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I need to downgrade to 2.1 but I've found nothing useful as to how to do it
I factory reset my phone but that didn't help
all it did was mess up my USB connection from my epic to pc
I tried re-installing the update zip file, but it aborts it halfway through
can someone PLEASE help me?
Flashing back to 2.1 has been covered extensively, please use the search button next time!!
1) Installing this will erase all of your saved apps (unless you back them up). Any PURCHASED apps will be saved in the app market and will be available for re-download once you sign into your google account.
2) If you are having issues with 2.2, or don't like something that changed, or want to go back to stock 2.1, or just want to complain about this leak version, then here are directions to flash BACK to 2.1.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SPH-D700#Odin_Stock_Flashing
This will let you download Odin and the included victory.pit file that you place into the ".pit" section in Odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794138&highlight=DG27
This allows you to download various versions of roms. Download the DI18 file.
Put your phone in download mode (according to directions in first link), and open Odin. Then connect the phone to the computer, Odin should then recognize it. Place the .pit file and the .tar files into their corresponding areas. On the left the ONLY boxes that should be checked are "Auto reboot" and "F. Reset Time" then press start and let it go, should take about 5 minutes or so.
Then there you go, you have 2.1 again. Depending on what you want to do you can either re-install the update.zip or Odin flash to Dk28, or just keep 2.1
see, the thing is. I CAN'T connect my Epic to my PC
there's something wrong with my Samsung drivers
I uninstalled the drivers, rebooted my pc, re-installed drivers, rebooted Epic, connected Epic to PC, and it STILL couldn't identify my Epic
I wasn't having issues with 2.2 (except that horizontal calibration)
this sucks, I really have no clue what to do :'(
thanks for the reply though
No Prob, if you have clockwork and are running the rfs file system which is the default, which you probably are, unless you've changed it. If you have clockwork mod 2.xxx, you're good to install this and flash.
Here is the link:
http://www.sdx-downloads.com/devs/noobnl/stock.epic.DI18.rom.update.zip
Instructions: Put on the Root of your SD card, and turn off your phone. Hold Camera, Volume Down, and Power and format data and cache. Then install zip from sd, and then click the stock.zip file on the root of your SD.
You're done .
One more thing:
**If you notice that your orientation sensor is off or not working properly,
Fix for orientation/auto-rotate problem in Epic 4G
***MUST BE ROOTED***
1. Download a terminal app from the market - (Android Terminal Emulator)
2. Enter one line at a time.
su
/system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha
3. Follow the onscreen directions, while making sure you device is flat.
pay attention to the bump at bottom on back.
After you're done, reboot.
I can't root clockwork b/c I can't connect my Epic to my PC :/
This might sound crazy but did you try ALL of the different usb ports on your computer? If not then try everyone of them it's a common problem my phone only works on one out of five.
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Since you don't specify, I am going to assume your using the stock usb cable that came with the phone. The stock cable is good for almost nothing except for hooking it up to your wall charger (even though some may get it to work). I would suggest getting another micro usb cable and try again. I bought one online from monoprice.com for about $2 along with a cheap car charger, also about $2, and they both work fine.
Oh yeah restart your computer and phone too.
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ok, first, thanks to everyone who replied
second, I bought a gigaware male USB-B wire and now my Epic connects to PC
however! I'm still trying to remove Froyo
I've tried rooting clockwork, but when I go to "RUN" to root
I get a message saying my phone isn't connected
If your goal is to remove froyo, then you need to follow whats in the second post by djbacon06... download odin, the DI18 tar file, and the pit file, making sure to follow the instructions
Koadic said:
If your goal is to remove froyo, then you need to follow whats in the second post by djbacon06... download odin, the DI18 tar file, and the pit file, making sure to follow the instructions
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ok, I'm going to do this, thanks
I am running srf 1.2 with genocide. It has never really run good, I have had alot of buggy issues. I want to go back to stock eco5 and start over. I have the galaxy s drivers installed and when I plug my phone into the computer it recognizes it and it says removable disk f. So I know my computer sees it because I can transfer files to and from my computer.
My problem is when I put my phone into download mode and connect it to odin, odin never sees it. Also the windows wizard finds new software and installs it only when I am in download mode, but it never helps the issuee that odin can't see my phone.
