help! flashed a rom that wasnt made for the tmobile gs2 - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

so i made a noob mistake an flashed a rom that wasnt made for the tmobile gs2. the install of the custom rom was sucessfull. now the phone wont turn back on or get into any mode. when i plug it into the computer odin recognize it. can someone tell me what i can do other then using the jig. thanks in advance!

lookinforcar said:
so i made a noob mistake an flashed a rom that wasnt made for the tmobile gs2. the install of the custom rom was sucessfull. now the phone wont turn back on or get into any mode. when i plug it into the computer odin recognize it. can someone tell me what i can do other then using the jig. thanks in advance!
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Did you say that Odin recognize your phone or doesn't recognize it? If Odin recognize your phone then your definitely in luck.
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yes odin does recognize it. it says ID com19 and its highlighted yellow

lookinforcar said:
yes odin does recognize it. it says ID com19 and its highlighted yellow
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Now you have to get the original unrooted factory rom .tar file and restore your phone back to factory. Your phone is just soft bricked so you are very lucky. Use google or the xda search feature and look up something along the lines of "SGH-T989 .tar file" or "T-Mobile Galaxy S II tar". The exact file you need is floating around here somewhere.
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r u talking about the sgh-t989-stock-recovery.tar? i have tried that but get stuck on setupconnection

There is no stock rom tar file for our phone yet. We only have a kernel and stock recovery tar.
You can't get into recovery?
This phone is a BEAST!

what is the proper way to get into recovery. my phone wont do jack right now.

lookinforcar said:
r u talking about the sgh-t989-stock-recovery.tar? i have tried that but get stuck on setupconnection
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Honestly I haven't done this yet with the GS2, but I've done it a million times with a Vibrant I once owned. I'm gonna look it up right now and see what I find. This should be a pretty easy process. The best part is that at least your phone isn't completely bricked.
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mine is doing the same thing but odin isnt reconizing my phone but the computer is....someone help me

lookinforcar said:
what is the proper way to get into recovery. my phone wont do jack right now.
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First do a battery pull, then put the battery back into the phone, hold both the up and down volume rocker and press the power button till the phone vibrates (letting you know its been turned on), soon as the phone vibrate then release the power button but do not let go of the volume rocker until you see the recovery image! Once you see the recovery image you are easily back in business. Let me know if you can at least get into recovery.
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ok. did that many times and no vibrate

lookinforcar said:
ok. did that many times and no vibrate
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How long are you holding the buttons for, sometimes it takes a while.
This phone is a BEAST!

almost a minute

just recieved the phone today and screwed it up FML

lookinforcar said:
just recieved the phone today and screwed it up FML
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dude same thing happened to me, i just got this phone today, tried to root it, put a different rom on it, screwed up the phone....................................im computer will reconize it but the oden wont

cwa542 said:
dude same thing happened to me, i just got this phone today, tried to root it, put a different rom on it, screwed up the phone....................................im computer will reconize it but the oden wont
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when you turn on odin does the id com highleted yellow?

btw guys i backed up my stock rom with nandroid.md5

What ROM did you guys install? Few questions. Did you guys install Samsung drivers. If not install through kies or from the development section here and reboot computer. Then put in download mode and wait for comp. to recognize phone again. try entering recovery and flash a basic stock ROM from dev section. See if that works.
cwa542 said:
dude same thing happened to me, i just got this phone today, tried to root it, put a different rom on it, screwed up the phone....................................im computer will reconize it but the oden wont
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Then get back into recovery and restore it.
lookinforcar said:
btw guys i backed up my stock rom with nandroid.md5
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chib1panda said:
Then get back into recovery and restore it.
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phone wont get into recovery mode or download mode...

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HELP!!! Anyone?

