[Q] [Telus Fascinate] CM7 Flashing Question - Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
I am looking to install CM7 on my Telus Fascinate. I would have asked this in the guides i have been reading but i don't have enough posts to post in the development area. I am currently running stock 2.2 with the Voodoo Lag Fix kernel. I've read a bunch of guides in the forums and i am just wondering can i flash with CM7 with this kernel running? I know i have to disable lag fix but i also see in guides about installing different kernels first. Also is there an initial version of CM7 i need to flash first or can i just go right to the latest nightly version.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Make TRIPLE sure you disable voodoo first. Start with the base CM7, since the kernel is bundled in with the package, then you can flash the latest nightly without any concerns (other than wiping cache).

theraptscallion said:
Make TRIPLE sure you disable voodoo first. Start with the base CM7, since the kernel is bundled in with the package, then you can flash the latest nightly without any concerns (other than wiping cache).
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THANKS!!!
Just curious where i can get the base CM7?? All i can find link wise is the nightly's it seems

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[Request] CM7 Gingerbread Kaoscinate Guide

I've been following the progress on Kaoscinate's cm7 gingerbread post. I was wondering if anyone would be helpful enough to post a step by step direction to get it on a fascinate. My phone is rooted, running a custom rom and kernel, however I am not running a vodoo build (have never done so before and it is my understanding that this is a requirement for Kaoscinates CM7 gingerbread to work).
For the purpose of making this useful for other users on the forums. If someone could include the steps (or links) to a compatible vodoo kernel in addition to the steps (or links) to a compatible radio as well that would be appreciated. After that a step by step direction to get the Kaoscinates cm7 on there. Alternatively if someone just wants to post a quick guide on how to go to this from stock that is fine as I can easily take my phone back to stock and work from there.
The main reasons behind my request is my relative inexperience with vodoo kernels. I apologize if there is already a rightup for this. I attempted a quick search but wasnt able to find anything and the Kaoscinate post is 250 some pages long now so its relatively difficult to find useful information without spending too much time. If anyone needs anymore information from me to assist feel free to im me or post here.
Flash the voodoo version of CWM via Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046905
Boot to cwm, flash a CM7 kernel like this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045831
Flash the CM7 ROM. That parts the same as any other ROM (wipe wipe wipe, choose zip, etc). Boot, and you should hear the lady's voice telling you it's in the process of converting to voodoo. Wait it out, then you're in CM7.
Should work okay on the radio you already have.
avend012 said:
I've been following the progress on Kaoscinate's cm7 gingerbread post. I was wondering if anyone would be helpful enough to post a step by step direction to get it on a fascinate. My phone is rooted, running a custom rom and kernel, however I am not running a vodoo build (have never done so before and it is my understanding that this is a requirement for Kaoscinates CM7 gingerbread to work).
For the purpose of making this useful for other users on the forums. If someone could include the steps (or links) to a compatible vodoo kernel in addition to the steps (or links) to a compatible radio as well that would be appreciated. After that a step by step direction to get the Kaoscinates cm7 on there. Alternatively if someone just wants to post a quick guide on how to go to this from stock that is fine as I can easily take my phone back to stock and work from there.
The main reasons behind my request is my relative inexperience with vodoo kernels. I apologize if there is already a rightup for this. I attempted a quick search but wasnt able to find anything and the Kaoscinate post is 250 some pages long now so its relatively difficult to find useful information without spending too much time. If anyone needs anymore information from me to assist feel free to im me or post here.
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Dude there are like 4 stickies in the top of this forum for this. I have no idea what custom rom you could be using unless you are still on superclean or something because all the roms out right now include a voodoo kernel.
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Dude there are like 4 stickies in the top of this forum for this. I have no idea what custom rom you could be using unless you are still on superclean or something because all the roms out right now include a voodoo kernel.
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well you are 100% correct I was using superclean. I figured everything out though thanks to a few IMs and the first post.
jvincent08 said:
Flash the voodoo version of CWM via Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046905
Boot to cwm, flash a CM7 kernel like this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045831
Flash the CM7 ROM. That parts the same as any other ROM (wipe wipe wipe, choose zip, etc). Boot, and you should hear the lady's voice telling you it's in the process of converting to voodoo. Wait it out, then you're in CM7.
Should work okay on the radio you already have.
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So you're supposed to wipe everything before and after you install the kernel? Wouldn't wiping after installing the kernel get rid of the kernel?
shahud said:
So you're supposed to wipe everything before and after you install the kernel? Wouldn't wiping after installing the kernel get rid of the kernel?
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no kernals cant be deleted only rewritten

