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[Q] X8 reboots by itself

Hi all,
this is my first post so first of all I want to say how amazing this community is !!
I've installed gingerDX v018 just following the xda instructions and all has gone smoothly.
Anyways, I'm posting 'cause sometimes my x8 reboots by itself, usually during the night (each time I heard the logo animation alert ). I guess the timing is not significant, but it happens quite every night.
Do you have any idea of what could it be?
There is some x8 log I could read from or may I use the terminal emulator app?
P.s. I didn't flash the kernel, so I'm still using the stock K. No overclocking apps (not yet).

Do a full wipe. The GingerDX thread says there's no need to do a full wipe after update, that must have confused you.

if what Chris95X8 said dosnt work then your stuck for a while until someone makes a -all-in-one sorta fix. i used to have this problem and after a while it rebooted itself and it got stuck in a bootloop so do the full wipe as soon as posible imo.
i did a full wipe and now its back to normal. no more auto reboots either now.
if that dosnt work then reinstall the rom.

I thought I did. I mean, after the installation I did a full wipe to avoid reboot looping I experienced during my first time installation.
My installation steps actions:
- installed v018 zip
- installed extra zip
- ran Factory Reset (full wipe) option
- ran Wipe cache partitionoption
- reboot phone
Did I miss any steps?

wilbso said:
if what Chris95X8 said dosnt work then your stuck for a while until someone makes a -all-in-one sorta fix. i used to have this problem and after a while it rebooted itself and it got stuck in a bootloop so do the full wipe as soon as posible imo.
i did a full wipe and now its back to normal. no more auto reboots either now.
if that dosnt work then reinstall the rom.
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If I run out of options I'll try to install the v019

Anªk|n said:
I thought I did. I mean, after the installation I did a full wipe to avoid reboot looping I experienced during my first time installation.
My installation steps actions:
- installed v018 zip
- installed extra zip
- ran Factory Reset (full wipe) option
- ran Wipe cache partitionoption
- reboot phone
Did I miss any steps?
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hmmm you didnt miss anything...i will search around for an answer for you...if there is one...

wilbso said:
hmmm you didnt miss anything...i will search around for an answer for you...if there is one...
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Thank you.
In the meanwhile this w/e I'll try to disinstall one app at a time, to see if there are some conflict. It has rebooted just 5 minute ago.

i read that u can try to use another memory card for awhile to check if the problem still happening.
i got the same problem too, and i tried using another memory card but it still happens. lastly, i sent it to the shop and the shop send it to the factory and it gonna take 3 weeks until i got my phone back..

maliceomalice said:
i read that u can try to use another memory card for awhile to check if the problem still happening.
i got the same problem too, and i tried using another memory card but it still happens. lastly, i sent it to the shop and the shop send it to the factory and it gonna take 3 weeks until i got my phone back..
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oh man, thats a bummer... heres some smileys to cheer you up
there you go.
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Anªk|n said:
Thank you.
In the meanwhile this w/e I'll try to disinstall one app at a time, to see if there are some conflict. It has rebooted just 5 minute ago.
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ok, some answers show that it is either the rom or battery, they also suggest to have it sent off to have it looked at, see if anything is mucked up or something. sorry if it isnt much but its all i could find so far

maliceomalice said:
i read that u can try to use another memory card for awhile to check if the problem still happening.
i got the same problem too, and i tried using another memory card but it still happens. lastly, i sent it to the shop and the shop send it to the factory and it gonna take 3 weeks until i got my phone back..
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Hope they will solve the issue. let us know if they will
wilbso said:
ok, some answers show that it is either the rom or battery, they also suggest to have it sent off to have it looked at, see if anything is mucked up or something. sorry if it isnt much but its all i could find so far
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Thank you wilbso, sending it off will be my very last resource. Anyway for now I've removed weather widget from the lockscreen and Homescreen, just to exclude any (?) refreshing data problems. Next step will be to install some task killer and so on.
I'll write if anything work it out!

