So I am following the steps from QBKing in this youtube video and I get all the way to where I need to install FC09 from the SD Card but I am getting this error: E:\ Can't mount sd card?
I have never flashed this phone before and am trying to get ICS on it. I hope I am going the correct route but right now it reboots fine just can't install FC09 for Superuser access. Any help on this would be greatly appreciate! Thanks.
BTW, I checked several other threads before posting but I didn't find anything particular to Epic and there were several different troubleshooting steps so don't hate because I started a new thread.
Thanks in advance.
I'd like to second the request, as this happened to my phone Thursday evening. I've also looked around forums for the last two days and I can't find anything specifically for the Epic 4G that address this issue.
In my case I was running a Deodexed rooted version of Gingerbread. I got the bug to try something a bit more, so I installed the newest stable release of of Cyanogenmod 10, and it loaded up fine. I had made a nandroid backup of my texts, contacts, calendar, etc., but when I tried to put that info back in I got to the point where my screen showed "E:Can't mount" anything.
Ideas? Thoughts? Prayers?
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
In CWM recovery, go to mounts and storage. Then manually mount sdcard. This may help. Also try cycling the card in its socket.
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rogerdap said:
So I am following the steps from QBKing in this youtube video and I get all the way to where I need to install FC09 from the SD Card but I am getting this error: E:\ Can't mount sd card?
I have never flashed this phone before and am trying to get ICS on it. I hope I am going the correct route but right now it reboots fine just can't install FC09 for Superuser access. Any help on this would be greatly appreciate! Thanks.
BTW, I checked several other threads before posting but I didn't find anything particular to Epic and there were several different troubleshooting steps so don't hate because I started a new thread.
Thanks in advance.
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What version of CWM are you trying to install? Try to odin this https://www.dropbox.com/s/yyhp404ixp26o2g/cwm-5.0.2.7-epic4g.tar.md5 then go into recovery and mount your device copy the rom you want or flash the rom that is on your sd card.
hugodlr said:
I'd like to second the request, as this happened to my phone Thursday evening. I've also looked around forums for the last two days and I can't find anything specifically for the Epic 4G that address this issue.
In my case I was running a Deodexed rooted version of Gingerbread. I got the bug to try something a bit more, so I installed the newest stable release of of Cyanogenmod 10, and it loaded up fine. I had made a nandroid backup of my texts, contacts, calendar, etc., but when I tried to put that info back in I got to the point where my screen showed "E:Can't mount" anything.
Ideas? Thoughts? Prayers?
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
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I think CM10 uses a different version of CWM and might not be backwards compatable. I could be wrong on this. If I am someone will correct me. If I am not go back to stock reroot do your nandroid restore then back up your text using SMS BACKUP and RESTORE or MY BACKUP PRO
Thanks for the info all!
My phone won't turn on at all anymore. I used instructions I found elsewhere (take out battery, hit power button twice, pop in battery, go to download mode) which worked, then I used the dropbox file and was able to get Odin to flash it, but now I'm still having the issue that my phone won't turn on at all (either with power or power+camera+lower sound button). Any other ideas? At this point I think paying an extra $50 to Sprint to get a new S3 is looking good
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
If you can still get to download mode, all is not lost. Odin back to stock and try again. Check out the sticky in the development section regarding Odin. And make sure you have a robust cable like a BlackBerry one. They work best. If you can get to download mode, you can almost always come back. Good luck.
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propjockey said:
If you can still get to download mode, all is not lost. Odin back to stock and try again. Check out the sticky in the development section regarding Odin. And make sure you have a robust cable like a BlackBerry one. They work best. If you can get to download mode, you can almost always come back. Good luck.
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This 100%
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If I may ask . . . what specifically should I try? I have Odin 1.87 along with the file listed a few posts above. I can get into download mode, I can flash this, and then . . . nothing. I've tried an HTC cable, but no blackberry cable, and tried it from both computers in my home on different ports. However, I still can't turn the phone on or boot into CWM. Any and all help to specific solutions would be greatly appreciated (please note that while I sound literate and am pretty tech savvy, messing around with my Android OS is something I'm doing pretty much by the seat of my pants!)
