Hello Everyone
I Have A An LG P509 And I Was Wondering If There Was A Rom With Swype Availible For This Phone Thats A Gingerbread Rom.
Also I Was Wondering If I Want To Unroot Later Will The Recovery Rom Have To Be The Same Firmware? For Ex (The Recovery Has To Be 2.3 If I Rooted It To That) And How Is It Possible For The Phone To Be Back To Its Original State When Unrooted?
I KNow I Asked 3 Questions (So Sorry For That) But These Things Been Rolling Around My Head For A While. If You Do Help I Thank You Greatly
1.no, u can get swype for free. Google for swype beta.
2.yes
3.yes unless u installed custom recovery.
Unrooting is not the same as flashing an original recovery firmware. I have not done this so this is just my imagination.
There are some posts for the original P509 recovery if you wanted to flash the LG firmware to return the phone to the original. You can also save the original recovery firmware before flashing a custom recovery. That uses the "dd" command to make an img file. I should have done that first. Look in the posts to find that exact command.
Unrooting is mostly just removing the Superuser app and "su" command and doesn't require reflashing, I imagine.
I don't know about the Swype for gingerbread.
Thanks For For The Help Guys But If It Has To Be The Same 2.3 (Gingerbread) Rom How Can I Return The Phone Back To The Original State When The Original State Is 2.2 (Froyo) Is There a rom i dont know about?
R-Sarius said:
Thanks For For The Help Guys But If It Has To Be The Same 2.3 (Gingerbread) Rom How Can I Return The Phone Back To The Original State When The Original State Is 2.2 (Froyo) Is There a rom i dont know about?
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You will make a NAND backup before installing the new ROM. If you want to go back -> Restore backup.
Or you cand use KDZ update; it will install a fresh new factory ROM, your phone will be just like when you unboxed it.
try http://www.filecrop.com/
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hey
so i bought an optimus one this week and have already noticed the touch lag and stuff.
was always gonna root it, and have done jailbreaking on ipt/iphones but i know nothing about the android equivalent apart from what i have googled since then.
have read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901247 and a lot of other stuff and i thought i got it, but obviously i didnt.
basically, phone was on 2.2.2 so i downgraded to 10a 2.2 so i could root. ran z4root, installed custom recovery and then flashed milk_os's fixed kernel onto it.
kept showing "android.process.acore has stopped working" errors on screen, and i thought i could just upgrade back to 2.2.2 without breaking the kernel.
couldn't find a download of the latest firmware (but have since then) so i used pc suite 4 to update.
phone is back in 2.2.2 but root is gone and kernel is back how it was before.
tl;dr what i want to know is the difference between a rom and a kernel, and if it is possible to update the OS without changing the kernel, or root on 2.2 and then update to 2.2.2 without removing root so i can then install the milk_os kernel.
i have a copy of the latest update 2.2.2 from my provider which i can install with recovery if it will stop it overwriting kernel and/or removing root.
alternatively, cm7 is a 2.3.3 rom, is it worth just downgrading, rooting and flashing that? i assume that wont break my root
sorry for noobness, i just want to play angry birds without lag and im a compulsive fiddler/breaker.
PS also, if i go to 2.3 gingerbread am i correct in thinking my class2 microsd card will not work anymore on account of app2sd or whatever?
can someone please just tell me the best option for me, i have tried to google and read myself to find an answer but new to the scene and some things seem to be taken as understood and i don't get them at all.
thanks
terrycurls said:
hey
so i bought an optimus one this week and have already noticed the touch lag and stuff.
was always gonna root it, and have done jailbreaking on ipt/iphones but i know nothing about the android equivalent apart from what i have googled since then.
have read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901247 and a lot of other stuff and i thought i got it, but obviously i didnt.
basically, phone was on 2.2.2 so i downgraded to 10a 2.2 so i could root. ran z4root, installed custom recovery and then flashed milk_os's fixed kernel onto it.
kept showing "android.process.acore has stopped working" errors on screen, and i thought i could just upgrade back to 2.2.2 without breaking the kernel.
couldn't find a download of the latest firmware (but have since then) so i used pc suite 4 to update.
phone is back in 2.2.2 but root is gone and kernel is back how it was before.
tl;dr what i want to know is the difference between a rom and a kernel, and if it is possible to update the OS without changing the kernel, or root on 2.2 and then update to 2.2.2 without removing root so i can then install the milk_os kernel.
i have a copy of the latest update 2.2.2 from my provider which i can install with recovery if it will stop it overwriting kernel and/or removing root.
alternatively, cm7 is a 2.3.3 rom, is it worth just downgrading, rooting and flashing that? i assume that wont break my root
sorry for noobness, i just want to play angry birds without lag and im a compulsive fiddler/breaker.
