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[Q] One Click Root?

Will our phone get one clock root? I'm terrified of odin! lol

You have to odin a insecure kernel for one click to work . Most any of the kernels with cwm are what u want . One click was fixed a while back so this is a work around . Just read and check your steps and no problems . If u want to flash roms u are going to want to keep odin around to get back to stock if something screws up . have fun make your phone , your phone .
Also look at youtube there are alot of videos that will walk you thru the whole thing ... no reason to be scared of odin .
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NeeceeBabe said:
Will our phone get one clock root? I'm terrified of odin! lol
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No. U have to use odin for root. Don't be scared of it. Its the best tool to have do this phone. Its not hard watch the videos on how to odin. Just make sure the repartition isn't checked before u hit start. Thats it. Just remember thy odin only flashes tar files. Once u use it once you'll love it. I've used to it to flash the original epic probably 25 times.
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NeeceeBabe said:
Will our phone get one clock root? I'm terrified of odin! lol
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Really?? I remember you from the OG Epic, so did you never use it w/ your Epic 4G?...I guess I can see that, but as I remember in order to update the modem and get to Gingerbread Odin was needed to do so...you really missed out on some pretty sick work if you stayed on Froyo, but I bet you're loving this new Touch now, huh?

I was scared too coming from HTC devices and all but it was easy as pie!
Your just downloading the tar file plugging in your phone, putting the phone in download mode and sending the file to the phone... very simple...
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Dont be afraid just check and double check that the only thing checked is reboot and you cant go wrong. Worse case scenario is you have a bad file and your already in DL mode so ya get another one no biggie

craigbailey1986 said:
I was scared too coming from HTC devices and all but it was easy as pie!
Your just downloading the tar file plugging in your phone, putting the phone in download mode and sending the file to the phone... very simple...
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This was nearly identical to reEVOked. I am just verifying my knowledge regarding Odin and .tar's before proceeding.

Odin is easy..... how can.it be terrifying?
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KingOfThaJungle said:
Really?? I remember you from the OG Epic, so did you never use it w/ your Epic 4G?...I guess I can see that, but as I remember in order to update the modem and get to Gingerbread Odin was needed to do so...you really missed out on some pretty sick work if you stayed on Froyo, but I bet you're loving this new Touch now, huh?
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Yea I never upgraded to Gingerbread on the epic, I remember it having a lot of bugs. Then I just stopped looking. I think my charging cord was bad because it just used to hang when I tried.. That's why I'm terrified. lol
I'm surprised I haven't rooted yet, I'm just getting tired of these damn Ads.. want some Ad-free! LoL

Ok so I also came from htc devices what is the easiest way to root and does everything work now if you root such as wifi/3g/4g and stuff, cause I know at first I thought WIFI wasn't working.

help! flashed a rom that wasnt made for the tmobile gs2

so i made a noob mistake an flashed a rom that wasnt made for the tmobile gs2. the install of the custom rom was sucessfull. now the phone wont turn back on or get into any mode. when i plug it into the computer odin recognize it. can someone tell me what i can do other then using the jig. thanks in advance!

lookinforcar said:
so i made a noob mistake an flashed a rom that wasnt made for the tmobile gs2. the install of the custom rom was sucessfull. now the phone wont turn back on or get into any mode. when i plug it into the computer odin recognize it. can someone tell me what i can do other then using the jig. thanks in advance!
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Did you say that Odin recognize your phone or doesn't recognize it? If Odin recognize your phone then your definitely in luck.
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yes odin does recognize it. it says ID com19 and its highlighted yellow

lookinforcar said:
yes odin does recognize it. it says ID com19 and its highlighted yellow
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Now you have to get the original unrooted factory rom .tar file and restore your phone back to factory. Your phone is just soft bricked so you are very lucky. Use google or the xda search feature and look up something along the lines of "SGH-T989 .tar file" or "T-Mobile Galaxy S II tar". The exact file you need is floating around here somewhere.
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r u talking about the sgh-t989-stock-recovery.tar? i have tried that but get stuck on setupconnection

There is no stock rom tar file for our phone yet. We only have a kernel and stock recovery tar.
You can't get into recovery?
This phone is a BEAST!

what is the proper way to get into recovery. my phone wont do jack right now.

lookinforcar said:
r u talking about the sgh-t989-stock-recovery.tar? i have tried that but get stuck on setupconnection
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Honestly I haven't done this yet with the GS2, but I've done it a million times with a Vibrant I once owned. I'm gonna look it up right now and see what I find. This should be a pretty easy process. The best part is that at least your phone isn't completely bricked.
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mine is doing the same thing but odin isnt reconizing my phone but the computer is....someone help me

lookinforcar said:
what is the proper way to get into recovery. my phone wont do jack right now.
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First do a battery pull, then put the battery back into the phone, hold both the up and down volume rocker and press the power button till the phone vibrates (letting you know its been turned on), soon as the phone vibrate then release the power button but do not let go of the volume rocker until you see the recovery image! Once you see the recovery image you are easily back in business. Let me know if you can at least get into recovery.
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ok. did that many times and no vibrate

lookinforcar said:
ok. did that many times and no vibrate
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How long are you holding the buttons for, sometimes it takes a while.
This phone is a BEAST!

