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[Q] Rooted, Won't Boot, Please Help

Hi All,
I'm sorry to start a new thread but I've been looking around for hours and I haven't slept (delirious as a result). Here's my situation:
I was on DK28, put on the one click root, and I got SU just fine. I rebooted to tried to flash an update (probably wouldn't have worked anyway) and it stopped and converted to ext4 (I think that's what happened). Since then I haven't been able to get it to boot up past the Samsung logo. My goal is EC05/Syndicate Frozen Rom 1.1.0. I figure I should use Odin for something, but it doesn't work! My drivers were fine for USB (storage/debugging) but not Download Mode. What do I do? Can I set up the connection I need for Odin through CWM?
Thanks
EDIT: is it safe to wipe everything and install a stock DI18 from a zip?

purple_goat said:
Hi All,
I'm sorry to start a new thread but I've been looking around for hours and I haven't slept (delirious as a result). Here's my situation:
I was on DK28, put on the one click root, and I got SU just fine. I rebooted to tried to flash an update (probably wouldn't have worked anyway) and it stopped and converted to ext4 (I think that's what happened). Since then I haven't been able to get it to boot up past the Samsung logo. My goal is EC05/Syndicate Frozen Rom 1.1.0. I figure I should use Odin for something, but it doesn't work! My drivers were fine for USB (storage/debugging) but not Download Mode. What do I do? Can I set up the connection I need for Odin through CWM?
Thanks
EDIT: is it safe to wipe everything and install a stock DI18 from a zip?
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After the EXT4 conversion you needed to flash the SRF BEFORE you rebooted. If the ROM is still on your sd card, 3 finger into Clockwork and flash the ROM. If that does not work then it is best to Odin back to stock and try again, whether it is DI18, EB13 or EC05.

If you did let it convert to EXT4 then you cannot install DI18 from a zip because it is an RFS ROM.

Thanks for the fast reply, I didn't flash the SRF because I was at DK28, and now, as you said I can't flash DI18. Can I still flash SRF? If not, do you know how to resolve the USB problem with Odin?

purple_goat said:
Thanks for the fast reply, I didn't flash the SRF because I was at DK28, and now, as you said I can't flash DI18. Can I still flash SRF? If not, do you know how to resolve the USB problem with Odin?
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So you grabbed CWM 3.0.0.6, rooted then booted into Clockwork, it converted you to EXT4 and then you rebooted without flashing SRF, correct? You should be able to flash it then Odin in the EC05 modem.
As far as Odin, try different USB ports, try a different cable. Each time it fails, pull the battery then go back into download mode and try again. Also reboot the computer fresh. I assume your drivers are good.

I'll try that. How do I flash the EC05 modem? Flash EC05 in Odin, Flash SRF in Odin?

purple_goat said:
I'll try that. How do I flash the EC05 modem? Flash EC05 in Odin, Flash SRF in Odin?
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The EC05 modem is with Odin, the SRF flashes in Clockwork Mod (3 finger salute).
Heading out so won't be able to get back to you until later. You can always do the modem later.

There are some videos here that may help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009997

THANKS A MILLION!
Your replies calmed me down, I followed yours steps, supplementing what I knew and all went well! SFR is great!

purple_goat said:
THANKS A MILLION!
Your replies calmed me down,I followed yours steps, supplementing what I knew and all went well! SFR is great!
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Glad I could help. Enjoy the way your phone was meant to work.

CWM Freeze on reBoot, Odin no Dice

When I tried to switch from ACS EI22 4 to 5 my phone force close looped because of some issue with launcher pro. I went to reflash the rom from CWM and ever since my phone won't properly load roms from CWM. When the phone has a custom rom it boots right to CWM when I power them up only to freeze again when I try to boot the rom from recovery.
I have Odined to stock EC05, and one click flashed CWM. I have flashed pre-rooted EC05 roms. I Odined to EI22 & EC05 modem Tar and went on to install ACS recovery over CWM.
I have Odined multiple times on multiple stock roms and custom roms. The problem persists. Once I'm in recovery (I've tried 3 versions) and I click "reboot" the phone locks with a black screen with the home buttons on or an image of the clockwork logo (depending on which version I'm trying).
The strange thing is, all of the stock roms work just fine and I was able to install EI22 from OTA with no problems. But who wants that icky CIQ? or Sprint nascar/football/bloatware? Yuck!
I've had some limited success with simple pre-rooted deodex etc roms I flash from Odin, but sometimes recovery loads when I power up the phone. And sprint keeps wanting to force the update on me.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I've tried everything I can think of and have searched, to no avail, for a solution.

