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[KERNEL] T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Stock Kernel // UVKID

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II Stock Kernel // UVKID
Finally guys we have root access and with root access that brings goodies, this is one of those goodies.
Explanation
What we have here is a stock boot.img (imagine that Samsung changing things up again on us) pulled from a rooted (via recovery) T-Mobile SGH-T989 (Samsung Galaxy S II).
With this you can recover your phone using ODIN, in the case of a brick or just to return to a factory state.
Initramfs for Developers
I have extracted the boot.img and posted it up for all developers on my github.
Code:
https://github.com/bubby323/stock-initramfs-UVKID-galaxysII-tmo
Downloads
Also to restore you're phone I have a nice little tar file that will take care of the job for you that you can grab from here.

How to Flash
We are going to be using Odin in this explanation to flash the stock kernel to your phone.
Downloads
First you are going to want to start by downloading all the needed files onto your computer and then place them onto your Desktop.
Samsung Kies
Odin3-v1.85.zip
SGH-T989-Stock-UVKID.tar
Process
Once you have everything downloaded and on your desktop, you are going to want to first install kies.
After this is done you should restart your computer for proper driver installation.
Next, extract Odin to a new folder on your Desktop. Leave the tar in the form it is.
Now, open up Odin by double clicking the .exe in the folder you extracted it to.
The most important step is now, you need to put your device into Download/ODIN mode so your computer will recognize it and be able to flash to it. To do this simply turn your phone off completely (or pull the battery). Then you are going to want to use the following button combination to force your device into download mode:
Hold the volume up/down and power button all at the same time.
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Now ODIN should have recognized your device ( it may take a while for the drivers to complete installation so don't panic the first time).
Lastly, we want to click on the PDA button and then search for the SGH-T989-Stock-UVKID.tar we download earlier and placed on the Desktop.
If all of the above has taken place you are free to hit the Start button.
Done!
If all has gone well at this point the flash should be proven successful and your phone should reboot like normal.
If so, please feel pressured to give yourself a pat on the back, that was tough!

Is this method better then slayher?? Method?
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Different thing. This is to restore your phone to stock in a bricky situation...
fatboy547 said:
Is this method better then slayher?? Method?
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hey bubby, you happen to know the defconfig of this phone?

mikeyinid said:
Different thing. This is to restore your phone to stock in a bricky situation...
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hey bubby, you happen to know the defconfig of this phone?
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Ok.. Starting to panic. Just rooted via Slayers method. In the process of doing the Nandroid backup now. Am I at risk?? What should I do now/ I want to try this method. as this seems to be the safe bet. Is it too late for me to? Fogive my noobage..

cr1130 said:
Ok.. Starting to panic. Just rooted via Slayers method. In the process of doing the Nandroid backup now. Am I at risk?? What should I do now/ I want to try this method. as this seems to be the safe bet. Is it too late for me to? Fogive my noobage..
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You are A ok man! Nothing has done wrong for you so you are in the clear you only need this kernel if you need to get back to stock.

bubby323 said:
You are A ok man! Nothing has done wrong for you so you are in the clear you only need this kernel if you need to get back to stock.
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Sweet. Root confirmed though. Had some issues with su zip install but all was well when I installed zip from internal sd. Now just need to know what bloatware is safe to remove. Itchy trigger finger in Titanium Backup now.. LOL! Thanks

Mac Instructions
thanks for everyones hard work.
anyone have any tips on how to root using a Mac?

onyonees said:
thanks for everyones hard work.
anyone have any tips on how to root using a Mac?
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For the moment we mac folks are a bit sol but it'll. Come ;-)
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kenvan19 said:
For the moment we mac folks are a bit sol but it'll. Come ;-)
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Use parallels and windows.
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Ty bubby!!!

onyonees said:
thanks for everyones hard work.
anyone have any tips on how to root using a Mac?
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I rooted mine using VM Fusion and windows xp on my Macbook without any issues.
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cr1130 said:
Ok.. Starting to panic. Just rooted via Slayers method. In the process of doing the Nandroid backup now. Am I at risk?? What should I do now/ I want to try this method. as this seems to be the safe bet. Is it too late for me to? Fogive my noobage..
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This is not a method for obtaining root. It's reference material, and also a way to return yourself to stock if you flash a hosed kernel.
If you already have a stock kernel, I am 90% certain that this will do absolutely nothing.
But having a "return to stock kernel" path AND a fresh initramfs are major milestones for development.
You're not at risk, you should be perfectly fine using slayher's method, but if you screw up, this will be a component of your path back to a working phone. But it's only useful if you screw up, you're a kernel developer who wants a clean initramfs for reference, or need to return your phone back to 100% stock. However, if you're in one of those three categories, this is a critical milestone.

