My friend could not get his phone to turn on, or blink, or do anything at all... After a while of messing with it I got it to turn on and I figured out how to boot the red CWM and from there I can also send it into download mode. I have tried reformatting and wiping data and rebooting ect, ect, but nothing is working, OHH and BOTH my micro SD cards are write-protected for some RETARDED reason so I cant put the ROM on that and CWM it.... So can somebody help me out please!
AND BEFORE YOU START POINTING FINGERS!
I have read threads for the last 10-12 hours (straight, no joke) and have tried using Odin, and the HEINSCHEMIA or whatever its called, and I just dont seem to be getting it xD i think its just the instructions are too vague since I havent used these programs at all, both of them go NOWHERE (and I do have the drivers installed)
I am not new to this stuff and I have put ROMs on probably upwards of 20 devices but this one is really pissing me off =[ im dead tired and sick of just reading hundreds of threads that are taking me nowhere! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP I WILL BE FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT! =]
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My friend could not get his phone to turn on, or blink, or do anything at all... After a while of messing with it I got it to turn on and I figured out how to boot the red CWM and from there I can also send it into download mode. I have tried reformatting and wiping data and rebooting ect, ect, but nothing is working, OHH and BOTH my micro SD cards are write-protected for some RETARDED reason so I cant put the ROM on that and CWM it.... So can somebody help me out please!
AND BEFORE YOU START POINTING FINGERS!
I have read threads for the last 10-12 hours (straight, no joke) and have tried using Odin, and the HEINSCHEMIA or whatever its called, and I just dont seem to be getting it xD i think its just the instructions are too vague since I havent used these programs at all, both of them go NOWHERE (and I do have the drivers installed)
I am not new to this stuff and I have put ROMs on probably upwards of 20 devices but this one is really pissing me off =[ im dead tired and sick of just reading hundreds of threads that are taking me nowhere! SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP I WILL BE FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT! =]
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No ideas??? or am i not being patient enough? lol! anyways INTERESTING UPDATE: I went out for a little bit and came back to an "important update" (just 1) and it was the SAMSUNG blah blah (exactly what i wanted to see) but of course when i try to update it, it downloads and then gives me error 800f020b which means "im trying to install a device that is not connected" (summerized) so what am i supposed to do?!?
Any help would be great =]
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No ideas??? or am i not being patient enough? lol! anyways INTERESTING UPDATE: I went out for a little bit and came back to an "important update" (just 1) and it was the SAMSUNG blah blah (exactly what i wanted to see) but of course when i try to update it, it downloads and then gives me error 800f020b which means "im trying to install a device that is not connected" (summerized) so what am i supposed to do?!?
Any help would be great =]
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Did you root and download a ROM? Not rooted? You didn't give a lot of details.
Read the following link and follow the Heimdall link in there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
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Did you root and download a ROM? Not rooted? You didn't give a lot of details.
Read the following link and follow the Heimdall link in there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
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???? I said IT CANT BOOT and I CAN GET INTO RED CWM AND DOWNLOAD MODE.... how would i root it if it wont boot....
And that program wont work because you have to have the drivers installed and from what i can see its impossible without at some point having my phone connect (regularly, not in CWM or download mode) which is obviously not gonna happen... so thats useless as can be....
ALSO I FIGURED OUT HOW TO TAKE THE WRITE-PROTECTION OFF (NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW THIS, I FOUND THE SETTING IN DEVICE MANAGER!) BUT IM DUMB AND CANT FLASH THE ROM BECAUSE ITS IN THE EXT SD NOT THE INTERNAL SD! ANY WAY AROUND THIS?
and while trying to follow a tutorial (which i think was BS now) all my drivers are gone from "Computer" except for C, D, and my disc drive 0.0 stupid KEY REGISTRY CRAP! so i need to figure this out and when im done i need to restore to before i screwed it up
EDIT: FORGOT TO MENTION THO THAT MY BROTHERS GF HAS AN INFUSE I THINK SO IM GONNA HAVE HER COME OVER AND ILL FINISH INSTALLING THE DRIVERS WITH HERS, THAT WOULD WORK RIGHT???
if your phone won't boot and you don't have a cwm back up or if you don't have a rom on your internal sdcard or don't have zen tool kit then your sol and you have no other options but to flash ur phone back to stock in download mode using odius or hymenthingy.
"odious hymenthingy" .... you are wise, o great and powerful mufmaker
(either that or I am flashing back to the years I spent in janitorial service at the all-girls Catholic high school)
Zen Arcade said:
"odious hymenthingy" .... you are wise, o great and powerful mufmaker
(either that or I am flashing back to the years I spent in janitorial service at the all-girls Catholic high school)
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I take offense to the title "mufmaker," Sir. I've re-flavored a MUF or two and might have even dyed a few MUFs. But make one, I did not.
btw..we had this discussion a while back...the OS that runs the phone may be more accurately call a firmware. So we have Unofficial Firmwares. And Modified UFs can be called MUFs
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if your phone won't boot and you don't have a cwm back up or if you don't have a rom on your internal sdcard or don't have zen tool kit then your sol and you have no other options but to flash ur phone back to stock in download mode using odius or hymenthingy.
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what do you mean a cwm backup? a backup on the int from before? remember this wasnt my phone so that type of info i wouldnt know, but i do know CWM works perfectly fine and it goes into download mode just as easy, also stock is fine with me but how do i do that, how can i make hymenthingy (rofl) work??? would using any infuse work? my brothers girlfriend has one and i asked her to bring it later....
