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[Q] bootlopping & USB drivers not working to odin

My friend rooted his phone the other day and tried to use a battery mod app without clockwork recovery installed, and my computer is not recognizing his phone. I have tried reinstalling the Samsung drivers. I also have a vibrant and it connects fine to computer. Please any help appreciated.
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Budman61628 said:
My friend rooted his phone the other day and tried to use a battery mod app without clockwork recovery installed, and my computer is not recognizing his phone. I have tried reinstalling the Samsung drivers. I also have a vibrant and it connects fine to computer. Please any help appreciated.
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If he rooted his phone then he has Clockwork installed, unless you mean with Clockwork Mod 3 and he booted into it and it converted to EXT4 without a compatible ROM. Power down the phone and power back on by holding camera, volume down and power buttons to get into clockwork. If he has CWM 2.x or 3.x you can pull the sd card and put it into a card reader and copy files from this thread on it depending which CWM he has and flash it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032

OK did the three finger method and it booted in to Android system recovery <3e> Samsung recovery utils. blue lettering
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Budman61628 said:
OK did the three finger method and it booted in to Android system recovery <3e> Samsung recovery utils. blue lettering
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Then he never successfully rooted. Try different USB ports for his phone. Make sure USB debugging is checked in settings>applications>development. Then you can Odin following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773032
I think the Odin file link is dead so here it is:

the phone loops after the splash screen and won't let me adjust anything on it. I also have tried Odin and the phone isn't being recognized.
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Budman61628 said:
the phone loops after the splash screen and won't let me adjust anything on it. I also have tried Odin and the phone isn't being recognized.
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Are you in download mode? Power on while holding the 1 key. Try new drivers, new cable, different ports. Eventually Odin will see it.
Do you BONSAI?

I'm going to try swapping cables only thing I haven't tried. I've already downloaded the drivers and my vibrant connects fine the epic just wont. I have the eb13 md5, the pit. Its frustrating to have the usb not being recognized as the hardest part of unbricking this phone.

U don't need the pit file. Just the tar file.
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musclehead84 said:
U don't need the pit file. Just the tar file.
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I believe he got the EB13 prerooted with CWM3 that includes the EB13-EXT4.PIT
Isn't that required for the file structure?

[Q] Tried to restore to stock.... went terribly wrong somewhere

so i odined the stock kernel onto my et4g and everything went fine until it rebooted my launcher is nonexistent the home menu and search buttons dont work when the phone first started up it said set up wizard force closed so anyone know what i should do at this point im currently dl the cwm recovery back up.

just tried to boot into odin mode and it said E:Update logfile dose not exist

From what I understand, unless you've wiped out your radios you should be okay. I had a similar thing happen to me, and corrected it in this manner.
You'll need a CWM recovery tar (I use Chris41g's LoStKernel)
An SD card
A flashable ROM (I use AbsolutZeroGI's EG30-Stock-OdexV2.zip)
Put the ROM on the SD card, with the phone unplugged pull the battery, replace and boot into Odin mode (volume down and power, then volume up at first screen).
Open Odin, select PDA then the tar file, make sure auto reboot is checked and run it.
Once the phone reboots pull the battery and go into recovery (volume up and power) wipe everything then flash the ROM. When it reboots you should be ok.
Conversely, you could look for crawrj's stock Odin Rom with recovery, busy box, and SU, (which you would also run from PDA), but the steps above are what I used.

i cant boot into odin mode :/

Oh, sorry about that, do you know anyone with a USB jig, I don't know for sure, but that may help determine if it is a hardware problem?

No i dont im gonna order one. Well i have it kind of working. I figured out how to get my emails and got the amazon app store and installed a launcher
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So i can't access dl mode any ideas?
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Take out sd card.... Take out battery.... Let it sit for a while... put battery back in and try.. If that doesn't work, take battery out and plug into PC and try and get into Odin mode
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Buy/make a jig
mdeathike said:
So i can't access dl mode any ideas?
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I flashed root kernel in Odin under "Phone" option effectively erasing the radio...Like an idiot! Does anyone know where to find the stock Radio/Modem flashable through Odin?