This will put stock recovery back on also right?

[Q] Files from a ROM around?
I've asked this before and I should probably shut it, but if anyone has files from a ROM that works with ODIN or a ZIP file (CWM compat or not), root or unrooted (doesn't matter), or a NANDROID backup, could you let me know?
I got stock kernel up, CWM recov, but broke my actual OS- since it broke, I done flashed /data /emmc /system to empty out my stomach. I really just need everything from / (minus your personal data, of course) - can get it to work with a recovery by myself (and can post that up if I do).
Thanks in advance, bruvs.

senkulpa said:
I've asked this before and I should probably shut it, but if anyone has files from a ROM that works with ODIN or a ZIP file (CWM compat or not), root or unrooted (doesn't matter), or a NANDROID backup, could you let me know?
I got stock kernel up, CWM recov, but broke my actual OS- since it broke, I done flashed /data /emmc /system to empty out my stomach. I really just need everything from / (minus your personal data, of course) - can get it to work with a recovery by myself (and can post that up if I do).
Thanks in advance, bruvs.
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If you haven't gotten it by the time I get home tonight (10pm mst) I'll do a wipe and then backup and upload it for you
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If you just upload the backup folder minus the data part that will get him going. Im at work or i would have done it already
drewtang said:
If you haven't gotten it by the time I get home tonight (10pm mst) I'll do a wipe and then backup and upload it for you
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drewtang said:
If you haven't gotten it by the time I get home tonight (10pm mst) I'll do a wipe and then backup and upload it for you
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I would love to have a clean on as well. Thanks in advance.

drewtang said:
if you haven't gotten it by the time i get home tonight (10pm mst) i'll do a wipe and then backup and upload it for you
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thank you hella much, drewtang!
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zoth said:
I would love to have a clean on as well. Thanks in advance.
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ABOUT YOUR CIG:
Vaping - like, 420 or cigs?
I lost both due to flatmates (breakage and physical loss, respectively).

senkulpa said:
thank you hella much, drewtang!
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ABOUT YOUR CIG:
Vaping - like, 420 or cigs?
I lost both due to flatmates (breakage and physical loss, respectively).
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out off topic but e-cig's. analogs are regular cig's.

Can flashing custom recoverys hard-brick phone?

I have hard bricked a galaxy s 4g in the past and I am trying to take as many precautions as I can. I would like to know if there is any chance at all if flashing a recovery such as twrp or cwm will hard-brick this phone. I know it's a dumb question. Just trying to be safe.
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David1239 said:
I have hard bricked a galaxy s 4g in the past and I am trying to take as many precautions as I can. I would like to know if there is any chance at all if flashing a recovery such as twrp or cwm will hard-brick this phone. I know it's a dumb question. Just trying to be safe.
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Don't quote me but if I'm not mistaken you can always push through odin in download mode. If the recovery gets screwed.

I received my S3 on Friday at 7pm and was rooted and CWM installed by 7:15 using the following method with no problems. Then flashed FreeGSM R5 and Faux Kernel.
Link to root method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726725

saldebot said:
I received my S3 on Friday at 7pm and was rooted and CWM installed by 7:15 using the following method with no problems. Then flashed FreeGSM R5 and Faux Kernel.
Link to root method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726725
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That's the same method as this thread, right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726725 I wonder why there are two different threads.
Anyway, after I get cwm I installed I am going to use goo manager to install twrp over it, should that go smoothly?
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David1239 said:
That's the same method as this thread, right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1726725 I wonder why there are two different threads.
Anyway, after I get cwm I installed I am going to use goo manager to install twrp over it, should that go smoothly?
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It should, however the way I look at it is that if it isnt broke why fix it. So many people have lost their imei or data flashing roms, recovery and so on that I am just going to stick with what I installed originally. it doesnt bother me to click the volume rocker up and down and press power to select. I also flashed color in high def with no problems what so ever. Remember to flash SU in recovery after you use Odin for the Recovery. I also went into the market and installed busybox after I flashed SU.

