I want to go back to stock since I read on here its recommended when flashing a new ROM onto the vibrant.
My question is, people talk about using ODIN, or using clockworkrecovery, which one is better?
What is the difference? I basically want to wipe everything and start over, like the Android equivalent of reinstalling Windows
I also read that disabling any lag fixes is necessary. Since I flashed one modded ROM on top of another (I didn't know at the time), I never actually disabled the lagfix, just flashed one over the other. I used OCLF, which now tells me that there is no lagfix installed, and won't even let me install one. So can I go ahead and revert to stock? Or is there something I else I would need to do?
Thanks for any help in advance, still learning.
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I think I'm one step from an expensive paperweight.
I Odined CWMRecovery_DJ05_DL09.tar.md5, flashed adrynalyne's update.zip, applied ChainDDs superuser, then flashed Superclean 2.9.
I got stuck in a bootloop between "SAMSUNG" and CWM's recovery.
I backed up, wiped Data and Cache then tried to reboot back to stock and have gotten only as far as the stock recovery.
I'm trying to download DI01package3.tar.md5 but the damn thing keeps getting stuck at 83.7mgs.
Anyone have any suggestions or am I SOL?
Also, which kernel should I use with which ROM bc I'm really lost there...especially after this.
UPDATE
I found DJ05.tar.md5, Odined it and repowered up the phone. It's back to basics, but it's ALIVE!!!
From what I've read, Adrynalyne's DI01package... is a safer bet, but this one works so far.
Noobs like me: I'm going to try to find and explain as best I can the CORRECT way to root your Fascinate and avoid a dumbass mistake like I made.
To the devs, mods and everyone who wrote on this earlier, THANK YOU!!
I am hoping someone has some knowledge of this...I had a lot of trouble getting CWM recovery to boot on my vibrant, but thanks to these forums, I installed ODIN, got back to Eclair, re-rooted and got CWM recovery to boot. I am using the Auxoria ROM and when I installed it I selected wipe data, etc, but when I flashed it through CWM, I am not sure if it did it or not. It appears to be working, but it seems to have a few strange behaviors from before. I then restored all apps and system data from Titanium Backup. Then got to thinking, can Titanium backup restore any system data from the Eclair ROM that would cause issues? When you restore after flashing a ROM, are you supposed to NOT install system data? I wonder if anyone has any experience with that and can make a recommendation. And Happy Mothers Day out there to any mom's out there that give so much to raise a family!
Restoring system data is absolutely a no-no
You typically can restore the green ones, if on the same os... But if you had eclair settings and restored on froyo, I bet you have a lot of little bugs.
I would odin to jfd, flash a new rom and then restore just the apps+ data.
Also, axura was great, but done master has moved to greener pastures you may want to try another. I think master said he would try and support this device still, but that's to much to ask of him I think.
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Restoring system data is absolutely a no-no
You typically can restore the green ones, if on the same os... But if you had eclair settings and restored on froyo, I bet you have a lot of little bugs.
I would odin to jfd, flash a new rom and then restore just the apps+ data.
Also, axura was great, but done master has moved to greener pastures you may want to try another. I think master said he would try and support this device still, but that's to much to ask of him I think.
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Thank you....What other ROM would you recommend. I looked for one with a working GPS, and minimal bugs. I really want to do cyanogen 7 like my mytouch4g, but it doesn't seem ready yet. Am I just able to reflash and wipe data when I do? Any reason I really have to redo my odin and eclair refresh?
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Thank you....What other ROM would you recommend. I looked for one with a working GPS, and minimal bugs. I really want to do cyanogen 7 like my mytouch4g, but it doesn't seem ready yet. Am I just able to reflash and wipe data when I do? Any reason I really have to redo my odin and eclair refresh?
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You can't go wrong with Trigger or the new Bionix NextGen.
I would go back to stock, just so you know you'll go to the next rom with no bugs.
Check my signature. Amazingly easy to go to jfd > new rom.
I would suggest Trigger for having everything work as it should/theming.
I went back to eclair and flashed trigger 3.2, but it seems pretty bland? No way to edit functions for home keys, or customize much of anything...looks like 2.2 really, am i missing something? I selected launcher and want to try TW launcher but I can't see where I can do that. I wanted to edit my grids but don't see that either...like replacing the app of web browser with text app...used to be able to edit on homescreen but that is even gone...
Hey, I just had a quick question on the lag fixes. I was using the OCLF for a while, and I've heard of the Voodoo fix. I recently tried to uninstall the OCLF, and it wouldnt undo the changes correctly. I ended up having to restore to a super old backup, which was a pain, but worked (I think). I'm pretty much a noob at rooting etc, I barely managed to do it with one of the various one click methods. I haven't messed with any of the modems or kernels etc, still running the stock 2.2 firmware. So my question is, are the lagfixes still helpful for vibrants running 2.2? Will installing any of them do more damage than not? I ask this because I know theres a fair amount of controversy with task killers (which I don't use). I know they are all different, but as a general thing, is it better to just not mess with it? I looked around for a thread like this in the Q&A forum, but I didn't find any. If its already here, sorry for an entirely new thread. Thanks in advance.
easiest way to do this is to go back to stock 2.1 with odin and root and then upgrade to 2.2 with kies. Oclf is old news the lag fixes are built into the roms now a days. Then flash clockwork recovery and pick a rom and ur phone will be flying with the built in lag fixes!
I actually have it back to normal right now, I was just wondering if lag fixes were useful with 2.2. So what you are saying is that its best to just flash a custom ROM with a fix in it already, rather than installing any of the standalone fixes?