[Q] Kernels??? and cyanogenmod

Hi all,
I have a few questions now I am running cm7. And I can't find the answers propably because (you're a NOOOB!!!) I lack some basic understanding of the relation between kernels, mods, modems etc.
First the situation: SGS2 (duh) rooted using CF-Root OXA KG3. Flashed CM7 nightly (88 or 89 don't know from the top of my head).
My understanding of the parts is limited to the rom (cm7) is running on top of the kernel. Where the modem fits in I don't know.
Now the questions:
1. Does cm7 have (and am I running) it's own kernel or am I still on CF-Root?
2. If I want to switch to another kernel how would I do it and where can I find kernels working well with cm7? (I know about Swi7chblades thread)
3. Where is the modem for and can I change and improve it? (sorry couldn't find it in the guides nor the glossary on the wiki)
And I thought I had more but will say what pops up when I read your answers.
I think CM7 has a own kernel but i'm not sure
SiyahKernel v2.0 will work for you if you are still running CM7
Cangir said:
I think CM7 has a own kernel but i'm not sure
SiyahKernel v2.0 will work for you if you are still running CM7
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Yeah I am still running CM7 and plan to stay there until their is either an ICS version or another ICS rom. Thanks for the kernel suggestion will check it out.
edit: SiyahKernel v2.0 looks promising, I'll put it on the list of things to try.
I tried siyah 2.0 stable but it wasn't a success. I ended up going back to stock and flashing cm7 again. On the modem front I flashed to KI4 and things seem a little better. But I still don't really know what to look for. Anyone?
CM7 has the kernel from cyanogen dev codeworkz. I'm using siyah ATM though which is decently stable.
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[Q] 2 questions

hi. i just want to ask these 2 questions.
question 1:
can i flash over a new rom over my bionix 1.3.1 running bali kernel 1.8.8? i would like to try an ics rom if it will do me good.
question 2:
if i switched to another rom, what will happen to my kernel? will there be incompatibility issues? however im planning to change the kernel if ever. can it also just be flashed over bali 1.8.8?
thanks.
Yes can flash on top might have to flash twice. Wipe is recommended.
Roms usually include kernel so don't have to worry about kernel. Btw 2.2 kernels like bali 1.8 would be in incompatible with 2.3 ics and aosp kernels
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Just want to add: Make sure to read the install instructions before you flash and it's a good idea to read the entire thread so you know what issues you might have. You should also know how to recover your phone should something go wrong.
In addtion, make a nandroid back up before you do anything, just in case you bork something and have to go back.

