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Bricked T-Mobile T989

I had my phone rooted and running the Darkside ROM " http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473077 " and I installed the new ported ICS from the Skyrocket " http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1566811 " and now my phone is stuck on the Samsung logo and won't do anything else. I pull the battery and doesn't work. I have CWM installed and it does not go to it either. I've searched and can't find anything. Help me on this please

is your phone still able to go into download mode?

DarkKnight1 said:
is your phone still able to go into download mode?
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Yeah it can go into download mode but that's it

use DL mode to flash over from ODIN the stock rom, i think thats what you can do atleast

W.Feather said:
use DL mode to flash over from ODIN the stock rom, i think thats what you can do atleast
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I was attempting to do that but where could I download the stock ROM from? I searched and was unable to find anything

Nilsonf said:
I was attempting to do that but where could I download the stock ROM from? I searched and was unable to find anything
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Find my stickied thread in the dev forum.

Nilsonf said:
I was attempting to do that but where could I download the stock ROM from? I searched and was unable to find anything
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yep. flashing the stock rom will do the trick.

Ok I see the rar file. I will try and restore stock and let you guys know how it goes. Thank you all

Nilsonf said:
Ok I see the rar file. I will try and restore stock and let you guys know how it goes. Thank you all
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no problem. Word of advice do not flash anything if you are not sure of the outcomes. I'm a noob, and i usually read a post hundreads of times until im sure what are the procedures. Anyways glad we could help.

DarkKnight1 said:
no problem. Word of advice do not flash anything if you are not sure of the outcomes. I'm a noob, and i usually read a post hundreads of times until im sure what are the procedures. Anyways glad we could help.
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Yeah I'm not sure what went on because I've flashed a few ROMS and tweaks on my phone with no problem. I'm not sure what went on with the ported ICS ROM

Nilsonf said:
Yeah I'm not sure what went on because I've flashed a few ROMS and tweaks on my phone with no problem. I'm not sure what went on with the ported ICS ROM
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Do not flash unstable roms. I usually wait for official stable roms and making a nand backup before doing anything.

Thank you all guys. My phone successfully turned on...Thanks again

If you want to use the skyrocket port use DARKSIDE SUPER WIPE! I was having the same problem then i started from scratch, did the super wipe, installed the skyrocket rom and it runs perfect for me.

mendes52309 said:
If you want to use the skyrocket port use DARKSIDE SUPER WIPE! I was having the same problem then i started from scratch, did the super wipe, installed the skyrocket rom and it runs perfect for me.
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Thanks man. Did what you said and it worked perfectly

Goto download mode nd flash the recovery again
Then boot in using the 3 button combo
Nvm.....srry didnt see he got his phone on
M&S

Nilsonf said:
Thank you all guys. My phone successfully turned on...Thanks again
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Good to hear man, glad you got it working again. it would be way too expensive of a paperweight if you were unable to flash it back.

Yeah I was worried I would have to just buy a new one. But thanks to you guys I got it working
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Nilsonf said:
Yeah I was worried I would have to just buy a new one. But thanks to you guys I got it working
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Note for future: use the backup feature in recover before flashing things you aren't sure of.
The backup in recovery is referred to as a nandroid if you didn't know already, it will always bring you back to exactly how your phone previously was. This way you won't have to ever ODIN to stock.
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Lock up and restart alot?

anyone else having this prob. sometimes i will use a app and the screen will go black and unresponsive i can still turn the screen on and off wit the power button but it eventually restarts however it does the startup animations but does not make the sounds. any fix?
some history:
tooks some time but decided to root, once rooted the factory os would not boot. so i did the restore to factory flash with counter reset uploaded by a fellow member of xda and then did the flash to root.
now i have this prob.

What Rom did you flash to? Stock or something else? Also, Root method? Odin CVM, Flash root zip? just trying to see if there's anything that sounds odd or off other then the issue you described. I rooted with CVM Flash (odin) and zip root method.. Flashed The People's rom, No resets here.

milky1112 said:
What Rom did you flash to? Stock or something else? Also, Root method? Odin CVM, Flash root zip? just trying to see if there's anything that sounds odd or off other then the issue you described. I rooted with CVM Flash (odin) and zip root method.. Flashed The People's rom, No resets here.
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Suppose to be stock witj counter reset its a kit in package in the development section

Mech8 said:
Suppose to be stock witj counter reset its a kit in package in the development section
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Link me the rom please.

