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I am having issues with my USB connection. Is it possible to restore to factory settings without connecting to a computer? Wifi on the device works well for downloading roms and I have a micro SD adapter and micro SD that I could use to mount on my PC.
Mobile Odin. Works awesome, check to see if its compatible with the sgs2
Edit: just checked. Its compatible
davwman said:
Mobile Odin. Works awesome, check to see if its compatible with the sgs2
Edit: just checked. Its compatible
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R u sure? I'm not seeing the SGH T989. The only tmo phone I see is the SGH T999. I'm almost sure the T989 is not compatible.
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Odin does not work. Any other ideas? If someone makes a nandroid could I flash that?
Just type *#2767*3855# into your phone pad and it should set it back to factory for you.
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Just type *#2767*3855# into your phone pad and it should set it back to factory for you.
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I am running cyanogenmod v9 and entering this into the dialer did nothing, even after pressing the call button.
Might need to flash the UVLH1 radio 1st before flashing the stock recovery.
1. install/flash stock ROM 1st.
2. Once installation completed Reboot to custom recovery.
3. install/flash stock recovery.zip.
4. Power off to verified stock recovery.
SGH-T989_UVLH1_Stock_Odex_zipaligned_signed.zip
http://d-h.st/MAT
SGH-T989_UVLH1_Stock_Recovery.zip
http://d-h.st/UwL
I found the above links in a different thread, it's not my work, I forgot whose work it is but that should work. You have to flash the uvlh1 radio too. You should also flash the reset for the flash counter. The link to the thread is below.
Edit: The links above are provided by KRZ-2pa. Please thank him.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578184
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@doctor_leek, were you able to fix your issue? It might be a bad USB cable or is the USB port on your device that is broken?
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Unfortunately I have not been able to resolve the USB issue and am sending in the phone. I realized only after performing the factory reset that this would not delete all of my personal data, including apps, so things like Rom Manager are still in place. All I want to do is completely wipe the device. As far as I know it is impossible to do this without root, and rooting requires functioning USB. Is there any way for me to remove these files or root without USB?
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Unfortunately I have not been able to resolve the USB issue and am sending in the phone. I realized only after performing the factory reset that this would not delete all of my personal data, including apps, so things like Rom Manager are still in place. All I want to do is completely wipe the device. As far as I know it is impossible to do this without root, and rooting requires functioning USB. Is there any way for me to remove these files or root without USB?
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In a earlier post you said you are running CM9. If that is true, you are already rooted. FYI... ROM Manager is baked into the CM ROMS, so factory resetting it will not erase ROM Manager, but will restore the phone to a "wiped" CM9 base.
What recovery are you running, CWM, TWRP, etc...? In either event, you can flash TDJ's Darkside Superwipe and all of your personal data will be wiped.
I am no longer rooted and am back to the stock recovery. Is it still possible to superwipe?
edit: nope, I get a "signature verification failed" error.
for clarification, I flashed SGH-T989_UVLH1_Stock_Odex_zipaligned_signed.zip and SGH-T989_UVLH1_Stock_Recovery.zip from CloudTown3's post, and since then have performed a factory reset on the device. I still have ROM Manager and presumably traces of other apps I would like to remove before sending in the device.
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I am no longer rooted and am back to the stock recovery. Is it still possible to superwipe?
edit: nope, I get a "signature verification failed" error.
for clarification, I flashed SGH-T989_UVLH1_Stock_Odex_zipaligned_signed.zip and SGH-T989_UVLH1_Stock_Recovery.zip from CloudTown3's post, and since then have performed a factory reset on the device. I still have ROM Manager and presumably traces of other apps I would like to remove before sending in the device.
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Did you wipe before flashing the stock zip? Weird, maybe ask KRZ-2pa if he left ROM manager in the stock ROM he made? I flashed another stock ROM on my phone when I had to send it back in and it worked fine, I had zero traces of my custom ROM. Did you make sure you flashed the reset counter zip too?
