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[Q] Sidekick 4G Bricked!!!!!!! odin dosent work

tried installing glorious overdose but I tried to wipe data, and it stayed there for about 10min so i pulled out the battery. i tried a second time but without wiping data (i didnt know WTH i was thinking) so it rebooted and was stuck at boot screen saying create new partition and system not avaliable (sumthing like that) so i decided to try odin so i can go back to stock firmware and it finished and now it stays at the bootscreen blinking i tried recovery im stuck.

before you odin, reinstall the phones drivers on your pc. connect the phone to the pc without the battery, hold the volume down button and the trackpad and reinsert the battery. when you odin, make sure only auto reboot is checked, and put the pit file in the pit slot and the tar file in the pda slot. if you use kies to update firmware, reinstall drivers again before updating.

You may need to check "Re-Partition" in Odin.

shouldnt need to repart, in fact it may be a bad idea. every time i odined and accidentally had repart checked, it screwed something up. most recently the stock messaging app didnt work after odin. i have since switched to go sms, but still made sure i had a clean firmware install. i would try odin without repartitioning first and see how that goes. if something is wrong, you can always odin again. the first time i tried to flash a rom i bricked because i flashed cwm through rom manager. the thread where i found the odin file said make sure only auto reboot is checked. besides, if the rom didnt flash correctly, then it didnt convert any partitions anyway.

ok i had the same problem for the first time i tried to install a custom rom, theres a way that you can fix it with out odin. follow this steps... i promise it will work.
1)boot into the red cwm voodoo lagfix recovery
2)wipe data/factory reset
3)wipe cache partion
4)after all the steps above are completed, go to apply sdcard:update.zip
the its going to take you to the regular cwm once there follow this steps...
1)install the custom you want to install, but make sure that it doesnt need special mounts and unmounts, so follow the instruction flash the rom and it should fix it

Heimdall worked perfectly when I bricked my phone.

Thank you!! ^ I was boutta cry when it was Rebooting .... Yea I guess I messed something up with odin

WolfV2 said:
Heimdall worked perfectly when I bricked my phone.
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I tried the method above but ater reboot it stays on the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G boot screen and does nothing else. I'm hesitant and Flash Bootloader but what do you all think?

flashing bootloader in that package doesn't break it.

creid2352 said:
I tried the method above but ater reboot it stays on the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G boot screen and does nothing else. I'm hesitant and Flash Bootloader but what do you all think?
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My advice is do whatever it takes, and besides, don't worry about breaking something that's already broken, if you know what I mean...
johnwazhere said:
Thank you!! ^ I was boutta cry when it was Rebooting .... Yea I guess I messed something up with odin
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No problem, glad I could help

creid2352 said:
I tried the method above but ater reboot it stays on the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G boot screen and does nothing else. I'm hesitant and Flash Bootloader but what do you all think?
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This is my current problem as well, except I have tried checking flash bootloader and have also tried Odin, but all to no avail. Can anyone help me? This is my situation:
I've had my sidekick for about a year now and have gone through the typical problems of a sidekick user. Then yesterday, my sidekick's alarm woke me as normal, but I was unable to turn it off because my touch screen wasn't working. So i battery pulled, restarted, and noticed that the screen stayed on the "T-Mobile Sidekick 4g SAMSUNG" start up screen and did not budge. I tried battery draining, more battery pulling, and nothing worked. So i did a lot of research on here and other websites and decided to use Odin. After initial problems of a newbie, I eventually figured it out and got it to RESET and PASS, but the subsequent reboot only caused my phone to be stuck in the same Sidekick start up screen it has been getting stuck in. Similarly, after many tries, Heimdall has done the same for me. Sorry if that was a long read (also, I hope its cool that i bumped this thread with my own problems), but is there anything else i can do? I'd really like to use my phone again..

I've been working for hours trying to figure out how to fix it, and I just don't know. The end result is always just the freezing at the t-mobile start up screen..Also, since i forgot to mention, I can only get into download mode with the volume down+trackball method because otherwise it would just go to the regular start up screen and freeze. I don't know if that means anything, but yeah.

Have you used heimdall yet? I bricked my SK4G the other day when flashing a rom and heimdall put it back to stock within 5 minutes of me bricking it.

Thank you for replying. Unfortunately yes, I did. With flash bootloader unchecked and checked. It says it disconnects after everything is done and it restarts, only to become frozen at the start screen again =/. I don't know if there is some silly detail that im missing that makes the flash rather than just restart, but all i can manage to make it do is restart.

