i have a fascinate that ive had for a while. ive managed to root it(took 4ever to find out how) but im rooted with everything else stock. no custom rom kernel or anything(i know im rooted cuz i can use wireless tether with superuser) HOWEVER, ive been reading on this cyanogen mod 7 and would really like to put this on my phone and get rid of touchwiz once and for all, and don't suggest adw it lags my phone down. can somebody plz give me a tutorial on how to download and flash whatever that is. i can't handle the sluggishness of tw anymore. btw i have odin but really don't know what to do with it. oh and sorry if this is already posted but ive searched and don't really feel like going through every thread in existence. please help me!!
Well before I would go and post a tutorial about this we need to address one thing.
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and don't suggest adw it lags my phone down.
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You understand that the default launcher in Cyanogenmod7 (CM7) is ADW correct? I just would hate for you to go through the touch n go process of flashing CM7 and end up hating it because of this
Well... you can switch away from ADW. For instance, I switched to the GO launcher, and it ran like a dream.
Alright, here's a n00b guide.
0)Download these files to you SD card: http://www.mediafire.com/?dfjjclddzq6fl5q, http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip
1) Flash this in Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=657960&d=1310959789
2) Boot into recovery by turning off the phone/pulling battery and holding volume up, volume down and power at the same time
3) Select wipe cache, then select wipe data
4) Select install zip from sd card or something like that and flash CM7 (The file you downloaded from mediafire above)
5)Once phone finishes installing, hit reboot phone or if your phone is off turn it back on
6) Hold down power button, select reboot, select recovery
7) From here, select install zip from sd card again, and install the gapps from the second link.
8) Reboot, and enjoy. If you don't like adw, install GO launcher from the market
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
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more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
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Install this on your computer: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7946i8tdbe0yv50
Open Odin, remove your phone's battery, hold the "volume down" button on your phone while plugging it into your computer and a little android with a shovel should come up.
On your computer, download the file from step 1. In odin, click the PDA button (NOT THE PHONE BUTTON) and select that downloaded file. Hit start or flash or whatever the button like that says. It will take a while. Once done, you will have cwm, so do step 2.
Once in CWN, use the volume buttons to go up and down and use the power button as the "enter button". Follow the rest of the steps from there.
Also, GAPPS is just the technical name for that second file you downloaded. Install it through CWM exactly as the steps say.
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more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
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Gapps...is abbreviated for google apps. Ie. Google talk, gmail, google voice, google chrome to phone, ect...this is a zip file package that contains a lot of googles apps that are not pre packaged into the rom
Odin is a software program for pc to push a modified recovery program or complete stock rom files, or patches and some other goodies and this recovery abbreviated cwm(clock work mod ) is the program you use to install custom roms and kernels. All odin file formats will end in .tar while files for flashing via recovery end in .zip
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ok so i tried to flash that file using odin, but it just told me succeded0 failed1 and now my phone has the phone to ! to pc logo, and appears bricked
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ok so i tried to flash that file using odin, but it just told me succeded0 failed1 and now my phone has the phone to ! to pc logo, and appears bricked
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Follow this to fix your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Just to let you know, you should probably read up on some more of the threads in the general and development section after you fix your phone before trying this again. You really need to know what you're doing or you'll break your phone for real next time.
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Follow this to fix your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Just to let you know, you should probably read up on some more of the threads in the general and development section after you fix your phone before trying this again. You really need to know what you're doing or you'll break your phone for real next time.
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While skafan is right, you probably won't completely bork your device but you can get in deep real quick if you screw up anything major...like flashing a rom not for the fascinate. Go to the link he posted and do it exactly to return to complete stock and then read read read before flashing again, but it is very hard to completely destroy our phones besides physically smashing it. His warning is of just cause....that said..everything I learned(and I'm sure some will agree with me) for the most part is out of necessity..meaning I started tinkering with my phone and learned what I had to as I made mistakes and needed to know how to get out of a boot loop or force closes. There were even a few times where I thought I just turned my fassy into an expensive paper weight! You'll get there and, if nothing else borking builds character!
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i followed those instructions to the letter, same result, success(0) failed (1)
this sucks
borking does not build character for me
it engenders a sense of helplessless and makes me cry
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There's the video, guys.. have fun and be careful!
written instructions are as follows:
OK! so you've decided to take on the menial task of installing a custom rom, to make your mytouch... well for lack of a better term, YOURS! If you've had a G1 or a Mytouch 3g in the past, as I have, then the process is much the same..
