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[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsvet:
Guys,

I need help. I tried to work the solution myself and spend days reading different forums and tried different tricks but no luck.

So basically I was asked by my wife to root her Hero as she wanted a higer version of Android to install Viber and some other programmes. I did that using instructions on a Cyanogenmod wiki and everything went fine. However the new rom made the phone a bit slow and clumsy, so I thought I'd look for a different older version that works. I tried numerous roms and they all for some reason were not suitable - either wouldn't boot or were force closing etc...

So at the end of the day I read somewhere that for some ROM you need to install a CWM recovery and I was running a RA 1.7. So I tried to download a newer version of a recovery (to be honest I forgot which one - it was a week ago) and I flashed it and then I realised I have installed a recovery for CDMA and I have a GSM.

So, currently the phone boots and gets stuck at the HERO logo forever. There is no way I can boot into recovery. I have no problem to boot into fastboot, but any attempt to install a different recovery brings a failed signature error. I tried fastboot erase recovery and it did work, but no instalation is possible. When the phone is powered on and while on HERO logo I can run adb and can make it reboot from the command line, but when I try the instructions http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1630519 I get past the first two lines:

adb push recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-hero.img /data/local/
adb push flash_image /data/local/

and then when I attempt this

adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.7-hero.img

I get an error message

-exec /system/bin/sh failed no such file or directory

Please help!

PS. A screen shot in fastboot:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/tsvet/fastboot.jpg
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsvet:
I managed to fix that with a stock rom and Hboot installation.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegosh:
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Hey folks, sorry to bother you all but all input would be greatly appreciated. I'm rather unfamiliar with android flashing and kernels, and have spent the last 8 hours trying to figure this out to no avail.

Following this (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1238070) (section 5) guide on how to get back to stock gingerbread on my phone (after a few partially failed attempts flashing other roms), I was using Odin, had the .pit 2.2 as well as CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5 loaded into the program and left it running. About 20 mins in, the phone stopped progressing and I started to get concerned. After two hours, I powered down the phone and proceeded to reattempt the flash. This is when things got weird. My phone was unable to enter the Download Mode and instead showed Android system recovery when plugged in, or a black screen with a phone and a computer, with arrows between when not plugged in. The weirdest part is that the phone no longer recognized vol+ or the power button when in Android Recovery, and could only vol- to go down the menu, then was stuck at the bottom of the list.

I've searched everywhere on this site, and google to try and come up with a solution.

When pluggin into the computer, I hear a connection sound, but the device is not recognized by Odin. Pressing the running a blind vol+ and vol-, then a vol- to hope Odin recognizes the device, as pointed out in this (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1764022) thread, resulted in nothing. Holding vol- while pluggin in the usb cable, doesn't show the download mode. All of the steps in this (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1026746) thread proved futile, as most of them required download mode anyways.

I'm going to keep searching and keep you posted as things come. Your help as always will be greatly appreciated!

Edit: Things just got weirder... After a few more attempts at making this work, I'm now getting an "Unable to charge non-supported battery. See user manual." With this error, I'm not able to get into Android Recovery anymore. More searching...

Edit 2: AFAIK I'm gonna need a jig. Anyone confirm?

Edit 3: Got a jig, Download Mode working, all is well. Please remove this thread, or leave it for other noob flashers to see.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegosh:
Hey Folks, its been a while since I last posted in this forum, but I ran into a pretty serious issue earlier this evening. I was attempting to flash CM9 to my T959D and was running into tonnes of trouble. Throughout my attempts I was restoring back to stock rom, kernel and bootloader. During one of these restores, Odin froze in Win 7. Since then I've been unable to detect any form of life from the phone. It simply sits in a black screen. Holding the vol down while booting, blind vol up and down cable inserting, using my Jig and inserting the cable/battery in various orders results in nothing. The most I hear is a device failure to connect sound in Windows with no sign of life in Odin.

What can I do?

Someone posted stating leaving the battery out for multiple days would reset something on the motherboard, allowing me to get into download mode. Though I was hoping to have this resolved tonight. I realize that there aren't many people left with these phones, but I hope someone has a solution to this.

I'm going to be installing ubuntu tonight on an older desktop in a effort to resolve this. Though my experience with it is very limited, and success is unknown.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MultipleMonomials:
NOT GOOD... You should wait and see if others have a better solution, but Unbrickable Mod may be your only option.

Posted from my Fascinate using XDA Premium
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegosh:
Thats not good to hear. Well, I was snooping around looking for someone who could solder this for me, to no avail. My soldering skills are non existent. The most I fixed was a door bell, and I did a terrible job. I won't be able to get my hands on a soldering iron until tomorrow, is it worth trying?

I have located someone who can do a jtag on this model but have a few questions in regards to this:

Since my bootloader was corrupted, would the jtag service put a new bootloader on?