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I actually have it back to normal right now, I was just wondering if lag fixes were useful with 2.2. So what you are saying is that its best to just flash a custom ROM with a fix in it already, rather than installing any of the standalone fixes?
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The Voodoo lagfix seemed to work very well. Just be sure to read up on it before doing anything. Make sure you read about how to repair it in-case it breaks, and be sure to read about how to disable it in case you want/need to flash a rom that doesn't come with a voodoo enabled kernel. OCLF is old, and will only boost your quadrant numbers.
Will do. Thanks much!
My wife has a stock unrooted Vibrant running 2.1, and recently she's started having speed issues and the Youtube app has stopped working, so she's asked me to fix it. I was thinking I'd just root and flash her phone with a 2.2 ROM so she could get some tweaks, rather than just update to stock 2.2. I just had a few questions on the flashing process.
1) When I flash a ROM, do I have to go into CWM and wipe data, cache, and Dalvik, or can I just flash over a stock 2.1 install?
2) Whenever I want to flash a new ROM, do I have to return to stock 2.1, and then re-root?
3) Does returning to stock 2.1 delete the phone's user data?
4) Does flashing a new ROM delete user data?
5) Would updating to stock unrooted 2.2 using the Samsung tool delete the user data?
Also, does anyone have any suggestions on a ROM to flash? I'd probably go to a 2.2 ROM, and I was looking at Trigger 3.2, but I'm open to suggestions.
1) Always do all 3 + fix permissions total of 4 options in CmRecovery
2) Flashing FROYO ROMs is easy and can be done with out the need to ODIN. Its just when flashing 2.3 GB ROMs initially that will require ODIN.
3) Wiping of SD cards is known to have different results, for different users, in different situations, at different times, during different moon phases. LOL. jkjk, but to be honest ALWAYS make a backup! Move the backup from the phone to ur PC or else.
4) Same answer as 3
5) Not sure
6) Its gawd awful hott here!!!
7) Good luck!
Thanks for the quick reply
Also, I agree with 6). I burned myself getting into my car yesterday. Stupid Texas weather....
The AC went out at my werk yesterday, ugh. Back up now but still sittin at 79* even tho I got the thermostat down to 65*
*Tip*
My sisters Vibrant started to crap out last week and I almost shot myself trying to find a ROM with her that she'd like. Eventually I gave up and we went with @Whitehawkx stock 2.2. BOOM! EPIC win/win
It looks like Bionix has a 2.2 ROM that removes the Touchwiz Launcher. My wife currently uses ADW anyways, so that might help speed up her phone a bit and free up some memory for her apps.
ok so i wouldnt say im a noob but im not as advanced as some of yous. last night i flashed a leaked ics onto my phone and loved it with one exception. i couldnt figure out how to root it. all my apps are backed up on titanium backup and i didnt want to have to get all of them manually. so i flashed back to stock using odin with a file i used back when that crappy update came out. i rooted it with super one click and and then went to put on a prerooted ics... when in recovery mode now i get this message
cant access to '/system/csc/att/system/'
i try putting on cwm and siyah and i keep getting authentication errors and the installation aborts. also recovery mode wont read my external sd card now. when the phone is booted up it works fine except i tried to do the factory ota update and it keeps failing. i tried reflashing back to stock again and did the update unrooted and it still failed.
i know you guys hate hate when people ask without researching so i did SOME forum browsing and found nothing. sorry i dont really have time to look too extensively. i just want to know how to fix it. i appreciate any help i can get
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ok so i wouldnt say im a noob but im not as advanced as some of yous. last night i flashed a leaked ics onto my phone and loved it with one exception. i couldnt figure out how to root it. all my apps are backed up on titanium backup and i didnt want to have to get all of them manually. so i flashed back to stock using odin with a file i used back when that crappy update came out. i rooted it with super one click and and then went to put on a prerooted ics... when in recovery mode now i get this message
cant access to '/system/csc/att/system/'
i try putting on cwm and siyah and i keep getting authentication errors and the installation aborts. also recovery mode wont read my external sd card now. when the phone is booted up it works fine except i tried to do the factory ota update and it keeps failing. i tried reflashing back to stock again and did the update unrooted and it still failed.
i know you guys hate hate when people ask without researching so i did SOME forum browsing and found nothing. sorry i dont really have time to look too extensively. i just want to know how to fix it. i appreciate any help i can get
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Start with getting back to stock using this guide. Check for ICS bootloaders too, you probably flashed them and you have to get stock ones back (careful, flashing bootloaders can cause hardbricking). Once you're back to stock and rooted, you shouldn't need to ever use PC Odin again.
Then use this guide for rooting/flashing.
One other note: when you tried to install CWM, it sounds like you loaded an update.zip onto your phone then tried to install it using stock recovery. Stock recovery won't let you install unsigned update.zips, which is why that method for getting CWM on your phone will never work (hence the authentication error and installation abort). For our phone, CWM is only included in custom kernels, that's the only way to get it on there, and don't even think about updating or changing it via other means. Just flash a custom kernel, it'll include CWM, use it until you want to switch kernels.
Hit my thanks button, I was really nice this time. And post in Q/A next time as well.
EDIT: Skip the second guide if all you want is stock. You should be able to update OTA after following the first guide. Though even if stock is what you want, I highly recommend flashing a custom GB kernel because a) they're more stable and faster and b) you'll have CWM in case you need it.
You started off mentioning about "leak ics" which I have absolutely zero experience.
My suggestion:
1. Try to get it back to stock. Make sure it works correctly.
2. If hasn't rooted yet, do so.
3. Getting CMW into the device by flashing custom kernel.
4. From there, install any ICS ROM you want.