Anyone have any ideas?
Did you try taking out your battery and then putting it back in then going into download mode.... also try a different cable
Take out ur battery and sd card
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yes i can get into download mode, then i plug in my phone and odin does not see it/no yellow square with a comm number in it.
i have to take my battery out to get out of download mode, so yes i have taken my battery out.
What is the point of taking your sd card out? Can you use odin with no sd card installed?
I don't think this matters but i am using an old laptop from 2002 it is a pentium 4 with xp on it.
Every time i plug the phone in the install wizard finds new hardware and installs something. That seems a little odd if i already have the drivers installed.
any one else have any more ideas?
I've never had any luck using a old computer...were u able to use odin in the past????....use the wiki and search for hardware reset and do it basically u press the small dot right underneath the camera but look it up for full details try it worked for me....aslo maybe try a new pc
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Turn USB Debugging mode on. Plug phone into computer. Do not connect USB storage or charge yet. Your computer makes the connect noise. Now go to control panel>system>device manager and look in USB or Other for Samsung Android or unknown device. Click it and hit Update Drivers and choose from Windows Update. It will take a looooong time to find all the drivers. Reboot after just for insurance. Use that same USB port for Odin. Before that try all the ports. Odin on most computers only works on the port you used to install the drivers on.
If that still doesn't work grab Heimdall and I will walk you through that.
Ok so i tried a newer computer and let the windows wizard update all the drivers and yes it did take a really long time. But Odin apears to see my phone now!! the litttle box is yellow and it says comm 3.
So i have a few questions, I am kind of scared to press the start button because this is a fairly new phone and I don't want to brick it. I watched qbkings video on how to use odin to go back to stock. It seems pretty straight forward. I also downloaded the files provided in his links: The victory 8g pit file and the spd-d700-eco5-8bg rel file.
Do I need to be in usd debugging before I shut down and boot to download mode?
So when I hit start what happens if it hangs and doesn't move, what do i do?
If it says fail what do I do?
Will my phone be screwed if does not go through? Do i unplug the usb or take the battery out.
Will I have to reflash in cwm my custom rom?
Sorry for all the questions it is just I don't think my wife would be to happy if I told her I need a new phone.
Thanks
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Ok so i tried a newer computer and let the windows wizard update all the drivers and yes it did take a really long time. But Odin apears to see my phone now!! the litttle box is yellow and it says comm 3.
So i have a few questions, I am kind of scared to press the start button because this is a fairly new phone and I don't want to brick it. I watched qbkings video on how to use odin to go back to stock. It seems pretty straight forward. I also downloaded the files provided in his links: The victory 8g pit file and the spd-d700-eco5-8bg rel file.
Do I need to be in usd debugging before I shut down and boot to download mode?
So when I hit start what happens if it hangs and doesn't move, what do i do?
If it says fail what do I do?
Will my phone be screwed if does not go through? Do i unplug the usb or take the battery out.
Will I have to reflash in cwm my custom rom?
Sorry for all the questions it is just I don't think my wife would be to happy if I told her I need a new phone.
Thanks
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Its pretty straight forward once u press start don't touch ur phone its almost impossible to mess it up in odin I have never had it hang.....usb debugging doesn't matter cause ur in download mode....yes u will need to root again but with all the one click methods it should be easy...qbking makes great videos literally u can follow it step by step and u should be good hope u get it working..also it only takes about 1 to 2 mins in odin
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So what happens if odin hangs up? What are the procedures for unhooking the phone? Is there a process that you are supposed to do?
If you're hung up on something like "Connecting to Service" before it starts pushing anything (boot.bin, sbl.bin etc...) then it should be safe to unplug.
If it's in the middle of flashing anything and you've forgot to uncheck re-partion, you're going to be screwed.
If you get a "phone-\ ! /-computer" icon, you can re-enter download mode and try again.
Odin takes an average of 3 minutes to flash. So give it time to complete.
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So what happens if odin hangs up? What are the procedures for unhooking the phone? Is there a process that you are supposed to do?
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ur chances of it getting stuck are very slim just make sure to follow the steps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2g6J1JgjU
I have a different cable I am using, it is not an expensive one but odin sees the phone. Does the cable have to be high quality or just work?
