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Hi, I have rooted my tab ,no problem. But I read all the posts about EXT4 and kernel flashing needed for flashing roms, but I cannot find a definitive guide on how to flash the kernel using odin or EXT4.
Can anyone help with a small , simple guide on how to do this please?
I've been looking for hours and darent try it without knowing fully how.
Thanks
Stu.
Galaxy Tab UK
Recovery mod installed and Rom backed up.
Havent looked yet but i quick guide would be great if it doesnt already exist.
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You can follow the instructions from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925760
Stu308 said:
Hi, I have rooted my tab ,no problem. But I read all the posts about EXT4 and kernel flashing needed for flashing roms, but I cannot find a definitive guide on how to flash the kernel using odin or EXT4.
Can anyone help with a small , simple guide on how to do this please?
I've been looking for hours and darent try it without knowing fully how.
Thanks
Stu.
Galaxy Tab UK
Recovery mod installed and Rom backed up.
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Seen that post , but it doesnt say what to do with odin? As in where to load the .tar file etc.
You flash the Modaco kernel via Odin, if your file system isn't ext4 (which it won't be then you may need to manually reboot your phone - My phone still rebooted automatically coming from a rfs file system)
Once your phone reboots it should enter recovery automatically and you just sit back and let CWM backup / covert your file system to ext4 / restore your rom back on to your coverted file system
(I believe there are instance also when you phone does not automatically enter recovery on reboot, in this situation you will need to manually enter recover after flashing the kernel in Odin - to do this you hold down the power button and volume up)
Another thing worth noting, i had encountered an issue during the conversion process where CWM was not able to restore my existing rom, when this happens you can download a ext4 rom (i.e. modaco rom or overcome 1.1.3) and flash the file via CWM - i.e. you can leave the kernel and try another Rom.
Hope this helps.
thanks bendjlee, but how do I use odin? (where to put .tar file which mode should tab be in etc..).
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thanks bendjlee, but how do I use odin? (where to put .tar file which mode should tab be in etc..).
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under pda
<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
This is what I get, doesnt work. Should I be in recovery or the phone in normal mode?
I also had "fail" in red in the left had box of odin, my tab is rooted and clockwork mod installed. What is wrong?
You'll need to put your tab to download mode first before connecting to your computer to odin. Turn on the tab with "volume down" held
Stu308 said:
I also had "fail" in red in the left had box of odin, my tab is rooted and clockwork mod installed. What is wrong?
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ahh, will try it that way , but Im sure I tried that. Do I put phone in debugging mode before I go into download mode?
Download mode is different than recovery and debug. It would display an image of an android with a shovel. That is the mode you need to be in.
Even though the question was asked by someone else, these attempts to answer the question helped solve a similar problem on my side. Thanks!
[SOLVED] Read on to find out how.
For this to work you must be able to access "Download mode" and make sure that your phone is recognized by the computer.
Here's what happened:
Phone was running CM7.2 and Glitch 13.1 and I wanted Slim ICS 4.2 so what I did was: wipe user data, cache and devik cache then installed Slim ICS 4.2 through CWM and it worked.
But when the phone was trying to do the initial install after it had rebooted from flashing Slim in recovery it just restarts and loops, always about to do the initial install.
Got fed up with this and sort of rage flashed back to stock loosely following THESE instructions, but I didn't follow the instructions like I should have. What I did instead was flash my stock JVC gingerbread firmware (Orange of the UK branded) TAR file as PDA with the 20100512 PIT file in Odin3 1.87. And yes I did check "Repartition" in Odin, because the instructions I had for Hemidall said to have repartition "CHECKED".
This is the result, from 3e recovery.
--Installing package...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "GT-P1000" ||
getprop("re.build.product") == "GT-P1000" ||
getprop("ro.product.device") == "GT-i9000" ||
getprop("re.build.product") == "GT-i9000"
E:Error in /cache/recovery/sec_csc.zip (Status 7)
Installation aborted.
So then some poo came out... but I thought if I followed the instructions EXACTLY as they were writtin these problems would all go away and I can go back to not crapping myself
I followed the instructions perfectly and I still get the same screen as written above, in 3e recovery.
