So, I flashed DK28 on my wifes Epic 4g the other day, and it killed the ability for USB Connectivity. No mounting, no tether, nada. I know what caused it, which was flashing with Odin. What I need to do is revert it back to DI18. To do that, I need to root the phone so I can install Rom Manager to flash CWM back to the phone and then flash DI18 back to the phone.
Before anyone asks, I've tried every possible solution to get passed the "USB Device not recognized" error." Including:
New cables (5 to be exact)
Different USB ports
USB Debugging on and off
Uninstall/Reinstall Drivers
Shutdown PC and unplug power cable for a few minutes
Nothing works. I was wondering if I could root it by copying the CWM files to the SD Card and using Terminal Emulator to run the commands to copy the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin file and the super user APK to obtain root. Is this possible? Is there any method at all that I can use to get root access without the use of a USB cable? I've also tried that Universal root APK, and that didn't work either. Thanks in advance.
EDIT If you've tried everything, but can't get it to work. Try bending the little "tooth" within the usb port back towards the front of the phone, just a TINY bit. Thank you thank you thank you so much to squshy 7 for the idea. It worked like a champ!
you actually don't need to be rooted to go back to Di18. Just flash it in odin using the stock .tar file
follow these instructions and flash back to 2.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700#Odin_Stock_Flashing
does odin recognize the phone when you put it in download mode? (press 1 + power button)
Download mode also does not work. I can get into Download mode, but upon plugging in the device, I'm presented with the same "USB device not recognized" error.
z4root will root without a pc.
This thread has a clockwork flashable di18 rom plus modem.
And if you have trouble with rom manager, there is a manual way to install cwm.
and
tetshi said:
I was wondering if I could root it by copying the CWM files to the SD Card and using Terminal Emulator to run the commands to copy the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin file and the super user APK to obtain root. Is this possible?
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I don't think so.
I think you can't modify permissions to run rageagainstthecage unless you use adb or have root access. The good news is, if you can get rageagainstthecage to run, you can use a terminal program to do the rest.
But z4root will not run on DK28 if I've read correctly. 2.2.1 patched the vulnerability that z4root was using to root people. So I'm still SOL. =( Thanks anyway though.
Can you take the SD card out and transfer the files to clockwork that way?
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Can you take the SD card out and transfer the files to clockwork that way?
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He doesn't have clockwork.
The OP might be able to do it with adb over wifi. Open run.bat from the one-click in a text editor and follow along. Once you run rageagainstthecage you will have root until you reboot and you can do the rest from a terminal emulator without adb.
I can use ADB over Wifi? Can you give me more information on this method? I have the files for CWM 3.0 ready to go, I just need a way to flash it to the phone, and since I don't have root - I'm sort of at a lose. This has given me hope!
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I can use ADB over Wifi? Can you give me more information on this method?
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The link in my post above leads to a program to do adb over wifi. I haven't tried rooting with it, so I don't know for sure if it will work for that. There appear to be several utilities on the market that do this. Just search "adb."
And if it does work, or you find an alternative that works, please let us know so we can tell others who are having a problem with usb connectivity.
Oh trust me, if I figure this out - I intend to write an entire guide for people having the same issue. This is the most annoying thing in the world. I should have at least flashed CWM2.5 first, but nooooo... Sheesh.
If it makes you feel better, flashing cwm 2.5.1.0 wouldn't have helped you. Odin wipes it out and puts the stock recovery back.
That does sort of make me feel a little better. I know there has to be a way to do this. I can remote into the device with an wireless SSH server, but I can't run ADB commands on that, and it says it supports wireless ADB also, and I can get ADB to connect, but every time I try to run a command it says "device offline."
Ugh, this is driving me crazy. I know for a fact there is way to do this, I just need to put all these puzzle pieces together.
Just my 2 cents...
But I too had the usb not recognized error...went through all the common solutions and after hours I was losing hope...
But you know what fixed it? Turns out the little usb "tooth" in the phone must have been bent *slightly* down. Because when I stuck a small clothes pin in there and bent it up a little bit, abra kadabra.
Just a thought...because there was absolutely no reason that tooth could have been bent down from anything other than me simply unplugging the phone the last time before I ran in to the problem...it could be your problem too
Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
squshy 7 said:
Just my 2 cents...
But I too had the usb not recognized error...went through all the common solutions and after hours I was losing hope...
But you know what fixed it? Turns out the little usb "tooth" in the phone must have been bent *slightly* down. Because when I stuck a small clothes pin in there and bent it up a little bit, abra kadabra.
Just a thought...because there was absolutely no reason that tooth could have been bent down from anything other than me simply unplugging the phone the last time before I ran in to the problem...it could be your problem too
Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
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Ooooooo, I never tried that yet. I think I'll go ahead and do that and I'll report back once I get the results. Thanks for the idea!
EDIT Oh my god!! IT WORKED! Yes! Thank you so much for the idea. I can not believe it was something that simple. The minute I bent the "tooth" back into place, it worked amazingly. Oh man, you are awesome! Thank you!
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Ooooooo, I never tried that yet. I think I'll go ahead and do that and I'll report back once I get the results. Thanks for the idea!
EDIT Oh my god!! IT WORKED! Yes! Thank you so much for the idea. I can not believe it was something that simple. The minute I bent the "tooth" back into place, it worked amazingly. Oh man, you are awesome! Thank you!
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Ahhh *****in! I'm glad to hear it...I have a feeling that's the problem with anybody else who has had that "bug". Now I'm off to solve world hunger.
Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
Awesome! I'm glad to hear you got it solved.
I wonder how often this is the cause of people's connection issues.
DiGi760 said:
Awesome! I'm glad to hear you got it solved.
I wonder how often this is the cause of people's connection issues.
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I'm willing to bet quite often. As I stated, the ONLY possible cause of that problem was simply unplugging it (or plugging it in)..because literally it was working, I pulled it out for something, then plugged it back in and that was when the problem started. It was only after looking at my girlfriends LG rumour's micro usb port that I noticed a very *slight* difference in the space between its "tooth" and the bottom (the wider edge) and the space of mine..I'm debating on adding it to the wiki...and possibly reporting it to samsung. Should qualify as a hardware defect.
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Wow that's gooD. I don't have any problems yet but if I do I'll try that one. Good find.
You guys rock! I had the exact same problem for the past week and it was seriously depressing me. I couldn't upgrade, couldn't send it back to samsung (since I couldn't return to stock), etc. Stuck a guitar pick in there and like magic ... back in business.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! now that my hardware problem is fixed I can get back to screwing up the software on my phone!
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I've been trying to root my epic 2.2 with gingerbreak and it doesn't work. I've done It before and now it says "Not sure what happened.exploit failed or reboot failed. Reboot manually and see if you have Superuser" I did everything right
Does anyone know how to fix this?
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I've been trying to root my epic 2.2 with gingerbreak and it doesn't work. I've done It before and now it says "Not sure what happened.exploit failed or reboot failed. Reboot manually and see if you have Superuser" I did everything right
Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Use the 1 click
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Use the 1 click
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Which one?
The one for cwm 3.0.2.5
if you cant live large, look big in the coffin!!!
Also, supposedly, gingerbreak only works on phones that have odined to ec05. That's the consensus at least.
Sent from my perfect epic
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The one for cwm 3.0.2.5
if you cant live large, look big in the coffin!!!
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I keep getting "phone not connected" any suggestions
I have tried all available options for troubleshooting and can not figure it out. The drivers are good, different cords, different Root techniques, I mean everything ... but my phone won't connect even after re-installing the samsung drivers.
Windows Vista
64 bit
phone EC05
firmware 2.2.1
stock everything
hooover said:
I keep getting "phone not connected" any suggestions
I have tried all available options for troubleshooting and can not figure it out. The drivers are good, different cords, different Root techniques, I mean everything ... but my phone won't connect even after re-installing the samsung drivers.
Windows Vista
64 bit
phone EC05
firmware 2.2.1
stock everything
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Did you try a different usb port or a different pc, if available?
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zanderman112 said:
Did you try a different usb port or a different pc, if available?
Sent from my perfect epic
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I have tried all ports on my PC, no I haven't tried to use another PC though.
I just Rooted my friends brand new epic 10 days ago. I just can't figure out how to make my device connect as itself instead of "unknown"
Try the Bonsai MasterKey Unlocker, you will like it better than the stock CWM 3.0.2.5
Sent from Bonsai 7.1.1.1
I am also going thru the same senerial a you... if you find a "fix" for this will you please reply....like wise from me. I have even tried putting th e epic in "DL" mode. But odin does not acknowlege my phone. Hit me up . Thnx.
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Get a better usb cable radioshack has gold tip usb cables they always work. Or go too verizon and buy the usb cable for the droid pro
Top Nurse said:
Try the Bonsai MasterKey Unlocker, you will like it better than the stock CWM 3.0.2.5
Sent from Bonsai 7.1.1.1
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I second this
pacoz said:
I am also going thru the same senerial a you... if you find a "fix" for this will you please reply....like wise from me. I have even tried putting th e epic in "DL" mode. But odin does not acknowlege my phone. Hit me up . Thnx.
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Before Odin can detect it you must first make sure your computer can detect your phone. That way you'll know if the drivers work fine. If it does then get a new USB cable to connect it while using odin. I got a rocketfish usb cable and it works better than the samsung one...or any usb cable such as a blackberry's works fine.
hooover said:
I have tried all ports on my PC, no I haven't tried to use another PC though.
I just Rooted my friends brand new epic 10 days ago. I just can't figure out how to make my device connect as itself instead of "unknown"
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When trying to root make sure you aren't using a stock samsung usb cable. Some have been successful using them while rooting but for most it sucks. Are you enabling usb debugging?
I am having the same problem. Gingerbreak failed to run with the same error, and no amount of different cable or port (tried three of each) will avoid the phone not connected message when attempting one click root. I'd love to hear ideas to resolve either of these or other rooting options.
Update - tried the Bonsai unlocker mentioned in this thread, and tried the one click method on a second machine to which I had never connected my device. In all cases, got a phone connection failure. And yes, I have enabled USB debugging, and when I disable it, I am able to mount the phone just fine and see the external memory card, so there's nothing wrong with the USB port or cable. I have a relatively new replacement phone that came preloaded with Froyo. Maybe something has been done to newer devices to disable this ability? Can't imagine what else could be wrong.
thanks,
-- robert
rmingee said:
I am having the same problem. Gingerbreak failed to run with the same error, and no amount of different cable or port (tried three of each) will avoid the phone not connected message when attempting one click root. I'd love to hear ideas to resolve either of these or other rooting options.