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Doesn't sound like he wiped. But if he can't get rid of those apps then they are system apps that were included with the Rom which doesn't sound right because why have Rom manager without superuser
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Doesn't sound like he wiped. But if he can't get rid of those apps then they are system apps that were included with the Rom which doesn't sound right because why have Rom manager without superuser
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I don't remember my exact steps, but it's possible I forgot to wipe. I did run the flash counter reset, though.
Now I'm stuck. I am sending the phone in, and everything is back to stock but still have Rom manager on the device. Is there anything I could try to root the phone again without a working usb connection?
Thx the posted links worked great!
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Thx the posted links worked great!
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do you mean the rom + recovery zips posted by CloudTown3? After flashing these, do you have Rom Manager installed?
edit: Is there any way to flash a root zip with the stock recovery?
I am close to giving up and sending in the phone. I am unable to root the device or remove Rom Manager by another method. If anyone can assist me in completely restoring the phone to stock without a functioning USB port, that would be much appreciated.
My t989:
Broken usb port
Not rooted
Android 4.0.4
Baseband: T989UVLH1
Kernel: 3.0.8
Build: IMM76D.UVLH1
Recovery: Stock
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I am close to giving up and sending in the phone. I am unable to root the device or remove Rom Manager by another method. If anyone can assist me in completely restoring the phone to stock without a functioning USB port, that would be much appreciated.
My t989:
Broken usb port
Not rooted
Android 4.0.4
Baseband: T989UVLH1
Kernel: 3.0.8
Build: IMM76D.UVLH1
Recovery: Stock
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I flashed those zips earlier today again to see if they were fine and they worked perfectly for me. I'm not sure where it went wrong for you. Hopefully you figure it out somehow dude. maybe go into the stock recovery and factory reset and wipe caches?
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I flashed those zips earlier today again to see if they were fine and they worked perfectly for me. I'm not sure where it went wrong for you. Hopefully you figure it out somehow dude. maybe go into the stock recovery and factory reset and wipe caches?
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You are able to flash these zips from stock recovery? I get file verification errors. I tried factory reset and wipe caches from stock recovery.
I don't fully understand how it works with Rom Manager staying as a default app after I performed a factory reset. I guess I should have removed it manually while still rooted. It is located in "system/app/RomManager.apk". For some reason this file survives a factory reset. If there were any way to remove that file, I think that's all that is necessary. It makes me wonder if there are other things i'm not noticing that should also be removed.
Heyy everyone! i have a samsung sgh t989D (telus edition) and i tried to root it. I put CWM and Cyanogen on it via Rom Manager and when i started my phone up it wouldnt get past the boot screen so im stuck in a bootloop. I can get to the CWM recovery page but i dont know what i should and can do to get out of this boot loop. I backed up i phone when i was trying to use the samsung toolkit a while ago but i still dont want to lose my data. I also dont care for the rom or root anymore. So i guess im asking what the best way to unroot my phone would be. Also my phone disconnects itself from my computer at times (my laptop makes the noise that a usb has been unplugged) and im using the stock wire with a usb 2.0 port.
Can you get into download mode or CWM without it rebooting? If not, does it get partially through the boot process before going into an infinite bootloop and vibrating every few seconds? If so, you could be another victim of power button hardware failure.
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Heyy everyone! i have a samsung sgh t989D (telus edition) and i tried to root it. I put CWM and Cyanogen on it via Rom Manager and when i started my phone up it wouldnt get past the boot screen so im stuck in a bootloop. I can get to the CWM recovery page but i dont know what i should and can do to get out of this boot loop. I backed up i phone when i was trying to use the samsung toolkit a while ago but i still dont want to lose my data. I also dont care for the rom or root anymore. So i guess im asking what the best way to unroot my phone would be. Also my phone disconnects itself from my computer at times (my laptop makes the noise that a usb has been unplugged) and im using the stock wire with a usb 2.0 port.
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Please please please tell me you did a NANDROID backup before making any changes after getting CWM on there!
If you did, you should be able to restore from backup when in CWM. If not... well... flash from an SD card?