Sigh. Guess im going phone shopping.

How did u get the phone in dl. Mode
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I had to plug the phone into my computer without the battery, hold volume and the track ball, then pop the battery in. Any other attempts would simply start it up/freeze it.

Ok did u have heimdall started first?
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And what rom did u last have?
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I'm not entirely sure if I had it started first, so I'll try it that way now. And the last ROM that I had? Honestly not really sure what that means =p, but i've never flashed one and I had the most recent sidekick update installed (though it is possible that I had done a factory reset at some point to fix an error).
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Just tried it. Without flashing bootloaders, it finishes and restarts to my frozen start up screen as normal. However, when i flash bootloaders, it gets to "uploading pit", but the upload fails and it reboots my phone. But this time, it reboots into download mode. A welcome change from my start up screen. Maybe there's hope.

Can not root??

I successfully rooted my phone initially. Upgraded from Froyo to GB by flashing this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507658.
I want to install the new Z-tr, but I can not get root access again. SOC keeps getting stuck on "running psneuter". I also tried this method http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqzbsVjOYVU form qbking77. No superuser app.....I need yalls help please. I need to be rooted to install ztr. I also noticed that when I connect my usb cable, although debugging has been enabled, it doesnt show debugging as active while plugged in.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
Try using this method and try diff usb port....
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I was able to flash back to stock using the method you gave me, but after it finished I was still unable to get debug to work when I plugged the usb cable in. I have deleted and re installed all drivers. I don't know what else to do.

maybneckstime said:
I was able to flash back to stock using the method you gave me, but after it finished I was still unable to get debug to work when I plugged the usb cable in. I have deleted and re installed all drivers. I don't know what else to do.
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Ok, did you go into settings....applications...go into development...check usb debugging....
also...makes sure you check "unknown sources"
this will allow you to copy to the internal sd your rom that you want to install...but to get CWM go back to qkster thread and flash the kernal required...
RECOVERY:
After you have flashed the UCLB3, some of you may want to have Red ClockWorkMod (CWM) recovery to flash another ROM.
Put your phone back into DOWNLOAD mode after your phone has booted up.
Flash this package. It is Entropy512's DD kernel. It will boot your phone completely.
Once the phone has booted into stock ROM, use the three fingers technique to get into recovery.
When in CWM:
I recommend the following to get the cleanest flash that has not failed me.
1. Wipe data/factory reset.
2. Wipe Cache.
3. Go to Advance: wipe dalvik cache.
4 Go back and into Mount and Storage: format system, format data, format cache.
5. Go back to main and flash your ROM. After flashing the ROM, I suggest going into advance and wipe dalvik and fix permissions - unless specifically said not to do so in the OP of the ROM.
Recovery Mode: Power off, hold both volume buttons and the power button at the same time. Samsung logo should come on. Let go only the power button, Keep holding the volumes buttons for 12-15 seconds and let go.
I know you want to flash ztr as you stated in the first post...but the dev has moved on, there are lots of roms that being supported by dev themers that are still around...take a look at he ROMs in the development thread lots of screens posted and the themes & apps thread...the home posting thread.... look around
I only say this because of the support you may need, will be around with the current Dev, but it is totally up to you...

Thanks. Your the man! now running Z-TR. I will admit..... I bout shat a brick when my phone started talking to me during Entropy application lol

maybneckstime said:
Thanks. Your the man! now running Z-TR. I will admit..... I bout shat a brick when my phone started talking to me during Entropy application lol
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Lol yerp the sexy voice of the lady... means it's working lol
Glad it worked but thank the guy who made the thread that I only pointed you to...kk
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[Q] Having issues trying to get back to stock

Ive been using the thread to Odin back to stock as im getting a replacement phone in a few days. Followed everything correctly, but Ive been getting a boot loop between the green android guy and the white Samsung startup logos. Redid the process in odin and now im getting "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" when I go to download mode. i know I have a saved Nandroid backup on my SDcard, I just cant get to it. I also have mini Kies installed on my computer if there is a way to fix it thru that. I cant figure out how to get into recovery mode either. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated! Im just trying to get my phone working until my replacement is here.
I did Odin again, but now im stuck in a boot loop between the greenm android guy and the white samsung startup screens.

