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Tutorial: how to unbrick your phone

Bricked my phone after trying out CM7 and then flashing Stock ROM via KDZ_FW_UPD without wiping all data.
Found a way how to fix my problem. This should work for almost all bricked phones.
Remember, this will wipe ALL DATA from your phone. I'm not responsible if something happens with your P970. Do at your own risk.
You will need:
Drivers for P970;
KDZ_FW_UPD_EN
UpTestEX_mod2_marwin
WindowsEnablerv1.1
Download
Start from here if it's first time (no drivers installed, etc):
1) Install all drivers (from Drivers folder);
2) Disable LGE Virtual Modem (Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager);
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Start from here if drivers already installed:
3) Run msxml.msi (in KDZ_FW_UPD folder);
4) Delete mfc42.dll (from KDZ_FW_UPD folder);
5) Run WindowsEnabler.exe and set it to ON;
6) Run UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe;
7) Set your phone to S/W Upgrade mode (take out battery, while pressing Volume Up, plug USB cable).
1) Select KDZ file (download from here);
2) Click "CSE web upgrade test", then "Upgrade Start".
Chose your language and wait till phone reboots. It will take some time and could look like nothing is going on. If you see something similar to this (on your phone) for a moment, everything went OK.

maaaaaaaaaaaaan em trying it right now.....let u know as soon as i see some results
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
---------- Post added at 01:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:07 PM ----------
"YES" it really works!!!
Thanks a billion times man! You saved my life
(for everyone else who is trying to follow this TUT...when i was updating it was stuck at 4% and showed a lot of errors in the log below...but i guess that didnt matter and now it works...that screen at the end is really must...and i had to force close the update tool after my phone was working)

I think this is solution for ALL BRICKED P970s that can enter into S/W Upgrade mode!!!
Very important is that this method do HARD RESET after flashing firmware so it could UNBRICK ALL of our phones.
Can anyone with bricked phone (not CM7 brick) can test it?

I a little bit edited tutorial and, yeah, it could help for all bricked phones. We just need someone who could test it out.

I linked it at RC's G+ and RootzWiki, in response to those bricking their OB's in regards with CM7. Hope they could give us feedbacks.
Sent from my Optimus Black using xda premium

cool, finally a method that can do "hard reset" without a running system or a recovery installed !!
LG would have implement the hard reset in his Recovery in the B2CAppSetup ! it would avoid lots of send back to LG customer service !!
Thanks

quyTam said:
LG would have implement the hard reset in his Recovery in the B2CAppSetup
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No, LG would have implement the recovery key combination... It would be remedy for almost all P970 bricks...
Does anybody knows another phone with Android without hardware key combination for recovery?
Is it even possible that hardware key combination (changing bootloader) will be possible to add-on by official LG firmware update? Maybe they should do this with official 2.3 upgrade, but it is probably only dream...
PS. I forgot to thanx, ziiljuks, you're the man!

yes, recovery combination key would be better ^^
ps: I think x8 doesn't have it either

quote from rootzwiki: "adb.exe reboot recovery saved my life!!!!"
i guess we can boot into recovery with this command. i didn't know that adb environment can run with bootloop or volume up screen... can anybody confirm this?

murrun said:
i didn't know that adb environment can run with bootloop or volume up screen
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No, it can't. You need to boot to OS and have enabled Debugging to get ADB working.
I was trying it many times when I bricked my phone. Look HERE.

It seems very good work! But i just bought my phone, i have not fllash my rom yet, since i am afraid that flashing will damage my warranty forever. Could shut body tell
Me whether there is ANY means to recover the warranty........
Sent from my LG-P970 using XDA App

yes, by reflasing stock rom !

CSE means CS_EMERGENCY
I think this does the same if you select the CS_EMERGENCY mode on KDZU.

