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So I've searched the forums for an answer to my question and haven't found anything so here it goes...
I downloaded BB v5 from Pete's site and went through one-click root and flashing my rom, and backing up my device. I mounted my SD card to my computer moved bugless beast over to my root, renamed it 'update' and powered off my phone. Powered in recovery and tried to reinstall packages and got an error: error at installation, installation aborted error at write_raw_data or something to that effect. google'd and came to the conclusion that through me trying to hurry to download BB i did not wipe/clear data. Now my phone sits at the "AT&T World Phone" screen and will not go any further. Tried to power down and power back up in recovery and don't have the access to restore my backups. tried to plug my phone back into my computer and i can not access my SD card from my computer to delete the BB zip and add the original 'update' zip. Tried to enter download mode and run Odin3 but still can not access my SD card, so Odin doesn't run, just says 'complete' I'm assuming because it can't find the device.
I've heard these phones are hard to truly 'brick'. Please tell me someone can help me and tell me that this is fixable.
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A
Which odin did you use? Odin 1 click jf6? If not you should try that. Dl mode, plug in, press start. It should boot.
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xcentrik05 said:
So I've searched the forums for an answer to my question and haven't found anything so here it goes...
I downloaded BB v5 from Pete's site and went through one-click root and flashing my rom, and backing up my device. I mounted my SD card to my computer moved bugless beast over to my root, renamed it 'update' and powered off my phone. Powered in recovery and tried to reinstall packages and got an error: error at installation, installation aborted error at write_raw_data or something to that effect. google'd and came to the conclusion that through me trying to hurry to download BB i did not wipe/clear data. Now my phone sits at the "AT&T World Phone" screen and will not go any further. Tried to power down and power back up in recovery and don't have the access to restore my backups. tried to plug my phone back into my computer and i can not access my SD card from my computer to delete the BB zip and add the original 'update' zip. Tried to enter download mode and run Odin3 but still can not access my SD card, so Odin doesn't run, just says 'complete' I'm assuming because it can't find the device.
I've heard these phones are hard to truly 'brick'. Please tell me someone can help me and tell me that this is fixable.
Thanks,
A
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Restore stock then try again. I will be moving this thread since its not really a dev thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
tiger4j said:
Which odin did you use? Odin 1 click jf6? If not you should try that. Dl mode, plug in, press start. It should boot.
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You have this wrong, to properly use odin you need to:
-Open Odin
-Power down phone/remove batter (some people suggest removing sim and sd card)
-Plug phone to computer while holding the vol buttons or just up or down depending on phone
-Phone should get to download mode and press start
If this doesn't work its possible your three button combo is dicked.
It worked! thanks for the help guys. I had the phone in download mode before i opened odin, odin cleaned me, sorry for being a noob
Again, thanks for the help guys
Hey everyone!
So I flashed a ji6 tar through SGS kernel flasher to get 2e recovery. I think it managed to do so successfully because now I have CWM when I boot into recovery. HOWEVER, when recovery pops up it goes to the CWM screen and FREEZES! I cannot select any options including reboot system. I also now cannot startup my phone normally! What can I do? I have ODIN but it won't detect my phone when it's connected (tried this about 20 times). I'm running a mac so I guess there aren't very many options. The only way out of anything int his mess is to pull the battery. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP! My phoen is now useless for all purposes. I tried factory reset, etc. On normal bootup my phone is stuck on the startup screen and never progresses past. Help please!
well odin doesnt run on mac.
search for heimdall. (same thing but for all OS) [PROGRAM] Heimdall - Open-Source Cross-Platform Flashing Suite ...
heimdall / odin use download mode not recovery, you know that right? hard to tell by your message.
Instructions for download mode:
plug USB cable into computer
have phone shut off
hold both volume buttons
plug USB into phone
let go of buttons when you see an android digging "down"
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or get VMware or another virtual machine and install windows. http://www.utorrent.com http://torrentz.eu/search?f=vmware http://torrentz.eu/search?f=windows+7
THanks for the tips.