Does anyone think this is a hardware issue? One of the kernels I tried on ACS 5 was a beta.
If so, how should I go about getting it fixed since it is under warranty. I do have accidental damage coverage.

Most likely not hardware related. I say that because you said you can run stock just fine.
I would try the new CWM5 just released and see if the problem is still there.

Disregard post
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Neckberg said:
Most likely not hardware related. I say that because you said you can run stock just fine.
I would try the new CWM5 just released and see if the problem is still there.
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That's what I thought and why I continued to Odin and one-click root different types of CWM and ACS recovery.
I'm going to see if the repair store nearby can run a diagnostic. Otherwise I'm going to stay away from any modifications that require me to use CWM for anything since I was able to Odin a custom rom (but it was EC05).
Hopefully Samsung will release the EI22 modem tar and someone will release a pre-rooted version that I can Odin.

I tried odin flashing different recoveries yesterday. Odin gave them a pass but they wouldn't boot from the 3 finger salute (like they didn't install).
I've never tried to install CWM this way so I'm not sure if you need to be rooted before hand or you need a specific kernel.

osiris2600 said:
I tried odin flashing different recoveries yesterday. Odin gave them a pass but they wouldn't boot from the 3 finger salute (like they didn't install).
I've never tried to install CWM this way so I'm not sure if you need to be rooted before hand or you need a specific kernel.
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So it goes back into stock recovery with 3 finger? Easiest fix is Odin in a prerooted EC05 ROM tar like EC05plus then flash a Gingerbread ROM then flash the modem delta.
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kennyglass123 said:
So it goes back into stock recovery with 3 finger? Easiest fix is Odin in a prerooted EC05 ROM tar like EC05plus then flash a Gingerbread ROM then flash the modem delta.
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Yes it goes into stock recovery. Unfortunately flashing in CWM has been the problem that lead me to flashing CWM through Odin. For more detail see the original post. Whenever I try to flash something through CWM the recovery has problems and it fails to load the rom that is installed.
I'm trying as many alternatives to pinpoint the problem. I'm going to try switching SD cards and see if the problem resulted from some kind of data corruption there. Should have an update on that sometime tonight.
If I can't figure out and fix the problem I'll be at the mercy of sprint or if I want root I'll have to wait for a pre-rooted EI22 rom complete with modem tarball so I can odin that.

I saw the OP but didn't see where you Odin'd a prerooted EC05 ROM like EC05plus. Then flash a GB ROM right after. Just 2 steps. Then if you want the modem one more step to flash the delta. It's worth a shot?
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kennyglass123 said:
I saw the OP but didn't see where you Odin'd a prerooted EC05 ROM like EC05plus. Then flash a GB ROM right after. Just 2 steps. Then if you want the modem one more step to flash the delta. It's worth a shot?
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I can't flash from CWM no matter how CWM gets on my phone. I tried exactly what you said. My original post says I Odined multiple stock and custom roms. I didn't get around to CWM flashing on a different card tonight, finals got me busy busy.
Enjoy your turkey day!

osiris2600 said:
I can't flash from CWM no matter how CWM gets on my phone. I tried exactly what you said. My original post says I Odined multiple stock and custom roms. I didn't get around to CWM flashing on a different card tonight, finals got me busy busy.
Enjoy your turkey day!
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Thanks, you too.
So if Odining the EC05Plus ROM didn't get you a working 3 finger salute CWM, then maybe you should try ROM Manager and downloading CWM 5.X.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357655

It must be a hardware problem. I can odin a rom with CWM and it will boot fine. However if I ever try to open CWM the rom will never load again as the phone boots to recovery and get's stuck there.
I confirmed this by Odin flashing and then going into clockwork and not even flashing anything and it got stuck. Flashing in CWM will actually install things as I can change CWM within CWM but I still get stuck when trying to load the rom.
So the only way for me to enjoy a rooted phone is to refrain from CWM recovery.
I went back to a EH17 odined pre-rooted rom. When EI22 gets a modem tar hopefully someone will make a pre-rooted, deodexed, zipaligned odin tar (and if I'm lucky, CiQ will be removed).
Otherwise I'd like to get a replacement but explaining the problem to sprint is kind of a catch 22 since the issue only appears when I load a custom recovery.

