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If you want to update this, My modified cwm thread has the RED clockwork odin package.
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If you want to update this, My modified cwm thread has the RED clockwork odin package.
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i think omj is going to change his op on af...ill copy that over when he does
When I get in Odin and select CWMRecovery_DJ05_DL09.tar.md5, it fails.
I did not touch any settings in Odin, just clicked PDA and selected that file.
Edit: Redownloaded that file and got it to work. I am now having an issue when applying update.zip... it starts but then comes up with an exclamation point inside of a triangle and the little Android guy... phone reboots fine.
Did you get this solved? Check out the thread at AF I had the same problem
worked like a charm..thanks!
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worked like a charm..thanks!
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ok so i havent been able to find a full answer..but does this leave the device in DI01 or 05 or 09?
just by looking at the files it seems as if it goes from 05 to 09 but once in about phone>build number it reads : DI01
so im just looking for a little clarification here..just rooted my Facinate minutes ago so im still stuck in the whole mindset of the Incredible.
I tried this. Have EA28. Not sure how. Didn't install. Saw install screen on phone last night and hit cancel.
Anyway, Ran Odin, CWMRecovery_DJ05_DL09.tar.md5, reboot, blue text, apply sdcard:update.zip, switched to red text, install zip from sd card, choose zip from sd card, su-2.3.6.1+busybox1.19.zip, choose zip from sd card, DJ05_DL09_kernel.zip (plain kernel due to dl09), ran titanium backup, could not acquire root priv.
Startup screen has sound, but not animation anymore. Installed superuser and it shows titanium backup under "allow". When I run TB, I get the error screen and below in another small screen says, "Titanium Backup has been granted superuser permissions". But can't get anywhere to backup apps. Says Root Access: Failed.
ideas?
Another thing that confused me was the red cwm says voodoo lagfix recovery v2.5.1.x. I thought you weren't supposed to use any voodoo for DL30? Not that I've made it that far due to titanium backup issue, but....
Can anyone confirm whether or not this to sure does or doesn't work with ea28? My wife updated he phone and now she wants it rooted.
Edit this does work for EA28. Everything went smoothly. Thanks nitsuj.
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When I get in Odin and select CWMRecovery_DJ05_DL09.tar.md5, it fails.
I did not touch any settings in Odin, just clicked PDA and selected that file.
Edit: Redownloaded that file and got it to work. I am now having an issue when applying update.zip... it starts but then comes up with an exclamation point inside of a triangle and the little Android guy... phone reboots fine.
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I also got stuck at the same screen. what did you do to resolve it????
Here is the link to my guide for rooting with a MAC. I do not have a PC and used these steps to successfully root my phone. After completing last step in guide and getting blue cwm on your phone, DL new red cwm and install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=967641
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EA28 going to DL09?
Hello..
I am just getting around to rooting my fascinate now. I have EA28. From the instructions, it appears you are going back to DL09. Is that correct? What is the significance of that? Should I care?
Thanks in advance!
This thread is old and should be deprecated. The directions still work, but you need to use the Odin package of ClockworkMod in this thread (it's the very first item linked) instead of the md5 file (DL05_DJ09) above.
However, if you're going custom the thing you should *really* do is Odin in one of the full-Froyo packages. This will include both root and recovery.
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This thread is old and should be deprecated. The directions still work, but you need to use the Odin package of ClockworkMod in this thread (it's the very first item linked) instead of the md5 file (DL05_DJ09) above.
However, if you're going custom the thing you should *really* do is Odin in one of the full-Froyo packages. This will include both root and recovery.
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Thanks S44. My goal is to go froyo, but I need to be rooted first in order to do that.
I have been reading all the threads but many of them are very long. The DL30 thread is over 50 pages long.
So should I:
1) follow the instructions in this thread but use the new ClockworkMod then
2) update to froyo.
What is the most current thread for updating to froyo on the fascinate while after I am rooted?
Appreciate it.
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Thanks S44. My goal is to go froyo, but I need to be rooted first in order to do that.
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Actually, no you don't. Download mode is magic. You *do* need to be rooted to back up apps with Titanium, if you want to do that. In that case, follow the directions above (with the new recovery). Then back up your user apps + app data.