So now too scared to touch the phone without some brief guidance, can someone please please help as I'd really like to be able to start testing and benchmarking ICS roms.
Thank you again XDA
You can try flashing with my recovery kit, worth trying, just download it, unzip and read the .txt first, pictorial instructions included
http://db.tt/MOGZx01S
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Thank you slaphead20
My only question is: What have I done, and why will ezbase recovery kit for gb fix it?
Before trying ezbase (which is downloading now and will take 22 minutes) should I try flashing to stock like I normally would with Odin where by I just flash the one TAR file in PDA? But if you don't think it will help then I wont touch it until recovery kit gets here :/
Odin can't see the phone, but Hemidall works perfectly... do I have to somehow revert the drivers in Device Manager for Odin to see my phone again?
As you know Hemidall comes with that "Zadig" drivers thing and it was after using this that Odin stopped seeing my phone
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Odin can't see the phone, but Hemidall works perfectly... do I have to somehow revert the drivers in Device Manager for Odin to see my phone again?
As you know Hemidall comes with that "Zadig" drivers thing and it was after using this that Odin stopped seeing my phone
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You may need to reinstall driver s,, not sure as I don't use heimdall, the kit I sent you is an Odin based kit, will give you a stripped down gb Rom called ezbase, there is a pit file included, and also a cf root kernel, so you should be able to use heimdall
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You may need to reinstall driver s,, not sure as I don't use heimdall, the kit I sent you is an Odin based kit, will give you a stripped down gb Rom called ezbase, there is a pit file included, and also a cf root kernel, so you should be able to use heimdall
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Well it's 2:00AM Sunday morning here in the UK, got home a few moments ago and had a brainwave "Why not use a virtual machine to install the phone's drivers and test Odin" so I did and it works fine I will flash the recovery kit in the morning (even though it is morning... ) and let you know how it goes.
Thought I'd reinstall the drviers on my PC since it worked on the virtual machine, got Odin back
However, I set up the flash as described in EZOdin and it got to HERE and then it got stuck... been stuck for about 20 minutes now.
In the white "Connection" status box in Odin it says "Set Partition"
Phone is still plugged in, haven't seen any progress bars on the phone or any change in Odin, is it safe to remove the phone (Hemidall would say "Hemidall crashed" but is safe to remove the phone)?
UPDATE
Ok so got the phone removed, safely I think...
It's gone a bit funny like it did when Hemidall crashed... so no boot logo or kernel splash etc, just a white picture of a phone and dotted line connection to a pc. But I fixed that by flashing again with exact set up from the instructions for Hemidall, it got logos back and recovery etc.
But can still access download mode and and Odin sees the phone, hope is not lost
Is it worth trying to flash the files in normal Odin3? I have version 1.87. It might be a one off crash (like Hemidall's was) but I crap my self when stuff like this happens and would rather it didn't do it again
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is it safe to remove the phone (Hemidall would say "Hemidall crashed" but is safe to remove the phone)?
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Its stalled, Its Failed, but you have no option but to disconnect, which means you will be in upgrade mode or BSOD mode after you pull the plug. meaning you have to Flash again using Pit first but before that you need to remove battery, reinsert, best to remove external SD card and Sim card too.
restart odin and plug in usb cable, it might detect straight away for you to flash again
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Its stalled, Its Failed, but you have no option but to disconnect, which means you will be in upgrade mode or BSOD mode after you pull the plug. meaning you have to Flash again using Pit first but before that you need to remove battery, reinsert, best to remove external SD card and Sim card too.
restart odin and plug in usb cable, it might detect straight away for you to flash again
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Ahhh that must be what it is, upgrade mode :/
Well I got the phone out and download mode still works and Odin can still see the phone, so I'm pretty safe atm (I think.....) battery has already been removed etc.
But while download mode and Odin work I'm not doing more to the phone now, if I carry on I will actually have heart failure. So I will pick this up again later on this afternoon.
