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[Fascinate General] DaleV:
Yes I use Super One Click v1.8 on my phone any time I go back to stock. It may fail cause it wont figure out which version of os you have. Just run it again it will ask, answer the pop ups, when its done reboot.

From the CommRommed Fascinate, with the XDA Premium app
[Fascinate General] markntravis:
I downloaded Superuser+ busybox, unzipped it but there is no ADB to double click.

I want to root my Fascinate with Android 2.2.1. Baseband is S:i500.04V.ED04 the Hardware is I500.04 and the build is SCH-I500.ED04.

It was rooted on Android 2.1 but then it upgraded to Android 2.2.1 and lost root.

Thanks
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
I use Super One Click v1.8 available at www.shortfuse.org
[Fascinate General] :
Thanks! This has saved me many times.
[Fascinate General] superchunkwii:
If you follow the OP, it shows you how to root it. However, after the 2.2 upgrade you MUST immediately flash a new kernal (at the very least) after you root/reboot into recovery. Otherwise it won't stick.
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
True, guess I am a little behind updating this OP. But just using Gingerbreak apk, Odin CWR3 and DL busybox from the market (free) permanently roots the EC09 GB leak
[Fascinate General] sarkozy:
Well, I'm in trouble. This isn't my first rodeo with ODIN, so I won't go into the details as to whether I'm performing the procedure correctly.

I was running the test build 6 of CM7, and wanted to go back to stock 2.2. CM7 uses CWM4 so voodoo isn't an issue. I've never had a failed ODIN before, so I'm stumped. Tried three different files, DL09 EB01 and EC09(yes I know it's the GB leak) in an attempt to at least get the phone functioning again. Usually it triggers a write failure when it's attempting to write "factoryfs.rfs." PIT file is there, since it's required coming back from CM7.

Right now it's been going for about 20 minutes, so I'm leaving it alone until it either succeeds or fails. After that I'll have to move onto Heimdall I assume.

SAme error every time:

<ID:0/008> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> SCH-I500_VZW_EC09_GINGERBREAD_DEBUG_REL.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..

<ID:0/008> File analysis..

<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/008> Initialzation..

<ID:0/008> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/008> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/008> param.lfs

<ID:0/008> Sbl.bin

<ID:0/008> boot.bin

<ID:0/008> recovery.bin

<ID:0/008> zImage

<ID:0/008> factoryfs.rfs

<ID:0/008>

<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

<ID:0/008> Removed!!
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
Yeah I didn't include that yet in this thread. you need the pit file from the thread and this file in PDA, make sure repartition is checked, you will be fine. Guess I am going to have to update this thread again.

CI500_VZW_EB01_FROYO_REL.tar.md5.tar
[Fascinate General] sarkozy:
Finally went through on the fourth attempt.
[Fascinate General] alextclam:
Cool, thanks.
[Fascinate General] Jazz848:
Thanked you in the OP, but just want to emphasize how much I appreciate this guide. The info is nothing short of invaluable, and the fact that it's well-written and diligently updated makes it that much more critical. Thank you so much for putting this together for the community!
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
I appreciate the kudos but all i do is find the latest fixes, leaks, recoveries, or whatever and take the usually very technical how to's and make it easier for the average person to understand. everything posted here is not my work, not familiar enough with android or linux and coming from a very windows based background the learning curve is steep. I do make sure everything I put here is tested by me to make sure it is what is advertised. Two days after getting my Fascinate I rooted and flashed it, with a rom for a different phone, if it hadn't been for Adrynalyne's help it would have been an insurance replacement for sure. That lesson made me hungry to learn about this phone and how to fix my mistakes, I make alot of them and some even on purpose. All i am doind here is sharing others hard work and my hard learned lessons.
[Fascinate General] MR H3LLMAN:
You are an effing God. Thank you so much.
[Fascinate General] warclowd:
Well, I thought this thread would help me out, but. I can't get into download mode.

I've installed the samsung USB drivers.

I've tried holding Vol- then plugging in, it takes me to a battery charge screen :/

EDIT:

ok, well I've ordered a dongle off of ebay (im not skilled enough to make one)

should have it soon.

