Im not sure if im soft bricked or what. tried to flash back to stock tmo vibrant from nero v3 with voodoo with odin but i forgot to turn voodoo off. now it boots into cwr with voodoo. says voodoo is off but no voice to say its deactivating. I can still get into download mode. not sure what to do. please help the stupid noob lol
Were you trying to flash back to true stock 2.1? If so you'll have to flash a 2.1 kernel. If you didn't disable voodoo you'll have to use Odin. Look in the directory (bible), first post in the development section. There are noob friendly guides to help you out.
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I must have missed it. Was flashing the wrong pda file with odin. Got it now. Thanks for the help.
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Flash back to stock is what you will need to do. Look in the bible. To be safe, you may need to flash back to Eugenes' froyo that doesn't brick 1st, then flash back to stock. This rom can be found on his site eb-productions.com
There is an "All in one" zip that has the: stock rom, .pit, the computer driver (from samsung) and odin all zipped up together. Find that and then the froyo that doesn't brick and you will have a complete repair package.
It's not hard and this is faster than f-ing around trying some "maybe this will work" scenario..........
awesome!! back on stock 2.1-update 1 thanks again guys. will be more careful next time!
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I was flashing from the new Bionix release to Eugene's new one. Something went wrong so I followed the directions saying to flash Eugene's Froyo ROM and then flash back to stock.
Problem is that I odin got stuck when flashing either Eugene's or stock ROM.
Am I missing something? I'm still able to get into download but odin can't seem to fix it???
Make sure u restart odin everytime u put a new tar in there or just restart odin everytime
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Ok so I'm running leaked Froyo Rom right now. Flashed it using Odin but having internal SD card issues! Wont let me transfer anything. So I want to go back to 2.1 Out of the box vibrant stock.and flash using Odin. And start over again that way. Question is where can I find the Rom Tar. File at? And will it use e2 Recovery or e3 Recovery like my current Froyo Rom. Want to be able to flash the mountingfix.zip file once I get back to a Froyo Rom and use Rom Manager. To flash the fix. I'm sorry to ask so many questions.just need help fixing my cell phone.thanks a million.
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Check the sticky at the top. Everything is in there.
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http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
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Ok, So I flashed superclean 2.7 and it borked my phone. So I used Odin and the EB01 and PIT files mr.adrenalyne gave us as a fix for the situation. So after flashing via odin, I flashed CWR ALL tar file. Up until this everything worked great and I thought my ordeal was over. I opened root explorer and noticed a file called voodoo saved. So I booted into recovery and it went straight to red. Used to go to blue recovery then I would have to apply update.zip to red. So I checked the voodoo in recovery and it said lagfix and voodoo were both enabled. Im very puzzled by this and really only have 2 questions. How did I get voodoo and more importantly how do I get rid of it? As in total stock no traces of voodoo. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=979744
read.
Whats up mike, I followed this method over at the AC forum, It doesnt work. After I disable lagfix and flash a new non voodoo kernel I then go into odin and flash back to stock EB01, boot, flash new CWM all and boom. Back to.voodoo enabled. I think im gonna have to format internal SD card to rid myself of this. Something is off and I cant seem to get of voodoo.
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Try adrynalyne's 2.7 fix. There is a tar/odin in there that you should flash. It sounds like a dbdata issue.
After flashing the eb01 all in one, you can flash whatever rom you like.
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Whats up mike, I followed this method over at the AC forum, It doesnt work. After I disable lagfix and flash a new non voodoo kernel I then go into odin and flash back to stock EB01, boot, flash new CWM all and boom. Back to.voodoo enabled. I think im gonna have to format internal SD card to rid myself of this. Something is off and I cant seem to get of voodoo.
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it does work. you are missing something. if you flash nonvoodoo kernel and you can boot your phone then you dont have lag fix enabled. get quadrent from the market and run it. what is your score.
Ok I finally got it, I took a little trip over to the IRC, where one of the devs helped me figure it out. Turns out I must of picked up a corrupt file somewhere. Ive flashed my phone so many times since DL30 leak showed up I couldnt tell you where it came from, but no matter what I did or flashed I was still showing voodoo. To make a long story short I ended having to use heimdall to go back to the original build, the one before DI01. After that was done I was able to build my way back to EB01. Thanks for the help its all good now.
