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[Q] Galaxy S not starting after boot animation

I have a peculiar problem.
I flashed a Doc Rom yesterday. After restarting the phone simply will not go past Black white samsung screen. I thought something might be wrong and flashed JPY firmware using odin. It was successful. But everything is fine except that the phone will not go past the Galaxy S boot animation screen. When I went to recovery mode it is showing an error message which goes something like this" cannot mount media. sd card requires preparation. go to the UI and format and boot options." I have got 3 button recovery as well as download mode. Is it possible to correct this error using ADB? Can somebody guide me. I am desperate as I love my phone very much.

i will not look for the problem cause ... if you have cwm check if lagfix is disabled and flash new rom via "install zip file" in cwm ... don't worry your phone is fine
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

themate1987 said:
i will not look for the problem cause ... if you have cwm check if lagfix is disabled and flash new rom via "install zip file" in cwm ... don't worry your phone is fine
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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At present condition, I have no CWM. I have only recovery 3e. Is it possible to flash CVM rhrough Odin?

If you can flash voodoo kernel, that has CMW inbuilt? Then try and figure it out from there?

I solved the problem by doing the following steps:
1. followed this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=807784 and flashed XWJM8 whatever that may mean.
2. Voila after flashing the above with odin my phone restarted with familiar UI.
3. Suddenly I noticed that my phone does not have an IMEI and my sim card not detected. I was tempted to copy my backed up EFS folder and I resisted the temptation. Instead I copied the CWM and Doc's rom which I was using prevously to the External SD and afterwards copied the same to Internal SD.
4. I started my phone in recovery mode and i could see that still the error message was there. But I flashed CWM and again flashed Doc's Rom. After the phone restarted, I found that my sim was detected and everything was back to normal. OMG what a relief it was.
5. Thanks to XDA and it's members for helping me.

if u have root acess (and i hope yes)
u have to restore system, turn off and than turn on pressing home and volume up, 3 bottons in same time, than with volume keys and home choose BACKUP AND RESTORE, than ADVANCED RESTORE and than SYSTEM, if u have maked a backup u have to chose that backup or one of them if u have more. let him restore and choose REBOOT PHONE. now u have phone again.
if u need some help email me [email protected]
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seking said:
I have a peculiar problem.
I flashed a Doc Rom yesterday. After restarting the phone simply will not go past Black white samsung screen. I thought something might be wrong and flashed JPY firmware using odin. It was successful. But everything is fine except that the phone will not go past the Galaxy S boot animation screen. When I went to recovery mode it is showing an error message which goes something like this" cannot mount media. sd card requires preparation. go to the UI and format and boot options." I have got 3 button recovery as well as download mode. Is it possible to correct this error using ADB? Can somebody guide me. I am desperate as I love my phone very much.
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Borrowing the tread. I was using CM9 and installed NStools and after a while my phone rebooted and started then froze at my homescreen. I went in to recovery and did a factory reset and the phone worked again. So I tried installing NStools again and got bootloops so I did a factory reset again but now I get bootloops and I can't go in to recoverymode.
My question is can I just flash EZbase 4.0 (Gingerbread) and then flash CM9 directly from it?
Thanks.

[Q] Point of desperation - Installing ROM

Normally I wouldn't post a thread, searching is quicker & requires less hanging around...but I am at my wits end now!
I am trying to install a new ROM on my phone but everything I try causes me issues.
I have got to the stage where I am trying to install a ROM (Darkyys). I have downloaded the ROM and put it into my internal SD card, home directory.
I have installed ROM manager, flashed clockworkMOD Recovery, and have restarted into recovery mode from that.
Now, the recovery mode is blue writing (if that helps).
I have cleared everything & go down to ''apply sdcard:update.zip'' and I get an error message which says:
'' E:signature verification failed. Installation aborted.''
Now, I have googled every tutorial, every error message and nothing has brought details up on how I get out of this loop.
Can anyone shed any light on it?
Cheers guys
edit: The recovery mode is 3e, and has - For BML - on it, if it helps?

the blue writing,, i think that is stock recovery mode, u need to get clockworkMod you will have to download that and flash it through recovery using the process you have already been trying for darkys rom..
when you have clockwork mod, your selecting the wrong thing. you wanna select update from sd card. then select chooze zip from sd card. then there you will see darkys rom (looks something like Darkyys vXX-wipe version.....zip)

Thanks for the post mate, the only options I have are;
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
format internal SD-card
Which is what's throwing me off currently!

yes get yourself clockworkMod from here: http://www.multiupload.com/5CUIK88JM0
once downloaded put it on your sd card (internal) then apply sdcard:update.zip ( you may need to do this more than once) when its done the recovery menu will be different. than you can flash darkyys ROM

When I open ROm Manager, the top link says 'Flash ClockworkMod Recovery', I select this first and it seems to install it fine. Below it ssays:
Current Recovery: ClockworkMod 2.5.1.1
Latest Recovery: ClockworkMod 2.5.1.1
Selecting the option below to 'Reboot into recovery' just brings me back tot he blue writing above!
edit: Ill try that now, thanks mate!

Thanks mate, though I am now getting the error message:
E: Failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation Aborted.
Damn

thats weird.. what version of darkys rom are you trying to flash, you could try flashing speedMod kernel thru ODIN, takes 10 seconds and will remove standard recovery and replace with clockworkMod. then you can flash any rom you want. and even option to root/unroot.. built in lagfix and tweaks. very good kernel im running it now.

The latest version...8.0. I cant even get to the stage of the flashing the ROM though, the recovery mode is just not playing ball.
I have spent all evening trying to sort this, I don't suppose you could give me a brief run down on ODIN could you? Searching brings up everything under the sun!
edit: I am downloading it now.

your downloading what ?

I have downloaded ODIN, but am struggling to find instructions on it. I can gather it is another form of installing a ROM onto the phone, but you need to do so in the download mode?
edit: downloaded ODIN, have the .pit file and the .tar file in a separate folder, how do I flash the ROM...is that done using ODIN? Sorry for the questions, struggling to find usable instructions that explain the steps properly.

http://touristinparadise.blogspot.com/2010/11/samsung-galaxy-s-how-to-install.html
Thats step by step guide to flashing a kernel.. that will put CWM as default recovery.. you dont have to keep the kernel as darkys 8.0 has its own built in voodoo kernel which is also really good.
but flash the kernel in the link above first ^^^ as that will allow you to flash anything you want thru CWM then you shudnt need to use ODIN again really..

Cwm only works on 2e recovery not 3e. Download cf root for your firmware and flash it with odin. Put the cf root file in the pda section and do nothing else. Put phone in download mode, connect to computer and hit start on odin. Done. You will have 2e recovery and can now flash darkys or other.
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thats another way of doing it yes. thanks for pointing that out sxi200
cf-root attached,

I ran ODIN & followed those instructions to the letter. My phone has been sat there for 10mins now and ODIN hasn't changed off 'SetupConnection'.
How long does this take, is it normal? Thanks again for your help!

I take that file, put it in ODIN folder & select it instead of the speedmode Kernal?

are you trying to flash darkys WIPE version or NO WIPE version ?? flashing a kernel only takes ten seconds.. does it not say pass in the top box on ODIN ??

Andehh said:
I take that file, put it in ODIN folder & select it instead of the speedmode Kernal?
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yes u have to extract it first to get the .tar file

Some progress, I have got the 2e recovery mode now. I went to apply sdcard:update.zip, hoping to change the recovery mode over to CWM...but it only looped back to where it was before...the 2e recovery screen with apply sd card, reboot, and wipe data & cache being displayed.

Tried it for a second time & I am now in the CWM recovery mode, with the green lettering. Only issue now is I can't select (using home button) any of the options, i can scroll up and down though!
edit: power button does select, not home...seems to be doing something now! Will report back shortly!

haha that got me first time i installed CWM if you flash ROM it can take a while to boot, sometimes on my phone upto 15-20mins so dont panic if your phone doesnt respond, just keep your eye on the writing on CWM once it says update complete / successful all is good.. it will boot eventually.

[Q] rom manager recovery mode

Hi guys,
posting here as i've tried searching and nothing comes up (anything that does has out dated download links or just doesnt apply)
Problem: after rooting my phone when i try to use rom manager, nothing happens. I've bout CWM touch, I've downloaded the normal CWM but when i try to either load cyanogen from the zip on my sd card it does nothing, it prompts me to back up, wipe etc but then when it says it will boot to recovery nothing happens. Also tried other apps to reboot and none of them work
any advice on this?
I've seen a cmd prompt set of instructions for Superoneclick, but im lost as to the getting to the directory through cmd tool.
any help would be greatly appreciated
phone specs
Android version 2.3.4
XMM6160
kernel: 2.6.35
build #: GRJ22
Software version: V20b
rooted: yes

Hi , if you have CWM touch, install QtADB on your computer => http://qtadb.wordpress.com/download/
reboot recovery from menu
or install android sdk and in a command prompt : adb reboot recovery
or at reboot OB, press G-key

Did you flashed recovery? First option in rom manager.
Trolling in the deep

yep clicked the first option, the prompt for the device comes up, i hit it, then the bar loads... then "succes".
then when i try to install from SD card nothing happens
Thankyou YkZ_1967 !!! However I installed qtADB and got reboot recovery, but it just reset the phone. Any ideas?

eddyd42 said:
yep clicked the first option, the prompt for the device comes up, i hit it, then the bar loads... then "succes".
then when i try to install from SD card nothing happens
Thankyou YkZ_1967 !!! However I installed qtADB and got reboot recovery, but it just reset the phone. Any ideas?
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that's depend what you want to do, if you install custom rom, reboot in recovery, wipe data/cache / dalvik , then install zip from sdcard and choose your rom, then after success flash, reboot now.

I want to install cyanogen but when i try to load from sd card in rom manager it wont go into boot recovery.
when i managed to get it to boot recovery in the way you suggested it only reset the phone.
I feel like i'm missing something, did not think it would be this difficult

eddyd42 said:
I want to install cyanogen but when i try to load from sd card in rom manager it wont go into boot recovery.
when i managed to get it to boot recovery in the way you suggested it only reset the phone.
I feel like i'm missing something, did not think it would be this difficult
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That means actually no cwm recovery installed yet so it will reset your phone everytime you want to enter recovery mode. This is the best thing you should do : reroot your phone like in this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1487105. It will automatically installing cwm recovery touch. After that, you can go to recovery mode by using quick boot (download it from playstore). Therefor, you can start flashing roms, but remember don't use rom manager, coz it wont detect your cwm recovery touch and forcing you to flash the non-touch cwm recovery.
Sent from my MB860

This is the root method I recommend : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22304591&postcount=91.
Sent from my MB860

follow the method with smartflashtools and v20.x patched with cwm touch by SnegovikRZN , then you have OB rooted with CWM Touch, you will be able to install CM7 and unbrick your phone.

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Got it to work that way all i had to do was flash that then clear data/wipe cache/wipe dalvik and then load from sd card and it works! very happy now

how can I boot into recovery , from a turned off phone

bimasakti85 said:
This is the root method I recommend : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22304591&postcount=91.
Sent from my MB860
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dude d link for PATCHED_LGP970AT-00-V20n-262-XXX-DEC-31-2011%2B0_AP.7z iz not working pls can u gimme another source for this file

eddyd42 said:
Hi guys,
posting here as i've tried searching and nothing comes up (anything that does has out dated download links or just doesnt apply)
Problem: after rooting my phone when i try to use rom manager, nothing happens. I've bout CWM touch, I've downloaded the normal CWM but when i try to either load cyanogen from the zip on my sd card it does nothing, it prompts me to back up, wipe etc but then when it says it will boot to recovery nothing happens. Also tried other apps to reboot and none of them work
any advice on this?
I've seen a cmd prompt set of instructions for Superoneclick, but im lost as to the getting to the directory through cmd tool.
any help would be greatly appreciated
phone specs
Android version 2.3.4
XMM6160
kernel: 2.6.35
build #: GRJ22
Software version: V20b
rooted: yes
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after you try to install zip from SD card and fails, check to see if it shows: error can't mount /sdcard. or something like that. ???
if it syas so. try a different recovery like TWRP, i was having a problem, similar to what you describe, an hour ago while rooting and flashing my mother's in law OB, i flashed the CWMT recovery and for some reason it couldn't load the ZIP from SD and it showed this error, so i flashed TWRP recovery and then it was fine, i manage to flash marvel rom and all was good.
hope it helps.
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bimasakti85 said:
That means actually no cwm recovery installed yet so it will reset your phone everytime you want to enter recovery mode. This is the best thing you should do : reroot your phone like in this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1487105. It will automatically installing cwm recovery touch. After that, you can go to recovery mode by using quick boot (download it from playstore). Therefor, you can start flashing roms, but remember don't use rom manager, coz it wont detect your cwm recovery touch and forcing you to flash the non-touch cwm recovery.
Sent from my MB860
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you are right, but i had a problem, the CWM was flash and ob went into CWM recovery mode, but for some reason it stated an error that it cannot mount /sdcard, so i tried via recovery menu to mount sd card, didnt work, then i tried again to flash a different version of CWM, same error, then i went and flshed TWRP and it worked.
i wonder if its a specific OB bug, bcoz this problem happen on my mother in law OB and on my OB it was rooting and flashing just fine, exactly like the guide.

[Q] Urgent help needed

I am sorry if this is asked earlier. couldnt find such a thread.
I have a samsung galaxy s i9000. i installed cm 10.0.0 stable on it yesterday upgrading from stock 2.3.5.
but because i could not connect to internet via network, i decided on restoring my backup of stock which was made in different version of cwm and while recovering it, it asked me that the "device seems to have root problems. try fixing it?" i selected yes.. after that the phone rebooted and stuck at boot screen. then i tried to go to recovery mode and their it wasnt detecting my internal sd card, boot, system etc i .e. i couldnt mount anytthing. so i tried flashing recovery again.
now finally, i am having a phone which goes only to download mode, or the bootscreen. doesnt even boot to recovery. i guess the kernel is still of cwm 10.
please tell me what should i do?
thanks.

have a look here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30415128&postcount=1

Flash stock rom.

I9001 bricked/soft-bricked, please help

Hi!
Today i wanted to update my firmware just because Samsung Kies asked me if i wanted to. I couldn't have been more wrong when i chose to update.
The update froze at 3% and after a lot of time i unplugged the phone and ended up with a brick instead of a phone.
If i try to turn it on, i get a black screen with a "phone--!--pc" picture. I can enter Download Mode by pressing VolumeDown + HomeButton + PowerButton and i get an android logo with ''Downloading... Do not turn off target'' written under it.
My phone was never rooted, nor updated ( it remained with its out-of-the-factory OS and everything ).
For the past 6 hours i've been trying to use Odin v4.43 along with AriesVE.ops (the one from the well-known WORKED2 archive) to try and get recovery-clockwork to work.
So my questions are:
Given the fact that my phone was not rooted, how can i get my GT-I9001 to work again? Is this even possible?
Can i first root it in its condition, then flash a custom rom like cyanogenmod? Or do i need to install a stock rom and then try a custom one?
What other options do i have?
Everything i've tried so far with Odin froze while downloading and i have no other solution to this problem. Please help!

zerkylo said:
Hi!
Today i wanted to update my firmware just because Samsung Kies asked me if i wanted to. I couldn't have been more wrong when i chose to update.
The update froze at 3% and after a lot of time i unplugged the phone and ended up with a brick instead of a phone.
If i try to turn it on, i get a black screen with a "phone--!--pc" picture. I can enter Download Mode by pressing VolumeDown + HomeButton + PowerButton and i get an android logo with ''Downloading... Do not turn off target'' written under it.
My phone was never rooted, nor updated ( it remained with its out-of-the-factory OS and everything ).
For the past 6 hours i've been trying to use Odin v4.43 along with AriesVE.ops (the one from the well-known WORKED2 archive) to try and get recovery-clockwork to work.
So my questions are:
Given the fact that my phone was not rooted, how can i get my GT-I9001 to work again? Is this even possible?
Can i first root it in its condition, then flash a custom rom like cyanogenmod? Or do i need to install a stock rom and then try a custom one?
What other options do i have?
Everything i've tried so far with Odin froze while downloading and i have no other solution to this problem. Please help!
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Yes it is possible as long as your device boots into Download mode.
No you can't root it in its current condition.
You need to download a stock firmware, flash it using Odin or Heimdall (recommended), then root it and finally install a custom ROM if you want.

kalpetros said:
Yes it is possible as long as your device boots into Download mode.
No you can't root it in its current condition.
You need to download a stock firmware, flash it using Odin or Heimdall (recommended), then root it and finally install a custom ROM if you want.
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Thank you for answering!
I fixed the issue. Tried different usb port along with a different version of CWM (5.5.0.4) which I installed with Odin v4.43. CWM 5.5.0.4 caused a bootloop, but i used it only to install CWM 6.0.4.9 from external_sd, so the bootloop problem was gone. Then flashed CyanogenMod 11 and now works like a charm !
I attached an archive with CWM 5.5.0.4, AriesVE.ops and Odin v4.43, so that anyone having my problem can solve it the way i did. But keep in mind that this version of CWM *may* cause a bootloop, so prior to installing it, you should have a working version of CWM on your external_sd. Use CWM 5.5.0.4 to install the better version of CWM from your external_sd. Also, whatever you do is at your own risk!