[Q] HELP! Weird brick of my phone. Odin didnt work! - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
I just got my phone today and for some reason it doesnt work anymore.
I allready rooted it (one click) and loaded ROM manger. I tried to do that SD card thing on it whre you make room for App storage and when it rebooted it got stuck after the whole booting process. (The sound for the T-mobile ad seems to be a little to late) Black screen and lighted up sensor buttons (which stop glowing once I touch them, and then light up again). Tried everything. Odin sucessfully done, but still the same thing. Please dont tell me I got to give my brand new vibrant away. I get it in download mode and recovery mode.
Sorry for the bad english, I´m german and in america right now.
I deeply hope you guys can help me

Do you mean you tried to partition the SD card from ROM manager??
Check the repartition box with a checkmark..

Odin again, Odin again, and again, sometimes a success does not equal all files copied correctly.
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jmcghee1973 said:
Do you mean you tried to partition the SD card from ROM manager??
Check the repartition box with a checkmark..
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Thanks for the quich reply!
Yeah, thats what I did. Which box do you mean?
How can I figure out if odin did all files?

it will say success & reboot your phone automatically

jmcghee1973 said:
it will say success & reboot your phone automatically
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That is what it did, and booted into a the same black screen as before. Anything else I can do?

Follow the instructions on the first post in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745547
Why did you even want to partition your sdcard when you already had how many gigabytes for apps already?
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jaygajay said:
Follow the instructions on the first post in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745547
Why did you even want to partition your sdcard when you already had how many gigabytes for apps already?
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Thank you so much! You made me hope.
But the second link in the thread you gave seems to be uncompled. Or am I beeing really stupid?
I am a big noob, so I didnt know wha tthe partition was and jus wanted to give it a try-- big mistake. Never gonna do "just try it" again!

moskito_s said:
Thank you so much! You made me hope.
But the second link in the thread you gave seems to be uncompled. Or am I beeing really stupid?
I am a big noob, so I didnt know wha tthe partition was and jus wanted to give it a try-- big mistake. Never gonna do "just try it" again!
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I see that Eugene has removed his ROM from that second link.
which odin version are you using?

jaygajay said:
I see that Eugene has removed his ROM from that second link.
which odin version are you using?
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"odin3 v.1.00"
http://www.akaskriller.com/free/vibrantflashing1.php Will those files work?

moskito_s said:
"odin3 v.1.00"
http://www.akaskriller.com/free/vibrantflashing1.php Will those files work?
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You could try it but i don't think or i don't know if anybody uses any of akaskrillers files.

or you could try this thread and start from #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
when you get to flashing the pit file choose the re-partition option in ODIN before starting the T959UVJFD.tar

jaygajay said:
You could try it but i don't think or i don't know if anybody uses any of akaskrillers files.
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Could it mess it up even worse? I would rather not try stuff again Is there any way I can get eugens files?

"going back to stock" in my signature has a guide, and the files. PM me if you need help man.

jaygajay said:
or you could try this thread and start from #2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047087
when you get to flashing the pit file choose the re-partition option in ODIN before starting the T959UVJFD.tar
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I have tried this before. Rebooted and everthing but still the same error. Black screen...

s15274n said:
"going back to stock" in my signature has a guide, and the files. PM me if you need help man.
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I really appreciate you help! I tried this and I having still the issue.
Pretty sure that guide would help, unfortunately are some files gone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745547
Any ideas because I liked my phone the 2 hourse I had it -.-

moskito_s said:
I really appreciate you help! I tried this and I having still the issue.
Pretty sure that guide would help, unfortunately are some files gone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745547
Any ideas because I liked my phone the 2 hourse I had it -.-
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OKAY HERE GOES.
Download thisand extract it. And flash it in ODIN v1.7. No Pit file.
Your phone should boot into i9000 Froyo Rom.
Go back into download mode and Flash T959UVJFD.tar with the 512.pit that you downloaded in the previous threads.
To get into download mode use either "adb reboot download" or the button combo
Your phone should be saved. If not, then .....

jaygajay said:
OKAY HERE GOES.
Download thisand extract it. And flash it in ODIN v1.7. No Pit file.
Your phone should boot into i9000 Froyo Rom.
Go back into download mode and Flash T959UVJFD.tar with the 512.pit that you downloaded in the previous threads.
Your phone should be saved. If not, then .....
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OH my God! I worked. I am so happy right now. God bless you and the XDA community! Close to tearse right now! You´re the man dude, you´re the man!
All of you guys rock!