I have seen this a few times recently. I did not have that happen when I read on ICS. It only happened after I updated to lj7.
It is interesting to note that the phone appears to restart and recover but when I look at the uptime for android I see that it was not a full reboot.
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milky1112 said:
Link me the rom please.
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Best thing to do.. Find a 100% stock Rom.. ODIn.. then reroot with CVM method (JB rom)

I just got my Gs3 Monday and was having this issue alot stock unrooted. Since rooting haven't seen it for 4 days on freegs3 2.0.
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milky1112 said:
Link me the rom please.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
16GB version

Mech8 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
16GB version
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Try flashing a different rom since you should have Recovery. See if it persist. Should be ok. My phone was stock for about 20 min lol.. So i couldn't tell you how stock runs or if it had any issues lol

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Try flashing a different rom since you should have Recovery. See if it persist.
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thats the prob i dont really like roms something is always missing not workin or not updated when new stuff comes out i only rooted to have tether and back ups for future devices.

Mech8 said:
thats the prob i dont really like roms something is always missing not workin or not updated when new stuff comes out i only rooted to have tether and back ups for future devices.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013463
Try this.. Everything works.. Has option, for Stock TW launcher, Apex or Nova.. Smooth as hell.

milky1112 said:
Try flashing a different rom since you should have Recovery. See if it persist. Should be ok. My phone was stock for about 20 min lol.. So i couldn't tell you how stock runs or if it had any issues lol
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maybe u can suggest a good stable one that everything works on?

Mech8 said:
maybe u can suggest a good stable one that everything works on?
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posted late ok ill try afta work. tyvm

Mech8 said:
maybe u can suggest a good stable one that everything works on?
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See my latest post. I ran this on my OG Epic.. running it now. LOVE IT.

I've been encountering this lately also. I thought maybe it was just my phone. My back button becomes unresponsive sometimes as well. Maybe I'll do a full wipe and reflash a rom.

maybe sumthin up with super user? i noticed that when i open up flip board it says shell granted super user a **** load of times and wont let me do anything in flipboard.

I have lockups in landscape mode. And had to.pull.battery. is that when it happened?
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smokeadrians said:
I have lockups in landscape mode. And had to.pull.battery. is that when it happened?
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No and I have never had to pull the battery it just restarts after a lil.

Help please with OTA AT and T update on rooted phone

Hello,
My phone is rooted but ROM is stock. I don't generally flash anything and just stick to removing bloatware.
I installed TWRP and now I cannot get the latest official OTA AT&T update since the update load fails due to not having stock recovery. I have been searching online and cannot figure out how to get stock recovery.
I have been able to locate a supposed stock zip ROM for this phone. Can I just somehow flash this ZIP to return my phone to stock.
On previous phones I have been able to do a factory reset, which I have done several times on this phone today, in order to get it back to stock and accept OTA updates. This TWRP seems extremely invasive and I cannot get rid of it.
Thanks for any help
dave

Wrong section dude better move it before you get flamed to general
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Use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052779 and POST IN THE CORRECT SECTION
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You can run cf-auto root and it will install stock recovery
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Need help guys, can't get the update , I'm only rooted and tried changing the date trick and no luck .. funny thing my next retry is after 805 hrs , any ideas what to do ?
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chadiz said:
Need help guys, can't get the update , I'm only rooted and tried changing the date trick and no luck .. funny thing my next retry is after 805 hrs , any ideas what to do ?
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I gave up and ended up just flashing cleanrom 3.5. Didn't wipe, kept all of my apps and data. I recommend this route if, like me, you want to keep stock kernel and tw.
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I would love to help you, but help yourself first: ask a better question
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