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Can you get into download mode or CWM without it rebooting? If not, does it get partially through the boot process before going into an infinite bootloop and vibrating every few seconds? If so, you could be another victim of power button hardware failure.
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What's this power button hardware failure? Is it common? I'm scaaaared now.....
sylikc said:
Please please please tell me you did a NANDROID backup before making any changes after getting CWM on there!
If you did, you should be able to restore from backup when in CWM. If not... well... flash from an SD card?
What's this power button hardware failure? Is it common? I'm scaaaared now.....
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i can easily get to the clockwork recovery page and idk if i did a nandroid backup :S i used ROM manager to put CWM on my phone but before that i tried rooting with the samsung toolkit and that made me do some sort of backup i think so i might have but idk. what can i flash from an sd card? pretty much what happens when i start my phone is that it stays at the screen while its booting like the boot logo where the background is moving and stuff and i can turn my phone off and hold volume keys and get into CWM recovery
Check every other thread... they are pretty much the same thing. You answer is Darkside Super wipe. Flash it, flash your ROM, flash GAPPs, reboot!
Done
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Check every other thread... they are pretty much the same thing. You answer is Darkside Super wipe. Flash it, flash your ROM, flash GAPPs, reboot!
Done
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soo will that wipe everthing off of my phone? and thanks! i guesss ill just do that
try holding power 3 seconds then let go over and over then eventually it should boot into rom i do this alot
Yup, everything
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richardlibeau said:
try holding power 3 seconds then let go over and over then eventually it should boot into rom i do this alot
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approximately how many times do you do it?
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approximately how many times do you do it?
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sometimes it takes a couple minutes before it boots up all the way. it works for me alot but i am not guaranteeing it will for you but it can't hurt to try
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Check every other thread... they are pretty much the same thing. You answer is Darkside Super wipe. Flash it, flash your ROM, flash GAPPs, reboot!
Done
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and are you sure i cant just flash the stock rom onto my phone? cuz ide hate to wipe everything off of my phone
bruddah said:
and are you sure i cant just flash the stock rom onto my phone? cuz ide hate to wipe everything off of my phone
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just wipe cache and dalvik . then flash rom make back up if you need too.
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just wipe cache and dalvik . then flash rom make back up if you need too.
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which rom do you mean when you say flash rom? the stock rom? or a custom one? i want to keep it stock for now
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which rom do you mean when you say flash rom? the stock rom? or a custom one? i want to keep it stock for now
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YES STOCK
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YES STOCK
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lool i was just making sure and i cant find a file for the stock telus ics :$ can someone help me? i found one for the koodo and tmobile ics but i want the telus one. Thanks
Ive got a new problem :S i now know exactly how to fix my phone. But there are some pictures on the internal SD Card that i really need. Theyre pictures from a family vacation to Washington DC an theyre really important. I tried to mount my phone from Clockwork Mod Recovery but mounting the system but it didnt work. Then i tried selecting all the options and mounted them all but all my computer does is reckognize that something is plugged in. I cant get into the files of my phone. I also checked and my computer says the my phone is a "Storage Device; Modem"
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Ive got a new problem :S i now know exactly how to fix my phone. But there are some pictures on the internal SD Card that i really need. Theyre pictures from a family vacation to Washington DC an theyre really important. I tried to mount my phone from Clockwork Mod Recovery but mounting the system but it didnt work. Then i tried selecting all the options and mounted them all but all my computer does is reckognize that something is plugged in. I cant get into the files of my phone. I also checked and my computer says the my phone is a "Storage Device; Modem"
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Your not suppose mount the system, just storage. In TWRP you can mount internal or external storage. Also, I'm not quite getting what you're saying. You have tried taking out the SD card and mounting it directly on your PC and it didn't work?
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In the CM9 thread it says to ensure you download/install a CWM Touch recovery - if you don't you're guaranteed to get a boot loop. Their "fix" was to download and flash darkside-wipe-cache-only.zip via recovery and that will fix the problem.
