Greetings ladies and gents,
I have a bit of an issue with a co-workers phone. It seems that he attempted to root his Blaze and completely screwed it up. You see, I'm from HTC land and have never rooted a "Sammy" before. I have no issue with those devices but my friend is a bit "special" and has trouble boiling water if you gave him the instructions.
What I know:
He told me that all he d/l'd was ODIN and the USB drivers and nothing else. Once he connected his phone via USB his problems started. (I really don't believe ANY of this...But I digress)
Now his phone only does 2 things... 1. It will attempt to boot and never completes. You get the BLAZE 4G exclusive to TMobile splash and the progress bar an freezes shortly after. 2. I can trick the phone into the stock recovery with a bit of prodding.
Other than that, nothing but the battery screen showing it charging.
I'm trying to help the guy get rooted, so can someone lead me to a bit of help?
Thanks in advance...:silly:
Can you access download mode?
Its vol up + vol down then power. While connecting the USB to computer.
Once you see the white Samsung logo flash, release the power.
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Not at all unfortunately. I've tried the Vol +/- & power key presses but the phone will just vibrate in 1-2 second intervals until I release. Nothing else.
Once the phone attempts to boot...then freezes, my PC will detect it in Odin (w/ COM 3)
You got to time it right. Let go of power then wait 10 seconds and let go of everything.
This is necessary
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601
I can't stress it enough, make sure repartition isn't checked.
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HOLY CRAP!!! It worked!!
I was able to fix it.
Thanks to all of you.
Now who's gonna recommend the best ROM???
Mike Boogie said:
HOLY CRAP!!! It worked!!
I was able to fix it.
Thanks to all of you.
Now who's gonna recommend the best ROM???
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There isn't really a "best" ROM. But cyanogen mod is a great start, I used their new installer and its works. Don't worry when its says that the device is a Galaxy S 2, its a little bug, but you still get cyanogen mod for the Blaze. If your friend likes cyanogen mod and wants more customisability, he should try the other ROM on the forum. I hope that helped!
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Mike Boogie said:
HOLY CRAP!!! It worked!!
I was able to fix it.
Thanks to all of you.
Now who's gonna recommend the best ROM???
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Yea, cyanogenmod is an excellent start. Start there and work your way up
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Mike Boogie said:
HOLY CRAP!!! It worked!!
I was able to fix it.
Thanks to all of you.
Now who's gonna recommend the best ROM???
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They are all great. PAC and carbon have the most features.
I'd recommend for you to stay away from 4.4 for the time being.
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I was replacing the stock recovery file with Krylon's Modded Recovery Binary.
I deleted the stock recovery file in /system/bin (copyed it to external sd) after pasteing the Modded Recovery Binary in /system/bin.
I had the CWM 3 file already copied to my external sd card
I turned off my phone to reboot it and the phone is now stuck on the black screen with the white Samsung Galaxy S 4g logo. All my soft keys are lit up too.
Is my phone bricked? How do i get into download mode? What can i do to fix this?
Im Very noob and going to have a "pro" fix if it can be.
Im a blue collar worker and dont work at a pc. Im traveling to work and wont be able to reply in real time but PLEASE leave comments. I will be checking in when i can...
I paid $500 for my phone so THANK YOU ALL VERY VERY MUCH.
I cant believe i screwed something so simple up. I should of asked for help BEFORE I was in trouble.
Sent from my MyTouch 3g...this phone is garbage compared to our 4g!
PLEASE HELP!!!
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Hold both volume keys and then plug the usb from the computer to your phone to access download mode. If it doesn't work u can buy a unbrick jig from ebay. If you get into download mode using volume keys then flash back to stock. Phone should be turned off if trying to put into download mode
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Hold both volume keys and then plug the usb from the computer to your phone to access download mode. If it doesn't work u can buy a unbrick jig from ebay. If you get into download mode using volume keys then flash back to stock. Phone should be turned off if trying to put into download mode
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Ok. Thank you very much for your time and adcive!
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Do I have a soft brick or a hard brick?
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You have a soft brick. This should be fixable getting into DOWNLOAD MODE and using ODIN. Do a few searches for both. A JIG may be necessary to obtain download mode as well. Search all topics I have listed in all CAPS and you should be good to go! PM me if you have any questions...
same thing happened to me, all I did was I downloaded whitehawkx KD1 kernel which is perfect because your phone will already be rooted and has the file so you could put CWM3, after you download it get into download mode and flash with odin, if you need any more help please let me know
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connexion2005 said:
You have a soft brick. This should be fixable getting into DOWNLOAD MODE and using ODIN. Do a few searches for both. A JIG may be necessary to obtain download mode as well. Search all topics I have listed in all CAPS and you should be good to go! PM me if you have any questions...