Led4lyf said:
I have a different cable I am using, it is not an expensive one but odin sees the phone. Does the cable have to be high quality or just work?
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I use the oem cable and have never had a problem
If odin can recognize it then ur good should see the yellow [com #]
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Thanks alot guys I will try it sometime this weekend and let you know how it goes
As long as you can get to download mode you can always fix it. And we will always be around to help you (until another hot phone with a keyboard comes out anyway).
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Thanks guys, the file I downloaded from qbkings video is the latest eco5 tar file. When it was done downloading it was a compressed rar file. I am guessing you just leave it alone and don't uncompress it, right? Just plug it into odin as a rar file.
Yea don't unzip it or mess with it place it in a spot u can find it like maybe ur desktop once u click on the "phone" tab should see the tar file click it ....make sure the f reset is uncheck and hit start
Welcome let us kno if u have any problems
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If its a .rar file don't flash it with odin download winrar and look inside the rar file before you extract it..... if there is a .tar or. md5 file inside then yes you need to extract it and flash the tar or md5 through odin ...... if it has stuff like "system and metainf" then you flash that through clockworkmod....
Ok now I am confused again. In the video he just puts the rar file in the pda section in odin. I tried that and it has the extention tar. So odin sees it as a tar file.
I also extracted the rar file to see what was in it.
There is a boot.bin,cache.rfs,datafs.rfs,factoryfs.rfs,modem.bin,param.lfs,recovery.bin,sbl.bin and zimage.
So now I am so confused. Do I just drop the rar file in odin? Or do I use some file in the rar archive in odin? The rar archive does not have a tar file in it, so that can't work. When I select the rar file under the pda section of odin it seems like it converts it to a tar file.
So now what do I do?
Hey Guys, I am in the process of unrooting my phone. What is the "Newest" best, and safest way to do this that works? Also I have a Mac now if I could have any steps to do on a Mac. Thanks
I tried QBKings way but alot of the links no longer work. I did try a method from android central and these are my results
-Windows XP 32
-Removed old Samsung Drivers (restarted computer) and installed the latest ones (restarted computer again)
-tar file is already downloaded on my computer
-Right clicked Run as Admin for Odin 3.07
-Put my phone in download mode, plugged in and I got a com with a number
-Chose PDA and chose the .Tar file from Android Central Samsung-Updates.com-SPH-L710_SPR_1_20121019105628_mflxsj3ffx.zip
-In the box in the lower left corner I see message that says added and as and please wait then my Odin says not responding, every time
-I have downloaded another .tar file that was posted but I got a not responding again
-I then unplugged my phone restarted the phone with recovery so I have a phone to use. I unplugged the USB Cable, re ran as admin Odin again without anything plugged in at all... I added the .Tar file under PDA and immediately it says added, please wait, do not remove cable and then not responding at the top of the application
Any fixes for this?
Globetrahter said:
Hey Guys, I am in the process of unrooting my phone. What is the "Newest" best, and safest way to do this that works? Also I have a Mac now if I could have any steps to do on a Mac. Thanks
I tried QBKings way but alot of the links no longer work. I did try a method from android central and these are my results
-Windows XP 32
-Removed old Samsung Drivers (restarted computer) and installed the latest ones (restarted computer again)
-tar file is already downloaded on my computer
-Right clicked Run as Admin for Odin 3.07
-Put my phone in download mode, plugged in and I got a com with a number
-Chose PDA and chose the .Tar file from Android Central Samsung-Updates.com-SPH-L710_SPR_1_20121019105628_mflxsj3ffx.zip
-In the box in the lower left corner I see message that says added and as and please wait then my Odin says not responding, every time
-I have downloaded another .tar file that was posted but I got a not responding again
-I then unplugged my phone restarted the phone with recovery so I have a phone to use. I unplugged the USB Cable, re ran as admin Odin again without anything plugged in at all... I added the .Tar file under PDA and immediately it says added, please wait, do not remove cable and then not responding at the top of the application
Any fixes for this?
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I would just find a stock ROM tar and flash that with Odin or heimdall
Look for sextape thread, he has the stock ROM tar file. I think you have to use stock recovery as well, I maybe wrong on that.