Would it prevent the same thing from happening again?

Are jtags designed on a per-phone basis?

Since there is a telus fascinate T959D as well as a verizon fascinate, and both phones are completely different, would I need to make sure the jtag is meant for this phone?

Is there anything I need to be made aware of before doing this that I haven't mentioned?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MultipleMonomials:
I've haven't had any experience with JTAG, but I've heard Unbrickable Mod is preferable. If you're looking for someone who can solder, check out your local RC/hobby store. If that fails, check out an electronics store, though it may take some searching to find one.

Posted from my Galaxy Tab with CM10
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbrad:
Make sure you use the stock Samsung cable see if you can reinstall the drivers hook it into the computer and hold volume down if you can get any type of signal from the phone your good.

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Hey no offence but stop telling everyone on the street they need too soljeir there phone with unbrickable mod before they can fix I'm tired of having too calm the person down after you said they have too open up the phone its utter bull****. 1 out of 10 soft bricks you may need it I've been without download mode and fixed mine just fine.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegosh:
An update:

Took my phone in to get the jtag service... He said some of my partitions were corrupted, one of which was the boot layer. He put a new bootloader on, and showed it could be placed back into recovery and download mode, but when I got home the device was even more dead than when I left; no device failed to connect sound in windows, just nothing. I'm taking it back to him in a week after exams to get this resolved. Maybe the battery has reached the end of its life...? I checked it with a volt meter, and it had 3v+ so I really don't know.

Sent using Science!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MultipleMonomials:
As bbrad pointed out, there may be other solutions, and my answer could be totally wrong, but if even your bootloader is cooked, Unbrickable Mod may be your only hope. Since UM affects startup code literally hardwired into the chip, it should work as long as the JTAG doesn't interfere.

Posted from my Fascinate using XDA Premium
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMegosh:
Another update. So apparently I flashed a bootloader from another phone, which royally screwed up the partition, kernel and mounted drives. The technician managed to get the original bootloader, kernel and rom on the phone and everything is working from stock again.

Why on earth is the 959d Telus version such a pain in the ass to customize?

Is there anyone on here that uses a 959d that can direct me to a proper method to leaving stock? Before this entire situation I had vodoo kernel on, with cwm, but every time I flashed a kernel it would hang on reboot and either sit on a black or white screen. In a lot of cases I would flash in cwm, reboot, then I would be brought back to cwm as if there was no rom on the phone at all, no matter what I formatted and wiped.

When I'm not on my phone I can link all of the guides I've tried that leave me back where I started. So I re flash back to stock using Odin.

At the end of the day, I have to ask, is it really worth it in the end? I've rooted and flashed many roms on other phones but have never run into as many problems as with this fascinate t959d

Sent using Science!
[Motorola Photon 4G] DiamondJay20:
I got a Photon 4g, and I wanna know if there's anyway I can have simultaneous voice/data on 3G, I know its possible over "4G" (Wimax), and I really don't wanna buy a new phone outright. Will SVDO work on the Photon anywhere?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Acvice:
To my knowledge this is not possible. Would be hella useful though.
[Motorola Photon 4G] findthedr:
only way is if "voice" if via VOIP such as google voice, skype or SIP provider.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dsims7_2000:
I do it all day! WiFi and I talk and di email and FB! L
[Motorola Photon 4G] A2CKilla:
i still don't get it, how in the world is this actually useful? should you focus be to the other person you're talking to?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Acvice:
Smartphones have so many features nowadays that it is honestly difficult for any given person to make use of every one of them. Hence, there are some features that are diamonds to some and useless to others. Just because you in particular don't have a use for said feature, it can be be extremely useful to someone else. For instance, my girlfriend now lives a good 150 miles away. So a lot of our casual conversations are done for long periods of time over our phones. Should I be focusing on our conversation? Sure. Do I also wanna check xda, read an article with her to keep the conversation rolling, maybe watch a funny YouTube clip or something? Definitely. My point is, its not a feature that is visibly useless for everyone. You just don't have a use for it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] DiamondJay20:
you might have an email, or be in your car using it as the GPS with the phone on speaker or bluetooth, or wanna check an email you're talking to someone about, etc. A lotta times, when I've been on the internet with the Photon, I've missed calls, and that includes using my Strava cycling app, which simply maps where I'm going.
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheChronicDroid:
Calls/texts will interrupt downloads which is annoying when trying to download large files over 3g

Sent from my Kitchen Sync'ed MoPho!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beto0216:
where can i find the latest MIUI rom for my evo 4g, i have several opened tabs opened up! im trying to the OFFICIAL MIUI ROM that will work for my phone! thanks guys!

