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[Q] Please help problems with rom toolbox theme on my atrix 2

so of course with my noobish self i decide hey im going to fool around with the rom toolbox app and i think hey i wonder what this theme would look like so download and install now my phone is screwed it isnt stuck in a bootloop or bricked but now i cant do really anything without it making my phone force close or it rebooting completely it will let my get in the app but not under the theme section which is where i would have to go to restore my settings is there any advice xda can give me because i just cant seem to find an answer
p.s never using rom toolbox themes again

espeyboi said:
so of course with my noobish self i decide hey im going to fool around with the rom toolbox app and i think hey i wonder what this theme would look like so download and install now my phone is screwed it isnt stuck in a bootloop or bricked but now i cant do really anything without it making my phone force close or it rebooting completely it will let my get in the app but not under the theme section which is where i would have to go to restore my settings is there any advice xda can give me because i just cant seem to find an answer
p.s never using rom toolbox themes again
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I believe Rom Toolbox isn't good for much, if anything. I'm not sure why changing or downloading themes in this app could cause you to bootloop, but if it has you need to run a 'return to stock' 2.3.5 script by booting into AP Fastboot or use RSD Lite. OTA update to 2.3.6, re-root, and you should be good.
Everything you need to know is found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
Also, going forward, ALWAYS make a CWM Backup before doing anything, like flashing roms or experimenting with root apps.
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so i tryed that and now my phone wont work pretty much at all its stuck in a loop to where it will load up and after about 5 seconds not even enough time to have it usb connected to my computer to add or delete anything it keeps saying google process stopped and all these other processes stopped then it starts over again i just got the phone less than two months ago i really need help with this any advice???

There is no reason why the aforementioned suggestion shouldn't have worked. Couple things to keep in mind:
Do you have a fully charged battery when doing all this?
Do you have the Motorola USB drivers installed?
Did you DL the proper fxz for your phone?
Make sure you boot into fast boot by holding up on the volume rocker, and then holding the power button down.
Attach your USB cable to the BACK of your com, and follow the instructions listed out in the link in the post above.
Follow them exactly!
Once again, here's the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
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Fall of Enosis said:
There is no reason why the aforementioned suggestion shouldn't have worked. Couple things to keep in mind:
Do you have a fully charged battery when doing all this?
Do you have the Motorola USB drivers installed?
Did you DL the proper fxz for your phone?
Make sure you boot into fast boot by holding up on the volume rocker, and then holding the power button down.
Attach your USB cable to the BACK of your com, and follow the instructions listed out in the link in the post above.
Follow them exactly!
Once again, here's the link. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
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So i get ready to do all that and neither of the files are working for me to be able to download the 2.3.5 do any of you have another link i could use because i cant find one and also i dont know if it is suppose to do this when i put it into fastboot after like a minute it starts to load up and wont stay into fastboot
thanks for your patience

espeyboi said:
So i get ready to do all that and neither of the files are working for me to be able to download the 2.3.5 do any of you have another link i could use because i cant find one and also i dont know if it is suppose to do this when i put it into fastboot after like a minute it starts to load up and wont stay into fastboot
thanks for your patience
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Before using the restore script you need to install the USB drivers for your MB865 (If this your model A2), you can get those from HERE:
Next, unzip the Return to Stock 2.3.5 Fastboot SCRIPT.zip to anywhere you like in your pc (example: C:\RestoreScript\ ) The script can be downloaded HERE:
Then, connect your phone with the USB cable to the PC and get into FastBoot mode for this in your phone by pressing and holding down the volume down & volume up & power at the same time. It should appear with a screen and some options; use the volume down key of your phone to navigate through the menu until you see the AP FastBoot option, then enter by pressing the volume up key, this will show you some messages and the finally it should said USB connected.
Then open the folder where you extracted the Return to Stock 2.3.5 FastBoot SCRIPT files and search a .bat file call "Stock Restore" - should be toward the bottom of the files in this folder. Then run the file (double click on it) and it should open a command prompt screen with some instructions if the phone is connected correctly and you installed the drivers correctly then in some point the screen will show you the ID of your device and it will wait you to press the enter key to start the process. Press any key to enter and wait for the process to begin to program. Then, after some time the command prompt window will give you a message saying its finished. After that, it will reboot your phone and install the stock 2.3.5. When it boots up again, you should see the android logo and a progress bar filling up.
When it's done wait for the device to reboot again, and after that you can OTA (Over-The-Air) update to Android version 2.3.6. by navigating in your device to Settings/About Phone/System Updates.
Hope this helps.
(Thanks to jfrank1485!)