Update - tried the Bonsai unlocker mentioned in this thread, and tried the one click method on a second machine to which I had never connected my device. In all cases, got a phone connection failure. And yes, I have enabled USB debugging, and when I disable it, I am able to mount the phone just fine and see the external memory card, so there's nothing wrong with the USB port or cable. I have a relatively new replacement phone that came preloaded with Froyo. Maybe something has been done to newer devices to disable this ability? Can't imagine what else could be wrong.
thanks,
-- robert
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My bad - apparently I didn't have the right drivers installed. I assumed since I could connect in USB mode without debugging I had the right drivers, but apparently not. Sorry to bother. In case anyone else runs into this, I apparently can't post a URL to help you, so go look for a post on the Epic "All Things Root" forum on Android Forums,
It appears I am successfully rooted after having to reboot the phone once after a failure the first time I ran. Woohoo! Now I can do a true full backup.
-- robert
The only way I could get mine to work (I would get the same errors using gingerbreak) I restored the phone to factory settings using the samsung recovery mode. Press power volume down and camera button. Your volume buttons are used to highlight the text and the home key is used to select. Wipe cache 3 times, and wipe the dalvick (spelled wrong) 3 times, then reset phone back to factory settings through here. Remember you will lose everything so back up your apps using AppBrain. I ran GingerBreak again and it worked perfectly. I would also get the same errors when trying to odin. Its been that way everysince I updated to 2.2. By the way I am EC05, did that before I updated because I was running midNight Rom.
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I was angry at my current rom which was on MTD so i decided just to you the old samsung "phone flash utility" (Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13.exe) that was uploaded on their site like a year ago to go back to stock. well i think since the phone was MTD it didnt work and now its stock at the connect cable screen, is there anything i can do?
I am running CleanGB MTD. The first time I tried to install it I had a bad download & needed to redo it from scratch. I used the Samsung EB13 Windows Installer utility to restore my phone back to stock & had no problems at all. It was up & running on MTD just had a few errors that I did not have time to fix that morning & I ran it for a few days after restoring with the utility, rooting, & restoring my backup. But now I'm enjoying the MTD goodness.....
Can you get back into download mode?
If so I would get a different USB cable & try running the installer again.
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I was angry at my current rom which was on MTD so i decided just to you the old samsung "phone flash utility" (Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13.exe) that was uploaded on their site like a year ago to go back to stock. well i think since the phone was MTD it didnt work and now its stock at the connect cable screen, is there anything i can do?
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from what ive been reading on the threads, i believe you can just odin back, and back sure you have reboot and re-partition checked marked.
I found out what the problem was. I should have known this because this happened to me once before. I was using my front USB ports. Front ports on most pc's are only 1.0 and you need to use the back 2.0 ones to work. Most people think its cable issues but its usually just USB port. This samsung utility is a complete gem! screw odin. thanks for the response!!!
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I found out what the problem was. I should have known this because this happened to me once before. I was using my front USB ports. Front ports on most pc's are only 1.0 and you need to use the back 2.0 ones to work. Most people think its cable issues but its usually just USB port. This samsung utility is a complete gem! screw odin. thanks for the response!!!
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Glad you got it working. I wasn't sure if the Samsung utility repartitioned...now I know...thanks.
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endurance1 said:
I found out what the problem was. I should have known this because this happened to me once before. I was using my front USB ports. Front ports on most pc's are only 1.0 and you need to use the back 2.0 ones to work. Most people think its cable issues but its usually just USB port. This samsung utility is a complete gem! screw odin. thanks for the response!!!
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Good to hear!!
Glad you got it fixed......
thanks guys. Yeah ive been using that sammy file since ec05 came out. this is the 3rd brick maybe 4th it got me out of. it works for EVERYTHING. better than odin.
Wow, I didn't know this exe thing existed. Odin has NOT been working on my home PC for tje past few weeks(months?) and that has kept me from trying anything that would require Odin to recover from, i.e. mtd.
Glad I read here in the Q&A pretty regularly. Most of the time I'm seeing if there's anyone I can help, but times like this I end up learning new things.
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That sounds like a great thing to have sitting on my computer. I tried to find it but was not successful. Can anyone point me to a copy of it.
Thanks
George
ghmacdonald said:
That sounds like a great thing to have sitting on my computer. I tried to find it but was not successful. Can anyone point me to a copy of it.
Thanks
George
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I am at work so I cannot post the file I have, but I put the file name in & searched in Google & several download options popped up.
Google Search: Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13.exe
Check it out & let me know if you need me to post a copy of the file, I saw several already on services like multiupload in the search.
Look at the thread stickied in development. The Samsung tool won't work all the time.
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So my friend gave me his phone to see if I could fix it. It loops in CWM and won't get out of it and I can't connect with odin to it. (My phone connects just fine.) This is the only other thing I can think of. Anyone else got other ideas?
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Well tried it and phone still not discovered by the PC. I am at a loss at what to do. I know my friend tried to install some type of rom to it and didn't make a backup. It boots in to CWM non-stop and I can flash zips but it never leaves that loop even after the flashes. I can boot into Download mode but the phone won't be recognized. Tried both Odin and this. The phone is getting charged through the cable though which confuses me even more. Any help?!
Anyone have any ideas?! I am at a loss at what to do!
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Anyone have any ideas?! I am at a loss at what to do!
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Use a different cable with odin... it may be charging it but its not getting a data connection... also put into download mode and plug in usb... then "jiggle" the cord until it recognizes it...
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Uninstall and reinstall the drivers. Then also try Odin with the battery and phone plugged in. Make sure you use a better cable than stock.
Alright like the title says. My phones USB does Not work. And WIll not scan PC36IMG.zip files either. And yes I know the whole naming process of the PC36IMG.zip files etc. I am wondering if there is a straight up just stock rom...None of the build/software values tweaked with...