itsLYNDZ said:
Ive been using the thread to Odin back to stock as im getting a replacement phone in a few days. Followed everything correctly, but Ive been getting a boot loop between the green android guy and the white Samsung startup logos. Redid the process in odin and now im getting "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" when I go to download mode. i know I have a saved Nandroid backup on my SDcard, I just cant get to it. I also have mini Kies installed on my computer if there is a way to fix it thru that. I cant figure out how to get into recovery mode either. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated! Im just trying to get my phone working until my replacement is here.
I did Odin again, but now im stuck in a boot loop between the greenm android guy and the white samsung startup screens.
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That's because you had to factory reset and erase all data before flashing to stock. I had the same issue when flashing from dk4 to stock to lf4
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So how do I get my phone working again? Its stuck in a bootloop after following the directions for Odin back to stock thread

itsLYNDZ said:
Ive been using the thread to Odin back to stock as im getting a replacement phone in a few days. Followed everything correctly, but Ive been getting a boot loop between the green android guy and the white Samsung startup logos. Redid the process in odin and now im getting "firmware upgrade encountered an issue, please select recovery mode in Kies and try again" when I go to download mode. i know I have a saved Nandroid backup on my SDcard, I just cant get to it. I also have mini Kies installed on my computer if there is a way to fix it thru that. I cant figure out how to get into recovery mode either. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated! Im just trying to get my phone working until my replacement is here.
I did Odin again, but now im stuck in a boot loop between the greenm android guy and the white samsung startup screens.
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This issue only occured when you uncheck Auto reboot in Odin. Try Odin again with Auto reboot checked
If you getting an boot loop, do exactly what I've done in Odin thread

If you get a boot loop All you do is boot in stock recovery and wipe data
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snoopy1e11 said:
If you get a boot loop All you do is boot in stock recovery and wipe data
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Can't go to stock recovery in this case. This issue only occoured when Odin to stock ROM after using/flashing custom ROM that you forgot to format system or clean data. I've run into this problem before

It looks like after all this, Titanium Backup's backup was erased. I do have a Nandroid saved on my SDcard. Is there a way to pull everything from that? When I go to CWM and try to do a Nandroid, it says there isnt anything there. But When I connect to my computer, I can see the saved backup. I have been able to pull a few backed up apps off the Nandroid backup, but only certain ones or it says batch restore failed. Im wonder how it can see the Nandroids, but CWM cant? They're saved on my SDcard.
Is there another way Titanium Backup saves backups that I could possibly get to them? Im really trying to figure this out before my replacement phone gets here in a few days. I did backup everything, Im just having a difficult time restoring after the numerous problems Ive had thanks to Tmobile's "troubleshooting"

What are you currently running? If you are back to stock titanium won't function correctly as you have to be rooted. But since you mentioned cwm I wasn't sure.
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Im just on stock but I am rooted. I just dont know where all my backups went after the bootloop and issues with reverting to stock after Tmobilr screwed up my phone trying to figure out why I kept getting "Call Ended" when trying to dial out.

Where is your nandroid backup currently located?
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On my external SDcard/clockwork mod/backup/ whatever the date was.

Seems normal. Not sure why it wouldn't be visible. Sorry I can't be more help.
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In recovery they are visible, but when I go to flash one it says no files found..

I was also stuck in a boot loop after attempting to get my phone back to stock since I got a replacement phone. Followed all of the instructions, but realized although I did a factory reset, I forgot to wipe data. So I simply got CWM through Odin....got into recovery wiped data....rebooted and voila! I'm back to stock no root. It took all of 1 minute to do. Maybe that will work for you too

samsung s blaze stuck !!!!!!
please help,i need to get my Samsung s blaze to recovery mode, i already rooted and updated to Cm 10 11 19 nightly and i try to go back to stock rom from using the Odin but i backed up my cm rom,after flashing the stock ROM my phone try to reboot but got stuck at the Samsung logo after the android logo..i tried to get to recovery mode by pressing volume up +home button plus power at the same time but it wont,please your help will be much appreciated,

rashcapone said:
please help,i need to get my Samsung s blaze to recovery mode, i already rooted and updated to Cm 10 11 19 nightly and i try to go back to stock rom from using the Odin but i backed up my cm rom,after flashing the stock ROM my phone try to reboot but got stuck at the Samsung logo after the android logo..i tried to get to recovery mode by pressing volume up +home button plus power at the same time but it wont,please your help will be much appreciated,
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You gotta search bro all you have to do is flash cwm then reboot to recovery and do a factory reset
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Thank you for your quick response.I am able to get to recovery mode.and wipe data and factory reset.I got cm10 1117 nightly on my SD card and I install that and my phone is back.then I install jelly bean Google app.I will never try to go back to stock ROM again. this ROM is cm10 1117 nightly is better than stable cm10 for me.I thank all the devs who worked together to bring this your effort is much appreciated.
This is how I get to recovery mode on my Samsung galaxy s blaze.
1.press the vol up + vol down + power button at the same time.
2.as soon as the Samsung logo light up I release power + vol down button but not releasing releasing vol up button but rather press it harder..and there it comes....may be someone might be having the difficulty I had before
Give it a try...
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[Q] NOWAY!!! Bricked again??

