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Right so i've done something to my phone, i added that battery circle thing for the galaxy s but i think it didn't take, and now it just loads up into the phone and keeps turning the screen on and off like its trying to load but it never does. OBVIOUSLY i've done something terribly wrong all i want to do is jsut wipe everything and start again fresh so it works! is there anyway to do this through odin or something? help would be appreciated..
Seems like odin and download mode is my best bet but can anyone talk me through what i have to do? i dont care what i put on my phone, as long as it works. seems like a good time to update my firmware anyways.. Just help lol, s**tting bricks at the moment and the thought of having a nice expensive paper weight...
if you want to fix it with minimal work and risc you can just goto recovery and make a wipe data/factory reset.
if you want to upgrade the firmware while you are at it, read this. we can not explain the procedure for every noob user again and again! it's not that hard...if you have any specific problems, report back here.
i recommend XWJM2 or XWJM5 from here
Already tried the simple factory restore and it just does the same thing as when it was before i did. loads up and then when it starts to load the data and the status bar it stops and then screen turns off and then back on and tries again. and again and again lol. I understand that you cant explain again and again and thats why im looking for myself but thought it was worth asking anyways. I have a feeling that the uhh is it framework file? the file that does all the status bar and stuff has gone weird and that didn't didn't get restored to factory settings when i restored factory settings as each time the phone boots, it doesn't show the status bar before it retries. And since the metamorph and the super battery circle indicator mess around with it. im assuming its to do with that.
woot got the phone working with a flash of odin. weird thing is that all my original files such as my back ups and the lag fix are still there in my internal sd card but i have no idea if they're still working because my actual apps in my app drawer such as rom manager have gone. Any idea what i can do now lol? should i delete the files and such from the internal card such as the lag fix files and the backups since im on jm5 now rather than JF3 that i was on before all this happened.
i think it would have been possible to save your old "installation" but not to explain to you how
when you flash with odin, all settings and apps are deleted. what remains is the data they saved on the sdcard. you can delete it or leave it, as you wish . i don't know which of all the lag-fixes you had running but i's not "active" any more so you can delete the files made by it if you are sure you know what to delete
btw. if you did a nandroid backup you could restore it now so be sure to do one next time you try new stuff
Hi guys,
I have been searching the forums for 2 weeks now trying to fix this myself, but I have put my pride in my pocket and am asking for help.
Backstory: Rooted phone, flashed CWM, used tons of custom froyo ROM's (doc roms mainly) and most recently Darky's 9.3 (awesome).
But then i decided I wanted Gingerbread (this is where the trouble began). Gingerbread worked just fine, but as there is no custom roms, I flashed back to 2.2 (obviosly screwed something up), because since then I have been plagued with process com.whatever.android.somethingelse has stopped unexpectedly. please try again.
please don't ask which force close message I am getting, lets just say, I am pretty sure I am getting them all!
I have flashed stock 2.1, custom 2.1, stock 2.2, custom 2.2's, I even went back to gingerbread a few times trying to fix this ***** of a problem. I tried re partitioning just the .pit file and then the other 3 files seporatly. NOTHING WORKS.
So, I am calling out to all you guys and girls who are heaps smarter than me to please help. the phone functions, turns on, make or receive calls and texts (not mms), emails work sometimes, but if I turn the phone off and on all the settings are wiped and I need to reload all the user details.
Oh, I should also add another major issue, I cannot use the internal memory for anything, I cannot take pictures unless I select the external SD card, I cannot install apps from market or .apk. I cannot even move data to it when its mounted on the pc.
I am completely lost. please help me.
And thanks in advance.
I
C'mon guys, I know there is a lot to read, but please, can no-body help me?
Sounds like it might be a dead internal sd card. You said you tried a re-partition with 3 file firmware? That should fix pretty much anything. I think your only option is to return to samsung at this point.
DrFredPhD said:
Sounds like it might be a dead internal sd card. You said you tried a re-partition with 3 file firmware? That should fix pretty much anything. I think your only option is to return to samsung at this point.
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Thanks for the response.
is it possible to fix myself?
As Samsung will not cover it, even if I flash the stock Telstra ROM, it will still show that it has been rooted?
In doing your research, I'm sure you've heard of the internal SD problems that plague the i9000, are you by chance with Bell Mobility? This line concerns me..
"Oh, I should also add another major issue, I cannot use the internal memory for anything"
When I experienced multiple FCs (force closes) and incompatible system UID's, I tried flashing every kind of ROM there was with every kind of PIT file as well to no avail. However, one in particular worked for me and others. It is usually referred to as a full ROM. It contains the .csc and .sbl in it as well as the usual ROM contents.
