[GUIDE] Installing a Rom/CWM recovery/Root or going back to Stock

[hhp_211]

Tried doing the ICS/JB install tutorial on here and all went well, and as instructed until the very end when I went to flash a ROM. I tried this with AOKP, and PACMAN and had the same result both times, when trying from the beginning. My issues is that when I attempt to "Install zip from SD card" and hit yes, it says "Opening Package" or something like that, and then the screen goes black, then I see the "Samsung" logo, then I see "Galaxy S" and right below it "cyanogenmod" and then it proceeds to boot into CWM-based Recovery v6.0.3.3 and it won't mount the SD card. I don't remember ever flashing this recovery... I used the one provided in the tutorial (cwm4_fixed_for_cm7-ODIN.tar). I attempted reformatting the SD card once I had gone through the tutorial, but with no luck. I tried searching this thread, but I wasn't too sure what to put for search terms and kind of came up dry.


Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!

All good and normal so far...
v6.0.3.3 is the recovery included with the ROM you are flashing,,
You did everything right up to that point,,,, what the instructions are missing is that you need to flash the ROM up to 3 times...
1st time puts you into the new recovery of the ROM
2nd well pop up during install with an error about partitions (Its possible though it may fully go through flash install)..
3rd flash well fully install.
Continue on with a gapps package and reboot, etc

 

[DanielWEWO]

All good and normal so far...
v6.0.3.3 is the recovery included with the ROM you are flashing,,
You did everything right up to that point,,,, what the instructions are missing is that you need to flash the ROM up to 3 times...
1st time puts you into the new recovery of the ROM
2nd well pop up during install with an error about partitions (Its possible though it may fully go through flash install)..
3rd flash well fully install.
Continue on with a gapps package and reboot, etc

Wow thanks for the quick reply! I was attempting to flash the ROM again, but as I stated it tells me that it is unable to mound the SD card, even when I attempt to manually. It is a class 10 32 GB SD Card. Should I try it with the 16 GB one that came with the phone?

---------- Post added 6th October 2013 at 12:05 AM ---------- Previous post was 5th October 2013 at 11:54 PM ----------

All good and normal so far...
v6.0.3.3 is the recovery included with the ROM you are flashing,,
You did everything right up to that point,,,, what the instructions are missing is that you need to flash the ROM up to 3 times...
1st time puts you into the new recovery of the ROM
2nd well pop up during install with an error about partitions (Its possible though it may fully go through flash install)..
3rd flash well fully install.
Continue on with a gapps package and reboot, etc

I just threw the ROM on the original 16 GB sd card that came with it, and it is now mounting the SD card! So I attempted to install the ROM, and it began to install and then I get this:


E: Error in /sdcard/aokp_fascinatemtd_unofficial_2013-07-04.zip
(Status 0)
Installation Aborted.

Hmmm wonder why I would get a status 0. Any idea? Should I post in the AOKP Thread or try a different ROM?


Edit: Tried flashing the Pacman 4.3 ROM, and got the same error message.

 

[hhp_211]

@DanielWEWO
Start back over with odin the eh03 following all the steps again.

 

[Dash9nc]

Thanks for the great write-up

Just wanted to say thanks for this awesome write-up about flashing ROM's. I was able to successfully flash Helly Bean 4.2.2 on my fassy last night with only one issue that was my fault. I was able to use the knowledge in this thread to help me get back on track. Appreciate it all!

 

[DanielWEWO]

@DanielWEWO
Start back over with odin the eh03 following all the steps again.

That worked! Guess it was a bad SD card It works fine in my thunderbolt recovery :/ Oh well! Thanks!!!



Edit: so I really wanted to get this 32gig card working. Is there any way I can get it working? I tried putting it in and formatting in the OS but it says "Bad SD card" and it works fine on my thunderbolt on ICS and on the fascinate on stock GB. I don't want to buy a new SD card unless I have to. Maybe there is a way to format and repartition it properly?

 

[hhp_211]

That worked! Guess it was a bad SD card It works fine in my thunderbolt recovery :/ Oh well! Thanks!!!



Edit: so I really wanted to get this 32gig card working. Is there any way I can get it working? I tried putting it in and formatting in the OS but it says "Bad SD card" and it works fine on my thunderbolt on ICS and on the fascinate on stock GB. I don't want to buy a new SD card unless I have to. Maybe there is a way to format and repartition it properly?

