So I just rooted my Thunderbolt and all is well...
(right now after following the rooting steps I went back to 2.2.1)
BUT, I downloaded my ClockWorkMod ROM Manager and the first time it was on I saw one Premium ROM and the others... but today I don't see that ROM there and also some of the links are not working -- I get an "Error Occurred..."
Note sure what it is and with all the talk about upgrading to 2.3 being potentially bad, I would love to know if you think this is something that will be resolved if I upgrade to 2.2.3 or to 2.3? Or is this something else?
Please help.
Also, is there a list of ROMs that are safe? Ones that run 2.3?
Hard to tell, but it kinda sounds like you were only temp. rooted. Make sure your root is permanent. If you see the "Superuser" icon on your phone or are able to download it from the market you still should be rooted. Just something to check.
How did you root? Using adb or 3 click root?
even if your phone already has superuser on it try re-installing it through the market. and if you still have issues try rebooting the phone normally about 4-8 times. (i had to do this to get it working right)
as for roms i recommend using the development forum here, my favorite froyo rom was definitely dasbamf1.7. i am currently running Bamf's 2.0.5 rom, but there is a risk of getting a brick and that risk is in every 2.3 rom. so for now froyo roms are the safest out there.
*another note, only use rom manager to make backups and to get into recovery. all the flashing you do should be done in recovery.
Install busybox.
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No, you are rooted.
The rom you saw in the premium was moved to free, relax.
If it says error occured it's because the dev has nothing there. Not as many people use rom manager as they used to.
Read up in the Development forum some more, All your questions about 2.3 have already been answered there, or that is where you can find your answers.
Is it possible to Hellraise the SGSII (I'm assuming it is an i9100) Oxygen 2.3.2 ROM for our devices? I'm still unsure about all the compatibility issues, but I wanted to ask those who may know before doing something unbelievably dumb.
Well you should be able to use any i9100 rom as long as it can be flashed through CWM, and doesn't need ODIN to install it, i'm not familiar with Oxygen ROM though.
Only thing to be worried about is if the rom has bootloaders included. If it does, stay away.
Other than that, run a backup in cwm before you flash so if it does go bad, you have an easy recovery.
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Yeah, I checked for the dreaded Sbl.bin and other assorted bootloaders. Just finished my backup, gonna give it a whirl.
Well, it appears as if I have answered that question, and the answer is "No." The installation keeps aborting, no matter what version I try.
You aren't attempting to install through ROM Manager are you? If so you need to boot into recovery yourself, full wipe, then install. I can't see many other reasons why the install would abort- If that is not the case i'm of no help lol.
No, I booted into recovery, did the various wipes, then tried to install the zip. I tried v2.3 and 2.3.2, with no luck. I'm guessing AdamG put some sort of verification script in to keep dumbass noobs like me from making big mistakes.
Thanks for the update
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Oxygen is AOSP-derived, so you'd need to use the CM7 boot.img instead of a Samsung-derived kernel.
If Oxygen enforces device-checking via asserts, you may need to Hellraise an I9100 ROM first. (Although I'm going to be changing this behavior in Hellraiser soon to report the device as a 777.)
Ah, good to know. Well, no harm was done to any phones, so I will consider myself lucky and move on.
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I got rid of CWM Recovery the other day...Got into a Soft Brick using it...Not sure how it happened ...But got out of it none the least using the 1a Method from here...Loaded up TWRP...I would just like to know if I can flash any Rom using it ...It recomends 4 compatible ones...So Im just wondering if I can flash CM 9 or Virtuous...Or am I lookin at a Brick again if I do so...
Im currently runnin Gummy's which I really like but Im a Flashaholic...at least with my S2...And I know Ill do the same with the Prime...So just checkin ...
BTW never had a problem with CWM on my S2...And I flashed a Ton of Roms...Specifically ICS...
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I got rid of CWM Recovery the other day...Got into a Soft Brick using it...Not sure how it happened ...But got out of it none the least using the 1a Method from here...Loaded up TWRP...I would just like to know if I can flash any Rom using it ...It recomends 4 compatible ones...So Im just wondering if I can flash CM 9 or Virtuous...Or am I lookin at a Brick again if I do so...
Im currently runnin Gummy's which I really like but Im a Flashaholic...at least with my S2...And I know Ill do the same with the Prime...So just checkin ...
BTW never had a problem with CWM on my S2...And I flashed a Ton of Roms...Specifically ICS...
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There's a custom CWM recovery a guy posted that's supposed to have that issue fixed. I haven't tested it to a different problem with writing to my partition that's just due to an issue my prime had from the previous owner borking something. Recoveries are different on every device. I used CWM exclusively on my Thunderbolt, then I got the rezound and CWM wasn't worth having when it first came out officially, I only run Amon RA on there.
