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[ODIN][UCKD5] Odin - Stock (100% or Root+3e) - (Update 06/05/11)

This will flash the stock kernel, modem, system, dbdata and cache. There's no need for a pit since we do not have any other OS versions to flash yet that would re-partition your device.
Instructions:
1) Make sure the drivers for the Infuse 4G are installed.
2) Please unzip the .zip file.
3) Run Odin3 v1.81.exe (as administrator if you are on Windows 7)
4) Place your phone into download mode (pull battery, press and hold both Volume keys, put battery in and plug the USB cable in)
5) Make sure your phone shows up in Odin as COM##
5) Click the PDA button and choose the .tar.md5 file in the .zip.
6) Press Start.
7) After it completes, it will reboot your device and should boot up like normal. If it fails on flash see FAQ Question 4 below!
There is ALWAYS risk when flashing your device. Unfortunately, I will not be held responsible. Please use this as a means to get back to stock if something happens.
* DO NOT FLASH PIT (PIT not included).
* DO NOT CHECK ANYTHING IN ODIN EXCEPT "AUTO-REBOOT" AND "F. RESET TIME" (should be checked by default)
FAQ:
Question 1: Why does it have .md5 at the end?
Answer: Its in md5 format so in case your download is corrupted, you dont brick your phone.
Question 2: Can I rename it to just .tar and flash?
Answer: DO NOT rename it from md5 format. If it says the md5 sum is invalid, then it will not flash. Just re-download again and try again.
Question 3: Why does it give an error if i try to open in in 7zip/WinRAR/WinZip?
Answer: It should! Windows doesn't recognize when an md5sum is written to the end of a file. Don't panic!
Question 4: It passed the md5sum check, but failed writing on factoryfs. What do I do?!?
Answer: This is exactly what happened to me. Don't panic. Follow these steps exactly:
* Hold the power button to turn off.
* Make sure Odin is still open.
* Plug the USB cable in and hold the volume keys down at the same time. You will be on the screen with a "Phone ! PC" screen.
* Press Start on Odin.
* Once it completes, it will boot up into recovery. Don't worry about wiping cache or user data. Just choose "Reboot Device".
This flash takes quite a long period of time due to the size of the files. I'd say it took me 5 - 10 minutes for the flash to complete. Be patient! Afterwards it booted up with recovery, and chose Reboot Now.
Thanks:
* codeworkx - for the advice and assistance!
* beatblaster - First tester after a bad framework-res update.
* Realityfalse - Second tester
* dotsad - Third tester
* imnuts - Very Helpful advice and instructions for Odin installations!
* My Infuse - Fourth and final tester (thought I lost her for a minute there!)
Download Links:
UCKD5 Stock + Root + 3e Modded Recovery
UCKD5 100% Stock (no root, no 3e Modded Recovery)

What a life saver

I second that, up and running again
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App

not working
sitting at Samsung boot screen for 20 minutes now! Cant get recovery. any ideas?
Tried re-flashing multiple times. downloaded from mirror. same thing. reboots after odin is successful then sits endlessly at Samsung boot logo.

rblankman said:
sitting at Samsung boot screen for 20 minutes now! Cant get recovery. any ideas?
Tried re-flashing multiple times. downloaded from mirror. same thing. reboots after odin is successful then sits endlessly at Samsung boot logo.
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go into the thread from lost1 with the stock rom and find the pit.pit file in the "additional" download. try that with repartition selected.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084837

Though it's too late for me to try it myself, I'm sure this will be a great help to everyone! Thanks so much!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App

Dani897 said:
go into the thread from lost1 with the stock rom and find the pit.pit file in the "additional" download. try that with repartition selected.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084837
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same thing what i have to do ?

well use the .tar file in this thread, put it in the pda slot in odin. put the phone in download mode and connect it to the computer. have auto reboot selected. and hit start.
if that doesnt work then try it again except put pit.pit in the pit slot and the .tar from this thread in the phone slot, select repartition, put phone in download mode, connect it to the computer and hit start.

Dani897 said:
well use the .tar file in this thread, put it in the pda slot in odin. put the phone in download mode and connect it to the computer. have auto reboot selected. and hit start.
if that doesnt work then try it again except put pit.pit in the pit slot and the .tar from this thread in the phone slot, select repartition, put phone in download mode, connect it to the computer and hit start.
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did you fix your phone and work fine now or still his lock Bootloader ?

no it was someone else. i have fixed my captivate many time though. that would have normally been my next step if it didnt work the first time.

rblankman said:
sitting at Samsung boot screen for 20 minutes now! Cant get recovery. any ideas?
Tried re-flashing multiple times. downloaded from mirror. same thing. reboots after odin is successful then sits endlessly at Samsung boot logo.
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Can you wipe all user data and wipe cache from recovery (power phone off via power button or battery pull, hold both volune keys down, then hold power down until samsung appears on the screen and let go of ONLY power)? That should get you to boot.
This happened to beatblaster when we tested. Then he did the data wipes in recovery and booted up fine.

cant get recovery at all. tried all above. pit doesnt work

Thanks
Thanks for doing this, I am trying to learn how to dev on android and Ubuntu and was installing and also waiting for a way back before doing anything.

rblankman said:
cant get recovery at all. tried all above. pit doesnt work
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Have you tried to wipe data and cache yet?

rblankman said:
cant get recovery at all. tried all above. pit doesnt work
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Was your phone bricked before trying this? If so, how did you brick it?
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wasnt bricked. wanted to try odin restore.