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How's coverage in your area?
I had frequent reboots on low signal areas (very bad) and the phone tried to connect 3G to check e-mail. Anyway, after each reboot, I cleaned dalvik and cache, and then eventually it went away after moving from CM7 to GingerDX.

I think another possible problem is the ram cuz you said that you dont use task killers so the problem may be the low ram(every gb problem)if you confirm that this is the problem i sugest you should use advanced task killer form market

I don't think it's a ram problem, I suggest a full wipe an pay attention when you restore, do not restore system app or app data, the problem could be there...

crazy x8. Full wipe is the solution for prob in almost cases in x8 using custom roms. Wierd

@Chris_Castro:
2g signal looks stable, 3g poor, but at home I'm using wi-fi. But just to be sure I'll check the force 2G signal option, so we will see.
@X8invisible13:
I had the same idea yesterday, so I've installed Memory Booster - RAM Optimizer, here my ram data:
total memory: ~ 175MB
memory avaiable: ~26MB
and reading here and there they look to be average values. But one of the next tests will be to install the latest gingerDX rom, or some other cool roms and test each app at a time.
@evil_chris:
mmm, I'm quite the noob here, so I don't have any backup data or backup apps. I was playing around with HS/LS, sliders, icons when I experienced first problems, so had no time to deepen backup systems.
But I got what do you mean, so as I said, the next installation will be a naked one.
Last episode happened yesterday morning, I checked the locked screen, w/o unlocking it, and after 20 sec it rebooted. Just after I logged in it rebooted again
Anyways Thanks guys

I Cleaned Dalvik and cache, and removed the overclock and now looks good

Does warranty accept my Gnote after emmc brick?

Hi,
I have got my Gnote super bricked and I used pit file method to revive it but now these freezes are killing me. I have bought it 9 months ago from mediamarkt in Germany.
Do you think they will accept it now? I mean it is working but every several hours it freezes. What should I tell them about the problem?

I revived my note using the pit files but it isn't giving me problems as you say

I really have no idea where these freezes are coming from. I think sooner or later I should give it for warranty

have you tried already doing the 3 wipes on your phone in CWMR?
if you have tried it already and still getting the hangups on it.. my reasonable suggestion is.... just BORK it more. I mean what have you got to lose if Samsung can't boot your phone anymore right? No more explanations to them other than your phone got toasted when you tried to update via KIES....
end of discussion.

ashkan_mc said:
I really have no idea where these freezes are coming from. I think sooner or later I should give it for warranty
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As long as the binary counter is set to 0 and there's no yellow triangle you should be able to take it to warranty. Of course unroot it first and leave no trace of any customization.

So I'd they ask you what's the problem with your note what shall you say?

letters_to_cleo said:
have you tried already doing the 3 wipes on your phone in CWMR?
if you have tried it already and still getting the hangups on it.. my reasonable suggestion is.... just BORK it more. I mean what have you got to lose if Samsung can't boot your phone anymore right? No more explanations to them other than your phone got toasted when you tried to update via KIES....
end of discussion.
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You mean again I try to make it bricked? Just like the last time or with another method? Can they find out I did it deliberately?
The problem is now my internal sd is showing 9.33 GB and if they dig in more, they will find out what I have done to it.
Of course samsung is responsible for this matter cause it is they fault not mine.
Now my phone is unroot and has official LRQ on it.

ashkan_mc said:
You mean again I try to make it bricked? Just like the last time or with another method? Can they find out I did it deliberately?
The problem is now my internal sd is showing 9.33 GB and if they dig in more, they will find out what I have done to it.
Of course samsung is responsible for this matter cause it is they fault not mine.
Now my phone is unroot and has official LRQ on it.
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Yeah sure why not... I mean it may seem ridiculous to advice you this but bricked it back until you can't turn it back on again. I know most other users before who have bricked their phone big time (can't boot up their phone anymore) and they've return it back to Sammy to have the mobo replace. No questions asked. If they try to ask you what you did.. just give them an innocent smuck and say.. "My phone's not turning ON after I tried to update it thru Kies. I dunno what's the problem with it." Give them a casual after stupid innocent look. Most likely they won't drill you anymore.