I also had the 1a "brick" which really wasn't anything more than a recovery loop. I've been using TWRP and I'm a flashaholic, and with Gummy, EOS, a CM9 build and AOKP plus a bunch of misc zip files I haven't had any problems with it. If you want me to test something let me know, I'm not at all scared to wipe a device as setup doesn't take me long at all
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There's a custom CWM recovery a guy posted that's supposed to have that issue fixed. I haven't tested it to a different problem with writing to my partition that's just due to an issue my prime had from the previous owner borking something. Recoveries are different on every device. I used CWM exclusively on my Thunderbolt, then I got the rezound and CWM wasn't worth having when it first came out officially, I only run Amon RA on there.
I also had the 1a "brick" which really wasn't anything more than a recovery loop. I've been using TWRP and I'm a flashaholic, and with Gummy, EOS, a CM9 build and AOKP plus a bunch of misc zip files I haven't had any problems with it. If you want me to test something let me know, I'm not at all scared to wipe a device as setup doesn't take me long at all
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With the Galaxy s2 that I have I run CWM all the time...On Gingerbread Builds ...never a problem...On strictly ICS builds...never a problem...The problem came from flipping back and forth from GB to ICS...I had 3 soft bricks but got out thru Odin...Now with the newer versions of ICS builds you have to flash a different kernel or Odin it inorder to use CWM...thats to play it safe because there are enuff Hard Bricks that shows a problem...(Sumthin to do with The Framework in the newre ICS Roms)...So Im just careful when I flash...Don't need a Hard Brick...Im gonna stay away from CWM over here...especially the Touch Versions which gave us the first initial problems when flashin with CWM on the XDA Galaxy Forum here...
So Ill be usin TWRP and if its safe to flash the Roms you mention I should be okay...But like you state...every device is different...Ill just try to be careful and keep readin on here and see where the Bricks are cummin from when they occur...Thanx alot for the response...I appreciate it...
Hey all,
I just received my i777 and I'm impressed. Coming from a sgs4g seems like a huge improvement, though the devices look physically the same LOL (with the i777 being a bit on the larger side).
Anyways, I've been flashing roms for about a year now with my sgs4g. The forums for the sgs4g had very detailed instructions when flashing, instructions like, what to do if coming from stock, but on this forum ppl just assume you have CWM installed.
What I want is a safe way to upgrade to, let's say, phone bricker. I've noticed that all roms are installed through CWM, and all OP say is "make sure CWM is installed", but there's no mention whatsoever on how to install CWM on this phone.
Maybe i'm complicating things a little bit. On my previous phone, Rom Manager downloaded from market was a NO NO because it'd brick it. So we had to flash a modded CWM via odin made specifically for our phones. Maybe for this phone installing rom manager is all that is needed? yes? OK, found the FAQ. no ROM manager.
Also, somehow this phone came rooted... I bought it new from a store but the unlocked version since I live outside USA.
So, if I'm not mistaken, I should just install rom manager, select my phone from the list, flash CWM recovery and flash away roms on the dev section. Am I correct? I don't want to brick my phone
I would not use Rom manger it's proven to be more of a headache for this device. Look on the dev section there are a couple of packages that you can use to get cwm. If your already rooted you could simply flash a custom kernel like entropys daily driver which already has cwm included in kernel.
Again, if your rooted, easiest way could be to simply use mobile Odin to flash custom kernel(I'm assuming your running gingerbread).
I bought the full version of mobile ODIN. makes life a little simpler when flashing, in my opinion. It's worth the few bucks.
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I would not use Rom manger it's proven to be more of a headache for this device. Look on the dev section there are a couple of packages that you can use to get cwm. If your already rooted you could simply flash a custom kernel like entropys daily driver which already has cwm included in kernel.
Again, if your rooted, easiest way could be to simply use mobile Odin to flash custom kernel(I'm assuming your running gingerbread).
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Running GB, yes. It's (i think) completely stock: GB KJ4.
I've checked and I have standard recovery, so I'm looking for the best and safest way to get cmw.
Mobile odin looks like a good option, but would I need the full paid version?
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Running GB, yes. It's (i think) completely stock: GB KJ4.
I've checked and I have standard recovery, so I'm looking for the best and safest way to get cmw.
Mobile odin looks like a good option, but would I need the full paid version?
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You don't need pro version, lite version will do just fine. Are you sure you're rooted? You have superuser app? Whether you're rooted or not look here(if you are rooted look at #3 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
Check out this thread, was my experience and I'm running PhoneBricker just fine!
However, backup your apps before flashing and factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik after (possibly before as well) and you should be fine! Will root then you can flash away.
Clay
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One other point for you. Your phone was flashed, in most probability by the folks who sold it to you, with a leaked version of Gingerbread, UCKJ4. As a result, your flash count is probably at 1, and the secondary bootloader was probably replaced with one that disables the ability to clear the flash counter with a usb jig. If this matters to you, you can test first with a jig to see if it will reset, and if not, you can flash the original UCKH7 secondary bootloader to fix it. Needed files can be found in the Download Repository.