Step 1
Download your rom from the website to your computer *durrrrrr* also make sure your device is in normal operating mode, and also download the update.zip for clockwork recovery if you dont already have it from HERE
Step 2
Copy the rom and update.zip for clockwork from your computer to your phone's SD card root directory, also known as /sdcard
Step 3
Power off phone
Step 4
Power onto Fastboot mode with Volume Down button and Power
Step 5
Get into recovery mode by pressing volume down once fastboot loads, and then power to select
Step 6
Once in recovery basic mode, where you see the triangle with red exclamation, hold volume up and press power again
Step 7
While in recovery mode, hit volume down to get to apply update.zip which will put you in clockwork recovery as long as the update.zip for clockwork recovery is on your sd card
Step 8
After applying your update.zip, you're going to scroll down to install zip from sd card using volume down button and then power to select
Step 9
Once again, go to install zip from sdcard and press power
Step 10
Select your zip in the menu, then press power
Step 11
Wait for zip to install and hope to hell the zip is signed correctly and not damaged
Step 12
After zip installs, back out to main menu and reboot phone!
Step 13
Wait for Rom to load 100%.. WATCH YOUR LOGCAT TO VERIFY NO BOOTLOOPS!!!
Done!!
If you download "QuickBoot" from the market you can boot directly to "Recovery" bypassing the bootloader.
Re: [how-to] put a custom rom on your slide!!!
I'm assuming this is a tutorial for future rom releases, correct?
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well there's already 2 out at this time, with slideroot2 and the legend rom.. there will be tons more, i'm sure.. so yeah, this is a generalized install procedure for such things
I like the addition of the ADB & logcat steps! Nice touch, man...
heh thanks i want users to be able to see what they did and begin to learn how to fix future mistakes lol
I love the legend ROM but I needed the keyboard one night so I switched to slidemeroot2.
Any chance for Keyboard lights coming?
Also, couldn't load titanium backup in the legend. Any suggestions there?
to get titanium to load right, you have to install a different superuser.apk than the one that's stock. i dunno why exactly. also, legend is a BETA so it'll be updated soon by eugene, it is by no means a final version
Thank you. It is a pretty sweet beta.
Hate to state the obvious, but you should mention that this requires your MT3G Slide to be rooted... you know peeps will come out the wood works asking "why cant I do this!"
ummmm fermunky, why not watch video at 0:15 through 0:25?
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ummmm fermunky, i would suggest rewatching the first minute of the video... that should fix your thoughts about what i've said
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Touche my friend, I didn't even watch the video, since I am not rooted yet anyways , but you know some people will still attempt to follow your directions and not watch the video Not everyone has good intuition
lol its cool man... if you're anywhere close to gulfport ms or are willing to drive here, i'll root your slide and eng build and legend it for free...
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lol its cool man... if you're anywhere close to gulfport ms or are willing to drive here, i'll root your slide and eng build and legend it for free...
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Wish I could, but I am waiting daily at the beaches of St Pete to catch the tar balls coming in!
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Wish I could, but I am waiting daily at the beaches of St Pete to catch the tar balls coming in!
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LOl you gonna manufacture yourself some gasoline??
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If you download "QuickBoot" from the market you can boot directly to "Recovery" bypassing the bootloader.
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Does this mean that I don't have to root first to flash roms? Can i boot to recovery and flash to eugene's already rooted rom?
once you downgrade to the eng build, you can flash any rom for the slide... you have to root and then flash that downgrade though before you can do anything to it
When will a permanent recovery flash come available? Only a minor inconvenience since it only is two extra steps using the stock recovery... well three including copying the update.zip over.
whenever the spl comes, is when it comes i dont have a date/time for ya, devs are working on it... i know one in particular made a bit of progress yesterday, so we'll see what happens when it happens
Ok, I tried to install the SlideM ROM and and ran into an issue I'm not really sure how to fix.
I followed your video and instructions to the letter but on reboot the phone stopped at the first T-Mobile flash screen and froze. Using adb devices I come up with this;
C:\androidsdk\tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
HT069PS00585 offline
HT069PS00585 device
C:\androidsdk\tools>adb reboot
error: more than one device and emulator
...and the phone is locked onto that first t-mobile screen. I tried adb reboot, adb reboot-bootloader and still get nothing, even tried a hard reboot by pulling the battery to get to recovery mode and re-installed starting from step 1.....really hoping I didn't brick it. Any thoughts on why it happened or how I can go about fixing it?
***UPDATE*** went back and tried a method found in another thread, i.e., wiped data using Android recovery mode instead of Clockwork recovery, then re-installed SlideM. Worked perfectly on the first try
hi... this post is for those who wants to root the mytouch quickly and easily without even using a computer. these directions will be step by step, because i know how frustrating it is when someone gives a broken step expecting you to fill in the blanks.
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im not responsible for what happens to your phone. i am simply showing you hope when all else fails. now lets get started.
