Please help, having bootloop with my vibrant while trying to install cyanogenmod 7. It doesn't make it to the arrow spinning around the android, and it resarts with the words "Vibrant" then "Galaxy S Cyanogen mod". I formatted all of the internal memory I could. Now, it just says "Vibrant" and won't reboot at all (When I was in the bootloop I was able to reboot into recovery but nothing else) I'm on my spare phone right now, and I'm in need of some help. I miss my phone. I want to use it. I am almost positive I did nothing wrong. I followed all of the instructions on the mods page. Was I supposed to install cm6 first? Was there a kernel I needed to flash first? (I was running voodoo lagfix) Help. Please. Fast. Anymore details you need to know I will answer.
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yeah just odin back to stock you should not flash anything while on voodoo unless its a rom with Voodoo enabled already...but your phone is fine are you familiar with odin and the 3 buttom combo and flashin back to stock?
I am what you call a "Super noob" I have no idea how to flash roms, use odin, etc. All I know how to do is root. Thanks for the reply btw I'm really freaking out... And yes, I am familiar with the 3 button combo to boot into recovery? Also, is the stock 2.1 or 2.2 because I had to update from 2.1 to 2.2 manually. Or.... Do you choose the stock... Will I still be rooted after flashing to stock?
no worries at all bro we all gotta start somewhere as far as your phone goes you need to download odin and some files as far as the combo goes for your phone the easy one to remember when using odin is just both volume buttons make sure your usb wire is plugged to the computer then when you open odin... while holding both volume buttons on your phone connect it and you should she a yellow triangle with android and should see COM4 or COM? make sure its reading your phone and then you want to check repartition because you need to format your system check this website out and send me a PM or post here to let me know but go to this website nice little guide and your choice to go back 2.1/2.2 easier to just goto 2.2 if you want cm7 http://team-passion.com/index.php/wiki/general/15-how-to-use-odin-for-vibrant
Thanks man. Ill try this later today. I have to sleep because I've been up all night trying to fix it. Didn't know it was this easy... I will report back to you any problems or if it worked. Its just hard because my internets not working and I'm having to use my spare phone to do all of this. Comcast is coming tomarrow to fix it.I guess I could use the mobile hotpot on my MyTouch slide. The only thing is that tmobiles 3g is crappy and slow -_-
either way you do it the files are not to big the biggest file would be the tar file which is the file that hold the rom and system ui and all patchs its like 170mb so that might take the longest but use dolphin browser on desktop mode that way you dont get any corrupted files but yes you will be fine if you get lost go into the Vibrant development and in the BIBLE there are more odin guides and links good luck mate you got this
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also this right here is as simple as you can do it right here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441976LOOK FOR THE ODIN PART OF THIS ROM GUIDE AND you can flash this on odin and when you do you will be rooted and ready to do what you please from here remember the ROM BIBLE has some great guides for your user experience just search and read you will become more knowledgeable to all this
Hey man, I tried Odin, and its not going into download mode. Is stuck at this screen, like its gonna show the battery animation when its plugged in. its frozen. Please help. I think I found my problem. I don't think I wiped my davlik cache when I could, but I wiped my normal cache. Thoughts?
take out your battery your sd card and sim card for 5 min then put the battery back in try a different USB port from the back of your computer while plugging the phone into the computer make sure your holding both volume buttons and you should be good to go try that and report back .....or while the phone plugged in reinsert your battery while holding those 2 volume buttons it doesnt matter what you did or didnt wipe bro this option will bring you back to normal status and rooted if your using the ROM from Fishman bionix ...let me know
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the Dalvik Cache is not nearly as important as you think...it mainly only wipes apps and certrain settings... things you may have set up etc... but wouldnt cause you to bootloop CM7 is tricky tho if its done wrong ....
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i found this little guide for you if none of those steps worked try this one out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475 and here are the drivers just incase http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929 maybe it wasnt reading it
Thanks man! Its downloading right now. I tried a usb 3.0 slot and it worked just fine. Ill report back if it didn't work or any roms I get to check for compatibility issues. I really apprectiate your help man. Update: It works! I'm rooting it now and I'm gonna check out some roms.
Before you Odin and presuming that you are still stuck in a bootloop, try this. Boot back into recovery and then scroll down to Install from SD and find your CM7.zip and reinstall it. Then once it is done, it should reboot on it's own.
I think that you are only experiencing the CWR mismatch and if that is the case, there is no need for Odin. Don't forget that the first boot takes the longest bc the device has to rebuild the /dalvik-cache which takes some time.
