I think i soft bricked my galaxy tab GT-P1000 last night. when it booted it got stuck on the Samsung Galaxy tab logo. I was not able to enter recovery mode. So i checked on the forums and found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133590
It was very helpful and now I am able to use my tab again with the CF Root that i just flashed in the other night before the incident (i reflashed CF after flashing stock rom).
I am so grateful to this site, specially for the thread mentioned above.
Thank you!!!
Welcome to forums,
Glad you find your way!, if only n00bs readn and search do as you done...
Hahaha! I like the "roll eyes" part! I'm sure they do.
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Good, good, I started that way too....came in here to unbrick a device, ans successfully did it..
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Hi everyone, just got the epic last night coming from evo 3d....bought the phone used and it seems like it was already rooted as I have superuser on it....I spent the last 2 hours trying to figure this out with no results.....problem is I cant seem to flash anything because when I go into the ODIN menu it says downloading and never gets out of that screen. I have the Kies installed and usb drivers installed but for some reason my phone is not connecting to it....i see MTP driver is not installed and when I do try to install it says that the INF file is invalid. Also there is a yellow triangle when booting phone not sure if that helps to explain the issue....Im on 32 bit XP ....not sure what else I can inform you with to help me....Thanks in advance
When in downloading mode that is what It.is supposed to do. U need to plug it in and run Odin from the computer. Go into the development section and find one of The stock from images from sfhub. The last official release is ek02. Follow the directions in there.
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Umm Ok I think I over thought this process....just figured out that to go into recovery its VOL Up and home.....now getting some kind of a registration error when trying to flash im attempting to figure that out....jeez sucks being a noob....again lol
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When in downloading mode that is what It.is supposed to do. U need to plug it in and run Odin from the computer. Go into the development section and find one of The stock from images from sfhub. The last official release is ek02. Follow the directions in there.
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Thanks that is exactly what i have just lined up to do
Finally!!!! got it where it needs to be )))))))) Love this beast!!!!! Thanks for helping
I'm on stock and I decided I wanted to try CM10. I've been flashing for almost 2 years now with my captivate and S2.
I went here: http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-att-galaxy-s3-sgh-i747/
Flashed the first file and noticed no recovery...
I then noticed I had no more internet, so I decided to try and go back to stock.
Now ODIN will recognize, but hangs before any actual flashing. I am at a loss here. The phone works, but I can't flash anything! Help please?
I would suspect the reason Odin isn't working properly is because the one mention on that site is not the proper (or atleast recommended) version to use with i747. Also their logic to flash custom recovery before achieving root, although possible (maybe??), seems flawed to me. Also, flashing anything other than an officially signed .tar through Odin trips the flash counter, which from a so called 'Noob Friendly' guide seems counter intuitive. Try using the guide posted HERE over on in the development forum here on XDA and see if you get better results.
Ok I figured it out. I was using my old Captivate USB cable and not the one that came with the new phone. CM10 is up and running. Thanks for the link btw, that helped.
Good to hear you got it working , glad to help.
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Ok I figured it out. I was using my old Captivate USB cable and not the one that came with the new phone. CM10 is up and running. Thanks for the link btw, that helped.
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I have flashed via Odin with my cappy cable! Maybe it varies in effectiveness? One thing I did notice however is adb can't see my captivate when I use my gs3 cable(odd eh?)
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It is definitely an intermittent problem that I can recall happening since I started with android back on the Samsung Moment. Some devices like certain cables, and doesn't like others.
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[Q] Regarding "[RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195)" new Rootkit v2
Hi,
since there is the "you must be bigger than 10 posts to submit here" barrier in the original "[RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195)" thread, I have to ask it here:
Arco updated the thread with a new rootkit version, that replaces some of the utilities. So can I now just flash that, although I used the version before?
Is there an easy to understand guide for all of this, that explains what can/should be updated when?
Like answers to the questions:
1. I rooted my device, can I just root it again with newer versions?
Not yet done, but probably coming soon:
2. I added a custom ROM, what do I need to do to go back to a backup of an old one?
3. I added a custom ROM, can I just flash a new version?
Sorry for asking this, but every time I flashed something (e.g. router, old phone) it would pretty much erase anything that was there before. So no problem with newer versions. Reading the instructions here always make me feel like it is a thing of putting together bits and pieces and if one is wrong you might brick it?!
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That was the purpose for the FAQ I posted earlier.