Cant i just get the drivers working and try that program and if not cant i just use CWM thing that mounts it to USB storage and put the rom on the internal? does that work... im confused xD
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what do you mean a cwm backup? a backup on the int from before? remember this wasnt my phone so that type of info i wouldnt know, but i do know CWM works perfectly fine and it goes into download mode just as easy, also stock is fine with me but how do i do that, how can i make hymenthingy (rofl) work??? would using any infuse work? my brothers girlfriend has one and i asked her to bring it later....
Cant i just get the drivers working and try that program and if not cant i just use CWM thing that mounts it to USB storage and put the rom on the internal? does that work... im confused xD
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ur only option is to get your phone to be recognize by a pc in download mode and flash a stock package
qkster said:
ur only option is to get your phone to be recognize by a pc in download mode and flash a stock package
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so whats Mount USB Storage mode or whatever its called, i thought that mounted the internal SD so you can explore it via PC
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so whats Mount USB Storage mode or whatever its called, i thought that mounted the internal SD so you can explore it via PC
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that was not part of the options i suggested
Sometimes you have to wonder why they ask for help...
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I have clockworkmod and I updated the recovery to 3.0.0.8. When I boot into recovery and try to install EC10 comavolt and it won't let me. I also tried to install other recovery's via Rom Manager but it says download failed.
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I have clockworkmod and I updated the recovery to 3.0.0.8. When I boot into recovery and try to install EC10 comavolt and it won't let me. I also tried to install other recovery's via Rom Manager but it says download failed.
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Rom manager is not compatible with our phones. You will likely need to revert back to an older version of cwm.
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akellar said:
Rom manager is not compatible with our phones. You will likely need to revert back to an older version of cwm.
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Ohhhhhhh OK well how would I go about reverting back and I am looking for the info while Im sending this
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Ohhhhhhh OK well how would I go about reverting back and I am looking for the info while Im sending this
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I too would also like to know where I can get this older version of cwm.
http://forum.androidcentral.com/ver...roms-w-root-clockwork-updated-3-25-a-389.html
There should be a link to a cwm.tar file (not the exact name) on this page. Flash it via odin and there you go.
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emarohl said:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/ver...roms-w-root-clockwork-updated-3-25-a-389.html
There should be a link to a cwm.tar file (not the exact name) on this page. Flash it via odin and there you go.
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Thats my problem I cant use my USB right now and I can only zip at the moment but barely can do that do to the Recovery messing up
Can't use USB right now...? I think you might be confusing transferring files to the USB card while the phone is booted, with flashing a TAR file via Odin.
Remember--when you're flashing via Odin, your battery is pulled, the phone is off, and then--while you do plug in your USB cable--it's only receiving power through that USB connection.
Use BDE's "How to customize.." guide here, and go directly to step 2. If you don't already have it, grab the "Red" Recovery from this thread (also linked to in BDE's guide); grab the TAR file listed there. Then go back to the guide and follow the instructions for Step 2.
That should get your recovery back to Red recovery, and I think from there I'd make sure everything else is working and the phone boots before doing anything else. Once it's up and running, then maybe give the kernel another shot.
EDIT: Thought of what else you might mean; if you're unable to get Odin to recognize when your phone is plugged in, hit up the Samsung website to get the Samsung USB drivers. Then, when you hold the volume down key as described in the guide, you should see one cell of Odin turn yellow, which tells you your phone has been recognized. Assuming you have a Windows PC, at least.
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Can't use USB right now...? I think you might be confusing transferring files to the USB card while the phone is booted, with flashing a TAR file via Odin.
Remember--when you're flashing via Odin, your battery is pulled, the phone is off, and then--while you do plug in your USB cable--it's only receiving power through that USB connection.
Use BDE's "How to customize.." guide here, and go directly to step 2. If you don't already have it, grab the "Red" Recovery from this thread (also linked to in BDE's guide); grab the TAR file listed there. Then go back to the guide and follow the instructions for Step 2.
That should get your recovery back to Red recovery, and I think from there I'd make sure everything else is working and the phone boots before doing anything else. Once it's up and running, then maybe give the kernel another shot.
EDIT: Thought of what else you might mean; if you're unable to get Odin to recognize when your phone is plugged in, hit up the Samsung website to get the Samsung USB drivers. Then, when you hold the volume down key as described in the guide, you should see one cell of Odin turn yellow, which tells you your phone has been recognized. Assuming you have a Windows PC, at least.
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Yea I even put in another post about my USB issues and can't seem to find a solution. I may just purchase another phone. My girls works perfect and no connection problems but I may of damaged it or something but it only charges doesn't work other wise. ADB, USB file transfer, nothing.
ChromDog's post was a mess. I'm ignoring it.
So you're saying you can't even get the phone to work in Download mode? Will the phone actually boot up into Download mode?
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ChromDog's post was a mess. I'm ignoring it.
So you're saying you can't even get the phone to work in Download mode? Will the phone actually boot up into Download mode?
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Yea I get the yellow screen with the android saying downloading. I have tried 3 cables and 5 diff computers. I even went to cellular south and got a new cable. When I figured it was my phone was when my girls phone worked with the same equipment. Also sometimes when I plug it up to the PC doing download mode it will say USB Not Recognized and I have the drivers installed I even tried to select the specific driver but didnt know which one to do out the that folder of many LOL
Have you tried opening ODIN in Download Mode anyway just to see if it'll recognize the phone?
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ChromDog's post was a mess. I'm ignoring it.
