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[Q] Bricked HTC Mytouch 4G?

First off let me start by saying I now know what i did wrong. Next is there anyway i can fix it?
I didn't backup anything and then managed to erase everything... I have CM 6 but as of now all i can get is the boot screen. I tried recovery but that won't work becasue there is no backup. also Before I erased everything i managed to turn s on so now i have no way to turn that off correct? Im basicly looking for a way to restore my phone but if it cant be done then i understand. Right now I am using a samsung vibrant with Nero v3 voodo and understand how to install custom roms now

i have almost the same problem as you I don't know what to do I've looked everywhere.

zigg82 said:
First off let me start by saying I now know what i did wrong. Next is there anyway i can fix it?
I didn't backup anything and then managed to erase everything... I have CM 6 but as of now all i can get is the boot screen. I tried recovery but that won't work becasue there is no backup. also Before I erased everything i managed to turn s on so now i have no way to turn that off correct? Im basicly looking for a way to restore my phone but if it cant be done then i understand. Right now I am using a samsung vibrant with Nero v3 voodo and understand how to install custom roms now
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What do you mean... erase everything? How?
Possible steps:
1. factory reset from H-Boot, see if it boots up normally, then re-root.
2. Install PD15IMG from development section, look it up.
Good luck.

Man, do I feel like an idiot...
borodin1 said:
What do you mean... erase everything? How?
Possible steps:
1. factory reset from H-Boot, see if it boots up normally, then re-root.
2. Install PD15IMG from development section, look it up.
Good luck.
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I've tried this, but it still hangs on boot screen. Thanks tho.

That sucks.
S.I. 77

zigg82 said:
First off let me start by saying I now know what i did wrong. Next is there anyway i can fix it?
I didn't backup anything and then managed to erase everything... I have CM 6 but as of now all i can get is the boot screen. I tried recovery but that won't work becasue there is no backup. also Before I erased everything i managed to turn s on so now i have no way to turn that off correct? Im basicly looking for a way to restore my phone but if it cant be done then i understand. Right now I am using a samsung vibrant with Nero v3 voodo and understand how to install custom roms now
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Same issue here...I have nero v5 on my vibrant lol.
We should've just stayed with the vibrant...

Which recovery did you have installed and which h-boot

Did you try seeing if you could s-off through adb? Im not sure if this will work but Download the files you need to get s-off from ur computer and put it on ur SD card via a card reader or some sort, after you get the necessary files put the SD card back into ur phone. Hook it up to ur computer and maybe you can s-off through adb if you can get ur computer to recognize ur phone. Then IF it works, download a rom via computer to it SD card and boot into recovery and flash. Let me know what happens if it works or not
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Should have taken my advice from this thread.

I just went thru the same thing and couldn't restore any of the backups it just kept getting stuck on the flash screen. I downloaded the ice glacier rom on to a spare sd card and flashed it thru hboot recovery and it looks like that did the trick.

hi guys if you still cant get your phones working try mobiletechvideos.com, they fixed my phone , my phone wouldn`t do anything .good reliable service, yes its in texas.

Although you didnt create any backups, is it possible that someone can create a backup of a fresh ROM and send that to you?

youshoe said:
Just take the SD card and put a new ROM on it. Then go to recovery, wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalkik cache.
Then install zip from sd card and find it.
I like using Royal Panache 1.3.
I think it's stock Mobilicity ROM but no stock software from carrier. Good stuff.
MIUI and Cyanogenmod 7.1 are also good candidates.
I'm currently testing out ICS and you can test it out as well (but in your case, probably try a working one first =P) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383629&page=1
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I believe this is the oldest thread revive in the my touch 4g, Congrats good sir.
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Nicgraner said:
I believe this is the oldest thread revive in the my touch 4g, Congrats good sir.
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Wrong, he just randomly revived a thread that last post was made in July 2011.
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He revived quite a few of them, trying to market what I believe to be his product. Just look at his messages. Don't want to write the name of the product, since it appears he's scoring just for that.
I've reported his posts, but didn't see mod response yet.