[Q] Look over my gameplan please

A long time ago I rooted my phone via odin and then flashed a shostock ics rom to my sgh i777, after searching around on this forum I found out not to go on the website that I learned how to originally root/flash my phone, anyway here is my phones current information
android - 4.0.3
Kernel- [email protected]
Now im planning on switching over to the Siyah 4.3.3 kernel with micswap, and the AOKP Jellybean Build 11.9.2012 rom. Now from what I've gathered I simply both the kernel zip and rom zip over onto my phone. Using cwm I flash the kernel because odin only recognizes .tars iirc and then have it boot back into cwm and then flash the rom? Obvioulsy before i go through with it, i'll make the nandroid, and then do
1. Wipe cache
2. Wipe dalvik
3. If you are already on a previous version of Siyah, "Reset ExTweaks profiles" (its under "Kernel specific options")
4. Flash the kernel
Once i flash the kernel I should be able to flash over to the JB rom correct?
mikeyDzomg said:
A long time ago I rooted my phone via odin and then flashed a shostock ics rom to my sgh i777, after searching around on this forum I found out not to go on the website that I learned how to originally root/flash my phone, anyway here is my phones current information
android - 4.0.3
Kernel- [email protected]
Now im planning on switching over to the Siyah 4.3.3 kernel with micswap, and the AOKP Jellybean Build 11.9.2012 rom. Now from what I've gathered I simply both the kernel zip and rom zip over onto my phone. Using cwm I flash the kernel because odin only recognizes .tars iirc and then have it boot back into cwm and then flash the rom? Obvioulsy before i go through with it, i'll make the nandroid, and then do
1. Wipe cache
2. Wipe dalvik
3. If you are already on a previous version of Siyah, "Reset ExTweaks profiles" (its under "Kernel specific options")
4. Flash the kernel
Once i flash the kernel I should be able to flash over to the JB rom correct?
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1) Copy ROM, Kernel and JellyBean GApps to your device in a place that's easy to find (I use root of internal SD)
2) Reboot into recovery
3) Make a nandroid backup
4) wipe data/factory reset
5) wipe cache
6) wipe dalvik cache
7) reset extweaks profiles
8) install ROM zip from internal
9) install JB GApps
10) install Siyah 4.3.3 micswap if you want - but you won't get support in the AOKP thread if you do this.
11) reboot device
If you flash a kernel before a ROM, the kernel included in the ROM will overwrite the one you just flashed.
dandrumheller said:
1) Copy ROM, Kernel and JellyBean GApps to your device in a place that's easy to find (I use root of internal SD)
2) Reboot into recovery
3) Make a nandroid backup
4) wipe data/factory reset
5) wipe cache
6) wipe dalvik cache
7) reset extweaks profiles
8) install ROM zip from internal
9) install JB GApps
10) install Siyah 4.3.3 micswap if you want - but you won't get support in the AOKP thread if you do this.
11) reboot device
If you flash a kernel before a ROM, the kernel included in the ROM will overwrite the one you just flashed.
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I was under the impression I need the micswap in order to use the rom I want? You mentioned I can use it if I want but I just wont get support in the thread so I tried researching the whole micswap thing, well Im still a little confused because some say you need it for the i9100 phones. Well mine is an sgh i777.. but after I originally flashed it with odin whenever I booted it, it comes up with the i9100 logo, so Im a little confused now because in the siyah thread it says I need the micswap to run the rom I want (AOKP Jellybean 11.9.2012).
I downloaded the v4.3.3 - CM10/AOKP MALI - CWM Flashable kernel with the micswap. Either way cant I just put the other 2 v4.3.3 ICS Micswap and no miccswap kernels onto my internal SD and then flash them if I have to?
edit - heres another problem I just ran into I just found a siyah v5 in this thread It has both micswap and no micswap versions, It mentions to use the micswap for anything AOKP based, since the JB rom Im using is AOKP based I would need the micswap version, but now im assuming the siyah v5 kernel is better then the v4.3.3 right? But i cant seem to find like a release thread of the v5
The Thread im referencing
I noticed you have the same att phone as i do and you're running the 4.3.3 kernel are you using the micswap version or the without micswap?
mikeyDzomg said:
I was under the impression I need the micswap in order to use the rom I want? You mentioned I can use it if I want but I just wont get support in the thread so I tried researching the whole micswap thing, well Im still a little confused because some say you need it for the i9100 phones. Well mine is an sgh i777.. but after I originally flashed it with odin whenever I booted it, it comes up with the i9100 logo, so Im a little confused now because in the siyah thread it says I need the micswap to run the rom I want (AOKP Jellybean 11.9.2012).
I downloaded the v4.3.3 - CM10/AOKP MALI - CWM Flashable kernel with the micswap. Either way cant I just put the other 2 v4.3.3 ICS Micswap and no miccswap kernels onto my internal SD and then flash them if I have to?