My epic seems to not mount the sdcard. I flashed back to the samsung recovery because clockwork always had an installation aborted problem on every rom I tried, and my backup was erased I can't use odin since I am running linux. Someone help please?
So your phone dosnt turn on?
This happened to me, and I think it because ur trying to use the eb13 stock roms that are pre rooted
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castro08 said:
So your phone dosnt turn on?
This happened to me, and I think it because ur trying to use the eb13 stock roms that are pre rooted
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It gets to the samsung screen, that's it.
Yeah that happened to me before, but I used odin to get it back,
But your phone isn't bricked
Hmhm look at the development forums and download the completely stocked eb13 with no pre root, and erase the eb13 you hve on ur sd card so yu don't get confused, and I think that should work
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Don't I need Clockwork Recovery to do that though? I flashed back to the stock recovery.
Emerl said:
Don't I need Clockwork Recovery to do that though? I flashed back to the stock recovery.
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Can you get into download mode on your phone. With the phone turned off hold down the volume down button, camera button and power button at the same time. Then use Odin on your pc to odin back to stock or eb13 and start over again.
I thought download mode was holding 1 and the power button? Lol, but I am running linux and odin doesn't work. my epic is flashed to metro, and if I could use odin, wouldn't it erase my flash?
If you can get into download mode then check out this thread in the development section. It will take you to EB13, Root and CWM all in one step. Check it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209
Emerl said:
I thought download mode was holding 1 and the power button? Lol, but I am running linux and odin doesn't work. my epic is flashed to metro, and if I could use odin, wouldn't it erase my flash?
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Oh hell, I had a serious brain blockage there. Sorry. Then dont pay any attention to my last post either. Search the Development section they had a very good post on there a few weeks ago about someone using Linux. Ill see if I can find it and send you the link. Sorry about the mixup.
dazednconfused1144 said:
Oh hell, I had a serious brain blockage there. Sorry. Then dont pay any attention to my last post either. Search the Development section they had a very good post on there a few weeks ago about someone using Linux. Ill see if I can find it and send you the link. Sorry about the mixup.
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Its fine, I appreciate ur help. I couldn't wait to get this phone, now it's all messed up lol. If u find that link, please let me know, thank u.

Blazer rom may have bricked my phone?

I'm very comfortable with flashing and using custom roms, I've been doing this since the original Droid.
I rooted my GS3 right after I got it, and it was great until the OTA updates started coming out too quickly.
I like having root use, so I decided to flash the new blazer rom, I always liked the one for the gs2.
So I download it, put it on external SD, go to clockworkmod, nandroid backup, wipe data/factory reset twice, flashed the rom.
It won't turn on. It just buzzes, shows the samsung screen and shuts off.
Fine, it doesn't work i guess. So I go to put it back in recovery. NOTHING. just buzzes a few times, that's it.when charging while off it shows the battery icon, but when i hold volup home button and power it acts like it's going into recovery, then shuts off.
I don't know what to do I've never had an issue getting any phone into recovery.
HELP!!!!
Blazer ROM didn't brick your phone, you did.
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Odin. You're not bricked.
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hdnet1 said:
Odin. You're not bricked.
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+1 soft bricked. Use odin to reflash the custom recovery.
dragon_rckr said:
+1 soft bricked. Use odin to reflash the custom recovery.
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No way was it blazer I've used every version. Chalk this up to use error. Odin it and try again
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firstdirection said:
NOTHING. just buzzes a few times, that's it.when charging while off it shows the battery icon, but when i hold volup home button and power it acts like it's going into recovery, then shuts off.
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Did you try unplugging the phone, pull the battery, reinstall battery and then boot to recovery? If that won't work or volume down for download mode then I would say likely bricked.
epic4GEE said:
Did you try unplugging the phone, pull the battery, reinstall battery and then boot to recovery? If that won't work or volume down for download mode then I would say likely bricked.
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Nope, brick is that...a brick, does absolutly nothing, no power, no buzz, no LED, no nothing.
Soft brick, some sign of life, like they describe in OP "Samsung screen come up, then phone buzzes and shuts off".
rgregg504 said:
No way was it blazer I've used every version. Chalk this up to use error. Odin it and try again
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If you notice, I followed the instructions to the exact letter. so not user error.
dragon_rckr said:
+1 soft bricked. Use odin to reflash the custom recovery.
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I'm looking for the file to run in odin to flash back to stock, can anyone help?
Snatched from the dev section... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900492
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
This is what you want for stock...
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dragon_rckr said:
Snatched from the dev section... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900492
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lol thanks, I tried to odin the clockworkmod .tar, I put it in the pda section of odin, flashed, it passed. still no recovery though! I hold volup home and power until the samsung screen, there is the little blue writing in the top left corner telling me it's booting to recovery but then the screen goes dark, and tries to boot system.
firstdirection said:
lol thanks, I tried to odin the clockworkmod .tar, I put it in the pda section of odin, flashed, it passed. still no recovery though! I hold volup home and power until the samsung screen, there is the little blue writing in the top left corner telling me it's booting to recovery but then the screen goes dark, and tries to boot system.
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If you took any OTA, Samsung patched the stock recovery to rewrite itself everytime it boots. I suggest you odin VALEN (LEN stock 100% stock), and start the rooting process all over again. Look up QBKing77's videos on youtube on how to unroot SGS3 and how to root it and you'll be back to where you want to be.
Blazer didnt brick your phone. You did by accepting the consequences of flashing a 3rd party rom on your device. the warnings are in post 1 of his thread
Overstew said:
If you took any OTA, Samsung patched the stock recovery to rewrite itself everytime it boots. I suggest you odin VALEN (LEN stock 100% stock), and start the rooting process all over again. Look up QBKing77's videos on youtube on how to unroot SGS3 and how to root it and you'll be back to where you want to be.
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Ok i flashed a few things through odin, and finally got cwm installed. I re-flashed Blazer and it still does the boot loop thing. But... CWM is still there. I'm just gonna go back to stock. I'm downloading L710VPALI3_stock_unrooted(ics)7z.crdownload and plan to odin it when my ****ty internet connection finally downloads it.
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stu5797 said:
Blazer didnt brick your phone. You did by accepting the consequences of flashing a 3rd party rom on your device. the warnings are in post 1 of his thread
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The point is that when I flashed that rom, the phone stopped working. period. I understand he isn't liable for anything that happened. but it doesn't mean his rom didn't cause the problem.
I think it's great there are people helping with the issue. You on the other hand came to point fingers. thanks?
firstdirection said:
The point is that when I flashed that rom, the phone stopped working. period. I understand he isn't liable for anything that happened. but it doesn't mean his rom didn't cause the problem.
I think it's great there are people helping with the issue. You on the other hand came to point fingers. thanks?
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Have you checked the md5 checksum of the download? You may have a bad copy downloaded.
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nabbed said:
Have you checked the md5 checksum of the download? You may have a bad copy downloaded.
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I think whoever said that if i had ever accepted an OTA update a few comments ago hit the nail on the head. my kids were playing with the phone and accepted it about a week ago. it didn't work obviously, but i guess it re-wrote something that is causing this issue. I'm going back to stock whenever the VPALEN stock rom is done downloading. It seems sprint or google or samsung doesn't like us to mess with the phones, and keeps putting out "fixes" for people who have rooted. it'd be nice to watch my movies on there without worrying about the drm but at this point I'd just like my too damn expensive phone back lol.
nabbed said:
Have you checked the md5 checksum of the download? You may have a bad copy downloaded.
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This is exactly what I was about to suggest. File corruption is actually quite common and you can get a bad download just by downloading a file straight to your phone. Try re-downloading the file on PC, then transfer it to the device.

