Hi guys,
My sister has a vibrant which I have rooted for her. Currently shes on stock 2.2. She's been complaining that her phone freezes up on her often so I thought I'd look into installing a custom rom.
I have a fascinate and there are issues with clockwork recovery and rom manager on it..so I'm wondering if the same is true on the vibrant or if its ok to flash clockwork from rom manager.
lowtech80 said:
Hi guys,
My sister has a vibrant which I have rooted for her. Currently shes on stock 2.2. She's been complaining that her phone freezes up on her often so I thought I'd look into installing a custom rom.
I have a fascinate and there are issues with clockwork recovery and rom manager on it..so I'm wondering if the same is true on the vibrant or if its ok to flash clockwork from rom manager.
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You will be fine flashing clockwork from rom manager. No problems
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jzun223 said:
You will be fine flashing clockwork from rom manager. No problems
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Not exactly. Stock 2.2 introduced 3e recovery, which can be a *****. Odin back to a stock 2.1 and then install clock work mod. Or search for "3e recovery working like 2e recovery" and follow the steps in that thread.
If you can't get it to work from there, use Super One Click and "shell" root then try again (even if you're already rooted).
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+1 this is correct it is just easier to go to stock 2.1 then a custom rom You aviod all the new roadblocks from 3E recovery.... and yes..... it can be a *****
Droidificator said:
Not exactly. Stock 2.2 introduced 3e recovery, which can be a *****. Odin back to a stock 2.1 and then install clock work mod. Or search for "3e recovery working like 2e recovery" and follow the steps in that thread.
If you can't get it to work from there, use Super One Click and "shell" root then try again (even if you're already rooted).
Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
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ugh...thanks for the info guys
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Im new to this rooting stuff and ive been trying to figure out how to do it by myself for weeks.
Can i root my fascinate if its version 2.3.5 and how??
Whats the purpose of rooting and what can i do after i do it?
The main reason why im attempting to root is to run a app called gameboid, is rooting the only way i can do it?
Thanks
Djp2012 said:
Im new to this rooting stuff and ive been trying to figure out how to do it by myself for weeks.
Can i root my fascinate if its version 2.3.5 and how??
Whats the purpose of rooting and what can i do after i do it?
The main reason why im attempting to root is to run a app called gameboid, is rooting the only way i can do it?
Thanks
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section 6 in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
If I follow those steps in section 5, how do i go about putting ics 4.0.3 on my fascinate?
Djp2012 said:
If I follow those steps in section 5, how do i go about putting ics 4.0.3 on my fascinate?
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skip that section and follow section 4...
I was able to follow everything perfectly. Thanks for the help
If your wanting to put 4.0.3 then don't root your 2.3.5 because that would be wasted steps...there is a better way to do it.
Use Odin to flash a clockwork mod recovery, then put the ics zip on your ad card, then boot into the recovery and install the zip. Once installed the ROM will already come pre rooted
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kadin.zimmerman said:
If your wanting to put 4.0.3 then don't root your 2.3.5 because that would be wasted steps...there is a better way to do it.
Use Odin to flash a clockwork mod recovery, then put the ics zip on your ad card, then boot into the recovery and install the zip. Once installed the ROM will already come pre rooted
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already adressed that issue thanks
You don't need to be rooted to run emulators like gameboid.
However, since you're already looking into ICS, I'd recommend flashing it cause it's awesome.
Do we need a specific (blue) cwm or can i use red recovery for ics?
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You need cwm4 fixed for cm7. That cwm you mentioned won't work. Check droidstyle's guide in general fascinate forum. It will have all the info you need.
Okay, so I have created a different thread about No rom manager when i first got my phone. I have found the update.zip file in the noob thread. But now, I have done everything, & I flashed a rom. I would like to flash a different rom to check it out, when I do, It says something about the script being too old or something? any help? I haven't encountered this in my other phones (g2, hd2, mytouch 3g)
More info would help (what rom are you on and which one you are trying to flash) but it sounds like you are on cm7/miui/ics and are trying to flash a touch whiz rom which in that case you have to odin back to stock jfd first.