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
Get the victory pit file from the Odin sticky thread and a stock tar file. At this point you probably need to start over. So, using the detailed writeup on how to Odin back to stock, find your way back to bone unrooted stock. Then, depending on what version of stock tar file you chose (el30 or fc09), you then must re-root the device. At this point I would suggest searching YouTube for qbking77 videos on how to root that version. That should get you rooted with a recovery . Then download and flash your ROM of choice. This is a nutshell version, please look for the Odin /unbricking thread. It is far more detailed and directs you to the appropriate files needed.
Edit: This is the thread I speak of. Its a wealth of Odin info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13245831
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Oh, also, the cm10 and 9 along other ROMs use MTD/yaffs2 file system. The previous cwm recovery you were flashing is only compatible with BML/RFS or EXT4 which is proprietary/stock. Once you Odin back stock, root, and get the recovery installed, you then can flash CM10 which will convert your system to MTD and install the appropriate CWM recovery for CM for you in the flash. That's why it reboots during the initial flash. Once you're MTD, you have to use mtd versions of ROMs. Spend a bit of time in the development section sticky threads. There are some great explanations for all of this in there.
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propjockey said:
Get the victory pit file from the Odin sticky thread and a stock tar file. At this point you probably need to start over. So, using the detailed writeup on how to Odin back to stock, find your way back to bone unrooted stock. Then, depending on what version of stock tar file you chose (el30 or fc09), you then must re-root the device. At this point I would suggest searching YouTube for qbking77 videos on how to root that version. That should get you rooted with a recovery . Then download and flash your ROM of choice. This is a nutshell version, please look for the Odin /unbricking thread. It is far more detailed and directs you to the appropriate files needed.
Edit: This is the thread I speak of. Its a wealth of Odin info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13245831
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Oh, also, the cm10 and 9 along other ROMs use MTD/yaffs2 file system. The previous cwm recovery you were flashing is only compatible with BML/RFS or EXT4 which is proprietary/stock. Once you Odin back stock, root, and get the recovery installed, you then can flash CM10 which will convert your system to MTD and install the appropriate CWM recovery for CM for you in the flash. That's why it reboots during the initial flash. Once you're MTD, you have to use mtd versions of ROMs. Spend a bit of time in the development section sticky threads. There are some great explanations for all of this in there.
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Awesome - thanks! I couldn't find the Odin thread, and with these notes I hope I can have my phone back this afternoon
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
So I'm curious. Did you get your phone fixed?
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propjockey said:
So I'm curious. Did you get your phone fixed?
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I just sat down to my comp - going to give it a go - if you haven't heard from me in about an hour I prob took my phone outside to vent my frustrations
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
And Happy Thanksgiving to all
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Actually, now I have a different question - I bit the bullet and ordered two new S3's from Sprint (got a nice $1 on each one with no activation fee). I would rather not lose all of the info stored on my SD card (pics for the most part, but maybe salvaging phone numbers would work, too). Could I put my SD card into my wife's phone (same), boot it up, and copy over all of the files without it affecting her phone?
If I can do that, I'd rather try that first and then happily try the steps from the previous posts.
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
And Happy Thanksgiving to all [/QUOTE]
Sure, but your SD card should be untouched from the Odin process. Assuming you have contacts synced to Google and your pics on the SD card, you should be fine.
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It worked! Downloaded everything, ran it exactly as it said, and I'm sitting here with a fully functioning phone that is yelling at me that I have tons of missed calls, texts and voice mails. Thank you so very much!
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
Well done! As difficult as that was, it's one great learning process.
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Yes, yes it is. And, since I did it once, I figure trying to put Jellybean back on here is what I want to do . . . so here I go again
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
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First of all, to make it totally clear how noob Im at this... I dont even know if this post goes in this section, so feel free to move it wherever fits best.
Second, excuse my english, its not my first language so ill try my best to explain what I did
Last but not least, thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this post and tries to help me.
So, I finally felt courageous enough to try a non-stock ROM.