ALL CREDIT GOES TO CLOCKWORK FOR HIS UNBELIEVABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANDROID COMMUNITY. THANK YOU
first things first, you need a mytouch slide, your phone charging, rom manager free from the android market, universal androot which i will post the link below, and finally a custom rom from xda developers. pick anyone you like preferably cyanogen mod.
step 1. take the custom rom you downloaded from either your pc or from your phone: pc-> if you downloaded it off your pc, then you need to connect your phone to your pc and put the custom rom file on the root of your sd. you dont have to rename it, just leave as is. phone-> if you downloaded it off your phone, then i hope you heard of astro file manager from the market?! you need that to explore your sd card from your phone and find the custom rom on your downloads folder, and edit, move, to the root of your sd card. then paste.
step 2. now you need to get the universal androot apk from the link below. once you download it, make sure you put it anywhere on your phones sd card. once it's there, use astro once more to find that apk on your sd card and install it by clicking on it.
step 3 now all you need is rom manager free from the android market. i hope that you know how to find and install it.
now that you are all situated, the real part begins, and i will also explain why we are doing it this way along the process okay.
step 4 open up the universal androot apk on your phone and it should look pretty simple. the only thing you do here is make sure that root temporary(unroot after reboot) is checked. then hit root . you should get a sucess and the superuser apk showing up in your app drawer. if yes then proceed to step 5.
step 5 now that you have temporary root, this will give you permission to use root apks until reboot. luckily i found out that rom manager has the ability to flash clockwork recovery while your phone is still on. well this is what your going to do. open up rom manager, and the very top option is "flash Clockwork Recovery" hit this and it should install it. after that click on "install rom from sd card." find your custom rom that you put on here from before, and click on it, then check both boxes: backup existing rom, and wipe data and cache, and hit ok. now hit ok to go into recovery. if you get a superuser request at this point then congratulations, its working. allow it , and proceed to step 6 .
step 6 now your phone is restarting and should back up the system and start installing the custom rom. if for some reason it doesnt install right there, and takes you to clockwork recovery(blue words), then go to step 7. if not then step 8
step 7 if you are in clockwork recovery and dont know what the heck youre at, well in short, your at a screen where your allowed to install any rom meant for the mytouch slide including the 2.2 froyo. yay! navigation is simple if you know how. volume buttons are for navigation up and down, and the camera button on the right bottom is for selecting, while the power button at the top of the phone is to go back one. got it ? all you want to do is intall your custom rom if you havent yet. you might first want to do the wipe data/ factory reset, to make sure everything goes smoothly on your new rom. after that go back to the screen with all the options, and go to install zip for sdcard. then it is important to choose zip from sdcard, as i have no idea what the apply sdcard:update.zip will do to your phone. after you click choose update, you should be in a familiar area: your sdcard. find your custom rom and install it. it will work if its a complete and compatible rom for your phone. once done hit reboot system now and presto step 8.
step 8 ur done lol. enjoy your new rom. misc. if you ever want to go back into clockwork recovery, then go into your normal recovery by power + volume down while your phone is turned off. then hit recovery option. youll notice that you are at the normal recovery. push power+volume up for new set of options. theres an option call apply zip update. click on the and boom, you should pop up in clockwork recovery.
universal androot since i am a new user, i cannot post links but here is an attachment, and if your not signed in then you will find the program by going to 4shared.com and searching for UniversalAndroot-1.6.2-beta.apk uploaded by chrisjcj27. thanks and good luck
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hi... this post is for those who wants to root the mytouch quickly and easily without even using a computer. these directions will be step by step, because i know how frustrating it is when someone gives a broken step expecting you to fill in the blanks.
note
im not responsible for what happens to your phone. i am simply showing you hope when all else fails. now lets get started.
ALL CREDIT GOES TO CLOCKWORK FOR HIS UNBELIEVABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANDROID COMMUNITY. THANK YOU
first things first, you need a mytouch slide, your phone charging, rom manager free from the android market, universal androot which i will post the link below, and finally a custom rom from xda developers. pick anyone you like preferably cyanogen mod.
step 1. take the custom rom you downloaded from either your pc or from your phone: pc-> if you downloaded it off your pc, then you need to connect your phone to your pc and put the custom rom file on the root of your sd. you dont have to rename it, just leave as is. phone-> if you downloaded it off your phone, then i hope you heard of astro file manager from the market?! you need that to explore your sd card from your phone and find the custom rom on your downloads folder, and edit, move, to the root of your sd card. then paste.
step 2. now you need to get the universal androot apk from the link below. once you download it, make sure you put it anywhere on your phones sd card. once it's there, use astro once more to find that apk on your sd card and install it by clicking on it.
step 3 now all you need is rom manager free from the android market. i hope that you know how to find and install it.
now that you are all situated, the real part begins, and i will also explain why we are doing it this way along the process okay.
step 4 open up the universal androot apk on your phone and it should look pretty simple. the only thing you do here is make sure that root temporary(unroot after reboot) is checked. then hit root . you should get a sucess and the superuser apk showing up in your app drawer. if yes then proceed to step 5.
step 5 now that you have temporary root, this will give you permission to use root apks until reboot. luckily i found out that rom manager has the ability to flash clockwork recovery while your phone is still on. well this is what your going to do. open up rom manager, and the very top option is "flash Clockwork Recovery" hit this and it should install it. after that click on "install rom from sd card." find your custom rom that you put on here from before, and click on it, then check both boxes: backup existing rom, and wipe data and cache, and hit ok. now hit ok to go into recovery. if you get a superuser request at this point then congratulations, its working. allow it , and proceed to step 6 .
