Stuck at boot after attempting to flash codename rom - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

I was on MiJJz blend ICS "The goodness"
I flashed Codename Android as described in the FIRST post of the rom.
Now my phone is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S II boot and I have stock android recovery.
Is there anything I can do to get my phone working again? I had flashed several roms before and never had a serious issue until now. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If it helps, I wiped cache and factory wipe, flashed Codename, then gapps. I realized now that the 4th post in the thread said to use cm7...

go into stock recovery and do a factory reset and wipe cache then reboot, see how it works, if it doesnt work. flash back to gingerbread using qbking's method.

I just noticed in recovery it says failed to mount /system (invalid argument)
I should have mentioned that I did try that already. I went ahead did the factory reset and wipe cache again, and it is still stuck on the same boot logo.

u have to go back to gingerbread using odin, and this time just flash cm7 b4 flashing cm9. qbking77 has a vid showing u how to install it

fryingpan0613 said:
I just noticed in recovery it says failed to mount /system (invalid argument)
I should have mentioned that I did try that already. I went ahead did the factory reset and wipe cache again, and it is still stuck on the same boot logo.
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Odin back to GB and start again and after flashing in cm7 recovery don't forget the last factory reset before reboot
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What recovery did you use to flash Codename? Make sure that it's FB21 or FB28 and not the FC's.

I really appreciate all the advice, seriously thank you all.
I tried searching and can't seem to find qbkings method, and I know I have seen it before.... I am into odin download mode on my phone, can anyone steer me in the right direction on getting the proper files to flash? I have never used odin except for the one touch root. Damn n00b

It's sfhub's method. Here ya go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21134991
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fryingpan0613 said:
I really appreciate all the advice, seriously thank you all.
I tried searching and can't seem to find qbkings method, and I know I have seen it before.... I am into odin download mode on my phone, can anyone steer me in the right direction on getting the proper files to flash? I have never used odin except for the one touch root. Damn n00b
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23478866&postcount=869
Here's a list of all of them (the GB section). You can choose the kernel you want, but it doesn't matter that much.

I am back up and running!! Thanks again everyone, I was really worried that I was going to be going to sprint to try to get a new phone tomorrow.

fryingpan0613 said:
I am back up and running!! Thanks again everyone, I was really worried that I was going to be going to sprint to try to get a new phone tomorrow.
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If you haven't already, you need to go to Sfhubs auto root package to obtain cwm. Then you can flash the Rom of your choice
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I need help

Ok, so i followed all of the tutorials for installing the
Blazer rom onto my samsung epic touch 4g
now when it loads up
it turns on
starts loading
then turns off
how can i fix this?
Plus its not evenclockwork mod anymore, its some rogue one now or something
help please?
i made a backup in clockwork
but this new one doesnt recognize it...
EDIT:
Rogue ET Recovery 1.1.2 (CMW v5.0.2.7)
Same thing happened to me. My MD5 Sum wasn't recognized. Had to flash Caulkins Stock to get back up and running.
After I flashed that I was in original CWM.
rocketmn333 said:
Ok, so i followed all of the tutorials for installing the
Blazer rom onto my samsung epic touch 4g
now when it loads up
it turns on
starts loading
then turns off
how can i fix this?
Plus its not evenclockwork mod anymore, its some rogue one now or something
help please?
i made a backup in clockwork
but this new one doesnt recognize it...
EDIT:
Rogue ET Recovery 1.1.2 (CMW v5.0.2.7)
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OK Rogue is a derivative of Clockwork and with that said before you rooted you should of done some more research. What you should do is look for calkulins format all zip and flash it then flash the rom again. Also download another version of the rom just incase you have a corrupted zip.
Lastly try not to do anything else until you do some more research.... Quite a few stickys that can help you....
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h4304 said:
Same thing happened to me. My MD5 Sum wasn't recognized. Had to flash Caulkins Stock to get back up and running.
After I flashed that I was in original CWM.
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Guys Rogue recovery is much better IMO
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ok, so after going through the menus over and over, the recovery finally let me use my clockwork recovery, and now im back into my phone like nothing happened
idk why this didnt happen from the begining but w.e
Can anyone lead me to a tutorial of where i can completely wipe my phone like i just got it out of the box at the sprint store, unrooted and all
i wanna go through this process from the begining the right way
playya said:
OK Rogue is a derivative of Clockwork and with that said before you rooted you should of done some more research. What you should do is look for calkulins format all zip and flash it then flash the rom again. Also download another version of the rom just incase you have a corrupted zip.
Lastly try not to do anything else until you do some more research.... Quite a few stickys that can help you....
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Also, i did find that file, i downloaded it from the same page i got the rom from, only it was a modified copy?
idk, it said to use it, so i did
anyway, phone is back to stock with root and clockwork back on it, so ima leave it for now, until i do more research like you said
I just flashed this rom 5 minutes ago. You're not following the instructions
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[Q] Help I think I bricked my phone!

