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Getting Rainbow screen on every boot and when trying to get to recovery mode
For some reason I cannot get my computer to detect my device thus I can not even get into download mode. when I launch Odin and and not able to access my SD. I am at a lost here since now I cannot flash nor can I odin to get back to stock can anyone help here? I think I have tried everything I can find.
I just recently flashed octane 2.x per the instructions under development
rozzko said:
Getting Rainbow screen on every boot and when trying to get to recovery mode
For some reason I cannot get my computer to detect my device thus I can not even get into download mode. when I launch Odin and and not able to access my SD. I am at a lost here since now I cannot flash nor can I odin to get back to stock can anyone help here? I think I have tried everything I can find.
I just recently flashed octane 2.x per the instructions under development
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If you came from Froyo, follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16762954
Hope this helps.
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sounds like the bootloader.
flash a froyo rom, then try to odin. AFTER you have tried installing the drivers linked in the previous post. That guide should work.
Did you get this fixed?
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I bought a Jig an can get into download mode but still cant get into recover (because of the rainbow screen) and i cannot get my computer to recognize my my phone either via sd or via odin or i think i could solve this.
thanks in advance
I bought a Jig an can get into download mode but still cant get into recover (because of the rainbow screen) and i cannot get my computer to recognize my my phone either via sd or via odin or i think i could solve this.
thanks in advance
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Go into the control panel & uninstall the USB drivers & kies mini if installed. Then reinstall Kies Mini & use the menu option to reinstall the drivers. See if that helps.
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I re installed drivers several times and used a different machine. I feel like I am stuck and there might now be a solution to this except toss the phone in the ocean!
rozzko said:
I re installed drivers several times and used a different machine. I feel like I am stuck and there might now be a solution to this except toss the phone in the ocean!
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Could it be the cable you're using? I've seen quite a few posts here about people using cables that were bad and/or too long and it prevented the phone from being recognized via USB. People could charge the phone but not use ODIN or anything.
Do you have a different cable to try?
ive tried two different cables, i could try another one thats a good idea. somehow i think maybe i messed up the mounting, i thought i followed the instructions to a t. UMMU .. i will try a few different cables when i get home tonight... actually just tried at work no dice, my system storage is also only showing 126 MB
rozzko said:
ive tried two different cables, i could try another one thats a good idea. somehow i think maybe i messed up the mounting, i thought i followed the instructions to a t. UMMU .. i will try a few different cables when i get home tonight... actually just tried at work no dice, my system storage is also only showing 126 MB
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I thought the phone did not boot up. How are you seeing how much storage you have left?
I'm curious to know what state it really is in. There has to be a way to get it going for you.
the phone boots fine during the boot after the initial boot screen where it says galaxy s 4g it goes into rainbow patterns. so every time i try to get into recovery when I am in the recovery menu (or into where the recovery menu should be) i cannot see anything because of the rainbow screen. I was told maybe i have the wrong boot loaders installed.
because i cant see recovery and I cannot get my computer to see my phone I have no idea what to do get my phone back to stock to start over.
This is why I am stuck.
If i could get my computer to see the phone I think i could odin back to stock, using the dongle is half the battle as i can get in recovery
rozzko said:
the phone boots fine during the boot after the initial boot screen where it says galaxy s 4g it goes into rainbow patterns. so every time i try to get into recovery when I am in the recovery menu (or into where the recovery menu should be) i cannot see anything because of the rainbow screen. I was told maybe i have the wrong boot loaders installed.
because i cant see recovery and I cannot get my computer to see my phone I have no idea what to do get my phone back to stock to start over.
This is why I am stuck.
If i could get my computer to see the phone I think i could odin back to stock, using the dongle is half the battle as i can get in recovery
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Pardon me if I'm not getting it....but yo said it boots fine but then you get the rainbow screen when the Galaxy S 4G logo should appear? The rainbow screen is definitely a boot loader issue. I'm just trying to figure out a way to either get you into a download mode where the phone is recognized or into recovery so you can get it going again.
How are you getting it into recovery mode?
I'm wondering if Heimdall would be your best bet? You could try to download it from here, extract it somewhere, then go into the Drivers folder and double-click zadig.exe. Select Options from the menu bar, select List All Devics then select Samsung Android Composite (something along those lines), then click Install Driver. This is a different driver than the one that comes from Samsung.
