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Bought a Rooted Charge. A lot of problems.

So i bought this rooted droid charge a couple of month ago from Craigslist.
It's having a lot of issues. sometimes when i make phone calls, it will just close. When in Google Maps, it crashes.
Recently, verizon released the gingerbread upgrade. but i am unable to get it because i am rooted.
I am on 2.3.4. See attached.
Can someone help me get to the latest and greatest firmware to resolve all these issues.
Also the phone is very very slow. I am so sick and tired of this phone.
thank you so much for your help.

You have a couple choices. If you want any kind of help from Verizon you'll need to go back to stock. The best way (that I know of) to do this is to flash the stock EE4 build, and then let the phone update itself to EP4. If there is actually something wrong with the phone, you have a good chance of getting a free replacement phone from Verizon even though you didn't buy it direct.
EE4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172182&highlight=stock
How to use Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580
If you want to upgrade and stay on a rooted/tweaked build, go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365376
My strong suggestion is that you go back to stock, and see if it solves your problems. The EP4 build is really nice; probably the best stock build I've seen for any Verizon phone yet. If that is working for you, its still fairly easy to root & CWM that build so you can extend the capabilities a bit. Good luck!

EP1F is quite old and was not a stable release. I'd recommend this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406951
It's a debloated and nicely themed stock based ROM with a lot of tweaks applied. It's really quick...by far the smoothest ROM I've used on this phone. If you use the Odin with the kernel, you will get the latest radios and the latest kernel. This is based on the same OS version that Verizon/Samsung is currently pushing out.

bluevolume said:
You have a couple choices. If you want any kind of help from Verizon you'll need to go back to stock. The best way (that I know of) to do this is to flash the stock EE4 build, and then let the phone update itself to EP4. If there is actually something wrong with the phone, you have a good chance of getting a free replacement phone from Verizon even though you didn't buy it direct.
EE4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172182&highlight=stock
How to use Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580
If you want to upgrade and stay on a rooted/tweaked build, go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1365376
My strong suggestion is that you go back to stock, and see if it solves your problems. The EP4 build is really nice; probably the best stock build I've seen for any Verizon phone yet. If that is working for you, its still fairly easy to root & CWM that build so you can extend the capabilities a bit. Good luck!
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Thanks for your reply.
I have talked to verizon and was told I couldn't get a replacement if I didn't get the phone from them directly.
the reason I would want to stay rooted is because i want the free tethering, but the wi-fi tether app doesn't work too well recently so I was using pdanet, which is no rooting required.
Do you know if I stay rooted and get the upgraded as suggested by you, the wi-fi tethering works?
At this point, I would really just want the phone to work. so I am really debating between stock or rooted.

shrike1978 said:
EP1F is quite old and was not a stable release. I'd recommend this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406951
It's a debloated and nicely themed stock based ROM with a lot of tweaks applied. It's really quick...by far the smoothest ROM I've used on this phone. If you use the Odin with the kernel, you will get the latest radios and the latest kernel. This is based on the same OS version that Verizon/Samsung is currently pushing out.
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Thanks, I would probably go for this "[Ep4D][Rom][Cwm][Odin]TweakStock v1.0"
But looking from the instructions, I am very confused. I am new to this ODIN thingy.
I guess what I am asking if step by step.
Where do I get ODIN software? what is "CWM"?
There are so many rom links, I don't know which one to pick, it's like a 3rd world language to me...

themobilelinks said:
Thanks for your reply.
I have talked to verizon and was told I couldn't get a replacement if I didn't get the phone from them directly.
the reason I would want to stay rooted is because i want the free tethering, but the wi-fi tether app doesn't work too well recently so I was using pdanet, which is no rooting required.
Do you know if I stay rooted and get the upgraded as suggested by you, the wi-fi tethering works?
At this point, I would really just want the phone to work. so I am really debating between stock or rooted.
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Verizon will replace it with a refurb, I've done it before with phones I've bought off Craigslist. The phone is a Verizon product, and regardless of where you got it , it was originally purchased from them. The tech you talked to was just giving you their uneducated opinion.