The first thing I did was search for a rooting guide for the Glide on the forums. And I found one that seemed pretty straight forward. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378082). I downloaded Odin, the CarrierIQ free kernel, started the phone on download mode, started Odin, PDA the kernel file... and when the phne rebooted it got stuck on the samsung sign.
I think my problem is that the guide was old and for GB devices. I was running the stock ICS.
After that, I downloaded from samfirmware the ICS file (is it the kernel or the rom? <-yes, thats how of a noob i am). Tried to use odin with it, but it gets stuck after a couple of mins.
After searching for a while, I found on another forum that it says that I need to downgrade back to GB, and said to install CWM Recovery (I installed it -v5.0.2.7-). And now im downloading the inception ROM (the same post on that forum said to downgrade using that ROM). Since the download is really slow, Im writing here to see if someone knows what happened and how to fix it.
Thanks!
ICS stock kernal herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31695742
Try that maybe
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jayjayjoker2 said:
ICS stock kernal herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31695742
Try that maybe
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Hi, thanks for your reply.
I downloaded the Stock Kernel but cant seem to install it. Im using CWM and trying to install from SDCard, but it only shows me the internal memory from the phone, not my SD. I already formatted it in FAT32 format. Same results.
Can I do this via Odin? Any idea why my SD isnt showing?
Cwmr on this phone doesnt see the external sd
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luquiyahni said:
Hi, thanks for your reply.
I downloaded the Stock Kernel but cant seem to install it. Im using CWM and trying to install from SDCard, but it only shows me the internal memory from the phone, not my SD. I already formatted it in FAT32 format. Same results.
Can I do this via Odin? Any idea why my SD isnt showing?
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Not sure about cwmr 5 but in ver 6 (touch) you can mount the internal memory, use your usb cable and transfer the zip to the phone with your pc. UN-mount and disconnect the cable and then you should be able to find the file to flash!
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Cwmr on this phone doesnt see the external sd
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What option do I have then? Can I use Odin to do it?
dbrannon79 said:
Not sure about cwmr 5 but in ver 6 (touch) you can mount the internal memory, use your usb cable and transfer the zip to the phone with your pc. UN-mount and disconnect the cable and then you should be able to find the file to flash!
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Do you have a link for it? The dropbox one I found isnt working... dont know if the CWM is specific for each device, i found others on google, but since they are on another devices forums, I dont know if it will work with my glide....
Thanks for the help....
The other thing you can do is download the leaked ics that it's a Odin one click file that will flash the kernel and boot loader, should get your phone booted back into stock ics where you can get a fresh start. I'd recommend going to Thegreatergood's LiteRom ver 4 or 5 afterwords. At least until Dman gets cm10 going!
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luquiyahni said:
Do you have a link for it? The dropbox one I found isnt working... dont know if the CWM is specific for each device, i found others on google, but since they are on another devices forums, I dont know if it will work with my glide....
Thanks for the help....
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There is a thread here in the dev section for cwmr 6. If the link there is not working, I should have a copy on my pc I can post
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dbrannon79 said:
The other thing you can do is download the leaked ics that it's a Odin one click file that will flash the kernel and boot loader, should get your phone booted back into stock ics where you can get a fresh start. I'd recommend going to Thegreatergood's LiteRom ver 4 or 5 afterwords. At least until Dman gets cm10 going!
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There is a thread here in the dev section for cwmr 6. If the link there is not working, I should have a copy on my pc I can post
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Thanks! No, the link is not working (too much traffic for DropBox), so if you have it, i would really appreciate it.
Also, can you point me into the Odin compatible ROM... I downloaded the LiteRom and Kernel, but both are zips, and cant use them with Odin.
ok here is the CWMR v6 its in a zip file. just unzip to your desktop, the tar.md5 file is useable in the pda mode for odin. just follow the guide listed in the CWMR 6 thread.
dbrannon79 said:
ok here is the CWMR v6 its in a zip file. just unzip to your desktop, the tar.md5 file is useable in the pda mode for odin. just follow the guide listed in the CWMR 6 thread.
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Awesome!
I just installed the stock GB back.
I know its not the best option, but wanted to try something safe first.