Mod note: Make sure that you are not spamming the boards with this issue. All your other posts have been deleted by a Senior Mod.
Now that you are in the Vibrant section, you can post all your questions here but above all make sure you search. This phone is almost 3 years old and most of the problems have already been solved.
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Well I did see this part. Glad it worked but I suugest you read a bunch as you are a self-proclaimed "Super Noob" and that can be bad sometimes. Glad you got it worked out though and welcome.
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Update: It works! I'm rooting it now and I'm gonna check out some roms.
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awesome! glad to help check out Fishmans threads he has some really stable and smooth stuff out there if your digging the froyo still that is take it easy
Odin isn't recognizing my phone after I rooted it... Any thoughts on what could've gone wrong? I'm doing everything right...
if odin does not find your phone always try a different USB port sometimes the usb ports can over work themselves and misread from all the usb syncing going on... try restarting your computer while using a different port what steps did you take when you odin back to stock what did you do from there if i may ask :?
how did you make out on those roms? everything all set ??
Sorry, I've been busy... I installed Cyanogen 7 and I might keep this for a while before flashing Cm10. If you can recommend any roms that go nicely with Cm7 please, do. My one problem is that Cm removes the swype keyboard D: I really appreciate the help man. Thanks.
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Best post ever!"!
Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn.
Hahaha makes perfect sense to me... I'm not getting what your confused about...
"If you can recommend any roms that go nicely with Cm7 please, do."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Maybe this part of your post is a little confusing.
Because I am hard, you will not like me. But the more you hate me, the more you will learn.
oh my, that is .."special'
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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.
This is my very first smartphone as I have been to poor to get one before now. I have Att SGS2. From what i have read i have made a bad decision when doing the factory upgrade to uckk6.
The thing is I want to root the phone, put on custom mods....but I am having a hard time grasping it. I don't want to mess anything up and I dont want to lose my photos and such that are on the phone.
I dont know where to even start.....backup program? or? what all programs or apps i need?
before I upgraded, i downloaded a super1click program and it said it was rooted...then i tried to use the phone and there was soooo much lag in the response time..... i hit the unroot button and tried to use the phone and same thing...restarted phone and it was fine. While it was rooted tho, the damn superuser part asked for money before i could even do anything, that was second reason for unroot and of course thinking i may mess up my phone.
I have tried asking all my friends and to no avail have succeeded in finding anyone that has rooted a phone and/or flashed custom roms.
Like I said in the title, i have been to many different sites even trying to read up and I would rather be safe than sorry. If someone could plz help me out here I would be very grateful.
I am hoping I don't get spazzed at like i seen in a few other posts of other ppl.
And i have seen where someone sent ppl to:
[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCKH7/KK6 Return/Unbrick to Stock (or Root
but that doesnt get my foothold on where to start at.
Please don't write me off as a lost cause because I would like to enjoy the benefits of having a rooted phone and custom roms as the rest of you that are intelligent enough to do so. At one point I'm sure you were where i am. I am very eager to learn and can't wait!
While I was writing this i downloaded the Uckk6_stock_rooted.tar.7z not sure if i need it or what though.
Thanks
Follow this guide TO A TEE, and you shouldn't have any problems. It also won't trigger the flash counter so you can take it back for repairs and Samsung won't know you've done anything to it. Use (2C) Entropy's version using windows to root as the others won't work with the OTA update. If you have a MAC, use 2D. Folow the directions EXACTLY how their written. This will get you rooted. Drop down to 3B and again, FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY HOW THEIR WRITTEN. After this is done, you have a Entropy's kernel with CWM. You can then download any COMPATIBLE rom to your internal SD card and flash the rom with CWM.
To save your pics and such, just hook your phone to your puter via the USB cord and copy/paste, or drag and drop to a file on your computer.
GUIDE
thx again axis01. i sent you a couple pm's with a few more detailed questions also
um.....got past the first part 2c......my wifi doesn't work now????
sorry for spazzing i guess. just trying to learn lol.
my phone wont connect to any wifi, turn it on, few seconds later it shuts itself off....... plz somone help asap! its 5 am now....gonna sleep, hopefully response tomorrow.
thx in advance
help came in later post to wipe. thanks
Did you root with kh7? I see you had kk6 stock. If you went back to kh7 (2.3.4) wifi breaks and have to wipe data. Look at entrophy's thread about it. The return to stock one
Head back over to sticky land... Rooting is the easy part.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894
sent from my Galaxy SIII ...haha jk, I FOiLed ya!
