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Howdy, I need some help, that I obviously can't fix myself. I did some looking and apparently found that the status 7 is when the md5 sum of the phone and the file don't match. Currentlly using CM7 Nightly 39, tried flashing 40, and got the status 7 update; never have had a problem flashing.
I tried re-downloading the file from the CM mirror network, no dice. I also tried re-flashing amon_ra 2.3 recovery, no dice. I can still use my phone perfectly fine. My next guess would be to try switching to clockwork, attempt to flash, then flash amon_ra [doing now].
If anyone has any ideas, I'd great appreciate it.
I think I've narrowed it down to the actual night 40 file, as nightly 39 still flashes without a problem. Any help is still appreciated.
teh roxxorz said:
I think I've narrowed it down to the actual night 40 file, as nightly 39 still flashes without a problem. Any help is still appreciated.
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I haven't downloaded that nightly yet, but once im awake in a little bit Ill download and see if I have any issues with it. Although Im not on the same version of recovery at the moment. Have you tried flashing some other files, even more than just nightly 39, to see if it happens with anything else. Did you try downloading the nightly 40 again?
Perhaps its a bad download?
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Edit: lol, told ya I still need to wake up... Saw that you already tried downloading it again. Sorry bout that.
k2buckley said:
I haven't downloaded that nightly yet, but once im awake in a little bit Ill download and see if I have any issues with it. Although Im not on the same version of recovery at the moment. Have you tried flashing some other files, even more than just nightly 39, to see if it happens with anything else. Did you try downloading the nightly 40 again?
Perhaps its a bad download?
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Edit: lol, told ya I still need to wake up... Saw that you already tried downloading it again. Sorry bout that.
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Lawlz, its all good man, it happens; but yes, I am able to flash other files from recovery.
teh roxxorz said:
Lawlz, its all good man, it happens; but yes, I am able to flash other files from recovery.
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You know nightly 40 was jacked up right. So many people had the same issue but I don't know how old this thread is lol.
~ d3rk
dirkyd3rk said:
You know nightly 40 was jacked up right. So many people had the same issue but I don't know how old this thread is lol.
~ d3rk
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I didn't hear about it, nothing came up on the search. I figured it was the file cuz I can install other roms. But I still wanted to check, and its only like 3 hours old. But thanks man.
teh roxxorz said:
I didn't hear about it, nothing came up on the search. I figured it was the file cuz I can install other roms. But I still wanted to check, and its only like 3 hours old. But thanks man.
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Wanna give it one more shot? #40 nightly build had the cwm commit that could be causing problems for some. Koush reversed the commit.
This is #40 w/o that one commit for clockworkmod.
http://www.mediafire.com/?06hmakkdtkndp0n
~ d3rk
dirkyd3rk said:
Wanna give it one more shot? #40 nightly build had the cwm commit that could be causing problems for some. Koush reversed the commit.
This is #40 w/o that one commit for clockworkmod.
http://www.mediafire.com/?06hmakkdtkndp0n
~ d3rk
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Thanks again; I'll try it in a few, as mediafire refuses to download. xD
I can't believe there's something you had to ask a question for... I really thought you had the Evo encyclopedia stored in your brain
plainjane said:
I can't believe there's something you had to ask a question for... I really thought you had the Evo encyclopedia stored in your brain
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Lol I do..sorta . I was surprised too. But I did have it narrowed down the to problem [which I was correct] but I'd had to make sure.
teh roxxorz said:
Lol I do..sorta . I was surprised too. But I did have it narrowed down the to problem [which I was correct] but I'd had to make sure.
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Yeah he does, this guy above me owns the Q&A section, this is his territory. You're a walking evo wiki! Lol
~ d3rk
teh roxxorz said:
Howdy, I need some help, that I obviously can't fix myself. I did some looking and apparently found that the status 7 is when the md5 sum of the phone and the file don't match. Currentlly using CM7 Nightly 39, tried flashing 40, and got the status 7 update; never have had a problem flashing.
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Are you sure that's what that error means? I have RA's recovery, the one with the signature checking off, and still got the same error. Although, I suppose sig checking and md5 are not quite the same thing.
Alright guys,
I recently rooted my epic. Now what? How do I get themes onto my device? I had an eris but didnt know what to do...i really like some themes, especially the angry red alien. (i think thats what it is)
Is there an easy step by step tutorial that I missed?