How about flashing CWM 5.027 and downloading ROM Manager and installing 5.027 through that as well. Rom Manager actually downloads the CWM 5 and keeps it packed on your sd card and installs it everytime you use it. It allows ROM Manager to be able to update the CWM whenever a new version comes out.

MobileOdin and ICS leaks.

Just a quick FYI for those of you, and possibly a thread for culmination of MobileOdin and ICS info.
So far, I'm 0 for 2 in flashing ICS (FC05 and FC07) to my phone. Each time would spur a "kernel panic upload" right in the middle of flashing the system. I did not have a custom recovery in either case.
A battery-pull was required to reboot my device, and it became soft-bricked. I was able to boot into recovery and download mode.
Since I don't have a PC at home, and my work PC won't let me put Odin on it, I was stuck flashing a custom kernel with Heimdal. No big deal, which let me boot back into CWM and flash Caulk's 2.9.1 back onto the device (I keep a copy of a working, CWM-flashable, full ROM on the external SD card).

silversx80 said:
Just a quick FYI for those of you, and possibly a thread for culmination of MobileOdin and ICS info.
So far, I'm 0 for 2 in flashing ICS (FC05 and FC07) to my phone. Each time would spur a "kernel panic upload" right in the middle of flashing the system. I did not have a custom recovery in either case.
A battery-pull was required to reboot my device, and it became soft-bricked. I was able to boot into recovery and download mode.
Since I don't have a PC at home, and my work PC won't let me put Odin on it, I was stuck flashing a custom kernel with Heimdal. No big deal, which let me boot back into CWM and flash Caulk's 2.9.1 back onto the device (I keep a copy of a working, CWM-flashable, full ROM on the external SD card).
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Good info. Ive flashed kernels to the ICS roms using mobile ODIN but ive always gone back to EL29 and flashed using Rogue CWM for new roms.

RainMotorsports said:
Good info. Ive flashed kernels to the ICS roms using mobile ODIN but ive always gone back to EL29 and flashed using Rogue CWM for new roms.
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Same here. Mobile Odin for kernels and CWM for roms works for me, and I flash a lot.
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Need tips on flashing EL29 or EL26 Kernel from GB27

I need some tips on flashing EL26 or EL29 recovery kernals from GB27 rom.
When flashed (odin, mobile odin, and zip) my phone gets stuck on the first Samsung E4GT logo. No recovery is added, volume up and power only reboots device to same logo.
Ive done this flash before and never had an issue. I dont know what could be the issue.
Would flashing a stock GB or ICS rom and pretty much starting from scratch be a good idea?
I guess my question is are there issues with flashing from GB27 to EL26/29? Do I need to be on a specific kernal? My only fear is if I flash a stock GB rom I wont have a kernal to flash anything else.
Could there be something wrong with my phone? It really seems to me flashing from my current rom isnt compatable.
Please send me some tips and advice on what roms to flash to get back to an el26 so I can proceed with my goal in all this which is flashing the new SHOstock rom with multi window.
Thank you and I appreciate any help!
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It wouldn't hurt starting from scratch. It sounds like your current Rom is having some sort of conflict with the EL26/EL29 CWM kernels. Have you tried flashing a gb27 cwm recovery? That will allow you to flash a new rom. They are stable as dd's now and I use them all the time. Try Garwynn or Agat's gb27, they both come with Agat's custom recovery which has cwm. If that doesn't take, might as well save all your important stuff and give a fresh start a try . Good luck.
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I have agats gb27 loaded and can flash from it. I need chris 44g el26 or 29 kernel to flash a specific rom. Rom does not load correctly in agats. Many people had issues and per instructions, user 26/29. I will try to start from scratch.
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You can use the stock rooted restore gb08 that's what I used to fix that problem. Try following ny guide to get it running perfect after you Odin the stock rooted.
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FuMMoD said:
You can use the stock rooted restore gb08 that's what I used to fix that problem. Try following ny guide to get it running perfect after you Odin the stock rooted.
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I gave flashing stock GB08 rooted a shot. I then flashed EL29 and EL26. Still does the same thing.
Doesnt boot to CWM.
If I flash a Gingerbread rom, since my EL26/29 isnt working, will I be able to access my current GB27 state I am in now without issue?
My AGAT GB27 is doing me well to retrieve all my current backups.
I dont want to go back to Gingerbread and not have a recovery to use because it uses EL26/29. So I would be screwed, correct?
Thanks!

