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WARNING! Do not use ROM Manager!

cyberapps said:
My friend downloaded Rom Manger and the phone bricked on him.

I just want to know what does bricked means?
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Just what it sounds like... :) it means the phone has been turned into a plastic paperweight, suitable only for masonry... In the case of ROM manager vs prevail, it inputs information for the wrong processor on the phone (i believe) so it is no longer able to use the processor and will not power on. It no longer knows it a phone...
 
Lordvincent 90 said:
Just what it sounds like... :) it means the phone has been turned into a plastic paperweight, suitable only for masonry... In the case of ROM manager vs prevail, it inputs information for the wrong processor on the phone (i believe) so it is no longer able to use the processor and will not power on. It no longer knows it a phone...
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No no no, rom manager only does what its told. If a device gets bricked using it, its because THE USER flashed the wrong recovery for their device!!!
 
TOTALLY agree with you... Wasn't bashing ROM manager, i know it works with supported phones... I was saying vs the prevail, being that it's not supported, it will flash the wrong info for the prevail... Any yes it is user error... But using it to flash anything, atm, with the prevail, is user error :D
 
pwilli82 said:
I hard-bricked my Prevail by using Rom Manager. And yes, it was definitely user error. I never said the program was to blame. Just a tip.... Mobiletechvideos.com offers a JTAG service that can restore a hard-bricked phone. It's $30 and I got my phone back in a week. It's been fine ever since.
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[bricked mine too Mobiletechvideos.com had it fixed and returned in 6 days.....they're awesome !!!!!!!!!]
 
Shabbypenguin said:
unless something has changed last time i knew he had to edit graphics.c in the android_bootable_recovery section. which would cause koush to deny official status.

me personally dont see a reason why everyone wants rom manager support. the only thing that will happen then is you can flash cwm in the app.. there wont be any roms or themes or kernels in there....
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think you have learn a thing or 2 since this post but I will elaborate anyhow on the benefits of others.

the graphics.s can be included in the device tree, so thats not an issue, just a matter of doing.

CWM bening official and able to be flashed via the app helps some of the less savvy get cwm installed. ;)

and all the rom/theme devs need to do is learn to use the dev portal to make em avail thru RM. ;)

Again I stand behind its not the apps fault ppl cant read n flash shyt not meant for a particular device. ;)
 
I for one would love to see ROM manager support our phone, but since you have to use Odin to root it as is, i would be much more interested in seeing Mobile Odin support. For "the flasher on the go" :D
 
Not 100% related, but wanted to avoid posting a new thread on this. Does Rom Manager support the new Evo Design 4G phone? (Which has been around since 2011 on Sprint. A bit older if you count the Hero S which has the same partition mount points as the Design and the roms can be used on each other)


Koush should really make a dedicated "supported" devices list for Rom Manager. :P
 
In case you forgot or didn't know, you're supposed to make a backup of your phone, but that's all I know. I am wondering if you can use ODIN blindly even though you can't see anything on phone?? Don't forget that you can reset the phone by going into settings on the phone itself. I can't seem to find the USB driver for the Prevail. Anyone have it here? send the link please! thanks! :-)
 
bhermance said:
In case you forgot or didn't know, you're supposed to make a backup of your phone, but that's all I know. I am wondering if you can use ODIN blindly even though you can't see anything on phone?? Don't forget that you can reset the phone by going into settings on the phone itself. I can't seem to find the USB driver for the Prevail. Anyone have it here? send the link please! thanks! :-)
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Samsung mobile phone drivers

http://db.tt/H8TZ6wWW
 
Necrotoxin said:
Sorry to say but samsung is now your only hope.

As far as what causes problems it's trying to install a rom. You can use some of the other features fine but stay away from custom roms from rom manager.
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Actually if you are unable to power on the device or able to power on but unable to reach recovery or bootloader (Downloading! Screen) than you can either go through Samsung and hope that they will repair the phone, however if the warranty is void due to rooting/custom rom installation etc. You can find someone to resurrect the phone via JTAG (Complex repair involving some disassembly and soldering, then formatting and force install official firmware back on phone). Some places charge for this service and there are individuals who also perform the services for a donation. If you'd like more information or advice regarding a possible soft brick vs hard brick on your phone and the required repair, feel free to contact me on here. Just pm me.

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PlayfulGod said:
ROM Manager isnt to blame for what could be your own mistakes. I think RM is a great app and it probably didnt brick your phone. You may have by flashing a recovery maybe not meant for you phone.
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This is what I did:
I Have a LG P500 2.3.3 V20e.

  1. I rooted it today (my first) without any problem.
  2. Loaded ROM manager, flashed ClockworkMod recovery.
  3. Backed up current ROM on SD card.
  4. Downloaded Cyanogen cm-7.2.0-p500.zip and put it on SD card.
  5. From ROM manager tried to "install ROM from SD card."
  6. After a while It froze (bricked?) with a "cyanogenmod 7" image.
  7. None of the controls & buttons and working.
ANY HOPE?
 
kocag said:
This is what I did:
I Have a LG P500 2.3.3 V20e.

  1. I rooted it today (my first) without any problem.
  2. Loaded ROM manager, flashed ClockworkMod recovery.
  3. Backed up current ROM on SD card.
  4. Downloaded Cyanogen cm-7.2.0-p500.zip and put it on SD card.
  5. From ROM manager tried to "install ROM from SD card."
  6. After a while It froze (bricked?) with a "cyanogenmod 7" image.
  7. None of the controls & buttons and working.
ANY HOPE?
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You posted in the wrong section. This is the galaxy prevail section.
 
Lacy675 said:
no ..or low memory on my prevail...? what to do ...customer service samsung is not good.
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The dummies thread explains how to get rooted and fix low memory and customize the phone.
The prevail is a great phone but is outdated. The s3 is an awsome phone and I noticed ebay has them cheap. Thats where I got mine from, I have 2 and had got 2 prevails from there too, no problems whatsoever.
 
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