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MY Phone Condition:
My phone was previously install with voodoo rom and use clockwork recovery to restore to my stock rom that i backup and it crash half way.
My phone was hardware lock this mean no matter how i press the volume and power button , i will never get into download mode. non of the method posted work !
My phone cannot use "adb reboot download" because there is no OS and it was stuck in the recovery loop.
It does not have clockwork recovery because i formatted my internal sdcard
If i do have clockwork recovery and i use restore image or install new from zip , i still stuck in the recovery mode after reboot several times.
My phone does not mount to internal sdcard because i don't even know what i did on this part.
I believe i screw up my partition of the phone.
DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
You need the Samsung USB driver and you can get it from Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728929
First Part
1. Download update.zip from the link below. This was post by another member.
The post is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
2. Place the update.zip in tools folder so you can push it into your phone by using adb command
3. Plug usb into the phone and your phone should be on the Android system recovery <2e>
4. Use your volume button to select reinstall package, don't press power button yet.
5. constant "adb push update.zip /sdcard" from computer , you will get permission denied.
6. While you are constantly pushing the adb command from computer. press the power button on the phone so it install update.zip from sdcard.
7. This is the part where it force adb push into sdcard without permission
8. once the update.zip install completed. unplug the usb cable from the phone and take the battery out.
9. put the battery back to the phone then press on both volume button.
10. While holding both volume button , plug in your usb cable and it will boot to download screen.
If you need use Odin to flash your phone to original stock rom. Go to the Second Part
Second Part:
If you get black screen with only 4 light on the bottom after flashing from Odin.
Follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728698
There should be T959-PDA.tar,T959-CSC.tar and T959-Phone.tar within the package.
Check "Re-Partition" , "Auto Reboot" and "F.Reset Time" check box. Use the PIT 0512 version. Use "PDA", "PHONE" and "CSC" from the link above.
After flashing with Odin, you will loose the download mode. repeat the first part and you are good to go.
Here is the link on rooting the phone
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_Samsung_Galaxy_S_(Vibrant)
If your phone is hardware locked, how are you able to get into recovery? Hardware locked phone means no recovery and download mode.
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mr2t32 said:
If your phone is hardware locked, how are you able to get into recovery? Hardware locked phone means no recovery and download mode.
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my hardware lock mean cannot use the button method to get into download mode and using adb reboot download does not help too.
Im pretty sure hardware lock does not mean no recovery. Just no button download mode
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you saved my life man. thank you so much. this was the only thing that worked, after days of frustration
No, it means both.
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muncknr said:
you saved my life man. thank you so much. this was the only thing that worked, after days of frustration
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i was about to give up. i was trying to push update.zip and do adb reboot download left and right and no luck untill i found this method. It took me a week to figure it out
wildklymr said:
No, it means both.
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my recovery was working because i was stuck in the a loop. ya , this update.zip pretty much do both download mode and recovery mode.
What the point of this? Does the other thread not cover this??
Master™ said:
What the point of this? Does the other thread not cover this??
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Are you asking or you are insulting ?
jaex said:
Are you asking or you are insulting ?
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probably asking. Considering there is another thread on the same topic that has been on the front page for over a week now, with several pages of replies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
EDIT: So you were bricked and hardware locked and got yourself out of it? If thats the case then yets its different than that thread and why didn't you just come out and say it?
nermie said:
probably asking. Considering there is another thread on the same topic that has been on the front page for over a week now, with several pages of replies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
EDIT: So you were bricked and hardware locked and got yourself out of it? If thats the case then yets its different than that thread and why didn't you just come out and say it?
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You figure it out after all. I already stated the condition of my phone ! My phone was pretty bricked at that point. There is way for me to push any files into the phone because i don't have permission and my phone will not go to download mode by using the volume button. It just stuck at recovery mode.
There are guide out there teach you to use "adb push download". This method only work if you are in your phone and you turn on debug mode. My phone crash at the clockwork recovery bootloader. Then i formated my internal sdcard that hold the clockwork. next i push a stock update.zip that does not have su and busybox so i lost the capability to push anything into the phone.
no download mode , no permission, no sdcard --> You tell me how can i use the method that post few week ago ?
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you saved my life man. thank you so much. this was the only thing that worked, after days of frustration
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Thank You
Thank ! You save my phone !
unfortunately, i was one of those careless people to brick my phone via Voodoo.
Firstly, i tried to "FLASH" the disable_voodoo zip file via Clockwork, i put it in root, and never created any folders. i knew i had to disable voodoo before flashing but my steps were wrong.
sadly enough, my phone was also HW locked, so i got it exchanged. now im not using voodoo YET and i my new vibrant can handle OC and has the recovery/download mode via buttons.
atlaswingpasaway said:
unfortunately, i was one of those careless people to brick my phone via Voodoo.