Edit: Found this, it might help since you said you are on a Mac. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41603428
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Wouldn't the easiest way to unroot be to install Voodoo Rootkeeper and hit the Temp Un-root option. As a bonus, if you back up the root using Voodoo you can re-root with one click later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypmqJbZqOaU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This is all you need to watch and do. The links are all there, just changed you might need to use google to find them.
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Check this out:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
The easiest method I know.
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I have a windows 8, 32 bit pc. I have tried odin 309 and 307. So everytime I put a rom im it would check the md5 then freeze when I didnt even press start. I tryed this on 5 firmwares and still the same freeze. Then when I put cfautoroot in it doesnt crash. Then when I use odin 1'84 and put the firmware in it works ok and no crash. But in the text box it doesnt say checking md5. Any thoughts?
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I have a windows 8, 32 bit pc. I have tried odin 309 and 307. So everytime I put a rom im it would check the md5 then freeze when I didnt even press start. I tryed this on 5 firmwares and still the same freeze. Then when I put cfautoroot in it doesnt crash. Then when I use odin 1'84 and put the firmware in it works ok and no crash. But in the text box it doesnt say checking md5. Any thoughts?
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Isn't this due to the large filesize of the firmware you load in Odin?
I have the same issue on Win7 with all firmwares bigger than 1GB.
I think Odin just takes a couple of minutes to verify the MD5 and load in into memory.
shifter7 said:
Isn't this due to the large filesize of the firmware you load in Odin?
I have the same issue on Win7 with all firmwares bigger than 1GB.
I think Odin just takes a couple of minutes to verify the MD5 and load in into memory.
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Oh. When I use Odin 309 it froze. I waited 5 minutes to load and nothing. Worked fine when I had windows 7. But when I load it in an older Odin, there are no crashes. Does it work for you after checking md5!?
DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Oh. When I use Odin 309 it froze. I waited 5 minutes to load and nothing. Worked fine when I had windows 7. But when I load it in an older Odin, there are no crashes. Does it work for you after checking md5!?
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Yes it works. Odin sees the file, it has been md5 checked and loaded and ready to flash to a device.
Just when it's checking the program won't respond and windows will give the standard program not responding error message if you click on it, but it's all good once it's finished.
Odin 3.09 on Win7x64, so I guess Win8 is the culprit here. Can't test it though, not home atm, no Win8 available here.
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Yes it works. Odin sees the file, it has been md5 checked and loaded and ready to flash to a device.
Just when it's checking the program won't respond and windows will give the standard program not responding error message if you click on it, but it's all good once it's finished.
Odin 3.09 on Win7x64, so I guess Win8 is the culprit here. Can't test it though, not home atm, no Win8 available here.
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Luckily I have a windows 7 PC that I can use. Will try later! Thanks!
Hi,
I tried to downgrade my i9000 and now it's only showing the soft brick sign.
I used to run CM11 with CWM before I decided to downgrade to stock.
I connected the USB cable then used Odin with the same PIT file that I initially used to install CWM. I guess so far so good as it recognizes something on the COM port associated with my USB entry and the background turns yellow.
I have picked the 3 stock files that match my model (GT-I9000M), went in downloading mode and hit Start.
Odin reports that successfully checks the files, then right after "SetupConnection" it ends with Success 0 / Failed 1.
I just do not get farther than that. There is no action in the square above the COM port and there is no other message. The phone remains in Downloading mode and there is no progress bar displayed. at any time.
Anybody can make any suggestion on how to fix it?
When do I know it's totally bricked?
Many thanks.
Until it still goes to downloading mode it is not bricked. This has happened to me once when i tried to go back to stock using odin and odin said it was connected but will say failure after setting up connection my problem was that Virtual box for ubuntu was preventing the phone from being fully connected.
The main problem is that maybe your usb connection in your computer might not be fully recognizing the phone
so try different usb port, open odin in administrator mode, and continue trying it until it works
usually when i use odin i keep the computer as still as possible until flashing has been done completely.
Also are you using the right files because that could be a problem.
Here is the video I originally used to teach me to odin back to stock but its for the samsung vibrant but the procedure is the same
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3K9my9kAvI
Hope i helped
Thank you for your message. You were right, the problem came from USB, specifically from the driver and OS, I guess.
I failed to flash it on Win7 and Win10, as described above, then I told myself I will give it a try on a XP machine (32 bit). It worked like a charm, first attempt.
Regards.