Also, anything else thats cool besides themes that would look nice
Thanks guys!
Sent from Cheech's %s
cheech92007 said:
Alright guys,
I recently rooted my epic. Now what? How do I get themes onto my device? I had an eris but didnt know what to do...i really like some themes, especially the angry red alien. (i think thats what it is)
Is there an easy step by step tutorial that I missed?
Also, anything else thats cool besides themes that would look nice
Thanks guys!
Sent from Cheech's %s
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Lol....cheech, you have much to learn young padawan!!
First, I believe you can't flash themes over stock roms, only deodexed roms will take themes. The stock rom is odexed.
Second, whatever version of clock work mod you used as a recovery must be compatible with the rom/theme/kernel/ect you are going to use.
Three, sorry I can't break it all down for you, but I'm still learning, just read about what you want to flash before jumping in and burning the house down.
Oh and stay away from rom manager for now, unless you want major issues...
One last thing and I don't mean to sound like a ****. If your not willing to read and research, your going to inevitably run into issues, major issues. I read for weeks before I did anything and its nearly impossible to put that into one or two paragraphs. If you don't feel like reading I'd tell you hacking your epic or any phone for that matter is a terrible idea.
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One last thing and I don't mean to sound like a ****. If your not willing to read and research, your going to inevitably run into issues, major issues. I read for weeks before I did anything and its nearly impossible to put that into one or two paragraphs. If you don't feel like reading I'd tell you hacking your epic or any phone for that matter is a terrible idea.
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yeahh i knew i would get yelled at for this xP sad thing is, i used to help run a blackberry site and i would yell at people for doing that too.
Now, completely off topic, I think I ran into those major issues you were talking about. (I didnt check this thread before I started the process)
Well heres what happened. (I have a new thread out so this is just a copy/paste)
just installed CWM 3.0.0.5 and now my Epic is frozen upon reboot! It keeps going to the SAMSUNG black screen and wont move from that.
I reboot in recovery mode and get to the CWM menu but cant do anything from there, cant wipe device, cant remove anything, etc.
Help me fix this!
Im a college student that needs his phone working ASAP!
Thank you!
yeahh... any ideas?
Thread tag...see your other thread....lol
1....2....3.....not it
Hey...how's my driving?
I think we're parked man!
kennyglass123 said:
Hey...how's my driving?
I think we're parked man!
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you deserve a +1 for that my good sir. bravo
Bricking a phone is fun......
herbthehammer said:
Bricking a phone is fun......
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no its not
It was sarcastic humor since a few people have been finding their phone bricked.
It sounds like you used CWM 3.0. Which converts to EXT4 (for filesystem type). You will want to read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700
and then this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067 and this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Flashing_Guide_-_Android And THEN use the SEARCH TOOL * as you should have before asking* to see if you can find th problem within he thousand or so threads in the epic 4g part. Good luck.
Check out my how to video thread for visual help! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
WAIT. You DID install clockwork mod 3.0. Did you read a single guide? The stock kernel is NOT compatible with the EXT4 format. Therefore you HAVE to flash a kernel that is. (search it): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897612 read the steps and you should be fine (as soon as you flash the right kernel). Oh, and you should download and flash SyndicateFROZEN ROM. Just a friendly suggestion.
Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2g6J1JgjU to take your phone back to stock or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy2Et6qVGdo&feature=channel_video_title to put on the syndicate rom now that you have upgraded clockwork. qbking77 videos are awsome and if they help think about a donation so he keeps providing more.
Thank you to everyone who helped me out in this thread. My phone is now fixed. Turns out the .tar / PDA file that I was using in Odin was corrupt and wouldnt work fully.
I used a different version which seemed to work fine, then it upgraded once I turned my phone on.
Everyone who helped me out will be receiving thanks
Thanks again everyone!
cheech92007 said:
Thank you to everyone who helped me out in this thread. My phone is now fixed. Turns out the .tar / PDA file that I was using in Odin was corrupt and wouldnt work fully.
I used a different version which seemed to work fine, then it upgraded once I turned my phone on.
Everyone who helped me out will be receiving thanks
Thanks again everyone!
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Sweet, I was pulling for your non reading ass...lol....good deal cheech!!
Good Job man. Sorry for the myriad of posts. But congrats getting it working!!