I recommend using sdformatter v4 on your PC
Full format

 

[tydiamond11]

I am trying to flash dirtyunicorns and I do everything it says but on odin it never says pass just osm compete and I check the phone and it is not changed anything. I try to flash the zip on the recovery and it says error not the right key or something but I cant flash cwm or anything with odin. Is there some one who can help me. Thanks

 

[PoiSpin]

i am trying to install aokp 4.2 from 2.2 but i dont think odin has detected my device. i did the pda and then the pit and clicked start and i get osm complete succeded 0/ failed 0. i do not have the stock usb i have a lg usb. i downloaded the fascinate drivers, is there something else ill need to download?

 

[skepticmisfit]

i do not have the stock usb i have a lg usb.

there's your problem. try and find an OEM cable if possible. the rest of your problems seems like it's the cable.
if you can't find an OEM cable use another one.

 

[PoiSpin]

Alright but what do you mean by oem?

Sent from my SCH-I500 using xda premium

 

[Paul.ryan]

Original Equipment Manufacturer. It needs to be an OEM Samsung cable. It should say Samsung on the connector.

Sent from my Infected HTC Incredible using Tapatalk 2

 

[ObeyTheNoob]

Helpful Thanks !:good:

 

[Droiddude24]

So any of the 4.2 roms don't like any sdcards below class 6?

 

[hhp_211]

So any of the 4.2 roms don't like any sdcards below class 6?

No, not universally true.
Many work fine without issue.

Reference this thread from just a week or so ago
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531463

 

[Saiya69]

i am trying to install aokp 4.2 from 2.2 but i dont think odin has detected my device. i did the pda and then the pit and clicked start and i get osm complete succeded 0/ failed 0. i do not have the stock usb i have a lg usb. i downloaded the fascinate drivers, is there something else ill need to download?

Have you tried a different usb port? It used to be a common problem. As far as having to have an OEM cable, not necessary but wouldn't hurt.

Sent from my SCH-L710 using Tapatalk

 

[sytech55]

Here is a guide I have put together for the Samsung SCH-I500 Fascinate.



There is 9 sections:

1: How to Flash Froyo roms

2: How to flash EH03/EH09/EI20 TW gingerbread roms

3: How to flash MTD GB roms(cm7,miui,aosp)

4: How to Flash ICS 4.0.x & JellyBean 4.x.x roms

5: Going back to stock Froyo or Gingerbread from any rom

6: Rooting stock Froyo/Gingerbread

7: Radios/Modems

8: Kernels

9: How to get out of a bootloop situation on Jelly Bean based roms(without ODIN!)


*I am not liable for what you do to your phone!

*I take no credit for any of the links posted in this thread!!!

*(Back up data/sd card First!!)

*Don't understand some of the terminology in this thread?? READ THIS:good:: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513143

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Section:1 How to flash a 2.2.1 froyo rom



*if you don't want voodoo lag-fix flash a novoodoo kernel in cwm such as stock ed05, just repeat step 11, but use this file.
http://www.mediafire.com/?6sm609gwt8j0yni

*If your coming from any other rom besides stock froyo, use section:5 first, then proceed with section:1

Step 1: Download these files pc,

Odin- http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz

Samsung drivers- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe

CWMALL 2.5- http://www.mediafire.com/?6x5utoca59et7o9

Step 2: Download power wash 1.2 rom(or any froyo rom you want to flash) and put it on the sd card of your phone
http://www.mediafire.com/?dbjb599rt1o8urz

Step 3: power off phone and pull battery.

Step 4: plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".

Step 5: open Odin, click PDA and select cwmall.tar you downloaded in step 1, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.

Step 6: unplug usb cable and insert battery.

Step 7: with three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in red recovery 2.5.1.x.

Step 8: Wipe Data/Factory reset, then under the "advanced" menu wipe dalvik cache.

Step 9: use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the rom you pushed to your sd card in step 2. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.

Step 10: once the rom finishes installing, reboot system and enjoy your new rom!

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Section:2 How to flash a EH03/EH09/EI20 2.3.5 gingerbread roms



Step 1: Download these files to your pc,

Odin- http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz

Samsung Driver- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe

Atlas 2.2 pit file- http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz

PowerWashed 2.3.4 eh09 rom- http://www.mediafire.com/?c37loxth85zn2ti

* You can also substitute Powerwashed for the stock eh03 rom and have the latest eh03 radio before upgrading to TSM Res. or Superclean3
http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/fascinate/odin/CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5

Step 2: power off phone and pull battery.

