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After all the problems i had with my Wifi using ics (arco) i decided to downgrade to stock rom but with the new baseband hoping to solve the prblm. I downgraded according to "the-e"'s guide using ODIN but, i didnt flash stock recovery because i thought i would still have CWM recovery.
Now that i want to root, the "Box" comes up when i reboot but it just restarts and doesnt enter recovery mode~ i have no recovery. I tried using ODIN again, but it cant find my phone, it says "please connect phones". Even kies says my phone is incompatible!!?
What do i do?
sevenmad said:
After all the problems i had with my Wifi using ics (arco) i decided to downgrade to stock rom but with the new baseband hoping to solve the prblm. I downgraded according to "the-e"'s guide using ODIN but, i didnt flash stock recovery because i thought i would still have CWM recovery.
Now that i want to root, the "Box" comes up when i reboot but it just restarts and doesnt enter recovery mode~ i have no recovery. I tried using ODIN again, but it cant find my phone, it says "please connect phones". Even kies says my phone is incompatible!!?
What do i do?
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When using odin you have to put your phone into download mode and then plug it into the pc while opening odin. Do you did that?
Sent from my GT-I8150 Indroid remICS v5.1
reddvilzz said:
When using odin you have to put your phone into download mode and then plug it into the pc while opening odin. Do you did that?
Sent from my GT-I8150 Indroid remICS v5.1
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I cant enter download mode?! The page comes where i have to press the volume up button but that doesnt bring any reaction. neither does volume down (which is supposed to restart the phone).
download mode is volume down+home dude
maybe reflashing from odin could work?
If not mistaken, we will lost CWM and it may go back to stock recovery if we flash a stock ROM, by the way did you manage to enter into stock recovery?
If yea just download the Zip-file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317394 to get root
Some guides related to CWM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867870 & http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1924846
Hope it helps
Good luck
MyDeSTiNaTe said:
If not mistaken, we will lost CWM and it may go back to stock recovery if we flash a stock ROM, by the way did you manage to enter into stock recovery?
If yea just download the Zip-file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317394 to get root
Some guides related to CWM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867870 & http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1924846
Hope it helps
Good luck
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Yeah i managed to get into stock recovery, but download mode isnt getting through.
hadidjapri said:
download mode is volume down+home dude
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thats odd! Rebooting directly from ics to download mode didnt get through but what you said worked. Thankyou very much
try this link >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G5sHPPnins
Won't flash recovery.. help me folks! Plz!
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Need more info. What are you trying to do exactly? What errors (if any) are you getting?
m20120 said:
Need more info. What are you trying to do exactly? What errors (if any) are you getting?
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not getting any errors... its just not flashing... my counter goes up but im still running stock recovery when i try to boot into recovery
FLBoy1991 said:
not getting any errors... its just not flashing... my counter goes up but im still running stock recovery when i try to boot into recovery
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Are you flashing a recovery (like CWM) with Odin, rebooting into the ROM and then when you try to get into recovery you find it is still stock?
If so then the cause is the ROM. The versions LG8 and later have code to detect an unsigned recovery and replace it with stock. You need to:
- Download TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5.zip and place it on your ineternal sdcard.
- Get into Download Mode and connect ODIN.
- Flash the custom recovery with ODIN but do not check the "Auto Reboot" box in Odin.
- Disconnect the phone from the PC once the recovery is flashed.
- Pull the battery to power down
- Boot directly into recovery (Hold Volume Up, Home and Power buttons until recovery appears. Do not allow the ROM to start).
- Once in the recovery you need to flash the Team Epic Root from Recovery.
- Reboot
All Done
m20120 said:
are you flashing a recovery (like cwm) with odin, rebooting into the rom and then when you try to get into recovery you find it is still stock?
If so then the cause is the rom. The versions lg8 and later have code to detect an unsigned recovery and replace it with stock. You need to:
- download teamepic-root-from-recovery-v5.zip and place it on your ineternal sdcard.
- get into download mode and connect odin.
- flash the custom recovery with odin but do not check the "auto reboot" box in odin.
- disconnect the phone from the pc once the recovery is flashed.