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Its stalled, Its Failed, but you have no option but to disconnect, which means you will be in upgrade mode or BSOD mode after you pull the plug. meaning you have to Flash again using Pit first but before that you need to remove battery, reinsert, best to remove external SD card and Sim card too.
restart odin and plug in usb cable, it might detect straight away for you to flash again
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Could you please explain what you mean by "using Pit first"? I thought pit files go in it's space in Odin at the same time as flashing everything else (when you use Pits of course).
My current plan is, install the usb drivers on a machine that has never been touched by me, Odin or anything else. So maybe this will determine whether it is EZOdin playing up on the latest version of Windows 7... if it's not either of those then I guess that means I am no longer able to flash PIT files and am screwed.
But I will find out, fingered crossed!
Slaphead20, I've taken the PDA, PHONE and CSC files you gave me and would like to flash them in Odin3. I've stripped the files of their ".md5" extensions and now they are just ".tar" but I was wondering if this would have any bad effects while flashing? Does Odin3 take ".md5" files like EZOdin does? Is it safer to leave the files in their ".md5" format?
How it was solved:
I took the "ezbase recovery kit" that was kindly made available to me from Slaphead20 and unpacked the "PDA", "PHONE" and "CSC" .md5 files, I first removed the ".md5" extensions from the end of each file name and then used WinRAR to unload the contents of each ".tar" folder into a normal uncompressed folder for use with Hemidall.
**I did find that while unpacking these files there was two "cache.rfs" files, they are both the same but we just use one when using Hemidall.**
The reason I used Hemidall instead of EZOdin (which is supplied with the recovery kit) or Odin3 is because firstly when I tried to use the recovery kit in EZOdin, it crashed and I had to unplug the phone unwillingly (that caused "Upgrade mode"). And the reason for not using Odin3 was fear of the same.
The process:
**Make sure your handset has plenty of juice cause the last thing you want is a bad flash and then not being able to charge the batter without an external charger.**
Firstly, get your phone into "Download Mode" with the USB cable unplugged from the computer
Set up Hemidall like so...
**Make sure "Repartition" is checked and "No Reboot" is unchecked for this bit!**
Partition ID______Partitions (Files)
____0___________IBL+PBL = boot.bin
____3___________SBL = Sbl.bin
____6___________KERNEL = zImage
____11__________MODEM = modem.bin
____21__________PARAM = param.lfs
____22__________FACTORYFS = factoryfs.rfs
____23__________DBDATAFS = dbdata.rfs
____24__________CACHE = cache.rfs
After the flash is complete the phone will reboot, the first ever boot of the OS is a long one so just be patent and it will eventually (fingers crossed) load.
Q: What is it doesn't load?
A: Flash the above again until it does, or your doing something wrong -_-"
Once the phone has loaded, shut it down and then go back into "Download Mode" with the USB cable unplugged. Now, with Hemidall select the same pit file as before but make sure that "Repartition" and "No Reboot" are both unchecked, then click "Add" and select "Kernel" for the "Partition Name", browse to the "zImage" file in the "CF -Root for EZbase" folder (or similar). Plug the USB cable into the phone, click "Start" and wait for the phone to reboot, then you will have Root (+ SU) and CWM.
**If any flash you make with Hemidall stalls (fails) after you click "Start" and you have to unplug the phone it will now be stuck in "Upgrade Mode" but get into "Download Mode" and follow this guide from the start.**
Thank you Slaphead20 for this one
hi, thx for such an informative insight here...
there should be a sticky thread for such kind of issues and which would get everyone going in quick !
not sure if mods are listening to this
anyways thanks again
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Just as a heads up, all credits to
Nitr8 for the ez components
Chainfire for cf kernel
Samsung for pit file
Link to recovery kit, unzip and read.txt
http://db.tt/MOGZx01S
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dude, ive had similar problems, due to this thread i was able to fix, and get my phone running. now ive got one small problem left. cwm wont flash. im stuck on 3e recovery, when i try to flash update.zip, it fails, and obviously i cant update to different rom with that. any hints on how to get cwm on it? and how do u generally get cwm when using that recovery pack?
banana_plug said:
dude, ive had similar problems, due to this thread i was able to fix, and get my phone running. now ive got one small problem left. cwm wont flash. im stuck on 3e recovery, when i try to flash update.zip, it fails, and obviously i cant update to different rom with that. any hints on how to get cwm on it? and how do u generally get cwm when using that recovery pack?
