Mobile ap - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm going to root my epic 4g tomorrow just for mobile ap. I'm anoob and have never done anything on this phone before. I have searched the forums on how to add the mobile ap and the only thing I find is,root your epic then flash mobile ap. So my question, how do I flash ap after rooting?

amstaff72 said:
I'm going to root my epic 4g tomorrow just for mobile ap. I'm anoob and have never done anything on this phone before. I have searched the forums on how to add the mobile ap and the only thing I find is,root your epic then flash mobile ap. So my question, how do I flash ap after rooting?
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well u really need to root for anything also u wanna do ........ but if u need wirless tether just download it from market and u are good to go.. no need of any flashing!!

I am needing to "flash" ap for a tablet I got. The regular tether won't work because of adhock. I am going to try and do the 1 click root and there are pretty good step by step directions for that. I'm just not sure what "flash" means exactly and how to do that for mobile ap. I've looked and can't find the directions like the rooting process has. I would like to learn and maybe do some new roms and kernals down the road too.

amstaff72 said:
I am needing to "flash" ap for a tablet I got. The regular tether won't work because of adhock. I am going to try and do the 1 click root and there are pretty good step by step directions for that. I'm just not sure what "flash" means exactly and how to do that for mobile ap. I've looked and can't find the directions like the rooting process has. I would like to learn and maybe do some new roms and kernals down the road too.
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Continue to reaf up before you gret into any of that stuff. You can seriously damage your phone. just do your homework. We are not here to spoon feed you. Im not trying to be rude
Follow the instructions for the 1 click root and clock work mod recovery found in the wiki. Then follow the instructions in each thread that you wanna flash. In order to flash anything you need to be in cwm (clockwork mid recovery). To access cwm after installing you power off your phone. Once off you press and hold volume down, camera, and power untill you enter recovery. cwm has green text and that's where you wanna be. Samsung recovery had blue text you don't wanna be there. once in cwm you goto instal zip from sd card and choose the zip of what you wanna flash. Once your done flashing reboot your phone and you should be good. If you don't indeed my instructions then you shouldn't be modifing your phone to begin with. Like I said before read, read and re-read
Haterz gonna hate. Just keep hatin. I brush them haterz off. It ain't my fault my epic's e-penis is bigger then the evo's e-penis.

Spot on
He is right too many people in irc, asking questions that didn't read the wiki.
Its your phone if you value it please read the info posted.
I never mind helping but sometimes it gets frustrating ,when someone says whats Odin.
That lets me know they want a hand holding session.
Ill walk them through the process but at least read the wiki.

one of the things i dont understand is people want to wireless tether and say they have to root, this phone is capable of doing it out of the box. why root to do that?

Boomin - when you tether with the apps from market they are ad hock and not all devices work with that. If you root and use mobile ap you can tether tablets, other phones, 360's just more devices work.

ok , i guess i havent needed that so i never looked for those uses

I know some of you were able to learn all this without needing help or anything, but for me I get a little confused sometimes. I did read the wiki, that's how I knew what I needed, I read everything on 1 click rooting and 50 some pages on ap. The problem I get being new with this is some of the threads can be 100's of pages and by the time you get to page 10 the way to do what you're looking for has already changed 15 times, purple call the same thing different names, new things are added to download or flash and stuff like that. But believe me I understand why some get irritated. Anyway I was able to get it done and thanks for the help sorry for the ignorant question,but I'm sure it won't be my last one.

amstaff72 said:
I know some of you were able to learn all this without needing help or anything, but for me I get a little confused sometimes. I did read the wiki, that's how I knew what I needed, I read everything on 1 click rooting and 50 some pages on ap. The problem I get being new with this is some of the threads can be 100's of pages and by the time you get to page 10 the way to do what you're looking for has already changed 15 times, purple call the same thing different names, new things are added to download or flash and stuff like that. But believe me I understand why some get irritated. Anyway I was able to get it done and thanks for the help sorry for the ignorant question,but I'm sure it won't be my last one.
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I'm glad you got it. Where here to help bu we can only hold your hand for so long. just do what you did for mobile ap everytime you got a question. Read, read, read some more. Search both xda and google. Search again then still nothing then ask.
Haterz gonna hate. Just keep hatin. I brush them haterz off. It ain't my fault my epic's e-penis is bigger then the evo's e-penis.

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Newly rooted epic...now what?