I just don't understand why people who can't comprehend the process of rooting or flashing even try. It's not like this phone sucks stock that they just have to mod it to make it workable. None of this is rocket science, but if you don't understand it beforehand then JUST LEAVE YOUR PHONE ALONE! It will be 100 times harder to fix it if you don't know how you messed it up in the first place. It really isn't fair to expect people in here to bail you out when things go wrong because you didn't know what you were doing. The warnings aren't there to keep you from the good stuff. They're there so that you'll think before doing and only do once you understand.
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I just don't understand why people who can't comprehend the process of rooting or flashing even try. It's not like this phone sucks stock that they just have to mod it to make it workable. None of this is rocket science, but if you don't understand it beforehand then JUST LEAVE YOUR PHONE ALONE! It will be 100 times harder to fix it if you don't know how you messed it up in the first place. It really isn't fair to expect people in here to bail you out when things go wrong because you didn't know what you were doing. The warnings aren't there to keep you from the good stuff. They're there so that you'll think before doing and only do once you understand.
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my apologies
Dude stop spazzing out. And don't encourage Miami. Hes helpful but has no patience with this type of stuff. Frankly it was pretty obvious from your first post you were gonna come back with freak out apocalyptic questioning about stuff thats pretty basic.
You did everything in 2c?
Can you still enter download?
Do you have clockwork mod recovery? (Hold all three buttons until you see basic text on your screen... usually like 10 seconds.)
Did you back your contacts up?
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Error........
nyamoV2 said:
Did you root with kh7? I see you had kk6 stock. If you went back to kh7 (2.3.4) wifi breaks and have to wipe data. Look at entrophy's thread about it. The return to stock one
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Thank you for that info. i did the wipe and it restored my wifi. should i update my superuser? for some reason in the market it's showing with an update
I was going to say wipe data but.wanted to be sure you backed your contacts up first.
Dude relax. If it says update, go ahead and update. What's the big deal?
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Dude stop spazzing out. And don't encourage Miami. Hes helpful but has no patience with this type of stuff. Frankly it was pretty obvious from your first post you were gonna come back with freak out apocalyptic questioning about stuff thats pretty basic.
You did everything in 2c?
Can you still enter download?
Do you have clockwork mod recovery? (Hold all three buttons until you see basic text on your screen... usually like 10 seconds.)
Did you back your contacts up?
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I did everything in 2c.
When entering download mode i still get
Odin Mode
Product name: SGH-I777
Custom Binary Download: NO
Current Binary: Samsung Official
I do have CWM and i backed up my contact on Kies.
As mentioned now, i have wiped the phone and wifi is working, but have read in forums where ppl have had it stop working again.
In creepyncrawlys guide I didn't read where it said it needed to be wiped?
Thanks
I've read everything in your thread so far and it sounds like everything is fixed. If wifi works and you have root, cwm, and superuser you should be good to go. Go install roms and enjoy. Really doubt your wifi is going anywhere. I'm far from a programmer or anything like that, and from my experience, if you follow the instructions it's hard to **** this phone up beyond repair firmware wise so freaking out is pointless.
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I bought the phone, rooted it and flashed a custom rom all yesterday. I was on KK6 2.3.6. Here is EXACTLY what I did:
Get Odin 1.7 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832827
Get Samsung Kies from here (only way my computer would pick up the phone):
http://mirror10.downloadandroidrom.com/download/Samsung/Kies_2.0.3.11082_152_4.exe?token=512181517
Follow 2c from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
Then Step 3A in the same thread.
My phone restarted and I was rooted. My WiFi didn't work. Wiped all data in Clockwork Mod Recovery and I was all set. Then I unlocked my phone (this is optional). Then I flashed a ROM. Easy.
Seems like you're all set if I you did something close to that^
I used ICScrewD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1375255)
Another popular option is UnNamed (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1299474)
Kernels:
Entropy DD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289460)
Siyah (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367800)
croftmx said:
I did everything in 2c.
When entering download mode i still get
Odin Mode
Product name: SGH-I777
Custom Binary Download: NO
Current Binary: Samsung Official
I do have CWM and i backed up my contact on Kies.
As mentioned now, i have wiped the phone and wifi is working, but have read in forums where ppl have had it stop working again.
In creepyncrawlys guide I didn't read where it said it needed to be wiped?
Thanks
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Sounds like you're all set.
