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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I have been trying to flash my GT-I9000M using the JL2 ROM and .512 PIT file, but after Odin runs "param.lfs", the phone disconnects and it says "Removed!!". At that point, the phone tries to boot up and is in an endless loop with the "GALAXY S Samsung" screen flashing. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm dead in the water. :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
During this last attempt, the device was "Removed!!", but then "Completed" and "All threads completed (succeed 1 / failed 0)" appeared, but the phone is still doing the endless loop and not booting up. Ugh.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zb134:
Not sure, but I don't think you need to use the pit file. If still not working try a different ROM.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I'm using ODIN. Doesn't ODIN require a .PIT file?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I've tried 3 different ROMS with the same result, with and without the .PIT file.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxihinz:
My Galaxy S has the same problem, but i wasn't flashing anything. I will just get a new one next week. I bought it just 6 days ago :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818556

Block 2 method via Odin flash back to Eclair then upgrade .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
Just tried this...same result.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I should mention that this phone is a Bell Vibrant from Canada.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiKE431:
I had this issue with my phone as well.

I was able to get it working again by flashing XXJPY via odin with repartition checked. Then immediately going back into download mode and flashing UGJL2 without repartition checked.

Edit: I used Odin v1.3 and 512.pit

Try this and let me know how it works.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
What happened after you flashed XXJPY? Did it still endlessly cycle on the Galaxy screen? Mine does that as soon as the flash supposedly completes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiKE431:
JPY on its own would not boot (w/ repartition)

JL2 on its own would not boot (w/ repartition)

The only way I got my phone to work was to flash JPY (w/ repartition) and then JL2 (w/o repartition).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
Is your phone a Bell Vibrant (GT-I9000M) from Canada?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiKE431:
Yes. Approx a week old (a replacement for dead internal sd issue)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I tried your suggestion but got the same result. I don't know if this makes a difference, but the ROMs I got are USA ROMs from samfirmware.com. They didn't have any listing for Canada.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electroz:
download UGJH2 and flash it without "phone bootloader update", without pit and no partition.

then flash UGJL2 with "phone bootloader update", without pit, and no partition.

Congrats, your phone works again.

People need to stop using Pit files/partition. It doesn't do anything other than wipe everything from the nand and cause weird issues like this.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ltrademark:
just tried your method and I'm saddened to say it didn't work... at least no for me ): can i be doing something wrong? perhaps i flashed them in the wrong section? *sigh* im running out of hope for this phone...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
For the second ROM, do you mean UGJL2? There is no UGLJ2 ROM that I can find.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I just tried your method and it did not work. I have the same issue.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d_train2k:
I had the same problem on 4 of these handsets (GT i9000m, aka Bell's "Vibrant") and none of those 4 were ever flashed or modded. The problem apparantly lies in a bunch of corrupt internal SD cards that got shipped to Canada. In any event, if you're still within your DOA period, you should probably just get a replacement.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I'd love to do that, but I bought this phone on ebay and I live in the US, so obviously there aren't any Bell stores I can take it into. :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electroz:
Are you getting any errors when you boot into recovery?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I cannot get it into Recovery mode, only Download mode.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
Also, I cannot get ADB to see the device. My computer sees it, however. It shows up in Device Manager.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electroz:
Sounds like your internal SD card is fried. Were you getting the "Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file or directory)" in recovery prior to updating to UGJL2?

Or did you install UGJL2 without "phone bootloader update" ticked?

Either way, download this UGJH2. It contains the old bootloader. Flash it without a pit and without repartition checked, but MAKE SURE to check "phone bootloader update".

This version should at least get you into recovery. If you get the above error, leave this version installed and call Bell or Samsung for a replacement.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
OK, I followed your instructions, and it got me into Recovery mode. However, when I tried to apply the update.zip, I got the "can't mount" error you mentioned above. So, I did "wipe data/factory reset". Now it goes past the first screen and plays the funky music, then it goes to the "Galaxy" screen with the big "S" that changes colors and sits there for a bit. Then, nothing. Black screen.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stringbeans:
ive got the exact same problem with my phone right now... just started this morning actually. i WAS on dark 9.2 and then my phone was acting a little strange so i decided to reboot and that was when everything fell apart :(

ive spend maybe 4 hours total today flashing and reflashing with different roms, different combinations of having repartition ticked and ive had no luck... im probably going to take it into bell tomorrow to get it serviced

ugghhhhhh
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I should mention that I do not have an SD card inserted. Everything I've read said to make sure that it and the SIM card were removed prior to flashing, so I made sure they were both out. I'm assuming that the "Can't mount SDCARD" error is referring to the internal SD. Is that correct?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
Another quick note...I verified that ADB can see my device now when it's in Recovery mode. I don't know if this means I can fix it, but I've never had it at this point before.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w98seeng:
If you decide to send the phone in for repair, call this #

Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.