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flash the cf kernel as pda in Odin, no repartition....for crying out loud there's a pictorial guide with screen shots of Odin loaded up....:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
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slaphead20 said:
flash the cf kernel as pda in Odin, no repartition....for crying out loud there's a pictorial guide with screen shots of Odin loaded up....:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
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now guess what? i did flashed CF kernel. guess does it load CWM afterwards? no. 3e recovery loads up instead. it actually failed for the first time (when flashing in ezodin as pda) the second time it was flashed right. but no CWM. was following tutorial step by step. im sure i was doing exactly whats stated in it. any ideas my dear ?
banana_plug said:
now guess what? i did flashed CF kernel. guess does it load CWM afterwards? no. 3e recovery loads up instead. it actually failed for the first time (when flashing in ezodin as pda) the second time it was flashed right. but no CWM. was following tutorial step by step. im sure i was doing exactly whats stated in it. any ideas my dear ?
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did you flash as a separate step from the ez base flash?
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did you flash as a separate step from the ez base flash?
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dude, youre absolutely right. as a separate step. been through google for hours, untill now its unsolved for me. 3e recovery stays in.
banana_plug said:
dude, youre absolutely right. as a separate step. been through google for hours, untill now its unsolved for me. 3e recovery stays in.
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try a new download of the kit, no one, and I mean no one, has ever had that before
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slaphead20 said:
try a new download of the kit, no one, and I mean no one, has ever had that before
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yes. you probably understand why im actually posting here. i nearly never post, not because im a techie, im a total noob, its just that im good at research, and i dont like to bother others. but at this point im pretty tired. will go thru the procedure again (third time) and see what happens. ****ing 3e recovery!
p.s correct me, replacing the kernel with CFROOT one from the pack, should automatically flash CWM? if thats the case, i might go and find another kernel with such capabilities, am i on a right path? p.s when i get rich, ill donate to you a beer ;D
Hello friends,
I have been a silent follower of this forum for more than 5 years and I never needed to post anything because I was able to find everything and I am very thankful to all the developers out there.
But today I couldn't get something done with my phone. I had samsung captivate (at&t) which for some reason couldn't start up so at&t had to exchange it for me ( that was few months back). For past few weeks I have been trying to root this new phone ( also samsung captivate), but I cannot get it to root. I searched all over the place and tried to root the device for nearly 5-7 times using odin, but no luck.
Today I used the easy root by red_81 (corn kernel 7.0a). Again it was an unsuccessful attempt. The installation freezes at the zImage step during the kernel installation.
Help with this will be really appreciated.
MY PHONE INFO:-
Model number- SAMSUNG - SGH - I897
Firmware version - 2.3.5
Baseband version - I897UCKK4
Kernel version - 2.6.35.7-I897UCKK4-CL614489
Build number - GINGERBREAD.UCKK4
Also I read it in some post that there is some info under the battery it says 10.07. I don't know if that is helpful but I just mentioned it so.
I will be waiting for the reply. Thanks in advance.
wimobile246 said:
Hello friends,
I have been a silent follower of this forum for more than 5 years and I never needed to post anything because I was able to find everything and I am very thankful to all the developers out there.
But today I couldn't get something done with my phone. I had samsung captivate (at&t) which for some reason couldn't start up so at&t had to exchange it for me ( that was few months back). For past few weeks I have been trying to root this new phone ( also samsung captivate), but I cannot get it to root. I searched all over the place and tried to root the device for nearly 5-7 times using odin, but no luck.
Today I used the easy root by red_81 (corn kernel 7.0a). Again it was an unsuccessful attempt. The installation freezes at the zImage step during the kernel installation.
Help with this will be really appreciated.
MY PHONE INFO:-
Model number- SAMSUNG - SGH - I897
Firmware version - 2.3.5
Baseband version - I897UCKK4
Kernel version - 2.6.35.7-I897UCKK4-CL614489
Build number - GINGERBREAD.UCKK4
Also I read it in some post that there is some info under the battery it says 10.07. I don't know if that is helpful but I just mentioned it so.
