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[Q] Yellow Triangle Help

I attempted to use Odin to return to stock, I followed directions, because I was having problems with the home button not working unless I'd reboot. I figured I'd take it into AT&T after testing stock to see if it was an issue with the rom. Anyway, for some reason Odin failed. I have used Odin before on my skyrocket and each time was a success so the .tar is legit. I have no clue what went wrong. How do I get past the yellow triangle to attempt again? All the posts I read they never say how they get a second chance just that they tried again and it worked. I took my battery out for 20 minutes and it went back to the triangle. I had no idea about kies firmware recovery since I'm an android noob so I don't have a recovery code or whatever and can't attempt samsung's way. Any ideas will be much appreciated.

Can you get into dload mode? OR CWM?
led65 said:
I attempted to use Odin to return to stock, I followed directions, because I was having problems with the home button not working unless I'd reboot. I figured I'd take it into AT&T after testing stock to see if it was an issue with the rom. Anyway, for some reason Odin failed. I have used Odin before on my skyrocket and each time was a success so the .tar is legit. I have no clue what went wrong. How do I get past the yellow triangle to attempt again? All the posts I read they never say how they get a second chance just that they tried again and it worked. I took my battery out for 20 minutes and it went back to the triangle. I had no idea about kies firmware recovery since I'm an android noob so I don't have a recovery code or whatever and can't attempt samsung's way. Any ideas will be much appreciated.
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Ok figured it out and this is for anyone else who ends up in a similar situation. Download this file megaupload.com/?d=AQX73AN0 I'm assuming that its the emergency firmware recovery as it is only 10mb (I'm too new to post the full link so add the rest). I ran it through Odin and I accidently left F. Reset Time Checked along with Auto Reboot, glad it didn't make things worse not sure it was necessary, but hey it kicked my phone into recovery mode. Where I was able to run the stock .tar k0nane.info/rom/SGH-I727-UCKJ2-k0nane.7z (retrieved from another thread thank K0nane not me) and my phone is up and running again. I hope that I was able to help someone out at some point.

Finally was able to thank you for the quick response!

Well I like how you know the value of knowledge. And i always like getting thanked whenever i help to ppl.
led65 said:
Finally was able to thank you for the quick response!
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Soft brick help

Hey guys, I somehow managed to soft brick my verizon GS3 this afternoon. I just need a little help in getting the thing back up and running and possibly an explanation on were I went wrong. I thought I had unlocked the bootloader and then rooted the phone. I managed to install TWRP 2.5.0.0 and do a backup. Then I installed a custom ROM and got the infamous "Software not authorized" message with the yellow triangle.
1st, is it possible to get this far with the bootloader still being locked??
2nd, If I understand correctly, I need to use ODIN to go back to stock and start over. Correct? Or is there another way to salvage this situation. If I have to go back to stock, can someone point me to the latest files? I've found links to a lot of different ones and I don't want to make a bad situation worse. BTW, I can't get into recovery but I can get into ODIN mode.
Any help is greatly appreciated!!

Ok, using ODIN, I was able to get a stock ROM onto the phone and get the thing booted. So essentially I'm back to square 1 and I still didn't figure out what I did wrong the first time around. Bummer Eh?

scheirere said:
Ok, using ODIN, I was able to get a stock ROM onto the phone and get the thing booted. So essentially I'm back to square 1 and I still didn't figure out what I did wrong the first time around. Bummer Eh?
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Yea, I soft bricked once and was able to boot into recovery by holding volume up, power, and home at the same time while the phone was off. I thanked my lucky stars I had a nandroid backup. I would make sure you unlocked the boot loader properly. When I first started rooting YouTube was great for instructions. I would post a link to a YouTube video but it won't allow me until I have ten posts, I swear some of these rules are retarded. Anyway search in YouTube having visual and audio guide helps a lot. good luck!

[Solved] Repair a possible brick (Galaxy S 4G) (Bad Flash)

I've flashed quite a few androids with custom ROMs, all successful except one brick was beyond repair. Then my brother asked me to root and flash a custom ROM to his T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G (Model: T959V). So I gave it a shot. Rooting was successful, but trying to get Clockwork Recovery on the phone, it confused me and I definitely messed up. The screen is discolored like a bad tv reception. One picture is what it's currently stuck on, and the other is showing I can still load it into the yellow download screen. My question is, is this fixable? If so, how?