Firstly, i tried to "FLASH" the disable_voodoo zip file via Clockwork, i put it in root, and never created any folders. i knew i had to disable voodoo before flashing but my steps were wrong.
sadly enough, my phone was also HW locked, so i got it exchanged. now im not using voodoo YET and i my new vibrant can handle OC and has the recovery/download mode via buttons.
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i use shell to create the file that disable voodoo. after disable voodoo , i was able to do restore and install new rom unfortunately after restore or install new rom , it still reboot into recovery.
I also forgot to disable voodoo, and this was before there were fix instructions posted. So i basically effed up my phone to the point of being stuck in the samsung recovery loop, no hardware download mode, no clockwork recovery, no update.zp, no adb download.
I really thought I had completely bricked my phone, I tried this just out of desperation and what do you know, push update.zip over and over and click and it goes through, which allowed me to get into download mode.
muncknr said:
I also forgot to disable voodoo, and this was before there were fix instructions posted. So i basically effed up my phone to the point of being stuck in the samsung recovery loop, no hardware download mode, no clockwork recovery, no update.zp, no adb download.
I really thought I had completely bricked my phone, I tried this just out of desperation and what do you know, push update.zip over and over and click and it goes through, which allowed me to get into download mode.
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nice , you just have to re-root and install the new rom again , if it brick again , just use this method and you are good again.many of us forgot to disable the voodoo before we restore or install new rom and this crashes the phone.
Need some help really bad
Ok so I have a similar situation as you did (OP), only mine is a bit worse... In my irrational "in the moment" fear of the situation, I used adb reboot recovery to get into recovery mode (HW locked phone) and I did the option that deletes all the **** on the phone and restores the phone to its original format (I think it reinstalled the OS or something, because it looks brand new). So now, whenever I boot up, it does the annoying black screen with the 4 glowing buttons thing for a while, and then eventually the OS actually shows up on the screen. Then it does "scanning media" thing over and over again, but thats not the main problem. I figured, hey this isnt so bad atleast I found your thread and would be able to use your method to help restore my phone... the problem is that somehow my "settings" button is totally gone from the app menu, and I cant get it into debug mode, so I cant use either adb or your method or ANYTHING!! My phone is practically bricked as I cant do anything because its constantly laggy and turns back to the black screen thing, and then when it is showing the homescreen I cant do **** because even swiping to another screen takes like 5 minutes to do cause its so laggy. So basically I ****ed up, and I really need some help.. Im kinda a noob at this whole thing and im really outa options as far as I can tell.. does anyone know what I can do to repair my phone? Thanks!
okay so I know this isn't exactly the best thread to post but I'm so overwelmed with info about this phone that I have no idea where to start! I figured I'd start by searching the market for Launcherpro but when I did that Launcherpro Plus won't show up. Can anybody PM on a good place to start or post in this thread? Thanks guys, also I'm thinking I may want to flash Cognition so what would I need to do in order to accomplish this? Thanks guys and sorry for the noob thread.
Start by making sure you can manually enter download mode with keys.
Turn your phone off.
Plug in USB.
Hold Vol Up and Down and Power all at once until the green battery disappears, then release power, but continue to hold Vol Up and Down. This should get you a yellow yield sign with an Android on it shoveling or something.
After that, just pull battery and power on like normal.
If that doesn't happen, then try again, or find better directions than mine until you are certain it won't work. This keeps you from bricking your phone any of the easy ways.
Okay so I can get into downloading mode with just the keys, is this good?
Very. It means that even if you totally screw your phone up so that it can't boot into the OS, you can just flash back to stock with ODIN and start over.
Next, if you are interested in trying ROMS out, you may want to check out Assonance: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9513065&postcount=1
The directions are thorough and links are provided for just about everything. Use at own risk, and all that stuff; but if you were afraid to take tech risks, you wouldn't be here.
Thanks Dungeon, I appreciate the help!
BTW guys does anybody know why I can't install the clockworkmod onto my phone via rom manager? I click on the option and it doesn't do anything... Thanks!
Noob4Life said:
Thanks Dungeon, I appreciate the help!
BTW guys does anybody know why I can't install the clockworkmod onto my phone via rom manager? I click on the option and it doesn't do anything... Thanks!
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Are you rooted ?
Noob4Life said:
Thanks Dungeon, I appreciate the help!
BTW guys does anybody know why I can't install the clockworkmod onto my phone via rom manager? I click on the option and it doesn't do anything... Thanks!
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ROM Manager is having trouble the last few days.
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9876490&postcount=3
Copy that update.zip (the whole zip, don't extract it) to your sdcard, then get into recovery mode (hold Vol Up, Vol Dn, Power until you see the white ATT World Phone logo) then use Vol keys to move to "reinstall packages", click Power to go. It will do some stuff. Do it one more time, and you should boot into CWR with root so you can flash.