step 6 now your phone is restarting and should back up the system and start installing the custom rom. if for some reason it doesnt install right there, and takes you to clockwork recovery(blue words), then go to step 7. if not then step 8
step 7 if you are in clockwork recovery and dont know what the heck youre at, well in short, your at a screen where your allowed to install any rom meant for the mytouch slide including the 2.2 froyo. yay! navigation is simple if you know how. volume buttons are for navigation up and down, and the camera button on the right bottom is for selecting, while the power button at the top of the phone is to go back one. got it ? all you want to do is intall your custom rom if you havent yet. you might first want to do the wipe data/ factory reset, to make sure everything goes smoothly on your new rom. after that go back to the screen with all the options, and go to install zip for sdcard. then it is important to choose zip from sdcard, as i have no idea what the apply sdcard:update.zip will do to your phone. after you click choose update, you should be in a familiar area: your sdcard. find your custom rom and install it. it will work if its a complete and compatible rom for your phone. once done hit reboot system now and presto step 8.
step 8 ur done lol. enjoy your new rom. misc. if you ever want to go back into clockwork recovery, then go into your normal recovery by power + volume down while your phone is turned off. then hit recovery option. youll notice that you are at the normal recovery. push power+volume up for new set of options. theres an option call apply zip update. click on the and boom, you should pop up in clockwork recovery.
universal androot since i am a new user, i cannot post links but here is an attachment, and if your not signed in then you will find the program by going to 4shared.com and searching for UniversalAndroot-1.6.2-beta.apk uploaded by chrisjcj27. thanks and good luck
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Wow, I really hope this works. This is impressive. I think I'm gonna try this in a few. Thanks.
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Followed your steps completely. After i get root and flash CW Recovery, I go to install the custom rom and make a Nandroid backup.........it restarts phone and take me to the phone with a question mark (i think thats what it was) and then reboots normally into the stock rom. It says its failing to installl the update package which im assuming is CW Recovery.
CaseyG said:
Followed your steps completely. After i get root and flash CW Recovery, I go to install the custom rom and make a Nandroid backup.........it restarts phone and take me to the phone with a question mark (i think thats what it was) and then reboots normally into the stock rom. It says its failing to installl the update package which im assuming is CW Recovery.
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I get the same exact thing. Maybe there was a step he forgot to mention.
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try repeating the steps again. and make sure that everything goes right along the way. the slightest error will make this a no go.
ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience oh by the way. can anyone confirm that they have tried this on a mytouch that hasnt recieved the new ota update. this is the only phone i have tested it on. im not sure if it has anything to do with it.
Tried it about 6 times now. Even downloaded terminal to ensure i have root before carrying on. Its not letting the update.zip that Rom Manager installs on the SD card run at all. Its saying its not signed and then it fails?
Androot is only able to give us a temporary root, therefore the bootloader is still locked and it will not allow us to actually get into CW at all. Correct?
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ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience
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I've tried this about 6 or more times also. I thought it was just me. Thanks though. I appreciate everything.
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CaseyG said:
Androot is only able to give us a temporary root, therefore the bootloader is still locked and it will not allow us to actually get into CW at all. Correct?
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That definitely makes sense.
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correct. its only root until you reboot. its only to hopefully get clockwork installed on your device.
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ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience oh by the way. can anyone confirm that they have tried this on a mytouch that hasnt recieved the new ota update. this is the only phone i have tested it on. im not sure if it has anything to do with it.
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Im trying it on a MT3GS WITH the update installed.....same as you correct?
Not sound rude, but who doesn't have that update by now? So you're saying that we would need to revert from the current update then this should work?
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humm im thinking screw this lol
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humm im thinking screw this lol
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you're having the same issue?
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This will not work. You're missing the ENG bootloader.
chrisjcj27 said:
ill go back and re check everything. this worked for me 3 times over. gimme a sec. ill make this work. sorry for the inconvenience oh by the way. can anyone confirm that they have tried this on a mytouch that hasnt recieved the new ota update. this is the only phone i have tested it on. im not sure if it has anything to do with it.
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Did you go back and recheck?
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migueltherocker said:
This will not work. You're missing the ENG bootloader.
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What's the eng boatloader? Once we have it, will it work?
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OuncE718 said:
What's the eng boatloader? Once we have it, will it work?
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Read through the working root method here.
This method was developed by ChiefzReloaded, a dev we all know and love. He knows his stuff.
The one posted in this thread seems easier, but simply will not work.
migueltherocker said:
Read through the working root method here.
This method was developed by ChiefzReloaded, a dev we all know and love. He knows his stuff.
The one posted in this thread seems easier, but simply will not work.
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So is it possible that we can use this method with eng bootloader added?