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Rare is the occasion that wiser words than these have been uttered. XD
While I was getting pretty wordy with my answer, Add's more or less on the same track as me: Even with the USB not working when the phone's booted normally, does Odin recognize it even so, or is Odin what you've been trying and not getting to work?
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Yea I get the yellow screen with the android saying downloading. I have tried 3 cables and 5 diff computers. I even went to cellular south and got a new cable. When I figured it was my phone was when my girls phone worked with the same equipment. Also sometimes when I plug it up to the PC doing download mode it will say USB Not Recognized and I have the drivers installed I even tried to select the specific driver but didnt know which one to do out the that folder of many LOL
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The different computers you tried wouldn't really matter unless each one had the Samsung USB driver installed. Also, does your girlfriend have the same model phone as you? If not, it's not necessarily a fair test.
It does sound like you've tried using Odin, and it just hasn't worked (based on the bolded part). So, try this:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SCH-I500RKAXAR
Go to the above link. Underneath where it says "Download Center for SCH-I500RKAXAR", look for "Manuals | Software". Software should be a blue link; click on that.
You should see a list of four items you can download. Look all the way to the right, under the "File" column; there should be four little icons. Click on the first of the four, and Agree to their user agreement. Save the file somewhere easy to remember, and run that file. I'd suggest doing this on any home computer you might connect your Showcase to.
Then, try putting the phone in Download mode and connecting to Odin once again.
Does it work after that?
I dont know how or why but I was able to get odin to work on a XP machine and I flashed the odin files for pick and pack and the odin files for cwm recovery all and was able to get both the recovery and 2.2 but I have more problems LOL. My internal memory is 0. I factory wiped and wiped cache via red recovery but to no avail. Still getting 0
If you can get into your phone and do stuff in Android, I'd run a Titanium Backup of your apps and stuff. If not, you may be SOL.
I'd start by just finding a stock ROM for 2.1 or 2.2.1 and Odin'ing that over to the phone. Start completely clean, no custom ROMs. Then load up CWM Red again.
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If you can get into your phone and do stuff in Android, I'd run a Titanium Backup of your apps and stuff. If not, you may be SOL.
I'd start by just finding a stock ROM for 2.1 or 2.2.1 and Odin'ing that over to the phone. Start completely clean, no custom ROMs. Then load up CWM Red again.
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I have been looking for 2.1 Stock Rom for CS but I have not been able to. I have my apps backed up but unfortunately I can't install them in this Rom yet but I will keep trying to get it.
Ouchie! I just had a look throughout the Mes Dev thread, and the one post I saw for EB11 for Showcase had the link removed. Couldn't find any other reference for an actual stock 2.1 or 2.2.1 specifically for the showcase; the guys *may* tell you the Mesmerize ones work for Showcase, but DO NOT use them until one of them says so. I would guess not, but don't know for sure.
I'd see about hitting the IRC channel and asking for a clean stock ROM from there, and/or maybe getting some "in-person" advice that way. ...or hope Phidelt82 or Elijahblake come across this thread to get it to you/help you out otherwise. XD
LOL IKR but I have already asked them for a Stock 2.1 Rom for CS and I was pointed to someone but they haven't responded to me so idk. And thanks for some of the info and I am happy I was able to get the files b4 he removed his comments. I had them already saved on the computer.
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LOL IKR but I have already asked them for a Stock 2.1 Rom for CS and I was pointed to someone but they haven't responded to me so idk. And thanks for some of the info and I am happy I was able to get the files b4 he removed his comments. I had them already saved on the computer.
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Some individuals were trying to put together a 2.1 stock image but weren't able to get one working, the one they have is stock 2.2 and that is the only pure stock ROM they have, but there is no reason to go back to 2.1 unless you planned on using it and staying with it, so a clean flash to 2.2 should fix any issues you may be experiencing.
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Some individuals were trying to put together a 2.1 stock image but weren't able to get one working, the one they have is stock 2.2 and that is the only pure stock ROM they have, but there is no reason to go back to 2.1 unless you planned on using it and staying with it, so a clean flash to 2.2 should fix any issues you may be experiencing.
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I am with Cellular South and I don't believe there is a stock for us just yet. I was also able to put the SDcard in a card reader and put Superclean 2.9.2 on it for Showcase. Pray I get internal storage and my phone works.
YES!!!!!!!! Internal Storage w/ Superclean and a working recovery. Well I have more issues to attend to but that's wonderful to me.
ok... so i think I'm f***ed!
was trying to repartition & totally clean my phone out at work last night, and i think I made a wrong selection while selecting cache size and such... (i should pay more attention)
but yeah... i get boot-loops on the Samsung screen. It will stay there for 1-2 minutes, then reboot... never making it to the boot animation. I also cant get into recovery, for the fact that EVERYTHING was wiped.
I got into download mode, but Heimdall (i use ubuntu) wont detect it... I've tried unplugging and re-plugging several times, I also tried a battery pull then reloading everything... still nothing.
I'm out of ideas and ways to fix this... please dont tell me im totally bricked... cause i have zero money for a new phone.
Ph0z3 said:
please dont tell me im totally bricked... cause i have zero money for a new phone.
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If you can get into download mode you're not bricked completely. Heimdall was working for you in Ubuntu before you did this I take it? I am not a Linux guy so I can't help there but if you have access to a windows pc , you may want to try Odin and/or Heimdall on it.
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If you can get into download mode you're not bricked completely. Heimdall was working for you in Ubuntu before you did this I take it? I am not a Linux guy so I can't help there but if you have access to a windows pc , you may want to try Odin and/or Heimdall on it.