Ilko said:
CSE means CS_EMERGENCY
I think this does the same if you select the CS_EMERGENCY mode on KDZU.
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Nope. Tried that when I bricked my phone couple of weeks ago.
EDIT:
Tested it 5 mins. ago with CS_EMERGENCY in KDZU, and no. No hard resetting.

hmm I should test this tool again. I previously gave up that because it has never worked, until I know those kdz files must keep their name

i dont get the "CSE web upgrade test" button in the UpTestEX_mod2_marwin window.
any ideas?
tried normal upgrade but dosnt make the factory reset and keep geting boot loop.
yes another victim of CM/ > Stock
ok found it. in the type has to be in CDMA not 3GQCT

Hello,man.
There's some problems in using this method.
A guy does the upgrade,and the phone is stuck at 4% too. But unlike the situation u've met, there's not even a error in the log. Then , he has to switch off the USB(means disconnect the phone and the PC. sorry, my English is... - -#). I wanna know how much time does the upgrading process takes. Thanks.
Meanwhile ,there's another guy. He did the same thing .And the phone reboots finally. But what confuses me is that he didn't get the picture on the screen. Could you explain , thanks in my heart!
And thanks ziiljuks very much!

maybe a corrupted kdz file, try to re-download another.

elBartoFlores said:
i dont get the "CSE web upgrade test" button in the UpTestEX_mod2_marwin window.
any ideas?
tried normal upgrade but dosnt make the factory reset and keep geting boot loop.
yes another victim of CM/ > Stock
ok found it. in the type has to be in CDMA not 3GQCT
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Download THIS package. It has all the files in one folder. Unpack it to C:\ You should get C:\P970_unbrick\*files here*
Install msxml.msi, then run Windows Enabler.exe and click on its icon in the taskbar. Icon will change and will show "ON". Then run UpTestEX_mod2_marwin.exe and do the rest of the job.

glenn_gm said:
Hello,man.
There's some problems in using this method.
A guy does the upgrade,and the phone is stuck at 4% too. But unlike the situation u've met, there's not even a error in the log. Then , he has to switch off the USB(means disconnect the phone and the PC. sorry, my English is... - -#). I wanna know how much time does the upgrading process takes. Thanks.
Meanwhile ,there's another guy. He did the same thing .And the phone reboots finally. But what confuses me is that he didn't get the picture on the screen. Could you explain , thanks in my heart!
And thanks ziiljuks very much!
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When i followed this tut my update process was stuck at 4% and actually it "didn't" flash the stock rom...(although it was already flash before my the KDZU tool) this tool simply after giving alot of errors in the log file did a hard reset (that last screen---which actually does the magic by formatting the data partition). After that screen my phone restarted and BINGO i was at the setup wizard! then i closed the tool bcz it was stuck but my phone was working

My lg black don't start

I was trying to flash my phone into cm_p970_full-4.zip,and i follow the next instructions:
- First time flashing CM 7 to your Optimus Black (or coming from another ROM)?
1. Root your device
2. Install ROM Manager (search the market for it, no need to use the Premium version), and from there install ClockworkMod Recovery
3. Do a Nandroid backup! I'm serious. Backup!
4. WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition)
5. Download the ROM into your SD Card
6. Install the ROM with the "Install ROM From SD Card" menu option.
7. Optionally install the Google Addon
but I dont find the number 6,and try to start my found normally. When started my phone open a black screen because i haved removed the lg launcher. Next i restart my phone and now,only appear the lg logo,it can't start
What can I do to fixed

PMJ said:
I was trying to flash my phone into cm_p970_full-4.zip,and i follow the next instructions:
- First time flashing CM 7 to your Optimus Black (or coming from another ROM)?
1. Root your device
2. Install ROM Manager (search the market for it, no need to use the Premium version), and from there install ClockworkMod Recovery
3. Do a Nandroid backup! I'm serious. Backup!
4. WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition)
5. Download the ROM into your SD Card
6. Install the ROM with the "Install ROM From SD Card" menu option.
7. Optionally install the Google Addon
but I dont find the number 6,and try to start my found normally. When started my phone open a black screen because i haved removed the lg launcher. Next i restart my phone and now,only appear the lg logo,it can't start
What can I do to fixed
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Use LGmobile update tool to reflash stock firmware.
Things you need:
1) LG mobile update tool
2) Phone USB cable
3) Phone IMEI number. You can find it under the phone's battery.
Things to do:
1) Start LG mobile update tool and install the LG P970 USB drivers.
2) Remove the phone battery
3) Hold the Up button and plug in the USB to your phone.
4) Click 'Customer Support' and choose recovery phone. From there, it will ask
you for your phone's IMEI number. Follow the instructions from the tool.
After you are done, repeat what you have done before.
As for step 6. The install ROM from SD card option is found the ROM manager app that you have installed.
Hope it helps

If you have successfully installed CWM recovery 4 or higher, then just press the volume down key while turning on your phone. You should be able to go in recovery mode again which will allow you to install zip from SD card.