how can I clear data and cache without recovery? is there a way in ODIN?

rblankman said:
how can I clear data and cache without recovery? is there a way in ODIN?
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TO get into recovery to wipe data and cache, unplug your phone from the USB cable then make sure the phone is powered off. While the device is powered off press and hold the 2 volume buttons then while holding those 2 volume buttons down press and hold the power button. That will get you into recovery. WHile in there, you can wipe user data and wipe cache. Give that a go.

understood. However, as I was able to successfuly get into recovery by that method before attempting the ODIN restore, It will not enter recovery after ODIN flashed the stock.

rblankman said:
understood. However, as I was able to successfuly get into recovery by that method before attempting the ODIN restore, It will not enter recovery after ODIN flashed the stock.
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Whoa. The only thing I can recommend from here is to try to flash via ODIN again or take the brick back to the store and swap for new. Next time, I'd recommend not fixing anything unless it's broken

Elcair to Miui?

Hi, i'm new to this phone.
I want to install MIUI to it.
Im running Stock Eclair 2.1
If i push this using ODIN
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127249
Will i have rooted 2.3 GB and be able to install recovery and install MIUI through "choose zip"
Please help me!

Just flash while you are one 2.1, no need for 2.3.3 if you don't know what you are doing.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium

b-eock said:
Just flash while you are one 2.1, no need for 2.3.3 if you don't know what you are doing.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium
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I want to install MIUI and im pretty sure its based off GB. Wouldn't i need to install that? And that's why i'm coming here for help?

David522d said:
I want to install MIUI and im pretty sure its based off GB. Wouldn't i need to install that? And that's why i'm coming here for help?
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Nope you don't need it. I've flashed Miui since somewhere around the Beta 2, and each time I came from Stock JF6.
As long as you have the 3 button combo working, all you need to do is copy the Miui.zip to your SD, reboot into recovery mode, and install the zip. Really THAT simple. Just to be safe, I have my important stuff stored on my micro SD, which I remove before I flash

kangi26 said:
Nope you don't need it. I've flashed Miui since somewhere around the Beta 2, and each time I came from Stock JF6.
As long as you have the 3 button combo working, all you need to do is copy the Miui.zip to your SD, reboot into recovery mode, and install the zip. Really THAT simple. Just to be safe, I have my important stuff stored on my micro SD, which I remove before I flash
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmA9VFVS1bw&list=LLXwdzUw85zXcqHt917LL7mA&feature=mh_lolz
Will this work, the only thing i dont understand is when i get to stock i dont have root

David522d said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmA9VFVS1bw&list=LLXwdzUw85zXcqHt917LL7mA&feature=mh_lolz
Will this work, the only thing i dont understand is when i get to stock i dont have root
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If you're on 2.1, you probably are Stock, you won't need Odin1 Click, unless you want to go back to stock
Very first thing to check, pop out your battery, put it back in. Then push and hold Vol up/Vol down/ and power all at the same time, when you see the AT&T logo come on you can let go. That will be Recovery mode
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David522d said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmA9VFVS1bw&list=LLXwdzUw85zXcqHt917LL7mA&feature=mh_lolz
Will this work, the only thing i dont understand is when i get to stock i dont have root
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Good video, but you dont need to do all that.
Give me a sec, I'll get you a couple links for a couple of things you can use

kangi26 said:
If you're on 2.1, you probably are Stock, you won't need Odin1 Click, unless you want to go back to stock
Very first thing to check, pop out your battery, put it back in. Then push and hold Vol up/Vol down/ and power all at the same time, when you see the AT&T logo come on you can let go. That will be Recovery mode
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Good video, but you dont need to do all that.
Give me a sec, I'll get you a couple links for a couple of things you can use
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Ya im pretty sure i used ODIN to return to stock. Thank so much.

IF you can get into recovery using the 3 button method follow these instructions to get you on Miui:
Make sure you have at LEAST 50% battery life left(100% is ideal, but not necessary)
Download the 2 attached files
Unzip the "root" zip that is attached. DO NOT unzip the "Update.zip"
Make sure you have Debugging enabled(Settings/Applications/Development)
Connect your phone to your PC
Open "Root" folder, and click "Galaxy_One-Click_Root"
Follow the directions on the utility
The phone will power off, and power on into recovery. use the vol down(scroll) to reinstall packages, and hit the power button(to select)
Reboot the phone and copy your Miui.zip and the update.zip to your phone, select yes when it asks to overwrite
Disconnect your phone, pull the battery, re-install the battery and 3 button into recovery mode.
Select reinstall packages again, the phone will cycle and you'll do it one more time
The phone will then boot into CWM. You'll scroll down to "Install zip from sdcard"
then select "Choose zip from sdcard"
Select the Miui.zip file, and then scroll down to "Yes" select it and Miui will install

You don't need to root to flash cwm...
Skip the rooting part, and just flash the update.zip in recovery.

kangi26 said:
IF you can get into recovery using the 3 button method follow these instructions to get you on Miui:
Make sure you have at LEAST 50% battery life left(100% is ideal, but not necessary)
Download the 2 attached files
Unzip the "root" zip that is attached. DO NOT unzip the "Update.zip"
Make sure you have Debugging enabled(Settings/Applications/Development)
Connect your phone to your PC
Open "Root" folder, and click "Galaxy_One-Click_Root"
Follow the directions on the utility
The phone will power off, and power on into recovery. use the vol down(scroll) to reinstall packages, and hit the power button(to select)
Reboot the phone and copy your Miui.zip and the update.zip to your phone, select yes when it asks to overwrite
Disconnect your phone, pull the battery, re-install the battery and 3 button into recovery mode.
Select reinstall packages again, the phone will cycle and you'll do it one more time
The phone will then boot into CWM. You'll scroll down to "Install zip from sdcard"
then select "Choose zip from sdcard"
Select the Miui.zip file, and then scroll down to "Yes" select it and Miui will install
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And if i cant get the 3 button combo working?

