For the last three months, since I softbricked and brought my Infuse back to life with GTG's Ultimate Unbrick I've been fighting the poor performance and sluggishness on my Infuse and cursing the day I rooted it! Today I started uninstalling apps right and left and BAM! We Have Performance! Sometimes, it's the simple things stupid! You've loaded too much crap on your phone!
No no you have it all wrong! You didn't have too many apps you simply need a bigger phone.
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vmatt said:
No no you have it all wrong! You didn't have too many apps you simply need a bigger phone.
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My Toshiba Thrive 10.1 32G Tablet with Google Voice is already a much bigger phone! :laugh:
That being said, I'm still having issues with my infuse which no longer talks to my PC in Download mode and is back to being so sluggish at times I can't even answer a phone call. I'm kinda wishing I hadn't rooted the phone again....:crying:
Just install a new rom.
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SteveCampsOut said:
My Toshiba Thrive 10.1 32G Tablet with Google Voice is already a much bigger phone! :laugh:
That being said, I'm still having issues with my infuse which no longer talks to my PC in Download mode and is back to being so sluggish at times I can't even answer a phone call. I'm kinda wishing I hadn't rooted the phone again....:crying:
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You can always put it back to stock unrooted ya know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629079
Not for nothin' but I'm pretty sure root isn't whats slowing down your phone
dginsd said:
You can always put it back to stock unrooted ya know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629079
Not for nothin' but I'm pretty sure root isn't whats slowing down your phone
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Not if it's no longer talking to my PC via USB in Download mode that I'm aware of.
Have you tried different USB ports, and or a different USB cable? I have three stock Samsung cables and only one will transfer data.
All three will charge just fine though
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<sigh> It's hard bricked now. No Download mode.
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<sigh> It's hard bricked now. No Download mode.
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I had thought I lost it for good. Nope. Google a few key words- INFUSE BOOT LOOP- FIX POWER BUTTON ON INFUSE- NO DOWNLOAD MODE INFUSE-
******************************** Fixed the unbrickable infuse *******************************:good:
1. NEW USB CABLE.
2. CLEANED POWER on off Button.( stuck on) LOOP there it is!!! LOOP there it is!!!
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<sigh> It's hard bricked now. No Download mode.
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So just to be clear your getting nothing at all, no Samsung logo, or boot animation? How 'bout a battery charging logo?
If you getting none of that definitely give Rickrocks013 sugestions a try. Take the phone apart and clean the power button contact points and make sure its functioning properly, and get a good USB cable (the ones that come with the phone are about as cheap as they come) If you currently have a USB cable in the condition that two of mine are in (no data connection) download mode would be impossible to achieve.
My understanding of the Infuse is it's near impossible to brick, sometimes a bit of extra effort may be required, but with developeres like scott working to keep software updated for our device, the effort is well worth keeping your device running, IMO.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336359
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So just to be clear your getting nothing at all, no Samsung logo, or boot animation? How 'bout a battery charging logo?
If you getting none of that definitely give Rickrocks013 sugestions a try. Take the phone apart and clean the power button contact points and make sure its functioning properly, and get a good USB cable (the ones that come with the phone are about as cheap as they come) If you currently have a USB cable in the condition that two of mine are in (no data connection) download mode would be impossible to achieve.
My understanding of the Infuse is it's near impossible to brick, sometimes a bit of extra effort may be required, but with developeres like scott working to keep software updated for our device, the effort is well worth keeping your device running, IMO.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336359
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No I'm getting a screen with a phone and a computer with an Exclamation mark inside a triangle between them and it won't connect to the PC anymore and it won't boot it just comes back to that screen no matter what I do. Geek Squad couldn't get it into download mode either.
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No I'm getting a screen with a phone and a computer with an Exclamation mark inside a triangle between them and it won't connect to the PC anymore and it won't boot it just comes back to that screen no matter what I do. Geek Squad couldn't get it into download mode either.
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Have you tried a new USB cable and tried different USB ports on the computer?
What type of computer are you using and what operating system is it running? If your running a windows variant try re-installing the samsung kies drivers. You could also install Linux on a small partiion, ultimately having a Linux based OS (as a second if your not comfortable leaving windows) is a great thing to have, if your going to be doing a lot of tinkering with android based phones, it's nice to have as a rescue system once windows goes down as well.
I just don't think I have the brain power anymore...
dginsd said:
So just to be clear your getting nothing at all, no Samsung logo, or boot animation? How 'bout a battery charging logo?
If you getting none of that definitely give Rickrocks013 sugestions a try. Take the phone apart and clean the power button contact points and make sure its functioning properly, and get a good USB cable (the ones that come with the phone are about as cheap as they come) If you currently have a USB cable in the condition that two of mine are in (no data connection) download mode would be impossible to achieve.