I've been using (or trying to) Odin in Download mode but it will not detect my device. Recovery in CWM freezes, 2e recovery leading to the CWM screen is fine but when I hit'reboot now' or startup regularly using the power button, it's stuck on the boot up logo page. But I'm investigating Heimdall hopefully that helps or I am totally at my wit's end! Been working on this for a couple hours using everything I can think of! (And Google and XDA forums of course!)
Gave Heimdall a whirl, it just says failed to confirm end of PIT file transfer. HELP!!!
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Gave Heimdall a whirl, it just says failed to confirm end of PIT file transfer. HELP!!!
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Any chance you have access to a Windows based system? I've never used Heimdall, so I can't help you there.
Are you 100% sure you're in Download mode? Yellow shovel guy. Were you using Odin with VMware Fusion or something similar? Try different USB ports if it's a G5 or something, doesn't apply if a Macbook.
Heimdall is open source and it works on all platforms...
It's BETTER!
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Heimdall is open source and it works on all platforms...
It's BETTER!
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I don't doubt that at all. I flash to stock so seldom now that using Odin once ever 3 or 4 months doesn't bother me.
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Gave Heimdall a whirl, it just says failed to confirm end of PIT file transfer. HELP!!!
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unfortunately i know nothing about heimdall, even though im the one that suggested it. studa! help a man out! i gave you your 900
here is a link to a 1 click heimdall package, which also has a prerooted version i suggest you get that as this a transitory os and rooting is part of the process of getting 2e recovery WITHOUT flashiing a stock kernel that will make your phone unbootable.
if you have connection issues refer to THIS THREAD
once that is completed, refer to THIS THREAD to MANUALLY replace 2recovery.
then to make sure it wasn't a wonky cwm file you had that made it freeze(actually now that i think about it you could use adb to push this to the root of /mnt/sdcard FIRST to see if its the cwm file. adb should work in recovery) grab the attached update.zip
Had a similar situation and had to order the USB jig to get out of it. It is pretty easy to make or if you want an easy (and clean) option, order one. Once you have that, remove the battery, SIM and SD. Reinsert the battery and then insert the USB jig. It will go right into download mode and then from there use Odin to flash it back to stock.
I got in a SK4g for my wife intent on upgrading her current phone. I own a 4g myself, and have Rooted/ROM'd it with no issues, we we thought it best to get her the same phone for ease of use/manipulation.
I got the phone in and used superoneclick to root it, then went through the process of putting CWM in place and installing GenericGinger_2.0_SK4G. The process ran smooth as glass (as expected) until it got to reboot. On reboot it hung up on the sidekick screen. After about an hour of waiting I pulled the battery and restarted the machine.
It came back up in recovery mode with the stock recovery (blue) text. Since then I haven't been able to get it to do anything but restart into that recovery screen. Odin doesn't see the phone in download mode and t839-Sidekick4G-UVKG2-One-Click does nothing. It shows it uploading, reboots the phone, and I'm back at the blue text. flashing the bootloaders with One-Click shows success on everything *except* uploading the bootloaders. If I tell it to re-install packages I get a 'cannot validate signature' response. I've tried using android commander to push CWM's recovery file to the phone and get 'permission' denied.
I've done a lot of searching on this site, trying most suggested fixes I've come across with no luck.
what can be done with this phone to get it back in operating condition?
Thanks in advance!
try installing kies odin wouldnt see my phone until i installed it
Kies installed and Odin saw the phone. excellent, thanks!
now, the next issue... lol
I used Odin to push KD1OdinSTOCK onto the phone. it's doing more than it was (going to the initial sidekick screen then dumping to recovery). Now it'll load through the sidekick and samsung splash screens, then reset and do it again. The same thing happens when I tried StockKG2ODIN. I'm using the sk4g.pit that I pulled from this site, could that have anything to do with it/is there another one around that I could try? Anybody have thoughts or ideas on what to do next? I've tried using t839-Sidekick4G-UVKG2-One-Click again, but it nuked the drivers kies put into place and dropped the phone back to what it was doing before.
okay, I did some light reading of this thread here
and followed the directions closely. I also went through sduvick's list of things to do with the following results:
Black screen, no logo.