After that, maybe try Bhundven's [Heimdall][One-Click][UVKJ6] The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection [12/11/2011]. Select whichever one-click file you want to go for and follow his instructions. They all have the GB bootloaders in them, so you should be set.
Usually both volume buttons power button for a few secs or through rom mgr
rozzko said:
Usually both volume buttons power button for a few secs or through rom mgr
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From what I've read ROM Manager is a no-no on this model phone. I dunno why, but I've read that on a few threads.
Let me know if you're able to install Heimdall and the open source drivers that come with it. If you can, you can get into download mode, and it sees the phone, then you can try the One Clicks or even just flash the boot loaders from a ROM that contains them.
I will try when i go home tonight.
just an fyi every time i plug in my phone, it does not show up on my computer. i have tried using debugging mode and mass storage and neither work.
rozzko said:
I will try when i go home tonight.
just an fyi every time i plug in my phone, it does not show up on my computer. i have tried using debugging mode and mass storage and neither work.
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Ugh...well let's hope for the best. I would uninstall any drivers and programs like Kies you have installed first, then install the Heimdall drivers. Let me know how it goes.
so i uninstalled drivers executed Heimdall and put phone in download mode with dongle. the computer still did not detect phone, however i got my replacement SGS4 today put it in download mode and it was detected immediately.
I dont know what else I can do do get the phone detected or fix the boot loader to get into recovery
rozzko said:
I will try when i go home tonight.
just an fyi every time i plug in my phone, it does not show up on my computer. i have tried using debugging mode and mass storage and neither work.
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Maybe I'm missing something. How are you switching between debugging mode and mass media if you can't boot the phone?
The way I understood the problem, you would get to the SgS logo screen during boot, then the whole screen would be covered by the rainbow effect, which renders the screen unreadable, nd thus the phone unusable. Is that correct, or is the problem different?
the rainbow screen happens right after the SGS Logo then fades out once the lock screen comes on.
it also shows up once I try to get into recovery but from that point I cannot see anything and have to reboot.
Phone works after fully booted
both debugging and mass storage have been tried
You need to flash the "GINGERBREAD" bootloaders. This issue is 100% caused by froyo bootloaders. Once you obtain the GINGERBREAD bootloader, there is a 100% chance that the issue will go away. Flash THISTHIS/download. in heimdall. Get into recovery, then flash a rom of your choice.
Hello all, any help would be greatly appreciated.
My wife's phone has been rather buggy so I decided to root and rom it. Rooted the phone with the oneclick method. Moved on to getting CWM up and running (it is what I'm familiar with from my G2x). I liked what I was seeing with the Valhalla Final rom OP and decided to give it a try. Read the instructions to install but things have steadily gone down hill.
I am comming from stock. I did a NANDROID backup. Wiped, wiped, wiped and then flashed the ROM. I do believe that I just didn't read carefully enough where it says I "must have pre-installed kernel" . When I rebooted I got a pixelated screen unreadable screen. There was a voice in the background describing what was going on but I plugged along and waited the 5-7 minutes. Figured if it didn't work correctly I would just go back into CWM and restore my nandroid backup. However I can no longer get back into CWM or the recovery prompt that comes before CWM. I just get the Galaxy S 4g screen which then goes to the weird pixelated screen and then it continues in a boot loop.
I tried to follow this debricking thread but got stuck a couple of times. First, that I can't find the boot.bin and sbl.bin files. I google around and found this but the download link no longer works. Does anyone have the boot.bin and sbl.bin files handy?
Also, the Zadig program to install the Heimdall driver doesn't show me any driver options. I suspect that this is because Heimdall or Zadig had not run on the computer before I had the phone properly connected. I saw that it was the Samsung Composite driver that was being asked for. Not sure if I found the correct one but either way it didn't work. I was unable to get the computer to recognize the phone (also phone would continue on its boot loop, also it doesn't change anything whether I am holding down the volume buttons when I turn the phone on or not).
I have stayed up half the night looking for something but am wondering if I just straight up bricked the phone and need to send it to someone with JTAG experience. Let me know if there is something I am missing or some suggestions you have.
Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2
The problem is that you tried flashing a gingerbread rom even though your phone still had Froyo bootloaders. If you flash a gingerbread rom using one of the one click files mentioned in the guide, you'll be able to flash more GB custom roms.