1-800-726-7864

They will send you a shipping label and ship it directly to Samsung Service.

Do not tell them you bought the phone on eBay, but you can not find the receipt if they ask for one.

Samsung - Service Absolut

3391 Griffith Street,

St. Laurent, Quebec,

H4T 1W5

514-738-8333

Ian
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electroz:
sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that mmcblk0p1 error means the internal SD card has failed. Hundreds have tried to recover it, but no one was successful. At this point your only option is a warranty repair. Good luck!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
Thanks; I'll give it a shot!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
Thank you for your help! We'll see how it goes!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
I have one last question...since ADB now recognizes the device, does that give it any hope? I noticed a command called "adb remount". What exactly does that do?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stringbeans:
im going to be trying some of the methods on here tonight: http://neurra.blogspot.com/2011/01/android-sgs-cant-boot.html

maybe they'll help :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electroz:
Unfortunately, no. There is no hope. The only way to revive the phone would be a custom Kernel that ignores the internal SD and used the external instead (No one has made one yet). It has physically failed, the same as if a hard drive stop spinning or if a car engine seized up. The only way to fix it, is to replace it.

I spent hours and hours trying to fix it, and as I said, there are tons of posts on here with a pile of users (with many being more advanced with linux and phone hardware than myself) in the same boat and I have yet to see a single one fixed without a board replacement by Samsung. I'm only advising this to save you the time, not jump on your hopes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Electroz:
That blog is referring to a completely different error. mmcblk0p2 is the external SD card and DBData is an error that comes up when you install a rom in Odin with repartition checked and the rom doesn't contain the said DBData file.

If you're getting the mmcblk0p1 error, your internal sd card has failed and you need repairs. It's really that simple.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stringbeans:
you have broken my heart :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craichead:
Thank you for your help, anyway. I appreciate it. I contacted Samsung yesterday. It took a lot of arm twisting since I am in the U.S. and the phone must be repaired in Canada, but after speaking to a supervisor, I convinced them to perform warranty repair on it if I pay shipping both ways.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ltrademark:
So after much failing and trying...

I took the user, Electroz, advice and downloaded the files and flashed them using odin. After messing up the first time, i tried yet once more and managed to get my phone to access the recovery menu. Once in i tried to flash the update zip, and thats when it told me it couldn't find the mtdblk0p1 or something like that. and when referring back to what Electroz said earlier, that would essentially mean the internal sd was fried. I was disappointed and made future arrangements to send it in to samsung.

So this morning I was getting my stuff together to send my phone in, when i remembered i had an SD card still in there. So as I went to remove it, I was saddened at the fact that such a thing had to happen to a seemingly awesome phone. So in some feeble, childish attempt, i turn it on hoping that the problem has gone away, but no. it continued to bootloop. I decided to run recovery once again and flash the update.zip. I got the same message and lost hope. once that happened i took out my sd card, paused, and stuck it back in to flash the update.zip again. this time it gave me a different message. It told me "/sdcard/update.zip could not be found!"

basically, what just happened was that for some reason, the directory was no longer missing, but just the file. Then i got kind of excited and whipped out my laptop and tried finding the clockworkmod recovery i had somewhere. when i found it, i dragged it onto my SD card and put it back in my phone. when I tried flashing the update.zip again, it actually began to run, then booted back into recovery mode. I was confused, and wasn't sure what just happened, so I tried flashing it again, except this time, it booted right into CWM recovery. Thats when my little ounce of hope came running back. Aside from being able to access recovery, I was also able to access ADB from my computer, with root permissions.

Now at this point i figured, since i could access this, cant i just flash a ROM and start from scratch? in attempt to flash the last DARKY rom i ran, i believe it was 9.2, it started off fine, but aborted when it told me it couldn't find "data DATA" or w/e. then it told me the sd-ext couldn't be mounted.

So, now I'm stuck... I feel like there might be a possible way to recover this without sending it in for repairs... but I simply don't have the knowledge to do so ):

so...

help?

- L
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ltrademark:
also, a quick question... what exactly happened??

like... did my phone think my external sd was my internal sd and vice versa? because that's what it seems like... and i wasn't sure why..
[G2 and Desire Z General] KeeperOfThePizza:
I really do want to Root my Tmobile G2, I'm rather a "Newbie" at this whole thing. Id like to root and flash CM7 Gingerbread.. I just need some help. What would be the easiest guide to do so? Really would hate bricking my phone. haha
[G2 and Desire Z General] stepx88:
I'm in the same position as you. I got the G2 since it came out and I've been debating to root or not because there's other ways to do it. Also people had probs this and that so I've been stock. Where can we find the easiest best guide to root.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dhkr234:
See button at top of screen that says "wiki"? Go there, select HTC VISION, follow the instructions. THAT IS THE BEST GUIDE.
[G2 and Desire Z General] TJBunch1228:
I got my G2 in a trade on Friday night, and had it rooted by Saturday. I tried a Villain 2.2 ROM Sunday, and decided to flash CM7 last night. Couldn't have been easier.

