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Well since I just bricked my phone I decided to start this tread. I figured it would be helpful for people to read to keep them from bricking their phone by not following the same process of the unlucky few who have hard bricked their device.
I flashed the Rogue CM9 kernel through Mobile Odin Pro and while on the FB17 leak from Calk which is where I think I made my mistake. when I went to flash CM9 alpha 3.1 it got stuck at install for about 15 minutes before i decided to the battery which I knew was a HORRIBLE idea. When I tried to boot back up all I got was a blue light. My guess is that the phone didn't like that I had a AOSP Kernel while on a TW rom and got confused and froze because it didn't know what to do next. The good news it that sprint is ever so gracious to provide me with a new phone coming in the mail on Thursday since they don't have any in stock. I just told them I got a update and when it installed it wouldn't boot back up and I should hopefully be back in business with some CM9 yumminess later this week thank the cellular gods for insurance!
Some users are reporting that mobiletechvideos.com is somewhere you can send your phone too have it brought back from the dead.
I got the exact same thing but my sprint reps think that the screen went out and are trying to replace it.
So I just got my second e4gt yesterday from hard bricking mine by flashing CM9 alpha 3 then flashing cwm touch recovery after I restored a nandroid of el29 it just wouldn't boot back
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digitalcrash said:
So I just got my second e4gt yesterday from hard bricking mine by flashing CM9 alpha 3 then flashing cwm touch recovery after I restored a nandroid of el29 it just wouldn't boot back
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Everyone should hear this LEAVE CWM TOUCH ALONE ...... DON'T EVER TOUCH IT ... it is most of what is bricking these phones ... Unless they fix it don't use it for this phone .... How many people have to brick because of it .... Use the trusted acs rouge or cwm but not the touch
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Somebody should make a sticky thread that warns people not to install the touch recovery from rom manager for this device. I notice everyone who hard bricked their device was by installing touch recovery through rom manager while using the leak ics roms or cm9
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I posted it all over shabby's thread.....DONT USE TOUCH RECOVERY.
I learned my lesson with touch recovery and I will never use it again
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correct me if im wrong but unless you actually burnt the processor out or dropped it in water ...couldn't u use a usb jig to just put you in download mode and odin from there worked on my fist galaxy s and fortunately i haven't had to use one sense ..and fyi really cheap and easy to make
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I got the exact same thing but my sprint reps think that the screen went out and are trying to replace it.
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thats what happened to me as well after an hour of playing with it they decided to replace it.
the jig does nada for it just to answer that question goes
and I wasn't using touch recovery I was using rouge recovery for CM9... I think I screwed up trying to flash using the cm9 recoveery for a tw rom...
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correct me if im wrong but unless you actually burnt the processor out or dropped it in water ...couldn't u use a usb jig to just put you in download mode and odin from there worked on my fist galaxy s and fortunately i haven't had to use one sense ..and fyi really cheap and easy to make
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No sometimes there are hard bricks that don't respond to jig and only fix is a jtag ....happened alot with flashing international ROM ....bootloader would disable the USB port ....
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sfal8705 said:
I got the exact same thing but my sprint reps think that the screen went out and are trying to replace it.
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Tell them to put the chip in a different housing and see if it works, if its the screen it would work in a different housing. I did that with my og epic..
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We really should make a sticky, or a thread that says DONT USE TOUCH RECOVERY!!! and just keep bumping it up to the top.
Yup CWM Touch killed my evo during restore and data wipe.. 1st it soft brick my phone and had to factory restore a .tar and now it finally killed my phone. gotta pick up my replacement tmmrow
And yes i was using a ICS FBXX rom during this
What is the recommended way to flash to cm9 3.1 from the calks ics fb17 leak without bricking the phone?
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albe070 said:
What is the recommended way to flash to cm9 3.1 from the calks ics fb17 leak without bricking the phone?
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Flash Miui Rom then flash CM9. Dont use CWM touch at all.. just use a basic recovery like rogue or stock CWM
Yep. Touch recovery seems to be the common denominator amongst the bricked phones. I was lucky enough to just get mine swapped out at a Sprint Service Center. I certainly won't be using CWM Touch for anything ever again.
blackroseMD1 said:
Yep. Touch recovery seems to be the common denominator amongst the bricked phones. I was lucky enough to just get mine swapped out at a Sprint Service Center. I certainly won't be using CWM Touch for anything ever again.
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I think the culprit is using an aosp recovery while on a TWIZ ROM... I would avoid that because I bet that is the issue...
It doesnt seem to be just the Clock Work Mod Touch. It would seem that sbrissen thinks that in ICS the data partition or blocks are slightly different and this is causing errors when flashing ICS or back to GB from ICS. So id say for now stay away from ICS in general until this is completely sorted.