The ROM I used is called FULL-i9000UGJH2.tar. Note, flashing this ROM with a pit file (be it 512, 513, or 803) wouldn't help me at all. What fixed the problem was flashing ONLY the ROM file in ODIN. Unfortunately, I can't find the thread where I found this ROM. I suggest searching around for it, if you can't find it PM me, and I will up it somewhere for you.
I'm not sure if this will help with your specific case, but its worth a shot. Also, wherever applicable, do a factory reset, clear your cache, and a full wipe install.
Good luck.
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Do a complete wipe and install with a stock 2.2 or 2.1 ROM in ODIN, there will be no evidence of a root.
Kops said:
In doing your research, I'm sure you've heard of the internal SD problems that plague the i9000, are you by chance with Bell Mobility? This line concerns me..
"Oh, I should also add another major issue, I cannot use the internal memory for anything"
When I experienced multiple FCs (force closes) and incompatible system UID's, I tried flashing every kind of ROM there was with every kind of PIT file as well to no avail. However, one in particular worked for me and others. It is usually referred to as a full ROM. It contains the .csc and .sbl in it as well as the usual ROM contents.
The ROM I used is called FULL-i9000UGJH2.tar. Note, flashing this ROM with a pit file (be it 512, 513, or 803) wouldn't help me at all. What fixed the problem was flashing ONLY the ROM file in ODIN. Unfortunately, I can't find the thread where I found this ROM. I suggest searching around for it, if you can't find it PM me, and I will up it somewhere for you.
I'm not sure if this will help with your specific case, but its worth a shot. Also, wherever applicable, do a factory reset, clear your cache, and a full wipe install.
Good luck.
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Do a complete wipe and install with a stock 2.2 or 2.1 ROM in ODIN, there will be no evidence of a root.
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Thanks for this dude, I will start my search for that rom.
I do a factory reset, wipe cache and data every time, however after doing all of that and flashing a new rom, it still has my google account details in the phone?? this is wierd, as I factory reset from recovery mode AND wipe all data from within the phone? Any suggestions?
Edit: and no, its is an Australian Telstra i9000
glennr said:
Thanks for this dude, I will start my search for that rom.
I do a factory reset, wipe cache and data every time, however after doing all of that and flashing a new rom, it still has my google account details in the phone?? this is wierd, as I factory reset from recovery mode AND wipe all data from within the phone? Any suggestions?
Edit: and no, its is an Australian Telstra i9000
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Hmm, that is odd. How are you flashing your ROMs, using CWM? Have you used ODIN before?
Kops said:
Hmm, that is odd. How are you flashing your ROMs, using CWM? Have you used ODIN before?
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I am using odin, this is the wierd part. I have tried repartitioning, not repartitioning, I have tried 512.pt 803.pit, full wipe and reset from both in the phones settings and recovery mode. reboot it, go through settup wizzard (which eventually force closes requiring me to reboot), go into accounts and there is my google account still set up???
Edit: also, I cannot find a file called FULL-i9000UGJH2.tar, I am downloading i9000UGJH2.tar as we speak, but i doubt it is the one you were reffering to, if you are able to point in in the right direction, that would be ace.
Cheers
glennr said:
I am using odin, this is the wierd part. I have tried repartitioning, not repartitioning, I have tried 512.pt 803.pit, full wipe and reset from both in the phones settings and recovery mode. reboot it, go through settup wizzard (which eventually force closes requiring me to reboot), go into accounts and there is my google account still set up???
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If you're entering your gmail address in during the setup wizard, our google account will be linked. If you're not setting anything up and it is remembering your info, then something is definitely fishy.
I would flash back to a stock rom, and see what Samsung or your provider can do for you. In all honesty, the only thing I would be able to suggest is flashing and wiping
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When you download that ROM, open it up (using a program like WinRAR). The point of a full rom is that it contains
-cache.rfs
-dbdata.rfc
-factoryfs.rfs
-modem.bin
-param.lfs
-sbl.bin
-zimage
I'm unsure of any incompatibilities between the Canadian and Australian versions, but I will upload my copy for you to try.
Kops said:
If you're entering your gmail address in during the setup wizard, our google account will be linked. If you're not setting anything up and it is remembering your info, then something is definitely fishy.
I would flash back to a stock rom, and see what Samsung or your provider can do for you. In all honesty, the only thing I would be able to suggest is flashing and wiping
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I'm not entering any info during the setup wizard?
could it be something to do with the file system gingerbread uses? these issues only started when I went back from gingerbread to froyo? (and before you ask, I have tried going back to gingerbread with no solution)
I may have to bite the bullet and shoot it back to Samsung... or just buy another one! would love to try FULL-i9000UGJH2.tar if you could remember where you got it?