letters_to_cleo said:
Yeah sure why not... I mean it may seem ridiculous to advice you this but bricked it back until you can't turn it back on again. I know most other users before who have bricked their phone big time (can't boot up their phone anymore) and they've return it back to Sammy to have the mobo replace. No questions asked. If they try to ask you what you did.. just give them an innocent smuck and say.. "My phone's not turning ON after I tried to update it thru Kies. I dunno what's the problem with it." Give them a casual after stupid innocent look. Most likely they won't drill you anymore.
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Do they give a new phone or just replace its motherboard?
And btw what did you mean by 3 wipes? I did not wipe the whole internal and external sd though
Thanks alot

ashkan_mc said:
Do they give a new phone or just replace its motherboard?
And btw what did you mean by 3 wipes? I did not wipe the whole internal and external sd though
Thanks alot
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No, they're just going to replace your motherboard.
3 wipes is Wipe DATA, Wipe Cache Partition and Wipe Dalvik... all of these are in CWMR (if your still able to boot in recovery).
hmm, on a lighter point, before you begin the steps above(if you would like to try though), try to format your external SD card and try to place it back again to your phone. See if you still have the hangups.. If you do have it still, then go with the 3 wipes I mentioned above.

letters_to_cleo said:
No, they're just going to replace your motherboard.
3 wipes is Wipe DATA, Wipe Cache Partition and Wipe Dalvik... all of these are in CWMR (if your still able to boot in recovery).
hmm, on a lighter point, before you begin the steps above(if you would like to try though), try to format your external SD card and try to place it back again to your phone. See if you still have the hangups.. If you do have it still, then go with the 3 wipes I mentioned above.
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If I try to get it bricked and mediamarkt in germany won't accept it, is it possible that I revive it with pit file method again?

Like I've said..skip the 3 wipes for now and just format first your SD card and see if the hangups wouldn't be there after.
If it's not there anymore then GOOD.. if it's still there, then you do the 3 wipes. I would assume your already using a safe kernel already right?

letters_to_cleo said:
Like I've said..skip the 3 wipes for now and just format first your SD card and see if the hangups wouldn't be there after.
If it's not there anymore then GOOD.. if it's still there, then you do the 3 wipes. I would assume your already using a safe kernel already right?
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I did use hydracore kernel for a while but with that I had freeze more. Now I am in unroot condition with stock kernel. So I can not do the 3 wipes now.
I will try to remove my external sd card and see without that what is gonna be ...

sure, just post back later on your results.

I did all kinds of wipes and formats but again freeze don't know what to do

Well, it's apparent that your phone's boot partition has some bad sectors on it still. That's why everytime your phone reads those particular bad sectors.. it freezes itself up.
try to repartition your phone back to remove those bad sectors or you can try the link here http://www.alliance-rom.com/communi...-superbricked-stage-from-ics-kernel-bug.8018/ , as your reference to remove those bad sectors and scan for possible partition errors as well.

letters_to_cleo said:
Well, it's apparent that your phone's boot partition has some bad sectors on it still. That's why everytime your phone reads those particular bad sectors.. it freezes itself up.
try to repartition your phone back to remove those bad sectors or you can try the link here http://www.alliance-rom.com/communi...-superbricked-stage-from-ics-kernel-bug.8018/ , as your reference to remove those bad sectors and scan for possible partition errors as well.
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I have tried this thread before ... The one which belongs to forest1971 ... Again nothing ...

Mate best thing is return to gb stock with counter 0... ensure everything is stock... give the mobile to ur girlfriend and ask her to take it to sammy center...
Ull get the replacement for sure... tell them updating from kies did this...