Whether or not you do this, you should move to Froyo with a full-Odin package. Download the ROM you want (either Nameless, Super Clean, or whatever) in zip form to your SD card. Follow the directions here (under "Most Thorough Method of Fixing Every Problem You Might Have") using the first two files here and the recovery I mentioned in my previous post. Yes, this is sort of overkill, but better to avoid stuff like corrupted dbdata from the beginning and not have to fix it later.
You might want to wait a day or so because it looks like jt is finally fixing up Clockwork.
EDIT: I read almost all of the 52 pages of the DL30 thread to realize that DL30 is out of date . I guess Its going to be EB01 or Superclean. Do you know if Superclean has the audio out via USB working for the docks?
I have some questions in regards to picking ROMs:
I am a little confused in where to find the latest versions. For example in the "most thorough me..." thread, there is a link to super clean version form 3/30/2011 yet wiki has super clean from last year. Where can I look at all the ROMs and descriptions?
Which froyo ROM would you recommend? I love Google's stock froyo, but I also want to use the fascinate's USB audio out on the car and desktop dock. I also would like to wifi tether.
Thanks again!
This post had a link to download ODIN but it was removed. Could you please provide that link again. It also had a link to "Samsung Drivers", don't I need that too?
I am going to take a shot at following the ""Most Thorough Method..." steps tomorrow morning and install superclean on my Facinate. Quick Q: In step one, it simply says to ODIN EB01. I can just do this without being rooted?
Also, you said jt is fixing up clockwork. What do you mean by this, what exactly does not work?
I know these are noob questions, but I am just starting out with this.
Thanks
Driver links are here. Odin is here.
Yes, download mode lets you Odin in complete firmware packages without root.
Most people are using Super Clean, so that has the most support (and themes), but there are some odd issues floating around with it. My guess is that a lot of those issues have to do with not cleaning up in the super-thorough way I'm suggesting, and with the permissions bug after flashing a theme (below). There's also navendrob's EC10-based "Nameless" ROM, and ahmgsk's DL30-based "TrulyFascinating" ROM. Nameless is good but he's about to drop a version 4 with a lot of fixes, so you might wait a day or so for that. TrulyFascinating seemed to be pretty good (heavily stability-tested), but he hasn't updated it in a while (busy with more recent Epic leaks, I guess). You might try running it with one of the state-of-the-art EC10 Voodoo kernels.
There are a couple of Clockwork bugs, but the one causing the most current problems is that the old one couldn't fix permissions properly. This causes issues after making a change to the /system after the initial ROM flash, generally when you flash a theme on top of it. The new one I linked above *can* fix permissions, but still requires you to manually mount /dbdata beforehand (actually, go to the "mounts and storage" submenu and make sure /system /dbdata and /data are all mounted -- that is, the option referring to them says "unmount", which will happen when they're mounted -- before you go to the "advanced" submenu and run the fix permissions script). The new new one coming soon will just fix it without a problem, and do other stuff too.
Once again thanks. I have everything I need....or so I thought.
I restored my phone to factory, loaded the drivers, fired up ODIN and added the PDA and PIT. I hit start.... nothing happens. "All threads complete, succeed 0 / failed 0"
Looks like I am missing something. Do I need to somehow tell ODIN where the phone is? I don't see a way to do that.
PS in step 4 its states "ODIN the CWM Recovery package ROM from this post". Does CWM bin file go into PDA or phone in ODIN?
I one again apologize for my noobiness.
The Clockwork step comes after you do the full package and boot with that.
Make sure you have Odin open *before* you connect the phone in download mode.
I installed CWM3 and none of the roms will want to install and using odin with many of the cwm's i have found online still brings me to orange clockwork
I looked and could not find anything specific for the galaxy phones on how to fix this, found files for HTC products but I do not want to install them with fears of bricking my device.
Anyone been thru this and know what I need to do?
I greatly appreciate the time.
Through Odin you can install it...
http://db.tt/6dZUc7d
link from post #3 on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948722
I just did this a few days ago to get off Orange.