Don't worry your phone is fine, you just need to read a little more and you'll be good to go.
Thank you very much for the link, the post is very through. I am getting stuck because my phone appears to not want to go into "Download Mode." Every time I press the up + down vol buttons and plug in the usb I just get the attached images and they go in an infinite boot loop.
I have tried every usb port on the computer and followed the instructions near the first of the post and uninstalled all ports which had Android or Samsung associated with them. I also tried all the different ways I could to get into download mode based on this link.
I am currently in the process of uploading a clip of the infinite boot loop I am in on Youtube and will post it if it helps.
Again thank you all for your help. The XDA community is the best!
That is the rainbow screen indicating you need GB bootloaders. Just pull your battery. You need to flash twice - second time checking the 'flash bootloaders'.
For the driver issue/phone not recognized by the computer - There is a tool in the guide called USBDeview (in the notes). Use it to make sure you have uninstalled all android related/unknown drivers. Go into uninstall programs and make sure you uninstall Samsung drivers. Restart your computer. I also run the CCleanner reg cleaner. Then restart computer again.
For Download Mode - Pull battery. Plug your USB into your computer only. Make sure you are pushing both the volume up and down buttons simultaneously. Without putting battery back in, plug your USB cable into your phone while continuing to hold volume up and volume down buttons. Keep holding volume buttons with USB plugged into phone and computer and put the battery back in.
Start guide over and read thoroughly.
Fb that's the screen I got coming back from nand back up!!! I had to flash a diff kernel with Odin to fix it
Thanks for all your help. Ironically I was doing everything correctly, but my usb cable had gone bad on me the night that it all happened. So thanks all, espicially lumin30 for the excellent guide and for FBis251 pointing me to it. After switching to a working cable and completing lumin30's guide all is now working great!
As a random side note the driver section showed up slightly differently for me (the device I had to pick was [usb composite] but once I figured that out everything went well).
Glad you figured it out
I looked through quite a few threads with the "stuck at samsung logo" problem, but none seems to be the same as mine...
I tried several roms (Vegabond, Zeus ZTR for ~2 months, Aeon, Legend 3 for ~2 weeks), and then tried to flash MIUI (specifically MIUI.us.Aries_v4_2.7.20_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_TMT.zip). After installing the zip, I thought I tried reflashing it again for good measure, so I went into advanced / reboot recovery in CWM, and that's when the phone get stuck at the samsung logo.
This seems a bit different than others in that it won't turn off. Holding the power button will shut down, then get back to the same place one second later. Nothing I did can get the phone to anything but the Samsung logo. I decided to just leave the phone plugged in last night, at least to charge the battery. This morning it looks like I can finally get the phone into download mode, but neither Odin nor the Heimdall one-click recognizes the phone (I did install Kies). I start with the battery out, phone unplugged. Then press and hold the v+/v-, plug in USB (the PC blips the "USB sound" a couple of times, but shows the "device not recognized" message), and then insert the battery. As soon as I do that, the phone gets into download mode (ask to press v+ to download or v- to reboot) but the PC then blips the "USB disconnect" sound, and neither Odin nor Heimdall one-click can see the phone. The phone just shows the yellow triangle with andoid shoveling, and on top it says "CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (1 counts)"
I'd really appreciate any pointers...
fishline said:
I looked through quite a few threads with the "stuck at samsung logo" problem, but none seems to be the same as mine...
I tried several roms (Vegabond, Zeus ZTR for ~2 months, Aeon, Legend 3 for ~2 weeks), and then tried to flash MIUI (specifically MIUI.us.Aries_v4_2.7.20_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_TMT.zip). After installing the zip, I thought I tried reflashing it again for good measure, so I went into advanced / reboot recovery in CWM, and that's when the phone get stuck at the samsung logo.
This seems a bit different than others in that it won't turn off. Holding the power button will shut down, then get back to the same place one second later. Nothing I did can get the phone to anything but the Samsung logo. I decided to just leave the phone plugged in last night, at least to charge the battery. This morning it looks like I can finally get the phone into download mode, but neither Odin nor the Heimdall one-click recognizes the phone (I did install Kies). I start with the battery out, phone unplugged. Then press and hold the v+/v-, plug in USB (the PC blips the "USB sound" a couple of times, but shows the "device not recognized" message), and then insert the battery. As soon as I do that, the phone gets into download mode (ask to press v+ to download or v- to reboot) but the PC then blips the "USB disconnect" sound, and neither Odin nor Heimdall one-click can see the phone. The phone just shows the yellow triangle with andoid shoveling, and on top it says "CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: YES (1 counts)"
I'd really appreciate any pointers...