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Hi guys, I was trying to flash new ROM via CWM. However, cwm wasn't able to read the zip file saying something about script is not supported blah blah blah... Browsing thru xda forum, I found out that this problem has caused due to the cwm version(recently updated to cwm3.0.0.8) , or at least I want to believe it this way. So lastnight I ended up finding a thread started by jt1134 which I basically helped out lots of ppl who were struggling with similar problem as mine. But the thing is when I was trying to download the files, cwm-recovery-ALL.zip and cwm-recovery-ALL odin. The download links were broken giving me an error message. So guys, if anyone has the files I beg of you to share it pleaseeeeeeeee.
to shorten it down, the link is broken, I think. So if anyone has the files I beg of you to share it thank you..............
Hello jjalhjy
I will make this easy for the both of us!
Direct your browser to this link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=999802
Once there scroll down to the 5th post (#5) where I linked both the page you referenced (broken links) and a link to a working download of the ".tar" file (was earlier! ).
If you need the .zip file scroll down to post 9 (#9) where I have linked it.
A quick guide to getting you flashed.
*note* I am assuming you cannot use .zip files due to the incompatible script error! This is for using odin.
1. Put phone in download mode via the power menu if on superclean. If not turn off the power, pull battery, plug into computer, hold "down" on the volume rocker till the yellow triangle "download" screen appears
2. download the ".tar" version of cwr all
3. Launch odin
4. Click the PDA button and search for the ".tar" file and select it -> then hit "ok"
5. Run the file in odin, wait for the phone to reboot.
6. put your battery back in and test recovery mode to see how it looks!
*whew*
good luck!
Wow that was a fast reply! Thank you! A quick question tho, 1. Do you know if I have to uninstall ROMmanager and delete update.zip file in my sd card before I even start flashing via using odin. 2. After following your instruction step by step, and let's say if it works. Do I still need to download ROMmanager? 3. I remember reading someone's thread in xda saying it is always necessary to flash new cwm after flashing a ROM (I always have it done using ROMmanager but now things have changed, obvisouly. So yea, how would I flash new CWM after flashing a ROM from now?
Sorry if these questions sound so newbyyyy hehe and thanks again!
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1. Do you know if I have to uninstall ROMmanager and delete update.zip file in my sd card before I even start flashing via using odin.
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It is advised (so I have read) that you should not use ROM manager with the Fascinate. While it is a powerful tool, it is just not 100% Fascinate friendly yet. Also I have never had to remove/mess with the update.zip on my SD card. Heck as far as I know you can delete it after using ODIN with the new cwr-all.
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2. After following your instruction step by step, and let's say if it works. Do I still need to download ROMmanager?
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No. I would use the Development Thread here in the fascinate section for your ROMS. ROM manager is just not made for us.....yet!
jjalhjy said:
3. I remember reading someone's thread in xda saying it is always necessary to flash new cwm after flashing a ROM (I always have it done using ROMmanager but now things have changed, obvisouly. So yea, how would I flash new CWM after flashing a ROM from now?
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I personally have never done this. To the best of my knowledge (and real life experience) cwr-all (red version) is the current and most up-to-date version (for the Fascinate). Once I ODIN-ed over the cwr-all I have not updated it once. You should be fine to flash it and flash ROMs as you please!
Dude, thanks A LOTTTTTT
Back up everything, I'm not responsible for anything you do to your phone. These steps have helped everyone who has come to IRC. Just made a one stop guide.
You shouldn't need to post anything in this thread other than to mention if there is a broken link. If you want to thank me, thank the developers instead. They did all the real work. If you really feel like thanking me after that, you can thank me on IRC instead of making a post. I don't like runaway threads and clutter.
You will need these following files:
On computer:
Odin: http://goo.gl/JT9uU
Stock ED05: http://goo.gl/RC28q
Atlas_v2.2 PIT: http://goo.gl/Hktky
CWM4: http://goo.gl/7DmxF
EC09 Modem: http://goo.gl/v8FF7
GB Bootloaders: http://goo.gl/6aJ1N
Nexus S Drivers: http://goo.gl/2qpr (SDK download)
http://goo.gl/ZWGG (Explanation)
On SD card on your phone where you can find it:
Vgb version 7: http://kan.gd/xso
Latest Gapps: http://goo.gl/mVVso
STEP 1
A)BACKUP EVERYTHING, make a nandroid, back up stuff in Titanium Backup.
B)Install the Nexus S drivers. You will have to download the Android SDK in order to do so.
STEP 2
A)Start Odin.
B)Make sure Repartition is checked on the left.
C)Make sure atlas_v2.2.pit is in the PIT section
D)Make sure CI500_VZW_ED05_FROYO_REL.tar.md5 is in the PDA section with it checked off
STEP 3
Double check Step 2 and connect your phone into download mode and press start. (Download mode = take out battery, connect phone to computer using USB, hold down volume button and a yellow triangle symbol will pop up)
STEP 4
After it passes in Odin, boot up to stock.
STEP 5
A)Turn off phone and go back into download mode.
B)In Odin press reset and DESELECT repartition on the left.