- pull the battery to power down
- boot directly into recovery (hold volume up, home and power buttons until recovery appears. Do not allow the rom to start).
- once in the recovery you need to flash the team epic root from recovery.
- reboot
all done
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thanx bro... Report back in 30.. Thanx again
FLBoy1991 said:
thanx bro... Report back in 30.. Thanx again
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No problem (Click Thanks!). That will probably be it. The same thing got me when I was rooting after the LG8 update.
Ive tried and tried again,studied forums with no result.
I have an E4GT ive rooted it with f103 and ff18 unrooted and rooted it again and CWM will not boot. Ive installed ODIN and flashed the EL29 directboot tar nothing. unrooted and rooted flashed EL26 stockCWR tar. Again nothing Im very puzzled Ive had numerous Andoid phones in the past and have no problem rooting and flashing custom kernels and ROMS.
Please help
SRVS said:
Ive tried and tried again,studied forums with no result.
I have an E4GT ive rooted it with f103 and ff18 unrooted and rooted it again and CWM will not boot. Ive installed ODIN and flashed the EL29 directboot tar nothing. unrooted and rooted flashed EL26 stockCWR tar. Again nothing Im very puzzled Ive had numerous Andoid phones in the past and have no problem rooting and flashing custom kernels and ROMS.
Please help
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you should be able to odin this. Tar file goes in the PDA slot of Odin. md5sum 2b781e4515982a6b7d9586cbb3158647
http://shabbypenguin.com/k0/ecm/E4GT-EL29-directbootCWM-v3.tar.md5
It is a direct boot to safe CWM recovery. If that doesn't work, we need more info than " flashed the EL29 directboot tar nothing"
calisro said:
you should be able to odin this. Tar file goes in the PDA slot of Odin. md5sum 2b781e4515982a6b7d9586cbb3158647
http://shabbypenguin.com/k0/ecm/E4GT-EL29-directbootCWM-v3.tar.md5
It is a direct boot to safe CWM recovery. If that doesn't work, we need more info than " flashed the EL29 directboot tar nothing"
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Thanks for the quick response! The directions I followed stated I put the file in the Kernel slot in the Odin. Is that wrong?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953783
Im now stuck in a bootloop so Im restoring back to EL29.
SRVS said:
Thanks for the quick response! The directions I followed stated I put the file in the Kernel slot in the Odin. Is that wrong?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953783
Im now stuck in a bootloop so Im restoring back to EL29.
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When you put the directboot EL29 kernel in the kernel slot and flash it, phone directly boots in CWM.
Did you install mobile odin from the play store OR the thread here on xda? If you installed mobile odin from the thread here on xda, then you ALSO need the flash kernel that is linked in that thread..
SRVS said:
Thanks for the quick response! The directions I followed stated I put the file in the Kernel slot in the Odin. Is that wrong?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953783
Im now stuck in a bootloop so Im restoring back to EL29.
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Did you check the MD5 to be sure you got a good download? It should go in the PDA slot for desktop ODIN! REference: http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/tools.html
BluesRulez said:
When you put the directboot EL29 kernel in the kernel slot and flash it, phone directly boots in CWM.
Did you install mobile odin from the play store OR the thread here on xda? If you installed mobile odin from the thread here on xda, then you ALSO need the flash kernel that is linked in that thread..
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I installed the playstore version. It will boot to CWM but I cant select install zips, or any option. I have to pull the battery then Im stuck in a boot loop, which forces me to use ODIN to restore
SRVS said:
I installed the playstore version. It will boot to CWM but I cant select install zips, or any option. I have to pull the battery then Im stuck in a boot loop, which forces me to use ODIN to restore
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Did you do this - Vol up - Vol down - Vol up - Vol down until it says back menu button enabled?
You are in bootloop because that is GB kernel on ICS OS. Your phone running ICS will not boot with a GB recovery which EL29 and EL26 are.
When you are in bootloop, hold down power + Vol up until you are back in CWM. No need to odin anything..