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Thanks for the good news. I feel much better knowing what needs to be done. I will search your topics. I have been reading everything I can on this subject. I probably should have done that before I made this post. It's my first brick and I was desperate for info.
I'm going to try to fix it after 2pm (with help)...I'm in work and its the longest day of my life today. Lol.
If I need to PM you I will for sure.
Thank you VERY MUCH for all your help!
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rickyc19 said:
same thing happened to me, all I did was I downloaded whitehawkx KD1 kernel which is perfect because your phone will already be rooted and has the file so you could put CWM3, after you download it get into download mode and flash with odin, if you need any more help please let me know
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I'm going to do exactly what you suggest. I only had rooted stock so if I fix this with whitehawkx I'll have a better phone.
If I need help I will let you know.
THANK YOU for replying!
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I am back! UNBRICKED! Thank you Odin! My phone is back to stock, rooted, bloat free and fota fixed. I was so happy to get it back the way I had it before tinkering with it I decided to wait to flash whitehawkx deo'd with odin... I want to do it through CWM 3.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP!!
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How did you get yours fixed? I can't even boot I don't get a boot screen or anything. please help T Mobile sucks when it comes to repair.
pepuhz said:
How did you get yours fixed? I can't even boot I don't get a boot screen or anything. please help T Mobile sucks when it comes to repair.
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I'm very noob but there are people who will help you on here for sure.
I had a "soft brick". Phone stuck on Samsung galaxy s 4g splash screen with my soft keys lit up too. I searched and read in this forum. I went to our 4g development section and found a post called Noobs guide to Odin.
From that post I downloaded the samsung drivers I needed for the pc I was using (32 bit in my case), downloaded Odin 1.7 and then downloaded krylon360 stock/root rom.
I ran Odin, got my phone into download mode and then flashed the rom with no problems.
I'm new and in work so can't be too much help. Everything you need to know has been talked about on our forum. People will help you. Good luck!...
Maybe you should post your own topic in this GENERAL section to let people know you are bricked. Put I'm bricked in the subject line. A fresh topic might get peoples attention faster. Like I said I'm new.
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Jerry D said:
I am back! UNBRICKED! Thank you Odin! My phone is back to stock, rooted, bloat free and fota fixed. I was so happy to get it back the way I had it before tinkering with it I decided to wait to flash whitehawkx deo'd with odin... I want to do it through CWM 3.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR HELP!!
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thats awesome, glad you got it fixed
pepuhz said:
How did you get yours fixed? I can't even boot I don't get a boot screen or anything. please help T Mobile sucks when it comes to repair.
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what did you do to brick it? we need some details to help you out. are you able to get into download mode?
I was stupid enough to try miui from rom manager for samsung s i9000 on my infuse It keeps rebooting but it just go to the Samsung screen for a second and turn off and on. any idea how to break the loop and boot to recovery. I tried adb commands on pc but it reboots too fast for the pcbto reconize the phone
Take the battery out, hold down volume +/- at the same time plug into computer via usb with odin open. That should work.
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Please Move this Thread to general !!!!!!!!
samsungcaptivates said:
Please Move this Thread to general !!!!!!!!
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Thanks I'm going to try it.
VtHondaGuy08 said:
Take the battery out, hold down volume +/- at the same time plug into computer via usb with odin open. That should work.
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Thanks a million again, it worked owesome!!!!!!! I'll buy a beer!!
afolgueira said:
Thanks a million again, it worked owesome!!!!!!! I'll buy a beer!!
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Ok I'm new to these abbreviations. What does "odin" mean? Because all I get is the Adroid Robot logo shoveling something while it says downloading do not turn off target and that has been running for about 30 minutes (more or less). Am I do ing something wrong?
Lol.
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bittebrother said:
Ok I'm new to these abbreviations. What does "odin" mean? Because all I get is the Adroid Robot logo shoveling something while it says downloading do not turn off target and that has been running for about 30 minutes (more or less). Am I do ing something wrong?
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Odin is a program you can get in the.dev section created by gtg. Its for boot loops. The shoveling Droid Guy is the download mode which you need to have running for Odin to wipe yyour phone and start fresh rom wise.
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iruleyounow said:
Odin is a program you can get in the.dev section created by gtg. Its for boot loops. The shoveling Droid Guy is the download mode which you need to have running for Odin to wipe yyour phone and start fresh rom wise.
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Odin' isn't created by gtg - it's created by Samsung. Gtg has created a set of "unbrick" packages that use odin to flash a phone.
thanks to everyone
a big big thanks to all of you who had helped and contributed.... this is my first week into rooting, installing roms etc... and i already bricked my device and was thinking may be it was a bad idea. but somewhere in I had trust that i would unbrick and get up and running and bingo i did it.
it worked and thanks to all u guys
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a big big thanks to all of you who had helped and contributed.... this is my first week into rooting, installing roms etc... and i already bricked my device and was thinking may be it was a bad idea. but somewhere in I had trust that i would unbrick and get up and running and bingo i did it.
it worked and thanks to all u guys
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Keep that stuff handy. It probably won't be the last time you get your phone into "trouble". I can speak from experience here.