Don't use keis for anything. You only needed the drivers. Leave it closed. Figure out another way to get your contacts back.
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Croftmx, take the bullets but don't shoot them back while you are in learning curve, you have freedom of writing your comments about others, but i am afraid that may be end of help you seek from many who intend to help.just be kind and get your issues fixed, and move on, pal.
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my apologies
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I sure wish I'd read the post before you edited it. Hope you got the help you needed.
hi guys, im sorry i bet you get loads of people sign up just to ask questions.. truth be told ive been following the lightning ROM thread before but i really am right up s%*t alley now i just dont know what else to do.
i had lightning ROM v1-3 and all was great and someone said i should upgrade to ICS.. stupidly i didnt realise it was in development stage, and having it been so long since i did the odin process i forgot what to do so i watched a youtube vid on how to install firmware...
this is where it started to go wrong, and in hindsight i was a pillock!
anyhow i put the phone into download mode as the vid suggested (this method did it by putting the zip file onto the sd card and then installing from the recovery screen, rather than using odin...)
it then asked me to go to some settings and delete them.. one was wipe data/ factory reset. then cache partition, then lastly mount usb storage.
then i proceeded to install from sd card and it never worked.. just kept on giving E: error messages.. and now the phone wont boot up at all and im having the most difficult time putting ANY new firmware on it at all.. ive been trying to go back to lightning ROM 6.1, using odin etc... but it wont get past the <ID:0/006> SetupConnection.. phase :-(
im afraid ive tried several things but nothing has prevailed... the only screens i can see are the recovery screen and the yellow triangle screen when i turn it on. well and truly fubar :-(
does anyone have any ideas please? next time im going to stick to what i know and am happy with and lightning rom was certainly that!
thanks in advance
Dave
not to sure but try reading post about bricked sg2 you might find your answer there mate
yeah i started reading through that and tried the factory settings method but still no luck :-s
would like to help , what kind of phone is it? i think that you are in "nandroid recovery
Have you tried flashing the original firmware that was on your device?
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Factory reset>Flash stock ROM, you'll find the link with "search".
You still have recovery and download modes - you should be OK.
Follow the instructions in the thread you search for to the letter.
I'm not being more obtuse than usual by giving you no links - it means you have to read, and the info you glean will stand you in good stead.
i have not tried flashing stock ROM yet.. thanks for the pointer... i dont know how to do this but i shall be attempting it next..
its ok i know how to use the search facility.. it does annoy me also when people expect to be spoon fed!
my apologies its the GSII..
just following the advice in softbricking now.. see if that helps.
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using odin etc... but it wont get past the <ID:0/006> SetupConnection.. phase
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Try unplugging you phone and removing the battery for a minute. Then go into download mode and test if it works.
I had the same problem and simply restarting the phone did it for me. I don't know why it got stuck bit it just didn't work. Also disable Kies if you have it and try a different computer if all else fails.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that you should flash a stock rom but other posters already mentioned it.
how do you disable kies? i was confused as some people said to download it to help...?
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i have not tried flashing stock ROM yet.. thanks for the pointer... i dont know how to do this but i shall be attempting it next..
its ok i know how to use the search facility.. it does annoy me also when people expect to be spoon fed!
my apologies its the GSII..
just following the advice in softbricking now.. see if that helps.
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No apologies necessary.
You're prepared to do your research and that already makes you 100000 times better than the "halp lollz plz my ROM dnt wk" crew - a sorry group who are omnipotent, vociferous and eminently ignorable.
Post again if you get stuck - but only after clicking on my sig links - you'll make my boy hsppy
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ftodude said:
how do you disable kies? i was confused as some people said to download it to help...?
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Ctrl>Alt>Delete> Kies>Stop process.
Same for KiesTray.exe, or whatever it's called.
ftodude said:
i have not tried flashing stock ROM yet.. thanks for the pointer... i dont know how to do this but i shall be attempting it next..
its ok i know how to use the search facility.. it does annoy me also when people expect to be spoon fed!
my apologies its the GSII..
just following the advice in softbricking now.. see if that helps.
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The info regarding Odin/stock rooms is in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13712988
Hope it helps. Remember to take your time.
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many thanks for your help folks.. i followed the guide on flashing stock ROM and now atleast i have a base template to start from again.
many thanks and keep helping
dave
Ok I decided to post this because out of all of the phones I have rooted and flashed this had to be the most confusing... to many different options, and scattered all over the place.
