getting into download mode?
There was a post in another thread where the person apparently was using the power menu to get into download mode or maybe the adb command.
Have you tried both the old fashion volume +/- and plug in usb cable? Or the adb command?
Do you have access to another computer? Believe it or not sometimes just changing computers will make the difference.
Weird when I replied there was no posts other than the ones on the first page...oh well glad its working now.
Alright so recently.... i wanted to root my Samsung Galaxy S 4g i fount out about odin.... then i found out about connecting it with stock kernels. and thats exactly waht i did. i opened odin and put my phone into download mode and i put a stock kernel uploaded from a user(ChainFire).I used his CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVK-v2.4-CWM3RFS kernel and put it into my device when it said PASS i was glad it worked..... excpet every time i turn it on now it gets stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S 4G SCREEN. SUCKS I TRIED USING DIFFRENT KERNELS AND ALL BUT NOTHING. Man if there is someone out there who could help plz HELP My mom would be so frieked when she found out i briked my phone.
PHONE INFO:
Model: SGH-T959V
Firmware: 2.2.1
Baseband: T959VUVKD1
Kernel: 2.6.32.9
Build Number: FROYO.VUVKD1
Follow this guide to a tea. When it says do I need to flash bootloader you will select yes. This will get you on gingerbread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
thnx for the reply i will try this out when i get my new usb cable... for some reason other cables that look exactly the same that i own dont connect to my computer. I mean they charge and all but are NO GOOD FOR MASS STORAGE, PHONE MEDIA,TO ENTER DOWNLOAD MODE, etc. only for charging.
ALSO when i plug in my android to the pc using this USB cable it says "USB DEVICE NOT RECOGNIZED"
any more help plz....... i know u guys are tired of helping people with this sort of stuff, but come on thats what this site is for
Alaryze said:
any more help plz....... i know u guys are tired of helping people with this sort of stuff, but come on thats what this site is for
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Actually this site is for learning about all things android. Not holding peoples hands that screw there phones. There is a ton of info on this site to help you. Think of it like going to the library. Sometimes the librarians busy and you have to find things for yourself. Look for the search feature and start using it.
hechoen said:
Actually this site is for learning about all things android. Not holding peoples hands that screw there phones. There is a ton of info on this site to help you. Think of it like going to the library. Sometimes the librarians busy and you have to find things for yourself. Look for the search feature and start using it.
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so does that mean u got nothing. okay then im off to the search bar ill be visiting back here though cause the search bar might lead back to this topic XD
Alaryze said:
so does that mean u got nothing. okay then im off to the search bar ill be visiting back here though cause the search bar might lead back to this topic XD
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Follow this to return your phone back to stock:
[Heimdall][One-Click] The T959V Heimdall One-Click Collection [05/20/2012]
In order to get into Download Mode, hold Vol-Up and Vol-Down while inserting the USB cord that is already plugged into your computer.
Then just click "flash", then when it's done, go back into download mode, check "flash bootloaders" on the computer, then click flash again.
You should be back to factory stock now.
cpkelley94 said:
Follow this to return your phone back to stock:
[Heimdall][One-Click] The T959V Heimdall One-Click Collection [05/20/2012]
In order to get into Download Mode, hold Vol-Up and Vol-Down while inserting the USB cord that is already plugged into your computer.
Then just click "flash", then when it's done, go back into download mode, check "flash bootloaders" on the computer, then click flash again.
You should be back to factory stock now.
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thnx alot man but anyone know abou the usb problem. also when the USB DOES connect and gets signal, the phone dont reboot or anything sometimes usb composite device dont even appear in the list of all devices
If you still can get into download mode on the phone then it doesn't matter. The drivers get installed during the one-click process, just follow the directions when they come up.
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cpkelley94 said:
If you still can get into download mode on the phone then it doesn't matter. The drivers get installed during the one-click process, just follow the directions when they come up.
