Major problem - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

I'm sorry if this problem has happened to anyone else but I am freaking out big time. I made a nandroid backup of my phone before trying to flash the cm9 nightly. I couldnt flash the nightly and realized I needed to update clockwork mod. I updated it and flashed cm9. I decided I wanted to go back and went to back/recovery and it says no files found. I realize I made a huge mistake here. Any way to go back???
Edit: I have titanium backups of all my data I just dont have a nandroid... is there any way to get my device back to factory??? or am I screwed.

You need to use Odin . . . There's a sticky in development with the Odin files
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I've literally never had a nandroid work. I start from scratch at least once a month. I'm sure I'm just doing something wrong but I've gotten so used to it that I don't even care anymore.

xtrezpasor said:
You need to use Odin . . . There's a sticky in development with the Odin files
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Thank you!!! Ugh what a mind numbingly scary moment that was.

TrollMctrollington said:
I've literally never had a nandroid work. I start from scratch at least once a month. I'm sure I'm just doing something wrong but I've gotten so used to it that I don't even care anymore.
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I had it work several times today until it appears updating clockworkmod deleted my backups. I guess these stupid moments are how we learn. I don't ever recall feeling entirely lost when jailbreaking my iphone but I think this might end up being a more rewarding experience. I had a brief moment there where I slightly regretted venturing into new territory but I'm back to being glad I did.

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Newly rooted epic...now what?

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!
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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!
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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!!

Where's all the ROMS!

We need more development!
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I mean WHERE ARE ALL THE ROMS! terrible grammar
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Instead of asking. Why don't you learn to develop one? Then, there would be more.
Was that a question? Cause last time I checked a question supposed to end with a question mark: "?"
Anyhow, first thing first, we need figure out what's the deal with boot loops, when that solved then we could move on forward with the roms.
Right now I'm on stock rom, and I know if I reboot or shutdown the phone, I'll need go through CWM to restore last backup, because it will boot loop. Fortunately unbricking process still works on my phone, my understanding that few people already hard bricked their phones after installing a custom rom...
[email protected] said:
Was that a question? Cause last time I checked a question supposed to end with a question mark: "?"
Anyhow, first thing first, we need figure out what's the deal with boot loops, when that solved then we could move on forward with the roms.
Right now I'm on stock rom, and I know if I reboot or shutdown the phone, I'll need go through CWM to restore last backup, because it will boot loop. Fortunately unbricking process still works on my phone, my understanding that few people already hard bricked their phones after installing a custom rom...
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I'm in the same boat too. I've customized my stock rom, but can't really reboot. The best thing I can do is quick boot to CWM then reboot from CWM.
[email protected] said:
Was that a question? Cause last time I checked a question supposed to end with a question mark: "?"
Anyhow, first thing first, we need figure out what's the deal with boot loops, when that solved then we could move on forward with the roms.
Right now I'm on stock rom, and I know if I reboot or shutdown the phone, I'll need go through CWM to restore last backup, because it will boot loop. Fortunately unbricking process still works on my phone, my understanding that few people already hard bricked their phones after installing a custom rom...
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I was having a bunch of problems with bootloops after a reboot. Since I formatted /data through ADW and reflashed a rom, i havent had any more
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red_solo_cup said:
I was having a bunch of problems with bootloops after a reboot. Since I formatted /data through ADW and reflashed a rom, i havent had any more
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But you didn't restore your data after that, correct? You just started fresh?
The factory rest and formating /data is the same thing as far as I could tell...
@[email protected]
That is correct. Right after flashing I restored backups through titanium backup. It solved the problems I was having, but I can't say for sure it will work for everyone.
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I'm gonna hijack this thread and derail it, for now. Red_solo_cup, was your username inspired a certain song sang by a certain quirky country singer by the name of Toby Keith? hehe
aquariuz23 said:
I'm gonna hijack this thread and derail it, for now. Red_solo_cup, was your username inspired a certain song sang by a certain quirky country singer by the name of Toby Keith? hehe
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Haha, no way. I may have to retire this handle...
I don't listen to country.
I gave up on looking for anyone to support this phone, much less the Bell version. I'll wait for ICS to be released, and revert back to a manufacturer that has developer support within the next year or so.
red_solo_cup said:
Haha, no way. I may have to retire this handle...
I don't listen to country.
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LOL! Dang! Well, it's a funny song nonetheless.
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LiViD said:
I gave up on looking for anyone to support this phone, much less the Bell version. I'll wait for ICS to be released, and revert back to a manufacturer that has developer support within the next year or so.
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I haven't really given up just yet, but the slow down we are currently experiencing after the excitement of achieving CWM backup and Custom ROMs is eating me up inside. We have lost momentum on the development of new ROMs or Kernels or Mods for this phone, and in all honesty, is quite disheartening. I am grateful for the things we have obtained for this phone and to the Devs and Users who have come over to help us achieve them, but we need more, and I know we can get more. There must be something we can do, people we can speak with. I know it is hard for Devs to create something without physically having the phone in their hands so I understand why things are progressing so slow, and hopefully soon some of them will pick up this phone as well.
Let's try to reach out again to Devs that we know from other threads to help us out with new things to use. We seem to especially need custom Kernels for this phone, so let's find those who can do kernels. Let's not give up hope yet, let's keep trying and jump start this forum back to life.