I know some people are against making things easy for people but thats just not me and doesn't make any sense at all.
So here was my working method.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
ROOT download I777UCKH7 OCD Root No BL.7z from here credit goes to Entropy512
How to Use:
Download the 7 zip package. Extract the contents of the zip file to a directory on your hard disk drive.
Start the Odin3 One-Click Downloader program by double clicking on "I777UCKH7 OCD No BL.exe" or "I777UCKH7 OCD Root No BL.exe".
Now Enter Download Mode:
With the phone powered off, plug in the usb cable while holding the vol up + vol down buttons (but not the power button).
When the warning screen appears, press Volume up to continue into download mode.
In Odin, the small edit box in the upper left corner will turn yellow, and say something like [0:COM8]. The number could be different.
Click Start. Watch the progress bar advance in green while the message box in the lower area describes the steps. When the flash is finished, the top left larger edit box will turn green and say PASS! and your phone will automatically reboot.
Unplug the usb cable from you phone after it boots up. Success.
OPTIONAL Unlock If you would like to unlock your phone for other gsm carriers. I have tested this on T-Mobile and it works. Once you are rooted and verified you have super user. Make sure you have busybox if not download it from the market. Also make sure you have a micro sd card installed.
Go to market and search for "Galaxy S Unlock", the author is "Helroz".
Run the app from step 2. Go to "Unlock SGSII" tab on the top of the screen.
Tap on the first item:"Step 1 Backup files...."
Tap on the second item:"Step 2 Change lock-bytes", and wait until your phone restarts.
Bingo, your phone is sim unlocked after the reboot.
Flash Clockwork
NOTE THIS METHOD WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY BY INCREASING THE PHONES FLASH COUNTER HOWEVER YOU CAN RESET IT USING THE NEXT STEP
You will need to download yet a different odin you can get that here
Download the attached Siyah rom since it is the only tar file I could find and odin only accepts tar files. This will flash a new kernal and clockworkmod. I attached this because it seems the link is dead.
How to use:
Start Odin
Now Enter Download Mode:
With the phone powered off, plug in the usb cable while holding the vol up + vol down buttons (but not the power button).
When the warning screen appears, press Volume up to continue into download mode.
In Odin, the small edit box in the upper left corner will turn yellow, and say something like [0:COM8]. The number could be different.
Click the PDA button and browse to the Siyah Rom
Click Start. Watch the progress bar advance in green while the message box in the lower area describes the steps. When the flash is finished, the top left larger edit box will turn green and say PASS! and your phone will automatically reboot.
Unplug the usb cable from you phone after it boots up. Success.
Reset Flash Counter and remove warning triangle
I read that you need to be on an ICS rom for this to work. After flashing CWM I flashed F1 rom.
Download this apk TriangleAway v1.70 you can get that here
I have tested this and it does work, when I tested this my flash counter was at 3 now it shows Custom Binary Download: NO... also no more gti9100 with yellow triangle.
You should now be able to boot into clockworkmod recovery and be able to flash zip roms from your phone like normal "or like any other phone you have had that has had cwm installed".
DO ANY OF THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK
I DON'T TAKE CREDIT FOR ANY OF THIS... JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE This is just for anyone else who may be confused with the amount of links and scattered content just to root and get cwm installed.
bowenac,
Thank for creating the guide and for your willingness to help newbies. I wanted to mention, however, that there are some very important things newbie readers of this thread need to be aware of. The most important warning is that, from my understanding, following this rooting procedure will increase the flash counter in our phones. I am still very much a noob here but from what I have read our phones have a counter that is increased whenever you flash non-custom binaries into our phones. When increased, the counter will result in a yellow "warning" triangle showing up on your screen every time you boot the phone. An increased flash counter might also result in warranty service being denied.
There are ways of rooting and flashing that will NOT increase the counter, and a guide for that procedure is available in the forum. In fact, a number of step-by-step guides for rooting the SGS2 already exist. creepyncrawly, an extremely knowledgeable user here (in fact, I believe the one-click downloaders you used in your post were prepared by him), write a guide to flash custom binaries on your phone without increasing the counter. He also includes several of these guides in his signature... you can see it in his profile:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2916435
More info is available in the stickies:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511999
When i first arrived here these guides were extremely useful to help me learn everything I needed to learn to root my phone and understand what I was doing. I see the attractiveness of a "one click solution", but I, for one, would much rather understand exactly what I am doing to my phone before I do anything to it. I was an extreme noob when I got here when it comes to Android, but tehguides were a great reference, and also pointed me out those things where I needed to read more to understand what I was doing.