I ended up having the same issue and that's how I fixed it.
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Your not suppose mount the system, just storage. In TWRP you can mount internal or external storage. Also, I'm not quite getting what you're saying. You have tried taking out the SD card and mounting it directly on your PC and it didn't work?
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Im saying that im stuck in a bootloop and i wana get the data off of my internal storage. I can only get to CWM recovery. I also wana just go back to stock ICS but if i can fix cyanogen without wiping my phone that would be great! i tried to plug in my phone and get my computer to read it so i can browse my phone's internal memory and get the pictures off of the internal storage but it wont recognize my phone. I tried checking all of the things in CWM but none of them worked.
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In the CM9 thread it says to ensure you download/install a CWM Touch recovery - if you don't you're guaranteed to get a boot loop. Their "fix" was to download and flash darkside-wipe-cache-only.zip via recovery and that will fix the problem.
I ended up having the same issue and that's how I fixed it.
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so your saying that i didnt download/install a CWM Touch Recovery so thats why im in the boot loop and that to fix it i can download and flash a darkside Wipe Cache Only and the phone will get out of the bootloop and Cyanogen will work?
Hi,
The USB port seems to be broken on my Roger's Glide and from what I can tell it seems to be a hardware problem. I get the "USB not recognized" message when I plug it in to a PC and it seems to be only charging intermittently. I have tried everything including different cables, USB ports, PCs and reinstalling drivers. I even tried mounting the USB in CWM but it still doesn't connect.
I had updated to the latest (stock) ICS rom from AT&T but I need to revert back for warranty reasons. Since the USB is not working I can't flash using ODIN and mobile ODIN does not support our device. I have CWM 5 recovery installed but there doesn't seem to be any CWM flashable stock Rogers ROMs available anywhere. I don't have a nandroid of my stock ROM, is there anything I can do?
Can anyone point me to a guide on how to convert a stock tar.md5 into a flashable zip? I found this after searching a while:
http://www.igottadroid.com/ModMarket/Listings/dman32851484578.html
but it's not specific to the Glide and I don't know if I need to do anything else.
I had used dsixda's Android Kitchen in the past to build a flashable zip for my desire Z but It looks like the Glide is not supported. Does anyone have any pointer to getting it working for the Glide?
I'm not certain Odin TARs can be converted to CWM ZIPs... for one thing, CWM for sure doesn't have access to BCT or EBT right now. If the ICS leak replaced the Rogers bootloader splash with the generic "SAMSUNG" one as is on AT&T devices, you have no way of changing that back.
The biggest problem is we don't know what all the OneClicks do. They might change the PT, they might not, they might change the BCT, they might not, they might have a bootloader, they might not.
You could try just sending it to them as-is. Then it becomes a question of "not covered" vs. "voiding" -- you have a leg to stand on here, because 1) the firmware presently on the device IS Samsung official 2) the flashing could not have damaged the USB port. Tell them you have your data backed up (and be telling the truth here damnit) and just want a phone that charges correctly again.
Thanks for the info. The splash screen is still the Rogers one so I am ok there. The stock ICS ROM (I927UCLH2) I have on there was the flashed with ODIN. From there I rooted it and fixed the keyboard light issue through a couple CWM flashes.
As for converting the stock TAR.md5 it looks like it is possible using dsixda's Android Kitchen: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246 and loosely following: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390903
Since the Glide is not officially supported I am just in the process of creating an edify_def file.
Does anyone have a edify_def file for the I927 they could send me?
Thanks!
Goozy said:
Thanks for the info. The splash screen is still the Rogers one so I am ok there. The stock ICS ROM (I927UCLH2) I have on there was the flashed with ODIN. From there I rooted it and fixed the keyboard light issue through a couple CWM flashes.
As for converting the stock TAR.md5 it looks like it is possible using dsixda's Android Kitchen: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246 and loosely following: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390903
Since the Glide is not officially supported I am just in the process of creating an edify_def file.
Does anyone have a edify_def file for the I927 they could send me?
Thanks!