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Yeah ive used Heimdall a few times now... much better than driving 20 minutes to my tech buddies house to use his machine for use of Odin.
but yeah... been sitting in download mode for 20 minutes now, and still nothing.
You may need to reflash efs. You did make a back up right? If not, search the forums, i posted a flashable backup. Just use Odin to flash it.
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You may need to reflash efs. You did make a back up right? If not, search the forums, i posted a flashable backup. Just use Odin to flash it.
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yeah i made a backup last night before i flashed Mitra 5.0... but wouldnt it be gone if i repartitoned everything? cause that would sweep my whole SD
:: UPDATE :: (again)
alright, made a big long post about everything i did and finally got into recovery and tried sweeping it and it said app2sd ext didnt exsist and all this other crap.. then tried went into my backups and it said "couldnt open directory" and "no files found"
then swept again, then rebooted & once it booted, it wasnt stock, but Mitra 5.0.... the very rom that started all my issues in the first place. (-_-)*
so yeah... phone is up and running... what do i need to do from here? i want to revert back to MitRa 4.7 or go to ZEUS-rom... do i need to repartiton and fix my efs or what?
No, don't repartition, either boot back into recovery and try to restore. Unless you formatted, it should still be there. Or just wipe and flash Zeus.
ignore: app2sd ext didnt exsist
Truckerglenn said:
No, don't repartition, either boot back into recovery and try to restore. Unless you formatted, it should still be there. Or just wipe and flash Zeus.
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well i dont have root, so i have to try and get Heimdall to recognize my phone, so i can flash back before i swap out, cause it appears i did reformat, so yeah.. lost everything.
::update::
just connected my phone to my PC... yep... EVERYTHING is gone on my internal-SD
just a few folders... thats it.
android, DCIM, external_sd, LOST.DIR, VooDoo
thats it... everything is gone. FML
Reinstall drivers if u can get into download mode u r ok
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Reinstall drivers if u can get into download mode u r ok
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im not on windows, so i dont need the drivers or anything like that...
im assuming from this point, i just flash back to stock and start over? ...or do i need to load the /efs again?
Okay so i am using a stock galaxy s 4g
i rooted it so that is done i changed my recover so i can get into cwm i got like version 3.something
i am trying to install valhalla black edition
i seen valhalla final says KJ6 kernal
so i am assuming i need to go into cwm and update file from sd card
so i do this but my phone wont mount my sd card
i even tired to update the file from the sd of the rom i downloaded
but when i went to mount my sd card it says cant mount error
when i seen the instructions its UMMU im assuming it means this
unmount
mount
mount
unmount
the last unmount is my system and it says i cant unmount that
what am i missing???
i need to get the kernal then the rom install can someone help i read the bible and all but it doesnt really cover this well not clearly anyways....
any am i right the kernal is flashed the same way as a rom?
what steps did you follow to get root & cwm installed? which version of android do you currently have installed?
Since you're using a stock sgs4g I'm gonna assume you're on froyo. You need to be on Gingerbread before you can flash a GB rom. If you were to flash a gb rom through cwm you wouldn't get the froyo bootloader which means you'd have a very unhappy phone. It would work in the sense that it would turn on and then do nothing.
If you follow my GB Starter Pack guide (there's a link in my signature) you'll get your phone ready for Valhala Black.
Remember to read all the instructions carefully once before you attempt anything, then re-read them following the steps.
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Since you're using a stock sgs4g I'm gonna assume you're on froyo. You need to be on Gingerbread before you can flash a GB rom. If you were to flash a gb rom through cwm you wouldn't get the froyo bootloader which means you'd have a very unhappy phone. It would work in the sense that it would turn on and then do nothing.
If you follow my GB Starter Pack guide (there's a link in my signature) you'll get your phone ready for Valhala Black.
Remember to read all the instructions carefully once before you attempt anything, then re-read them following the steps.
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i read it before a few times
and i read it a couple more times right now im kinda scared of odin i think its gonna brick my phone but im trying ur method
its stuck on the Set Partition part for a couple mins
i read somewhere else its not suppose to be checked but u said dont touch anything even if odin changes it
is it normal to take really long?????? its been about 5 mins and nothing....
dawebmaster said:
i read it before a few times
and i read it a couple more times right now im kinda scared of odin i think its gonna brick my phone but im trying ur method
its stuck on the Set Partition part for a couple mins
i read somewhere else its not suppose to be checked but u said dont touch anything even if odin changes it
is it normal to take really long?????? its been about 5 mins and nothing....
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Did you reformat the sd card for Fat 32? Odin can take awhile. If your phone is recognized, and you loaded the right files without changing anything, then you should be fine. Just don't worry, get a magazine, and do battery pulls when instructed.
finch8423 said:
Did you reformat the sd card for Fat 32? Odin can take awhile. If your phone is recognized, and you loaded the right files without changing anything, then you should be fine. Just don't worry, get a magazine, and do battery pulls when instructed.
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okay yeah sorry dumb mistake on my part i didnt put the sd card back in the phone lol so i softbricked my phone but i used that unbrick program and it unbricked it
so after i unbricked my phone did everything u said and it all worked
but the only problem i have now is when i try to install valhalla it gives me an error saying its bad i made should all the mounts and unmounts where right and i cleared everything i was suppose to i tried the final and black edition same problem any idea?