This link should still be good: http://www.filefactory.com/file/2zx...hing_edison_5.5.175.16_cfc_p3_APBP_CID285.zip
This assuming you are using a AT&T MB865 model. Verify before you flash!
Here's the original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1415336.html
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Apex_Strider said:
Before using the restore script you need to install the USB drivers for your MB865 (If this your model A2), you can get those from HERE:
Next, unzip the Return to Stock 2.3.5 Fastboot SCRIPT.zip to anywhere you like in your pc (example: C:\RestoreScript\ ) The script can be downloaded HERE:
Then, connect your phone with the USB cable to the PC and get into FastBoot mode for this in your phone by pressing and holding down the volume down & volume up & power at the same time. It should appear with a screen and some options; use the volume down key of your phone to navigate through the menu until you see the AP FastBoot option, then enter by pressing the volume up key, this will show you some messages and the finally it should said USB connected.
Then open the folder where you extracted the Return to Stock 2.3.5 FastBoot SCRIPT files and search a .bat file call "Stock Restore" - should be toward the bottom of the files in this folder. Then run the file (double click on it) and it should open a command prompt screen with some instructions if the phone is connected correctly and you installed the drivers correctly then in some point the screen will show you the ID of your device and it will wait you to press the enter key to start the process. Press any key to enter and wait for the process to begin to program. Then, after some time the command prompt window will give you a message saying its finished. After that, it will reboot your phone and install the stock 2.3.5. When it boots up again, you should see the android logo and a progress bar filling up.
When it's done wait for the device to reboot again, and after that you can OTA (Over-The-Air) update to Android version 2.3.6. by navigating in your device to Settings/About Phone/System Updates.
Hope this helps.
(Thanks to jfrank1485!)
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you are the best i got it all figured out many many thanks

espeyboi said:
you are the best i got it all figured out many many thanks
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Good to hear you're back in business! FYI: remember this process, as you may need it again for future reference!
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Apex_Strider said:
Good to hear you're back in business! FYI: remember this process, as you may need it again for future reference!
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so true. My record is 29 softbricks in one day.

Also, install CWM on boot!
This way your phone ALWAYS boots into recovery on initial start up. Saved me too many times to count.
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606257
Or certain roms already have it.
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Fall of Enosis said:
Also, install CWM on boot!
This way your phone ALWAYS boots into recovery on initial start up. Saved me too many times to count.
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606257
Or certain roms already have it.
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+1 CWM on boot
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I don't have time to get into development yet, and I still make sure I put that on...just a lifesaver if something goes wrong!

*super noob s3 verizon root help*

So this is my second time ever trying to root a deice, i was semi successful with using this guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35418324
Only issue i am having is booting into recovery, i flashed the correct boot unlock, and i see that when the phone starts up. I just cant install su till i can figure out how to get into Odin/twrp. any suggestions, Please note i flashed the Twrp md5 file in the pda section of Odin, was that the correct spot? if anyone can shoot me some advise it would be greatly appeciated. thanks

Well are you making sure you unchecked reboot system and pulling the battery after your recovery flashes so you can manually boot into recovery.
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ssphaneuf said:
So this is my second time ever trying to root a deice, i was semi successful with using this guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35418324
Only issue i am having is booting into recovery, i flashed the correct boot unlock, and i see that when the phone starts up. I just cant install su till i can figure out how to get into Odin/twrp. any suggestions, Please note i flashed the Twrp md5 file in the pda section of Odin, was that the correct spot? if anyone can shoot me some advise it would be greatly appeciated. thanks
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Pull the battery then put it back in. Press and hold Volume up key, home key then power button. Hold them for a second or 2 after you feel the vibration. Should boot right into recovery.