USB & CMW NOT WORKING -Need to return to stock

Guys I have done it now. . I was rooting and ROMing my wifes phone without her knowledge, then had a brilliant Idea to update CWM to latest version. Tried Odin and discovered USB is broken, Tried to take it back to Sprint and they discovered ROOT and rejected me until I return it to stock. when I trie to load into recovery I got the image below, diligently I rebooted, reflashed. To know avail. What is a loving husband supposed to do?
I am running the latest ACS EPIC 4G ROM, nothing wrong with the ROM still works.
Problem:
1. USB does not work
2. Clockwork Mod Lost/overwritten
3. Need to return to stock to return to Sprint
4. wife is unaware of Mods, except to realize that phone is faster.

USB Not working & LOST Clockwork Mod Recovery
These are the images that I am getting when I try to get into recovery.

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These are the images that I am getting when I try to get into recovery.
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That isnt Clockwork. That is stock recovery. Flash CWM with odin or just odin to stock.
Edit: just read about USB. Hmmm. This is a hard one. Try using rom manager again and choose flash CWM.
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Take sd card out put sd into pc then put cwm file onto it then put sd back into phone then flash. No biggie
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jbadboy2007 said:
Take sd card out put sd into pc then put cwm file onto it then put sd back into phone then flash. No biggie
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He doesn't have cwm to flash cwm... try the 3 finger and not reboot recovery.
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Unable to get custom recovery

Every time I go into recovery mode I get the system recovery. It doesn't let me flash anything. I also tried to install CWM5. I followed all the guides I've come across for Odin and every time I think I finally got it, I still have the system recovery.
any help?

christiantailor said:
Every time I go into recovery mode I get the system recovery. It doesn't let me flash anything. I also tried to install CWM5. I followed all the guides I've come across for Odin and every time I think I finally got it, I still have the system recovery.
any help?
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Hmmm tell me the steps you are taking to root through odin
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Your forgetting to odin the kernel from mksaick.... let me find that link give me a second... once you odin this kernel odin cwm5 again and you'll be set.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307980
Go here scroll towards the bottom and download the GBa3.tar its the kernel you need to odin.
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Big Goron said:
Your forgetting to odin the kernel from mksaick.... let me find that link give me a second... once you odin this kernel odin cwm5 again and you'll be set.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307980
Go here scroll towards the bottom and download the GBa3.tar its the kernel you need to odin.
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which slot do I put the kernel in?

Stop whatever your doing. Then...
Open ODIN, place the recovery.bin file in the recovery slot.
Be sure to use the .pit file.
Uncheck auto-reboot.
After successfully flashing CWM, pull the battery.
Boot into CWM and flash whatever custom rom you want.
Done.
You are having this problem because the stock kernel checks the recovery type/partition and if there is a mismatch, it automatically flashes the stock recovery again.
If you want stock + root & CWM, then replace the stock kernel with a custom one for your current build.

nikon120 said:
Stop whatever your doing. Then...
Open ODIN, place the recovery.bin file in the recovery slot.
Be sure to use the .pit file.
Uncheck auto-reboot.
After successfully flashing CWM, pull the battery.
Boot into CWM and flash whatever custom rom you want.
Done.
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what recovery.bin? ha
I'm not used to using Odin.

