[Q] Stuck on Critical Failure:Unable to start Kernel. - LG Optimus 4X HD

Hi all,
This is my first post on XDA, but have found it useful in the past when needing info for my original G1 and later my HTC Desire, both of which I rooted and added custom roms on via the threads here.
Now though I am really stuck having cocked up an attempt to install Cyanogenmod 10.2 on my 4X HD.
I have a black screen with red text saying "Stuck on Critical Failure:Unable to start Kernel." and a few more lines.
I initially followed a guide at AndroidLegend but because the links in this guide went to Nightly's for 10.2 I decided to download a stable 10.1 instead. I can't post the link but the comments show the problems I was having.
The end result was that I never managed to install 10.1 and had just gone back to the original factory settings, but along the way on another forum I saw someone mention that the ROM may have the original phone name wrong and to take out the assert name in a config file, which I did (now knowing that that was the last thing I should have done). So upon rebooting I ended up where I am now.
I have searched thoroughly on these forums and have tried numerous fixes none of which none have been successful.
The one that I feel comes closest is this one by RuedasLocas (post number 7) on "Rollback Optimus 4X HD from 4.1.2 JellyBean to 4.0.3 Stock ICS"
I've followed it exactly and tried 3 or 4 times on different PC's and although I can see the phone in Device Manager and change port settings (LGE CDMA USB Serial Port to 41) etc, I never get beyond LGFlash Tool changing from "waiting" to anything downloading in Blue or failing in Red, nothing happens and my phone will just sit there in SafeMode whilst plugged in.
Can anyone suggest anything else that I need to do?
Many thanks if you got this far!

Snookered said:
Hi all,
This is my first post on XDA, but have found it useful in the past when needing info for my original G1 and later my HTC Desire, both of which I rooted and added custom roms on via the threads here.
Now though I am really stuck having cocked up an attempt to install Cyanogenmod 10.2 on my 4X HD.
I have a black screen with red text saying "Stuck on Critical Failure:Unable to start Kernel." and a few more lines.
I initially followed a guide at AndroidLegend but because the links in this guide went to Nightly's for 10.2 I decided to download a stable 10.1 instead. I can't post the link but the comments show the problems I was having.
The end result was that I never managed to install 10.1 and had just gone back to the original factory settings, but along the way on another forum I saw someone mention that the ROM may have the original phone name wrong and to take out the assert name in a config file, which I did (now knowing that that was the last thing I should have done). So upon rebooting I ended up where I am now.
I have searched thoroughly on these forums and have tried numerous fixes none of which none have been successful.
The one that I feel comes closest is this one by RuedasLocas (post number 7) on "Rollback Optimus 4X HD from 4.1.2 JellyBean to 4.0.3 Stock ICS"
I've followed it exactly and tried 3 or 4 times on different PC's and although I can see the phone in Device Manager and change port settings (LGE CDMA USB Serial Port to 41) etc, I never get beyond LGFlash Tool changing from "waiting" to anything downloading in Blue or failing in Red, nothing happens and my phone will just sit there in SafeMode whilst plugged in.
Can anyone suggest anything else that I need to do?
Many thanks if you got this far!
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when you get to "waiting", plug out your cell phone, eject battery, put the battery back in and hold vol - while plugging it back into comp. lgflashtool should then recognise the device and start flashing.
another thing you can do is use kdz flasher, which has a bit easier interface when compared to lgflashtool.

Many thanks for the speedy reply Flying_Bear, possibly seeing some success, did as you said and a file downloaded to the device, however I am now seeing the image that I have attached.
It looks like it's saying don't remove cable and don't switch off and refresh?
Can you confirm what I should do next?
Thanks again

Snookered said:
Many thanks for the speedy reply Flying_Bear, possibly seeing some success, did as you said and a file downloaded to the device, however I am now seeing the image that I have attached.
It looks like it's saying don't remove cable and don't switch off and refresh?
Can you confirm what I should do next?
Thanks again
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hmmm, truth to be told, i dont remember seeing that image appear when using lgflashtool. also, i've never seen anyone with similar problem to yours (unable to start kernel)
did you give it some time? if it didnt work, try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069723; it's similar to lgflashtool, but no need to set up ports, and you can track the progress while it's flashing (lParam=x on pictures). try 20a kdz file, if that fails, report here with some more info on what the problem was. hope we can fix things for you
also, can you post the link on tutorial you followed to flash cm, just so i can check what steps you have done? just remove http from the link if you cant post it

Flying_Bear said:
hmmm, truth to be told, i dont remember seeing that image appear when using lgflashtool. also, i've never seen anyone with similar problem to yours (unable to start kernel)
did you give it some time? if it didnt work, try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069723; it's similar to lgflashtool, but no need to set up ports, and you can track the progress while it's flashing (lParam=x on pictures). try 20a kdz file, if that fails, report here with some more info on what the problem was. hope we can fix things for you
also, can you post the link on tutorial you followed to flash cm, just so i can check what steps you have done? just remove http from the link if you cant post it
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It's working!
Just read your reply and as I wanted to wait to see what you might say I left the phone alone, so it was still attached to the pc showing that image.
I then unplugged it, held the power button down to power it down and then back on again, image of the android came up for a second showing as though it was updating, then the LG logo and then Setup started.
5 minutes later wifi and 3G were working and I was logged into Google.
So problem solved!
I'll hang back from updating further until I've read up more on XDA....thanks so much for your help though!

Related

Bricked? Im not sure of this situation...

So here's the deal.
it's a long story, but i happened in a short time.
I was unlocking my bootloader and stuff on my nexus one on my mac. using the boot loader.
I used the superboot to unlock it.
and so i succeed in that.
i didn't bother with the install-superboot-mac.sh thing.
i didn't know that by then.
so i went on to search about the cyanogenmod 7, and i can't get the radio refreshed. i read the article in the cm forum.
so, i saw this post somewhere,(...read hundreds of posts now)
that tells me to use the rom manager thing.
so i downloaded it, and i tells me that my phone is not rooted!
so i was wondering how this happened.
i searched online, and i found this post telling me to use that install.bat(which is for windows, mac is the one i mentioned above) thing after i unlock the bootloader.
i was a bit scared.
but i went on to the fast boot manu and i connect my computer,
i put the directory in, and then i threw the install-superboot-mac.sh thing in my phone, successful, so i rebooted my phone.
And after the first not-ANIMATED start up screen, which is the staying-X and the unlocked symbol at the bottom, the screen goes black.
i was not sure what happened. so i pullout the battery and booted it again.
same thing.
it was not until the third time i opened it and waited for it, i realized that it was my screen that's not working!
After the stable X, the system goes to the animated one, but my screen is blacked out, so i can't see.
The bottoms on the phone are still working , yet i can't see a thing!
I can still open the fastboot/bootloader screen, but after that, nothing!
the recovery don't work, it's just an android with the sign.
I'm very worried about this situation.
please reply to me!!
i really need help, since i know nothing about this.
I just thought that 2.3's cool and now i got this....
here's some info that might help,
i have the korean version of the phone, it was cheaper and stuff.
didn't notice a different except that there's no 3g?
i don't really know what's the deal with it.
but it seems to be special or something.
The phone is unlocked, but my computer fails to find it using the adb devices.
im not sure if my phone is usb debbuging.
probably yes.
Everytime i try to load the recovery, it tells me to wait for device.
I really need help!!
OK... so you might have messed up your firmware... no worries... get a custom recovery (like AmonRA recovery)... flash it using fastboot... pop in a custom ROM like CM... flash and reboot...
the thing is i can't load the recovery or the mods. so here's the problem
Do as Craig said.
Put phone into the bootloader screen. White screen with skateboarding androids.
Do your thing with fastboot.
Reboot directly into the freshly flashed recovery and install a ROM.
Read the wiki.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
Read my signature, find a proper guide in Wiki ("Unroot / restore"), execute.
Next time, before you're trying anything, either find a good guide on the internet or try understanding what things actually do before you attempt them.
I've read the wiki, but is my phone compatible with the rom?
my phone's korean version..
im not sure if i can.
and i certainly can't afford another adversity.
reclusivenigma said:
I've read the wiki, but is my phone compatible with the rom?
my phone's korean version..
im not sure if i can.
and i certainly can't afford another adversity.
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It will work just fine, your phone isn't bricked and will be working fine in no time if you follow the advice in the posts above.
Edit: Am I the only one who wants the word 'Bricked' explicitly defined for the xda forums?
and also, since my screen is out, im not sure of weather my back up data thing is on or not, and usb debugging also
i've tried the ROMs, but the three i tried don't work.
downloading more, but i doubt if there's difference.
the device doesn't tell me to install the update, instead it just goes back to the bootloader screen
i've tried the ROMs, but the three i tried don't work.
downloading more, but i doubt if there's difference.
the device doesn't tell me to install the update, instead it just goes back to the bootloader
...
K, they don't really work, after checking the rom, my phone just goes back to the screen that showed up when i pressed power and volumn down
Why do people insist on receiving their instructions on a golden spoon?
Do you think you're the first one ever that got his phone corrupted? Maybe the second?
Go to Wiki, download FRG33, proceed with instructions for PASSIMG method. PUT ATTENTION THAT YOU'RE NAMING THE FILE RIGHT!
These instructions have been given in 800000000 threads by now. Look for the thread about moving from Vodafone OS version to stock Google OS. Search the forum with the words "restore stock".
What exactly are you doing?
You have a few pieces of advice that will work, but you're not really giving any details about what you are actually trying...?
Here's the link to follow Jack's advice:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Nexus_One/Guides_%26_Tutorials#Unroot_.2F_Restore_your_Nexus
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk
just if you want to know,
i've downloaded the frg33
and i HAVE NAMED it CORRECTLY!
YET, IT doesn'T WORK
im not a retard!
after the 2 min period of searching, which is step 7, my phone goes back to the same screen
CID incorrect!
Update Fail!
Do you want to reboot device?
<VOL UP> Yes
<VOL DOWN> No
this shows up a couple of times also
Why ask for help if you're not going to do what people tell you?
With a unlocked bootloadet flash a custom recovery.
Reboot DIRECTLY into that.
Wipe and flash any rom you want.
If you don't know how to do any of the above search or read the wiki.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App
As albundy2010 suggested - if you have the bootloader unlocked (I didn't notice that part in the OP), just follow the guide for unlocked bootloader - fastboot flash all the partitions on the device manually. The guide is in the same place, but a different one - this time use "for unlocked bootloader".
tHANKS man!
I was such a f-in idiot...
now i can finally boot into the recovery..
I got it.. thanks guys
It's a tough flashing world out there, hey rec
I am glad you got it working

Unique problem, only see Rainbow Recovery and nothing else

I have spent the last 4 hours searching this forum and countless others. I installed a custom gb rom over my froyo base, which resulted in rainbows. In a panic I went into rom manager and tried to recover my nand backup and now I am stuck in a boot loop with a rainbow'ed clockworkmod.
The version I have is ClockWorkMod Voodoo lagfix Recovery 2.5.1xx in red text.
I have tried every combination listed and I can not get odin to see my vibrant. All I can make out is that every now and then I can get into the recovery menu. From there I can get to the download mode, however I can't read the menus.
All I got is I have to go down 7 to get to the mount & storage option, but from there I don't know where "boot to download" is...
I have looked all over for screen shots to help me narrow it down. Can anyone please tell me how to get to the "boot to download" option in CwM?
I'm at a loss. Also I have not found anyone stupid enough to be in my position so I couldn't find anything useful to help me.
Please help!
modfrenzy said:
I have spent the last 4 hours searching this forum and countless others. I installed a custom gb rom over my froyo base, which resulted in rainbows. In a panic I went into rom manager and tried to recover my nand backup and now I am stuck in a boot loop with a rainbow'ed clockworkmod.
The version I have is ClockWorkMod Voodoo lagfix Recovery 2.5.1xx in red text.
I have tried every combination listed and I can not get odin to see my vibrant. All I can make out is that every now and then I can get into the recovery menu. From there I can get to the download mode, however I can't read the menus.
All I got is I have to go down 7 to get to the mount & storage option, but from there I don't know where "boot to download" is...
I have looked all over for screen shots to help me narrow it down. Can anyone please tell me how to get to the "boot to download" option in CwM?
I'm at a loss. Also I have not found anyone stupid enough to be in my position so I couldn't find anything useful to help me.
Please help!
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Sounds like you had the wrong bootloaders installed for the ROM you were trying to use.
I'm using Recovery v2.5.1.3. From the intial boot into recovery it's 7 down to the "advanced" menu then 8 down to reboot to Download mode (or up 2).
Hope this helps.
U need gb bootloader
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
elry567 said:
U need gb bootloader
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
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Yes, but he can't install it without getting into download mode.
I have had this issue. I wound up looking up CwM on google and seeing what the buttons were and using the pistures as a guide to were things were. I suggest doing this (IF you cant manualy boot into download mode.) And flashing to stock. Give yourself a fresh start. Rooting and installing CwM takes all of like 5 minutes, and if you have your contacts and such saved to your sim or google account you wont lose those (so you have nothing to fear).
I have personaly messed up my vibrant many times in wierd ways (such as this) and have found that it can be fixed allways, even without the unbrickable mod this phone is nearly unbreakable.
LMAO!! Unbelievable that in the past 48 hours 3 people posted either bricked or semi-bricked posts in the wrong section. You would think people would take their time in doing a little research in the proper sections.
In any case, here's your answer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
And before you start criticizing my bashing response to your post. The link I just gave you is about 6-7 posts under yours. So again, if you actually took the time to do a little reading and research, you would've found this.
djquick said:
LMAO!! Unbelievable that in the past 48 hours 3 people posted either bricked or semi-bricked posts in the wrong section. You would think people would take their time in doing a little research in the proper sections.
In any case, here's your answer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
And before you start criticizing my bashing response to your post. The link I just gave you is about 6-7 posts under yours. So again, if you actually took the time to do a little reading and research, you would've found this.
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And not to mention that once again people don't take the time to notice that they are in the dev section not the q&a thread please lets get or stuff together peeps and stop being lazy!!!
djquick said:
LMAO!! Unbelievable that in the past 48 hours 3 people posted either bricked or semi-bricked posts in the wrong section. You would think people would take their time in doing a little research in the proper sections.
In any case, here's your answer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
And before you start criticizing my bashing response to your post. The link I just gave you is about 6-7 posts under yours. So again, if you actually took the time to do a little reading and research, you would've found this.
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Wow, talk about hate. I tried everything, including that link that you just sent me, I can't tell if it is in Download mode or not jerk. I've done this before and I rarely post problems unless I'm really really stuck.
All I see is rainbows on my screen for the clockwork recovery. It's not like everybody else's problem. Maybe you should take a minute and read my full post before making me feel lower than I already am about making a stupid mistake.
@jackdog
thanks for the numbers but I tried them and I got nothing except a reboot back into recovery. I tried 7 down, enter. then 8 down to what is suppose to be reset in download mode but it just resets.... I'm positive that I have that clockworkmod version, damn it!
modfrenzy said:
Wow, talk about hate. I tried everything, including that link that you just sent me, I can't tell if it is in Download mode or not jerk. I've done this before and I rarely post problems unless I'm really really stuck.
All I see is rainbows on my screen for the clockwork recovery. It's not like everybody else's problem. Maybe you should take a minute and read my full post before making me feel lower than I already am about making a stupid mistake.
@jackdog
thanks for the numbers but I tried them and I got nothing except a reboot back into recovery. I tried 7 down, enter. then 8 down to what is suppose to be reset in download mode but it just resets.... I'm positive that I have that clockworkmod version, damn it!
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use android screencast to see behind the rainbows, and get yourself into download mode from there
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
thachosenone said:
use android screencast to see behind the rainbows, and get yourself into download mode from there
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
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I've been trying for the last hour to get my computer to read my phone but the only time it sees something is when the vibrant is looping from the boot screen to another screen? ( it's rainbowed out) and then it repeats. I'm trying to download and install the drivers for the damn thing but I'm not having any luck.
Can any post post pictures of the clockworkmod recovery menus?
modfrenzy said:
I've been trying for the last hour to get my computer to read my phone but the only time it sees something is when the vibrant is looping from the boot screen to another screen? ( it's rainbowed out) and then it repeats. I'm trying to download and install the drivers for the damn thing but I'm not having any luck.
Can any post post pictures of the clockworkmod recovery menus?
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ODIN!!! Get into download mode and either flash the bootloaders mentioned above or flash a froyo rom. The easiest way into DL mode is to pull battery, hold volume up AND down, plug phone to PC, re-insert battery.
If you flash bootloaders you won't have this problem again and will be able to flash both GB and Froyo roms (eclair too if you want). Check out the custom bootloader thread fpr info.
explodingboy70 said:
ODIN!!! Get into download mode and either flash the bootloaders mentioned above or flash a froyo rom. The easiest way into DL mode is to pull battery, hold volume up AND down, plug phone to PC, re-insert battery.
If you flash bootloaders you won't have this problem again and will be able to flash both GB and Froyo roms (eclair too if you want). Check out the custom bootloader thread fpr info.
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I can't get into download mode because every screen I see is nothing but that rainbow garbage. I've tried every single button combo and odin isn't picking it up! Trust me I've tried all of that stuff. I need a frame of reference. I'm about to post a video so you guys understand what I see...
Unless you're HW locked (which I doubt if you're rooted) then manual-booting into DL mode should work. Do the following:
-Unplug phone. Remove battery, sd, sim.
-Set up ODIN on the PC, put the bootloader file in or the JFD, whichever you pick. If that's bootloader, please uncheck "Auto-reboot"
-Plug in phone with battery out
-Now while holding vol up and down firmly in and power, place the battery in the phone. Keep holding the three keys until ODIN recognizes your phone as a yellow COM port.
-ODIN. Let it finish. Reboot when it says success.
Goodluck, this should work- and I think DL mode is visible regardless of bootloaders. I may/may not be right on that.
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You could also try adb. Just plug it in and type the command... 'reboot download' I think. Should get you in download mode.
Also to even humor you on the Download mode screen being rainbows, the odin would still recognise the phone. if taking out the battery dont work then . hold volume upkey (only) and plug in usb cord. if that doesnt work buy or make a jig
Seriously we did the whole rainbow screen thing for about 2 full months this past spring. DL mode will never be rainbow, only recovery. It is a safe mode seperate from most everything "we" do to the phone and other than hard bricking your phone you should be able to get into it. I have never heard of DL mode being "rainbowed".
First try to hold both volume keys and power. If that doesn't work try what Troy said and hold volume up and power. If all else fails call a buddy to come and read these directions that everyone is posting. Not trying to be smart but we really did go about 2 months with "rainbows" and I don't remember any bricks or anyone not being able to get into DL.
I've done all of those steps. I have read countless threads about it. I know exactly how played out it is. I have already ordered the damn resistor to make a jig. Nothing is working and that is why I am panicking. I can't imagine how many people pester you guys about the same damn thing. I'm sorry. I just want Odin to read my damn phone so I can upgrade the bootloader and be done with it. adb doesn't read the phone either, no matter what I do. Thank you for your help, if the jig doesn't work then it doesn't work.
*sigh*
If you haven't yet realized, several of the "old pros" on this forum have placated your lack of reading by posting the steps to solve your problem. If none of their solutions have worked, your phone is dead. Given your inability to find such basic information on a problem that has been thoroughly solved 200x over (Hell, I tried to make a thread with "rainbow" in the title and XDA gave me 900 similar threads on the problem) I suggest you try a simpler phone.
Maybe an etch-a-sketch.
kaintfm said:
*sigh*
If you haven't yet realized, several of the "old pros" on this forum have placated your lack of reading by posting the steps to solve your problem. If none of their solutions have worked, your phone is dead. Given your inability to find such basic information on a problem that has been thoroughly solved 200x over (Hell, I tried to make a thread with "rainbow" in the title and XDA gave me 900 similar threads on the problem) I suggest you try a simpler phone.
Maybe an etch-a-sketch.
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You know what I don't seem to get is since when is this forum full of [email protected]? Seriously. I've put in all of my time to search and I did follow all the steps from what I have found and tried it over and over again. You seem to just want to bash people simply because you think they are a moron. You know what I get that, but I how posted repeatedly that I have looked over those forums and still have the same issue, and all I get is a stupid noob video on youtube. Real mature. The mod can close or delete this thread for all I care, I needed help and thanks to you and a few others on here for making things worse then they should have been. For those of you that posted helpful information and tried to help me thank you. I will leave all of you a thanks. I'm done.
You don't understand how exasperating it is for forum regulars to write long, painstakingly researched guides on how to solve common problems only to have a thousand yahoos ignore it, make their own thread, and then ***** when people get snippy that they completely ignored any and all forum guidelines in posting that thread titled "OMG How do I flash a ROM and how do I root and I can't get recovery to install!"
Your problem is not unique. If you're seeing a rainbow, you have not yet reached download mode. Take out the battery. Wait 5 minutes. Plug the ORIGINAL USB cable into your computer. Hold down BOTH volume keys and ONLY both volume keys while inserting the cable. KEEP HOLDING THE KEYS and insert the battery. Release the keys. You should be in download mode. If that doesn't work, you either did it wrong, or your phone is dead. Try it several times over until you're satisfied that it's one or the other.
WoW.. just read through the thread and no one has been out of line... There have been several very good and trusted peeps.. Devs even. . Who gave you an answer. Your problem is jot unique. Download mode does can be a ***** to get into sometimes. Keep trying.

[Q] Need help - My Galaxy Tab SPH-P100 Bricked

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I have tried installing EA24 stock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133053) but still Freeze when booting. The error message shown on the picture. I am clueless and need your help.
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I have tried installing EA24 stock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133053) but still Freeze when booting. The error message shown on the picture. I am clueless and need your help.
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I had a more complicated version of this. couldn't format, couldn't mount, nothing. My tab showed this, I tried flashing several different kernels/roms/cwm, everything, nothing. Actually made it worse. It got to a point where when I powered on, I only got the backlit softkeys. A few times I got a weird image I've never seen before. Something about bad or unknown upload mode (with a little droid in teh corner....should have taken a picture). And finally I would get nothing; HOWEVER, if I plugged my tab into my laptop and gave it a few seconds, ODIN would see it. I could try flashing a kernel, but it would never process, just hang at the first step so....
with the tab plugged into the laptop and ODIN showing a connection, I would hold VOL DOWN + POWER until I see it disconnect (this is evident of a power down since I have no lights to indicate that). Once it disconnects (yellow box disappears) you can let go of POWER but do NOT release VOL DOWN. It will reconnect shortly thereafter. You are now in Download mode (whether or not you actually see anything on the tablet. You can test this theory by flashing something. What fixed it for me? I downloaded firmware from samfirmware.com. Specifically I downloaded JJ7 v2.2 (full file name I used was P1000XWJJ7.rar) I think what made the difference was using all 3 files. I did not use a PIT file, I put P1000XWJJ7-REV03-ALL-CL669843.tar.md5 in the PDA box, MODEM_P1000XXJK5_REV_00_CL690077.tar.md5 for Phone, and GT-P1000-CSC-MULTI-OXXJK2.tar.md5 in CSC. I did NOT check repartition. Now, this was after I had tried several things like flashing PIT by itself, different stock kernels, full ROMs, etc.... This was the final step I took. Now I'm back to normal.
I'd be interested to see if this solves anyone else's problem. I am so thrilled that I just fixed my "bricked" tab (no power, no response, no apparent charging even) that I'm hoping my time and effort can help someone else.
Let us know what happens. I am actually scouring the forums now because I know at least 2 others were having similar problems as I and maybe this will help them as well.
BTW, I did lose EVERYTHING on the internal SD, including all my backups. Thankfully I always made backups to External
P.S. I should mention it is an AT&T (GSM) Tab.
swedishcancerboi said:
I had a more complicated version of this. couldn't format, couldn't mount, nothing. My tab showed this, I tried flashing several different kernels/roms/cwm, everything, nothing. Actually made it worse. It got to a point where when I powered on, I only got the backlit softkeys. A few times I got a weird image I've never seen before. Something about bad or unknown upload mode (with a little droid in teh corner....should have taken a picture). And finally I would get nothing; HOWEVER, if I plugged my tab into my laptop and gave it a few seconds, ODIN would see it. I could try flashing a kernel, but it would never process, just hang at the first step so....
with the tab plugged into the laptop and ODIN showing a connection, I would hold VOL DOWN + POWER until I see it disconnect (this is evident of a power down since I have no lights to indicate that). Once it disconnects (yellow box disappears) you can let go of POWER but do NOT release VOL DOWN. It will reconnect shortly thereafter. You are now in Download mode (whether or not you actually see anything on the tablet. You can test this theory by flashing something. What fixed it for me? I downloaded firmware from samfirmware.com. Specifically I downloaded JJ7 v2.2 (full file name I used was P1000XWJJ7.rar) I think what made the difference was using all 3 files. I did not use a PIT file, I put P1000XWJJ7-REV03-ALL-CL669843.tar.md5 in the PDA box, MODEM_P1000XXJK5_REV_00_CL690077.tar.md5 for Phone, and GT-P1000-CSC-MULTI-OXXJK2.tar.md5 in CSC. I did NOT check repartition. Now, this was after I had tried several things like flashing PIT by itself, different stock kernels, full ROMs, etc.... This was the final step I took. Now I'm back to normal.
I'd be interested to see if this solves anyone else's problem. I am so thrilled that I just fixed my "bricked" tab (no power, no response, no apparent charging even) that I'm hoping my time and effort can help someone else.
Let us know what happens. I am actually scouring the forums now because I know at least 2 others were having similar problems as I and maybe this will help them as well.
BTW, I did lose EVERYTHING on the internal SD, including all my backups. Thankfully I always made backups to External
P.S. I should mention it is an AT&T (GSM) Tab.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I think your version of galaxy tab is different with mine and I am not sure that it will work. I am really desparate for solution. This disaster started when the tab's battery is low and suddenly off and when it's charged and turned on it bricked
Point being, tabs are tabs. You will need to use the same procedure, but a different ROM that is designed for your tablet. Go there and find a ROM. There is a thread about unbricking your tablet, I think in the Android Development section that should have a link to samfirmware.com and may provide you with a ROM version that should work. something that may help: plug your tab into the charger at least overnight. I used the stock charger and cable and charged it for 12 hours or so. I did not get any indication that it was charging since the screen and softkeys would not respond, but it did charge.
Of course, I look back and I think you have an indicator, but still a good idea. Try it anyway. Can't make it worse, eh? Mine seemed hardbricked, but it wasn't. I was real close to taking it apart before I found something that works. I believe, IMO, what really fixed it is flashing ROM (PDA), Modem, and CSC files all at once. It could have been something else, but that was the last thing I did before it finally booted.
Go to samfirmware.com, create a free account, and sign in. Then go here (I think your tab is a P1010, correct?) http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-p1010.htm
and Download this:
1010XWKC1 ## MULTI - CSC - OXXKC1 P1WIFI 2.2.1 2011 March DOWNLOAD
(click on DOWNLOAD)
Unzip that file you just downloaded
Start ODIN
Hold VOL DOWN and plug in tab to computer
I believe 3 files should be in the .rar (you can use 7-zip to open, Google it)
the MODEM file goes in Phone.
the CSC file goes in, you guessed it, CSC
last one is PDA.
I think I just rewrote instructions that can be found in the Galaxy Tab Bible. lol. This is what I would do. It worked for me.
Password for P1000XWJJ7.rar
Gentlemen,
I've downloaded both P1000XWJJ7.rar and P1010XWKC1_OXXKC1 to fix my bricked tab, but both require a password to extract the archives. Does anyone know the password? Has anyone had the same issue? I doubt it, otherwise i think it would have been addressed. Any help is appreciated.
I'm having the same problem were you able to fix it?
jairo_pena said:
Gentlemen,
I've downloaded both P1000XWJJ7.rar and P1010XWKC1_OXXKC1 to fix my bricked tab, but both require a password to extract the archives. Does anyone know the password? Has anyone had the same issue? I doubt it, otherwise i think it would have been addressed. Any help is appreciated.
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try sampro.pl
see if that works.
I too require the passwords to be able to extract these files if someone would be so kind.
Copied straight from SamFirmware.com. It is right at the top of the download page.
try both of these... seems it could be either one of them
## Password is samfirmware.com
# Password is samsung-firmwares.com
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where can i get these files for the sprint version of the tab i believe the model is p100 I don't see it listed on the recommended website
oxbeast1210 said:
where can i get these files for the sprint version of the tab i believe the model is p100 I don't see it listed on the recommended website
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do a quick search of the dev thread for EA24 and you should be able to find the original SPH-P100 files. then you can find the EB28 and EF17 updates as well to get all the way to the official GB release.
tried the suggested file still get the error that the OP got in the first screen
oxbeast1210 said:
tried the suggested file still get the error that the OP got in the first screen
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ok, no one likes a bricked device so let's see what we can do to help you. tell us where you are with your problem. by that i mean what model do you have, what rom were you running, what did you do or try to do that bricked your phone. i'll keep an eye on this thread looking for your response and we'll go from there.
I have the sprint p100 model room was stock rooted gingerbread.
I mailed the Tab to my brother when he got it tab battery was
completely dead and after he charged it and turned it on
he had that error
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thank you very much for helping me!!
can anyone help?
I have the T-Mobile version of this, but here's a guide and download files to recover your stock ROM. You can follow the entire guide if you want the Overcome ROM as well:
Guide:
http://www.teamovercome.net/p1000/?page_id=17
Downloads:
http://www.teamovercome.net/p1000/?page_id=21
Good luck!
NOTE:
Sprint modem is not listed, but you can fix that later. If you can get it to work with this guide & using the last modem file, we can go from there.
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I have tried installing EA24 stock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133053) but still Freeze when booting. The error message shown on the picture. I am clueless and need your help.
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try the one on teamovercome . net I have soft bricked mine but it worked after i followed their instructions there..
Has anyone EVER confirmed that overcome work for non GSM tab, for unbricking and CwM functions?
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

Not booting past the "Galaxy S" screen...

Hey guys,
In a bit of a pickle at the moment. I grabbed an S1 off a friend to try and teach myself about rooting and flashing custom ROMs and such using Odin. With the final intent getting it to run ICS. Not a very hard challenge, but evidently it is for me.
I'll explain what I did, and if you can help without investing too much of your time I would be very grateful.
When I got it, it was running 2.3.3, all the tutorials I read told me to update it to 2.3.6 before doing anything more. I managed to root the phone easy enough, no issues there. But when I tried to put 2.3.6 on via Mobile Odin, (which I used to flash my S2 to ICS, long story) it had seemed to freeze on 'flashing flash kernel' for a good 15 or so minutes.
Being the daft monkey that I am, I exited the program...by removing the battery (don't judge me please). When I went to turn it on, it wouldn't load past the "Samsung Galaxy S" screen.
It goes into Download mode fine, and I've tried to flash an abundance of different Gingerbread ROMs onto the phone and Odin has just been getting stuck on the "setup connection" every time I've tried to flash.
I have tried using different USB ports which is readily suggested by most people and seems to work, using my laptop instead, different cords as well. No luck. Nothing happens when I press volume UP + home + lock like it used to, so I can't even factory reset or anything =\
I did find somewhere that suggested adding a PIT file to Odin and selecting repartition but every one yells at each other when 'repartition' gets mentioned, lol.
I hope this is in the right place, please bare with me if I used any wrong terminologies, I am relatively new to this.
Has anyone got some suggestions that may help me with my problem? =\
Thank you!
Taylor
sigh...here's my recovery kit, unzip, read .txt file, proceed
http://db.tt/MOGZx01S
Credits to nitr8 and chainfire
Thanks, sorry for being such a hassle...
Twinning92 said:
Thanks, sorry for being such a hassle...
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No problems, was teasing ya! You will end up with root and custom recovery, if you then go to slim website and read and follow installation instructions you will then have lush ics

[SOLVED] No USB sync, only charge O2X

Ok Guys, I started this thread because last weekend I had an interesting issue with my O2X. From one day to another, whenever I connected my phone to the computer it only charged, I had no USB connection. I’m not yet quite sure why it happened, the last thing I did to my phone was install CM10 nightly of 31 October 2012, and then I changed the default baseband I had (725) to the one GetRil was telling me to install (LGP990AT-00-V20l-EUR-XX-OCT-20-2011 0_CP) (this baseband didn’t fixed the strange noises of in call) two days after that I got the no USB bug, at first I thought it was software related, then after lots of reading and trying different cables and computers I thought it was hardware related, but then I saw an interesting chance of fixing it, and it did in my case
Credit goes to Kohos, I manage to have USB fixed temporary thanks to his post on modaco.com
I’M NOT TELLING THAT CM10 CAUSE THIS BUG, IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME WHILE USING THIS ROM
Specs
Phone: Optimus 2x (p990H made in south Korea)
Rom: CM10 Oct 31 2012 (when got the bug) now CM7 nightly 15 July 2012
Kernel: Symbiosis 2.6.32.59 v1.2
Carrier: Telcel
Country: México
Ril: 0725 (V10d, Europe)
BB: 1035.21_20110725
CWM: 5.0.2.0 (no touch version)
To solve this issue you need to have a stock ROM that can be flashed by CWM. Can be the rom, or a backup of the stock rom (If you don’t have one send me a PM), I didn’t tried stock-based ROM so those may or may not work; I’m not sure but rather use an original stock ROM. You also need to be able to enter CWM recovery, and have LGE drivers up to date.
For this method I used a stock nandroid backup.
I’ll describe step by step all I did to solve this issue so you can give it a shot:
1. If you have a flashable stock rom you may skip this step and go to step 3, if what you have is a nand backup you need to make your partitions back from EXT4 to EXT3 (this is the format that stock rom uses) so need to download the tool R2 found on the first post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1021549
put it on your external SD card along with the backup of the stock rom
2. Reboot to enter CWM recovery and install the tool R2 (NOTE: this will erase all information of the internal memory)
3. Install or flash your stock rom or backup (In case you're using my backup, keep in mind, my file IS NOT a flashable rom, it is a backup, so trying to use the option "flash zip from external sd card" WON'T work, what you need to do is unzip the file and put it on sdcard/clockworkmod/bakcup, then on the recovery, you have to use the option "restore from external sd card", that way it should work, keep in mind that if you change the name of the file it will give md5 error for the name won't match the backup's md5)
4. Reboot and start the phone, once it is all loaded, on the phone app dial: 1809#*990# this will take you to the service (hidden) menu (If it doesn’t take you automatically to the service menu (without clicking dial) you’ll need another ROM or backup)
5. In this menu you’ll need to scroll to the option: Module Test > USB Mode Selection, in there make sure the option LG Android USB is selected
6. Then go back to the root of the hidden menu, and go to Port settings, there you’ll see several options, the ones we’re interested in are: AP USB, CP USB, AP UART, CP UART, the default should be AP USB, you can start playing with those options. (While doing this, you might want to play with your computer device manager scanning for hardware changes, that might help detecting the USB)
The recommendation is to select CP UART, wait, if your problem is not hardware related, it should popup a message of new unknown device, or LGE Platfrom Android USB device. If your USB show some life signal, then you’re almost done, if not, keep playing with the four options until you see some life signal.
What I did was select CP UART, click Ok, wait, AP UART, click OK, wait, CP USB, click OK, wait, AP USB, click OK, I waited here about 1 min, and then on the computer device manager I scanned for hardware changes, and suddenly my computer started installing all drivers again, this last option is the one that must keep selected even with reboot of the phone.
7. Once you get all done, reboot the phone and connect it to USB to see if it is recognized again, if not, repeat steps 4 to 6
8. Ok, If everything went fine, you should now have USB connection, now I would recommend you flash your Stock Rom, so everything that might cause this bug gets fixed (if you don’t do this, you might get the bug back eventually). To do so you might need to turn off your phone and plug it to your computer while clicking PWR and VOl- at the same time, if your computer doesn’t recognize your phone, use the device manager and scan for hardware changes, this should reinstall the driver needed to make this happen.
9. Finally I restored my last nandroid backup through cwm
I did this on Monday, and two days later I had no USB connection again, I repeated this steps and I had USB detection once more, today it happended again, and repeated the steps so I’m pretty sure this fix should work every time.
NOTE: This is a temporary fix, I've been trying to identify why the bug keeps comming back
Hope this help you all get over this serious bug :laugh:
Updates
This is my last froyo teclel stock backup
http://www.4shared.com/zip/AEVLSE34/2007-02-01000516.html
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7867872/2007-02-01.00.05.16.zip
Disclaimer: Even though I'm sure it will work, try it at you own risk, I'm not responsable for any bad behavior or damage that could happen to your phone
UPDATE:
Ok, guys I told you I would make some test to make sure the bug won't come back or identify the problem, what I've found so far is that the problem might be caused by the wall charger (but might not the the only reason), If I'm not wrong, the LG stock charger has output of 5.2V - 650mA DC and I've been using a motorola charger (5.1V - 850mA DC output).
Four days ago I started charging my phone only with my computer (usb port has output of 5V - 500mA) and I've had no trouble at all, the bug hadn't come back, today I charged my phone with the wall charger and the bug immediately came back, so for now that's my theory, the wall charger, stock or not, might fail and deliver more current that the O2X need so it mess the phone, I'm going to make fix on my charger to prove my theory, (I have no money for a new charger xD, but I'm studying electronics) if it fix it, I'll let you know, but you can try and charge your O2X with your computer for a day or two to help me prove my theory or prove me wrong
UPDATE:
It's been some time since I last posted here, I've been busy with my finals, but have had some time to make some tests to my phone. On my last update I told you that I had a theory about the bug, well, so far I can tell you that the wall charger indeed have something to do with the bug, but its not the cause of it, I've been using my wall charger letting my phone connected all-night long and the bug seems to happen again, but letting my phone connected to the PC for a while allows the USB sync and debugging again, so I'm not sure why it happens, I'm about to finish my finals so I'll try to make some tests once I'm done, hope this giude help you
UPDATE:
Well, as I was testing my theory, I go back to zero, this is because, my phone, doesn't have the bug anymore, so I have no chance to keep testing solutions for it, the conclusion I got with this is that the wall charger doesn't create the bug, maybe it triggers it, but not always nor on every device because, I haven't sopped using the same wall charger and the bug haven't returned, the last thing I did was, use my computer to charge my phone for three days, always letting it charge to 100% (unless I have to move from the computer) and the bug didn't happened, then, on a rush I had to use the wall charger, the bug appeared instantly, and then keep charging it with the same charger, two days after that, the bug dissappeared, I made no rom change, nor baseband, nor ril, nor anything, just like that it disappeared, so, I have no way to keep testing, if it ever comes back, I'll make some tests again, but for now, I have nothing to work with, hope this thread help you to get over this bug, at least, for a while, I'll be reading this thread in case you have some trouble with the instructions or so, cheers
UPDATE:
Ok, so I deleted long ago the last backup you told me was not working, and since I went to CM10 from Pengus I haven't had the no USB bug, so, one person asked me for the backup, I just made a new one, (this one is 204 MB on zip, read step 3) and uploaded it to 4Shared and Dropbox, so, remember to read and follow the instructions as they are, hope this time you can restore this backup, and one more thing, this backup was made just after installing it on the phone, so it doesn't have even a gmail account, you have to put yours and update market if you need something from there, ps. dont mind the date of the name of the file, it is innacurate, cheers
I don't have any stock ROM backup that I can flash via CWM, can I use this instead?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617458
To be honest I don't see a big difference to my post you probably found while searching except that your version is waaaaay more to read.
kohos said:
when dialing the above mentioned 1809#*990# in the Port menu, switching from default AP USB to AP/CP UART gave me life signs.
After switching to AP UART I linked the Unknown device driver to lgusbdiag.inf located in C:/ProgramFiles(x86)/LG United Mobile Driver.
Suddenly it started installing it and is now recognized as: LGE Platform Android USB Device.
Once disconnected I lose USB again, I'm able to recreate the first steps though even in default AP USB mode by now.
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But that aside I hope you realize that this is not a solving fix at all. All it does is giving people who got a fresh device the chance to flash a custom recovery. That's all. It won't work with any CM ROM and even Stock based ROMs.
Unless you have an early Froyo version flashed you will also have no ADB and it won't be recognized during the NVFlash process rendering it pretty much useless.
Having seen dozens of people having this particular problem where all the super obvious stuff like other cables, other pcs, other drivers etc. did not work, sending it to repair was the only fix I heard of solving this problem to date.
Of course I'm very curious on how you are going to identify the problem. Good luck.
kohos said:
To be honest I don't see a big difference to my post you probably found while searching except that your version is waaaaay more to read.
But that aside I hope you realize that this is not a solving fix at all. All it does is giving people who got a fresh device the chance to flash a custom recovery. That's all. It won't work with any CM ROM and even Stock based ROMs.
Unless you have an early Froyo version flashed you will also have no ADB and it won't be recognized during the NVFlash process rendering it pretty much useless.
Having seen dozens of people having this particular problem where all the super obvious stuff like other cables, other pcs, other drivers etc. did not work, sending it to repair was the only fix I heard of solving this problem to date.
Of course I'm very curious on how you are going to identify the problem. Good luck.
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I'm extremely sorry, there's one think I missed, give you credit (fixing that right away), I actually found your post on modaco.com, and tried to access to the hidden menu from CM7 with no success, fortunately, I do have an early froyo backup that can be flashed through CWM, the only thing is that is the Telcel stock rom (I don't know if this can work with other O2X devices, I think there should not be problem at all)
About ADB, it work in full with the latest drivers installed and scanning for hardware changes on the computer device manager, It even work entering the S/W update service on the phone (to install a stock rom)
I know that many people have had this issue, I spent a lot of time reading forums and stuff about it, the only post that actually helped me, was yours, so, credit is yours, I did this post to show people what I excactly did (that's why is a lot to read, but I wanted to make it as easy as possible to follow up)
To identify the problem is a long and slow task, so, I'll be making some tests and let you know what I found, right now I have no much time, 'cuz I'm about to start my final exams, so I'll be busy, but as soon as I finish I'll be more dedicated to it, I'll be making hardware and software tests but can't promise anything yet
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I don't have any stock ROM backup that I can flash via CWM, can I use this instead?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1617458
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I tried to use that ROM, but couldn't manage to download it (I think it was removed, if you want to give it a shot try to find another flashable stock rom or backup, if not, give me some hours to clean my bakcup and upload it somewhere to let you use it, (it is mexico's telcel stock rom, but it should work)
Well Thanks ocr66 for this wonderfull news. I have the issue with usb connection from long time and i will give a try to your fix. You can post a stock rom here or a link to a rom that works??? In order to instal this fix i could lose the root??? Thank you 4 all!
vladutz9 said:
Well Thanks ocr66 for this wonderfull news. I have the issue with usb connection from long time and i will give a try to your fix. You can post a stock rom here or a link to a rom that works??? In order to instal this fix i could lose the root??? Thank you 4 all!
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It all depends on what you install, if you manage to install stock rom through CWM or another recovery, yes you will loose root, but will have usb connection so you can root again, later today I'll upload my own froyo stock backup (it's mexican stock for telcel carrier, i think it should work out of méxico, maybe could cause network trouble on other countries, but its just a posibility, the important thing is that you be able to access the hidden menu), this backup I'll upload can be installed through cwm and its already rooted, so its like installing any custom rom, you'll keep your recovery and root
Remember, this is a temporary fix yet 'cuz I still get the bug comming back, maybe its because I am restoring my last working cwm backup, the only thing I haven't tried is clean all, install stock, root, install custom rom, and download again everything, maybe the bug is caused by something on that last cwm backup
I'll let you know as soon as I upload my bakcup
cheers
Well thank you! How i have this issue from one year i learned to live with her, but i could not live without root. So if i will instal a stock rom without root i will be unable to correct the usb connection i will get stuck with stock rom and no root. Will be the end of my phone. In am interesed to gain the usb connection for change the bb, i supose i can be something wrong with my bb 1035.21_20110725 and gingerbread. You can check to change the bb to see if you get again losing usb connection. Cheers and thank you 4 all.
got this after CM10 install
I've only had my phone for 1 day from new and already got this problem.
Rooted with superoneclick
Installed CWM v5.x
Installed CM10 Nightly Nov 13th
Now no USB mode, only charging.
baseband: v10e
RIL: CM10 1106
EDIT UPDATE: Well its working for me again now, I think in my case it was because I was using Linux and CM10.
By going to Settings/Storage then pressing menu button and selecting 'USB computer connection' I was able to change the 'Connect as' option from MTP to Mass storage and it now works.
@tiktok1 Lucky you!!!
@ocr66 Any news about this bug???
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@tiktok1 Lucky you!!!
@ocr66 Any news about this bug???
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Actually yes, I've managed to identify what's triggering the bug at least in my phone, so might be the same for others as well, see the second post
BTW, did you tried already the fix? did you used my stock froyo backup?, if it didn't work, I can make another and upload it
Hi. Looks like I have the same problem with USB as you. Your theory about the wall charger might be correct. Here's my situation:
So, I've got my phone two days ago, bought used, came with a general Sony Ericsson USB charger. It says it outs 850mA at 5.0V (confirmed with a multimeter). The phone is on stock Android 2.2.2, isn't rooted yet. The guy from who I got the phone says that he suffered too with this kind of problem, however he got it working after 2 weeks without the use of the hidden menu. This means, that in those 2 weeks, he might have used a PC or a laptop to charge the phone. I tried the hidden menu port settings, however the only "working" mode is AP UART, but it is not recognizable by the PC, even if I try to link the LG drivers manually. Cycling through the modes did not help. I'll try to charge the phone with my PC, and see if that dose anything.
Details of the phone:
Firmware version: 2.2.2
Baseband: 1035.21_20110218
Kernel: 2.6.32.9-dirty
Build: FRG83G
LGE Version: LGEP990-V10b
Wow. All i can say is wow! Gosh! Just dunno how grateful I am stumbling upon this thread! Kudos to you sir,you just ended my 2 month long frustration about my phone not being able to communicate to my PC. was getting ready to send the phone for service then I read this. I had flashed every GB ROM imaginable from the dev thread with no luck. I am running carburano DM 1.7 now,all I did was to go to the hidden menu,switched one port setting,wait,then voila! PC recognized my phone! Again thanks,great respect to you,and Superskill.
Hi, this is my post to thebgeneral board by accident, didnt even read there was a qanda section lol
It didn't work on my gfs phone unfortunately, notvsure what was wrong.
Maybe I should try stock Rom instead of modded, how long are you guys waiting for the phone to show up?
I downloaded a stock Rom that had been modded.
So I could be sure that I would have cwm in case anything went wrong.
Rom loaded and was able to get into the secret menu.
I will say that under USB connection type there was misspelling where it said:
LG USB adnroid
Not sure if that would affect it.
I selected that item.
Then went to port.
Selected the different options in ordered and waited about 10 seconds on each turn, then pressed find any changes in device manager unplugged and plugged the USB.
Then tried in different orders but with not luck.
Took the battery out and tried holing the vol up down the plugging in USB but to no avail.
Then pressed power and vol down.
The phone tuned on and showed LG sign then switched off.
I tried pressing check any changes as the LG sign came on but nothing.
Then tried nvflash as the LG sign came on but nvflash showed no connection.
Very weird, definitely dead but still charges, doesn't make sense.
Oh well
Ordered an atrix with work and play kit for 68 quid, has a broken digitizer which will cost 20 pound, on average, off ebay.
Thanks for the help though.
May take the 2x apart when new phone comes and see if there's any physical damage on te board.
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
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Wow. All i can say is wow! Gosh! Just dunno how grateful I am stumbling upon this thread! Kudos to you sir,you just ended my 2 month long frustration about my phone not being able to communicate to my PC. was getting ready to send the phone for service then I read this. I had flashed every GB ROM imaginable from the dev thread with no luck. I am running carburano DM 1.7 now,all I did was to go to the hidden menu,switched one port setting,wait,then voila! PC recognized my phone! Again thanks,great respect to you,and Superskill.
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Lucky you! I was to in DM 1.7 but when i was in hidden menu i chosing another port, don´t want to save the settings. Anyway congrats!
No luck...
I've used my PC for charging for a week now, still no USB connectivity. I think this might be a hardware issue with me as the phone sometimes says it's charging, but it's actually in my hands with no cable attached. I managed to root the stock 2.2.2 firmware with GingerBreak and installed CM7 with RomManager with a downloaded ZIP on the SD card. Thanks for the tips anyways.
Doctor0710 said:
I've used my PC for charging for a week now, still no USB connectivity. I think this might be a hardware issue with me as the phone sometimes says it's charging, but it's actually in my hands with no cable attached. I managed to root the stock 2.2.2 firmware with GingerBreak and installed CM7 with RomManager with a downloaded ZIP on the SD card. Thanks for the tips anyways.
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Hello, I'm sorry it took me a while to answer, I've been busy with my finals, did you tired the tutorial I posted? the hidden menu modification? I know that you let your phone charging for a while with your pc, actually, it should've worked but, maybe the problem on your phone actually is something else, 'cuz I haven't had that issue that the phone says it is charging but its not connected to the charger, my brother told me that he have had that same issue but with other phone, he changed the wall charger and that "fixed" it, but I think if you haven't tried the tutorial, give it a shot, try changing to CP UART if your phone's usb is working as it should, your computer should detect a new unknown device, if not, myabe your phone is hardware damaged, hope you can fix your phone soon
cheers
monkeyass said:
Hi, this is my post to thebgeneral board by accident, didnt even read there was a qanda section lol
It didn't work on my gfs phone unfortunately, notvsure what was wrong.
Maybe I should try stock Rom instead of modded, how long are you guys waiting for the phone to show up?
I downloaded a stock Rom that had been modded.
So I could be sure that I would have cwm in case anything went wrong.
Rom loaded and was able to get into the secret menu.
I will say that under USB connection type there was misspelling where it said:
LG USB adnroid
Not sure if that would affect it.
I selected that item.
Then went to port.
Selected the different options in ordered and waited about 10 seconds on each turn, then pressed find any changes in device manager unplugged and plugged the USB.
Then tried in different orders but with not luck.
Took the battery out and tried holing the vol up down the plugging in USB but to no avail.
Then pressed power and vol down.
The phone tuned on and showed LG sign then switched off.
I tried pressing check any changes as the LG sign came on but nothing.
Then tried nvflash as the LG sign came on but nvflash showed no connection.
Very weird, definitely dead but still charges, doesn't make sense.
Oh well
Ordered an atrix with work and play kit for 68 quid, has a broken digitizer which will cost 20 pound, on average, off ebay.
Thanks for the help though.
May take the 2x apart when new phone comes and see if there's any physical damage on te board.
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda app-developers app
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What I did on my phone is exactly what I posted, if your computer haven't detected your phone on CP UART I doubt rebooting will make a change, anyways the most important thing to see if your usb is damaged or not is to try on the hidden menu the option CP UART it almost instantly detect the device, but, not everytime, I once waited there 20 min, so, give it a shot if you want, the stock rom I posted (on second post) is Mexico's Telcel stock rom, rooted, it doesn't delete your cwm recovery nor root, you can give it a try if you want, but read the instructions 'cuz you have to restore the ext3 format of your phone's partition to make it work (it stays on boot loop if you don't restore ext3 format), if the backup doesn't work, let me know to upload a new backup, hope you can fix it
cheers
vladutz9 said:
Lucky you! I was to in DM 1.7 but when i was in hidden menu i chosing another port, don´t want to save the settings. Anyway congrats!
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Hey did you managed to fix the problem yet? did you tried the bakcup I uploaded? it's Mexico's telcel stock rom, rooted, its made by cwm so it doens't delete your cwm recovery, give it a try if the backup doesn't work, let me know to make a new one and upload it ok?
cheers

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