Then use adb to boot into download mode and flash the gingerbread bootloaders to fix your combo, you will NEED the button combos on miui especially for download mode as no software will boot into download on aosp roms.
Adb reboot download is the command

Terminal Emulator will boot you into dl mode (I think). Or just get jiggy with it.

Terminal emulator requires root...

I have root, im trying to do the 3 button combo to open up the DOWNLOAD but i cant get the 3 button combo working. I see theres a fix but i dont know how to install recovery for me to be able to flash ROMS.
Plz help.

Ok, if you are rooted then go to the market and download terminal emulator.
Enter the commands
su (enter) (this will cause a superuser prompt asking for root rights, allow)
reboot download (enter)
Then flash this to fix your button combo.
Do not flash any old "3 button fixes" they are fine on eclair/froyo but will cause a guaranteed hard brick on gingerbread bootloaders. So on the safe side just NEVER use it.

studacris said:
Ok, if you are rooted then go to the market and download terminal emulator.
Enter the commands
su (enter) (this will cause a superuser prompt asking for root rights, allow)
reboot download (enter)
Then flash this to fix your button combo.
Do not flash any old "3 button fixes" they are fine on eclair/froyo but will cause a guaranteed hard brick on gingerbread bootloaders. So on the safe side just NEVER use it.
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Im rooted on Elcair 2.1, after i flash that can i install MIUI? and will i have recovery?

studacris said:
Ok, if you are rooted then go to the market and download terminal emulator.
Enter the commands
su (enter) (this will cause a superuser prompt asking for root rights, allow)
reboot download (enter)
Then flash this to fix your button combo.
Do not flash any old "3 button fixes" they are fine on eclair/froyo but will cause a guaranteed hard brick on gingerbread bootloaders. So on the safe side just NEVER use it.
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DUDE WTF i just flashed it and not theres a phone ! to computer picture...
Please HELP!!!

First read this thread
And since you're having connection issues I wouldn't use the bootloader package until you're sure it will flash, cause if it fails again it can hard brick the phone.
this is the stock eclair ROM, if does not contain bootloaders so you can try this as many times as it takes with no worries. btw this will be unrooted when the flash is successful.

studacris said:
First read this thread
And since you're having connection issues I wouldn't use the bootloader package until you're sure it will flash, cause if it fails again it can hard brick the phone.
this is the stock eclair ROM, if does not contain bootloaders so you can try this as many times as it takes with no worries. btw this will be unrooted when the flash is successful.
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So in other words im FUCJED?

David522d said:
So in other words im FUCJED?
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Nope. You'll just need to be patient and keep trying the package that Studacris mentioned. Eventually it should get you to where you're needing to be.

I don't know if I bricked my phone trying to install custom recovery...please help..

I followed the instructions on the following website in order install jelly bean onto the blaze.
wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_t769
I finished the first part of the instructions up until where it says "You need now to manually reboot the phone into ClockworkMod Recovery mode by holding ." I did not know what to press since it has nothing after the word "holding" in the sentence. I did some research on Google to figure out how to do this, but without any luck. So, I think I just pressed the volume and up + down+power keys all together and then released the keys after the screen turned off and I felt 2 vibrations. after a few seconds the screen turned back on and it displayed the following:
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T769
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES(1 COUNTS)
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
**shows an image with phone, computer screen, and a yellow warning sign**
FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE. PLEASE SELECT RECOVERY MODE IN KIES & TRY AGAIN.
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Now, no matter what I do, the phone keeps booting to this screen. As I understand it, I have to boot into recovery mode manually and then follow the instructions from the second part of the instructions list and install the jelly bean OS. How do I proceed from here because no mater what i do like removing the battery, sim and sd card and powering up again, it keeps going to this screen and it won't go beyond it. should i have followed the instructions on that site? and by the way, the only reason why I didn't follow any other site installation instructions is because I thought it would be flawless since it's an official instructions page for the cyangenmod ROM.
Thanks to everyone in advance for your kind help.

larrylegfoot said:
I followed the instructions in the following website in order install jelly bean onto the blaze.
wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_t769
I finished the first part of the instructions up until where it says "You need now to manually reboot the phone into ClockworkMod Recovery mode by holding ." I did not know what to press since it has nothing after the word "holding" in the sentence. I think I pressed the volume and up + down+power keys all together and then released the keys after the screen turned off and I felt 2 vibrations. after a few seconds the screen turned back on and it says the following:
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ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-T769
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES(1 COUNTS)
CURRENT BINARY: CUSTOM
**shows an image with phone, computer screen, and a yellow warning sign**
FIRMWARE UPGRADE ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE. PLEASE SELECT RECOVERY MODE IN KIES & TRY AGAIN.
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That is what is printed on the screen. now no matter what I do, the phone keeps booting to this screen. I have finished the first part of the instruction on that website and encountered this problem after that instruction about booting into recovery mode manually. As I understand it, I have to boot into recovery mode manually and then follow the instructions from the second part of the instructions list and install the jelly bean OS. How do I proceed from here because no mater what i do like removing the batter, sim and sd card and powering up again, it keeps going to the screen and it won't go beyond it. should i have followed the instructions on this site?
Thanks to everyone in advance for your kind help.
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Just a soft brick. Very common, and very easy to fix. Unfortunately, I don't really know what to do. I think you must flash another proper firmware in Odin.. don't quote me on that though... just letting you know you can take a sigh of relief.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