Try this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580
It has download links to Odin and instructions on how to use it. Odin is a low level flash utility for Samsung phones. The key thing to keep in mind is that you should only use the PDA button and never the PHONE button. You can also use the PIT button if you have the PIT file, but you can generally leave it alone unless instructed to use it.
CWM is a custom recovery. It is flashed in Odin. You can think of it as a higher level flash utility that lives on your phone. You can do most of what you can do with Odin with it, but you generally won't see radios flashable in it (with some exception), and you don't have to connect to your computer to use it. Generally, I use Odin to get to the latest base OS with radios, and then from there, you can use CWM to flash between roms without a computer. CWM also lets you do data and cache wipes, full phone backups, and a few other things from your phone.
You can get CWM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112804

shrike1978 said:
Try this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160580
It has download links to Odin and instructions on how to use it. Odin is a low level flash utility for Samsung phones. The key thing to keep in mind is that you should only use the PDA button and never the PHONE button. You can also use the PIT button if you have the PIT file, but you can generally leave it alone unless instructed to use it.
CWM is a custom recovery. It is flashed in Odin. You can think of it as a higher level flash utility that lives on your phone. You can do most of what you can do with Odin with it, but you generally won't see radios flashable in it (with some exception), and you don't have to connect to your computer to use it. Generally, I use Odin to get to the latest base OS with radios, and then from there, you can use CWM to flash between roms without a computer. CWM also lets you do data and cache wipes, full phone backups, and a few other things from your phone.
You can get CWM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112804
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Oh i see. there are two options to load the custom rom. I will try out the ODIN. and will report back.
BTW, do you guys use free wi-fi tethering? does it work well?

Theres been a release of the new ginger bread in odin format. Just flash that and use terminal to unroot.
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just loaded "TweakStock v1.0 + experimental repacked EP4D kernel"
already feeling better
how do i get free wi-fi tether? do you have a link?
thanks.

People (including me) have had the best luck with this: http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_0-pre12.apk&can=4&q=
After you install it, immediately reboot. After it reboots, run the app and in settings, Change Device-Profile to Samsung Fascinate, and Change Setup-Method to Softap for Samsung (master).

shrike1978 said:
People (including me) have had the best luck with this: http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_0-pre12.apk&can=4&q=
After you install it, immediately reboot. After it reboots, run the app and in settings, Change Device-Profile to Samsung Fascinate, and Change Setup-Method to Softap for Samsung (master).
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^^^THIS.
Even though you'll see newer versions of the WiFi Tether app, use the link that shrike1978 has posted. it's the "pre12" version and works best for the Charge hands down.

I forgot to backup my data, what do you guys use to back up and restore when trying out new ROM?
Also, the power control widget doesn't work anymore, it's a blank bar with 5 slots, but nothing shown..

I use Titanium Backup. It's one of the apps that should pretty much be in every rooter's toolbox. The free version lets you batch backup apps and data, but you have to restore one at a time in interactive mode. The pay version adds the ability to batch restore everything in an automatic mode. Some people like My Backup Pro, but I never got it to work right.
I don't use power control, so that's not something I can answer to from personal experience, but I think I've heard people talk about needing a reboot to work right once you add them.

shrike1978 said:
People (including me) have had the best luck with this: http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_0-pre12.apk&can=4&q=
After you install it, immediately reboot. After it reboots, run the app and in settings, Change Device-Profile to Samsung Fascinate, and Change Setup-Method to Softap for Samsung (master).
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Yes thank you! Finally a configuration that doesn't need a restart of the phone to work the second time

Okay, wi-fi tethering works great. The power control also works after reboot.
I did purchased the Titanium Backup Pro prior to upgrade, and also did a backup. and now I reloaded the app, but unable to see the shortcut, nor open it.
does the backup go to the cloud? Titanium's servers or was it store in my micro sd card?
Thanks guy for the great advice.

TiBu stores the backup to SD. It should survive wipes and flashes unless you partition or wipe the card.

adrenaline_rush said:
Yes thank you! Finally a configuration that doesn't need a restart of the phone to work the second time
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Not only that, but you're also pulling 4G speeds on tether. All other versions top out at 3G speed for whatever reason.
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themobilelinks said:
does the backup go to the cloud? Titanium's servers or was it store in my micro sd card?
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You can create a Dropbox account for free with 2GB of storage included. Then you can tell TiBU to sync with Dropbox. This way, if you do wipe your SD or if it corrupts or something, you only need to copy the TiBU folder back to the SD and all of your data is saved. This is how I ensure redundancy of my own backups.

KarateExplosion6 said:
Not only that, but you're also pulling 4G speeds on tether. All other versions top out at 3G speed for whatever reason.
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You can create a Dropbox account for free with 2GB of storage included. Then you can tell TiBU to sync with Dropbox. This way, if you do wipe your SD or if it corrupts or something, you only need to copy the TiBU folder back to the SD and all of your data is saved. This is how I ensure redundancy of my own backups.
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Dropbox tip is great.
Do you guys already enable your LTE? for me, I turn it off most of time unless i browser the internet.
because i found that leaving LTE on drain the battery very fast.

themobilelinks said:
Dropbox tip is great.
Do you guys already enable your LTE? for me, I turn it off most of time unless i browser the internet.
because i found that leaving LTE on drain the battery very fast.
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You're right. You'll save a lot of battery by disabling LTE until you need to use it.