Why GB? If it would be ICS it has problem? I mean I want to tell them that I was on LRK and I updated it to LRQ via Kies and then my phone got bricked. Do you think it is ok? GF idea is perfect

ashkan_mc said:
Why GB? If it would be ICS it has problem? I mean I want to tell them that I was on LRK and I updated it to LRQ via Kies and then my phone got bricked. Do you think it is ok? GF idea is perfect
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Bro u have already revived ur mobile... so best thing to do is take it sammy and tell them that ur mobile lags a lot and u have some lost space on ur memory card... (play innocent).... they'll check it and replace ur mobo if needed... so doesnt matter if u r on gb or ics

[Q] Galaxy note reset issue.

I know this is a shot in the dark, but I would really be interested in hearing what people have to say.
I am finding that I am having issues with my Galaxy Note - the main problem being the phone getting stuck and the screen not turning on - needing a soft reset or at times, needing the battery to be taken out. This problem is despite what ever rom I am using - the issue is also with almost all kernels tried.
I did have superbrick issue and I have tried going back to the original rom with the pit method, however, no luck.
I can confirm that this is happening with ICS/GB/MUIU/AOKP roms... there seems to be no obvious solution...
Does anyone else have this problem?
What is the solution if any - its frustrating when the phone becomes stuck randomly.
Is there a rom/radio/kernel combination that's highly stable??

Your phone is probably accessing a corrupt part of your Emmc.
You will need to take out a larger part of memory using a modified pit.
See HG42's thread for information

superbrick? what's that? sorry im a newbie

eidecedie03 said:
superbrick? what's that? sorry im a newbie
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Ha! its best you are aware of the issue - but best not to know it personally - I would recommend not to flash any roms without a good understanding of it.

eidecedie03 said:
superbrick? what's that? sorry im a newbie
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Read up on super brick stickies and ics kernels before you go any further. Does indeed sound like you've damaged your Emmc and will need to repartition. Stock roms will likely not work anymore as you'll lose around 3gb of internal storage.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

I did a manual check for corrupt areas and despite that, still having reset issues.
Any solutions??

Mediaserver is the culprit who try to access the bricked emmc part and get stuck there.. do freeze it and tell us the results?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

[Q] Formatted Note internal SD - Wont boot

Hi.
Firstly, i should start by apologizing for my stupidity and complete failure to be less... useless, when it comes to my phone.
I am selling my Galaxy note, which is rooted and has ICS Stunner 2 on it, with 'cwm-based recovery v6.0.2.7 (if that helps)
My issue is, Before selling my phone I took out my 'external SD' card and decided to reformat/nuke my internal SD, thinking that the firmware would remain intact and the thing would still be useable if i repartitioned it or whatever.. Again, a bit new to this..
Anyhow, half way through formatting the internal SD the process was interrupted. I can boot the phone, but when I do anything that requires use of the internal SD (saving photos, downloading apps... and in cwm recovery, even factory reset) it wont work
In fact, when I try a factory reset it says 'Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure
I would love to know what I am meant to do to fix this, and of course am willing to provide any info you may need to help me out here..
As i was typing this the phone got sold and I am now running against the clock to make this work...
please, help!
Thank you so much and I again apologize.
AceS
Quick edit: Kernel version -cm-enhanced+
[email protected] #1
Stunner version 2.2.4
Baseband N7000XXLR1

AceSLive12 said:
Hi.
Firstly, i should start by apologizing for my stupidity and complete failure to be less... useless, when it comes to my phone.
I am selling my Galaxy note, which is rooted and has ICS Stunner 2 on it, with 'cwm-based recovery v6.0.2.7 (if that helps)
My issue is, Before selling my phone I took out my 'external SD' card and decided to reformat/nuke my internal SD, thinking that the firmware would remain intact and the thing would still be useable if i repartitioned it or whatever.. Again, a bit new to this..
Anyhow, half way through formatting the internal SD the process was interrupted. I can boot the phone, but when I do anything that requires use of the internal SD (saving photos, downloading apps... and in cwm recovery, even factory reset) it wont work
In fact, when I try a factory reset it says 'Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure
I would love to know what I am meant to do to fix this, and of course am willing to provide any info you may need to help me out here..
As i was typing this the phone got sold and I am now running against the clock to make this work...
please, help!
Thank you so much and I again apologize.
AceS
Quick edit: Kernel version -cm-enhanced+
[email protected] #1
Stunner version 2.2.4
Baseband N7000XXLR1
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If you are selling your note, maybe the best thing you can do is flash stock rom for you region and thats it.
It will solve your problems at once.

