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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AddamsonFlint:
Cool deal. So, now I have the challenge of returning my phone. I have insurance through MPDA on Wirefly, but I couldn't find anything on their coverage policy regarding rooted phones.

My issue is: my Odin counter is at 40 and sum change right now, but I read that Samsung changed the bootloader on or around 2.3.6 (which I was before flashing ICS) and that a USB Jig, may no longer work.

I found a post with old bootloaders pre- 2.3.6, but for the the I9100. I tried to Odin them, but it didn't work on my E4GT.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1402286

I still need to make a Jig and test to see if I can clear my counter now, or if current boot loaders won't allow it.

If I am unsucessful:

Does anyone know where else I can find an old bootloader tar for the E4GT?

Or...if I can't hide that I've rooted or ran custom roms- my friend who's an electrical engineer suggested just running one of his really strong electro-magnets at his shop over my phone, so it is truly nothing more than a paper-weight and they can't check it.

The rules for the Wirefly insurance are pretty strict, no "unexplained" lost or damage, so I can't just say I lost it, or run it over with my car, lol. But I don't want to send it back, able to get into download mode and see that my Odin counter reads 50, and deny me a phone replacement.

Any thoughts?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
Yes you would have known if you would have read before you blindly jumped in to flashing this phone...it's not a HTC or whatever you had before it's different...And sbrissen, tcp, steady Hawkin and other devs have bricked ...it sucks but there is no fixing it just like I said and like the guys on here told you, just like the jtag guy said. We have said it numerous times and will continue until we get kernel source and can fix it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] barnacles10:
I should have been more specific when saying stay away from cwm. What I meant is for now. Currently most recoveries are based on some form of cwm. They work fine on gb, but seem to be bricking phones on ics. Once we have actual kernel source, this should all change.

So there isn't anything wrong with cwm per say, just the way its repacked and wiping in ics. So for now, until we have a kernel with recovery from source, stay away from cwm and all its variants. Gb you can use whatever you want.

As for count, you are correct on that as well. I don't believe the newer sbls allow you to clear odin count. Calkulin packaged up the eg30 sbl for use with odin. If your data partition is borked you might be able to successfully flash this. This will allow you to clear count with a jig. You can find that here..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1391624
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
Flash the individual pieces to stock no root in Odin eg30 & use jig to reset counter and then go to Sprint and hope they replace it.or use insurance and then when you get

New phone read everything on here before you go blindly flashing

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544233
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AddamsonFlint:
I will do that- if you could elaborate on flashing the individual pieces, it would be appreciated. I'm only familiar with running single tar files in the PDA slot.

I agree one should not go "blindly" flashing- but this wasn't my first phone...or even the first time flashing on my E4GT.

And it's not like anybody knew about this issue (or at least was posting all over the place) several months ago. Like anything else, it isn't until the issue starts happening to people, and grows in numbers, that developers and such start looking into the issues, and start trouble-shooting, finding out the source.

Believe me, it was a learning experience for me, and my understanding has certainly grown, albeit at a high cost. I will thoroughly explore the "cross-platform" implications when doing a significant change in configuration in the future.

I know that, for people on here everyday, the endless flow of new posts from reckless noobs pleading for help, is probably pretty darn irritating. At the same time, no one came out the womb programming- we all had to start somewhere.

There are people that become new members from time to time, that have a decent working knowledge already, and are interested in expanding their understanding. It's easy to label a noob clueless on the simple and obvious grounds that they are infact a noob on here. But that is where the content of what they post initially should provide for a better "judgement" if you will, to whether or not they are just some dummy wasting thread-space, crying for help after doing something stupid, or a reasonably knowledgeable person that is seeking help after making an understandable mistake.

There's nothing more I would like than to learn from those more experienced so at the least, I can avoid pitfalls in the future, but also get to a point where I too can help others when they get in similar jams. I would think such aims are something that we could find fairly easy agreement on, yes?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] PanchoPlanet:
Epix4G, I think its your avatar....LoL.

Your on the right track, READ, READ, and then READ some more before you FLASH...

On my first flash w/odin, I read my eyeballs out, and watched QbKing's videos and after a week of absorbing I took the plung. No dissasters yet. Flashing since 11/11.

Pp. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
Sorry I forgot about the Kenny powers...I am always on the phone and don't see it ....lol lol

Sfhub has directions on it in his threads ...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1433101

This is thread for el29 but it's rooted the ek02 was not and a tar file can be extracted just like a zip file and individual pieces flashed in Odin or mobile Odin ..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
I had to do a double take, did you write above you flashed the i9100 bootloader? Hopefully you were unsuccessful as the intl gs2 bootloader disables the usb port.