unicorndust98 said:
Just a soft brick. Very common, and very easy to fix. Unfortunately, I don't really know what to do. I think you must flash another proper firmware in Odin.. don't quote me on that though... just letting you know you can take a sigh of relief.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
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ok great that's good news!..
so i did some research and found that i need to use fastboot with adb to install this rom. but I cant find any instructions on google that tells me in clear simple language how to use it properly. i have the fastboot and adb files. i am able to run the fastboot console application successfully. but, i dont know what to do at this point. The phone is in the download mode warning screen where it tells me to press volume up or down keys. I have the phone plugged into the computer. so, is the battery being charged right now? I'm afraid it may die on me.
I'm reading those instructions from wiki.cyanogenmod.org for this and it is very unclear and meant for advanced users. I need plain simple instructions..
I typed in "adb reboot bootloader" and it says "error: device not found" and typing "fastboot update cm-10.0.0-t769.zip" says "<waiting for device>" but nothing happens.. it just hangs there.. and this was happening even after I installed the official samsung drivers for this phone.
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help out this noob. thanks.

For begining use this guide and get your phone back working:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601
then try again what you were trying on a first place...
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"Repartition" checkbox in Odin program will check itself automaticly when you load the PIT file, dont forget to uncheck that, or you will be in a much bigger trouble than the one you are in now...

larrylegfoot said:
ok great that's good news!..
so i did some research and found that i need to use fastboot with adb to install this rom. but I cant find any instructions on google that tells me in clear simple language how to use it properly. i have the fastboot and adb files. i am able to run the fastboot console application successfully. but, i dont know what to do at this point. The phone is in the download mode warning screen where it tells me to press volume up or down keys. is the battery being charged right now? im afraid it may die on me.
I'm reading those instructions from wiki.cyanogenmod.org for this and it is very unclear and meant for advanced users. I need plain simple instructions..
I typed in "adb reboot bootloader" and it says "error: device not found" and typing "fastboot update cm-10.0.0-t769.zip" says "<waiting for device>" but nothing happens.. it just hangs there..
I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help out this noob. thanks. :crying:
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Uh there's no fastboot or bootloader for samsung phones afaik.... What rom are you trying to install on your blaze?

hristopelov said:
For begining use this guide and get your phone back working:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601
then try again what you were trying on a first place...
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"Repartition" checkbox in Odin program will check itself automaticly when you load the PIT file, dont forget to uncheck that, or you will be in a much bigger trouble than the one you are in now...
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thank you for this info..
Following the instructions above restored the phone to the older stock rom for the blaze. so, what I am going to do is find clear, simple instructions on how to update the phone to jelly bean 4.1.2.
before restoring to stock though I managed to find a key combination to get the phone into the clockwork recovery mode screen. [press and hold volume up + down + power keys --> then when you see the samsung logo, release the power key while still holding down the volume up + down keys.. hold the keys for a few seconds and then release. --> recovery screen should be displayed] so I did a factory reset and then put the custom rom on the SD by inserting the SD card into the computer and then inserting it into the phone. I then chose the option to install the zip file from the SD card but it says "can't open file (bad)". This was the latest stable version of cyanogenmod. I tried nightly versions too and i got the same error message. I don't know if my sd card is screwed up. I doubt it, because I was able to use it with the phone a few days ago. how should I install the jelly bean update?
should i do it through rom manager or via the SD card? can someone please point me in the right direction? thanks.

Yeah, your doing to much work. All you need is download mode and Odin.
Fix the soft brick from the above link. Then just go the cwm Odin thread, flash cwm. Then install any ROM you want from the Dev section. Don't use wiki for any info on the blaze. Use xda!! Everything you need is here, including helpful folks!
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larrylegfoot said:
thank you for this info..
I wiped out the stock rom that was on the phone before this happened, but following the instructions above restored the phone to the older stock rom for the blaze. so, what I am going to do is find clear, simple instructions on how to update the phone to jelly bean 4.1.2.
before restoring to stock though I managed to find a key combination to get the phone into the clockwork recovery mode screen. [press and hold volume up + down + power keys --> then when you see the samsung logo, release the power key while still holding down the volume up + down keys.. hold the keys for a few seconds and then release. --> recovery screen should be displayed] so I did a factory reset and then put the custom rom on the SD by inserting the SD card into the computer and then inserting it into the phone. I then chose the option to install the zip file from the SD card but it says "can't open file (bad)". This was the latest stable version of cyanogenmod. I tried nightly versions too and i got the same error message. I don't know if my sd card is screwed up. I doubt it, because I was able to use it with the phone a few days ago. how should I install the jelly bean update?
should i do it through rom manager or via the SD card? can someone please point me in the right direction? thanks.
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You were probably in the stock recovery, that's why it didn't flash.
Since you restocked, go to this thread and flash cwm recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622
Then boot to it and flash the latest cm10 nightly and gapps from the cm thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922935