I will be waiting for the reply. Thanks in advance.
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A quick forum search and you would've found your answer, but here's the method I repeatedly used. Start at step #5 http://www.android.net/forum/samsun...ead-build-kk4-2-3-5-rooting-instructions.html
Hey, thanks for the reply but I have tried that before and same thing it stops at zimage and nothing happened. However, I will give it a try again when I get home.
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Have you tried the fugu method? I had the same system and fugu worked like a charmnfoeme.
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I will search for it but if you have the link can you let me know please. And thanks for reply in the thread
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Have u tried different usb/micro usb cables and or different usb ports.
U could also just flash KK4 Corn Kernel (i recommend versions 6.03 or 7.0A) through Odin or Heimdall, because u can get Root through the CWM Recovery that is included with these kernels.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Have u tried different usb/micro usb cables and or different usb ports.
U could also just flash KK4 Corn Kernel (i recommend versions 6.03 or 7.0A) through Odin or Heimdall, because u can get Root through the CWM Recovery that is included with these kernels.
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I haven't tried different usb/micro usb cable but ya I have tried different usb ports.
I tried to flash the Corn Kernel 7.0A through Odin but It stops at Zimage step. So that didn't help either. But thanks for the idea.
treygrizzard26 said:
A quick forum search and you would've found your answer, but here's the method I repeatedly used. Start at step #5
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Hey treygrizzard, I tried the option 1 from the link you provided but it didn't work (again it freezes at zImage) and I also tried option 2.
surprising think happened with option 2 I downloaded cornkernel 7.0A (odin flashable) and it finished all the steps but when I went into the recovery mode it didn't have "root" option, and the kernal version didn't change in my phone ("about phone" option). I don't know what should I do?
Did u look under the "advanced" tab while in the cwm recovery of corn kernel v7.0A ? The option for Root should be under that.
The name of the kernel may not be changed under About phone because it might not have been built in by the Dev, but it has been in some of the newer versions.
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4-2ndtwin said:
Did u look under the "advanced" tab while in the cwm recovery of corn kernel v7.0A ? The option for Root should be under that.
The name of the kernel may not be changed under About phone because it might not have been built in by the Dev, but it has been in some of the newer versions.
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Actually when I went into the recovery mode it is still "android recovery 3e" and not CWM. I will try to flash it again today and see if that will change to CWM. Should I try corn kernel v7.06? of should I stick with v7.0A when I try it again?
Again thanks everyone for help.
Stay with 6.03 or 7.0A
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Stay with 6.03 or 7.0A
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Ok I will try to flash it with 7.0A again and see if it helps. Thanks
4-2ndtwin said:
Stay with 6.03 or 7.0A
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Ok so I tried to flash it again first with 7.0a and 6.03 but no luck. Odin says "PASS! (0:3)" but when I go into recovery mode it shows "android recovery 3e"
Here is the log from odin for 6.03 (its the same for 7.0a as well) [update - I attached the picture of odin after it flashed the phone]:
<ID:0/005> Initialzation..
<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..
<ID:0/005> RQT_CLOSE !!
<ID:0/005> RES OK !!
<ID:0/005> Completed..
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
<ID:0/005> Removed!!
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Removed!!
Just so you know before put the zImage file in PDA I had to add ".tar" at the end for the odin PDA to see the file (so from zImage I had to change it to zImage.tar). I don't know if that has to do anything me not getting it to work.
Thanks
Here flash this one View attachment CornKernel_UCKK4_v70A.tar.
It won't work the way u did it. I attached the .tar version from the Corn Kernel thread. It should work.
U can't just rename the zImage. It has to be repackaged, so to speak, through an Archiver.... Winzip, 7zip, IZarc, etc.
4-2ndtwin said:
Here flash this one View attachment 1293182.
It won't work the way u did it. I attached the .tar version from the Corn Kernel thread. It should work.
U can't just rename the zImage. It has to be repackaged, so to speak, through an Archiver.... Winzip, 7zip, IZarc, etc.