Didnt lost the unlock. So besides GB, all good news.
Thanks a lot. Really.
Tomorrow Ill try to go back to ICS. Will try thegreatergood rom.
Also, thanks.
luquiyahni said:
Thanks! No, the link is not working (too much traffic for DropBox), so if you have it, i would really appreciate it.
Also, can you point me into the Odin compatible ROM... I downloaded the LiteRom and Kernel, but both are zips, and cant use them with Odin.
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here is the link to the ics leak. its a 665mb file that will completely wipe all data in your phone. just be careful!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831561
I would also suggest making a backup if the /efs folder on your phone. that folder contains all the imei information that identifies you device to the networks. there is a thread in another forum that uses a tool to easily make a backup and gives the ability to restore! I have never had to use it to restore, but there have been reports on rare occasions where others have lost that information and the imei numbers turned to all "0's" I'm also not sure that you can use the tool until the phone is booted up. here is a link to that thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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luquiyahni said:
Awesome!
I just installed the stock GB back.
I know its not the best option, but wanted to try something safe first.
Didnt lost the unlock. So besides GB, all good news.
Thanks a lot. Really.
Tomorrow Ill try to go back to ICS. Will try thegreatergood rom.
Also, thanks.
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that's great, you might consider making a nand backup using the recovery and also once rooted, use titanium backup!
Well Im finally using the literom and its great. Cwm6 didnt read my sd card, but it allowed me to mount my phone as a drive on my pc, so i made a folder and copied the zips there, and installed from there.
I will try the backup thing later. Im so glad to have the keyboard backlight back!
I was really frustrated yesterday. I have a lot of experience with computers, but not that much with android phones. It was quite an experience.
Thanks again.
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Glad you were able to get it going! It's somewhat hard to brick a phone but it is possible, I really hate to see that happen to someone! Over the past years I have found that android is a lot like Linux. Still some differences but a lot alike!
The whole XDA community is here to share information and to help each other out. :beer::beer:
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It took me about 3 hours..first time flashing roms in about 2 years.
I bricked but fixed it by reflashing everything in the correct order haha.
I have Kernel 3.1.10-I927UCKH2-CL970642 [email protected]=93 #3 SMP PREEMPT Thu Aug 16:55:50 KST 2012
Build number ImM760
My Baseband version is I927UCLG9
Running Android 4.0.4
Rooted
with AT&T service
and the backlight and tethering fix put on it
using the Nova Launcher for my launcher
Dialer One for calls
GoSMSPro for sms/mms
I am unfortunately stuck in the same position at the moment. I stupidly followed the root guide thinking it'd work for ICS and was horribly wrong.
My phone is now also stuck at the Samsung logo and is driving me crazy. Can you give me some instructions on what you did to restore back to GB? Thanks in advance.
TiDE418 said:
I am unfortunately stuck in the same position at the moment. I stupidly followed the root guide thinking it'd work for ICS and was horribly wrong.
My phone is now also stuck at the Samsung logo and is driving me crazy. Can you give me some instructions on what you did to restore back to GB? Thanks in advance.
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You'll prob have to flash the ics one click file them follow the guide in development to go back to gb.
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Ok so I was ultimatum 1.4 since the second day I got my phone back late last year. However recently I want to change up my rom so I thought of looking into CyanogenMod which has 10.0 stable version on there site with Jelly Bean 4.1.2. I went ahead and download the rom and flashed it on to my phone after having wiped my phone clean. Everything went as clockwork and I booted up into the new rom. I after restarting my phone I got a message that there was a update. I investigated further and it was just released 2 or 3 days ago. I would really like to have the new RC4 version since it has a lot of bugs worked out. However every time I try to flash my phone I get an error 7 and I fails. I have tried wipping everything and start from scratch and it doesn't work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Have you tried searching??
The problem you have has literary hundreds of threads created.
I usually help out but seeing how this certain topic pops up every other day I strongly recommend using the search feature here in XDA or at least try Google.
Trust me its been answered tons of times. Take the time to search and read before posting.