---UPDATE----

i think i found it at http://roms.miui.us/

it said 2.7.13 then 2.7.6 (blue) i hope its the correct one!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XenonV:
yes you found it ! :good::good:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] HTC HD2 MAN:
I successfully rooted my cousin's AT&T infuse 4g using this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkD34zvS2P4&feature=related

Now I'm trying to do this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozNVeGPUlU8

I did everything and once I go into the 3E recovery... the "reinstall package" option DOES NOT APPEAR.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] THE festivedonkey:
You need to flash a custom kernel using heimdall or sgs kernel flasher and that will put recovery on there for you
[Samsung Infuse 4G] HTC HD2 MAN:
oops sorry, I cut something out haha.

I meant the "reinstall package" option in the 3E recovery does NOT appear.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Ryanscool:
Bro bro br bro....thats doing it the hard way. Flash a custom kernel through odin or heimdale and that's it, you don't need that guide anymore.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jscott30:
Using modified 3e recovery is an old method (that can still be used, by the way). There is an easier way, though.

Assuming that you already have root, use SGS Kernel Flasher (from Play Store) to flash a custom kernel zImage that already has CWM recovery included. Doing it this way instead of Odin or Heimdall in download mode, you won't trip the custom binary download counter.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] HTC HD2 MAN:
Oh, I'm sorry haha. I'm still a noob at this. I only rooted a mt4g and a g2 like 2 years back. haha.

oh i kinda understood what you said. I downloaded the sgs kernel flasher. What image do you recommend or do ytou mind linking me the way? lol.

And do I have to undo the things I did from the attempt of this: : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozNVeGPUlU8

like remove the custom recovery file and move them back to the original spots in there proper places?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jscott30:
You won't have to remove anything that you've done so far. I'll be glad to point you in the right direction. Before I give you links, etc., though, is the phone completely stock (2.2 firmware) or has it been upgraded to Gingerbread (2.3.6)? Also, what is the end goal? Is there a specific firmware that you would like to flash? All of that plays into what kernel you need to flash.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] HTC HD2 MAN:
Its 2.3.6 and I rooted it by following everything in the 1st video of my first post.

The goal is to run this rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1705503

My cousin just wants it to run smoothly since he complains about how it crashes and has to do battery pulls A LOT. He was the one who picked the rom (goal) since it appeals to his eyes and likings. He doesnt know much about all this stuff.

So he wants to run that rom ^^^ and I guess I want a kernel thats stable and doesnt need to be highly overclocked to run good.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jscott30:
Since you've found SGS Kernel Flasher, getting CWM recovery will be easy. Extract the zip file for the kernel that you download from HERE. Using SGS Kernel Flasher, browse to the zImage inside of the zip file, and then flash. The phone will reboot, and before it boots back into Gingerbread, a lady robot voice will talk to you for a few minutes while Voodoo lagfix is enabled. This is Zen Arcade's Infusion-Z kernel and it comes with red CWM. Be sure to thank Zen for his kernel HERE. The phone's Gingerbread firmware will run well on this GB kernel, but you'll be using it just to get recovery to flash a rom.

Flashing the ICS rom that you have chosen will take two flashes, since you're coming from Gingerbread.

Download the rom zip. Put the rom zip on the internal sdcard, and then shut the phone off. Then, hold the power button and both volume buttons. When you see the Samsung logo, release the power button and continue to hold the volume buttons until you enter red CWM recovery. Choose "install zip from sdcard" (using the volume keys) and press power to select. Then select "choose zip from sdcard" and choose the rom zip. Confirm your choice and flash. When the flash is finished, go back to the main menu and select "reboot system now".

At this point, the phone will hang at a screen with the Galaxy S logo and won't boot anything. That's normal. Hold the power button and both volume keys. The phone will turn off for a moment. Keep holding power and both volume keys. When you see the Samsung logo, release the power button and continue to hold the volume keys until you are in blue CWM recovery. In blue recovery, choose "mounts and storage"; then "format system", "format data", and "format cache". Go back and select "install zip from sdcard" and "choose zip from sdcard" to flash the rom zip again. After the rom flash, go back and select "reboot system now". The phone should boot into the new rom.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] HTC HD2 MAN:
Worked like a charm. Got carried away and forgot to reply. Thank you so much! :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mook_:
What is the custom binary download counter. I noticed that my count was at 6 when I went into download mode yesterday. Does it turn into a pumpkin when that number reaches xxx. Thanks.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jscott30:
It just counts how many times you've flashed something with a custom kernel in download mode. In theory, AT&T or Samsung would use this to determine whether or not the warranty is void on the device due to customer tinkering. To reset it to zero, you can use my UCLB3 Unbrick in Odin. To keep from triggering it, just avoid using download mode to flash anything that involves a custom kernel. If you use CWM recovery, the Infuse Toolkit, SGS Kernel Flasher, or flash_image with adb (or in a terminal emulator app) to flash a custom kernel, the counter isn't triggered.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bori1030:
maybe you can help me..