Alright guys,
I recently rooted my epic. Now what? How do I get themes onto my device? I had an eris but didnt know what to do...i really like some themes, especially the angry red alien. (i think thats what it is)
Is there an easy step by step tutorial that I missed?
Also, anything else thats cool besides themes that would look nice
Thanks guys!
Sent from Cheech's %s
cheech92007 said:
Alright guys,
I recently rooted my epic. Now what? How do I get themes onto my device? I had an eris but didnt know what to do...i really like some themes, especially the angry red alien. (i think thats what it is)
Is there an easy step by step tutorial that I missed?
Also, anything else thats cool besides themes that would look nice
Thanks guys!
Sent from Cheech's %s
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Lol....cheech, you have much to learn young padawan!!
First, I believe you can't flash themes over stock roms, only deodexed roms will take themes. The stock rom is odexed.
Second, whatever version of clock work mod you used as a recovery must be compatible with the rom/theme/kernel/ect you are going to use.
Three, sorry I can't break it all down for you, but I'm still learning, just read about what you want to flash before jumping in and burning the house down.
Oh and stay away from rom manager for now, unless you want major issues...
One last thing and I don't mean to sound like a ****. If your not willing to read and research, your going to inevitably run into issues, major issues. I read for weeks before I did anything and its nearly impossible to put that into one or two paragraphs. If you don't feel like reading I'd tell you hacking your epic or any phone for that matter is a terrible idea.
epic4GEE said:
One last thing and I don't mean to sound like a ****. If your not willing to read and research, your going to inevitably run into issues, major issues. I read for weeks before I did anything and its nearly impossible to put that into one or two paragraphs. If you don't feel like reading I'd tell you hacking your epic or any phone for that matter is a terrible idea.
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yeahh i knew i would get yelled at for this xP sad thing is, i used to help run a blackberry site and i would yell at people for doing that too.
Now, completely off topic, I think I ran into those major issues you were talking about. (I didnt check this thread before I started the process)
Well heres what happened. (I have a new thread out so this is just a copy/paste)
just installed CWM 3.0.0.5 and now my Epic is frozen upon reboot! It keeps going to the SAMSUNG black screen and wont move from that.
I reboot in recovery mode and get to the CWM menu but cant do anything from there, cant wipe device, cant remove anything, etc.
Help me fix this!
Im a college student that needs his phone working ASAP!
Thank you!
yeahh... any ideas?
Thread tag...see your other thread....lol
1....2....3.....not it
Hey...how's my driving?
I think we're parked man!
kennyglass123 said:
Hey...how's my driving?
I think we're parked man!
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you deserve a +1 for that my good sir. bravo
Bricking a phone is fun......
herbthehammer said:
Bricking a phone is fun......
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no its not
It was sarcastic humor since a few people have been finding their phone bricked.
It sounds like you used CWM 3.0. Which converts to EXT4 (for filesystem type). You will want to read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700
and then this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067 and this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android And THEN use the SEARCH TOOL * as you should have before asking* to see if you can find th problem within he thousand or so threads in the epic 4g part. Good luck.
Check out my how to video thread for visual help! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
WAIT. You DID install clockwork mod 3.0. Did you read a single guide? The stock kernel is NOT compatible with the EXT4 format. Therefore you HAVE to flash a kernel that is. (search it): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897612 read the steps and you should be fine (as soon as you flash the right kernel). Oh, and you should download and flash SyndicateFROZEN ROM. Just a friendly suggestion.
Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2g6J1JgjU to take your phone back to stock or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy2Et6qVGdo&feature=channel_video_title to put on the syndicate rom now that you have upgraded clockwork. qbking77 videos are awsome and if they help think about a donation so he keeps providing more.
Thank you to everyone who helped me out in this thread. My phone is now fixed. Turns out the .tar / PDA file that I was using in Odin was corrupt and wouldnt work fully.
I used a different version which seemed to work fine, then it upgraded once I turned my phone on.
Everyone who helped me out will be receiving thanks
Thanks again everyone!
cheech92007 said:
Thank you to everyone who helped me out in this thread. My phone is now fixed. Turns out the .tar / PDA file that I was using in Odin was corrupt and wouldnt work fully.
I used a different version which seemed to work fine, then it upgraded once I turned my phone on.
Everyone who helped me out will be receiving thanks
Thanks again everyone!
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Sweet, I was pulling for your non reading ass...lol....good deal cheech!!
Good Job man. Sorry for the myriad of posts. But congrats getting it working!!

[GUIDE]For Starters(Newbies)