I am the original poster. My phone would not flash the stock ATT rom that I downloaded somewhere. It could have been a bad ROM.
I could only end up getting into recovery and download mode. I did something to erase the entire operating system.
The guys over at TWRP or at least the guys on the message board got me through it. I ended up flashing the 3.5 clean rom. I never flashed a rom before only rooted. i also flashed the new modem zip as well. So far so good I guess.
Im going to have to figure out how to do an entire backup of my phone so that next time I can just restore it.
Thanks for the replies

livingaboard said:
Im going to have to figure out how to do an entire backup of my phone so that next time I can just restore it.
Thanks for the replies
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Boot in to recovery (it's now an option from the power button) and follow the very easy buttons for backup. Select everything for an entire system backup (7 checks, I believe). Future backups can be just your data and apps if you want.
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So guys wat u r saying is there isnt any way to unroot then do the official update im rooted with the exynos app just tryed to update and duh got the same thing everybody else got but was hoping i didnt have to flash any roms
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twrp wiped everything

i am a new rooter and somehow wiped everything with twrp. im stuck at samsung galaxy s 111 screen, or i can boot into twrp. but theres nothing to restore. can someone help me?

balibalistic said:
i am a new rooter and somehow wiped everything with twrp. im stuck at samsung galaxy s 111 screen, or i can boot into twrp. but theres nothing to restore. can someone help me?
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Easiest thing would be to put a ROM on an SD card and flash it in recovery.
Other option is to Odin back to stock in download.
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For future reference here is task's full wipe video to avoid wiping something by accident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dYSumHaxwI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Also please remember to flash and wipe exactly as instructed in the ROM thread
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My computers will not recognize the phone now

With your ROM being wiped your computer won't recognize your phone unless you are in download mode using Odin to go back to stock.
If you don't have a SD card adapter to put in your computer to put a rom on you'll have to Odin back to stock.
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ok, thank you. o i just google.., odin back to stock i suppose?

balibalistic said:
ok, thank you. o i just google.., odin back to stock i suppose?
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I don't know what carrier you are on but use this guide to download the proper stock (unrooted, you'll need to re-root) ROM for your specific carrier.
All the tools and instructions you need are on this site. Unsure how to use Odin? Try a youtube search for your carrier and model.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28019751
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ok, ive got an external sd. anyone interested in helping me step by step install cm10? on here or i will call ya.please
im in rogers (at&t galaxy s3 1747)

ok, so anything i try to load on just fails..., i have no idea why?

well i installed untimatum and now im in a boot loop.man do i suck.

balibalistic said:
ok, so anything i try to load on just fails..., i have no idea why?
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Define fails?
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the word FAILED pops up in red letters immediatly after i swype the bar.

balibalistic said:
well i installed untimatum and now im in a boot loop.man do i suck.
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I find that if you successfully flash a ROM and get stuck in a boot loop to reboot into recovery and factory reset. Seems to work.
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nope, still looping unfortunatly.

Any old nandroids saved?
Happen to flash a 4.2.1 build lately? Or were you basically stock?
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balibalistic said:
nope, still looping unfortunatly.
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Did you ever consider to get back to stock and start from scrach? If you to try this metod.

would i just try to install that like a rom? ive installed three now successfully, but all boot loop.

i just want to get this damn phone working.., on anything

balibalistic said:
i just want to get this damn phone working.., on anything
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i will paypal anyone $20 to help me get this thing running cm10.., honestly :good:

I hope that you are wiping data, ext, cache, and dalvik-cache before flashing any new Roms.
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balibalistic said:
i will paypal anyone $20 to help me get this thing running cm10.., honestly :good:
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Did you try and follow his link? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984717
Flashing stock is pretty much your only option. From there, you can flash a custom recovery and then CM10.

Help! Can't flash any touchwiz roms after cm10.2

I can't flash any TW ROM after flashing cm10.2 I can only flash AOSP ROMs. any advice would help. When I flash TW ROMs it gets stuck on bootloop and yes I do full wipes of everything.
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Jonnyaces187 said:
I can't flash any TW ROM after flashing cm10.2 I can only flash AOSP ROMs. any advice would help. When I flash TW ROMs it gets stuck on bootloop and yes I do full wipes of everything.
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Did you flash the downgrade zip in the op of the cm10 thread?
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kintwofan said:
Did you flash the downgrade zip in the op of the cm10 thread?
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No. I didn't know there was one. Thanks for the info. I'm going to check now.

kintwofan said:
Did you flash the downgrade zip in the op of the cm10 thread?
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Do you have a link for that ZIP? I'm running into a similar problem after flashing CM10.2 and can't flash a TW Rom on my S4.
Thanks!