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First thing I suggest is to uninstall Kies, it has been known to cause issues. Second get the drivers back on the computer, you will find them here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610374
thanks to bigjoe2675.
From this point,there is more than one way to do this, my choice is this, because it always works for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081 all credit to qkster and Entropy512.
Should you wish to give MIUI another try please post in that thread and I will help.
BTW, it is normal to get stuck on the Samsung screen when you go from GB to ICS. There are instructions posted in the OP of the ICS rom for proper way to flash.
I un-installed Kies and all the other samsung drivers from win7, rebooted win7, re-installed the Infuse driver from ISET thread, rebooted win7 again, then tried connecting the Infuse (battery out, hold v+/v-, plug in USB, then insert battery). Infuse will ask whether to go into download mode, and win7 complained about unrecognized USB device. If I press v+ to go into download mode on the infuse (shows the yellow triangle and "Downloading... Do not turn off Target!!!" message), win7 blips the USB disconnect sound. The Heimdall one-click 1.3.1 shows "Device state: Disconnected" the whole time. Tried it several times with the same result. Any more ideas/suggestions?
Can u get to CWM?
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Can u get to CWM?
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Like pony said, ur supposed to get stuck at Samsung logo after flashing ics ROM from GB. Try to hold both volume keys and power button to turn on ur phone. Hopefully this will get u back to recovery, then u just need to flash miui again.
I'm thinking this might b ur problem bc the previous ROMs u mentioned were GB.
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fishline said:
I un-installed Kies and all the other samsung drivers from win7, rebooted win7, re-installed the Infuse driver from ISET thread, rebooted win7 again, then tried connecting the Infuse (battery out, hold v+/v-, plug in USB, then insert battery). Infuse will ask whether to go into download mode, and win7 complained about unrecognized USB device. If I press v+ to go into download mode on the infuse (shows the yellow triangle and "Downloading... Do not turn off Target!!!" message), win7 blips the USB disconnect sound. The Heimdall one-click 1.3.1 shows "Device state: Disconnected" the whole time. Tried it several times with the same result. Any more ideas/suggestions?
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Once you install Kies or any Samsung driver to a port, Heimdall previous device recognition is erased.
If you want to use Heimdall in that specific usb port again, you need to reinstall heimdall drivers.
You can also move the usb cord to a different usb port or try a different usb DATA cord and reinstall the Heimdall drivers
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Like pony said, ur supposed to get stuck at Samsung logo after flashing ics ROM from GB. Try to hold both volume keys and power button to turn on ur phone. Hopefully this will get u back to recovery, then u just need to flash miui again.
I'm thinking this might b ur problem bc the previous ROMs u mentioned were GB.
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@Pony_Express: No CWM. Can only get into download mode.
@Benbos_06: I did try volume up & volume down (that's what I meant by v+/v-). If I add the power button to the mix I only get the Samsung logo. If I do any button combo without plugging in the USB, I also get only the Samsung logo. I have to do exactly v+/v-, plug in USB, then insert the battery, to get anything other than the Samsung logo.
@qkster: By Heimdall drivers, do you mean the one in the ISET thread (SGH-i997_Infuse4G_USB_Drivers_5_2_0_2.zip)? That's the one I re-installed after removing Kies and all other samsung drivers I saw. I just un-installed it again, reboot, re-install, reboot, change to a different cable and different port. Still the same problem: As soon as the usb cable is plugged in (while v+/v- are held down), the PC blips USB connect but displays the "USB device not recognized" message. If I then insert the battery to have the phone power up to the screen where it asks if I really want to go into download mode, as soon as I hit the v+ to go into the download mode, the PC blips the USB disconnect sound. Is the device recognition supposed to happen before or after going into download mode?
Looks like as long as the PC does not recognize the phone, neither Heimdall or Odin can work. Is this right? From what I gathered, as long as I can get into the download mode, it's a soft-brick and the situation isn't hopeless. However, I'm really at my wits' end as to how to move further ahead...
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@Pony_Express: No CWM. Can only get into download mode.
