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Is there a file in the android system that, sort of like an autoexec.bat, lists what to do on startup? For example forcing the system into recovery or download on power on?
I flashed the latest Vibrant firmware and did so with the option to repartition, which Im now finding out was not the right way to flash this one.
Long story short, it didnt contain the dbdata directory information and now, I am unable to boot and unable to get to download. I still have ADB access, it just isnt responding to ADB reboot download, it just comes right back up booting into recovery to flash the last stage of odin before it starts up.
Is there a way to force the phone back into download mode or force it to stop rebooting into recovery?
Pull battery out and USB to use the hardware buttons to manually get into download mode?
P.S. wrong forum
Aren't there some apps that can do that? I do it manually but like you said its not working for you, p.s im downloading that firmware
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iwillkillyou said:
Aren't there some apps that can do that? I do it manually but like you said its not working for you, p.s im downloading that firmware
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OP said that he isn't able to boot so I believe he's stuck on the loadup to Android.
zephiK said:
Pull battery out and USB to use the hardware buttons to manually get into download mode?
P.S. wrong forum
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Manual buttons arent seemingly working, so far ive tried every conceivable combination of vol up down and power, even if all I do is plug the phone in Im back in recovery before the battery turns green.
(ps. I know, but I had a billion percent better chance not getting a mouthbreather response, despite the definite chance of flame posts lol)
Viralblack said:
Manual buttons arent seemingly working, so far ive tried every conceivable combination of vol up down and power, even if all I do is plug the phone in Im back in recovery before the battery turns green.
(ps. I know, but I had a billion percent better chance not getting a mouthbreather response, despite the definite chance of flame posts lol)
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Try every step here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771247
Have you successfully gotten into Download mode with hardware buttons before? Or are you one of those vibrants with "locked download?"
I have a feeling mines locked, Ive never used the buttons to successfully get into download mode, just adb reboot download
EDIT: Tried the posts suggestions, problem is second I plug in the USB and the battery pops up it goes right to recovery. Even if im holding the buttons before hand.
Viralblack said:
I have a feeling mines locked, Ive never used the buttons to successfully get into download mode, just adb reboot download
EDIT: Tried the posts suggestions, problem is second I plug in the USB and the battery pops up it goes right to recovery. Even if im holding the buttons before hand.
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x_x don't know what to tell you then. With locked hardware, you have to be really careful because if something goes wrong you cant manually get back in there. Do you have Clockwork Recovery? try restoring to a previous nandroid backup.
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x_x don't know what to tell you then. With locked hardware, you have to be really careful because if something goes wrong you cant manually get back in there. Do you have Clockwork Recovery? try restoring to a previous nandroid backup.
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I was working with that a bit, but it just kept getting to datadata and being unable to wipe or flash to it due to the odin botch. I tried wiping it clean and it just wouldnt let me do that to reflash.
So now im stuck at the samsung recovery screen without the ability to get into clockwork or flash lol
This smells like 130 bucks for a new phone I think... brick number two >.>
Viralblack said:
I was working with that a bit, but it just kept getting to datadata and being unable to wipe or flash to it due to the odin botch. I tried wiping it clean and it just wouldnt let me do that to reflash.
So now im stuck at the samsung recovery screen without the ability to get into clockwork or flash lol
This smells like 130 bucks for a new phone I think... brick number two >.>
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Why did you change update.zip? Update.zip should always lead to Clockwork :|
zephiK said:
Why did you change update.zip? Update.zip should always lead to Clockwork :|
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I didnt! But when I was formatting and it failed to reapply the nandroid completely cause of the section it couldnt mount, now when I hit reinstall packages it just reboots. Same with shell, it just yells at me and tells me to die in a fire.
if you didnt figure this out, the way to fix it is to first flash WITH ODIN the original JVD firmware and check repartition, then flash the new one IN ODIN without the repartition box checked.
first update includes the dbdata that the phone is looking for.
Yeah, I figured it out now, but Odin is seriously the devil if your phone doesnt have the hardware buttons enabled.
Now heres a question, if I can still get into stock recovery... is there a way to like, you know, recover using the stock system? lol
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS that Tmo is letting me warranty out my phone for free, shipping me a new one, and gave me a loner while I wait.
TMo for the win.
Viralblack said:
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS that Tmo is letting me warranty out my phone for free, shipping me a new one, and gave me a loner while I wait.
TMo for the win.
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lol looks like you and I are in the same boat man. Hardware lock FTMFL. I have never been able to get into download mode, or recovery mode with the hardware keys, only with adb reboot recovery/download and terminal emulator app with SU privs. I wish there was a jumper we could reset to unlock it haha that'd be the s*# son. Good old pentium 133 in the palm of the hands, but no . Atleast they are taking care of the people who don't do things properly.