Thanks again for your help.
Cheers,
glennr said:
I'm not entering any info during the setup wizard?
could it be something to do with the file system gingerbread uses? these issues only started when I went back from gingerbread to froyo? (and before you ask, I have tried going back to gingerbread with no solution)
I may have to bite the bullet and shoot it back to Samsung... or just buy another one! would love to try FULL-i9000UGJH2.tar if you could remember where you got it?
Thanks again for your help.
Cheers,
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I seem to have remembered it being in this thread, which is why i had it on bookmark, but I'm not sure if the link has been removed or if i had been mistaken since I can no longer find it. I'm uploading for you to Rapidshare, where you can download as a free user...~30 mins . Again, I'm not sure if there are modem incompatibilities or not since this I am in Canada, and you are in Australia.
Another place to check may be here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913
Kops said:
If you're entering your gmail address in during the setup wizard, our google account will be linked. If you're not setting anything up and it is remembering your info, then something is definitely fishy.
I would flash back to a stock rom, and see what Samsung or your provider can do for you. In all honesty, the only thing I would be able to suggest is flashing and wiping
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When you download that ROM, open it up (using a program like WinRAR). The point of a full rom is that it contains
-cache.rfs
-dbdata.rfc
-factoryfs.rfs
-modem.bin
-param.lfs
-sbl.bin
-zimage
I'm unsure of any incompatibilities between the Canadian and Australian versions, but I will upload my copy for you to try.
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Mate that would be great, I am not too fussed about compatibility at this stage, just want to get access to the internal sd again, then I can flash one of the many working froyo roms I have.
Cheers bud.
glennr said:
Mate that would be great, I am not too fussed about compatibility at this stage, just want to get access to the internal sd again, then I can flash one of the many working froyo roms I have.
Cheers bud.
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The way you're referring to accessing this internal SD....are you flashing your ROMs to an external microsd card?
Here is the full UGJH2 that I flashed (with no other options) that saved me.
http://rapidshare.com/files/456841681/FULL-I9000UGJH2.tar
Give it a shot.
Kops said:
The way you're referring to accessing this internal SD....are you flashing your ROMs to an external microsd card?
Here is the full UGJH2 that I flashed (with no other options) that saved me.
http://rapidshare.com/files/456841681/FULL-I9000UGJH2.tar
Give it a shot.
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No, by accessing my SD, i mean being able to download ansd install apps (and things like that). also, just tried to remove my google (gmail) account from my phone, and it wouldn't let me, it keeps force closing.
Thanks for the upload mate, I really appreciate it, currently downloading it, will let you know.
Cheers again.
Kops said:
The way you're referring to accessing this internal SD....are you flashing your ROMs to an external microsd card?
Here is the full UGJH2 that I flashed (with no other options) that saved me.
http://rapidshare.com/files/456841681/FULL-I9000UGJH2.tar
Give it a shot.
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Hey mate, no go, i got some functionality back on the phone, but still force closes and I cannot save anything to SD (or install apps).
another email account (an exchange server account) that was previously deleted has appeared back set up and working (I have not been able to set this up for a week), it appeared on its own which leads me to think there is a hidden partition on my internal sd, hence I cannot access it. must be something to do with Gingerbread.
Thanks for all your help though.
glennr said:
Hey mate, no go, i got some functionality back on the phone, but still force closes and I cannot save anything to SD (or install apps).
another email account (an exchange server account) that was previously deleted has appeared back set up and working (I have not been able to set this up for a week), it appeared on its own which leads me to think there is a hidden partition on my internal sd, hence I cannot access it. must be something to do with Gingerbread.
Thanks for all your help though.
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Edit: It just completely crashed again, force closes just about everything that is open, phone functionality is gone (phone icon vanished) as did contacts. freezes for a couple of minutes and then reboots. i may have to throw it at a wall!
I cannot find anything about the gingerbread partition that would cause problems with froyo. damn this thing!!!
Have you tried reformatting your internal SD
Settings>SD card and phone storage>internal SD>Format
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845708
You might find it useful.
SCIENTYREAL said:
Have you tried reformatting your internal SD
Settings>SD card and phone storage>internal SD>Format
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Hi mate,
I have tried that several times, i think there is a hidden partition thanks to Gingerbread.
I would be sure that your internal sd card is screwed but since everything worked fine before gingerbread something else has probably happened. Also your data wont delete and that seems to be the source of the problem. Try to install the lagfix from k13d and see if it had any results. This should reformat all partitions on the internal sd.