Problem Solved
Matster239 said:
I've flashed quite a few androids with custom ROMs, all successful except one brick was beyond repair. Then my brother asked me to root and flash a custom ROM to his T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G (Model: T959V). So I gave it a shot. Rooting was successful, but trying to get Clockwork Recovery on the phone, it confused me and I definitely messed up. The screen is discolored like a bad tv reception. One picture is what it's currently stuck on, and the other is showing I can still load it into the yellow download screen. My question is, is this fixable? If so, how?
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Problem solved thanks to stephen_w here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405489 and chadster214 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413. Problem solved with Odin 1.85. Give them thanks if you ran into this problem and these people helped you as well.

Glad that you could get things resolved! I hope that you enjoy your "new" phone, especially as you now know how to recover from things. You might want to look at heimdall as well, especially if you start playing with other custom ROMs and kernels.
When you have a chance, if you change the "[Q]" to "[solved]" or the like, people will easily be able to tell that there is an answer on the thread. Perhaps it will be the one they are looking for themselves!

[Completed] Samsung Vibrant SGH-T959 Bricked?

I flashed a MIUI rom which didn't work well on my phone and started to hang. All of a sudden it just shut down and nothing was there. I later used Odin 1.7 and the stock rom and 512 pit file to flash it back to stock. The process was successfully complete and it restarted the phone. However, the phone screen is completely black at the point where it is supposed to show the home screen. When I touch the haptic buttons at the bottom it lights up but that is it. Nothing happens.
I tried to go to recovery mode by pressing BOTH VOL BUTTONS and POWER BUTTON. It says Android system recovery <2e> as the title. At this point if I want to install a new custom ROM I have to select reinstall packages. I do that and it shows error in red font as follows:
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(No such file or directory)
Installation aborted.
There are fixes to this error that involves connecting the phone with the PC through USB but my phone doesn't start at all as I have mentioned earlier.
Have I completely lost this phone?

Please understand that you need to flash a Custom Recovery before you can flash custom Rom. The Stock Recovery that you have will not be able to flash Custom Roms. Here's a thread that describes how you can do so. What I do wish to caution is that you should ensure the phone is working optimally before you proceed with Custom Roms. If there are no issues otherwise, then you can proceed to flash a Rom of your Choice.

Hello,
When I searched, I found the following thread: ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly **.
The secont part could help you: "NO-BOOT PHONES".
Good luck!

Hammer_Of_The_Gods said:
Hello,
When I searched, I found the following thread: ** [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK + ODIN SUPPORT! N00b Friendly **.
The secont part could help you: "NO-BOOT PHONES".
Good luck!
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Yes. I found it too. However, when I followed the procedure I stupidly checked Repartition in the Boot Cycle process. I was on this phone for five hours and it was around 4 or 5 in the morning and I was sleepy. :'( I don't know if that irreversibly took away my only chance at bringing back my phone.
I tried the same process with repartition unchecked but I guess the damage was done by then. FML.

I think at this point you're going to have to comb through the vibrant Q&A section for similar issues and see if any fixes help. The guys in that forum section know the best, hopefully there's an answer there somewhere.
The guide posted above didn't help, not sure we here can do much more.
You could post your problem there too....again, the members there know what they're doing with that particular model.
Vibrant Q&A http://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-vibrant/help
Good luck my friend!!

MiniGunnR said:
Yes. I found it too. However, when I followed the procedure I stupidly checked Repartition in the Boot Cycle process. I was on this phone for five hours and it was around 4 or 5 in the morning and I was sleepy. :'( I don't know if that irreversibly took away my only chance at bringing back my phone.
I tried the same process with repartition unchecked but I guess the damage was done by then. FML.
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@MiniGunnR, I do not believe you have permanently bricked the device. All you need is correct partitioning of your phone to get it back. This is usually done with the help of .PIT Files that are flashed via Odin. A PIT File simply put is a file with Partition information on the Device. Here's a thread that explains what its all about. remember that thread is NOT for your Device. Its just for your information.In the thread @Hammer_Of_The_Gods had linked, you will find there are PIT files for download. Make sure they are for your exact device specifications. If in doubt, you can ask on that thread.
EDIT - If you open a new in Vibrant's Q&A Section, I am sure there'd be someone would love to help you there.