I am joking here, but there was a thread a while back where the person was trying to brick their phone, this thread can probably be merged with that one.

As to the back and forth, it takes two to tango and if either side backed off, it usually would stop.

As to your problem, basically your hard drive crashed, time to rma it. There is a chance you could remap /data somewhere else, but it would be a bunch of work and you probably wouldn't be happy in the end, better to return and start fresh.

If the last flash you did was one of my one click odins, the NoData version, as full version won't complete in your case, then you already have the old bootloader, unless you overwrote it with the intl gs2 i9100 bootloader.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iniz94:
I had this problem a couple of weeks ago. The USB Jig worked for me after I tried to Odin EK02 (and hung at data.img). But it didn't matter because Sprint ordered a replacement for me for $35 without even checking Download Mode haha. But since I was probably one of the first dozen to report this problem, they probably weren't that suspicious. Who knows now... well good luck to you sir. And also, you probably already know this but there are currently no other alternatives to getting a replacement phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AddamsonFlint:
No...I was not successful- luckily I guess. I did flash your EL29 no data odin one-click, but I'm not sure if it was the last thing I flashed. However, I am able to flash it without data as I discovered, so I will re-flash it. It is VERY good to hear, it has the old bootloaders- that will save me some hassle.

I am confused on one point- maybe it's the noob thing. Epix said to odin eg30, but the link posted is for EL29. I do see the "individual" pieces, modem, kernel, rom (no-root) down the page, but again, they say EL29. I just want to make sure I'm fully clear on what I should be odin'ing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AddamsonFlint:
Iniz, just so I understand if our situations were similar- a few questions.

Did you have Sprint insurance? I do not currently, I bought my phone from Wirefly. Do you know if they surely won't replace it via my insurance?

I did read about people going the warranty route with Samsung via Sprint, and Sprint "expediting" it for $35. Should I go to the store, or just give them a call and send it back?

If I am able to reset my Odin counter, and I odin'ed back to stock- should I have covered all my bases, for all reasonable intents and purposes, regarding sending a unit back for "successful" replacement?

Let me know if you get a chance. Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
eg30 was the first ....oldest tar file we have ...el29 is stock on the phone now ....eg30 Would be July 30 2011 .... El29 is December 29 2011 ...e is year 2011 f is 2012 the month is next and then day ... I use the eg30 just because I had it on my phone and it always works in mobile Odin for me ... But if sfhub used el29 & packaged older boot loaders in they will work the boot loader had to be before ek12
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
But yes reset count to 0 have stock on it ....and take it to sprint and say I plugged it in last night to charge and it won't boot now ...they will keep it for like 2 hours and try the same things you have done and they will probably just replace it . make sure to tell then you need the phone for work....otherwise they may try to order you one .

Good luck
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iniz94:
No insurance, but our phones come with a 1 year manufacturer's warranty. I took it to the store and they tried factory resetting it, which didn't work because I couldn't get into recovery. Then, without checking download mode (odin), they told me I needed a replacement. Of course I played an acting role and seemed all sad that my data would be lost haha. And they offered 2 options: getting a replacement from them for $35 or sending it to Samsung for free. I chose them because I figured Samsung may know that it was user error. The phone came in 2 days later. Good ouck!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iniz94:
Also, they didn't check download mode for me but I bought a jig anyways. You should at least try to reset it, just in case you get a smart rep.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AddamsonFlint:
Thanks for all the info!

If I had more time, I would just buy one, but I am fairly decent at soldering, so I think I'll just make one up. But I've looked at so many different pages/sites on building a jig.

Anyone have a link to a quality build tutorial- ya know...parts list that are quick/easy to aquire, and a good explanation?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
Watch this on u tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKRrTZayRxU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zinc99:
I never had a problem with ICS but just reflash stock and try to return it. Just raise hell.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa408shark:
hey guys im having an issue with my asus tablet i rooted it i tried to install a different rom but after i restarted it on recovery i cant access my sd also when i press reboot goes back to the recovery menu but if i press vol down and power the cold boot works but everytime i turn it off and back on it boots to recovery menu does anybody knows how to fix this? :confused: any help is aprecciated.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3kool:
Hi all,

I have the same problem with him, is there anyway to uninstall CWM Recovery?

Thanks in advance!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killa408shark:
I found this fix its really easy just follow the steps

If you guys are able to cold boot into the OS, use Terminal Emulator to do what ADB would do. 1 - Cold boot into the OS and move files needed to internal sd storage. 2 - Reboot into your bad 5.5.0.4 cwm , install the new cwm through : install zip from sdcard , choose zip from ...