Really?
I had absolutely no trouble finding what I needed on here. The search button is there for a reason. The first day I had my s2 I used creepy guide and had no problems whatsoever. This phone is waaaayyy easy to flash, just like my old Samsung was. Don't expect to find everything in 5 minutes, it takes some time to get it right man.
Haha, you guys should lay off the OP, he's obviously done his research and accomplished the "simple" stuff. Some of this can be fine tuned to a particular case. I used this tutorial and it was easy, easier than sifting through the other stuff. Spoon fed or not, some people don't have the time to dig deep and learn every dam thing about it. MEAT AND POTATOES, GENTS.
If you all want to make hard tutorials, be my guest, if you have the time. As for most adults, this stuff is merely hobby/entertainment. If you make money doing this stuff then shut the F up and rake it in, otherwise can it and move on to the next tutorial.
ONWARD OP, ONWARD!
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Cleaned and opened back up... Only warning, keep it clean...
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Thank you will do.
I guess my keep clean was a little VAGUE. Stop posting your opinions on easy development. The op has taken the time to make a nice and easy tutorial. And 90% of the posters here harass and give their opinions on what xda should do and etc etc... it just goes on and on. If this helps ONE person accomplish anything and not brick their phone then it served its purpose to help. If all the opinionaters would put their thumbs to work HELPING the community (by answering questions or writing guides etc) it would make this site a much better place. Because I have news for you all... new people will be here EVERYDAY not knowing what to read or where to fund it... once you except it and help or ignore it, your xda experience will be much better... now knock off all the negative crap and help your fellow human beings...
i followed this exactly and now my computer wont recognize my sd card only my phone as a device. so i cant save the ROM so i can flash it. also before i had this i was running ICS. it rolled me back to gingerbread. none too happy. clearly i did something wrong
WrecklessLove said:
i followed this exactly and now my computer wont recognize my sd card only my phone as a device. so i cant save the ROM so i can flash it. also before i had this i was running ICS. it rolled me back to gingerbread. none too happy. clearly i did something wrong
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Well you can still add your ROM to your internal storage and flash from there. Also it is supposed to go back to GB but you are going to flash a ROM so it doesn't matter
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122ninjas said:
Well you can still add your ROM to your internal storage and flash from there. Also it is supposed to go back to GB but you are going to flash a ROM so it doesn't matter
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cant do that either. every time i plug my phone it, my comp recognizes it as a device that cant be opened or changed. its not seeing any storage. phone or sd :crying:
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nevermind. i think i fixed it lol. now lets see if AOKP works
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Sorry to be a novice, but i tried this and now my phone wont go past the aokp unicorn boot animation. its been like this for about 10 minutes. did i brick it?
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cant do that either. every time i plug my phone it, my comp recognizes it as a device that cant be opened or changed. its not seeing any storage. phone or sd :crying:
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nevermind. i think i fixed it lol. now lets see if AOKP works
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Sorry to be a novice, but i tried this and now my phone wont go past the aokp unicorn boot animation. its been like this for about 10 minutes. did i brick it?
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Let me guess. You didn't factory reset after installing the rom
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Let me guess. You didn't factory reset after installing the rom
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i did a factory reset before. didnt know i had to do another one lol is there any way to fix it?
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i did a factory reset before. didnt know i had to do another one lol is there any way to fix it?
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Well can you get into recovery? If so factory reset from there and also fix permissions and wipe cache
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Well can you get into recovery? If so factory reset from there and also fix permissions and wipe cache
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i dont know how to get to recovery without going thru the the cwm app. the only instructions i can find are for people with a dedicated home button
Don't worry about incrementing the flash counter if you are planning on upgrading to at least android 4.0.x. chain fire has created an appavailable from the play store that can reset your flash counter back to 0 if you are rooted and running at least ics. It works awesome and is well worth paying for.
[ROOT] Triangle Away
WrecklessLove said:
i dont know how to get to recovery without going thru the the cwm app. the only instructions i can find are for people with a dedicated home button
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I wish there was a sticky that had info like that in it. ........
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A few questions....
Hey, thanks for the help as I am a little confused also. I have a few questions.
I am on stock gb 2.3.6 uckk6
1- will I lose all my data after flashing "I777UCKH7 OCD No BL.exe" or "I777UCKH7 OCD Root No BL.exe".?
