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[Miscellaneous Android Development] gmolds:
Let's say that I have two of these phones. Let's also say that with 50 pounds on my back on a little backwoods excursion I might have fallen over during a river crossing. Let's also pretend like I was not smart enough to have my phone in a waterproof bag...

I was up in .00006 seconds and ripped the phone apart to dry/clean everything that I could. To my surprise, it still functioned fine. I used it for pictures for the rest of the trip, yadda yadda...

Once out of the woods (literally) and back in a vehicle I tried to charge it... no dice. It seems that perhaps a little corrosion found it's way into the charge/usb port. So I brought it home and tried connecting to my computer which only says unreckonized device.

Fortunately, my wife has the same phone. I've been using hers as an overnight charging station for a while now. I have been able to use CWM to flash to different ROMs still (via SD) but the need to use the wife's phone is getting tedious.

So onto the question... is it possible to get this phone back to stock - even ODIN - without the use of the mini-usb connection? My plan is to try for a warantee claim since the water sensor is still solid white. I think this is due to my speedy recovery and the rubberized case the phone was in kept the water our of the compartment, but some must have gotten into the data port.

If it's not possible and I flash it back to the stock ROM (which I have done), how likely am I to get luck and still get a warranty replacement (phone's only 3-4 months off the shelf)?

I have a backup phone to use while trying so that's not a big deal.

And finally, if they wont replace under warranty, due to ROM issues... am I able to take this apart to clean any corrosion without tripping and warranty stickers or other buzzers that they'd then call foul on?

Thanks,

Olds
[Miscellaneous Android Development] richardlibeau:
Just use cwm recovery and flash2stock zip by jocala. Page 1 of samsung galaxy exhibit thread.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] overlandpark4me:
Your wife only weighs 50 pounds. How old is she?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gmolds:
:)

Ok, I followed the very simple flash and clearing of various caches... Hopefully that's enough to get rid of any traces of my roots. I deleted some folders I saw on my SD and the main root folder as well (although I'll pull the SD card before sending in.

Time will tell. I have my shipping label and will mail it in on Friday.

---------- Post added at 11:30 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:25 AM ----------

... I will add that it is odd that the old "market" still hasn't updated to "play" and I haven't seen and pushed update although my wife's phone definitely had at least one samsung/tmobile based firware push since we bought the phones.

Is there a way to force it or should I not bother? I just don't want to raise any suspicions with the Samsung techs if I can help it.

-Olds
[Miscellaneous Android Development] richardlibeau:
I would just leave it alone. As long as its stock and no trace of root you should be ok.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] arenaninja:
Hi everyone. I'm trying to root an Exhibit II using Zerg rush but it doesn't seem to be working. The first issue seems to be the first "remount" operation performed by the zerg rush script, I get a message "Operation not permitted" for all mounts and remounts. Additionally, every time it tries to copy something to /system I get a "Read-only filesystem" message.

I believe the proper drivers are installed (I use Windows 7, plus when I tried to install them manually it said that drivers are already installed for this device). I've tried doing this from 2 different PCs and no dice. I can confirm that USB debug is enabled, I've also tried with "Third-party apps" on/off and still nothing. I've also tried using USB storage mode/running as admin and a ton of other things, I just can't seem to get them to work.

Please help me troubleshoot this :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Pkt_Lnt:
You likely have the new update from Samsung and zergrush does not work. Here is a method that does.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26859796&postcount=1
[Miscellaneous Android Development] arenaninja:
Thanks a ton! I'll try the rooted Kernel method today.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Pkt_Lnt:
You are welcome. You seem new, note the thanks button on posts, especially for devs.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] arenaninja:
Duly noted.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] velospeed2002:
Please Help!

Hello,

This forum is awesome with so many experts lending advice.

I recent purchased a samsung exhibit ii 4G, promptly rooted it, and was enjoying my first android smartphone. I was amazed at the power of this device at such a reasonable price.