Lately i have been having many problems with my captivate from just normal function use and problems with trying to back it up and use roms. ive looked through countless threads followed directions, videos, but those came with no such luck.
First ill mention the recent problems i seem to have which most likely are due to me attempting to back it up, use rom manager, installing roms etc. First is the response of the unlock button which just started happening today. ill have to push the unlock button multiple times before i even get the unlock screen. when i finally do get it its usually covered in the menu you get when you hold down the lock button. while in a voicemail today i tried unlocking to click the number pad and instead my phone just randomly turned off.
Another recent problem is horrriiibbbllleee battery life. ill take my phone off the charger at 100% get ready for work eat breakfast and in that time maybe text my gf once or twice and ill be down like 10% it is impossible for me to get my phone to last a whole day without charging it in my car during my lunch break and i still go home in the red zone of battery.
Now to the problems ive been having that most likely caused this.
a few weeks ago i wanted to try to put on cog5 and cm7 to try them out. before i did anything i wanted to back up my phone so first i plugged it in and simply copied every folder from the phone and sd card to my computer just in case. then i looked up ways to do backups and rom installs and many things led me to using rom manager. (i was already rooted and have the froyo leak from last year) first i tried the backup option in rom manager, after running it it did absolutely nothing, there were no options when i would go back to it and to the restore option. i figured aww whatever ill try this anyways. i downloaded the zip files for the roms placed them in the sd folder as update.zip or w.e. would open up into the download mode or whatever only to see no option to download the file.
i also tried installing cog 4.5 which was an option through rom manager and that did nothing as well. i eventually somehow messed my phone up where when i turned it on if i would press the app drawer it would pop up the menu, only like 5 apps would display, it would bounce up and down and i couldnt back out of it or click anything. when i could get it to the main screen i also couldnt do anything. i was able to go into task killer through the dropdown menu and navigate to stuff through there. again tried to do the restore in manager but nothing. so i just wiped every file on the phone and sd card and replaced it with the files i had saved earlier and have just been using it as that.
recently i found an article saying i need to flash back to the original then flash to gingerbread before i can do anything else. well before i wanted to mess with this i wanted to try to backup. read articles on nandroid backups and watched a how to vid. the article said to boot into clockwork recovery then click back up and yada yada. if the option was not there then to click reinstall packages. however everytime i click reinstall packages my phone fails and will not do it.
all in all i just need help backing up my phone as i have some apps and games and stuff i dont feel like starting over on (tho if i have to i guess i will ha)
after the backup i would then like to install cm7 or cog5 and if anyone feels those arent stable enough for normal use then whatever anyone suggests. im really horrible at messing around with these phones, probably shouldnt have been even trying but i get bored sometimes. main problem is just none of the options any video or guide states ever work when i actually do it with my phone or those options arent even available.
thanks in advance to everyone and try to make your responses as stupid as possible
if you would read around the captivate forums, rom manager isnt of much use to us here. just boot into recovery and use CWM, then select BACKUP AND RESTORE, to make your backup.....
Delldorado said:
Lately i have been having many problems with my captivate from just normal function use and problems with trying to back it up and use roms. ive looked through countless threads followed directions, videos, but those came with no such luck.
First ill mention the recent problems i seem to have which most likely are due to me attempting to back it up, use rom manager, installing roms etc. First is the response of the unlock button which just started happening today. ill have to push the unlock button multiple times before i even get the unlock screen. when i finally do get it its usually covered in the menu you get when you hold down the lock button. while in a voicemail today i tried unlocking to click the number pad and instead my phone just randomly turned off.
Another recent problem is horrriiibbbllleee battery life. ill take my phone off the charger at 100% get ready for work eat breakfast and in that time maybe text my gf once or twice and ill be down like 10% it is impossible for me to get my phone to last a whole day without charging it in my car during my lunch break and i still go home in the red zone of battery.
Now to the problems ive been having that most likely caused this.
a few weeks ago i wanted to try to put on cog5 and cm7 to try them out. before i did anything i wanted to back up my phone so first i plugged it in and simply copied every folder from the phone and sd card to my computer just in case. then i looked up ways to do backups and rom installs and many things led me to using rom manager. (i was already rooted and have the froyo leak from last year) first i tried the backup option in rom manager, after running it it did absolutely nothing, there were no options when i would go back to it and to the restore option. i figured aww whatever ill try this anyways. i downloaded the zip files for the roms placed them in the sd folder as update.zip or w.e. would open up into the download mode or whatever only to see no option to download the file.