Topic you should read
.tar.md5 file for CWM 5
My bad, I thought I had the actual .bin file, but just use the .tar.md5 file linked above. I'm too drunk to extract ****.
Twas a good night.
Good luck.

nikon120 said:
Stop whatever your doing. Then...
Open ODIN, place the recovery.bin file in the recovery slot.
Be sure to use the .pit file.
Uncheck auto-reboot.
After successfully flashing CWM, pull the battery.
Boot into CWM and flash whatever custom rom you want.
Done.
You are having this problem because the stock kernel checks the recovery type/partition and if there is a mismatch, it automatically flashes the stock recovery again.
If you want stock + root & CWM, then replace the stock kernel with a custom one for your current build.
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Why would you use the pit file? Repartitioning is not needed. Don't use the pit.
Put CWM tar in the PDA slot.
As mentioned, if you're on a stock ROM, delete the script (install-recovery.sh) to prevent stock recovery from overwriting CWM on boot. Or flash a different kernel.
tl;dr
Watch qbking's youtube guides.
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etirkca said:
Why would you use the pit file? Repartitioning is not needed. Don't use the pit.
Put CWM in the PDA slot.
As mentioned, if you're on a stock ROM, delete the script (install-recovery.sh) to prevent stock recovery from overwriting CWM on boot. Or flash a different kernel.
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What if I accidentally put something in the phone slot? My phone won't connect to network now.
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etirkca said:
Why would you use the pit file? Repartitioning is not needed. Don't use the pit.
Put CWM tar in the PDA slot.
As mentioned, if you're on a stock ROM, delete the script (install-recovery.sh) to prevent stock recovery from overwriting CWM on boot. Or flash a different kernel.
tl;dr
Watch qbking's youtube guides.
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B/c I flashed the recovery.tar file via odin w/o the pit file before and soft bricked. The next flash attempt I used the pit file, all was well.
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christiantailor said:
What if I accidentally put something in the phone slot? My phone won't connect to network now.
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Reflash. Preferably the right way this time.
There's plenty of guides on here on how to flash properly.
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You guys suck at directions... sorry.
The gba3.tar goes in the pda section. Leave EVERYTHING unchecked. Nothing else should be put in anywhere just the kernel in pda slot.
Then once it says pass on odin unplug the device (yes I know it still says do not remove target just do it.)
Pop out the battery, put it back in and go back into download mode.
Then you can have auto-reboot checked, and odin in the recovery in the pda slot as well. Double check its only auto reboot and hit the start button.
This is the easiest method for n00bs, no going in and deleteing the "install-recovery.sh". No having to quickly unplug the battery before it boots and flashing a rom etc etc. This IS how Qbking77 does it, and this IS how it should properly be done.
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christiantailor said:
What if I accidentally put something in the phone slot? My phone won't connect to network now.
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F(*^*ck me I'm too late.....
Now your going to have to reflash to stock and start over... *facepalm*
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Stuck in stock recovery

Hello, I was on an ics rom and wanted to flash a different, so I mobile odined the el26 kernel which I thought it was the cwm one.... I guess not and now the only thing I can do is get to stock recovery and all that let's me do is apply an update. Is there anything I can put on the sd card ofu other phone and then swap that the recovery will let me flash? I know I can just odin when I get home but trying to do this from work. Thanks
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dcaplinger76 said:
Hello, I was on an ics rom and wanted to flash a different, so I mobile odined the el26 kernel which I thought it was the cwm one.... I guess not and now the only thing I can do is get to stock recovery and all that let's me do is apply an update. Is there anything I can put on the sd card ofu other phone and then swap that the recovery will let me flash? I know I can just odin when I get home but trying to do this from work. Thanks
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You could put your phone into download mode and install one of sfhub's one click factory restores.
He has one for pretty much every version.
Latest Gingerbread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Latest ICS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671356

There is one kernel with CWM and one without it.

You'll have to wait until you get home. You have a GB kernel with an ICS ROM and that's why it won't boot all the way. And since you can't turn the phone all the way on Mobile Odin is out of the question. There really is no way to fix it without your computer.

MeWarning said:
You'll have to wait until you get home. You have a GB kernel with an ICS ROM and that's why it won't boot all the way. And since you can't turn the phone all the way on Mobile Odin is out of the question. There really is no way to fix it without your computer.
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This. You're going to have to use odin on a computer.
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