TrevE you do great work.. and yea i know that this is my own fault for flashing and im not blaming you... BUT i installed (and bought the pro version) your "logging test app v7" and ran the ICQ remove... rebooted my phone like it said to and now its a paper weight... I gets stuck at the "Samsung screen". I tried putting it into "download mode" and odin back to stock and nothing. It goes into the download mode screen but my PC will not pick it up at all. Yes i have the right drivers (I am not a complete noob). I tried it with odin3 v1.85 and v1.61.
Any advice on how to fix it? Any of you guys know if sprint will be able to tell it was rooted when I take it in for a replacement (I have protection).
Phone specs..
epic 4g
stock II22 rooted
persistence pays off. after trying to get my phone into CWM about 50 times it finaly worked! flashing a new rom now... I will not be reloading the app.. but im not going to get a refund either.. keep the buck, you do great things! But if you figure out why this app does not like the epic 4g let me know.
Did you use this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1247108
TrevE develops for HTC devices as far as I'm aware.
If you are looking for the original mod for CIQ removal by k0nane, then go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340083
Try removing the battery for a bit before going into download mode. Try both with wall/usb cable connected and/or sd card removed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359647
First off, if you don't blame Trev you should change the title...kind of rude. CIQ removal is not the same for all phones. You should have read more. Now to restore your phone follow this thread and if Odin isn't recognizing it no matter what then go to post 2 on using Heimdall to restore your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
I have had many of issues with odin, from not picking up to my screen turning random colors during odin flash.
You wouldn't by chabce have windows 7 64bit because its a pain with that os for some reason.
I would suggest uninstalling the drivers and reinstalling them and it should run through the steps to rehook the drivers for odin, does for me everytime I flash with odin I have to reinstall drivers
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Of coerce i dont balm treve... Thats the risk we take when we start to mess with our phones! But his app did crash it!! I sent him a PM so hopefully he will figure it out.. He does amazing this for Android, i have nothing but respect for him! If he tells me he has a problem with my title ill change it..
The first thing i did was take out the SD card but thanks for the heads up.
Odin has never once given me any problems and it now picks up my phone fine.
Thanks for the battery advice! I was only taking out for a minute or so, Ill try it for longer if i have any more troubles.
The phone is working great now.. just had to try to get into CWM about 50 times.
So say you don't blame TrevE yet your title says you do.
Pull the battery leave it out for a say or so and try again.
NissanNick said:
Of coerce i dont balm treve... Thats the risk we take when we start to mess with our phones! But his app did crash it!! I sent him a PM so hopefully he will figure it out.. He does amazing this for Android, i have nothing but respect for him! If he tells me he has a problem with my title ill change it..
The first thing i did was take out the SD card but thanks for the heads up.
Odin has never once given me any problems and it now picks up my phone fine.
Thanks for the battery advice! I was only taking out for a minute or so, Ill try it for longer if i have any more troubles.
The phone is working great now.. just had to try to get into CWM about 50 times.
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Dude. That is not for our phones. HTC only. TrevE has nothing to do with samsung phones.
Let's just throw an htc sense framework over touchwiz...it'll be fine!
*scoffs*
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zanderman112 said:
Dude. That is not for our phones. HTC only. TrevE has nothing to do with samsung phones.
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He should change the title to "I'm an idiot and bricked my phone using an HTC mod by TrevE because I can't read". Much more accurate.
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Clockworkmod should still work if you installed a bad framework.
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marcusant said:
Clockworkmod should still work if you installed a bad framework.
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He said it did.
sent from my always aosp epic
USB Not working & LOST Clockwork Mod Recovery
Assistance please!!! Need to take back Epic to Sprint.
I was trying to flash the lastest recovery on my my wifes phone and in the process lost recovery(see images) I downloaded ROM Manager and tried reflashing and nothing. I need to take the phone back to SPRINT because the USB stopped working, No ODIN, Wont connect via USB at all........
I need to return system to stock with no USB support at all. Please direct me to the right thread if you have heard of this before.
you used the wrong method for the wrong phone!
NissanNick said:
Of coerce i dont balm treve... Thats the risk we take when we start to mess with our phones! But his app did crash it!! I sent him a PM so hopefully he will figure it out.. He does amazing this for Android, i have nothing but respect for him! If he tells me he has a problem with my title ill change it..
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No dude, his app didn't crash it. You did because you used the wrong method for the wrong phone!
The app couldnt have.
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Looks like to me that you are one stock recovery so u should be Ok... someone correct me if im wrong
[email protected] said:
Assistance please!!! Need to take back Epic to Sprint.
