I was attempting to flash the new Glorious Overdose rom onto my phone, and when I hit reboot, it won't leave the boot screen. It is perpetually on the boot screen. I worried because I didn't think I could get ODIN to work, but then I used AyoTeddy's fool proof method to get it into download mode. Now, from there, I attempted to use ODIN, but, it failed over and over. Pic is attached.
Is there anything I can do from here? I'm not confident about doing the soldering for that unbrickable mod, but I really like my phone and generally the contents, so....?
Now, when I was flashing, I thought I did everything right. I cleared cache, cleared data, then cleared dalvik. After that, I made sure that the system was unmount/mount (I was using the red CWM, although I recall in the past that my phone had the orange one?), and then I proceeded to flash .zip file.
Please help. :'C
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I just bought a new one, but I'd still like to avoid the previous pitfall with the new one (since I don't know what I did wrong?), so if anyone has any advice, I'm all ears.
Thank you.
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Hey guys, so I rooted my gtab after I got it today (from woot), and went to flash CM7 (after rooting per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245). On boot, it went to the ANDROID text screen, then went blank, and stayed there.
I then tried flashing g-harmony, as well as doing a full wipe. The same thing happened.
So I was getting a little weirded out. I then tried to do a full nvflash, using the G-tablet format then nvflash.
After the G-tablet format, there was some red text on the g-tab that said about some error with a magic file... not sure what that is.
I then booted up, and it got to the stock ROM, then it blue screened(?).
I did another nvflash, and this time after the g-tablet format, I got some red text about a critical error, but it booted up to the stock rom.
Now in the ROM, it shows no SD card, just 1.63GB internal memory...
I tried to root again, and it showed a triangle with a exclamation point in the middle. Now I cant mount the tablet to my PC at all..
What the heck is going on? How can I get it totally back to stock?
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Hey guys, so I rooted my gtab after I got it today (from woot), and went to flash CM7 (after rooting per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245). On boot, it went to the ANDROID text screen, then went blank, and stayed there.
I then tried flashing g-harmony, as well as doing a full wipe. The same thing happened.
So I was getting a little weirded out. I then tried to do a full nvflash, using the G-tablet format then nvflash.
After the G-tablet format, there was some red text on the g-tab that said about some error with a magic file... not sure what that is.
I then booted up, and it got to the stock ROM, then it blue screened(?).
I did another nvflash, and this time after the g-tablet format, I got some red text about a critical error, but it booted up to the stock rom.
Now in the ROM, it shows no SD card, just 1.63GB internal memory...
I tried to root again, and it showed a triangle with a exclamation point in the middle. Now I cant mount the tablet to my PC at all..
What the heck is going on? How can I get it totally back to stock?
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Put it in the box and send it back stating defect. I read your statement and there's were so many foreign things going on I couldn't keep up. Wow sounds like it's beyond something you did or could do. The question is do you want to continue on? The longer you keep something that could of or well may have been defective before your rooting experiment the better chance of you eating the cost. Your decision. I wish you the best for remedy.
did you try the repartitioning fix.
absolutely no idea if it will make any difference but at this point can't help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896395
Nvflash doesn't wipe the bct so user junk might still affect. Check the partition tool above or the gtablet format tool in development before that. But honestly I got a bad tablet too. It was so prone to bootlooping. Just exchange it.
So I tried the G-Tablet format again, and got the error for the "magic values" again. I have no clue what that means.
I tried to install CM7 again, and it boots to the ANDROID text, then the little android flys by the screen, then it goes blank... nothing.
Ugh.. calling viewsonic now.
So I searched for "magic number"
Found this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925504&highlight=magic+number
Hope that helps.
sleebus.jones said:
So I searched for "magic number"
Found this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925504&highlight=magic+number
Hope that helps.
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Magic Value Mismatch is likely caused by a corrupted zip download.
So when you flash that corrupted file it may complete succesfully but the end result isn't as good.
Sometimes even though the download may have comepleted it may still be corrupt.
What might help is downloading the zip file again from the source location and using that one instead of the original download.
Also, what may help (if you have access to recovery mode) is to flash
Calkulins Format all.zip file before you flash another rom.
This format all zip will wipe everything the standard Data & Cache wipe will not.
Thanks sleebus and tek, using the fix from that thread might help. But.. I ended up contacting Woot and they are going to do an exchange, no hassle. So Ill just get a fresh one.
When I get the new Gtab, ill re download everything and try rooting/ROM flashing again. Hopefully I won't have any problems with it!
Thanks guys, very helpful as always.