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should it say ERROR Drivers not found before it says on the second line " installing drivers" on the heimdall screen?
samsung usb composite device dont appear, i get gadget serial. and yes i put list all devices
Alaryze said:
samsung usb composite device dont appear, i get gadget serial. and yes i put list all devices
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Hmm...I've never seen that before. I'd ask someone with a little more experience than me.
So, instead of PM'ing me, lets keep the discussion here.
I would have chimed in, but I don't know crap about windows.
Sounds to me like a windows driver issue. If you plug your phone in and see something new in device manager, uninstall the drivers for that device. Rinse - wash - repeat, until you get "Unknown Device".
Then make sure you have the visual c++ redistributable (mentioned in the OP of the oneclick thread).
Then run the heimdall oneclick. It will ask to install the drivers. You may need to reboot the computer after installing the drivers for them to work properly.
If you still have problems, hopefully one of the windows nerds around here can help.
wow... ur saying this ir rare stuff.
man what have i done to my phone, maybe it is just a windows problem -_-
Alaryze said:
wow... ur saying this ir rare stuff.
man what have i done to my phone, maybe it is just a windows problem -_-
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I don't think it's your phone. I think it's your computer.
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I don't think it's your phone. I think it's your computer.
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yah then ill uninstall this unknown device that keeps popping up when i connect my phone, then ill install drivers from heindmall and restart my compu just like u said. lemme giv it a shot
alfrigt it says connected in heomdall looks like u just gotta unplug nd plug a couple of times even though in device manager it has a exclamation mark next to samsung usb composite device. so do i just flash now.....? then what i read the guide yes but its not workin for me. i really need a nother step by step (post by post) tutorial
flashed, runned zadig.... and in all devices i get gadget searial and samsung mobile modem (interface 0) this one was new
should i just give up now or is there actually a way to fix this .
Did you select other and find the other drivers listed?
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Did you select other and find the other drivers listed?
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how do u do that?
Hello everybody,
I am new to the forum and also new to Androids. After years of using iPhones and finally becoming fed up Apple, I've decided to try something new (please don't judge my prior smartphone selection and start posting opinions about the 2 operating systems, I do not want this thread to turn into one of the "battle of the phones" thread that I've experienced many times on iPhone forums). My friend recently got an S3 and had no use for his Galaxy S 4g, so he gave it to me so that I could try out an Android. There was one issue though, he said that the phone would not get past the Galaxy S screen and would keep re-booting itself (stuck in a boot loop). He said if I could figure out a way to fix it then it's mine.
That being said, here's my dilemma. I've tried many different methods to get the phone out of a boot loop. The first method I tried was putting the phone into restore mode and selecting the "reinstall packages" option. After this executes I get the message:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no such file or directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted.
After some further research I discovered a nice little program called Odin I read a lot about Odin and how to properly use it. After trying at least 5 different methods to get the phone into download mode with no success, I purchased a jig. The jig did the trick and instantly put me into download mode, I was ecstatic and hopeful that I could now fix the phone with Odin. I connected the phone to my PC in download mode, but Odin still didn't recognize the phone (I tried many versions of Odin, 1.85, 1.87, and the most recent 3.07). I do have the latest drivers for this phone, which I downloaded from Samsung's website. The phone will charge through the computer but the computer does not recognize it otherwise and will not allow me access its mass storage (I am running Windows 7 64 bit). I have tried using a different USB cable, and I have tried to use a different PC, the other PC I used popped up with a message saying that Windows could not successfully download the drivers (that was after I downloaded the drivers from Samsung's webpage and plugged the phone into the computer). I've even tried transferring stock firmware onto an external SD card and loading it onto the phone from restore mode (is that even possible to do?). I have also tried running Odin in compatibility mode, still didn't detect the phone. I should probably also mention that Kies Mini also does not recognize the phone. I asked my friend if he ever tried rooting this phone and he said no, so I'm assuming this issue has nothing to do with a failed attempt to root.
