I just rooted the vibrant, and want to put Frost on my phone, but im still at Eclair (2.1). Do I need to upgrade to 2.2 first then flash the Rom, or will the Rom automatically take me up to 2.2? Never done this before and was freaking out about rooting until I got it done. I have read several posts but cant find the answer to my question. Thanks all!
polarbair said:
I just rooted the vibrant, and want to put Frost on my phone, but im still at Eclair (2.1). Do I need to upgrade to 2.2 first then flash the Rom, or will the Rom automatically take me up to 2.2? Never done this before and was freaking out about rooting until I got it done. I have read several posts but cant find the answer to my question. Thanks all!
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dont worry...just make sure you flashed a recovery image using rom manager from the market..if not, go download it , its free..and flash a recovery image....then you can flash by puting the rom (frost) in the internal sd card...then go to rom manager and ht install a rom...look for the rom selet it and juxt hit ok...it will install its self
polarbair said:
I just rooted the vibrant, and want to put Frost on my phone, but im still at Eclair (2.1). Do I need to upgrade to 2.2 first then flash the Rom, or will the Rom automatically take me up to 2.2? Never done this before and was freaking out about rooting until I got it done. I have read several posts but cant find the answer to my question. Thanks all!
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YES from eclair it will take You to whatever You want to run no need to preflash froyo .
Awesome. yeah i did all the back ups it told me to. Even think one is called Nandroid? But pretty sure everything is backed up. So once I download the frost to the root directory and flash it through CW it will take me to 2.2?
yes . and make sure u put the nandroid back up on EXTERNAL SD not internal as internal always gets WIPED so Your backup will go down drain if u wont copy it somewhere else .leave one on internal and one on external justy in case
pleasure , np . im out ttyl.
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I have been lurking for quite sometime and eventually got the courage to root my phone and try to flash a rom yesterday. I downloaded Bionix Fusion 1.2 to computer and copied over to internal memory. Used Rom Manager to install rom from sd card and it went through some steps and then gave a error message and installation failed. Tried to reboot and I ended up soft bricking my phone and using ODIN to restore stock back. I was so relieved. My question is can I use ODIN to flash any rom to my vibrant?
Thanks so much everyone for their wonderful contributions....
This isn't the Q&A Section, you'll find that here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=747
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Flashing a ROM via clockwork is easy to do and the easiest way to do it. Did you make sure you flashed clockwork recovery in ROM manager first? If you did , download a different custom ROM say axura or r12 since onynx didn't work and see if that works as well.
Get this NOOB question out of here!!!!
Thanks for the warm invite...
To answer your question, no. Most roms are in zip format which can only be flashed through Clockwork. To be honest, flashing through CW is way easier than Odin and it doesn't wipe your SD card. You'll need to reinstall your apps, but that's it.
P.S. I'm sorry people flamed you. People forget we were all noobs once.
To answer the question
vinnydakid is basically correct.
But the question was can you use odin to load any rom.... yes if you have it in a .tar or other extension that odin recognizes + .pit file (of course). But since most roms are loading more than just the .tar-file it is way easier to use the clockworkmod. If you really run into problems then flashing back to stock first and then going from there will resolve most problems. You can check the stickys in the dev section they have all the info you would need if you ever run into a problem.
And............ +1 for vinnydakids statement.........people get too rude sometimes and forget we are here to help each other.
As long as it's a .tar file and make sure it's a Rom for vibrant
how do you know if your current kernel supports the ROM that u want to flash?? i used ODIN once to flash.. do i need to use it again? or can i just use clockwork recovery...
and how exactly do u flash using clockwork recovery??
rename the zip to update.zip and goto clockwork and click update?
Please read the sticky... I worked hard so people would not need to ask those questions.
That can be flashed through Odin?
Im unable to flash any ROMs through CWM or through recovery since I have a problem with the SD card (had this problem after flashing a stock Froyo ROM) also after doing this I cant get into recovery or download through the 3 button combo, used to be able to do it but cant anymore for some reason (I think its also because of the Froyo flash), I have CWM installed and every time I try to flash any ROM it gives me an E:Error cache/sd (Status 2)
I havent been able to fix this issue, so I thought of trying to work around it, I am able to get into download mode using ADB, so I was hoping to find a custom ROM that can be done through Odin, by trying a new custom ROM Im hoping to get rid of my SD card issue (card says its write protected but its not)
Your best bet would be to odin back to stock and go from there. Start back off with a clean slate and be able to use ClockworkMod. Just check the stickies for the proper procedures.