I recovered my tab from a soft brick a couple of days ago http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995876 by flashing stock HC with Odin and then flashed SkyHigh. Did the Odin flash, then flashed SkyHigh via CWM, wiped everything, re-flashed SkyHigh, then ICS gapps and everything seemed ok... Then just now it did the exact same thing it did last time and it froze and would get stuck at the "Galaxy Tab 7.7" screen. I can boot into CWM but it won't let me wipe or install anything.
Which firmware should I use to bring it back? People said HC before, but what's the difference between that and flashing straight into ICS?
Does anyone have any idea what it could be? I wipe data, cache and dalvik everytime I flash. Am I wiping something I shouldn't, wrong procedure or do I need to send the tab back?
Thanks!

Looks like you are still getting partition corruption........
If you just flash back to stock for a while and see what happens over the next week? If it continues, I would return for repair....
But for me:
If CWM recovery isn't working.....
1st, I would try;
1. Reflash CWM recovery with Odin (don't boot)
2. Power off
3. Immediately flash SkyHigh ROM (flash ROM will also auto wipe cache and dalvik)
2nd, I would try;
1. Flash any stock ICS for your device model with Odin (DO NOT WIPE ANYTHING yet)
2. Flash CWM recovery
3. Flash v3.5
4. Boot.......
5. Recovery - factory reset and immediately,
6. Flash SkyHigh ROM
7. Reboot
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you should avoid using any custom rom in the meantime to observe the condition of your device
I suggest that you first flash HC then wipe your system completely from there before flashing ICS
avoid wiping your system if you have stock ICS since this may completely fry your EMMC

Thanks. I tried both, no luck. The flashing process is fine, but then I always get stuck at the Tab 7.7 screen. I can boot in download mode and CWM still, but when I try to flash SkyHigh the Aroma installer either freezes or reboots to the screen of doom.
What state should I leave the tab in if I'm going to send it to Sammy? Also I travel a lot so I bought it in Australia on ebay, it was a Singaporean import covered by 3rd party warranty but the seller is no longer in business! And I'm nowhere near Sin or Oz... I will be in KL, Malaysia and Manila for a few days though, how are the service centres there? Will they take it in or refuse it because of the country of purchase?
Anything else I could try now or do I just risk aggravating the situation?

JAYZE said:
you should avoid using any custom rom in the meantime to observe the condition of your device
we suggest that you first flash HC then wipe your system completely from there before flashing ICS
avoid wiping your system if you have stock ICS since this may completely fry your EMMC
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There is no "we". It doesn't matter HC or ICS. Both can be susceptible to the brick bug......
Just don't factory reset in CWM with stock. That's why I gave a few suggestions/methods to try
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iena said:
Thanks. I tried both, no luck. The flashing process is fine, but then I always get stuck at the Tab 7.7 screen. I can boot in download mode and CWM still, but when I try to flash SkyHigh the Aroma installer either freezes or reboots to the screen of doom.
What state should I leave the tab in if I'm going to send it to Sammy? Also I travel a lot so I bought it in Australia on ebay, it was a Singaporean import covered by 3rd party warranty but the seller is no longer in business! And I'm nowhere near Sin or Oz... I will be in KL, Malaysia and Manila for a few days though, how are the service centres there? Will they take it in or refuse it because of the country of purchase?
Anything else I could try now or do I just risk aggravating the situation?
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based on your previous thread you managed to flashed HC then fixed the bootloop by forcing it into recovery mode and doing a wipe from there..you should leave it at that state if your turn it in for service..or flash ICS if you want, just don't send it with custom firmware because it will definitely void your warranty