SRVS said:
I installed the playstore version. It will boot to CWM but I cant select install zips, or any option. I have to pull the battery then Im stuck in a boot loop, which forces me to use ODIN to restore
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U have to toggle power button by volume+, vol-,, volume+ then you can use power to select, also home key will select(I think)
Sent from my SPH-L710
SRVS said:
I installed the playstore version. It will boot to CWM but I cant select install zips, or any option. I have to pull the battery then Im stuck in a boot loop, which forces me to use ODIN to restore
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More info on THIS sentence!
"but I cant select install zips, or any option"
calisro said:
More info on THIS sentence!
"but I cant select install zips, or any option"
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It wont let me select any of the options i.e up down power button
Ive downloaded the EL29 tar from your link and loaded it into odin. it shot me into recovery mode, but wouldn't let me select anything so i pulled the battery and now it goes to the white triangle with an exclamation mark! LOL!:silly: What is the deal?
SRVS said:
It wont let me select any of the options i.e up down power button
Ive downloaded the EL29 tar from your link and loaded it into odin. it shot me into recovery mode, but wouldn't let me select anything so i pulled the battery and now it goes to the white triangle with an exclamation mark! LOL!:silly: What is the deal?
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and you tried the 'home' button to select. Correct? Just making sure.
BluesRulez said:
Did you do this - Vol up - Vol down - Vol up - Vol down until it says back menu button enabled?
You are in bootloop because that is GB kernel on ICS OS. Your phone running ICS will not boot with a GB recovery which EL29 and EL26 are.
When you are in bootloop, hold down power + Vol up until you are back in CWM. No need to odin anything..
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
U have to toggle power button by volume+, vol-,, volume+ then you can use power to select, also home key will select(I think)
Sent from my SPH-L710
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SRVS said:
It wont let me select any of the options i.e up down power button
Ive downloaded the EL29 tar from your link and loaded it into odin. it shot me into recovery mode, but wouldn't let me select anything so i pulled the battery and now it goes to the white triangle with an exclamation mark! LOL!:silly: What is the deal?
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Did you read all that?
dfects fossil
BluesRulez said:
Did you do this - Vol up - Vol down - Vol up - Vol down until it says back menu button enabled?
You are in bootloop because that is GB kernel on ICS OS. Your phone running ICS will not boot with a GB recovery which EL29 and EL26 are.
When you are in bootloop, hold down power + Vol up until you are back in CWM. No need to odin anything..
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Im running GB 2.3.6 ive used the up down volume rocker again and again no option to go back or select anything in CWM with the power button.
when Im in the boot loop and i press volume up and power It sends me to the stock recovery again NOT CWM. And I still cant select reboot or anything on the menu
SRVS said:
Im running GB 2.3.6 ive used the up down volume rocker again and again no option to go back or select anything in CWM with the power button.
when Im in the boot loop and i press volume up and power It sends me to the stock recovery again NOT CWM. And I still cant select reboot or anything on the menu
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reread again. LOL. That CWM uses the HOME button to select and the POWER button to go back.
calisro said:
reread again. LOL. That CWM uses the HOME button to select and the POWER button to go back.
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hahah!! Thanks guys WOW! im a noob it works great! THANKY OU!!
So I was installing modaco switch on my phone and it worked for a bit but then when I rebooted it it wouldn't turn on. I've tried flashing it in odin and nothing happened and it still doesn't work. I was wondering if anyone else had any ideas.
Can you access Odin? If so, I recommend flashing back to stock first.
joshua.justice said:
So I was installing modaco switch on my phone and it worked for a bit but then when I rebooted it it wouldn't turn on. I've tried flashing it in odin and nothing happened and it still doesn't work. I was wondering if anyone else had any ideas.
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Are you able to get your device into ODIN/Download mode?
If so, flash the Samsung Stock Firmware as macboy3000 suggested.
To get your device into ODIN mode:
Power down device
Press Power and Vol down buttons and hold
Device should show an image
Press Vol up and you'll be in ODIN mode
Some helpful tips:
Follow the instructions via the red link in my sig.
Be sure to have enough juice in your battery
Have a good usb cord. This is the reason many ODIN flashes fail.
Check your md5 checksum match between the download file and your download prior to flashing the stock Firmware.
macboy3000 said:
Can you access Odin? If so, I recommend flashing back to stock first.