@Benbos_06: I did try volume up & volume down (that's what I meant by v+/v-). If I add the power button to the mix I only get the Samsung logo. If I do any button combo without plugging in the USB, I also get only the Samsung logo. I have to do exactly v+/v-, plug in USB, then insert the battery, to get anything other than the Samsung logo.
@qkster: By Heimdall drivers, do you mean the one in the ISET thread (SGH-i997_Infuse4G_USB_Drivers_5_2_0_2.zip)? That's the one I re-installed after removing Kies and all other samsung drivers I saw. I just un-installed it again, reboot, re-install, reboot, change to a different cable and different port. Still the same problem: As soon as the usb cable is plugged in (while v+/v- are held down), the PC blips USB connect but displays the "USB device not recognized" message. If I then insert the battery to have the phone power up to the screen where it asks if I really want to go into download mode, as soon as I hit the v+ to go into the download mode, the PC blips the USB disconnect sound. Is the device recognition supposed to happen before or after going into download mode?
Looks like as long as the PC does not recognize the phone, neither Heimdall or Odin can work. Is this right? From what I gathered, as long as I can get into the download mode, it's a soft-brick and the situation isn't hopeless. However, I'm really at my wits' end as to how to move further ahead...
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Okay, I wasn't sure if it was soft bricked or if u still had recovery but were looping.
The device is supposed to b recognized by Heimdall/Odin while it is in download mode. I don't even think my computer showed it being recognized until I started Heimdall then Heimdall recognized it.
I would keep trying with different Heimdall/Odin versions and different combinations of cords and ports or a different computer if that's an option. Even if the computer doesn't show it as recognized try to open the Heimdall one click or Odin to see if it shows the device. For me, it took like afew hours of messing around with different combos of these to finally get it recognized.
The last option is to get a usb jig (believe that's what it is called). They r cheap and r supposed to give u a much better chance of having ur phone recognized. But I would keep trying different ports, cords, computers (if that's an option) first.
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qkster is offline but will most likely be back soon. To answer your question @qkster: By Heimdall drivers, do you mean the one in the ISET thread (SGH-i997_Infuse4G_USB_Drivers_5_2_0_2.zip)? - he is actually talking about the latest Java drivers, you will find his link right under How To Install. After installing, it would be a good idea to restart your computer and then follow the rest of his install instructions. You are in a good place, be patient, you are doing great.
Edit: Just re-read your post - qkster can correct me if this is incorrect- In order for your computer to recognize your phone after you have the drivers installed, you should power the phone on and let it display the Samsung screen. At that point connect your usb cable but do not press volume keys to enter download mode at this time. Once your computer recognizes your phone then you can proceed.
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u mean the one in the ISET thread (SGH-i997_Infuse4G_USB_Drivers_5_2_0_2.zip)? That's the one I re-installed after removing Kies and all other samsung drivers I saw. I just un-installed it again, reboot, re-install, reboot, change to a different cable and different port. Still the same problem: As soon as the usb cable is plugged in (while v+/v- are held down), the PC blips USB connect but displays the "USB device not recognized" message. If I then insert the battery to have the phone power up to the screen where it asks if I really want to go into download mode, as soon as I hit the v+ to go into the download mode, the PC blips the USB disconnect sound. Is the device recognition supposed to happen before or after going into download mode?
Looks like as long as the PC does not recognize the phone, neither Heimdall or Odin can work. Is this right? From what I gathered, as long as I can get into the download mode, it's a soft-brick and the situation isn't hopeless. However, I'm really at my wits' end as to how to move further ahead...
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As long as you can get into download mode, you don't really need a jig. It is a handy tool, though. No battery pull. Just plug in the jig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
Here is the heimdall 1 click uclb3. Read the op a few times. You will need to flash it 2 times...the second time with boot loader checked.
the drivers you mentioned is for odin or samsung..not for heimdall..it has it's own self contained drivers.
Try a different pc or a usb port with a known good usb data cord.
After you run the jar file, look thru the options. you should see option to install drivers - via zadig
Okay man i had the exact same problem
And your right no one has the answer but after a week off research i noticed that its easier to go to an at&t store and get a new one. I was worried that they would find out but they didn't and just gave me a new one
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OK. I un-installed the Samsung drivers and reboot the PC. Re-download the Heimdall one-click back to stock jar. Ran it, clicked on "install Heimdall 1.3.1" from the Help menu. It first complained that I have a newer VC++ redistributable than what it tried to install. Closed that dialog, then it ran zadig. With the phone connected and in d/l mode, the "list all devices" option does not find the phone. Tried a different cable and port to no avail.