Bricked question... possible when done Odin?

I went to root to an s3 using correct files etc. The Odin gave me a pass and I let it sit a few seconds and then unplugged the USB. Then no start up... is it bricked? Can it be recovered using the USB jig? Any other way?
Bump
when you connect the phone to the computer, the phone turn on or do something?
No nothing
mroneeyedboh said:
No nothing
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No able to put the phone in download mode? Home button + volume down + Power?
If not your bricked... Something similar happened to me
Are you expecting it to just power right up.... I'm confused.
After you completed the Odin step, what did you do exactly??
Wait....
Tell me exactly how you attempted root.... Step by step. Where you downloaded files, what files.... Everything. :thumbup:
werked said:
Are you expecting it to just power right up.... I'm confused.
After you completed the Odin step, what did you do exactly??
Wait....
Tell me exactly how you attempted root.... Step by step. Where you downloaded files, what files.... Everything. :thumbup:
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Yea we need more info cant just say what you did. show us the links bruh! mabe we could help you out then.
Which galaxy s3 do you have? You sure you didn't flash the International version rom?
We need more details, as far as I'm concerned, after odin roots it, it automatically restarts your phone.
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Deoxlar said:
Which galaxy s3 do you have? You sure you didn't flash the International version rom?
We need more details, as far as I'm concerned, after odin roots it, it automatically restarts your phone.
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the way i rooted was unchecking autoreboot then flashing root from recovery
amzi said:
the way i rooted was unchecking autoreboot then flashing root from recovery
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Hmmm, unfortunately I'm on mobile and don't have my files and stuff to reference. If you haven't figured this out by tomorrow night, let me know and I can try and figure out where you went wrong. Hope someone helps you before then tho.
In order to help you I need all of this....
Link to Odin download that you used.
Link to the stock rom you used.
What you clicked in Odin, etc and when.
Pretty much everything you did, start to finish.