i also tried installing cog 4.5 which was an option through rom manager and that did nothing as well. i eventually somehow messed my phone up where when i turned it on if i would press the app drawer it would pop up the menu, only like 5 apps would display, it would bounce up and down and i couldnt back out of it or click anything. when i could get it to the main screen i also couldnt do anything. i was able to go into task killer through the dropdown menu and navigate to stuff through there. again tried to do the restore in manager but nothing. so i just wiped every file on the phone and sd card and replaced it with the files i had saved earlier and have just been using it as that.
recently i found an article saying i need to flash back to the original then flash to gingerbread before i can do anything else. well before i wanted to mess with this i wanted to try to backup. read articles on nandroid backups and watched a how to vid. the article said to boot into clockwork recovery then click back up and yada yada. if the option was not there then to click reinstall packages. however everytime i click reinstall packages my phone fails and will not do it.
all in all i just need help backing up my phone as i have some apps and games and stuff i dont feel like starting over on (tho if i have to i guess i will ha)
after the backup i would then like to install cm7 or cog5 and if anyone feels those arent stable enough for normal use then whatever anyone suggests. im really horrible at messing around with these phones, probably shouldnt have been even trying but i get bored sometimes. main problem is just none of the options any video or guide states ever work when i actually do it with my phone or those options arent even available.
thanks in advance to everyone and try to make your responses as stupid as possible
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Ok. I don't even know if you can get there from where you are now, but the first step I'd recommend if you need to keep your app data is to get Titanium Backup (it's in the market). If you can get that running, do a backup (there's directions on how to do it in the stickies if you need it), and move that to a safe place (like your pc).
If you can connect via USB, you can always pull the clockworkrecovery.zip out of the AIO Captivate Toolbox, move it to your internal SD card, rename it update.zip, and then try to do the reinstall packages with that.
If you can't get there, and you don't have a good nandroid backup, you may (unfortunately) be out of luck with getting your saved data back. If you can't make a good backup, and you're still in froyo/eclair land (I'm guessing you are, since I believe that cog 4.5 is not gingerbread), you would probably be best off to use the Odin One-Click to Stock to put your phone at a nice clean place to start over.
After that, do a little reading and research, and find a ROM that you think looks like it will suit you well - it's going to be a matter of personal choice, so just read up. Once you find one that looks good, just read its directions on how you can install it.
Assuming all goes well, you'll be back up and running in no time. If you're luck, and Titanium Backup worked, you'll even be able to get your apps back.
If you have more questions, just post.
alright didnt know that
although i did say that i cant do that. when i go into recovery there is no option for backup and i cant get into clockwork recovery. the thread i read said if i cant then click reinstall packages and i should be able to however reinstall packages fails. the only options i get or to boot up, reinstall, clear cache, clear "something" and then another option though i dont quite remember both nothing is displayed that your telling me to click. thanks for the prompt response
Delldorado said:
alright didnt know that
although i did say that i cant do that. when i go into recovery there is no option for backup and i cant get into clockwork recovery. the thread i read said if i cant then click reinstall packages and i should be able to however reinstall packages fails. the only options i get or to boot up, reinstall, clear cache, clear "something" and then another option though i dont quite remember both nothing is displayed that your telling me to click. thanks for the prompt response
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What does your recovery screen look like? Does it have a little gear icon as the background, or is it the Android guy with an exclamation point in a triangle?
jmtheiss said:
Ok. I don't even know if you can get there from where you are now, but the first step I'd recommend if you need to keep your app data is to get Titanium Backup (it's in the market). If you can get that running, do a backup (there's directions on how to do it in the stickies if you need it), and move that to a safe place (like your pc).
If you can connect via USB, you can always pull the clockworkrecovery.zip out of the AIO Captivate Toolbox, move it to your internal SD card, rename it update.zip, and then try to do the reinstall packages with that.
If you can't get there, and you don't have a good nandroid backup, you may (unfortunately) be out of luck with getting your saved data back. If you can't make a good backup, and you're still in froyo/eclair land (I'm guessing you are, since I believe that cog 4.5 is not gingerbread), you would probably be best off to use the Odin One-Click to Stock to put your phone at a nice clean place to start over.
After that, do a little reading and research, and find a ROM that you think looks like it will suit you well - it's going to be a matter of personal choice, so just read up. Once you find one that looks good, just read its directions on how you can install it.
Assuming all goes well, you'll be back up and running in no time. If you're luck, and Titanium Backup worked, you'll even be able to get your apps back.
If you have more questions, just post.