Hi Dungeon47,
I forgot the reason why we need to install clockworkmod.
Thanks,
Neil
It gives you the advanced options while in recovery - helps you to install that custom ROM, or delete your battery stats, dalvik cache and even perform a factory reset/data wipe using that tool.
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It gives you the advanced options while in recovery - helps you to install that custom ROM, or delete your battery stats, dalvik cache and even perform a factory reset/data wipe using that tool.
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Awesome! Thanks!
Hello all and thank you in advance for any help you can provide. I'll try not to post a wall of text.
In a nutshell the problem I'm having is - I cannot see my zip files in the stock recovery console under the sd update section. In fact it's like the sad card isn't seen at all. I've taken a zip of cwm, placed it on an sd card, inserted the card, boot into recovery and no zip file is seen. What I'd like is any and all details (perhaps a short tutorial with links to the right files) on how to do this.
Why? - well here's where it gets funny. Old android phone of mine I thought to be dead suddenly springs to life (sweet). It has a pattern lock which I don't remember (not sweet). Tried using google account, apparently I used a different one than the one I've been using for years... The short of it is I'd like to get my data off it or at least see what's there. I've heard I can flash cwm through the recovery console, then via cwm, flash a pattern lock reset (in theory). So I figured I'd give it a go. I hope I explained this well. Any help you guys can provide will be awesome. Thanks!
More info on the phone - no it's not setup for debugging mode. No I cannot access it via the PC. So adb and Odin are out. Also I know I can factory reset easily - not looking to do that though. Thanks again!
The stock recovery only sees the "Internal" SD card, so anything you put on your actual SD will not be detected by the recovery. Download a file manager from google play store. I don't remember which one I used in particular, but try Root Browser or ES File Manager. Copy the file from your External SD card into the Internal SD and try again. Hope this helps.
But... you say you don't know the password to the phone. I'm not sure what can be done besides factory reset...
hadriel821 said:
More info on the phone - no it's not setup for debugging mode. No I cannot access it via the PC. So adb and Odin are out. Also I know I can factory reset easily - not looking to do that though. Thanks again!
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I don't think you can flash cwm with stock recovery. If you aren't able to flash via Odin in download mode you are pretty short on options.
meekrawb said:
I don't think you can flash cwm with stock recovery. If you aren't able to flash via Odin in download mode you are pretty short on options.
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You can actually. That's how I did it. When I got this phone the USB to PC connection never worked, only for charging. I was disappointed that I'd be stuck with stock ROM, but I was able to install CWM via Stock Recovery.
Jorge_007 said:
You can actually. That's how I did it. When I got this phone the USB to PC connection never worked, only for charging. I was disappointed that I'd be stuck with stock ROM, but I was able to install CWM via Stock Recovery.
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Thanks for confirming. Sucks that the OP can't get it onto the internal, then.
If you google "a creative way to bypass pattern lock on android" the first result will show you where I got the idea from. (sorry, would have put a link here but the site won't let me)
that being said, unless the OP there is pulling our legs, it should be completely possible to access the external SD card from stock recovery as that's how he described he did it. now I don't know if stock recovery is the same on all Samsung android devices, but I would assume it likely is, or is at least close.
I'm almost sure if I had another t679 that I could get into, that I could format the card and have it work on the locked one. not sure if it's worth it to me though since at this point I'm mainly pursuing this for personal knowledge and notoriety lol. BTW thanks to all that provided insight thus far. here's to hoping someone has some additional information for me.
I think I might have done it, this time. I installed RebelROM on my phone, as I was curious if it would be more battery friendly. I decided that it wasn't, and went to reboot into recovery to reinstall the nandroid I had made earlier in the afternoon. Oops. My only available recovery was CWM, not TWRP. No problem, I thought, I will just reinstall with CWM. Give me a chance to learn the new recovery, I thought. But, CWM wasn't seeing my external SD card, so I went back and forth to move the nandroid I had made to the internal SD, so CWM could see it. I also installed TWRP to the internal SD, as CWM was proving to be a pain. Unfortunately, TWRP wasn't able to access my internal SD, where the nandroid was now stored, so I tried to recover into an older nandroid. Now, though, the phone won't boot at all, past the screen that describes the phone as an Exhibit from T-Mobile. I can't boot back into recovery. I can't access the drives through the USB cord, either. Any suggestions? Skyukillparanormal has disappeared. Ironically, I'm up in his neck of the woods. Any assistance would be appreciated.
