Ok so my buddy purchased a Samsung Vibrant T-Mobile one and it has been pattern locked. He cant access the Gmail login and password because he simply doesn't know it. It appears the phone is rooted because i can see a custom ROM is on here as well as clockwork. I'm trying all i can do to get past this screen and even flash a ROM to replace this. I need some advice or steps please and thank you. PLease help though
did you try to flash to stock?
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did you try to flash to stock?
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oh i didn't saw that. sorry just trying to help
Let me first start off by saying thank you for the replies already guys. The thing that's weird is when i access clockwork recovery it only shows 4 options..
Reboot
Delete cache
Delete/Wipe system
Restore option
There's no flash from zip option here. Any help would be greatly appreciated again i thank you =)
I'm very familiar with flashing/rooting so that's a plus =)
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Let me first start off by saying thank you for the replies already guys. The thing that's weird is when i access clockwork recovery it only shows 4 options..
Reboot
Delete cache
Delete/Wipe system
Restore option
There's no flash from zip option here. Any help would be greatly appreciated again i thank you =)
I'm very familiar with flashing/rooting so that's a plus =)
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Does not look like clockworkmod recovery to me, sorry your friend might have been shafted, contact the seller.
Didn't think so either because i have seen clockwork before this recovery actually says like Samsung BML or something like that. Any recommendations? I told him that before but he said he really wants this phone lol stubborn people. I was able to get into that Downloading Mode thing but i really want to be careful and ask you experts first. I'm very familiar with the G1/Mytouch threads =) So i don't want to just start touching stuff and than paper weight =P
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799105
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i dont know if this is in the correct section, but i REALLY need someones help. basically i rooted my friends phone, installed cwm recovery, and then i went to test cwm recovery to see if it was working ok,( i dont have the optimus v so im not too familiar with it) any ways, i couldnt figure which button was used to select an option in cwm. so i figured something went wrong when i installed cwm, i basically gave up and just did a factory resest from within the stock rom(not in cwm) forgetting you need stock recovery to do this. now it wont go to anything BUT the cwm recovery screen, i figured out the camera button is the select button, but i tried flashing a few roms via cwm, and when i reboot the phone it just goes straight to cwm recovery everytime..some one please help, i dont wanna buy him a new phone, im pretty sure this is fixable. if you can help, a big thanks from me
Have ya tried this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14028102
I had to do something similar when I first started customizing my phone. Good luck!
~Azrael's Kiss~
Yyou could also try this as it's a little easier...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/optimus-v-rooting-roms-hacks/97470-how-fix-most-boot-loop-issues-caused-factory-reset.html
AzraelsKiss said:
Have ya tried this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14028102
I had to do something similar when I first started customizing my phone. Good luck!
~Azrael's Kiss~
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thank you!!! worked perfectly!!now why couldnt i find that!? haha this thread can be removed now
it won't be removed most likely, but you can edit the title to say [SOLVED] at the beginning so it's clear.
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it won't be removed most likely, but you can edit the title to say [SOLVED] at the beginning so it's clear.
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alright, thank you
bigsupersquid said:
Yyou could also try this as it's a little easier...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/op...st-boot-loop-issues-caused-factory-reset.html
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lol... I came back to post that solution in case the one I posted didn't work. Guess ya beat me to it. lol
Sk8... Glad ya got out of the boot loop. Have a good one!
~Azrael's Kiss~
So in installed it using rom manager, but whenever i enter it i get an android in a triangle, which i am able to get by, but i dont see any option to back up my current rom.
Welcome to the club, same problem here
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Try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204500
[Unlocked Only][RECOVERY][2011-09-17] Custom CWM-based Recovery 4.0.1.5-atrix3.3
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you also have to delete the 'install-recovery.sh' file at /system/etc, don't forget that step!
what version of cwm?
One second...... might of jumped the gun here
i'm using 5.0.2.0 installed from Rom Manager. I've never heard of deleteing that file, unless you use Rom Racer.
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i'm using 5.0.2.0 installed from Rom Manager. I've never heard of deleteing that file, unless you use Rom Racer.
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I am using rom manager and i dont even get the option of backing up roms...nor the ability to turn off protection on packages ect..
i just tried deleting the install-recovery.sh (rather i renamed it, so i could get it back. And still no cwm after restart? Any other ideas? Did i do something wrong there?
ok...so nothing that you guys suggested works...I have no idea how to get CWM to work fully....now i am stuck with the lame motoblur...yay..