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It doesnt seem to be just the Clock Work Mod Touch. It would seem that sbrissen thinks that in ICS the data partition or blocks are slightly different and this is causing errors when flashing ICS or back to GB from ICS. So id say for now stay away from ICS in general until this is completely sorted.
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so what do you say people do who have flash ICS and want to get back to GB without screwing up.. just use a .tar?
You can add me to the list...also was using touch recovery. I wonder what Sprint/Samsung is thinking about all of our E4GTs coming in for repair hahaha
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so what do you say people do who have flash ICS and want to get back to GB without screwing up.. just use a .tar?
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Yes. I odin back to el29 stock with root and then install cwm rogue then restore a previous backup. The process is bit much but better to be safe than sorry
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I bought a phone from Craigslist and it is in great condition, very happy with it.
But the seller told me all I had to do was flash any ROM and I would be set.
Of course, wiping the dalvik and cache files, first, etc...
But one thing I remember reading was, before flashing a new ROM I should Odin the phone to stock settings.
How do I go about finding out if the kernel that's on the phone now is proper?
Or do I just get the kernel files and Odin them back on my own?
(never Odin'd before)
Thanks in advance.
Best bet is to Odin back to stock ics and reroot and install cmw file. That way u can be fully sure of what u have. Starting always from scratch is best way to do things
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So being this phone is from Telus (Canadian carrier), would anyone here be able to tell me if this would be the proper ICS/ROM for the phone?
http://devsrom4android.blogspot.ca/2012/06/telus-canada-samsung-galaxy-s2-ics.html
I'm 99.9% confident it is, but better to ask than screw something up.
Agreed
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I see that there is a growing number of people losing their IMEIs and their 4G data service from T-Mobile, as I had the same problem after trying to flash CWM Touch through ROM Manager. After flashing the recovery, I turned of the phone and turned it back on only to receive EDGE speeds. After further research I also realized that my phone has a IMEI of 0. Even after restoring my IMEI through GEEK's method, my data speeds are still EDGE even after flashing complete stock rom through ODIN, data speeds are still EDGE. Just want to know if anyone else had the same issue, after flashing CLOCKWORK Recovery or Clockwork Touch Recovery through ROM Manager.
UPDATE: Would like to know if anyone flash Clockwork TOUCH Recovery through ROM Manager and not the regular clockwork, as I remember when I flashed the regular clockwork first, everything was fine until I paid the 2 bucks and got TOUCH Recovery, is when my IMEI and 4G were lost.
I originally had CWM touch 5.5.0.4 by using the DD method through terminal emulator in order to preserve my binary counter, but then I flashed the standard clock work recovery through ROM manager and then CWM Touch which caused my IMEI and 4G to go bye bye.
I flashed cwm through Rom Manager last week and everything seems to be working fine.
Pebble Blue Samsung Galaxy S3 (T-Mobile Style)
I've flashed this way. Still have imei
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dave2metz said:
I flashed cwm through Rom Manager last week and everything seems to be working fine.
Pebble Blue Samsung Galaxy S3 (T-Mobile Style)
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Me too. Touch version. Everything is fine. IMEI I believe is lost by using wrong root method.
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elracing21 said:
I've flashed this way. Still have imei
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+1
Sent from a Galaxy 3759295 light years away.
Thank me if I helped
I flashed touch recovery through ROM manager as well with no issues.
Is flashing the Sprint way when the phone first came out the wrong root method?I rooted that way but have stayed on stock bc of this imei method. What is the"correct way"to root?
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Me too lol... what did you flash after OP?
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fatboy547 said:
Is flashing the Sprint way when the phone first came out the wrong root method?I rooted that way but have stayed on stock bc of this imei method. What is the"correct way"to root?
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I would like to know this as well. I rooted using the Sprint way and have not flashed one single thing because of the imei issues.
I used that method(sprint) and still have my imei. I've flashed FreeGS3 a bunch of times and a couple of themes without iussue so far.
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I used the Sprint method, and pretty much immediately flashed CapRom then redrum's FreeGS3 and Lean build, along with the Adama003 kernel. Then even flashed CM9 and AOKP. All of this was through the Sprint CWM. I finally got ancy and pushed TWRP through terminal emulator(since nobody had issues with losing IMEI with that recovery), so I would feel safe flashing JB AOKP.
I would suggest backing up your IMEI so you don't have to worry about it anymore, push a different recovery, and then go flash crazy! Here is the link to backup/restore: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29514187.
Happy flashing! I'm really digging the new Wicked blue ROM!