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metadox said:
Ok so I was ultimatum 1.4 since the second day I got my phone back late last year. However recently I want to change up my rom so I thought of looking into CyanogenMod which has 10.0 stable version on there site with Jelly Bean 4.1.2. I went ahead and download the rom and flashed it on to my phone after having wiped my phone clean. Everything went as clockwork and I booted up into the new rom. I after restarting my phone I got a message that there was a update. I investigated further and it was just released 2 or 3 days ago. I would really like to have the new RC4 version since it has a lot of bugs worked out. However every time I try to flash my phone I get an error 7 and I fails. I have tried wipping everything and start from scratch and it doesn't work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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This guide will get your phone back up and running properly, this is a easy and sure way fix your error 7 problem.
In the future unless you like to do a lot of experimentation only flash Touchwiz Jellybean based Tmobile custom roms.
Any other kinds of roms are basically intended for developers and those people who like to experiment with their phones.
- Follow this step by step guide for best results:
Download the newest pre-rooted Samsung Galaxy S3 T999 Jellybean v4.1.2 rom: T999_UVDMD5
After downloading make a folder on your computer's desktop and unzip the file
using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.
Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file.
Here is the link for Odin: http://d-h.st/Q14
• Download ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware (a windows app)
• Download the Odin Flash firmware for T999 Tmobile then copy it to the same folder as Odin
• Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the same folder as the TAR file you extracted
• Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)
• Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.
• You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)
• Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.
• Browse to and select the Firmware you downloaded (TAR file)
• Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.
• TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.
• If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.
• Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!
• Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.
• You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.
• Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache!
• (It may seem to hang during boot, this is normal and you must be patient!!!)
Good Luck!
metadox said:
Ok so I was ultimatum 1.4 since the second day I got my phone back late last year. However recently I want to change up my rom so I thought of looking into CyanogenMod which has 10.0 stable version on there site with Jelly Bean 4.1.2. I went ahead and download the rom and flashed it on to my phone after having wiped my phone clean. Everything went as clockwork and I booted up into the new rom. I after restarting my phone I got a message that there was a update. I investigated further and it was just released 2 or 3 days ago. I would really like to have the new RC4 version since it has a lot of bugs worked out. However every time I try to flash my phone I get an error 7 and I fails. I have tried wipping everything and start from scratch and it doesn't work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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See below
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KorGuy123 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22
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What ever that link is in your post, it's NOT working, it goes to some xda error page.
Misterjunky said:
What ever that link is in your post, it's NOT working, it goes to some xda error page.
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I fixed it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38880428
He needs to updates his bootloader.
This is brought up 2-3 times a day now.
The bootloader file would be a considerably smaller file than a stock rooted rom and is intended for the d2att instead of the t999 you suggested.
Not trying to step on toes. Just trying to help.
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This is what I have tride
jayRokk Thank you for your suggestion. However I wouldn't have posted if I would have found a clear answer. I searched the forums and Google and thats what led me to post here. It seems with differrent bootloader version and ROMs not every case is the same. Maybe I'm wrong, if I am can you please explain?
Misterjunky I have a AT&T i747 version not tmobile so I don't think your suggestion would work.
KorGuy123 I have ClockWork Mod Recovery version 6.0.3.1 and I tried your suggestions with the wipe order but it still doesn't work.
Problem: I can install CyanogenMod 10.0 Stable, Ultimatum 1.4, Ultimatum 2.0 and Stock rom no problem. However If I try
aokp_d2att_nightly_2013-06-03
cm-10.1-20130602-NIGHTLY-d2att
cm-10.1.0-RC4
I get the error 7. Any suggestions?
metadox said:
jayRokk Thank you for your suggestion. However I wouldn't have posted if I would have found a clear answer. I searched the forums and Google and thats what led me to post here. It seems with differrent bootloader version and ROMs not every case is the same. Maybe I'm wrong, if I am can you please explain?
Misterjunky I have a AT&T i747 version not tmobile so I don't think your suggestion would work.
KorGuy123 I have ClockWork Mod Recovery version 6.0.3.1 and I tried your suggestions with the wipe order but it still doesn't work.