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I tried it with your .tar file and same thing happens. It stops at the zImage step and than nothing happens. I waited 15 mins but nothing happened. I have attached the image of odin during the flash when it stop. Everytime I try to install the kernel it stops at zImage step, and than it soft bricks my phone and than I have to use the heimdall one click unbrick to make it work. I don't know what to do now. Please help.
Thanks for all the help so far.
The problem has got to be something with the micro usb/usb cable, usb port...or something in relation to these. U need to get a different cable and try. Also be sure on ur pc that u r using a usb port that is in the back of the desktop. Don't use a usb hub. Check the micro usb port on the phone to make sure it is clean of dirt, etc.
Also u could try a different pc. And u could look into using Heimdall instead of Odin, if all else fails.
Keep us posted. Thx.
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4-2ndtwin said:
The problem has got to be something with the micro usb/usb cable, usb port...or something in relation to these. U need to get a different cable and try. Also be sure on ur pc that u r using a usb port that is in the back of the desktop. Don't use a usb hub. Check the micro usb port on the phone to make sure it is clean of dirt, etc.
Also u could try a different pc. And u could look into using Heimdall instead of Odin, if all else fails.
Keep us posted. Thx.
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Ok so far I tired flashing the same .tar file you attached in previous post using heimdall (followed instructions from http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Captivate:_Full_Update_Guide).
It didn't help either, it showed an ERROR and than session was ended.
I also tried using different port on my laptop.
My next try is to use desktop computer with the back usb port. I don't have an extra micro USB cable so I have buy another one, so till then I will try to use my desktop computer and see if that helps.
I will keep you posted. Thanks for all the help so far.
at the risk of repeating some of the instructions from other threads . .
have you tried removing the battery and sim card, then without battery or sim in phone, going into download mode with vol up-down keys held while connecting usb?
that was the only way I could get my cappy to flash properly with the design gears kernal rooting method from stock gb kk4. then I flashed corn successfully, when already rooted.
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laughingT said:
at the risk of repeating some of the instructions from other threads . .
have you tried removing the battery and sim card, then without battery or sim in phone, going into download mode with vol up-down keys held while connecting usb?
that was the only way I could get my cappy to flash properly with the design gears kernal rooting method from stock gb kk4. then I flashed corn successfully, when already rooted.
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First of all thanks for your advice and I tired the way you said but it didn't help. I took out my battery and sim from the phone and try to go into the download mode with vol-up down keys held and connected my usb cord but nothing happened. It seems like it doesn't work without the battery inserted. So now I am trying to use my friend's computer to see if its my laptop. I really appreciate your advice "laughingT".
4-2ndtwin said:
The problem has got to be something with the micro usb/usb cable, usb port...or something in relation to these. U need to get a different cable and try. Also be sure on ur pc that u r using a usb port that is in the back of the desktop. Don't use a usb hub. Check the micro usb port on the phone to make sure it is clean of dirt, etc.
Also u could try a different pc. And u could look into using Heimdall instead of Odin, if all else fails.
Keep us posted. Thx.
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OK so now my phone is successfully rooted. Thanks to everyone who put in their advice, especially 4.2ndtwin. I really appreciate your help and answering all the questions.
So basically I think my laptop USB ports doesn't allow me to root, I used my friend's laptop and it work very well and my phone is now rooted using corn kernel. My next step is to install serendipty rom. How is that rom for captivate? any advice on good roms out there that I should try it on my phone. I will also search around the forum to see other people's responses and my choices.
hi
I'm writing for the first time although I've been visiting the forum for couple of weeks as I'm facing a problem with my samsung SGH-I897.
PROBLEM HISTORY
it was a present to me which was already rooted and loaded with ICS rom (I can't remember the version, kernel, baseband or build no). 2 weeks back, I tried to upgrade the phone with JB Slim custom rom (www.android.gs/update-galaxy-captivate-i897-jelly-bean-slim/) but stuck with AT&T bootlogo. I tried to go back to ICS again but accidentally did something wrong in CWM recovery (don't know the version) for which CWM went back to original 3e version.