I am trying to flash EL29 Gingerbread Stock Rom with Root.
This doesnt work as well. Odin freezes on the flash at FactoryFS.img.
Does anyone know why it would freeze on this file?
I've tried multiple tar files, different ports, different cords, two versions of odin.
I let it sit for 30 minutes and nothing. What caused the factoryfs.img file to freeze?
What hardware in the phone could cause this issue?
Any help wouldbe appreciated. All I want is EL26/[email protected]#$ WHYYYY!

If you flash el26 or 29 over ICS or JB your phone will not boot past splash screen. I always use el26 with odin from PC, kernel is flashed from pda slot. Reboot the phone and hold then keep holding power +vol up for like 30 seconds and you will boot into el26 recovery.
If you want to switch from from Touchwiz JB to AOSP or older GB/ICS rom you need to flash a ICS 1 click first like FI27 then flash el26 kernel and flash rom. If you are trying to flash the rooted el29 one click rom it should work. Maybe bad cable. I only flash with blackberry microusb cables.

el26 el29
IM stuck in flash screen. I have el26/el29 in tar.md5 I need them in zip format to flash on Odin. I don't have computer access. Stock cwm-El26.tar and El29 direct boot cwm.tar ?? Any way to get them in zip so I can flash in Odin.

Rehv said:
IM stuck in flash screen. I have el26/el29 in tar.md5 I need them in zip format to flash on Odin. I don't have computer access. Stock cwm-El26.tar and El29 direct boot cwm.tar ?? Any way to get them in zip so I can flash in Odin.
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You are confused my friend. Odin uses .tar or .tar.md5 files and CWM recovery uses .zip files. And if you're stuck at splash screen after flashing el29 it's because you can't boot el26 or el29 unless you have that build rom on your phone. They are used for recovery only. Pull battery, reinsert, reboot into recovery, and flash the rom of your choice from there!(e4gt only of course)
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Ok I will try that. I flashed the el26 then flash flashed jb_28_ 2x.zip and it put me in Android system recovery<3e> gonna post a pic.thank u for it help.

This is what I see now.

Rehv said:
This is what I see now.
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Did you get everything sorted out?
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It looks like the situation I was in last time, I most likely know how to fix that?
? Powered By My Moga Pro ?

I never got it fixed. Bought a HTC one sv boost mobile. Thinking about trying to root it. But got to do my reading first don't want to brick this one. Sorry for late response.

[Q] Moving to this phone

Hello everyone over at the Epic 4G area, I will be moving to this phone from the HTC Evo 4G I have a couple roms posted up over there. I know little about this phone and was kind of hoping you guys could introduce me into it such as how to root it, whats good for roms and what to be careful and anything else lol.

SaintZ93 said:
Hello everyone over at the Epic 4G area, I will be moving to this phone from the HTC Evo 4G I have a couple roms posted up over there. I know little about this phone and was kind of hoping you guys could introduce me into it such as how to root it, whats good for roms and what to be careful and anything else lol.
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There's a guide and even videos by qbking77 via youtube on rooting. Must use Odin to root. One-clicks died with Froyo for this device.
Each phone reacts differently to each rom, and Android version. Highly recommend you just try out whatever ones look good to you. (IE: my phone just can't handle JB. The limited RAM is a deal breaker for me. Everything is laggy, slow and unusable. I stick with ICS. Others have absolutely no issues running JB.)