Yet they always get me
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Jack_R1 said:
He revived quite a few of them, trying to market what I believe to be his product. Just look at his messages. Don't want to write the name of the product, since it appears he's scoring just for that.
I've reported his posts, but didn't see mod response yet.
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Oh, as marketing for the app he talks about? I thought you meant ICS and was thinking well that just goes to feby's ICS thread..
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FYI if it's older than a week..just let it go

Bought Evo on eBay... has s-off but recovery goes to red triangle

Ok bought an evo on eBay, after getting rid of my evo for a blackberry and realizing I made a huge mistake. It's used but like new.
I go to the boot screen and it says s-off. Then I select recovery but it goes to an evo with a red triangle.
What can I do?
Thanks
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If you can acess the bootloader, I would recommend searching in the rooting wiki and look for a PCIMG file place that in the root of the sd card(hopefully your comp has a media reader) and insert the sd card with that file and the bootloader should detect when you select recovery.
What that file does is resets everything on the phone to stock. if you could find a RUU that might work but if your comp cant see the phone its useless i hope this helps
oh hey just stole this from a post from mattykins(thanks for the link) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884060

josh995 said:
Ok bought an evo on eBay, after getting rid of my evo for a blackberry and realizing I made a huge mistake. It's used but like new.
I go to the boot screen and it says s-off. Then I select recovery but it goes to an evo with a red triangle.
What can I do?
Thanks
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If you're s off, your rooted. The triangle means you have no recovery. All you need to do is flash a PC36IMG of recovery, using the bootloader. Once you do that, you'll have recovery, and can flash a rom of your choice. That's it. No need to re root or ruu or anything like that. Just recovery, that's it.
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k2buckley said:
If you're s off, your rooted. The triangle means you have no recovery. All you need to do is flash a PC36IMG of recovery, using the bootloader. Once you do that, you'll have recovery, and can flash a rom of your choice. That's it. No need to re root or ruu or anything like that. Just recovery, that's it.
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or you could install clockwork mod and make it even easier on yourself by installing recovery through there

k2buckley said:
If you're s off, your rooted. The triangle means you have no recovery. All you need to do is flash a PC36IMG of recovery, using the bootloader. Once you do that, you'll have recovery, and can flash a rom of your choice. That's it. No need to re root or ruu or anything like that. Just recovery, that's it.
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Could you do a huuuuge favor for a newbie and link me to the file I need to flash?
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iitreatedii said:
or you could install clockwork mod and make it even easier on yourself by installing recovery through there
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This would probably be the easiest thing. DL clockwork from the market and install the recovery I prefer amon_ra it will be at the bottom under alternate recoveries. Also do a nand backup as soon as you have a recovery.

I agree with above, just get rom manager from the market and flash a recovery...simple
We're comin from a pure power source.

josh995 said:
Could you do a huuuuge favor for a newbie and link me to the file I need to flash?
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SUre, give me one sec to upload a file for you. And as the other guys suggested, flashing a recovery using ROM manager would be your easiest bet. HOWEVER, if you dont have the SUPER USER app, (which i bet you do not), rom manager wont work. t herefore you cant flash anything with it.
So give me one sec, and i'll upload what you need to flash, with instructions for ya
EDIT: I attatched a recovery for you. It's Amon Ra V2.3. Download the PC36IMG, and leave it named exactly as it is. Place the file on the main directory (root) of your sd card. Power your phone off completely. Then boot to the bootloader by holding the power and volume down buttons simultaneously. When it gets to the bootloader, after a sec it will scan for files, and find the PC36IMG. It will then ask you if you want to update, so select yes (volume UP). Once it's done flashing, it'll ask you to reboot. Select no. Then choose the 'recovery' option from the bootloader menu. You should now successfully boot into Amon Ra V2.3 recovery. From that point, you can create a backup of your current setup. Then you can perform a full wipe, and then flash the rom of your choice.

And what ever you do DON'T restore a nandroid from your old phone. You will wipe out your 4g if the wimax partition is included in the nandroid.
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k2buckley said:
SUre, give me one sec to ........
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Thanks man, a lot!

josh995 said:
Thanks man, a lot!
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You're welcome. Never a problem at all. Let us know if you need any more assistance getting things up and running.