Did you also install superuser as the guide suggested?

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I see a lot of people having this issue, once you feel the vibrate release the power button but keep holding the volume up and home button. Or you can just install rom manager from the play store and use that to reboot to recovery (there is a option in it).

s3 super noob root help
kintwofan said:
Well are you making sure you unchecked reboot system and pulling the battery after your recovery flashes so you can manually boot into recovery.
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I did make sure to uncheck the reboot system, pulled the battery and pushed the vol up + power + home. but it just reboots right after that. Btw, thanks for taking time to read my post. I think maybe i flashed the twrp recovery in the wrong section of odin. is it supposed to be on the section that says PDA? or Boot loader?

ssphaneuf said:
I did make sure to uncheck the reboot system, pulled the battery and pushed the vol up + power + home. but it just reboots right after that. Btw, thanks for taking time to read my post.
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It did that to me to. Make sure you unplug the USB cord then pull battery, reinstall and bit into recovery
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s3 super noob root help
kintwofan said:
It did that to me to. Make sure you unplug the USB cord then pull battery, reinstall and bit into recovery
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After some tinkering and what not. I just re flashed the clockwork mod recovery and it worked. i used this on my s1 and it serves it's purpose, although i really wanted to try twrp. i think at this point, i'll just leave it alone till i become a bit more knowledgeable and then i'll take it from there. thanks for your help everyone! I truly appreciate your time.
WOOO HOOO SUPER USER AWAY!

Need assistance on rooting my Droid charge on stock rom

I just updated my Droid charge with new FP8 OTA.
Could Any body guiding me how to rooted my phone to a FP8 stock rooted rom and keep all same radios. And also remove all verizon apps that I don't need.
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sgtkillspot said:
I just updated my Droid charge with new FP8 OTA.
Could Any body guiding me how to rooted my phone to a FP8 stock rooted rom and keep all same radios. And also remove all verizon apps that I don't need.
Respectfully sent from my SCH-I510 (Samsung Droid) and using Tapatalk ²
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1. Download the zip from here (bottom of page) and put it somewhere on your SD card.
2. Go to ODIN, click PDA and select the CWM file (here if you don't have it). Make sure you are in PDA, and make sure Bootloader, Phone, and CSC are unchecked. On the left, uncheck auto reboot and F. Reset Time
3. Power off your phone completely and wait about 30 seconds (or pop your battery out and put it back in).
4. While holding volume DOWN on your phone, plug it into your computer. Your phone should be in download mode with a big yellow triangle on the screen. ODIN should recognize your phone and something should show up in one of those ID:COM boxes at the top.
5. Click Start in ODIN.
6. Once ODIN says Pass!, unplug the phone. Hold volume UP, home, and power. the SAMSUNG logo will show up on the screen. Keep holding the buttons. The screen will flicker and SAMSUNG will show up again. Now you can let go of all 3 buttons and CWM will show up.
7. In CWM, go to mounts and storage and mount /system. Go back and then install zip from sd card. Install that zip that you downloaded in step 1. Reboot your phone
8. Go through setup and download Titanium Backup and Root Explorer (or Root Browser if you don't want to pay for it).
9. In Root Explorer/Browser, navigate to /system/etc/. You will have to mount the directory as R/W. I forgot how to do this in Root Browser but in Root Explorer it is at the top of the screen. In Root Browser it might be in settings.
10. Find install-recovery.sh in that directory. Long press it and delete it.
11. Repeat steps 2-5. You can leave auto reboot checked this time, or just manually reboot the phone when ODIN says Pass!
12. In Titanium backup, you can uninstall anything, but be careful.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832040
[VIDEO] FP5 Update Zip + Rooting Stock
This is basically the same, just follow the instructions.
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Thank you both for your help.
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do you have a working link to the CWM file?