My understanding of the Infuse is it's near impossible to brick, sometimes a bit of extra effort may be required, but with developeres like scott working to keep software updated for our device, the effort is well worth keeping your device running, IMO.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336359
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I will gladly mail it to someone who thinks they can fix it. I've already switched to Straight Talks Samsung Galaxy Centura with ICS. Sadly, the new phone has no GPS. I don't plan on rooting again. I've been having health issues lately that include lightheadedness, dizzy spells and just plain old fuzzy thinking so frankly I think it's currently beyond my ability to fix what I've broken.
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Have you tried a new USB cable and tried different USB ports on the computer?
What type of computer are you using and what operating system is it running? If your running a windows variant try re-installing the samsung kies drivers. You could also install Linux on a small partiion, ultimately having a Linux based OS (as a second if your not comfortable leaving windows) is a great thing to have, if your going to be doing a lot of tinkering with android based phones, it's nice to have as a rescue system once windows goes down as well.
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Using the correct USB cable is what allowed me to screw up the phone in download mode. I was using Ultimate Unbrick with Odin but it appeared to be stuck on establishing communications. I rebooted the phone and that's when it went to the no longer talking to your PC screen. the new Samsung Galaxy Centura sees the PC just fine with the existing USB drivers. I'm running Windows Vista Pro 64 Bit.
In case anyone doesn't understand what I'm talking about, here's what my phone now looks like:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now that I at least have a working phone again I guess I don't mind tinkering with this if anyone thinks it's not truly hard bricked but so far I'm finding no love trying to get back into download mode or getting my PC to see the phone with the above image on the screen.
Where did you get that cable? My guess is that it's still a bad one.
That screen is another form of download mode. That screen always comes up after a bad flash via Odin or heimdall. Try buying a new cable, then keep trying different usb ports. I've had the issue of Odin getting stuck a bunch of times and gotten that screen. Finding the right usb port and cable has gotten me out of that mess every time.
There is a chance your current cable might work after enough tries, but you will want to blow your brains out trying. It's easier to just get a new cable. A good flash of Odin should take like 3 minutes. Just start over if it takes longer.
Good luck.
MattSoRaven said:
Where did you get that cable? My guess is that it's still a bad one.
That screen is another form of download mode. That screen always comes up after a bad flash via Odin or heimdall. Try buying a new cable, then keep trying different usb ports. I've had the issue of Odin getting stuck a bunch of times and gotten that screen. Finding the right usb port and cable has gotten me out of that mess every time.
There is a chance your current cable might work after enough tries, but you will want to blow your brains out trying. It's easier to just get a new cable. A good flash of Odin should take like 3 minutes. Just start over if it takes longer.
Good luck.
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I had never seen that screen but figured thats what it was from his description, glad you could confirm. BTW I agree with the assessment of a bad cable or port as your primary issue.
Just a thought, you mentioned using oden, have you tried using the heimdall back to stocks? You need to have Java installed but they work really well.
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If help is still needed shoot me a PM and I'll do what I can.
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If help is still needed shoot me a PM and I'll do what I can.
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Thanks for the offer but I shipped it UPS to the Samsung repair center on Monday. They got it today so hopefully I'll have it back within a week.
Samsung ROCKS!!
Not only did they pay for shipping, they didn't charge me a dime to fix the mess I made of my phone! And I was totally honest and upfront about breaking my warranty by rooting my phone from the get go! Talk about Customer Service above and beyond my expectations!!!! :victory:
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mods if this is in the wrong section please move but i feel this needs to be posted in regards to the cm7 nightly
if you are getting the bsod as some call it when plugging up to your pc here is a fix i have found it also gets the mass storage and adb back up and running again
disable the lg update tool on the lower left hand side of the screen on pc next to time and date left click and click quit then
on pc go to start> control panel> programs and features
look for any lg drivers pertaining to the phone should be two if i remember right
uninstall then plug the phone back in to the pc and wait for it to do its thing after that all is well at least for me and three other g2x phones i have helped out with
hope this helps with adb and all the mass storage issues and questions
happy flashing im still trying to shake the itch from the lack of roms to flash over and over lol
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mods if this is in the wrong section please move but i feel this needs to be posted in regards to the cm7 nightly
if you are getting the bsod as some call it when plugging up to your pc here is a fix i have found it also gets the mass storage and adb back up and running again
on pc go to start> control panel> programs and features
look for any lg drivers pertaining to the phone should be two if i remember right
uninstall then plug the phone back in to the pc and wait for it to do its thing after that all is well at least for me and three other g2x phones i have helped out with
hope this helps with adb and all the mass storage issues and questions
happy flashing im still trying to shake the itch from the lack of roms to flash over and over lol
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it would help if the title was cm7 bsod and usb mounting. that way, people using other roms will pass on by.
