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How do i know voodoo is removed

So i was running cognition. I was thinking about trying another rom, such as perception so I tried to disable voodoo because ager research I know that needs to be done. However after creating the folder /sdcard/voodoo/disable-lagfix I decided to reboot and try a quadrant just to see of the speed decreased. However I think it was soft bricked because it wouldn't get past the att logo. So of course ego hasn't heard of odin one click, using out flashed back to stock (which reminds me why I left). My question is because after I tried to disable voodoo it froze after reboot, how do I know it is truly turned off like it needs to be to flash another rom. Also, does this soft brick happen from trying to disable voodoo often, or is it just a random anomaly, or just user error. Can't wait for the answers because stock is driving me crazy.
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Which version of Cog were you using? Did you try pulling the battery and turning it on again?
edit: also I think if you flashed back fo jf6 using odin you should be fine.

curti.nogg said:
Which version of Cog were you using? Did you try pulling the battery and turning it on again?
edit: also I think if you flashed back fo jf6 using odin you should be fine.
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I was using 2.3b6. I pulled bat but on reboot, still stuck on att screen.
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Nerz said:
I was using 2.3b6. I pulled bat but on reboot, still stuck on att screen.
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I think it's a common problem. I had that issue too but after I did a battery pull it continued with the conversion. If you flashed to stock with Odin it shouldn't have voodoo anymore.

Patience
When I disabled voodoo on that rom I say at that screen for atlesst 10 minutes. The I heard the vices and all was well
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N00b question (messed up a flash)

Hi guys,
So basically I got a bit over-excited and flashed a new ROM without disabling lag fixes... now whenever I flash a ROM or want to disable lag fixes, the phone just doesn't start up unless I put it into jfs (the fix I was using when I messed up) basically I can't boot the phone with rfs anymore.....
Has this happened to anyone else? Is it easily fixed?
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this is wrong forum to post
by the way what does this means "Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App " if ur phone is bricked than how can u send it from SGS ? u got another one?

I can boot but only if I reapply lag fixes, can't boot without a lag fix enabled.... sorry if I wasn't clear
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well to be true, i never disable lagfix before installing any new firmware to my phone. let me tell u what i do --
1) First flash I9000XWJM8 ( eclair rom) with RE-Partition and 512.pit
2) format sd card
3) flash new froyo rom ( whichever i want to )
4) Flash Kernel whichever i want to.
thats it. thats how i do it and it always work for me. Dont know if its the right thing or not but i always do it this way

Hmmmm, OK thanks, I'll give it a go!

so?? successful or not?

Just got it all back up and running (after a brief detour via cyanogeb beta... fun!) And it seems to have sorted it! Thanks alot!
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how to remove voodoo5?

Hi, I'm now on voodoo 5, and want to upgrade to 2.2.1
do i have to removed /uninstalled voodoo before flashing?
and how do i do it?
Thanks.

Yes you need to. Create an empty folder named "remove lagfix" in your /sdcard/Voodoo folder and restart your device. Check the Voodoo docs for more info.
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Thanks for the fast reply.. i now using your above method..
But how to check that voodoo 5 is completely disable from my SGS??
Thanks in advanced..

Let's say, for the upgrade it is disabled enough this way. After restarting your device your SD will be converted back to its original format so that the kernel in 2.2.1 can access it. Check the Voodoo docs for additional info. It also describes ways to completely remove it. I am quite happy how the phone works with the stock 2.2.1 without the Voodoo fix. I did re-root the phone though.

That's very helpful.. Can u give me the link for voodoo doc?
I'm thinking about flashing to 2.2.1 after make sure to removed voodoo 5..
Thanks.

Please check:
http://project-voodoo.org/

Crystal clear, but now my SGS doesn't recognized kies,
have to find other kies solution this time..
Thanks alot..

You don't have to remove it before upgrading, it keeps all partitions as ext4 or odin will reconvert go rfs. Also you can check to see if the lagfix is enabled from the recovery menu, vol up, home and power on.
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That's good to hear... I think I will keep it with jpo for a while..
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Has anyone ever flashed another rom directly over serendipity 6.4?

Looking for data about flashing rom over other roms and their status of being stable. Feel free to tell whatever. Thank you.
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Yes. Try the serendipity q&a thread.
Caution swyping! Read at your own risk.

Thanks but I was hoping I could get serial flasher who flashes over this rom only to help me with this experiment. This experiment is only for froyo and not gingerbread.
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I did, I flashed over serendipity and went to continuum. Serendipity works with ginger bread boot loaders.
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Are you serious? Ginger bread bootloader? That is a first I heard. how you do it without getting bricked
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Sigh...don't worry about gingerbread bootloaders unless you going to gingerbread. He was just saying the new bootloaders are backward compatible, why he brought that up idk.
Otherwise in cwm wipe data/factory rest, wipe cache, go into advanced wipe dalvik. Flash whatever froyo rom you want.