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okay yeah sorry dumb mistake on my part i didnt put the sd card back in the phone lol so i softbricked my phone but i used that unbrick program and it unbricked it
so after i unbricked my phone did everything u said and it all worked
but the only problem i have now is when i try to install valhalla it gives me an error saying its bad i made should all the mounts and unmounts where right and i cleared everything i was suppose to i tried the final and black edition same problem any idea?
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Try re-downloading it to insure it's just not a bad download.
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Try re-downloading it to insure it's just not a bad download.
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its not because even if i try to flash the kernal thats in beta thru cwm it says bad as well any file i try to flash it says error
it first says updating or whatever then opening then cant open error (bad) installation aborted. no matter what i try to open no matter what rom it is
its annoying me i have no idea what i have done wrong i tried to reinstall everything and still nothing
say i wanted to start from step one all over again even though my phone is pretty much blank since it wont load up so i do a factory wipe or something? so nothing is left behind to ensure i get a good install?
i am pretty much willing to try anything just to even get my phone back
thank you for the replys i really appreciate it
P.S. i cant do a restore because i was running froyo and since i did the GB starter stuff it says md5 mismatch so thats out the question
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its not because even if i try to flash the kernal thats in beta thru cwm it says bad as well any file i try to flash it says error
it first says updating or whatever then opening then cant open error (bad) installation aborted. no matter what i try to open no matter what rom it is
its annoying me i have no idea what i have done wrong i tried to reinstall everything and still nothing
say i wanted to start from step one all over again even though my phone is pretty much blank since it wont load up so i do a factory wipe or something? so nothing is left behind to ensure i get a good install?
i am pretty much willing to try anything just to even get my phone back
thank you for the replys i really appreciate it
P.S. i cant do a restore because i was running froyo and since i did the GB starter stuff it says md5 mismatch so thats out the question
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Let me read back through your thread to see what all you've done.
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Let me read back through your thread to see what all you've done.
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thanx....
when i start my phone it stays on the first screen u see when u start ur stock phone
i did everything in the GB Starter pack up to the point where i load my own rom when it came to that i made sure all my mounting was right and stuff but no matter what it will not let me flash a rom
im running cwm voodoo lagfix recovery v3.0.2.8x
i did all the steps in the GB starter up til the rom like i said but I installed it twice
cause the first time it didnt work so i reinstalled in again no wipe or nothing basically it was having the error so i put it back in download and tried again
idk if that was bad since i know if i dont do a full wipe i can leave bad files idk
help i dont even care if u help me get back to stock 2.2 i just want my phone on
but i would really like to end my night with valhalla black edition
from the point im at now how i can i start all over again? factory wipe or what?
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thanx....
when i start my phone it stays on the first screen u see when u start ur stock phone
i did everything in the GB Starter pack up to the point where i load my own rom when it came to that i made sure all my mounting was right and stuff but no matter what it will not let me flash a rom
im running cwm voodoo lagfix recovery v3.0.2.8x
i did all the steps in the GB starter up til the rom like i said but I installed it twice
cause the first time it didnt work so i reinstalled in again no wipe or nothing basically it was having the error so i put it back in download and tried again
idk if that was bad since i know if i dont do a full wipe i can leave bad files idk
help i dont even care if u help me get back to stock 2.2 i just want my phone on
but i would really like to end my night with valhalla black edition
from the point im at now how i can i start all over again? factory wipe or what?
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I was reading back through FB's GB Starter Pack to re-familiarize myself with it. As much as I hate to say it, I'd go back through it one more time from the beginning; don't skip any steps. That way you know you're getting a clean install all the way around.
Out of curiosity, does the phone boot up? If so, what does it say in Settings --> About Phone:
Firmware version
Baseband version
Kernel version
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stephen_w said:
I was reading back through FB's GB Starter Pack to re-familiarize myself with it. As much as I hate to say it, I'd go back through it one more time from the beginning; don't skip any steps. That way you know you're getting a clean install all the way around.
Out of curiosity, does the phone boot up? If so, what does it say in Settings --> About Phone:
Firmware version
Baseband version
Kernel version
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no it wont boot it just stays on the Galaxy S 4G EXCLUSIVELY FROM TMOBILE screen it just stays there
imma redo it but should i do a factory wipe or something to make sure i get all the bad stuff off? im more comfortable with odin now can u recommend a rom or something for me to flash back to to start over?
or should i just put it in download mode and take a crack at it again?
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no it wont boot it just stays on the Galaxy S 4G EXCLUSIVELY FROM TMOBILE screen it just stays there
imma redo it but should i do a factory wipe or something to make sure i get all the bad stuff off? im more comfortable with odin now can u recommend a rom or something for me to flash back to to start over?
or should i just put it in download mode and take a crack at it again?
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If it's sticking there, then there's a good chance you have either a Froyo ROM with GB boot loaders or vice versa. Yeah, if you can get into recovery do a factory reset then go back through the GB Starter Pack one more time. I'm sure you'll be successful. Just be patient as you go through the steps.
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If it's sticking there, then there's a good chance you have either a Froyo ROM with GB boot loaders or vice versa. Yeah, if you can get into recovery do a factory reset then go back through the GB Starter Pack one more time. I'm sure you'll be successful. Just be patient as you go through the steps.