NOTE: Noob is not a really good word. kinda discriminating. newbie better.
THIS will GUIDE how to get on foot if your just starting on Galaxy Y, most probably, ANDROID
1. First Things first. Know your Phone. before doing anything, just be on the stock for a while. Know all the things, settings, install some app and alike. This way, you'll know your way through. See apps like market, Maps and others, check bugs etc.
2. Second part is knowing a basic tweak of your phone, to be exact: BATTERY SAVINGS. Know your way from this apps. See how they handle your battery life. The purpose of this is to know the performance of your phone
3. So you feel much better knowing your phone, you can start rooting or installing some replacement apps Go, ADW, Pansi, Popups, keyboards its up to you. But i dont recommend instant rooting when your just getting on foot.
Rooting wont brick the phone, maybe but its in the least.
(I wont be giving links for many threads here are available already. Its hard just to give you everything when researching can't kill one)
WHAT IS ROOTING?
rooting gives you access to the system of your phone. thats it
Soft ROOT-stated in the above
Hard ROOT-gives you access to the commander of the system which allows you to access the device via shell extensions and ADBs
4. Same as step 1. See how does root work for you. Dont just access the system right away using an explorer. look for apps that can help you achieve your desired goal that requires root access. a good start would be RAM tweaks.
5. Removing apps that you dont need. Its the power of Rooting that grants you this. basically, it improves RAM usage and speed of the device especially when "app-example.apk" initiates on its own. ofcourse it increases the capacity of your device.
6. KITCHENS. for a start you can use the UOT kitchen which allows you to modify some parts of the device. as far as i know, mods like transparency, lockscreen and bootanimation wont work on stock dont ask why coz i dunno sorry. so using this kitchen can allow you to change statusbar appearance pull down notif bar, etc.
but, the MAIN concern of a KITCHEN is ROMS.
ROM is the thing that the device reads for it to run properly.
ROM development are for making a benefit that can help a device achieve its fullest performance. Speeding it up, etc.
You can see the Development Page for it
**EXTRAS:
FLASHING
Flashing is a way of updating or down-dating your device.
Odin is the tool used in it.
If KIES wont let u update. Flashing would be good but you just have to download the firmware you want.
PARTITIONING.
since SGY got a small memory for internal, u can use partitions in the SDcard to let it handle some memory for you.
BOOT recovery:
it is where you flash mini updates like rooting CWMod, UOT kitchen mods and others
**Clockworkmod recovery / CWM is a custom CWM it has additional features moreover see for yourself
i guess thats it ill just edit it if somethings new comes
THIS IS FOR NEWBIES, no noob persons exist: ONLY NEWBIES.
hoped this helps you can just PM me for assistance but for now please bear with this simple guide thanks
PS: im no dev but as soon as i got my laptop ill start im just using a netbook and my phone for learning. so thanks
good tutorial for newbies and i try to make a rom,but i dont if can i brick my phone from errors.I read many things before make a rom.
JuSt pReSs THANKS if i HeLLpeD yOu
Yap. Rom manager is not yet working for G-Y dont be afraid. Ive bricked my phone a dozen times alrready.
-- [email protected]
what happens if sm1 bricks his phone??
If soft, phone wouldnt boot properly though can go to download mode
Hard, cant open even boot recovery
-- [email protected]
nice post there man or rather master? hehehe ( you are now my master ) , i really think this thread should be sticky.
very informative for the newbies out there as a head start, keep on posting and helping here master
if they will be needing another moderator here i will surely vote for you
thanks you so much!
it would be nice to include how to make a hard bricked phone to soft brick
ronnieryan said:
it would be nice to include how to make a hard bricked phone to soft brick
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Theres a thread already so i cant make one im just here for those who really want to get on their foot
-- [email protected]
[Guide Lines] HARD / SOFT BRICKS FOR GALAXY Y GT-S5360 MOBILE
musashihatred said:
Theres a thread already so i cant make one im just here for those who really want to get on their foot
-- [email protected]
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ronnieryan said:
it would be nice to include how to make a hard bricked phone to soft brick
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Guidelines for how to solve HARD / SOFT BRICKS problems FOR GALAXY Y GT-S5360 MOBILE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1498327
musashihatred said:
FLASHING
Flashing is a way of updating or down-dating your device.
Odin is the tool used in it.
If KIES wont let u update. Flashing would be good but you just have to download the firmware you want.
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can u make a tutorial(step by step) on how to flash using odin? and how to turn on download mode in galaxy y?
jayem123 said:
nice post there man or rather master? hehehe ( you are now my master ) , i really think this thread should be sticky.
very informative for the newbies out there as a head start, keep on posting and helping here master
if they will be needing another moderator here i will surely vote for you
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aw ) my masteR!!!! long time! D hehe tnx. ^^
ronnieryan said:
can u make a tutorial(step by step) on how to flash using odin? and how to turn on download mode in galaxy y?
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sure thing but it would be really better if you read some threads here. a lot of those stuffs are already here
1. download the rom you needed/wanted
2. download odin v1.85 w/ totoro.pit
3. turnoff phone remove sim + sdcard
4. open odin and put the files into:
boot
pda
csc
modem
something like that. put there the files you downloaded.
check if re partition etc are checked
then now get the data cable, and put the phone into DL-mode
(HOME+VOL-DOWN+POWER) hold till it boots into DL-Mode
pressing VOL UP- continue
VOL DOWN- Cancel
press the vol up so and youll be on DL mode
connect the cable wait for it to be recognized by the Odin, if ok pray and start.
just takes around a min to do so. the phone then reboots automatically. do a hard rest and boot again.
voila
since your a filipino you can check symbianize.com for infos. reading some guides there by our masters will surely help you
*so as the rules say here read threads first before asking though its ok for me. it would be nice if i'd helped you bro
ronnieryan said:
it would be nice to include how to make a hard bricked phone to soft brick
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JTAG-ging is only solution to resurrect
a hard bricked phone..
musashihatred said:
NOTE: Noob is not a really good word. kinda discriminating. newbie better.
THIS will GUIDE how to get on foot if your just starting on Galaxy Y, most probably, ANDROID
1. First Things first. Know your Phone. before doing anything, just be on the stock for a while. Know all the things, settings, install some app and alike. This way, you'll know your way through. See apps like market, Maps and others, check bugs etc.
2. Second part is knowing a basic tweak of your phone, to be exact: BATTERY SAVINGS. Know your way from this apps. See how they handle your battery life. The purpose of this is to know the performance of your phone
3. So you feel much better knowing your phone, you can start rooting or installing some replacement apps Go, ADW, Pansi, Popups, keyboards its up to you. But i dont recommend instant rooting when your just getting on foot.
Rooting wont brick the phone, maybe but its in the least.
(I wont be giving links for many threads here are available already. Its hard just to give you everything when researching can't kill one)
WHAT IS ROOTING?
rooting gives you access to the system of your phone. thats it
Soft ROOT-stated in the above
Hard ROOT-gives you access to the commander of the system which allows you to access the device via shell extensions and ADBs
4. Same as step 1. See how does root work for you. Dont just access the system right away using an explorer. look for apps that can help you achieve your desired goal that requires root access. a good start would be RAM tweaks.
5. Removing apps that you dont need. Its the power of Rooting that grants you this. basically, it improves RAM usage and speed of the device especially when "app-example.apk" initiates on its own. ofcourse it increases the capacity of your device.
6. KITCHENS. for a start you can use the UOT kitchen which allows you to modify some parts of the device. as far as i know, mods like transparency, lockscreen and bootanimation wont work on stock dont ask why coz i dunno sorry. so using this kitchen can allow you to change statusbar appearance pull down notif bar, etc.
but, the MAIN concern of a KITCHEN is ROMS.
ROM is the thing that the device reads for it to run properly.
ROM development are for making a benefit that can help a device achieve its fullest performance. Speeding it up, etc.
You can see the Development Page for it
**EXTRAS:
FLASHING
Flashing is a way of updating or down-dating your device.
Odin is the tool used in it.
If KIES wont let u update. Flashing would be good but you just have to download the firmware you want.
PARTITIONING.
since SGY got a small memory for internal, u can use partitions in the SDcard to let it handle some memory for you.
BOOT recovery:
it is where you flash mini updates like rooting CWMod, UOT kitchen mods and others
**Clockworkmod recovery / CWM is a custom CWM it has additional features moreover see for yourself
i guess thats it ill just edit it if somethings new comes
THIS IS FOR NEWBIES, no noob persons exist: ONLY NEWBIES.
hoped this helps you can just PM me for assistance but for now please bear with this simple guide thanks
PS: im no dev but as soon as i got my laptop ill start im just using a netbook and my phone for learning. so thanks
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I always like this musashihatred guy.
Very active in SGY development issues.
Keep encourage us (the NEWBIES) to learn.
Sent from my GT-S5360 using Tapatalk
bydefault said:
I always like this musashihatred guy.
Very active in SGY development issues.
Keep encourage us (the NEWBIES) to learn.
Sent from my GT-S5360 using Tapatalk
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THANKS MAN
i just dont like some here that, Hey not for noobs or what. not for this.
but ill be selling my phone in the ff day but i wont leave this forum. ill still develop galaxy y ill be getting galaxy s =="
Video tutorial
ronnieryan said:
can u make a tutorial(step by step) on how to flash using odin? and how to turn on download mode in galaxy y?
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http://galaxyygaming.blogspot.in/2012/02/flashing-with-odin.html
Thanks.. really helpful..
I just sold my galaxy y.
i sold it earlier. but pls dont stop sending questions and some guides. ill always be free to answer. ill be getting M130k tom. but i will always be here :d