My phone was constantly rebooting so i went into CWM and did a factory reset and it froze while wiping and since then it wouldnt reboot. I went to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551901&page=11 and followed the directions for the one click recovery using odin 1.81 but it stopped updating on the data.img. I kept it connected for over an hour. I disconnected the cable and rebooted the phone. now when i turn it on it says "firmware upgrade encountered an issue please select recovery mode in kies and try again" i tried holding power and volume down and it briefly boots up but then goes to the firmware upgrade screen. Kies isnt recognizing the phone as being connected. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
you are not the first one today (yesterday) reporting the same problem. There were about 3~4 incidents reported during today. So, don't go further at this time. I hope some more Devs joining to give more helps.
During the time you are waiting, read the almost same case -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554392
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1549382
Also, please describe the full details about what you did and how you did -
where did not download the rom, what's your rom/kernel version before installing the rom, how did you proceed to odin the rom, etc...
You mentioned that you tried to flash the rom using the one click recovery using odin 1.81. Can you please be more details about this?
Before flashing the rom, you said that your phone was constantly rebooting. What was your rom and kernel at that time? Do you think there was anything suspicious causing the rebooting?
Maybe the solution would be simple but I saw many people reported same thing, there would be common issue in here. So, we need to find out what that is....
Sorry for not giving you the suggestion at this time.
This isn't an ODIN issue. ODIN is just the messenger in this case.
There is a problem between the ICS kernels and custom recovery where it will sometimes corrupt your /data partition if you reset/wipe/restore/format/etc. Any large partition operations are suspect. Copying files seems fine. It doesn't necessarily do it every time so it'll work for some but brick others. Even if it works a couple of times, it can brick at any time.
The EMMC memory actually becomes damaged and even JTAG repair will not fix. By the time you get to ODIN the damage is already done. ODIN won't be able to write to /data even using a .pit file with repartition set, ODIN one-click won't write to it, CWM will hang writing to it, JTAG will have issues also.
Your best bet is to get a replacement.
There are multiple threads about this, which is why people suggest you go back to a GB-based kernel+CWM to do your ROM flashing.
This is one thread where the data.img corruption is discussed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
Well i tried QBKings how to unbrick video and used the stock el29 stock rom through odin. It looks like it was going to work. it finished all the way but now it just gets stuck in a boot screen loop
i get update logfile does not exist deleteing cryption meta data
#manual mode#
updating application....
Maybe try using odin to flash a kernel with recovery, and get into recovery before it reboots(or pull battery since it won't boot after odin is done doing its thing). then restore a nandroid, or flash a Rom?
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(Duplicate post - person above asked already)
sleshepic said:
Maybe try using odin to flash a kernel with recovery, and get into recovery before it reboots(or pull battery since it won't boot after odin is done doing its thing). then restore a nandroid, or flash a Rom?
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I think we are in synch - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1556609 (the suggestion that I provided).
Adding to this, I personally recommend to format the sdcard before installing anythig - there's a option to format sdcard.
sleshepic said:
Maybe try using odin to flash a kernel with recovery, and get into recovery before it reboots(or pull battery since it won't boot after odin is done doing its thing). then restore a nandroid, or flash a Rom?
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Well i managed to be able to get it to boot into rogue recovery or power + down so i can flash through odin. I tried flashing a rom but it cant get past formatting system.
im going to try to restore to a previous rom now
armandosal said:
Well i managed to be able to get it to boot into rogue recovery or power + down so i can flash through odin. I tried flashing a rom but it cant get past formatting system.
im going to try to restore to a previous rom now
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It will never get past the data its corrupted and bricked ... There is no fixing it you should have never done anything in cwm with a ics kernel there are multiple threads that well tell you that ...read read ....you will now hope that sprint will replace your phone or you have insurance...good luck with sprint
Read this thread its what is wrong with your phone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
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I'll add on to Epix4G's comment with another link:
How Not To Brick Your E4GT
I finally ended up getting another phone from my insurance company. Is there a way to get any of my data from the phone?
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armandosal said:
I finally ended up getting another phone from my insurance company. Is there a way to get any of my data from the phone?
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Nope once it's data partition is screwed it's done for and not recoverable
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Ok. Thanks. on the plus side I got Cyanogenmod 9 on my phone.
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Bootlooping... Help