I was trying to flash the lastest recovery on my my wifes phone and in the process lost recovery(see images) I downloaded ROM Manager and tried reflashing and nothing. I need to take the phone back to SPRINT because the USB stopped working, No ODIN, Wont connect via USB at all........
I need to return system to stock with no USB support at all. Please direct me to the right thread if you have heard of this before.
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phatryan69 said:
Looks like to me that you are one stock recovery so u should be Ok... someone correct me if im wrong
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He was on clockworkmod and he is still on a custom rom...
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This is not a beat treve app up.. This was just to get advice on how to unbrick my phone and see if maybe he could fix it for the epic... This thread is great lol. I named the title that to mainly get everyone attention because i was worried about not having a working phone....
I dont blame treve or his app really... as a matter of fact i took full responsibility for it.
And yes i did brick my phone because im i moron that used the wrong app... but i am still finding all this great.
guys ive had this problem before and it gets me so upset cause i have no clue as to what to do when this happens .i downloaded infected rom and i transfered it to my sdcard mind you it took about a good hour to load .so when i go to flash it reads system /date/gapps .but dont know why.now if i download a rom that has .zip or i guess is zipped i can just transfer it to my sd card and flash it and boom i got the dam rom .but have no clue how to fix this i mean i really want to try this rom out please help guys
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guys ive had this problem before and it gets me so upset cause i have no clue as to what to do when this happens .i downloaded infected rom and i transfered it to my sdcard mind you it took about a good hour to load .so when i go to flash it reads system /date/gapps .but dont know why.now if i download a rom that has .zip or i guess is zipped i can just transfer it to my sd card and flash it and boom i got the dam rom .but have no clue how to fix this i mean i really want to try this rom out please help guys
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when do you see this error? after the phone reboots from flashing or right before the reboot? i've never encountered that particular error before so i might not be much help but i'll try
btw.....you might wanna duck and cover.....you posted in the wrong section so you might see some flaming. just ask a mod to move this to the Q&A section
g35slammed said:
guys ive had this problem before and it gets me so upset cause i have no clue as to what to do when this happens .i downloaded infected rom and i transfered it to my sdcard mind you it took about a good hour to load .so when i go to flash it reads system /date/gapps .but dont know why.now if i download a rom that has .zip or i guess is zipped i can just transfer it to my sd card and flash it and boom i got the dam rom .but have no clue how to fix this i mean i really want to try this rom out please help guys
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First off, this is in the wrong forum. You should be posting this in the section for the rom you are trying to flash. Second off, infected rom is not a rom that I am aware of, that is a website that has quite a few roms on it though. Please elaborate what rom you are trying to flash exactly and I will try to help you out.
sorry for posting in the wrong section .i will post from now on in the question and answer portion of this forum and again im sorry about this ,however, the rom i am trying to use is the infected rom / eternity and what im trying to say is i downloaded the rom to my computer i connected my phone and downloaded the rom to my sd card so when i go to flash the rom i see it but i guesss its not zipped ? i click the rom and it tells me data.system meta.inf
g35slammed said:
guys ive had this problem before and it gets me so upset cause i have no clue as to what to do when this happens .i downloaded infected rom and i transfered it to my sdcard mind you it took about a good hour to load .so when i go to flash it reads system /date/gapps .but dont know why.now if i download a rom that has .zip or i guess is zipped i can just transfer it to my sd card and flash it and boom i got the dam rom .but have no clue how to fix this i mean i really want to try this rom out please help guys
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Is this the ROM you are referring to? If so you will want to get the ROM from here try re-downloading and try the install again. Also are you using a Mac?
bmxrider4444 said:
Is this the ROM you are referring to? If so you will want to get the ROM from here try re-downloading and try the install again. Also are you using a Mac?
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Also, you could always check the md5 sum. Otherwise, I would also suggest redownloading the rom. Are you using amon ra recovery or cwm?
yes that is the rom i am trying to download .i downloaded from the same site and it said decompressing failed twice .and yes i am on a mac
and im using amon recovery thanks for the fast replys
g35slammed said:
yes that is the rom i am trying to download .i downloaded from the same site and it said decompressing failed twice .and yes i am on a mac
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You are most likely using Safari which automatically unzips stuff, you will need to disable that for it to be fixed, open Safari then go to Preferences>General tab>uncheck Open "safe" files after download... And re-download the ROM. The ROMs are supposed to be zipped, happened to me all the time with my Hero back in the day lol.
i just unchecked it and will download it again .i will let you know if this worked wow you guys are great man
That's interesting, and kinda dumb. Does it do it with all types of zip files including apk's?