Then, I got a bit more ambitious and decided to install clockworkmod, and possibly later on custom ROMs and kernels.

Here's where I made a major noob mistake: Like an IDIOT, I followed the instructions for the wrong phone! :crying: In my (albeit, feeble) defense, I had many browser tabs open and just plain failed to pay close enough attention.

So, I followed this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1578821

I used Odin and the "AriesVE.ops" to install "FeaModRecovery_1.2.tar.md5".

Now very I'm afraid that I bricked my device as it is completely unresponsive.

It won't hardware reset when I hold "power + volume up". The device just vibrates nonstop, and the samsung logo never appears. Likewise, I cannot put the device into download mode by holding "power + volume down". Therefore, now Odin doesn't recognize the device and I cannot return it to stock. Is there an alternate way? Now when I try using Android Debug Bridge to communicate, it tells me "error: device not found". Yep, pretty FUBAR.

Any suggestions?

While I'm still an android noob, I'm learning quickly thanks to painful lessons such as this...

Thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] IRX120:
Sounds like a hard brick. Send it to Samsung for repairs and see if they will fix it for free

Sent from my Galaxy Exhibit running CM9
[Miscellaneous Android Development] velospeed2002:
Yep, they basically told me it was unrecoverable and to send it in.

The bad news is, I'm back to using a dumb phone for a couple weeks.

Good news is are fixing it for free! :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afwolfpacked:
The girl sent hers in. What happens is they do a diagnostic. Of course it will fail so they send replacement that's factory new. You have to keep back cover battery sdimm and Simm and that gets installed when you get it back. It gone to Texas from New Jersey in the case I mentioned. Two weeks time to the day as they said. Sorry about the loss but at least you will have new again. Screen protector was really bad and worse than one out of box I suggest zarxx because it doesn't smudge scratch or peel. Mine has been on from first release of this phone and still looks new.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jfroehlich:
A reminder, we have a new thread since the rebranding as Galaxy Exhibit 4g
[Miscellaneous Android Development] det0xx:
Help! SGE4g

I have not rooted my phone but i have a problem. I think my phone may have a boot loop, idk how. All it does when it turns on is flash the samsung logo. Like i said i haven't tried rooting it or anything. I would like to factory reset it but i cant get into system stock recovery menu. I dont know why either. I was wondering if anybody had an idea of how to fix it. the only way my computer can recognize it is by download mode. I would really appreciate. i was thinking if i could root it and force it to Clockworkmod recovery so i could flash a rom but idk anything about that since i cant root it via usb debugging. Is there any way to root it using download mode? like adb or anything? thanks for your time! & thanks for the commitment of this phone (:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] richardlibeau:
Go to samsung galaxy exhibit 4g thread start at page 1 and scroll down until you see jocala's return to stock odin zip. This will return your phone to stock using odin.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afwolfpacked:
For lack of any place relevant here us a post about galaxy w on t679. I tried the oc version first. OC @ 1.6 burned out battery during tutu benchmark no damage to phone. Did stock debloated version next. Boot fine ran fine for a bit but middle 2 softkets are backwards. Outer 2 works as designed. Ran fine till I installed tutu. Then crash. Did take notice this time no wifi or signal from T-Mobile. Did not recognize my similar or inside all noted before crash. Didn't get to save screen capture of it before crash either. Shorts is neither is compatible no matter who says they are.