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i actually already have titanium. perhaps should have mentioned that lol. i just dont know too much about how it quite works. a while back i backed up apps and such and i can still do so now. so that program then saves everything on the sd card? once flashing to stock would i reinstall titanium and then it would be able to pull from these files on the sd card. also what would one have to back up in order to save games in emulators, do those saved games store on the emulator, in game file on the sd card or elsewhere? thanks for the post and the link for stock. assumed thats what id be doing just wanted to check on backing things up
jmtheiss said:
What does your recovery screen look like? Does it have a little gear icon as the background, or is it the Android guy with an exclamation point in a triangle?
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android guy with an exclamation point in a triangle
options are reboot system now
reinstall packages
delete all user data
delete cache data
format internal sd card
Delldorado said:
i actually already have titanium. perhaps should have mentioned that lol. i just dont know too much about how it quite works. a while back i backed up apps and such and i can still do so now. so that program then saves everything on the sd card? once flashing to stock would i reinstall titanium and then it would be able to pull from these files on the sd card. also what would one have to back up in order to save games in emulators, do those saved games store on the emulator, in game file on the sd card or elsewhere? thanks for the post and the link for stock. assumed thats what id be doing just wanted to check on backing things up
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That's good to hear. When you run a "backup all user apps" operation, it creates a folder called "Titaniumbackup" on your internal SD card. If you did a backup with TiBu before all of this happened (with your apps they way they were), and you've only added a little bit since then, just do a new "backup all user apps" batch operation, then move it to a safe place.
As far as everything else, you may have to do a little digging and move those files manually (if you have emulator saves and roms, you'll probably have to find where those are saved by yourself).
The recovery screen you're seeing is the stock Android recovery screen, meaning you don't have ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) installed. Look in the dev section for the AIO Captivate Toolbox, download it, and then follow my directions above to get CWM installed. You can make a Nandroid backup from there.
At that point, you can clean your phone up (with the one-click to stock), and start over again with flashing.
jmtheiss said:
That's good to hear. When you run a "backup all user apps" operation, it creates a folder called "Titaniumbackup" on your internal SD card. If you did a backup with TiBu before all of this happened (with your apps they way they were), and you've only added a little bit since then, just do a new "backup all user apps" batch operation, then move it to a safe place.
As far as everything else, you may have to do a little digging and move those files manually (if you have emulator saves and roms, you'll probably have to find where those are saved by yourself).
The recovery screen you're seeing is the stock Android recovery screen, meaning you don't have ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) installed. Look in the dev section for the AIO Captivate Toolbox, download it, and then follow my directions above to get CWM installed. You can make a Nandroid backup from there.
At that point, you can clean your phone up (with the one-click to stock), and start over again with flashing.
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well its been like half a year since ive backed anything up. would i still be able to do the backup all user apps when things are going wrong with it. that only backs up those apps not any of the rom or anythin so those wouldnt corrupt the fresh phone right?
as to the second part alright sounds good ill try that out and let you know how i fail some more thanks a lot
i see no backup all app data option titanium backup. lol told you im an idiot
Delldorado said:
well its been like half a year since ive backed anything up. would i still be able to do the backup all user apps when things are going wrong with it. that only backs up those apps not any of the rom or anythin so those wouldnt corrupt the fresh phone right?
as to the second part alright sounds good ill try that out and let you know how i fail some more thanks a lot
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In my experience, when Tibu does a backup, it will add any new applications/data to your existing backup, and overwrite existing backed up data to your backup. To be safe, just keep the backup you made a year and a half ago somewhere safe, and then run the batch operation on a separate copy on your phone. That way, at least one of the backups will be able to get you to where you want to be.
It only backs up applications and their associated data (e.g. Angry Birds + its scores) as long as you do the "backup all user apps" option. If you choose the "Backup all user apps + system data", you can get into some unsafe territory when it comes time to restore them.
Ultimately, if your applications right now are at a place where you are happy with them, just run the "backup all user apps" option, then move the titaniumbackup folder to a safe place.
Delldorado said:
i see no backup all app data option titanium backup. lol told you im an idiot
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No problem. Just go into Tibu, click the "backup/restore" button at the top, then click the menu key and select the "batch" option. The next screen that comes up should have an option that said "backup all user apps" - just click the Run button next to it and let it do its thing.
Ok you're on Froyo, right? That means you have the stock 3e recovery and need to use the search button and look for modded 3e recovery in the Captivate android development section, follow those steps. Then once you have that, go to Rom manager and flash CWM at the very top. Reboot to recovery backup!
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Ok you're on Froyo, right? That means you have the stock 3e recovery and need to use the search button and look for modded 3e recovery in the Captivate android development section, follow those steps. Then once you have that, go to Rom manager and flash CWM at the very top. Reboot to recovery backup!