Boo
g35slammed said:
i just unchecked it and will download it again .i will let you know if this worked wow you guys are great man
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Should fix it, like I said, Safari automatically unzipping ROMs is bad as they are supposed to be zipped, and the unzipping breaks the files signature.
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That's interesting, and kinda dumb. Does it do it with all types of zip files including apk's?
Boo
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Nope just files with the .zip extension.
i really hope unchecking this box fixes this ,however,is strange because ive been able to download roms from my mac to my phone so does this make any sense ?
g35slammed said:
i really hope unchecking this box fixes this ,however,is strange because ive been able to download roms from my mac to my phone so does this make any sense ?
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Do you always use Safari? If so I have no answer, lol, all I know is everything should be fine now.
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i really hope unchecking this box fixes this ,however,is strange because ive been able to download roms from my mac to my phone so does this make any sense ?
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If that doesn't work for you, you could always try downloading directly from your phone and see if that makes the difference. I would have never had that answer though cause I always download from my windows laptop or directly from my phone. Although, I have found RCmix3d to run better on my phone that eternity anyway. I do love virus' work, but he never really finished eternity and is now mostly working on other phones. R46 was just released though, and nobody knows what was changed, so hopefully the issues are fixed. My problem with eternity was that I kept missing text messages, which can't happen for me. Let us know how this goes and I might even try eternity again if the issues are fixed. Good Luck! If not, I suggest either RCmix3d or PrimeXL3d, they are both basically the same as eternity and have both worked better for me at this point
yes i use safari all the time lol ill keep you posted haha .i hope this works
it worked wow lol however it was stuck on the boot for quite sometime my god i thought i messed it up lol thanks guys amd ill let you know how this rom works
g35slammed said:
it worked wow lol however it was stuck on the boot for quite sometime my god i thought i messed it up lol thanks guys amd ill let you know how this rom works
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Anytime glad it worked for you.
g35slammed said:
it worked wow lol however it was stuck on the boot for quite sometime my god i thought i messed it up lol thanks guys amd ill let you know how this rom works
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Great, I'm glad bmxrider helped you out on this one. Please do let me know what happens with the new eternity, mainly if your text messages all come through. I know you can use go sms or whatever, but I am not a fan of adding unneccesary apps to my phone really. I like to stay mainly stock with a few games and root apps as needed.
i will let you know .it looks delicious my god this virus dude is sick man wow great and very smooth .it took some time to load but hey its really nice
The whole process is pretty simple on what I have done. I will explain my situation here and my question that has got be baffled.
So it all started about two weeks ago, where I was flashing LiquidSmooth on my phone. I had a Touch-type CWM. It isn't mega old but it's pretty old for CWM, I haven't updated in a while (as i've seen there are updates to recent ones).
Anywho, I did a complete wipe, used the darkside wipe, alongside with the darkside cache wipe.
I think this was my fault, so please correct me anyone if I am wrong here. I accidentally hit "reboot phone" instead of "reboot bootloader"
I got a permabrick from this whole ordeal. It was a permabrick because It said QHSUSB_DLOAD in the device manager, looking this up further confirmed my reasoning. I didn't want to jtag because that invovles removing the phone to pieces and soldering on wires etc. etc.
So I resorted to send it out to Samsung.
All is well when it came back. I made sure this time the whole phone was setup properly.
So I use Odin install for CWM and SU was installed via CWM. I install an older version of CWM (non-touch, i believe 1st revision as i've posted in one of the threads).
I kept stock ROM, everything was working okay and suddenly, KERPLUNK, it went back into permanent brick after I deleted cache partition, dalvik cache, and battery cache wipe. I didn't do fix permissions or anything, just hit reboot afterwards.
This is a super head scratcher here..... Anyone know where I went wrong?
Any insight here is greatly appreciated! :good:
P.S. I am now sending in my phone TWICE to Samsung for repairs.