saldebot said:
It should, however the way I look at it is that if it isnt broke why fix it. So many people have lost their imei or data flashing roms, recovery and so on that I am just going to stick with what I installed originally. it doesnt bother me to click the volume rocker up and down and press power to select. I also flashed color in high def with no problems what so ever. Remember to flash SU in recovery after you use Odin for the Recovery. I also went into the market and installed busybox after I flashed SU.
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I understand, however I hear that that version of cwm does not see external sd card.
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That is correct, just doubled checked it. Well looks like need to figuere out a replacement myself for NANDROID back ups. damn it.
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David1239 said:
I understand, however I hear that that version of cwm does not see external sd card.
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Just went ahead and flashed CWM Touch from the thread below. I can confirm it recognizes the external sd card. I still have my IMEI and 4G data speeds. I downloaded the TAR file, extracted it and changed name. I put it on the internal sd card and flashed via termianl emulator.
Hope this helps with your decision.
Oh yea, back up your IMEI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552

saldebot said:
That is correct, just doubled checked it. Well looks like need to figuere out a replacement myself for NANDROID back ups. damn it.
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Just went ahead and flashed CWM Touch from the thread below. I can confirm it recognizes the external sd card. I still have my IMEI and 4G data speeds. I downloaded the TAR file, extracted it and changed name. I put it on the internal sd card and flashed via termianl emulator.
Hope this helps with your decision.
Oh yea, back up your IMEI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552
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Strange. I'm using touch cwm and it can't use my ext SD as an option to install from, I can mount and unmount in advanced menu but not use as an option to install from.
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saldebot said:
That is correct, just doubled checked it. Well looks like need to figuere out a replacement myself for NANDROID back ups. damn it.
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Just went ahead and flashed CWM Touch from the thread below. I can confirm it recognizes the external sd card. I still have my IMEI and 4G data speeds. I downloaded the TAR file, extracted it and changed name. I put it on the internal sd card and flashed via termianl emulator.
Hope this helps with your decision.
Oh yea, back up your IMEI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552
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Thanks for the info , I will backup imei, root and install cwm touch.
EDIT: Do i have to download and rename the extension of TAR file, or can i just down the IMG from the cwm website and only change the name?
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PLEASE HELP possibly soft bricked

I accidently wipe my phones internal storage including backups, Im running latest TWRP and it wont read my sd card. I have a custom rom on the sd card but i cant access via recovery. phone boots to recovery and even download mode but i dont think my usb debug is checked and i cant get thru with odin. Im crunched for time as my wife is coming home in an hour and she will be furious if i bricked my phone i need help restoring before she gets home. thanks.
Heres how I fixed the problem, it was easy after doing but confusing getting there. Since the phone would not boot past the galaxy s3 screen there was no way for me to select USB debugging. That option totally did not allow me to use the Galaxy S3 toolkit listed in android development nor could I select and run any of their lists of "Root" roms because something would happen where ODIN didnt boot it correctly. It ran it at first then "Boot" came on then "Reset" came on then "Pass" came on but nothing ever took. I went to samsung-updates.com selected the ICS factory rom and saved it to desktop. Then I unzipped that rom to unveil the TAR file and flash that via Odin and Bam it ran thru no problems. The problems I ran into earlier were links from other posts and it turned out they were either bad links or not for the phone. I actually tried one guys download link that claimed to be specifically for the T999 us version and it turned out to be for another phone all together Im just lucky that flash didnt brick my device even more. Anyways Odin was my friend it was just a matter of downloading the "Correct" rom. thanks to all that helped I appreciated you all taking the time to answer.

I would download this tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746682. You should be able to use your PC to flash your Nandroid, although i have never done that.

It doesn't matter if USB debugging is checked if the phone is off.

when i boot to recovery it boots to manual mode anyone know what to do next?

You can flash stuff from your computer in download mode through Odin. I hate doing it myself, but will try to look it up for you
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CANyNo5qNE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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looks like Odin in download mode is the way to go. Good luck bro
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Searching would have solved this problem just odin
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when i run in oDin it completes and gives me a pass at the end but the phone never auto reboots even though that option is checked. the phone stays on the galaxy s3 screen and never changes from there.

laraiza said:
when i run in oDin it completes and gives me a pass at the end but the phone never auto reboots even though that option is checked. the phone stays on the galaxy s3 screen and never changes from there.
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Boot to Recovery and reset factory defaults. That will fix it. It will still "stick" on that screen, but after a couple minutes, it will continue.

Aerowinder said:
Boot to Recovery and reset factory defaults. That will fix it. It will still "stick" on that screen, but after a couple minutes, it will continue.
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Yup boot into recovery and factory reset. You will be good to go.
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ionic7 said:
Searching would have solved this problem just odin
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chrisram88 said:
Yup boot into recovery and factory reset. You will be good to go.
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I booted to recovery did a factory reset but it still stayed on the samsung galaxy s3 screen for over fifteen minutes now. I even tried the rom toolbox someone suggested earlier but upon flashing a stock rom it prompts me to check usb debugging and I cant get past that screen.