I really want to get this phone working, but I have run out of options to try. I am hoping that someone on here has a solution for me from a similar experience. After reading through the forum, I have noticed that people on here are very helpful and also very friendly; something that I can say is very different from some of iPhone forums I've used. I apologize if there is already a similar thread to mine, I've read through many threads and none of the solutions have worked for me. I also apologize for my first post being so lengthy, I just wanted to state all of the methods that I've tried to fix this phone. Thanks for your replies.
Hi hubbs134
You have come to the right place.
First,
I suggest you read a little bit about this phone and how to put it in Recovery (by holding Volume Up + Volume Down + Power until you see the SGS4G splash screen) and Download modes, it will help you in the future.
You can find it all in the Wiki.
Second, use this guide to One-Click Heimdall your way to Stock KJ6 2.3.6 Gingerbread ROM (latest official ROM for this phone).
If you use this file (instead) with that guide, you will also get phone rooted, or else you will need to make another flash of a rooted kernel (as the guide suggests).
Now, if you have the official latest stock, but still want some ICS/JB lovin', if you have CWM recovery v5 (you will see the recovery info once you're in that mode), you can flash CM9/AOKP/HebMIUI/UltraGen/RemICS/CM10/Slimbin/etc. etc. etc. ROMs.
Enjoy and welcome aboard!
P.S what the @#%#$ were you doing with an iphone ?
itzik2sh said:
Hi hubbs134
You have come to the right place.
First,
I suggest you read a little bit about this phone and how to put it in Recovery (by holding Volume Up + Volume Down + Power until you see the SGS4G splash screen) and Download modes, it will help you in the future.
You can find it all in the Wiki.
Second, use this guide to One-Click Heimdall your way to Stock KJ6 2.3.6 Gingerbread ROM (latest official ROM for this phone).
If you use this file (instead) with that guide, you will also get phone rooted, or else you will need to make another flash of a rooted kernel (as the guide suggests).
Now, if you have the official latest stock, but still want some ICS/JB lovin', if you have CWM recovery v5 (you will see the recovery info once you're in that mode), you can flash CM9/AOKP/HebMIUI/UltraGen/RemICS/CM10/Slimbin/etc. etc. etc. ROMs.
Enjoy and welcome aboard!
P.S what the @#%#$ were you doing with an iphone ?
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Thanks for your reply, I have read a lot about this phone and know how to get into download and recovery mode. I tried the method you mention, however, when running the command window I get errors for both roms you suggested (i attatched a screen shot of the errors I'm getting). Do you know how I can fix these errors so that I can proceed with the rest of the tutorial? Thanks.
PS I only had an iPhone because I had yet to discover how bad a** Androids are
It sounds like you can't use Odin because of a windows issue. Try installing linux. I use ubuntu
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You can also run as live CD or in a virtual machine
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hubbs134 said:
Thanks for your reply, I have read a lot about this phone and know how to get into download and recovery mode. I tried the method you mention, however, when running the command window I get errors for both roms you suggested (i attatched a screen shot of the errors I'm getting). Do you know how I can fix these errors so that I can proceed with the rest of the tutorial? Thanks.
PS I only had an iPhone because I had yet to discover how bad a** Androids are
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No need to replace PC OS...
1. Uninstall all your Java versions and Samsung drivers and reboot.
2. Reinstall Java 1.7u..
3. Follow the guide, it should work.
When you reinstall the driver through Heimdall - it will appear as Gadget device.
Good luck !
itzik2sh said:
No need to replace PC OS...
1. Uninstall all your Java versions and Samsung drivers and reboot.
2. Reinstall Java 1.7u..
3. Follow the guide, it should work.
When you reinstall the driver through Heimdall - it will appear as Gadget device.
Good luck !
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I second this... This should fix your driver issues.
Thanks for both of your replies. Odin detected my friends GS3 so I know it's not a Windows issue.
itzik2sh I did what you suggested and now got the command to function properly. I am going to try and finish the tutorial, I will be back soon with results. Thanks.