Thanks! Very much appreciated.
but I'm still looking for flasher who actually done it to list what type of rom they flash over serendipity and if it work properly.
I know some people who flashes and got good results and some with poor result.
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studacris said:
Sigh...don't worry about gingerbread bootloaders unless you going to gingerbread. He was just saying the new bootloaders are backward compatible, why he brought that up idk.
Otherwise in cwm wipe data/factory rest, wipe cache, go into advanced wipe dalvik. Flash whatever froyo rom you want.
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Beyond help.
jaydenboy said:
Thanks! Very much appreciated.
but I'm still looking for flasher who actually done it to list what type of rom they flash over serendipity and if it work properly.
I know some people who flashes and got good results and some with poor result.
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studacris wouldn't steer you wrong.

I gave you that suggestion because that's what I do I have been to stock like 6 times. Total. Flashed every rom over every rom.
If you have any problems after you flash over it, just flash back to stock like you normally do.
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Beyond help.
studacris wouldn't steer you wrong.
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Lol, thanks for the endorsement ;p

Hold on a minute. no disrespect! I appreciate your response and answer. I'm looking for other people/flasher as well. I counted you already. I'm looking at the what rom and results after the flashing. That's all. So no disrespect to anyone. Trying to listen to whoever experience flashing over serendipity. And I thank you for your time.
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jaydenboy said:
Hold on a minute. no disrespect! I appreciate your response and answer. I'm looking for other people/flasher as well. I counted you already. I'm looking at the what rom and results after the flashing. That's all. So no disrespect to anyone. Trying to listen to whoever experience flashing over serendipity. And I thank you for your time.
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I don't really know what you are expecting to hear. A rom will wipe system/data/cache/dalvik so technically it IS a fresh rom. Flashing over an old rom doesn't affect ANYTHING in regards to the actual rom.
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That is what I'm researching because others claim flashing over roms causes the new rom to not work properly while others have no problems at all. Then there are others who flashes back and forth to the same rom before and notice it doesn't work like it's suppose to when they had it the first time around.
Let me ask you...could it be titanium backup or bad flash. Could never really understand what a bad flash is technically.
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lets put this into perspective, and think of it like your home computer.
on your phone, you have a few partitions. lets think of these combined, representing your C drive
/system /data /cache /datadata (these are the main ones to focus on)
when you format to load a new OS, there is NOTHING remaining of the OLD OS that could possibly cause conflicts. because essentially the drive is clean after the format and you load the new OS, and never see any traces of the old OS on the drive.
if you look at the update-script located in every single CWM flashable zip file, you will see a few things.
Code:
format SYSTEM:
format CACHE:
format DATA:
format DATADATA:
then after that you should see:
Code:
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
copy_dir PACKAGE:data DATA:
copy_dir PACKAGE:updates TMP:/updates
this creates the new partitions, essentially for the system and data
as you can see, the rom flash will wipe the OLD system and data off and put a new one on. what is left from the old rom???

That about covers it lol

Thank you very much! So if some thing goes wrong then it's pretty much the file which results in a bad flash.
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jaydenboy said:
Thank you very much! So if some thing goes wrong then it's pretty much the file which results in a bad flash.
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the only reason to go back to stock with ODIN prior to flashing is if you wanted to repartition and reset the file system. i did it many times while working on the Andromeda builds, because I wanted to make sure that coming from stock people would get the appropriate filesystem configuration and setup

Is there any problems you would encounter if you didn't have your partitions and file systems reset?
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jaydenboy said:
Is there any problems you would encounter if you didn't have your partitions and file systems reset?
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very unlikely with the 2.2/2.2.1 roms. the kernel devs are pretty much all on the same page with using similar lagfixes that offer compatibility across the board. think of using ODIN and going back to stock as a last resort. 'when all else fails' type of thing

You said very unlikely. Its that part that I'm more interested in. The part that causes us to odin back to stock. When all else fail
Is there something that we do or is it the results from flashing too much that causes our partitions and file systems to go out.
Doesn't flashing reset our files systems and partitions?
Just letting you know that I am very grateful for your time and input. Your elaboration and explanation. You are helping way more than you know.
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It's not caused by flashing too much, as far as your phone is concerned each fish is its first because it wipes first thing.
sometimes something just doesn't write correctly in cwm, for any number of reasons. thats whats known as a "bad flash." but that can be solved by a reflash. you would need odin if say the battery were to die during a flash and all you get is the "phone....!.....pc" screen

New to Rom Flashing - URGENT Help needed!