Sent from my plain KF1 Gingerbread Captivate using the XDA Premium App.
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Thanks for catching that - I haven't been on stock Froyo, so I keep forgetting about that.
Here's the link
jmtheiss said:
No problem. Just go into Tibu, click the "backup/restore" button at the top, then click the menu key and select the "batch" option. The next screen that comes up should have an option that said "backup all user apps" - just click the Run button next to it and let it do its thing.
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backing up now. will move the folder over elsewhere, move pictures/vids over (im assuming this doesnt back those up) and then ill restore.
ill let you know how it goes if at all interested cuz im sure ill mess up somewhere again
Delldorado said:
backing up now. will move the folder over elsewhere, move pictures/vids over (im assuming this doesnt back those up) and then ill restore.
ill let you know how it goes if at all interested cuz im sure ill mess up somewhere again
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You are correct in assuming it doesn't back those up.
Just so you know, doing all this won't erase the files on your internal sd card unless you do a master clear somewhere along the way. That being said, backing up all your important information before doing any major phone changes is always a good idea.
umm little help in flashing odin. ive downloaded it, its open, i put my phone in download mode its connected by usb, clicked start and it seems to be stuck here:
<ID:0/009> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..
<ID:0/009> File analysis..
<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..
is it done? i recall a long time ago when i flashed froyo i believe it said finish. do i still wait, is it not working, do i just do reboot system?
i was trying to flash this then was goin to do the whole thign with clockwork after. tho i also saw like cog has clockwork in the rom so i was going to root then put this on afterwards, reinstall titanium then reinstall by backup.
haha now i messed up. k got it stock. then got gingerbread. then started the root. did the first part but i didnt know i needed to put the 3 button fix on. so now my phone is stuck in a boot lupe with some dumb fugu fish or w.e. and i cant access download mode. computer wont recognize my phone to do anything like add in the fix or flash back. is there anything i can do without having to make a jig or whatever?
if you flashed the gingerbread bootloaders then you need to hold volume down and power to get into download mode.
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if you flashed the gingerbread bootloaders then you need to hold volume down and power to get into download mode.
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yeah i know that however it just does the att screen then it switches to the fugu fish then reboots to the att screen then fugu fish etc and so on. down and power doesnt work. down up and power doesnt work. nothing works lol
Hi, I f_cked up.
Firstly, I've spent a few hours looking around the internet (including this forum) for answers but I can't find any so sorry if this has been answered (but I doubt it, I f_cked up pretty well).
My biggest issue at the moment is that, whenever I try and start my phone I get the error: "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped" and I'm stuck in a constant cycle of restarts, unless I take my battery out. There is also other problems, but I'll tell you how I kept screwing up my phone.
So, I got my new phone, rooted it, all good. I deleted a bunch of system files I didn't need (not com.android.phone). I then decided I wanted the LWP Picker and a few other stupid little things back just to mess around with them, but for some reason the backups in RootUninstaller weren't working so I went looking for the APK's instead, none of which installed correctly.
Since my phone was pretty new and didn't have much data or apps on it anyway, I decided I'll reset it, without making a backup of course. Only problem is, once it deleted all my apps, it also deleted my Google Keyboard (der) which is no problem, except I f_cking deleted the Samsung Keyboard with RootUninstaller, so, errr, I couldn't do anything - including connecting to wifi or logging into my google account - oops.
So what do I do? I'll flash the ROM. I basically followed the instructions on a "theunlockr" website /2013/09/17/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-image-on-the-samsung-galaxy-s4-active/ - it's a .com and couldn't post direct links 'cause I'm new. No, I didn't do a custom.
So, basically, yes, I'm screwed. Can anyone help? Very urgent problem.
PS: Sorry if this thread seems rushed... it is.
Since I haven't really gotten a reply, I think I might have a unique problem. Does anybody at least have a nandroid backup or some other way to return the active to it's original form? Thanks again !
Have you tried Odin?
GT-i9295(i537) running SafeStrap
yankeesfan714 said:
Have you tried Odin?
GT-i9295(i537) running SafeStrap
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I'm a bit of a noob at this (hence the problem). I used Odin to root the device and also to put CWM on it, but I don't know if I can use Odin in any other way? I also used tried to follow this thread /showthread.php?t=2395242 but the ROM wont transfer to my SD Card for some reason so I can't flash it using CWM. Any other suggestions? Trying to find another Micro SD Card I can use, but is there anything else i could do?
FIXED!!!