I keep getting a dropbox 403 error, I have the file on another computer but I just do not recall finding a update.zip file inside the one i downloaded.
i love that thread except i messed up and got orange cwm
there's a step missing in the 2nd post. what you'll need to do is flash cwm red and also find a new update.zip file. the reason why you're booting in cwm3 is because of your current update.zip file. go to the irc channel and see if someone can send you an update.zip file to replace your current on in the root of your sd card. make sure they're not running cwm3 otherwise you'll have the same problem. ask someone who's running cwm red or cwm green.
what irc channel/sever is everyone on? I found a CW red supposedly right now some how... if I run into more issues I will report back
this is exactly what i have been looking for, im on clockwork 3.0 and cant install themes or nothing. But the link to the file isn't working, been looking for hours to downgrade to cwm 2.5. can you make another link or something, been trying so hard to get rid of cwm 3.0.and a link to a new update.zip would be great to. thanks in advance.
Trying to flash to stock via Odin. Odin completes without errors and reboots the phone. The phone, though, shuts off after the inital splash screen ("Vibrant" at the top "samsung" at the bottom").
Since multiupload/megaupload was taken down, I'm unable to find any Odin-flashable stock roms/any kind of roms. I followed steps 2-4 on [I can't post a link, but it was on rootzwiki] and ended up with this.
Does anyone have any ideas? I've been searching for a solution for the past 3-4 hours.
Go to the Dev section and download tha AIO Toolbox (Stickied at the top). It has the Odin v1.8 (I think), all the drivers and pit/tar files that you need to get back to stock 2.1 and then you can download CWR from my signature, find a ROM.zip that you want to install and put them on your Internal SD card.
Make sure you put the ROM in a folder and also make sure that the CWR that you get from my sig is on your internal and is the only thing on it labeled Update.zip. Once those are done, boot into recovery, scroll down to "Reinstall PAckages" and hit it. Let it cycle through and you might have to do it again. Once it cycles through your recovery will go from Blue (stock) to Green (CWR) from there, you can flash your ROM and profit. [If you are going to an ICS flavor, you may have to be on GB bootloaders and flash CM7 as an intermitant step. I suggest trying Moped_Ryder's ROM and Fishman's Bionix Mod-both 2.2 but quality and everything works.]
The toolbox is a valuable thing and you can do many things with it, but mainly and most importantly, it HAS the files to get you back to TMo 2.1. (I use it all the time and I am not even a TMo customer).
Just flashed via the AIO toolbox, still same behavior.
Can't even get into the recovery screen.
What ROM are you coming from? If 2.3 or higher you have to tick repartition.
Just keep trying. I've seen posts where it takes many times for it to pass and boot up for some reason. Not sure why it does this sometimes.
I'll check on you later. My tablet got another update today, so I'll be troubleshooting over there later on.
I'm coming from ICS Passion v4 (I think, it's been a long whiles since I flashed it)
Just reflashed 7 times to no avail :/
Thank you for taking the time to help, it's really appreciated..
Hah! Unbricked!
Followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817186
Used eugene's odin image from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833024&page=49
I am at my wits end and hopefully one of you can help.
The phone in question is is the AT&T Galaxy S2 SGH i777. It was running a jellybean ROM and there were problems with the GPS and google maps not working at all about four months ago. Not sure what happened. I went through the usual process of putting a ROM on the SD card, wiping cache/davlik and installing, then installing the gapp.apk for that rom. Everything was fine. Except wireless. Wireless would not connect. Just wouldn't do it. Googled forever, found no real solution. Thinking it was the rom I reinstalled. Wash rinse repeat. Same issue. Thinking it was a bad rom I proceeded to go through about six more roms. Same issue. Four hours later I resolved to unroot, take it back to stock. Took it back to stop with no issues. Wireless worked just fine. Everything was great. Rooted it again with the stock gingerbread. Wireless worked fine. Made a backup of the rom and was feeling lucky so I installed the Carbon ROM from the Sept 29th post on galaxys2root.com (I don't know if you guys allow linking here) and the gapps from that post. I boot. Everything is looking fine....yet the wireless doesn't work. This has been consistent across every rom I installed. I am quitting for the night.
It is currently running android 4.3, kernel version 3.064-CM-gbc8f4c9 (if that helps). The phone service is fine and makes/receives calls/texts just fine. No other blaring issues. Worth pointing out: all roms in question came from galaxys2roms.com under the section for the AT&T i777 s2, so they should be compatible. Followed all directions/video ect.