vmjoaquim said:
Use LGmobile update tool to reflash stock firmware.
Things you need:
1) LG mobile update tool
2) Phone USB cable
3) Phone IMEI number. You can find it under the phone's battery.
Things to do:
1) Start LG mobile update tool and install the LG P970 USB drivers.
2) Remove the phone battery
3) Hold the Up button and plug in the USB to your phone.
4) Click 'Customer Support' and choose recovery phone. From there, it will ask
you for your phone's IMEI number. Follow the instructions from the tool.
After you are done, repeat what you have done before.
As for step 6. The install ROM from SD card option is found the ROM manager app that you have installed.
Hope it helps
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I will try that,thank
officialreloaded said:
If you have successfully installed CWM recovery 4 or higher, then just press the volume down key while turning on your phone. You should be able to go in recovery mode again which will allow you to install zip from SD card.
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I don't have installed any rom,that was my first try

PMJ said:
I don't have installed any rom,that was my first try
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That is not a Rom, it's ClockWorkMod recovery. It helps you to flash roms. Try officialreloaded's method. If you can boot into recovery, it will save you lots of time!
Wow, i didn't know pressing down can boot into recovery! xD Thanks for the info!

I haved the ClockWorkMod recovery update but i can't get it work with pressing down volume. I think i can get as the user @vmjoaquim said

vmjoaquim said:
That is not a Rom, it's ClockWorkMod recovery. It helps you to flash roms. Try officialreloaded's method. If you can boot into recovery, it will save you lots of time!
Wow, i didn't know pressing down can boot into recovery! xD Thanks for the info!
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Thanks for explaining what I wrote.
You can press the thanks button at my post for giving information but actual credit for a to the developers around here who tried hard to give best with our beloved optimus black. Since our phone doesn't have any hard home button like Samsung 's galaxy phone it was quite good that we can use recovery mode by volume and power buttons.
Also to say, if you plug charger and then turn on your phone and in between you take out the battery from phone, it wil also take you into recovery mode!

thanks,It works

officialreloaded said:
If you have successfully installed CWM recovery 4 or higher, then just press the volume down key while turning on your phone. You should be able to go in recovery mode again which will allow you to install zip from SD card.
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LOL, it's not working...
It works only if you install Huexxx's eRecovery for CM7. It's not original CWM feature!
I have CWM 5.0.2.6 and only works Huexxx's mod, nothing else, as P970 DOESN'T HAVE KEY COMBO for recovery so please stop talking nonsense....
officialreloaded said:
Also to say, if you plug charger and then turn on your phone and in between you take out the battery from phone, it wil also take you into recovery mode!
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Can you exactly explain this? None of this works for me...
officialreloaded said:
You can press the thanks button...
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And please, stop requesting Reps as this is TOTALLY n00bish...

PMJ said:
thanks,It works
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Glad to hear that You are most welcome ^^

radkor said:
LOL, it's not working...
It works only if you install Huexxx's eRecovery for CM7. It's not original CWM feature!
I have CWM 5.0.2.6 and only works Huexxx's mod, nothing else, as P970 DOESN'T HAVE KEY COMBO for recovery so please stop talking nonsense....
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Well, i didn't say it works in CM. The OP seems to flashing CM for the first time. And if stock rom is flashed with this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1206175 .. well, in NOVA rom it goes in recovery mode with power+volume down. But you are right, it is a ROM feature, it's not related universally to the CWM itself. So i am sorry for not explaining this in my post.
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. But seems our OP got it working..
radkor said:
Can you exactly explain this? None of this works for me...
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The same as above, it is not a universal feature to work with every rom. Thanks for pointing it out.
radkor said:
And please, stop requesting Reps as this is TOTALLY n00bish...
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I am not an active developer, but that ain't synonymous with noob.
. If you would have known me from other forums, you wouldn't have said as such. But anyways, if you were offended with what i wrote ( i had no intention of that... i didn't even knew you ! ) and if even offended somehow now (even with my explaining post ) .. i would suggest we talk on PM and don't make useless heat over this thread.
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And yes all in all, our OP has got his problem solved. And that's what this thread is meant for, helping with the problem. If problem is solved, rest is... well..

Yeah, I'm agreed with you radkor.. such a noob.....it's humiliating..