I can't use tbackup yet as I am not rooted. Do I just do the backup after I flash and before the unlock?
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i dont know how to get to recovery without going thru the the cwm app. the only instructions i can find are for people with a dedicated home button
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Vol down vol up powet
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i dont know how to get to recovery without going thru the the cwm app. the only instructions i can find are for people with a dedicated home button
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Uh, there is no CWM app? If you're using one, get rid of it and stop using it!
Hold all three buttons (vol up, down, and power) until you see CWM recovery (it'll show the Samsung Galaxy S2 boot screen twice then go into recovery, you can let go when you see it the second time).
I was using Rom ToolBox. I attempted to change the theme of my rooted but stock rom Vibrant. When RTB(Rom ToolBox) rebooted the phone it would only boot to T-mobile boot screen then go to a black screen. The 4 buttons on the bottom of the phone still light up when touched. I can get into recovery and have reset data as well as formatted SD card.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as I need this phone for my job that starts on wensday.
After recovering from what I posted above, I then soft bricked my phone a second time, this time it would only load to the Vibrant/Samsung boot screen.
"You should be able to get to download mode.
Pull the battery, put it back in.
Make sure the phone is still off.
Hold volume up + down while inserting the usb cable.
See if that works." credit goes to theexel for getting me out of this second soft brick.
If you have had either of these 2 problems this thread should have some answers for you, or will point you in the right direction to getting ur problem fixed.
I cant say thanks enough to everyone that helped or tried to help me with these 2 problems.
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I was using Rom ToolBox. I attempted to change the theme of my rooted but stock rom Vibrant. When RTB(Rom ToolBox) rebooted the phone it would only boot to T-mobile boot screen then go to a black screen. The 4 buttons on the bottom of the phone still light up when touched. I can get into recovery and have reset data as well as formatted SD card.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated as I need this phone for my job that starts on wensday.
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If your phone is stock rom but rooted.. just use odin, you can lose some info, or not, but the phone will work perfectly again (suggestion: try jelly bean, better battery, and it's working great)
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If your phone is stock rom but rooted.. just use odin, you can lose some info, or not, but the phone will work perfectly again (suggestion: try jelly bean, better battery, and it's working great)
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That should be if you have this phone period, and there's signs of life on it, which there is on yours.
Look through this Q&A section for a tutorial on how to ODIN back to stock, you should be fine.
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That should be if you have this phone period, and there's signs of life on it, which there is on yours.
Look through this Q&A section for a tutorial on how to ODIN back to stock, you should be fine.
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Bad news for me, now its soft bricked I believe(phone--!--cpu) screen. Also looks like the usb port is bad. Talk about crappy luck. Any ideas on this development is also appreciated.
You can still ODIN when you see phone--!--cpu.
As long as you see a COM in ODIN, you're good to go.
If it's not working, try different computer ports, cables, etc.
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You can still ODIN when you see phone--!--cpu.
As long as you see a COM in ODIN, you're good to go.
If it's not working, try different computer ports, cables, etc.
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how long does odin take generally? this is my first android so im a real noobie to all of this.
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how long does odin take generally? this is my first android so im a real noobie to all of this.
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I think the longest part of using ODIN is having to download the files initially.
It only takes, no more than 10-15 minutes to have your phone up and running again once you have all the files and run ODIN.
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I think the longest part of using ODIN is having to download the files initially.
It only takes, no more than 10-15 minutes to have your phone up and running again once you have all the files and run ODIN.
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Success!! phone is back up and running again. Bonus is its back to 2.1 so i can reroot+flas to jelly bean! Also which rom would you suggest I use for my vibrant? :good:
ShadowFoxRedux said:
Success!! phone is back up and running again. Bonus is its back to 2.1 so i can reroot+flas to jelly bean! Also which rom would you suggest I use for my vibrant? :good:
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I'm not the one your asking, but I like Helly Bean so far.
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I'm not the one your asking, but I like Helly Bean so far.
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No worries, ill take any advice I can get.
I prefer official stuff from big teams, so I use CM10, I like it, its fast and stable.
Currently dowgraded to Froyo though, ah, I've missed my GPS.
theexel said:
I prefer official stuff from big teams, so I use CM10, I like it, its fast and stable.
Currently dowgraded to Froyo though, ah, I've missed my GPS.
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I bricked it good this time, got cocky and flashed droid-vibrant rom. Didnt like it so I went to go back to my original stock rom, used clockwork recovery but something went wrong. When I rebooted the phone im now stuck at the vibrant/samsung screen. Cant get into recovery or download modes now. Everything I try just keeps cycling the vibrant/samsung boot screen. Is this a hard brick or is there a way to save it?