I had this phone for years (girlfriend has it now) and Rom'd it many times with next to no issues, especially not with wireless. I don't understand why it was working fine on a JB rom and trying to change rom suddenly screwed the wireless.
I am literally at my wits end and it's probably the result of me being an idiot somehow and missing something. Can anyone suggest a fix?
God bless in advance.
fifthmanstanding said:
[...]all roms in question came from galaxys2roms.com under the section for the AT&T i777 s2, so they should be compatible. Followed all directions/video ect. [...]Can anyone suggest a fix?
God bless in advance.
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My advice is to avoid downloading ROMS from galaxys2root.com
If you want the insider scoop, keep up at xda or at each group's G+ community.
if you want:
-Carbon; get it from: http://download.carbon-rom.com/?dir=./i777/nightly
-Cyanogenmod; get it from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i777
-Omni; get it from http://dl.omnirom.org/i777/
The installation is generally the same for all of them. Don't skip steps or take shortcuts.
flash:
-mr cooks rom wipe (good housekeeping is a must)
-chosen_ROM.zip
-Gapps (choose appropriately; only use 4.3 Gapps on 4.3 Firmware, etc)
-SuperSU (for Omni)
Happy Flashing
-Cyril
cyril279 said:
My advice is to avoid downloading ROMS from galaxys2root
If you want the insider scoop, keep up at xda or at each group's G+ community.
The installation is generally the same for all of them. Don't skip steps or take shortcuts.
flash:
-mr cooks rom wipe (good housekeeping is a must)
-chosen_ROM.zip
-Gapps (choose appropriately; only use 4.3 Gapps on 4.3 Firmware, etc)
-SuperSU (for Omni)
Happy Flashing
-Cyril
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So would you suggest I revert back to the rooted gingerbread image and go from there?
I mean are we attributing the lack of wireless to this particular Carbon rom? I mean I had the same problem with like 6 different roms which leads me ot believe maybe it's missing something like a wireless apk or something (im not even going to pretend I know what the term is ). The reason I say it is that if it's consistently an issue with the roms, it must be the roms lacking something the hardware needs to function right?
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So would you suggest I revert back to the rooted gingerbread image and go from there?
I mean are we attributing the lack of wireless to this particular Carbon rom? I mean I had the same problem with like 6 different roms which leads me ot believe maybe it's missing something like a wireless apk or something (im not even going to pretend I know what the term is ). The reason I say it is that if it's consistently an issue with the roms, it must be the roms lacking something the hardware needs to function right?
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You want to know if the problem is hardware related or firmware related. The test is to flash stock. You can flash any version of stock to find out, not just Gingerbread. UCMD8 will also give you a working wifi if the hardware is good.
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You want to know if the problem is hardware related or firmware related. The test is to flash stock. You can flash any version of stock to find out, not just Gingerbread. UCMD8 will also give you a working wifi if the hardware is good.
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Like I said I took it from what I think was a stock jellybean rom (where the wireless worked fine) and upgraded it to a kit kat rom and it stopped working, continued flashing roms with no success. Then flashed back to stock gingerbread and it was fine, then I rooted the stock gingerbread and it was fine. Then I took it to a non stock jellybean rom and the wireless didn't work. I mean I realize it's a lot of variables but if , consistently, I come from stock to a rom and wireless is not working, wouldn't that imply that the rom did not have something to support the wireless hardware? I had a similar problem years ago where I had to download a patch for the baseband to work after ATT changed the baseband. I was thinking maybe this was a similar problem where I could patch the wireless firmware with something to make it work. It just seems odd that like 6+ roms consistently left the wireless not working. And by not working I mean I can turn it on and off, see the available connections broadcast, see my network, put in my wireless pass word and it either suddenly shows as 'out of range' or will not connect to it at all.
Where would I find stock versions of rooted roms (jellybean or higher) for this phone. I didn't have much luck on google looking for stock.
