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There's the video, guys.. have fun and be careful!
written instructions are as follows:
OK! so you've decided to take on the menial task of installing a custom rom, to make your mytouch... well for lack of a better term, YOURS! If you've had a G1 or a Mytouch 3g in the past, as I have, then the process is much the same..
Step 1
Download your rom from the website to your computer *durrrrrr* also make sure your device is in normal operating mode, and also download the update.zip for clockwork recovery if you dont already have it from HERE
Step 2
Copy the rom and update.zip for clockwork from your computer to your phone's SD card root directory, also known as /sdcard
Step 3
Power off phone
Step 4
Power onto Fastboot mode with Volume Down button and Power
Step 5
Get into recovery mode by pressing volume down once fastboot loads, and then power to select
Step 6
Once in recovery basic mode, where you see the triangle with red exclamation, hold volume up and press power again
Step 7
While in recovery mode, hit volume down to get to apply update.zip which will put you in clockwork recovery as long as the update.zip for clockwork recovery is on your sd card
Step 8
After applying your update.zip, you're going to scroll down to install zip from sd card using volume down button and then power to select
Step 9
Once again, go to install zip from sdcard and press power
Step 10
Select your zip in the menu, then press power
Step 11
Wait for zip to install and hope to hell the zip is signed correctly and not damaged
Step 12
After zip installs, back out to main menu and reboot phone!
Step 13
Wait for Rom to load 100%.. WATCH YOUR LOGCAT TO VERIFY NO BOOTLOOPS!!!
Done!!
If you download "QuickBoot" from the market you can boot directly to "Recovery" bypassing the bootloader.
Re: [how-to] put a custom rom on your slide!!!
I'm assuming this is a tutorial for future rom releases, correct?
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well there's already 2 out at this time, with slideroot2 and the legend rom.. there will be tons more, i'm sure.. so yeah, this is a generalized install procedure for such things
I like the addition of the ADB & logcat steps! Nice touch, man...
heh thanks i want users to be able to see what they did and begin to learn how to fix future mistakes lol
I love the legend ROM but I needed the keyboard one night so I switched to slidemeroot2.
Any chance for Keyboard lights coming?
Also, couldn't load titanium backup in the legend. Any suggestions there?
to get titanium to load right, you have to install a different superuser.apk than the one that's stock. i dunno why exactly. also, legend is a BETA so it'll be updated soon by eugene, it is by no means a final version
Thank you. It is a pretty sweet beta.
Hate to state the obvious, but you should mention that this requires your MT3G Slide to be rooted... you know peeps will come out the wood works asking "why cant I do this!"
ummmm fermunky, why not watch video at 0:15 through 0:25?
kingofyo1 said:
ummmm fermunky, i would suggest rewatching the first minute of the video... that should fix your thoughts about what i've said
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Touche my friend, I didn't even watch the video, since I am not rooted yet anyways , but you know some people will still attempt to follow your directions and not watch the video Not everyone has good intuition
lol its cool man... if you're anywhere close to gulfport ms or are willing to drive here, i'll root your slide and eng build and legend it for free...
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lol its cool man... if you're anywhere close to gulfport ms or are willing to drive here, i'll root your slide and eng build and legend it for free...
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Wish I could, but I am waiting daily at the beaches of St Pete to catch the tar balls coming in!
fermunky said:
Wish I could, but I am waiting daily at the beaches of St Pete to catch the tar balls coming in!
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LOl you gonna manufacture yourself some gasoline??
serialtoon said:
If you download "QuickBoot" from the market you can boot directly to "Recovery" bypassing the bootloader.
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Does this mean that I don't have to root first to flash roms? Can i boot to recovery and flash to eugene's already rooted rom?
once you downgrade to the eng build, you can flash any rom for the slide... you have to root and then flash that downgrade though before you can do anything to it
When will a permanent recovery flash come available? Only a minor inconvenience since it only is two extra steps using the stock recovery... well three including copying the update.zip over.
whenever the spl comes, is when it comes i dont have a date/time for ya, devs are working on it... i know one in particular made a bit of progress yesterday, so we'll see what happens when it happens
Ok, I tried to install the SlideM ROM and and ran into an issue I'm not really sure how to fix.
I followed your video and instructions to the letter but on reboot the phone stopped at the first T-Mobile flash screen and froze. Using adb devices I come up with this;
C:\androidsdk\tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT069PS00585 offline
HT069PS00585 device
C:\androidsdk\tools>adb reboot
error: more than one device and emulator
...and the phone is locked onto that first t-mobile screen. I tried adb reboot, adb reboot-bootloader and still get nothing, even tried a hard reboot by pulling the battery to get to recovery mode and re-installed starting from step 1.....really hoping I didn't brick it. Any thoughts on why it happened or how I can go about fixing it?
***UPDATE*** went back and tried a method found in another thread, i.e., wiped data using Android recovery mode instead of Clockwork recovery, then re-installed SlideM. Worked perfectly on the first try
hi... this post is for those who wants to root the mytouch quickly and easily without even using a computer. these directions will be step by step, because i know how frustrating it is when someone gives a broken step expecting you to fill in the blanks.
note
im not responsible for what happens to your phone. i am simply showing you hope when all else fails. now lets get started.