Just make sure you odin back to stock T959UVJFD or else you may brick your phone if you try to flash anything over that i9000 ROM.

If it says model number sgh t959 I will be fine. Right?
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[Q] how to odin back to stock from cm7?

fairly new to using odin. just dont wanna run into any problems. just wondering how to exactly odin back to stock from cm7.
You have the instructions in CM7's thread..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475
i know but some places ive seen that your not suppose to hit repartion and other places say your suppose to just trying to make sure if i do its not gonna screw my phone up.
I just wrote a guide for this, on this very page and in my signature.
mrsixonetwo said:
i know but some places ive seen that your not suppose to hit repartion and other places say your suppose to just trying to make sure if i do its not gonna screw my phone up.
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Yes you have to repartition
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^ when you add the TAR file, it checks partition automatically....
s15274n said:
^ when you add the TAR file, it checks partition automatically....
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thanks for the help followed your guide after i wrote this.

[Q] Bricked. Need help. (sufferer brick)

hey guys, before you say this is a repost ive had a look and was unable to find someone who done the same thing as me...
i have a brand new galaxy s2,
i tried to root it, but some how i stuffed it up and the phone got stuck on the boot screen after the root, i tried to reinstall the kernel but without being able to get into the phone i didnt know which kernel i needed, i DONT have clockworkmod installed so i couldnt boot via that either, so i tried downloading the stock kernel for Telstra my phone provider, i tried installing that, but now instead of being stuck on the screen with the boot logo and a yellow triangle, im stuck on the screen that has a little image of a phone and a computer and an orange triangle between then with a ! in it. any assistance in this would be greatly appreciated
slippery_gypsy said:
hey guys, before you say this is a repost ive had a look and was unable to find someone who done the same thing as me...
i have a brand new galaxy s2,
i tried to root it, but some how i stuffed it up and the phone got stuck on the boot screen after the root, i tried to reinstall the kernel but without being able to get into the phone i didnt know which kernel i needed, i DONT have clockworkmod installed so i couldnt boot via that either, so i tried downloading the stock kernel for Telstra my phone provider, i tried installing that, but now instead of being stuck on the screen with the boot logo and a yellow triangle, im stuck on the screen that has a little image of a phone and a computer and an orange triangle between then with a ! in it. any assistance in this would be greatly appreciated
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Hey,
first question:
You are able to get in download mode? (volume down + home button + power button)
If yes, be cool
So when u are able, flash a stock Rom with "re-partition".
This means also that you must have a stock Rom with 3 files (or sometimes more), but not the one .tar file.
If you've done this, your phone should work normal.
Then try to root again with the right "cf-root" for the android version, you flashed.
Good luck!
CHEERS
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Hannibal226 said:
Hey,
first question:
You are able to get in download mode? (volume down + home button + power button)
If yes, be cool
So when u are able, flash a stock Rom with "re-partition".
This means also that you must have a stock Rom with 3 files (or sometimes more), but not the one .tar file.
If you've done this, your phone should work normal.
Then try to root again with the right "cf-root" for the android version, you flashed.
Good luck!
CHEERS
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wow while i was waiting the 5 minutes to do another pist, i downloaded the jpkh1 rom and installed that... mate your my hero, it worked !!! now to follow some guides and and properly root this phone with the right rom
So you're stuck on the boot screen, and you haven't been able to find any other posts to help you out.... except the HUGE pinned one on the top of the forums
[READ THIS] Got a Boot Loop? Don't post a New Thread! ... yeah, okay, makes sense!
thanks thesaw. but the ones i were able to find assumed that people had ClockWorkMod which i didnt have
slippery_gypsy said:
wow while i was waiting the 5 minutes to do another pist, i downloaded the jpkh1 rom and installed that... mate your my hero, it worked !!! now to follow some guides and and properly root this phone with the right rom
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Gr8 to hear
CHEERS
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Hannibal226 said:
Hey,
first question:
You are able to get in download mode? (volume down + home button + power button)
If yes, be cool
So when u are able, flash a stock Rom with "re-partition".
This means also that you must have a stock Rom with 3 files (or sometimes more), but not the one .tar file.
If you've done this, your phone should work normal.
Then try to root again with the right "cf-root" for the android version, you flashed.
Good luck!
CHEERS
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Just out of curiosity: I always read, you should never select "re-partition".
Why do you suggest this here right now for a StockRom?
Thanks in advance.
System of a pWne!^ said:
Just out of curiosity: I always read, you should never select "re-partition".
Why do you suggest this here right now for a StockRom?
Thanks in advance.
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Never when it's just a one part .tar file!
If you have three or more you can choose for odin (phone,modem,csc)
then u can select it
CHEERS
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What I have read it only works if pit file is available, but even then re-partition should not be used. And a one-file tar generally contains the same files (phone,modem,csc) as the three-file-combo.
That's why I'm so confused.
Im honestly glad you guys know what your talking about
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System of a pWne!^ said:
What I have read it only works if pit file is available, but even then re-partition should not be used. And a one-file tar generally contains the same files (phone,modem,csc) as the three-file-combo.
That's why I'm so confused.
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The .pit file is only needed by three-file-combo.
Then you can check also the repartition.
If you have one file .tar, the .pit-file is senseless and never should check repartition.
Sure in one file you have nearly the same "files" like in three, but in three-file they can be written separatly on right partition.
Mates don't get me wrong but just accept it
I'm not a dev or scripter but but flashed a lot.
Never bricked my phone but often hanging in bootloop and so on.
And like you see the way with re-partition can help.
I Never flashed a stock Rom since I had my SGS II, but like I said I'm flashing a lot and I had the SGS before, too
Hope all question are answered.
If not pls ask devs for more info.
But that's the general things I can tell you
CHEERS
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Hannibal226 said:
Never when it's just a one part .tar file!
If you have three or more you can choose for odin (phone,modem,csc)
then u can select it
CHEERS
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Wrong, you can use it with both single tarball archive or with the 3 component tarball. You don't need to repartition the device unless you need to change the partition layout for whatever reason or you've damaged your partition layout.
Intratech said:
Wrong, you can use it with both single tarball archive or with the 3 component tarball. You don't need to repartition the device unless you need to change the partition layout for whatever reason or you've damaged your partition layout.
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1) Right, he damaged it so he needed it.
2) No you shouldn't use it by one file flash!
Read threads and experiences from users which have probs after flashing like this if at all possible to flash.
But however I don't wanna say anybody how to flash.
That's my and also a lot of other user experience
CHEERS
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CWM-Recovery_all