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Like I said I took it from what I think was a stock jellybean rom (where the wireless worked fine) and upgraded it to a kit kat rom and it stopped working, continued flashing roms with no success. Then flashed back to stock gingerbread and it was fine, then I rooted the stock gingerbread and it was fine. Then I took it to a non stock jellybean rom and the wireless didn't work. I mean I realize it's a lot of variables but if , consistently, I come from stock to a rom and wireless is not working, wouldn't that imply that the rom did not have something to support the wireless hardware? I had a similar problem years ago where I had to download a patch for the baseband to work after ATT changed the baseband. I was thinking maybe this was a similar problem where I could patch the wireless firmware with something to make it work. It just seems odd that like 6+ roms consistently left the wireless not working. And by not working I mean I can turn it on and off, see the available connections broadcast, see my network, put in my wireless pass word and it either suddenly shows as 'out of range' or will not connect to it at all.
Where would I find stock versions of rooted roms (jellybean or higher) for this phone. I didn't have much luck on google looking for stock.
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There is a working link to stock UCMD8, 4.1.2 in the Download Repository. It is said to be easy to root with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit.
Cooked rom is based on UCMD8, deodexed, debloated, rooted with busybox.
And yes, it sounds like the roms are missing a compatible driver. Have you looked and asked about the issue in the rom threads. If there are not other people experiencing the same thing, then you need to look elsewhere for the reason and solution.
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There is a working link to stock UCMD8, 4.1.2 in the Download Repository. It is said to be easy to root with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit.
Cooked rom is based on UCMD8, deodexed, debloated, rooted with busybox.
And yes, it sounds like the roms are missing a compatible driver. Have you looked and asked about the issue in the rom threads. If there are not other people experiencing the same thing, then you need to look elsewhere for the reason and solution.
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I apologize but where is the download repository, I'm not seeing it anywhere http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2-att#subForums
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I apologize but where is the download repository, I'm not seeing it anywhere http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2-att#subForums
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hint: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2916435
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hint: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2916435
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Yeah I'm an idiot. I literally just saw that in the signature.
So I download this as a tar file, run it like the usual Odin fare and then download framaroot v 1.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
and run it?
We understand that you're in a hurry to get the device fixed, but please take the time to read through one of creepy's links, or one of the many guides that explain the steps that you are about to take. Rushing it can make a worse mess of the device.
fifthmanstanding said:
Yeah I'm an idiot. I literally just saw that in the signature.
So I download this as a tar file, run it like the usual Odin fare and then download framaroot v 1.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
and run it?
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We understand that you're in a hurry to get the device fixed, but please take the time to read through one of creepy's links, or one of the many guides that explain the steps that you are about to take. Rushing it can make a worse mess of the device.
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I agree.
Which links?
I read through the notes on the repository:
There is always some risk involved when flashing bootloaders and Param.lfs. Please don't flash this unless you absolutely need to.
"This is the complete stock UCMD8 Binaries downloaded from samfirmware at sammobile.com. Please note, this package contains boot.bin, sbl.bin and param.lfs, plus cache.img, factoryfs.img, hidden.img, modem.bin and zImage.I777UCMD8 Full Odin Flashable tar: I777UCMD8_I777ATTMD8_I777UCMD8_HOME.tar.md5.7z 427.02 MB (Contains I777UCMD8_I777ATTMD8_I777UCMD8_HOME.tar.md5)
(MD5: 307cc8fcbb8f220d3ae75d387569da40)"
And I'm downloading the file now. I've used odin before so I assume that goes by the standard process ( download mode, open, pda, select file, hit start, wait, finish) and then I went here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276 and he says "Version 1.3: Add Aragorn and Legolas exploits" so I assume based on Creepy's previous statement that's the one I need. I would download the apk and run it.
What am I missing?
Yeah I just installed the tar file using odin and before I even get to rooting process, wireless isn't working. This time it sees the network, password goes in as usual, it attempts to obtain IP address and says that forever. Never connects. Then goes back to scanning. Then attempts to connect again. No dice. No other device in the home has this issue. I'm out of ideas.
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Yeah I just tried again, using odin, took it back to stock, wireless works, using odin took it to stock with root, wireless works, using the tar file located here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20229527&postcount=46 took it to I777UCMD8 Stock Binary. Wireless is not working.
Does anyone have any insight? I've got a pissed off girlfriend an a perment dent in my desk from my head.
update: took it back to i777 UCMD8 with odin, just for kicks I tethered it to my nexus 4. Works fine. Turned off data, disconnected the wireless just to be sure. Turned it back on. Working fine. Still will not connect to my router. This would imply there is a router issue and I have less knowledge of how/why that would work. Thoughts?
