Question as thread title.
I am a noob to all this rooting flashing, rom, odin stuff.
I've read about it as much as possible,
But when i actually head to the dev section, all i see is 2.3.4 or 2.3.5
But im living in singapore, and so far, i'm only living with 2.3.3
So the question is, if for example i see, Litening Rom 6.1,
and i see 2.3.4, does that mean i cant 'Flash' it into my phone?
Do i need 2.3.4 before flashing it?
Help is greatly appreciated,
Thanks in advance
Nope, you can flash any Rom you like.
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so when it says 2.3.4 , if i flash it, I'll get the features of 2.3.4?
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shawnaye said:
so when it says 2.3.4 , if i flash it, I'll get the features of 2.3.4?
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yes that is correct
the other thing I see is that the roms are based on XXKH3 etc etc, but I'm on something like DXKI2, what do I have to do?
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it would be really awesome if someone could provide me with a link to a step by step guide to installing a custom ROM to S2!
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shawnaye said:
it would be really awesome if someone could provide me with a link to a step by step guide to installing a custom ROM to S2!
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Their is no link you could start with a bit of reading FAQs etc .
FAQ
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065995
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Cognition or Villian rom probably the easiest .
jje
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14283342
Follow Chainfire's instructions exactly and you'll be fine. Any further questions, best to direct them to his forum.
After the matching CF-root kernel is flashed, you will have superuser and his custom recovery installed, then can then flash any custom rom placed on your sdcard via cwm recovery
Edit: also good links to info beaten to out by JJ,..... Again
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shawnaye said:
it would be really awesome if someone could provide me with a link to a step by step guide to installing a custom ROM to S2!
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you will find the guide on how to install a rom, in the thread of the rom you want to flash.
at the beginning of the original development right at the top there are guides on how to root and how to flash..
if you want any help just give me a message and what i know i will advice you
use this link first though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065995
EDIT: looks like JJE beat me to it
Hey guys, thanks for all the info. So basically what i gotta do first is to use CF-root to first root my phone?
Then i use cwm to do a backup, followed by flashing any rom with odin?
Yes but its follow the instructions for the relevant rom not flash any rom through Odin . Most custom roms are CWM flashes .
jje
CF-rooting my phone, right now my kernel version says : DXKI2
so if i download the file CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_KI4-42-v4.2-CWM4.zip
would this be correct?
and i see that this file is CF-Root v4.2, SU 3.0, "insecure"
meaning is has superuser , but what does insecure mean?
should i download a secure one?
sorry for being a lil' troublesome..
Make sure you backup your efs folder
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Hi,
I have a Korean SHW-M250s and wanted to root my phone with CF-Root and currently my kernel is 2.6.35.7-M250s.EG14.1208-CL380592. The rule of thumb for CF-Root to find the file to download is to get the file in bold CF-Root-2.6.35.7-I9100XXKG1-CL349526. This doesnt really apply to the Korean version and i was wondering if anyone could tell me which file to use please?
Thanks in advance
Check in the "General "section of the forum. There is a thread dedicated to Korean models.
I hope you'll find what you're looking for there.
Good luck
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You could also flash siyahkernel 2.6.12 .tar file with PDA in Odin. Will root and give custom "red pill" recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1263838
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=888835&d=1328469346
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Hey I have the same phone and I'm on ICS and do you happen to know a way to root it?
it's on 4.0.4
I would like to ask help from forum members. the problem is this, I have a samsung galaxy i9100 with LPQ rooted official rom and change it to Hydra-h2o v1.4.1 but will not start. hangs on the load of the kernel. When did you flash the rom wipe all concerned, but nothing happens. hopefully could help me. regards
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I would like to ask help from forum members. the problem is this, I have a samsung galaxy i9100 with LPQ rooted official rom and change it to Hydra-h2o v1.4.1 but will not start. hangs on the load of the kernel. When did you flash the rom wipe all concerned, but nothing happens. hopefully could help me. regards
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what i suppose is that there is a conflict between the rom and the kernel, what i would suggest you do is install a different kernel, like siyah or N.E.A.K
try this first tho
1) go into mount and storage then format system
2) get the latest siyah on ur SD card and flash it from recovery
3) try reinstalling hydra
coming to my house proves it. but yesterday I did that but left with a semibrinck ... I am not sure why that was. thank you very much for the answer
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Hi i can't move apps to my sd , i have flashed Criskelo rom V6 ICS. Anybody can help me . Thanks.
Federico.
You can't in any rom for the S3.
There's a search feature which would have instantly answerd your question.
(There are mods and tools to substitute the functionality though)
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ICS onwards can't move apps to sdcard
no idea for honeycomb (forget about it since is for tablet)
Hi there guys
I need a bit of help, I need to go back to stock rom but I have no usb cable to us odin. Im trying to find a stock rom file that i can flash using cwm but im having trouble ive looked everywhere and cant seem to find one...any help would be appreciated!
download deodexed stock rom from development section...
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