So from there should i just follow the odin guide?

every time ive used odin it hangs at "setting up files..." or something like that.
[Fascinate General] tkirane:
Posted in Q-A no reply yet.

So, disclaimer. I'm an idiot today. Don't mind me.

So today I decided to go to jt's CM7 from ComRom 2.1 (non gingerbread)

Backed up everything, made a nandroid, wiped everything installed cwm 3.x.

Went and started to flash CM7. That didn't exactly like me too much as it went into a 45min long bootloop saying that it failed. No big deal. Nows the fun part. Rewiped everything, started to reinstall the ComRom. That didnt like me either, it says that it cannot mount Cache/recovery/log etc. So I thought. Okay, well I can always ODIN! Which for me is Heimdal because I have been to lazy to partition my drive and get windows running.

Ideas folks?

Thanks in advance.

So I have all files. pit, etc. Heimdal is saying that it ailed to recognize a compatible device. I installed android sdk and AVD etc.

So I'm at a loss again, still combing the forums though.

Main issues are : Heimdal unable to recognize device, Fascinate in CWM unable to mount.
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
Did you follow the heimdall instructions especially the part about having the phone in dl mode but just powered on should workand go into the driver files in heimdall and run zadig, and install the usb composite drivers? not trying to insult anyones intelligence but that step gets skipped alot with a heimdall recovery, and it absolutely wont work without the composite drivers. Please go through the install procedures step by step, you might have missed something. If you already have been using heimdall sucessfully run zadig again, it might think you have something else, but should still be able to install a workable driver for you. If not as a last resort, uninstall the all drivers for the fascinate, and reinstall, starting with running zadig. I dont know for sure if this will work but this is a new problem, never heard of that before, so these are the best ideas i have been able to come up with.
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
plug it into the wall with the batt out and press and hold vol down, it works more often than i ever believed it would to force dl mode, sometimes it takes several tries, say a max of about 30 sec or so at each attempt.

As long as you are not running xp or older yes follow the odin guide, but re-download all the odin files, and the odin program, plus it wouldnt hurt to make sure you have the sammy drivers on hand. You can get the sammy driver either here or at samsungs page. Usually that problem comes from either a corrupted file, or using the wrong one, IE not following along with the needed files coming from an MTD build.
[Fascinate General] warclowd:
well, i couldnt get it to go into dl mode.

so i guess i'm still stuck waiting for my jig to arrive.

express mail my ass :|
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
That SUCKS!! this only helps if u can get DL mode, let me know how it turns out once your Jig arrives.
[Fascinate General] Wrathos:
Hello, so I've followed the heimdall instruction to the letter using the EB01 all in one file. After flash I was able to access 2.2.1 - the problem was that internal storage was at 0.00b and also the twlauncher crashed every 2 seconds (which wasn't that big of a deal). I looked around the forums and found a solution - odin with DL09.tar with atlas.v2.2 with repartition. However when I did this I get the samsung logo and then proceed to receive following message and sent to recovery mode:

Android system recovery <2e>

E: can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1

(no such file or directory)

how shall I proceed? Should I heimdall back into EB01 or do something else? I thought this whole 0.00b internal storage issue was caused by improper removal of voodoo lagfix, but I'm not sure how to do that from where I am anymore...
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
with either heimdall or odin whichever you prefer or your system can use, use the VZW EBo1 or VZW DI01, and REPARTITION, with atlas v2.2 pit file, Crucial step, and you should be good to go. Always remember to go into CWR and disable lagfix be restoring anything not supporting lagfix. once you do this, go into your sd card and delete the voodoo file. then if after you install CWR, disable until you need it for a voodoo rom.
[Fascinate General] JOrtenzi:
great write up... thanks
[Fascinate General] Wrathos:
So I followed your instruction and tried to go back to DI01 with Heimdall (excluding movinand), and then I get this curious message, which loops:

--Movi_check Start..!!

etc etc... into

--Wiping data...

Formatting FOTA

FOTA wipe FAILED

Formatting DATA:...