[Q] Stock camera not working [LG Optimus Me P350]

Let me give you a little background.
Few days back, I rooted my phone. Then I used Titanium Backup to uninstall apps which I thought were not useful like LG TV, Email- should not have done that
Then the phone was somehow did not boot. I looked up internet and tried something- got worse: Emergency mode with yellow screen. Went ahead to a local phone repair shop and he exploited me well to hand me back the phone in working condition
NOW... the problem is camera does not work. It shows a black screen everytime I launch it. Going in Settings->Applications->Manage Applications->All , Camera shows 0 bytes !
Searching on internet I found that I should not have uninstalled the Email app.
Please share some ideas on how I can help myself here. Any help will be appreciated.
PS- I am using Ubuntu on my computer and Froyo.
Holy hell! I had the same problem a long time ago! (Except no uninstalling was involved) It forced my dad to buy me a new phone.
Sent from my GT-P3100 using xda app-developers app
wish I could dump mine too...
So far there has been no solutions
Sent from my LG-P350 using xda app-developers app
Try installing a custom rom, like cyanogenmod
There are multiple ROMs for the LGOME and they have been behaving as any other ROM for any other phone.
Sent from my DROID2 using xda premium
@op
download custom recovery then
boot you phone into fastboot by pressing vol up + call + power button then use
fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery.img
then
fasboot reboot
then download any custom rom that you want and flash that
it will solve your problem
ps: do a google search for more info on fastboot use
PecanCM said:
@op
download custom recovery then
boot you phone into fastboot by pressing vol up + call + power button then use
fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery.img
then
fasboot reboot
then download any custom rom that you want and flash that
it will solve your problem
ps: do a google search for more info on fastboot use
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or if you cba to do that, look in my signature. does it all for you
antdking said:
or if you cba to do that, look in my signature. does it all for you
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ohh i yeah i forgot your toolkit by some funny things
Cleaned thread.
OP, I would advise, as you ask questions like the one you posted, verify the information posted before you attempt anything. If someone says that if you install a custom ROM on your device, it'll brick; go to the DEV threads, and check out other peoples experiences. You should also spend a ton of time researching before you start messing with your device. MOST of the big trouble people get into is not reading and asking enough questions. If you want to root, find out how to do it, AND how to fix it if it breaks, before you flash a custom ROM, find out how to do it AND how to get back to stock if you need to. The more you learn, the less the chances are that you'll end up in trouble
Just my 2¢
kangi26 said:
Cleaned thread.
OP, I would advise, as you ask questions like the one you posted, verify the information posted before you attempt anything. If someone says that if you install a custom ROM on your device, it'll brick; go to the DEV threads, and check out other peoples experiences. You should also spend a ton of time researching before you start messing with your device. MOST of the big trouble people get into is not reading and asking enough questions. If you want to root, find out how to do it, AND how to fix it if it breaks, before you flash a custom ROM, find out how to do it AND how to get back to stock if you need to. The more you learn, the less the chances are that you'll end up in trouble
Just my 2¢
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I think I did that mistake earlier. Read something about rooting and went straight ahead to brick the phone. I am hoping to have a clearer understanding of things this time. Since I am newbie, it will take effort. But this forum has so many experts and people are willing to contribute- I am sure I will learn a lot in the company of you guys.
I will dive in the DEV threads as you adviced. Thank you so much guys You are all my Santa Claus
Probable solution for the my camera problem?
kangi26 said:
Cleaned thread.
OP, I would advise, as you ask questions like the one you posted, verify the information posted before you attempt anything. If someone says that if you install a custom ROM on your device, it'll brick; go to the DEV threads, and check out other peoples experiences. You should also spend a ton of time researching before you start messing with your device. MOST of the big trouble people get into is not reading and asking enough questions. If you want to root, find out how to do it, AND how to fix it if it breaks, before you flash a custom ROM, find out how to do it AND how to get back to stock if you need to. The more you learn, the less the chances are that you'll end up in trouble
Just my 2¢
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If I use this thread, would it fix my camera ? I am not sure HOW should I install though, but of all the things I have read around here, it seems this might help. Please give your views whether I should go with this
If yes, could you please point me some link with detailed instructions ( the post assumes I know the HOW part ) ?
If you are using Froyo, give a try on it. Follow carefully the steps to how flash a ROM. If you already has an recovery, life is easier. If not, search on net about it =D
Any guides for Ubuntu 12.10
DarkRising said:
If you are using Froyo, give a try on it. Follow carefully the steps to how flash a ROM. If you already has an recovery, life is easier. If not, search on net about it =D
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Awesome ! The problem is I do not have access to any windows system and all the guides that are floating around seem to be for that OS. If you happen to know a guide for Ubuntu, kindly share it with me please...
tatsat said:
Awesome ! The problem is I do not have access to any windows system and all the guides that are floating around seem to be for that OS. If you happen to know a guide for Ubuntu, kindly share it with me please...
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did you installed recovery ? if not then use ubuntu version of antdking's toolkit or use fastboot
Tat, read my pm
Sent from my GT-P3100 using xda app-developers app
No recovery
PecanCM said:
did you installed recovery ? if not then use ubuntu version of antdking's toolkit or use fastboot
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To be honest, I was confused with people talking about Clockwork and Nandroid- and I was stupid enough to try not finding out So, No. There is no recovery but on the bright side, I will do that as the first thing from next time onwards

[Q] Possibly bricked... Or is it??