If you are on the most up to date CWM, do not use the scripts. They are no longer needed, and will cause problems( hard brick though, never heard of) The second time, im stumped. I suggest go to TWRP and ditch the scripts. Latest TWRP does not need it
LoopDoGG79 said:
If you are on the most up to date CWM, do not use the scripts. They are no longer needed, and will cause problems( hard brick though, never heard of) The second time, im stumped. I suggest go to TWRP and ditch the scripts. Latest TWRP does not need it
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I finally jumped in the water and flashed twrp! Yay!
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All the steps you say you did don't point to a brick. But one thing caught my eye! You said you were flashing liquidsmooth? What File did you flash? Did it have Hercules in the name? Because if it didn't then it's not for our phone.. I only ask because a lot of other people made that mistake
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rymanh said:
All the steps you say you did don't point to a brick. But one thing caught my eye! You said you were flashing liquidsmooth? What File did you flash? Did it have Hercules in the name? Because if it didn't then it's not for our phone.. I only ask because a lot of other people made that mistake
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great call on that I had to educate a few users that the d2tmo is not for our phone but indeed the S3. Good catch on your part and it sounds like user error as well
LoopDoGG79 said:
If you are on the most up to date CWM, do not use the scripts. They are no longer needed, and will cause problems( hard brick though, never heard of) The second time, im stumped. I suggest go to TWRP and ditch the scripts. Latest TWRP does not need it
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Could you please educate me with a link referring to what TWRP is? Sorry, i'm still fairly new to the scene and all i've ever been educated upon is CWM.
suaverc118 said:
I finally jumped in the water and flashed twrp! Yay!
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Nice! What is TWRP and how is it like?
rymanh said:
All the steps you say you did don't point to a brick. But one thing caught my eye! You said you were flashing liquidsmooth? What File did you flash? Did it have Hercules in the name? Because if it didn't then it's not for our phone.. I only ask because a lot of other people made that mistake
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I've flashed the hercules ROM. I know this for sure because Liquidsmooth was working, it was extremely glitchy (playing games gave me pixelated actions sometimes, and using something like gameCIH/Game Guardian was unworkable). So i decided to ditch it and was getting ready to flash Jedi Mind Trick.
After the whole hard bricking ordeal, I decided to stick to stock rom, and even on that, I just flashed CWM and SU ONLY. Rebooted, and deleted the cache's (like i've posted to you) with absolutely no success. It baffled me that I bricked the phone AGAIN too!
playya said:
great call on that I had to educate a few users that the d2tmo is not for our phone but indeed the S3. Good catch on your part and it sounds like user error as well
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Yes..... there is something wrong, i feel it is a user error also, but i'm very unsure where to even start
Once again, all of your insight is well appreciated! I just do not want to hardbrick my phone AGAIN and have to send it to Samsung. I am not allowed to even think of a replacement because this was a b-day present a year or two ago from my fiance.
You say that it is bricked again. Do you mean by that, that you cannot get into recovery?
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XxGoKoUxX said:
Could you please educate me with a link referring to what TWRP is? Sorry, i'm still fairly new to the scene and all i've ever been educated upon is CWM.
Nice! What is TWRP and how is it like?
I've flashed the hercules ROM. I know this for sure because Liquidsmooth was working, it was extremely glitchy (playing games gave me pixelated actions sometimes, and using something like gameCIH/Game Guardian was unworkable). So i decided to ditch it and was getting ready to flash Jedi Mind Trick.
After the whole hard bricking ordeal, I decided to stick to stock rom, and even on that, I just flashed CWM and SU ONLY. Rebooted, and deleted the cache's (like i've posted to you) with absolutely no success. It baffled me that I bricked the phone AGAIN too!
Yes..... there is something wrong, i feel it is a user error also, but i'm very unsure where to even start
Once again, all of your insight is well appreciated! I just do not want to hardbrick my phone AGAIN and have to send it to Samsung. I am not allowed to even think of a replacement because this was a b-day present a year or two ago from my fiance.
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Flash this in recovery, reboot recovery, and you will have TWRP!!
TWRP 2.3.1.1
DM_Sledge said:
You say that it is bricked again. Do you mean by that, that you cannot get into recovery?
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Yes, it is perma-bricked, meaning the only method of fixing the brick is jtagg'ing
Upon plugging it into device manager, I get the prompt "QHSUSB_DLOAD" and phone doesn't even boot on no matter what combinations I make.
LoopDoGG79 said:
Flash this in recovery, reboot recovery, and you will have TWRP!!
TWRP 2.3.1.1
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Thank you LoopDo, I will do this after I get my phone home again.