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Why don't you format system and data. Flash back the stock recovery and hand it over to samsung ? And they fix it for you.
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Why don't you format system and data. Flash back the stock recovery and hand it over to samsung ? And they fix it for you.
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Hey actually that is a good idea, I never though of doing that. I might just do that instead
Goozy said:
Hey actually that is a good idea, I never though of doing that. I might just do that instead
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ninthsense said:
Why don't you format system and data. Flash back the stock recovery and hand it over to samsung ? And they fix it for you.
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I formatted /System and /Apps and I went to flash the original recovery but for some reason CWM does not see my ex-sd card. I am running CWM 5.0.2.7 and I can only see the internal sd card. When I navigate to the external sd card folder it just says "no files found".
Any ideas?
Is there anyway to ADB into my phone? All I have left is recovery
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I formatted /System and /Apps and I went to flash the original recovery but for some reason CWM does not see my ex-sd card. I am running CWM 5.0.2.7 and I can only see the internal sd card. When I navigate to the external sd card folder it just says "no files found".
Any ideas?
Is there anyway to ADB into my phone? All I have left is recovery
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In the phone copy the files from external storage to the internal storage.
Unfortunately that won't work since I already formatted /system. Why can't cwm see the external sd card? Am I doing something wrong?
CWM for the glide doesnt mount external sd i think :/
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Unfortunately that won't work since I already formatted /system. Why can't cwm see the external sd card? Am I doing something wrong?
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Use the 'recover without usb' guide by cprager in this forum. He just wrote it few days ago.
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After hours of fiddling with it I managed to get the usb port working long enough to transfer a rom to the internal sd. It's so stupid that cwm doesn't support external sd cards for the glide.
Anyways thanks for help. The phone has been sent off for warranty repair now
If anyone is curious I cleaned the port with compressed air and rubbing alcohol then I pushed the usb contacts upward with a exacto knife. I had to also insert the usb cable multiple times and wiggle it around until it finally connected to my pc.
I was having trouble too, my problem was a bad usb cable. Have u tried a diff one?
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After hours of fiddling with it I managed to get the usb port working long enough to transfer a rom to the internal sd. It's so stupid that cwm doesn't support external sd cards for the glide.
Anyways thanks for help. The phone has been sent off for warranty repair now
If anyone is curious I cleaned the port with compressed air and rubbing alcohol then I pushed the usb contacts upward with a exacto knife. I had to also insert the usb cable multiple times and wiggle it around until it finally connected to my pc.
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Which ROM did you flash to get back to stock ? URL to it ?
CWMR 6012 has external sd support. But upgrading your CWMR v5 may be tricky without the USB working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007198
I used the inception rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612251
But I have to stress, the only way I was able to fix my issue was to get the usb working again (briefly). Without access to the external sd, working usb or an phone that will boot it is impossible to fix this phone. Coming from the desire z which doesn't treat internal storage as an sd card, I learned a valuable lesson about cwm and Samsung phones
Thanks, mate!
The Captivate Glide i927 I have was functional, rooted, dead USB port, and with NO recovery!!!!
I used this guide that you referred to and got a recovery on it [TWRP] and now I am going to flash LiteROM since I've backed up my current stock GB
Thanks again!!!
Blue gs3, rooted, stock ROM, I think...
New phone & I've never delt with a rooted phone. I'm so lost, how do I find what ROM I'm running?
Here are my 2 main problems
When I try to go to more settings under wireless & networks I get message
Com.android.phone has stopped working
The phone isn't recognized by my pc.
I believe it's the ROM and/or an MTP issue. (I've tried KIES, GS3 toolbox, & neither with just the drivers installed)
Would a older ROM that uses UMS fix this?
I need simple solutions if possible.Would it be sound to try to unroot & go back to stock?
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Also, it may be relevant to note that when I got the phone, I took it to Sprint to swap #'s. They had to factory reset it to get the Wi-Fi and/or 3G radio's to work...
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I would say basic steps.