Have fun.
afolgueira said:
Thanks a million again, it worked owesome!!!!!!! I'll buy a beer!!
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How long did you have to wait and what happens when it's done downloading?
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what do i do after i plug the phone in via usb?
Hello,
This is my first post here so go easy
I am trying to install [ROM][ICS 4.0.4]Genesis - Stable Build1 - CM9/AOKP Hybrid on LG P999 with no success. I rooted using super one click and made a backup. I flashed 5.0.2.0 to the device and tried loading Mr. Apocalypse's build following every instruction to the letter. The install appears to work fine allowing me to choose options and I get to the reboot prompt fine. I answered the baseband question and opted for the harsh kernel.
After reboot I get the white LG logo then the display dims and there are light leaks of varying degree but nothing after that. I waited about 45 minutes the first time and have waited up to an hour with nothing. I have tried [ROM][CM9][JUL13-Build80] Domination with similar results. I get to the reaper kernel image after reboot and that's as far as it goes. I followed all the instructions to the letter and I have no idea what is wrong.
Anyone that has a suggestion, other than buying a better phone, please let me know. Is there another method I can try?
Thanks in advance.
With Genesis, install it with the stock kernel, then after the first boot load harsh separately. Some phones get a boot loop with harsh in Aroma
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Thanks
rtotheichie said:
With Genesis, install it with the stock kernel, then after the first boot load harsh separately. Some phones get a boot loop with harsh in Aroma
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I will give that a go, thank you very much for the advice. I will check in to let you know how it turned out.
Also, how did you flash CWM? If the answer is anything other than "NVflash" stop what you're doing and search in the dev section for NVflash
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rtotheichie said:
Also, how did you flash CWM? If the answer is anything other than "NVflash" stop what you're doing and search in the dev section for NVflash
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+1 on this!
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Yes Real Flash
rtotheichie said:
Also, how did you flash CWM? If the answer is anything other than "NVflash" stop what you're doing and search in the dev section for NVflash
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Yes, I used the command prompt on my PC to load the NVFlash image. From what I have learned reading that is the only way it will work correctly.
It is currently loading after the initial reboot and at the LG logo with the blue streak, which is encouraging.
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Yes, I used the command prompt on my PC to load the NVFlash image. From what I have learned reading that is the only way it will work correctly.
It is currently loading after the initial reboot and at the LG logo with the blue streak, which is encouraging.
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Ok, that is good that you used nvflash to get CWM on your phone, that definitely wasn't the problem. Like he said earlier, could've been the kernel.
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Still on the LG splash with blue, I am now considering dancing around the device wearing a tinfoil hat and a chickenfoot necklace... It would be incredibly cool if there was a way to pull a logfile after install or see one while the install is happening.
How long should this normally take? Almost 1 hr now..
mclark.usa said:
Still on the LG splash with blue, I am now considering dancing around the device wearing a tinfoil hat and a chickenfoot necklace... It would be incredibly cool if there was a way to pull a logfile after install or see one while the install is happening.
How long should this normally take?
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Hahahaha, I almost laughed out loud at that. Umm, have you tried just a basic rom, like CM7? Just to compare if it works or something to see if it'll flash correctly and not your phone, and it might be a bad download for genesis. Just to be sure, it is indeed a P999?
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noahk423 said:
Hahahaha, I almost laughed out loud at that. Umm, have you tried just a basic rom, like CM7? Just to compare if it works or something to see if it'll flash correctly and not your phone, and it might be a bad download for genesis. Just to be sure, it is indeed a P999?
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I have a GB 2.3.3 on it now that loaded no problem. I tried that two days ago after several failed attempts. I am thinking its something here though because I couldn't get the ICS Domination ROM to work on it either. The GB ROM worked great after I flashed a new baseband to it. I had the static problem before that. It just doesn't want to cooperate with ICS. And the SD card is empty as well, I wanted to make sure there was enough room for a swap file.
I pulled the battery and it boots to the second LG logo and that's where it stays. I suppose both of the ROMs I tried could have been bad downloads, but idk., this has me flummoxed beyond belief. - and yes, it is a P999 (G2x) I bought about a year ago at a t-mobile store. I think it's time for a burial at sea for this thing!
There's always a fix. Possibly a bad download. You could try another CWM, the touch one, because I know a kernel doesn't flash on the touch one, but possibly those roms might flash on a touch recovery. Idk, I'm just babbling here.
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noahk423 said:
There's always a fix. Possibly a bad download. You could try another CWM, the touch one, because I know a kernel doesn't flash on the touch one, but possibly those roms might flash on a touch recovery. Idk, I'm just babbling here.