bgolden84 said:
mods if this is in the wrong section please move but i feel this needs to be posted in regards to the cm7 nightly
if you are getting the bsod as some call it when plugging up to your pc here is a fix i have found it also gets the mass storage and adb back up and running again
on pc go to start> control panel> programs and features
look for any lg drivers pertaining to the phone should be two if i remember right
uninstall then plug the phone back in to the pc and wait for it to do its thing after that all is well at least for me and three other g2x phones i have helped out with
hope this helps with adb and all the mass storage issues and questions
happy flashing im still trying to shake the itch from the lack of roms to flash over and over lol
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Right Click LG Mobile Tool software in your systray by your time and date in the bottom right corner of windows and choose quit.
I would suggest to turn off the LG Mobile Tool from starting when your system starts.
oops
how do i rename the thread cant remember lol
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how do i rename the thread cant remember lol
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Its the advanced button at the bottom when you edit your post.
crazythunder said:
it would help if the title was cm7 bsod and usb mounting. that way, people using other roms will pass on by.
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i am sure this will be an issue with any 2.3 or higher builds as when u revert back to stock or even eagles blood the issue is no longer present its deff a driver issue
not that there are any other builds but the two mentioned lol cant wait tell we have hella roms to flash and watch all the bricking ensue
thanks thread renamed as it should have been
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i am sure this will be an issue with any 2.3 or higher builds as when u revert back to stock or even eagles blood the issue is no longer present its deff a driver issue
not that there are any other builds but the two mentioned lol cant wait tell we have hella roms to flash and watch all the bricking ensue
thanks thread renamed as it should have been
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wasn't trying to sound stupid or mean about it. was just a suggestion, makes for easier searching too. thanks for helping the community.
crazythunder said:
wasn't trying to sound stupid or mean about it. was just a suggestion, makes for easier searching too. thanks for helping the community.
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hope u didnt miss understand me i was thankful for u pointing it out as always i will help if i can as long as u can look past my piss poor spelling and punctuation lmao
For CM7, one of the CM guys tweeted that he identified the USB issue. Supposedly a fix is on the way.
okplaya said:
For CM7, one of the CM guys tweeted that he identified the USB issue. Supposedly a fix is on the way.
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that would solve alot of the issues that are cloging up the nightly thread i hope they can also resolve the screen capture and lock screen issues thats realy the only probs i have with the rom its rock solid for me and i feel for all the people with the lcd back light bleed issues as i have none im sure that if i did have lcd back light bleed id be pissed too 500 bucks and some lame screen bleed would piss me off although my 1500 tv has this very issue and i never noticed tell it was pointed out about the g2x sorry for the rant off topic
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that would solve alot of the issues that are cloging up the nightly thread i hope they can also resolve the screen capture and lock screen issues thats realy the only probs i have with the rom its rock solid for me and i feel for all the people with the lcd back light bleed issues as i have none im sure that if i did have lcd back light bleed id be pissed too 500 bucks and some lame screen bleed would piss me off although my 1500 tv has this very issue and i never noticed tell it was pointed out about the g2x sorry for the rant off topic
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holly **** batman what a run on sentence this is the reason for my sig
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holly **** batman what a run on sentence this is the reason for my sig
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You really ought to spend some time re-learning your punctuation buttons. Punctuation is the difference between "We ate, Grandpa." and "We ate Grandpa." It really shouldn't take extra effort on my part to understand what you're saying in (what should be) plain English. This isn't Facebook.
Back on topic, though, what version of Windows did this method work for you, and what LG driver had you installed? I ask because I haven't been able to get ADB to work with this phone, though I haven't tried it from recovery.
I initially installed, in Win7, the LG driver linked from this post, and when I removed the driver I selected the "delete driver files" option as well. I also went in and uninstalled the driver application from Programs and Features. There never was a program in the system tray for me to exit (or stop from loading on Windows start). As far as I can tell I have removed all traces of the LG Driver. I'm able to mount both the eMMC as well as the SD card, but still cannot get ADB to work.
I'll give ADB from recovery a try when I wake up, and see if I'm able to get that to work.
reisaru said:
You really ought to spend some time re-learning your punctuation buttons. Punctuation is the difference between "We ate, Grandpa." and "We ate Grandpa." It really shouldn't take extra effort on my part to understand what you're saying in (what should be) plain English. This isn't Facebook.
Back on topic, though, what version of Windows did this method work for you, and what LG driver had you installed? I ask because I haven't been able to get ADB to work with this phone, though I haven't tried it from recovery.