I used this guide to gain perm root, it took like 30 min after I read it about 10 times to make sure I got it all straight. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=928160

Skip the engineering hboot part, you don't need it and it's too risky for noobs. Good luck guys.
[G2 and Desire Z General] wluther:
same here... I think the time has come to open this bad boy up... When I did my Nexus One it was easier than whatever the easiest thing you can think of is... hope I dont mess up my G2 now...
[G2 and Desire Z General] wluther:
Thanks!

I will give it a look and start my journey...
[G2 and Desire Z General] stepx88:
It doesn't matter if it says desire Z right? There's no difference between the Z and g2 as for the rooting process
[HD2 General] yeahman45:
what is the android rom with best battery life? and how is it compared to an htc desire?

I am about to buy the hd2 but the only drawback i am finding so far is battery life as everyone seems to complain about it

and i often listen to music on my phone... like 4-5 hours per day...
[HD2 General] danutz99:
Try http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895059

Of all the ROMs from XDA I was tested on [26.JAN] [DFT / Cwm] NexusHD2-Froyo V1.9G [Android2.2.2] [Kernel: tytung_r2_oldcam]. The only that keeps me the most battery.

Sorry for my english :P
[HD2 General] yeahman45:
thx for the reply! how long does it last on regular use (some calls, some games, sms, browsing and music)
[HD2 General] Robson:
the best way to find out which rom gives out the best bat life is to experiment with the different ones out there. and a big factor also lies in your set up. i've already upgraded my hd2 rom and radio and i'm very pleased with my current set up as follows:

rom: chuckyrom lite

radio: 2.15

android: mdj froyo 4.6

by far it's given me the best power battery output ever. to give you an idea, i charge my phone in the evening. as soon as it's 100% i then unplug it. that'll be done at around 10pm when i go to sleep. i wake up at 6am and the battery shows 97%. not bad for 8 hours on standby. and i'm using live video wallpaper. on the way to work, i watch vids for like 40 minutes on the train. by the time i get to the office, my battery is at 80%.

cheers
[HD2 General] yeahman45:
anymore experience plz? by how much is desire's battery better?
[HD2 General] TheATHEiST:
Most Android phones have poor battery life, thats just how it is.

There is many, many different things you can do to improve it and its all documented here on forum.
[HD2 General] yeahman45:
really? however htc hd2 is initially not an android phone.. i am worried that it's battery life would be worse than true android devices?
[HD2 General] reijkelhof:
I have push mail and weather updates and such running on an android Darkstone RAM froyo sense rom, and the battery life is as good as, or better than it was on windows.

It's more stable than windows, that is for sure.

I have dual boot, so I can still boot into windows too, so the android is extra.
[HD2 General] yeahman45:
another question: is the robot voice still an issue with some android roms? while reading threads of android on hd2 whether ram, sd or nand, i often see people complaining about robot voice issue!!! i hope it's no more there with the newest android roms... that sounds like a very bad issue for me!!
[HD2 General] cgigate:
Android is robot voice !
[HD2 General] Shatterv2:
Charansingh CM7

Been in 50% range for 5 hours now.
[HD2 General] saurabh88:
5hrs of heavy use with WiFi and still on 39% from 85% with downloading,watching YouTube.great.using nand

skink prj desire v 1.0 with setcpu
[HD2 General] yeahman45:
sounds pretty good battery life :)
[HD2 General] claub:
try this build : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=893620
[HD2 General] nenomm:
how can I update it? my htc
[HD2 General] johnerz:
Go to the thread, and on the first page you will get full instructions, of course you need to read, understand and then follow them before it will work. But I'm a simple old man and I acheived it so get reading :)
[HD2 General] winner1:
what is the latest android rom with best battery life?

last android rom im using lasts only 6 hours with the extended battery .... im looking for a rom with long battery life so it can last for at least a day ......
[HD2 General] blackst225:
I think all nexus roms from tytung have a great battery life.

---------- Post added at 04:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:57 PM ----------

in my opinion this rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2693319 is very stable and battery friendly.

I have choose this for my moms phone. And she is very happy with it..
[HD2 General] bojan.sof:
Tytung

Yes every ROM from NEXUS bu tytung have great battery life. I think you should use jellybean 4.2.2
[HD2 General] dirtybich:
I used SlimKat (more than 2 days battery life), but it was very slow and I changed it to Nexus KitKat.