10.2 sucks
the same thing happened to me, but i am using the stock firmware and using a tutorioal on how to unroot unbrick note 2 i hope that brings my phone to normal. and then refalsh and load jedi x 17. ALSO AT ONE POINT I DONT KNOW WHAT I DID WRONG BUT THE PLAY STORE WANTS INCLUDE IN THE 10.2 ROM THAT I INSTALL AND THE WEB PLAY STORE WOULD RECOGNIZE MY DEVICE AS NEXUS 7, BUT IT IS A NOTE 2. THAT WAS WEIRD.

@BB said:
Do you have a link for that ZIP? I'm running into a similar problem after flashing CM10.2 and can't flash a TW Rom on my S4.
Thanks!
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First page look for restore sd-downgrade.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2105917

downgrade.zip will NOT do ANYTHING to help your issue; all it does it change the files system back to the way it is in 4.12
something else is wrong, but you have to post more info; what rom you flashed, what recovery/version you are on, what the error message/code is when you try to flash, etc...

jon3sh said:
First page look for restore sd-downgrade.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2105917
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Thanks for the reply ...
wase4711 said:
downgrade.zip will NOT do ANYTHING to help your issue; all it does it change the files system back to the way it is in 4.12
something else is wrong, but you have to post more info; what rom you flashed, what recovery/version you are on, what the error message/code is when you try to flash, etc...
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Thanks even more for letting me know that this won't do the trick. I should start by reiterating that I have a S4 on Sprint and not a Note 2 on AT&T, so I before I get flamed for being in the wrong forum, just wanted to check if I should go further on what I'm running and the "error" I'm experiencing to see if you can help. I'd really appreciate it if you could but don't want to break any rules ...

its not so much about breaking the rules, as it is about giving you advice that could harm your device, since its not the same as this threads'
I would take it to the s4 threads, just to be sure
good luck

So still no luck with this for me. Someone please help. I can only flash non touchwiz ROMs. I am running pacman nightly 4.3 9-7-13 version. I just flashed devil kernel to see if it would fix the issue. No luck but definetly a nice kernel. I try to flash jedix17 16 and even a nandroid I had from 16 no luck. Tried several other tw ROMs but it just gets stuck on bootloop. Hellllllllllp I like pacman but I was flashing roms everyday and I'm going nuts. I brick my gs3 backup phone so I have to be very careful now with only one phone. Advice?????
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Okay. ....do you show correct IMEI Number ?
And do you have data ?
If yes. ..then let's try this. ..(deep breath)..(make a backup)...then the following:
First. ...boot to recovery and wipe data, caches, and internal storage. ..
Basically everything without touching your external card. ..and just to be sure. .take it out and set it aside. .(make sure to unmount it in settings first !!!)
Next. .turn off the device and boot into download mode. ..(ready for Odin)
Then using only your PC...download Mr. Robinsons rooted UCAMA4 build from his thread. .. (in the development section)..
Next. ..push the image you just downloaded to the device via Odin. ..(use the PDA box...and don't change any Odin settings)...
Next. ..wait for the image to automatically boot the device once completed. ....(unplug the device)..
If the device fails to boot. ..pull the battery. ..wait 30 seconds. ..then replace it and boot into the newly flashed 3e recovery and wipe cache and data 2 times each. ..then reboot.....
If the device boots normally then move to the next step. ..and if not. ..repeat the flash process again using Odin and the rom you downloaded. ..
If after two unsuccessful flashes, and wipes using 3e recovery, and battery pulls. ..you still don't get a successful boot. ..you may have partition damage. ..in which case a repair may be needed. ..but for the sake of your phone we'll wait until the above has failed. ..
Next. ...If boot occurs using the above method. ..enter your wifi password and log into the play store and download triangle away if you want your counter reset. .
If not. ..skip the play store after entering the wifi password and move into your settings/about phone/software update. ..
Push the update button and wait for ATT to offer you the update to UCAMC3..then take it. ..
If desired you can then clear the flash counter and unroot...
Let's get that far before worrying about anything else. ..
Please record any errors or messages you get. ..especially while using Odin. ..as this tells us the device partition state. ..especially when PIT files are involved. .
Sorry for the long post. ..but it was necessary. ..I hope. .
Please post back. ...g
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