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[Q] D2G won't SBF

okay guys here's my issue. I was flashing over to liberty and I forgot to wipe everything so as liberty was going through its stuff through bootstrap I pulled the battery hoping to stop the process.
HOWEVER, I am not stuck at the "liberty" logo. I have tried to sbf and I am getting....
failed flashing process: Phone (0000): Phone did not re-enumerate after RAM-downloader was sent. (0x703E) phone was disconnected.
Can someone please help me?

I've seen people have sucess with SBF errors by renaming the SBF file, trying a diff comp, and if ya vista or win7 ya have to be running as Admin. Give any of those a try that ya can while I'm looking over google to see if I can find anything more directly relevant to the errors you are getting.

Luckily I still have my x sitting around. I'm using macbook pro with vmware running windows 7. I have sbfed successfully on my x using the same setup.
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I should also note that I tried booting into recovery and wiping data and cache still didn't help.
I do have a backup of stock from that I made. However, I just don't think its possible for me to access that backup to restore?
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I'm not sure then. I've looked over quite a few different articles were people have had this problem, and have had it solved, and everytime it was some type of comp issue that was causing it. Some people fixed by changing USB ports, some by reinstalling the Moto RSD software (Also, with RSD, make sure you are using version 4.8 or 4.9), or using a completely different computer or OS. Past that the only other thing I can suggest is make sure you have the correct SBF file, and maybe try re-downloading it incase it somehow got corrupted during the download.
EDIT: Which recovery are you using? The stock recovery, or Clockwork? If ya using stock, then as far as I am aware you don't have the ability to backup/restore.

-Gilgamesh- said:
I'm not sure then. I've looked over quite a few different articles were people have had this problem, and have had it solved, and everytime it was some type of comp issue that was causing it. Some people fixed by changing USB ports, some by reinstalling the Moto RSD software (Also, with RSD, make sure you are using version 4.8 or 4.9), or using a completely different computer or OS. Past that the only other thing I can suggest is make sure you have the correct SBF file, and maybe try re-downloading it incase it somehow got corrupted during the download.
EDIT: Which recovery are you using? The stock recovery, or Clockwork? If ya using stock, then as far as I am aware you don't have the ability to backup/restore.
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I am using rsd 4.9. I tried everything you stated except a new computer.
I have droid 2 bootstrapper installed and clockwork. However, whenever I boot into recovery it keeps bringing me to the stock one so I can't restore. If I can figure out how to restore maybe I would be good?
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Likely you got far enough into SBF to erase clockwork. Though you can try pulling you battery during boot while its on the moto logo, and if clockwork is still installed it will then boot directly to it.

Yupp nothing. Stuck at the liberty boot logo where it says "liberty"
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I donno then. I would try a diff comp and see if that helps. Or maybe someone else will see this thread and have some other ideas. You may could also try posting directly in the SBF thread, maybe someone with more experance with it will see it there? Just a thought.

Thanks for the help.
If anyone else can help I am all ears!
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Ok, the bad news...
The first thing Liberty does when installing is format the /system directory. I dont know at what point you pulled the battery but, while you did at one time have bootstrapper and clockwork mod installed, you no longer do. Your only option at this point is to SBF.
I have had, as have others, lots of issues with getting it to go through on Windows 7. It will get to a point where it tries to switch modes (unfortunately I don't recall the name of that mode right now), then it wont find the driver fast enough and fail. If you can get that driver installed when it tries to switch modes, it should work, and cause no problems in the future. The problem for you though, may be even greater given that Windows 7 is bad enough and being run in VMware probably will just compound those issues.
If at all possible, try from a windows XP machine.

OK so im not sure about the Liberty ROM however I have had to SBF when I tried installing Fission 2.4.3 on my D2G.
My process was turning the phone on boot mode. This is done but holding the +- Volume button and then hitting the power button.
Next I got RSDLite 4.9 and lastest drivers from motorola. Next is restart computer! This was important as RSD wasn't finding my phone until I did. Once I restarted ran RSD hooked up the phone in boot mode found the sbf file and hit start. Took about 15 min to finish.
Not sure if this helps.