Romman0 said:
Yeah, your doing to much work. All you need is download mode and Odin.
Fix the soft brick from the above link. Then just go the cwm Odin thread, flash cwm. Then install any ROM you want from the Dev section. Don't use wiki for any info on the blaze. Use xda!! Everything you need is here, including helpful folks!
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Thanks I appreciate the help..
I will report back if I run into any problems -- after searching google and xda of course I'm gona take a rest --> have some sex with my girl then do this.
thanks again for everyone's help.

larrylegfoot said:
can someone please point me in the right direction? thanks.
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Theres a zip file called "gapps..." short from Google Apps, you need to install that too on top of the CM nightly zip file in order to get the ROM working.
Now that you back in the stock 2.3.6, you need to instal CWM again because you wiped it instaling thru Odin.
Once you have CWM, and the 2 zip files - CM nightly and the gapps, you go thru CWM and wipe the system first... then install the files, CM first, gapps after, heres what u need to do in CWM:
1. Advanced-->Wipe Dalvik Cache
2. Wipe Cache
3. Factory Reset
4. Install zip from SD card-->Choose zip from SD-->install CM nightly zip
5. Install zip from SD card-->Choose zip from SD card-->install gapps zip
Read some more here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922935
download the Google Apps (gaps) zip file from the OP, and go do it.
... AND BTW... HAVING SEX IS NOT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RUN JELLY BEAN ON YOUR SAMSUNG GALAXY BLAZE

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hristopelov said:
Theres a zip file called "gapps..." short from Google Apps, you need to install that too on top of the CM nightly zip file in order to get the ROM working.
Now that you back in the stock 2.3.6, you need to instal CWM again because you wiped it instaling thru Odin.
Once you have CWM, and the 2 zip files - CM nightly and the gapps, you go thru CWM and wipe the system first... then install the files, CM first, gapps after, heres what u need to do in CWM:
1. Advanced-->Wipe Dalvik Cache
2. Wipe Cache
3. Factory Reset
4. Install zip from SD card-->Choose zip from SD-->install CM nightly zip
5. Install zip from SD card-->Choose zip from SD card-->install gapps zip
Read some more here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922935
download the Google Apps (gaps) zip file from the OP, and go do it.
... AND BTW... HAVING SEX IS NOT REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RUN JELLY BEAN ON YOUR SAMSUNG GALAXY BLAZE
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Thank you for the info.

***** Please ignore this message. Problem was solved. thanks. *******

I just had something similar happen. Yesterday my phone started boot looping and it eventually got to the point where it wouldn't load past the Samsung screen. I did a bit of googling and followed the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601 to a T. Everything worked on Odin, but now I'm stuck at the firmware upgrade encountered an issue. I tried to do it again and it all works but I get a NAND WRITE: ptn_erase fail on my device over and over, but Odin says it passed. I feel like I've tried everything. Any suggestions would be wonderful. Thanks!

nm192790 said:
I just had something similar happen. Yesterday my phone started boot looping and it eventually got to the point where it wouldn't load past the Samsung screen. I did a bit of googling and followed the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601 to a T. Everything worked on Odin, but now I'm stuck at the firmware upgrade encountered an issue. I tried to do it again and it all works but I get a NAND WRITE: ptn_erase fail on my device over and over, but Odin says it passed. I feel like I've tried everything. Any suggestions would be wonderful. Thanks!
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I would highly recommend that you start your own thread for this ..

[Q] Start TWRP

I rooted with Casual and selected TWRP for Custom Recovery. Everything seems to be working fine, but I have been unable to start TWRP. With phone off, I hold volume down + Power. The phone will vibrate every few seconds until I release the power button. Then it starts in normal Android mode. Am I trying to start this in the wrong way or is there something messed up with TWRP on my phone?

joekiv said:
I rooted with Casual and selected TWRP for Custom Recovery. Everything seems to be working fine, but I have been unable to start TWRP. With phone off, I hold volume down + Power. The phone will vibrate every few seconds until I release the power button. Then it starts in normal Android mode. Am I trying to start this in the wrong way or is there something messed up with TWRP on my phone?
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Until you flash a rom that has a custom menu to boot to recovery you have to hold volume up plus the home key while hitting the power button. Let the power button go but keep holding the volume up and home key then TWRP should start up.
Edit: You can also download Quick Boot by Sirius app from the play store and see if that gets you to your recovery until you get a rom on that let's you boot straight to recovery.

TheAfroSamurai said:
Until you flash a rom that has a custom menu to boot to recovery you have to hold volume up plus the home key while hitting the power button. Let the power button go but keep holding the volume up and home key then TWRP should start up.
Edit: You can also download Quick Boot by Sirius app from the play store and see if that gets you to your recovery until you get a rom on that let's you boot straight to recovery.
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The buttons worked BUT TWRP isn't. I have an Android Robot, out for the count, he is on his back. The recovery must be messed up.

joekiv said:
The buttons worked BUT TWRP isn't. I have an Android Robot, out for the count, he is on his back. The recovery must be messed up.
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That's the stock recovery. Download too manager and install twrp from the settings menu
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jhoutz said:
That's the stock recovery. Download too manager and install twrp from the settings menu
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Thanks, but I already tried redoing TWRP with Goo Manager. Program ran fine & finished, but when I rebooted into recovery I got the dead Android Robot again. Don't know how to proceed at this point. May try re-running Casual. Still reading everything I can find on this situation before doing anything.