Damn I was so happy when I read that you could boot into recovery while booting up the phone and charging it
Sent from my LG-P970 using XDA App

vmjoaquim said:
Use LGmobile update tool to reflash stock firmware.
Things you need:
1) LG mobile update tool
2) Phone USB cable
3) Phone IMEI number. You can find it under the phone's battery.
Things to do:
1) Start LG mobile update tool and install the LG P970 USB drivers.
2) Remove the phone battery
3) Hold the Up button and plug in the USB to your phone.
4) Click 'Customer Support' and choose recovery phone. From there, it will ask
you for your phone's IMEI number. Follow the instructions from the tool.
After you are done, repeat what you have done before.
As for step 6. The install ROM from SD card option is found the ROM manager app that you have installed.
Hope it helps
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Thank you, you just saved my day I actually tought i'd bricked my one week old phone, lol...

Hello did you find a solution for your phone. I am in the same situation. I did LG recovery through their update software, used Flashzip tools, used KDZ method but all in vain. My LG stucks at LG LOGO and never advances. its been a week now. any help, thanks

follow this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111771
use the R&D test tool to reset the phone

vmjoaquim said:
Use LGmobile update tool to reflash stock firmware.
Things you need:
1) LG mobile update tool
2) Phone USB cable
3) Phone IMEI number. You can find it under the phone's battery.
Things to do:
1) Start LG mobile update tool and install the LG P970 USB drivers.
2) Remove the phone battery
3) Hold the Up button and plug in the USB to your phone.
4) Click 'Customer Support' and choose recovery phone. From there, it will ask
you for your phone's IMEI number. Follow the instructions from the tool.
After you are done, repeat what you have done before.
As for step 6. The install ROM from SD card option is found the ROM manager app that you have installed.
Hope it helps
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Thanks for the help, it has taken to some new screen on my phone i.e S/W Upgrade. However, while trying to do the recovery in the LG Mobile Update Tool menu it is saying "Model not supporting S/W Update". What to do now???

nasirhaider said:
Thanks for the help, it has taken to some new screen on my phone i.e S/W Upgrade. However, while trying to do the recovery in the LG Mobile Update Tool menu it is saying "Model not supporting S/W Update". What to do now???
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You have to enter your IMEI number AND change the phone model, maybe even add the S/N number and then everything should work just fine.
Sent from my LG-P970 using XDA

[Q] [I9001] SGS+ bricked/broken

Hey guys,
I own a SGS+ and tried to flash a ROM a few month ago.
Not sure which one it was in particular but it was a 4.1.2 ROM.
Normally it worked pretty well but that time it broke my phone apparently.
So now a few month later I tried to get it to work again.
My phone stucks at the splashscreen, easy said.
It boots till the splash screen and then it's on for about 3-4 minutes I guess and then the screen turns off.
But apparently it still runs because if I try to start it again over the power button it doesn't work.
I have to remove the battery, insert it again and then I can use the power button.
I tried several things and I'm out of information here.
So maybe one of you guys can help me out here?
Thanks for reading!

Try wiping cache an dalvik cache and fix permissions. If that doesn't help do a full wipe and install a new rom. If it still doesn't work, flash a stock rom via odin. Also, which recovery are you using?
Sent from my GT-I9001 using xda app-developers app

Already did everything you mentioned, multiple times.
Well I used at first CWM 6.0.1.2 then switched to 6.0.2.8, then 6.0.3.2, then 6.0.3.6 and then TWRP 2.4.0.0 and TWRP 2.6.0.0.
I tried those who should be for the bricked phones.

Try to flash a new kernel, then flash a new ROM. You should be able to get into download mode...
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That's not the problem.
I can get into download mode, I could get into download mode all the time.
I don't think you got my problem right:
My phone stucks at the splash screen.
Doesn't turn off only screen turns off but the phone is still running.
I can only reboot if I take the battery out.
So it boots up to the splashscreen and stucks.
I flashed a few new roms and nothing worked.

If you can get into download mode, try flahing a stock rom via odin.
Sent from my GT-I9001 using xda app-developers app

NintendoLink07 said:
That's not the problem.
I can get into download mode, I could get into download mode all the time.
I don't think you got my problem right:
My phone stucks at the splash screen.
Doesn't turn off only screen turns off but the phone is still running.
I can only reboot if I take the battery out.
So it boots up to the splashscreen and stucks.
I flashed a few new roms and nothing worked.
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1.Remove your battery.
2.Reinsert battery.
3.Put in download mode.
4.Flash stock rom.
5.Profit!
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

I tried that one too, no success.
The phone still stucks in the splashscreen, nothing changed.