1. Get into download mode by using VolDown+Touchpad+Power
2. flash full sk4g.tar.md5 as posted.
device will boot through the logo and splash screens, then repeat. note: if I leave the USB cable plugged in on reboot it will go to the battery screen, otherwise it just boot loops.
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logo only
1. Download mode
2. Flash full package
device boot loops
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Can't flash recovery/boot/sbl
1. Download mode
2. use PIT only, run with repartition checked
3. reboot/reDownload mode
4. run the full image in Odin.
PIT only returns a black screen on the device. running the full image in afterward returns to the boot loop.
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Anything else
1. Download mode
2. Full tar.md5 flash in Odin
3. Ask if it doesn't work
okay, so I'm asking...
I'm still able to boot into recovery mode (blue text).
I've noted a bit of strange behavior when trying to boot into download mode. holding vol down + trackball + power does nothing. however, if I plug the phone in while powered down while holding down the trackball it'll boot into download mode, no power or vol down required.
If you can't flash with Odin, you may have a hardware problem.
Judging from your issue with installing Kies, you had a driver problem previously.
Seems that you are bumbling in the dark here. Once again, people need to be better prepared to Odin their devices before they start modding them.
In fact, getting Odin working should be the first thing a person should do with their phone after rooting and installing CWM.
Anyhow, try a different version of Odin. If that doesn't clear up your problem, I suspect some bad blocks in your flash memory are responsible here. It's a dorment issue that would really only be a problem when you flashed the device. If that's the case, you have a new paperweight.
Good luck.
i never could get kd1 to work try kg2
use pit check repartion and place tar file in pda
I don't think the problem is that I can't flash with Odin, but that the device isn't loading the ROM that's flashed. poking around in the filestructure with android commander after a fresh load shows that the system makes it onto the phone.
Speaking of poking around with Android Commander, I've noted that the device is software rooted, but not hardware rooted. the default.class file shows ro.debuggable set at 0 where it should be 1. this is keeping me from just pushing the CWM recovery onto the system and restoring the backup I made before getting into this mess. Anybody want to help me pull/edit/flash the image to change that?
As for a driver issue, that's a good possibility given that the one-click uses a driver set, kies mini uses another, kies has a different one yet and we (as a community) started screwing with the t839's using vibrant drivers. I've got them all. thusfar the only drivers I've found that work with both flavors of Odin I have (1.61 and 1.85) would be those that came with the Kies (thanks for the tip pmp326).
On bumbling in the dark, yes, yes I am. There isn't much of an instruction manual for Odin past what's written here, and 90% of that is 'put your phone in download mode, connect Odin, plug the pit in pit and the tar in PDA make sure only auto-reboot is checked and hit start'. to be honest I haven't had to use the program previously as the stock one-click actually worked on my T839. This new device is being ... difficult.
the dormant bad blocks issue you spoke about, was this something found in new-out-the-box phones? I haven't seen a lot about that in the threads, can you point in at more info, please?
at any rate, it doesn't matter which version of Odin I use, I got the same result from both. I tried using a different cable/different USB port as well. I haven't tried using a different system (yet), but don't want to go through all the trouble of setting up everything on another box. Win7 is finicky enough, trying to get everything operating on Server2k3 would most likely end up a challenge. *lol*
I'll try repartitioning with KG1 when I get back to the house.
Sounds like you are getting far enough to get your device working again to me.
If you can manage to get access to the file system with adb or Android Commander, you may be able to push the rest of the OS files you need directly. This may provide a way to get around your flashing problems.
Try adding the missing files directly with Android Commander.
also i had some troubles a while back while in recovery wipe data and cache turn off phone pull sd card then flash with odin
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Sounds like you are getting far enough to get your device working again to me.