Moved to another PC (WinXP instead of Win7). The VC++ redistributable installs. Zadig finds an unknown device (which I'm quite sure is the phone), but driver install fails. I guess it really needs to find the SAMSUNG USB composite device? Would I be able to use the "create a new device" menu to force it? If so I guess I need to put in the usb id?
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Okay man i had the exact same problem
And your right no one has the answer but after a week off research i noticed that its easier to go to an at&t store and get a new one. I was worried that they would find out but they didn't and just gave me a new one
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I don't think I have that luxury: I bought the phone used off craigslist about 2-3 months ago. I doubt AT&T would exchange the phone w/o receipt.
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OK. I un-installed the Samsung drivers and reboot the PC. Re-download the Heimdall one-click back to stock jar. Ran it, clicked on "install Heimdall 1.3.1" from the Help menu. It first complained that I have a newer VC++ redistributable than what it tried to install. Closed that dialog, then it ran zadig. With the phone connected and in d/l mode, the "list all devices" option does not find the phone. Tried a different cable and port to no avail.
Moved to another PC (WinXP instead of Win7). The VC++ redistributable installs. Zadig finds an unknown device (which I'm quite sure is the phone), but driver install fails. I guess it really needs to find the SAMSUNG USB composite device? Would I be able to use the "create a new device" menu to force it? If so I guess I need to put in the usb id?
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It's been a while for me but try to install the samsung usb composite device to see it it makes any difference.
The other thing you can try is a newer usb hub (if you have one) between your pc and the phone.
qkster said:
It's been a while for me but try to install the samsung usb composite device to see it it makes any difference.
The other thing you can try is a newer usb hub (if you have one) between your pc and the phone.
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I've tried it on all USB ports of a third PC with the same result. Tried both USB cable I have (one stock Infuse, the other stock SGS2, look identical). Does it matter exactly when I put the phone into d/l mode? If I leave the phone on the "warning" screen, zadig can see the "Unknown device" but can't install driver. As soon as I press volume + on the phone to go into d/l mode, the "Unknown device" disappear from the list. If I put the phone into d/l mode first before zadig starts, it doesn't even see the "unknown device".
Does anyone know if there's a way to force zadig to install the correct driver? Would that help?
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I've tried it on all USB ports of a third PC with the same result. Tried both USB cable I have (one stock Infuse, the other stock SGS2, look identical). Does it matter exactly when I put the phone into d/l mode? If I leave the phone on the "warning" screen, zadig can see the "Unknown device" but can't install driver. As soon as I press volume + on the phone to go into d/l mode, the "Unknown device" disappear from the list. If I put the phone into d/l mode first before zadig starts, it doesn't even see the "unknown device".
Does anyone know if there's a way to force zadig to install the correct driver? Would that help?
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It has been a while since I had to install heimdall. I keep that specific pc, that usb port and that usb cord sacred.
I install nothing else as I treat this as my infuse life line.
I found a few links that may help:
http://www.thegalaxytabforum.com/index.php?/topic/4757-how-to-use-heimdall/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113195
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
All I can say is persistence pays off.
If not, try Odin...if you use Odin, just remember to reinstall samsung kies device drivers and use a different usb port.
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qkster said:
It has been a while since I had to install heimdall. I keep that specific pc, that usb port and that usb cord sacred.
I install nothing else as I treat this as my infuse life line.
I found a few links that may help:
http://www.thegalaxytabforum.com/index.php?/topic/4757-how-to-use-heimdall/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113195
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
All I can say is persistence pays off.
If not, try Odin...if you use Odin, just remember to reinstall samsung kies device drivers and use a different usb port.
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Thanks very much. I really appreciate your help!
All three links talk about the step where the phone is put into d/l mode and then zadig would find the SAMSUNG USB Composite device for driver installation. That's the step that's not happening for me. If I boot the phone into the download mode warning screen (i.e., before pressing volume up), zadig shows an "Unknown device", and as soon as I press volume up to go into download mode, it disappears from the list altogether.
Tried Odin: doesn't recognize the phone either.
Will keep trying though, and report back if I ever get any where with it.
