Hi guys,
So, i am new here..
I actually am a beginner in these things..and i was intrested in knowing isome infrmation on these things..
Hmm,i don't know where to start.
Well, here are my questions..
1, Which is the best ROM that is available for Samsung galaxy ace till now?
2, Is it possible to upgrade my Android OS from version 2(froyo) to 3(gingerbread) ? If yes,then how to do it?
3, Should i fear of any problems of bricking/damaging my mobile if i upgrade the version?
4, Where can i download the ROMs from ?
Thanks in advance
1. Nowadays, there is one custom ROM wich is VillainRom. So, I guess that's the best (but you will lose your warranty if something happen).
2. Of course it is. Read this thread carrefully : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
3. Only if you don't do it right.
4. There for the custom ROM :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087522
or there for stock ROM: http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/auth/login?why=pw&try=1&wp=1&next=WEBPROTECT-s5830.htm
Reyoth said:
1. Nowadays, there is one custom ROM wich is VillainRom. So, I guess that's the best (but you will lose your warranty if something happen).
2. Of course it is. Read this thread carrefully : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
3. Only if you don't do it right.
4. There for the custom ROM :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087522
or there for stock ROM: http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/auth/login?why=pw&try=1&wp=1&next=WEBPROTECT-s5830.htm
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Thanks..You were really helpfull
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Hi guys,
So I am new to all there android related things, I am very much interested in upgrading my android firmware.
The little says it all, it would be great if someone can help me with this,it would be nice
I have a few questions too.
1, What is the easiest way to upgrade my firmware and will there be any risk to my mobile ?
2, are the methods same for installing custom Roms too?
3, and what would you recommend me to Install? The official firmware or a custom Rom?
Thanks in advance
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EDIT :
Thanks for your replies guys,
Now i wanna know some other things.
1, I'm from India and There is no Gingerbread 2.3 Version upgrade released here till now..Is it ok if i install the 2.3 update that belongs to other countries?
2, which is the best custom rom available for Galaxy Ace till now ?
1.through odin or kies (kies for official, odin for custom and unofficial) there is always a risk when flashing roms although i nvr bricked mine b4
2.custom roms are thru odin
3.ur choice
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3. Better to use Custom ROMs, no bloatware apps ans highly customizable
Thanks!
Thanks for your replies guys,
Now i wanna know some other things.
1, I'm from India and There is no Gingerbread 2.3 Version upgrade released here till now..Is it ok if i install the 2.3 update that belongs to other countries?
2, which is the best custom rom available for Galaxy Ace till now ?
Hameedhudeen said:
Thanks for your replies guys,
Now i wanna know some other things.
1, I'm from India and There is no Gingerbread 2.3 Version upgrade released here till now..Is it ok if i install the 2.3 update that belongs to other countries?
2, which is the best custom rom available for Galaxy Ace till now ?
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1. Yup, no problem.
2. All a matter of personal preference, just try them out and decide for yourself.
Cheers
Just some words from a pseudo-noob:
I've flashed two roms in my new Galaxy Ace and about 10 roms in my old HTC Touch. I've never bricked my phone and nothing never went wrong or different from the tutorials.
Maybe it's luck, but I have another guess, and I'm posting some tips here:
* I believe most of the time bricking happens is when you interrupt the flashing process;
* So, try to do the flashing process with:
- Phone with full (or almost full) battery;
- Notebook with good battery or Desktop with a good nobreak;
- An stable operating system. Be carefull with softwares that "steals" CPU in the middle of other processes or that asks to reboot your Desktop. The last thing you want is to reboot your PC while flashing a rom.
And the most important, in my opinion:
* Don't be lazy! Read a lot from the forums. Post your doubts and clear them. Be sure you're using the right software and version, the right files etc.
Sometimes we want to test a Rom or a software very quickly but the time we spent to gain some knowledge about it is worth it, it can free us from bigger problems in the future or even from a bricked device.
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Sorry about my English.
Hi there guys I really need educating. I come from a Samsung Galaxy S to a Samsung Galaxy S 3. I know all about firmware flashing, kernels n stuff on the original Sammy G, but haven't a clue on the Samsung Galaxy S 3.
I have managed to root the bad boy (go me!) but am unsure how to carrier unlock and to flash the latest firmware. The Sammy G was carrier unlocked but my Sammy G S3 is locked to Vodafone
Can anyone point me to the files and maybe some guides so that I can procede? Also what is this business about a flash counter? I want to be able to return to original firmware if it all goes belly up! How do I backup my original firmware?