The phone is in download mode with Heimdall One-click 1.3.1 running and nothing is popping up in the command window. Neither is showing that the device is connected. Any suggestions? Thanks
Irish Enigma said:
I second this... This should fix your driver issues.
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I forgot to mention that I can here the sound that a device was just connected to the computer via USB, and a message pops up saying USB device not recognized. When I click on the message it says "One of the USB devices connected to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it."
Tried a different port? Tried second different port with a different USB cable?
itzik2sh said:
No need to replace PC OS...
1. Uninstall all your Java versions and Samsung drivers and reboot.
2. Reinstall Java 1.7u..
3. Follow the guide, it should work.
When you reinstall the driver through Heimdall - it will appear as Gadget device.
Good luck !
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Theraze said:
Tried a different port? Tried second different port with a different USB cable?
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Ok I got the device connected and I got Zadig running, however, there is no option for "Samsung USB Composite Driver" on the drop down list, on "gadget Serial", "Gadget Serial Control (interface 0), and "1.3 HD Webcam (Interface 0)'. What should I do?
On the one-clicks, you don't actually want to use zadig. Apparently it conflicts, which is awesome for something that gets released WITH the tool.
If you're doing manual Heimdall, make sure you've told zadig to list all devices in the menus. Your phone should show up after that.
If you're using a one-click, make sure you're using a USB port on your computer where you have NOT installed zadig, Kies, or Samsung official drivers. Follow the steps in the one-click religiously, and it should cooperate.
Follow the guide %100 then Odin should work
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Ok I ended up getting the phone to register in Odin. I flashed it with the stock rom in Odin and it said success. The phone booted and it seemed like it was going to work but then the recovery menu came up. I posted a screen shot of what it says, what action should I take from here? Thanks
I am also in a different boot loop now, before it would load to the first screen (black screen saying samsung galaxy 4g) then restart, now it boots to past the splash screen to where it says "Samsung" and then reboots back to the screen where the pink letters roll across the whole screen. I don't need to flash bootloaders do I?
Looks like recovery is broken or the updater script on the ROM you're trying to flash is messed up. Flash a new and the proper recovery via Odin then download a new Rom and either sideload it or mount usb from recovery and push it... Or you could just use Odin XD
EDIT: Samsung's are easy to brick and hard to debrick it may take a couple of trys
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Irish Enigma said:
Looks like recovery is broken or the updater script on the ROM you're trying to flash is messed up. Flash a new and the proper recovery via Odin then download a new Rom and either sideload it or mount usb from recovery and push it... Or you could just use Odin XD
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OK GREAT NEWS! After flashing with Odin and that screen popping up, I clicked update from SD card, which failed. I then click system reboot, which brought me into the new boot loop. I put back into download mode and re-flashed with One-Click. Same recovery menu came up as before but when I clicked reboot system it hung at the "Samsung" black screen (after the splash screen) for about 20-30 seconds and then booted up I'm afraid to turn the phone off and see if it reloads lol. Is it safe to say that it is fixed? Or should I still follow your advice and run the proper recovery in Odin and then sideload a new rom? Or take different action? Thanks for all your help guys! Everyone gets a thanks click for being so helpful and friendly on an unhappy/confused/pissed off/ now happy new Android user!
Ok I just put my Tmobile simcard in and the phone is not detecting the sim. Any suggestion?
The IMEI number and baseband both say "unknown", I'm assuming this has to do with the simcard not registering?
hubbs134 said:
The phone is in download mode with Heimdall One-click 1.3.1 running and nothing is popping up in the command window. Neither is showing that the device is connected. Any suggestions? Thanks
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What Heimdall package are you applying ?
After JAR package runs you are ready to go.
As I wrote, according to guide you can reinstall "Gadget" driver.
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Enigma, if you're not an owner of an SGS 4G please stop advising.
Odin is not the common way since we have MTD ROMs and it had its problems.
hubbs134,
blank IMEI is a serious problem. without a proper IMEI your device is everything but a phone.