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I have tmobile's vibrant t959 and I had Nero w/voodoo on there and all I did was odin back to stock because I wanted to get ICS on the phone. well I knew I had a problem before I had dropped my phone and the service cut out it doesnt do anything since then but bootloop unless I have a ROM on there then it works PERFECTLY fine, So I assume it's an internal issue? Well I had used odin to go back to stock and the terrible bootloop started again. I tried to install a new rom after i installed the update.zip file but it WILL not go into clockwork recovery. The other day when I put Nero on there I didn't need rom manager or ANYTHING it was completely stock and all I did was do update.zip through install packages and then it brought me right to the Clockwork screen. Now after I hit install packages it just reboots to the loading screen and starts up the phone..then bootloops. I'm not too sure what to do I've installed every odin 1.7 1.3 everything every single JDF and pit file I can possibly find nothing works. I can't get into clockwork even though I have superuser and all that can anyone PLEASE give me some kind of advice? I just can't figure out how i got it to work the other day.. but I know it will work. Also I did put some kind of....clockwork thing through odin? brought me to a red clockwork but when I go to install the rom it doesn't so my SD Card just my internal phone one and I even tried putting the rom on there but it doesnt show up...Mind you I can't keep the phone on for very long before it restarts...maybe if i'm lucky i can put osmething on the SD card...I also have been using my other phone to put things onthe SD card then put the SD card back into my vibrant..please someone help I want to let my boyfriend use the phone.. I'm starting to feel like I should have just left Nero on there and never tried to put ICS on there...
You try the nobrick PDA tar first?
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Remove your SD and power, when u flash
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Also did you try to check reparatition , when you flashed??
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I literally tried everything you know what I just got it to work by odin. PIt and tar and then another tar.md5 file in PHONE and it workeD! I'm not sure how or why but i'm really even more confused now LOL
okay so now when i try to put roms on it just says installation aborted.... so...i dont know what else to do.... Maybe it was how i did the odin thing? but i do odin any other way and i get bootloops?
Md5.tar?
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512.pit and ur supposed be using
T959UVJFD.tar
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You have to root it after you used Odin. You can't flash custom roms without that and custom recovery. Follow the sticky guides.
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I am completely and fully aware that I have to root after i use odin......LOL i've been rooting and using roms for the last two years I just am currently having this problem...yeah it was a md5 tar and the pit and then the jfd tar. i dont know where i found it but now i cant apply roms. I dont know if i odin back with just the pit and jfd tar then i get a bootloop....and i know what i'm suppose to be using. i do understand how to do it that's not the problem at all so no I don't need to follow the stickys.. it's the fact that when I do it RIGHT i get the bootloop.
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I am completely and fully aware that I have to root after i use odin......LOL i've been rooting and using roms for the last two years I just am currently having this problem...yeah it was a md5 tar and the pit and then the jfd tar. i dont know where i found it but now i cant apply roms. I dont know if i odin back with just the pit and jfd tar then i get a bootloop....and i know what i'm suppose to be using. i do understand how to do it that's not the problem at all so no I don't need to follow the stickys.. it's the fact that when I do it RIGHT i get the bootloop.
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Try this, and please do it even if you already have.
Delete any update.zip you have on your sdcard and put this one on your internal sdcard. http://db.tt/5FWb4wT8
Odin jfd w/ repartition clicked (must be jfd, not ji4/5/6 or anything else).
No, boot into recovery, select "real install packages". And then the phone will reboot back to recovery. Select it again.
Now you *should* be able to install the rom you want, assuming you have a vibrant 3g (t959) and not a galaxy s 4g (t959v) or a t959d.
Also, what's the error number you are given when the flash fails?
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Alright thank you i'm trying all this now and I'll let you know what happens. I'm just a little nervous because whenever i odin back to stock without doing it the other way I get the bootloop from hell. hopefully it doesn't happen.... The error that appears is error in sd/romname installation aborted. that's all it says.