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bfranklin1986 said:
More info would help (what rom are you on and which one you are trying to flash) but it sounds like you are on cm7/miui/ics and are trying to flash a touch whiz rom which in that case you have to odin back to stock jfd first.
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yeah, I'm on MIUI Lithium Volt Vr-1.2, & how would i flash back to stock with odin?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
I just picked up a i717 and I'm trying to root via this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740367. I first tried to flash CWM with odin and then I tried a root file with odin then TWRP with odin but after all of them I still cannot get into recovery (it's still stock recovery). Any help would be appreciated.
Read through THIS THREAD.
I had issues when trying to root my Bell i717 as well. All the links to everything you need should be in there...just read...and read again.
in case you miss it or read too fast..
there is a point where you pull the battery so you dont have your recovery overwritten during boot..
once i was in cwm recovery i flashed a custom rom that did not have that "feature"
nutpants said:
in case you miss it or read too fast..
there is a point where you pull the battery so you dont have your recovery overwritten during boot..
once i was in cwm recovery i flashed a custom rom that did not have that "feature"
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awesome worked great!! only problem is now the CWN odin file works but if I flash TWRP it doesn't boot into recovery any suggestions?
vince.26 said:
awesome worked great!! only problem is now the CWN odin file works but if I flash TWRP it doesn't boot into recovery any suggestions?
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no idea I'm still on cwm have not tried twrp yet
nutpants said:
no idea I'm still on cwm have not tried twrp yet
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ahh I c thanks. Any suggestions for which rom is best?
It all depends what you are looking for.
I want something I can record calls with, and something not bloated.. so I'm still searching for just the right Rom. I used to use wanam on the sgs2 and he spoiled me for all other developers.
written in your mud with my stick
Just got my note. Previously had the gnex. I have always used aokp. I plan to install it on this phone once i can get root lol.
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ahh I c thanks. Any suggestions for which rom is best?
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I have the Rogers note and running ICS BlackStar X as my daily driver without any issues. Been hearing good things about the Novena rom but haven't tried it out since I'm happy with my current setup.
okay so I read through some of the threads and I still don't know how to fix my issue. I rooted my phone using Odin v 1.85 and used siyah 3.4.2. I did it successfully and everything was good. I then gave the phone to my cousin and he said he performed a factory reset to get rid of everything on the phone ( contacts ,etc). Now when I turn on the phone it shows the samsung galaxy display with the triangle and then the screen goes black and just blinks. It still goes back into download mode I just dont know what to do to fix the problem. I know I'm a noob but please HELP!!!
Development section. You'll find the stickies that show how to flash stock packages with Odin. Go back to stock to fix your issue. You should then be able to load a new kernel and flash a custom rom.
Oh, and never let that cousin touch the phone again.
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Red_81 said:
Development section. You'll find the stickies that show how to flash stock packages with Odin. Go back to stock to fix your issue. You should then be able to load a new kernel and flash a custom rom.
Oh, and never let that cousin touch the phone again.
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Thank you! I went back to stock and everything seems to be back in order. I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199
to get back to stock. My question is can I flash a new Rom for example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076718
or ShoStock3??? thank you
mmoncay11 said:
Thank you! I went back to stock and everything seems to be back in order. I used
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199
to get back to stock. My question is can I flash a new Rom for example
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076718
or ShoStock3??? thank you
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You will need to root first. If you did not flash the stock plus root package already, flash that, and then install a custom kernel which has ClockworkMod Recovery. Then you can flash any firmware.
There is a good guide linked in my signature.
creepyncrawly said:
You will need to root first. If you did not flash the stock plus root package already, flash that, and then install a custom kernel which has ClockworkMod Recovery. Then you can flash any firmware.
There is a good guide linked in my signature.
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Thanks. I Used "Odin3 One-click Downloader I-777 UCKH7 Stock + Root No Bootloaders" to go back to stock.