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Biker1 said:
Are you able to get your device into ODIN/Download mode?
If so, flash the Samsung Stock Firmware as macboy3000 suggested.
To get your device into ODIN mode:
Power down device
Press Power and Vol down buttons and hold
Device should show an image
Press Vol up and you'll be in ODIN mode
Some helpful tips:
Follow the instructions via the red link in my sig.
Be sure to have enough juice in your battery
Have a good usb cord. This is the reason many ODIN flashes fail.
Check your md5 checksum match between the download file and your download prior to flashing the stock Firmware.
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I tried flashing it twice and it still said successful when it finished flashing but continued to boot loop.
I'm not sure what would cause think
joshua.justice said:
I tried flashing it twice and it still said successful when it finished flashing but continued to boot loop.
I'm not sure what would cause think
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After you flashed ODIN, did you go into stock recovery and Factory reset, then reboot, both from within Recovery?
Biker1 said:
After you flashed ODIN, did you go into stock recovery and Factory reset, then reboot, both from within Recovery?
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No, I don't think it'll boot the stock recovery but I'll try that
If you flash stock and still receive boot loops, try going into recovery and wiping data and cache.
take out your sdcard too just for the hell of it.
I just reread your post, and your device is working fine, it's just that you want to know how to get Modaco Switch to work on your device with stability, because it stops working shortly after it's installed.
I had thought your device stopped working. I don't think ODIN will be your answer, and I don't about Modaco.
Maybe:
See if others have Modaco Switch working with stability, and if so:
try wiping cache & dalvik cache in Recovery, or try wiping first.
Biker1 said:
I just reread your post, and your device is working fine, it's just that you want to know how to get Modaco Switch to work on your device with stability, because it stops working shortly after it's installed.
I had thought your device stopped working. I don't think ODIN will be your answer, and I don't about Modaco.
Maybe:
See if others have Modaco Switch working with stability, and if so:
try wiping cache & dalvik cache in Recovery, or try wiping first.
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It's not working fine. It doesn't boot at all. I tried going into recovery and it still boot loops even after flashing with odin.
joshua.justice said:
It's not working fine. It doesn't boot at all. I tried going into recovery and it still boot loops even after flashing with odin.
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Ah, so I did read it right the first time. I saw the title the 1st time but I didn't see it the 2nd time, which is why I thought just Modaco wasn't turning on when I read your post without reading the title the 2nd time.
Plus I missed all the follow up posts. That's what I get for running around on my phone trying to read threads
With that being said, then what I wrote should resolve your issues.
Follow my RED link in my sig, and that should help to resolve your issues. I wrote out the steps previously, but looking at the link may help you
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Ah, so I did read it right the first time. I saw the title the 1st time but I didn't see it the 2nd time, which is why I thought just Modaco wasn't turning on when I read your post without reading the title the 2nd time.
Plus I missed all the follow up posts. That's what I get for running around on my phone trying to read threads
With that being said, then what I wrote should resolve your issues.
Follow my RED link in my sig, and that should help to resolve your issues. I wrote out the steps previously, but looking at the link may help you
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It doesn't boot into recovery so how can I wipe those?
joshua.justice said:
It doesn't boot into recovery so how can I wipe those?
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You mentioned in the op you tried flashing in ODIN.
What exactly is your phone able to do?
Do you see anything on the display?
Does it boot into anything?
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What does 'tried going into recovery but it still boot loops' mean?
If you go step by step what you did before the issue and after, including Exactly what status your device is in, it will help in attempting to troubleshoot and resolve your issues.
I can get it into download mode but flashing Odin does nothing. When I hit the power button to turn it on it goes all the way until the t mobile logo and stalls. Sometimes it just vibrations off and on with a dark screen. When I try to go into recovery with the volume up and power keys or says 'rebooting recovery' in blue like it always does but then it just goes to booting normally and then hangs there.
joshua.justice said:
I can get it into download mode but flashing Odin does nothing. When I hit the power button to turn it on it goes all the way until the t mobile logo and stalls. Sometimes it just vibrations off and on with a dark screen. When I try to go into recovery with the volume up and power keys or says 'rebooting recovery' in blue like it always does but then it just goes to booting normally and then hangs there.