I was on CM9 alpha 1 with the stock kernel
I tried to revert back to EL29 (via Odin) so that I could flash the new alpha 2
It boot-looped
I tried several different ROM/kernel/modem combos for GB ROMs (all .tar's that I flashed through Odin)
Still bootlooping
What am I missing? I'm pretty sure it's not completely screwed since it still gets to the 4G screen and then reboots
Thanks in advance for the help... and if there's some info that you need to help me just let me know, I'll pretty much be glued to the screen since this phone is my only one and I won't be able to use it till I get this fixed up...
Can you get into recovery mode?
MeWarning said:
Can you get into recovery mode?
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Yeah, I'm on CWM v5.0.2.7
Can I just flash something from there?
I thought you weren't supposed to flash stuff thru CWM while on an ICS ROM, that's why I used ODIN
Come on folks in XDA-land.. I'm dying here...
Ok... After a few tries I managed to get a backup restored.. So I'm back to an EL29..
blakjak220 said:
Ok... After a few tries I managed to get a backup restored.. So I'm back to an EL29..
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When you Odin and it boot loops go into stock recovery our cwm if you got it wipe and reboot it will do it every now and then
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Epix4G said:
When you Odin and it boot loops go into stock recovery our cwm if you got it wipe and reboot it will do it every now and then
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Cool, good to know...
And after all that trouble getting to 4.0.2, Lexicomp (which is a medical app) isn't compatible with it yet.. and I have finals coming up in which I have to have that app... so back to GB it is, at least until finals are over.

[Q] Phone loops in Samsung Logo, will not go into recovery!