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Naw, not babble... I call it thinking with the keyboard still in gear. I will try the touch CWM idea, and keep plugging away. There IS a fix, I just haven't tripped over it yet. Thanks again!
I will post an update when I have some more data to spew.
mclark.usa said:
Naw, not babble... I call it thinking with the keyboard still in gear. I will try the touch CWM idea, and keep plugging away. There IS a fix, I just haven't tripped over it yet. Thanks again!
I will post an update when I have some more data to spew.
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Yeah, no problem, I just wish I could think a little better, its late on a school night, so my brain is mush, haha. Well, if you still need help, keep looking for answers and ask here, I'll help, and so will others!
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noahk423 said:
Yeah, no problem, I just wish I could think a little better, its late on a school night, so my brain is mush, haha. Well, if you still need help, keep looking for answers and ask here, I'll help, and so will others!
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Thanks again, and I will not give up on this, I am way more stubborn than that. I just flashed CWM v5.8.1.3 and restoring. I am going to try to load yet another variation of ICS and report the outcome. If nothing else, I do like this touch image I just loaded!
Have you tried doing a wipe before installing a rom? I've had times where known good roms won't boot just because I didn't wipe before installing it. If your gonna give this method a go try using this to wipe it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854850
Success!
Thanks for all the advice, you guys rock!
I flashed the CWM touch and downloaded AOPK Milestone 6 4.0.4 just to see if it would load. I did the same procedure as I have with all the others and it worked. I guess it was the CWM version? IDK, Going to try to go back to Genesis tomorrow. Thanks again to each of you for all of your help and advice.
Good deal. I've been using CWM touch ever since it showed up in the forums for our phone, and I've never had a problem flashing anything
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3G - 4G troubles?
I like it so far, much better than the older version I was using. I noticed this morning that I don't get any signal other than wifi. It looks like some people that did not opt for wifi were able to get signal after reinstalling with that option chosen. I did add the wifi initially, but no signal at all for data thus far. I didn't see any settings that I missed, the battery saver data stuff is unchecked and there aren't any others I could find. I am going to reinstall and hope it takes care of it.
A quick wipe and reload fixed it! :good:
OK so what happened was I had the latest CM10 build installed and wanted to try the paranoid android rom out and I flashed my device with the 2.50 build. I soft bricked it. I could still go into recovery but the device wouldnt load into paranoid android. I had an emergency so I had to leave the device the way it was in a bootloop state I came back the device was off. Obviously It ran out of juice. And now when I try to charge it i don't get any response...... could this be a hard brick?? ??
please guys any help would bbe greatly appreciated!
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Happened to once with a different model. Never had it fixed, as suggested by a technician, go to someone who has a JTAG. Same with what I was thinking, but I never bothered to had it fixed.
Good luck.
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Well if I'm not mistaken I don't think there is jtag for our devices. well I fixed it now thank god! I took apart another p6200 and swapped out the batteries and as soon as I swapped them the one I thought was bricked booted up! I flashed the stock rom then rootedbit ahandball that now its working great! I guess it doesn't charge whenbits in a boot loop or something? Thanks man I really appreciate ur help
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I just had this problem too and couldn't find any answers about what can I do to solve it...
I was trying to flash ICS ROM over Odin (I hate it), and it always stucked on the process. When I tried to reboot, it did just not woke up again!
What may have happened? Does someone knows what to do now?
I really don't know what to tell you... for me swapping out batteries fixed it but it was a real pain to do so. You could try keeping it plugged into the charger for a while and ssee if the screen powers on. If it does just put your tab in download mode and flash from Odin. Maybe u had a llow charge when you tried flashing stock?
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My sidekick has been recently just replaying the start-up screen. Once in a while it'll fully boot but then it just shuts off after a few seconds. I haven't messed around with it at all so I can't think of what may be causing this. If anyone could help that would be amazing. Thanks a lot!
Could be many things, if you debugging enabled try to get a logcat. Or if you don't mind loosing your data use hiemdall or Odin to flash back to stock fully
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Do I not need to be rooted for odin?
Nope, just put phone in download mode. If unfamiliar on how to use this I suggest hiemdall, Adam Outler made a one click hiemdall package which you can find in the first page or so of developer section, very very easy to use
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Oh awesome. Thank you so much for your help!
magnoidgoat said:
Oh awesome. Thank you so much for your help!
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The stock phone has issues id suggest you root an flash a nexus rom should fix a lot of issues
If you need text or anything "backup your mobile" or something like that works amazing
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Some users also have had issues with the display ribbon cable coming loose at the hinge. You may also want to check out your battery..
Did you install any new software? There are apps out there that will cause boot loops on Froyo/Gingerbread.
Good luck. I miss the keyboard on my Sidekick, but I don't miss that crummy Samsung abomination that powers it.