CWM Date question

I'm noticing since I got my S3 and rooted all my backups now show as 1970. Anyone have any input on how to fix this?
VeriSkye said:
I'm noticing since I got my S3 and rooted all my backups now show as 1970. Anyone have any input on how to fix this?
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I remember this same thing happening on the Epic when we first started using CWM as well. It wasn't until it was 'officially supported' when the dates got fixed.
However, if you have an app like ROM Toolbox (worth the Pro version too) you can do all sorts of things, but it also has the ability to restore nandroids and it shows the correct date. The actual folder name is still from 1970, but the date listed within the app is correct.
I doubt this is a premium feature, so it should help you out either way.
I'm still in the habit of creating a folder with the ROM name and version and date of the backup and then moving the whole nandroid folder in there. However, sometimes you get md5 mismatches unless you move the nandroid folder back to the CWM/backups folder first before restoring. This could pose a bigger problem if you only use internal storage instead of a microSD as you probably wouldn't be able to move anything if it were on internal storage and you really messed something up.
VeriSkye said:
I'm noticing since I got my S3 and rooted all my backups now show as 1970. Anyone have any input on how to fix this?
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It's a known issue.No fix.Sorry
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So my second question ( forgive me if this is a stupid one) is it just a problem with the file and the back up should be fine? Been hesitant to flash anything due to this as I don't want to find out the hard way that it's a problem with the back up itself.
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So my second question ( forgive me if this is a stupid one) is it just a problem with the file and the back up should be fine? Been hesitant to flash anything due to this as I don't want to find out the hard way that it's a problem with the back up itself.
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The backups work fine. At least they have for me...
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xtrezpasor said:
The backups work fine. At least they have for me...
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I get that my mileage may vary. Just didn't want to risk it with out hearing that they had at least worked for some one else despite the messed up date.
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I get that my mileage may vary. Just didn't want to risk it with out hearing that they had at least worked for some one else despite the messed up date.
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Yea, but also I'm only using Freeza's deoxed stock rooted Rom... I haven't seen anything to flash that has really caught my eye yet
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xtrezpasor said:
Yea, but also I'm only using Freeza's deoxed stock rooted Rom... I haven't seen anything to flash that has really caught my eye yet
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I hear ya but I'm really tempted to give CM10 a shot this weekend since 4g is sporadic at best anyways I won't be missing much witht he lack of LTE.
Cwm 5.8.4.9 has fixed the date issues... Update via rom manager and you will profit....
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Naddict said:
Cwm 5.8.4.9 has fixed the date issues... Update via rom manager and you will profit....
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That's the version I've installed now. Tried a few different versions it gives me option to flash in Rom Manager but they're all doing it. I was able to confirm my back up from this morning worked so I'm happy.
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I hear ya but I'm really tempted to give CM10 a shot this weekend since 4g is sporadic at best anyways I won't be missing much witht he lack of LTE.
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If you install cm10 let me know what you think...
And Rom manager works in our phone?
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If you install cm10 let me know what you think...
And Rom manager works in our phone?
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Has worked fine for me thus far. Then again I only use it to update clockwork most of the time and for an easy reboot to recovery.
I have 5.8.4.9 installed and am still having the date issue but I have been able to restore backups of different roms without any issue.

For all the flashers here for the T989

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!
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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
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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
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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.
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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!!!

[Q] By this point, i just want my phone back...