Are you guys 1000% sure you're rooted?
1000%, i have super user app, and i run titanium backup. Everything gets granted root just fine that ask for it.
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strange thing happened. I deleted Rom Manager application. I redownloaded it. It already detected that i was on latest clockwork recovery 5.0.2.0, but i went ahead and flashed it anyways. I then restarted with volume down. I picked "Android Recovery" and it worked just fine. Booted right into cwm!!!! every subsequent time - it doesn't boot into CWM (it boots into what must be motorola's recovery menu).
Wow! That's so odd! I'm glad you found a way to work it at least once though, even if you have to reinstall Rom Manager every time to work it, hopefully this thread is still on page 1 when the experts wake up!
But that is going to suck if i have to reinstall it everytime to use it. i feel like if I can't get into from startup it would be too risky to put any rom on my phone. If i got into a boot loop or something, it seems like i would be so screwed.
After that file has been removed, reflash CWM and it should work. At least that's what got me going.
That did it. Delete the file then reflashed. Awesome. Thanks Guys!
I'm just a noob, mobileweasel helped the most (too bad i'm limited to 5 thanks a day, it's 1:18am here and i've used them up already )
I haven't even got the phone yet but i'm still trying to learn about it and hopefully, help others along the way too See you around!
Well guys the most i can say on this one is, I had somewhat the same problem my first time around. Except mine said, failed to boot 2 starting rsd mode.
the problem that i was having was that i hadn't unlocked my bootloader, which i found that if you want the most recent rom builds, you need to have an unlocked bootloader. there is a sticky for it in the android development section. still should be first thread. says Pudding.
take a look at that. as i thought i had everything ready to go when i got my atrix. i was wrong but a couple of the atrix guru's got me set straight and working with recovery and roms within ten minutes.
any questions, go ahead and PM me and i will give you what help i can. the atrix was the first device to elude me especially since now instead of tefnars recovery we actually have a full working cwm.
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Well guys the most i can say on this one is, I had somewhat the same problem my first time around. Except mine said, failed to boot 2 starting rsd mode.
the problem that i was having was that i hadn't unlocked my bootloader, which i found that if you want the most recent rom builds, you need to have an unlocked bootloader. there is a sticky for it in the android development section. still should be first thread. says Pudding.
take a look at that. as i thought i had everything ready to go when i got my atrix. i was wrong but a couple of the atrix guru's got me set straight and working with recovery and roms within ten minutes.
any questions, go ahead and PM me and i will give you what help i can. the atrix was the first device to elude me especially since now instead of tefnars recovery we actually have a full working cwm.
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You sir are awesome! I forgot about the bootloader...cause..well..i guess i am an idiot
thank you very much!
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I'm just a noob, mobileweasel helped the most (too bad i'm limited to 5 thanks a day, it's 1:18am here and i've used them up already )
I haven't even got the phone yet but i'm still trying to learn about it and hopefully, help others along the way too See you around!
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So for that, I thanked you ! That's what we are all here for anyway. I just happened to be a couple days ahead of you.
Hello all,
Sorry if I am asking a silly question that has been answered before (I have searched for answers but not found what I am looking for).
I have tried to install clockworkmod through Odin. I followed the Ultimate Noobs guide to the letter and although Odin shows a Pass, I don't get any install text on my S3, and when it reboots it just goes straight back to Android. If I then boot to whichever options screen it is, I believe it is just the basic Android one as opposed to the CWM one. I'm not showing any icons for superuser or CWM in my apps screen either.
I am a noob at this as I have come from an iPhone, but any help, or pointing me to a previously helpful post would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!!
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Hello all,
Sorry if I am asking a silly question that has been answered before (I have searched for answers but not found what I am looking for).
I have tried to install clockworkmod through Odin. I followed the Ultimate Noobs guide to the letter and although Odin shows a Pass, I don't get any install text on my S3, and when it reboots it just goes straight back to Android. If I then boot to whichever options screen it is, I believe it is just the basic Android one as opposed to the CWM one. I'm not showing any icons for superuser or CWM in my apps screen either.
I am a noob at this as I have come from an iPhone, but any help, or pointing me to a previously helpful post would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!!
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Did you miss this part of the guide?