Has anyone tried Odin flashing cwm-recovery-all.zip?
It was designed to work on many phones but also integrates voodoo for those kernels that can use it.
I don't see why it wouldn't work but I am no development and without a recovery image available from sanding I don't want to kill my player.
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v_lestat said:
Has anyone tried Odin flashing cwm_4_all. Zip?
It was designed to work on many phones but also integrates voodoo for those kernels that can use it.
I don't see why it wouldn't work but I am no development and without a recovery image available from sanding I don't want to kill my player.
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Could you give me a link of what you are talking about? never heard of it before, bit I would be willing to try it.
i just checked the sdcard on my mesmerize and i was incorrect, the name is cwm-recovery-all.zip - you can also google that and get tons of download links from places like mediafire.
it is CWM or Odin flashable.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/sa...-clockworkmod-all-roms-updated-3-30-11-a.html
it was actually found here but here is a link for another place that has a link for both cwm flash and odin flash versions.
frankly i have not even seen anyone post how to get into recovery or how to get into download mode...
but of course adb should easily be able to do both.
Sorry, I'm still a bit of a noob to android, How would I flash this? You say you can flash it using cwm but isn't that what we are trying to get on? I have no idea how to use Odin and would appreciate help.
Edit; where do I even download Odin?
Could I just do this manually with root explorer? looking inside the zip it seems possible, but would I have to do anything with the "META_INF" or "kernal_update" folders, or are they only for flashing?
iJimaniac said:
Sorry, I'm still a bit of a noob to android, How would I flash this? You say you can flash it using cwm but isn't that what we are trying to get on? I have no idea how to use Odin and would appreciate help.
Edit; where do I even download Odin?
Could I just do this manually with root explorer? looking inside the zip it seems possible, but would I have to do anything with the "META_INF" or "kernal_update" folders, or are they only for flashing?
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nope no manual install. its a flash.
and google is your friend dude.
just look for something like Odin 1.3 or higher.
but i use 1.3 because i have a Galaxy S 1 phone. (samsung mesmerize)
and i am gunna warn you, there is a good chance this will brick your Player.
and since Samsung doesnt offer a firmware download, you are screwed. i dont think even Kies would be able to fix it.
downlaod the cwm-recovery-all.zip (or you may download a tar file i forget
unzip it, and inside is cwm-recovery-all.tar inside of it is recovery.bin. (dont unpack the tar file.
odin is easy. just put your phone into download mode. (via adb - adb reboot download )
plug it into your pc.
open odin - it should say something is recognized or added (meaning your phone.)
click pda and choose the cw-recovery-all.tar
then click start.
once again you could easily kill your Player by doing this. - atleast until someone figures out how to
but if I do brick, can I use a backup rom to fix it, or will this screw recovery mode= no possible fix?
Edit; looking at that thread, it seems this is for 2.2, I have 2.3.5, I think that is a good reason for me not to try this, sorry! I'm chickening out.
iJimaniac said:
but if I do brick, can I use a backup rom to fix it, or will this screw recovery mode= no possible fix?
Edit; looking at that thread, it seems this is for 2.2, I have 2.3.5, I think that is a good reason for me not to try this, sorry! I'm chickening out.
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yeah but it works fine on my mesmerize and it uses 2.3.4
best case is it says failed when Odin tries to flash it.
and where you going to get a backup rom ? does Kies do some sort of full back up ?
v_lestat said:
yeah but it works fine on my mesmerize and it uses 2.3.4
best case is it says failed when Odin tries to flash it.