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I think I might have done it, this time. I installed RebelROM on my phone, as I was curious if it would be more battery friendly. I decided that it wasn't, and went to reboot into recovery to reinstall the nandroid I had made earlier in the afternoon. Oops. My only available recovery was CWM, not TWRP. No problem, I thought, I will just reinstall with CWM. Give me a chance to learn the new recovery, I thought. But, CWM wasn't seeing my external SD card, so I went back and forth to move the nandroid I had made to the internal SD, so CWM could see it. I also installed TWRP to the internal SD, as CWM was proving to be a pain. Unfortunately, TWRP wasn't able to access my internal SD, where the nandroid was now stored, so I tried to recover into an older nandroid. Now, though, the phone won't boot at all, past the screen that describes the phone as an Exhibit from T-Mobile. I can't boot back into recovery. I can't access the drives through the USB cord, either. Any suggestions? Skyukillparanormal has disappeared. Ironically, I'm up in his neck of the woods. Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Pull the battery. After replacing, push down the power button and volume up at the same time. Hole them down for a few seconds. CWM should reappear. Either restore your recovery if it was CWM created or reflash the ROM.
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Pull the battery. After replacing, push down the power button and volume up at the same time. Hole them down for a few seconds. CWM should reappear. Either restore your recovery if it was CWM created or reflash the ROM.
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Unfortunately, AD, CWM is not reappearing. I had been holding down the power and volume down keys to no avail. Now I know why. It seems, though, that the power/volume up combo has the same (lack of) effect. Am I screwed?
Proud2banoob said:
Unfortunately, AD, CWM is not reappearing. I had been holding down the power and volume down keys to no avail. Now I know why. It seems, though, that the power/volume up combo has the same (lack of) effect. Am I screwed?
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If that isn't working there are more serious problems. Try 2 or 3 times as it doesn't always work the first time. You can try ODIN but it's for advanced users. If you don't know how to use it probably not the best option. I hope you didn't brick your recovery because in that case that's the only option that will save you.
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If that isn't working there are more serious problems. Try 2 or 3 times as it doesn't always work the first time. You can try ODIN but it's for advanced users. If you don't know how to use it probably not the best option. I hope you didn't brick your recovery because in that case that's the only option that will save you.
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I tried multiple times. I was thinking ODIN might be my only option, but I would never do that myself. I will have to do some research to learn if there is someone near where I am now, or where I live. Thanks for your help. I thought we'd lost you to the S2 fora....
Proud2banoob said:
I tried multiple times. I was thinking ODIN might be my only option, but I would never do that myself. I will have to do some research to learn if there is someone near where I am now, or where I live. Thanks for your help. I thought we'd lost you to the S2 fora....
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Well soon that will be the case but not yet! Anyway here the link to get ODIN: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2012979&d=1370213005
Instructions here:
2. With your phone powered off, go into the Download (or Odin) mode by pressing the volume down and power buttons. When the screen with the exclamation mark appears, select the volume up button. You should now be in download mode.
3. Connect your Galaxy Exhibit to your PC.
3. Open Odin Multi Downloader v4.43.exe on your PC.
4. click on the OPS-Button and navigate to the folder with the extracted files and select Ancora.ops file.
5. Select the options: One Package, Protect OPS. I did not touch the Auto Reboot, Reset Time options.
6.Click on the One Package-Button and select the md5 file in the extracted folder.
7. Click on the Start button. The flashing process took around 5 minutes for me, at which point the phone rebooted into recovery mode to finish the process. I selected reboot the system.
ODIN flashable CWM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1962398&d=1368560948
If you do this, keep in mind I can't be responsible for the results. Otherwise then yes, seek assistance from somebody who can help you in person.
ArtfulDodger said:
Well soon that will be the case but not yet! Anyway here the link to get ODIN: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2012979&d=1370213005
Instructions here:
2. With your phone powered off, go into the Download (or Odin) mode by pressing the volume down and power buttons. When the screen with the exclamation mark appears, select the volume up button. You should now be in download mode.
3. Connect your Galaxy Exhibit to your PC.
3. Open Odin Multi Downloader v4.43.exe on your PC.
4. click on the OPS-Button and navigate to the folder with the extracted files and select Ancora.ops file.
5. Select the options: One Package, Protect OPS. I did not touch the Auto Reboot, Reset Time options.
6.Click on the One Package-Button and select the md5 file in the extracted folder.
7. Click on the Start button. The flashing process took around 5 minutes for me, at which point the phone rebooted into recovery mode to finish the process. I selected reboot the system.
ODIN flashable CWM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1962398&d=1368560948
If you do this, keep in mind I can't be responsible for the results. Otherwise then yes, seek assistance from somebody who can help you in person.
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Thank you for the link, but I can already tell that there will be a problem with that solution, as well. I tried over and over to press the power volume down button. I never saw a screen with an exclamation point. I never see anything until I release both buttons, at which point it starts up normally, but like I said, freezes before the rom loads, or before loading any recovery. There seems to be no difference if I hold down the vol up or the vol down button.