i was on miui gingerbread blue cwm. I flashed ICS miui everything works nice it shows 4.0.4 as version but i booted to recovery and its borked beyond any ideas why? thanks
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jscott30:
Sounds like you need to flash Gingerbread bootloaders.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bori1030:
sounds like you were right..lol.read up on it and found a odin tar it worked great thanks man
[Samsung Infuse 4G] uduck:
Thanks jscott30! You've helped me a lot! I've been trying to root my Infuse for months and doesn't work, now with your method it worked perfectly! But the rom still have some "side-effects" but it's still great! What good stable roms you recommend?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eon_designs:
This is more of a general question and not really expecting a true answer from any mobile companies. But why do they insist in either locking their handsets, or preventing them from getting the latest firmware upgrades from the phone manufacturers?

Take the S3 on T-Mobile for example, why have they disabled he update feature? They have put on their own version of the firmware that does nothing different from the official except for disabled updates, no splash screen, no extra apps or other branding, just no official updates? Why?

Why prevent the phone from getting the latest updates from the actual people that made them?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
To control content. When you control content, you control the all mighty dollar.

Plus, unless there is a bug that just flat out cripples the device, frequent updates are a bad thing for carriers. Risk of a bad flash, returned merchandise/warranty returns, all hits their bottom line. In other words, they have zero skin in the game to get you the latest/greatest/fastest/most stable ROM. Plus, it's not like they're in the mobile phone branding business, they could care less if your device is a bit slower than a competing carrier's.

For them, a "good enough," bloated/branded ROM with very little updates fits the bill.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Actually, branded handsets can receive their own official updates. Samsung will distribute them for the carrier. Much of the issue is that people just see a message and accept an OTA update without really thinking about it. I saw a lot of people have to get warranty repairs on HTC desires due to dodgy flashes etc. It probably cost the carriers loads of money with the logisitics of that issue.

Unbranded updates wouldnt work on branded software. Only the correct branded update, modified and created by the carrier would work on the device. Removing the option to check for updates is not stopping you get any updates. The fact that T-mobile aren't sending you any updates is stopping it. The missing option is pretty much a cosmetic issue.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
Two seperate questions really.

As for locking the device, like CMD512 said, a lot of it is control. And while pushing their content vs. other or OEM choices is part of the reason, support is the biggest. Returns, exchanges, and contact center support (phone, e-mail, chat, tiered-escalations) eats up profits. The last stat I heard was about 5-7%. Locking the device so the user can't change it reduces returns and exchanges and simplifies support.

Carriers could care less about updates and what happens to a device after they sell it. You're locked in to a 2-year contract whether they update it or not. They all do eventually but it's not a priority. They also skip what they consider minor updates to avoid the hassle and expense all the support contacts updates create.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ICS.:
Well its a known fact that carrier branded phones are destined to get slow updates with added nuisance of preloaded junk along with alteration in FW just to make the phone more carrier obedient.However if someone is having issue with that then there is an alternative known as unlocked international version, buy it and receive prompt OTA's.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
*Bites tongue* This is tricky.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
The carrier-branded phones have the hardware-id i9300 too and often enough have no network lock. So by all definitions they are unlocked international versions but with carrier branding.

Since these are hardware-version including OTA updates.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maggot_ff:
Isn't it also possible to just call your carrier and get a code so that your device is no longer locked to that carrier? Wouldn't that solve the problem?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
I'm thinking the OP is talking about locked bootloader preventing the flashing of custom ROMs and not carrier locking.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
Afaik noone except Verizon (surprise, surprise) locks the S3's bootloader. And Verizon-devices got their own forum.

The only issue with the international S3 is that carriers often delay updates or refuse to deliver them which can be circumvented with Odin as described above.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maggot_ff:
But they don't delay them if you just get the code to unlock your phone. No need for Odin. or am i totally off? I usually buy unbranded phones, so not really an issue for me. Just wondering if i got it right or what. :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
You're talking about network locking, meaning that only the carrier's SIM card will work with the device.

This is about carrier-branded ROM's which has nothing to do with network lock. Basically it's the carrier getting their hands on the ROM and modifying it so it fits their needs (which usually consist of adding the most possible bloatware)

Sometimes they remove the ability for OTA-updates completely during their processing of the ROM, but usually they only cause huge delays and skipped versions due to quality control (testing, ...) and/or laziness (costs)

To get a non-carrier-branded ROM on the phone you'll have to use Odin. Sometimes Kies mistakes the ROM too and flashs a Samsung-provided ROM but that's not a reliable method. Plus depending on your regional location it still takes long until release.