- NOTE: Sometimes the device does *not* boot into recovery mode and root your device. Just do the entire procedure again if this happens. If it still will not install root and such, make sure that in Odin "Auto Reboot" is not checked. Then after flashing, pull the battery, and boot with VolUp+Home+Power button to boot into recovery manually. This will start the install process.
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Did you miss this part of the guide?
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You're a legend!
I pulled the battery and rebooted previously but I must have missed the button holding at that point -_-
Sorry for being such a tool and thank you for your assistance! =D
I was trying to return to stock using Heimdall. It failed for some reason. Whenever I have tried to use it it always says it failed but this time it went further then usual but the end result was a fail. I think it just repartitioned but I'm not sure. Anyways the only thing it would do is boot into cwm and download mode. So I restored a backup a previously made. Same thing it only booted into download mode and cwm. So I went and tried to flash through odin. Everything worked fine and still the same thing. So then I followed the unbrick thread on XDA and flashed the file and everything finished and said successful but my device would not boot up at all. Doing a little more research it seems that the unbrick method was for 5.0 devices only which I don't know why it isn't placed in plain sight for everyone to see but anyways now I have a dead device. Has anyone had any success with fixing this problem?
Can someone please help me
fresh85 said:
Can someone please help me
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Ok so:
1. This isn't even talking about development so why are you putting it into dev section?
2. Have you tried a jig to get you back into download mode?
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Ok so:
1. This isn't even talking about development so why are you putting it into dev section?
2. Have you tried a jig to get you back into download mode?
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I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
fresh85 said:
I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
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Wrong attitude, man. XDA is a free service and you are soliciting unpaid help. Follow the forum rules.
Most, if not all, of our Galaxy Player forum developers and contributors pay attention to all threads and you will get an answer from someone who knows.
If not, look in the development forum and find a developer and send a PM.
Don't clutter the wrong forum with your pleas for help, acting like you're the only one with that problem.
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I posted here because I have learned that only here is where people respond but anyways yes I have tried a jig and nothing happens.
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And you expect really having an answer here? You are serious right? Please tell me 1 recent thread on general that haven't been replied and then we can see if we never replies. Geez people are never grateful from what I see...
You guys are getting upset for the wrong reason. I have no attitudes and I'm just looking for help. I tried the other forum and didn't get any reply so I moved it to this forum and I am seeing some activity. I didn't know it was a crime. I was asked a question and an answer was given. Don't mistake a straight forward answer for an attitude. Thanks for your input. Now is there a solution for my problem? The SGP is my little nephews and I experimented with it and messed it up. All I want is a point in the right direction.
It might be a kernal issue. Try flashing a kernal for the 4 and see if that works.
Sent from my Chip 1.5 ROM + Entropy512's Kernal Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 U.S.
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You guys are getting upset for the wrong reason. I have no attitudes and I'm just looking for help. I tried the other forum and didn't get any reply so I moved it to this forum and I am seeing some activity. I didn't know it was a crime. I was asked a question and an answer was given. Don't mistake a straight forward answer for an attitude. Thanks for your input. Now is there a solution for my problem? The SGP is my little nephews and I experimented with it and messed it up. All I want is a point in the right direction.
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Alright, let's all take a deep breath and chill. We empathize with you, dude, we really do.
We need to address another XDA rule that you overlooked. (Understandably. No biggie. Not calling you out, just saying.)
When you post on XDA, you need to be as thorough about your problem as possible, so we don't clutter the thread with Q&A.
1. Symptoms of the problem: What works and doesn't?
2. Any reactions to button presses? Lights? Screen? Sound?
3. Any evidence that it's booting?
4. Does your computer register that it's being plugged in?
That'll help you get started. List anything else that might be noteworthy. Someone will help you.
Also, nightfire brings up a good point. Try flashing the stock kernel for your device via ODIN.
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What procedure did you go through when you were following the (wrong) un-brick instructions? Because, if your device is totally unresponsive, you've probably got yourself a Galaxy Paper Weight. If it's not something as dire as that, there may still be hope.
Did you attempt to flash a 5.0 bootloader on a 4.0? A wrong kernel flash wouldn't screw up your device as badly as that. You may need to re-partition some things (/efs and PIT, perhaps) and re-flash stock ROM.
But, please, work with us here and be specific about exactly what you did that led up to the current.
Screen doesn't turn on at all and odin doesn't recognize it.