Try this : take battery off, press the POWER button for 10 seconds, leave device untouched for 15 minutes and then put battery back and power up.
This could bring your IMEI back to life. If not... maybe another flash will help.
P.S
The 3e recovery image you put on post #14 is a snapshot of the the stock unrooted ROM recovery.
I went into Odin mode and flashed TWRP in the AP/PDA as all tutorials say (I am skeptical about that, I think this is what caused my phone to brick. BL obviously stands for bootloader, but I wasn't going to question the experts). Afterwards, I went to restart my phone and now I only boot to a broken Odin mode which says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again." I cannot turn it off without taking the battery out, it reboots immediately. I tried plugging my phone in and running Kies, but I left it to detect devices for 10 minutes and it was still attempting to connect to my SGS2. I have absolutely no idea what to do, I've never gotten this message in Odin before. It was tricky to even get Kies as Samsung took down their link and replaced it with SmartSwitch. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
idk which tutorial youve read but you should of read mine, it uses odin3v1.87 and only pda is ever used and/or needed for the skyrocket.
u could be sol but trying my tut shouldnt hurt.
if theres life theres a chance for it to be revived.
you could try flashing twrp or better yet a full stock firmware so all partitions get reformatted/repartitioned correctly, fingers crossed.
links in my sig
vincom said:
idk which tutorial youve read but you should of read mine, it uses odin3v1.87 and only pda is ever used and/or needed for the skyrocket.
u could be sol but trying my tut shouldnt hurt.
if theres life theres a chance for it to be revived.
you could try flashing twrp or better yet a full stock firmware so all partitions get reformatted/repartitioned correctly, fingers crossed.
links in my sig
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Thanks; the only problem is that I can't even flash anything at the moment. My phone needs Kies and the drivers first, the Odin/download and recovery modes cannot be accessed otherwise. Kies has never had my phone drivers beforehand as I never had Kies before my phone had problems I should have looked harder for more detailed tutorials like yours first (one of many oversights that I neglected as a newbie). I also forgot to mention I visited the cm wiki to try to flash a newer custom OS and the tutorial asked for Windows users to use Heimdall suite, which failed to work properly in Windows 10 (at least for me). I used it to install a driver which may have replaced my Kies driver but now that I had uninstalled Kies completely and reinstalled it just after my phone broke, I no longer have a way of getting those drivers back since Kies apparently uses the history of my connected phones to install the drivers. I may be completely wrong (I feel I am) so please correct me.
thers a stand alone usb drivers link in the 1stop thread under the utilities section
vincom said:
thers a stand alone usb drivers link in the 1stop thread under the utilities section
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Well it's not the drivers. Kies simply won't connect for whatever reason. I've tried Kies emergency recovery but it needs my phone to have been plugged in to another computer somewhere in order to get a recovery code or I need Kies to simply detect my phone. I've installed the new drivers multiple times but it doesn't change any results.
fyi you dont need kies for any of my tutorials.
uninstall kies, restart pc and reinstall standalone usb drivers and restart pc.
then follow my guides to the "t"
vincom said:
fyi you dont need kies for any of my tutorials.
uninstall kies, restart pc and reinstall standalone usb drivers and restart pc.
then follow my guides to the "t"
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I found your stickies and found a link to the proper .tar.md5 file for the stock rom and it works now. Thanks for the help ^^
same prob
Raeffion said:
I found your stickies and found a link to the proper .tar.md5 file for the stock rom and it works now. Thanks for the help ^^
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i have the same probleme can you sent me the tuto please and links for the correct solution i727 Galaxy S II Skyrocket (SGH-I727)
ayuda
I format the mobile and now when it starts it stays in the twrp crazy and it blinks it stays like an infinite cycle of blinks and when I put it to load with the engine it starts only to the twrp logo it makes. do not abilite the mode
depuration
usb but if I go to the download mode I need your help thanks