1. Boot to Recovery
2. Wipe Dalvic Cache
3. Wipe all Data, System
4. Reflash your 'stock' rom
This process you will lose all programs/data on the phone.
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Also, it may be relevant to note that when I got the phone, I took it to Sprint to swap #'s. They had to factory reset it to get the Wi-Fi and/or 3G radio's to work...
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First off, in your settings: About Phone, you'll be able to see what ROM (version, baseband, kernel, etc.) you're running.
Second, do you have a custom recovery installed? The easiest way to find out is to turn your phone off and boot into recovery (hold the buttons for Volume Up, Home, and Power until the phone powers up). The two custom Recoveries available are CWM and TWRP. If you have either of those, this might be the best way to fix your issues is to wipe cache and dalvik cache. Reboot and see if these issues are resolved.
Now, if you want to mess around with anything else in recoveries, it's best to make a nandroid backup of your current setup. It's easy to do with either recovery (look for "backup" menus).
If the above doesn't work, you can try to clear (or wipe) data. This will wipe your accounts, settings, apps, etc. but will leave you with a "stock" ROM. While it would be a pain to re-setup the phone as you like it, it's better than a full wipe.
If none of the above works, the final step would be to flash the Stock Rooted ROM by Freeza. If you download it on your computer, you won't be able to copy it over to your phone (because of the issues you stated in OP). But, you should stil be able to connect through your recovery. Since I use TWRP, I'll walk you through the menu's for that (CWM should be similar).
Connect USB cable to computer -> Mount Menu -> Mount USB Storage.
Now your computer should see a "removable disk" with the contents of your SD Card on it. Now you can copy the ROM you downloaded over to the SD Card.
Now that the file is actually on the phone, you can flash the ROM zip in recovery. Whenever you do this, it's best to do what is called a "full wipe" in the recovery. You'll lose all your apps, settings, etc but it's relatively easy to get it back (through Google Play, accounts, etc). In TWRP, what I always do is the following:
1) Nandroid backup: I normally name it something along the lines of "2013-03-14 - ROM NAME - ROM VERSION." This way, when I look through my backups, I can easily see what I was running (what I'm restoring when I want to restore).
2) Wipe Menu - Factory Reset. This will wipe all custom data off of the phone. For me, this is a must before flashing any new ROM. Other people will "dirty flash" Roms on top of each other. For me, that's a recipe for disaster, as any leftover settings/code will inevitably interfere with the new ROM and will mess things up.
3) Wipe Menu - Dalvik Cache and Cache: If I recall correctly, the Factory Reset does both of these, but it doesn't hurt to do it again.
4) Install: This is where you find the ROM zip file you downloaded and install it. Should take less than a minute, but some larger ROMs could take a little longer (not 10 minutes, though).
3) Wipe Menu - Dalvik Cache and Cache: Again, not technically required, but I tend to wipe the cache and dalvik cache very often.
3) Reboot Menu - System: Pretty self-explanatory, but it'll reboot your phone and you can set it up all over again.
Let me know which one works.
I wiped the dalvik cache, that fixed the com.android.phone error in the wireless settings menu!
Did a complete wipe and flashed the stock rom by frezza,
Wiped again and am now running darthstalker x,
Still no change to the USB connectivity problem with either ROM
Damn MTP looks like there is no work around.
Maybe Wi-Fi data transfer is my only option.
This is my first non stock ROM, and the only problem I'm having so far is that it won't charge after being powered off. Not too bad I guess!
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Almost forgot to let you know, even in download mode it still will not connect to PC.
Windows 7 64 bit w/ all the proper drivers installed.
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fourdimentions said:
Almost forgot to let you know, even in download mode it still will not connect to PC.
Windows 7 64 bit w/ all the proper drivers installed.
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i dont know about pc. but i know that for mac you have to download a program called android file transfer...
Hamspiced said:
i dont know about pc. but i know that for mac you have to download a program called android file transfer...
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Tried that, no access to ext SD. But air droid and Wi-Fi droid look like they might work. I've got Wi-Fi droid set up, will let you know how it works...