ALL CREDIT GOES TO CLOCKWORK FOR HIS UNBELIEVABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANDROID COMMUNITY. THANK YOU
first things first, you need a mytouch slide, your phone charging, rom manager free from the android market, universal androot which i will post the link below, and finally a custom rom from xda developers. pick anyone you like preferably cyanogen mod.
step 1. take the custom rom you downloaded from either your pc or from your phone: pc-> if you downloaded it off your pc, then you need to connect your phone to your pc and put the custom rom file on the root of your sd. you dont have to rename it, just leave as is. phone-> if you downloaded it off your phone, then i hope you heard of astro file manager from the market?! you need that to explore your sd card from your phone and find the custom rom on your downloads folder, and edit, move, to the root of your sd card. then paste.
step 2. now you need to get the universal androot apk from the link below. once you download it, make sure you put it anywhere on your phones sd card. once it's there, use astro once more to find that apk on your sd card and install it by clicking on it.
step 3 now all you need is rom manager free from the android market. i hope that you know how to find and install it.
now that you are all situated, the real part begins, and i will also explain why we are doing it this way along the process okay.
step 4 open up the universal androot apk on your phone and it should look pretty simple. the only thing you do here is make sure that root temporary(unroot after reboot) is checked. then hit root . you should get a sucess and the superuser apk showing up in your app drawer. if yes then proceed to step 5.
step 5 now that you have temporary root, this will give you permission to use root apks until reboot. luckily i found out that rom manager has the ability to flash clockwork recovery while your phone is still on. well this is what your going to do. open up rom manager, and the very top option is "flash Clockwork Recovery" hit this and it should install it. after that click on "install rom from sd card." find your custom rom that you put on here from before, and click on it, then check both boxes: backup existing rom, and wipe data and cache, and hit ok. now hit ok to go into recovery. if you get a superuser request at this point then congratulations, its working. allow it , and proceed to step 6 .
step 6 now your phone is restarting and should back up the system and start installing the custom rom. if for some reason it doesnt install right there, and takes you to clockwork recovery(blue words), then go to step 7. if not then step 8
step 7 if you are in clockwork recovery and dont know what the heck youre at, well in short, your at a screen where your allowed to install any rom meant for the mytouch slide including the 2.2 froyo. yay! navigation is simple if you know how. volume buttons are for navigation up and down, and the camera button on the right bottom is for selecting, while the power button at the top of the phone is to go back one. got it ? all you want to do is intall your custom rom if you havent yet. you might first want to do the wipe data/ factory reset, to make sure everything goes smoothly on your new rom. after that go back to the screen with all the options, and go to install zip for sdcard. then it is important to choose zip from sdcard, as i have no idea what the apply sdcard:update.zip will do to your phone. after you click choose update, you should be in a familiar area: your sdcard. find your custom rom and install it. it will work if its a complete and compatible rom for your phone. once done hit reboot system now and presto step 8.
step 8 ur done lol. enjoy your new rom. misc. if you ever want to go back into clockwork recovery, then go into your normal recovery by power + volume down while your phone is turned off. then hit recovery option. youll notice that you are at the normal recovery. push power+volume up for new set of options. theres an option call apply zip update. click on the and boom, you should pop up in clockwork recovery.
universal androot since i am a new user, i cannot post links but here is an attachment, and if your not signed in then you will find the program by going to 4shared.com and searching for UniversalAndroot-1.6.2-beta.apk uploaded by chrisjcj27. thanks and good luck
chrisjcj27 said:
hi... this post is for those who wants to root the mytouch quickly and easily without even using a computer. these directions will be step by step, because i know how frustrating it is when someone gives a broken step expecting you to fill in the blanks.
note
im not responsible for what happens to your phone. i am simply showing you hope when all else fails. now lets get started.
ALL CREDIT GOES TO CLOCKWORK FOR HIS UNBELIEVABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANDROID COMMUNITY. THANK YOU
first things first, you need a mytouch slide, your phone charging, rom manager free from the android market, universal androot which i will post the link below, and finally a custom rom from xda developers. pick anyone you like preferably cyanogen mod.
step 1. take the custom rom you downloaded from either your pc or from your phone: pc-> if you downloaded it off your pc, then you need to connect your phone to your pc and put the custom rom file on the root of your sd. you dont have to rename it, just leave as is. phone-> if you downloaded it off your phone, then i hope you heard of astro file manager from the market?! you need that to explore your sd card from your phone and find the custom rom on your downloads folder, and edit, move, to the root of your sd card. then paste.
step 2. now you need to get the universal androot apk from the link below. once you download it, make sure you put it anywhere on your phones sd card. once it's there, use astro once more to find that apk on your sd card and install it by clicking on it.
step 3 now all you need is rom manager free from the android market. i hope that you know how to find and install it.
now that you are all situated, the real part begins, and i will also explain why we are doing it this way along the process okay.
step 4 open up the universal androot apk on your phone and it should look pretty simple. the only thing you do here is make sure that root temporary(unroot after reboot) is checked. then hit root . you should get a sucess and the superuser apk showing up in your app drawer. if yes then proceed to step 5.
step 5 now that you have temporary root, this will give you permission to use root apks until reboot. luckily i found out that rom manager has the ability to flash clockwork recovery while your phone is still on. well this is what your going to do. open up rom manager, and the very top option is "flash Clockwork Recovery" hit this and it should install it. after that click on "install rom from sd card." find your custom rom that you put on here from before, and click on it, then check both boxes: backup existing rom, and wipe data and cache, and hit ok. now hit ok to go into recovery. if you get a superuser request at this point then congratulations, its working. allow it , and proceed to step 6 .