I did the same thing and ended up with the same problem, but i was able to get in into download mode. When i would plug it in it would try to boot into recovery after the battery screen i would use the keys to make it boot to download mode instead of recovery, it was a *****, but i got it, though idk if there is another way for people with locked down phones.
Hi, I have a SS/ATT Galaxy S. It was working fine. I made the mistake of running an update to change the ATT splash screen. The device boots to the ATT splash screens and stays there. You can hear the SS start up sounds as though the unit booted ok.
I've tried various Odins they all hang on file analysis. I've tried using different computers per the recommendations in the various threads. I've tried many of the one click and also separate file updaters. They all hang on file analysis.
I am able to use Droid explorer to view the device. I've also put a new update.zip on an sd card but nothing seems to change the splash screen.
I'm not sure how to tell what version the unit is currently on.
I can get to the 3 button state. It says Android System recovery <2e>.
I have the options to reboot, reinstall packages, delete all user data and delete cache data. I've tried each of them, no change.
I have tried to read many threads before bothering anyone. Your input would be appreciated.
Thanks
if you have the update.zip on your phone, in the root of your SD card.. then from 2eRecovery, select reinstall packages.. may have to do it twice. That will boot your phone into clockworkmod recovery.. and from there you should be able to mount storage- put a ROM on your device, flash and be good to go.
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Hi, Thanks for the fast response. I've tried update.zip on both an sd card and also via droid explorer, about 5 times. If I reboot, same thing, the ATT splash is there, and the Galaxy boot sound. I can get into recovery and droid explorer works. If I try Odin it hangs on file analysis. Anything else I can try? Thanks again.
Are you in dl mode when you try this, or recovery?
The phone is now bricked. I was in recovery mode as I saw the 3 button posts on holding the up/down and pwr. I just tried it with dl mode and odin3 and bricked it.(based on another forum's input to check repartition I think). Now it won't boot at all but I'm still able to get to dl mode but not sure what to run to fully recover.
Delphin9 said:
The phone is now bricked. I was in recovery mode as I saw the 3 button posts on holding the up/down and pwr. I just tried it with dl mode and odin3 and bricked it.(based on another forum's input to check repartition I think). Now it won't boot at all but I'm still able to get to dl mode but not sure what to run to fully recover.
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If you can get to dl mode try using AIO Captivate to flash back to stock 2.1. I've had success as I flashed with the partition checked and had to go all the way back using ODIN contained in the AIO Captivate program. Found here
Delphin9 said:
The phone is now bricked. I was in recovery mode as I saw the 3 button posts on holding the up/down and pwr. I just tried it with dl mode and odin3 and bricked it.(based on another forum's input to check repartition I think). Now it won't boot at all but I'm still able to get to dl mode but not sure what to run to fully recover.
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Yeah if you can get into download mode than you are not bricked. I would Odin or Heim back to JF6 and go from there. What happened when you tried reinstalling packages from 2e? I know you said everytime you reboot- but what did it say when selected reinstall packages?
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I'm back to 2.1, baseband I897UCJF6, Kernal 2.6.69, Eclair. Thanks to everyone for your very kind help. Much appreciated.
Delphin9 said:
I'm back to 2.1, baseband I897UCJF6, Kernal 2.6.69, Eclair. Thanks to everyone for your very kind help. Much appreciated.
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Great.. glad to hear it
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Delphin9 said:
I'm back to 2.1, baseband I897UCJF6, Kernal 2.6.69, Eclair. Thanks to everyone for your very kind help. Much appreciated.
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Now on to some real ROM flashing!! Glad you got it working. I did almost the same thing and was sweating bullets.
Yeah, it was quite scary. I actually purchased some 100k resistors on Ebay but didn't need to make the jig.
Can you recommend a good set of f/w to load? Is it worth it to move to 2.3?
Cheers...
Delphin9 said:
Yeah, it was quite scary. I actually purchased some 100k resistors on Ebay but didn't need to make the jig.
Can you recommend a good set of f/w to load? Is it worth it to move to 2.3?
Cheers...
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Of course it is worthed it to move to 2.3 I mean, it comes with so many more features and is running just perfect as a everyday rom. You shouldn't be disapointed
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But, just in case, out wouldn't hurt to have a proper jig laying around. I'm just saying...
mrhaley30705 said:
But, just in case, out wouldn't hurt to have a proper jig laying around. I'm just saying...
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+1.
I had to make a jig when I soft bricked it. Not fun. Since then I purchased one and am glad I did.
Well, that means I won't have wasted my $2.00.
I saw this and thought it worth to try. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0aoabVtPJ8
In your footer, it says you're using mosaic.
e.g. ROM: Mosaic III, ¤Kernel: Xcal's #14, ¤Modem: JK4, ¤Launcher: ADW Ex
Can you point me to the correct files/process? I guess I'm scared of screwing it up again. when I look on the forum there's almost too much info for a noob to choose which is best. Cheers...