and where you going to get a backup rom ? does Kies do some sort of full back up ?
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Oh, I guess I will try it then, just a sec...
Damn, I think I bricked it! Gives me a pic of phone and pc with a ! in between?!
Please help!
iJimaniac said:
Oh, I guess I will try it then, just a sec...
Damn, I think I bricked it! Gives me a pic of phone and pc with a ! in between?!
Please help!
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Tell me more on this screen or even a pictuer will be better.
There are two of these screens...i need to see which one this is.
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Johnsondr80 said:
Tell me more on this screen or even a pictuer will be better.
There are two of these screens...i need to see which one this is.
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This on is a simple black screen wit a phone And pc with a triangle sign with a ! mark in between them Kinda like this:
PHONE..!..PC
Srry cant get a pic
iJimaniac said:
This on is a simple black screen wit a phone And pc with a triangle sign with a ! mark in between them Kinda like this:
PHONE..!..PC
Srry cant get a pic
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like this???
or yellow with text print telling you to try recovery mode??
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Johnsondr80 said:
like this???
or yellow with text print telling you to try recovery mode??
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That ones it, srry for late reply
iJimaniac said:
That ones it, srry for late reply
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Need a jig. Easy to make easy to use.
Jump on over to the cwm thread post 2 I put a link
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Well, odin recognizes it even with it not being in download mode, and I figured out how to compile my recovery rom, so it is currently flashing, will let you know what happens! Keep your fingers crossed!
EDIT: it gave me "FAIL" please help! I am using odin 1.3
It seems to fail at recovery.bin, maybe mine is corrupted.
If someone could post theirs for a 4.0 u.s. version, I would appreciate it!
Follow this to get it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1082288
for above problem.. i managed to flash back to my stock rom.
1. download your stock rom from samfirmware (2.2/TTT version in my case)
2. download odin3 1.85.
3. flash using pda button
worked for me.
ps. i had mine bricked due to checking partition box, using above method fixed it.
Last time I checked, samfirmware didn't have it for U.S.
Also were you able to get yours into download mode, if so how?
Also about my post above, I just mean the recovery.bin file, not whole rom.
COast94 said:
for above problem.. i managed to flash back to my stock rom.
1. download your stock rom from samfirmware (2.2/TTT version in my case)
2. download odin3 1.85.
3. flash using pda button
worked for me.
ps. i had mine bricked due to checking partition box, using above method fixed it.
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You may be need to check this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369799
zaclimon said:
You may be need to check this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369799
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One problem, I have no linux! I would do a vm, but my internet is so slow I could never download a 2gb distro.
iJimaniac said:
One problem, I have no linux! I would do a vm, but my internet is so slow I could never download a 2gb distro.
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What are all your partitions?
If same as the one I got I will give you this recovery.bin
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Johnsondr80 said:
What are all your partitions?
If same as the one I got I will give you this recovery.bin
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I don't know exactly what you mean, but I backed up; system, kernal, and recovery. I put these int a .tar.md5 file with cygwin, and when flashing with odin it fails as it gets to "recovery.bin" wich leads me to believe that is the problem.