step 6 now your phone is restarting and should back up the system and start installing the custom rom. if for some reason it doesnt install right there, and takes you to clockwork recovery(blue words), then go to step 7. if not then step 8
step 7 if you are in clockwork recovery and dont know what the heck youre at, well in short, your at a screen where your allowed to install any rom meant for the mytouch slide including the 2.2 froyo. yay! navigation is simple if you know how. volume buttons are for navigation up and down, and the camera button on the right bottom is for selecting, while the power button at the top of the phone is to go back one. got it ? all you want to do is intall your custom rom if you havent yet. you might first want to do the wipe data/ factory reset, to make sure everything goes smoothly on your new rom. after that go back to the screen with all the options, and go to install zip for sdcard. then it is important to choose zip from sdcard, as i have no idea what the apply sdcard:update.zip will do to your phone. after you click choose update, you should be in a familiar area: your sdcard. find your custom rom and install it. it will work if its a complete and compatible rom for your phone. once done hit reboot system now and presto step 8.
step 8 ur done lol. enjoy your new rom. misc. if you ever want to go back into clockwork recovery, then go into your normal recovery by power + volume down while your phone is turned off. then hit recovery option. youll notice that you are at the normal recovery. push power+volume up for new set of options. theres an option call apply zip update. click on the and boom, you should pop up in clockwork recovery.
universal androot since i am a new user, i cannot post links but here is an attachment, and if your not signed in then you will find the program by going to 4shared.com and searching for UniversalAndroot-1.6.2-beta.apk uploaded by chrisjcj27. thanks and good luck
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Wow, I really hope this works. This is impressive. I think I'm gonna try this in a few. Thanks.
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Followed your steps completely. After i get root and flash CW Recovery, I go to install the custom rom and make a Nandroid backup.........it restarts phone and take me to the phone with a question mark (i think thats what it was) and then reboots normally into the stock rom. It says its failing to installl the update package which im assuming is CW Recovery.
CaseyG said:
Followed your steps completely. After i get root and flash CW Recovery, I go to install the custom rom and make a Nandroid backup.........it restarts phone and take me to the phone with a question mark (i think thats what it was) and then reboots normally into the stock rom. It says its failing to installl the update package which im assuming is CW Recovery.
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I get the same exact thing. Maybe there was a step he forgot to mention.
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try repeating the steps again. and make sure that everything goes right along the way. the slightest error will make this a no go.
ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience oh by the way. can anyone confirm that they have tried this on a mytouch that hasnt recieved the new ota update. this is the only phone i have tested it on. im not sure if it has anything to do with it.
Tried it about 6 times now. Even downloaded terminal to ensure i have root before carrying on. Its not letting the update.zip that Rom Manager installs on the SD card run at all. Its saying its not signed and then it fails?
Androot is only able to give us a temporary root, therefore the bootloader is still locked and it will not allow us to actually get into CW at all. Correct?
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ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience
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I've tried this about 6 or more times also. I thought it was just me. Thanks though. I appreciate everything.
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CaseyG said:
Androot is only able to give us a temporary root, therefore the bootloader is still locked and it will not allow us to actually get into CW at all. Correct?
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That definitely makes sense.
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correct. its only root until you reboot. its only to hopefully get clockwork installed on your device.
chrisjcj27 said:
ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience oh by the way. can anyone confirm that they have tried this on a mytouch that hasnt recieved the new ota update. this is the only phone i have tested it on. im not sure if it has anything to do with it.
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Im trying it on a MT3GS WITH the update installed.....same as you correct?
Not sound rude, but who doesn't have that update by now? So you're saying that we would need to revert from the current update then this should work?
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humm im thinking screw this lol
terrelltp said:
humm im thinking screw this lol
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you're having the same issue?
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This will not work. You're missing the ENG bootloader.
chrisjcj27 said:
ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience oh by the way. can anyone confirm that they have tried this on a mytouch that hasnt recieved the new ota update. this is the only phone i have tested it on. im not sure if it has anything to do with it.
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Did you go back and recheck?
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migueltherocker said:
This will not work. You're missing the ENG bootloader.
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What's the eng boatloader? Once we have it, will it work?
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OuncE718 said:
What's the eng boatloader? Once we have it, will it work?
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Read through the working root method here.
This method was developed by ChiefzReloaded, a dev we all know and love. He knows his stuff.
The one posted in this thread seems easier, but simply will not work.
migueltherocker said:
Read through the working root method here.
This method was developed by ChiefzReloaded, a dev we all know and love. He knows his stuff.
The one posted in this thread seems easier, but simply will not work.
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So is it possible that we can use this method with eng bootloader added?
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Currently I have a rooted Sensation.
I tried to install a theme using Rom Manager.
It said it installed successfully.
I reboot.
And when I boot up everything is weird. The drop shadow on all windows is green.
The Desktop isn't showing at all.
I can select applications from the locked menu. (Before I unlock) Like camera, mail etc.
Any thoughts on what might be wrong and how to fix?
Themes may require you to have a de-odexed rom. Is the rom you have odexed or de-odexed?
Either that, or you downloaded a bad file. Re-download and install again to see if it works.
Dave2582 said:
Themes may require you to have a de-odexed rom. Is the rom you have odexed or de-odexed?
Either that, or you downloaded a bad file. Re-download and install again to see if it works.
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I don't know what odexed means.
I have tried to install it again.
And maybe I should mention that I installed it through bootloader? Recovery or what it is called.
I saw that you were able to install other themes simply using the apk file. But this one required you to install it through recovery.
Currently I am able to take photos and call people. There's no home screen.