almost a minute

just recieved the phone today and screwed it up FML

lookinforcar said:
just recieved the phone today and screwed it up FML
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dude same thing happened to me, i just got this phone today, tried to root it, put a different rom on it, screwed up the phone....................................im computer will reconize it but the oden wont

cwa542 said:
dude same thing happened to me, i just got this phone today, tried to root it, put a different rom on it, screwed up the phone....................................im computer will reconize it but the oden wont
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when you turn on odin does the id com highleted yellow?

btw guys i backed up my stock rom with nandroid.md5

What ROM did you guys install? Few questions. Did you guys install Samsung drivers. If not install through kies or from the development section here and reboot computer. Then put in download mode and wait for comp. to recognize phone again. try entering recovery and flash a basic stock ROM from dev section. See if that works.
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dude same thing happened to me, i just got this phone today, tried to root it, put a different rom on it, screwed up the phone....................................im computer will reconize it but the oden wont
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Then get back into recovery and restore it.
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btw guys i backed up my stock rom with nandroid.md5
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chib1panda said:
Then get back into recovery and restore it.
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phone wont get into recovery mode or download mode...

Possibly Bricked?

Hey everyone,
I tried flashing a new rom from my phone earlier and I think it may not have flashed successfully. I hit reboot after it was finished installing but my screen remains blank and the blue led remains lit. I have tried battery pulling and using the button combos to go into either recovery or download mode but I haven't had any luck. When I use the buttons to go into recovery or download mode the led blinks for a second as though it is recognizing the command but the screen remains blank and the led stays solid blue. I have tried hooking the phone up to my computer and ODIN doesn't seem to recognize it either. Does anyone have any ideas or can anyone confirm if I am bricked? I would really appreciate some help. I have had this phone since the day it came out and have messed around with it quite a bit but I am out of ideas and have always been able to either boot into recovery or download mode Thanks in advance!

I would try a jig first. u can get one off ebay or make one. also if that doesn't work jtag maybe be your only option. hooe you can bring it to life man

What did you flash ? I was drunk as hell last night flashing a kernel in Odin in the phone section and wondering why it would never finish until I realized it was in phone not Pda .... I did it like 3 times before I finally fixed it got Cm7 back on it with no Baseband ... Funny now but odined a radio and all was fine.... The only thing that will usually F this phone up is flashing bootloader from int. Version that's a instant brick not fixable
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I flashed the "tbm" FB17 rom which just came out today. I downloaded it directly to my phone so there is a possibility it could have been a bad download. Prior to that I was using Calkulin's stock FB17 deodexed rom which was released yesterday.

by chance did you use the touch recovery at all? lots of people have been bricking their devices lately using that.

gernade23 said:
I flashed the "tbm" FB17 rom which just came out today. I downloaded it directly to my phone so there is a possibility it could have been a bad download. Prior to that I was using Calkulin's stock FB17 deodexed rom which was released yesterday.
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Get a jig and you'll get back into Odin
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any suggestions for someone that can get into odin, but phone stuck in SGSII screen bootloop?
i flashed the calk's fb17 deodex version, and it started this boot loop. i pulled battery, and odin'd back to stock el29. still stuck in sgsii bootloop. it's seems to be acting like e: partition doesn't exist.

i have this problem as well

dgn_sandibalz said:
any suggestions for someone that can get into odin, but phone stuck in SGSII screen bootloop?
i flashed the calk's fb17 deodex version, and it started this boot loop. i pulled battery, and odin'd back to stock el29. still stuck in sgsii bootloop. it's seems to be acting like e: partition doesn't exist.
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Go get sfhubs restore one click. That ought to fix it.
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patrao_n said:
by chance did you use the touch recovery at all? lots of people have been bricking their devices lately using that.
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I did and I bricked my phone. I am so pissed.
Jig won't work. I am so screwed.
Like fully HARD bricked. I hope there is a fix...

zzelinka said:
I did and I bricked my phone. I am so pissed.
Jig won't work. I am so screwed.
Like fully HARD bricked. I hope there is a fix...
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jtag or just tell Sprint you were charging it and now it won't come on...
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Not sure if this will work for you, but ill still send this link to you or those who might use this service.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/
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Epix4G said:
jtag or just tell Sprint you were charging it and now it won't come on...
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Gibsonusa said:
Not sure if this will work for you, but ill still send this link to you or those who might use this service.
http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-jtag-brick-repair/
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I'm going to go to Sprint today and if that doesn't work I might try the JTAG thing. Or just sell it to someone who wants to do it and get another phone. I don't really want to get another phone, but... I gotta do something.
Thanks for the responses.