snakebyt said:
do you have a working link to the CWM file?
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Is this what you're looking for? Please review the thread first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39504912
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Ill take a look, but the link in the above instructions leads to a bad link amd therefore no cwm file

Ignore this silly post.
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snakebyt said:
Ill take a look, but the link in the above instructions leads to a bad link amd therefore no cwm file
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Huh? Look at the thread and not the last post with a link. See my post at 11:01 yesterday? CWM and Odin there...
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After Root/Tweaked Rom and Lazarus Kernel Install
Need some assistance
I will try to remember all the steps I took to get the best response.
ODIN - Charge (CWM) Recovery MD5 Installed
UPDATE - SuperSU-v1.25 - Installed in CWM Recovery
Installed Tweaked 3.2 and Charge Lazarus Kernel FP5E Version in CWM Recovery
After root and reboot, Tweaked 3.2 and Lazarus Kernel up and running.
Problems I am trying to resolve:
Super User has some kind of issue with the Bianary, tried running titanium backup to try and fix SU but it didnt open. asked for SU access but the app wouldnt open.
My Files Folder is nowhere to be found
The last issue is after Tweaked was running a verizon update beamed down and after the update downloaded it of course couldnt install on Tweaked Rom. So now there is a update notification hanging around from time to time. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated

1. Open the SuperSU app, it should give you a prompt to update binary.
2. My files has been removed as a part of debloat on Tweaked. You can use any file manger you want-most of us recommend Root Explorer.
3. Check "FP5 - FP8 Update Stopper" in the general section.
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Thanks kvswim. When I get a hold of my sons Charge I will run the fixes you sent :thumbup:
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SuperSU says "there is no SU binary installed, and Super user cannot install it"
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Reflash the SuperSU package in CWM.
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JihadSquad said:
1. Download the zip from here (bottom of page) and put it somewhere on your SD card.
2. Go to ODIN, click PDA and select the CWM file (here if you don't have it). Make sure you are in PDA, and make sure Bootloader, Phone, and CSC are unchecked. On the left, uncheck auto reboot and F. Reset Time
3. Power off your phone completely and wait about 30 seconds (or pop your battery out and put it back in).
4. While holding volume DOWN on your phone, plug it into your computer. Your phone should be in download mode with a big yellow triangle on the screen. ODIN should recognize your phone and something should show up in one of those ID:COM boxes at the top.
5. Click Start in ODIN.
6. Once ODIN says Pass!, unplug the phone. Hold volume UP, home, and power. the SAMSUNG logo will show up on the screen. Keep holding the buttons. The screen will flicker and SAMSUNG will show up again. Now you can let go of all 3 buttons and CWM will show up.
7. In CWM, go to mounts and storage and mount /system. Go back and then install zip from sd card. Install that zip that you downloaded in step 1. Reboot your phone
8. Go through setup and download Titanium Backup and Root Explorer (or Root Browser if you don't want to pay for it).
9. In Root Explorer/Browser, navigate to /system/etc/. You will have to mount the directory as R/W. I forgot how to do this in Root Browser but in Root Explorer it is at the top of the screen. In Root Browser it might be in settings.
10. Find install-recovery.sh in that directory. Long press it and delete it.
11. Repeat steps 2-5. You can leave auto reboot checked this time, or just manually reboot the phone when ODIN says Pass!
12. In Titanium backup, you can uninstall anything, but be careful.
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Hi there, I am hoping you can help point me in the right direction. I am tried running the instructions above, and after applying the CWM package using Odin, I unplugged the phone and held down the Up Vol, Home, and power. I waited until the second Samsung splash screen flashed before letting go. It loads to CWM, but after it does a wipe cache, etc the phone reboots. It then just loads into the phone OS as though it is new. Can you advise on what I am missing?
Thanks for your help!
-Chris