Rsd is finding my phone no problem right away. I suppose I should try it on a different computer though, one that's running xp.
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buryboi said:
Ok, the bad news...
The first thing Liberty does when installing is format the /system directory. I dont know at what point you pulled the battery but, while you did at one time have bootstrapper and clockwork mod installed, you no longer do. Your only option at this point is to SBF.
I have had, as have others, lots of issues with getting it to go through on Windows 7. It will get to a point where it tries to switch modes (unfortunately I don't recall the name of that mode right now), then it wont find the driver fast enough and fail. If you can get that driver installed when it tries to switch modes, it should work, and cause no problems in the future. The problem for you though, may be even greater given that Windows 7 is bad enough and being run in VMware probably will just compound those issues.
If at all possible, try from a windows XP machine.
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Do you know what driver your talking about or where to find it?

Okay guys I tried doing it on Windows XP and I am still getting the same exact message it wont' re-enumerate.
I am scared beyond belief right now and don't know what to do. If someone can suggest something I would really appreciate it.

Not sure if this helps, but this is what "my device" info says while in rsd lite...
IMEI/ESN/MEID:
N / A
Technology:
N / A
Software Version:
N / A
Flex Version:
N / A
Bootloader Version:
v0x00D011
DRM Version:
N / A
AP Die ID:
14b0001391953a0a0000d8ff0100
BP Die ID:
0000000000000000cd6932890485
AP Public ID:
6df40c77da38d6f01bc27cc2f40c041ee4491ae2
BP Public ID:
040000000500000002000000ffff0000ed153289

If you are on Win7 64 then try the drivers in the attached zip file.
It is the BP passthrough mode that fails at the end of the flash because it needs to load a separate interface to flash the baseband radio partition.
That interface is a Motorola Flash device MDM6600 and not the S-Flash OMAP3460 device.
If you are having trouble with the drivers loading during the flash cycle re enumeration then you can try this trick to get them to load.
Turn off the phone and then power on holding the Volume Up + Power.
The phone will boot to the M Logo and just stay there like it is hung.
It is now in BP passthrough mode and will enumerate as a Motorola MDM6600 flash device and Windows will attempt to load those drivers when you connect the USB cable. Point the New Hardware Found wizard to the folder where you extracted the zip and it should load them. If not, you may have to manually force it to load them in the Have Disk dialog.
Now pull the battery and reboot the phone normally and try flashing in RSD Lite again. You will already have the BP passthrough interface drivers loaded now and it should re enumerate and complete the flash of the baseband(CG5) and reboot the phone at the end. Wait at least a minute after it reboots for all the post boot initializations to complete and RSD Lite should eventually say Pass and allow you to disconnect without the error warning about damaging the attached device.
If none of this works, get an XP box and it will all work without any issues 99% of the time.
Good luck!

Okay... So I downloaded the drivers, connected via USB and it did show up as what you said it would. However, I then ran the sbf and it says "The Motorola AP flash interface could not be found and kept failing.
What do I do?

Also, another thing it now says my battery is low. If I just plug it into the wall, will it charge or do I need to USB it? I can't tell if its charging or not

nickb2005 said:
Also, another thing it now says my battery is low. If I just plug it into the wall, will it charge or do I need to USB it? I can't tell if its charging or not
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It won't charge in the bootloader until you have software on your phone you need to use another D1 or D2 to charge. Or use an external charger.
If windows isn't working there are ways to flash in linux that usually yield better results.
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[Q] Another Brick Thread - Not recognized by ODIN/ADB??