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i figured out my problem i basically copied the SD card changed it to FAT32 and copied every single file back to the SD card
when i just put the rom and busybee it worked everything worked it installed my rom now Valhalla black edition and installed busybee after that
but now when it loads it keeps looping
Galaxy s 4g exclusively from tmobile sign over and over the first sign u see when ur phone starts
dawebmaster said:
i figured out my problem i basically copied the SD card changed it to FAT32 and copied every single file back to the SD card
when i just put the rom and busybee it worked everything worked it installed my rom now Valhalla black edition and installed busybee after that
but now when it loads it keeps looping
Galaxy s 4g exclusively from tmobile sign over and over the first sign u see when ur phone starts
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Yeah, you're boot looping. Are you sure you flashed the KJ6 files from FB's starter pack? It really sounds like the wrong boot loaders are in place.
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Yeah, you're boot looping. Are you sure you flashed the KJ6 files from FB's starter pack? It really sounds like the wrong boot loaders are in place.
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i got it working... the whole system booted up and everything and yeah im sure i got the right bootloaders cuz i see the animation as it boots up
only problem i have is the blackedition rom doesnt have text messaging i am USA based and it forced closed if i try to message from the contact list and it doesnt even have a sms icon i assum a rom problem
u have been so much help thank u so much
my about info
fireware 2.3.6.
baseband t959vukj6
kernel 2.6.35.7-sms-kj6-v0.1.1-rc1+..............
imma downgrade to valhalla final cuz text messaging doesnt work i cant even see text in the black edition.......
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i got it working... the whole system booted up and everything and yeah im sure i got the right bootloaders cuz i see the animation as it boots up
only problem i have is the blackedition rom doesnt have text messaging i am USA based and it forced closed if i try to message from the contact list and it doesnt even have a sms icon i assum a rom problem
u have been so much help thank u so much
my about info
fireware 2.3.6.
baseband t959vukj6
kernel 2.6.35.7-sms-kj6-v0.1.1-rc1+..............
imma downgrade to valhalla final cuz text messaging doesnt work i cant even see text in the black edition.......
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Glad you got it working, at least for the most part. I've not messed with the Valhalla ROMs so I'm at a loss there. Best of luck
i got it working perfectly mms and everything thanks for all your help this rom is awesome
memory card
okay so i managed to install valhalla black edition got all the settings and widgets i needed to make this rom the ishhhhhhhhhhh
but when i used the USB mode as a mass storage to drag all my music basically the cord many have unplugged during the transfer now my sd card wont work
when i plug it into the computer without the phone it ask me to format the sd card
some apps dont work due to sd card not working anymore
when i tried to format it that didnt work it said i had 259GB on it and its only 8GB
i have a 16GB that came with the phone i was wondering how far back do it need to start over? i already have a KJ6 kernel but since the sd card is done with voodoo is gone as well
can i start with the second ODIN rom from the GB starter pack???????
instead of doing the whole thing all over again...
dawebmaster said:
okay so i managed to install valhalla black edition got all the settings and widgets i needed to make this rom the ishhhhhhhhhhh
but when i used the USB mode as a mass storage to drag all my music basically the cord many have unplugged during the transfer now my sd card wont work
when i plug it into the computer without the phone it ask me to format the sd card
some apps dont work due to sd card not working anymore
when i tried to format it that didnt work it said i had 259GB on it and its only 8GB
i have a 16GB that came with the phone i was wondering how far back do it need to start over? i already have a KJ6 kernel but since the sd card is done with voodoo is gone as well
can i start with the second ODIN rom from the GB starter pack???????
instead of doing the whole thing all over again...
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No, don't start over. Check Google for FAT32 repair tools. Then put the SD card in a reader connected to the PC & run the tool. It'll probably recover OK.
I went from SAUROM, flashed ICS Build 17 twice, and after "SUCCESSFULL" message, it boots up but without any cell coverage network and it doesnt even recogonise Internal storage. It shows only 1.8Gb memory and not the internal files.
I CAN boot into recovery, and in that when i choose FLASH ZIP FROM SD CARD, i can see EVERYTHING!!! all my files,folders etc are there.... ive flashed the same ROM like 10 times now, same problem.
Also, i tried ODIN 1 click , but my phone doesnt get recogonised in Download Mode.
so im stuck with the this ROM without any cell coverage, without any memory, nothing.
WHAT TO DO..please help me out!!!
PS: i have tried ODIN 1 (phone doesnt get recogonised)
i have also wiped data,cache,dalvik etc etc. done everything!!!
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I went from SAUROM, flashed ICS Build 17 twice, and after "SUCCESSFULL" message, it boots up but without any cell coverage network and it doesnt even recogonise Internal storage. It shows only 1.8Gb memory and not the internal files.
I CAN boot into recovery, and in that when i choose FLASH ZIP FROM SD CARD, i can see EVERYTHING!!! all my files,folders etc are there.... ive flashed the same ROM like 10 times now, same problem.
Also, i tried ODIN 1 click , but my phone doesnt get recogonised in Download Mode.
so im stuck with the this ROM without any cell coverage, without any memory, nothing.
WHAT TO DO..please help me out!!!
PS: i have tried ODIN 1 (phone doesnt get recogonised)
i have also wiped data,cache,dalvik etc etc. done everything!!!
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Did you install the Nexus S drivers from the CM9 OP? that should get your phone recognized in odin.
Did you try going into CWM, factory reset, format system, wipe cache and dalvik cache and then flashing a new ROM?
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Sounds like you need to use Heimdall one click back to stock gingerbread. I usually use that when I mess up flashing ics ROMs and odin doesn't want to recognize my phone. Read more about Heimdall
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+1 Heimdall
Edit: forget what I said on this post. Just read about Heimdall
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That information is completly incorrect....
Oh. Apologies then.