Oh, and my guide explains how to flash a modified kernel containing ClockworkMod Recovery if you need it.
Well, I flashed my phone last night. Used mobile odin for flashing a kernel (siyah) to get CWM, then flashed phone bricker via CWM like I used to do on my old phone. Everything went smooth.
Though I'm not fond on this "4.0.3", it's just a launcher that looks like ICS but I don't want to believe it's a true ICS ROM, because it feels weird, I certainly prefer stock GB (or a custom GB rom) instead of some heavily modded rom with ICS theme.
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One other point for you. Your phone was flashed, in most probability by the folks who sold it to you, with a leaked version of Gingerbread, UCKJ4. As a result, your flash count is probably at 1, and the secondary bootloader was probably replaced with one that disables the ability to clear the flash counter with a usb jig. If this matters to you, you can test first with a jig to see if it will reset, and if not, you can flash the original UCKH7 secondary bootloader to fix it. Needed files can be found in the Download Repository.
Oh, and my guide explains how to flash a modified kernel containing ClockworkMod Recovery if you need it.
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There're several new terms I need to learn about this phone that weren't used on sgs4g. Such as DPI (i.e lowering it, what for? isn't that a step back?) and flash counter.
I suppose flash count is just a counter for how many times you have flashed the phone with custom Roms, so that warranty people can check if a returned phone was damaged due to bad flash, or something like that. Am I correct?
If that's the case, then I'm not too worried about flash count because I live outside US, and my AT&T phone wouldn't get warranty over here, but I'll definitely look into that, to check where my counter is at and to check if resetting it back to 0 is still possible.
I'll be checking up on the links you provided.
Thanks a lot.
mikeflash said:
Though I'm not fond on this "4.0.3", it's just a launcher that looks like ICS but I don't want to believe it's a true ICS ROM, because it feels weird, I certainly prefer stock GB (or a custom GB rom) instead of some heavily modded rom with ICS theme.
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It is a true ICS rom. Samsung didn't do a lot of cosmetic changes when they moved the S2 to ICS though...most changes are under the hood.
If you want something that looks and feels more like true ICS, you should consider trying either CM9 or AOKP. They are both based on Google's source code, nothing Touchwiz about them.
Or if you'd rather stick with what you have, you can always try different launchers. I'm running ICS, but I use Go Launcher and it runs beautifully.
mikeflash said:
There're several new terms I need to learn about this phone that weren't used on sgs4g. Such as DPI (i.e lowering it, what for? isn't that a step back?) and flash counter.
I suppose flash count is just a counter for how many times you have flashed the phone with custom Roms, so that warranty people can check if a returned phone was damaged due to bad flash, or something like that. Am I correct?
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That is mostly correct. You're right about the purpose of the flash counter, but it actually counts how many times you flash kernels, not roms. And even then, it only increments if you flash a kernel via Odin in download mode. Flashing a kernel in Mobile Odin or CWM doesn't touch the counter.
Incrementing the flash counter also places that possibly annoying yellow triangle on bootup on your phone. Since you're on ICS, you can just use triangle away app from play store (free version is on here somewhere) to get rid of it, though I'm not sure if that'll fix the whole secondary bootloaders thing (probably not). I think it'd be worth it to fix that just so you don't run into anymore problems later if you decide to change something, especially since after the fixes you can just nandroid back to your current setup, but it's not essential and completely up to you.
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I'm confused why this thread was started. There ARE detailed instructions in the stickies and by using Google search along with the words XDA after the search u would easily find any and all information needed. Why do we need a thread dedicated to helping one person read stickies which already have this information.
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Phalanx, did you not read the Title?
It says be nice!
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Phalanx7621 said:
I'm confused why this thread was started. There ARE detailed instructions in the stickies and by using Google search along with the words XDA after the search u would easily find any and all information needed. Why do we need a thread dedicated to helping one person read stickies which already have this information.
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Thank you friend.
To sum up for OP
1. Strongly suggest NOT to use ROM Manager on any custom ROMs unless you are surely running CyanogenMod ROM.
2. Check the "About phone" to see if it is true ICS or ICS-theme GB.
Hi, I am s-off, rooted, eng 1.49, stock 2.1 and for some reason I cannot boot any altered sense roms. I can flash froyo aosp roms but they are running extremely slow. I can't seem to adjust any kernel. Anyone have any suggestions or something I'm missing?
I don't actively use this phone anymore, but what recovery are you using? Amon-RA is recommended, at least to eliminate that as the possibility of the cause.
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I used amon and it wasnt flashing then bonked something and could only flash new recovery via unlocker.exe which comes with clockwork. I was kinda just seeing if know issue that i was missing. I did try to flash amd then removed sd card and still didnt work.