Step 3: open odin on your computer.

Step 4: plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow
triangle should appear saying "download mode".

Step 5: click on PDA in odin and find the PowerWashed eh09.tar(rom) or eh03 STOCK rom you downloaded to your computer in step 1.

Step 6: click on PIT in Odin and select the atlas 2.2 pit you downladed to pc(make sure repartition is checked)

Step 7: click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.

Step 8: unplug usb cable, put battery back in and boot phone.

*Now you are on rooted PowerWashed eh09 gingerbread by Ccompos or Stock EH03, depending on which odin package you used. If you want to flash TSM Resurrection or Superclean3, continue following directions below.

Step 9: Download these files to pc-

CWMALL 2.5- http://www.mediafire.com/?6x5utoca59et7o9

Step 10: Download TSM or Superclean3 to the root of your devices sd card

TSM Resurrection 2.2 (EH03 based): http://dev-host.org/ST2

Superclean3 milestone 2: http://dev-host.org/ih2m13vt442z/sc3_milestone2_full.zip

Step 11: power off phone and pull battery.

Step 12: plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".

Step 13: open Odin, click PDA and select cwmall.tar( you downloaded in step 9, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass, Click reset.

Step 14: unplug usb cable and insert battery.

Step 15: with three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in red recovery 2.5.1.x.

Step 16: Wipe Data/Factory reset, then under the "advanced" menu wipe dalvik cache.

Step 17: use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the rom you pushed to your sd card in step 10. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.

Step 18: once the rom finishes installing, reboot system and enjoy your new rom!

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Section:3 How to flash any MTD 2.3.7 GB rom such as cm7,miui,vgb etc...



Step 1: Download these files to your pc,

Odin- http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz

Samsung driver- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe

Download cwm4 fixed for cm7- http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=669652&d=1311907538

EH03 rom- http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/fascinate/odin/CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5

Atlas_v2.2 pit- http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz

Step 2: Download latest CM7.2 Nightly and Gapps the devices sd card.( MIUI does not need gapps)

CM7.2- http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=fascinatemtd

Gapps 12/14/11 for cm7- http://www.mediafire.com/?dm1qsm4rwapkeqx

Step 3: power off phone and pull battery.

Step 4: open odin on your computer.

Step 5: plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow
triangle should appear saying "download mode".

Step 6: click on PDA in odin and find the stock EH03 rom you downloaded to your computer in step 1.

Step 7: click on PIT in Odin and select the atlas 2.2 pit you downloaded to your pc(make sure repartition is checked).

Step 8: click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.

Step 9: unplug usb cable, put battery back in and boot phone.

Step 10: power off phone and pull battery.

Step 11: plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".

Step 12: open Odin, click PDA and select cwm4 fixed for cm7 you downloaded in step 1, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.

Step 13: unplug usb cable and insert battery.

Step 14: with three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in blue recovery 4.

Step 15: Wipe Data/Factory reset, then under the "advanced" menu wipe dalvik cache.

Step 16: use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the rom you pushed to your sd card in step 2. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.

Step 17: once the rom finishes installing reboot.

Step 18: Long press power key, select reboot, select recovery, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, install gapps 12/14 zip from sd that you down loaded in step 2, Reboot!

If your getting "E cant mount sd card" or "sd card damaged" errors then I suggest replacing your sd card with a class 6 or higher

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Section:4 How to flash any ICS 4.0.x & 4.x.x JellyBean based rom


Step 1: Download these files to your pc:

Odin- http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz

Samsung Driver- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe

CWM4 fixed for cm7- http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=669652&d=1311907538

Stock EH03 rom- http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/fascinate/odin/CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5

Atlas_v2.2 pit- http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz

GB bootloaders- http://goo.gl/6aJ1N (this needs to be extracted with a program such as 7zip)

Step 2: Download one of the Custom ICS or JB roms below to the root of your sd card.