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Hey thanks. .Il gve Heimdall a shot nd report back. .Thanks
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Sounds like you need to use Heimdall one click back to stock gingerbread. I usually use that when I mess up flashing ics ROMs and odin doesn't want to recognize my phone. Read more about Heimdall
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Could you please point me in the right direction...which Heimdall r u talkin about exactly...am really sorry but i dont have access to a computer for much time and searching through my old nokia is a pain in the ....
Use Apex ROM Heimdall package. It has links to heimdall website. It's pretty good ROM too.
Or use SFX-style one-click Heimdall package for SauromKK4.
bravomail said:
Use Apex ROM Heimdall package. It has links to heimdall website. It's pretty good ROM too.
Or use SFX-style one-click Heimdall package for SauromKK4.
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hey im using Heimdall but still it shows up as unknown device in zadig...
what to do!!!
ive installed drivers from Odin 1 click, still its coming up as unknown device
Install zadig driver and reboot your computer. Make sure your USB cable and computer both funcitonal. I have second computer to test things out.
@Original Poster: I've sent you a Private Message in case you did something weird in installing the zadig driver.
Hope things will go well for you.
ok...so using an external micro sd i flashed icy glitch, and i also flashed the Dark Knight ROM..
same problem...Doesnt recogonise Storage and also no network...im Beginning to think this is a major F*** up....
Hey...could my problem also be the same as "Encryption Unsuccesfull" given here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447303&page=11
even though i never got the same message, but even I cant see the rest of the memory..only 1.8 is present....
Hmmm... Could be a hardware issue then. As for your network, you have to set your phone on the correct APN. It takes forever for my pc to recognize my internal storage or that its connected, but I think that's an issue with some people on ics. Try reinstalling the samsung drivers.
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Hey...I finally managed to get it recognised ...went back to stock 2.2 through Odin 1 click...then to 2.3.5 and then flashed docs ics.. ...everything's back to normal now...
Thanks a lot for your help guys...really...thanks
For those who have been following this thread, the moral is this:
You're only bricked if you literally have a dead phone that doesn't respond at all. Can't turn on, doesn't vibrate, doesn't show signs of charging, doesn't go to DL mode, etc. Even then, if you have the unbrickable mod then you are literally never going to be able to brick your phone, even under circumstances that would normally cause a brick.
Well it bricks, but you run a program that takes advantage of the hardware being wired to be able to load things into the RAM while the phone is off and execute an upgrade from there!
I thought I would change the title of my thread as the issue seems to have changed. I hope that isn't a problem. I am able to get into loader mode just fine and have loaded CWM twice through ODIN but am unable to get the internal SD Card to mount or USB mode to work. HAs anyone seen this before? I searched carefully and could not find any reference to my problem. I was careful to uncheck re-partition but there is a chance I may have not, I suppose. Would that cause my problem? Any input would be most appreciated....I'm stuck.
Well, the good news is as long as you have Odin mode nothing is broken that cant be fixed the bad news is, I've been following your progress, and I'm stumped and out of ideas :-/ the way I understand it, you have a working Clockwork Mod recovery, you can boot to recovery. Correct? When you try to mount USB mode in Mounts and Storage, it gives you an error? Do you have an external microSD that you could copy a ROM over to and try to flash from there?
Which version of CMW did you flash,I found issues with ver 6.XXX and went back to ver 5.XXX non touch. In the newer versions including touch USB and mounting the drives didn't work for me. I thought it was my phone because of everything I've done since rooting
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flyers00 said:
Which version of CMW did you flash,I found issues with ver 6.XXX and went back to ver 5.XXX non touch. In the newer versions including touch USB and mounting the drives didn't work for me. I thought it was my phone because of everything I've done since rooting
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i believe (based on the other thread he was in) that he's using the 5.xxx version from k0nane's thread (which is what I'm using)
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i believe (based on the other thread he was in) that he's using the 5.xxx version from k0nane's thread (which is what I'm using)
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I wasn't sure either that's why I threw it out there. I'm using the same version from k0oane 5.XXX as well
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Interesting Thought
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Well, the good news is as long as you have Odin mode nothing is broken that cant be fixed the bad news is, I've been following your progress, and I'm stumped and out of ideas :-/ the way I understand it, you have a working Clockwork Mod recovery, you can boot to recovery. Correct? When you try to mount USB mode in Mounts and Storage, it gives you an error? Do you have an external microSD that you could copy a ROM over to and try to flash from there?
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Sounds interesting, but wouldn't this explode needing to access the internal SD? i don't know if my PC has a SD Slot, but that is easy enough to fix. I'll try the solution below then this one.. One step at a time. Glad I've got a stumper even if it is a pain in my @ss.
Thanks again to all for the thoughts.
Mike in Houston
CWM 5.0.0.4
flyers00 said:
Which version of CMW did you flash,I found issues with ver 6.XXX and went back to ver 5.XXX non touch. In the newer versions including touch USB and mounting the drives didn't work for me. I thought it was my phone because of everything I've done since rooting
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I'm using CWM 5.5.0.4 Still stumped. IF I did something stupid I sure wish I knew what it is. Phone is one week old and of course store claims it is my fault..........rrrrgh. I bought a Galaxy Express to hold me over until I get this fixed. The store offered me a job if I could fix it and as I'm not working, I'm calling in all the troops to help me here if possible........Thanks a million. or a thousand. They don't pay much.I Just checked and the sd card ext will not mount either in CWM and gives errors. I'd like to mod the express I bought to replace this one but am a bit gun shy now. It seems this problem is buried pretty deep.
Stil grateful but in need of help..