[Q] Droid is in trouble, have tried everything I know of.

Alright folks, my phone appears to have gone off the deep end.
A few weeks back, I was changing over to the new Eclipse ROM, and at first everything was going fine and dandy. However, I soon began experiencing a few force closes. I restarted the phone, and then everything went to hell. So many force closes I couldn't operate the phone, inability to make calls, unable to open apps, unable to install apps, basically all I can do is text, receive calls, and browse the web (although after enough time the phone crashes anyway). I have tried everything I know of to fix it: new ROMs via recovery, new ROMs via Odin, deleting caches, deleting personal data, using the .pit file and factory stock in Odin, the works. I even found the Samsung PST and used that, but for naught. The weird thing is that even after using the .pit file (which is supposed to delete EVERYTHING), my phone "remembers" old applications that were installed on it. In fact, it seems like there is some sort of ghost image on my phone, and whenever I restart it the phone returns to that state (any applications I tried to uninstall are back, all contact data is deleted, etc.). This ghost image hangs around no matter what I do.
Any suggestions?

Sounds to me that you obviously are not getting a true "PASS" with pit file. If you had you would have no files saved on phone. But if you followed the instructions to a "t" like you allude to...
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I have followed the instructions fully (and multiple times to boot), and I have always gotten a PASS.

This is sounding regrettably similar to the issues reported in this thread - try looking at post numbers in the mid 300s - I think they are centered around late September/early October (there are more than this, but I'm pretty sure that timeframe has the highest density of discussion on this). If it's what it sounds like, the /data partition is no longer in a state that can be written over (the "ghost image" you were referring to) - and truth be told I don't know if anyone has come up with a "free" solution to the problem.

dwitherell said:
This is sounding regrettably similar to the issues reported in this thread - try looking at post numbers in the mid 300s - I think they are centered around late September/early October (there are more than this, but I'm pretty sure that timeframe has the highest density of discussion on this). If it's what it sounds like, the /data partition is no longer in a state that can be written over (the "ghost image" you were referring to) - and truth be told I don't know if anyone has come up with a "free" solution to the problem.
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I had read through those posts before, and was not very happy to see the conclusion. As those posts were from a few months ago, I was hoping that perhaps someone had some new ideas. Oh well, I guess I'll be trying my luck with Verizon. Thanks for trying, folks!

jderig said:
I had read through those posts before, and was not very happy to see the conclusion. As those posts were from a few months ago, I was hoping that perhaps someone had some new ideas. Oh well, I guess I'll be trying my luck with Verizon. Thanks for trying, folks!
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Thinking... What recovery does your phone have on it now- stock or clockwork? Are you on rfs file system- did you revert back or can you flash a diff kernel using cwr?
These are just some thoughts that came to mind. If dwith can't help you I can't do much more. Good luck with Verizon offering any help
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Corrupted NAND, but still returns a pass.
I had this once, I spammed with the PIT and it somehow worked
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Hindle1225 said:
Thinking... What recovery does your phone have on it now- stock or clockwork? Are you on rfs file system- did you revert back or can you flash a diff kernel using cwr?
These are just some thoughts that came to mind. If dwith can't help you I can't do much more. Good luck with Verizon offering any help
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I currently have Clockwork. I am unable to tell at this moment what my file system is, as I can't install Voodoo, and the method of adding/deleting folders on my SD card doesn't work. However, I do recall during one of my many attempts at using different kernels/radios/roms I did get the creepy female Voodoo bootup voice, but even though that said it was a success I was never able to tell whether it actually worked.
As of right now I am capable of ODIN and Clockworking any Rom/kernel/etc., but they all bring along the Ghost Image.
kvswim said:
Corrupted NAND, but still returns a pass.
I had this once, I spammed with the PIT and it somehow worked
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What is NAND, if you don't mind me asking? Also, I suspect by now I've run ODIN with the PIT 10+ times with no success

jderig said:
What is NAND, if you don't mind me asking? Also, I suspect by now I've run ODIN with the PIT 10+ times with no success
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NAND is just a type of flash memory. If you recognize the word nand then you should have an idea. If not, it's not really important.