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I used the sprint cwm & odin...via some video found in this forum that said it won't trip the counter. Lost imei & only edge. The vid did say that it would work for tmo & I read other users posts after they had done it. I didn't do anything else after that, I only wanted it rooted. Not sure what I did wrong and I really want to know.
Curious...what do they do with the phones that are returned by a customer?
You guys can back up your imei now. Its in the development section. There's even a video walkthrough.
I've flashed, backed up, and restored through different ROMs including CM9, CM10, TW roms, and EuroSkank builds...IMEI is still intact.
Used Odin to Flash recovery then used ROM Manager Premium to update to latest CWM.
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You guys can back up your imei now. Its in the development section. There's even a video walkthrough.
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I'm scurred to even try anything now on my phone. All I wanted was the root ability.
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I'm scurred to even try anything now on my phone. All I wanted was the root ability.
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Dont be, especially for that.
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i used odin to flash CWM but then i try to flash CWM through rom manager and it freezes??
any help guys?
Thanks
This thread needs to be renamed as there is no proof at all to what the op said, they lost their IMEI and want some one to blame sadly they try to blame the peeps behind rom manager and cwm touch, the same people who put tons of energy and free time to make every phone better for us.
Please op change the title or mods change it, it is not fair to the devs who work hard to have one person who has 1 post to blame them
This post is a little bit misleading. I'm sure that Kush over at Rom Manager would not appreciate a post that scares people away from using his application. This may have happened to a few people, but to state that you will lose your IMEI when you flash Rom Manager is just not true. I may be wrong, but losing your IMEI probably has a lot to do with not taking the proper steps to correctly flash a ROM.
Omg guyz iz flashed a I9300 ROM and it screwed my phone! But it was probably the CWM! Stay away from CWM guyz!
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Hey guys,
I purchased this phone today, went home and immediately rooted the phone.
Everything went fine, until I tried flashing a custom recovery than the problem occurred,
I'm on a FL24 basebad with 4.0.4, and every time my phone boots 10 seconds later it restarts.
What's going on?
I rooted the phone with Odin, once rooted I installed mobile Odin and flashed a customer "Kernel / Recovery" now the phone constantly reboots.
Install the stock kernel.
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Well the kernel I flashed was 0.4.0, I heard that one has reboot issues so I flashed 0.3.0 and it's working great.
The only thing I can't figure out now is how to flash CWM, keeps taking me to the download screen when booting into "recovery".
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Well the kernel I flashed was 0.4.0, I heard that one has reboot issues so I flashed 0.3.0 and it's working great.
The only thing I can't figure out now is how to flash CWM, keeps taking me to the download screen when booting into "recovery".
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To boot to recovery
Vol up plus power and hold
Once the splash screen shows, release power and continue to hold Vol up.
You will get to recovery.
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I must not have been holding it long enough, appreciate the reply.
How come E4GT ROMS are so large in size, back when I had an EVO and Optimus roms were about 100MB, E4GT are about 500mb?
Well sounds like the recovery was either flashed wrong or is defective for whatever reason..
Here is how to root that version by qb77king. He is very good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqmKN2ewatk&feature=youtube_gdata_player.....
here is a video for the recovery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb63ldWtnoM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
So I'd like to help but need to know more info to go by. Did you enable USB debugging when you flashed the recovery? Anyways go ahead and go to stockroms.net. there you can find a stock ROM to flash your phone with unless its virgin or boost.
I recommend just getting stock jellybean or wild for the night cyanogen.. I know you just bought it but I can tell you its worth it ICS is horrible,Too many problems. You can actually find a jellybean ROM that is already rooted when u flash it.. Anyways download the android root toolkit from the market... This will save your phone's root
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Well sounds like the recovery was either flashed wrong or is defective for whatever reason..
Here is how to root that version by qb77king. He is very good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqmKN2ewatk&feature=youtube_gdata_player.....
here is a video for the recovery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb63ldWtnoM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
So I'd like to help but need to know more info to go by. Did you enable USB debugging when you flashed the recovery? Anyways go ahead and go to stockroms.net. there you can find a stock ROM to flash your phone with unless its virgin or boost.
I recommend just getting stock jellybean or wild for the night cyanogen.. I know you just bought it but I can tell you its worth it ICS is horrible,Too many problems. You can actually find a jellybean ROM that is already rooted when u flash it.. Anyways download the android root toolkit from the market... This will save your phone's root
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No. Already fixed.
Don't listen to this guy.
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Hey Trytohoaxme. So as of right now there is no cmw for ICS. There is Agat recovery which is based off of cwm that is for either a ICS ROM or jelly bean ROM. I have cmw that is a jingerbread kernal that interfaces with CyanogenMod 10.1 which has 4.2.2 jellybean. If you flash clockworkmod it won't work with a stock rom your phone won't be able to boost up..