2nd samsung logo means you held the power button for too long, it's like a hard reset
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kvswim said:
2nd samsung logo means you held the power button for too long, it's like a hard reset
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Thanks for the response. I am a bit confused as step 6 in the instructions I used above states to wait until the logo appears the second time before releasing the buttons unless if I am misunderstanding. Should I release them as soon as I see it for the first one?

bentley311 said:
Thanks for the response. I am a bit confused as step 6 in the instructions I used above states to wait until the logo appears the second time before releasing the buttons unless if I am misunderstanding. Should I release them as soon as I see it for the first one?
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For some reason on the first SAMSUNG if you let it boot it will boot into the OS no matter what you do. As soon as it gets past the SAMSUNG screen it overwrites CWM. You have to hold it long enough so that it reboots while it is in the first SAMSUNG screen, so that it can properly boot to CWM, where you root the phone so that you can delete the overwriting script. It is a pretty annoying cycle.

JihadSquad said:
For some reason on the first SAMSUNG if you let it boot it will boot into the OS no matter what you do. As soon as it gets past the SAMSUNG screen it overwrites CWM. You have to hold it long enough so that it reboots while it is in the first SAMSUNG screen, so that it can properly boot to CWM, where you root the phone so that you can delete the overwriting script. It is a pretty annoying cycle.
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So should I be holding on to the Up VOL and the home button but releasing the power button as soon as the first logo comes up. Still pretty confused on the timing and what I should be looking for on this. Thanks for your assistance!

bentley311 said:
So should I be holding on to the Up VOL and the home button but releasing the power button as soon as the first logo comes up. Still pretty confused on the timing and what I should be looking for on this. Thanks for your assistance!
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Hold all three and wait for the second logo. It will look like it is just blinking off and then back on. Then you can let go of all three buttons.

[Q] Samsung Infuse 4g Stuck in Bootloop after Root

I updated the phones ROM and rooted it perfectly. In the process of the newest rom update, while in Clockword recovery mode - wipe data was accidentally selected, in the middle of the data wipe I tried to save the phone by removing battery. Now its stuck in bootloop, Recovery mode doesn't even come up, but I succeeded in getting the phone into Download Mode, but it has the Triangle up with CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES(2 COUNTS) and CURRENT BINARY :CUSTOM. I have used Odin to try to install the Stock Att version, still no luck. as of now the phone is bricked, and can only get it into download mode. Can somebody please help? Ill die if I can't fix this phone, and Just so you know, I don't have a USB jig to delete the custom binary files. Is that the only way I can get the phone to actually turn on and function? Help plz Im freakin here...

Sassy.Rainbow.Bong said:
I updated the phones ROM and rooted it perfectly. In the process of the newest rom update, while in Clockword recovery mode - wipe data was accidentally selected, in the middle of the data wipe I tried to save the phone by removing battery. Now its stuck in bootloop, Recovery mode doesn't even come up, but I succeeded in getting the phone into Download Mode, but it has the Triangle up with CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES(2 COUNTS) and CURRENT BINARY :CUSTOM. I have used Odin to try to install the Stock Att version, still no luck. as of now the phone is bricked, and can only get it into download mode. Can somebody please help? Ill die if I can't fix this phone, and Just so you know, I don't have a USB jig to delete the custom binary files. Is that the only way I can get the phone to actually turn on and function? Help plz Im freakin here...
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After flashing to factory rom I get this error message: E:failed to mount /dbdata (File exists)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount /dbdata your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for forma and reboot actions.

Try using heimdall, go to download mode with that triangle.
here is op:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23118134
Here is my upload if u want them:
http://d-h.st/users/bradman117/?fld_id=17853#files
if u don't now what to download here's my 2 links, using heimdall flash stock then flash kernel.
The kernel will give u root and recovery (faster way of rooting )
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bradman117 said:
Try using heimdall, go to download mode with that triangle.
here is op:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23118134
Here is my upload if u want them:
http://d-h.st/users/bradman117/?fld_id=17853#files
if u don't now what to download here's my 2 links, using heimdall flash stock then flash kernel.
The kernel will give u root and recovery (faster way of rooting )
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Thank you so much, my phone is working now. I just have to find a way to reset the binary download count(get rid of the yellow triangle) without purchasing a USB jig. Any suggestions? Im trying to update firmware to ICS and then Jelly bean. I tried flashing it to a newer version(ics), but then the phone goes back into bootloop (i think bc of flashing it to ics, then jelly bean, and then back to a rooted stock verison), so I have to keep using the rooted stock firmware. Any suggestions? Thank you btw