Alright well I did odin, the same way I always do it. This time without the tar.md5 file just the regular JFD. This is such a pain in the butt with no service connection...even through wifi I cannot use the market so anything i need i have to download the APK until I get this rom working. -.- OH BAM! ur update.zip worked! butttt roms still are aborted and i'm back into a bootloop.
wait a minute...can I not go directly to ICS or any other rom if i'm coming from stock?...I barely remember not being able to do that....okay so i tried putting cm7 on there and same thing... installing:sdcard:update-cm-7ect.zip finding update package opening update package installing update checking state of BMLMTD assert failed:run_program("/tmp/updater.sh") == 0 e?:error in sdcard/update-cm-7.1.01-vibrant-sig-ned. (1).zip status 7 installation aborted.......wtf D: i am about to give up... i dont know how I had nero w/voodoo on here... i know i odin back to stock then through clockwork installed the zip.. i tried to get nero back but the website is gone and no other downloads for nero are anywhere...
Do I still just ODIN the stock PDA file? Or is there any other precaution I should take?
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Do I still just ODIN the stock PDA file? Or is there any other precaution I should take?
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Please read the guides.
You were just sliced bread before you were burnt by the toaster.
★★★ NOOB GUIDE :: Root :: Odin :: Files :: Guides ★★★
link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
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Please read the guides.
You were just sliced bread before you were burnt by the toaster.
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haarsh said:
★★★ NOOB GUIDE :: Root :: Odin :: Files :: Guides ★★★
link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
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I have read and understood the guides, but from experience, you can't always just ODIN back to stock and have it work.
I found that ODIN'ing back to stock, from a rom that had voodoo lagfix enabled, seems to somewhat brick the phone. Where the after the successful ODIN flash, the install script doesn't run properly, and the phone gets stuck at a black screen.
To fix, you have to hunt down EUGENE's unbrickable rom, because for some reason, his ODIN package works and gets your phone working. Then you have flash back to stock. But EUGENE's rom is hard to find, because it is not hosted anywhere anymore.
Is there anything like this I have to watch out for when downgrading from jellybean and ICS? I haven't been around for this transition.
As long as you have the Odin files and know what your doing, go ahead and flash.
Then if something goes wrong, we can look at the symptoms and treat it accordingly.
It should go well, if it doesn't give us a shout.
You were just sliced bread before you were burnt by the toaster.
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I have read and understood the guides, but from experience, you can't always just ODIN back to stock and have it work.
I found that ODIN'ing back to stock, from a rom that had voodoo lagfix enabled, seems to somewhat brick the phone. Where the after the successful ODIN flash, the install script doesn't run properly, and the phone gets stuck at a black screen.
To fix, you have to hunt down EUGENE's unbrickable rom, because for some reason, his ODIN package works and gets your phone working. Then you have flash back to stock. But EUGENE's rom is hard to find, because it is not hosted anywhere anymore.
Is there anything like this I have to watch out for when downgrading from jellybean and ICS? I haven't been around for this transition.
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I think you have read the misfortunes of others that probably didn't read before they flashed etc. I'm not real familiar with voodoo lagfix but I haven't heard of it causing Odin problems. And none of the ICS or JB ROMs have it. Another thing, if you are using Odin, coming back to stock from ICS or JB, you need to check the repartition box.
I will try to find Eugene's for you.
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It's fairly straight forward. First flash it to stock Eclair 2.1 or Froyo 2.2
Put this temporary CWM "update.zip" into the internal storage of the phone. Also put in the rom you want to flash. (If on Froyo you might need to run the 3e_recovery_installer first.)
Boot into recovery. Depend on the bootloader its either both Volumes + Power button, or Volume Down and Power.
Flash the update.zip twice, the green CWM screen will appear.
Wipe data and cache.
Flash your the rom. You might get an error, flash it again, the general behavior is it will permanently install a new version CWM and reboot, then stuck at the logo. Remove insert the battery, boot into recovery again and you will see the new version of CWM. Flash the rom again for the third time and it will work.
*If flashing the rom don't work and it doesn't install CWM, then do incremental upgrade. First by flashing CM7, then flash CM10.
Hey eksasol, I like the easy breakdown but he is going from JB using Odin to stock......
I know.
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Its as simple as WIPING DATA CACHE AND D CACHE THEN FLASH. YOU HAD ONE JOB. WHY DO YOU NEED TO ASK?
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