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Can you confirm what version of the S4 you have?
The SGH-M919?
Not trying to be stupid or anything, just making sure.
Have you tried this..
1. Flash a recovery image using Heimdall (I'd suggest ClockworkMod)
2. Reboot to recovery. (Hopefully it goes through this time)
3. adb sideload a ROM to your device.
4. Flash the ROM.
5. Win?
Just trying to think of ways you can get your device back up and running.
joshua.justice said:
I can get it into download mode but flashing Odin does nothing. When I hit the power button to turn it on it goes all the way until the t mobile logo and stalls. Sometimes it just vibrations off and on with a dark screen. When I try to go into recovery with the volume up and power keys or says 'rebooting recovery' in blue like it always does but then it just goes to booting normally and then hangs there.
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You have to:
Power down device
Don't power up
Press Power and Vol down buttons simultaneously
Press Vol up button
You should be in ODIN mode
Biker1 said:
You have to:
Power down device
Don't power up
Press Power and Vol down buttons simultaneously
Press Vol up button
You should be in ODIN mode
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I did that. It's caked download mode. That's where I flashed Odin off my computer.
I noticed after flashing stock with Odin, I get bootloops, unless I do a factory reset. After stock flashes, it reboots into recovery and wipes cache by itself. When it finishes that and it starts to reboot by itself, I press the volume up button and go into recovery. I do a factory reset and reboot and all is fine, no bootloops.
norml said:
I noticed after flashing stock with Odin, I get bootloops, unless I do a factory reset. After stock flashes, it reboots into recovery and wipes cache by itself. When it finishes that and it starts to reboot by itself, I press the volume up button and go into recovery. I do a factory reset and reboot and all is fine, no bootloops.
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Mine doesn't do that though. It just boot loops without going into recovery.
joshua.justice said:
Mine doesn't do that though. It just boot loops without going into recovery.
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I understand that, my post is describing what happens when you flash a stock tar, not bootlooping, I am describing exactly what happens during the process of flashing a stock tar and how to avoid bootlooping, step by step. I guess you weren't paying attention when you flashed a stock tar with Odin, it reboots for the first time by itself and goes into stock recovery and wipes cache by itself, it's a normal process, maybe that part confused you. Any hows, good luck, I have explained step by step what I do to avoid bootloops and my directions are clear and simple. Bye.
I soft bricked my SGH-I747 on 4.4.2 and I couldn't find a solution anywhere. If anyone could help me out by either linking me somewhere or providing detailed instructions on how to fix this problem, it would be greatly appreciated.
how to unbrick
If your phone is softbricked, the recovery will still most likely be working. While the phone is off, hold power, volume up and home button to go to recovery. From there wipe system data and cache, and restore your latest backup.
f41lbl0g said:
If your phone is softbricked, the recovery will still most likely be working. While the phone is off, hold power, volume up and home button to go to recovery. From there wipe system data and cache, and restore your latest backup.
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I can't enter recovery; I'm stuck in odin mode so I guess I'm not soft bricked? I'm not sure
If you are stuck in download mode, try holding the power button until it turns off, then try going to recovery. If that doesnt work, just flash a stock image for the i747 and start from square one.
You could flash a custom recovery such as Philz Touch via Odin, boot into recovery, and flash a custom ROM.
f41lbl0g said:
If you are stuck in download mode, try holding the power button until it turns off, then try going to recovery. If that doesnt work, just flash a stock image for the i747 and start from square one.
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That's where I'm stuck. I don't know what stock image to use/can't find one that works
There isnt one for 4.4.2. Youll have to flash a custom recovery with odin and then a rom from recovery. If you want stock 4.4.2, enewman17 has it in the development section. Doing this will void your warranty if you still have one.
DocHoliday77 said:
There isnt one for 4.4.2. Youll have to flash a custom recovery with odin and then a rom from recovery. If you want stock 4.4.2, enewman17 has it in the development section. Doing this will void your warranty if you still have one.
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tyvm I'll try it