Hey everyone, I'm quite the lurker on these forums and don't post very often at all. I just want to first and foremost say that everyone here has been amazing and the work that has gone on for this phone is truly astonishing.
Now, with that being said... I'm bricked.
I was running CM7 today and decided (don't ask why) to try that ICS for the i9003. Dumb move. Hopefully someone is getting a laugh out of this as well.
I expected the results to be bad, but not disastrous. In the process of trying to do this I bricked the phone. When I had the ICS ROM on it, it got stuck on the AT&T screen. No worries, I made a back up this morning... I figured just pop back into recovery and restore myself back to normal and everything's fine.
Well, here's where it gets bad. I cannot get into recovery. After multiple attempts of trying to get into recovery. ADB nor Odin even see my phone in download mode. I do have a USB JTAG jig, which has saved me quite a few times.
I started downloading stock ROM's like crazy today. The only one that I could get to install was stock 2.3.5 with Boog's kernel with CWM. I booted into the OS and all seemed well at the time... except there's no modem! I have no internet, service, or anything. This is the only time ADB can see my phone, is when it's booted up. As soon as it's in download mode, ADB can no longer see my phone. The same with ODIN.
ODIN sees my phone when it's booted up, but doesn't actually make the handshake for an install of another version. I've tried to root it, in hopes of being able to push ROM Manager, Super User, and restore my back up in CWM. This didn't work either. During the rooting, using a one-click, it hangs up trying to run the psneuter exploit.
If I'm booted into this 2.3.5 stock of android with no modem, I tried to reboot into recovery using ADB running reboot recovery. This just boots the phone back into Android as if there's no recovery on the device at all.
Soon as I'm back in download mode I cannot push any files with ODIN or ADB. Neither one of them see my device at this point. Even using the JTAG jig.
This is where I'm now at. I'm not sure what else to try at this point. Is there a reason that my device is no longer being recognized in ADB when in download mode?
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I've been trying to scour forums and search engines with no luck so far. This is my only phone, so it's a little depressing to be without any means of communication on the go, but that's the chance you take...right?
p.s. I do have all the Samsung USB drivers as I normally push files with ADB and have just done so earlier this week. Had the same luck on my computer at work today. So, I know it's not a PC related issue.
Thank you to everyone in advance.

I've also tried to push a modem to the phone with no luck.
I installed 2.3.5 with the Executable JAR of Heimdall AndroidOS 2.3.5 to push the files and that JAR version is the only device that will install to my phone and makes the handshake. Just no modem

You may want to give Heimdall a try - it installs its own USB drivers, so it's possible it might be able to see your phone that way. Nevermind - just saw your post. Which Heimdall did you grab?
Also try switching USB ports - sometimes a different port makes a difference.
There's a one-click in my signature if you need it.

I believe it was the one in your signature to be honest. Which is the only one that recognizes my phone in download mode.
I get it to boot to Android, but that's where I'm stuck. Can't get into CWM from that stock ROM. I'm assuming it would have to be rooted to even use CWM, and I was unable to one-click root it.
edit: Just to be sure I did try the one in your sig. It installs no problem, but ROM manager crashes and the screen distorts right before home screen loads. Once it's loaded it seems OK. Might be a boot loader issue.. but not sure. Once in download moad Odin3 doesn't recognize the device. The one click app does, but not Odin3 v. 1.3 to flash rooted kernel. It just doesn't recognize the device for some reason, but java installer still recognizes it.
I cannot get into CWM as it just crashes. Doesn't reinstall correctly, gets stuck on running privileged commands. Cannot boot into it since it's a privileged command as well. Only version of odin that recognizes my phone is the one in your link and it's a JAR Exe lol. This is the strange part.. no modem. Just got the wifi to work to at least make it to the market place. Still no modem, broadband is 'unknown'.
When I go back into download mode to flash a kernel in Odin v1.3 it doesn't recognize my device. ADB does not recognize my device. The java installer for the stock rom I just used in your sig still recognizes the device. Only the java installer recognizes it. Tried using Heimdall 1.1 for the kernel flash and it also does not recognize my phone.

I do have an HP TouchPad running CM7 alpha 2.1 as well. Not sure if this will help, unless someone can think of something clever by having an extra Android device. Just throwing it out there.

sunfirex said:
I believe it was the one in your signature to be honest. Which is the only one that recognizes my phone in download mode.
I get it to boot to Android, but that's where I'm stuck. Can't get into CWM from that stock ROM. I'm assuming it would have to be rooted to even use CWM, and I was unable to one-click root it.
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As far as I know, that should have CWM installed in the file. Depending on which bootloaders you have, either holding V+ and Power from a powered-off state, or V+/V-/Power should put you straight into CWM.
If that isn't working for you, but you're at least on a Gingerbread rom, try this. It appears Heimdall is ok with your phone, and this kernel I'm certain has CWM baked in. You might bootloop, but you should definitely get to CWM from this.

That's exactly what it was. That version of Heimdall in the link you provided solved my issue.
Thank you so much!

Glad to hear it.

Bricked phone. Odin doesnt seem to work. Now what?