[Q] Odin

Can Odin be used more than once? I am getting a message with yellow triangle and can only boot phone into Odin. I cannot seem to find a working valid MD5 file either to restore stock.the one posted here seems invalid when checked by Odin.I was going to reflash beans106 build 1 since that seems to be my only option.i wonder how verizon would like me showing up with a phone to reflash.
Anyone I am stuck
Thanks
NB2A said:
Can Odin be used more than once? I am getting a message with yellow triangle and can only boot phone into Odin. I cannot seem to find a working valid MD5 file either to restore stock.the one posted here seems invalid when checked by Odin.I was going to reflash beans106 build 1 since that seems to be my only option.i wonder how verizon would like me showing up with a phone to reflash.
Anyone I am stuck
Thanks
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You should be able to use Odin multiple times! over and over. If you go to Verizon they will laugh at you
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gowansta said:
You should be able to use Odin multiple times! over and over. If you go to Verizon they will laugh at you
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Thanks I keep reading threads that say only use stock roms for Odin after you loaded a custom rom.
I am screwed at this point now anyway not being able to even load current beanstown verson 1 in phone anyway.
Guess a totally bricked phone is all that is left to do then they can have a real good laugh.
Your phone is soft-bricked??
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Dannyvld said:
Your phone is soft-bricked??
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Yes only can boot into Odin
Which phone you have?
Phone model:
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Dannyvld said:
Which phone you have?
Phone model:
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Note 2 verizon I605 with beanstown 106 build one in it
What were you doing when the phone ended up like this?
tbns said:
What were you doing when the phone ended up like this?
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I was rebooting for the first time from recovery
Im gonna look for you if i can find a solution
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040264
What have u tried? Have you been able to find stock ROM to flash thru Odin?
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Dannyvld said:
Im gonna look for you if i can find a solution
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Thank you
gowansta said:
What have u tried? Have you been able to find stock ROM to flash thru Odin?
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the few stock roms I have found do not make the check sum in Odin
they seem useless
NB2A said:
the few stock roms I have found do not make the check sum in Odin
they seem useless
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you have a serious problem on your end...either your computers have viruses or your not telling the whole story. the files work fine i have used them all. i would try installing a fresh copy of windows on your pc.
alternative option: send me your device and 20.00 and i will unlock it and put whatever rom you want on it, then send it back.
droidstyle said:
you have a serious problem on your end...either your computers have viruses or your not telling the whole story. the files work fine i have used them all. i would try installing a fresh copy of windows on your pc.
alternative option: send me your device and 20.00 and i will unlock it and put whatever rom you want on it, then send it back.
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I need my phone for a sick family member so a trip to Verizon maybe my only option
The files you speak of do not work now for me or they may not need to be unzipped and not specified in directions
The only file Odin sees and does a checksum is is the one that loaded yesterday. The one you said I could not have loaded.
Does Imnuts files for stock recovery need to be unzipped?
NB2A said:
I need my phone for a sick family member so a trip to Verizon maybe my only option
The files you speak of do not work now for me or they may not need to be unzipped and not specified in directions
The only file Odin sees and does a checksum is is the one that loaded yesterday. The one you said I could not have loaded.
Does Imnuts files for stock recovery need to be unzipped?
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Use SirVilhelm's post for the Odin flashable and make sure you are using the Odin exe from Adam's bootloader unlock thread. Or flash Revision 3 instead of the full stock image. I borked my phone slightly and this worked.