I need to put a ticket on the tower near me and the guy wont continue till I am on stock...So guys is there a flashable RUU/PURE STOCK (nothing messed with) Rom i can use amon ra to do?
Have you ran the adb fastboot fix for the sd card?
Also, there is no flashable RUU...you either do it by exe, PC36IMG, or revolutionary unroot.
I have been having a hard time finding jsut a stock rom been looking for the past 2 days....
BUt what is the adb fastboot fix? I think I can hold my usb cord in a particular position if it is short to get it to sort of work.
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I have been having a hard time finding jsut a stock rom been looking for the past 2 days....
BUt what is the adb fastboot fix? I think I can hold my usb cord in a particular position if it is short to get it to sort of work.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243 < fix ; also have you tried another cord? The cable could be bad.
And if you just search stock rom, in the dev section, they should pop up, there are a few of them.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243 < fix ; also have you tried another cord? The cable could be bad.
And if you just search stock rom, in the dev section, they should pop up, there are a few of them.
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It reads my sdcard i do believe but it scans and does not read any of the pc36img.zip files.
also it is not my cord i have used like 4 different cords and my phone just charges.. although I am unware of what the USB fix is for in that forum.
Also I can not run adb if my usb is not working :{
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It reads my sdcard i do believe but it scans and does not read any of the pc36img.zip files.
also it is not my cord i have used like 4 different cords and my phone just charges.. although I am unware of what the USB fix is for in that forum.
Also I can not run adb if my usb is not working :{
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Well you may have to play the wiggle wiggle game at this point. But it almost sounds like a bad charging port.
teh roxxorz said:
Well you may have to play the wiggle wiggle game at this point. But it almost sounds like a bad charging port.
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My computer says your usb device has malfunctioned etc... So i think its a bad port as well it happened after 2 months of having it... And the wiggle game may not seem to work either.. I just need a rom I can flash that no one messed with the build values etc just so i can update my profile...... and then flash back lol
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My computer says your usb device has malfunctioned etc... So i think its a bad port as well it happened after 2 months of having it... And the wiggle game may not seem to work either.. I just need a rom I can flash that no one messed with the build values etc just so i can update my profile...... and then flash back lol
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830153&highlight=sprint+lovers
Sprint lovers will get the job done.
teh roxxorz said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830153&highlight=sprint+lovers
Sprint lovers will get the job done.
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But does the creator name the software (sprint lovers, cleanrom etc).
I am on 3g with speeds of like 7-31 KBps sooo downloading it would rather suck and take overnight if not longer....
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Ah I do see thank you.. I will use this to update my profile and switch back to my current rom.. I have been searching and just couldn't find one for some reason and it makes me feel like an idiot because i saw these forums pop up and couldn't remember the Right search terms for them.
*First of all, let me say that this is a repost from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153310&page=27), and I apologize for that fact. I have been severely neglecting food and sleep trying to fix my phone, and I really, really didn't feel like typing the whole damned story up again. Any assistance or insight would be deeply appreciated...
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Well, I did it this time I think. I've hacked, modded, wiped, and flashed my phone since I got it last year, and although I've gotten to places where I thought I had totally fuxored things up beyond recovery, every single time in the past I've been able to bring it back from the brink of oblivion. I am exceedingly resourceful and tenacious, which can be both a good and bad thing. Good thing when I am able to fix things that seem unfixable. Bad when I forget about things like eating or sleeping.
Here's the present situation: 4 days ago I was trying to flash a new modem (FB15)(something I know well how to do as I've done it many, many times before) through Odin, when it stalled out near the beginning of the process. This is not unusual with Odin, so I've gotten into the habit of closing it, pulling the battery, and starting again. This time, however, no matter what I've tried, I cannot get Odin to successfully flash. It fails every single time. Either that or it stalls yet again.
At the moment I can only get into 2 modes on my phone: download mode (which can't actually download anything apparently) and the very unpleasant computer--!--phone screen when I try to boot it up or go into recovery. This is the longest my phone has been unusable. I've been intensely focused on fixing it since it was semi-bricked. The ridiculously frustrating and annoying thing is that the computer I'm using (and I've used multiple to try to fix this across Windows, Linux, and Mac) usually says "USB device not recognized" when I plug my phone in while in download mode, no matter the state of the drivers, and when it does recognize it and it is visible in Odin, it means nothing because Odin fails no matter what file I'm trying to flash. When the computer and Odin DO recognize the phone, and when Odin doesn't hang, very occasionally it will give me some odd error message like "PIT mapping not found" or "cannot open COM port". I've tried so many of the things I've tried in the past that have worked: changing USB ports, rebooting the computer between attempts, uninstalling and reinstalling drivers, going into download mode with the SD-card and battery out and in, loading Odin after or before putting the phone into download mode, trying on different computers with different versions of Windows (I even tried one Mac with iOS 10.4 and a Linux notebook with Ubuntu), trying different USB cables, flashing with the battery and SD card out, trying to flash different files (besides the original modem.bin which stalled), running Odin as administrator, yadda, yadda, yadda...on and on, for days. I even just went out and bought a high-performance, super-short USB cable (6-inches) and a USB 3.0 PCI card so I'd have dedicated USB. Nada.
Basically my phone seems to have a broken download mode with potentially wonky USB (Samsung USB has never been good). I've been seeing if I can get Heimdall to work, though there is a bit of a learning curve with that program, no matter how easy people say it is. I've never even tried flashing it with it yet since I haven't gotten together all of the apparently necessary files. I also just found One-Click Unbrick, and while I was excited originally, it seems that the same outcome is the result. No matter what I do to get everything just right to be able to succeed, it fails. Java is installed, Heimdall is apparently installed, and the One-Click Unbrick drivers have been installed every time I've tried to run it. Nada again.