PS also, if i go to 2.3 gingerbread am i correct in thinking my class2 microsd card will not work anymore on account of app2sd or whatever?
can someone please just tell me the best option for me, i have tried to google and read myself to find an answer but new to the scene and some things seem to be taken as understood and i don't get them at all.
thanks
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a. kernal =/= rom
kernel is something that works beneth the operating system.. its like this
YOU -> Interface -> Operating System (ROM/Android/Linux/JVM) -> Kernel -> Hardware
and back.
I also assume LG's updater flashes both the rom and the kernel. so in simple terms, use Custom Rom to flash a new rom (void/CM7/etc) and use it. There is no trick way of the stuff ur explaining to happen.
b. Android 2.2.2 doesn't do jack ****. downgrade to 2.2 then upgrade to CM7 or whatever. class 2 sd cards SHOULD have a random unmount error. i think void might have fixed it; check plz. flashing cm7 should fix everything u explained, but don't expect much from the ROM; its in dev. FYI touchscreen fix is included in cm7
c. custom roms, including cm7 has root built in.
d. conclusion
i. use cm7 route -> flash custom recovery -> flash CM7 (tricky, be careful) -> touchscreen profit!
ii. use froyo rom route -> flash custom recovery -> flash rom of ur choice (void, megatron) -> flash touchscreen kernel -> reboot -> profit
e. press thanks if ur thankful. i would like some thanks lulz
cheers
There is a Kernel you can flash that helps fix the bug
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929941
thanks!!!
awesome, thanks heaps for that.
just one more thing, i assume the custom roms like cm7 and megatron/void all have root built in? or does the custom recovery do something to stop the root being removed when you reflash
once you root the phone, no matter what custom rom you use, it will still be "un-rooted".
Only when you use the kdz updater to put back original firmware, phone is no longer rooted.
thanks
awesome, thanks for that
After updating my O1 to Gingerbread two friends complained about receiving just half of the message right and the rest of it with squares/boxes, (at) or Chinese characters, this just happens after x characters, since they get short messages without problems. I think this just happened to them, I'm not sure. Others receive the whole message without any problem. I'm not sure if the problem is the Stock ROM, their cellphones or if I configured my cellphone wrong. Any ideas about what's wrong?
Ps: I'm so sorry about my English, it isn't so good.
hi Phoenix232,
there are seldom any problems like this in a newly updated firmware.
still try master reset.
If that doesn't helps i would recommend updating again.
Good luck.
I'm so sorry to ask this but what are the button combinations I need to press to do the master reset?(It's the same as hard reset I think?) I've been searching but I can't find the right buttons for the P500.
EDIT: Actually, I think I found out how to do it, it's HOME+Vol. Down+Power, but if I do this I get in Recovery Mode.
EDIT 2: Yep, it looks like I need to do this without any recovery installed. I'll try it later. Thanks.
Hello Phoenix232,
I have an O1 myself and I think that I can help you. Please answer my following questions:
1) Did you update to Stock firmware or are you using an CFW?
2) Wich version did you happen to have installed before gingerbread?
3) Which version came pre-installed in your device?
I guess that since you can boot to Recovery mode you are using a CFW, am I right? But if you remove the Recovery, did the Master Reset help?
BR
1) Stock
2)Stock Froyo ROM with Franco Kernel
3) Stock Froyo ROM
I just rooted it, installed recovery and installed franco's kernel. I removed the recovery, did the reset, but it's happening the same thing.
Im currently facing a similar issue, people telling me they simply didnt get my SMS.
Having this issue after installing a new rom.
With me they get half of the message and the other half is just squares or chinese characters.
Dear Phoenix232,
I think that that the best procedure for you is to first go back to original O1 Froyo ROM without mods or root, master reset, them perform the upgrade to official O1 GB and master reset again if you want to use a stock ROM with no mods. Please be warned that this procedure can kill your handset, and since you already rooted and changed kernels you probably voided your warranty so be extra careful with all that.
I haven't already upgraded my O1 since it is my primary work handset, can't risk loosing all my info, but I've done a very similar procedure with a Motorola Milestone and it was all OK (2.1 stock, 2.2 shadowmod, them back to stock 2.1 and finally stock 2.2). You just can't root and change kernels then try to upgrade directly to GB stock without first going 100% back to Froyo stock. (no root, stock kernel etc...). Manufacturers tend to taylor their Android OS upgrades based in the previous version so everything must be exactly the same as it was when you first purchased it for the upgrade to work correctly in the end.
Good Luck!
That makes sense. I'll try it right now and post the result asap. Thanks.
I got back to Fryo and the SMSs are working fine. I'm upgrading to gingerbread now.