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Thank you for the link, but I can already tell that there will be a problem with that solution, as well. I tried over and over to press the power volume down button. I never saw a screen with an exclamation point. I never see anything until I release both buttons, at which point it starts up normally, but like I said, freezes before the rom loads, or before loading any recovery. There seems to be no difference if I hold down the vol up or the vol down button.
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Just like CWM, it can take a few tries. Yeah I know that gets old but sometimes it's taken me 4 or 5 attempts before I can get the phone into download mode. Don't give up until you're sure there is nothing to be done. It really just sounds like a soft brick to me.
Maybe if all else fails just say the hell with it, and if you can, get the Galaxy Light on HSN ($150). They'll let you pay in installments if you can't/don't want to pay all at once. You won't be able to root it just yet since it's new, but man maybe it's for the best. At least you will not be able to brick that phone! It has JB on it anyway.
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Just like CWM, it can take a few tries. Yeah I know that gets old but sometimes it's taken me 4 or 5 attempts before I can get the phone into download mode. Don't give up until you're sure there is nothing to be done. It really just sounds like a soft brick to me.
Maybe if all else fails just say the hell with it, and if you can, get the Galaxy Light on HSN ($150). They'll let you pay in installments if you can't/don't want to pay all at once. You won't be able to root it just yet since it's new, but man maybe it's for the best. At least you will not be able to brick that phone! It has JB on it anyway.
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Soft brick is what I was thinking, too.
Man, that Galaxy Light is perfect! I have been looking for exactly that phone for a while. When did it come out? And paying in installments makes it even better. Plus, I've now learned my lesson. When I do root that phone, I will be more careful about my flashaholic tendencies. If I get it, that is. We'll have to see.
Proud2banoob said:
Soft brick is what I was thinking, too.
Man, that Galaxy Light is perfect! I have been looking for exactly that phone for a while. When did it come out? And paying in installments makes it even better. Plus, I've now learned my lesson. When I do root that phone, I will be more careful about my flashaholic tendencies. If I get it, that is. We'll have to see.
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Came out in just the past couple of months. The hardware is so much better than the Exhibit. Again keep in mind, there presently is no way to root it and there are no custom ROMs right now. Activity on XDA for this device has been pretty light, only downside to this phone and the main reason I passed on it.
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Came out in just the past couple of months. The hardware is so much better than the Exhibit. Again keep in mind, there presently is no way to root it and there are no custom ROMs right now. Activity on XDA for this device has been pretty light, only downside to this phone and the main reason I passed on it.
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I understand about there being no xda activity. That's a consideration. With 8 GB of internal storage _plus_ a removable SD card, though, I can't see bloatware being a problem for a bit. By then, the Slimroms guys will have gotten ahold of it and put together something, I am sure. Can I live with stock jb? Can I even pick this up? Hmmmmmm...... Food for thought.
ArtfulDodger said:
Well soon that will be the case but not yet! Anyway here the link to get ODIN: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2012979&d=1370213005
Instructions here:
2. With your phone powered off, go into the Download (or Odin) mode by pressing the volume down and power buttons. When the screen with the exclamation mark appears, select the volume up button. You should now be in download mode.
3. Connect your Galaxy Exhibit to your PC.
3. Open Odin Multi Downloader v4.43.exe on your PC.
4. click on the OPS-Button and navigate to the folder with the extracted files and select Ancora.ops file.
5. Select the options: One Package, Protect OPS. I did not touch the Auto Reboot, Reset Time options.
6.Click on the One Package-Button and select the md5 file in the extracted folder.
7. Click on the Start button. The flashing process took around 5 minutes for me, at which point the phone rebooted into recovery mode to finish the process. I selected reboot the system.
ODIN flashable CWM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1962398&d=1368560948
If you do this, keep in mind I can't be responsible for the results. Otherwise then yes, seek assistance from somebody who can help you in person.
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sorry, AD. I have one more question. Once I reboot into recovery mode, can I just reflash a nandroid, or do I have to reload the rom and kernel again?
Proud2banoob said:
sorry, AD. I have one more question. Once I reboot into recovery mode, can I just reflash a nandroid, or do I have to reload the rom and kernel again?
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You should be able to restore the nandroid. Since you have CWM working again, you can always do a full wipe & flash the ROM again if that doesn't work.
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You should be able to restore the nandroid. Since you have CWM working again, you can always do a full wipe & flash the ROM again if that doesn't work.
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My thought, exactly. Thanks.
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You should be able to restore the nandroid. Since you have CWM working again, you can always do a full wipe & flash the ROM again if that doesn't work.
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I got everything going to the point where I was to select the md5 file. There was no md5 file in the Odin folder I downloaded and extracted. Where should I look for the md5 file to restart the phone? It also seems that ODIN doesn't recognize that the phone is connected. The phone says it's in ODIN mode, but the program isn't showing any indication that the phone is connected. Thanks.