C)Make sure cwm4_fixed_for_cm7-ODIN is in the PDA section
D)Press Start
STEP 6
Three finger (Volume up + Volume down + Power button) into recovery. If you let it boot up normally it will overwrite CWM and you will have to repeat STEP 5.
STEP 7
A)Wipe data, cache, dalvik
B)Install from SD, navigate to where you put full fascinatemtd ota eng.jt1134 0811 signed.zip (VGB version 6) and install.
STEP 8
A)Let it reboot and boot up all the way.
B)Power off and go into download mode and connect to computer.
C)In Odin press reset and make sure repartition is DESELECTED on the left.
D)Make sure ec09-modem.tar.md5 is in the PDA section
a)You will have had to extract the EC09 modem using 7-zip
E)Press start
STEP 9
A)Let it boot up all the way.
B)Power off and go into download mode and connect to computer.
C)In Odin press reset.
D)Make sure GBBootloaders.tar is in the PDA section
a)You will have to extract GBBootloaders.tar as well using 7-zip.
E)Press start
STEP 10
A)Let it boot up all the way.
B)Then hold onto power button, press reboot, press recovery. YOU SHOULD NEVER USE THREE FINGER RECOVER ANYMORE. DON'T ASK ****ING WHY OR WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO, JUST DON'T ****ING DO IT. ****.
C)Navigate to where you put gapps_update-2.3.5-gb-20110725-signed.zip on your sd card
E)Install then reboot system fully
STEP 11
You should now have Android Market
A)Download ROM manager from Market
a)If your connection/data symbol is white at the top, skip the Google Account process
b)Toggle WiFi or airplane mode once you're fully in the ROM
c)Icon should turn green at the top, open market and log into your Google Account
B)Go to download ROM, jt1134, download the latest VGB version.
a)If a popup says you need a recovery, press yes.
b)Select Fascinate MTD (IF YOU WANT TO FLASH MIUI OR ANOTHER MTD ROM THEN THIS IS WHERE YOU'D FLASH THAT INSTEAD)
c)It'll say something about if you have manually installed a recovery.
d)Press yes then select CWM 3.x.x
C)Wipe dalvik should be selected. Let it do it's thing.
STEP 12
A)Go back into ROM manager and if JT has released a later kernel select that.
B)Wipe dalvik cache should be selected. Let it do it's thing.
STEP 13
Make me a sammich
STEP 14
Restore Apps+Data only from Titanium Backup. Deselect any Google Apps because you now have the latest 2.3.5 versions. DON'T RESTORE ANY ****ING SYSTEM SETTINGS.
STEP 15
Reboot
STEP 16
Profit
If you want to put on CM7 or MIUI, then substitute that ROM for vgb. MIUI doesn't need GAPPS.
If you want to flash a custom kernel such as Glitch and use Adrenaline Shot, reboot into recovery using the reboot menu. Wipe dalvik, flash kernel first, make sure it's for MTD ROMs and not EH09. Let it boot up all the way before rebooting back into recovery using the reboot menu. Then flash Adrenaline shot.
Glitch's kernel : http://goo.gl/DnGkT
dsexton702's Adrenaline Shot: http://goo.gl/NKJ4P
MAKE SURE YOU USE A UNIVERSAL ANDROID VERSION OF THE TWEAK
Thanks to Jt1134 for sharing his personal ROM and his continued efforts. Also the other devs, Team Hacksung, TeamSbrissenMod, people on IRC, and other people who have contributed and made our phone so damn sexy.
Honestly best written tutorial I have ever witnessed. Definitely helped me with this and on IRC. THANKS A LOT BRWNSUPERMAN!
So I did this with MIUI so do I have to install the latest kernel or can I still use glitch?
Even if you are on CM7 already and still have to do all of that..wow
tonu42 said:
So I did this with MIUI so do I have to install the latest kernel or can I still use glitch?
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You can use glitch.
smilepak said:
Even if you are on CM7 already and still have to do all of that..wow
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This basically makes sure you won't have any problems. You can skip steps, but you better be damn sure of what you're doing.
Does flashing the GB bootloader remove the risk of frying the SD-card, or is there still a risk?
Other than that, thanks for the awesome guide!
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Does flashing the GB bootloader remove the risk of frying the SD-card, or is there still a risk?
Other than that, thanks for the awesome guide!
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It's helped most people. A battery pull also has been found to work.
Thanks for the guide! I got onto vGB without too much of a problem using this. I substituted v6 since it was out.
No dice here, followed to a T, gets caught up at checking bml/mtd state as usual.
TedLWJR said:
No dice here, followed to a T, gets caught up at checking bml/mtd state as usual.
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Really all you need is to flash a froyo package(the pit file is good if you are coming from one back to FRoyo but its really not needed) I just, 30 minutes ago, went from Miui by Froyo by just using the EB01 Froyo package (No Pit) and it worked fine.
To get back to MIUI I just odined the CWM tar booted up,went back to Recovery and flashed MIUI.