Sometimes a different version of Odin can help too. I know on my S2, I had 3 goto versions for doing different things. Maybe try that.

(HELP!) Phone Stuck In TWRP

Hello,
the long and short of it is that I tried to root my phone and then install Lineage, but ended up with no OS and now I can't use my phone. I simply want any OS so that I can use my phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a bit new to this kind of stuff, so I apologize in advance if I don't know some of the technical terms.
I am using a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-930W8.
A bit more in detail:
I used two videos on youtube. 1 to teach my how to root, which got me into an OS. Then I used a video to teach me how to install Lineage, and that's when it all failed. After this, my phone was stuck in a never-ending loop of a circle going across a line and it never recovered.
I still have access to the TWRP when I hold down Vol-Up, Power and Home but when I try to reboot, it tells me there is no OS installed. I can't even use the recovery option, since I believe I deleted all the previously installed recoveries.
I feel silly for being in this predicament, but I would be so grateful for any help, folks!
-New2S7

New2S7 said:
Hello,
the long and short of it is that I tried to root my phone and then install Lineage, but ended up with no OS and now I can't use my phone. I simply want any OS so that I can use my phone. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I am a bit new to this kind of stuff, so I apologize in advance if I don't know some of the technical terms.
I am using a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-930W8.
A bit more in detail:
I used two videos on youtube. 1 to teach my how to root, which got me into an OS. Then I used a video to teach me how to install Lineage, and that's when it all failed. After this, my phone was stuck in a never-ending loop of a circle going across a line and it never recovered.
I still have access to the TWRP when I hold down Vol-Up, Power and Home but when I try to reboot, it tells me there is no OS installed. I can't even use the recovery option, since I believe I deleted all the previously installed recoveries.
I feel silly for being in this predicament, but I would be so grateful for any help, folks!
-New2S7
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Hello, no need to panic, the blue circle over the line was Lineage first boot up, it can take 10-15 mniutes on the first time. If you waited longer than this then maybe there was a problem.
If the Lineage ROM is on your SD card you can try to flash it again and see if it boots this time, sometimes it needs to be flashed twice to work. You must make sure it's the right one for your device.
If it still doesnt work then you will need to flash the stock firmware back to your device with ODIN. This is the firmware for your device >>>>HERE<<< Pick your network provider or an "unknown" version which is unbranded stock firmware. The download is a little slow but it's free.
There's lots of guides how to flash firmware with Odin, it's very easy.
I forgot to mention TWRP is a much better Recovery Option so yes when you instal TWRP the stock recovery won't boot.

cooltt said:
Hello, no need to panic, the blue circle over the line was Lineage first boot up, it can take 10-15 mniutes on the first time. If you waited longer than this then maybe there was a problem.
If the Lineage ROM is on your SD card you can try to flash it again and see if it boots this time, sometimes it needs to be flashed twice to work. You must make sure it's the right one for your device.
If it still doesnt work then you will need to flash the stock firmware back to your device with ODIN. This is the firmware for your device. Pick your network provider or an "unknown" version which is unbranded stock firmware. The download is a little slow but it's free.
There's lots of guides how to flash firmware with Odin, it's very easy.
I forgot to mention TWRP is a much better Recovery Option so yes when you instal TWRP the stock recovery won't boot.
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Hello cooltt,
I was able to fix my problem an hour or so ago, but thank you for your calming post anyway.
For future threads, here is what I did:
1. I downloaded a stock OS and then extracted all the md5 files. (There is an md5 file for the "BL", "AP", "CP" and "CSC" fields in Odin.)
2. I then used Odin and after it detected my device, I plugged the 4 files in the appropriate fields.
3. I then hit start and it restored my phone back to a functional state.
Though I spent the last 20ish hours in a panic, I actually managed to achieve the goals that prompted me to try and install a custom rom: fewer stock apps and no Samsun Account bothering me all the time.
Thank you all for your concern.
-New2S7
(P.S. I do not know how to mark this as solved. If an admin comes across this, please mark this as solved!)