Hi guys... First post here as i seem to be stuck.. My phone is a DHD.
I'm not new to rooting or custom ROM's as i often change the ROM on my phone easily without any problems.. Done it 40-50 times now. Never had a problem. I'm used to the AAHK and know what i'm doing.. However, last night i got fed up of the ROM i had, been having some teething troubles lately so figured i'd put it back to stock and then root again and flash a new ROM, this always solves my problems. Now i always have a few others stored on my SD card incase one won't work (i sometimes get the bad installation, aborted) message and i'm not left without a working ROM, but wanted to unroot and put back to stock so opened the AAHK and proceeded as normal to do so ..
Everything was running fine, writing codes as it should, then when it came to the radio downgrade, it got to a part where it usually moves on to the next stage fairly quickly, but this time it just hung.. I left it a few mins to see if it would carry on, no such luck.. I had no choice but to remove the cable and try again.. Now i'm not a fan of removing cables midway through, but it would have just hung forever so i had no choice..
Anyway.. I can still access the CWM screen and have tried every option to get it to do something, but no matter what i do, i can't get past either the white HTC screen or the Black background with the red triangle.. The files are still there on my SD card obviously, i can access them via a card reader, it's just the phone won't move on as i'm guessing the downgrade being interrupted left it with corrupt data... I would have thought running the AAHK again would have started from scratch and just re-run, but this obviously isn't the case.. Any ideas what to do?
RyanH77 said:
Hi guys... First post here as i seem to be stuck.. My phone is a DHD.
I'm not new to rooting or custom ROM's as i often change the ROM on my phone easily without any problems.. Done it 40-50 times now. Never had a problem. I'm used to the AAHK and know what i'm doing.. However, last night i got fed up of the ROM i had, been having some teething troubles lately so figured i'd put it back to stock and then root again and flash a new ROM, this always solves my problems. Now i always have a few others stored on my SD card incase one won't work (i sometimes get the bad installation, aborted) message and i'm not left without a working ROM, but wanted to unroot and put back to stock so opened the AAHK and proceeded as normal to do so ..
Everything was running fine, writing codes as it should, then when it came to the radio downgrade, it got to a part where it usually moves on to the next stage fairly quickly, but this time it just hung.. I left it a few mins to see if it would carry on, no such luck.. I had no choice but to remove the cable and try again.. Now i'm not a fan of removing cables midway through, but it would have just hung forever so i had no choice..
Anyway.. I can still access the CWM screen and have tried every option to get it to do something, but no matter what i do, i can't get past either the white HTC screen or the Black background with the red triangle.. The files are still there on my SD card obviously, i can access them via a card reader, it's just the phone won't move on as i'm guessing the downgrade being interrupted left it with corrupt data... I would have thought running the AAHK again would have started from scratch and just re-run, but this obviously isn't the case.. Any ideas what to do?
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Why are you running the Hack Kit being S-OFF? there is no use in doing that. You could have flashed a different rom from recovery after doing a full wipe and everything might have been solved, if it was a software issue.
glevitan said:
Why are you running the Hack Kit being S-OFF? there is no use in doing that. You could have flashed a different rom from recovery after doing a full wipe and everything might have been solved, if it was a software issue.
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Yes i realise that.. That's how i always flashed new ROM's. i could have a new ROM installed in minutes that way, but the reason i was running the hack kit was to put it back to S-ON and stock RUU.. As far as i was aware you had to run the hack kit to put it back to stock, that's the only way of doing it is it not?..
But that's not the problem, my problem now is, getting the phone to show some signs of wanting to get past either screen.
RyanH77 said:
Yes i realise that.. That's how i always flashed new ROM's. i could have a new ROM installed in minutes that way, but the reason i was running the hack kit was to put it back to S-ON and stock RUU.. As far as i was aware you had to run the hack kit to put it back to stock, that's the only way of doing it is it not?..
But that's not the problem, my problem now is, getting the phone to show some signs of wanting to find get past either screen.
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Are you still S-OFF? then flash recovery again and then a custom rom. Problem solve. If you want to revert to stock, then do that first and the set S-ON the second time...just in case.
glevitan said:
Are you still S-OFF? then flash recovery again and then a custom rom. Problem solve. If you want to revert to stock, then do that first and the set S-ON the second time...just in case.
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Yes it is still S-OFF, but it won't let me flash anything, run bootloader, access the SD card or i wouldn't have the problem i have..
If i hold volume down and power, i get the usual screen with fastboot, recovery, factory reset, simlock and image crc.. I've tried every one of these apart from the simlock with the same results.. Nothing.. If i select recovery, it flashes the white HTC screen as if it's going to boot, then i get the black phone with the red triangle and it won't go any further.. If i hold volume up and power at that stage, it gives me the apply sdcard:update.zip (which i can't seem to access or just don't have, i'm not sure) and the wipe data/factory reset and cache options..
The only thing it tells me on the screen is E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
I fear i can't do anything with this phone, even trying to get the hack kit to run is a pain and keeps giving me several errors including the ECHO OFF message. I presume this is because having done the wipe cache and data, i've removed the usb debugging priviliges..
RyanH77 said:
Yes it is still S-OFF, but it won't let me flash anything, run bootloader, access the SD card or i wouldn't have the problem i have..
If i hold volume down and power, i get the usual screen with fastboot, recovery, factory reset, simlock and image crc.. I've tried every one of these apart from the simlock with the same results.. Nothing.. If i select recovery, it flashes the white HTC screen as if it's going to boot, then i get the black phone with the red triangle and it won't go any further.. If i hold volume up and power at that stage, it gives me the apply sdcard:update.zip (which i can't seem to access or just don't have, i'm not sure) and the wipe data/factory reset and cache options..