When I try to view messages I get an error.
Is there any way I can like reset it to before I installed the theme? I was told to back it up before installing the theme, which I didn't do. Any other way to fix this?
Check out this thread. It will help you get back to a stock rom, since you never made a backup.
I would strongly advise to to backup up everything before you start messing around. That way you have a backup to fall back on in case something like this issue happens.
When I first started messing around with root and custom roms, I never did a nandroid, and the phone was bootlooping. So I had to start over from scratch.
Dave2582 said:
Check out this thread. It will help you get back to a stock rom, since you never made a backup.
I would strongly advise to to backup up everything before you start messing around. That way you have a backup to fall back on in case something like this issue happens.
When I first started messing around with root and custom roms, I never did a nandroid, and the phone was bootlooping. So I had to start over from scratch.
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Tried Method 2 of debranding since it was the easiest one. Made no difference.
Trying Method 1 right now. Will report back with progress.
Just realized that I am not able to use Method 1 since it requires me to have USB Disk Drive mounted, which I can only do from recovery mode. And since I did not remove the image file it now constantly asks me if I want to update in HBOOT. So I can't really get past it.
If I update, it updates and reboots. If I click cancel it reboots.
What should I do?
Run a RUU. Which carrier are you coming from?
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Run a RUU. Which carrier are you coming from?
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Did you not read my post?
I can not do anything in recovery mode, I.e not enable disk drive.
Just to clarify: There is no way of transferring ANY files from my PC to my phone that I am aware of at the moment.
You should take this into consideration before you come telling me to install stuff.
P1raten said:
Just to clarify: There is no way of transferring ANY files from my PC to my phone that I am aware of at the moment.
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ever tried plugging your sdcard into your computer?
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You should take this into consideration before you come telling me to install stuff.
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i smell a little attitude. you should take into consideration that this is not a customer support site. no one has to help you. so please be courteous, even if it means repeating what youve already said.
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ever tried plugging your sdcard into your computer?
i smell a little attitude. you should take into consideration that this is not a customer support site. no one has to help you. so please be courteous, even if it means repeating what youve already said.
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I do not have an adapter.
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Did you not read my post?
I can not do anything in recovery mode, I.e not enable disk drive.
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I said to run a RUU. It stands for Rom Utility Update. This is an executable program that you can run from the PC to your phone. It will take an image that was made specifically for your phone and flash over what you currently have, and once it's done and you power your phone on, it should look like you just took the phone out of the box. Download the RUU that matches your phone to the PC. Be sure that you pick the right one. Run the RUU on your PC. It will instruct you what to do as far as plugging your phone to the PC, when to turn it on/off, etc.
Once the program finishes, your phone should be reset, stocked, and back to normal.
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I said to run a RUU. It stands for Rom Utility Update. This is an executable program that you can run from the PC to your phone. It will take an image that was made specifically for your phone and flash over what you currently have, and once it's done and you power your phone on, it should look like you just took the phone out of the box. Download the RUU that matches your phone to the PC. Be sure that you pick the right one. Run the RUU on your PC. It will instruct you what to do as far as plugging your phone to the PC, when to turn it on/off, etc.
Once the program finishes, your phone should be reset, stocked, and back to normal.
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How do I check which version is on my phone so I do not pick the wrong one.
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I do not have an adapter.
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Buy one off EBay it only cost £2
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Ok, I was able to fix so that I can moun the USB Mass Storage device in Revolutionary CWM(In HBOOT). But the setup can not find my phone.
Any tips on how to deal with this? Is there maybe a way of installing a zip from the sdcard?
Okay, so I got my phone semi running like before.
And I plugged it into my computer and choose HTC Sync.
My phone was picked up by the computer.
So I tried starting the setup. And it worked!
Great success!
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Okay, so I got my phone semi running like before.
And I plugged it into my computer and choose HTC Sync.
My phone was picked up by the computer.
So I tried starting the setup. And it worked!
Great success!
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I'm glad you got it working. Just have some patience if you run into problems.
Hi guys! This thread is for those who want to fix the baseband "XXXX" problem on their Ace 2. You can check your baseband number in "Settings"->"About phone"
If you think it's gonna take too much to do it, just feel free to look for another way to fix your problem, but the way I did it, I didn't have any problems, so it's your decision whether to do it or not.
So let's start:
Charge your battery before this. Use TriangleAway to reset the flashcounter, in case it's increased.
PART 1 (downgrade to GB) (Optional- you could skip to Part 2, but if the problem is still there, then it means the "modemfs" file will work only with this version of GB I uploaded bellow):
1. You have to downgrade to GingerBread, so download this: I8160XXLK6 and extract it.
2. Download Odin: Odin3_v1.83.zip Install your drivers as well, if you don't have them.
3. Turn on USB Debugging mode from "Developer options"
4. Enter "download mode" by long pressing vol down + home + power, then press volume up again when you see the warning screen.
5. Open Odin as admin
6. Connect your phone through the usb cable and wait till the ID:COM section turns yellow.
7. Click on PDA and choose "CODE_GT-I8160XXLK6_CL1211243_REV00_SEC_KEY_LK6_4G.tar.md5" from the extracted archive. For I8160P download this :CODE_GT-I8160P_I8160PXXLK2_CL1211774_REV00_user_SEC_KEY_XLK2_4G and put it at PDA after you extract it.
Click on CSC and choose "CSC_GT-I8160-MULTI-CSC-0XELF1_SEC_KEY_4G.tar.md5". Then click on PIT and choose “GT-I8160_EUR_XX_4G.pit”.