Since then I couldn't load any rom (by CWM or Odin) bcos there was error in CWM saying failed to mount /dbdata... etc. 2 days ago I found a fix for that in blog.kalpetros.com/2012/04/how-to-fix-cant-mount-dbdata-error-sgs.html
Then I loaded GB rom 2.3.5 , baseband I897UCKJ1 , kernel 2.6.35.7-I897UCKJ1-CL614489 . But my CWM is still 3e.
THE PROBLEM NOW
1) I am trying to update the captivate but every time I try to update I get this:
-- Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I've tried Lanight, Slim Rom (again) but no use. what should I do?
2) Maybe there is a kernel issue (it says here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874327 ). So to flash new kernel I followed the instruction from androidprof.blogspot.com/2013/02/upgrading-rooting-and-then-installing.html?goback=%2Egde_86481_member_213543419 and forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266 but Odin hangs at midpoint and the captivate becomes softbricked. Then again I have to load the GB. is the odin defective? (I used odin 1.85 & odin3)
3) I tried to load GB I897UCKK4 by one click odin installer but it hanged everytime. why?
thanx in advance
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shiploo35 said:
hi
I'm writing for the first time although I've been visiting the forum for couple of weeks as I'm facing a problem with my samsung SGH-I897.
PROBLEM HISTORY
it was a present to me which was already rooted and loaded with ICS rom (I can't remember the version, kernel, baseband or build no). 2 weeks back, I tried to upgrade the phone with JB Slim custom rom (www.android.gs/update-galaxy-captivate-i897-jelly-bean-slim/) but stuck with AT&T bootlogo. I tried to go back to ICS again but accidentally did something wrong in CWM recovery (don't know the version) for which CWM went back to original 3e version.
Since then I couldn't load any rom (by CWM or Odin) bcos there was error in CWM saying failed to mount /dbdata... etc. 2 days ago I found a fix for that in blog.kalpetros.com/2012/04/how-to-fix-cant-mount-dbdata-error-sgs.html
Then I loaded GB rom 2.3.5 , baseband I897UCKJ1 , kernel 2.6.35.7-I897UCKJ1-CL614489 . But my CWM is still 3e.
THE PROBLEM NOW
1) I am trying to update the captivate but every time I try to update I get this:
-- Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I've tried Lanight, Slim Rom (again) but no use. what should I do?
2) Maybe there is a kernel issue (it says here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874327 ). So to flash new kernel I followed the instruction from androidprof.blogspot.com/2013/02/upgrading-rooting-and-then-installing.html?goback=%2Egde_86481_member_213543419 and forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350266 but Odin hangs at midpoint and the captivate becomes softbricked. Then again I have to load the GB. is the odin defective? (I used odin 1.85 & odin3)
3) I tried to load GB I897UCKK4 by one click odin installer but it hanged everytime. why?
thanx in advance
Sent from my GT-I9070 using xda app-developers app
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From your signature, you have a GT-I9070, which is a different device. This section is for the Captivate.
Perhaps this link can help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985398
NO, it's Captivate
BWolf56 said:
From your signature, you have a GT-I9070, which is a different device. This section is for the Captivate.
Perhaps this link can help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985398
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I used my wife's cell to post. So it is Captivate SGH-I897 that is giving me problem.
See TRusselo's Guide here ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19425513
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tried and didn't work
4-2ndtwin said:
See TRusselo's Guide here ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19425513
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Yes I've tried but odin hangs during flashing of speedmod kernel (everytime).
THANX anyway.
Did ya take a look at this Captivate - PC Connection Issues thread ?? ...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227541
And u could flash the .tar file of KK4 Corn Kernel instead of the Speedmod kernel...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18233847
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odin hangs
4-2ndtwin said:
Did ya take a look at this Captivate - PC Connection Issues thread ?? ...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227541
And u could flash the .tar file of KK4 Corn Kernel instead of the Speedmod kernel...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18233847
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thank you 4-2ndtwin,
I think the pc connection is ok bcos I can flash the GB 2.3.5 I897UCKJ1 ROM by odin 3. (infact it's the only ROM I can flash)
And Odin cannot flash the kk4 kernel, it hangs at midpoint.