From a powered off state, hold volume UP, home, and power. Let go of the power button when the phone vibrates.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
From a powered off state, hold volume UP, home, and power. Let go of the power button when the phone vibrates.
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Done that multiple times, same result - Android on back. Tried redoing TWRP with Goo manager, also Checked on lock/unlock with Ez Unlock - got "status unknown". Did not risk pressing either 'Lock' or 'Unlock' and exited app. Not sure what to do next.
Phone is working. Can make calls, messages, use & install apps and change settings. SuperSU is working, TB Pro is working. I did TB Backups & uninstalled multiple locked apps (Bloatware) before discovering that I cannot get into a working TWRP Recovery.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

joekiv said:
Done that multiple times, same result - Android on back. Tried redoing TWRP with Goo manager, also Checked on lock/unlock with Ez Unlock - got "status unknown". Did not risk pressing either 'Lock' or 'Unlock' and exited app. Not sure what to do next.
Phone is working. Can make calls, messages, use & install apps and change settings. SuperSU is working, TB Pro is working. I did TB Backups & uninstalled multiple locked apps (Bloatware) before discovering that I cannot get into a working TWRP Recovery.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Odin flash a TWRP tar. Uncheck auto-reboot, once it successfully flashes, pull the battery then try booting directly into twrp.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Odin flash a TWRP tar. Uncheck auto-reboot, once it successfully flashes, pull the battery then try booting directly into twrp.
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Will Odin work if I am unable to get the phone into a working bootloader?

joekiv said:
Will Odin work if I am unable to get the phone into a working bootloader?
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It should. There's download mode and there's recovery mode. You are having issues flashing a recovery. I don't see anything in your prior posts about difficulty accessing anything else.

SlimSnoopOS said:
It should. There's download mode and there's recovery mode. You are having issues flashing a recovery. I don't see anything in your prior posts about difficulty accessing anything else.
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Your link above for the "TWRP Tar" goes to a page that instructs to go into odin mode on the 'device' by pressing Vol down, home and power. When I do that I get the Android Robot standing and a message that says "Downloading Custom, do not turn off device". At this point no buttons work and I have no choices do do anything and have to do a battery pull to get out. If I go in any other way I get the Robot on its back.
EDIT: You link was only for the purpose of getting the tar file, not a suggestion to use Odin Mobile. I think that all of the time I spent reading about this issue is affecting my brain.

joekiv said:
Your link above for the "TWRP Tar" goes to a page that instructs to go into odin mode on the 'device' by pressing Vol down, home and power. When I do that I get the Android Robot standing and a message that says "Downloading Custom, do not turn off device". At this point no buttons work and I have no choices do do anything and have to do a battery pull to get out. If I go in any other way I get the Robot on its back.
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Yes, you use Odin from a computer and boot your phone into download mode then connect it via usb to flash files. Based on your post, you haven't used Odin before have you?
Edit: If it makes it easier, this thread has a [HOW TO] for Odin and the process of flashing tar files as well.

SlimSnoopOS said:
Yes, you use Odin from a computer and boot your phone into download mode then connect it via usb to flash files. Based on your post, you haven't used Odin before have you?
Edit: If it makes it easier, this thread has a [HOW TO] for Odin and the process of flashing tar files as well.
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No I haven't, but I realized (slowly) what you meant and edited my last post, Probably while you were posting this.

joekiv said:
No I haven't, but I realized (slowly) what you meant and edited my last post, Probably while you were posting this.
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Ahh, I see that now. Also, per your earlier statement about EZ Unlock. If you have v1.2, just tapping unlock does not harm the phone in any capacity. In fact, fact I encourage you to do so just before using Odin (from a computer) to flash TWRP or CWM. EZ Unlock v1.2 only unlocks the bootloader.
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Did your suggestion and Ran Ez Unlock again and pressed 'Unlock', Status now says UNlocked. Now that it does I'm going to give Goo Manager 1 more shot at fixing TWRP before I run Odin with the TWRP Tar you linked to.

joekiv said:
Did your suggestion and Ran Ez Unlock again and pressed 'Unlock', Status now says UNlocked. Now that it does I'm going to give Goo Manager 1 more shot at fixing TWRP before I run Odin with the TWRP Tar you linked to.
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Cool, let me know what happens.
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Cool, let me know what happens.
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Ran Goo Manager, but no success. Put phone in download mode and used Odin to flash recovery with openrecovery-twrp-2.6.1.0-d2vzw.tar. Odin ran through to end and showed "Pass" and rebooted. Used Vol UP, Home & Power keys to enter TWRP got the Robot on his back with a Red Exclamation mark with this message below:
# Manual Mode #
"...Applying Multi ...CSC
Applying the CSC Code: VZW
Successfully applied Multi-CSC
I have 6 choices on this screen.
1 Reboot System Now (I pressed power and phone booted normally)
2 Apply Update from ADB
3.Apply Updated from External Storage
4 Wipe Data/Factory Reset
5 Wipe Cache Partition
6 Apply update from Cache
So I still can't get into TWRP and the only difference is now the Red Exclamation Point.

Did you uncheck "auto reboot" and pull the battery and boot into TWRP like I said before?
Here's a third method if the above does not work. Download EZ Recovery from the Play Store. Once you've done so, you can use my prior link from Rootzwiki and download a TWRP img (image) and use EZ Recovery to install that img file. For this method, make sure to use TWRP.img. Do not use the "tar" file, for this method, tar files are for Odin only.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Did you uncheck "auto reboot" and pull the battery and boot into TWRP like I said before?
Here's a third method if the above does not work. Download EZ Recovery from the Play Store. Once you've done so, you can use my prior link from Rootzwiki and download a TWRP img (image) and use EZ Recovery to install that img file. For this method, make sure to use TWRP.img. Do not use the "tar" file, for this method, tar files are for Odin only.
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SUCCESS! Flashed the recovery again, BUT this time with Auto reboot unchecked as you previously told me to do and that I missed. Thank you, not only for your help, but for all your patience as well.

joekiv said:
SUCCESS! Flashed the recovery again, BUT this time with Auto reboot unchecked as you previously told me to do and that I missed. Thank you, not only for your help, but for all your patience as well.
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Ahh, sweet! haha glad I could help you out!