Heelpp i think im bricked

i think i bricked my phone , i cant boot it to home , it just stay in reboot again and again please help me

joelitow said:
i think i bricked my phone , i cant boot it to home , it just stay in reboot again and again please help me
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What exactly is happening? Can you get into recovery or d/l mode? Do you see Samsung logo when powering on? What were you doing when it happened?
Info ppl, need info/details/processes/first born/and blood type! Lol
But seriously, only here to help and believe in trying to make light of any seemingly dire situation
sent from my T989 full of CM awesomeness and a touch of Venom from the Darkside!!

enigmaticgeek said:
what exactly is happening? Can you get into recovery or d/l mode? Do you see samsung logo when powering on? What were you doing when it happened?
Info ppl, need info/details/processes/first born/and blood type! Lol
but seriously, only here to help and believe in trying to make light of any seemingly dire situation
sent from my t989 full of cm awesomeness and a touch of venom from the darkside!!
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it has a jellybean rom , the i switched and , it began to do that , i can get to recovery , but i have remove root , its only on bootloop but i dont have clock work mod recovery , just normal recovery . I reste but still the same

joelitow said:
it has a jellybean rom , the i switched and , it began to do that , i can get to recovery , but i have remove root , its only on bootloop but i dont have clock work mod recovery , just normal recovery . I reste but still the same
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Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414341

hmmm...if you can get into recovery then you are only soft bricked, so don't fret it's okay it can be fixed. We've ALL done it at least once
Download Odin to your comp or any derivation thereof. Download your stock firmware and put your phone into download mode and flash back to stock. Or reflash whatever you were flashing, but without a custom recovery, it might get a little complex.
How did you root on stock recovery????
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joelitow said:
it has a jellybean rom , the i switched and , it began to do that , i can get to recovery , but i have remove root , its only on bootloop but i dont have clock work mod recovery , just normal recovery . I reste but still the same
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Reflash CWM thru Odin. Then do a fresh install.
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People really need to do some research. If you don't know how to recover from a bad flash or boot loop, you should not flash anything until you do. A good rule of thumb: before you flash anything, make sure you know how to recover your phone if it borks something.
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Dont panic, you got a soft brick so you can restore it Odin. Next time backup your current rom via Android before flashing. Get on Odin, it is your friend and will save your phone
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It sounds like not everything was wiped so when it tries to boot up your rom, there's something conflicting it. Or maybe the system partition was wiped so you're not booting anything at all. So just odin back to stock like what everyone has been saying.
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Teo032 said:
It sounds like not everything was wiped so when it tries to boot up your rom, there's something conflicting it. Or maybe the system partition was wiped so you're not booting anything at all. So just odin back to stock like what everyone has been saying.
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even when i get it to download mode it turns off ! i cant do anything , its starts vibrating and stays like that forever until i take out , and then place the battery tries to boot , but turns off and starts vibrating

Towle said:
People really need to do some research. If you don't know how to recover from a bad flash or boot loop, you should not flash anything until you do. A good rule of thumb: before you flash anything, make sure you know how to recover your phone if it borks something.
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I know from experience that you can't be prepared for everything when you are new. When I first bricked my phone I was surprised at how calm I was though. My phone would not even go into download mode without vol up/down then plug in USB. I was panicked on the inside, but xda and YouTube got me through it.
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ranzy said:
I know from experience that you can't be prepared for everything when you are new. When I first bricked my phone I was surprised at how calm I was though. My phone would not even go into download mode without vol up/down then plug in USB. I was panicked on the inside, but xda and YouTube got me through it.
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You are right but long before I make up a help I am bricked thread you should surf the web for answers. Every possible situation has been posted somewhere. Hey sorry OP not bash I g just trying to get ppl more educated before they mess with their expensive toys. If you think its done then use Insurance and get another or hit up eBay. Its a risk we all take but hope you get things sorted
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ranzy said:
I know from experience that you can't be prepared for everything when you are new. When I first bricked my phone I was surprised at how calm I was though. My phone would not even go into download mode without vol up/down then plug in USB. I was panicked on the inside, but xda and YouTube got me through it.
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I must be the odd ball out. Before I decided to even attempt rooting for the first time, I read about everything involved (cwm, superuser, etc), and read through all of the threads so I knew everything that could go wrong during the process, and how people were getting out of it. Then, before I attempted to flash any mods or custom roms, I read some more to thoroughly understand what a bootloop was, what a brick was, what order people were doing everything in to get the best results, and again, what people were doing to get out of "trouble". So, before I did anything, I knew exactly what could happen and exactly what everyone was doing in the event of a bad flash, etc. Personally, I will never flash anything to a $600 device without knowing exactly what it does or what it could potentially do if I screw up. And I always make sure I know how to get out of a bad scenario before I get into one.