jderig said:
Alright folks, my phone appears to have gone off the deep end.
A few weeks back, I was changing over to the new Eclipse ROM, and at first everything was going fine and dandy. However, I soon began experiencing a few force closes. I restarted the phone, and then everything went to hell. So many force closes I couldn't operate the phone, inability to make calls, unable to open apps, unable to install apps, basically all I can do is text, receive calls, and browse the web (although after enough time the phone crashes anyway). I have tried everything I know of to fix it: new ROMs via recovery, new ROMs via Odin, deleting caches, deleting personal data, using the .pit file and factory stock in Odin, the works. I even found the Samsung PST and used that, but for naught. The weird thing is that even after using the .pit file (which is supposed to delete EVERYTHING), my phone "remembers" old applications that were installed on it. In fact, it seems like there is some sort of ghost image on my phone, and whenever I restart it the phone returns to that state (any applications I tried to uninstall are back, all contact data is deleted, etc.). This ghost image hangs around no matter what I do.
Any suggestions?
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just covering bases by asking, did you go ALL the way back to ed1 with that pit file or a more recent version (gb or something along those lines)

From what I understand, the phone is still working, but is very unstable. The PBJ kernel does NOT support Voodoo Lagfix (but still supports EXT4). Can you try flashing imoseyon's kernel (which supports it) and enabling/disabling Voodoo? It can be found at RootzWiki. Also, when you get into CWM, it says the version at the top.
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Here you go....i have been here.
Get into clockwork(CWM) - mount everything via usb and backup what you need to backup.
Perform a quick format of your sdcard so that when you see your phone on the pc, its blank.
Go back to stock odin and boot up, report any issues.
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What happened next
I tried what you said because I'm in the same boat. I still get the FCs and it tries to walk me through the setup. It gets stuck at the Checking Account step in the setup wizard. I let it sit there for about an hour while I went to lunch to no avail.

[Q] Lost Recovery Mode

Lost my recovery mode:
Was running ICS 4.2.2 / thought i would change things up for variety and elimination of bloatware and here i am.
I made the mistake of following a post from 2012 involving the following:
• Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G SGH-T769]
Download and install Odin3 1.85
Download the PIT file •
Download the TAR file of the stock firmware (UVLB7)
That was after i soft bricked the phone with this:
Before anything of course you'll need the files and here they are:
ClockWorkMod Recovery
Blaze Pit
Odin 1.8.5 Zip
SuperUser Zip
Then went here:
• Galaxy S Blaze 4G Kernel
• Blaze PIT file
• Odin 1.85
Now It's booting past start-up screen, then throwing errors at set-up of phone like: Sorry The process com.google.gapps has stopped unexpectedly. Please Try Again
Force Close?
Like i say, I have download mode , No Recovery.
Sure would like some input...:cyclops:

Have you tried to Odin back to stock?
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Lost recovery mode
Sorry, Replied with wrong button. Seems to be my problem alot lately!
The Answer is YES! I'm willing to try again and again. Not sure if this is health though.
Odin said it Passed and it did reboot. and get to the set-up screen of the factory firmware.
It's coughing when you begin the set-up. Almost moves to the next screen, then throws a warning it cant find something.
When flashing back to stock i used these files at the same time.
SGH-T769-UVLB7-hitsquad.tar
blaze.pit
But, it was flashed with clockwork file before it soft bricked.
When it was soft bricked it would go into the two modes, Recovery and download.
I was trying to reach recovery mainly to clear factory data?
I'm really not sure what should be the next step in a circumstance as this..

BryantTheDefiant said:
Sorry, Replied with wrong button. Seems to be my problem alot lately!
The Answer is YES! I'm willing to try again and again. Not sure if this is health though.
Odin said it Passed and it did reboot. and get to the set-up screen of the factory firmware.
It's coughing when you begin the set-up. Almost moves to the next screen, then throws a warning it cant find something.
When flashing back to stock i used these files at the same time.
SGH-T769-UVLB7-hitsquad.tar
blaze.pit
But, it was flashed with clockwork file before it soft bricked.
When it was soft bricked it would go into the two modes, Recovery and download.
I was trying to reach recovery mainly to clear factory data?
I'm really not sure what should be the next step in a circumstance as this..
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Have you tried post 155 of this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601
@jserrano put up an excellent tutorial. Once it works, make sure and thank him.
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njstein said:
Have you tried post 155 of this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591601
@jserrano put up an excellent tutorial. Once it works, make sure and thank him.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes , I followed directions exactly. I am willing to try again though, and now that you mention it... I will.
Oden told me everything was Success. and the phone auto reboot as indicated in directions. Currently, it stalls at the setup saying error with
{ the application Google Services Framework (process com.google.prosses.gapps)) AND Calander Storage (process. com.android.providers.calendar)
has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again [force close]
and is stuck there constantly throwing the same errors.
Like is say, I'll run through the setup in post 155 again, and report what result's come next.
Thanks for the help