[Q] Recovery Boot Loop Problem

Had a problem. Hope someone with experience can give me a few answers.
Nave new t-mobile Note 3, SM-N900T. Stock 4.4.2 KitKat Touchwiz rooted.
Rooted to enable SDFix to use SD card as I want to use it.
Everything great! No problems.
Thought it would be wise to have a Nanoid backup.
Opened Rom Manager and made One change in prefrences. I set it for external SD card storage. (mistake?)
Went to 'Backup current Rom' in Rom manager, started it and it started to reboot. Shut down and restarted in a 'Recovery' boot loop??
No matter what I did, Tried holding power, up volume and home button, nothing. Boot loop continued. Removed battery, waited, as soon as I re-installed battery it instantly went back into recovery boot loop.
I don't know what I did, I kept removing battery and trying again and again and all of a sudden, it booted up back to KitKat and now everything is working great again. No problem on any standard reboot.
What happened? I have used this same set up on my S3 and never had a problem.
I would like to backup the current setup for any future problems. But now, I'm afraid to even try.
I removed Rom Manager and re-installed. Made sure that the storage location was reset to internal and it should be OK??
What did I do when I got out of the Recovery boot loop??
So, afraid to try again. Don't want the boot loop again.

rspilot1 said:
Had a problem. Hope someone with experience can give me a few answers.
Nave new t-mobile Note 3, SM-N900T. Stock 4.4.2 KitKat Touchwiz rooted.
Rooted to enable SDFix to use SD card as I want to use it.
Everything great! No problems.
Thought it would be wise to have a Nanoid backup.
Opened Rom Manager and made One change in prefrences. I set it for external SD card storage. (mistake?)
Went to 'Backup current Rom' in Rom manager, started it and it started to reboot. Shut down and restarted in a 'Recovery' boot loop??
No matter what I did, Tried holding power, up volume and home button, nothing. Boot loop continued. Removed battery, waited, as soon as I re-installed battery it instantly went back into recovery boot loop.
I don't know what I did, I kept removing battery and trying again and again and all of a sudden, it booted up back to KitKat and now everything is working great again. No problem on any standard reboot.
What happened? I have used this same set up on my S3 and never had a problem.
I would like to backup the current setup for any future problems. But now, I'm afraid to even try.
I removed Rom Manager and re-installed. Made sure that the storage location was reset to internal and it should be OK??
What did I do when I got out of the Recovery boot loop??
So, afraid to try again. Don't want the boot loop again.
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Hi. What recovery are you using?
If you haven't installed a custom recovery, then that explains your issue. Basically, the app scheduled a custom recovery script which kept failing in the stock recovery. You should normally be able to reboot into the system holding the power button, thus skipping going to recovery. This also resets the recovery script so everything is back to normal.
Nandroid is normally only possible using a custom recovery like TWRP or CWM.
I saw that you might be able to perform a Nandroid without restarting the phone (so without a custom recovery) using this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.onnandbup&hl=en
I have never tried it. Looks promising though.
But please note that you won't be able to restore the backup without a custom recovery.
EDIT: If you do have a custom recovery, why not boot in recovery mode and make the backup from there?
Cheers

Recovery Boot Loop Problem
I have CWM installed. Setup thru Rom Manager as I have done before on other phones.
Tried it again, same thing. Over and over. Constant reboot. Dosen't matter if I hold the power button or try different ways, same thing.
It says: Recovery booting
Recovery is not seandroid enforcing
Set warranty bit:recovery
If I remove battery and wait a couple of minutes, I can install battery and it dosen't start till I hold power button.
So I held volume down, home button and power button and booted into download mode. From there I cancelled and it rebooted normally.
Everything I've read on boot loops always say 'boot into recovery'. I only wish I could. That's the bootloop.
Any idea on what's wrong?
Thank you for your time and trouble.

rspilot1 said:
I have CWM installed. Setup thru Rom Manager as I have done before on other phones.
Tried it again, same thing. Over and over. Constant reboot. Dosen't matter if I hold the power button or try different ways, same thing.
It says: Recovery booting
Recovery is not seandroid enforcing
Set warranty bit:recovery
If I remove battery and wait a couple of minutes, I can install battery and it dosen't start till I hold power button.
So I held volume down, home button and power button and booted into download mode. From there I cancelled and it rebooted normally.
Everything I've read on boot loops always say 'boot into recovery'. I only wish I could. That's the bootloop.
Any idea on what's wrong?
Thank you for your time and trouble.
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Have you tried booting directly into recovery?
So just shut off your phone and then open it by holding volume up + home + power. It should boot into recovery. If it doesn't, I recommend installing cwm or TWRP using Odin instead of Rom manager.
Might be a problem with your current recovery.
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andreiav said:
Have you tried booting directly into recovery?
So just shut off your phone and then open it by holding volume up + home + power. It should boot into recovery. If it doesn't, I recommend installing cwm or TWRP using Odin instead of Rom manager.
Might be a problem with your current recovery.
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Yes, I tried. Does the same thing.
I've never used Odin. All the info I've read mentioned downloading USB drivers and using different .tar files. Checking this and that.
Nothing I've ever done.
No experience with it.
Never had a reason before to use it.
Every instruction website I've read all seem to be different.
I'm gonna have to find out, huh? lol
I've got Odin on my computer, and have the CWM 6 zipped file.
Will do some research.
Thanks