Oh, and just for reference, you are putting the .zip ROM file on the root of you internal memory? If not, try that with ClockworkMod again and see what happens.
Sent from Andromeda Galaxy!
I would have to second the Odin back to stock recommendation as well.
Last thing you want to do is soft brick the phone while it's hardware locked. That's a recipe for hard brick if I ever saw one.
offdutyninja808 said:
Your best bet would be to odin back to stock and go from there. Start back off with a clean slate and be able to use ClockworkMod. Just check the stickies for the proper procedures.
Oh, and just for reference, you are putting the .zip ROM file on the root of you internal memory? If not, try that with ClockworkMod again and see what happens.
Sent from Andromeda Galaxy!
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Ok thanks for the advice, ya I had it in the root of my internal SD card
Drewstein said:
I would have to second the Odin back to stock recommendation as well.
Last thing you want to do is soft brick the phone while it's hardware locked. That's a recipe for hard brick if I ever saw one.
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When you guys say stock... do you mean back to stock 2.1 or 2.2?
All my issues have started from flashing a stock 2.2 ROM
Do you guys have a link to a stable stock ROM?
I think I still have the stock ROM that I flashed but Id rather not use that one
Thanks for the help guys
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Ok thanks for the advice, ya I had it in the root of my internal SD card
When you guys say stock... do you mean back to stock 2.1 or 2.2?
All my issues have started from flashing a stock 2.2 ROM
Do you guys have a link to a stable stock ROM?
I think I still have the stock ROM that I flashed but Id rather not use that one
Thanks for the help guys
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I am referring to stock 2.1. All the Froyo builds are unofficial. Just do a search in the vibrant Android dev section for JFD. That is the latest official Rom, which 2.1.
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gotta a question about getting back to stock rom on my vibrant:
so i rooted and flashed to nero v5 the other day and i'm loving it...
but b4 i flashed to nero i did "backup current rom" and thought that i backed up my stock rom but i realized later that i was never in "clockwork" recovery at that time, just "samsung" recovery...
so did it even backup my stock rom at all?!
how do i flash back to stock now?
thanks for any help!
You have to flash clockwork recovery to make a nandroid backup. Flash it in ROM Manager, then select "Reboot Into Recovery." That will take you to Clockwork Recovery. You can make your backups from there.
use odin
is the easiest way
and it will unroot your device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747335
should be the third one on the page
the one with JFD
i followed this guy
helped a lot
http://martint.net/2010/how-to-use-odin-to-go-back-to-stock-jfd-2/
good luck
thanks guys for responding... i'll check out odin and see if that works
didn't want to go there cause i have a mac, but i'll borrow a friends pc
djordan79 said:
thanks guys for responding... i'll check out odin and see if that works
didn't want to go there cause i have a mac, but i'll borrow a friends pc
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it should still be the same though
im not a mac person, so im probably not the expert on that
but the video did help
Well, first off, I FINALLY ROOTED !!!!!!.....samsung fascinate.I500...2.2.2.....edo5.........rooted with SIMPLE ONE CLICK.......... achieved SUPER USER........downloaded ROM MANAGER........however.......when i try to flash ANY rom, i get error msg " FAILED TO VERIFY WHOLE-LIFE SIGNATURE".....". SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED "....
"INSTALLATION ABORTED"
ANY IDEA WHY I GET THIS ?..........thanks.Dennis
Flashing or installing a recovery on a stock kernel gets reset at boot. You need to flash recovery (cwm) in odin with battery out, insert batt and 3 finger into recovery and flash a custom kernel to get recovery to stick.
good day.
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hi, and thanks for reply........im sorry but im obviously newbie. can you give advice on how exactly i can acheive your suggestion ?.......i dont know what ODIN is or even how to do this
thanks
dennis
What exactly are you trying to flash? Or what rom are you looking to be on?
good day.
well, like i said, im newb, so i tried the ROM MANAGER app.......and it lists only a few ROMs. but any i try i get same error.
btw, i would like to be on Cynogen, or fresh
Don't really recommend Rom Manger...
-Download Odin.