If my phone is able to get into download mode, yet that seems to be borked, what is my recourse? I'm at the end of my rope...*sinks into a depressed lump on the floor*.
ANY assistance would be immensely appreciated. Thank you all in advance. I'm not incredibly hopeful at this point, but I am (fortunately or unfortunately) still tenacious as hell. :-/
Setup:
Phone: Samsung Epic 4g
ROM: SleeperROM 2.0.04 EL30/MTD (Gingerbread 2.3.6)
Kernel: The last available Samurai kernel
Recovery: ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.7
Filemap/Filesystem: MTD/Yaffs2
Present Computer: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit/AMD desktop
Modes available on phone: download and computer--!--phone screens
Issue: cannot flash anything in download mode via Odin on present computer
Wow im glad i didnt have to go through this i was trying to flash the fb15 modem recently as well and it wouldnt go through all i did was go and find the el30modem tar and flashed that and i was all good again. ... youve tried literally every suggestion i was going to say. other than try flashing the el30modem.tar? I know for sure its good its in android development if you can get odin to COM im sure it will work...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501424
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crystylizd[email protected] and ill see if i cant help you out.
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Wow im glad i didnt have to go through this i was trying to flash the fb15 modem recently as well and it wouldnt go through all i did was go and find the el30modem tar and flashed that and i was all good again. ... youve tried literally every suggestion i was going to say. other than try flashing the el30modem.tar? I know for sure its good its in android development if you can get odin to COM im sure it will work...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501424
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I thank you much for your suggestion. I've tried flashing the EC05 modem tar and both the tar.md5 and the straight tar file of the stock EL ROM, though surprisingly I haven't tried the straight EL30 modem tar yet. I'll try when I get home. The main problem is not getting Odin to COM, but getting it to flash anything. It either stalls, fails, or doesn't see the phone...download mode seems to be basically useless.
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@+Que ppc really your BA downgrade and upgrade is long story,did u finish it?i hope the answer is yes,about the hexaguns we cannot return back to it,but i can make modification to the new components of the new build,capish
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If you get it to recognize still then Odin with the battery and sd card out.
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If you get it to recognize still then Odin with the battery and sd card out.
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I usually flash in Odin with the battery and SD card out. No go.
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I usually flash in Odin with the battery and SD card out. No go.
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It is possible you have some crap in your phone's port. Or even the new cable is flaky. Get a bright light and magnifying glass and look in your phone's port. Also try fresh downloads of the files.
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It is possible you have some crap in your phone's port. Or even the new cable is flaky. Get a bright light and magnifying glass and look in your phone's port. Also try fresh downloads of the files.
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I'l check the USB/charging port when I get home from work. Most of the files I've used, including the various versions of Odin, came from my synched Dropbox folder. I'm wondering now if Dropbox synches files accurately. I'll try redownloading every file I use to flash to see if it has a beneficial effect. Thanks for the suggestion.
hope this helps
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I'l check the USB/charging port when I get home from work. Most of the files I've used, including the various versions of Odin, came from my synched Dropbox folder. I'm wondering now if Dropbox synches files accurately. I'll try redownloading every file I use to flash to see if it has a beneficial effect. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Let me find you some reliable files
Odin 1.85
Stock El30
Windows 32 bit and 64bit drivers
This should be enough to get you on your way. Oh and if you can at all possible reinstall windows prior to loading these drivers. i know someone who had to do it before their computer would recognize their phone. I've been in this kind of situation i had someone root my phone and is computer was fubar'd and it took him 3 days to unbrick my phone. This is what helped him he kept recieving unknown device. This is what helped is what helped him id advice the same. Once you have windows reinstalled download the three things and install the drivers and give it a shot.
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Let me find you some reliable files
Odin 1.85
Stock El30
Windows 32 bit and 64bit drivers
This should be enough to get you on your way. Oh and if you can at all possible reinstall windows prior to loading these drivers. i know someone who had to do it before their computer would recognize their phone. I've been in this kind of situation i had someone root my phone and is computer was fubar'd and it took him 3 days to unbrick my phone. This is what helped him he kept recieving unknown device. This is what helped is what helped him id advice the same. Once you have windows reinstalled download the three things and install the drivers and give it a shot.
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Thank you so much for the time. I'll see about reinstalling Windows, though since it's not my computer I'm not too sure how that will go...hehe. I may be able to restore from the backup partition if he doesn't have a CD.
well you can do it over a virtual machine but unsure how to do this and if this will work entirely it might it might not im not too fluent with virtual machines.. but it simulates a working computer so id imagine you can install drivers and see if it will then recognize your phone.
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well you can do it over a virtual machine but unsure how to do this and if this will work entirely it might it might not im not too fluent with virtual machines.. but it simulates a working computer so id imagine you can install drivers and see if it will then recognize your phone.
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So interesting that you mention running a virtual machine, as since I can't reinstall Windows Vista on this system, I was considering partitioning the hard drive and installing a version of Linux, then running WINE under that.
Lol try that... or windows i think windows might be your best bet...
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Whoa whoa, tdy...queston. have u manually installed ur driers directly from samsung website?
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Kies drivers worked for me
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I FIXED IT! My phone which has been dead for 5 days lives again! Resurrected!
I thank you all for your time and assistance. It was very deeply appreciated.