Ready to send it off to a JTAG repair shop but as I can still boot into both download and recovery modes there must be something I can do myself to fix this. Anybody out there??????
mikesmccurdy said:
Ready to send it off to a JTAG repair shop but as I can still boot into both download and recovery modes there must be something I can do myself to fix this. Anybody out there??????
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All you've gotta do is Odin the ORIGINAL GB or ICS from Sammobile. Your soft bricked (no biggie). Your more than likely missing a few important files that GB or ICS could fix. I'd go with GB, IMO
Close but no cigar.
jbats said:
All you've gotta do is Odin the ORIGINAL GB or ICS from Sammobile. Your soft bricked (no biggie). Your more than likely missing a few important files that GB or ICS could fix. I'd go with GB, IMO
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I went to Sammobile and downloaded the firmware but it comes in Zip format and Odin does not recognize that rrgh. I can't get it onto a sd card because it won't mount in CWM. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll hold off for another response before I ship it out. Seems like I should be able to find something to flash on here somewhere, but i'm stumped.......
You need to unzip the file and extract the files there's a tar file inside. Use the instructions in konanes thread with the file you have. I can walk you through it better tommorow when I get off work, its very easy.
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You need to unzip the file and extract the files there's a tar file inside. Use the instructions in konanes thread with the file you have. I can walk you through it better tommorow when I get off work, its very easy.
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I can't imagine someone would be so kind as to take their time to walk a stranger through a process. (Even if I would). I'm having a hard time finding konanes thread on this subject and would appreciate any direction to it so I won't be such a bother. Sorry for the delay in response, but I've been on a short vacation. Thanks to all.
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I can't imagine someone would be so kind as to take their time to walk a stranger through a process. (Even if I would). I'm having a hard time finding konanes thread on this subject and would appreciate any direction to it so I won't be such a bother. Sorry for the delay in response, but I've been on a short vacation. Thanks to all.
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Here is the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601 now just grab the GB zip from sammobile and extract the tar and follow the instructions in the thread.:good:
Progress but no prize......
jbats said:
Here is the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601 now just grab the GB zip from sammobile and extract the tar and follow the instructions in the thread.:good:
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Well I found it before you replied and low and behold I am able to boot my phone. Now it won't recognize the sim card. I made sure the SIM works in another phone. BTW this is a T-Mobile phone originally but I run on simple mobile. I tried the unlocking process but I did not pay for an unlock code because it won't boot to the unlock code screen. It just goes all the way through and then reports "no sim card Emergency calls only" Thanks for getting me this far. The phone worked fine before I started playing with it. Now I'm really stumped...rrgh.
Thanks
Mike in Houston with dead Blaze. And the store was going to offer me a job if I got it working....
Moving backwards
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Well I found it before you replied and low and behold I am able to boot my phone. Now it won't recognize the sim card. I made sure the SIM works in another phone. BTW this is a T-Mobile phone originally but I run on simple mobile. I tried the unlocking process but I did not pay for an unlock code because it won't boot to the unlock code screen. It just goes all the way through and then reports "no sim card Emergency calls only" Thanks for getting me this far. The phone worked fine before I started playing with it. Now I'm really stumped...rrgh.
Thanks
Mike in Houston with dead Blaze. And the store was going to offer me a job if I got it working....
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Also of note only flashing T769UMB1 from Sammobile will allow the phone to boot at all. Whet I try to flash the root kernel the phone locks up as always at the blue bar when it completes and when reflashing T769UMB1 I go into CWM and am still unable to mount the SD Cards or USB Storage. Appears my little bit of progress was in vain. When it does boot as mentioned above, I still have "no sim card" Any advice would be appreciated. Being a NOOB, I am unsure if I started out with GB or ICS in the first place it that offers any assistance.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
You need to buy an unlock code, than you can enter it through your dialer.
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You skipped the next step. You can't flash from GB to the latest. You have to do it in steps first GB than ICS uvlh5 than uvlmb1, uvlh5 was a prerequisette to the latest mb1. Start over...
Still grateful and lost.....
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You need to buy an unlock code, than you can enter it through your dialer.
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You skipped the next step. You can't flash from GB to the latest. You have to do it in steps first GB than ICS uvlh5 than uvlmb1, uvlh5 was a prerequisette to the latest mb1. Start over...
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I have done as you suggested and really appreciate all the time you have taken to help me out. When I loaded UVLH5 the phone said it was updating 62 apps as it booted and I was in the same predicament. The phone boots and recognizes the internal memory card but will not recoginze my SIM card. I thought it was supposed to ask for an unlock code when it saw the foreign sim as I have seen that on other sites. The phone just boots and says "No SIM card" whether or not one is installed. Would sending it off for a JTAG repair solve my problem? I think I may have screwed the pooch so to speak when I loaded uvimb1. I am determined to fix this phone. It shouldn't be so difficult, famous last words. I think there may be a way to force the dialer to allow me to enter an unlock code, but before I spend more money on the phone I want to make sure that is what I need to do. I also cannot seem to get back into CWM for some reason. Maybe the button sequence has changed with the update. Confirming that procedure would be quite helpful.
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I went to Sammobile and downloaded the firmware but it comes in Zip format and Odin does not recognize that rrgh. I can't get it onto a sd card because it won't mount in CWM. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll hold off for another response before I ship it out. Seems like I should be able to find something to flash on here somewhere, but i'm stumped.......
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You need an account with samfirmware and you should be downloading a .tar.md5 file. Shouldn't be a zip. Just curious, what's inside the zip?