edit - heres another problem I just ran into I just found a siyah v5 in this thread It has both micswap and no micswap versions, It mentions to use the micswap for anything AOKP based, since the JB rom Im using is AOKP based I would need the micswap version, but now im assuming the siyah v5 kernel is better then the v4.3.3 right? But i cant seem to find like a release thread of the v5
The Thread im referencing
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Reading is your friend here - spend LOTS of time doing this BEFORE flashing to know what you are getting into. But the short answer to your questions above:
There are mic-swap and non-mic-swap versions of most of the kernels for the i777. if you are using a rom based on an i777 samsung release, you need NON-mic swap. If you are using a ROM based on i9100 Samsung release, or AOKP, or CM, or AOSP, or pretty much anything else, you need mic-swap. Any ROM you install will include a kernel with the appropriate swap settings. You are best off running whatever kernel comes with the ROM you flash at least at first, and then try something else if you want additional functionality or want to see if you can improve performance. If you flash some other kernel over a ROM, the ROM dev will likely not provide any support becuase you are messing with what they release - this sometimes results in bugs/erratic behavior. It's up to you at this point to research/read/try stuff to sort out your problems.
The latest siyah ported and modded by Ktoonsez is 4.3.3. Ktoonsez adds some stuff to 'stock' siyah, so many people use that. 5.0.1 Siyah was ported by AJ, with, as far as I know, only minimal changes. it is more of a 'stock' siyah, but a newer version. You need to research the two yourself to decide which is better for you based on their features. you do this by reading at LEAST the first 10 posts and last 200 posts (yes, last 20 pages) to get an idea of the history and ongoing issues for each. You should be doing that for any ROM you are thinking of flashing too. If you're not willing to spend at least that much time to benefit yourself, it's not fair to expect anyone here to spend their time helping you.
If you have an i9100 logo at boot, it means you flashed non-stock via odin and triggered the counter. This won't hurt you at all unless you need to return the device for warranty issues, or if it annoys you. There are plenty of threads around here with the means to get rid of it - search is your friend here.
dandrumheller said:
Reading is your friend here - spend LOTS of time doing this BEFORE flashing to know what you are getting into. But the short answer to your questions above:
There are mic-swap and non-mic-swap versions of most of the kernels for the i777. if you are using a rom based on an i777 samsung release, you need NON-mic swap. If you are using a ROM based on i9100 Samsung release, or AOKP, or CM, or AOSP, or pretty much anything else, you need mic-swap. Any ROM you install will include a kernel with the appropriate swap settings. You are best off running whatever kernel comes with the ROM you flash at least at first, and then try something else if you want additional functionality or want to see if you can improve performance. If you flash some other kernel over a ROM, the ROM dev will likely not provide any support becuase you are messing with what they release - this sometimes results in bugs/erratic behavior. It's up to you at this point to research/read/try stuff to sort out your problems.
The latest siyah ported and modded by Ktoonsez is 4.3.3. Ktoonsez adds some stuff to 'stock' siyah, so many people use that. 5.0.1 Siyah was ported by AJ, with, as far as I know, only minimal changes. it is more of a 'stock' siyah, but a newer version. You need to research the two yourself to decide which is better for you based on their features. you do this by reading at LEAST the first 10 posts and last 200 posts (yes, last 20 pages) to get an idea of the history and ongoing issues for each. You should be doing that for any ROM you are thinking of flashing too. If you're not willing to spend at least that much time to benefit yourself, it's not fair to expect anyone here to spend their time helping you.
If you have an i9100 logo at boot, it means you flashed non-stock via odin and triggered the counter. This won't hurt you at all unless you need to return the device for warranty issues, or if it annoys you. There are plenty of threads around here with the means to get rid of it - search is your friend here.
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Thanks for the quick response and yeah im not too worried about about the counter. I appreciate you clearing up that each rom has its own kernel for some reason I thought you need to match a kernel/rom. For now i'll just try the aokp rom and then maybe switch over to the siyah 4.3.3 after doing more research. I just went through with flashing just the rom and gapps now time to spend an hour in the bathroom figuring everything out. Anyway thanks for the help i'll definitely do more research into android. Computers were my hobby for the longest period of time untill I got into cars, trying to pick up phones now even though im pretty late to the party.
How are you liking the Ktoonsez Siyah 4.3.3?