Originally one cm7, tried out cm9 but apparently i never got the bootloader right so i was getting rainbows. I tried to switch to emancipation and that loaded up fine. went and made one more attempt to cm9 but no luck. i am not stuck at the samsung logo. If Odin connects it gets to the step that says setup connection but never moves past. What are my options? I don't even care what rom i'm on as long as i can use the phone. cm9 gives and error if i try and flash. i can still access red CWM. emancipation will flash and say complete but if i reboot it just sits as the samsung logo. i checked mounts and no matter what i cant mount system which i think is my problem. i can no longer see the phone from my pc either. so i don't believe i can get another rom to it from the pc.
Any help is appreciated, screen shots or explanation for dummies is much appreciated. I've done this before but have never been stuck like this where i couldn't get back to a working rom stock or otherwise.
Thanks,
Joe

Try qksters heimdal to stock and see. If no luck, try Odin again(gtgs unbrick)but try with every USB port until it works. Sometimes Odin likes to prefer a certain one. Anyways, I prefer using the heimdall package. A lot more easier in my opinion
Try a pizza taco sometime, if you don't know what it is, look it up then

did you wipe user data,cache,and delvic

yes. also finally got hemidall to load on the home pc but phone would never connect. even if i went through cwm and put it into download mode.

Kies wont see phone ive tried that too. pc sees it and load drivers but it wont connect. i cant even see it as a mass storage on the pc anymore. gunna try odin from my work pc. If anyone can help it would be great i need to fix this asap as im in the middle of purchasing a house and have quite few people im going back and forth with.

asadjewonxmas said:
yes. also finally got hemidall to load on the home pc but phone would never connect. even if i went through cwm and put it into download mode.
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You need to install the drivers that come with hemidall before it will connect to your phone
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got odin to work. i needed a different usb cable.

I had a similar problem, except I was unable to flash any from after attempting to flash cm9. Im on vacation away from my computer so I was unable to Odin, I just kept using the three finger method to get into recovery. And kept trying to flash a different roms always getting stuck at the Samsung logo...after about 1-2 hours of continuesly flashing i was finally able to flash a rom-after my phone finally booted up I booted into recovery which was now red again and instead of flashing the kernel I just flashed cm9 again. Got stuck on Samsung logo booted into recovery which was once again rainbowish and reflashed and then I booted up into cm9!!!
So basically for those who are away from a computer just keep attempting to flash-it worked for me just took a looooong time
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[Q] Bricked - please help!

Hey guys,
I managed to f*** up my phone and don't know exactly what went wrong. I'm worried it's a hard brick, but don't know for sure. It won't turn on though, which is freaking me out. I hope one of y'all can help.
So I was running CM10.1 for a long time and everything was great. I eventually installed an update through the built-in CM updater app, decided I didn't like it, and attempted to re-install through the .zip I still had on my sdcard. I'm still not sure why, but doing so put me in a boot-loop. I was pretty busy at the time so just flashed back to stock. Wasn't ideal, but worked fine.
So now I have some free time and decided I'd try to re-install CM. Prior to the install attempt, I was running 4.1.2 stock, rooted and with an unlocked bootloader. Here's what I did:
1: Flashed the VRALEC bootloader, as recommended by the CM wiki, through Odin.
-At this point, everything still worked OK. I think this next step is where I went wrong.
2: Flashed the VRALF2 kernel through Odin.
-This is what I think I did wrong. After I flashed it, instead of booting up the phone got past the Galaxy S3 graphic then the LED just slowly changed from blue to light blue and back. Either way, I still was able to do the following steps.
3: Flashed CWM 6.0.1.2 through Odin.
4: Installed CM10.2 and gapps from recovery.
5: Rebooted, stuck in a boot-loop showing the CM logo.
So hindsight being 20/20, this is where I should have stopped and asked for help. Instead, I decided that I'd try to fix it myself and tried to flash back to stock. When I tried to do so, Odin said it failed. I then reflashed the VRALEC bootloader, again through Odin. This was successful, but after it rebooted, it showed the Galaxy S3 graphic for a bit and then went blank. Since then, I can't get the phone to turn on or enter download or recovery modes.
Can anyone help? I'm really worried I hard-bricked my phone. What do I need to do / where can I go from here?