My phone kept looping on the loading screen, so i pulled the battery and got in CWM. When i did a data wide so i can restore from a saved file the phone got stuck on wiping.
So i pulled the battery and the phone kept on looping the samsung logo and would not go back to CWM, got inside ODIN and tried the stock one click EL29 ODIN method, everything flashes but gets stuck on data.bin. i re-start the process to only be stuck in the same data.bin step. the ODIN one click pro does not stop responding it just gets stuck.
I tried the ODIN method where i load the stock none rooted tar file in pda mode, this method completely passes but when it restarts it goes back to loop mode.
I tried getting into recovery mode but it loops also (Holding Volume up and power)
I am currently trying a different ODIN oneclick TAR file, maybe this will work, i will update when it finishes.
I do not know what to do next, i have flashed all individual files in ODIN also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
Seriously again and you can't search.......you are bricked.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
And you were using a ics kernel with cwm huh ?
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I did search all over xda and androidcentral, i was in ics 4.0.4. Thanks for the links i left the phone flashing, when i get home i will read those threads. If it all fails ill just go to sprint tech bench and get a refurbish replament.
You were on a ics ROM ?
Used a ics kernel to wipe data ?
Were using ROM manager?
Using touch cwm ?
Didn't read OP for the ROM either ?
Almost all ics roms will tell you not to use a ics kernel with cwm that is the cause of the bricks ...
If you can answer yes to any of the above you didn't read enough... There are a dozen threads about bricking phones on here that would have saved your phone....good luck at sprint getting it replaced
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mrperez816 said:
I did search all over xda and androidcentral, i was in ics 4.0.4. Thanks for the links i left the phone flashing, when i get home i will read those threads. If it all fails ill just go to sprint tech bench and get a refurbish replament.
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What were u using to flash ? The OP of every aosp ROM Wether cm9 codename aokp all say to flash the el26 cwm kernel and flash from there and if going back to GB to use a stock tar and then go from there ...
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i had CWM, i was running ics 4.0.4 fine build 30 since it came out. It just started the stupid animation loop and thats when i decided to do a data wipe in CWM. but then i did the ODIN One Click and it gets stuck on data.bin.
I work for Sprint....
This is my first time ever posting on any forums and i have been flashing since the EVO came out, i have flashed ICS to the EVO 4G and back to GB with no issues, this phone is the first to give me such issues.
mrperez816 said:
i had CWM, i was running ics 4.0.4 fine build 30 since it came out. It just started the stupid animation loop and thats when i decided to do a data wipe in CWM. but then i did the ODIN One Click and it gets stuck on data.bin.
I work for Sprint....
This is my first time ever posting on any forums and i have been flashing since the EVO came out, i have flashed ICS to the EVO 4G and back to GB with no issues, this phone is the first to give me such issues.
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Samsung screwed us by changing some partitions and until we get source to know what they did its best to follow the OP to a T because no one has bricked when using a GB kernel to wipe or flash ....just the ics ones
Yes I had og evo nexus s and 3d ....this one sucks to have to flash the way we do but its the better phone so you do what you have to
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You could have not said it any better lol, i on purpose broke my photon 4g and one of the replacements on the list was the E4GT and got that one sent to me lol, such an amazing phone but issues like this kill me. i did that rouge in odin and it just loops on the android with the box but does not do anything else.
Ill keep trying different things, custom count is at 3 maybe by the time i give up it might be in the 100's because i wont get a replacement till tuesday...
mrperez816 said:
You could have not said it any better lol, i on purpose broke my photon 4g and one of the replacements on the list was the E4GT and got that one sent to me lol, such an amazing phone but issues like this kill me. i did that rouge in odin and it just loops on the android with the box but does not do anything else.
Ill keep trying different things, custom count is at 3 maybe by the time i give up it might be in the 100's because i wont get a replacement till tuesday...
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The no data tar will completely flash but won't boot on it but you can put it back to stock like that with sfhub el29 no data
Some one in the data thread I gave u did remap the data partition to his Sd card and rigged it .... That could work until you get replaced
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Just odin the el26+cwm kernel and reboot into recovery and wipe and flash like normal. I had the bootloop before snd this worked for me.
EL26+CWM Kernel link: http://db.tt/0QJkleJR
Edit: just read your whole post and it does sound like your bricked. You can try what I stated above, but I don't think it will work.
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mrperez816 said:
i had CWM, i was running ics 4.0.4 fine build 30 since it came out. It just started the stupid animation loop and thats when i decided to do a data wipe in CWM
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This is where your /data partition got corrupted. The data wipe in ICS-based CWM.
mrperez816 said:
but then i did the ODIN One Click and it gets stuck on data.bin.
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ODIN OneClick is just serving as the messenger to tell you your /data partition is corrupted. You could have used CWM, ODIN, ODIN OneClick, etc. They would all tell you the same thing. The EMMC memory is actually damaged, it isn't just a partition data problem.
It is unfortunate to have the issue with ICS-based kernels and custom recovery, but that is why all the threads stress using GB-based kernels with custom recovery to do your flashing.
Lesson learned. At least you work for Sprint and can probably get things resolved with less hassle.
Yeah lesson learned. I just did the repair ticket on it and will have one on tuesday.
When the new one comes i will go straight to ICS build 31, and not even mess with anything else.
Its just amazing how we cant figure out a way to format/partition the currupted /data.
mrperez816 said:
Its just amazing how we cant figure out a way to format/partition the currupted /data.
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It isn't a format issue.
The hardware emmc memory is damaged.
JTAG bitblasting would have overwrote everything if it was fixable. That is failing in this case.
So basically you are asking why we can't reformat a hard drive that crashed and make it work.
You are doing what's right. I had to flash the one click Odin 3 times to get out of a boot loop after trying to restore a GB ROM MD5 from a ICS kernel. Learned the hard way. But if you can get to DL mode, you can usually fix it. After the third time i was able to get into standard Android recovery and do a factory data reset. Then flashed the rom again and it booted right up. I was lucky though. Hope it works out.
PHONE WONT BOOT AFTER USING ALPHA 6 ICS(darchstar)
I was using this rom since it came out and haven't had 1 problem. after just using it normally it froze. did a battery pull and tried to reboot but was stuck on logo with the cm9 animation. so i went to recovery mode i had an error. i tried doing a format and froze. so i did another battery pull and now my phone wont boot into recovery or download mode. all i get is a blue led light. any ideas?
I'd like to think that putting BIGGER red text in the OP's might help but apparently not...
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xDarkStarx27 said:
I was using this rom since it came out and haven't had 1 problem. after just using it normally it froze. did a battery pull and tried to reboot but was stuck on logo with the cm9 animation. so i went to recovery mode i had an error. i tried doing a format and froze. so i did another battery pull and now my phone wont boot into recovery or download mode. all i get is a blue led light. any ideas?
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Your /data partition is dead. Formatting/ wiping from ICS recovery is VERY BAD, it makes bricks.... time to use insurance/TEP... sfhubs post on this page applies to you as well...
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[Q] Odin Help/Stuck