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UPDATE!
Thank's for advise again, i followed post 155 of the oden thread and the results are interesting.
I did regain temporarily Recovery Mode, Oden placed current samsung factory firmware
T769UVMB1_T769UVMB1_T769UVMB1_HOME.tar.md5
and set-up operated normally.
At That time, i decided to proceed with rooting the phone using
Clockwork Mod or Clockworkmod-Blaze-4G.tar
Passed and entered reboot
Then i placed
Superuser zip or Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip
on a freshly formatted external memory card and flashed it via the recovery mode.
Now the adventure has begun!
The device now goes to the set-up screen to begin set-up and throws errors:
' Unfortunately System Manager Application has stopped."
press ok and after a minute you reach the next screen
'set-up time and date'
press next and freeze
"Unfortunately System Manager Application has Stopped"
press ok and wait
' Unfortunately the process com. android . phone has stopped"
press ok and wait then back to
'Unfortunately System Manager Application has stopped"
press ok wait
'Unfortunately calendar storage has stopped'
and the errors continue...
Currently i'm stuck on the 'Make it Google' screen with those three errors popping up in cycle.
Something is telling me i may need to enter recovery mode and clear factory data or settings?
Not really sure what my next step should be..?
Anyhow, I thought i would update the post.
Thanks for all the insight. and post 155 did correct the issue.

BryantTheDefiant said:
UPDATE!
Thank's for advise again, i followed post 155 of the oden thread and the results are interesting.
I did regain temporarily Recovery Mode, Oden placed current samsung factory firmware
T769UVMB1_T769UVMB1_T769UVMB1_HOME.tar.md5
and set-up operated normally.
At That time, i decided to proceed with rooting the phone using
Clockwork Mod or Clockworkmod-Blaze-4G.tar
Passed and entered reboot
Then i placed
Superuser zip or Superuser-3.2-RC3-arm-signed.zip
on a freshly formatted external memory card and flashed it via the recovery mode.
Now the adventure has begun!
The device now goes to the set-up screen to begin set-up and throws errors:
' Unfortunately System Manager Application has stopped."
press ok and after a minute you reach the next screen
'set-up time and date'
press next and freeze
"Unfortunately System Manager Application has Stopped"
press ok and wait
' Unfortunately the process com. android . phone has stopped"
press ok and wait then back to
'Unfortunately System Manager Application has stopped"
press ok wait
'Unfortunately calendar storage has stopped'
and the errors continue...
Currently i'm stuck on the 'Make it Google' screen with those three errors popping up in cycle.
Something is telling me i may need to enter recovery mode and clear factory data or settings?
Not really sure what my next step should be..?
Anyhow, I thought i would update the post.
Thanks for all the insight. and post 155 did correct the issue.
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Enter recovery and wipe factory data and cache if you're on stock recovery. if you're on custom I would suggest wiping cache and dalvik cache...
If you're on custom recovery and feel like trying out custom roms take a look in the development section, the blaze has had really great developers!
or maybe you want a stock feel but still want to explore... Then I'd suggest getting a "stock" rom (stock based rom, slightly modified usually removes all the T-Mobile and Samsung useless apps that just take up space, and these "stock" roms usually include a few tweaks here and there) from the development thread.
If you encounter any more problems I'm here to help.
One last thing if you are on custom recovery DO NOT wipe data unless you intend to flash a new rom. Wiping data will not fix your current problem it will only delete EVERYTHING, YES EVERYTHING off the phone with the exception of your recovery. ONLY WIPE data if you are on a stock recovery because that is equivalent to a factory reset.
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UPDATE
You Are Correct!!
What was not explained on the Guide? Remove Battery and Wait!
For me. I was upset that my attempts failed and could not enter recovery mode so i decided to pull the battery and re-think my steps Overnight..
Next day (today) popped the battery in and went for recovery mode. 'result' BING! Came right up, no fuss, no retrying, it was like, Oh did you want this?
Now, Why it did that? I Dont Know!!
Ironically, as soon as it entered this mode I Cleared Factory Data and Cache, then reboot.
Problems? NONE! Entered setup no hiccups, full functionality. Calling, wifi, ect.
Now.. Where to go from here:
About Phone tells me
Model SGH-T769
Android Version 4.0.4
Baseband Version T769UVMB1
Kernel Version 3.0.8-perf-T769UVMB1 - CL990184
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT Mon - Feb 4 22:32:34 KST
2013
Build number IMM76D.MB1
Now, as far as Developers Options, It appears to have additional options, I dont recall what options were available prior.
Anyhow, that where i'm at now.