I initially installed, in Win7, the LG driver linked from this post, and when I removed the driver I selected the "delete driver files" option as well. I also went in and uninstalled the driver application from Programs and Features. There never was a program in the system tray for me to exit (or stop from loading on Windows start). As far as I can tell I have removed all traces of the LG Driver. I'm able to mount both the eMMC as well as the SD card, but still cannot get ADB to work.
I'll give ADB from recovery a try when I wake up, and see if I'm able to get that to work.
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your right.
this is not facebook.
i could give a **** less if u dont like my punctuation, and im not going to spend any time re-learning anything. i dont claim this to be a fix all. it works for some and not for others. also the lg app referred to is the one that was used to install the lg drivers. i never installed the drivers u linked to in ur post. im assuming they are the adb sdk drivers ive had those drivers installed for almost three years now. never changed em there the only drivers for any android phone that i have currently installed on my pc. which is win 7 64 bit hope this helps
This fix does not work. Sure, it solves the BSOD issue and USB Storage works, but ADB access is not magically enabled by uninstalling the LGE drivers.
At least, not for me.
Win7 64bit
unfnknblvbl said:
This fix does not work. Sure, it solves the BSOD issue and USB Storage works, but ADB access is not magically enabled by uninstalling the LGE drivers.
At least, not for me.
Win7 64bit
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well as i said this is what i did and adb works for me not being a **** or saying this will solve ur problems with adb im just throwing it out there for every one to try as its what worked for me now i know this is a stupid question as most dont read but u are enabling usb debugging right
here's a screenshot, showing what's going on:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
As you can see, there's no LG drivers installed, and everything is apparently functioning correctly, but ADB still does not see the phone. I've run out of ideas here, short of hacking the Google driver to work with the LGE_STAR, but I wouldn't even know where to begin with that. Sigh!
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your right.
this is not facebook.
i could give a **** less if u dont like my punctuation, and im not going to spend any time re-learning anything. i dont claim this to be a fix all. it works for some and not for others. also the lg app referred to is the one that was used to install the lg drivers. i never installed the drivers u linked to in ur post. im assuming they are the adb sdk drivers ive had those drivers installed for almost three years now. never changed em there the only drivers for any android phone that i have currently installed on my pc. which is win 7 64 bit hope this helps
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lmao and we all know u would have ment we ate, grandpa. cuz who would want to eat grandpa hes to thin no meat or to fat still no meat
unfnknblvbl said:
here's a screenshot, showing what's going on:
As you can see, there's no LG drivers installed, and everything is apparently functioning correctly, but ADB still does not see the phone. I've run out of ideas here, short of hacking the Google driver to work with the LGE_STAR, but I wouldn't even know where to begin with that. Sigh!
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sigh this is not where i have pointed for uninstall. but i also dont see the android sdk drivers showing up try. reinstalling them and see if that does the trick. when i get home ill include a screen shot of my devices list in device manager while the phone is plugged in. i dont have anything showing in the usb category only thing that shows up is near the top and its the android phone sdk device
as u can see im working on relearning my punctuation keys to try and help u guys better understand my piss poor grammar. lmao but still come on if u dont get it ur trying way to hard to comprehend what i am saying. the number one rule in life is "keep it simple stupid" this applies to everything if u try to hard u will get pissed and over look the small ****. walk away for ten min then come back and retry starting from the first step. keep in mind im not calling anyone on here stupid.
bgolden84 said:
well as i said this is what i did and adb works for me not being a **** or saying this will solve ur problems with adb im just throwing out there for every one to try as its what worked for me now i know this is a stupid question as most dont read but u are enabling usb debugging right
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yeah, sorry if I sound like a ****... I'm just a bit frustrated by the continued lack of ADB (yes, I've check USB Debugging. A thousand times).
I wonder if it's a symptom of the slight differences between the P990 and the P999?
unfnknblvbl said:
yeah, sorry if I sound like a ****... I'm just a bit frustrated by the continued lack of ADB (yes, I've check USB Debugging. A thousand times).
I wonder if it's a symptom of the slight differences between the P990 and the P999?
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why would you be in the p999 forum looking for a fix for the p990 lol sorry for being a wise ass but this is for the p999
This modification will go like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206216
After that, unbricking your Epic will be like this...
See here for full instructions: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242466
Of course I don't OWN an Epic so I will work with someone who does.
introduction
I'm not kidding when I say UnBrickable. Modifying the OM pins means you can boot from USB, UART or MMC. This makes the phone quite UNBRICKABLE. There is nothing you can do software wise to prevent the device from booting into this mode. We are communicating with the unrewritable, efused IROM on the processor. It's the thing that makes the system on a chip into a "system on a chip".I am here now to tell you how to turn your Samsung Droid Charge into a KIT-S5PC110 development board. The KIT-S5PC110 development board is the platform used to develop our phones. There are some differences between this mod and the official development platform. The S5PC110 has a removable internal SDCard and no touchscreen.