If you can manage to get access to the file system with adb or Android Commander, you may be able to push the rest of the OS files you need directly. This may provide a way to get around your flashing problems.
Try adding the missing files directly with Android Commander.
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I've gotta pop the debug lock in the default.class to be able to push anything into the system folders with Android Commander. I've found a nice walk-thru to do this, it just requires a little knowledge of c++ and some patience. with any luck I should be able to pull default.class out of its img, edit it and flash that back (most likely with Heimdall since it can do itemized flashing).
pmp326 said:
i never could get kd1 to work try kg2
use pit check repartion and place tar file in pda
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tried it, no joy.
pmp326 said:
also i had some troubles a while back while in recovery wipe data and cache turn off phone pull sd card then flash with odin
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tried this, brings me back to the boot loop.
orange808 said:
Sounds like you are getting far enough to get your device working again to me.
If you can manage to get access to the file system with adb or Android Commander, you may be able to push the rest of the OS files you need directly. This may provide a way to get around your flashing problems.
Try adding the missing files directly with Android Commander.
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currently I'm running into issues with getting ADB to push onto the system as the system is claiming it isn't rooted. Is there a way I haven't read about or found to root the phone without getting into the actual O/S (i.e. from the blue recovery screen)?
If you can get in to CWM Recovery you are fine.
If you cannot, just ODIN to stock.
If you cannot do that, or it doesn't boot after that, try a different PC, os, or drivers (x86 os is usually easier then an x64 os).
If it is still no good, buy a new phone on ebay .
Once booted, Root and install CWM first thing.
Once you are in CWM Recovery...
1) Check mounts (everything should be mounted, and therefore read "unmount [...]")
2) Format EVERYTHING one at a time: cache, data, system, sdcard (optional).
(sdcard should be fine, but to be sure you can format it too after backing it up to PC first and restore what you need after)
(you probably don't need to Wipe and Wipe-Dalvik as they should already be gone, but go ahead and do it anyway)
3) Check mounts again!
4) Install a ROM (must reload it to your sdcard first if you formatted your sdcard)
5) Check mounts one final time before rebooting.
That should ALWAYS work.
NOTE: This was said before: "2. flash full sk4g.tar.md5 as posted.", but that doesn't seem right... you should not be flashing a .md5 file... you need to flash the .tar... the .tar.md5 is just a checksum. (right?)
rpmccormick said:
If you can get in to CWM Recovery you are fine.
If you cannot, just ODIN to stock.
If you cannot do that, or it doesn't boot after that, try a different PC, os, or drivers (x86 os is usually easier then an x64 os).
If it is still no good, buy a new phone on ebay .
Once booted, Root and install CWM first thing.
Once you are in CWM Recovery...
1) Check mounts (everything should be mounted, and therefore read "unmount [...]")
2) Format EVERYTHING one at a time: cache, data, system, sdcard (optional).
(sdcard should be fine, but to be sure you can format it too after backing it up to PC first and restore what you need after)
(you probably don't need to Wipe and Wipe-Dalvik as they should already be gone, but go ahead and do it anyway)
3) Check mounts again!
4) Install a ROM (must reload it to your sdcard first if you formatted your sdcard)
5) Check mounts one final time before rebooting.
That should ALWAYS work.
NOTE: This was said before: "2. flash full sk4g.tar.md5 as posted.", but that doesn't seem right... you should not be flashing a .md5 file... you need to flash the .tar... the .tar.md5 is just a checksum. (right?)
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Wow... did you even *read* before posting? fail. I mean, thanks for taking the time to write that up and all, but you just repeated everything already said up to this point and included a summary of the ROM for n00bs thread.
Artemis257 said:
Wow... did you even *read* before posting? fail. I mean, thanks for taking the time to write that up and all, but you just repeated everything already said up to this point and included a summary of the ROM for n00bs thread.
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I like turtles.