[Q] Stuck on boot screen after wiping system (accidentally)

Just to say, I have rooted a lot of devices and this is the first time this has ever happen to me!
While in recovery, I hit the wipe system button and now the device says that there is no OS on the device and is stuck on the boot screen. Is there any way to correct this? I am so lost without my GN2!
chinadol4 said:
Just to say, I have rooted a lot of devices and this is the first time this has ever happen to me!
While in recovery, I hit the wipe system button and now the device says that there is no OS on the device and is stuck on the boot screen. Is there any way to correct this? I am so lost without my GN2!
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Yes its easy download a return to stock ROM for Odin or flash a ROM using twrp ....or restore a back up
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Epix4G said:
Yes its easy download a return to stock ROM for Odin or flash a ROM using twrp ....or restore a back up
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I have the jellybomb and tried to flash it but it stated that it failed...Unfortunately for me, I did not back up. So out of pocket of me! Any recommendations on a Rom I can use. I really appreciate the help.:good:
You might want to try this http://www.sxtpdevelopers.com/showt...-TAR-SPH-L900-LJC-(LJC-Modem-Kernel-ROM-Stock)
Thank you! I will try as soon as I get to my computer. Will keep you posted if that is ok!?
Best bet is odin to stock.
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chinadol4 said:
Thank you! I will try as soon as I get to my computer. Will keep you posted if that is ok!?
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Yeah let us know how it goes even if you take a different route to restore
shahkam said:
Best bet is odin to stock.
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Would you happen to have a link for me. It seems that somehow my memory card I had in the device is currupt or damaged.
My computer is not recognizing my device. It will not recognize on boot screen or in recovery.
Thank you all for the guidance! I am unrooted back to stock but i will not be here long. lol would like to find a nice rom. Jellybomb is cool but to much blue and i can not swap between calls on call-waiting and my pandora wont work. Guess that is something to talk bout in that forum. THANX AGAIN!!!!!
Same phone same problem with a twist
Please help as i have the same problem. In addition, connectin to odin my phone isnt recongnized. Yes drivers are up to date. Im rather green i havent been able to flash a rom yet. Tried flashing diffrent versions of macksrom, but i was successful in flashing perseus kernal.
you could trying start odin then plug up phone while off . and boot in to download mode that way. I find that works sometimes.
rjdhill said:
you could trying start odin then plug up phone while off . and boot in to download mode that way. I find that works sometimes.
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I belive in the mutilple times of trying to connect odin that was done. Im afraid the phone might not be reconized by the pc.
Will try connecting with your method to be sure first thing in the morning
Fastest way. . If you have access to another phone with memory card or put your card in that phone download rom put card in your phone and flash it from recovery
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Results no change
jrags72 said:
Fastest way. . If you have access to another phone with memory card or put your card in that phone download rom put card in your phone and flash it from recovery
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I tried mutiple usb ports odin still not reconizing. There is a rom on extsd. It is Macksrom allstar v5 the latest i belive.
As it fails to install it reads
Finished running boot script.
E:unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip'/ extsd/
Updating partion details...
In trying to flash previous to this i have never been successful. I have always gottenthis error
Just tried connecting via another computer to odin. Same results, some please guide me.