Formatting FAILED

and then it loops back into SAMSUNG logo, and back into the message. Not sure what to do at this point...
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
Damn, I forgot heimdall doesnt have a place for movinand.bin, it missing is causing that error. if you have odin or access to it that is the only way to go fully back to stock. only other option is to odin a custom rom. I know some of the devs were doing that but the only one coming to mind right now is superclean.

I know movinand.bin is a data file, I haven't heard of anyone trying to push it in with heimdall after the rest, i may be possible but i just don't know. Since my Fascinate is being replaced today with a Charge, I won't know for sure unless someone is feeling brave and try's it out and lets me know what happened.
[Fascinate General] dangerismymiddlename.com:
I am really grateful here: thank you!

Glass Echinda's Heimdall, and your documentation saved the day!

Your plug it into the wall for download-mode is brilliant, that's how the jig works!!!

I am an Android... err, you (and the Glass Echinda folks) are an Android God!

How did I get here?

1) Programs that I app2sd-ed were broken.

2) So I did a factory reset. I don't know why I didn't stop right there. Either it didn't work, or I wanted to try a new ROM.

3) Then Odin hung mid-install

4) Now /system, /datadata (whatever that is), and /data won't mount.

-- But I can get into download mode, and

-- Finally have a recovery that will allow adb, and

-- Android Commander can read files, and

That gives me a load of hope. I keep finding these, "It's bricked too bad" responses to people. Come on man, don't give up!
[Fascinate General] brendantl:
Got the green pass button on ODIN when I finished, went to start the phone up and all I get is the 2e screen, wiped cache tried toreboot and went back to 2e, did a factory reset and it went back to 2e. Any suggestions?

I got to thinking here, I originally had CWM on my phone when I rooted, I deleted all the bloatware as well when I orginally rooted. Can I use ODIN to flash or do I need to use something else?

I am stumped on what to do, I have tried this about five times and continue to have the same problem, guess I found a phone that is impossible to unbrick.

Got it, Heimdall rocks!!!!!!!!!!! Saved my fascinate
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
Yeah!! More proof it you can get DL mode and have the right drivers, it can be fixed.

sent...that's all, just sent!!
[Fascinate General] seraphls:
OP, you're a lifesaver, and if I ever meet you in person I owe you a beer.
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
You shouldn't feel the need to buy me a beer, the only work here.that is mine is is taking the dev's geek speek and making it easier for mere mortals to understand. All of the programs and files were created by others, all I did was collect the info into one thread and make it so the not so technical mind can follow it. If you feel the desire to buy someone a beer there is a list of dev's at the bottom of the op who made this possible for all of us, buy one of them one, they are the deserving ones.
[Fascinate General] Maxlaplante:
CWM Recovery mod

Hey guys, I've been trying and reading for 5 days about how to get my CWM into my phone.. but I just can't do it..

So far, i've done the rooting with superoneclick.. that was pretty easy! But now I am more than lost...

My goal is to get the ICBINB rom into my device.

so after the rooting, I should be at the step of CWM right? I've copy my .zip file into my sdcard, reboot it in recovery but couldnt find the "apply sdcard; updated.zip" so I tried again and after that, i've never been able to get back into my recovery mode by pressing home+power+volume up... this is where I am right now... anybody with skillz can help me?

Thanks,

Max
[Fascinate General] decaydance99:
What are your needs, are you families with gingerbread. The great JT1134 has made a Vanilla gingerbread ready for prime time. If you want to stick on froyo be my guest. If you like I could help you with CWM, are you familer with ODIN

Sent from my CM7'ed fascinate
[Fascinate General] decaydance99:
What are your needs, are you familer with gingerbread. The great JT1134 has made a Vanilla gingerbread ready for prime time. If you want to stick on froyo be my guest. If you like I could help you with CWM, are you familer with ODIN

Sent from my CM7'ed fascinate
[Fascinate General] Maxlaplante:
Thanks for your reply Decaydance99

My needs... good questions.. I dont really know about roms and stuff like ODIN.. I just want to have customize, a faster and better batterie life device...

Whats else is out there for "needs"? Like music stuff, games or other stuff?