“Re-Partition”, “Auto-Reboot” and “F Reset Time” options have to be selected as well. (tick re-partition if you have a 3 files stock GB; don't tick it if you have a one file stock ROM--- these are the rules)
8. Click "Start" and wait till everything is finished.
9. Configure you device, till you get to the main screen.
10. Download flashable supersu update_su.zip and copy it to the external sdcard.
11. Enter recovery mode (vol up + home + power button), and click on "apply update from sdcard" (or something similar) and choose the "update_su" file
12. Reboot and after that, download "Android terminal emulator" from Google Play Store.
PART 2 (repairing the baseband). The "modemfs.img.md5" file was extracted from a GingerBread ROM so I don't know if would work if you tried to put it on a Jelly Bean. That's why I added "Part 1" above:
13. Download this Ace2modemfs.img.md5.zip and extract it.
14. Copy the extracted file ("modemfs.img.md5") to your sdcard (internal)
15. Now open the "Android terminal emulator"
16. Type in what is between the quotes: "su". Click on Grant (Allow, or whatever)
then "dd if=/sdcard/modemfs.img.md5 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2".
17. After that, close the terminal and reboot the phone. Go to settings-> about phone and check to see if you still have baseband "XXXX". if you don't, go to recovery mode and make a "wipe data".
After everything is finished use Samsung Kies to update to JellyBean. This way you'll be sure that you get the correct update.
With the exact same steps from above, I managed to fix my baseband. I'm not 100% that it will work for you too, but I'm 95% sure that it will. So follow the steps carefully and you'll be good.
If someone tried only PART 2 and worked on a Jelly Bean, just tell me and I'll delete the first part, which is basically a tutorial for GB downgrade.
I think that you can just install jb rom and after that from recovery the zip file.
manthes said:
I think that you can just install jb rom and after that from recovery the zip file.
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What I said above was the method I tried and it worked. I'm sure there are other methods to do that but I haven't tried them cause this one worked for me.
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What I said above was the method I tried and it worked. I'm sure there are other methods to do that but I haven't tried them cause this one worked for me.
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hi i just got your pm i managed to fix this issue after searching for hours using the modemfs files fluffi444/djmaniac posted. id just like to add that going back to stock isn't 100% necessary. i restored a rom backup i recommend copying only the files you dont have in fluffi444 modemfs when i copied the whole modemfs file i kept getting random drops in reception i noticed a certain .cfg file didnt seem to have the correct permissions. hope this maybe useful to people with this annoying issue.
***Big thanks to fluffi444/djmaniac for providing modemfs files***
Thx for your work, dragos..
I think its good to put al this different ways together in one thread, if you don't mind.
For whom, who needs only the MODEM FS via CWM flashable zip you'll find my post on Android-Hilfe here:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-cu...xxxx-kein-mobiles-internet-2.html#post7835468
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Thx for your work, dragos..
I think its good to put al this different ways together in one thread, if you don't mind.
For whom, who needs only the MODEM FS via CWM flashable zip you'll find my post on Android-Hilfe here:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-cu...xxxx-kein-mobiles-internet-2.html#post7835468
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It's better as a "team", of course. This thread was just one way to solve an issue that it's kinda annoying. So, the more solutions, the better.
How do you got this "xxxx" error? Dont wanna to make same mistake. Thanks
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How do you got this "xxxx" error? Dont wanna to make same mistake. Thanks
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I think by flashing with Odin a version of Jelly Bean 4.1.2 that wasn't for my phone. I tried to go from MG2 to MF1. I also remember that I managed somehow to format "modemfs" in recovery, so it's one of these two things.
Thanks bro.
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Thanks bro.
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No problem, man.
******
dragos281993 said:
Hi guys! This thread is for those who want to fix the baseband "XXXX" ..... GB downgrade.
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-rom in russian :/
cant continue
update_su.zip ... shows error :/
MODERATORS, PLEASE CLOSE THIS THREAD !!! I've been using a different device for a few months now, so I can't help those who encounter any errors, following my instructions.
before close have find all thet I need
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/27460/I8160XXNB1_I8160TMSNB1_TMS.zip/
search there are more COMPLETE ZIPS with PDA,CSC,MODEM !!!! not only PDA as common on links in forums like this :/
kjub6 said:
before close have find all thet I need
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/27460/I8160XXNB1_I8160TMSNB1_TMS.zip/
search there are more COMPLETE ZIPS with PDA,CSC,MODEM !!!! not only PDA as common on links in forums like this :/
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You spamming many threads with quite confusing remarks, not really readable posts, and more...
Don't expect any help if you writing like this... I suggest that you start to post your questions more structured...
This suggestion is not only for this post - also and mainly for the bunch of post from you during the last few days.
I really tried to help you but refused, after you came up again and again with a changed situation.