djoni_gitara said:
If you are selling your note, maybe the best thing you can do is flash stock rom for you region and thats it.
It will solve your problems at once.
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I appreciate this, however I have advised the buyer that I am selling it Rooted.
I don't want to let him/her down at all.
Other than this the phone is perfect.. As soon as this is fixed all will be good

Flash a Philz ICS kernel (zip version in recovery) Reboot back into recovery and /Format emmc.
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shoey63 said:
Flash a Philz ICS kernel (zip version in recovery) Reboot back into recovery and /Format emmc.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
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Forgot about that, that would do the trick:good:

djoni_gitara said:
+1
Forgot about that, that would do the trick:good:
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You guys are both lifesavers; thanks to you both.
Mods/admins? Delete/lock thread?

AceSLive12 said:
You guys are both lifesavers; thanks to you both.
Mods/admins? Delete/lock thread?
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Think they won't it will be open for people which have similar problems like you

TheNoticer said:
Think they won't it will be open for people which have similar problems like you
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Ah of course - Thank you again everyone
I can get some sleep now

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 freezes after around 30 seconds from reboot.

Hello everyone, thanks for taking your time and reading this.
I've owned a Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 for about two years now. This phone is not my primary phone, as I just use it as a secondary phone for different apps/backup, most of the times the phone is turned off.
But a few days ago, I turned the phone on, and once the homescreen had loaded, around 20-30 seconds later, the phone will freeze, and there's nothing else you can do other than take the battery out to turn it off.
A few details about the phone: the phone has never been flashed, and the OS has never been touched. It's basically at stock, but the only thing I remember is updating the official firmware through the Samsung link in the settings. The phone has never been modded, and that's what bugs me the most. (I've never had experience with 'modding' phones with custom ROMS and such)
So, after sitting at home all day looking for a fix, I couldn't find anyone else in my situation. There are a few similar situations, but I am yet to find something that replicates my problem exactly.
I've also tried rebooting the phone in many different ways, for example, taking out the memory card, then taking out the sim card, then taking them both out completely.
That's when I found a link which gave me information on how to factory reset the device. Since nothing else was working, I decided to go for it.
I held the VOLUME UP button + the HOME button, and hit the power button and got the menu up.
The menu works fine, I was flicking through the options for 10 whole minutes just to check if it freezes or not, and it works perfectly fine.
So then I factory reset the phone, wiped the system cache, and I also formatted the internal SD card.
Still, the problem persists. This time, the phone will reboot for a little while longer, since I expect the system files are getting set up, then it asks for the language, and before I can hit English, it freezes, and the screen stays like that until the battery is dead. All the hardware buttons don't do anything, it's basically fully dead with the screen still on the OS menu.
I was wondering if anyone knows what I should do?
I can provide more information if needed, and I can even upload a video to YouTube if you want a better aspect of the problem.
Any help is appreciated, thanks.

is it i9000 or 9100?
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compacity said:
is it i9000 or 9100?
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium
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Ah, sorry, got the title completely messed up there.
Yes it's the GT-i9000 and I think it had Froyo 2.2.1, forgot to include that in the main text.

Could try Rooting the phone and wiping all options in Recovery and Reboot
or
Could be that something maybe corrupted which is halting the system
Upload a video so that we can offer better advice
Which Rom / Firmware are you using?
Last option.
Would Recommend Downloading Rom (whichever you choose) and go from there....