Regardless, your answer to 1 can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44172232
#2 and #3, will have to wait for @arco68 to answer
Sorry for bumping or using a random topic, but I as well couldn't post on the original development thread because of the 10 post restriction. Sorry if I make a dumb question or anything, I'm quite desperate and have been reading tons of info and haven't been able to find a solution to my problem:
1) I installed Cyanogenmod 10.1 following their instructions, CWM was involved in there.
2) I tried rooting the gt-i9195L (the L stands for latin), I didn't do anything with Odin, only CWM and the samsung galaxy s4 mini rootkit v2, but I think I bricked my phone. After reboot, it just shows a black screen, button lights go on and off, and sometimes it shows a brown screen. Is there a way to undo this or any solution you consider appropriate for this?
Again, sorry for going off-topic in here, thanks in advance!
Aoi v1 said:
Sorry for bumping or using a random topic, but I as well couldn't post on the original development thread because of the 10 post restriction. Sorry if I make a dumb question or anything, I'm quite desperate and have been reading tons of info and haven't been able to find a solution to my problem:
1) I installed Cyanogenmod 10.1 following their instructions, CWM was involved in there.
2) I tried rooting the gt-i9195L (the L stands for latin), I didn't do anything with Odin, only CWM and the samsung galaxy s4 mini rootkit v2, but I think I bricked my phone. After reboot, it just shows a black screen, button lights go on and off, and sometimes it shows a brown screen. Is there a way to undo this or any solution you consider appropriate for this?
Again, sorry for going off-topic in here, thanks in advance!
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Black screen is probably because the kernel is not compatible with your device. Use S4Mini_RootKit_v1.zip instead for rooting. To fix the boot issue, you would either need to download stock rom from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ and flash with Odin. Or get a copy of the boot partition from someone else with that device, and flash it in recovery.
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Black screen is probably because the kernel is not compatible with your device. Use S4Mini_RootKit_v1.zip instead for rooting. To fix the boot issue, you would either need to download stock rom from sammobile.com/firmwares and flash with Odin. Or get a copy of the boot partition from someone else with that device, and flash it in recovery.
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I installed v1 as you suggested. There was no stock ROM for Mexico, but I tried Puerto Rico (which worked without problems) and then reinstalled CM10.1 without factory reset/wipe data. Everything was on place, and phone is now rooted Thanks a bunch!
Does anyone know if there is a more updated way or (cant think of the word for it) rooting a Samsung Galaxy SIII SGH I747? I've wanted to do it for months and months, but I was terrified of screwing something up, and when I finally over came my fear and heavily prepared, researching and everything ( different technique and all) none of them of them worked. I tried toolkits, XDA troubleshooting tips, all kinds of links and etc. I only get so far in the process where there is a quick flash of some sort in the Odin portion where you input the path from the C: drive part and stuff. I've just had so many issues. I feel like giving up so bad. But I'm not that type of person. I'M GOING tO GET THIS IF IT KILLS ME! Yesterday, I stayed on this thing from 9:00 am till 10:00 pm. Trying over and over, recapping my steps, making sure I read and reread the directions, jumping from site to site to see what other folks have tried.
I think I used quickroot method. I tried the toolkit before and it didn't work either. I finally found a correct root method in the i747 Android Development forum. Ill try to find the forum for you.
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13 hours "trying" to root your phone with no success??? You're way over thinking it! Flash recovery to your phone through odin, then flash superuser through your newly installed recovery. Should take all of 10 minutes...
CF AUTO ROOT! It should take no more than a minute to root but it won't install a custom recovery so you'll need to use Rom Manager for CWM or GooManager to install TWRP after you root.
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If im doing this wrong i apologize im new to this site completely. I need someone to guide me through Rooting, and flashing roms, and cwm to my s3. I use to flash Roms to my mesmerize constantly a couple years ago and was quite good for only doing it for a couple weeks but it has changed some plus ive forgotten quite alot. I am trying to put the new illusion 4.3 with cyanogenmod mod 3.4.56 with cwm 2.6.3.0 touch it starts up wonderfully and everything looks okay but i cannont get service the signal triangle is black and nothing i have tried will work. can someone lend me a hand?
I didnt see a uscellular thread so i came to the conclusion that there isnt one so i posted here. im sure that i havent followed the correct rules or whatever for xda i just know from previous times you guys know your stuff the best.