Question: Can I root it after doing everything you wrote? Or it'll bug again?
Hi guys, I really need a big help over here . Before i flash my 2.1 to custom rom (the latest miui which looks very attractive ) i backup the rom using rom manager and flash my vibrant to the miui firmware then i backup it once more and i feel doesn't comfortable with it then i go for a backup again .When i intended to restore a error occur which is mdu5 missing (i think so) then i select my 1st backup (2.1) then i let my rom manager do it all but my vibrant NOW stuck in samsung home screen which doesn't move into vibrant screen . i try to get into download mode but no luck !!! Urgent need a big help !!!
By the way my vibrant is hardware locked .
ODIN to stock. From there root and flash the MIUI of your choosing. If you are trying to flash "ReVaMpEd" version, keep in mind you will still need to flash the "Original MIUI for US" first. Then the "ReVaMpEd". Either way that should get you to where you wanna be with MIUI, ENJOY!
If you ever plan to use the "nandroid" backup you made of the stock 2.1, you will need to ODIN back to stock, then root, and then restore the nandroid backup. Being that once on MIUI you will be on 2.3.5 gingerbread. You never wanna restore a backup of a different firmware then what you are currently running.
Good luck!
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ODIN to stock. From there root and flash the MIUI of your choosing. If you are trying to flash "ReVaMpEd" version, keep in mind you will still need to flash the "Original MIUI for US" first. Then the "ReVaMpEd". Either way that should get you to where you wanna be with MIUI, ENJOY!
If you ever plan to use the "nandroid" backup you made of the stock 2.1, you will need to ODIN back to stock, then root, and then restore the nandroid backup. Being that once on MIUI you will be on 2.3.5 gingerbread. You never wanna restore a backup of a different firmware then what you are currently running.
Good luck!
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what he said above ....
i always almost prefer to Odin to stock even before I restore any backup. so I have a clean platform to work from.
Thanks for trying hard to solve my problem but the problem is .... i mention that my device is hardware locked means that i cant get through download mode ... is there anyway other way i can get into download mode ?
Buy a JIG. I honestly would keep trying the buttons though.
I know this is old but did you fix?
I am currently learning and experimenting with rooting, custom roms etc.
Wondered if someone that knows more than me can help me with a few questions I have?
I have rooted my GS2 using CF Root XWKI8 kernel on Odin. I have full root access now and I have made a backup of my factory ROM which is Three firmware.
The questions I have are:
1) How do I remove root access if I need to? Would that be by putting the original kernel back on?
2) Some people have said you can remove the yellow warning triangle by re-loading the original kernel but would that remove the root access if this is how you unroot a CF rooted phone?
3) I am thinking about loading CM7 on the phone using clockword mod. When you load up a new firmware does it have its own kernel that is then put on the phone?
4) If after loading up CM7 onto the phone I then decide to restore the original Three firmware using clockwork mod, what kernel would go back onto the phone? Would it be the CF rooted kernel as that would have been the current kernel when I performed the backup?
Its important to me that I understand everything completely before I play about anymore!
Many Thanks
Dave
1) You can flash a Stock Kernel with Odin to remove root.
2) To remove the yellow warning you first flash a rooted kernel (such as CF-Root), then you flash a Stock Kernel and when it reboots, you use CWM Manager to flash the image kernel from there. That way you keep root and CWM, but the yellow warning doesn't appear any more.
3) Many ROMs have their custom kernel in the same package, so it will overwrite your current kernel. All custom ROMs have a rooted kernel, so despite changing the kernel, you will still have root and CWM.
4) If you did a nandroid backup, you could restore the kernel from which the nandroid was done. If you don't have a nandroid backup, you can flash a Stock ROM to leave the phone as you bought it.
Many thanks for your help.
As I first of all rooted my phone using a CF Root kernel and then did a nandroid backup in clockwork mod of the Three firmware. Would the backup now include the CF Root kernel when I restore from CM7 back to Three firmware or would the original kernel still reside within my Three backup and be restored instead?
If you have the European Galaxy S II (I9100) can you use the CM7 stable build thats on the official CM website or do we need to find one within the dev section here? Anyone know please?
@DJGREEN1980: Since you've done your nandroid backup with CF-Root, when you restore it you will have CF-Root again. If you want to revert CM7 to Stock you can directly flash a Stock ROM, instead of restoring your nandroid backup.
@mikeDCMDVA: There are only 2 versions of CM7 for SGS2. One is for AT&T mobiles and the other is for the rest, so you should be able to flash this last one on your phone. If you have further questions about CM7 I would suggest you post them on CM7 post on XDA or CM7 forum, since CM7 users would surelly have more knowledge than me about that.