Thanks again Decaydance99
[Fascinate General] decaydance99:
I highly recommend JT1134 gingerbread rom. It is running the latest android and is crazy fast. Everything is fully functional. It will do everything that a stock rom will do and more there are also themes avaliable to further customize to your will. No bloatware included. I'll get on my computer in a few and write a tutorial for you my good man. Just to make sure, you are aware that flashing a rom WILL erase your entire rom. Because your rooted you an back up EVERYTHING. Use titanium backup is the market to back but all apps and settings. Are you using the stock sms?

Sent from my CM7'ed fascinate
[Fascinate General] Maxlaplante:
So i dont need CWM? Thanks for your time! Should i get titanium pro? With that.. I wont loose any app..contact and setting?
[Fascinate General] Maxlaplante:
FYI - i am leaving on a road trip to cape cod for a week.. So i will be back on july 15th.. Talk to you soon..take care

Max
[Fascinate General] decaydance99:
Have a good trip my man. I recommend the version because it will reinstall your apps instantly. And yes you do need CWM to flash roms. PM when your back and we will get things done

Sent from my CM7'ed fascinate
[Fascinate General] da2zoe:
Is there somewhere I can get links/info for using Heimdall on a Mac? I love Odin...it's a great program but I don't have a PC at home and would like to be able to play with roms and other good things from home.

I had the Fassy but I now have a Charge after the 2.2 OTA nightmare. I'm comfortable flashing with cwm and Odin but it's a pain to find someone's PC I can highjack for a while each time I want to mod my phone.

Some day I will get Windows discs then I'll have it through Mac Bootcamp, but for now that is not in the budget.

Thanks...
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
I can't get to my PC right now for the link but Google Glass Encinda(sp?) And they have a new version of heimdall out. Give it a try it works with all OS even MAC.

Sent from the Heartless Charge, by the XDA premium app.
[Fascinate General] btstarcher:
I have no problems getting into Download Mode, but for some reason I can't connect to the computer in either Odin or Heimdall. In Heimdall the only available devices are USB Video Device and Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader. Is this thing borked?
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
Do you have your phone connected and in DL mode when you open zadig to install the drivers if yes and it still doesn't work try installing the generic usb drivers supplied in the thread. Sometimes it takes some effort. As long as you can get into DL you can fix it it just takes time patience and a little creativity try any and all options in the original thread, one combo will get it back to life.
[Fascinate General] sarkozy:
I'm still having similar issues with my laptop. Up until recently ODIN worked fine, but then I started having issues with it freezing and eventually stopped recognizing the phone altogether.

Tried everything under the sun, but it simply won't recognize the phone. Oddly enough I switched the OS from Vista to W7(32bit) for an unrelated matter, and after reistalling the necessary drivers it still won't work. The phone goes into download mode, but Windows doesn't want to play. WHen it's on it recognizes fine though. At least my work PC has never had issues recognizing the thing when I need to use ODIN. It's been my saving grace.
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
Have you tried getting a different odin package, you will have to.google it or look around the forums. Odin 1.82 seems to be working the most reliable for the Charge, there is a DL for it in XDA's Charge forum, maybe it will work. If not and none of the drivers want to work try heimdall 1.3 from glass encinda(sp?) Also available from a google search, much different from the other version and there is also Samsung PST. Hopefully once you get something going odin will reconnect, at this point anything is worth trying to see if you can get something to recognize your Fascinate while in DL mode.

Sent from the Heartless Charge via tapatalk
[Fascinate General] obonilla30:
Very good information but if you are able to turn on your phone , it is not bricked at all. Its basically in a formatted state and needs to have a booting rom. Brick by definition is a total brick. NO LIFE, NO ENERGY. No lights. That is the thread I want to find. I bricked one and have not been able to recover. The Jig does not works on fascinate.
[Fascinate General] AluminumHaste:
Well I followed your instructions, was able to get the phone into Recovery mode, but I needed the battery in for that to work. Anyways I used the Atlas 2.2 with CI500_VZW_EB01_FROYO and Odin did everything correctly I guess as the box went green and said Complete.

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/006> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> Completed..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

<ID:0/006> Removed!!

Now the phone won't even turn on, can't get it into Recovery mode or anything. It is truly bricked.