When you flash it the first time it does a quick flash then reboots and then goes into the "checking bml/mtd.' It can take awhile and looks like its doing nothing so make sure you give it some time. good luck
Oh and the OP instructions are great and very complete but like he said you can cut out parts of it so I don't want to sound like I'm knocking them, but sometime short and simple works better.
Have you tried the GB Odin package and flashing from there? I just noticed I had it on my PC and was wondering if it would work...seems like it should and may help get you past what ever it is that's stopping you.
I got it FINALLY. Now on MIUI, I installed a new SD card and got it to work. MY main problem was the fact with my previous Sd card, I didn't wipe it or in particular, I suspect the old update.zip was the problem.
I followed this to a "T" as well to go to MIUI from bare-bones stock ED05 package....and it still doesn't see my brand new SD card!!! It sees an old 2GB FAT sd card just fine in MIUI, but no go for my 16GB FAT32 card. Its so weird, b/c the stock ED05 (tw based) OS sees my 16GB all day...even CWR 4.x.x.x saw it until after you flash the MIUI rom.
Please advise. Thanks!!!
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I followed this to a "T" as well to go to MIUI from bare-bones stock ED05 package....and it still doesn't see my brand new SD card!!! It sees an old 2GB FAT sd card just fine in MIUI, but no go for my 16GB FAT32 card. Its so weird, b/c the stock ED05 (tw based) OS sees my 16GB all day...even CWR 4.x.x.x saw it until after you flash the MIUI rom.
Please advise. Thanks!!!
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Same here, except it doesn't recognize my 32GB card, My old 1GB card works fine and it's what I used to flash. Help would be appreciated.
Zeromus2003 said:
I followed this to a "T" as well to go to MIUI from bare-bones stock ED05 package....and it still doesn't see my brand new SD card!!! It sees an old 2GB FAT sd card just fine in MIUI, but no go for my 16GB FAT32 card. Its so weird, b/c the stock ED05 (tw based) OS sees my 16GB all day...even CWR 4.x.x.x saw it until after you flash the MIUI rom.
Please advise. Thanks!!!
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TedLWJR said:
Same here, except it doesn't recognize my 32GB card, My old 1GB card works fine and it's what I used to flash. Help would be appreciated.
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Have you guys formatted the cards with sd formatter or tried a battery pull?
I have very limited experience w/ MIUI. You'd get better help from that thread.
Great guide btw but im having a little bit of trouble and cant figure out what to do.
After putting the cwm4 file in the pda slot after hitting reset. I then press start but it is failing with an error: cant open the specified line 1455
any ideas?
Edit: I got it figured out. Seriously amazing guide. The only thing i might say that i had a problem with, is the first time you say to click reset in odin, it still leaves the re-partition box checked. And my Cwm4 wouldnt install with it checked. I did some googling and a couple people has success just by unchecking it and so did I. After that whenever you said reset odin, i just closed the app and repopened it so it was a fresh open with nothing checked.
Also towards the bottom my connection icon was white even through toggling airplane i had to open the market first, once again could be just me.\
Other than that.... everything was spot on, great job!
xenoaurora said:
Great guide btw but im having a little bit of trouble and cant figure out what to do.
After putting the cwm4 file in the pda slot after hitting reset. I then press start but it is failing with an error: cant open the specified line 1455
any ideas?
Edit: I got it figured out. Seriously amazing guide. The only thing i might say that i had a problem with, is the first time you say to click reset in odin, it still leaves the re-partition box checked. And my Cwm4 wouldnt install with it checked. I did some googling and a couple people has success just by unchecking it and so did I. After that whenever you said reset odin, i just closed the app and repopened it so it was a fresh open with nothing checked.
Also towards the bottom my connection icon was white even through toggling airplane i had to open the market first, once again could be just me.\
Other than that.... everything was spot on, great job!
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Thanks, updated it. I was meaning to do it earlier, usually Odin just skips the repartition if there is no pit file in place. Didn't know it caused problems, but it got me off my lazy ass.
Wow!
Only did step 2, the phone close and there is no power at all now!
Totally bricked!
Ooops! I did the jig trick and it come back! I was a little bit afraid!
The only problem I have is the home button and reverse button are switched.
And the volume down is not working too, I'm sure it is because I have a fascinate, any patch for this?
Thanks
And I lost the unlock function on my phone, are you able to tell me how to unlock it again?
I may be wrong, but I think V7 for JT's Vanilla GB is up on Rootzwiki dated 8/29?
I want to flash recovery.img posted by Cyanogen on G+. I can find no instructions to fastboot. Does fastboot at all works on Galaxy Tab 10.1? If yes how?
Thanks.
you need sdk set up on your computer to use fastboot here is an easy way to set up
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474895
sean1984 said:
you need sdk set up on your computer to use fastboot here is an easy way to set up
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474895
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I have sdk installed. Adb work fine with tablet and Evo 3d. Fastboot works with Evo 3D.
I am unable to get nvflash to work. Some tablets seems to not to get nvflash.