Graydiggy u are pretty rude. I hope to god your mom raised you better. Show some respect on this forum, XDA is a place for positive feedback, not negative people who criticize others who which are naive and conceited.
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Graydiggy u are pretty rude. ...criticize others who which are naive and conceited.
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Who's conceited?
I'm pretty sure he's just trying to help and avoid misinformation, no need to get offended, bud... And the op stated the issue was already resolved.
He never asked about cwm specifically, just a custom recovery. On TW ICS I've used Agat's, Ruj's, and Slesh's kernels/recoveries without issue. There's really no need for EL26/CWM tar unless you want to play it safe (which i do) going from TW to AOSP or vise versa.
And yes stock TW ROMs are huge. AOSP ROMs end up around 240 megs (give or take) including Gapps.
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rockingfreely said:
Hey Trytohoaxme. So as of right now there is no cmw for ICS. There is Agat recovery which is based off of cwm that is for either a ICS ROM or jelly bean ROM. I have cmw that is a jingerbread kernal that interfaces with CyanogenMod 10.1 which has 4.2.2 jellybean. If you flash clockworkmod it won't work with a stock rom your phone won't be able to boost up..
Graydiggy u are pretty rude. I hope to god your mom raised you better. Show some respect on this forum, XDA is a place for positive feedback, not negative people who criticize others who which are naive and conceited.
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Well when people like you give incorrect information like you are currently doing, or makes everything more complicated than it should be, again, something you are doing, I will be rude. ICS has had source for a very very long time and has had a CWM for a long time. JB does not. I have been here for a long time and there is a reason I have recognized contributor. I may be rude, but when someone else risks someone's expensive phone, sometimes it takes being rude. If you can't handle it, oh well.
The reason for my response was because the issue was solved and the stockroms.net is not a site that I trust. We have a repository for all of our stock ROMs.
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I already upgraded from ICS FL24 to JB GB27.
The problem I have as of now is, I don't know which roms are compatible with my device?
I'm on JB 4.1.2 GB27, does that mean I can only flash GB27 roms?
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I already upgraded from ICS FL24 to JB GB27.
The problem I have as of now is, I don't know which roms are compatible with my device?
I'm on JB 4.1.2 GB27, does that mean I can only flash GB27 roms?
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You can flash any ROM for the E4GT... You are in the right forums for that.
Oh okay, I was asking because the thread title of most ROMs say "[ROM] FL24 Kuban Kernal" ETC..
Since I'm on GB24, I can still use EL26 ROMs and all?
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Oh okay, I was asking because the thread title of most ROMs say "[ROM] FL24 Kuban Kernal" ETC..
Since I'm on GB24, I can still use EL26 ROMs and all?
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Just read the instructions for each ROM. They will tell you exactly what is needed.
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hello i flashed the axis ROM last night i didn't like so i did a wipe then restored a back up of mines after i did all that i kept getting boot loops i don't have a clue of what i did wrong so i did a factory reset and i got 2 more boot loops haven't had any since then should i be concerned about something ? also i noticed that when i flashed the axis ROM it said FAILED then it said SUCCESS so i went on with the install
I would ODIN and restart things over. (Signature)
What he said. cases like this i recommend ODin.
There are some times when clearing cachy and dalv and system will fix it ....i got lucky ones with that, other times had no choice but to odin
Odin? ? What's that? I'm a newbie to this device
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Look in my signature and read the first page, if still confusing watch YouTube videos. Its pretty much the best thing since sliced bread, besides booze and strip clubs.
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mt3g said:
Look in my signature and read the first page, if still confusing watch YouTube videos. Its pretty much the best thing since sliced bread, besides booze and strip clubs.
T-Mobile SGS III
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so all i have to do is flash in recovery right? can i use TWRP recovery?
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so all i have to do is flash in recovery right? can i use TWRP recovery?
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You are serious ? You rooted you $$$ GS3 witjout knowing what is Odin? Smeels of a brick is in the air.:fingers-crossed: Well Odin is a PC tool to reformat your S3 to its original state unrooted and stock. You just need to download is right .tar file for your device and carrier found in the main READ BEFORE posts on the forum and flash it with ALL THE procedure done correctly, unless, your phone will be a nice paper holder.
I bought it rooted already from someone I know how to flash Roms that's about it
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I bought it rooted already from someone I know how to flash Roms that's about it
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Omfg.. Well if you want my advice, go read how to use Odin and reset you S3 to factory state before you mess up and make it un usable.
Thanks to every one. I'm fully stocked and UN ROOTED. So if I'm understanding this the correct way when i have a problem with my device i should ODIN correct?
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