So basically, my phone is now in a working state again! I follow the CyanogenMod 10.2 (the thread I put above) after buying a new SD Card and it's working great so far! While I didn't really get much help in this thread, it was this forum that saved my arse so thanks! Hopefully I'll hang around a bit more
ok, so i was trying to root my sprint htc one, and everything was going, ok. i unlocked the bootloader simple enough. then i wanted to back up the data, before i tried putting roms on it. well twrp kept saying i only had about 34 mb of space which made no sense since i had formatted it, and only brought back things like contacts and texts. when i checked my phone it said that i had 24gbs. so i couldnt find an answer to this anywhere so while looking through twrp i saw the wipe function. not having seen anything about it, i said, maybe if i reformat it again, itl clear up. so i hit wipe all. well after it was done it only said i had 1.2 gbs, so still confused i went to load my normal os, well i cant. because wiping everything meant the system data the os is on. i spend hours trying to find a fix, as im only able to go between the bootloader and twrp, and i see a sideload option, and after following the steps, i attempt to sideload. everything is going well. Viper looks like its about to install, until at the last second it says install fail. but now i cant even access the recovery menu. literally stuck in the boot loader option. all my contacts and pictures and stuff are backed up, so i have no problem formatting my phone to scratch if it means fixing this, but can anyone point me in the right direction???? i cant find anything on this, ive been searching through this site, and some people with similar issues solve it by sheer luck, but i have no rom back up(since i was trying to do that when i got into this problem) please please help!!!
**edit** i was able to get into twrp by using the recovery steps, though im just back to square 1. is there a guarenteed reliable sideloader that can work?
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Try the latest RUU first if it does not work follow the guide from the beginning it will get you fixed up.
raynefr said:
ok, so i was trying to root my sprint htc one, and everything was going, ok. i unlocked the bootloader simple enough. then i wanted to back up the data, before i tried putting roms on it. well twrp kept saying i only had about 34 mb of space which made no sense since i had formatted it, and only brought back things like contacts and texts. when i checked my phone it said that i had 24gbs. so i couldnt find an answer to this anywhere so while looking through twrp i saw the wipe function. not having seen anything about it, i said, maybe if i reformat it again, itl clear up. so i hit wipe all. well after it was done it only said i had 1.2 gbs, so still confused i went to load my normal os, well i cant. because wiping everything meant the system data the os is on. i spend hours trying to find a fix, as im only able to go between the bootloader and twrp, and i see a sideload option, and after following the steps, i attempt to sideload. everything is going well. Viper looks like its about to install, until at the last second it says install fail. but now i cant even access the recovery menu. literally stuck in the boot loader option. all my contacts and pictures and stuff are backed up, so i have no problem formatting my phone to scratch if it means fixing this, but can anyone point me in the right direction???? i cant find anything on this, ive been searching through this site, and some people with similar issues solve it by sheer luck, but i have no rom back up(since i was trying to do that when i got into this problem) please please help!!!
**edit** i was able to get into twrp by using the recovery steps, though im just back to square 1. is there a guarenteed reliable sideloader that can work?
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Do you still have the memory issue? If so, try running a RUU, and see if that fixes your problem.
If not, just use adb sideload to sideload a ROM. Then wipe everything except internal storage and install the ROM normally.
EDIT: Looks like @BD619 ninja'd me XD
BTW sideload very rarely works when you wipe your sdcard.
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Try the latest RUU first if it does not work follow the guide from the beginning it will get you fixed up.
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hey thanks for the reply. i followed the guide and after some effort, everything seemed good, but when i was trying to load 5.03 sense 6 rom, i got to the htc start up, then it defaulted back to the bootloader..i went with the deodex version of the download, should i try the odex? or a different version all together?
and now it doesnt want to boot into recovery mode either! going to try redoing the steps, but i just cant figure out what the problem is
**edit* i cant fix twrp. the title loads, but thats it. endless loop
ok i got it to seemingly work. restoring content now. sat in fron of my pc for 15 hours...not even sure where imat or if i got any closer to rooting..smh..thank you everyone who helped. if anyone comes across this
to get out of the endless cycle of recover/loading screen.. delete your twrp, or whatevs your using. even if you have the latest, just redownload it. worked for me. i guess there is a huge difference between the odex and the deodex.i had figured deodex was a more refined version, but maybe it had more complicated software. in any case, if you are at a point where you dont have a base os, and you make it this far, go with odex, it worked for me. htc is big on back up, so i was more worried about having to scrap my phone then i was regaining data, especially with most of my stuff backed up to google drive. hopefully you guys are careful.
now...about this backup issue i had in the first place. how can i fix the storage issue? i have a 32 gb phone minus partition leaves me with over 24gb..why is it going based off the separate phonememory slot? why cant i change it?