BryantTheDefiant said:
UPDATE
You Are Correct!!
What was not explained on the Guide? Remove Battery and Wait!
For me. I was upset that my attempts failed and could not enter recovery mode so i decided to pull the battery and re-think my steps Overnight..
Next day (today) popped the battery in and went for recovery mode. 'result' BING! Came right up, no fuss, no retrying, it was like, Oh did you want this?
Now, Why it did that? I Dont Know!!
Ironically, as soon as it entered this mode I Cleared Factory Data and Cache, then reboot.
Problems? NONE! Entered setup no hiccups, full functionality. Calling, wifi, ect.
Now.. Where to go from here:
About Phone tells me
Model SGH-T769
Android Version 4.0.4
Baseband Version T769UVMB1
Kernel Version 3.0.8-perf-T769UVMB1 - CL990184
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT Mon - Feb 4 22:32:34 KST
2013
Build number IMM76D.MB1
Now, as far as Developers Options, It appears to have additional options, I dont recall what options were available prior.
Anyhow, that where i'm at now.
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What are you trying to accomplish? Removing bloatware?
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Lost recovery Mode
Jserrano56 said:
What are you trying to accomplish? Removing bloatware?
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Yes, I believe there was a thread that mentioned a rooted phone and this App ____ (Memory fails me) would allow the user to freeze permissions? My other interest was a different feel? Iv'e owned the phone for couple of years, passed through a battery or two and have become slightly bored.
There is one feature about this phone i could never manage to operate correctly. and this might be information for another thread.
Near Field Communication NFC
I own a nexus 7 with NFC and the two devices have never clearly passed anything! Only once has my Nexus 7 received a photo from this phone.
I've tried many android market apps, I gave up on NFC and now tether and use Nexus Media Importer to transfer photos and other media.
Yes, if you remember what that app was to freeze permissions or remove bloatware, Let me know. Much Thanks for your time.

BryantTheDefiant said:
Yes, I believe there was a thread that mentioned a rooted phone and this App ____ (Memory fails me) would allow the user to freeze permissions? My other interest was a different feel? Iv'e owned the phone for couple of years, passed through a battery or two and have become slightly bored.
There is one feature about this phone i could never manage to operate correctly. and this might be information for another thread.
Near Field Communication NFC
I own a nexus 7 with NFC and the two devices have never clearly passed anything! Only once has my Nexus 7 received a photo from this phone.
I've tried many android market apps, I gave up on NFC and now tether and use Nexus Media Importer to transfer photos and other media.
Yes, if you remember what that app was to freeze permissions or remove bloatware, Let me know. Much Thanks for your time.
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App: titanium backup
Try a custom rom
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[Q] Flashing no longer possible: Flash successful but system does not change

Hello!
I can no longer flash anything to my GT-P5110, even factory reset has no effect. The internal storage seems to be read-only.
I think this is a longer story: About one year ago the stock firmware became incredibly slow, to the point that processes started to force close, then my user data was lost, and after factory reset the tablet went into endless boot loop.
So I decided to give CM10 a try and it worked flawlessly. The tablet was fast again. I even could upgrade to CM11 later. But around 2 month ago, only sometimes processes started to force-close or the tablet randomly rebooted itself - mostly during charging. I left it that way in the charger for some days because I had no time to bother with that issue. Then, I tried to factory reset my device only to find out that this has absolutely no effect. Installing app updates: No effect. Changing system settings: No effect. And apps start to force-close at an insane rate short after boot. The device is unusable. My could only shut down and reboot into recovery. I left the tablet lying around, turned off, out of charger, for 2 months. Now I tried to investigate:
When I "adb shell" into recovery and call dmesg, I see lots of these lines:
Code:
mmcblk0: timed out sending SET_BLOCK_COUNT command, card status 0x400d00
I think something is really broken with the internal storage. I tried to flash a newer recovery but it has no effect, even when done from download mode.
Factory reset sometimes fails with an error. Reinstalling CM fails with an error. Wiping cache seemingly succeeds but I'm sure it has no effect. I tried installing SlimRom instead which seemingly succeeds, too - but after reboot I'm greeted with the CM boot logo again.
I tried to flash stock firmware with Odin. It is very very slow, runs for about 15 minutes, then fails at around 50%. Of course: That "half flashed firmware" does in no way affect the device: It still boots CM11 "without problems", then a few seconds after finishing boot (showing home screen), force-closes start to pop-up.
What should I do? I suppose the device is out of warranty for a few weeks or months, now. And even when not: It has been flashed with CM, the triangle counter is not zero. I suppose that combination of problems (read-only/failing storage, non-stock firmware) voids warranty in a way that Samsung will deny any repair. If at least I could return the device to stock firmware things would be different maybe.
Any ideas what I could try? Is it possible that the internal storage is simply fried? fsck'ing the partitions shows no errors, just the data partition is unclean with unwritten journal data but all data is readable. So the internal storage has probably not died. It just sticks to read-only mode for whatever reason.
I've found some posts with similar problems but those seem to be about older Galaxy Tab 1 devices built 2011 or before.