How do i put my tablet in Fastboot mode?
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I want to flash recovery.img posted by Cyanogen on G+. I can find no instructions to fastboot. Does fastboot at all works on Galaxy Tab 10.1? If yes how?
Thanks.
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don't take offense to this, but I think if you're asking questions like this about a pre-alpha, you might just want to hold off. Or just use on of the Kangs and flash with CWM.
donniezazen said:
I want to flash recovery.img posted by Cyanogen on G+. I can find no instructions to fastboot. Does fastboot at all works on Galaxy Tab 10.1? If yes how?
Thanks.
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I m in a trouble i want to install Android on my htc kaiser with wm 6.5 but failed i want to install by heret.exe method dont need to remove my wm so i tried method for 2.1 eclair ,2.2 foroyo and 2.3 gingerbread after penguin it stucks with dont mount sd card in 2.1 eclair and something like system.img failure in foroyo 2.2
I have .tgz file for both 2.3 gingerbread and foroyo for kaiser while one .tgz file is full hardware functionality i searched on net .Now plz tell me what to do to run by heret.exe file
donniezazen said:
I want to flash recovery.img posted by Cyanogen on G+. I can find no instructions to fastboot. Does fastboot at all works on Galaxy Tab 10.1? If yes how?
Thanks.
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I installed CM9 ([ROM][GT-P7500] CM9 KANG (ICS Preview) ) on my Galaxy Tab P7500 just yesterday evening, and so far I'm REALLY impressed by the performance and functionality.
I had some problems during the process and I thought I could share my experiences with you and give a short briefing on how to flash this stuff.
SHORT REVIEW
The ROM is superb. Even though it's half way there with some unimplemented things, the speed of the browser, the font rendering and overall look&feel make it impossible to return to honeycomb.
TESTED WORKING
1) OS in general
2) 3G, WIFI
KNOWN NOT TO WORK
1) Camera does not start
2) Some Trebuchet(CM9 launcher) menus in the settings not yet implemented
3) Screen rotation animations start with a blank screen
WHAT I DID
I started with rooted 3.2 Stock ROM and a battery 75% charged. I don't think rooting the tab beforehand is necessary, as you're going to overwrite the bootloader with CWM anyway.
1) I used Odin 1.85 and flashed Clockwork Recover Mod from Droidbasement, they even have the Stock IO recovery available there too!
- You need to power down the tablet, power it back up and hold both power and volume down buttons when the "samsung galaxy tab 10.1" logo comes visible
- Press volume up button to choose "Download mode"
- Start Odin on your computer, and select the Clockwork mod recovery file in the "bootloader" field
- Connect the tablet using the USB cable, Odin should recognize the device
- Press "Start" to begin the download
2) I transferred the four files listed in mabalito's thread to my tablets storage root folder
3) I booted the tablet to recovery mode
- (Power down, power up)
- Press volume down and power simultaneously when "galaxy tab 10.1" is visible
- Select recovery mode by first pressing power down, the pressing power up
- Select Wipe dalvik cache from advanced menu
- Select factory data wipe from the main menu
- Select apply update from sdcard
- Select apply update from .zip, repeat this step for files 1) GT-P7500-CM9-KANG-020712-maba, 2) GT-P7500-CM9-KANG-012912-maba-kernel-modules 3) Gapps 4) GT-P7500-CM9-KANG-maba-voicesearch-fix
4) Reboot the tablet, you should see the CM9/ICS bootscreen (it hung quite long there for me for some reason, and I got a bit worried, 15mins waiting just did the trick)
5) Enjoy! The ROM is awesome!
slack04 said:
don't take offense to this, but I think if you're asking questions like this about a pre-alpha, you might just want to hold off. Or just use on of the Kangs and flash with CWM.
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I guess I just have to learn it.
Guys thanks for your responses but do pay attention to the question. No offence but don't hand me oranges when I ask for apples.
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Guys thanks for your responses but do pay attention to the question. No offence but don't hand me oranges when I ask for apples.
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not sure why people aren't giving you a direct answer but here:
you don't need the recovery.img for that to work...i just tried it.
all you need to do is to go into the update.script in the zip file, and remove the line that says "get assert" or something like that with notepad...save....put back in the zip file (you may need to first unzip it for it to work....then re-zip it again.)
hope this is apples for you!
ezcats said:
not sure why people aren't giving you a direct answer but here:
you don't need the recovery.img for that to work...i just tried it.
all you need to do is to go into the update.script in the zip file, and remove the line that says "get assert" or something like that with notepad...save....put back in the zip file (you may need to first unzip it for it to work....then re-zip it again.)
hope this is apples for you!
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Thanks, their are no differences compared to Kangs. Are their? Will give it a try later when I get bored. I just flashed Roman's b24.
donniezazen said:
Thanks, their are no differences compared to Kangs. Are their? Will give it a try later when I get bored. I just flashed Roman's b24.
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nope...just cm fixes and more settings.