Its 2:30 in the morning. Its been all day. I dont come to ask a question on XDA unless i literally cannot for the life of me find the answer anywhere else on the whole of google.
For me, whether someone can help me here will make or break me writing off android as the worst operating system ever made, and moving back to iPhone full time.
Ill cut it short. I've owned PLENTY of android devices. All rooted and rommed and modded to my hearts content. Recently traded my i5 for a Galaxy Note 2- i317 AT&T. Rooted first night and running jedi xp14 ever since. Loved it.
Earlier today im jamming to some music with my new Monster Inspirations that i got brand new for half off (great deal). Phone reboots. Comes back. It has a circle with a slash across it (cancel sign) where my signal used to be. Im looking through settings when it reboots again. I soon realize every set amount of time (about 87 seconds) it just crashes and reboots. Flash a different rom. No signal. Reboots. Go back to old rom. Same problem. Attempt clockworkmod restore. No md5sum (it says mismatch.... Clockworkmod recovery is the most POS, stupid, moronic recovery have ever witnessed in my life. the status 7 fails and no ability to say F**K IT, IDC about md5sum JUST FLASH IT BECAUSE THIS IS AN EMERGENCY is just plain ignorant development.) I cant restore. I cant flash a different rom. No one i know knows what to do. No one on the internet seems to have the same problem. I could lose my job if i dont have a fully functioning phone by tomorrow with email and call capabilities.
I have no idea how to use odin aside from when i rooted my note 2 as i cant actually find a guide for it. i have a mame0142.zip thats apparently a AT&T modem i can flash and might save the day. I have no idea how to use it. I'm expected to know everything about everything. No begnngers guides. Im also out of state, in Florida, and now without a phone. Luckily i have a laptop, so i might have a chance at this. This is actually an emergency. I literally cannot sleep tonight until i know my phone is going to be working tomorrow. If its not i'll be driving over it with my Beetle and going to buy an i5 because i can't wait. I need my phone for my job. Also i have a lot of respect for the people of XDA, but please don't call me stupid, tech illiterate, a sheep, or blind because i would rather switch to Apple then have my phone have a critical failure from listening to Mixzing.
I feel like flashing the stock At&T i317 Modem/ Radio will fix the problem. Anyone who knows wher ei can find that and then what to do with that once i get it would greatly be appreciated.
I've no idea what caused this or how to fix it. I really, really, really dont care what has to be done, but my phone NEEDS to work by tomorrow.I dont care what rom/kernel/ anything it has to run to get it back to working, because if i cant get it fixed it's just going right in the trash. ANY help would be appreciated. I really don't want to spend money right now.
Thank you for your time reading my problem.
I cant be too helpful or give you a step by step guide but ill try to point you in the right direction
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052779
Use that as a guide to get back to 100% stock and ill try to monitor this thread for an hour or so if you need a hand with anything
mrevankyle said:
I cant be too helpful or give you a step by step guide but ill try to point you in the right direction
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052779
Use that as a guide to get back to 100% stock
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Thanks, it's certainly better then nothing. If it works its good enough for me. I can always re-root it later. My phones so glitched it still may not work though. Ill update if this works or not. Thanks again.
Dragosylt said:
Thanks, it's certainly better then nothing. If it works its good enough for me. I can always re-root it later. My phones so glitched it still may not work though. Ill update if this works or not. Thanks again.
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Im not seeing anything here thats going to do anything for me aside from flash a stock rom, and its not going too smoothly either. Can you send me a link to the stock Modem/ Radio as well? it seems like thats the big issue.
Thread with all the files
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987541&highlight=modem
Back to stock Package
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844
Direct link to At&t modem from first link
http://d-h.st/QCG
mrevankyle said:
Thread with all the files
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1987541&highlight=modem
Back to stock Package
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275844
Direct link to At&t modem from first link
http://d-h.st/QCG
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Awesome, thank you. now, I havent seen a good thread on what exactly you do with a Modem, or at least not one for a beginner. Can i flash it from CWM same as a kernel or rom or is this something that needs special treatment on a computer or something?
That modem is CWM/TWRP flashable. A good check is normally to open up the zip if it has a META-INF its normally a CWM file. If it has a .pda ect its an odin file
mrevankyle said:
That modem is CWM/TWRP flashable. A good check is normally to open up the zip if it has a META-INF its normally a CWM file. If it has a .pda ect its an odin file
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Thank you, thats great information and good to know. Ill update with results in a minute.
mrevankyle said:
That modem is CWM/TWRP flashable. A good check is normally to open up the zip if it has a META-INF its normally a CWM file. If it has a .pda ect its an odin file
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Sir, in the name of all that is good and buttery, you have single handedly been more helpful then all of the internet today. My problem has been fixed, and i feel i owe you a beer. For now ill just hit thanks and go pass out, but rest assured that you have managed to save me from the grasp of Apple. Thanks! (Flashing the modem worked wonders.)
Dragosylt said:
Sir, in the name of all that is good and buttery, you have single handedly been more helpful then all of the internet today. My problem has been fixed, and i feel i owe you a beer. For now ill just hit thanks and go pass out, but rest assured that you have managed to save me from the grasp of Apple. Thanks! (Flashing the modem worked wonders.)
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Glad to be of assistance. Have a good one. And dont thank me so much as the people who wrote the guides and posted the files
Dragosylt said:
Sir, in the name of all that is good and buttery, you have single handedly been more helpful then all of the internet today. My problem has been fixed, and i feel i owe you a beer. For now ill just hit thanks and go pass out, but rest assured that you have managed to save me from the grasp of Apple. Thanks! (Flashing the modem worked wonders.)
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And please try not to judge android too harshly ...
The note 2 is an excellent device....and worthy of the credits it receives...
The beauty is it's simplicity....
After all ....you've managed to take a borked up device and flash the entire OS in minutes...
A feat that you couldn't dream of with apple...
Well done...and happy flashing...g
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