need help unrooting. - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

OK, so recently my epic only wants to charge from certain chargers. The normal charger that came with the epic doesnt work no more, and about 15 other chargers laying around my house for all kinds of different phones will not work either. Ive only found 2 chargers that work. A moto droid one, and some LG one, I want to do a insurance claim but i need to get this unrooted. The problem is: my phone will not connect to the USB when its in off mode so i cant odin or anything like that. i need something i can flash through the phone to unroot. Im on syndicate latest rom on ec05. please help!

If you are going through insurance then you don't need to worry about it. Just flash ReRFS ROM. They may figure it out as a bad USB and fix it for free.
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[q] what can i do?

Ok I have a STOCK HTC EVO 4G that has never been rooted or anything. For some reason it WON'T mount as disk drive but will charge and everything else normally! I'm on the LATEST sprint OTA too. Can anyone offer any advice or help. I have also tried HARD RESET, FACTORY RESET, & BATTERY PULL. There is also no port damage, I have never dropped phone in water or anything else either. People please help, I also have insurance with sprint
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Try a different cord and make sure u have the drivers for you're computers os
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Have you tried turning usb debugging on?
Edit: While I was in line at Sprint to get a replacement, I saw a guy that took his in for the same problem. They couldn't figure it out so they ordered a replacement. If you can't get anything to work then you can try taking it in.
Also install HTC Sync if you haven't already, and if you aren't using the stock cable try a different one. USB cords longer than a certain length (2 feet maybe) will only charge your device.
If you haven't tried a different port, try that as well.
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This guys funny lol dude you still didn't figure this out you created a new thread to ask the same question instead of bumping your old thread
The cord I'm using once used to make it read in the ps3. All of a sudden it just stopped disk driving and yes I tried with debugging on! Idk if the new Sprint update did it but by the time I got around to trying to root it I had these issues
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KaoMinerva said:
The cord I'm using once used to make it read in the ps3. All of a sudden it just stopped disk driving and yes I tried with debugging on! Idk if the new Sprint update did it but by the time I got around to trying to root it I had these issues
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You keep the phone in charge only to root, so you can still root it.
Since it isn't rooted and you won't have to bother with unrooting, why not take it to Sprint and have them look at it? They can either tell you what is wrong and fix it or give you a replacement.
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Man, I messed up my phone!!!! EPIC 4G

Here's my situation:
SAMSUNG EPIC 4G
I've updated roms without problem many times since buying my phone. I am currently on 2.3.4, gingerbred eh06. I cannot get the usb to work with my pc at all. I'm assuming that since the phone still charges, the usb is functional? I was going to try a flash back to stock ec05, but cannot do this because I don't seem to have CWM installed. I did, don't know what happened to it. All it says when doing a cw boot is android system recovery <3e>
I tried to follow the link for rooting my phone without a pc, but cannot get it to work because I don't have superuser access. I did but don't know what happened there also??? Apparently gingerbreak doesn't work on 2.3.4 from what I am finding. I'm about at the end of my rope here and am looking for somebody to throw me a bone. ANY IDEAS.
I should also tell you that I know the cables I have are good. I have 2 samsung and 4 aftermarket cables and they all work. My wife has the exact same phone and works every time, with every cable. Of course her phone hasn't had any "custom" work done to it if you know what I mean...
Try Heimdall. It installs its own drivers and is more robust. Post 2 in Development stickie of how to fix a semi-bricked Epic.
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Tried that just now, didn't work. When I tell it to list devices, it comes up as unknown device and won't install any drivers. tried my wife's phone and it seemed to work just fine. Maybe the phone can charge with a broken usb port?????? AAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so you have no root and no odin/heimdall?
Yes it can charge with a bad port or a bad cable. Since the cables are good some of your usb port may be damaged somehow. Did you check for dirt or debris in the port?
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Right, neither works. Its not the pc either. Tried win 7 64 and 32 bit, xp pro, ubuntu, joli os. Nada
Thought about tearing down phone and looking for dirt/debris. Just loking for all possibilities. I did fing a usb port on ebay for about 50 bucks, doesn't really look like something I could replace myself. ;'m assuming that it's soldered in.
vroverload said:
Thought about tearing down phone and looking for dirt/debris. Just loking for all possibilities. I did fing a usb port on ebay for about 50 bucks, doesn't really look like something I could replace myself. ;'m assuming that it's soldered in.
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I believe non warranty repairs like that are only $35 at Sprint.
Good job Sprint
Just left the Sprint store and they gave me a new phone. Tried like hell to get an upgrade to the Galaxy IIs, but no go. I gave them a boo hoo story and even told them i'd settle for the Nexus s, but they wouldn't budge there either.... Oh well. At least I got a new phone out of the deal. Kudos to the Sprint store and their employees though.
This happened to me at first too, then my phone stopped charging the battery. Maybe this is a sign of the port actually going out? Right now, I'm waiting on my replacement through Sprint without a charging phone.
I was able to finally get a good working combination of my brother's Evo cable and Odin 1.7 to flash back to stock for warranty work.