Major UPDATE:
Okay, so after sticking at it the whole day and trying to get a better understanding of this situation, I've managed to work around the problem slightly. It's not fixed yet, though.
So after the screen had frozen for the (insert number here)th time, the battery was starting to go empty, so I stuck it on charge, but I forgot that I had left the frozen screen on (currently frozen on the 'Language Select' set up menu).
After about 20 minutes, the phone vibrated and a little message popped up, and it said that 'the process Soundhound.com.xxx.xxx was force closed', or something along the lines. I can't remember fully because it popped up for only around 4 seconds and disappeared.
As soon as I saw that, I quickly went to the application settings and deleted all of the soundhound cache/data and then removed the app completely. After that I thought it was fixed for sure, so I was messing around with the phone and using different apps to see if it freezes again, and it didn't.
But I had to restart the phone to see if the freeze issues happened again, and yep, it was there again, this time the same as the first issue, where it used to freeze up in the home screen. AND, I let it sit on the frozen screen for 15 minutes and it was that SAME soundhound app that got force closed, so once it got out of the frozen state, I quickly went to the application settings and the app was still there, it was like I didn't even delete it?
This leads to my new problem, the so called 'hard factory wipe/reset' doesn't actually reset EVERYTHING. As seen in my other post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305825
Now I'm completely confused as to what I should do.
I've pretty much tried everything, and i'm sure a FULL hard reset where EVERYTHING gets wiped out might just fix it? The thing is though, I don't know how? I've been trying to fix this phone for about 7 hours straight now.

My opinion Flash a Stock Rom or what ever you wish and then Root it...
If selling it just dont bother with Rooting it.
As you say you have been at it for Several hours and flashing takes less than an hour even for a newbie if following the procedure correctly
As going by what you say it seems that files are messed up on the phone and better to start fresh

ywasaf acquitted
EwOkie said:
My opinion Flash a Stock Rom or what ever you wish and then Root it...
If selling it just dont bother with Rooting it.
As you say you have been at it for Several hours and flashing takes less than an hour even for a newbie if following the procedure correctly
As going by what you say it seems that files are messed up on the phone and better to start fresh
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Is there a legit way to flash it, maybe through Samsungs website? I don't want to mess around with custom files, as I would like to keep everything clean.
Oh, and also, I just went through the media files and found some of my old pictures too. So for some reason, the 'format internal SD' option in the recovery menu isn't working.
If I flash it, will I have to flash it to Froyo 2.2.1 which it is currently in right now?
Here's information I found on the 'About phone' menu:
Kernel version:
2.6.32.9
[email protected] # 1
Build number:
FROYO.XXJPY
Baseband version:
i9000XXJPY
Thanks for all the help so far.

Legit way your on XDA!
Flash a Stock 2.3.6 (Clean) which is the same as Samsung Site its in my How to Guide if you wish to follow it
Its the exact same Rom just not on there Site

EwOkie said:
Legit way your on XDA!
Flash a Stock 2.3.6 (Clean) which is the same as Samsung Site its in my How to Guide if you wish to follow it
Its the exact same Rom just not on there Site
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Thanks.
Briefly read your guide, and it's all mind boggling to a newbie like me :silly: lol
I might just have to flash it, because this problem is getting a little bit annoying now.
Which parts of your guide should I follow exactly? And shouldn't I be sticking Froyo 2.2.1 back in? Won't a newer firmware (such as the 2.3.6) make the phone slower/drain more battery than usual?
Oh and one last thing, what's the difference between rooting and flashing a phone? Cheers.

Rooting briefly means :
Giving yourself root access to system files and the ability to change things that normally are marked read only
This allows you to change all kinds of things that normally you wouldn't be able to
Flashing : Erm.. Flashing a new Rom on your Phone or the process of over-writing your internal memory
2.3.6 will be ok for you if you wish to stay just Stock on your phone.
Plus the fact if you wish to move to another Rom later on its just a matter of Rooting the Phone and installing the Custom Rom
Just follow guide from the : HOW TO GUIDE : TUTORIAL TO FLASH 2.3.6 JVU + ROOT BEFORE INSTALLING CUSTOM ROM
and you will be ok.