Hey guys I really need your help, my phone has been down for the past 3 days now. I followed this guide:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=547133&page=2. I will state that I am new to the forum so I cannot post on the actual how to, due to rules, or I would have. Basically i have made it all the way thru the guide, to the point where it tells me to:
- press MENU to power off! (do not reboot)
- hold HOME and POWER to boot into recovery mode
- apply update
once I reach there I have no way of resetting the phone so I just pulled battery after it said the cyanogenmod was installed from sdcard. I flashed the splash.nb, but now all that happens is my phone loads up the MyTouch 3g screen freezes for a few min then restarts and goes back into Android System Recovery screen. I really need your help and would be forever great-full if someone could lend me a hand. I will check back regularly.
Thank you very much ahead of time for whoever lends me a hand.
Troubled Guy With Non Working Phone
OP here
Come on guys someone has to have had this problem before. Even if you are sending me to another link who has dealt with this before it will still be a help.
First of all, I'm not familiar with your phone. But I will try to give you a few ideas and see if any of it works for you.
If you have a recovery installed and you have flashed Cyanogenmod, then you are rooted. I'm not sure how your recovery works, but you should have to use the volume buttons & power button to navigate recovery - or something similar. If you can get into recovery, you should be fine.
Go to the wipe menu and wipe cache/dalvik cache. If these weren't wiped properly before flashing, this could be the culprit. There should be an option to reboot, you may have to choose go back a couple times to find it. If that doesn't work, try flashing a different rom. You'll need to wipe everything in recovery (except the SD card) first, then choose "flash zip from SD card".
If your battery is almost dead, don't try flashing anything, just wipe. You'll need to get an external charger or a full battery before flashing anything.
Again, I don't know how your phone works, I have an Evo & pretty much just treated your post as such. It's a start, though. If you can give me more info, I can try to help further.
I also just noticed this is an old method for an old version of the phone. You do have the phone this was made for, correct? Have you tried sending a pm to the OP?
There is most likely an easier, newer way to root, but what's done is done. It also seems like it may be using Amon Ra recovery? If that's the case, that's the recovery I use so I can help you out there. You may also want to look at how to unroot and get your phone back to stock, then start over. I'm going in to work, but if you post back I'll try to help you out as soon as I get the chance.
Well I was caught my the new MIUI ROM i saw this morning and decided to switch from Bionix. I have flashed many phones and farmiliar with the process. I left my phone alone while the install occured. I watched it wipe data and cache. Now when it powers up, the samsung logo appears for 2 seconds and a quick I9000 logo flashes for like .25 of a second. The 3 button method to force it into recovery. I dont have a usable copy of windows to boot camp from my mac so ODIN is currently not an option.
I can get the phone into download mode so i know its not a lost sailor, i just need a mac solution without booting windows. I really dont want a refurb replacement from warranty either
You want heimdall.
Yup. heimdall rocks
samsung screen of death...
LinuxBozo said:
You want heimdall.
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SO here goes...
first off i am rooted, have all appropriate drivers, etc, have used dab to root.
I am a total newb, and was experiencing issues flashing a new ROM. when trying to install the zip through cwm the phone said "signature verification failed" or something to that extent. so being the deductive thinker that I am, I formatted everything: boot, system, sd, etc. After doing this, I realized that I totally wiped out all the files on the internal sd.
so i downloaded the heimdall one click- it connects but fails regardless of whether i flash boot loader.
i can access blue 3e recovery and download mode.
now. i want to know if it is possible to push or even install a ROM through adb. I've been playing around with it all day and have gotten nowhere.
i thought maybe i could load up a rom to an external sd but obviously you can't mount an extsd in cwm.
am i screwed?
ill gladly donate through paypal if someone can help me get my baby up and running again. i do not want to be using my nokia from middle school anymore!!
thank you in advance for ANY help you can give me.
Rob
Hey Everyone. First of all I would like to say that I've had this device for about a year and a half, but it bricked? on me in only 4 months. I've tried countless methods to fix it but no go. Then as time went on I completely forgot about it. Now I don't have my sd card that I used for it any more.
The problem? One day I accidentally forgot to charge my tablet and it died on me, so I charged it right back up and turned it on. Everything went well, I got through the logo screen and everything, but then it just hangs there right before I hit the Home screen where you can do your code and everything.
Methods I've attempted:
I've tried going through CWM recovery to fix the issue but then I notice that it says near the bottom as it loads "E: Can't open/cache/recovery/log" and it has the same "E: Can't open/..." for everything. Can't mount, wipe cache, wipe data, restore, I have no backup (stupid right), can't do anything. Also, when I do attempt to wipe data through CWM I notice "E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0" if that has any special meaning.
I've tried flashing stock firmware through odin multiple times on different usb ports and different computers.