Maybe its time to show you what you've done the last days:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=322856854
am deeply sorry to whole comunity was not my point to spamm ... but there was no answer and the confusion was big
and when someone can help me I can delete all messages no problem and clean it up ...
imagine how confusing it is when your main phone breaks down .... :/ ... was really hard for me too
once again sorry for this mess
need PHONE md5 to flash my phone to remove baseband :/ xxxxxxx
kjub6 said:
once again sorry for this mess
need PHONE md5 to flash my phone to remove baseband :/ xxxxxxx
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OK... try this... For CWM...Flashable zip (DJM is me)
http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-cu...xxxx-kein-mobiles-internet-2.html#post7835468
OR
for ODIN (for PDA) - Ace2Nutzer is a friend
http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-cu...xxxx-kein-mobiles-internet-2.html#post7902328
OR
Begin from scratch (all data is away) and flash 3-parted GB FW according to your Phone - Do factory reset - After that any JB FW u like.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53921158&postcount=8
BUT: This is nothing else as the OP said in 1 post actually....
thx a lot the first flashable zip worked excelent ... I made all other recoveries before but no success ... but am not argueing that it was late and I was not concentrates ... so mistakes could had been done ... its possible
thank you for your help
Hey guys i did everything as tutorial says and everything is almost ok. I have baseband name but still no signal
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Hi guys! This thread is for those who want to fix the baseband "XXXX" problem on their Ace 2. You can check your baseband number in "Settings"->"About phone"
If you think it's gonna take too much to do it, just feel free to look for another way to fix your problem, but the way I did it, I didn't have any problems, so it's your decision whether to do it or not.
So let's start:
Charge your battery before this. Use TriangleAway to reset the flashcounter, in case it's increased.
PART 1 (downgrade to GB) (Optional- you could skip to Part 2, but if the problem is still there, then it means the "modemfs" file will work only with this version of GB I uploaded bellow):
1. You have to downgrade to GingerBread, so download this: I8160XXLK6 and extract it.
2. Download Odin: Odin3_v1.83.zip Install your drivers as well, if you don't have them.
3. Turn on USB Debugging mode from "Developer options"
4. Enter "download mode" by long pressing vol down + home + power, then press volume up again when you see the warning screen.
5. Open Odin as admin
6. Connect your phone through the usb cable and wait till the ID:COM section turns yellow.
7. Click on PDA and choose "CODE_GT-I8160XXLK6_CL1211243_REV00_SEC_KEY_LK6_4G.tar.md5" from the extracted archive. For I8160P download this :CODE_GT-I8160P_I8160PXXLK2_CL1211774_REV00_user_SEC_KEY_XLK2_4G and put it at PDA after you extract it.
Click on CSC and choose "CSC_GT-I8160-MULTI-CSC-0XELF1_SEC_KEY_4G.tar.md5". Then click on PIT and choose “GT-I8160_EUR_XX_4G.pit”.
“Re-Partition”, “Auto-Reboot” and “F Reset Time” options have to be selected as well. (tick re-partition if you have a 3 files stock GB; don't tick it if you have a one file stock ROM--- these are the rules)
8. Click "Start" and wait till everything is finished.
9. Configure you device, till you get to the main screen.
10. Download flashable supersu update_su.zip and copy it to the external sdcard.
11. Enter recovery mode (vol up + home + power button), and click on "apply update from sdcard" (or something similar) and choose the "update_su" file
12. Reboot and after that, download "Android terminal emulator" from Google Play Store.
PART 2 (repairing the baseband). The "modemfs.img.md5" file was extracted from a GingerBread ROM so I don't know if would work if you tried to put it on a Jelly Bean. That's why I added "Part 1" above:
13. Download this Ace2modemfs.img.md5.zip and extract it.
14. Copy the extracted file ("modemfs.img.md5") to your sdcard (internal)
15. Now open the "Android terminal emulator"
16. Type in what is between the quotes: "su". Click on Grant (Allow, or whatever)
then "dd if=/sdcard/modemfs.img.md5 of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2".
17. After that, close the terminal and reboot the phone. Go to settings-> about phone and check to see if you still have baseband "XXXX". if you don't, go to recovery mode and make a "wipe data".
After everything is finished use Samsung Kies to update to JellyBean. This way you'll be sure that you get the correct update.
With the exact same steps from above, I managed to fix my baseband. I'm not 100% that it will work for you too, but I'm 95% sure that it will. So follow the steps carefully and you'll be good.
If someone tried only PART 2 and worked on a Jelly Bean, just tell me and I'll delete the first part, which is basically a tutorial for GB downgrade.
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this was also my problem.but i cannot download the modemfs.img.md5. can you still help me?
royaleperson said:
this was also my problem.but i cannot download the modemfs.img.md5. can you still help me?
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Sorry buddy, I moved on to a different device a long time ago. Of i remember correctly this guy fluffi had a similar thread. Go check it out.
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Hello everyone, firstly I want to apologise for having my first post here be a forgettable and generic cry for help but I'm at my wits end and I hope that the community is nice enough; I would be very grateful. I rooted my phone as the idea really excited me as the phone had been really behaving erratically, since rooting it the phone performed brilliantly, I was thinking of installing CyanogenMod but it was lost on me, the entire process and caveats frightened me away... And I put my hands in the air admitting I probably didn't respect the process enough, thinking if the worse happened - c'est la vie! Well now it has and I'm feeling sick.
I rooted a few months ago, the Android version was 4.3. Basically I know what I've done and to quote Chromium himself in his thread for the app - I love the app, I'd done nothing at all exotic since rooting the phone - no custom ROM, no custom OS, just did it for the improved performance it affords, and I've been using Fontster all this time. Only recently, thinking I'm really clever I put a ttf font file on the phone via USB, a font that was unavailable in the app itself and thought nothing of it, promptly forgetting I ever did it to be honest.