Why would you want to do this? When you plug in the battery and connect it to the computer in "off" mode, it will become an S5PC110 board awaiting download of a program to run. This occurs long before anything like software or firmware enters the processor. This is the IROM of the device awaiting commands or a power on signal.
Because it is accepting a memory flash, anything may be put onto the device to perform a boot sequence..... Apple iOS (iPhone4 has the same processor) WP7 (mango supports this processor).
This will be a replacement for JTAG once we are able to make some firmware. How could it possibly be better then JTAG? Let's count the ways....
1. The only part required is a wire.
2. No shipping time.
3. No cost for a box to interface the computer.
4. Permanent.
5. Can be done as a preventive measure.
6. Gives the ability to test new Bootloaders temporarily.
7. Allows development of the entire system.
8. Removes worry about flashing and acts as a backup.
After performing this mod:
Remove the battery, replace the battery, your phone will connect to the computer via USB and await commands. Otherwise it will pretty much act like an Epic. See the Special Instructions section.
Modification
You will need:
1. Get someone who knows what they're doing with a soldering iron. If they don't know what flux is, then they don't know what they're doing. You can also speak to myself(my username @gmail.com) or Connexion2005(aka MobileTechVideos.com)
2. soldering iron - make sure it's sharp, if it's not sharp, then sharpen it, flux it and retin it.
3. flux
4. solder
5. tweezers
6. A relay (possibly- for the wire within to use as a bridge)
performing the modification:
1. tear apart your phone... Make sure to take out your SIM and external SDCard before you do this.
1A. Remove the screws.
1B. Separate the top case from the bottom case
1C. disconnect the display connector and free the camera and button assemblies from the case.
1D. Remove the mainboard
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2. Perform the mod as follows: Replace the xOM5 resistor from the right position to the left position.
*OR: remove the xOM5 resistor and jumper the center pads of xOM5 to the center pads of xOM0.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Thanks to pre2epic4g for donating the board for teardown!
3. reassemble the phone.
Special Instructions
This replaces the battery charging sequence. The normal battery charging sequence can be activated by holding power for 4 seconds.
To turn on the device, and operate in normal mode, you must hold the power button for 5 seconds.
3 button Download mode works as usual, however you must not have the S5PC110 drivers installed on the computer. You can use your custom rom menu option, adb reboot download, or use a terminal to "reboot download". 301Kohm Factory Mode JIGs work as well, but you must press power to bypass the S5PC110 mode.
Conclusion
Congratulations. You now have a device which works like a KIT-S5PC110 with an OM Value of 29. Now get to developing some serious custom software. See here for setting up the UART output http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235219
reading material
Creating your own Samsung Bootloaders: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1233273
KIT-S5PC110 manual: http://www.mediafire.com/?94krzvvxksvmuxh
how to use DNW: http://tinyurl.com/dnw-how-to
Flash using openOCD and DNW: http://www.arm9board.net/wiki/index.php?title=Flash_using_OpenOCD_and_DNW
another DNW example: http://www.boardset.com/products/mv6410.php
ODroid dev center: http://dev.odroid.com/projects/uboot/wiki/#s-7.2
drivers and utilities
This will be an ever expanding list
Windows Drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=678937&d=1312590673
Windows Download Tool DNW: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=678938&d=1312590673
Windows Command Line Download Tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17202523&postcount=27
Linux DNW Utility: http://dev.odroid.com/projects/uboot/wiki/#s-7.2
firmware
One-Click Resurrector: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=705515&d=1314762609
Bootloader Hello World by Rebellos http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=698077&d=1314105521
-___-' If only I knew someone who was good with Soldering that I could trust. I unfortunately will have to pass. :/ I've been waiting for this too. Thanks so much Adam.
Thank you so much can we do this if the device gets bricked? And I have someone I can trust so I'm lucky
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rulyskull said:
Thank you so much can we do this if the device gets bricked? And I have someone I can trust so I'm lucky
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Yes, it works on a bricked device. These methods communicate directly with the processor so there is nothing like firmware or bootloaders in the way.
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Yes, it works on an already bricked device.
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Alright cool thanks I have something to fall back on now, thanks for all your work Adam
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Thanks a lot Adam! Although I won't jump right into trying this with my current Epic, I won't make ur efforts go to waste. I just jumped on ebay to see if I coulf locate a bricked Epic for cheap and maybe have something to do while I await official GB. Who knows, maybe I'll get lucky n be able to unbrick a sucker or two
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Its here I may try...not that good at soldering though :\
The board is coated in glue. Its not nearly as risky as it looks. It takes some time, but you're not going to screw anything up if you're decent with a soldering iron.