-Download CWM4 fixed for CM7... HERE. (Bottom of JTs post)
-Copy the ROM you wish to use onto your SD card anywhere.
-Open Odin
-Phone off, remove the battery, hold down volume button, plug in USB cord
-Should go into download mode, shown on the screen of your phone, and show show up as connected in Odin.
-Using PDA Button (Never use phone button in ODIN!) flash the CWM4 for Odin file you downloaded. DON'T do anything until it says success, finished done, etc, just don't stop mid flash. Shouldn't take that long, and your phone should turn back off.
-Reinsert the battery, do the three finger recovery (DO NOT let the phone boot back up otherwise you'll need to reflash recovery)
-Choose install ROM from SD card, choose the rom, CM7 or whatever you downloaded, and flash it.
-Now that's going from memory, so it might not be exactly "install rom from sd card", I think it actually says "install .zip from sd card" or something like that but you get the idea.
- I would recommend backing up all your data, and then wiping cache, dalvik, and data before flashing a new ROM.
- If going to CM7, MIUI, OMGB OMFGB, VGB, etc, any 2.3 based rom you'll want to ODIN the GB_Bootloaders too.
Superoneclick has had problems on 2.2.2 ed05. If you odin the stock ed05 package from pentafive, you dont need to flash a modified kernal to get cwm to stick! Also there is no need to root if your installin a rom, it will already be rooted. My suggestion is to start with powerwashed 1.2 rom get familiar with what you are doing before messing around with mtd gingerbread roms.
Here is directions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16566628&postcount=285
odin ?
well my problem is im newbie lol...........i dont know what ODIN is, nor do i know how to flash PENTAFIVE package..........i realize im being a PITA on these forums, but i really need someone to step-bystep me thru this
icemanwbs said:
well my problem is im newbie lol...........i dont know what ODIN is, nor do i know how to flash PENTAFIVE package..........i realize im being a PITA on these forums, but i really need someone to step-bystep me thru this
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1053567
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013312
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icemanwbs said:
well my problem is im newbie lol...........i dont know what odin is, nor do i know how to flash pentafive package..........i realize im being a pita on these forums, but i really need someone to step-bystep me thru this
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click the link and read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is all the step by step instructions you need. The link efan450 is good too, but the link I posted has everything you need right there!!!!
icemanwbs said:
btw, i would like to be on Cynogen, or fresh
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If you don't have any clue what ODIN is, or what CWM is, or even how to spell Cyanogen correctly, you have no business at all even thinking about being on CyanogenMod 7. Have to learn to crawl before you can walk before you can run. Read the stickies, read the stickies again, read the stickies again, know what you are doing and understand what you are doing before doing anything to your phone, then start simple with a debloated/deodexed stock rom or powerwash ED05.
+1
There's no trick or magic or easy fix for rooting. Its all about experience. Once you've flashed 20 ROM's+...you'll understand!
I know that some of these are 150+ pages long, I KNOW...I've read them all! Trust me when I tell you, each page is money!
You've got an amazing machine, go read some of the ROM postings and learn the lingo, the steps, the problems and fixes. then root your fascinate.
You'll be glad you did.
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Root and Rom completed. Special thanks to droidstyle. Powerwash working very smooth.
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Hello. New to rooting. Root worked well, cool stuff. Then i tried to flash a rom,(probably never again) cyanogen rom said it was unstable on the s3 but i saw posts of slimrom(.net) and it sounded steady.. now i cannot unzip files or flash roms or get any gapps to work. Softbrick i guess its called. Plus my backup isnt on my phone anymore. Do i need to Kies my way out? Any help would be dope. I never thought id want touchwiz so bad. . . Also if kies works will my google apps be back?
Password1 said:
Hello. New to rooting. Root worked well, cool stuff. Then i tried to flash a rom,(probably never again) cyanogen rom said it was unstable on the s3 but i saw posts of slimrom(.net) and it sounded steady.. now i cannot unzip files or flash roms or get any gapps to work. Softbrick i guess its called. Plus my backup isnt on my phone anymore. Do i need to Kies my way out? Any help would be dope. I never thought id want touchwiz so bad. . . Also if kies works will my google apps be back?
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Gotta tell us wat u did.