Can I still return this?

I just got my E4GT a couple weeks ago...all of a sudden, it started going to hell. The touchscreen stopped working pretty much completely, it won't charge and won't acknowledge the USB cable at all, so I can't connect to Odin or flash a stock firmware, or use a usb jig. The screen flashes transparent red/blue, i cant use the touchscreen while charging...
It's a hardware issue, I know but can I still take it in? What are the chances they'll say I can't return it because I rooted it? All of the employees at my sprint store seem pretty clueless...is it worth a try just to see if they can fix/replace it?
I really don't want to pay 100 bucks for a new phone just because I rooted it -__-
Also, my parents are REALLY, REALLY pissed.
Thanks, for the love of god, help me.
I have to go on a trip in 3 days and I NEED my phone.
br//0k3/n said:
I just got my E4GT a couple weeks ago...all of a sudden, it started going to hell. The touchscreen stopped working pretty much completely, it won't charge and won't acknowledge the USB cable at all, so I can't connect to Odin or flash a stock firmware, or use a usb jig. The screen flashes transparent red/blue, i cant use the touchscreen while charging...
It's a hardware issue, I know but can I still take it in? What are the chances they'll say I can't return it because I rooted it? All of the employees at my sprint store seem pretty clueless...is it worth a try just to see if they can fix/replace it?
I really don't want to pay 100 bucks for a new phone just because I rooted it -__-
Also, my parents are REALLY, REALLY pissed.
Thanks, for the love of god, help me.
I have to go on a trip in 3 days and I NEED my phone.
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Most employees wont know it's been rooted. Especially if they can't get into it like you're saying. If you can get into it, go into settings>Privacy>Factory Reset. This will erase mostly everything on the phone.
You should tell them it just stopped working and ask for an exchange. To me, it sounds like a hardware problem though.
Well...what I'm worried about is that they'll put a different battery in, see that it still turns on, see the custom boot screen/yellow triangle of doom, and tell me to get the **** out. >____<
Should I flash a broken ZIP onto it just to be sure? I have a half-downloaded starburst ROM on my sd card.
If it matters by the wy, I'm running calkulin's rom 1.5, but this started happening on starburst 1.9.8r. I flashed calkulin's to see if it fixed the problem, but nope. :/
Is there a stock ROM I could flash through CWM and not Odin?
br//0k3/n said:
Well...what I'm worried about is that they'll put a different battery in, see that it still turns on, see the custom boot screen/yellow triangle of doom, and tell me to get the **** out. >____<
Should I flash a broken ZIP onto it just to be sure? I have a half-downloaded starburst ROM on my sd card.
If it matters by the wy, I'm running calkulin's rom 1.5, but this started happening on starburst 1.9.8r. I flashed calkulin's to see if it fixed the problem, but nope. :/
Is there a stock ROM I could flash through CWM and not Odin?
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Sprint Repair M&P states that rooted devices are to be triaged by normal process. Part of that triage process is to unroot the device if the problem is suspected to be caused by root.
Worst comes to worst, they unroot the device and you get an exchange.
I also got the red transparent screen once a few days ago. I am experiencing weird other problems now
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Have you tried using different usb cables? Just throwing it out there you would be surprised what a bad cable can do. Same with the power block you plug in the wall
They won't care about root. Just play dumb if they call you out on it (in other words say you didn't know root is bad - but only if they ask). As far as battery, put the oem battery back in, never use a non oem battery no matter what anyone tells you, I am an engineer who designs these things for a living, correct power supplies are crucial. Finally, they will probably ship you a refurb if you are out of your return period, not in time for your trip. It is just the way it is.
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My phone works fine. But I did get a transparent blue screen once. Any idea what that means?
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USB Issues...