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So I download this as a tar file, run it like the usual Odin fare and then download framaroot v 1.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
and run it?
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The file downloads as a 7z. Extract the .tar.md5 and put that in the PDA slot in Odin. Odin3 v1.85 is preferred for this phone, but the other versions usually work. There is a working link for the Odin download at the top of the page in the Download Repository. If you are unfamiliar with Odin, I can post more detailed instructions.
I am not personally familiar with Framaroot. It is an apk, so install on your phone and go.
Edit: Failed to click on the latest page of the thread before I posted this. Yes, it sounds like an issue with your router, perhaps. So find other routers and test the wifi. If that's the issue, then the other roms will probably also work on a different router.
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The file downloads as a 7z. Extract the .tar.md5 and put that in the PDA slot in Odin. Odin3 v1.85 is preferred for this phone, but the other versions usually work. There is a working link for the Odin download at the top of the page in the Download Repository. If you are unfamiliar with Odin, I can post more detailed instructions.
I am not personally familiar with Framaroot. It is an apk, so install on your phone and go.
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Yeah I've been using v 1.85. See above posts. UCMD 8 did not work. I have reflashed UCMD8 for the third time.
This third time followed the same as previously but for some reason wireless works all the way around. So that's progress.
The problem I'm having now is that I don't believe Framaroot is working. I followed the instructions and used the Aragorn exploit. It installed the SU app and it verifies that root is there. I downloaded rootchecker just to be sure. It verifies that root is there. I tried to boot into recovery to make a backup of the current state. It goes to stock android system recover. So I downloaded the clockwork mod recovery tar file. Ran odin with the CWM tar file, failed. For no apparent reason. I tried shutting it off, putting it back in odin mode, running the tar file again. Same issue. I took an alternative approach by downloading CWM Rom manager and tried installing CWM Recovery the the CWM Rom Manager app, it downloaded, requested SU permission, granted, installed and required reboot. Rebooted. Now if I try to boot into recovery (power off, power button +up/down buttons) it still boots into android system recovery stock mode. If I boot it, go to ROM Manager and tell it to boot into recovery mode it boots into CWM Recovery Mode with no issue. But CWM Recovery is not accessible through power+volume up/down buttons. Why is that?
At this point I want to get CWM Recovery to work, make a backup of current state and then push forward to getting this thing on a Jellybean rom because stock JP with touchwiz and the samsung nonsense and ATT Bloatware is horrd.
Any thoughts?
EDITosted before I saw your edit
fifthmanstanding said:
Yeah as stated, I'm familiar with odin. I've been using v 1.85. See above posts. UCMD 8 did not work. I have reflashed UCMD8 for the third time.
This third time followed the same as previously but for some reason wireless works all the way around. So that's progress.
The problem I'm having now is that I don't believe Framaroot is working. I followed the instructions and used the Aragorn exploit. It installed the SU app and it verifies that root is there. I downloaded rootchecker just to be sure. It verifies that root is there. I tried to boot into recovery to make a backup of the current state. It goes to stock android system recover. So I downloaded the clockwork mod recovery tar file. Ran odin with the CWM tar file, failed. For no apparent reason. I tried shutting it off, putting it back in odin mode, running the tar file again. Same issue. I took an alternative approach by downloading CWM Rom manager and tried installing CWM Recovery the the CWM Rom Manager app, it downloaded, requested SU permission, granted, installed and required reboot. Rebooted. Now if I try to boot into recovery (power off, power button +up/down buttons) it still boots into android system recovery stock mode. If I boot it, go to ROM Manager and tell it to boot into recovery mode it boots into CWM Recovery Mode with no issue. But CWM Recovery is not accessible through power+volume up/down buttons. Why is that?
At this point I want to get CWM Recovery to work, make a backup of current state and then push forward to getting this thing on a Jellybean rom because stock JP with touchwiz and the samsung nonsense and ATT Bloatware is horrd.
Any thoughts?
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Apparently you are moving too fast, with too little information.
On this phone, recovery is compiled with the kernel, and they are installed as one unit. You will not successfully install a separate recovery. Also, rom manager has been know to cause issues on this phone, and should be avoided. There is a sticky about this at the top of the forum.