Proud2banoob said:
I got everything going to the point where I was to select the md5 file. There was no md5 file in the Odin folder I downloaded and extracted. Where should I look for the md5 file to restart the phone? It also seems that ODIN doesn't recognize that the phone is connected. The phone says it's in ODIN mode, but the program isn't showing any indication that the phone is connected. Thanks.
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Wow, then that means you don't have the Samsung drivers installed. This is getting more complicated. You'll have to have the drivers installed for this device. Unfortunately it might be too late because after you get them installed to your PC, you have to connect your phone and it would have to be in a usable state for the drivers to finish installing if I remember correctly.
Anyay you can still try it, here's the drivers you need: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-T679DBBTMB?
it sure is nice being able to reach out and having people give assistance. thanks guys.
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Wow, then that means you don't have the Samsung drivers installed. This is getting more complicated. You'll have to have the drivers installed for this device. Unfortunately it might be too late because after you get them installed to your PC, you have to connect your phone and it would have to be in a usable state for the drivers to finish installing if I remember correctly.
Anyay you can still try it, here's the drivers you need: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-T679DBBTMB?
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Actually, all is not lost. The drivers have been located and installed and the phone is now detected. Exactly which boxes are checked on the ODIN panel? You had mentioned that you didn't touch two of them (Protect OPS and Reset Time, I believe), but those were already selected when the program started. Right now, all 4 options are selected. Is the CWM .tar file all you need for the One Package link, or is there something else?
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Actually, all is not lost. The drivers have been located and installed and the phone is now detected. Exactly which boxes are checked on the ODIN panel? You had mentioned that you didn't touch two of them (Protect OPS and Reset Time, I believe), but those were already selected when the program started. Right now, all 4 options are selected. Is the CWM .tar file all you need for the One Package link, or is there something else?
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No the CWM file is all you need. After you flash that you're done.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Exhibit running AOIP.
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teerout said:
it sure is nice being able to reach out and having people give assistance. thanks guys.
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That's what the community should be all about. If I need something I'd hope someone would do the same for me and usually they do.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Exhibit running AOIP.
ArtfulDodger said:
No the CWM file is all you need. After you flash that you're done.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Exhibit running AOIP.
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That's what the community should be all about. If I need something I'd hope someone would do the same for me and usually they do.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Exhibit running AOIP.
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Error message saying an unnamed file was not found and operation terminated...
edit-never mind. it's fine. it's doing its thing....
It says "pass" and the 5 min timer is done, but the phone has not rebooted. Is there something else I need to do? Auto-reboot is selected, but it doesn't seem to be booting. Thanks.
Is there a non root ROM for the AT&T S5? I have two reasons driving this question:
1) The stock OS on this phone is horrible (mostly the inability of it to read/write freely to my external SD card, among other settings or lack of settings I would consider flaws in this phone)
2) My company requires a mobile device management app called AirWatch which does not allow me to have my phone rooted. If my phone is rooted I cannot have company email which I need.
I was thinking maybe if I installed a non rooted ROM it would be a nice compromise, but I haven't found one, and honestly I'm not sure if they exist because I'm really new to Android. Can someone please consider replying to this and helping me?
You most be rooted to install any rom thus roms are rooted. Have you rooted and installed exposed and then downloaded root cloak. Works for me to hide root from corporate apps
dirtydodge said:
You most be rooted to install any rom thus roms are rooted. Have you rooted and installed exposed and then downloaded root cloak. Works for me to hide root from corporate apps
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Thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have made a list of things I tried. Bolded ones will be direct answers to the questions you asked.
- I have rooted
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I rooted (it did)
- Installed Xposed framework and customizations
- Installed Root Cloak
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I was rooted (it did)
- Uninstalled AirWatch
- Uninstalled Towelroot just in case
- Used SuperSU's "full unroot" option
- Checked the RootChecker app (it verified I was no longer rooted)
- Reinstalled AirWatch from scratch but it was still reporting I had been rooted
The only way I have been able to get AirWatch to not show me as rooted is if I flash stock AT&T S5 firmware and start completely from scratch on my phone. It's the worst. I'm running out of logical things to try with my limited knowledge of this stuff. I don't see a solution but I would be grateful if anyone else did.
justinsamsel said:
Thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have made a list of things I tried. Bolded ones will be direct answers to the questions you asked.
- I have rooted
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I rooted (it did)
- Installed Xposed framework and customizations
- Installed Root Cloak
- Checked AirWatch to see if it knew I was rooted (it did)
- Uninstalled AirWatch
- Uninstalled Towelroot just in case
- Used SuperSU's "full unroot" option
- Checked the RootChecker app (it verified I was no longer rooted)
- Reinstalled AirWatch from scratch but it was still reporting I had been rooted
The only way I have been able to get AirWatch to not show me as rooted is if I flash stock AT&T S5 firmware and start completely from scratch on my phone. It's the worst. I'm running out of logical things to try with my limited knowledge of this stuff. I don't see a solution but I would be grateful if anyone else did.