iena said:
Thanks. I tried both, no luck. The flashing process is fine, but then I always get stuck at the Tab 7.7 screen. I can boot in download mode and CWM still, but when I try to flash SkyHigh the Aroma installer either freezes or reboots to the screen of doom.
What state should I leave the tab in if I'm going to send it to Sammy? Also I travel a lot so I bought it in Australia on ebay, it was a Singaporean import covered by 3rd party warranty but the seller is no longer in business! And I'm nowhere near Sin or Oz... I will be in KL, Malaysia and Manila for a few days though, how are the service centres there? Will they take it in or refuse it because of the country of purchase?
Anything else I could try now or do I just risk aggravating the situation?
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I'm not totally sure if your device has ever actually booted with SkyHigh or not?
If not;
Have you checked the md5 checksum found in Dev-host download link to ensure your download is not corrupted?
If you need to send for repair, ensure the device is stock and all root app / evidence is removed.
Sorry, can't help with the warranty issue,
But as suggested a couple of times, that you use the device in complete stock (no root or CWM) for a while and see what happens.....
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It did boot and I ran SkyHigh for 2 days from shortly after recovery to the second brick.
Will it make any difference if it has CWM recovery when I return it? If yes, I guess I'll just flash HC with Odin and send it back...
Has anyone had any experience with returning a bricked device with corrupted partitions?

iena said:
It did boot and I ran SkyHigh for 2 days from shortly after recovery to the second brick.
Will it make any difference if it has CWM recovery when I return it? If yes, I guess I'll just flash HC with Odin and send it back...
Has anyone had any experience with returning a bricked device with corrupted partitions?
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recovery should also be stock so i recommend a complete flash via odin
here in manila we could directly send a device at any service center as long as it is covered by warranty..given that you also bought the device locally
i am not sure about those that were bought online like yours

UPDATE: I Odin flashed P6800DXLB3 and left it there to die a slow death at the 7.7 screen since I have no way of switching it off. Than after over 30 mins it the glowing Samsung screen appeared and then the boot animation, but it now loops between these two.
Is it a bad or good thing?

iena said:
UPDATE: I Odin flashed P6800DXLB3 and left it there to die a slow death at the 7.7 screen since I have no way of switching it off. Than after over 30 mins it the glowing Samsung screen appeared and then the boot animation, but it now loops between these two.
Is it a bad or good thing?
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Hold the power button down continuously for 10 seconds to "force" power off.
Letting it "die" may possibly damage your battery permanently
Take it to the service center, because even if you get it going, most likely the corrupt partition will cause problems again soon enough........
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Actually when I do that it restarts it, it doesn't switch it off.
In the end I managed to boot it into stock recovery after flashing stock HC P6800DXLB3, wiped everything and this time it booted up. I rebooted a couple of times to make sure it worked and then flashed stock ICS P6800XXLQ1. I'll keep it this way for a few days and see what happens, then in the meanwhile liaise with Sammy cust support to decide what to do.
So if anyone is having the same problem, all I did was flash P6800DXLB3, wait A LONG TIME till it would go into bootloop at animation screen, stock recovery (power + vol up), wiped data + cache, rebooted.
Two questions:
- Why when on stock it is ok to wipe in stock recovery but not in CWM?
- If they ask me what I've been doing with my tab, can I mention flashing official, unrooted firmwares via ODIN, or will they not cover that on warranty?
Thanks for all the help so far.

iena said:
Actually when I do that it restarts it, it doesn't switch it off.
In the end I managed to boot it into stock recovery after flashing stock HC P6800DXLB3, wiped everything and this time it booted up. I rebooted a couple of times to make sure it worked and then flashed stock ICS P6800XXLQ1. I'll keep it this way for a few days and see what happens, then in the meanwhile liaise with Sammy cust support to decide what to do.
So if anyone is having the same problem, all I did was flash P6800DXLB3, wait A LONG TIME till it would go into bootloop at animation screen, stock recovery (power + vol up), wiped data + cache, rebooted.
Two questions:
- Why when on stock it is ok to wipe in stock recovery but not in CWM?
- If they ask me what I've been doing with my tab, can I mention flashing official, unrooted firmwares via ODIN, or will they not cover that on warranty?
Thanks for all the help so far.
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Stock recovery uses a different protocol for erasing/formatting then CWM.
The CWM one is faster but it can fry your memory chip.
Samsung says the stock recovery is safe.
Don't tell the service center that you have been flashing using odin, just tell them you upgraded in Kies and then it failed to boot.