Ok that worked. I now have Amon ra recovery
But, lol, one more question. Amon ra has changed since I've had an evo.. now when I select backup, it has a list of things I want to back up with "[x]" next to them. Which items should I select? It didn't have that feature in the past so I'm a little lost.
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josh995 said:
Ok that worked. I now have Amon ra recovery
But, lol, one more question. Amon ra has changed since I've had an evo.. now when I select backup, it has a list of things I want to back up with "[x]" next to them. Which items should I select? It didn't have that feature in the past so I'm a little lost.
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Right, that feature was added after version 1.8.0 (which I still use). I believe you want to check all of the boxes, for your first backup. (I'm not sure if you need to have everything checked after that, but I'm sure it couldn't hurt). I've seen people say that you only need to back up your wimax one time, then keep the file in a safe place (it's your RSA keys), however I just can't see what the problem is with backing it up each time. I kind of like the simplicity of 1.8.0, just hit backup and let it do it's thing. Whatever the heck 1.8.0 automatically backs up on its own, works perfectly fine for me, lol.
So I would just check everything off, and then let it perform the backup.
EDIT: and sorry I don't have more info on that for ya. I'm sure someone else who regulrarly uses ar 2.3 will chime in, and give you a more solid answer. I just simply don't use that recovery, as I never saw a need to 'upgrade' from 1.8.0, because it has always worked flawlessly for me. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'd say you could use 1.8.0 if you wanted to, but I believe it won't work on the 004 hardware phones with the 0040000 size erase block.

Ok cool.
Thanks again
And yes i remember the simple way, things are supposed to get easier as time goes on, not more complicated, haha!
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{HELP!!} Theme Bricked my Wifi Only Tab

Hello, a theme ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1328950 ) did brick my device, am using Task650 version 10 ROM WiFi only model 16GB, i installed the "Layers In Paris V3 theme zip file over his rom and now my device get passed the the booth animation, i wiped/reset factory setting, wiped dalvick, cache, and wiped system, it wouldnt get passed it, now i formatted system from recovery and it won't get passed the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 writing you see when you power the Tab on, i need help on what to do because i can't even access the memory to load a ROM zip to reflash it.
someone wrote to me "to set up adb which lets you push files to your tab"
So the question is this too
What is adb ? "to set up adb which lets you push files to your tab" When i went to mount SD card in recovery, the systems keep telling me that "E:unable to open ums file lunfile (No such file or directory) Couldn't open directory," Then what do i do to load new ROM and flash it again or get my tablet working ? Please i need help here

Well you've just learned rule #1 the hard way. Always do a nandroid backup from CMW.
You could restore back to stock using ODIN. All the files you need are in the How To Root thread.

Jay Evans said:
Well you've just learned rule #1 the hard way. Always do a nandroid backup from CMW.
You could restore back to stock using ODIN. All the files you need are in the How To Root thread.
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Yes i really learnt it the hard way, besides now i know, but can you provide a link to that thread ? but the tablet wouldn't mount on SD Card anymore ? the computer don't see it as a removable drive like it always does, so how would i restore back to stock when i can't load the zip file ?

install Kies at first

zinty said:
Yes i really learnt it the hard way, besides now i know, but can you provide a link to that thread ? but the tablet wouldn't mount on SD Card anymore ? the computer don't see it as a removable drive like it always does, so how would i restore back to stock when i can't load the zip file ?
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This is the wrong place to ask these questions and there will be people telling you that soon
If you can get into download mode, use Odin to flash stock. Thread below with all info how to do that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089

xpakage said:
This is the wrong place to ask these questions and there will be people telling you that soon
If you can get into download mode, use Odin to flash stock. Thread below with all info how to do that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171089
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Stock What ? ROM or recovery and after that, what happens since i have wiped off the OS inside it when i did system/format ? Yes i have kies a long time ago in my computer but Kies doesnt see the tab if i connect it to the computer but i can still go into downloading mode.

zinty said:
Stock What ? ROM or recovery and after that, what happens since i have wiped off the OS inside it when i did system/format ? Yes i have kies a long time ago in my computer but Kies doesnt see the tab if i connect it to the computer but i can still go into downloading mode.
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Odin restore will return your device (ROM AND RECOVERY) back to stock. Just boot your tab into download mode then connect to your computer with odin running and you will see a yellow box showing your device is connected. If it doesn't detect it, you need to get the correct drivers.
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zinty said:
Stock What ? ROM or recovery and after that, what happens since i have wiped off the OS inside it when i did system/format ? Yes i have kies a long time ago in my computer but Kies doesnt see the tab if i connect it to the computer but i can still go into downloading mode.
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Cromius said:
Odin restore will return your device (ROM AND RECOVERY) back to stock. Just boot your tab into download mode then connect to your computer with odin running and you will see a yellow box showing your device is connected. If it doesn't detect it, you need to get the correct drivers.
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And then from the stock ROM listed in the provided link, you will then flash the CWM/Recovery to be able to flash a ROM you want to run/flash.

xpakage said:
And then from the stock ROM listed in the provided link, you will then flash the CWM/Recovery to be able to flash a ROM you want to run/flash.
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Ok thanks so much guys, i have flashed the stock recovery with Odin but it still stops at Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 welcome message and won't open the USB Storage for me to load the stock rom, so how do i flash it into the Tab with this Odin i used to restore stock recovery, please i help me one more time, i have learnt my lessons already

Get an ipad

iaminflames said:
Get an ipad
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Bro, that's not cool, anyone can make a mistake, besides i was only trying to flash a theme, like i always did, no one told me to choose android, i know the best so i went for it, this a place to help everyone not to laugh at them, if you have answers to my last request, please give it to me, thanks.