Problem: I can install CyanogenMod 10.0 Stable, Ultimatum 1.4, Ultimatum 2.0 and Stock rom no problem. However If I try
aokp_d2att_nightly_2013-06-03
cm-10.1-20130602-NIGHTLY-d2att
cm-10.1.0-RC4
I get the error 7. Any suggestions?
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As I mentioned earlier your boot loader is out of date. That is separate from your recovery.
The link I put up would have lead you to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41503727
That has the link for the updated at&t boot loader in it. Flash it in odin and you'll be able to flash the newer versions of CM10 and the newer AOKP if you wanted to.
If you search "status 7" or " bootloader " you'll find a handful of threads about this issue. It's been going on for a couple weeks now.
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I'm a pretty patient person, and you are new here so I don't mind helping when ever I can.
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You Rock!
KorGuy123 said:
As I mentioned earlier your boot loader is out of date. That is separate from your recovery.
The link I put up would have lead you to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41503727
That has the link for the updated at&t boot loader in it. Flash it in odin and you'll be able to flash the newer versions of CM10 and the newer AOKP if you wanted to.
If you search "status 7" or " bootloader " you'll find a handful of threads about this issue. It's been going on for a couple weeks now.
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I'm a pretty patient person, and you are new here so I don't mind helping when ever I can.
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Do you rock sorry for the misunderstand. I didnt know the bootloader and the recovery where different things. Flashed the newer bootloader and was able to install CM 10.1 RC 4. Thanks again!
metadox said:
Do you rock sorry for the misunderstand. I didnt know the bootloader and the recovery where different things. Flashed the newer bootloader and was able to install CM 10.1 RC 4. Thanks again!
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Np. Glad to help. Don't forget the thanks button.
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Np. Glad to help. Don't forget the thanks button.
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Dude. I also have been reading for Status 7 error for hours... trying to go from CM10.0.0 to Quantum 1.9.
You are the only person I found that remained patient and didn't just shout about updating CWM. I was done in by an old bootloader as well.
Thank you so much. Much appreciated. :good:
Something has gone horribly wrong... I was running rooted/stock using the Team Epic procedure for several months now without a problem. I attempted to return to stock tonight using the method posted here:
http://www.epiccm.org/2012/06/sprint-sgs3-stock-restore.html
Something has gone horribly wrong. I get the Samsung splash screens but then it goes to a pulsing blue to purple LED and that's it.
I can get it into download mode and bring up CWM to select the ROM, but that's it.
I'm in over my head here, big-time I thought I had it figured out, but apparently not.... Help!!
Thanks, gang!
if you can get into recovery mode this is the best i can think of to do, is go to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099 and download the one for your size phone then copy it onto a sd card, put it in your phone and enter recovery mode and flash it. youll be back to factory.
I've never hosed my phone, but if u can get into clockworkmod recovery, ur good. Did u make a nandroid after u rooted?
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if you can get into recovery mode this is the best i can think of to do, is go to this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099 and download the one for your size phone then copy it onto a sd card, put it in your phone and enter recovery mode and flash it. youll be back to factory.
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Thanks for that... Downloading now. We'll see how it goes here in about 25 more minutes (ugh!) Here's hoping it works so I can get some sleep tonight! Yikes!
g_money said:
I've never hosed my phone, but if u can get into clockworkmod recovery, ur good. Did u make a nandroid after u rooted?
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I'm still a HUGE rookie... what's a nandroid? (and if I have to ask, I'm sure I didn't...) It wasn't in the instructions from the Team Epic guys...
I have been using Titanium Backup Pro for Root to do backups every few days to DropBox... I'm hoping that will prove to be useful here... If I can get it working again.... Download time is up to 32 minutes now... Nuts!
nandroid is a whole phone backup that you do in recovery.how your phone is, is what the back up will be. and yeah that download time is carzy but sometimes it will speed up.
tb is only app backups really, so after you get your phone running like a champ again, you run tb and re install your apps and their data.
hope it works out for you thou
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nandroid is a whole phone backup that you do in recovery.how your phone is, is what the back up will be. and yeah that download time is carzy but sometimes it will speed up.
tb is only app backups really, so after you get your phone running like a champ again, you run tb and re install your apps and their data.
hope it works out for you thou
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OK, so once this is finished downloading, what comes next? I'm still a little confused on the whole 'odexed/dedexed' thing... I'm assuming I need to load it onto the SD card (which I can do), plug that into the phone, and then select it from CWM? Or do I need to go back to the stock recovery first using Odin?