NintendoLink07 said:
I tried that one too, no success.
The phone still stucks in the splashscreen, nothing changed.
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Download BroodRom(Not ics or jb just the old GB edition) it's a lifesaver.
1.Go to recovery.
2.Format EVERYTHING(data, cache, dalvik AND system.)
3.Download mode
4.Flash broodrom with Odin.
That should work!
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

Not really, still the same.
My phone still stucks in splashscreen.

Does nobody else know a solution?
I can flash normal, go to download mode easily and everything else too.
It just stucks in the splashscreen.

Follow my tutorial about how to flash back to stock. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44047896&postcount=2

NintendoLink07 said:
Does nobody else know a solution?
I can flash normal, go to download mode easily and everything else too.
It just stucks in the splashscreen.
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Maybe you didn't flash appropriate ROM for your device. Read this thread, especially the first post by our forum mate xsensman and try to check if it could be concerning also your device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890667

Even through I know how to flash, I tried the two links from the guys above and tried them.
Again nothing happened either.
Flashing was okay, everything was fine.
Unfortunately the phone still stucks in splashscreen.
No one else knows what I could do?

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NintendoLink07 said:
...Flashing was okay, everything was fine.Unfortunately the phone still stucks in splashscreen.
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Mate, something is strange there. With splashscreen you mean bootloop, right? So you see the logo, but the phone doesn't really loads the Android?
OK, here we go: please remove the battery and write down your serial No and google a bit is it really i9001? There are about 20 different types of SGS so just to make sure which model do you have.
That bootloop can happen for several reasons, but I would assume that in your case it happens either for:
bootloader isn't working properly
you haven't flashed the proper ROM for your device.
I suspect very strongly the bootloader, so re-flashing the bootloader via Odin, theoretically, should revive your phone. Just check (as written above) do you REALLY have i9001, (as otherwise -if not- you could brick it with the bootloader for i9001):
First post, "5. Follow the instruction" (all files there)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32144697

I'm 100% sure that I have a real i9001, not a special edition or something like that.
And I flashed before it got broken a few month and the roms worked just fine.
Well but then it broke somehow.
I just see that my phone with the CWM-Recovery can't format /data and hangs.
Can't do anything unless I remove the battery and boot up again.
Could this be a hint for you guys?

NintendoLink07 said:
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Did you flash the bootloader as I've wrote you in my previous post?

NintendoLink07 said:
I'm 100% sure that I have a real i9001, not a special edition or something like that.
And I flashed before it got broken a few month and the roms worked just fine.
Well but then it broke somehow.
I just see that my phone with the CWM-Recovery can't format /data and hangs.
Can't do anything unless I remove the battery and boot up again.
Could this be a hint for you guys?
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I have no idea what may that be, but are you sure your phone is bricked?
Have you tried to use normal TWRP 2.6 instead of that one for bricked phones?
I don't know, but maybe this helps:
Guide: How to Recover from a bootloop http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660596

@tetakpatak: Yes, I did it like the post "suggested".
@3L4CK_5C0RP10N: No, I'm actually not sure, that's why I wrote "bricked/broken".
I'm not the best guy at those things as you can guess.
No, I didn't tried the normal one, gonna try it now, atleast it's worth trying.
I read the post you linked me here and tried those things, unfortunately nothing happened.
Even tried it with ADB, also no solution found there.
But thanks already for the work guys!

suggest you try the following:-
1) power it down, remove battery, remove SIM card and Ext SD card and press and hold your power button for at least 30 seconds to a min, before reinserting battery and entering CWM recovery
2) In CWM recovery, enter Mounts and Storage and Format every partition, that can be formatted, repeat it twice ( You will lose all your data ) meaning you will be trying to get a clean environment for a fresh start. Do not reboot but pull out battery, press power for a few seconds and insert battery.
If you need your data, in mounts and storage, enter usb storage, here with usb connected to PC you can copy your entiere internal SDcard to PC, for salvage later.
3) get into Download mode, to flash the oldest i9000 Stock ROM 2.3.3 with AriesVe.ops using Odin 4.43 ( with ops ticked) How to flash follow this
download ROM from here
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Question about unbricking