Many Thanks In Advance
Doozy,
P.S.
Who is the best Dev to follow for A) Rom and B) Kernel? I followed CyanogenMod on the Sammy G but the CM9 nightlies fpr the Samsung Galaxy S 3 seem a little immature for me at the moment.
Cheers once again
I think you don't have to backup your original firmware because you can download the stock firmwares again later, but you can do a nandroid backup (i never did this^^)
If something goes wrong, follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
About unlocking i don't know, but i think the lock will be gone if you flash any rom (but can't give you warranty, since my phone was unlocked)
You can reset the flash counter, it's called triangle away : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Im not able to say, whick rom / kernel is best, but why don't you check this thread and try some roms? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674286
The first CM9 releases had many bugs, but they seem to be ready for all day use now (but i missed the Sammy Camera App, which is very nice )
Thank You very much for taking the time to respond I will take a look at those links.
Thanks Very Much,
Doozy
Dear all,
I am new comer to this forum and i recently exprienced some issues with my S2 GALAXY.
I am in state that i can see all menus in Clockworkmod in my S2 from reboot to wipe / wipe all , start from SD etc .
My big iquestion is that what i am suppose to do when we get to this menu of clockworkmod ? do i have to start the new ROM from SD Card?
if yes which ROM should i suppose to install in my SD CARD
also i would like to know if i need to install two ROMS one is custom ROM and another is OFICIAL ROM as i dont know the difference between custom and oficial ROM.
THank you
Vinay
vinayoni said:
Dear all,
I am new comer to this forum and i recently exprienced some issues with my S2 GALAXY.
I am in state that i can see all menus in Clockworkmod in my S2 from reboot to wipe / wipe all , start from SD etc .
My big iquestion is that what i am suppose to do when we get to this menu of clockworkmod ? do i have to start the new ROM from SD Card?
if yes which ROM should i suppose to install in my SD CARD
also i would like to know if i need to install two ROMS one is custom ROM and another is OFICIAL ROM as i dont know the difference between custom and oficial ROM.
THank you
Vinay
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Start with a ROM of your choice, just pick one you'd like to try and test it out. If you don't like it try another one out.
*Repeat untill your phone dies
vinayoni said:
Dear all,
I am new comer to this forum and i recently exprienced some issues with my S2 GALAXY.
I am in state that i can see all menus in Clockworkmod in my S2 from reboot to wipe / wipe all , start from SD etc .
My big iquestion is that what i am suppose to do when we get to this menu of clockworkmod ? do i have to start the new ROM from SD Card?
if yes which ROM should i suppose to install in my SD CARD
also i would like to know if i need to install two ROMS one is custom ROM and another is OFICIAL ROM as i dont know the difference between custom and oficial ROM.
THank you
Vinay
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Hi Vinay, Post ur questions in Q & A forum. Ok the difference between custom and official ROM is u ll get ROOT access, many mod from official. Moreover check the caution lines before flashing any ROM.. Watch some videos on flashing ROMs. Also always a copy of main original official ROM..
and a nandroid backup would be also useful just in case something goes wrong
Hi!
Custom rom made by developers that can be from stock (samsung) basis or aosp/aokp (google) basis according to what the devs wants and need, so you need to know about what features and themes are included in the rom so that it would match your preferences. There's sure are a lotta rom out there to try. Be sure to flash only rom that made for your phone and made a backup just in case..
Happy flashing!
andiprbwo said:
Hi!
Custom rom made by developers that can be from stock (samsung) basis or aosp/aokp (google) basis according to what the devs wants and need, so you need to know about what features and themes are included in the rom so that it would match your preferences. There's sure are a lotta rom out there to try. Be sure to flash only rom that made for your phone and made a backup just in case..
Happy flashing!
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Hi to all and thank you for helping me.
The big trouble is that i led my phone in to strange state where only triangle appears and logo of samgung and gets stuck in that state ;after downloading some wrong ROM, my mobile got to this state , now i want to get back in order to wakeup my mobile and brings it too original state as pervious , also to inform you that the mobile was locked to local operator and i tried to unblock and i did mistake .
I just want to have brief guide to how to start as there are many information in this forum and i dont know which tutorial should i base ON.
Basically i just want to know which ROM should i take and procedures in order to install the correct ROM in correct way. I allready has the ODIN installed in my PC and at the moment i can navegate in my phone by Clockworkmode but i dont know what i should do after that , i do know that i can put the ROM in SD Card and try to force the mobile but first i would like to have exprties opinion on this matter, PLEASE.