Chromium said:
https://github.com/Chromium1/Fonts/raw/master/RestoreStockFonts.zip
This feature was available in one of the previous beta versions, but I decided to remove it from the app. One of the key points of this app is that it replaces all styles of fonts included in the rom and that I personally collected (or in some cases made) full sets of the fonts. In addition I edited the classifications of all the fonts so that they dont result in a bootloop when installed. If the user was able to pick their own files the classifications of the fonts will very likely be incorrect and they will soft brick their phone. Considering I already have a bunch of ignorant, uneducated reviews on the play store from people who failed to read the description, I cant imagine how much worse it would get if I left this option in the app.
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I did not know this prior to I've done; last night I had grown tired of the font I had been using and started installing other fonts and had actually rebooted the phone a few times, and then I did it, didn't I? I must have chosen the font that I had put on the phone manually, the phone reboots and it hanged.
Since then, I've tried Odin and Kies. I needed to flash the stock recovery again and I have access to both Download and Recovery mode, Odin is detecting it all good and most of the internet is in agreement that as I have access to Download mode I am able to save the phone.
I have downloaded the stock ROM from multiple services, I currently have one downloading from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-I9300 however but there is no mtd tar file no matter how many times I unzip the folder, using Windows' own file manager and 7zip, and there is no discussion about this anywhere on the Internet, though I am on Windows 8.1!?
Please help, I'm thinking I just need that mtd/tar file to be put in the PDA box?!
Additionally when in recovery mode there is red text -
E: failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)
can't mount '/system' (Invalid argument)
E: failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)
Am I boned?
Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated; this has really opened my eyes to the pitfalls of dealing in something I have no idea about, I'm through and through a Windows techie.
When you extract the downloaded files what do you see in the folder?
Darke5tShad0w said:
When you extract the downloaded files what do you see in the folder?
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Thank you DarkestShadow for your reply; it's still downloading (but going from memory; but I'll edit when it's finished) there was a boot image, a META-INF folder, a Modem file, a system file and others - I know this isn't thorough enough. From what I've seen on YouTube and from guides online once the zip is extracted it all becomes a single mtr5 / tar file. And that just isn't happening, it's perplexing as much as it is infuriating.
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Thank you DarkestShadow for your reply; it's still downloading (but going from memory; but I'll edit when it's finished) there was a boot image, a META-INF folder, a Modem file, a system file and others - I know this isn't thorough enough. From what I've seen on YouTube and from guides online once the zip is extracted it all becomes a single mtr5 / tar file. And that just isn't happening, it's perplexing as much as it is infuriating.
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Just did some quick research and if you don't get the tar file the stock rom zip can be flashed with recovery
Darke5tShad0w said:
Just did some quick research and if you don't get the tar file the stock rom zip can be flashed with recovery
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Thank you very much. So if I am reading you correctly, if I can get the stock rom as a zip folder on the phone and flash via the stock recovery it should be good to go?
How would I go about getting the zip on the device? I have an SD card, although it has a lot of personal files which I don't want to lose. Could I use a tablet and computer connection to backup and get the stock rom zip on the SD card, put the SD card in my phone and then....??
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Thank you very much. So if I am reading you correctly, if I can get the stock rom as a zip folder on the phone and flash via the stock recovery it should be good to go?
How would I go about getting the zip on the device? I have an SD card, although it has a lot of personal files which I don't want to lose. Could I use a tablet and computer connection to backup and get the stock rom zip on the SD card, put the SD card in my phone and then....??
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Does not matter what method you choose as long as you get your personnel files off and get the zip in.
I did not realize you had stock recovery, so there is a chance it may not work. If not we will have to get you the proper odin type file.
Where are you from? what region/carrier stock are you trying flash on it?
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Thank you very much. So if I am reading you correctly, if I can get the stock rom as a zip folder on the phone and flash via the stock recovery it should be good to go?
How would I go about getting the zip on the device? I have an SD card, although it has a lot of personal files which I don't want to lose. Could I use a tablet and computer connection to backup and get the stock rom zip on the SD card, put the SD card in my phone and then....??
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Just take out your sd card and copy all your stuff to pc.then put the zip file on your sd card and flash it, but you do need custom recovry.
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Just take out your sd card and copy all your stuff to pc.then put the zip file on your sd card and flash it, but you do need custom recovry.
Sent from my C6603 using XDA Free mobile app
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It is my understanding (And I could be wrong) you can flash stock zips with stock recovery? but of course you need custom recovery for anything else.
Darke5tShad0w said:
Does not matter what method you choose as long as you get your personnel files off and get the zip in.
I did not realize you had stock recovery, so there is a chance it may not work. If not we will have to get you the proper odin type file.
Where are you from? what region/carrier stock are you trying flash on it?
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I am in the UK. I am downloading I9300XXUGMK6_I9300OXAGMK6_BTU.zip , but even so, it's the whole issue with the fact I can't see the tar / md5 file.
The phone is the Samsung GT-i9300 Galaxy SIII, it's carrier unlocked.
Although I am perfectly happy and confident in flashing a different recovery, I just want to make the phone usable again. I managed to flash the stock recovery no problem. I don't care about flash count and the warranty, I'm upgrading my contract soon anyway, I just need the phone obviously!
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Although I am perfectly happy and confident in flashing a different recovery, I just want to make the phone usable again. I managed to flash the stock recovery no problem. I don't care about flash count and the warranty, I'm upgrading my contract soon anyway, I just need the phone obviously!
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Then I suggest this one
https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/i9300/philz_touch_6.48.4-i9300.zip.md5
Thank you DarkestShadow you have really surprised me, thank you so much for your assistance. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. Okay so with this file, this will go in the PDA box of Odin yes? And then flash it to the phone, with that done I can then put the stock rom zip on the card, put the card in the phone, boot up to CWM and then presumably follow the on screen prompts?