Stock kernel! That should do the trick! Can't believe I forgot about that. Try that and it will boot up fine.
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chrisram88 said:
Stock kernel! That should do the trick! Can't believe I forgot about that. Try that and it will boot up fine.
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I was running paranoid android prior to this mess and yes your probably right about the kernel but I have downloaded from samsung-updates.com the ics kernel patch but its in a zip folder so i DL winzip to extract it but that doesnt seem to work either. IS there a stock rom download with a kernel i can download and use with odin?

laraiza said:
I was running paranoid android prior to this mess and yes your probably right about the kernel but I have downloaded from samsung-updates.com the ics kernel patch but its in a zip folder so i DL winzip to extract it but that doesnt seem to work either. IS there a stock rom download with a kernel i can download and use with odin?
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Check the dev section. There should be a thread there with stock rom and kernel flashable thru Odin
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chrisram88 said:
Check the dev section. There should be a thread there with stock rom and kernel flashable thru Odin
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Found a rom and a kernel in the development section and ran it thru odin and it still didnt take. I noticed that the rom flash thru odin only took about two minutes and not once did i see where the modem cycle was being applied. Still no luck for me. Since my phone does not boot pass the galaxy s3 screen is it possible to get the phone to mount via usb cable and copy the roms to internal storage and install via recovery?

Finally got it working again. Thanks to all that helped.
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That's great man. You should edit the op with how you did it so in case others have same problem they can fix it.
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Sounds good I'll get it done in a few days I'm stuck at work again for now.
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[Q] [HELP] I bricked my Glide

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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jayjayjoker2 said:
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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Question for rooting

OK here it goes I have an epic laiyin around I had it rooted but blah blah hapend and got stuck with out recovery and everything got wiped...IM IN NO WAYBA NEWBEE OR BEGINER point being is there any way to root this device with out using odin once I have stock again...I ask this cuz the sprint store will gladly restore it .....im very well familiar with Odin but for whatever reason I can't Odin any stock ROMs or any rooted ROMs and I've tried every version of Odin and always hangs up somewhere in the cycle .and I'm fed up...any advice is helpfull
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charlie95113 said:
OK here it goes I have an epic laiyin around I had it rooted but blah blah hapend and got stuck with out recovery and everything got wiped...IM IN NO WAYBA NEWBEE OR BEGINER point being is there any way to root this device with out using odin once I have stock again...I ask this cuz the sprint store will gladly restore it .....im very well familiar with Odin but for whatever reason I can't Odin any stock ROMs or any rooted ROMs and I've tried every version of Odin and always hangs up somewhere in the cycle .and I'm fed up...any advice is helpfull
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If your stock and on eclair or froyo it can be rooted without odin. If you are on gingerbread or higher then you need odin to root. When using odin have you tried different different usb cables and mulitple usb ports?

Unistall your drivers and reinstall newest ones then before just connecting it remove the battery from it then press the buttons for download modeand insert usb cord to the phone but on a diffrent port it should find the drivers if your using Vista or Newer if it fails get newer Odin but make sure you choose the same victory.pit file i use the v3.07 odin also make sure repartition is the only one checked
If you get odin to work just odin cwm recovery then flash a rom
If odin still doesnt work use heimdall suite i cant post a link but search epic 4g cyanogen wiki it should be there under update guide it will tell you how to flash cwm using the script through command prompt you must have visual c or i think you get a mvscr.dll error or something
Then you can flash a root zip through cwm

Uninstall driver reinstall drivers get a Verizon data cable for vcast I think the one I have is for Motorola never fails it is thick and made for data flash
Provision 4 (Port) 4.1.2
LF2 NS4G Modem
Nitest 12-05

Or you could try heimdall...worked for me many times when odin wouldn't

Qbking77 has some helpful videos, search Qbking77 epic 4g fc09 on YouTube.