I fixed it by circumventing Winblows entirely. I created a second partition on my friend's hard drive, installed Ubuntu Linux 11.10, then went through the pretty simple process of setting up Android SDK/ADB and Heimdall, and all of the dependencies that they required. The ridiculous thing is that I fixed it without even trying. I was simply seeing if Heimdall could detect my phone (which I had connected and in DL mode), which I noticed that it did. I had no idea what Download PIT did, so I pressed it, and lo and behold, it did something amazing, and rebooted my phone. I am elated, exhausted, triumphant!
WHOOT!!!
I kNEW I would figure it out. I always do...lol.
In messing up my phone so many times, I have gotten VERY good at fixing whatever nonsense happens to arise.
Thanks again all.
Tydyn.
EDIT: I meant PRINT PIT, not Download PIT. ;-)
YAY!
tydynrain said:
I FIXED IT! My phone which has been dead for 5 days lives again! Resurrected!
I thank you all for your time and assistance. It was very deeply appreciated.
I fixed it by circumventing Winblows entirely. I created a second partition on my friend's hard drive, installed Ubuntu Linux 11.10, then went through the pretty simple process of setting up Android SDK/ADB and Heimdall, and all of the dependencies that they required. The ridiculous thing is that I fixed it without even trying. I was simply seeing if Heimdall could detect my phone (which I had connected and in DL mode), which I noticed that it did. I had no idea what Download PIT did, so I pressed it, and lo and behold, it did something amazing, and rebooted my phone. I am elated, exhausted, triumphant!
WHOOT!!!
I kNEW I would figure it out. I always do...lol.
In messing up my phone so many times, I have gotten VERY good at fixing whatever nonsense happens to arise.
Thanks again all.
Tydyn.
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CONGRATS im happy you got your phone back i know how you feel finally getting your phone back i went through the same deal cept it was with someone else. Oh and im jealous you have 11.10 working i couldnt get it working right with my laptop gpu drivers.. fail. anyways glad you got it
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CONGRATS im happy you got your phone back i know how you feel finally getting your phone back i went through the same deal cept it was with someone else. Oh and im jealous you have 11.10 working i couldnt get it working right with my laptop gpu drivers.. fail. anyways glad you got it
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Thank you brother! I am practically jumping around the house singing...lol. Ubuntu 11.10 is freaking gorgeous! It is the most amazing operating system I have ever used. I am in love!
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Thank you brother! I am practically jumping around the house singing...lol. Ubuntu 11.10 is freaking gorgeous! It is the most amazing operating system I have ever used. I am in love!
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Yeah i love it as well im sadly stuck with 10.04 which isnt bad but i like the newest ones UI its just so much more appealing than 10.04 but 11.10 doesnt like my GPU and is incompatible i do know a work around but have already got settled in 10.04
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Yeah i love it as well im sadly stuck with 10.04 which isnt bad but i like the newest ones UI its just so much more appealing than 10.04 but 11.10 doesnt like my GPU and is incompatible i do know a work around but have already got settled in 10.04
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My housemate is running 10.04, so I'm familiar with how it looks. If it makes ya feel any better 11.10 doesn't like my new usb wireless network adapter (Netgear N900 Dual Band), which is MUCH better than the one to which I had to revert to get internet access, though I'm hoping that I can get it working somehow soon.
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My housemate is running 10.04, so I'm familiar with how it looks. If it makes ya feel any better 11.10 doesn't like my new usb wireless network adapter (Netgear N900 Dual Band), which is MUCH better than the one to which I had to revert to get internet access, though I'm hoping that I can get it working somehow soon.
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I had alot of trouble even getting internet to comply... i finally got it to speed up using wifi and even that was a pain in the arse luckily other people had my same issue and had a resolution for it. I know you have to have the drivers for said wireless adapter installed for it to work correctly otherwise its not going to work
I just inherited a t-mobile phone that was rooted. I installed the latest version of TWRP and tried to re-root it but now it's in a boot loop and on top of that I can't connect the phone to a computer b/c I get the "USB Device Not Recognized" message. I've re-installed the drivers and I've tried the toothpick trick. Nothing is working. What are my options?
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I just inherited a t-mobile phone that was rooted. I installed the latest version of TWRP and tried to re-root it but now it's in a boot loop and on top of that I can't connect the phone to a computer b/c I get the "USB Device Not Recognized" message. I've re-installed the drivers and I've tried the toothpick trick. Nothing is working. What are my options?
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First wrong section...second I'd say flash a different Rom/kernel pair... or redo your recovery from Odin
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bmg002 said:
First wrong section...second I'd say flash a different Rom/kernel pair... or redo your recovery from Odin
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First, I believe this is the correct section - the phone I am working with is a T-Mobile Galaxy S II... Second, I can't Odin because I don't have a working usb connection. I've tried several different ROMS from this fine section and I get the same result... Boot Loop
If you flashed TWRP 2.6.3, that's your problem.
Flash 2.6.1
This is the wrong section because it has nothing to do with ROM development.
With that being said if you can still boot into twrp you still have hope. Try loading a different ROM into an SD card using a converter and slide back in the phone to properly wipe first then re flash.
I don't understand why you can't get a proper USB connection going but above suggestion may solve it.
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You could always get a SD card reader, connect t to ur PC, DL a flashable twrp 2.6.1.0 and flash the recovery, then flash a ROM an u should be back in action, but above mentioned is right this is the wrong forum u need q&a
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First, I believe this is the correct section - the phone I am working with is a T-Mobile Galaxy S II... Second, I can't Odin because I don't have a working usb connection. I've tried several different ROMS from this fine section and I get the same result... Boot Loop
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Just to confirm a few things: where do you not have the working USB connection? in download mode? If so, I'd try reinstalling the drivers.