Hi all,
Sorry if i sound stupid, but I am new to all of this. I am trying to flash a gingerbread ROM onto my Rogers branded captivate. Currently I am running Rogers stock Froyo.
I have rooted and unlocked my phone using one click root, and the SGS unlock tool from the android market. I have also applied Ryans OCLF. I have busybox installed and the lasted version of Rom Manager.
However, every time i go to backup my stock rom using rom manager, nothing happens. I try to first flash the Clockwork Mod recovery, select the Captivate file and let the phone reboot, black screen with a yellow exclamation point in a white triangle with a Droid device laying under it. It will sit there forever until I manually restart the phone, at which point it acts fine.
I have backed up using titanium backup but cannot do it thru ROM manager. I have read countless forums, but it havent found a solution that works.
So i decided to proceed without a backup. I tryed to put the phone in download mode using the buttons so that I can flash it using ODIN but it doesnt go into download mode using any of the buttom press methods. I have tried to reinstall the packages from the boot menu, but i then get an error saying "e: failed to verify whole signature...."
I have also put a copy of the recently leaked gingerbread rom on my SD card and tried to install the ROM using rom managers install ROM from SD card, but i get the same black screen with yellow exclamation point and nothing happens until i maually start the phone.
I have no clue what I am missing? How to fix this? I have read and watched so many tutorials, followed all the steps. THey seem so easy on paper, but nothing that is supposed to happen, happens for me. Anyone have any suggestions on what I am doing wrong?
Please help!!

You need to follow installation instructions in the thread for whatever GB rom you are installing TO THE LETTER.
Which one are you trying?

You need to search for fixing the 3e recovery. 3e won't let you install custom roms. Also rom manager is just a gui interface for clockwork mod so in. wouldn't use it
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cappysw10 said:
You need to follow installation instructions in the thread for whatever GB rom you are installing TO THE LETTER.
Which one are you trying?
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I was trying to install the Official Gingerbread 2.3.3 for Captivate that was just leaked for the ATT captivate. I beleive the build number is I897UCKF1.
I do remember seeing the 3e recovery in the boot menu. Thanks alot, I will try to find a recovery fix and try that, then post the update.
Thanks alot for the suggestions so far. Its greatly appreciated!

Please for the love of all that is good in the world, do some research before you brick yourself for good. All of your issues would have not happened had you read more first before jumping in. I have seen far to many of these types if threads lately. Yes it takes a few hours to go through the threads but you save yourself the time you would spend (sometimes days) fixing your mistake.

zelendel said:
Please for the love of all that is good in the world, do some research before you brick yourself for good. All of your issues would have not happened had you read more first before jumping in. I have seen far to many of these types if threads lately. Yes it takes a few hours to go through the threads but you save yourself the time you would spend (sometimes days) fixing your mistake.
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Your absolutely right, I did ALOT of reading, been doing so alot over a few weeks. Unfortunately, (or perhaps, I did not do enough digging) none of the tutorials, even the ones for beginners that i found on this forum mentioned anything about finding a fix for the 3e recovery. No one mentioned that the 3e Recovery bundled with the Rogers version of Froyo did not allow the install of custom roms, it also did not allow backups. Thanks to Crystalhand for letting me know this.
Anyway i found this link which helped:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909213
I am FINALLY able to make a full backup image of my stock ROM and apps using CWM. This puts me more at ease now knowing i can also revert to stock if i install a rom that is not working properly for me.
The backup is completing as I type this. I will update again once I am able to install the gingerbread Rom I wanted to install.
Thanks again to all of you for the help!

that backup is not to restore the stock rom directly from whatever you flash. that is an imaage of your set up on stock rom. so you have to use odin to flash back to that stock rom you are on then restore that backup and it will be like you never flashed anything at all. if you just restore that backup onto the custom rom you flash it will not work properly.
the app backup your making with titanium backup will restore your apps on whatever you flash, but the rom backup doesnt work like that.

I would suggest using designgears odin 1 click, becuase no offence but you seen new and that would be least likely way for you to hard brick going to gb... Good luck
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Flashing is usually easy and safe (for the most part). But if something happends and it gets bricked u could always make/buy jigs. Easiest way to make I've seen is
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
Or you can buy them for about $8 maybe more depending your location (making em can cost less). The only thing I haven't tested the jig with is messed up bootloaders, example flashing gb bootloaders and flash froyo secundaries, everything else the jig works (atleast my experience)
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prbassplayer said:
Flashing is usually easy and safe (for the most part). But if something happends and it gets bricked u could always make/buy jigs. Easiest way to make I've seen is
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841512
Or you can buy them for about $8 maybe more depending your location (making em can cost less). The only thing I haven't tested the jig with is messed up bootloaders, example flashing gb bootloaders and flash froyo secundaries, everything else the jig works (atleast my experience)
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With messed up bootloaders you have to jtag
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leezrd said:
With messed up bootloaders you have to jtag
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Well that's good to know. I'm not paying $150 for a jtag.
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$50 not $150.

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Well that's good to know. I'm not paying $150 for a jtag.
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Actually $50 by connexion 2005 but still expensive got something you don't need you to do
EDIT: Nevermind studacris beat me by a couple second to it
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studacris said:
$50 not $150.
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Oh? where?
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leezrd said:
Actually $50 by connexion 2005 but still expensive got something you don't need you to do
EDIT: Nevermind studacris beat me by a couple second to it
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Dosen't he charge $50 for a fix? not the jtag itself?

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