The only thing it tells me on the screen is E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
I fear i can't do anything with this phone, even trying to get the hack kit to run is a pain and keeps giving me several errors including the ECHO OFF message. I presume this is because having done the wipe cache and data, i've removed the usb debugging priviliges..
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You have to flash a recovery in fastboot.....no other way will work.
glevitan said:
You have to flash a recovery in fastboot.....no other way will work.
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How do i do that exactly?? If i select fastboot, it takes me to the next screen which has bootloader, reboot, reboot bootloader and power down, and again, no matter what i press it won't open any external folders or do anything..
RyanH77 said:
How do i do that exactly?? If i select fastboot, it takes me to the next screen which has bootloader, reboot, reboot bootloader and power down, and again, no matter what i press it won't open any external folders or do anything..
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ok, if it is ok with you, I can connect over teamviewer and do it for you to show you how to do it....send the ID and PASS in a PM.
glevitan said:
ok, if it is ok with you, I can connect over teamviewer and do it for you to show you how to do it....send the ID and PASS in a PM.
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What ID and PASS?? I don't understand? Where would i find them??
RyanH77 said:
What ID and PASS?? I don't understand? Where would i find them??
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Are you reading what I wrote?? if you are interested, I can connect to your PC via teamviewer (http://www.teamviewer.com) but I need the ID and PASS to do it.
RyanH77 said:
What ID and PASS?? I don't understand? Where would i find them??
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Ryan, from now on, know that if you lie on what you did your phone to someone trying to help you is the worst thing ever. Not only because it won't help to fix it but also because I could also have scr*wed your device by doing some flashing on a messed bootloader.
Lying is the worst strategy ever....I am done. You won't get any help from me anymore. Congrats.
glevitan said:
Ryan, from now on, know that if you lie on what you did your phone to someone trying to help you is the worst thing ever. Not only because it won't help to fix it but also because I could also have scr*wed your device by doing some flashing on a messed bootloader.
Lying is the worst strategy ever....I am done. You won't get any help from me anymore. Congrats.
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You've misread the situation.. I didn't lie to you about anything, ok, i was unsure of what i'd done, but i certainly didn't ask for help to mislead you and help break my phone. Why would i do that??? I genuinely got stuck with a problem that i didn't know how to get out of.. To be honest i've never had a problem with it before and didn't realise you had to know every single piece of info about it, most of which you forget whilst trying to sort it anyway, and i can't remember if it was flashed previously with a stock ROM or not, but what you mentioned sounded familiar which is why i said i think it might have been, but i can't be 100% certain on that..
I feel bad that you saw it as misleading, as i didn't feel i had been, and that certainly wasn't my intention.. But even though you are unwilling to help me again, i thank you very much for the help you gave me, without you it would still be in a useless state. Thankfully, i have managed to get it working perfectly again and will be more careful in future..
glevitan said:
Ryan, from now on, know that if you lie on what you did your phone to someone trying to help you is the worst thing ever. Not only because it won't help to fix it but also because I could also have scr*wed your device by doing some flashing on a messed bootloader.
Lying is the worst strategy ever....I am done. You won't get any help from me anymore. Congrats.
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What's wrong with you dude?
If someone doesn't have a knowledge on something (misunderstoods, etc..) it doesn't mean hes lying, lol.
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What's wrong with you dude?
If someone doesn't have a knowledge on something (misunderstoods, etc..) it doesn't mean hes lying, lol.
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Maybe you don´t have a clue on what happened. What's up with me? I will tell you what is going on...i spend many hours of my life helping people in here and in the Hack Kit IRC Support Channel for free, I do it because I enjoy it and don't expect anything in return.
But the worst thing ever is to come accross someone that lies about what he did to his phone. I have been around this site for about 2 years now and never made a brick, do you know why? because I always make sure to follow instructions and ask people what they did in order to provide the best fix, if possible.
When you spend and hour trying to figure out what is going on and trying to flash something and then find out that a froyo RUU might have been flashed (perhaps, I don´t know, not sure...WTF???) and what you did might have scr*wed his phone, it really makes me angry and feel cheated.
To sum up, my time...my decision...maybe you can help him yourself instead of questioning me.
glevitan said:
Maybe you don´t have a clue on what happened. What's up with me? I will tell you what is going on...i spend many hours of my life helping people in here and in the Hack Kit IRC Support Channel for free, I do it because I enjoy it and don't expect anything in return.
But the worst thing ever is to come accross someone that lies about what he did to his phone. I have been around this site for about 2 years now and never made a brick, do you know why? because I always make sure to follow instructions and ask people what they did in order to provide the best fix, if possible.
When you spend and hour trying to figure out what is going on and trying to flash something and then find out that a froyo RUU might have been flashed (perhaps, I don´t know, not sure...WTF???) and what you did might have scr*wed his phone, it really makes me angry and feel cheated.
To sum up, my time...my decision...maybe you can help him yourself instead of questioning me.
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Like SmOgER said before you Glevitan, i wasn't lying, you just got annoyed with me because i didn't give you 100% of the info you needed, and the only reason for that was because i didn't know it!! When you think you're phone is playing up, you try various ways to get it right again, i'm sorry i don't keep track of every little step i did and i'm sorry this displeased you. But a liar i am not.. The term more appropriate would be clueless!!
You have to accept that us newbies just don't know anywhere near as much about these phones and how they work as you do.. It doesn't mean i lied.. What you see as a misrepresentation of facts doesn't mean i am a liar, it just means i didn't give you the info you wanted, simply because i didn't know it, not that i was withholding it on purpose, THAT would have been bad!!