In the mean time though, I will wait for the download of the zip to finish to see if there is a tar file, if not I will flash CWM and be straight back on here for further assistance which I hope you'll be happy to provide? Do I need to name the zip file of the stock rom anything?
Thanks again.
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Thank you DarkestShadow you have really surprised me, thank you so much for your assistance. I mean it from the bottom of my heart. Okay so with this file, this will go in the PDA box of Odin yes? And then flash it to the phone, with that done I can then put the stock rom zip on the card, put the card in the phone, boot up to CWM and then presumably follow the on screen prompts?
In the mean time though, I will wait for the download of the zip to finish to see if there is a tar file, if not I will flash CWM and be straight back on here for further assistance which I hope you'll be happy to provide? Do I need to name the zip file of the stock rom anything?
Thanks again.
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Of course I will continue to help.
Yes in pda, then if it does not auto restart into recovery shut phone off and hold Home, Volume up and Power buttons together. When you see the samsung logo, let go and you'll see it go into custom recovery.
Then choose install zip, storage/sdcard1 and the file should be there, does not need to be named anything special or changed at all just aslong as you recognize it then confirm.
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Of course I will continue to help.
Yes in pda, then if it does not auto restart into recovery shut phone off and hold Home, Volume up and Power buttons together. When you see the samsung logo, let go and you'll see it go into custom recovery.
Then choose install zip, storage/sdcard1 and the file should be there, does not need to be named anything special or changed at all just aslong as you recognize it then confirm.
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Thank you Darkest, probably another silly question; I can just chuck the zip anywhere on the SD card, regardless of all the crap Android has formatted on/for it? - like DCIM, Android etc. as long as it's in the root of the card and I know what it's named.
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Thank you Darkest, probably another silly question; I can just chuck the zip anywhere on the SD card, regardless of all the crap Android has formatted on/for it? - like DCIM, Android etc. as long as it's in the root of the card and I know what it's named.
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Nope it doesn't matter as you can navigate around to find it but in the root of the sdcard is the easiest
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Nope it doesn't matter as you can navigate around to find it but in the root of the sdcard is the easiest
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Okay then Darkest, finished downloading SGS3INT-XXUGMK6-BTU-20131216, extracted the zip and lo and behold I have the md5 file! As well as a dll file named SS_DL
Now what? I've completely forgotten, put that md5 file into the PDA box in Odin and commence the flashing, however if I wanted could I flash the custom recovery at a later date? If I intend on using custom OS's / rooting again / just for the ease of mind knowing it's a lot more thorough if I ever soft brick again.
I'm going to sleep now, it's 05:25AM for me, I hope that this help and advice and continue as I really appreciate talking with someone so versed in these matters, my friends and colleagues are all ****ing clueless!
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Okay then Darkest, finished downloading SGS3INT-XXUGMK6-BTU-20131216, extracted the zip and lo and behold I have the md5 file! As well as a dll file named SS_DL
Now what? I've completely forgotten, put that md5 file into the PDA box in Odin and commence the flashing, however if I wanted could I flash the custom recovery at a later date?
I'm going to sleep now, it's 05:25AM for me, I hope that this help and advice and continue as I really appreciate talking with someone so versed in these matters, my friends and colleagues are all ****ing clueless!
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Yes that is right here are some instructions ill copy from another post
4.4 Go to DOWNLOAD mode by
4.5 Press the Home, Volume Down and Power buttons together.
4.6 Press Volume Up to continue when prompted.
4.7 Run ODIN on your computer and connect your phone.
4.8 When it recognizes it, check "Auto Reboot" and "F.Reset Time".
4.9 Everything else should be left unchecked.
4.11 Press "PDA" on ODIN and select this file.
4.12 Everything should be as shown here: http://gyazo.com/fea7a1c8b7a7b5bb287fb0a0c70056dc
4.13 Click Start and wait for it to do it's thing. It'll take quite a few minutes.
4.14 When it's finished, you're DONE!!!!
IMPORTANT: If when rebooting, it hangs at the samsung logo for a while then perform STEP 3 (Wipe Device) and then reboot it. Should work. If not then post here and someone may help you OR you can attempt reflashing your stock ROM again.
Yes after all this you can reflash that custom recovery that I posted earlier.
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Yes after all this you can reflash that custom recovery that I posted earlier.
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Thank you for being here for me Darkest, I will try it tomorrow and report back, in the meantime is it possible to flash a custom recovery at any point? I don't want to ever have to go through something this stressful again, and this experience has only made me all the more cautiously confident ie: rom manager/custom roms/rooting etc.
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Thank you for being here for me Darkest, I will try it tomorrow and report back, in the meantime is it possible to flash a custom recovery at any point? I don't want to ever have to go through something this stressful again, and this experience has only made me all the more cautiously confident ie: rom manager/custom roms/rooting etc.
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Yes with the i9300 we have the luxury of not having to worry about locked boot loaders etc so it should be able to be flashed with odin when ever you choose.
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Yes with the i9300 we have the luxury of not having to worry about locked boot loaders etc so it should be able to be flashed with odin when ever you choose.
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Thank you for all your help DarkestShadow, it worked like a charm, my S3 is now functioning, basically from the factory condition.
I have since rooted my S3 using CF Auto Root, what would you suggest my course of action to be?
Definitely install a custom recovery and from custom recovery? Can I then install say, a custom ROM but as long as I backup the current state of the phone I could then go back to back; if I wanted to?