I was trying to instal CM rom on Galaxy S using clockworkrecovery. Unfortunately, after installation and reboot, the phone gets stuck on CyanogenMod boot screen, then reboots again.
I understand I will need to get USB jig (no key combination, or usb cable trick worked).
Does that mean I will lose all my data on the internal SD card, like photos and TitanumBackup files?

impactor said:
I was trying to instal CM rom on Galaxy S using clockworkrecovery. Unfortunately, after installation and reboot, the phone gets stuck on CyanogenMod boot screen, then reboots again.
I understand I will need to get USB jig (no key combination, or usb cable trick worked).
Does that mean I will lose all my data on the internal SD card, like photos and TitanumBackup files?
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You probably didn't install the CM exactly as described in the guide (opening post) for your device. Usually, it requires full wipe: wipe data/factory reset, wiping cache and wiping dalvik cache (in CWM recovery under "advanced"). Right after that you can install the CM zip, and after tge CM you should also install gapps for that CM version as apps for another android version won't be compatible. As you didn't write which CM you flash, I can not tell you which gapps do you need. If you can reach your CWM recovery now, just do as described and you will obtain the CM system.
You shouldn't lose your photos that way. If you want to install CM10.2 build, wait for next nightly as the nightlies between 24 and 26 Aug could format the internal SD, that is now sold and will be OK in the nightly build 27th and onwards.
After booting in your new CM system don't ever try to restore apps made with Titanium backup in another ROMs. It isn't compatible anymore with the CM. Install the apps simply again downloading them from play store.

If I could get into recovery mode, or even download mode, I wouldn't need USB jig (and I am still not even sure that will help).
The rom I was installing was cm-9.1.0-galaxysmtd.zip
I formatted system, boot, and I think everything else except for the sdcard.
Now the phone is stuck on CyanogenMod logo, which appears just after Galaxy S logo. Then it waits 10 seconds, and reboots again.
Is the phone and/or data on the sdcard gone?

impactor said:
Is the phone and/or data on the sdcard gone?
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Just flash the CM 9 ROM twice, it will bootup, so long as you did not format SDcard, everything in it will be there
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Thanks, but I don't think we understand each other.
It is impossible to enter recovery or download mode. Maybe USB Jig will let me enter download mode.
The question is - when I recover the phone using Odin in download mode (I think I need to select 'repartitioning' option?), will it erase internal sdcard?

impactor said:
The question is - when I recover the phone using Odin in download mode (I think I need to select 'repartitioning' option?), will it erase internal sdcard?
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Don't do it, it will screw up your phone! Don't EVER check re-partition if you don't flash also PIT file for your device!
I don't understand what do you mean here:
it is impossible to enter recovery or download mode. Maybe USB Jig will let me enter download mode.
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Can you or can you not enter download mode with 3-buttons combo?
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No, I cannot. Not with 3 buttons, not with 2, not with usb cable trick, not with anything.

impactor said:
No, I cannot. Not with 3 buttons, not with 2, not with usb cable trick, not with anything.
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Try this:
remove the battery
keep power button pressed for about 30sec without battery
use 3-button combo for recovery mode and insert battery again while all three buttons are pressed (acrobatic thing)
Is recovery mode accessible again?
BTW you will not lose your data (photos) unless you format SD card. Let us see how to unbrick your device now as first. If you didn't backup your data, you must live with possible loss if it happens.
One more thing: please quote my text if you want me to answer (or anybody else) or reply the post directly on the button "reply" just beyond because otherwise we don't get any notification so it was pure luck that I've found your new post here by browsing....

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tetakpatak said:
Try this:
remove the battery
keep power button pressed for about 30sec without battery
use 3-button combo for recovery mode and insert battery again while all three buttons are pressed (acrobatic thing)
Is recovery mode accessible again?
BTW you will not lose your data (photos) unless you format SD card. Let us see how to unbrick your device now as first. If you didn't backup your data, you must live with possible loss if it happens.
One more thing: please quote my text if you want me to answer (or anybody else) or reply the post directly on the button "reply" just beyond because otherwise we don't get any notification so it was pure luck that I've found your new post here by browsing....
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No, I can't get into recovery or even download mode by this or any other method I found online.

xsenman said:
Just flash the CM 9 ROM twice, it will bootup, so long as you did not format SDcard, everything in it will be there
Look in My Android solutions (link Below), if you need to to enter recovery or download mode
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Thanks, but I don't think we understand each other.
It is impossible to enter recovery or download mode. Maybe USB Jig will let me enter download mode.
The question is - when I recover the phone using Odin in download mode (I think I need to select 'repartitioning' option?), will it erase internal sdcard?