Having the same exact issue as fishline
I'm glad I could find this thread, because I'm having the exact same trouble as fishline regarding multiple PCs (and multiple USB cables) not allowing me to mount USB storage, and each PC giving me a "USB Device Not Recognized" message. My girlfriend originally had this phone on stock AT&T 2.2 (Froyo). I rooted it, installed CWM Recovery (red), and installed the Serendipity VII rom (I believe this is a GB rom). I had never used Odin or Heimdall, so no rom has ever been "flashed" to this phone. My gf didn't have any trouble with this ROM for some time, including mounting the USB on several occasions.
She then bought an HTC One X, and I got this phone. I immediately upgraded the rom to Dark Knight (Android 4.0.4, ICS?) which screwed up the recovery screen (adding static-y rainbow artifacts and changing the recovery to blue instead of red). To correct the recovery issue, I reverted to AT&T Froyo by using a recovery ZIP. This rom now runs OK, but USB mounting has completely disappeared. I have tried 2 Windows XP desktops and 2 Windows 7 laptops, and 4 different USB cables (including 2 verified data cables) with no success. I have installed Kies, Kies Mini, and just the Samsung drivers by themselves. I even installed Samsung PC Studio due to a suggestion in another thread. No luck at all. Every time I connect the phone to the PC (whether in D/L mode or just from the home screen) I get a "USB Device Not Recognized" message. When I originally flashed Dark Knight, I noticed there was some issue with the naming of the external SD card. I'm wondering, could this issue be related to a bad partition of some kind in the internal memory? And is there any way to fix this without the use of Heimdall or Odin (which I cannot get to work)? I can flash through CWM Recovery just fine (since it's fully fixed now).
If there is still anyone that can give me some suggestions, I would reaIly appreciate it. I can use the phone as is until February, when we're due for another upgrade, but the lack of USB mounting is extremely inconvenient. Thanks to fishline for originally starting this thread, and to everyone that has offered suggestions.
Maybe try this... Good luck !!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389375
It has worked on various Infuse roms.
Thanks
Pony Express said:
Maybe try this... Good luck !!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389375
It has worked on various Infuse roms.
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Thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I am currently on the AT&T stock Froyo rom (rooted with recovery, of course), so I don't think it's allowing me to install the APKs in your link. It says "there was a problem parsing the file" or something similar. I appreciate the help.
I am in desperate need of help .. I am not a noob to flashing roms and rooting, however I have a one-off situation w/ no precedents to my knowledge. I have read these and other forums for days to no avail.
I was flashing Infintium Rom 4.0.4 from MIUI 2.3.6. I followed the steps listed in the post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661690). After flashing I rebooted and waited however the phone was/is stuck on the Samsung logo and never progressed. I then pulled the battery and attempted to go back to recovery mode to reflash make sure I did flashed correctly. However, upon going back into recovery I was greeted by the below image.
Clockwork Mod is extremely distorted and flat out unusable !! As I read further down it advised to use Heimdall (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381). I downloaded and attempted to use, however my PC (Which by the way is Windows 7 64-Bit) recognized the phone but the Heimdall software did not. I already had the right drivers for the PC and phone. After a few tries I deleted the files and reapplied them. On the 2nd menu after selecting list devices, on the drop down the option for Samsung USB Composite Device neeever ever appears. I also tried on a different PC that ddnt have the drivers and started brand new. Still, Heimdall ddnt recognize.
I also tried to flash numerous files including but not limited to GTG Ultimate Unbrick via Odin. Again, PC recognized USB connection however program ddnt. At this point, I do not know if it is because the status of Clockwork Mod on my phone, but I know it is not because of the drivers or the USB ports on my PC.
In addition to that, I have just scrapped the idea of flashing or getting in CWM and just wanted to do a hard reset (While phone is off held Vol down and Power, once started released power and contimued to hold Vol down. This should take the phone from the Samsung logo to an alt menu that will give the option to do a factory reset. But again w/ my luck .. that screen neeever appears.
In short I have tried at least 3 different ways and many maaany variations to get the phone back into recovery or into a full boot and had NO success.. Please help and ask as many questions as needed to diagnose and resolve this issue .. Thanx in advance and apologize in advance if posted in the wrong thread.
Are you placing your phone in download mode?
Remove battery and place it back.
Hold vol+ & vol- , and plug in the usb to your phone with the other end already connected to the PC.