Do you know where I would get the stock rom from? My phone is locked and branded with Three firmware.
Thanks for your help
There's a post with all stock ROMs up to date here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Brilliant. Thanks. So restoring to the latest Three rom XWKI8 would bring the warranty back for the phone after using a custom rom?
Dave
DJGREEN1980 said:
Brilliant. Thanks. So restoring to the latest Three rom XWKI8 would bring the warranty back for the phone after using a custom rom?
Dave
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Its not that it will bring the warranty back, its more that you could send it to Samsung Support without them noticing you've used a custom ROM. I recently send my HTC Desire to HTC support reverting it to a Stock ROM without problems.
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Its not that it will bring the warranty back, its more that you could send it to Samsung Support without them noticing you've used a custom ROM. I recently send my HTC Desire to HTC support reverting it to a Stock ROM without problems.
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unless u reset the binary counter how will this work ??? of course buy a jig from ebay which im sure he forgot to mention
so ive been reading and looking around a lot, eventually decided to go with the overcome experience and everything is running great, xcept for the ebooks app not working on it for the 3G rogers tab
but what ive been trying to find now is the stock Rogers kernel and recovery files in case something does go wrong with the tab and i need to get it back to stock to submit it back for warranty work
the best ive been able to find is this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405324
which is a stock 3.2, and in the thread people are claiming that it is a Rogers version and has the unnecessary Rogers apps on it
i downloaded it and tried it out, and its not a stock Rogers version, doesn't come with the Rogers apps, and when plugged in to Kies it states its not a version that supports updates through Kies, therefore it definetly isn't a stock Rogers version
Just wondering if anyone knows where i can get the files to be able to get my Tab back to Rogers stock version in case something does happen, or do these files simply not exist and since i already flashed over them it's too late to ever go back to stock?
Thanks
That RUXKK2 is exactly the rom I have right now on my Rogers Tab.
I simply assume it has to be flashed through Odin only;
Kies is for "legit" updates only (and sync) ; it is not a dev nor a recovery tool. Maybe it stated updates were not supported because you are rooted.
Doesnt matter anyway; you will receive updates through Samsung Updates anyway directly on your tablet; you'll simply loose root.
i did use odin to flash that stock rom, and no i wasn't rooted, as the rom itself doesn't come with root by default
all i did was flash with odin, it rebooted, then i completed a factory reset/wipe
and then plugged it in to Kies to see if it was in fact a retail stock version and could get the updates through Kies
i dont really care for updating through Kies as im perfectly happy with overcome mod atm, but i would like to have all the stock rogers files (recovery,kernel and rom or w/e else i need) just in case i ever need to revert back to stock to bring the tablet in for warranty issues
the RUXKK2 rom may be stock, but it definitely doesn't include the stock rogers kernel version
any ideas where those could be found? or if it could be extracted from a nandroid backup? i completed a nandroid backup of my stock device before i flashed overcome
Flashing your Nandroid will get you back to stock no? Thats the purpose of it I thought to get you back to your previous state in case something goes wrong. Nandroid backups are flashed through CWM though not Odin, under Backup and restore options.
Nandroid does not backup the kernel.
Babukb2 said:
i did use odin to flash that stock rom, and no i wasn't rooted, as the rom itself doesn't come with root by default
all i did was flash with odin, it rebooted, then i completed a factory reset/wipe
and then plugged it in to Kies to see if it was in fact a retail stock version and could get the updates through Kies
i dont really care for updating through Kies as im perfectly happy with overcome mod atm, but i would like to have all the stock rogers files (recovery,kernel and rom or w/e else i need) just in case i ever need to revert back to stock to bring the tablet in for warranty issues
the RUXKK2 rom may be stock, but it definitely doesn't include the stock rogers kernel version
any ideas where those could be found? or if it could be extracted from a nandroid backup? i completed a nandroid backup of my stock device before i flashed overcome
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yea, nandroid doesnt back up everything :/
i think the stock kernel and stock recovery files to flash through odin is what would be needed, and judging by the replies im getting i don't think those exist out there for the rogers tablet :/
i even checked http://www.samfirmware.com and couldn't really find a rogers or Canadian version, but sure did find ppl on the forums asking about it
if any1 knows how to maybe get those files off a stock tablet, i do have a 2nd GT 10.1 Rogers that has not been changed or modded in any way that i could attempt to extract the kernel and recovery file from if i knew how
I also am looking for a stock rogers rom. I currently run overcome with no issues, but should I need work done under warranty, I need to flash back to stock before I send it in. The link above was what I also found during a forum search, which kies does NOT recognize. Has anyone been able to find or extract the stock rom that comes with a Rogers 10.1 out of the box?
Ooops mistaken threads..