What I don't get is why this forum is for Telus Fascinate when there is firmware listed for Verizon? Why would I want that? Why is there no firmware for Telus?

What a waste of time.
[Fascinate General] sarkozy:
Yea I've tried a couple different versions. It's all mute since the laptop won't recognize the phone to finish installation of the USB drivers in DL mode though.
[Fascinate General] :
Thanks for this guide!
[Fascinate General] _atlien_:
I flashed a AT&T Captivate stock rom to my fascinate by mistake. The only thing it would do is boot loop that stupid AT&T logo. Nothing else. No button download mode. Nothing. The jig put it right into download mode. Google "fascinate jig -captivate".

It is important to exclude captivate results in the search because that jig does not work for us.

I was able to use the ODIN method in this thread to bring my phone back to life.

Let me tell you though. I tried ODINv1.3 about 200 (yes two hundred) times before it worked. I was at the point where I would just do it while I was doing other things just to be doing it. Then last night. It just worked. I'm back to stock and the phone works perfectly. I tried all the different usb ports, different cables, different combinations of putting it into download mode, uninstalling and reinstalling Samsung drivers. If you brick your phone, all bets are off (especially if you flash another phone's software to it) and you just have to have patience.

That is what I learned from this.

Thanks to the OP for the info. My SGS is back from the grave.
[Fascinate General] evan30:
thank you for the guide!
[Fascinate General] chef2:
I got a fascinate for my wife online and it is stuck on the battery screen..empty battery, wont charge ect... I did the all in one thinkin it may have been something else wrong but still the same.

When I boot into recoveryi just get samsung screen froze...

any ideas?

thanks
[Fascinate General] techker:
what do you do when it is stuck in recovery..does not pass that point..and the power button does not act anymore as an OK.

says:

can't access to '/system/csd/KOR/system/'
[Fascinate General] budleywaco:
i have the MD5 hash error i cant even get through the first step :/
[Fascinate General] FarrbB:
very helpful stuff in here
[Fascinate General] AdamOutler:
UnBrickable Mod to the rescue... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1288162

This will recover ANY brick... But because some douchebag named this thread inappropriately, I should say... UnBrickable Mod will recover any Brick for real!

This thread recovers only soft bricks. UnBrickable Mod is the only existing method to recover hard bricks.
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
Bad download, download another file and try again. MD5 hash value is to make sure you get a full non corrupt download, so if it is invalid than it's either corrupt or incomplete. Just try again or try a different file.
[Fascinate General] DaleV:
It clearly states in the thread that this is for the Verizon Fascinate and to use only Verizon Fascinate Roms, how is that confusing? READ and educate yourself before you complain about doing something STUPID because you didn't bother to read.
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
Exactly...read, read some more, then read it all over again, then flash.
[Fascinate General] FuzzyFone:
Since I'm really poor, for now all I can offer you is a very long, bearded make out section.

I've used this 2 times now and to me, the first time was worth a donation and I was in the same bucket. Huh huh huh. (being poor).

I've bookmarked your screen from a while ago and just used it again today. Will make it easy to donate to you when the funny munny comes thru again.

Thanks.

Take care and hope you're having a wonderful ICS day. Stuff looks neat.

Love ya lots!

-Fuzzy
[Fascinate General] pscpa:
I (because I am an idiot) flashed SP Recovery to my Fascinate because I got up to the point of having it rooted (superuser was loaded) but could not get into recovery to load roms or make a backup. Now it is stuck at the "Samsung" screen. I can get the phone into download mode but my windows 7 computer (also tried on XP with no luck) gives me the "USB Device not Recognized" error. I have loaded and reloaded the Samsung driver multiple times, I have tried to load the drivers with Kies. Even in download (yellow triangle) mode Heimdall or Odin will NOT see the device. I have tried multiple USB cables (including a Samsung original). I have been working and researching this for more than a week but just can't get the phone recognized by Odin or Heimdall so I can flash a new file. Can anyone point me in the right direction??
[Fascinate General] cooldman224:
This thread is awesome it finally saved my phone! If you care to see what hell I've been there check out my thread. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306950 Of course no one could help me it is always my persistence that pulls through to the end.