impactor said:
No, I can't get into recovery or even download mode by this or any other method I found online.
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OK, then buy a jig for i9000 on eBay (it costs less than $2) and connect it according to the manual (I think the device must be turned off and after connecting it, you must wait for about 10sec until the download mode appears)
One important detail, but important nevertheless: is there still some juice in your battery? You must be sure of that, because maybe only battery is empty. Try to charge it by some friend who has the same telephone.
Let know later whats's up. Just have some patience now, mate.

tetakpatak said:
OK, then buy a jig for i9000 on eBay (it costs less than $2) and connect it according to the manual (I think the device must be turned off and after connecting it, you must wait for about 10sec until the download mode appears)
One important detail, but important nevertheless: is there still some juice in your battery? You must be sure of that, because maybe only battery is empty. Try to charge it by some friend who has the same telephone.
Let know later whats's up. Just have some patience now, mate.
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Yes, battery is full. When I turn it on, I can see "Vibrant Samsung" logo, and shortly after "Galasy S syanogenmod" logo. Then it shuts down, and turns on again.

Vibrant????????
impactor said:
Yes, battery is full. When I turn it on, I can see "Vibrant Samsung" logo, and shortly after "Galasy S syanogenmod" logo. Then it shuts down, and turns on again.
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Wait a second, mate: Samsung Vibrant is SGH-T959 and we are talking about GT-i9000
Are you absolutely sure you have SGH-T959 and did you try to flash on it some build for GT-i9000 maybe? It is a non-excuse mistake and you will be lucky if anything revives your Samsung Vibrant now....

impactor said:
The question is - when I recover the phone using Odin in download mode (I think I need to select 'repartitioning' option?), will it erase internal sdcard?
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Your main concern seems to be with regards to data, now it all depends on which data, for instance flashing with or without partitioning, will only erase/change the Android folder on your SD card, so if your concern is with regards to app data, game data , sms, contacts, call log etc that will be gone by flashing.
Your camera images, music, video will not be touched and whatever other folders in your SD card will remain as is, if you had earlier CWM backup etc will be intact.
If you had debugging ON, and IF your phone can still power ON, you should try ADB push/pull to recover whatever you want first before flashing. meaning you can recover sms, phone contacts etc. so try powering ON your phone and connecting USB cable to PC while Odin3 is running on your PC. IF Odion3 detects, than you can try ADB method.
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tetakpatak said:
Wait a second, mate: Samsung Vibrant is SGH-T959 and we are talking about GT-i9000
Are you absolutely sure you have SGH-T959 and did you try to flash on it some build for GT-i9000 maybe? It is a non-excuse mistake and you will be lucky if anything revives your Samsung Vibrant now....
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I am absolutely sure I have GT-I9000. So it says on the back cover, and under the battery. Plus, I am in europe where there is only I9000 version.

xsenman said:
If you had debugging ON, and IF your phone can still power ON, you should try ADB push/pull to recover whatever you want first before flashing. meaning you can recover sms, phone contacts etc. so try powering ON your phone and connecting USB cable to PC while Odin3 is running on your PC. IF Odion3 detects, than you can try ADB method.
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No, ADB is gone. That was the first thing I tried. The phone doesn't get that far in boot process.

impactor said:
No, ADB is gone. That was the first thing I tried. The phone doesn't get that far in boot process.
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Sounds bad....
I think it is really the best you can do to try it with the jig now.
So you should get your device into the download mode. After that, we can say you're on safe side again. I would save now battery juice and wait until the jig is there.... (or make one yourself, it's easy and there are video tutorials how to do it)

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No, ADB is gone. That was the first thing I tried. The phone doesn't get that far in boot process.
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Ok, so what data is most important for you here?
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Ok, so what data is most important for you here?
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Photos, music, stuff like that. I don't care for contacts. As for SMS, i have titanum backup on this sdcard, too.