Update. The battery that died came to life two days later. Airconditiom and no charge and it took.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dswaggz:
Awesome my Wi-Fi hotspot works flawless first I've ever :D it's how I'm posting

swaggedout GT-P3113
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afwolfpacked:
Hey dswaggz since u turned me onto thumb keyboard I can't go back. Many thanks an indebted
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dswaggz:
Ur welcome :D c I'm not that bad :p
[Miscellaneous Android Development] det0xx:
Hi, thanks for the support. I tried to flash it via odin but i cant. unless i downloaded the wrong files.? i got the Flash2Stock files ? can you direct me to the actual files you meant? Thanks in advance.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] richardlibeau:
Sorry i meant t679 & odin zip . Returns your phone to stock. Samsung galaxy exhibit 4G thread Start at page 1 and just scroll down until you see a bunch of files by jocala. You should see one by the name t679& odin zip. Just flash that using odin and you should be good to go.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] det0xx:
I did as i was instructed and i still cant get this phone to boot up.? anymore suggestions? like is it bricked or not? any way to force it into recovery?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] richardlibeau:
If the phone is recognized by computer try to open command prompt and type adb devices if it has any numbers then you can type adb reboot recovery and your phone should reboot into recovery. As far as download mode goes you should be able to fix it if odin works just take ancora ops and place on ops section and take the t679 file and place in one package section then hit start. Should take 5 minutes then it will reboot by itself into the rom. It might just flash the samsung logo for up to 5 minutes but it will boot up it just takes awhile.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] det0xx:
the phone is recognize by my computer but idk how to do or use adb? sorry im such a noob but im trying to learn. is there a proper way for that? i mean i did the odin setup correctly, and again thanks for the support & help. I really appreciate it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] richardlibeau:
You need to have android sdk tools on computer first. Then just open up command prompt and type in adb devices if it recognizes your phone then type in adb reboot recovery after that your phone should boot into recovery .
[Miscellaneous Android Development] det0xx:
i did it but no luck . ill make a recording of what my phone does and how i do the odin then you can tell me what i do wrong?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] richardlibeau:
Ok I will check on what you post later. You also have to have java on your computer for adb or android tools to work.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dolomi:
I believe I followed the steps carefully but root still failed :(

Here is the screenshot, anyone knows what's going on? It seems ZergRush failed (I assume it does the real "root"). When it tried to mount, access denied.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afwolfpacked:
Zergrush doesn't work with 2.3.6 easier to get prerooted rom and cement flash it. Also cwm is stock flashable.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tube517:
Just bought this phone and rooted it. Going to flash a custom ROM soon but waiting on my sd card.

Thanks to all the devs for all the great work
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jaysonr35gtr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1686384

Use this thread instead for all your galaxy exhibit needs.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Shekatzy:
The Link is no longer working: A. Download SGH-T679 USB Drivers(I have hosted them for you)

Could you pretty please put them up again!? Thank you...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afwolfpacked:
http://drivers.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php?p=141878&t=4&i=1

USB drivers found link on wiki
[Miscellaneous Android Development] stufried:
What I am seeing on my websites is 850mhz, 1700/2100mhz, and 1900mhz. 1700/2100mhz in this fashion is different from 2100mhz. It usually refers to Band IV rather than Band I. Take a look at this article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands

Here is a sample spec sheet of the kind I was describing:

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Samsung-Exhibit-II-4G_id6488
[Miscellaneous Android Development] IRX120:
Please post in the galaxy exhibit forum, under general
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dennis96411:
Custom Status Bar Icons :O

I was able to edit the status bar's icons a little using JRummy16's ROM Toolbox Pro. My LCD density is set to 192, so I can see a lot more stuff :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mattphoner:
just a heads up, the download link for the Peachy ROM on megaupload is invalid, according the the link in the OP.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] samusishere:
Thanksss,

and this should help with the lag?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
I've asked the OP to link here rather than the direct download. The direct link will be changing from time to time.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] joshua.justice:
Did you make an NAND back up before changing stuff, if so how?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dennis96411:
No I didn't make a NAND backup, but I did make a backup of the original status bar icons and can restore them anytime :P
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
That's a very cool theme :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dennis96411:
Thank you! It's the Classic theme for GO Launcher, along with a digital clock widget and AndroidCentral's Super Lloyd wallpaper :p
[Miscellaneous Android Development] janderson91z:
I haven't bought an Exhibit II yet (probably tomorrow :D) but I just wanted to drop in and say thanks to those who are working on roms and kernels and such for this phone. You guys are awesome and make android fun.

Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
You're welcome :) The Exhibit II is a great little phone, and you'll enjoy it if you get one!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dennis96411:
I agree, the phone is just right. It's not too slow, but not too sporty, which is good because you get speed and decent battery compared to those fancy phones that run super fast for like 1 nanosecond before exhausting their batteries (exaggeration intended).

BTW if anyone wants to lower their LCD density like me, you might run into app compatibility issues in the Market. In that case, try this guide I made: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1438966
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
Those are some good points. The pricing, along with the T-Mobile/Walmart plan are bound to draw a lot of new users from the feature phone arena. The more users, the more potential developers, so it's all good :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dennis96411:
Sure can't wait for all the goodies to come :)

Is anyone making a custom recovery for the phone or are we just planning to use ODIN for awhile?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
I'd like to look at porting clockworkmod after I have my kernel in a flashable state. Right now, it compiles fine but Odin won't flash it. I'm moderately familiar with C, so I'd like to look at it (cwm) anyway.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] janderson91z:
I'll be upgrading from the Optimus V. Good little phone...but it's too small and the resolution is hvga. Hope the resolution bump and .5" will make a nice difference. :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dennis96411:
The LG Optimus V from Virgin Mobile? I was gonna get their LG Optimus Slider, but my dad kept telling me to look at more plans from Wal-Mart, and well, I did, and found this nice little goodie. Plus, the plan is $5 cheaper since VM made their plans more expensive.

If I had VM right now, I would have paid $200 for the phone, and $35 a month for their plan (probably pretty slow on data too).

But nope, I am with T-Mobile right now, got the phone for the same price, and paying $30 a month for HSPA+ speeds :)

You wanna know a huge upgrade? I upgrade from NET10's LG900G, it's like a BlackBerry imitator but the capability is nowhere as near as good XD

LOL, from EDGE to HSPA+ and basic phone to Android phone.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] pixeltrailz:
Another way to fix the Redrawing Problem and to make your phone a lil bit snappy.

"#1 MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP

In your terminal application on your phone (if you have to ask what this is, Google it, download it from the market)

su (enter)

echo ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1 >> /data/local.prop (enter)

reboot (enter)

If you want to undo what this command does, simply remove that toggle from: /data/local.prop, or if you did not have this file (like I did not) prior to the mod...remove it entirely.

This should work on all ROMs and from my understanding this only needs to be done once, on each fresh flash of a new ROM...Enjoy! "
[Miscellaneous Android Development] stab244:
Except we can't make a NAND backup without CWM can we? I'm pretty sure we can't.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
Unfortunately, you hit the nail on the head.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] wilson pickett:
installed peach 2.did a factory reset first.

zips right along,no problems.

zippity do da day.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lolitsjae:
Just flashed the Peach Sunrise with Odin and I must say, I'm pretty impressed! the TWL seems a bit faster, but better thing for me, was that it restored my stock apps that I accidentally uninstalled with my titanium backup (stock apps can't be restored normally!) so anyways thanks jocala for releasing PS and I hope to see more coming! Thanks again everyone who's working on this phone's development!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] hugepopeye:
Anyway to include Chinese pack?

It seems there is no Chinese support in the original ROM.

Is there any way to include the Chinese pack to update the menu and UI from English to Chinese?

Any suggestion is highly appreciated.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
Thanks all! More to come...:)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
Dev tip: Qemu

QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer.

OK, so what, you ask?

Here's what. When you're working with embedded systems (like our phones) it's very useful sometimes to run cross-compiled code on your PC for testing rather than get into the compile->copy.to.phone->test->compile cycle.