Stable Rom

I would like to install a rom on my recently purchased galaxy facinate. I need to use the bluetooth and gps a lot, so I need a rom that has both of those working very well. What is the best stable rom to use for this? I have installed roms on previous phones and have had troubles with various functions, but I'm certain someone out there must know a good and stable one that noob like me could use.
Thank you for your time.
First take a look through this thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2132986 as it's a recent discussion about the same thing. Anyway, I would personally recommend CM 10.1 as I've been on it for a while now and it's rock solid (I've used BT and GPS on it too).
I want to make sure I use the proper instructions/files, I have found mixing up the roms can cause me troubles in past builds. I found these instructions on the forums, are those links still accurate for the CM10.1 build or do you know of a better installation method. Im focusing mostly on ...
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Step 2: Download ICS Teamhacksung Build 1 or 2 to the root of your devices sd card.
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but if you don't mind setting my mind at ease that I should use those files and then flash CM10.1 on top of those files/steps it will save me some headaches I'm sure. Again thank you for your time.
Step 1: Download these files to your pc:
Odin- http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz
Samsung Driver- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/SAM...ile_Phones.exe
CWM4 fixed for cm7- http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...2&d=1311907538
Stock EH03 rom- http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/fasc..._GB_CM.tar.md5
Atlas_v2.2 pit- http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz
GB bootloaders- http://goo.gl/6aJ1N (this needs to be extracted with a program such as 7zip)
Step 2: Download ICS Teamhacksung Build 1 or 2 to the root of your devices sd card.
THS Build 1- https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69414229/fa...eng.BUILD1.zip
It looks like you pulled that from droidstyle's guide, which is exactly where you needed to go and everything is accurate.
About the THS flash... well, different people here seem to have different experiences. On my device I don't flash THS before installing anything, I go directly from flashing CWM4 to flashing whatever I want to and have no issues, but there have been people on here who get errors that way. If it makes you feel better to flash THS before CM 10.1 then go for it, it won't hurt anything, it'll just take longer.
This whole process is not something you should have to do again unless you really mess something up, once you're on CM 10.1 you only need to reboot into recovery, wipe data/davlik/cache and flash whatever other rom you want to. There are a lot of good roms available that you might want to check out, in fact one of the more popular roms Paranoid Android just came out with a new version that looks pretty good.
This phone is hard to break, just don't get careless and you'll be fine honestly.
do you need to install gapps in addition to the cm10.1 nightly? and to verify you installed cm10.1 directly after cm7 skipping gbbootloader and teamhack installs?
I also found these set of instructions that seem easier, would this be the better way to go?
/wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_fascinatemtd
Xceptiona1noob said:
do you need to install gapps in addition to the cm10.1 nightly? and to verify you installed cm10.1 directly after cm7 skipping gbbootloader and teamhack installs?
I also found these set of instructions that seem easier, would this be the better way to go?
/wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_fascinatemtd
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Yes, you do flash gapps after installing cm10. You do it immediately after flashing the ROM in recovery, no need to reboot first (better not to, in fact).
Process-wise, I've never reached for Heimdall, always used Odin, but the cm wiki article looks like a more tedious process to me...
Once you've got the USB drivers + Odin installed, and the various flashable files handy, we're only talking a few steps to go from stock to cm10.1.
Do note that after you've got JT's clockwork recovery installed, the cm instructions say to flash your cm ROM directly without flashing the older THS ROM first .
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I just bought a Samsung Fascinate and was also wondering what people are using.
I tried the latest 4.22 versions of Hellybean and JellyBro. about the only thing I noticed was that the overclock setting on Hellybean had a top range of 1.4 GHZ and JellyBro topped out at 1.2.
tekweezle said:
I just bought a Samsung Fascinate and was also wondering what people are using.
I tried the latest 4.22 versions of Hellybean and JellyBro. about the only thing I noticed was that the overclock setting on Hellybean had a top range of 1.4 GHZ and JellyBro topped out at 1.2.
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Devil kernel dude
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