Post to let all know how u made out with the download. If u still need help, ur at the right place.
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Don't worry about odexed or deodexed right now, after you flash that, you will be back at stock as if you just walked out the store with your phone, factory, then you can start all over,,, that rom/file will make your phone stock.
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Post to let all know how u made out with the download. If u still need help, ur at the right place.
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So far, no luck... It appears that the download aborted after I went to bed. The file was supposed to be 806Mb, but came in at 432Mb. If I try to load it onto the phone, it says, "Can't open /external...(long file name)....zip (bad). Installation aborted.
I also downloaded the MD4 file last night, and that appears to have been successful. It seems to be working properly for the moment. It's mounting the partition which is a good start.
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So far, no luck... It appears that the download aborted after I went to bed. The file was supposed to be 806Mb, but came in at 432Mb. If I try to load it onto the phone, it says, "Can't open /external...(long file name)....zip (bad). Installation aborted.
I also downloaded the MD4 file last night, and that appears to have been successful. It seems to be working properly for the moment. It's mounting the partition which is a good start.
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ETA: Looking good.... Got the Sprint splash screen, and now the 'Android is Upgrading, Optimizing app XX of XXX'....
Aaaand, we're live people!! Success! MD4 is up and running, and there doesn't seem to have been ANY loss of data.... It didn't exactly return it to stock either as all my data is all still there, but it does appear to have removed SuperUser, which would mean I'm no longer rooted, correct? It also appears to have gone back to the stock recovery. So to re-root, does the 'Team Epic Root from Recovery' method I used before still work? (i.e. use Odin to install custom recovery, then flash the Team Epic Root from Recovery .zip file)
THanks a million, gang! At least I have a working phone again, with apparently no loss of data at the moment. It'll be nice to have my Root back eventually, so Tasker can do its thing, but for now, it's more than a paperweight!
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Glad to hear you're back up.
Yea, you'd just use odin to root...
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My apologies... I thought I had it in the right spot. I'll do better next time.
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Glad to hear you're back up.
Yea, you'd just use odin to root...
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If I understand correctly, I can still use the same Team Epic Root from Recovery file to install the CWM recovery regardless of which version (MB1 or MD4) I have on my phone, right? Or is there a different tar file I need to use to root the MD4 version?
Sorry for the dumb questions... Very new to this stuff still...
just use the same method you did the first time you rooted and youll be good to go.
soory for the late response but yea, I believe montecarlo's right. Sounds like u used skunk ape's guide for rooting? If so should b no problem. If u used a toolbox, it may/may not have the md4 update?
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Got it now. Rooted in just a few minutes... Easy-peasy! Just used Odin like I did the first time.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can just leave the 'return to stock' ROM on the SD card, and if I need to head to the Sprint store for some reason, I can just boot into recovery, select that one, and presto! returned to stock, right?
Thanks again for all the help with the rookie mistakes! You guys rock!!
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Got it now. Rooted in just a few minutes... Easy-peasy! Just used Odin like I did the first time.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can just leave the 'return to stock' ROM on the SD card, and if I need to head to the Sprint store for some reason, I can just boot into recovery, select that one, and presto! returned to stock, right?
Thanks again for all the help with the rookie mistakes! You guys rock!!
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yeppers! thats what its for.
hi guys my girlfriends s3 soft bricked can access green android download screen and really need to get photos back as have babys first year on them!!! i tried looking and tried odin and holo but just cant seem to get anywhere sleepless nights and no eaten is taking its toll.... if anyone can help i would even pay if somone is in scotland/england..
thanks team
What model is the S3? If youre in England, its probably the international model which is in a different forum, just so you know.