I am no expert like you, i just root and ROM like most people and hope that it goes right...
Like i said before, i really appreciate the time you took to help me and didn't go unnoticed, and it's great that you help people like me for free, but maybe you should take it a bit easier on the newbies if they're not so expert.. My 1st post asking for help and i already feel like i'm not welcome anymore.. That's pretty bad for such a big community!!
SmOgER.. At least YOU understood where i was coming from..
1. Flashing a Froyo RUU is an important stop on the quick path to bricking your phone, and that warning is splashed all over AAHK and other documentation. That's why glevitan is so upset about not being told of the possibility that you might have done it: it's very bad, and users should know that it's very bad, and it wastes a lot of time.
2. Not knowing what you're doing and messing with your phone, and then not keeping track of what you're doing, is extremely unwise. When helping out on XDA, I personally don't expect everyone to know everything, but taking basic precautions really does seem like common sense.
3. Next time, read similar threads that came before you and ask the community. For example: I have X problem. I have researched and found Y and Z thread links with similar symptoms. I am considering trying what A suggested in Y. Is that the wisest course of action? Then you show that you have done your part in solving your own problem, and the community will respect that, even if you're way off base.
Obviously, I personally wasn't there on teamviewer, so I have no idea about the clueless v. lying thing.
bananagranola said:
1. Flashing a Froyo RUU is an important stop on the quick path to bricking your phone, and that warning is splashed all over AAHK and other documentation. That's why glevitan is so upset about not being told of the possibility that you might have done it: it's very bad, and users should know that it's very bad, and it wastes a lot of time.
2. Not knowing what you're doing and messing with your phone, and then not keeping track of what you're doing, is extremely unwise. When helping out on XDA, I personally don't expect everyone to know everything, but taking basic precautions really does seem like common sense.
3. Next time, read similar threads that came before you and ask the community. For example: I have X problem. I have researched and found Y and Z thread links with similar symptoms. I am considering trying what A suggested in Y. Is that the wisest course of action? Then you show that you have done your part in solving your own problem, and the community will respect that, even if you're way off base.
Obviously, I personally wasn't there on teamviewer, so I have no idea about the clueless v. lying thing.
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Yes i understand what you're saying, and i appreciate most of it. However, it's not often practical or even possible in some cases to write down or note everything you do in a documented fashion.. And like you might have previously missed, i have flashed various ROM's 40-50 times, and the AAHK has worked perfectly for me everytime except the last where it took it upon itself to just freeze on me, it was a computer issue, not a human error.. Also, why would reflashing a Froyo RUU to a phone that was originally shipped as a Froyo unit cause any problems??
I don't understand that part..
One final note, i did have a look through similar threads, but there are so may threads with similar symptoms that it's hard to sift through them all for a definitive answer, and even when you do read them, only one or two parts might be relevant, if any.. So it's quicker to come straight out and ask rather than waste hours trawling through them all to no avail i think.
Whatever happened doesn't matter anymore. Lesson learned.
You seem like a nice guy. Let's back on topic.
Is the issue solved or not?
Try to state what is the current issue. What was the state of the phone when it was working. What happened or what were you trying to do when it got messed up. What have you tried so far. Etc, etc, etc. The more the info the better.
Edit: Nevermind. You *******, you flashed a froyo hboot on your HTC Inspire/DHD after we’ve warned NOT to for over a year. Here’s the fix:
Sent from a dream.
RyanH77 said:
Yes i understand what you're saying, and i appreciate most of it. However, it's not often practical or even possible in some cases to write down or note everything you do in a documented fashion.. And like you might have previously missed, i have flashed various ROM's 40-50 times, and the AAHK has worked perfectly for me everytime except the last where it took it upon itself to just freeze on me, it was a computer issue, not a human error.. Also, why would reflashing a Froyo RUU to a phone that was originally shipped as a Froyo unit cause any problems??
I don't understand that part..
One final note, i did have a look through similar threads, but there are so may threads with similar symptoms that it's hard to sift through them all for a definitive answer, and even when you do read them, only one or two parts might be relevant, if any.. So it's quicker to come straight out and ask rather than waste hours trawling through them all to no avail i think.
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It is not about if you are an expert or not...I am not, belive me. But I am wise enough to read and try to learn. Doing things like a monkey will not excuse you.
If you don't understand, maybe it is time for you to buy an Iphone. Hacking is not for the lazy b*stards who don't even know what they do. And belive me, your story is hard to belive, running the Hack Kit with a custom rom is not possible...you should have got stuck, that is how it works.
YOUR PHONE....YOUR PROBLEM...I don't give a penny for it.
glevitan said:
It is not about if you are an expert or not...I am not, belive me. But I am wise enough to read and try to learn. Doing things like a monkey will not excuse you.
If you don't understand, maybe it is time for you to buy an Iphone. Hacking is not for the lazy b*stards who don't even know what they do. And belive me, your story is hard to belive, running the Hack Kit with a custom rom is not possible...you should have got stuck, that is how it works.
YOUR PHONE....YOUR PROBLEM...I don't give a penny for it.
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I wouldn't be seen dead with an iPhone.. I hate Apple and Apple products for that specific reason. They don't give the freedom of open source and don't allow real control. But i will be more careful in future and learn from my mistakes.. However, i'm not a lazy bastard hacker as you so put it, and i don't care for the accusation of being one either, please be careful what you say in future as statements like that are completely uncalled for ..
I understand you are somewhat unhappy with me, but please don't resort to slating me. I wouldn't do the same to you if you were wrong.
And yes Teichopsia.. I am a nice guy, thank you for noticing.. I realise now i made a mistake and i just got stuck, but the phone is now running absolutely flawlessly thank you..