Unfortunately, Nexus has worse battery life than SlimKat.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksw0080:
I have an issue flashing to cwm 3.0 i located the file in zip and applied it but then when i go to all clockworkmod 2.5.1.4 it says an error occured while flashing my recovery what do i do i have tried flashin it through terminal and it says flash img not found i have tried several diffent forums my s=off so my phone is rooted someone please help me!!!!!!!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darinmc:
everest.deth gave me this fix-

Thats because stock roms do not have "flash_image" on /system/bin

Download this

http://db.tt/Rv63e76

Use root explorer and paste it to /system/bin

Try terminal again
[Xoom General] generic.imitation:
Just read thru this article, looks pretty sweet. There is also a youtube video where they show it in use. Makes me want it even more.

Even though I've been looking at every news article I can get my hands on (literally), I never even seen this mentioned anywhere before.

Surprised no one on here has mentioned this sweet app!

http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/02/android-honeycomb-ipad/

tl;dr the movie app gets demoed at 2:25
[Xoom General] khov07:
Yup, 3.0 seems like a major step in the right direction, especially in the tablet arena. Looking forward to discovering all the nooks and crannies over time with usage, the kind of details that aren't revealed in a quick hands-on.
[Xoom General] feron:
Looks sweet, thanks for the link!
[Xoom General] setite:
Thanks. I missed that video somehow. The movie editor is news to me. I look forward to being able to tinker with it.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Squida:
I have searched everywhere including Google and can't seem to find a working Splash changer or anything that can help with changing the splash screen.

If Anyone knows how to do it or can link me to some information that will help to change the splash screen because at the moment awhile ago I had some trouble and needed a recovery, Well I got the wrong recovery it was a RUU recovery and it was an EXE that i had to execute using the computer anyway it restored my phone but for some reason now my splash screen instead of it being the normal HTC logo it's now got dots with a capitol T like this -----T--- Picture the lines are big dots

Well thats all the information I can think of if anyone would need more just let me know and i'll give the best details i can
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyraei:
it´s right before your eyes ...

1st page in the developer sub forum

[SPLASH] The splash image thread - post your splash!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sub7even:
hurrrmmm.. u should try the search button.. well, there's a lot of splash screen tutorial around xda..
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diegocapassi:
hi guys,

ther is a way to revert to stock quietly brilliant htc splash screen after that i have flashed onev black with android flasher...

thanks
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swazii:
thank you was searching for a while to find this...
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neo.power:
hi guys, i find default htc desire hd startup splash screen.... help me someone ?? plz

ps: with animation "queitly brilliant"
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Max-E-Moose:
I think you are referring to a boot animation, not a splash screen.

The splash screen is the image that flashes up when the device is first turned on. It fades and is followed by the boot animation. There are many ways to change the boot animation, just do a search. :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] shvyue:
Hi, recently installed the free x10 but noticed the xperia.ogg is missing from ringtone. Is there anyone could be kind to upload the file for me? Many thanks.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] iridaki:
Here you go! :)
[Captivate General] shust82:
Anybody notice the switch/pushpin under the battery cover? Right above the battery on the camera lense side, brass colored, beside the sd card. Any ideas what its for? SGH-i896
[Captivate General] SlappyMcGee:
I believe you are referring to the antenna contact to the back cover.
[Captivate General] boborone:
Ground points. Goes from the galaxy raised letters to you for ground.
[Captivate General] shust82:
Oh yeah, antenna makes sense. Just noticed there are actually two, with contact pads on the cover. Not sure about grounding spots though, maybe to ground the cover, but not through the raised letters. What about all the people who use case, s and such.
[Captivate General] SlappyMcGee:
They are antenna points b/c someone had posted a thread here about using a pencil eraser to clean the area on the back plate that makes contact to increase reception
[Captivate General] rquiett:
I've been wondering what that was myself since I got the phone back in July. Makes sense its for the antenna, I don't know why I didn't think of that.
[Captivate General] TommyZee:
flux capacitor connection :D
[Captivate General] acbafam:
get me 1.21 Jigawatts!
[Captivate General] wibs:
Hmm, that makes a lot more sense that they are antenna contacts... My first thought was it was some kind of battery-cover sensor, but I guess I'm wrong! Nice to know that keeping these clean will keep my signal strong.
[Captivate General] rayacer:
Just make like a tree and get out of here!
[Captivate General] shust82:
Okay I went outside and threw my phone as far as I could. I'm pretty sure it reached 88mph, but it never went back in time. Warranty?
[Captivate General] rpicaso:
Have you checked your Mr.fusion.apk?