Also, I see in your sig that you state your phones are:
Asus Nexus 7
Sprint Galaxy Note 2
Neither of which is a SGH-T989. Are you sure you are flashing the correct ROM/Kernel for your device?
also you said it came rooted but you re-rooted it. What process did you use to re-root it?
One last thing: you say you got it second hand, are you sure it is a T-Mobile galaxy S 2? May want to check under the battery for a "T989" or "i9100". The i9100 is NOT a T-Mobile galaxy S 2. It should be SGH-T989 if they didn't give you incorect info about the phone.
You could also try a different USB cable or hub. I've had USB extension cables give me grief and the front ports on my PC don't like my phone.
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Just to confirm a few things: where do you not have the working USB connection? in download mode? If so, I'd try reinstalling the drivers.
Also, I see in your sig that you state your phones are:
Asus Nexus 7
Sprint Galaxy Note 2
Neither of which is a SGH-T989. Are you sure you are flashing the correct ROM/Kernel for your device?
also you said it came rooted but you re-rooted it. What process did you use to re-root it?
One last thing: you say you got it second hand, are you sure it is a T-Mobile galaxy S 2? May want to check under the battery for a "T989" or "i9100". The i9100 is NOT a T-Mobile galaxy S 2. It should be SGH-T989 if they didn't give you incorect info about the phone.
You could also try a different USB cable or hub. I've had USB extension cables give me grief and the front ports on my PC don't like my phone.
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Thanks for your help. Here are the answers to your questions:
I think there is something wrong with the micro USB input on the phone. I have reinstalled the drivers several times. I have tried different cables and different computers. I even tried the toothpick trick. No luck.
I do have a GN2. The SG2 is for my daughter...
It is a genuine SGH-T989 I checked under the battery.
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You could always get a SD card reader, connect t to ur PC, DL a flashable twrp 2.6.1.0 and flash the recovery, then flash a ROM an u should be back in action, but above mentioned is right this is the wrong forum u need q&a
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Where do I find and how do I put a flashable twrp 2.6.1.0 on my micro sd card? I've always used goomanager in the past but obviously that won't work in this case...
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Where do I find and how do I put a flashable twrp 2.6.1.0 on my micro sd card? I've always used goomanager in the past but obviously that won't work in this case...
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Everything I've found requires a computer connection. I need to be able to flash it back from v2.6.3.1 using TWRP to do it. Is that possible?
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You could always get a SD card reader, connect t to ur PC, DL a flashable twrp 2.6.1.0 and flash the recovery, then flash a ROM an u should be back in action, but above mentioned is right this is the wrong forum u need q&a
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One more piece of information that might be helpful... When I try to wipe the cache I get this message "Formatting Data using make_ext4fs function" and it stays stuck there. I've left it for over 30 minutes and it doesn't ever move from that screen. Hope that helps... I really need some help here.
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One more piece of information that might be helpful... When I try to wipe the cache I get this message "Formatting Data using make_ext4fs function" and it stays stuck there. I've left it for over 30 minutes and it doesn't ever move from that screen. Hope that helps... I really need some help here.
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In twrp settings change it to use rm instead of formatting
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Everything I've found requires a computer connection. I need to be able to flash it back from v2.6.3.1 using TWRP to do it. Is that possible?
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If u go to the dev section on this phone and look around a bit, u will find the twrp thread, in that thread is a flashabke copy of 2.6.1.0, if u can't find it pm me, I have a copy, all u would need to do is put the zip file on any micro SD card then put it in the phone and flash it with the twrp u have now, it will revert it back to 2.6.1.0 and that should fix ur prob, but like I said of u can't find it pm me and I'll shoot u a copy
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If u go to the dev section on this phone and look around a bit, u will find the twrp thread, in that thread is a flashabke copy of 2.6.1.0, if u can't find it pm me, I have a copy, all u would need to do is put the zip file on any micro SD card then put it in the phone and flash it with the twrp u have now, it will revert it back to 2.6.1.0 and that should fix ur prob, but like I said of u can't find it pm me and I'll shoot u a copy
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Ok so I Flashed it and now it's stuck on the Blue Teamwin screen???
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Ok so I Flashed it and now it's stuck on the Blue Teamwin screen???
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Let it sit on the TeamWin screen for a minute or so... I find it sometimes takes a little bit.
If it doesn't ever get past there, try hooking it up to a PC and see if you can get ADB to load (presuming you have ADB installed and ADB drivers installed). If you can, try to do an "adb pull /proc/last_kmsg" and a "adb logcat > logcat.txt" and zip those up and toss them on here.
If you CAN'T get into adb, I would try hooking the phone up to Kies and see if it will do anything for you.
Or you could try following this guide as you have the T-Mobile SGH-T989 (not the Telus SGH-T989D):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
BUT make sure to grab the correct stock image file for whatever version your android currently is (ie if you are on Android 2.3.6, then make sure to get the T-mobile KL1 2.3.6 stock image).
Also, what ROM did you flash? was it a 4.3 ROM? If so, did you update your radio before you flashed the ROM? I think 4.1+ needs the updated radio to function properly.
I know you said you can't connect through ODIN, but I'm hoping it is because of some odd driver or odd ODIN version. That thread has the stuff to make it all work I believe.
