[Q] Root Noob needs help!

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because i have no shame, i'll admit it. this is my second root ever. first was on my droid 2 r2d2 to remove the crap that wasnt necessary.

using this tutorial, just google samsung continuum froyo, and its on addictive tips. I followed the directions properly.

Basically, I used odin3 with a custom froyo rom, i did everything correctly, and i began to use titanium backup to remove some bloatware. what i removed was the GO Launcher stuff and now my homescreen is just a black screen. I've tried using recovery mode and restored that way. i've done that 10+ times. i cant get to any apps, only pressing the bottom ticker to access my text messages and notifications slide down bar. thats it. no apps. at all. can someone tell me how to revert back to the original software? then i will re-root again and this time NOT remove anything. or someone can show me properly how to remove it.

thanks. itll help a lot!

Go launcher (in most roms for the continuum) the ONLY launcher installed so when you got rid of it with TiB you screwed the whole UI. Try booting into Recovery wipe data fact reset wipe cache. then reboot. pull battery reflash on odin, make sure repartition is unchecked. let it reboot. should be back to normal.

can you explain that in a different way. i tried wiping in recovery mode it didnt work

Are you using <2e> recovery (samsung stock) or CwM?

You removed the launcher, this is why. You probably deleted a file called TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
You have a few options now, do you have CWM installed? If so go download another rom, put it on your sdcard some how then install it. It will save you much time and you don’t have to remove the bloat as it’s already removed.
If you aren’t familiar with CWM(clock work recovery) I would suggest researching it s you will be dealing a lot with it.
I would recommend reflashing via odin so that you have all files again. If you want to get rid of bloat, install nuckin or eco07-clean they both are good basic roms. I am currently working on a rom which is called miunia it is as minimalistic as I can make it. It is still in beta forms but it can be installed through odin. If you want the launcher I suggest flashing one of mine for the time being..
Thttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/11160512/launcher.zip

Thread link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1311414

Originally Posted by pattielipp

You removed the launcher, this is why. You probably deleted a file called TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
You have a few options now, do you have CWM installed?

yea i have clockwork mod, and i did remove that. i dont know what to do honestly im rerooting to see if that will work.

thanks everyone, i think i fixed it. never thought to reroot it, i really appreciate it, xda is a great place to go for help and to learn.

Originally Posted by coreybrah

thanks everyone, i think i fixed it. never thought to reroot it, i really appreciate it, xda is a great place to go for help and to learn.

if you deleted the actual file, just rebooting the phone won't fix the issue. you will have to replace the launcher or factory reset.

For future reference, another option is to get on android market from your computer and download a launcher. It will send it to your phone and install automatically. Then, when you hit the home button, it should run the launcher.

sent from my gutted and modded continuum, courtesy of adrynalyne, imnuts, and trailblazer