ICS 4.0.x
Official AOKP MS6- https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69414229/aokp_fascinatemtd_milestone-6.zip
AOKP MS6-Devil- http://encounterandroid.com/stevespear426/aokp/fascinate/aokp_fascinatemtd_Milestone-6-Devil.zip
THS b.14- https://www.dropbox.com/s/0nw3ilvvpwvzv83/cm_fascinatemtd-ota-eng.BUILD14.zip

JellyBean 4.1.x
CM10-http://rootzwiki.com/topic/30744-alpharom411-cyanogenmod-10-for-samsung-fascinate/
JellyBro CM10 Skang-http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/?rom=cm10&device=fascinatemtd
AOSP JellyBean- http://rootzwiki.com/topic/31084-alpharom-aosp-jellybean-411-73012/
AOKP JellyBean- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1847225
Helly Bean- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1819946
Psycho cm10- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940780

JellyBean 4.2.x

ParanoidAndroid JB- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874086
Baked Blackbean- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1885026
HellyBean 4.2.2- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2026139
AOKP 4.2.2- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2185502

Step 3: Download latest GAPPS package to root of sd card

Gapps- http://goo.im/gapps
Inverted JellyBean Gapps- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797292

Step 4: Power off phone and pull battery.

Step 5: Open odin on your computer.

Step 6: Plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow
triangle should appear saying "download mode".

Step 7: Click on PDA in odin and find the stock EH03 rom you downloaded to your computer in step 1.

Step 8: Click on PIT in Odin and select the atlas 2.2 pit you downloaded in step 1(make sure repartition is checked).

Step 9: Click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.

Step 10: Unplug usb cable, put battery back in and boot phone.

Step 11: Power off phone and pull battery.

Step 12: Plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".

Step 13: Open Odin, click PDA and select cwm4 fixed for cm7 you downloaded in step 1, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.

Step 14: Close and open odin to reset connection. click on the PDA function and find the GB bootloaders.tar that you downloaded in step 1 and hit start.

Step 15: Unplug usb cable and insert battery.

Step 16: With three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in CWM blue recovery 4.

Step 17: Wipe Data/Factory reset, then under the "advanced" menu wipe dalvik cache

Step 17: Use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the rom you pushed to your sd card in step 2. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.

Step 18: Once the rom finishes installing reboot.

Step 19: Reboot recovery via the power menu.

Step 22: Wipe cache and Install gapps zip from sd that you downloaded in step 3, then reboot.

*For those currently on a ICS rom and want to upgrade to a Jellybean rom or vise versa. Just download the rom of choice to sd, boot into recovery, wipe data/factory reset, then flash rom...should be no need to go all the way back to stock unless your having alot of issues with force closes and what not.


*If your getting "E cant mount sd card" or "sd card damaged" errors then I suggest replacing your sd card with a class 6 or higher

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Any chance I can get SECTION 4 updated?
I'm trying to flash a rom on fascinate but unable to download at least one file:
Stock EH03 rom- http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/fasc..._GB_CM.tar.md5

Just went through process to root now looking to ROM it. Preferably in version 4.0 or higher if possible.

 

[hhp_211]

Any chance I can get SECTION 4 updated?
I'm trying to flash a rom on fascinate but unable to download at least one file:
Stock EH03 rom- http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/fasc..._GB_CM.tar.md5

Just went through process to root now looking to ROM it. Preferably in version 4.0 or higher if possible.

please dont repost a whole long op like that

you can find what you are looking for here

ODIN Files & Older Recovery zip files, etc
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=6356

JellyBean ROMs 4.1.x ~ 4.2.x »
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=6357


OR


Fascinate Android Development
http://forum.xda-developers.com/samsung-fascinate/development

just check out the 4.2.2 Builds they are most all VERY Solid Builds to run.






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[droidstyle]

Hi, when I get a chance I will update section 4. I didnt think this device was still getting Dev support...pretty neat!

 

[droidstyle]

Could somebody tell me if cwm4 fixed for cm7 is still the correct recovery or is there a new recovery that is required to flash 4.4?

 

[skepticmisfit]

Could somebody tell me if cwm4 fixed for cm7 is still the correct recovery or is there a new recovery that is required to flash 4.4?

I would personally flash the cwm4 fixed for cm7 (this might be a slightly updated version of it: http://cmw.cmfs.me/aries/sch-i500/root/cwm4-bml-i500.tar), then flash the newest official CM10.1, then reboot recovery and flash this kernel: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291679682 and then flash cm11 or whatever 4.4 ROMs are around