3 - Once installation is done , don't press "reboot system now" , do a cold boot directly (Vol down plus power button, wait till you get the option of cold boot or wipe data, choose cold boot)

4 - Once you've booted your rom ,

run terminal emulator. type : su (if superuser appp ask to you , allow). will give you a # type : echo boot | dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=1 seek=0

type : exit

type : reboot

NOTE: Someone say the above steps only work when they skipped the exit part so try it both way.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bdsargent:
Typing 'exit' is not necessary as that only ends superuser status. You should be fine going straight to 'reboot.'
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codestation:
Some days ago I flashed a ICS Rom, all went good but the only thing that i noticed was that my phone name had changed to lt18i in the market. Today I decided to go back to my previous GB Rom so I restored it from my nandroid backup. Now my phone is still identified as a lt18i and cannot download anything from the market. I tried to wipe the app data of the play store app but didn't do anything. Also the remote download from the pc doesn't work at all.

What other things I could try? I really want to avoid a factory reset if possible.

EDIT: Found a solution, i moved/deleted the /data/system/accounts.db, wiped the app data from the Play Store and restarted the phone, added my google account again and the market updated my device name and the downloads are working again.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zombieguy85:
Thanks so much man this helped me on my inspire everything is working again. SHOULD BE stickied
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klatu375:
I just tried this solution for my HTC Incredible 2 and it worked flawlessly. I'm currently running ICS 4.0.4 from Aeroevan's CM9 build. I tried clearing the data from the market and download manager as well as trying the "killall drmserver" fix, which has worked before. This here did the trick. I wonder if removing and readding the accounts from "Accounts & Sync" would've worked as well? I'll try that next time if it happens again.

Thank you.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bdbx18:
Thanks! This fixed my ICS ROM'd Play Store problem
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flexsm:
Just got the purchasing error from market and tried removing my account from Accounts & Sync. Phone gave me this warning:

This account is required by some applications. You can only remove it by resetting the phone to factory defaults (which deletes all your personal data.). You do that in the Settings application, under Privacy.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gutterball:
This worked for me too after changing around my apns. My market started giving off that error. Then I did your fix and now market/playstore is perfect again! Thanks! By the way you have to do the whole fix! You cant just delete your account in accounts and sync settings cause that doesn't work I tried.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romma1:
Awesome!! I was starting to get pi$$ed... This was saver!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyperez0:
Now, on my phone I tried to find /data/system/accounts.db in astro & other file explorer but couldn't find it. Not in root or SD. I see a data folder in root, but there is no folder in it.

I also don't see the option to remove acct data in play store options. I'm getting relatively better this stuff but I can't find the options detailed.

A bit of elaboration please?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberEvo:
Did you root your device?

I tried to use astro and root explore, if no superuser(root), you can't see things in /data

Left side :Screen shot (unroot)

Right side: Screen shot (rooted)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cesjr02:
I just ran into this problem, hoping it will work on my tablet. When you say you moved the /data/system/accounts.db, what do you mean. Where did you move it to? Or do you mean you removed/deleted that file. Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I figured it out. Deleting the file did the trick. Thanks again
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyperez0:
I actually resolved this issue simply by wiping cache and dalvik from recovery, and rebooting.

Btw yes I'm rooted but nothing there. I'll check again later though. Thanks.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadygb4:
Thanks. I have been searching for a fix. This worked for me!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveKap:
Unfortunately this process didn't work for me. The various market fixing apps on the market don't work either (it's hard enough just trying to find their .apks since I can't download them over the market) and my CleanRom lost its keyboard and launch buttons thanks to trying this method. Looks like I'll have to wipe the device tonight. *sigh*

Edit: Dalvik and cache wiping fixed it for me.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyaN1de:
This problem arose for me last night.

Fixed it by reinstalling 3.1.5 Market update.

Cache wipes did not help in any capacity.

Downloaded Market update file from www.arctablet.com/assets/apps/Android_Market_v3.1.5.apk

Probably a million places to find it but hope the link helps someone out.

:-)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaptainFabulous:
I fixed this issue by making sure I was logged into Talk. The app wouldn't open so I uninstalled the update and then it ran fine, and the problem went away.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lroy:
OP

your fix worked like a charm for me. CM9 on Motorola Photon. thanks!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InobleI:
Helped me out! Thanks man
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwstas268:
You are my god! Worked
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SH31KH:
Hello everyone..