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Password1 said:
Hello. New to rooting. Root worked well, cool stuff. Then i tried to flash a rom,(probably never again) cyanogen rom said it was unstable on the s3 but i saw posts of slimrom(.net) and it sounded steady.. now i cannot unzip files or flash roms or get any gapps to work. Softbrick i guess its called. Plus my backup isnt on my phone anymore. Do i need to Kies my way out? Any help would be dope. I never thought id want touchwiz so bad. . . Also if kies works will my google apps be back?
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Like JellyYogurt said we need more detail your post is confusing this is probably a easy fix and you need to read up more on how to flash roms.First of all there is nothing wrong with slimrom I have flashed it many times without any problems..."unzip files" why would you want to unzip files to flash a rom?
Rom's come in a couple of formats zip files which you flash with a custom recovery ( you do not unzip them) or .tar files which you flash with odin (these are normally stock roms).
Can you get into recovery? (If yes perform a factory reset and reboot ) see if that works,if not you mention you have a backup can't you put your backup on ext SD card with a card reader and restore from recovery or do you mean you delated it ?
If you just want to go back to stock touchwiz and not bother with custom roms again just download your phone version from sammobile and flash with odin.Also another misconception is that you said you rooted then tried to flash a rom why? You only need to root your phone if you are going to stay on stock rom and use root apps and not flash custom roms. The reason is 99% of custom roms come already rooted so you can skip rooting your phone yourself.
More detail is needed so people can answer you correctly
tallman43 said:
Like JellyYogurt said we need more detail your post is confusing this is probably a easy fix and you need to read up more on how to flash roms.First of all there is nothing wrong with slimrom I have flashed it many times without any problems..."unzip files" why would you want to unzip files to flash a rom?
Rom's come in a couple of formats zip files which you flash with a custom recovery ( you do not unzip them) or .tar files which you flash with odin (these are normally stock roms).
Can you get into recovery? (If yes perform a factory reset and reboot ) see if that works,if not you mention you have a backup can't you put your backup on ext SD card with a card reader and restore from recovery or do you mean you delated it ?
If you just want to go back to stock touchwiz and not bother with custom roms again just download your phone version from sammobile and flash with odin.Also another misconception is that you said you rooted then tried to flash a rom why? You only need to root your phone if you are going to stay on stock rom and use root apps and not flash custom roms. The reason is 99% of custom roms come already rooted so you can skip rooting your phone yourself.
More detail is needed so people can answer you correctly
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I flashed the rom using the instructions on slimroms.net. but i think i didnt 'wipe data and cache'. the unzip thing is an example of how unstable it is. I can go recovery. But my comp is broke so i didnt get ro go to sammobile for the files. I created alot of backups with titanium but it seems they are all deleted (didnt move to another device, live and learn). Thanks for the speedy assistance. Ill try odin and sammobile tonight after work. Just figured out how to go back into recovery mode after i made this post.
You have to do a wipe data and format system as they said. Guess u didnt do both?
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Password1 said:
I flashed the rom using the instructions on slimroms.net. but i think i didnt 'wipe data and cache'. the unzip thing is an example of how unstable it is. I can go recovery. But my comp is broke so i didnt get ro go to sammobile for the files. I created alot of backups with titanium but it seems they are all deleted (didnt move to another device, live and learn). Thanks for the speedy assistance. Ill try odin and sammobile tonight after work. Just figured out how to go back into recovery mode after i made this post.
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Ok... Let us know how you get on.
Also titanium only backups up system and user apps it is not a complete backup of your system for that you needed to do a nandroid backup with your recovery (if you don't know what that is there are some stickies threads explaining what it is) Good luck.
tallman43 said:
Ok... Let us know how you get on.
Also titanium only backups up system and user apps it is not a complete backup of your system for that you needed to do a nandroid backup with your recovery (if you don't know what that is there are some stickies threads explaining what it is) Good luck.
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Okay. Got it. First I had to go to my slimkat settings and check root access etc, thats why nothing worked. then I kept trying to unzip the gapps folder, not knowing it had to be flashed also(stopped reading right before that in the instructions, oops). After i flashed the gapps i could get into playstore np and its running smooth. First rooting attempt alittle panicky but my s3 now has 11.01gbs of storage and all the apps i really need. Thank you both for the quick reply. Sorrying for noobing out back there. Im starting to understand alittle more. Im going to read on back-up/recovery and hopefully be rooting this Gflex on Tuesday.
Good to hear ur fone is working once again
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