I used this method....."[10/13]Brick Station! Here to solve your brickable needs! BOOTLOADERS AVAILABLE!!!". I'm not even sure anymore why I felt I needed to use that method but before I followed those steps my SGP would only go into download mode and CWM. I flashed roms and kernels using odin and it said pass...reset. I even restored an old backup but no matter what I did it always rebooted back into CWM. I followed the brick station steps but not the un-resurrectable part because my problem wasn't that extreme but after following through with those steps I now have a device that requires the un-resurrectable method but now I know that it's only for the 5.0. When I connect my device to my laptop it makes a sound like there is some life but nothing pops up...turns on or flashes. I even used a usb jig to try and get it to download mode but nothing at all.
Thank you guys for the help.
where are you now
check this thread out it might help---http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1903252---Good luck
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I used this method....."[10/13]Brick Station! Here to solve your brickable needs! BOOTLOADERS AVAILABLE!!!". I'm not even sure anymore why I felt I needed to use that method but before I followed those steps my SGP would only go into download mode and CWM. I flashed roms and kernels using odin and it said pass...reset. I even restored an old backup but no matter what I did it always rebooted back into CWM. I followed the brick station steps but not the un-resurrectable part because my problem wasn't that extreme but after following through with those steps I now have a device that requires the un-resurrectable method but now I know that it's only for the 5.0. When I connect my device to my laptop it makes a sound like there is some life but nothing pops up...turns on or flashes. I even used a usb jig to try and get it to download mode but nothing at all.
Thank you guys for the help.
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I have done the samething. I food get it going. Is this a US model.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch on xda premium
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I have done the samething. I food get it going. Is this a US model.
Samsung Epic 4G Touch on xda premium
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Yes it's the U.S model
Have you tried this ?http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531850. So what I gather is you can get to the download mode. If you can then you can fix it. The link I posted here is a good place to get everything you need. Use Hemidall method this was the only way to fix it. I had no luck with Odin. If your PC is not seeing your player go into device manager and remove everything under universal USB. after that click on the action menu and scan for new hardware. It will reinstall the usb stuff. reboot PC. Then get the samsung USB drivers install them. Next if you correctly installed hemidall it should work and see your deivice. Read the info ib this link carefully pick the right player. Down load the PIT file for your player. Then in hemidall install the partitions in the correct order as in the instruction. Let me know if this helps or if I can help you more
Made any progress, fresh85?
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Made any progress, fresh85?
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No progress with getting my SGP working. I don't think I'm explaining my problem correctly because people are telling me to follow the steps that got me to this point lol but all the help is appreciated.
If you press and hold POWER + VOLUME DOWN for about 10 ~ 15 seconds, do you see a screen with a yellow construction-like sign appear? If so, you are in download mode, and that is a good thing. Try it and let me know.
Nope nothing turns on at all. I dont think its a complete brick yet because i get a beep sound from the computer when i connect it but no signs of life on the device.
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Please Help!!!
I'm a noob with Samsung Galaxy SII running Omnirom and TWRP.
I just had an update notification for omni and when i tried to flash it, phone rebooted and the "teamwin" start screen showed up.
THe problem is that it doesn't do anything after that and the same screen just flashes. Please help!!! i am freaking out!!
-first of all, you should state if there's any valuable data in it, depending on your answer, theres maybe member who experienced the same thing would reply
i'll take that theres no valuable data in it, so can you access recovery and download mode? if yes, try reflashing (clean if possible) to check whether your rom and twrp is messed up or somethin else
depending on you answer, my help might be limited
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-first of all, you should state if there's any valuable data in it, depending on your answer, theres maybe member who experienced the same thing would reply
i'll take that theres no valuable data in it, so can you access recovery and download mode? if yes, try reflashing (clean if possible) to check whether your rom and twrp is messed up or somethin else
depending on you answer, my help might be limited
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Thanks for taking your time. I dont understand what you meant by valuable data. if by that you mean the data can be wiped, then ok, i regularly back up my data and it can be wiped.
also i am trying to access recovery by pressing <volume up + home + power> key. but the same screen is showing with "teamwin" logo. it just starts to flicker.
valuable data = anything important that makes you cry / angry if lost
if youre okay with it, just flash back (clean install) your rom to confirm that whether your rom and twrp is messed up or not
to flash back to stock rom, just use odin and then flash your custom rom
I will do that.
Thank you.
Thankss Man..
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Did that.. OK now..
You'v been really helpful man..
T.Hanks
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Did that.. OK now..
You'v been really helpful man..
T.Hanks
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glad to hear that~