Nice work on the port to the Epic!
So glad to see this made it's way to the Epic.
Thanks a ton James for donating the board!!
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SWEET!!! this is a nice surprise I cant wait to get my lab set up so I can do this. Has Rebellos had any time to cook up some software? Is the captivate running nexus s roms yet? Im so excited
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SWEET!!! this is a nice surprise I cant wait to get my lab set up so I can do this. Has Rebellos had any time to cook up some software? Is the captivate running nexus s roms yet? Im so excited
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If you do this, can you make a video of you doing the unbrickable mod, like the soldering stuff.
So there's no way to do a software equivalenT of this, right?
masaidjet said:
If you do this, can you make a video of you doing the unbrickable mod, like the soldering stuff.
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Yeah ill see what I can do, it wont be anytime soon though =/ ill probably wait until I actually brick before doing it. Or until we get a custom bootloader
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So there's no way to do a software equivalenT of this, right?
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Nope. Which is why it's "unbrickable"
aw ****! im buyin all the bricked epics i can find.
sohardivetried said:
aw ****! im buyin all the bricked epics i can find.
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theres none on craigslist or ebay! lol.
ugothakd said:
theres none on craigslist or ebay! lol.
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Lol stupid people not selling their bricked epics
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Could I unbrick it if I were to screw up on the soldering job?
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Could I unbrick it if I were to screw up on the soldering job?
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Yes. Just don't apply power until its right.
Yes, yes to all I have done it again, my second very expensive paperweight.
It's my captivate this time.
used my epic JIG skills and put my phone into download mode...after that I then attempted ODIN. great....not! It's just stuck at file analysis... yes I googled, it, I ran as admin, made sure it was the right order. used heimdall. EVERYTHING I CAN THINK OF....it's expensive and I'd like it to work...please help
Heimdall drivers conflict ODINs
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If its completely hard bricked josh at mobiletechvideos offers an unbricking service and they are really fast and its way cheaper than buying a new phone.
I've had the File analysis problem a couple of times...keep trying it always ends up working for me...if your usb cable is plugged into the front of your computer use the back and try throwing it into download mode twice before attempting the flash.
Alright, gonna try switching more stuff around when I get home. using this home made jig is a pain...also read last night if you try to repatrition the phone it might work as well...thank you for your help guys. The only problem with the Mobiletechvideo option is that, if I do get it fixed for like 60 bucks...I won't want to play with it any more....
You can also have mobiletechvideos or Adam outler do the unbrickable mod and never worry about bricking again.
If anybody can add me on skype or steam or any other IM platform, that would be fantastic, just PM me if you could, with your user for anything.
I have all the possible QPST tools needed to interface with my device, and it still has some life left in it, for example it is still able to interface via usb through qualcomm's 9008 qdloader drivers.
I have tried endlessly to unbrick this device using various tools and methods, but they all come up with that same error relating to Sahara, firehose, or programmer. I can't seem to get MiFlash to do anything, since I know basically nothing about how it works, just that I followed some guys tutorial on flashing to the Opo, but it doesn't seem to work. All the QPST tools say it can't communicate with the
flash programmer.
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Am I screwed except for JTAG? I really, desperately need help, and this seems to be the only place to get actual help from devs who actually understand what is happening in terms of partitions, etc. (Xda won't help me since I'm a new user and I've tried posting multiple times and got basically no response.)
Help!
Wax that no one can help us?
Have you tried this guide?
It works for me, unbricked my OPO twice.
soralz said:
Have you tried this guide?
It works for me, unbricked my OPO twice.
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If friend as you can see, all these tools have already been used.!
soralz said:
Have you tried this guide?
It works for me, unbricked my OPO twice.
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What works for you and the majority of other people sadly doesn't work for me, or people with my issue.
No tool this specific case exists yet to fix this.
It's as simple as that. I need a developer, I need a programmer. That is all I need. And I've been on the hunt for months.
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What works for you and the majority of other people sadly doesn't work for me, or people with my issue.
No tool this specific case exists yet to fix this.
It's as simple as that. I need a developer, I need a programmer. That is all I need. And I've been on the hunt for months.
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Hmm, probably incorrect driver? What OS environment are you in to flash the OPO anyway?
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Hmm, probably incorrect driver? What OS environment are you in to flash the OPO anyway?
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Linux, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 8 and 8.1 separately, (seriously), you name it. I've tried everything. I mean that to its fullest If the tools in my post weren't enough, I've also tried a billion others, whether they relate to the OPO or not.