playya said:
You are right but long before I make up a help I am bricked thread you should surf the web for answers. Every possible situation has been posted somewhere.
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Well you are right about that, because I did find my answer through Google and YouTube.
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[Q] Stuck on the universe v0.2 fk23 jellyverse welcome screen

Hello everyone, this is my first post. I am not a complete noob I had a Motorola Triumph I flashed dozens of roms and never bricked it or anything. I have an epic 4g touch, of course, and it was running the Blu Kuban rom , I think 1.5.1 or something, the one beofre the latest update. So i wanted to try the 'Jellyverse" fk23 since I loved the ICS Universe rom, great battery life, better than the kubans. I flashed the rom first with the recovery the blu kuban had, and then I dont know why i flashed an acs fk23 recovery, I didnt read the instructions right, dont know what i did there. Phone boots, and stays on welcome screen, nothing more.
Yes, I have tried Odin, phone isn't recognized. Have tried two pcs, reinstalling drivers, 3 different usb cables, and odin cant recognize it.
or the pc for that matter.Phone does get in android system recovery 3e, and does read sd card.tried flashing ff18 update and get signature not valid etc. Forgot to mention the usb port may be defective cause it did get wet with milk a bit the other day, i dired it but left it on most of that day anyway, but it still charges.
What can i do? I went to best buy but I am scared they will notice what happened, the welcome screen is obviously jellybean...
How can i save this phone? adb, fatboot? Sorry I am a noob when it comes to these things i Just mentioned. And sorry in advance if this was posted somewhere else. I am really grateful to all epic 4g touch devs, they make awesome roms. I know its my fault, etc, I just want to know if theres anyway i can revert to stock anything or get it working, or if i have to jtag it, or I will just have to travel 2 hours to visit my sister who works at best buy and ask her to play dumb that the phone is rooted and replace it with the best buy insurnace i have.

did you make a nandroid backup before you flashed?

brandan14 said:
did you make a nandroid backup before you flashed?
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NO, stupidly, i didnt. With that have worked even with the stock android recovery?
All I did was backup my apps with titanium pro.
WIth the E4GT I have never done nandroid as I never had any problems, with the Motorola Triumph I used to though...

Read... read... read!
Your best chance is to flash the recommended recovery kernel via Odin then reflash the ROM.
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Mattix724 said:
Read... read... read!
Your best chance is to flash the recommended recovery kernel via Odin then reflash the ROM.
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Thats the thing I cant use Odin. Phone isn't recogized when before it used to be recognized.

Can you get it in download mode?
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yea I think a nandroid would work on stock recovery I've personally never have tried it. if you could get it into download mode it should recognize it.

brandan14 said:
yea I think a nandroid would work on stock recovery I've personally never have tried it. if you could get it into download mode it should recognize it.
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No odin doesnt recognize the phone, and yes it goes into download mode thats how I know Odin cant recognize it.have tried 3 pcs and usb cables.

Are you plugging in the phone after you open Odin?
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Mattix724 said:
Are you plugging in the phone after you open Odin?
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maybe i have tired both ways, i dont know. which is the correct way?

I usually plug the USB in after I have Odin up and ready to flash. Sometimes it just doesn't show the COM port when you have it plugged in before.
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Mattix724 said:
I usually plug the USB in after I have Odin up and ready to flash. Sometimes it just doesn't show the COM port when you have it plugged in before.
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yea that's what I do. and I would just try going into recovery and see if there is a backup you can restore.

Is there anyway I can restore a nandroid with stock recovery (3e it says), and can it be from another e4gt? ANy of you have one I can use? Sorry if its noob question. or anyway i can save this phone without odin or a custom recovery? Can I flash a kernel on stock recovery?

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yea that's what I do. and I would just try going into recovery and see if there is a backup you can restore.
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Use Mobile Odin....Flash EL26 found here https://www.dropbox.com/s/f83s6y8wsnzqjau/EL26_StockCWM.tar.md5 (I will link to original in a little bit) ...Then reboot phone into custom recovery (power button and vol up until phone reboots)...Ohh wait, your stuck in a bootloop?? You're definitely going to need to utilize Odin on the PC to get out of it
Edit: Follow the instructions here.....Have you tried a One-Click odin? If your PC won't recognize the phone...restart everything. Try a different USB port, make sure your drivers are installed. I can't think of any other troubleshooting steps.....Maybe a different computer?