Hi All,
My SGS2X no longer connects to any PC for anything other than charging.
I've tried everything, trust me. I've come to the conclusion that it is defective and want to return it for a new one. The problem is that I have rooted it and need to undo this before I return it. Telus told me it would need to be sent to Samsung for testing before they will give me a new one, so I need to unroot before I allow this.
Is there any way to unroot without a USB connection to a PC or am I screwed?
Thanks,
Mael
you might want to send it in for repair, to have the USB port replaced
Try using a different wire this same thing happened to me i believe
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You might haved tried that tho try another to be safe
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every time my phone drops to the floor while plugged in, the first thing i always worry about is the usb port
because of those issues reported above
Tried different cables, same problem.
Same cables work with other devices and other phones...
Phone has never been dropped, plugged in or not, so must be a defect.
Seems like a defect to me and thus covered under warranty, only prob is that it's rooted, voiding the warranty. Hence the question on unrooting, but I don't think it's possible.
I may just put up with it for now... It's a hastle not having access to USB storage, but I can work around that. Once I decide what I want for a second phone (Nexus or Note), I'll buy that, then brick the GS2 and go for warranty replacement then...
Pain in tha a$$, but thems tha breaks...
just ... never mind
i was going to suggest Odin, but then i remembered, sheet no USB, no can't do
the stock rom can't be flashed form CWM on the external sd card? I didn't realize that ODIN was required to put back to stock. Just wanted to clarify this.
Have you tried blowing out your usb port on the phone with some compressed air ???
Had a friend of mine , brand new phone, his USB just stopped, it would charge, but nothing else ... Screwed with it for hours, then he blew it out, and it worked ..
Sometimes your phone just wants a good blow job, just like the rest of us ...
(yeah yeah rude crude and socially unacceptable , but hey still funny) ...
Never thought of that... I'll give it a try...
MaelXca said:
Is there any way to unroot without a USB connection to a PC or am I screwed
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This thread describes a method for flashing a stock kernel and (somewhat) stock ROM by flashing the files with CWM. You won't need your USB port, I just don't know if the stock ROM linked to in that post, will pass for "stock" on your Telus SGS2X. It may be good enough to pass for a warranty exchange/repair, etc., or there may be a stock Telus ROM floating around that is CWM flashable.
Good Luck..
Have u tried the samsung usb cable that came with your phone? ive found samsung phones to transfer data with the stock cable...everything else just charges the phone....just a suggestion
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Tried the compressed air, no effect.
The ROM on the phone is stock, all I've done is root and install CWM.
To al appearances the phone is stock, but for the presence of superuser and CWM.
Tried the original cable, no difference...
Telus told me to go where I bought the phone, so I'm going to try going to BB and raising a stink, see if they will replace it...
By bb u mean bestbuy im sure they will they are awesome with returns well atleast the one by my house i like there no questions asked hahaha
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Broken Charger port fix?

Galaxy nexus charger port is broken.
The only problem is its rom'd, rooted, and unlocked. i can get any other cable to work.
The only thing is that its been rooted and rom'd... any suggestions?
Call around and get it fixed about 80 bucks tops
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theidoctor said:
Galaxy nexus charger port is broken.
The only problem is its rom'd, rooted, and unlocked. i can get any other cable to work.
The only thing is that its been rooted and rom'd... any suggestions?
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You can use something like dropbox to transfer some more stockish looking ROM on your phone, but i'm not too sure how to lock it without USB cable. I'm too lazy now to reboot my phone into bootloader, but wasn't there an option to re-lock it?
Anyway, if this will happen to my GN i'll just pay €30 for USB port replacement. I had same issue on SGS2.
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well... to be honest, i think thats a lot of money that can be spent on a phone thats pretty new. With that being said, it is cheap compared to what i would be paying if i had to pay full retail price.
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To update this thread, I got my phone and charger replaced free from verizon. Basically, i had a bunch of different roms downloaded and tried to install some good ics looking roms. They didnt really work as well as i wanted so it was an easy solution to "brick" (and brick is used very very very loosely) my phone.
1. Wipe data/ cache / dalvik
2. Install zip from sd.
3. Pick out a different rom and let it install ---- BUT WAIT
4. Pull battery in the middle of installation.
I had to do it a couple of times, but eventually i got it to the point where the only thing that would show up was the google logo.
My thought was that they would just reflash to stock in the store, but the rep didnt really know what he was doing. He probably figured i tried to root (he asked if i tried to root... duh, NO!), and probably spent most of the time trying to get it to come on and didnt bother putting on their falshing machine thing.
Anyways, Since it was still a phone under warranty and they had no evidence of it being unlocked or rooted, they replaced my phone as well as my charger for free.
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Im just hoping they dont secretly put a note under my account that i might root my phone.
theidoctor said:
Galaxy nexus charger port is broken.
The only problem is its rom'd, rooted, and unlocked. i can get any other cable to work.
The only thing is that its been rooted and rom'd... any suggestions?
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my fascinate has the same problem its bricked right now so i cant do much but im going to replace the charger port soon ill let you know how it goes, its bricked i cant fix it unless i can connect it to my pc and i cant right now i look in the port and 3 of the prongs are bent down ugh lol ill let you know how it goes
Kaptinkrunk said:
my fascinate has the same problem its bricked right now so i cant do much but im going to replace the charger port soon ill let you know how it goes, its bricked i cant fix it unless i can connect it to my pc and i cant right now i look in the port and 3 of the prongs are bent down ugh lol ill let you know how it goes
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well i just bought another phone lol one with a broke lcd for cheap

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