I have a problem, that I cannot find nor figure out the solution, I hope there is someone here that can help. I have used and have flashed with Odin many many times and have never had a problem.
Problem:
I am running a BeastMod 5.0, and before that I was running a ICS ROM...can't remember which one. I wanted to make sure I had everything ready for when the Official ICS dropped. Went to flash the stock which is posted here, got all the way (in Odin) to the Modem cache.img.ext4 part and that is where it hangs. I actually left it overnight just to make sure, and was still stuck on that part of the flash. It keeps rebooting to the Kies download page and only way to fix is to Odin Flash clockwork recovery. I have tried the super wipe, cache wipe, and every other tool I can find, but it still always get stuck at the part listed above.
Hopefully someone else has had the same problem and been able to fix. All help is greatly appreciated.
jwalker279 said:
I have a problem, that I cannot find nor figure out the solution, I hope there is someone here that can help. I have used and have flashed with Odin many many times and have never had a problem.
Problem:
I am running a BeastMod 5.0, and before that I was running a ICS ROM...can't remember which one. I wanted to make sure I had everything ready for when the Official ICS dropped. Went to flash the stock which is posted here, got all the way (in Odin) to the Modem cache.img.ext4 part and that is where it hangs. I actually left it overnight just to make sure, and was still stuck on that part of the flash. It keeps rebooting to the Kies download page and only way to fix is to Odin Flash clockwork recovery. I have tried the super wipe, cache wipe, and every other tool I can find, but it still always get stuck at the part listed above.
Hopefully someone else has had the same problem and been able to fix. All help is greatly appreciated.
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Check your USB cable mine kept getting stuck one step before yiu and it was my cheap Ebay blackberry cable that caused it, yhdn I used a MyTouch 4 g slide cable and voila! Went through smoothlyy
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YourAntic said:
Check your USB cable mine kept getting stuck one step before yiu and it was my cheap Ebay blackberry cable that caused it, yhdn I used a MyTouch 4 g slide cable and voila! Went through smoothlyy
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Yeah thanks for the help. Unfortunately I already have just forgot to say I had...Any other ideas?
Hate to state the obvious but dis you make sure you have a good download? Did you redownload and try again?
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i dont suppose exchanging the phone is an option?
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Hate to state the obvious but dis you make sure you have a good download? Did you redownload and try again?
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Yeah I checked the MD5, all are good. Re-downloaded and rechecked just to make sure. What is weird is....Everything flashes fine individually...or through recovery. I can get it back to stock, but with one big all inclusive package it gets stuck at the same place?
Try a different odin version.
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Try a different odin version.
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Thanks for your reply. I have tried that too. Wish Odin Mobile was an option so I can try that too.
need help please. stuck,
I just got my phone back and I was attempting to put on the dakside rom. I used the superwhipe, and the when I looked to find the darkside rom it wasnt in my list of things to flash, now allI get is the the s screenand I cant seem to get past that. I would appreciant any help as I just just gotthis phohe back and have missed it terrably, Thanks you
Also I cant boot into clockwork recovery
bls2633 said:
I just got my phone back and I was attempting to put on the dakside rom. I used the superwhipe, and the when I looked to find the darkside rom it wasnt in my list of things to flash, now allI get is the the s screenand I cant seem to get past that. I would appreciant any help as I just just gotthis phohe back and have missed it terrably, Thanks you
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Try reflashing the recovery. Once in recovery, reflash the ROM. That is what I had to do. Hope it helps. Also, make sure and upload the ROM to your SD Card...the superwipe doesn't touch the SD Card.
bls2633 said:
I just got my phone back and I was attempting to put on the dakside rom. I used the superwhipe, and the when I looked to find the darkside rom it wasnt in my list of things to flash, now allI get is the the s screenand I cant seem to get past that. I would appreciant any help as I just just gotthis phohe back and have missed it terrably, Thanks you
Also I cant boot into clockwork recovery
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Put your phone in download mode, open Odin, flash non-touch recovery 5.0.2.7, then boot to recovery, go to mounts and storage, mount usb, transfer ROM, flash ROM, fix permisssions, reboot and enjoy!

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