Uncheck auto reboot, and after it finishes unplug and pull battery and wait for 10 seconds so it doesnt keep going back to odin.
Report back if it works at all
EDIT: Imnuts file does not need to be unzipped. Use as is.
Link to revision 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35245728
Link to Adam's thread to DL Odin3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
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NB2A said:
I need my phone for a sick family member so a trip to Verizon maybe my only option
The files you speak of do not work now for me or they may not need to be unzipped and not specified in directions
The only file Odin sees and does a checksum is is the one that loaded yesterday. The one you said I could not have loaded.
Does Imnuts files for stock recovery need to be unzipped?
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your getting corrupt downloads because of something on your end...That's the part your failing to understand... you keep saying "oh well that don't work for me"....ok but there must be a reason. All those files and methods that have been provided work for everyone else including myself. Take a step back make sure your doing everything correctly and make sure your pc is clean and no viruses...again its something on your end.
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Rebel908 said:
Use SirVilhelm's post for the Odin flashable and make sure you are using the Odin exe from Adam's bootloader unlock thread. Or flash Revision 3 instead of the full stock image. I borked my phone slightly and this worked.
Uncheck auto reboot, and after it finishes unplug and pull battery and wait for 10 seconds so it doesnt keep going back to odin.
Report back if it works at all
EDIT: Imnuts file does not need to be unzipped. Use as is.
Link to revision 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35245728
Link to Adam's thread to DL Odin3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
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I have been working with the above poster on this issue for a couple days. He has supposedly tried all these files you posted and they don't work for him. there is something going on from his side of the coin...
Very informative response.I thank you a bunch. I ended up using Imnuts stock rom and she booted up fine.I needed to know when those special rooted stock files were there ending in xz format.I could not get Odin to see them.I was not going ti buy this whole brick thing because I was at least able to get into Odin.
I have yet to get Casual to work though even though my machines see my phone in ADB
Happy holidays!
Tom
QUOTE=Rebel908;35850464]Use SirVilhelm's post for the Odin flashable and make sure you are using the Odin exe from Adam's bootloader unlock thread. Or flash Revision 3 instead of the full stock image. I borked my phone slightly and this worked.
Uncheck auto reboot, and after it finishes unplug and pull battery and wait for 10 seconds so it doesnt keep going back to odin.
Report back if it works at all
EDIT: Imnuts file does not need to be unzipped. Use as is.
Link to revision 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35245728
Link to Adam's thread to DL Odin3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium[/QUOTE]
NB2A said:
Very informative response.I thank you a bunch. I ended up using Imnuts stock rom and she booted up fine.I needed to know when those special rooted stock files were there ending in xz format.I could not get Odin to see them.I was not going ti buy this whole brick thing because I was at least able to get into Odin.
I have yet to get Casual to work though even though my machines see my phone in ADB
Happy holidays!
Tom
QUOTE=Rebel908;35850464]Use SirVilhelm's post for the Odin flashable and make sure you are using the Odin exe from Adam's bootloader unlock thread. Or flash Revision 3 instead of the full stock image. I borked my phone slightly and this worked.
Uncheck auto reboot, and after it finishes unplug and pull battery and wait for 10 seconds so it doesnt keep going back to odin.
Report back if it works at all
EDIT: Imnuts file does not need to be unzipped. Use as is.
Link to revision 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35245728
Link to Adam's thread to DL Odin3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium
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I provided you with the same links? Now all of a sudden imuts rom worked?? come on tell the truth what else was the problem?? Im not buying it lol...glad you figured it out tho. :good:

[Q] Problems restoring stock rom

I have a backup of my stock rom from when I got the phone and I would like to restore that back but it won't let me. When in recovery and I hit restore I get "E:Can't mount /sdcard" so I try advanced restore and then I get "E:Can't mount sdcard" and finally I tried restore from internal sdcard and then I get an error saying "Couldn't open directory. No files found." bearing in mind I don't have any sd card inserted but it's how I always used to do it. So I tried going to mounts and storage then mounting the sd card from there but get an error saying "Error mounting /sdcard!".
What do I do please?
Tried re flashing the recovery or trying another recovery?
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oggta said:
Tried re flashing the recovery or trying another recovery?
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It's the only recovery I have, but how would I go about re flashing it? Just put it in a .zip or something?
have you tried looking for another recovery or looking into the android development for your phone.
shouldnt be that hard to put one on, in fact if it becomes that hard, it should only be as hard as running a few ADB commands. look for one that you like and check out the instructions
f8ct said:
It's the only recovery I have, but how would I go about re flashing it? Just put it in a .zip or something?
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No , hes talking about kernel. You need to try a different kernel (they include cwm recovery).
Flash the kernel/recovery you used when backing up the rom.
TheATHEiST said:
No , hes talking about kernel. You need to try a different kernel (they include cwm recovery).
Flash the kernel/recovery you used when backing up the rom.
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I can't even remember what kernel I was using back then. It was 2 years ago now.
I'm not sure if it's all worth it, I'm only recycling it at the O2 store for money, does it matter? Is installing custom roms illegal? Because my only worry is them testing it by turning it on or something and seeing that I'm running cMIUI.
f8ct said:
I can't even remember what kernel I was using back then. It was 2 years ago now.
I'm not sure if it's all worth it, I'm only recycling it at the O2 store for money, does it matter? Is installing custom roms illegal? Because my only worry is them testing it by turning it on or something and seeing that I'm running cMIUI.
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Dude don't worry and that phone is worth the fix. As far as I c it you don't even have it that bad. What atheist said is correct.
All you need to do is look for a recovery / kernel that most of the time come together and flash it. Just read the instructions on that post.
After all you're in the right place to get your phone hooked up and fixed whenever u have problems. Don't be nervous about it. Unless u want a new phone lol.
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oggta said:
Dude don't worry and that phone is worth the fix. As far as I c it you don't even have it that bad. What atheist said is correct.
All you need to do is look for a recovery / kernel that most of the time come together and flash it. Just read the instructions on that post.
After all you're in the right place to get your phone hooked up and fixed whenever u have problems. Don't be nervous about it. Unless u want a new phone lol.
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Well I already have a new phone man, I'm just getting rid of this one at a store who will pay me money for it. But I wasn't sure whether to flash the stock back or not in case they checked.
best bet then is just put it back to stock and wipe it like new
oggta said:
best bet then is just put it back to stock and wipe it like new
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That's what I would like to do but can't work out how really. Is there just a stock ROM I could flash instead of having to restore my last backup of one?
f8ct said:
That's what I would like to do but can't work out how really. Is there just a stock ROM I could flash instead of having to restore my last backup of one?
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Yes, official releases from Samsung at sammobile.com. Flash through Odin.
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Donnie Sins said:
Yes, official releases from Samsung at sammobile.com. Flash through Odin.
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I have Odin, I have the stock tar md5 file or whatever it is. I think the only thing I'm missing is the OPS files which I can't find because the only link I found was dead. Any help please?
The tar.md5 file is all you need. Flash it in the PDA section of Odin as previously advised.
MistahBungle said:
The tar.md5 file is all you need. Flash it in the PDA section of Odin as previously advised.
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Right. I have to boot my phone into download mode too right? Power button + home button + volume down? Because I'm doing this and it's not working. Stuck on 'SetupConnection..' at the moment.
edit: it finished and said "Complete(Write) operation failed."
Anyone know why this isn't working? :s
can't get to Download Mode?
Time for usb jig.
or this thread.
Sorry, I typed that out wrong. I'm in download mode (I think) but I'm getting those errors that I posted about when I have it plugged in with Odin opened..
Install/Reinstall Kies and shut it all up before you open odin, then flash.
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gastonw said:
Install/Reinstall Kies and shut it all up before you open odin, then flash.
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I totally forgot about kies man, never even had it installed. It seems to have worked, and I'm on a stock ROM now but when I boot up it's stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S II logo where it keeps illuminating..
I'm not sure if that matters, if the store I take it to for money does end up testing it, at least they can see it turns on, just boot loops for some reason? :/
f8ct said:
I totally forgot about kies man, never even had it installed. It seems to have worked, and I'm on a stock ROM now but when I boot up it's stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S II logo where it keeps illuminating..
I'm not sure if that matters, if the store I take it to for money does end up testing it, at least they can see it turns on, just boot loops for some reason? :/
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Wipe data/factory reset in recovery, should sort it.
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