Sassy.Rainbow.Bong said:
Thank you so much, my phone is working now. I just have to find a way to reset the binary download count(get rid of the yellow triangle) without purchasing a USB jig. Any suggestions? Im trying to update firmware to ICS and then Jelly bean. I tried flashing it to a newer version(ics), but then the phone goes back into bootloop (i think bc of flashing it to ics, then jelly bean, and then back to a rooted stock verison), so I have to keep using the rooted stock firmware. Any suggestions? Thank you btw
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Getting to download mode is all the USB jig does. U can get it with out one. I believe if u hold down volume and plug in cable. Its something like that I forget. And a return to stock using heimdall or Odin should fix anything
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im having troubles too!!
i have a similar problem myself. I rooted my infuse it has cwm9 and ics. but for some reason the phone cuts off and starts boot looping. i cant get it in download mode or recovery. took the battery out put it back in and its starts doing it without touching the power button. ive beat and banged on it still nothing but the loop. this is the longest it has done it, usually it would quit after a few minutes but its going on 24 hours now. any help would be awesome!!!

Try holding the volume up and the volume down (but not the power button) with the USB plug already in the phone and hooked up to the computer and then insert the battery. If you don't get into download then you either need a jig or have a power button problem.
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psal217050 said:
Try holding the volume up and the volume down (but not the power button) with the USB plug already in the phone and hooked up to the computer and then insert the battery. If you don't get into download then you either need a jig or have a power button problem.
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i tried the method you just described and its a no go. where do i get a jig? i didnt have this issue till after i rooted and updated so i wanna rule out power button at the moment and try the jig

Ebay is where I got one.
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Can get into download mode,
I am able to get into download mode, Ive flashed the OS a number of times back to stalk, then tried ICS, and jelly bean, and I still get the same error message I got at the beginning of this post. But I was able to reset the Binary counter, if I could get my phone to work again I would literally pay somebody to help me....I know it is possible to get it back up and running, it's just a complicated process it seems. Help please!

Chainfire had a program called Triangle Away. Do a search but be careful, it might not work with Infuse and you could get a real brick.
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i have bricked my infuse many times, and xda members always have been helpful to me
i am now that the point of believing that my infuse is un-brick-able, so I am writing down my instruction as a noob for you
A/ Preparation in your computer:
1. Install/Update Java (http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp) and Get the driver for the Samsung ready (download and install Kies software at http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I997ZKAATT)
2. download Heimdall One-Click Back-To-Stock UCKJ4 + Easy CWM install at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381 (maybe put it right there in the desktop)
3. Download SGH_I997 Entropy 4_4_2012-One-Click-Heimdall.jar (maybe put it right there in the desktop)
4. Download: CM-9-20120620 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1601844
5. Download: CWM-community-kernel from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119598
6. Download a rom and gapps ( i use the AvatarROM and Gapps from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2174227)
*connect your phone to the computer and copy and paste the 4, 5, 6 items into your sd card
* i am not so sure where you are at, but maybe you don't need flash the cm-9
what you need to do:
a. pull out the battery, put it back on, holding down both the volume buttons while plug in the use cord, the other end of the usb already plug in the computer, that would put you to the download mode
b. by now your computer would be noticing the phone is connected, you then click the Heimdall at 2 above to turn it on (read that thread so you can know what to expect) if you have the drive and the phone is really connected, then, you can click "flash" and the Heimdall will do it job - don't do anything the phone will be rebooting itself back to stock (in the thread, the dev. said you might need to flash two times, but in my case, I only did once and it worked right away)
c. be happy with result for a while, then you put the phone back to download mode and flash the Entropy Heimdall at 3 above, your phone will get the red recovery if things go the way it should
d. then you wipe everything (maybe no need but whatever... after bricking your phone, it doesn't hurt to spend a min. to do this), 2 wipes at the main red recovery and then go to advance and wipe advik catch and battery state .. i would do every wipe 2 times ... and also select the "fix permissions" in there too
e. then you flash the cwm community kernel at (5) assuming that you already put it in the sd card of your phone (if not, then you choose the option from the the red recovery "connect as usb drive, your computer wil read the phone and allow you to copy and paste - i must say here that I tried this step a few times in order to make it work, i even reboot my computer)
then you flash the ROM and Gapps that you want to (assuming that you already put them in the sd card of the phone)
if jellybean didn't go through then maybe you should try the cm-9 first ...
be patient, very patient if things to the way it should, your phone will reboot a few times and recovery will change its color ... and you will get to the ROM you want
while you are waiting for those reboots, take time to read at least the first 3 pages of the threads that I put the links above to learn about the problems and what to expect
don't panic very much it will led to bad decision
your phone will be fine as XDA dev. have spent a great deal of time, energy, thoughts on the infuse
once again, hope you understand my noob instruction and esl writing
you phone will be working again