Now see if Odin or heimdall recognize your device.
Sent from my sweet & buttery Infuse
andros11 said:
Are you placing your phone in download mode?
Remove battery and place it back.
Hold vol+ & vol- , and plug in the usb to your phone with the other end already connected to the PC.
Now see if Odin or heimdall recognize your device.
Sent from my sweet & buttery Infuse
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I have done so neither Odin or Heimdall are recognizing it or showing the phone is connected.
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I have done so neither Odin or Heimdall are recognizing it or showing the phone is connected.
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If neither Odin or Hemdall can 'see' the phone, then possibly you don't have the correct drivers installed...
Try downloading and installing these:
http://d-h.st/sKF
Then open Odin/Hemdall and plug your phone in again while in Download Mode.
Ryo Misaki said:
If neither Odin or Hemdall can 'see' the phone, then possibly you don't have the correct drivers installed...
Try downloading and installing these:
Then open Odin/Hemdall and plug your phone in again while in Download Mode.
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I will try again .. Downloaded, rebooting then will go thru the process again .. standby
Ryo Misaki said:
If neither Odin or Hemdall can 'see' the phone, then possibly you don't have the correct drivers installed...
Try downloading and installing these:
Then open Odin/Hemdall and plug your phone in again while in Download Mode.
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no change .. still shows disconnected
The pic u have posted it shows u need to press the up button to get the download mode (continue)
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
rkkaranrk said:
The pic u have posted it shows u need to press the up button to get the download mode (continue)
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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I just did that to post a pic as an example .. I did go to download mode and not recognizing it
The CWM screen is shot because you don't have gingerbread bootloaders, it will always look like that until to can flash the right ones..
Have you tried different cables, different ports, etc?
Sometimes mine would recognize.. sometimes being plugged in first then running Odin works, sometimes I would have to run Odin and then plug in the phone.. kinda a crapshoot...
Its powered by Jellybeaned AOKP!
drnecropolis said:
The CWM screen is shot because you don't have gingerbread bootloaders, it will always look like that until to can flash the right ones..
Have you tried different cables, different ports, etc?
Sometimes mine would recognize.. sometimes being plugged in first then running Odin works, sometimes I would have to run Odin and then plug in the phone.. kinda a crapshoot...
Its powered by Jellybeaned AOKP!
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I know I need to get the bootloader and a kernel on it however I cant = ( .. yet .. I have 4 different ports on my PC and have tried them all. i have tried phone on then run programs and programs on 1st then phone on and no new results.
I found this short video and it describes my exact situation .. please watch to futher understand http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHLUYckTlug
So u have odin and heimdal both on the same PC and drivers for them if yes then try this.
On the PC/Laptop uninstall all the drivers for samsung or any other phone and follow this.
Go to accessories> system tool> system restore and check the restore point where the drivers for heimdall were installed restore to a previous restore point after restore finishes install the drivers for Infuse and see now Odin recognizes ur phone, It should.
I had the same exact problem, do you have another phone on which you can install the same CWM recovery on? ...Because the clockwork mod recovery still works, it's just that you can't see it. So just flash a new ROM, by going back n forth between phones, clock how many clicks it takes to get to 'choose zip to install' then 'download' on the not messed up phone, then do the same on the screwy one, just keep doing that till u flash the new ROM.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
About a year ago I successfully rooted my SGH-T769 with a version of CWM using ODIN, and today I am trying to unroot it by installing original ROMS... I factory reset the phone and cleared dalvik and what-not, but now when I try to boot up the phone, I am stuck at the Galaxy S Blaze splash screen. I figured "oh well I only need to get into DOWNLOAD MODE"
So I turn the phone off and attempt to get into download mode using MANY different methods.
(all 3 buttons, release power; all 3 buttons, plug in, release power; two buttons, insert battery, release volume; ECT.)
I'VE TRIED IT ALL.
Is there maybe an app I can get on my computer that will boot the phone into DOWNLOAD MODE when I plug it in?
Or is there a fix for this?
(NOTE: I CAN STILL ACCESS CWM RECOVERY MODE BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TOO USEFUL)
(ALSO NOTE: If you know how I can use CWM RECOVERY MODE to correct this issue... Tell me and I'll love you long time. :3 )
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Hello,
To better assist you, your thread will be moved to your device forum linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/blaze-4g/general
The experts there may be able to help. Good luck.