I hate to thread jack... but I have some what the same topic but a little different..lol I am trying to root my moms epic 4g d700 and they say to open keyboard and press and hold the number 1 key then press the power button to put it in download mode.. Well It's just booting straight up into home screen... any help please..

hondafreak513 said:
I hate to thread jack... but I have some what the same topic but a little different..lol I am trying to root my moms epic 4g d700 and they say to open keyboard and press and hold the number 1 key then press the power button to put it in download mode.. Well It's just booting straight up into home screen... any help please..
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Keep holding it will go in to download mode (Odin mode)
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DynamicN said:
If your stock and on eclair or froyo it can be rooted without odin. If you are on gingerbread or higher then you need odin to root. When using odin have you tried different different usb cables and mulitple usb ports?
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4 diff cables ....3 connect ...2 work on all ports
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phonehunter59 said:
Or you could try heimdall...worked for me many times when odin wouldn't
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What's heimdall ...or link if you can plz
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hondafreak513 said:
I hate to thread jack... but I have some what the same topic but a little different..lol I am trying to root my moms epic 4g d700 and they say to open keyboard and press and hold the number 1 key then press the power button to put it in download mode.. Well It's just booting straight up into home screen... any help please..
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That's download mode bro that's what you do use Odin ...my phone so bricked it won't turn on unless its that haha
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charlie95113 said:
OK here it goes I have an epic laiyin around I had it rooted but blah blah hapend and got stuck with out recovery and everything got wiped...IM IN NO WAYBA NEWBEE OR BEGINER point being is there any way to root this device with out using odin once I have stock again...I ask this cuz the sprint store will gladly restore it .....im very well familiar with Odin but for whatever reason I can't Odin any stock ROMs or any rooted ROMs and I've tried every version of Odin and always hangs up somewhere in the cycle .and I'm fed up...any advice is helpfull
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Where exactly in the cycle does Odin get hung up or not work? I ask because there has to be a reason why and I can help you figure it out
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hondafreak513 said:
I hate to thread jack... but I have some what the same topic but a little different..lol I am trying to root my moms epic 4g d700 and they say to open keyboard and press and hold the number 1 key then press the power button to put it in download mode.. Well It's just booting straight up into home screen... any help please..
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bthorne79 said:
Keep holding it will go in to download mode (Odin mode)
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Any luck on getting into download mode Honda?

DynamicN said:
Where exactly in the cycle does Odin get hung up or not work? I ask because there has to be a reason why and I can help you figure it out
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Any luck on getting into download mode Honda?
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OK if I rememember correct sometimes in recovery.rfs there's a few others I forget the names but the long step when its half ways ....idk why when the epic was my main phone I used Odin many times perfectly then it stopped....I just wanna use it as my main phone again Cuz having 3g on either gnexus or S3 sux ass and I live in a full blast wimax area ....besides that the phone is EPIC haha and flawless with game gripper side loaded ...ppl asks ???
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DynamicN said:
Where exactly in the cycle does Odin get hung up or not work? I ask because there has to be a reason why and I can help you figure it out
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Any luck on getting into download mode Honda?
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Yeah I had to take the battery out and use the USB as the power source...
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Lol for some reason my post seemed to have answered all the questions even the new ones
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Unjustified Noob said:
Lol for some reason my post seemed to have answered all the questions even the new ones
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Yea I had actually tried all that man uninstalling ..reinstalling drivers .. Odin versions ..pit files ...that's why I was so frustrated. But now I'm about to try that 2nd option
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charlie95113 said:
Yea I had actually tried all that man uninstalling ..reinstalling drivers .. Odin versions ..pit files ...that's why I was so frustrated. But now I'm about to try that 2nd option
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heres heimdall and the recovery needed http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_epicmtd plus instructions
heres visual c idk if you have 64 or 32 http://www.faqforge.com/windows/fix...-missing-from-your-computer-error-on-windows/
heres su zip arm version 3.1 http://androidsu.com/superuser/ put it on the sdcard
flash this through cwm clockworkmod recovery
to boot into cwm power off phone wait till it vibrates and about 10 seconds after hold volume down, camera button ,and power till samsung mobile appears then let them go then choose the zip from sdcard you downloaded which is the su zip
Or go to android development and find a nice ROM
goodluck

charlie95113 said:
OK if I rememember correct sometimes in recovery.rfs there's a few others I forget the names but the long step when its half ways ....idk why when the epic was my main phone I used Odin many times perfectly then it stopped....I just wanna use it as my main phone again Cuz having 3g on either gnexus or S3 sux ass and I live in a full blast wimax area ....besides that the phone is EPIC haha and flawless with game gripper side loaded ...ppl asks ???
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How long did you let it sit at recovery.rfs? I would try following the instructions in this thread exactly like it says and you should be good. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052813. Always fun when someone is blown away by the endless capabilities of android!
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Glad to hear things are working now for you Honda. I always forget about Heimdall, good call Unjustified Noob!

Use heimdall as linked above and there is a more success rate using heimdall with linux instead of windows...I recommend you install Ubuntu alongside windows in case you ever need it, it's a relatively small OS (around 700mb)
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