EwOkie said:
Rooting briefly means :
Giving yourself root access to system files and the ability to change things that normally are marked read only
This allows you to change all kinds of things that normally you wouldn't be able to
Flashing : Erm.. Flashing a new Rom on your Phone or the process of over-writing your internal memory
2.3.6 will be ok for you if you wish to stay just Stock on your phone.
Plus the fact if you wish to move to another Rom later on its just a matter of Rooting the Phone and installing the Custom Rom
Just follow guide from the : HOW TO GUIDE : TUTORIAL TO FLASH 2.3.6 JVU + ROOT BEFORE INSTALLING CUSTOM ROM
and you will be ok.
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So the 2.3.6 Firmware you provide, is that known a 'custom firmware'?
I've been searching for YouTube videos with people explaining how to flash, but all the videos sound like they're speaking about some rocket science sh** lol
Now I'm super confused, some guy on YouTube is flashing to 2.3.6 JVT while you're doing JVU, I don't even know what that means haha
I just don't want to brick the phone and make it completely dead, that's why I'm just making sure I understand the basics before I go ahead with it, sorry if I'm starting to sound annoying lol

You wont brick it if you follow it correctly...
2.3.6 JVU is the basis for all custom roms been flashed unless stated otherwise by Rom Developers.
As its basically a stock 2.3.6 then when you want to flash another Rom its just a matter of Rooting the 2.3.6

EwOkie said:
You wont brick it if you follow it correctly...
2.3.6 JVU is the basis for all custom roms been flashed unless stated otherwise by Rom Developers.
As its basically a stock 2.3.6 then when you want to flash another Rom its just a matter of Rooting the 2.3.6
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Ah, okay.
Well, I'm in the process of downloading your files, THANKS for ALL the help you've given so far, sir!
I'll flash once all the files are downloaded. By the way, does 2.3.6 have Google Play store, and not the old Andropid Market?
I hope I can get this done before I head off to sleep in a few hours, been a very long day haha
I'll let you know of the results, cheers and have a good day sir.

No problem hope it all works out for you :good:
Not sure if Google Play is on it as its 2.3.6 Stock ...just upgrade it if possible

EwOkie said:
No problem hope it all works out for you :good:
Not sure if Google Play is on it as its 2.3.6 Stock ...just upgrade it if possible
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why is it i cant see ur online status? is my app ...... nevermind that.
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f2k8 said:
Ah, okay.
Well, I'm in the process of downloading your files, THANKS for ALL the help you've given so far, sir!
I'll flash once all the files are downloaded. By the way, does 2.3.6 have Google Play store, and not the old Andropid Market?
I hope I can get this done before I head off to sleep in a few hours, been a very long day haha
I'll let you know of the results, cheers and have a good day sir.
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GOOD LUCK N MAY LADY LUCK ON UR SIDE WHILE FLASHING
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EwOkie said:
No problem hope it all works out for you :good:
Not sure if Google Play is on it as its 2.3.6 Stock ...just upgrade it if possible
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Back again, haha.
I was just wondering, did you say I should root or not? As rooting it seems like a bit of a hassle? Plus, it says that I should install a custom rom zip file if I decide to root it, but I don't have one? I am using your 2.3.6 which was in your Odin Files download link, right?
So if I root, what do I do exactly?

compacity said:
why is it i cant see ur online status? is my app ...... nevermind that.
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Hiding from the Tax Man :laugh:
Rooting takes 15 seconds to do

EwOkie said:
Hiding from the Tax Man :laugh:
Rooting takes 15 seconds to do
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Okay, so I've rooted it also now, and unplugged the USB.
Now it's restarted, and the language set-up page is there, and guess what? .. It froze again :|
Exactly the same way before I flashed it :crying: :crying: lol
I actually feel like crying right now haha, I think the phone may be completely dead? Something is seriously corrupt with it I'm guessing?
I've never dropped it, or accidentally dropped liquid on it or anything like that.
I have absolutely no idea what to do now. Sigh.
Thanks for your help either way though.

can you upload a video on whats happening?

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can you upload a video on whats happening?
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how bout activate repartition?
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EwOkie said:
Hiding from the Tax Man :laugh:
Rooting takes 15 seconds to do
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so thats why, i thought my app got error.
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