To get recovery you need to install a custom kernel. For UCMD8, that would be AJK v4.9 no swap. Someone said yesterday that the download didn't install for them. Don't know if they checked md5 on the download or not. I'd start with a download from the AJK thread and see if you can install it. You will use Mobile Odin lite or Mobile Odin pro on your phone to install the kernel. You will have to extract the boot.img from the CWM flashable zip and use that in Mobile Odin.
creepyncrawly said:
Apparently you are moving too fast, with too little information.
On this phone, recovery is compiled with the kernel, and they are installed as one unit. You will not successfully install a separate recovery. Also, rom manager has been know to cause issues on this phone, and should be avoided. There is a sticky about this at the top of the forum.
To get recovery you need to install a custom kernel. For UCMD8, that would be AJK v4.9 no swap. Someone said yesterday that the download didn't install for them. Don't know if they checked md5 on the download or not. I'd start with a download from the AJK thread and see if you can install it. You will use Mobile Odin lite or Mobile Odin pro on your phone to install the kernel. You will have to extract the boot.img from the CWM flashable zip and use that in Mobile Odin.
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Fair enough.
I've downloaded the AJK no swap from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2110542
I've downloaded Mobile Odin lite and am going to work on that.
Assuming it all works out and I get to make a backup. Where to next? This rom is terrible. What do you recommend for a jellybean experience as stock nexus 4 as possible.
Yeah the ajk no swap 4.9 is giving me a consistent java error that kills the download. I attempted to move it to the sd card and open in odin lite but am not seeing it on the card. Am I doing something wrong?
Edit. I tried connecting the phone to the computer and opening in explorer, following directions from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197157 , created a folder and attempted to drop the zip in there and it's not letting me drop files to the phone. nor to the sd card.
Edit 2: suddenly file xfer is working again. I dropped the .zip to the new folder on the internal and also created a new folder with the boot, METAINF folder and system folder that shows when you unzip. It's not detecting the zip file so I assume you're supposed to select the Boot file. I select it. Nothing happens.
Edit 3: looks like the actual download contains a boot disc image file. nothing md5. I'm assuming that's why when I click it it won't do anything. Any ideas?
fifthmanstanding said:
Edit 3: looks like the actual download contains a boot disc image file. nothing md5. I'm assuming that's why when I click it it won't do anything. Any ideas?
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Open the AJK 4.9 ns zip file with an archiving program such as win zip, 7 zip, etc. You will see one file and two directories. The file is boot.img. Extract that and flash it in Mobile Odin. Ignore the directories.
If you were going to want to use AJK with UCMD8, you would then enter recovery and flash the full AJK 4.9 no swap zip file in CWM.
Otherwise, enter recovery and flash the firmware of your choice. For Samsung firmware based on touchwiz, I suggest SHOstock3 v4.0. It's still actively supported. I don't use AOSP based firmware so can't make any suggestions there. There's lots of info in the development forum.
creepyncrawly said:
Open the AJK 4.9 ns zip file with an archiving program such as win zip, 7 zip, etc. You will see one file and two directories. The file is boot.img. Extract that and flash it in Mobile Odin. Ignore the directories.
If you were going to want to use AJK with UCMD8, you would then enter recovery and flash the full AJK 4.9 no swap zip file in CWM.
Otherwise, enter recovery and flash the firmware of your choice. For Samsung firmware based on touchwiz, I suggest SHOstock3 v4.0. It's still actively supported. I don't use AOSP based firmware so can't make any suggestions there. There's lots of info in the development forum.
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Ok by the looks of it that worked. Thanks for that.
In terms of roms I'm looking for something stable, jelly bean and non-touchwiz. As close to possible as nexus 4's jelly bean. Nothing comes to mind?
Edit: apparently the home key now no longer works properly, hitt it brings up a selection box and selects whatever is the left most side whether it's 'apps' tab or an icon on the home screen. Also the search magnifying glass soft key doesn't work, same function as the home key it seems.
Edit 2: And the wireless is no longer working. Was working fine before flashing the kernel. Put the phone directly on top of the router. It shows the network, allows for password input, says 'connecting' and never ever connects. Then it drops and goes to 'out of range'...sitting directly on the router. Just for kicks, like last time, I enabled the hotspot on my N4 and it connected fine. I attempted to connect to the router again and it does the same...connecting and drops to out of range. Sigh.