Update - Maybe not hard-bricked!
berichardson13 said:
Since then, I can't get the phone to turn on or enter download or recovery modes.
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So I've managed to get the phone into recovery mode, which is the factory recovery (not CWM). And I can also get into download mode. But when I start up the phone, it stops at the "Samsung Galaxy S III" graphic and just stays there. From that screen, I can only get it to turn off by taking out the battery.
Hopefully this means I'm not hard-bricked. Does anyone know what I can do from here to get it functional again?

berichardson13 said:
So I've managed to get the phone into recovery mode, which is the factory recovery (not CWM). And I can also get into download mode. But when I start up the phone, it stops at the "Samsung Galaxy S III" graphic and just stays there. From that screen, I can only get it to turn off by taking out the battery.
Hopefully this means I'm not hard-bricked. Does anyone know what I can do from here to get it functional again?
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If you can get into recovery/download, you are definitely not hardbricked. Try to do a factory reset in recovery. If that doesn't work try to ODIN a full stock image.
*your internal storage will be wiped with a factory reset (obviously).
I'm pretty sure they recommend flashing the newer CM's from the MF1 base. I might be making that up though.

Sounds like you forgot to flash something, check the thread you used again
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If you have a blue led light after the Samsung galaxy s3 screen when it goes black then you don't have the proper drivers for your screen which would be in the file you didn't flash
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BattsNotIncld said:
If you can get into recovery/download, you are definitely not hardbricked. Try to do a factory reset in recovery. If that doesn't work try to ODIN a full stock image.
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Tried the factory reset, ended up in the same spot. So, next I'll try flashing back to stock.
I've done this before, but after the scare earlier I'm being overly paranoid - am I going to need to flash a different kernel? Or is it gonna be enough to just flash something like the VRBMF1 image?

Flash back to stock 4.1.2, use Casual to root and unlock, and get a recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42791826
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0331 said:
use Casual to root and unlock, and get a recovery.
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So this is another dumb question. But having just downloaded the newest version of Java to my Windows 7 computer, I still can't get Casual to open. Instead, this command prompt dialogue box pops up for a little bit then disappears. Nothing else happens after that. I'm opening it with JRE 1.7 - should I be doing something differently?
Edit - I just opened it in terminal, got it going fine, but can't get Casual to recognize my phone. I'm about to update the drivers, see if that does the trick.

berichardson13 said:
So this is another dumb question. But having just downloaded the newest version of Java to my Windows 7 computer, I still can't get Casual to open. Instead, this command prompt dialogue box pops up for a little bit then disappears. Nothing else happens after that. I'm opening it with JRE 1.7 - should I be doing something differently?
Edit - I just opened it in terminal, got it going fine, but can't get Casual to recognize my phone. I'm about to update the drivers, see if that does the trick
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If it still doesn't work, try the slightly older version of Casual: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/44201-★-casualroot-unlock-recovery-1-click-all-otas★/
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Stuck On Splash Screen, Phone Won't Connect To Odin

Alright, I was running LiquidSmooth 4.4.4 rom when I got an OTA update from them. I downloaded it and when to install it, and ever since, my phone will only boot to the liquidsmooth splash screen and just sit there. I tried to use CWM to recover to my last backup, and now it's completely gone. I'm back to download mode only, not CWM recovery. I figured I'd at least get the phone working and use Odin 3.07 on Windows 8 to flash it. Downloaded drivers for the verizon version of the GS3, installed, rebooted and set to work. Well, Odin won't see my phone. At all. I don't know how to make it connect so I can flash it. Anyone got any advice?
I have kies installed, but it isn't running.
I cannot boot into my phone whatsoever.
I had the usb repaired, and it will charge when plugged in and off.
Someone please help. It's been two weeks and I've tried everything I can think of.

Eroth said:
Alright, I was running LiquidSmooth 4.4.4 rom when I got an OTA update from them. I downloaded it and when to install it, and ever since, my phone will only boot to the liquidsmooth splash screen and just sit there. I tried to use CWM to recover to my last backup, and now it's completely gone. I'm back to download mode only, not CWM recovery. I figured I'd at least get the phone working and use Odin 3.07 on Windows 8 to flash it. Downloaded drivers for the verizon version of the GS3, installed, rebooted and set to work. Well, Odin won't see my phone. At all. I don't know how to make it connect so I can flash it. Anyone got any advice?
I have kies installed, but it isn't running.
I cannot boot into my phone whatsoever.
I had the usb repaired, and it will charge when plugged in and off.
Someone please help. It's been two weeks and I've tried everything I can think of.
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Try to find a Windows XP PC instead...

well through sheer will and button pressing, I managed to persuade the tech gods to open a hole in the sky and allow me to get back into CWM. I'm restored and up and running again. Chalk it up to "No idea what broke, no idea what fixed"
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