Ok thanks so much guys, i have flashed the stock recovery with Odin but it still stops at Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 welcome message and won't open the USB Storage for me to load the stock rom, so how do i flash it into the Tab with this Odin i have used to restore stock recovery, please i need help here one more time, i have learnt my lessons already

One more lesson you need to learn is, post in the right section? You think QaA stands for Quinn and Anderson? Since you didnt even manage to read the forum rules and post right it was only a mather of time before you bricked something
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FLASH STOCK ROM FROM ODIN ALSO FLASH FLASH FLASH ODIN ODIN. You should manage the rest
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zinty said:
Ok thanks so much guys, i have flashed the stock recovery with Odin but it still stops at Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 welcome message and won't open the USB Storage for me to load the stock rom, so how do i flash it into the Tab with this Odin i used to restore stock recovery, please i help me one more time, i have learnt my lessons already
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Try going into download and Odin flash the stock ROM again.
If the stock ROM flashed correctly, after up to a 10 minute wait, it should boot into the stock ROM. Then you will go into download again, Odin flash either the recovery from that link or the newer recovery from the below link. You should be able to place the Rom of choice on the SD and flash through recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090289

norpan111 said:
One more lesson you need to learn is, post in the right section? You think QaA stands for Quinn and Anderson? Since you didnt even manage to read the forum rules and post right it was only a mather of time before you bricked something
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Isn't there also a rule against flaming, and letting mods do the modding?
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Questions or Problems Should Not Be Posted in the Development Forum
Please Post in the Correct Forums and Read THIS
Moving to General

iaminflames said:
Get an ipad
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+1. Considering the questions, I think a leappad might make more sense.

Thanks guys, my tablet is back, i really appreciate the help and sorry Admin, i didn't know the right place to put the thread, besides that's the side i visit always, that was why i dropped it there, please for some of us, next time, don't joke about things, no one is perfect. Am so happy, thanks everyone.

[TIP] Going back to stock EB13.!

Okay guys, So lets say you flashed a custom rom on your epic. The rom was crap and you didnt like it. So you boot into CWM or w.e your Custom Recovery is and you restore your backup. After the backup is restore you end up with the Samsung Boot Logo STUCK.! This can be caused by incompatibility within the roms. Nandroid restore dosent always work when reverting back to stock from a custom rom, Unless your nandroid back up is from another custom rom. So this is a tip or flashing you phone back to Stock EB13. Its even better if you have a stock nandroid backup because restoring the backup whilst having this stock rom installed will work.! Go to this site http://www.samsdroid.com/2011/11/samsung-sph-d700-epic-4g-stock-rom.html and download the stock rom of your choice. Place the rom on your SD card. NOTE: Use sdcard in another phone since yours is bricked, or if you have a Micro Sd Reader use that. Boot up into Recovery and flash the rom. Congrats you are now back to stock and can do a Nandroid Restore. No ODIN, NO HARD WORK.! Happy Flashing
LINK FOR SW UPGRADE if the above method dosent work for you: http://ifile.it/8alqt5h/Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13_Tool.exe

Did you check the links before you posted this? They're all dead.
And they're all links to leaked firmware, not stable ones officially released by Samsung(With the exception of EB13).

The links aren't dead when I check them. If the links didn't help you out. Then google "Sph d700 SW upgrade tool" Its a utility that automatically flashes phone back to stock EB13. Just put the phone into download mode, by holding. "1" button on keyboard and hold power and plug in the pc. Follow the on screen instructions. If you can't find it PM me and ill upload it to 4shared for you to download.
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I am by no means an expert but... If you are coming from an MTD ROM, you have to use the victory.pit file to repartition the NAND back to BML. To my knowledge, there is no way to do this from CWM (is the recovery partition rewritten when repartitioning?). If that executable linked at the end of the post can reproduce the partitioning that Odin does, then yes, but you still must have the windows drivers, a good USB cable and be plugged into a good USB port. At that point, why not use Odin.
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You are indeed correct. The SW upgrade is the linked .exe for inexperienced user. Not everyone knows how to use Odin. Yes it may be simple to us but a pain to others. Im pretty sure if people are flashing roms, the samsung drivers should already be installed on there computer. The sw upgrade comes with the DOWNLOAD MODE Driver, So that when you plug the phone into the computer whilst in download the drivers are automatically installed. Within a couple of clicks you are back to stock EB13. From there you can re-root using the one click and do Nandroid Restore.