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fourdimentions said:
Tried that, no access to ext SD. But air droid and Wi-Fi droid look like they might work. I've got Wi-Fi droid set up, will let you know how it works...
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are you sure its the phone? have you tried in another pc? I am curious if your pc just doesnt want to play well with your phone..
Try turning on USB debugging in developer options
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Yes, tried other computers and USB debugging is on.
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Cabling matters. I have two USB cables. One works, one doesn't. (The one that works is the thicker one... more shielding?)
Also, as you totally sure that you have the right drivers installed?
Here's a list of troubleshooting tips even though you've tried some
1. try different usb ports
2. Uninstall and reinstall drivers
3. Try different usb cords
4. You can also download mobile Odin and flash things that way. It's the same thing as doing it on a computer just on your phone.
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I haven't tried different cables only the one that came with the phone. And if i can't connect the phone to the computer Odin won't help. But I'll try to connect I'm download mode. And I'll try different cables. Will let you know. Ever everybody that's posted, thanks for the all the ideas!
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fourdimentions said:
I haven't tried different cables only the one that came with the phone. And if i can't connect the phone to the computer Odin won't help. But I'll try to connect I'm download mode. And I'll try different cables. Will let you know. Ever everybody that's posted, thanks for the all the ideas!
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when ever flashing always use a thick heavy duty cable I recommend BB cables
http://www.amazon.com/BlackBerry-Ca...d=1364055777&sr=8-1&keywords=blackberry+cable
The best cables i have found for our phones are actually made by logitech. I found them because i used to setup their harmony remotes for BBY. the nicer remotes use Microusb and the cable that they include with it is INCREDIBLE. It is night and tight, and very well made. this is all i could find online. but it is this exact cable.
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I'm running CM11 with CWM Recovery. I don't want to get ride of CWM Recovery.
Can I install the stock 4.3 ROM without using other recovery?
Thank you.
Yes
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Which ROM do I use?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687
Is this one OK?
T-MOBILE SGH-T999
Official Firmware
(for use with Odin)
UVUENC2
Do I just use CWM Recovery to install? Or do I have to use Odin?
Is there any other files I need?
Thanks.
No, you need something like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521742
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Wow! I had already forgotten all about that! Lol!
And just fyi to the op, the one you asked about is the full firmware. If you want to flash just a stock Rom but keep everything else as is, use the link from serio22, or pick whichever rom you prefer from dev section. There should be a plain stock rom for every build, you just have to dig for most of them. They will all most likely be rooted, deodexed, and de-knoxed just so you know.
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I'm very new to this.
I saw the link serio22 posted.
I chose the Based on the Official Release. T999_Official_UVUEMJC_Deodexed_KnoxFree.
Do I actually need to use the other files such as Kernels and Modems?
Thanks.
Depends.. If you updated to official 4.3 firmware before cm11 then no.. If you didn't, then yes.. And I just realized I gave you a link to an older 4.3 build.. Newest one is NC2, if you want it try to see if you can find a ROM based on it
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I don't think I need the newest 4.3.
I'm doing this because I have a friend who currently has the same phone as I do but his screen is fully cracked. I suppose the full digitizer is.
So he's wondering if I he can use my phone temporarily to get his data out. I tried getting out from the Kies desktop software but can't access due to his password lock.
I just thought of installing 4.3 on my phone and sync his previous data from his computer to my phone.
I myself have never updated to 4.3 on my phone. I suppose he has. He doesn't remember. I don't want to change my CWM recovery. Just a quick install to 4.3 and back to CM11 after.
So you're saying I have to install the Modem and Kernel too in order I can get 4.3 working on my phone?
Thanks.
Well actually, the modem and kernel is just to get data and WiFi working, but given the circumstances, I don't think it would really matter
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The kernel should be included in the rom. Without the modem, data connections and phone signal won't work as serio22 said. If you're running cm11 though you might want to consider updating the firmware anyway. As I understand it, the roms work much better with full 4.3 firmware. You might want to verify that though.