rspilot1 said:
Yes, I tried. Does the same thing.
I've never used Odin. All the info I've read mentioned downloading USB drivers and using different .tar files. Checking this and that.
Nothing I've ever done.
No experience with it.
Never had a reason before to use it.
Every instruction website I've read all seem to be different.
I'm gonna have to find out, huh? lol
I've got Odin on my computer, and have the CWM 6 zipped file.
Will do some research.
Thanks
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No problem.
A few tips with odin:
-If you have Kies installed, you don't need to install other drivers.
-The file you flash with Odin should have tar or tar.md5 extension
-you have to activate USB debugging from developer options.
-boot your phone into download mode
-run Odin as administrator
-connect your phone. you should see the text Added in Odin. If don't see it, you need drivers.
-you should make sure only auto reboot and f. Reset time are checked
-you should put the file in Pda or Ap(if using latest version)
Click start and wait until it finishes. It will restart itself if you checked auto reboot.
That's about it. It's very safe and easy to use.
Watch some videos on YouTube. You will definitely find some.
Cheers
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andreiav said:
No problem.
A few tips with odin:
-If you have Kies installed, you don't need to install other drivers.
-The file you flash with Odin should have tar or tar.md5 extension
-you have to activate USB debugging from developer options.
-boot your phone into download mode
-run Odin as administrator
-connect your phone. you should see the text Added in Odin. If don't see it, you need drivers.
-you should make sure only auto reboot and f. Reset time are checked
-you should put the file in Pda or Ap(if using latest version)
Click start and wait until it finishes. It will restart itself if you checked auto reboot.
That's about it. It's very safe and easy to use.
Watch some videos on YouTube. You will definitely find some.
Cheers
Sent from my GT-I9505
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Thank you, that answered some questions.
you've been a great help.

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rspilot1 said:
Thank you, that answered some questions.
you've been a great help.
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Update: The install of CWM with Odin seemed to be successful. Still have same problem.
I believe the problem must be somewhere else.
Something is stopping the recovery boot. More research ahead.
When I find out more, will post here and give update.

rspilot1 said:
Update: The install of CWM with Odin seemed to be successful. Still have same problem.
I believe the problem must be somewhere else.
Something is stopping the recovery boot. More research ahead.
When I find out more, will post here and give update.
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Strange. You could try TWRP instead of CWM. I use TWRP and really like it:
Here is the download link for your device: http://www.techerrata.com/file/twrp2/hltetmo/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.2.0-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
This is the Odin flashable recovery.
Here is TWRP page: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/
EDIT: One more thing. Are these the exact steps you are following when booting into recovery?
"To access recovery mode on your Note 3, turn off the device and press Volume Up+Home+Power buttons at the same time for about 4-6 seconds. When the screen lights up and you see the Samsung logo, release the Power button but keep Volume Up+Home keys pressed until you see the recovery menu screen"
Cheers

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andreiav said:
Strange. You could try TWRP instead of CWM. I use TWRP and really like it:
Here is the download link for your device: http://www.techerrata.com/file/twrp2/hltetmo/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.2.0-hltetmo-4.4.img.tar
This is the Odin flashable recovery.
Here is TWRP page: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/
EDIT: One more thing. Are these the exact steps you are following when booting into recovery?
"To access recovery mode on your Note 3, turn off the device and press Volume Up+Home+Power buttons at the same time for about 4-6 seconds. When the screen lights up and you see the Samsung logo, release the Power button but keep Volume Up+Home keys pressed until you see the recovery menu screen"
Cheers
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Yes, if I use the buttons, the download mode comes up saying 'Boot failed'. That's holding the vol. button 'up'. If I hold vol. down, it loads download mode correctly.
If I try to enter recovery thru Rom Manager, Recovery tries to start and the boot loop starts. ??
I may try TWRP. I've heard a lot about it.
Thanks for the links.

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rspilot1 said:
Yes, if I use the buttons, the download mode comes up saying 'Boot failed'. That's holding the vol. button 'up'. If I hold vol. down, it loads download mode correctly.
If I try to enter recovery thru Rom Manager, Recovery tries to start and the boot loop starts. ??
I may try TWRP. I've heard a lot about it.
Thanks for the links.
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Is changing over to TWRP as simple as installing CWM on Odin??
Just install and try?

rspilot1 said:
Is changing over to TWRP as simple as installing CWM on Odin??
Just install and try?
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Yep. 5 minutes process at most
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andreiav said:
Yep. 5 minutes process at most
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Success!! TWRP works!!
Installed with Odin and it started up fine. Backed up system on my Ext. SD card and rebooted back to OS.
Perfect!
Don't know what happened to CWM but problem is solved thanks to your help.
If your ever in Winter Haven, Fl area, I'll buy you a steak dinner.
Thank you.

rspilot1 said:
Success!! TWRP works!!
Installed with Odin and it started up fine. Backed up system on my Ext. SD card and rebooted back to OS.
Perfect!
Don't know what happened to CWM but problem is solved thanks to your help.
If your ever in Winter Haven, Fl area, I'll buy you a steak dinner.
Thank you.
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Awesome! Really glad it worked.
Cheers!
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