I'm going to install Mobile Odin lite, I already found the flash kernel for the I-777. After installing both of these I should be good to flash the ROM of my choice by just putting the rom on the sd card right?
mmoncay11 said:
Thanks. I Used "Odin3 One-click Downloader I-777 UCKH7 Stock + Root No Bootloaders" to go back to stock.
I'm going to install Mobile Odin lite, I already found the flash kernel for the I-777. After installing both of these I should be good to flash the ROM of my choice by just putting the rom on the sd card right?
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Flash a kernel with ClockworkMod Recovery, then boot into recovery and flash the firmware. Mobile Odin can't handle the CWM flashable zip format.
There is a Siyah kernel for gingerbread that would give you CWM so you could then flash a custom rom. It would be in the development section. Just make sure you grab the version for gingerbread and not ics
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Red_81 said:
There is a Siyah kernel for gingerbread that would give you CWM so you could then flash a custom rom. It would be in the development section. Just make sure you grab the version for gingerbread and not ics
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oh okay have CWM now. So now I just go into recovery and flash the firmware correct?
Yep. Follow the directions of the rom you want to flash
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hiartic the
Red_81 said:
Yep. Follow the directions of the rom you want to flash
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Thanks alot. Any Roms you recommend ?
I know this is pretty noobish but will backing up on the internal sd card cause any problems?
mmoncay11 said:
I know this is pretty noobish but will backing up on the internal sd card cause any problems?
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I assume you mean nandroid backup from ClockworkMod Recovery? No. It's mainly a space issue, where you want to store them, because they take up quite a bit of space, especially if you have several.
mmoncay11 said:
Thanks alot. Any Roms you recommend ?
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The general answer you will get around here is try them all. You can see what I like by looking in my signature.
I like both Shostock3 and the collective's rom. I don't think there is a bad rom on here.
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Thanks alot. Any Roms you recommend ?
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Depends on which OS version firmware you want.
I like Eclair and Froyo
Hello guys im new to this kinda stuff I was watching a couple of videos last night about flashing roms on the virbant and I dont got a good computer right now. I did see a few ways of doing from the phone but I cant get it to root froyo 2.2 I tried the z4root that didnt work. All I want to do is flash my rom to jellybean 4.2 it looks fast and I cant use any good apps on froyo 2.2 I want to play the new minecraft update but ot wont wprk because I need jellybean please help
L80mans said:
Hello guys im new to this kinda stuff I was watching a couple of videos last night about flashing roms on the virbant and I dont got a good computer right now. I did see a few ways of doing from the phone but I cant get it to root froyo 2.2 I tried the z4root that didnt work. All I want to do is flash my rom to jellybean 4.2 it looks fast and I cant use any good apps on froyo 2.2 I want to play the new minecraft update but ot wont wprk because I need jellybean please help
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You don't really need a good computer to flash back to stock, just a USB cable. The easiest way is to flash back to stock JFD 2.1 with Odin and then root your phone with update.zip B, reboot to recovery and reinstall packages twice then flash the ROM (twice also if going to JB 4.2). Here is a link for both flashing to stock and rooting with update.zip B http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028 . If you decide to stay on 2.2 you will have to use the modified 3e recovery zip, I have never done this so can't really explain how to do it, here is the link though http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423.
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iTz KeeFy said:
You don't really need a good computer to flash back to stock, just a USB cable. The easiest way is to flash back to stock JFD 2.1 with Odin and then root your phone with update.zip B, reboot to recovery and reinstall packages twice then flash the ROM (twice also if going to JB 4.2). Here is a link for both flashing to stock and rooting with update.zip B http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028 . If you decide to stay on 2.2 you will have to use the modified 3e recovery zip, I have never done this so can't really explain how to do it, here is the link though http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423.
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Ok I ran into a little problem I dont want to downgrade and im trying to do the 3e and since I dont got a root and superuser I cant install the modded recover file any suggestions ?