I've tried flashing PIT file (I'm not really sure if thats how you're supposed to do it but yea, I flashed the PIT file through odin by itself and with stock firmware)
Misc. Info: I did have a custom ROM installed(can't really remember which one), I also have the app2sd installed, the only thing that struck out to me when my tablet went out is that it received an OTA update for 4.1.2? and for some reason it went through even though I never intended to update.
I'm really, REALLY, open to any suggestion that could possibly help fix this tablet. On the other hand if the cold hard truth is that its gone forever or that I simply just have to take it back to Samsung (which I highly doubt I'll be able to), then please by all means let me know.
THANK YOU!!!
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Did you try flashing a different recovery again. CWM? Also after installing stock through odin try a factory wipe. It would probably help to know what your last rom was.
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I've been all over the forums and threads trying to find ways to fix this s3. Failed at every turn, so here it is. This s3 has had CM on it forever, like over a year now. I haven't explicitly tried to perform any updates. I woke up one morning at it was stuck on the splash screen with the little blue CM guy with a static white circle on his chest, but that's as far as it'll get.
I can get into ClockworkMod Recovery (6.0.3.1), but can't mount the sdcard to get at backups, or do much else for that matter.
I can get into Odin Mode, but every singe thing I have tried to flash fails - and I think I've tried them all. I've tried the usual steps, update drivers, switch cables, switch usb ports, etc. to no avail.
I can get to an adb shell in recovery, is there a way to flash a stock image from there?
Since it's in this weird soft-brick state, the hard brick solution of putting a boot img on the external sdcard don't seem to work.
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I've been all over the forums and threads trying to find ways to fix this s3. Failed at every turn, so here it is. This s3 has had CM on it forever, like over a year now. I haven't explicitly tried to perform any updates. I woke up one morning at it was stuck on the splash screen with the little blue CM guy with a static white circle on his chest, but that's as far as it'll get.
I can get into ClockworkMod Recovery (6.0.3.1), but can't mount the sdcard to get at backups, or do much else for that matter.
I can get into Odin Mode, but every singe thing I have tried to flash fails - and I think I've tried them all. I've tried the usual steps, update drivers, switch cables, switch usb ports, etc. to no avail.
I can get to an adb shell in recovery, is there a way to flash a stock image from there?
Since it's in this weird soft-brick state, the hard brick solution of putting a boot img on the external sdcard don't seem to work.
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Before ditching the phone, I'd suggest trying a JTAG service. You can find them on eBay for $30-50. Saved my S3 from a hardbrick from flashing the wrong firmware (Sprint version on Verizon S3).
mjunior25 said:
I've been all over the forums and threads trying to find ways to fix this s3. Failed at every turn, so here it is. This s3 has had CM on it forever, like over a year now. I haven't explicitly tried to perform any updates. I woke up one morning at it was stuck on the splash screen with the little blue CM guy with a static white circle on his chest, but that's as far as it'll get.
I can get into ClockworkMod Recovery (6.0.3.1), but can't mount the sdcard to get at backups, or do much else for that matter.
I can get into Odin Mode, but every singe thing I have tried to flash fails - and I think I've tried them all. I've tried the usual steps, update drivers, switch cables, switch usb ports, etc. to no avail.
I can get to an adb shell in recovery, is there a way to flash a stock image from there?
Since it's in this weird soft-brick state, the hard brick solution of putting a boot img on the external sdcard don't seem to work.
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Try flashing the latest TWRP ODIN image. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2vzw/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-d2vzw.tar
If that is able to flash, then use the Format Data/Cache option under wipe and see if that works. If not, you may need to use a pit file with a ODIN image to completely reformat the device, and reflash it.
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Try flashing the latest TWRP ODIN image.
If that is able to flash, then use the Format Data/Cache option under wipe and see if that works. If not, you may need to use a pit file with a ODIN image to completely reformat the device, and reflash it.
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Great suggestions, thank you.
I had tried both already, but your menion of TWRP reminded me that it was the closest I got to signs of life so I tried it again. Odin acts like it flashed successfully, even reset the device, but the device never actually took the image.
I didn't know much about pit files until the other day, and tried that also. I did try again and the format seems to work with the pit but any attempt to flash something subsequently results in the same failures.
Thanks for responding.
mjunior25 said:
Great suggestions, thank you.
I had tried both already, but your menion of TWRP reminded me that it was the closest I got to signs of life so I tried it again. Odin acts like it flashed successfully, even reset the device, but the device never actually took the image.
I didn't know much about pit files until the other day, and tried that also. I did try again and the format seems to work with the pit but any attempt to flash something subsequently results in the same failures.
Thanks for responding.
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Remember too after you flash the odin file, you will most likely have to boot into stock recovery and do a factory reset, otherwise it won't boot, but will bootloop marvelously.