I was hoping someone could tell me if there are any fake or replica Galaxy S2's out there. I'm about to purchase a S2X (Telus version T-989D) from a shop in China Town.. I'm worried that it may be some sort of fake because of the price tag ($360 CAD).

So, are there any fake or replicas hovering around the market for this device? If so, how can I tell the difference?

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I am going to have a look at the phone on Wednesday, so would appreciate quick replies.

Thanks everyone for taking the time out to read this and thanks in advance for your responses.

Sincerely,

SH31KH :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
Hmm... i suggest you take a close look at display one at the telus or even a tmobile one at the retail store before purchasing. I have heard of prototypes of these phones looking similar but never a replica. Make sure you test it on site and ask for warranties.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Kagenui:
Im the proud new owner of the Samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket from Rogers. I've owned the phone for about 3 days now and i am very impressed with it's performance. The one thing I am not pleased with, however is the battery life. My battery is being drained by 1% every few minutes. Im a lightweight user. I've sent maybe 20 texts and received less than 10 phone calls, all lasting under 10 minutes. Im running mhx's superlite ROM alongside faux's kernel. I've tried waiting for a full charge then wiping battery stats. Still have horrible battery life. I've tried waiting for the battery to drain to about 10%, then when it reaches 100% charge I leave it in a couple of hours. I still have a horrible battery life. Wi-fi, GPS, Bluetooth, auto-sync are all off and brightness is set to the lowest possible value. I even underclocked the processor to 1.2GHZ. I do use Go Launcher, go locker, go sms and go powermaster. Is there some way to check out whats eating my battery? Maybe I should invest in a new battery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Betterbatterystats
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Kagenui:
Thanks for the speedy reply. I will try that out and post if there's an improvement.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
It will tell you what is causing wakelocks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fida khan:
best bet is to consider an extended battery. it's the only real way to extend your battery life.looks horrible with a bulky backside on phone but believe me your have peeve if mind! my first post guys. hope something happens!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Not really mine lasts 1 day or longer with moderate use.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Kagenui:
It seems that go locker was the culprit. Uninstalled it. And I just might buy one of those heavy duty batteries as suggested by another poster. Any recommendations? I think I read somewhere that some batteries designed for the SG2 won't work for the skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fida khan:
best bet is to consider an extended battery. it's the only real way to extend your battery life.looks horrible with a bulky backside on phone but believe me your have peace of:D mind! my first post guys. hope something happens!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
The extended nexus battery will fit but cause a little bit of lift on the stock cover.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fida khan:
I've got a freakin 3500mah bat on my gs2 an yep i just get about 12-14 hours of heavy use. pretty dismal!. but still better than 6-8 hours on 1650mah original Batt.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Jhebi:
Try installing different ROMS which help save battery life.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fida khan:
how come you're saying it'll fit standard back cover. my 3500 mah Batt came with a back cover. doubt if standard cover will stay on.it'll probably just POP of:banghead:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fida khan:
'heavy use' in phones is a pretty subjective thing. but one thing extends Batt life more them anything else bar widgets and having wi-fi etc on -it's having or rather using BLACK themes in your apps , black goog and black background. man you can even use a black background white text in kindle Android. think about it, amoled screens live for dark backgrounds and I've put some serious time into researching Batt life and what does and doesn't work. try black backgrounds as amoled screens consume most of their power from light backgrounds and almost minimal power from black backgrounds!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Kagenui:
I thought that the whole thing about using a black background to save battery power was just a rumour. Thanks for the tip.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Kagenui:
Does anyone know if battery saving programs such juicedefender, Go Powermaster, etc. really make a difference in battery life?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fida khan:
juice defender is a total waste of time.it's market as a quality app ie. lots of settings etc but in my errrr 'research' and testing for Batt life i read about and found out through 'personal insight' (by that i mean common sense) that it just uses more Batt than it saves. for one it's always using phone resources - processor etc and two it's basically running continually trying to SAVE Batt life and therefore really defeating itself. tried it and quickly spat it out. not worth it.i.had the paid version too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fida khan:
also definitely stay away from app killers etc. Android just restarts the apps it needs anyway end you'll just be killing them , Android will be restarting them. you get it. app killers just hog more resources than they save.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Kagenui:
I knew it was too good to be true. I guess those people who claim it works were under a heavy placebo effect.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] fida khan:
don't know if you've tried it but the xda app -premium version anyway- which i'm using at the moment to post also has a dark theme (black background) in settings SIMPLE VIEW or something like standard view. can you believe it!