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You are in luck, I have a stock, unrooted OA1 backup. I will upload link.
muniz_ri said:
You are in luck, I have a stock, unrooted OA1 backup. I will upload link.
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Thanks for the reply.
Please forgive my ignorance, I'm not sure what OA1 backup means, but is it different from this?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455
justinsamsel said:
Thanks for the reply.
Please forgive my ignorance, I'm not sure what OA1 backup means, but is it different from this?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2714455
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Yes, the backup is like a rom of the latest firmware, i.e. OA1, that you would flash with Safestrap.
muniz_ri said:
Yes, the backup is like a rom of the latest firmware, i.e. OA1, that you would flash with Safestrap.
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That is awesome. Thank you for clarifying. I look forward to trying that out whenever you have a chance to share that.
justinsamsel said:
That is awesome. Thank you for clarifying. I look forward to trying that out whenever you have a chance to share that.
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Since you are already rooted I am assuming that you have Safestrap installed and know how to use it?
After flashing the backup you will still have access to Safestrap upon reboot and be able to flash system mods but you will be unrooted and your device status will be "official" which should pass airwatch authentication.
EDIT:
1. Extract the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unrooted_Backup folder from the .rar and place that folder into your Safestrap backups folder, i.e: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx (the name of your backups folder may vary. If a backups folder does not aleady exist you must first create a backup using Safestrap's "Backup" function before proceeding).
2. Use Safestrap's Backup Function to back-up User Data.
3. Perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. From the main menu press "Restore" and restore the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unooted_Backup.
5. Once complete press the back button twice to access your backups again and restore User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," reboot into "Download" mode and flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
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Since you are already rooted I am assuming that you have Safestrap installed and know how to use it?
After flashing the backup you will still have access to Safestrap upon reboot and be able to flash system mods but you will be unrooted and your device status will be "official" which should pass airwatch authentication.
EDIT:
1. Extract the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unrooted_Backup folder from the .rar and place that folder into your Safestrap backups folder, i.e: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx (the name of your backups folder may vary. If a backups folder does not aleady exist you must first create a backup using Safestrap's "Backup" function before proceeding).
2. Use Safestrap's Backup Function to back-up User Data.
3. Perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. From the main menu press "Restore" and restore the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unooted_Backup.
5. Once complete press the back button twice to access your backups again and restore User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," reboot into "Download" mode and flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
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You're awesome. Can't wait to try that later today after work. Thanks for taking the time to detail that for me.
justinsamsel said:
You're awesome. Can't wait to try that later today after work. Thanks for taking the time to detail that for me.
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No worries, just copied and pasted from my root thread. This is how I ran my G900A before selling it. Custom status triggered my OCD.
muniz_ri said:
Since you are already rooted I am assuming that you have Safestrap installed and know how to use it?
After flashing the backup you will still have access to Safestrap upon reboot and be able to flash system mods but you will be unrooted and your device status will be "official" which should pass airwatch authentication.
EDIT:
1. Extract the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unrooted_Backup folder from the .rar and place that folder into your Safestrap backups folder, i.e: ext-sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/xxxxxx (the name of your backups folder may vary. If a backups folder does not aleady exist you must first create a backup using Safestrap's "Backup" function before proceeding).
2. Use Safestrap's Backup Function to back-up User Data.
3. Perform an "Advanced Wipe" and wipe everything but your ext-sdcard.
4. From the main menu press "Restore" and restore the G900A_OA1_Stock_Unooted_Backup.
5. Once complete press the back button twice to access your backups again and restore User Data.
6. Last, from the main menu press "Reboot," reboot into "Download" mode and flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions using Odin's PDA slot(AP in Odin v3.09+).
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justinsamsel said:
You're awesome. Can't wait to try that later today after work. Thanks for taking the time to detail that for me.
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AirWatch SUCKS!! the Law firm I work for has it as well, for a time i was able to bypass its little security checks that it did but alas no more there have been major improvements in the airwatch code it may catch things like kernel and sysID exploits (like those used to root the AT&T S5) if it does not even using an unrooted stock rom will allow airwatch to install.
Hope you are a lucky one and your airwatch admin is not privy to the higher configuration settings.
muniz_ri said:
No worries, just copied and pasted from my root thread. This is how I ran my G900A before selling it. Custom status triggered my OCD.
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Sorry to bug you again, but I'm at a situation I haven't been able to remedy tonight. I got to step 6 where I use Odin to flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions.tar.md5 while the phone is in Download mode (here are the Odin settings I used, can you verify it is correct?) After I do that the phone reboots but the screen stays black after the Android screen (and Odin looks like this). After about a minute Odin then finally looks like this, but my Android is still just a black screen as if it isn't turned on.
