[Q]Back to stock. (How-To for a broken USB port)

[Arisenhavok91]

Okay, so here's my issue. The usb port in my phone is dead, and I don't have 30 bucks to send it to mobiletechvideos to fix it. I also do not have a soldering iron, solder, and a desoldering braid to do it myself. Therefore I cannot use Odin via my computer anymore.

I downloaded Mobile Odin Pro v3.00, and becuase I am on Cyanogenmod 9 (REMICSv1.3) I am unable to load Mobile Odin. It states that it did not expect the file system and closes. To my understanding this is a failure of the APP/App maker (Chainfire) becuase the app does not know how to recover from a MTD to BML conversion. (And by failure i just mean it doesn't work, I am not implying he's bad or the app is bad). I'm really hoping that he can figure it out, 'cause right now I'm stuck with pure ICS roms (And I hate the look of ICS, hence using a TouchWiz themed ICS rom...)

So, with that said...

Is there (and this is high hoping) a CWM flashable .zip that will convert from MTD to BML that I could use?

Process would look something like this:

1. Power phone off
2. 3 button boot into Recovery
3. Wipe data/factory reset
4. Flash zip (MTDtoBML.zip)
5. Reboot into recovery
6. Flash Gingerbread rom
7. ???
8. Profit.


I ask becuase I don't want to be on ICS anymore. It has more issues than my grandma's back, and I just plain old enjoy gingerbread. (flash addict).

If so, could someone direct me to the zip file, or at least explain why this is or is not possible?

Kind of fiending for some old school Cognition or Perception (can't find active DL links), or maybe some old gingerbread roms...


Thanks,

Arisenhavok

 

[Arisenhavok91]

Bump.... any ideas?

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[jmtheiss]

If you don't like ics, try miui, cm7, or my phrog or phobos roms. All use mtd, and you should be able to flash from your cm9 setup to one of them.

Fyi, it may take two flashes for the room to "take".

 

[Arisenhavok91]

I've taken a look at both lewa and phrog and they seem yo have a significant issue or two listed in the op. Miui is EOL if I remember. I guess I'm more geared towards a BML RFS Touchwiz rom. But I suppose I will once again have to try looking for another mtd rom

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[topshot]

I'm in a similar situation as OP except the radio also doesn't work apparently and have been wondering what I can do with it aside from just use it as a wifi-enabled media device. Since we're able to overwrite as least SOME files in the efs folder (nv_data.bin), I got to wondering if I could replace the entire system partition (or as much as possible) with a known good one (I have a second Captivate that works fine) to make certain there's nothing in software that is messing with the radio. So I'd copy everything from the good phone to SD card and then from SD card onto bad phone. I assume the only major hurdles other than inability to write some open files perhaps would be the SN & IMEI. If I can locate where those are kept, I could edit before copying. Being new to smartphones and this OS, there must be something I'm missing since this seems so simple.

And yes, I've flashed 2 other CM ROMs (I bought it with one on it) and flashed different radios but it never sees the service. It is also unlocked.

 

[Arisenhavok91]

Replacing the efs partition will only at best get you to a generic imei. Your cell radio gets no signal because the efs partition and radio don't communicate or there's a hardware issue. Best bet is to send it to mobile tech videos and let them fix it for you. It's cheaper by far than a new phone.

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[Arisenhavok91]

Replacing the efs partition will only at best get you to a generic imei. Your cell radio gets no signal because the efs partition and radio don't communicate or there's a hardware issue. Best bet is to send it to mobile tech videos and let them fix it for you. It's cheaper by far than a new phone.

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Unlocking it may have also broken it. Probably why they sold it in the first place. Best bet is to use it as a wifi media player with apps and games unless you plan to send it out

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[topshot]

Replacing the efs partition will only at best get you to a generic imei. Your cell radio gets no signal because the efs partition and radio don't communicate or there's a hardware issue. Best bet is to send it to mobile tech videos and let them fix it for you. It's cheaper by far than a new phone.

I have 3 other phones I can use so it's not worth sending off. I figured I'd resell it for parts so I wasn't concerned with bricking it. I was hoping to verify whether the radio would work or not to get more money out of it. What controls whether the efs can communicate with the radio chip? Drivers obviously, which is what I gather flashing a new "radio" does. What file in the efs controls radio comm that could be corrupt?

I guess I should also specify by no service, it's not the circle and slash, but 4 gray bars. Phone status shows network as unknown (it will not find any when you do a search) and disconnected. SIM card works in 3 other phones and all 6 contacts seem fine in the suspect one. WiFi and GPS work OK. Maybe I should disassemble and verify antenna contact is good?

Unlocking it may have also broken it. Probably why they sold it in the first place.

He'd claimed it was because of the bad USB port. I've never read about unlocking rendering the radio useless. I'll have to look that up. It seems so simple to unlock these Galaxy S series.