SO FAR HERE GOES THE SUMMERY
I can only flash the above mentioned ROM. No other ROM, kernel, CWM recovery can't be loaded by Odin 1.85 or 3.
Same goes for flashing through recovery mode. there's always signature verification failure error (see 1st post)
bad usb driver, connector or cable can cause intermittent fail like that, mid flash, even though it looks okay when you start. also, have you tried redownloading your sources? signature verification can mean failed md5 checksum= corrupt source file.
Out of curiosity, did you accidentally enable the signature verification in speedmod? I did that yesterday while installing Captivating and it'll throw the signature verification error lol. Just click it again in CWM and you should be able to get passed the signature verification.
laughingT said:
bad usb driver, connector or cable can cause intermittent fail like that, mid flash, even though it looks okay when you start. also, have you tried redownloading your sources? signature verification can mean failed md5 checksum= corrupt source file.
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I don't know, if it's bad usb driver, connector or cable how come they always give trouble during flashing everything except I897uckj1 rom?
and, I'll try redownloading the sources (have to browse the history)
nope
x0ne215 said:
Out of curiosity, did you accidentally enable the signature verification in speedmod? I did that yesterday while installing Captivating and it'll throw the signature verification error lol. Just click it again in CWM and you should be able to get passed the signature verification.
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there's no such option in my cwm. the cwm is 3e and very limited. it has only 4 option... reboot, update from zip, wipe factory data, wipe cache.
CWM and 3e recovery are 2 different things. CWM is a CUSTOM recovery, 3e is the stock recovery. It sounds like you're still on stock recovery.
Have you tried using ADB to push a CWM recovery.img to the device? There should be some tutorials or posts on other threads here about doing it. I had to do that for my Pantech Crossover.
Once you do that, you can flash a ROM no problem.
x0ne215 said:
... It sounds like you're still on stock recovery
Have you tried using ADB to push a CWM recovery.img to the device?....
Once you do that, you can flash a ROM no problem.
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ok thanx, this ADB thing is sounds complicated to me. but I'll learn it.
bad news
ok... bad news.. phone is hard bricked... no download mode, no charging battery display when plugged to wall... this is going near to the end.
Time to build a jig. See the how to if you want to diy. There are a few you can buy online if you're lazy
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It's quicker and easier to just do it yourself, there's a no solder method on the forums here.
I'm trying
yes.. I'm following this 2 solderless threads jig without cutting usb cord and jig with cutting usb cord
but no luck yet, have to identify the problem. is there any suggestions about these methods or any other?
What problem? Only follow 1 of the guides, they're different, hence why there's 2.
Hi all, I've searched the forum for similar problem like mine and none of them worked with me. I have flashed CM 10 to my captivate and everything was working good. But then i decide to restore a backup I made trough CWM and here happened the problem. It couldn't finish the restore process, it said MD5 check failed or something similar.
So when restore failed, i wiped all the data/factory reset and then wanted to flash the CM 10 again from the internal storage it says it can't mount sdcard.
I tried to flash a stock ROM using odin but odin can't recognize it. I only can go into recovery mode and download mode other else it keeps looping showing SAMSUNG logo only.
This is a screen shot of the messeage it show's in CWM.
the link below is for the screen shot added http at the beigning because i'm not allowed to post outside link since i'm a new member
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I think your first plan of action would be to get Odin to recognize your phone. Do you have the right divers installed?
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finally i got odin to recognize it and right now its flashing. i'm using odinOneClick I897UCJF6 and it shows this
Code:
<ID:0/013> Added!!
<ID:0/013> Odin v.3 engine (ID:13)..
<ID:0/013> File analysis..
<ID:0/013> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/013> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
is this normal, because this is my first time to use this !
Yea that's all normal. It said added so it sees it. Can u flash a kernel?
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Wonderfull, Now it shows firmware upgrade fail ! Try using recovery mode ! . It seems there's a lot to learn about smartphones. Any help
Does Odin still see your phone when that screen is up? If so flash it again. U may want to get a stock image and flash back to that first if you can.
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Wonderfull, Now it shows firmware upgrade fail ! Try using recovery mode ! . It seems there's a lot to learn about smartphones. Any help
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See this thread... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227541
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