Can you boot recovery? If you have the latest TWRP or maybe CWM installed, you could use the built in file manager to copy from the internal storage to the external sdcard.
Or if you have the sdk installed you could pull the folder using the adb pull command while connected to your computer.
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Also, you should be able to Odin flash the official firmware. I know on the T999 model it doesnt wipe data, do the oics should remain intact.
Unless you were on a custom rom, then you may have to factory reset which would wipe data...
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thanks for fast reply yeh im in scotland will check forum. i installed sdk but get error message when try to open it? tbh im justb getting to grips with all this i dont know what twrp or cwm are sorry
sorry further reading i see what cwrm is but its all stock firmware and can only acces download screen
Not sure about the error, but there are tons of tutorials and guides for getting that set up.
Twrp and cwm are custom recoveries. These are used to flash roms and mods, nandroid backups and are just a valuable tool.
TWRP = Team Win Recovery Project
CWM = Clockwork Mod
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Hi guys getting further with Odin but also asking me for pit file when I'm just trying to firmware install if I add put file will this erase internal storage?? Btw gotta say this forum is second to none
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Hi guys getting further with Odin but also asking me for pit file when I'm just trying to firmware install if I add put file will this erase internal storage?? Btw gotta say this forum is second to none
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You probably need to ask in tge international forum for this. Unless youve somehow screwed up the partitions you shouldn't need the pit file. DO NOT use a PIT file from anything but your exact model phone! Also, DO NOT flash anything you find in this forum or you are likely to hard brick!
Only flash stuff from the I9300/I9305 forum.
In my sig, go to the firmware thread and see my instructions for Odin there. Im assuming, not guaranteeing, that it should be the same for your phone. Id verify first, but do not select anything in odin except f reset time, auto reboot and PDA.
I would look for a guide for Odin in your models forum instead tbh.
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If you are able to access download mode then you are able to connect to your phone through adb. First, if you you connect the phone to your pc you can easily pull the photos off of the phone. I would do that first of course before anything. Then of course flash through odin.
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If you are able to access download mode then you are able to connect to your phone through adb. First, if you you connect the phone to your pc you can easily pull the photos off of the phone. I would do that first of course before anything. Then of course flash through odin.
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He tried but gets errors on the sdk. I already told him to search out and check one of the many guides/threads for installing and using the sdk/adb.
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Hey guys,
Before you all kill me for posting about this, I've spent close to 6 hours researching, watching Youtube videos, browsing the forums, etc. before I've come here and post as a last resort.
Brief Summary of problem:
I wanted to root my S3 to CM 10.2 and downloaded Odin 3.09 with the TWRP recovery (file name: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-d2spr.tar). I went ahead and put it into Download mode and flashed the it with TWRP, but like an idiot I didn't hit back up. I ended up doing a complete wipe of the OS so I can't even go back. I tried to flash CM 10.2 onto the phone, but kept running into errors. I ended up using Odin and put on ClockworkMod to see if that'd work. I ended up getting error 7, then did the binary fix by removing the checks, and got error 4s. I even tried to get the stock ROM to see if that could be put on there, but to no avail. I'm out of patience and options at this point and could use any help I can get to get my phone back
Phone Stats:
Sprint Samsung S3
Android 4.3 (installed via OTA)
Let me know if there is anything else you guys need to know to help me out. Much appreciated!
Jessooca said:
Download the latest stock tar file
Use Odin 1.87
Put your phone in download mode
Don't use a pit file and don't check repartition.
Flash and you're back to stock and up & running.
I used cf auto root to root mine after that flashing the newest supersu in recovery.
Only use Philz latest recovery.
After you've rebooted open supersu and you should be asked if you'd like to disable Knox.
You're golden.
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Twrp has been wonky on certain roms. Stick with Philz latest, or 2.6.3.0 of twrp.... go with Philz
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Just wanted to make sure I'm downloading the right one. I'm getting the stock .tar file from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565972
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Is that one the right one?
Jessooca said:
Yes that's it! I use internet download manager to download files so I never wait and wait then end up with a corrupt file
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Thank you! I finally got the phone to work and I can breathe a relief of sigh. Thanks once again! :good: