Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this, but it is about an S21 Ultra.
I've had the device approximately 6 weeks and it started to be really sluggish and have increased memory usage. I ran a sys trace and one of the processes was heimdalld (attached). As fasr as i am aware this is only used to flash a custom ROM to a Samsung device? I have enaled Developeer mode, but not connected the device via ADB. Should the Heimdall process be there?
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Skinny
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Hi all, I've just got my 1st ever Android phone (Galaxy S). It's amazing how flexible and overwhelming the phone and system can be.
I've 2 questions:
1. After installed Kies on my PC, it says there's a firmware update that my phone needs, but on trying to install, it gives all sort of problem, ie: memory full, battery low..etc..
What's the deal here? How do I update the firmware?
2. I've read a little about rooting the phone. How does it work and is it safe? Procedure? Any advice?
Appreciate all your advices..
Thanks all,
DaveL
Hello guys.
FYI this is about Samsung Galaxy S Wiki 5.0 - YP-G70CW and I posted here as there is no forum for this device, and the i9000 is the closest (i think).
So, I had bought a couple of months ago this device in China but it came with no Market, no Google apps, and does not allow any Google apps. So it is very limited. Check here, we couldn't find help that time.
Now, I got a Brazilian version of this device from a friend. They are the same, but the Brazilian system got all that the Chinese one misses.
I installed ClockworkMod Rom Manager but looks like it have no support for Samsung Galaxy S Wifi. I have choose the i9000 model anyway, but it does not create the backup files.
So now I have an appropriate device to copy from, but I need help to make that backup / ROM file(s).
thanks in advance.
Any tip would be appreciated.
I don't think that there's the same processor as in our i9000 -> so ROMs won't fit.
Ok, I understand.
But do you know how to make a ROM from a device (without ClockworkMod ROM Manager)?
I borrowed the same device (but from a different country) and I would like to know how to copy the OS from the borrowed one to mine.
Is there any way I can copy the system, without making a ROM?
thanks in advance.
I am pretty sure you could potentially use ODIN to dump the files you would need but the liklihood of turning both devices into plastic bricks is pretty high. That being said I have a Chinese ROM of the YP-G70 that has the Android Market and Google Apps. I have a Canadian device I got from Woot and accidentally futzed it up. Only ROM I could find was the Chinese one and I had to flash from ODIN. If you want it PM me.
Roms are far more complicated than just the interface you see... they control everything, including how the screen turns on, how the buttons work and so on. If you have an incompatible rom you probably won't even be able to boot up the phone.
Anyway, if you really want to copy a rom you could try doing a CWM backup/restore from another phone, though I would definitely not recommend it.
If it's the same device (same CPU, same model, you know ) I don't see any problems with restoring the CWM-backup...
Ok guys!
evilh has sent me a link with the Chinese ROMs. One is identical to mine, the other have all the Google stuff (probably from Hong Kong).
The summary to flash YP-G70 is the following.
0. Download SuperOneClick, Odin3, the adequate ROM and Drivers for Samsung Mobile Phones (and install it).
1. Root the device with SuperOneClick (to say the truth I don't know it it is really required).
2. Connect the device to the computer with USB cable.
3. Turn the device off, and turn it on in Download Mode (hold volume down and power until the mode starts).
4. Open Odin3 (it shows your device is connected).
5. Click "PDA" and select the ROM file.
6. Click "Start"
Done. Wait some minutes to flash the files, the device will restart a couple of times, but when it's done the OS will start automatically. Voila.
Thanks to evilh. It worked like a charm for me!
*I take no responsibility for brickings or any damage to your device, do it for your own risk.
ericvoid said:
Ok guys!
evilh has sent me a link with the Chinese ROMs. One is identical to mine, the other have all the Google stuff (probably from Hong Kong).
Thanks to evilh. It worked like a charm for me!
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Glad I could help. Nice to be able to give back to the community every now and again.
We should start a list of apps that break this device. For me it was "Font Installer Root" by JRummy16. For user chinchachoma it was one of the apps that changes pixel density.
Hello all,
Well to start I will let you know that my phone was in the phone + ! + compscreen mode and could not get out of it without constructing a jig. Once out of that mode via the jig and back into the true Download mode, I utilized that Samsung Captivate Total Stock UCKB2 one-click to put my phone back to stock. My intention is to flash to a rom (Haven't really decided 100% on one due to reading about a couple while researching the forums for a fix to my initial problem), however now I have a new issue....I think. I've flashed in the past and utilized Odin3 to flash Cog and Serendipity. Now, since I've used Heimdall I'm not sure what I need to do. I cannot get my phone to be recognized on my computer for Heimdall nor Odin. I've used Win7 desktop and laptop, and I've used my Macbook pro with Heimdall, and none of them see the phone. In addition, my phone works for phone calls and Wifi. No carrier data.
Think if I could flash a new rom, then most of the other issues might fix themselves.
So, any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Martin
Reinstall your Samsung drivers. Heimdall's zadig driver over rides the Samsung driver.
Damn
I hate when you waste hours upon hours doing something, ask for help, get help/suggestion(that you have already done before), then return to do it again and it works. Thanks, I think I'm going to go give myself a black eye.
regards
Hello xda forum!
My Gt-N7000 became ever more slow and could no longer update the apps due to a full memory. Finally got around to rooting the phone with the PhilZ-cwm6-XXLT9-ORA-5.08.5-signed (.zip) file using Odin. The plan was to use Superuser and System Tuner to get rid of all the bloatware.
Well, I'm quite the noob and just followed some guide online. The phone rooted (confrimed with root checker) but now displays a yellow warning triangle on start-up and sometimes hanged for no apparent reason.
I then proceeded to try cleaning the bloatware. Using Lite-ROM Creator I imported a "fish-literom" something to System Tuner but it never loaded. I believe it was probably meant for an earlier version of android. I can no longer check what version I have but I would guess XXLT5 on 4.3 jelly bean, something like that. Wished I had found this place earlier and read the warnings: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
But there I was, rooted and messed up, but with all the bloatware still around.
Three days ago I needed to switch the sim card after forgetting to pay my phone bill (again). With the new sim, the phone started up but froze a couple of seconds after presenting the desktop. I switched back to the old sim and it was the same story. I have now confirmed that the original sim is alive again, so it shouldn't block any widget loading data or similar upon starting. Still the same. The silly aquarium background loads and everything works for a couple of seconds, then it dies. To restart I need to remove the battery.
Reading on forums I understood one should to press volume down + power + main to enter some sort of Odin boot. It displays:
Product name: GT-N7000
Custom binary download: yes (1 counts)
Current binary: Custom
"Downloading... Do not turn off target !!"
But after one hour of this I gave up and turned off the target anyways. I re-started the phone countless times now. I also tried to rush to menu - phone details to check my version details but the phone freezes too fast for me to finish the job.
Upon usb-ing to my PC I hear the new-device-sound but nothing ever shows up. It's like connecting a goddamn usb light or something.
I'm quite desperate, since I really can't afford a new phone and also have no clue what back-up program I used to save my life online. Some kind of app that backed up contacts and all, but who the f can remember which one?!
Did I kill my phone?
Is there anything I can do?
I'm ready to try just about anyhing and would be ever grateful for any advice!
Best regards,
Björn
head over to sammobile and download a stock firmware based on your country.
volume down + power + main will take to 'download mode' where, with using odin on a pc/laptop, you would
flash the firmware from sammobile. there's tons of tutorials and guides to learn how to flash back to stock. (youtube, even here on xda)
after successfully flashing, root again, and there is a post (i think in themes and apps) about which apps are safe to remove,
to debloat your phone.
Hello everyone,
Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to all the people who always shares their ideas on how to fix any phones that some might think it's already useless and ready to throw into the garbage
And since I'm one of those who've almost wanting to throw my Note 4 N910t because of whatever ways I did was always failed!
Now I just want to help and also share what I'ved done last week on how I put my Note 4 N910t back to its glory! AGAIN!!!
Okay, so my Note 4 N910t was bought at Amazon July 2017 and it was a refurbished one but I'm okay with that. For 5 months the phone was working great and I never click the OTA updates because I read here on internet that clicking the OTA updates will destroy my Note 4 N910t so I just used my phone on a daily basis until I got IPhone 7 plus last year 2018 and I stopped using my Note 4 N910t. So fast forward, I took my Note 4 last month June 2019 into my cabinet again and guess what? It became very slow then I decided to clicked the OTA update so I thought it will make a difference and voila the mmc appeared
So because I love fixing android phones through the help of xdadevelopers community, I decided to search on how to install different firmware so I was hoping maybe my phone will become faster and I first tried to use the lollipop 5.1.1 (DOK2) and installed using ODIN 3.9 and it works like a charm but sadly it became slow, rebooting a lot and hangs a lot. Then, I installed the MM (EPE3) with ODIN 3.09 and it works as well but the same thing happened with MMC read failed appeared. then I tried different firmwares until my phone became useless until it appears "need pit partitions" and I couldn't help but cry coz my phone cant turn on now and it's like already dead. It can only turn on if I put my phone in the freezer for 3 to 5 minutes and go to download mode or recovery mode only but not turning it on properly. Even tried Wakelock app but it didn't even help at all.
So after doing lots of ideas and following very carefully on how to fix some step by step guides on how to fix my phone I finally landed to Sammobile where lots of folks are recommending to get a stock firmware but its really slow at sammobile so I decided to google the firmware (EQG1) and use ODIN 3.12 last July 24, 2019 and voila! my phone turns on and became responsive again just like as new from the box! I am now using my phone for 1 week now and there's no any issues that I am facing since I installed it. No more slow, hang or stuck logo but only a very, very useful Note 4 N910t.
And for those who owns Note 4 N910t I will share to all of you exactly what I did and remember I'm just an ordinary noob person and not a pro
So I just downloaded the firmware (EQG1) at galaxyrom website then use ODIN 3.12 and follow these steps.
1. Download the (EQG1) and extract it in your pc
2. Download ODIN 3.12 in your pc and open it as administrator
3. Do not check/uncheck anything from the ODIN
4. Click AP and install the firmware you downloaded at galaxyrom.com wait until it says PASS (green color) on the upper left corner of ODIN
5. Click START then let it reboot normally and your done!
I just figured out that if I flashed my Note 4 N910t the same way I did it, other owners of N910t can make their dead Note 4 N910t become responsive again since we all have the same materials used from Samsung company. Please read the below points for your information.
1. Make sure your phone is above 50% charge!
2. Make sure that when you downloaded the firmware (EQG1) on the internet check if its installed completely! (this is very important coz some may think that it's already downloaded even it's not completed)
3. Make sure that your usb cable is acknowledge by your pc
4. Make sure that you put your usb cable in a working usb slot in your computer. (I did lot's of failed installation attempts until I noticed that the usb slot that I used wasn't working properly)
5. Do not use Wakelock app coz its useless!!!
6. I hope you follow the step by step procedure that I did and you should be good to go and have your Note 4 N910t working again just like new!!!
Happy installation!
PS. I am not responsible if whatever happens on your Note 4 N910t if you use my technique. I just shared of what I think that help my dead Note 4 N910t back into it's working condition.