Thanks but I didn't needed these. I may not be a pro but definitely not a noob. I was only responding to the previous comment.
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opps, i didn't see that I accidentally quoted you
sorry

NP.
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[Q] lost recovery screen

Basically, i was in the process of rooting the device. I have 4.0.4. So, I am able to run Odin, with it showing "success" on the screen. I unchecked auto reboot. So, I unplugged the USB, and when I try to reboot into recovery, I get nothing, just a black screen. The samsung logo screen will come on and then go away. I hold volume down and power button, and then let go of power button. Prior to running Odin, I was able to see the stock recovery screen. But now, I can't get to any recovery screen. But the phone will boot up no problem, and I can get to the download screen no problem as well. I am not sure what to do next. Can anyone help me or does anyone have any ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thank you.

rosebud1 said:
Basically, i was in the process of rooting the device. I have 4.0.4. So, I am able to run Odin, with it showing "success" on the screen. I unchecked auto reboot. So, I unplugged the USB, and when I try to reboot into recovery, I get nothing, just a black screen. The samsung logo screen will come on and then go away. I hold volume down and power button, and then let go of power button. Prior to running Odin, I was able to see the stock recovery screen. But now, I can't get to any recovery screen. But the phone will boot up no problem, and I can get to the download screen no problem as well. I am not sure what to do next. Can anyone help me or does anyone have any ideas what I may be doing wrong? Thank you.
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brother try flashing cwm again
also there are many other recoveries you can try them if available
also there are many backup apps [although i cant remember} which have feature of booting into recovery so find and try them
good luck:good::good:

I tried flashing through Odin about 5 times. It says 5. For custom binary downloads... but when I reboot, I just cant get it into recovery. After flashing through odin, and odin says complete, I unplug tablet and try to reboot into recovery, and I get nothing. It almost seems like its going to work but it doesnt. Also, I cant even update the system upgrade.... im guessing since I cant get to recovery screen, neither can the devixe when it tried to update. I'm lost at what to tey next....

Are you positive you flashed a recovery that is designed for your Tab?

Oh nice idea... I used the files in the how to post in the dev section. But I couldnt. Find the 4.93 tar file so I downloaded it somewhere else. It may have been bad I guess? Like I said, everything worked until I had to reboot to recovery. Does anybody have the. Philz touch4.93 tar file? Thank youguys for your help. I appreciate it so much. None of my friends are into this stuff, so you guys are all I got. Lol.