[Q] Going Crazy GS4 Root

I have been trying to root my GS4 since Friday. It will not work. I have the Tmobile version M919.
I did the motochopper one on my Main Win7 computer it fails.
Did it it on the netbook win 7 failed.
Did it on the mac and it failed.
So, I decided to do the oden thing. Well I get to where it says passed. But when I try to boot into recovery it is the android recovery and not CWM. What the heck is going on. Ben at this for 3 days and it is driving me crazy. A friend of mine just got the ATT one. I sent him the info to root it on the mac he did it within 10 min. Mine won't do it. I am wondering if Tmobile has something to do with this. I got an update from them a few days ago.
Anyone have info to fix this problem or is it just me? The only other possible thing that I can think of is this. I have a GS2 and it is rooted. I signed in with my google info on the GS4 which brought some of my rooted apps and some of my superuser, rootchecker and stuff lilke that. Would that stop it from rooting? Sorry for the misspelling.
Jason
what firmware do u have? because the 2 different fW have 2 different root methods???
movieaddict said:
what firmware do u have? because the 2 different fW have 2 different root methods???
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The build number is: JDQ39.M919UVUAMDL. From what I saw most people had they didn't have an L at the end but rather an A.
I have a rooted GS3, S2 but this phone man what a pita. But I know it should be super easy.
Outrung2 said:
The build number is: JDQ39.M919UVUAMDL. From what I saw most people had they didn't have an L at the end but rather an A.
I have a rooted GS3, S2 but this phone man what a pita. But I know it should be super easy.
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There is a different method for your build on this forum
This should be the root method for you if you updated it. Hope it helps you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268880
zombicidal maniac said:
This should be the root method for you if you updated it. Hope it helps you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268880
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Thanks guys I will check this link out and see what happens. I will post back when I find out.
Outrung2 said:
Thanks guys I will check this link out and see what happens. I will post back when I find out.
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I clicked on the link and realized I already did this one. Mostly all day was on this one. I can get through the oden part but I can not get it to boot into cwm. Only the android recovery. I did try and flash the file from there but it fails. That is where I got stuck at.
What buttons are you holding down at start up?
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Android_Monsters said:
What buttons are you holding down at start up?
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Volume Up, Home Key, Power till s4 appears. Did the volume down plus power but that is the download mode.
haapen the same to me
To install recovery go to find (OUDHS Download Recovery TAR) and flashing with Odin 3.07 after install oudhs recovery go find (ROOT_M919UVUAMDL.zip) and install in oudhs recovery
Khmer123 said:
1. Download (oudhs Download Recovery TAR) and flashing with Odin 3.07 and
2.use OUDHS recovery to flashing (ROOT_M919UVUAMDL.zip)
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Ok let me try that. Just a sec.
partexn received
Outrung2 said:
Ok let me try that. Just a sec.
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Showed it passed. It rebooted. I chose shut down. Pulled cord out volume up, home button power and the android system recovery comes up. Did this 3 times as far as trying to get into the recovery. I don't get it. Should I do a factory reset on the phone or something just to pull my root checking app, super user stuff off there. Also I did run the zip file a few times earlier today. It did something weird. After the phone rebooted it just kept playing this music over and over. Sounded like upbeat church music I would hear on a Sunday morning.
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Showed it passed. It rebooted. I chose shut down. Pulled cord out volume up, home button power and the android system recovery comes up. Did this 3 times as far as trying to get into the recovery. I don't get it. Should I do a factory reset on the phone or something just to pull my root checking app, super user stuff off there. Also I did run the zip file a few times earlier today. It did something weird. After the phone rebooted it just kept playing this music over and over. Sounded like upbeat church music I would hear on a Sunday morning.
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Do this turn off your phone and then turn it back on and hold only volume up until the recovery show up
Khmer123 said:
Do this turn off your phone and then turn it back on and hold only volume up until the recovery show up
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Same thing. Android system Recovery in Blue.
Outrung2 said:
Same thing. Android system Recovery in Blue.
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Are you letting it boot into android and then trying to boot into recovery?
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Outrung2 said:
Same thing. Android system Recovery in Blue.
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times_infinity said:
Are you letting it boot into android and then trying to boot into recovery?
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The phone is off. I push down volume up, home button down and then hit the power button. It comes up galaxy s4 and then I let off the power button and about that time the android recovery comes up. Happens every single time. I have rooted every single phone that I have had. I used to work at a cell phone shop here in Dallas. I am going to make some calls tomorrow and see if I can find someone else to root it and see if they have the same problems. But this should be a no brainer I would think. I just can't figure out why it is not working.
Since nothing is working I just did this.
I reset the phone. Created a new gmail and drop box account. Ran odin on it. Restarted it and same thing again. Just boots into Android Recovery.
it happen the same picture as me yesterday!
let start over from beginning.
1.first factory reset
2.Download and install (UVUAMDL Official TAR) and flashing with Odin 3.07 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258628
3. Download and install (oudhs Download Recovery TAR) and flashing with Odin 3.07 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260031
4. download (ROOT_M919UVUAMDL.zip) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2268880 and install in oudhs Recovery
this should do it!
I used odin method....like the s3....once u flash the.recovery u need to pull the battery not reboot...then hold up.on the.volume after putting the battery back and hitting the power button...soon as u see rebooting recovery you can let go of the volume up
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