Again, people with this issue need a developer, the device doesn't go into 9006 Loader mode when tools like ToolStudio try to flash things to it, aka locked bootloader (I think). This has nothing to do with drivers. I'm not looking for a one click solution, one doesn't exist. I'll do almost anything to fix this.
If you got sahara error unplug your phone and try again with holding VolUp and plug it back in. This is to force it into 9008 mode again.
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If you got sahara error unplug your phone and try again with holding VolUp and plug it back in. This is to force it into 9008 mode again.
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All this has been done, and nothing appears to be a more serious problem than that.
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All this has been done, and nothing appears to be a more serious problem than that.
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Indeed. I just need custom linux code to mess with the partitions. I had a friend try wiping EVERYTHING in Twrp terminal, all the partition data, nothing remained. And the ColorOs tool (Msm8974 Downloader) still managed to rebuild the partitions, etc. If there's any way I can nuke the OPO's current partition data through something like a linux perl script, I'd probably be set to restore it through the regular tools.
Here's what happens when I try to flash anything with qdloader's perl script in Linux.
Good Luck.!
I see it very difficult to repair, better choose to buy the motherboard on eBay for $ 100, I wish you luck hopefully you can fix.
Same issue here. Tried everything and every suggestion out there. Still stuck on 'Sahara' issue. I also tried with the QFIL software but met with the same dead end. The idea of wiping the entire partition tables in Linux may work, if only we can get the 'how'. I'm just stumped why this one is having this issue; the first one I unbricked went smoothly, no issues and worked perfect afterwards. I wish I can get my head around this quickly; it's giving me sleepless nights.
stuck at same step
me too tried all possibilities and stuck at same step; spent sleepless nights to fix it and still hunting for solution
How did you bricked your oneplus one?downgrade to kitkat?
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OPO dead unexpectedly
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How did you bricked your oneplus one?downgrade to kitkat?
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My Phone dead unexpectedly , @ night after charged to 80% unplugged and slept; @ morning no display, no reaction on any action. but experienced hot at front camera
Sounds like hardware failure for it to just stop. You could've had an unexpected surge charging, and the some part of the motherboard failed. I agree with earlier post, it might be time to replace it. Sucks, but it happens and I've seen it happen from time to time when I worked 3 years in wireless (VZW and ATT) in college. None of our tools would bring them back and we had software to do exactly what you're asking/looking for. It would wipe the phone to the point of literally being a brick, then reload everything back onto it. It would take hours sometimes and most failed. They eventually started hiring people just to do that all day, and we'd ship them off to a local store that had people doing it all day in the back offices.
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Sounds like hardware failure for it to just stop. You could've had an unexpected surge charging, and the some part of the motherboard failed. I agree with earlier post, it might be time to replace it. Sucks, but it happens and I've seen it happen from time to time when I worked 3 years in wireless (VZW and ATT) in college. None of our tools would bring them back and we had software to do exactly what you're asking/looking for. It would wipe the phone to the point of literally being a brick, then reload everything back onto it. It would take hours sometimes and most failed. They eventually started hiring people just to do that all day, and we'd ship them off to a local store that had people doing it all day in the back offices.
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Ok thanks seems like its time to buy new phone
Same problem
Hi I have the same problem, I tried with windows 7, 8, 10, XP, but does not solve the hard brick, is nothing msiimage.mbn because someone knows this problem?:crying:
OnePlus One gone X came in
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Ok thanks seems like its time to buy new phone
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Bought new phone OnePlus X.
Hey everybody! As the title says, I replaced the motherboard on my SM-G920V with one from my wife's old S6 (also 920v). She thought it'd be fun to throw it at me when she was angry, and shattered both front and back glass. BUT ANYWAY... After I finished installing everything how it's supposed to be, I started it up and was so happy to have my S6 back to OE2! My only issue now is that it won't charge, yet will recognize a charger. I haven't been able to connect it to a computer, because mine was blessed with a lovely RootKit/netbot that took over every aspect of my machine. So if any of my hardware people could help me out, that'd be great! What could I have done wrong?!
Maybe just replace the charging port and everything will be right. good job on switching the motherboard, it is really hard to do anything with this phone, I just sent it to samsung when my touch wasn't working, eventually paid 40$ but screen is like 300$ , they said my touch connection to the motherboard was bad. Anyway, I recommend you to send your phone to there or switch alone your charging port, good luck
What was your reason for changing the motherboard on your phone?
Sometimes you have to match the right Rev.# Hardware for the charging port. So basically change out the USB pcb board with the one in your wife's phone and check does that work.
To fix your rootkit portable superanti spyware software or kaspersky. Easy fix...
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What was your reason for changing the motherboard on your phone?