Stuck in boot, have cwm

Hi there. I had a stock S4g, had froyo 2.2.1. I Rooted the phone. That went fine. I went to install a new kernel (baliSGS4G) The instal got interrupted, second reboot had the android logo flashing while the normal galaxy s logo was on, so I knew from there it was screwed up...
It booted up fine actually, and i was able to operate around in on the phone, altho the home button didnt work... I went ahead and tried a restart to see what it would do and it would stick at the galaxy s boot screen and the voice would say "restore operation" and just reboot and be stuck on a boot loop...
I CANNOT get into recovery mode UNLESS I remove my sdcard... if I do I CAN... BUT it seems as tho the cwm recover is somewhat useless to me now that the sdcard isnt in.... If I boot into recovery and THEN put the card in, it saws E: Can't mount /sdcard..
Ive tried wipe cache partition, wipe data/factory reset... nothing..
Any suggestions? THankyou!

use any one of the "one clicks".
p.s. gb is a better os
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sorry, i've very novice, what do you mean by the one clicks? Like a one click flash program or something?
And yeah, I actually have a galaxy SIII.....the reason i grabbed this one out is i have a little go pro style project im going to do with it and dont want to risk breaking my new phone.
I will try the newer os If i can get this fixed.. Hopefully!

Superbeeblaze said:
sorry, i've very novice, what do you mean by the one clicks? Like a one click flash program or something?
And yeah, I actually have a galaxy SIII.....the reason i grabbed this one out is i have a little go pro style project im going to do with it and dont want to risk breaking my new phone.
I will try the newer os If i can get this fixed.. Hopefully!
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Second link in signature will help.

Ok Lumin, I did what you said and I am getting to the command promt and it is not seeing my phone, It still shows the phone is disconnected... I have CWM recovery, is that an issue?? That opens when i hold the up,down,up button combo, not the stock download mode screen.
Very well written tutorial btw.

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Superbeeblaze said:
Hi there. I had a stock S4g, had froyo 2.2.1. I Rooted the phone. That went fine. I went to install a new kernel (baliSGS4G) The instal got interrupted, second reboot had the android logo flashing while the normal galaxy s logo was on, so I knew from there it was screwed up...
It booted up fine actually, and i was able to operate around in on the phone, altho the home button didnt work... I went ahead and tried a restart to see what it would do and it would stick at the galaxy s boot screen and the voice would say "restore operation" and just reboot and be stuck on a boot loop...
I CANNOT get into recovery mode UNLESS I remove my sdcard... if I do I CAN... BUT it seems as tho the cwm recover is somewhat useless to me now that the sdcard isnt in.... If I boot into recovery and THEN put the card in, it saws E: Can't mount /sdcard..
Ive tried wipe cache partition, wipe data/factory reset... nothing..
Any suggestions? THankyou!
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Try One-Click Gremlin Remover to flash and fix. Found this to be easier than Heimdall for the uninitiated: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
1 Open Gremlin remover on PC
2. Remove battery from phone
3. Hold down both the Up and Down on the Volume Rocker
4. Plug Phone into USB (without battery)
5. Insert battery into phone and replace cover
The phone should automatically boot into Download mode, and Gremlin Remover should recognize the phone. This should wipe it back to stock but leave it rooted. Then you can start again. I recommend the SGS Kernel Flasher App to flash new kernels in the future. Much less prone to error.

OK its late, i wasnt reading close enough, I was holding the power button too like an idiot... Got it to work, now my phone boots up like new.
Thanks for the help guys.
I can sleep well tonight. :laugh::good:

ariesgodofwar said:
[/COLOR]Try One-Click Gremlin Remover to flash and fix. Found this to be easier than Heimdall for the uninitiated: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
1 Open Gremlin remover on PC
2. Remove battery from phone
3. Hold down both the Up and Down on the Volume Rocker
4. Plug Phone into USB (without battery)
5. Insert battery into phone and replace cover
The phone should automatically boot into Download mode, and Gremlin Remover should recognize the phone. This should wipe it back to stock but leave it rooted. Then you can start again. I recommend the SGS Kernel Flasher App to flash new kernels in the future. Much less prone to error.
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You might refrain from recommending a different flashing utility (ODIN) when somebody has already started using Heimdall and is just asking for help to finish the process. All you are doing is inviting more problems with driver and USB port issues by doing so. You gave him a simple set of instructions that mentioned nothing about drivers.
And SGS Kernel Flasher is great but it only works properly on our GB ROMs.

lumin30 said:
You might refrain from recommending a different flashing utility (ODIN) when somebody has already started using Heimdall and is just asking for help to finish the process. All you are doing is inviting more problems with driver and USB port issues by doing so. You gave him a simple set of instructions that mentioned nothing about drivers.
And SGS Kernel Flasher is great but it only works properly on our GB ROMs.
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Oops! Wasn't me.
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