[guide] [unbrick] [restore backup without sd card] [cwm] l90 (d415)

Here is a quick guide to restore a CWM backup without your SD card. After trying to flash something to remove the AM/PM from my devices status bar I ended up with a complete brick. I wiped the system and tried using adb sideload to push a backup i was given from (@LaDY Vengeance).. That didn't work. Today I decided to adb push each backup file to the CWM directory in the devices memory. Worked like a charm! This is how it's done.
First things first:
Use at your own risk. I am not responsible for anything that may happen to your phone.
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OK so here we go. Your phone will need to be in CWM recovery. Get into recovery by powering on the device and holding volume down + power. Hold these two keys. Your device will power off. Continue to hold this combination until you see the LG logo. Press and hold this combination again. When asked if you want to factory reset go to yes. Go to yes again and you should boot into CWM recovery.
Now open up a new cmd prompt window.
Type adb devices (no quotes)
Make sure your device is listed under attached devices and it shows your device is in recovery like the image below:
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Now make a backup.
Remember your backup name (this will be VERY important).
Next download this backup (thanks @rysk29).
Unrar to your desktop, we will be going in the extracted folder a bit so to make things a lot easier, leave it on your desktop.
After the backup is unrar'ed & your backup is complete (in recovery), return to your cmd prompt window.
You will be pushing each backup file to the backup folder you just made in recovery. Pushing each file will replace the existing files in the backup [emoji3].
In your cmd prompt type adb push (drag the first file from the backup folder on your desktop to the window) then type /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/(yourbackupname)/
Your cmd prompt should look like this:
Press enter and let the file get pushed. You'll see this in the cmd prompt after the file was pushed:
Do this for all of the files. After all files are pushed, you can restore your backup and reboot. Your device should now be unbricked.
Thanks for all those who tried helping me fix my device! I hope this guide helps other

Awesome!!!! It's great that you fixed it!!!
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LaDY Vengeance said:
Awesome!!!! It's great that you fixed it!!!
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Thanks! I'm so happy I was able to!
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creativetrendz said:
Thanks! I'm so happy I was able to!
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Yay lol.. glad i could help!

I'll link this in my thread Really glad you fixed it mate! Awesome formatting by the way!

Ilxaot said:
I'll link this in my thread Really glad you fixed it mate! Awesome formatting by the way!
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Thanks. I'm glad I did too! I was going crazy for the almost two weeks I didn't have this phone! I'm also glad I could help! [emoji3]
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creativetrendz said:
Thanks. I'm glad I did too! I was going crazy for the almost two weeks I didn't have this phone! I'm also glad I could help! [emoji3]
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I sure went crazy....when I bricked, I felt my heart sink so fast. Then, when my brother told me it was bricked for good, I felt like my best friend died...hahaha.

LaDY Vengeance said:
I sure went crazy....when I bricked, I felt my heart sink so fast. Then, when my brother told me it was bricked for good, I felt like my best friend died...hahaha.
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Maybe it's not bricked for good though. I bet my method will work [emoji3], lol. I just need confirmation, lol!
Sent from my LG-D415

creativetrendz said:
Maybe it's not bricked for good though. I bet my method will work [emoji3], lol. I just need confirmation, lol!
Sent from my LG-D415
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It probably would have worked. I was just too much of a mess to even think.

Why not make nandroid backup before changing any system element? That way there's no need to use other's backup.
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Because not everyone has been successful in creating a back up (like myself).
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Cwm
Could please put a way to install cwm on lg l90 d415 t-mobile i tried everything on the internet i couldnt get it i wana flash a old kernel to root the phone cuz new kernels are ****ed up with rooting so could u help me thx for reading
Nvm

TWRP???
I dont have CFW, I have TWRP instead, can i still do this?

Chavsenco said:
I dont have CFW, I have TWRP instead, can i still do this?
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Should work because you're using adb sideload.

coolprateek.kumar said:
Why not make nandroid backup before changing any system element? That way there's no need to use other's backup.
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hi all, i'm desperate!
my LG L90 is hard bricked i think!!!
After OTA update to LOLLIPOP, obviously root was lost, so i retry to root the device on android 5 with a procedure found on this forum.
I don't know why, but after flashng all correctly the phone didn't reboot and bricked.
Now it's impossible to acces to recovery, download mode etc. so i can't do nothing....
Can you help me, please?

anyone??? strange

I have this issue where it will show the lg logo and also shows boot certification verify and then closes
when I tried putting my phone in cwm recovery it works only until the android robot, after that it still shows the lg logo and boot certification verify

Michael Ion said:
I have this issue where it will show the lg logo and also shows boot certification verify and then closes
when I tried putting my phone in cwm recovery it works only until the android robot, after that it still shows the lg logo and boot certification verify
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Did you ever fix that issue?