Just reading over this and it sounds very similar to what I'm currently facing, which is doubly annoying as no one else has chipped in a solution
I had reboot issues with my Tab2 10.1 (GT-P5110) on stock so after realizing I'd need to factory reset bite the bullet and rooted so I could use CM10.
Had occasional reboots but nothing I couldn't live with however from yesterday evening the tablet is seemingly stuck in a boot loop. It comes on, some apps fire up and an update starts. Sometimes apps force close then BOOM I get the boot splash screen.
I've tried factory reset in recovery (CWM 6.0.2.7) to no avail and wiping just about everything which also had no noticeable effect as all my settings and the rom are still the same when I get back in (albeit briefly!).
I've tried flashing new recovery via ODIN which reported a success however that also didn't appear to take. I'm beginning to think it some serious file system or storage corruption ;(

Same problem here...
Hopefully someone can come up with a solution or at least a cause. I've tried to Odin every recovery available for my 5113 and nothing has taken. I'm currently on Omni with cwm and tried to update to the latest cwm and twrp and aroma installer yet nothing takes. I too rooted because of the incessant bootloops about 3 months ago.

bigg fella said:
Hopefully someone can come up with a solution or at least a cause. I've tried to Odin every recovery available for my 5113 and nothing has taken. I'm currently on Omni with cwm and tried to update to the latest cwm and twrp and aroma installer yet nothing takes. I too rooted because of the incessant bootloops about 3 months ago.
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For what I can tell, my device is effectively read-only. Even in download mode (Odin) I cannot even flash a different recovery (tried to flash TWRP, still boots CWM).

hurikhan77 said:
For what I can tell, my device is effectively read-only. Even in download mode (Odin) I cannot even flash a different recovery (tried to flash TWRP, still boots CWM).
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exactly, can't even uninstall an app. It's as if it boots from a permanent back up because even deleting pictures or files isn't permanently successful. You can uninstall and delete to your hearts content, get false hope, and get crushed after it reboots and everything is unchanged

Not looking very optimistic for this I was getting a similar inkling that it's gone into a permanent RO mode as not even the wipes from recovery have an effect. I'd also tried un-installing apps as I noticed one updating and thought it was crashing it however even when it did fire up and I disabled WLAN to stop Play Store auto-updating and removed the app on the next reboot cycle the app was back:crying::crying:
I fear I may have a big white paperweight....

Sounds like the internal partitions might need to be completely reformatted. This CAN be done through recovery, but is tricky... However without actually having your device in my hand I'm not sure 100 what the best course of action would be. Try searching for the commands to format (or maybe someone else will post them) or maybe PM me for them but no promises. I won't post them publicly on XDA because honestly there are too many users who do stuff like one-click root and don't actually know what they're doing and I don't want to be in some way responsible for someone following the command wrong and bricking their device for good. I don't need that on my conscience. Personal choice.
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shakatu said:
Sounds like the internal partitions might need to be completely reformatted. This CAN be done through recovery, but is tricky... However without actually having your device in my hand I'm not sure 100 what the best course of action would be. Try searching for the commands to format (or maybe someone else will post them) or maybe PM me for them but no promises. I won't post them publicly on XDA because honestly there are too many users who do stuff like one-click root and don't actually know what they're doing and I don't want to be in some way responsible for someone following the command wrong and bricking their device for good. I don't need that on my conscience. Personal choice.
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Would this method be any different to the way it attempts to reformat the internal partitions when you select to format the various mounts from CWM? If so I'm more then willing to give it a go as I really have nothing to lose as the damn thing is useless atm!

shakatu said:
Sounds like the internal partitions might need to be completely reformatted. This CAN be done through recovery, but is tricky... However without actually having your device in my hand I'm not sure 100 what the best course of action would be. Try searching for the commands to format (or maybe someone else will post them) or maybe PM me for them but no promises. I won't post them publicly on XDA because honestly there are too many users who do stuff like one-click root and don't actually know what they're doing and I don't want to be in some way responsible for someone following the command wrong and bricking their device for good. I don't need that on my conscience. Personal choice.
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Good call......Smart move?

help!!
same issue here , sort of .. i have stock rom and stock recovery and i cannot flash CWM .. no matter how many times i try through ODIN or hemidal nothing changes.. any idea what is going on here?