I tried starting over from the beginning of the steps but nothing works. I just get the same result. Does anybody have any ideas of what I am doing wrong or any suggestions? Thank you for your help in advance.

rosebud1 said:
I tried starting over from the beginning of the steps but nothing works. I just get the same result. Does anybody have any ideas of what I am doing wrong or any suggestions? Thank you for your help in advance.
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Witch tutorial and sources did you use ?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056
I used the tutorial here in this forum, but the sources of the files I downloaded from were wherever I could find them as and of the links in this thread no longer contained the files. Do you have a different tutorial to follow? Thank you for your response and help.
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rosebud1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1657056
I used the tutorial here in this forum, but the sources of the files I downloaded from were wherever I could find them as and of the links in this thread no longer contained the files. Do you have a different tutorial to follow? Thank you for your response and help.
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So you got two problems.
One is the los of your recovery en two is the root.
I alway's use the cwm recovery.
and for root is use CF-Auto-Root-espresso
Btw what tab are you on, P5100 P5110 or ??????
That could make a diverance.
Link to Cwm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268785
For the root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980683
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/

Did you check the MD5 hash for your CWM zip? If it is incomplete it doesn't stand much of a chance at working. On Windows I use winmd5free, and on the tablet I use MD5 Hash (Free, No Ads) from the Google Playstore to verify the MD5 of anything I download before flashing it.
Personally I've used the unofficial TeamWin Recovery 2.6.3.0 zip (TWRP) on my P5113 to install CM 10.2 from the Nightly builds.
Also, verify your device is really rooted. I used RootValidator, again from the Google Playstore, to check after rooting my Tab the first time.

Okay I will try checking md5. Thank you so much. Also, I have sgh i497.... how do I know 5110 vs 5100?
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rosebud1 said:
Okay I will try checking md5. Thank you so much. Also, I have sgh i497.... how do I know 5110 vs 5100?
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Goto Settings, About tablet (scroll down to the bottom of the settings to find it).
Check out focussoft's directions on how he rooted his sgh-i497. Note he refers to an older version of TWRP Recovery in his instructions.
I used this to root my P5113.
It is easy to confuse the volume rocker switch directions. Remember that the side next to the power button is Volume Down!

P5100 is the one with a simcard ( 3g/phone )
P5110 is the wifi only tablet
P5113 is wifi and Infrared

Okay, I have 3g and wifi on here so I have 5100.
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Then you got the same as i have, makes it a bit easyer. Any progress by now ?
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I tried to update my device with the of a, but I think it won't work because I can't access my recovery screen.

And the cwm i tipt you earlyer ?
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Make sure you have root.
Look up mobile Odin. The lite version is free but make sure you grab the correct kernel flash file for your tablet.
Download the latest cwm/philz/twrp of your choice for your device and use mobile Odin app to flash recovery.
I've occasionally had issues getting into recovery on my 3113 and found that powering off, plugging it in until the battery icon shows then holding power and volume up and quickly unplugging the cable seems to help. Continue holding volume up for about 5 seconds after the black screen shows and it goes into recovery 99% of the time.
I should note that I only have that issue if I flash incompatible rom and kernel combos or wipe my system and accidentally turn the tab off in recovery mode.
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tokenpoke said:
make sure you grab the correct kernel flash file for your tablet.
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I got a funny feeling that it wasn't......

Amadeus01 said:
I got a funny feeling that it wasn't......
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I should have been clearer. The file I specified is for Mobile Odin.
Mobil Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
Here's the thread. I'll edit this post in a second with the right recovery.
If you flashed a bad kernel you wouldn't be able to boot past the Samsung screen at all, except to get into download mode. If you can boot to the rom, it's not the wrong kernel. Likely just the wrong recovery or a corrupted recovery download.
Brb, hold tight.
Oh boy... we have a big problem...
I just rececked your model number from your signature....
YOU DO NOT HAVE A 51XX TABLET. DO NOT FLASH 51XX FILES.
What you have is the AT&T 4g model.
Flashing files for any other model can potentially permanent brick your device as all the hardware is completely different.
Let me get back to you again and see if I can find a real recovery option for you.
Ok, here is a good recovery for you. Try this and get back to me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228332
Please follow thread directions.
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