Sometimes you have to match the right Rev.# Hardware for the charging port. So basically change out the USB pcb board with the one in your wife's phone and check does that work.
To fix your rootkit portable superanti spyware software or kaspersky. Easy fix...
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My reasoning was simple, and purely justifiable: ROOT! Mine did the upgrade with the patches, so I lost root. I figured "Why not?!" I'm pretty good with computer hardware, so I figured I'd try my luck with phones. I will definitely try that when I get home from work, thank you!
And as far as the RootKit, I tried a couple things, but I think it took over my flash drives too. I'm definitely gonna get the machines (yes, all 3 of my machines got it) repaired, but I have more important things right now. Like my phones and my new-ish baby and food. Can't forget food.
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I'm pretty good with computer hardware, so I figured I'd try my luck with phones.
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Apparently not good enough.
Lol
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Apparently not good enough.
Lol
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Apparently...but she turned on and everything else is in proper order. So...better than most!
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snap-your-toes said:
Apparently...but she turned on and everything else is in proper order. So...better than most!
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Let me know if you were able to fix this, my galaxy S6 edge is not charging anymore, only slow charging (usb charging speed) which takes more than 6 hours for a full charge, i even tried some replacement usb boards and they didn't fix the issue, so i don't know what to do anymore, and i don't want to send it to samsung.
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Let me know if you were able to fix this, my galaxy S6 edge is not charging anymore, only slow charging (usb charging speed) which takes more than 6 hours for a full charge, i even tried some replacement usb boards and they didn't fix the issue, so i don't know what to do anymore, and i don't want to send it to samsung.
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Did you try chnaging the USB cables, chargers etc. Also sometimes dust on the USB port can cause a loss of connection. This is a old trick you could try and still works very well. Get an old toothbrush (make sure its clean and dry) and brush any dirt off the USB port connection
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My reasoning was simple, and purely justifiable: ROOT! Mine did the upgrade with the patches, so I lost root. I figured "Why not?!" I'm pretty good with computer hardware, so I figured I'd try my luck with phones. I will definitely try that when I get home from work, thank you!
And as far as the RootKit, I tried a couple things, but I think it took over my flash drives too. I'm definitely gonna get the machines (yes, all 3 of my machines got it) repaired, but I have more important things right now. Like my phones and my new-ish baby and food. Can't forget food.
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I still don't understand why you changed the motherboard. Could you explain!? You trying to say that your (original) phone upgraded to 5.1.1 and you lost root? So you decided to change the motherboard.*
Did you open both phones and see if the USB motherboard is a different version on either phone.
As I said with the rootkit download superanti spyware portable or kaspersky will fix everything. Easy!!
If you need a hand with that rootkit I will help you
BOOM!!!!
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I still don't understand why you changed the motherboard. Could you explain!? You trying to say that your (original) phone upgraded to 5.1.1 and you lost root? So you decided to change the motherboard.*
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It did the upgrade to the patched 5.0.2 and snatched root away from me. I had my wife's broken one laying in a drawer, so I figured I'd try swapping.
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Did you open both phones and see if the USB motherboard is a different version on either phone.
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Yes, I did. And they are completely different. But in looking at my original, I snapped the ribbon connecter. Whoops. So them I thought about all the stuff that on the back panel (see image). So, what i ended up doing, was a swapping out everything that connected to the motherboard from the back panel. Power button, Volume buttons, and the speaker/mic hardware. And I'm proud to say, IT WORKED!!!!!
So, thank you for pointing that out to me. I really do appreciate it.
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I appreciate this as well. If I need some help with it, I know who to contact.
You upgraded your original phone? As in you got a custom ROM which was pre-rooted? Is that what you mean? This still doesn't explain why you would change your original motherboard with your wife's one. I still don't understand why you would change motherboards.
Why didn't you just Flash TWRP and respected BL and modem for your phone. Then Flash a 5.1.1 Rom for your phone. Android version 5.1.1 seems to have solved all the problems that 5.0.2 has. You wouldn't have needed to change any motherboard then.
So everything is working now that's good.
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You upgraded your original phone? As in you got a custom ROM which was pre-rooted? Is that what you mean? This still doesn't explain why you would change your original motherboard with your wife's one. I still don't understand why you would change motherboards.
Why didn't you just Flash TWRP and respected BL and modem for your phone. Then Flash a 5.1.1 Rom for your phone. Android version 5.1.1 seems to have solved all the problems that 5.0.2 has. You wouldn't have needed to change any motherboard then.
So everything is working now that's good.
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The Verizon bootloader is locked, first off. And second, the patched 5.0.2 that they released OTA made it to where you can't downgrade. The original 5.0.2 was rootable. Not the patched version. Anyways, problem was solved. I'm working on my laptop's issues now.
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