I need help with this, all the links I found have dead links. If anyone can help me out, I'd appreciate it.
kingxwarlock said:
I need help with this, all the links I found have dead links. If anyone can help me out, I'd appreciate it.
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PM me and I will help.
Seem issue "AP Fastboot Flashmode (S) Flash Failure
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Hi,
I am in dire need since my phone is always stuck at this screen and can't use the phone for couple days now...I even tried to use the "OneClickFastbootRestore" script that I found but after rebooting the phone and came back stuck in the same position...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
rainbowguide said:
Hi,
I am in dire need since my phone is always stuck at this screen and can't use the phone for couple days now...I even tried to use the "OneClickFastbootRestore" script that I found but after rebooting the phone and came back stuck in the same position...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Have you attempted to flash the device back to .902 using RSD Lite? You will need to enter the bootloader(hold the PWR + Vol up + Vol Down), then select AP Fastboot -> Open RSD Lite(make sure you have the drivers installed) -> Plug in your phone -> verify RSD Lite sees your device -> Now select the file -> Then select Decompress and Flash. Note: if you flashed to .235 Leak you are pretty much f'd, also when flashing I would recommend against using any front panel USB ports.....
http://goo.gl/GlYIe (Is the stock .902 fxz file)
you need android sdk installed
kingxwarlock said:
I need help with this, all the links I found have dead links. If anyone can help me out, I'd appreciate it.
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you need android sdk installed download the rom you have installed and extract it to the android directory (c:\users/appdata/local/android/platformtools. once you have the grfs.img file inside the android folder, hold shift and right click inside the android folder and choose open command prompt here, at the command prompt type fastboot flash webtop grfs.img this will reinstall webtop
and enable you to access your phone again.
flash falure
i have a droid bionic i have been trying to flash to pageplus for a week i tried to use this method
howardforums.com/showthread.php/1794242-Droid-Bionic-ICS-OTA-Activation-TXT-MMS-3G-ROOT-on-PagePlus
downloaded everything and tried to flash phone instantly went off then on then off again now it is stuck in flash failure in rsd lite it had a fully charged extended battery does that matter?? now i am stuck and this is my first time flashing a phone im sorry ... dam newbie
i have purchased cdmaflash software but need to put the phone in airplane mode with no simcard and i can not even get past activation when i reboot normally as it just comes up to flash failure. thank you if you can help.. been over a week with no phone..
i did wipe data /factory reset and wiped cache and still flash failure
everyone starts somewhere i am a auto tech do it all myself first powerstroke trans was difficult also
thanks jason
im also trying to flash my bionic to page plus using the same tutorial listed above and keep getting the same error as above.. if tried everything in this thread bus still can not get the phone to boot. if someone could just point me in the right direction that would be great. ive searched goolge high and low. i am currently using my D3 but the digitizer is cracked and that makes it hard to use my phone. any help would be greatly appropriated! :fingers-crossed: Thanks
IF you cant get your phone out of bootloop, send me a email and i will give you the proper stock file you need
help. im stuck on the original question.
Help!
supermuny said:
IF you cant get your phone out of bootloop, send me a email and i will give you the proper stock file you need
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My phone is stuck in only showing the Fastboot page. Basically, I am trying to turn my device into Verizon. I had it compelety updated (so probably JB) but was running CM 11. I wiped the cache and /system and it would go past the splash to a grey screen. I tried RSDing it and now I am stuck in the Fastboot.
Hey guys,
I just recently got a refurb Droid 3 after my old one had the backlight go out, I hand't had a chance to bootstrap it and put ICS on it. But I was able to get it rooted. I restarted my phone today and ever since it has been stuck at the M logo screen and I've tried everything I can find to remedy this.
I updated this morning to the most recent OTA update (5.7.906 I believe) and then rooted it.
To fix the issue I've tried a few different things. I tried Pete's SBF to 5.7.890 but I was getting an error about the cbt.bin file. I found that with the recent changed to 5.7.906 you aren't able to directly flash over it to go back to 5.7.890. I then found another post on here which had a script to go back to 5.7.890 from 5.7.906. I ran that and still had the same result.
Any other ideas or anything that I am missing?
I can get into fastboot, I've been using the scripts with moto-fastboot. Normal boot is just leaving me at the M logo, booting into recovery yields the same result.
Any help would be appreciated since I have no clue what else I can do at this point...
seems like a soft brick... should be fixable...
With the phone off, hold me, then the power button... then go down to BT TOOLS and select it ( volume up is the select button _ so when u do that it doesnt go to it?
try following this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336980
heres a download link
http://minus.com/lbkaxv58pO5MDp
Juicy555 said:
seems like a soft brick... should be fixable...