You should be able to get to download mode.
Pull the battery, put it back in.
Make sure the phone is still off.
Hold volume up + down while inserting the usb cable.
See if that works.
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theexel said:
You should be able to get to download mode.
Pull the battery, put it back in.
Make sure the phone is still off.
Hold volume up + down while inserting the usb cable.
See if that works.
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You sir are a life saver. Ok now before I do anything else. What should be my first move from here?
Well, that depends on what you want to do.
What ROM you want to install, etc.
Well, what do you want to run on your phone?
Froyo - been out for a long time so it is optimized to the eyeballs. Working GPS, long battery life, quick and snappy.
Gingerbread - Since we had no "official" build, there are problems with battery, GPS and small memory leaks here and there. Plus you will have to install Gingerbread bootloaders (If you screw this up, it is the one sure fire way to hardbrick this device-so tread lightly). Almost all GB ROM do NOT have e911/911. There is CM7/7.2, Simply Honey, MIUI
ICS - Make sure you choose anything 4.0.4 based, as it has updated code from Google. ICZen is my home ICS ROM, but there is Slim, CM9 and a few others. (Install guide is in my signature) GPS sucks for the most part too and maybe/maybe not e911/911.
JellyBean - All are experimental and still glitchy if you don't know what you are doing. HellyBean and SlimBean are the two front runners.
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My suggestion to you is for you to runu some Froyos to get you comfortable with the flashing, nandroiding, tweaking,...processes and then move on to something else. Above all read and search. This phone is 2 years old, so chances are you won't have done anything that someone else already has. Nearly all the issues are solved, so you should be able to use the search and find something out about said problem, as opposed to opening a thread about it.
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Well, what do you want to run on your phone?
Froyo - been out for a long time so it is optimized to the eyeballs. Working GPS, long battery life, quick and snappy.
Gingerbread - Since we had no "official" build, there are problems with battery, GPS and small memory leaks here and there. Plus you will have to install Gingerbread bootloaders (If you screw this up, it is the one sure fire way to hardbrick this device-so tread lightly). Almost all GB ROM do NOT have e911/911. There is CM7/7.2, Simply Honey, MIUI
ICS - Make sure you choose anything 4.0.4 based, as it has updated code from Google. ICZen is my home ICS ROM, but there is Slim, CM9 and a few others. (Install guide is in my signature) GPS sucks for the most part too and maybe/maybe not e911/911.
JellyBean - All are experimental and still glitchy if you don't know what you are doing. HellyBean and SlimBean are the two front runners.
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My suggestion to you is for you to runu some Froyos to get you comfortable with the flashing, nandroiding, tweaking,...processes and then move on to something else. Above all read and search. This phone is 2 years old, so chances are you won't have done anything that someone else already has. Nearly all the issues are solved, so you should be able to use the search and find something out about said problem, as opposed to opening a thread about it.
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I think i will stay far far away from GB. I guess I would want to stay on froyo, I just dont know which froyo rom would be the best. What im looking for is fast/good battery life/working GPS. I would need 911 to work as I drive for my work and use it quite abit to call in accidents/problems on the roads that I see.
Yea I searched and read and read, once I got to the phone--!--computer I knew what was wrong. This last time I found alot of people who had the same problems, the ones that got solved I tried the methods that they used and none worked.
I would go with Bionix-V FishmanMod Rom / Bionix-V FishmanMod Odin Images. It is proven to be really great at all the things that you listed. Also it has an Odin image, so you can just flash it through Odin and go about your day like normal (See the OP). You can theme it with the themes list in Slim_Ryder's post #4 (this is a great 2.2 ROM also btw).
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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I would go with Bionix-V FishmanMod Rom / Bionix-V FishmanMod Odin Images. It is proven to be really great at all the things that you listed. Also it has an Odin image, so you can just flash it through Odin and go about your day like normal (See the OP). You can theme it with the themes list in Slim_Ryder's post #4 (this is a great 2.2 ROM also btw).
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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I went with the rom that you suggested. So far I am loving it. Much thanks for all of your help as well as others that helped as well.
Sweet!!! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Also might want to take a look at my Battery Guide stickied in the Q&A section. It has tips, trick, apps and some really good info you might need.
One last thing: Can you go into your OP and click Edit>Go Advanced and then put [Solved] in your title.