There is already a guide for this
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There are but there all explained in different ways. This is the easy way to explain the method above. Just download and follow the instructions. Alot of people are using odin. And alot of people are struggling when using it because of the lack of knowledge. So Im just putting this method back out there to remind users that this is also possible if you do not understand odin.

AnDrOpErZ said:
There are but there all explained in different ways. This is the easy way to explain the method above. Just download and follow the instructions. Alot of people are using odin. And alot of people are struggling when using it because of the lack of knowledge. So Im just putting this method back out there to remind users that this is also possible if you do not understand odin.
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I agree with this but 90% of people here are on MTD and will brick by doing this. Also, when recovery works you can just flash another ROM. Still a good guide.
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Thanks, And i actually flash other ROMs if i end up with a brick. But the first time i flashed CM9 i missed a step and bricked, and it wouldnt let me flash another rom without the samsung screen hanging. So i used this utility to get back to stock, root, and restore backup. Great tool for people who still enjoy great ol' BML. Thanks for the compliment. By the way love your theming dude.

AnDrOpErZ said:
LINK FOR SW UPGRADE if the above method dosent work for you: http://ifile.it/8alqt5h/Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13_Tool.exe
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http://www.mediafire.com/file/bpgsh6udv1gd8nj/Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13_Tool.exe
Please give me credit to!

disturb3d1 said:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bpgsh6udv1gd8nj/Epic4G_FroyoUpgrade_EB13_Tool.exe
Please give me credit to!
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OP is no longer maintaining this thread and has left the forum.
Mr Glass- may we have a lock, please?
(Hmmm- "glasslock"? Maybe your alter ego?)
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[Q] i need instantly help

:crying::crying::crying:
i tried to install on my galaxy note gt-n7000 a costume rom and it simply crashed the modem was deleted and its loading only the rom manager i mean the one that's load with power button and volume button what can i do ?????????????

If you can get into download mode (volume down power home), enter it, download a stock ROM, download PC Odin and flash it. Search for Dr ketan's thread..
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Can you get help from service center? That will be easier for you?
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SEANPELEG69 said:
:crying::crying::crying:
i tried to install on my galaxy note gt-n7000 a costume rom and it simply crashed the modem was deleted and its loading only the rom manager i mean the one that's load with power button and volume button what can i do ?????????????
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I need a burger now!

Sorry to say this, but it sounds like you should never even have tried to flash a custom ROM...
Try contacting the store where you bought the phone, perhaps they can fix it for you
In the future, stick to a stock ROM or READ before you do something stupid again!
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SEANPELEG69 said:
:crying::crying::crying:
i tried to install on my galaxy note gt-n7000 a costume rom and it simply crashed the modem was deleted and its loading only the rom manager i mean the one that's load with power button and volume button what can i do ?????????????
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Dude, give us more info. What version were you on? What did you flash?
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Whatever happened to just helping someone out instead of making stupid remarks about burgers and how he never should've flashed in the first place?
@TS >>> You can probably still get in Download mode. Turn off the phone, hold the power button + home button + volume down button and hold those untill you see the Samsung logo appear. Release all buttons and you'll enter Download mode.
You can then use PC Odin to flash a stock rom and if you want root it and flash a CWM enabled kernel like the Abyss kernel. There are a number of guides in the Developers section so just go there, take your time reading about flashing and you should be good to go.

Dont panic, rule number one. Bad for your blood pressure.
Just take a deep breath and start over. Go to development section and read stickies. Then start by following regular procedure in dr Ketans thread. All will be well, just dont wipe or factory reset.
Best to go first to Gingerbread, then if you have bootloop wipe/ factory reset.
Best also to do the procedure with pitfile.
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I would leave a pit file as a very last resort. If you can enter download mode its likely you're just soft bricked.
Plus I don't think rom manager supports the note yet... better to use PC Odin and then mobile Odin for upgrades/custom roms.
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ravi_buz said:
I need a burger now!
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207 posts and 19 thanks?
I can see why now