Regards
Vinay
Well basically if you want to restore to original state, you have to flash the stock rom for your phone or the backup you made before (which I assume you didn't made it). Try to find the stock firmware/rom for your phone version/country/region on sammobile and flash it using odin (put your phone to download mode first). Hope it helps..
P.s: don't worry about the yellow triangle thing, it'll disappear after you flashed the stock..
andiprbwo said:
Well basically if you want to restore to original state, you have to flash the stock rom for your phone or the backup you made before (which I assume you didn't made it). Try to find the stock firmware/rom for your phone version/country/region on sammobile and flash it using odin (put your phone to download mode first). Hope it helps..
P.s: don't worry about the yellow triangle thing, it'll disappear after you flashed the stock..
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Thank you sir and thank you all moderator helping me on this ,
Ok ;i understood but if i dont want to go back or lets say if i want to root and unblock without original stock ROM what procedure should i do , please.
I am also having difficulties finding the best ROMS for mobile S2 GALAXY where i should find them , please.
Best Regards
Vinay Navinchandra
Dont mention "best rom" since its against the rules.Youll get a warning and your/this thread locked.
Yeah, it's a matter of preferences if you talked about what best so browsing around and try for yourself..
Some custom rom got pre-rooted, and some need to be rooted first or even not at all. There's lotta method to root sgs2 and it's not hard at all, just google it and you'll get it..
Hey guys,
My girlfriend has samsung galaxy 2 and its freezes all the time.
laggy standard rom is installed and therefore I want to change it.
I'm not familiar with the galaxy 2 device and would really appriciate a kind
advise on which rom should I install for her.
The main requierments are:
1) Hebrew compatability (full like in nexus).
2) fast and stable.
3) good batery.
I want to install a stable good rom for her so she won't need to deal with this things again.
Which rom do you suggest for me to install?
How do I backup her stuff before?
Would appriciate a nice guide on how to perform all of the above (rooting s2 for instance).
Muchas gracias amigos
What rom/firmware is she using right now? And what are the problems?
If you really want to root the device, please look at the stickies for guides. Or use Google, because there are instructions everywhere.
About the stable etc. rom: to be safe you should flash a Samsung based rom. In that case everything pretty much stays the same. But first make sure you really need to flash anything.
Donnie Sins said:
What rom/firmware is she using right now? And what are the problems?
If you really want to root the device, please look at the stickies for guides. Or use Google, because there are instructions everywhere.
About the stable etc. rom: to be safe you should flash a Samsung based rom. In that case everything pretty much stays the same. But first make sure you really need to flash anything.
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she uses android 4.0.4
is it possible to install rom without root?
biotech326 said:
she uses android 4.0.4
is it possible to install rom without root?
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Did you try to connect the device to Kies? Official 4.1.2 is out for a long time now, so you should be able to upgrade it without rooting.
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Sorry best Rom threads are not permitted on XDA, or any Rom recommendations ect..
Hi to all...
i have the samsung galaxy s2 (GT-I9100) i9100XXMS3
it's upgraded (not by me) to android kitkat 4.4.4 CyanogenMod
CyanogenMod version 11-20140804-snapshot-M9-i9100
Kernel version 3.0.64-CM-g89e6992 build03
i have some problems (programs incompatibilities ect...)
and i want to know how i can downgrade my phone to any stable rom android 4.2.x
or any other custom or stock rom.
after all, i need to rooting the device to be more flexible
can anyone give me some help ??? rookie here...
thanks in advance
The device is already rooted, you just need to download any custom ROM you want, reboot to recovery, and flash your desired ROM from there.
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The device is already rooted, you just need to download any custom ROM you want, reboot to recovery, and flash your desired ROM from there.
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first of all thanks for your answer.
If I understand properly
therefore, I'll have not any problem because of 4.4.4
that is correct ?
Yes, that is correct. The device is already rooted, with custom recovery, which means you can just reboot to recovery, wipe everything, and flash any desired ROM you want.
@@[email protected]........No disrespect intended, but this is "flashing 101" basics stuff........
The fact that you are asking it, tells me that you don't have the experience needed to do this comfortably.....
That's not a problem though.....we all start from the bottom, and learn as we go.....
But that being the case, i'd advise that you don't do anything to your phone until you've read, learnt and completely understood the processes behind the flashing procedure. It's best to understand what you are doing beforehand, rather than trying to figure out what went wrong afterwards.......
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Down grade
hi every one please i want to downgrade my phone samsung galaxy s2 from jelly bean to gingerbread and i need a link to download the firmware