Artemis257 said:
Wow... did you even *read* before posting? fail. I mean, thanks for taking the time to write that up and all, but you just repeated everything already said up to this point and included a summary of the ROM for n00bs thread.
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Even the end... I mean, your not trying to odin a "tar.md5" are you?
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Even the end... I mean, your not trying to odin a "tar.md5" are you?
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No....
Sorry man. I've never had to ODIN (this phone). I say check the md5 to make sure you downloaded a good copy, and maybe try a different USB cable. The ADB method seems nutz... if it doesn't boot after a successful ODIN, the phone is probably a paperweight.
Good luck!
I've gone through all the old posts, tried various suggestions using Odin and the SDK but without success.
My son got his Samsung GT-i5800 locked because he forgot the swipe code. I tried suggestions on forums but no good. So I put the phone into the recovery mode and selected "wipe data factory reset" then selected "system reboot now". The phone then rebooted and arrived back into the recovery menu. Everything I've done has brought me back to "Samsung Recovery Utils for BML"
I've downloaded the SDK manager and tried typing "abd" into the command line but it is not recognised. I've pointed the command line at the tools folder, then the platform-tools folder found the abd application but cannot run any commands. Not that it would do much good anyway as the phone doesn't connect to the PC via USB when in the recovery menu.
I know this problem has been mentioned before but all the suggestions from those posts have not worked. I have now run out of ideas.
I've spent too many hours on this, so before I go buy another phone, does anyone have any other suggestions, please?
thanks.
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I've gone through all the old posts, tried various suggestions using Odin and the SDK but without success.
My son got his Samsung GT-i5800 locked because he forgot the swipe code. I tried suggestions on forums but no good. So I put the phone into the recovery mode and selected "wipe data factory reset" then selected "system reboot now". The phone then rebooted and arrived back into the recovery menu. Everything I've done has brought me back to "Samsung Recovery Utils for BML"
I've downloaded the SDK manager and tried typing "abd" into the command line but it is not recognised. I've pointed the command line at the tools folder, then the platform-tools folder found the abd application but cannot run any commands. Not that it would do much good anyway as the phone doesn't connect to the PC via USB when in the recovery menu.
I know this problem has been mentioned before but all the suggestions from those posts have not worked. I have now run out of ideas.
I've spent too many hours on this, so before I go buy another phone, does anyone have any other suggestions, please?
thanks.
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^First of all, there's no such command called as "abd". Also, I'm pretty sure that you probably haven't installed adb properly. Just follow the steps given in the following tut to make it work:
[How To] Setup ADB for Windows/ Mac
And secondy, there's no need to go through all that hassle. Simply pull out your battery. Insert it back and then press the following key combo:
"Vol Down + Home + Power Key". This would take you to the Download mode, now simply flash any stock or custom ROM via Odin. Here's a list of Stock ROMs available for our device:
Galaxy GT-15801 ROM/KERNEL List
h4r5h said:
First of all, there's no such command called as "abd". Also, I'm pretty sure that you probably haven't installed adb properly. Just follow the steps given in the following tut to make it work:
[How To] Setup ADB for Windows/ Mac
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Thanks for your suggestion. I will give it a go when I get some more time. I was following quite carefully what others had written in posts. I can only assume they missed out a detail that they thought was obvious.
h4r5h said:
And secondy, there's no need to go through all that hassle. Simply pull out your battery. Insert it back and then press the following key combo:
"Vol Down + Home + Power Key". This would take you to the Download mode, now simply flash any stock or custom ROM via Odin. Here's a list of Stock ROMs available for our device:
Galaxy GT-15801 ROM/KERNEL List
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Sadly I've gone through all that. You are not the first to suggest this. I flashed the rom to the phone, Odin says "PASS" but the phone just reboots back in recovery mode.
It feels like that the phone's equivalent to the bios is telling it to go into recovery mode and not boot up the operating system. So regardless of what ROM is flashed onto the phone, I get the recovery menu. :crying:
Delete boot partition
And reflash...
Hope it will ... or else try purumod ..