[Q] By this point, i just want my phone back...

Its 2:30 in the morning. Its been all day. I dont come to ask a question on XDA unless i literally cannot for the life of me find the answer anywhere else on the whole of google.
For me, whether someone can help me here will make or break me writing off android as the worst operating system ever made, and moving back to iPhone full time.
Ill cut it short. I've owned PLENTY of android devices. All rooted and rommed and modded to my hearts content. Recently traded my i5 for a Galaxy Note 2- i317 AT&T. Rooted first night and running jedi xp14 ever since. Loved it.
Earlier today im jamming to some music with my new Monster Inspirations that i got brand new for half off (great deal). Phone reboots. Comes back. It has a circle with a slash across it (cancel sign) where my signal used to be. Im looking through settings when it reboots again. I soon realize every set amount of time (about 87 seconds) it just crashes and reboots. Flash a different rom. No signal. Reboots. Go back to old rom. Same problem. Attempt clockworkmod restore. No md5sum (it says mismatch.... Clockworkmod recovery is the most POS, stupid, moronic recovery have ever witnessed in my life. the status 7 fails and no ability to say F**K IT, IDC about md5sum JUST FLASH IT BECAUSE THIS IS AN EMERGENCY is just plain ignorant development.) I cant restore. I cant flash a different rom. No one i know knows what to do. No one on the internet seems to have the same problem. I could lose my job if i dont have a fully functioning phone by tomorrow with email and call capabilities.
I have no idea how to use odin aside from when i rooted my note 2 as i cant actually find a guide for it. i have a mame0142.zip thats apparently a AT&T modem i can flash and might save the day. I have no idea how to use it. I'm expected to know everything about everything. No begnngers guides. Im also out of state, in Florida, and now without a phone. Luckily i have a laptop, so i might have a chance at this. This is actually an emergency. I literally cannot sleep tonight until i know my phone is going to be working tomorrow. If its not i'll be driving over it with my Beetle and going to buy an i5 because i can't wait. I need my phone for my job. Also i have a lot of respect for the people of XDA, but please don't call me stupid, tech illiterate, a sheep, or blind because i would rather switch to Apple then have my phone have a critical failure from listening to Mixzing.
I feel like flashing the stock At&T i317 Modem/ Radio will fix the problem. Anyone who knows wher ei can find that and then what to do with that once i get it would greatly be appreciated.
I've no idea what caused this or how to fix it. I really, really, really dont care what has to be done, but my phone NEEDS to work by tomorrow.I dont care what rom/kernel/ anything it has to run to get it back to working, because if i cant get it fixed it's just going right in the trash. ANY help would be appreciated. I really don't want to spend money right now.
Thank you for your time reading my problem.
I cant be too helpful or give you a step by step guide but ill try to point you in the right direction
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052779
Use that as a guide to get back to 100% stock and ill try to monitor this thread for an hour or so if you need a hand with anything
mrevankyle said:
I cant be too helpful or give you a step by step guide but ill try to point you in the right direction
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052779
Use that as a guide to get back to 100% stock
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Thanks, it's certainly better then nothing. If it works its good enough for me. I can always re-root it later. My phones so glitched it still may not work though. Ill update if this works or not. Thanks again.
Dragosylt said:
Thanks, it's certainly better then nothing. If it works its good enough for me. I can always re-root it later. My phones so glitched it still may not work though. Ill update if this works or not. Thanks again.
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Im not seeing anything here thats going to do anything for me aside from flash a stock rom, and its not going too smoothly either. Can you send me a link to the stock Modem/ Radio as well? it seems like thats the big issue.
Thread with all the files
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987541&highlight=modem
Back to stock Package
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844
Direct link to At&t modem from first link
http://d-h.st/QCG
mrevankyle said:
Thread with all the files
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987541&highlight=modem
Back to stock Package
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844
Direct link to At&t modem from first link
http://d-h.st/QCG
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Awesome, thank you. now, I havent seen a good thread on what exactly you do with a Modem, or at least not one for a beginner. Can i flash it from CWM same as a kernel or rom or is this something that needs special treatment on a computer or something?
That modem is CWM/TWRP flashable. A good check is normally to open up the zip if it has a META-INF its normally a CWM file. If it has a .pda ect its an odin file
mrevankyle said:
That modem is CWM/TWRP flashable. A good check is normally to open up the zip if it has a META-INF its normally a CWM file. If it has a .pda ect its an odin file
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Thank you, thats great information and good to know. Ill update with results in a minute.
mrevankyle said:
That modem is CWM/TWRP flashable. A good check is normally to open up the zip if it has a META-INF its normally a CWM file. If it has a .pda ect its an odin file
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Sir, in the name of all that is good and buttery, you have single handedly been more helpful then all of the internet today. My problem has been fixed, and i feel i owe you a beer. For now ill just hit thanks and go pass out, but rest assured that you have managed to save me from the grasp of Apple. Thanks! (Flashing the modem worked wonders.)
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Sir, in the name of all that is good and buttery, you have single handedly been more helpful then all of the internet today. My problem has been fixed, and i feel i owe you a beer. For now ill just hit thanks and go pass out, but rest assured that you have managed to save me from the grasp of Apple. Thanks! (Flashing the modem worked wonders.)
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Glad to be of assistance. Have a good one. And dont thank me so much as the people who wrote the guides and posted the files
Dragosylt said:
Sir, in the name of all that is good and buttery, you have single handedly been more helpful then all of the internet today. My problem has been fixed, and i feel i owe you a beer. For now ill just hit thanks and go pass out, but rest assured that you have managed to save me from the grasp of Apple. Thanks! (Flashing the modem worked wonders.)
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And please try not to judge android too harshly ...
The note 2 is an excellent device....and worthy of the credits it receives...
The beauty is it's simplicity....
After all ....you've managed to take a borked up device and flash the entire OS in minutes...
A feat that you couldn't dream of with apple...
Well done...and happy flashing...g
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