I'm really hoping you can get ADB to work. If you can pull a logcat of your bootup process, it will be much easier to figure out what went wrong.
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Let it sit on the TeamWin screen for a minute or so... I find it sometimes takes a little bit.
If it doesn't ever get past there, try hooking it up to a PC and see if you can get ADB to load (presuming you have ADB installed and ADB drivers installed). If you can, try to do an "adb pull /proc/last_kmsg" and a "adb logcat > logcat.txt" and zip those up and toss them on here.
If you CAN'T get into adb, I would try hooking the phone up to Kies and see if it will do anything for you.
Or you could try following this guide as you have the T-Mobile SGH-T989 (not the Telus SGH-T989D):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359
BUT make sure to grab the correct stock image file for whatever version your android currently is (ie if you are on Android 2.3.6, then make sure to get the T-mobile KL1 2.3.6 stock image).
Also, what ROM did you flash? was it a 4.3 ROM? If so, did you update your radio before you flashed the ROM? I think 4.1+ needs the updated radio to function properly.
I know you said you can't connect through ODIN, but I'm hoping it is because of some odd driver or odd ODIN version. That thread has the stuff to make it all work I believe.
I'm really hoping you can get ADB to work. If you can pull a logcat of your bootup process, it will be much easier to figure out what went wrong.
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You guys are great!!! I really appreciate all the help. No matter what I do, ADB, Kies, different cables, different computers, nothing gets past the "USB Device Not Recognized" pop up. I let it sit for 15 minutes, twice. Still no love... I loaded TWRP_2.6.1.0_Hercules and then reboot and that's when it got stuck. Prior to that I had loaded TMobileT989UVMC6RootedDeodexed Rom. I forget where I got it. I'm pretty sure it was a 4.1.2 based rom.
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You guys are great!!! I really appreciate all the help. No matter what I do, ADB, Kies, different cables, different computers, nothing gets past the "USB Device Not Recognized" pop up. I let it sit for 15 minutes, twice. Still no love... I loaded TWRP_2.6.1.0_Hercules and then reboot and that's when it got stuck. Prior to that I had loaded TMobileT989UVMC6RootedDeodexed Rom. I forget where I got it. I'm pretty sure it was a 4.1.2 based rom.
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weird... I am not sure why it is being so fussy with your phone.
Hopefully somebody has a better suggestion than I do, but my next thought is to try ebay-ing the phone in hopes that somebody gives you a few bucks for it. It sounds to me like the internal memory module is dying and the USB port is shot.
Is your water damage sticker pink/red or missing? It should be under the battery.
I hate thinking that the phone is just dead, but without being able to connect it to the PC in either recovery or download mode and not being able to boot into a ROM or recovery, I think the next step is to scrap it and hope somebody can send you a few bucks... or if you have experience soldering, maybe try replacing the USB connector?
I could be wrong mind you... The only time I had issues like that it was due to a badly flashed recovery and I needed to use ODIN to get back up and running. As a thought, do you have a Windows XP 32-bit computer you could try plugging the phone into? And while the phone is plugged in, can you check device manager for all devices? maybe try installing the drivers manually? I suggest windows XP 32bit because that is what I use the majority of the time with my phone. I've also used Windows 7 64-bit and it worked.
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weird... I am not sure why it is being so fussy with your phone.
Hopefully somebody has a better suggestion than I do, but my next thought is to try ebay-ing the phone in hopes that somebody gives you a few bucks for it. It sounds to me like the internal memory module is dying and the USB port is shot.
Is your water damage sticker pink/red or missing? It should be under the battery.
I hate thinking that the phone is just dead, but without being able to connect it to the PC in either recovery or download mode and not being able to boot into a ROM or recovery, I think the next step is to scrap it and hope somebody can send you a few bucks... or if you have experience soldering, maybe try replacing the USB connector?
I could be wrong mind you... The only time I had issues like that it was due to a badly flashed recovery and I needed to use ODIN to get back up and running. As a thought, do you have a Windows XP 32-bit computer you could try plugging the phone into? And while the phone is plugged in, can you check device manager for all devices? maybe try installing the drivers manually? I suggest windows XP 32bit because that is what I use the majority of the time with my phone. I've also used Windows 7 64-bit and it worked.
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Thanks again for your time and suggestions... I've always been very impressed with the xda community. I actually got this phone, used, from Swappa. And I am in the process of returning it for a refund. But the seller is being difficult and is trying to stick me with the phone. I was just trying to salvage it on my own, just in case... Thanks again.
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Thanks again for your time and suggestions... I've always been very impressed with the xda community. I actually got this phone, used, from Swappa. And I am in the process of returning it for a refund. But the seller is being difficult and is trying to stick me with the phone. I was just trying to salvage it on my own, just in case... Thanks again.
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that sucks. I've heard good things about Swappa, but living in Canada I can't use it. My opinion it sounds like you got a dud and based on how hard the guy is fighting to not give you a refund, I wouldn't be surprised if he knew it was doa and just fluked out and get it running before he sold it. Or maybe it got water damaged and he knew it would fail soon so he sold it before it completely quit.
I hope you get it all sorted out.
Good luck and sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
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that sucks. I've heard good things about Swappa, but living in Canada I can't use it. My opinion it sounds like you got a dud and based on how hard the guy is fighting to not give you a refund, I wouldn't be surprised if he knew it was doa and just fluked out and get it running before he sold it. Or maybe it got water damaged and he knew it would fail soon so he sold it before it completely quit.
I hope you get it all sorted out.
Good luck and sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
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You were great!!! Thanks again...