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If u were on stock rom initially then u can always get help from Samsung service center
Secondly if u have cwm recovery u can install rom or update.zip through cwm itself
Also
Its surprising that after data wipe such problem appeared did u miss out something
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I am new here and searched for a similar problem but can't seem to find one just like mine. This is my first time to root this phone but have been successful in the past with others. I have a Galaxy Blaze I just bought and attempted to root with blaze.pit and blaze-root-kernel.tar in pit and PDA sections of ODIN respectively. It appeared all went well with a PASS from Odin reporting All threads completed. (Successful 1/faliled 0).
The phone auto rebooted while connected to the PC but froze on the blue "loading" bar (that's what I call it) and is frozen on the battery charging indicator screen which does increment when plugged into AC. If I push the power button it just buzzes. I never got so far as to load a ROM which is what leads me to think my question may be new but stupid me if digging through here didn't turn up what I'm looking for. This is my only phone and I'm SOL without it. I'm afraid I might have gotten the files from an old source (suspicion) and would appreciate any guidance getting me back where I was or rooted so I may continue.
I can get into load mode so not all is lost, except for me. Thanks for any kind person that would take a moment to bail me out.
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mikesmccurdy said:
I am new here and searched for a similar problem but can't seem to find one just like mine. This is my first time to root this phone but have been successful in the past with others. I have a Galaxy Blaze I just bought and attempted to root with blaze.pit and blaze-root-kernel.tar in pit and PDA sections of ODIN respectively. It appeared all went well with a PASS from Odin reporting All threads completed. (Successful 1/faliled 0).
The phone auto rebooted while connected to the PC but froze on the blue "loading" bar (that's what I call it) and is frozen on the battery charging indicator screen which does increment when plugged into AC. If I push the power button it just buzzes. I never got so far as to load a ROM which is what leads me to think my question may be new but stupid me if digging through here didn't turn up what I'm looking for. This is my only phone and I'm SOL without it. I'm afraid I might have gotten the files from an old source (suspicion) and would appreciate any guidance getting me back where I was or rooted so I may continue.
I can get into load mode so not all is lost, except for me. Thanks for any kind person that would take a moment to bail me out.
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I shoult mention that I did try to follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601 but was not able to get the TAR file to download.
What version(ICS or GB) were you on when you tried to root? There are root methods that are different for both ICS and GB... Since you can boot into download mode, try getting Clockwordmod on your blaze via Odin. Then from there mount your device(via CWM) and transfer a ROM you want to try out. Don't forget Gapps... then wipe data/cache/dalvik and flash them both..
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What version(ICS or GB) were you on when you tried to root? There are root methods that are different for both ICS and GB... Since you can boot into download mode, try getting Clockwordmod on your blaze via Odin. Then from there mount your device(via CWM) and transfer a ROM you want to try out. Don't forget Gapps... then wipe data/cache/dalvik and flash them both..
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^^^ he's right... I did the same thing when I got my Blaze. I forgot to uncheck Repartition. You have to UN-check it after you select the tar and pit. it auto checks repartition once those are selected.
go to the CWM post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622 and flash CWM via Odin. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY Then if you're able to get into recovery, download whatever Rom you want to your pc, and inside recovery go into Mounts and Storage->Mount USB Storage and plug your phone into the computer. you should then be able to copy the downloaded Rom to your phone (make sure you know whether its your internal or external SD card. Then hit +++Go Back+++ twice and choose Install Zip from SD Card. The pick one: Choose zip from sdcard or choose zip from internal sd card. then navigate to the rom's zip, install, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, reboot phone and you ***should*** be good to go.
Still trying and eternally grateful
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^^^ he's right... I did the same thing when I got my Blaze. I forgot to uncheck Repartition. You have to UN-check it after you select the tar and pit. it auto checks repartition once those are selected.
go to the CWM post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622 and flash CWM via Odin. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY Then if you're able to get into recovery, download whatever Rom you want to your pc, and inside recovery go into Mounts and Storage->Mount USB Storage and plug your phone into the computer. you should then be able to copy the downloaded Rom to your phone (make sure you know whether its your internal or external SD card. Then hit +++Go Back+++ twice and choose Install Zip from SD Card. The pick one: Choose zip from sdcard or choose zip from internal sd card. then navigate to the rom's zip, install, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, reboot phone and you ***should*** be good to go.