Enter Qemu. Qemu can emulate the arm processor on your Linux PC (or Linux VM) so programs like busybox can be cross-compiled and tested on the PC, rather than the phone. What you need is Qemu for your Linux (32bit or 64bit) compiled to emulate the Arm processor and a script called binfmt. I've compiled Qemu for both environments:

64bit Linux

32bit Linux

And zipped up binfmt: binfmt.zip

I didn't invent this technique, I stumbled across it a ways back working with a tool called scratchbox, a cross-compilation toolkit.Put whichever qemu you download into /usr/local/bin (rename it qemu) then run binfmt once at boot-up and you're good to go. To run busybox for example, just execute it normally. Quemu will be called transparently to run your arm programs.

Keep in mind this is for lower-level executables like busybox, NOT top-level apps like Launcher.apk. While it might seem esoteric, it's very useful when coding for the arm environment!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] joshua.justice:
I tried editing the icons as he did in the custom rom

And my device reboots but now when I try to open something the launcher and whatever crashes.

I backed up the build prop before installing the icons but can't get to it through the rom toolbox, any ideas?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] pixeltrailz:
Yea thats true. Although it actually works. the V6 Supercharger didnt work at all until i did this so just a heads up. For anyone that had problem like me.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
Good info then. Thanks Pixeltrailz!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dennis96411:
Haha what's funny is that I already have QEMU, running Windows 95 XD
[Miscellaneous Android Development] LackingWisdom:
I was too excited to get titanium backup after I rooted phone (ty 4 guide btw) ... I know stupid so Now I deleted some system app that prevents downloading : error.406 is there anyway I can get the stock apps back ty in (also i'm a noob Like complete life failer so plz help
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
Your best bet is to reflash back to stock (or a different ROM :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] AndroidSamurai:
Look back to the OP on page 1 and you will see I posted titaniumbackup.zip which includes all stock system apps in the case you delete one that you need. Common sense tells me you deleted too many files since you didn't know what not to delete.

I recommend you use my stock apps backup(post1) or Flash back to stock using ODIN(instructions and files also in post 1) as jocala suggested.

Please remember to look over the OP(original post) which is the Dev guide. All info needed can be located there.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jocala:
Forgot about the zip file. I'd sure try that first.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] samusishere:
Hmm,

I did the V6 supercharger thing and I was successful

but I still get lag in games :l

even some simple 3D games that even the optimus V had no problem with.

and the processor in that is 4 years old

This phone should be able to handle most if not all of the snapdragon optimized games quite well

but it doesn't..

so it must be A software issue

any ideas?

thanks in advance c:

I love all the work everyone's doing to make this phone better
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dennis96411:
You deleted the wrong Download app didn't you? LOL I can upload it if you need it. Actually, VanillaTbone uploaded all the system apps in one package, just download this: http://db.tt/tiS0UpJS
[Miscellaneous Android Development] AndroidSamurai:
Added a link for a very comprehensive theming guide under Index section 7 of the OP. Check it out...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lolitsjae:
you should definitely use the peach sunrise ROM by jocala..I deleted some stock apps also that cannot be restore unless flashed with a stock ROM, and after I did peach sunrise, they all were restored.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Maverik869:
Additional Language Support

I just want to start off by thanking everyone for doing such a great job on developing for this new phone. I used some of your how-to's already and have been able to successfully root and uninstall many apps vis Titanium Backup on my Exhibit II.

I want to know, is there an easy way to add additional language support to the phone? I know I can download anysoftkeyboard and download additional language keyboards, but I am mainly looking to add Russian language to the core UI. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance and keep up great work!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lolitsjae:
Ok @jocala:

I left my phone on sound mode and I heard some sounds from the phone as if someone was unlocking and locking when no one was touching it. I'm not quite sure if it is because of the peach sunrise rom or just my phone overreacting but I'm not sure. And also I've seen some glitches where the phone just reboots by itself..not quit sure if it has to do with the PS rom...but those are the things I've been facing. Will update if I see anything else.