I have this phone, and none of the steps you listed would brick the device. Even with no ROM on the phone, you should still be able to get into recovery.
Is there something you aren't telling us?
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Nope, wouldn't be a reason why I would lie because then the problem will never be resolved.... I'm kind of nervous on reflashing ONE more time after the phone comes home again....
The phone has been fixed once AGAIN, and it is in the process of being shipped back to me.
Phone will be home Wednesday and I will give it ONE more try
Wish me luck!
P.S. my PC has been glitchy lately, so that MAY or MAY NOT contribute to the permabrick, then again the brick doesn't happen until I flash stuff via CWM.
P.S.S. I've since re-installed Win 7 again, it hasn't been glitchy since
XxGoKoUxX said:
Nope, wouldn't be a reason why I would lie because then the problem will never be resolved.... I'm kind of nervous on reflashing ONE more time after the phone comes home again....
The phone has been fixed once AGAIN, and it is in the process of being shipped back to me.
Phone will be home Wednesday and I will give it ONE more try
Wish me luck!
P.S. my PC has been glitchy lately, so that MAY or MAY NOT contribute to the permabrick, then again the brick doesn't happen until I flash stuff via CWM.
P.S.S. I've since re-installed Win 7 again, it hasn't been glitchy since
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You most likely flashed the Wrong Liquidsmooth ROM (incompatible Kernel), and it hard bricked the phone. It happened to me the same way, and I had to send it in for JTAG.
I have bricked my phone installing the Liquidsmooth ROM too. I downloaded the wrong ROM, though. The thread should have a big ****in warning to double check the ROM you are about to download, otherwise your phone is a toast. There were more people who bricked their phones by installing the Liquidsmooth.
Well, I got it back from the warranty and the phone looks good. Installed that Liquidsmooth again and played for a day. Tried other JB ROMs. Most of them are OK in terms of battery life and smoothness, but there is something wrong with the signal. People always say my voice isn't clear. I got tired of all this BS and testing new ROMs and went to back to ICS and won't look back, not anytime.
Don't use darkside scripts, btw. You don't need that anymore.
I'd like to say thank you for everyone's patience. All of your insight is more than helpful!
DroidDonX said:
You most likely flashed the Wrong Liquidsmooth ROM (incompatible Kernel), and it hard bricked the phone. It happened to me the same way, and I had to send it in for JTAG.
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I might have, but the one i downloaded (which is still on the phone's memory card) is a hercules ROM. Either way on my second try there was a hard brick also, in return of which I had to resend it in. The second try was just simply: Odin---->CWM---->Root---->SU---->wipe cache partition+fix permissions+wipe dalvik cache via CWM (not the super scripts).
cipsaz said:
I have bricked my phone installing the Liquidsmooth ROM too. I downloaded the wrong ROM, though. The thread should have a big ****in warning to double check the ROM you are about to download, otherwise your phone is a toast. There were more people who bricked their phones by installing the Liquidsmooth.
Well, I got it back from the warranty and the phone looks good. Installed that Liquidsmooth again and played for a day. Tried other JB ROMs. Most of them are OK in terms of battery life and smoothness, but there is something wrong with the signal. People always say my voice isn't clear. I got tired of all this BS and testing new ROMs and went to back to ICS and won't look back, not anytime.
Don't use darkside scripts, btw. You don't need that anymore.
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Thanks again for your insight I think i'm done with flashing for a little bit for now.... I kind of want as factory of a JB Rom as possible. :good:
If anyone has any idea where I can get that, please let me know as my Stock ICS is a bit laggy at times, with the facial recognition system, it lags even worse!
rymanh said:
All the steps you say you did don't point to a brick. But one thing caught my eye! You said you were flashing liquidsmooth? What File did you flash? Did it have Hercules in the name? Because if it didn't then it's not for our phone.. I only ask because a lot of other people made that mistake
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that just happened to me today with liquid smooth. i had to unroot, flash stock, and start over. im pretty sure i got it from goo.im under hercules. unfortunate mislabeling? oh yeah, and if your phone shows anything other than nothing, youre not hard bricked. thats why its called Hercules, i think. ive been soft bricked so many times from dumb **** like. ****ing with the governors and all that **** cm gives you the option to do when there aint even a 1080p camera that works fully = / lol <3 Cm I Love Yew!! But yeah, odin will set you free!!!