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Thank you so much for the input. I must be totally stupid because Odin loaded Clockwork mod without a hitch but it still freezes at the end of the blue bar and will no further. Odin reoorts pass When I boot do downloading... it only gives me the product name sgh-t789 Custom Binary Download Yes: (4counts) and current binary Custom. There is always a chance that I forgot to uncheck ro-partiton but I was pretty careful. All this to get rod of pages of bloatware...rrgh. Thanks so much to thos who have given me input so far. Unfortunatly I am not sure what I ws running in the first place but I imagine it was not ICS. I can't afford a new phone and know I must get past this!!! Thanks a million guys. I will try to find a rom to flash and see but am not even sure how to get into Cloclwork on ths silly thing yet.
To get into recovery you must do the volume buttons/power button hold. It's explained in the rooting thread. It's not hard, just follow the instructions. You shouldn't have to remove the battery, just turn off your phone, then hold all 3 buttons, release the power button after about 10 seconds but keep holding volume buttons until recovery comes up in your phone.
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Still trying and eternally grateful
njstein said:
To get into recovery you must do the volume buttons/power button hold. It's explained in the rooting thread. It's not hard, just follow the instructions. You shouldn't have to remove the battery, just turn off your phone, then hold all 3 buttons, release the power button after about 10 seconds but keep holding volume buttons until recovery comes up in your phone.
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Thank you. I am able to get into recovery mode without an issue and odin reports that Clockwork Mod Passed but I stil can't get past the blue bar locking up when it reaches the end. I must be missing something stupid as I cand even get Odin to recoginze the stock download so I can try to start over. rrgh. I know I'm missing something stupid but it seems to me that when I boot the phone into recovery I should see a clockworkmod screen giving me boot oprions but not sure what I should be seeing am flying a bit blind. Would appreciate good recommendation of a rom to try and download and where I might find it. I do notice that the rocovery mode screen increments the custom binary dowload indicator everytime I try something.
Im thinking you might have forgotten to repartition the phone. Make sure its selected so you can have a clean partition and redo the steps to root it and see if that works.
The Barron said:
Im thinking you might have forgotten to repartition the phone. Make sure its selected so you can have a clean partition and redo the steps to root it and see if that works.
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As said above. The mistake was that he clicked repartition.
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strange, i always thought you had to partition, at least at some point.
Anywho, if you can get into recovery (and since you said odin loaded cwm) couldn't you just put a rom onto a SD card, pop it in, and just install it with cwm?
The Barron said:
strange, i always thought you had to partition, at least at some point.
Anywho, if you can get into recovery couldn't you just put a rom onto a SD card, pop it in, and just install it with cwm?
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Also said above...
Bootloader is bad? Doubt it, but only thing i can think of right now.
Still grateful......
The Barron said:
strange, i always thought you had to partition, at least at some point.
Anywho, if you can get into recovery (and since you said odin loaded cwm) couldn't you just put a rom onto a SD card, pop it in, and just install it with cwm?
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Oddly CWM reports as having loaded in Odin but I cant access it to load a mod unless there is a trick to getting to CWM I haven't figured out yet. I'm also a bit confused that Odin only recognizes TAR files when the mods I downloaded ie liquid are in zip format and not recognized by Odin. sorry for asking stupid questions but I sincerely appreciate the time you all take to respond. I am detrermined to fix this one. I was pretty careful to uncheck repartition but there is always the chance I missed it once.
mikesmccurdy said:
Oddly CWM reports as having loaded in Odin but I cant access it to load a mod unless there is a trick to getting to CWM I haven't figured out yet. I'm also a bit confused that Odin only recognizes TAR files when the mods I downloaded ie liquid are in zip format and not recognized by Odin. sorry for asking stupid questions but I sincerely appreciate the time you all take to respond. I am detrermined to fix this one. I was pretty careful to uncheck repartition but there is always the chance I missed it once.