Just curious, how are you planning to try and get his data to your phone? Is it a nandroid backup? I can tell you a possible alternative to be able to get his current data off his device. He'd have to be using a custom kernel I think though. (A custom recovery might be enough. Can't remember for sure)
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His phone only has been using the official firmware. No extra modding at all.
The only data he needs is his contacts, notes, and possibly his photos.
I will give it a try with these 4.3 ROMs and see if it'll work.
Thanks.
Ok, if it doesnt work out, let us know and ill try to give you other options.
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base6 said:
His phone only has been using the official firmware. No extra modding at all.
The only data he needs is his contacts, notes, and possibly his photos.
I will give it a try with these 4.3 ROMs and see if it'll work.
Thanks.
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Hey... if you're just trying to recover his data why don't you use Odin to flash cwm to his phone and use the hardware buttons to do a nandroid backup?
Seems to be the easiest option to me.
You may be able to do a factory reset to get rid of the password lock while you're at it without wiping his internal sd card. From there its just a matter of plugging in to pc and copying the sd contents to desktop.
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I was able to get the data he last synced with Kies before but only up to the last date he synced, which was November 2013.
I don't think I can do the nandroid backup because the screen is totally black. Digitzer is broken. The phone itself still works. I can see my desktop reading it.
Is there anyway I can fully duplicate his current data and settings to my phone now without depending on the broken screen?
Thanks.
base6 said:
I was able to get the data he last synced with Kies before but only up to the last date he synced, which was November 2013.
I don't think I can do the nandroid backup because the screen is totally black. Digitzer is broken. The phone itself still works. I can see my desktop reading it.
Is there anyway I can fully duplicate his current data and settings to my phone now without depending on the broken screen?
Thanks.
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Clockwork mod recovery can use the hard keys to select options and execute commands.
Just put the same recovery on his phone using Odin and boot with hard button method (volume up, home and power buttons. Let go of power after first vibrate)
Then simply use the volume and power buttons and mirror the actions on his phone to create a backup.
Since you will be creating a backup of your phone at the same time it will be safe to restore the one you make from his phone on yours and retrieve data.
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Is that safe to do with a black screen?
I can't see if I have chosen the wrong option while trying to replace the Recovery system.
Thanks.
Alternatively you can try to use adb from your computer. If you are not familiar with it just Google android adb and it should tell you all about it, how to install and use it.
You'll probably need to flash an insecure or custom kernel (should be able to do this from odin).
Then boot up the device (I prefer doing this from recovery), connect to the computer and start adb. Once confirmed its running and it sees the device, enter the following command:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 of=\path\on\computer\data.img
This can take a while.
Then boot recovery on your phone and enter the command again, but in reverse.
dd if=\path\on\computer\data.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15
This will write the data to your device where you can then use it exactly as he had it before the screen broke.
You might think its easier to use cwm as stated above, but I figured id offer an alternative in case youre not comfortable with it.
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Either way is safe. You would literally be mirroring actions on your phone.
Press a button on your phone and do the same on his.
Since cwm and other custom recoveries are all the same setup when using the same versions I've actually done that to make a nandroid backup on a completely different model phone. Specifically I used a Huawei Ascend (original) to guide me through backing up a huawei M835 without a hitch since they both use the same recovery system.
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Thanks for all the tips.
I managed to enter the PIN to the broken phone and backed up the most recent data using Kies software.
I realized how much little space I have left on my phone after having restored only some of those data.
Is the old CM11 install files still taking up the space right now? If so, how can I delete them?
I already placed the backup file from CM11 to my own microSD card.
Thanks.
If youre running low on space its most likely because you either have a lot of apps installed, or just are simply using a lot with your own stuff. When you flash a rom it formats the system partition and writes the new one. Going between cm and tw, you would've had to factory reset so there shouldn't be anything left from your previous one except for your own user data on the sdcards. You just need to dig in with a file explorer and find what's eating up your space. (Your nandroid backups do take up a lot of space, up to 2gb each, so check thst you dont have multiple backups saved.)
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