With the phone off, hold me, then the power button... then go down to BT TOOLS and select it ( volume up is the select button _ so when u do that it doesnt go to it?
try following this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336980
heres a download link
http://minus.com/lbkaxv58pO5MDp
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I don't have a BT Tools selection. I do have BP Tools though. I selected it and it just sits there on the M logo as well...
I've tried a few of Pete's scripts with no luck so far (worked on the old Droid 3 when I put it back to stock before shipping it back).
Juicy555 said:
seems like a soft brick... should be fixable...
With the phone off, hold me, then the power button... then go down to BT TOOLS and select it ( volume up is the select button _ so when u do that it doesnt go to it?
try following this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336980
heres a download link
http://minus.com/lbkaxv58pO5MDp
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Gave the one that you linked a try, get "Preflash validation failure" for Recovery and Boot.
Any other ideas?
imperpetual said:
Gave the one that you linked a try, get "Preflash validation failure" for Recovery and Boot.
Any other ideas?
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it will not flash if your phone is not charged to at least 50%.. make sure its charged...
Juicy555 said:
it will not flash if your phone is not charged to at least 50%.. make sure its charged...
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It is charged. When it's not charged it gives the "LOW BATTERY" error.
click the link in my signature
and follow the directions in my thread and you will be fine
you updated your phone to. 906 all of the older sbf's wont work..but mine will as it is specifically for. 906
ovelayer said:
click the link in my signature
and follow the directions in my thread and you will be fine
you updated your phone to. 906 all of the older sbf's wont work..but mine will as it is specifically for. 906
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Your 1 Click SBF ran fine and completed without errors but I'm still getting the same result, stuck at M logo.
Is there something I could be missing which is making it not boot that most SBFs don't include? That's the only thing I can think of at this point.
imperpetual said:
Your 1 Click SBF ran fine and completed without errors but I'm still getting the same result, stuck at M logo.
Is there something I could be missing which is making it not boot that most SBFs don't include? That's the only thing I can think of at this point.
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okay right after you use the 1click sbf
go HERE
download the. 906 update
place it on your external sdcard..
reboot into STOCK recovery and install the update
reboot
try that
ovelayer said:
okay right after you use the 1click sbf
go HERE
download the. 906 update
place it on your external sdcard..
reboot into STOCK recovery and install the update
reboot
try that
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I'm fairly certain that could work, if I could ever get into the Stock recovery....I'm not able to boot into anything. Going to try a few other things, if nothing else works I'll just take it in and see if I can get yet another warranty replacement.
Thanks for the responses, if you have any other ideas just let me know.
I think the main thing that needs to be addressed is that I need to be able to get into recovery and then I will be set to fix it. Right now it just sits at the M logo for Recovery (and any other options from the boot menu).
Hi, I need some advice. I dropped my Galaxy S in a puddle. It was submerged for the just a second, but when I fished it out, the screen had gone 'weird', so I got the battery out as quickly as possible, then dried it out for a few days in the airing cupboard. I then tried it and it started up okay, then when I swiped to unlock the screen, it froze. since then I have been unable to boot the phone. It shows the Galaxy logo, then restarts and continues that loop.
I wondered if maybe the software has just been corrupted during its bath, so I thought i might try flashing a ROM onto it to see if that would recover. I found that I could not enter recovery mode but download mode opened okay. I have tried flashing a few ROMS using Odin. I am completely new to this and have never flashed my phone before, so steep learning curve. I have so far tried - I9000XWJW5 which I believe is normally used before installing Cyanogen mod. I also downloaded the T-Mobile Stock ROM and one with this filename - CF-Root-XX_OXA_JW4-v4.4-CWM3RFS. All of these successfully downloaded to the phone and I could see the progress bar on the phone. Unfortunately I still cannot get the phone into recovery mode.
So, whats your opinion? is my phone screwed? Is there anything else I can try which may help, like formatting or anything like that.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
try search for value pack 2.3.6 and flash it then root it after that I believe you should get the recovery option.
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try search for value pack 2.3.6 and flash it then root it after that I believe you should get the recovery option.
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Unfortunately I think that was the file - I9000XWJW5 I had already tried.
did you rooted your phone after flashing
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did you rooted your phone after flashing
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Can I do that without being able to get into recovery mode?
I've just been reading that I can use a PIT file to repartition during flashing. Is it worth trying? I noticed in the Value pack TAR file it does not have a PIT file. I got one downloaded from somewhere else called - s1_odin_20100512.pit worth a shot?
I tried including the pit file as well. Odin reported success but phone is still continuous boot loop and I cannot get recovery mode up. Do you think one of those USB things that get you into download mode would help? I'm beginning to think the internal SD is knackered, or something like that.
I think the memory is brocken but i don't realy know. Send it to Samsung for a check
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I'll try them, will they still help me after I've tried reinstalling ROM etc?
Yes they will repair it if you pay for
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