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Zips are flashed in CWM.. Not in Odin..
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mikesmccurdy said:
Oddly CWM reports as having loaded in Odin but I cant access it to load a mod unless there is a trick to getting to CWM I haven't figured out yet. I'm also a bit confused that Odin only recognizes TAR files when the mods I downloaded ie liquid are in zip format and not recognized by Odin. sorry for asking stupid questions but I sincerely appreciate the time you all take to respond. I am detrermined to fix this one. I was pretty careful to uncheck repartition but there is always the chance I missed it once.
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to get to download mode, you need to either have a jig or to have your phone plugged into your computer while pressing VOL UP + VOL DOWN and PWR. that will get you to Download (Odin) Mode. To get to CWM Recovery, Unplug your phone from your computer and press VOL UP + VOL DOWN and PWR. The phone will do a short vibrate and the Samsung logo will appear. Then you will see ClockworkMod Recovery at the top with options. If you have standard (non-touch) CWM, use volume up and volume down to navigate and select your choice with the power button (short presses, a long press will power off). Go to mounts and storage -> mount usb storage. then copy your ROM of choice to your phone. go back twice and then enter install zip from sdcard. then either Choose zip from sdcard or Choose zip from internal sdcard. install. wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik. reboot. win.
Continued thanks.....
jparnell8839 said:
to get to download mode, you need to either have a jig or to have your phone plugged into your computer while pressing VOL UP + VOL DOWN and PWR. that will get you to Download (Odin) Mode. To get to CWM Recovery, Unplug your phone from your computer and press VOL UP + VOL DOWN and PWR. The phone will do a short vibrate and the Samsung logo will appear. Then you will see ClockworkMod Recovery at the top with options. If you have standard (non-touch) CWM, use volume up and volume down to navigate and select your choice with the power button (short presses, a long press will power off). Go to mounts and storage -> mount usb storage. then copy your ROM of choice to your phone. go back twice and then enter install zip from sdcard. then either Choose zip from sdcard or Choose zip from internal sdcard. install. wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik. reboot. win.
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My problem is that I am not able to get into CWM. I am able to get into Odin mode but I get the vibrate when trying to boot into CWM then the Samsung logo then the blue bar that freezes when it reaches the end. After that when I try a regular boot all I see is the battery indicator if I have it plugged into power. I really appreciate these detailed instructions, but until I can get past the blue bar, I am stuck.......
Do you let go of the vol button and power before the Samsung logo? If you do then hold the buttons until the logo appears then let them go. If you let go early it just boots like normal
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woodzx67 said:
Do you let go of the vol button and power before the Samsung logo? If you do then hold the buttons until the logo appears then let them go. If you let go early it just boots like normal
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Search as I might I can't seem to get past this. I have CWM loaded but am getting an error mounting sdcard when I try and e: unable to write to ums lunfile when I try to mount USB. I'm getting in deeper here and would appreciate any further advice.
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Search as I might I can't seem to get past this. I have CWM loaded but am getting an error mounting sdcard when I try and e: unable to write to ums lunfile when I try to mount USB. I'm getting in deeper here and would appreciate any further advice.
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I'd try reflashing CWM... something doesnt seem right. its like your mount points are all screwy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622
make sure to use the pit file located in that thread
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Just used the files (CWM and pit through Odin) and CWM flashed successfully for me. Able to do a nandroid backup and restore as well as flash a new ROM.
Also, please dont get mad for this, but just to be on the safe side (had a person last week who mistakenly did this) this is the Galaxy S Blaze 4G, not the Galaxy S 4G. If your device model isn't T769, you've got the wrong forum
I had the same issue today with s3 that I fixed will by restoring stock ........,.,...
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