L80mans said:
Ok I ran into a little problem I dont want to downgrade and im trying to do the 3e and since I dont got a root and superuser I cant install the modded recover file any suggestions ?
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Try update.zip A from the first link I provided, it should root your phone. Then you can use the 3e method. I've never had to do this myself so sorry I don't have a straight answer for you.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Try update.zip A from the first link I provided, it should root your phone. Then you can use the 3e method. I've never had to do this myself so sorry I don't have a straight answer for you.
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Ok I tried that and it gave me a whole-check error. Ive tried simpleoneclick and it didnt root my phone it gave me a error. Did you root your phone? What did you use to root it? Nothing is working I searched all night long
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Ok I tried that and it gave me a whole-check error. Ive tried simpleoneclick and it didnt root my phone it gave me a error. Did you root your phone? What did you use to root it? Nothing is working I searched all night long
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Yes I rooted my phone with Update.zip B, it doesn't actually root but it gives you CWM and you can flash a custom ROM, they all come pre rooted. You should really flash back to stock if possible, it's very easy from stock 2.1. I'll do some research and see what I can come up with but stock 2.2 has a bunch of issues with rooting and installing CWM, this is why everyone recommends flashing to stock 2.1 (JFD)
Edit - it appears superoneclick 2.3.1 works for some people on stock Froyo (2.2). Here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146645 If you get it rooted on stock 2.2 you will still have to do the 3e recovery step FYI
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iTz KeeFy said:
Yes I rooted my phone with Update.zip B, it doesn't actually root but it gives you CWM and you can flash a custom ROM, they all come pre rooted. You should really flash back to stock if possible, it's very easy from stock 2.1. I'll do some research and see what I can come up with but stock 2.2 has a bunch of issues with rooting and installing CWM, this is why everyone recommends flashing to stock 2.1 (JFD)
Edit - it appears superoneclick 2.3.1 works for some people on stock Froyo (2.2). Here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146645 If you get it rooted on stock 2.2 you will still have to do the 3e recovery step FYI
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Thanks ill report back with results
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Thanks ill report back with results
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Cool, hopefully you get everything working, let me know.
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Hello guys im new to this kinda stuff I was watching a couple of videos last night about flashing roms on the virbant and I dont got a good computer right now. I did see a few ways of doing from the phone but I cant get it to root froyo 2.2 I tried the z4root that didnt work. All I want to do is flash my rom to jellybean 4.2 it looks fast and I cant use any good apps on froyo 2.2 I want to play the new minecraft update but ot wont wprk because I need jellybean please help
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I am having the worst time going from Eclair to upgrade to Froyo. Would you have a copy of Froyo to flash??? Thanks.
brie987 said:
I am having the worst time going from Eclair to upgrade to Froyo. Would you have a copy of Froyo to flash??? Thanks.
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hey sorry for the late reply I just used samsungs skies to upgrade mine to froyo just put your phone in kies mode then plug it in run the updater and it should work fine and I got the root to work thanks for the help only problem I got now is making it boot into clockworks recovery so I can flash my room im still working on that ill post back when I can get it to work
Thanks for the reply. Sad news. I used Kies Mini to update and everything went fine until the reboot. well it didnt reboot, my phone is officially bricked. I bought a JIG to see if it would help wake it in Download but it does not. I have read that you can open the phone and do some soldering to get the phone back but it seems like too much for this phone. If you have any suggestions that would be fantastic.. Thanks again for your reply.
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Thanks for the reply. Sad news. I used Kies Mini to update and everything went fine until the reboot. well it didnt reboot, my phone is officially bricked. I bought a JIG to see if it would help wake it in Download but it does not. I have read that you can open the phone and do some soldering to get the phone back but it seems like too much for this phone. If you have any suggestions that would be fantastic.. Thanks again for your reply.
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Hey you should be able to use odin and it should be able to unbrick it you will just lose all your data because it will install a new rom!
HERE IS A VIDEO TO HELP YOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nMCBbdAcHU
if this does not work come back and ill help you find another way to fix it
and sorry for the late reply ive been busy