PMs have been sent. Hopefully it works.
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im also having this issue with my galaxy tab2 7".. help is badly needed

Well, the proposed fix I had didn't help. Was worth a shot...
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hope someone finds a solution for this.

No Access to ADB
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PMs have been sent. Hopefully it works.
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Hi Shakatu,thanks for the PM, however, my device in ADB is unauthorised, so wont let me get into shell. Is there a way around this please?

sunnytimes said:
same issue here , sort of .. i have stock rom and stock recovery and i cannot flash CWM .. no matter how many times i try through ODIN or hemidal nothing changes.. any idea what is going on here?
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Unmark "Auto Reboot" in Odin when CWM is flashed... Stock room overwrites it during start.
After flashed CWM start in Recovery mode and flash new ROM.
this is offtopic in this tread

same problem please help me... :crying:

seagman said:
Unmark "Auto Reboot" in Odin when CWM is flashed... Stock room overwrites it during start.
After flashed CWM start in Recovery mode and flash new ROM.
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i have tried that 100 times .. its also exactlly what this thread is about , not being able to flash because nothing changes..

sunnytimes said:
i have tried that 100 times .. its also exactlly what this thread is about , not being able to flash because nothing changes..
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same here too, i have same issue.. unable to flash or do anything to my phone....

Probably this is the end for our tab. As off now the tab is useless.
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Can the repair shop steal my personal data from a phone stuck at Samsung logo?

My phone (Note 3) was stuck at Samsung logo so I couldn't remove or backup my data first.
Can he use any software to backup my data & steal them from recovery or download modes?
I never changed USB debugging settings. And didn't root my phone either.
I removed the SD card first, it was empty.
So can data be stolen from internal memory by ADB or something?
Sorry I'm really not experienced in this..
The guy took 1 hour to flash the rom twice as he said and it failed. It keeps stuck at Samsung logo again.
I only could get a glimpse of android upgrading screen after 20 minutes or so..but I don't know if he used anything to steal my data before flashing the phone.
After it failed i took the phone, tried flashing it with different roms by odin and it fails too after the android upgrading process. I had to factory reset and it worked after losing everything of course.
Only I'm worried about stealing my data as professionalism & conscience aren't the favorite things in my country unfortunately
Waiting for your help
Thanks a lot!

He can steal anything photos call logs messages anything if he wqntes. And by the conditions he flashed a rom for a different varient or a moded one.
Another possibility occurs that he fooled you by backing up your old firmware and then flashed it.
And yes he can steal anything.
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Atifbaig786 said:
He can steal anything photos call logs messages anything if he wqntes. And by the conditions he flashed a rom for a different varient or a moded one.
Another possibility occurs that he fooled you by backing up your old firmware and then flashed it.
And yes he can steal anything.
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No, they flashed official, it only bootlooped because of old conflicting data from the previous installation, that's why doing a factory reset made it work without bootlooping, factory reset removed the conflicting data and allow the device to boot properly.
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JerryDavid said:
My phone (Note 3) was stuck at Samsung logo so I couldn't remove or backup my data first.
Can he use any software to backup my data & steal them from recovery or download modes?
I never changed USB debugging settings. And didn't root my phone either.
I removed the SD card first, it was empty.
So can data be stolen from internal memory by ADB or something?
Sorry I'm really not experienced in this..
The guy took 1 hour to flash the rom twice as he said and it failed. It keeps stuck at Samsung logo again.
I only could get a glimpse of android upgrading screen after 20 minutes or so..but I don't know if he used anything to steal my data before flashing the phone.
After it failed i took the phone, tried flashing it with different roms by odin and it fails too after the android upgrading process. I had to factory reset and it worked after losing everything of course.
Only I'm worried about stealing my data as professionalism & conscience aren't the favorite things in my country unfortunately
Waiting for your help
Thanks a lot!
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If all you had was stock recovery and download mode then no, he couldn't steal your personal data.
ADB doesn't work with stock recovery on Samsung and it doesn't work with download mode. Your data should be safe.
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You didn't had a Custom Recovery?Sorry I Didn't took that in account.You are absolutely right adb Don't work on Stock.
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