I'm going to just leave it alone for the night and hope it is on in the morning, but could you please tell me if I am doing something wrong? My phone is totally inoperable which isn't a huge deal for me in the short term, but it would be comforting to hear if you know how to help me get passed this road block I am having.
Thanks again for the time spent helping me.
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Sorry to bug you again, but I'm at a situation I haven't been able to remedy tonight. I got to step 6 where I use Odin to flash the G900A_OA1_Stock_Partitions.tar.md5 while the phone is in Download mode (here are the Odin settings I used, can you verify it is correct?) After I do that the phone reboots but the screen stays black after the Android screen (and Odin looks like this). After about a minute Odin then finally looks like this, but my Android is still just a black screen as if it isn't turned on.
I'm going to just leave it alone for the night and hope it is on in the morning, but could you please tell me if I am doing something wrong? My phone is totally inoperable which isn't a huge deal for me in the short term, but it would be comforting to hear if you know how to help me get passed this road block I am having.
Thanks again for the time spent helping me.
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Did you wipe in step3?
muniz_ri said:
Did you wipe in step3?
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I did. I chose every option but the SD card.
justinsamsel said:
I did. I chose every option but the SD card.
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Was there any problem flashing the backup? Sounds like you did everything correct.
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Was there any problem flashing the backup? Sounds like you did everything correct.
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Can you clarify what you mean when you say flashing the backup:
1) Do you mean restoring that User Data backup that I made in Safestrap? If so, no, there was no error backing up or restoring that. That went perfectly.
2) Do you mean booting into Download mode and using Odin to load the AP file? If so, everything was going great in Odin until the phone rebooted after flashing the AP file. After it rebooted I can not get Safestrap anymore. No matter how many times I reboot Safestrap doesn't appear to be there anymore.
Here is how my phone goes from powered down to powered on now:
1) Typical Galaxy s5 Android screen first.
2) Then the Samsung logo screen. But this screen does not finish its loading animation
3) After the mid animation freeze the phone screen will go black indefinitely. Also with that the blue notification light stays lit in the upper left of the phone until I pull that battery and put it back in. The power button will not shut the phone down while it is in this state.
Other facts:
I can boot the phone into both Download Mode and Recovery Mode with the Home+VolumeUp+Power button no problem. I feel like I'm hitting a brick wall and don't know where to start to walk around it!
Thank you again for taking the time to read this issue. I really really appreciate your time and thoughts.
justinsamsel said:
Can you clarify what you mean when you say flashing the backup:
1) Do you mean restoring that User Data backup that I made in Safestrap? If so, no, there was no error backing up or restoring that. That went perfectly.
2) Do you mean booting into Download mode and using Odin to load the AP file? If so, everything was going great in Odin until the phone rebooted after flashing the AP file. After it rebooted I can not get Safestrap anymore. No matter how many times I reboot Safestrap doesn't appear to be there anymore.
Here is how my phone goes from powered down to powered on now:
1) Typical Galaxy s5 Android screen first.
2) Then the Samsung logo screen. But this screen does not finish its loading animation
3) After the mid animation freeze the phone screen will go black indefinitely. Also with that the blue notification light stays lit in the upper left of the phone until I pull that battery and put it back in. The power button will not shut the phone down while it is in this state.
Other facts:
I can boot the phone into both Download Mode and Recovery Mode with the Home+VolumeUp+Power button no problem. I feel like I'm hitting a brick wall and don't know where to start to walk around it!
Thank you again for taking the time to read this issue. I really really appreciate your time and thoughts.
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No, I am referring to step 4. Did you perform that step?
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No, I am referring to step 4. Did you perform that step?
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Ah, yes, I did. Sorry for the confusion.
The crappy thing is now I cannot follow all of those steps anymore because Safestrap doesn't load. All I get is the Android logo screen and then the Samsung logo animation screen. Then it's "frozen".
Is it possible that I did something wrong in Odin that deleted Safestrap? It's really frustrating because I really feel like I followed the instructions to the letter.
justinsamsel said:
Ah, yes, I did. Sorry for the confusion.
The crappy thing is now I cannot follow all of those steps anymore because Safestrap doesn't load. All I get is the Android logo screen and then the Samsung logo animation screen. Then it's "frozen".
Is it possible that I did something wrong in Odin that deleted Safestrap? It's really frustrating because I really feel like I followed the instructions to the letter.
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My guess is that you wiped but did not flash the backup which has now left you with no OS.
You can use the downgrade .tar from this post to Odin back to stock and try again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58621872
muniz_ri said:
My guess is that you wiped but did not flash the backup which has now left you with no OS.
You can use the downgrade .tar from this post to Odin back to stock and try again: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58621872
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You sir are my digital savior. That's it. All of my headaches are gone now! Thank you so much muniz_ri.