Okay thank you, what's with the whole BML and MTD thing?

SaintZ93 said:
Okay thank you, what's with the whole BML and MTD thing?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20779060&postcount=3
Stock is BML.
Anything above Gingerbread is MTD. Some of the Gingerbread roms are MTD, and are noted as such.
CWM v5.0.2.7 is BML only, anything higher is MTD only.

So if I understand this correctly, if I flash any rom that is 2.3.7 and under is BML and ics and above is MTD?

SaintZ93 said:
So if I understand this correctly, if I flash any rom that is 2.3.7 and under is BML and ics and above is MTD?
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Correct, except for the few 2.3 Roms that are MTD
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Ahh okay thank you, I think I'm understanding it a little better. So if I want say CM on my phone, I'll have to convert to MTD and in order to go back to a ROM like stock or something similar I have to odin back to complete stock then re root?

SaintZ93 said:
Ahh okay thank you, I think I'm understanding it a little better. So if I want say CM on my phone, I'll have to convert to MTD and in order to go back to a ROM like stock or something similar I have to odin back to complete stock then re root?
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All of our MTD-based roms automatically check BML/MTD partition state. If you're on BML, the install script will auto-convert you to MTD.
In order to go back to a BML rom, whether stock or not, you need to use Odin to reformat.
I don't think you would technically need to flash stock and re-root, but is always recommended to flash stock (Re-rooting isn't necessary). You would have to format using Odin and also flash CWM 5.0.2.7. Battery pull. Put battery back and 3-finger boot into recovery and flash away.

I see now sorry for the noob questions, just so use to HTC Evo and LTE Evo lol but how do I get my computer to read this phone. I installed the drivers and everything and it doesn't even want to show computer sync on the phone

SaintZ93 said:
I see now sorry for the noob questions, just so use to HTC Evo and LTE Evo lol but how do I get my computer to read this phone. I installed the drivers and everything and it doesn't even want to show computer sync on the phone
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Make sure you aren't plugged into a USB hub or emulated port. Plug the cord into a port directly on the motherboard.

Okay I finally got it connected, needed a different data cable. Now do you think you could explain to me how to root better, the video is old and a bit confusing. What do I have to choose for the FC09 the MTD or BML, could you or anyone give me like a small step by step please!

SaintZ93 said:
Okay I finally got it connected, needed a different data cable. Now do you think you could explain to me how to root better, the video is old and a bit confusing. What do I have to choose for the FC09 the MTD or BML, could you or anyone give me like a small step by step please!
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Root:
Power down device
Open keyboard, press and hold both the 1 key and power button. This places the phone into download mode.
Plug the device into your computer, and most likely drivers will install. Allow that to finish before proceeding.
Within Odin, wait until you see COM and a port number appear. That means your phone is recognized.
Next, uncheck all boxes on the left side, including auto-reboot.
Place the victory_8G_100528.pit file in the PIT box. Place CWM v5.0.2.7 .bin/.tar/.md5 file in the PDA box.
Click start and will complete relatively quickly.
Disconnect the phone from USB and pull the battery out.
Replace battery.
Press and hold Vol down, Camera and Power buttons until the capacitative lights light up, then release. This will place you in recovery mode.
From there you will boot into CWM, where you can flash whatever you want (custom rom or a compatible kernel for FC09 & SuperSU) off the SD card. So place those files prior to doing all the above.
Keep in mind, that if you want to remain on stock FC09, but rooted, you will need to flash a custom kernel. The stock kernel will replace CWM with stock recovery every time. That is why in the list above you must disable auto-reboot and battery pull.
All files are in my devhost, in my signature. If not, then they expired and I can reupload them if notified.
From stock, if you want to flash a MTD rom you will encounter the following:
Partition will be converted to MTD
MTD compatible version of CWM (v5.5+) will be installed
Recovery will auto-reboot
You must manually flash the same rom again in the new CWM version.
Rom will install
You may need to reflash the rom in CWM if you run into a stuck boot or boot loop.

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I will be doing this later tonight and let you know how everything goes

Just letting you know I rooted successfully and running supernexus! Thank you so much for all your help, much appreciated!