Hi,
Sorry for this post, but I tried searching, I am new to all this android stuff.
Basically I got a Bell S2 that was at 2.3.3 I rooted it by flashing CF-Root-SGS2_JP_XSG_KG2-v4.1-CWM4 and unlcoked it successfully. I now want to upgrade to 2.3.4 and was wondering what the best way to do it would be. I would prefer to keep it rooted and the apps that I have installed intact.
My questions are:
1) If I flash back an official firmware will my phone still be rooted? If so what is the best firmware to use?
2)Is there another custom firmware that I should flash to upgrade to 2.3.4 that is compativle with bell and also rooted?
Thanks
Pick a rom from the dev section and install, that would be the easiest way, and use titanium backup to backup your apps.
Thanks for the reply! Which kernal would be the best to go with at the moment? I have no idea which one to choose!
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Okay, so my device is running 2.3.3 right now, and it currently rooted and unlocked (did this myself). How would I go about upgrading it to 2.3.4 and having it rooted and unlocked still? I am in Canada using a previously Bell branded phone that I am now using with Rogers Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Whichever kernel that suits your needs, the speedmod kernel seems to have amazing battery life but has no bln support, while the ragemod kernel has a bit worse battery life but supports bln.
Download one of the roms from the dev section and follow the install instructions that are posted, all the roms are rooted and will keep the phone unlocked.
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So last night I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S2 and I’ve got a few questions regarding various things that I havn’t been able to find through searching around on the forums. If the answers are around the forums and I have missed them I apologize and hopefully you can direct me there.
1. Since I used chainfires rooting method. I’ve used Nitrality’s app to ‘backup’ my /efs and something else it backup up. Here I’m wondering if I use a custom rom such as “Lite'ning Rom v6.1 XXKH3” will the things I backed up with Nitrality app restore my original ROM and Kernel incase something hardware wise fails and I need to send it back in to claim on my warranty.
2. The second question im asking is regarding various Custom roms, if I choose to flash ;Lite’ning rom, will I be able to since it states it’s;
based on I9100XXKH3 firmware
baseband I9100XXKH3
The baseband I’m using is XWKE7, will I be able to use this rom?
3. since the version of android I have is 2.3.3 and majority of the Roms need 2.3.4 will it work correctly? If not and I have to legitly update to 2.3.4 will it successfully update since i've rooted my phone?
Hopefully you guys can help answer my questions. Thanks.
bump because I really need help :[
- Litening ROM is based on KH3 ROM, that doesn't mean you need to have a Stock KH3 ROM. So yes, you can install it.
- As I said it doesn't matter what ROM you currently have to flash a 2.3.4 ROM.
- Don't know about the Back up issue, sorry.
Sent from my GT-I9100
thankyou so much for your help
before I flash it will I need to upgrade my 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 though?
giga502 said:
thankyou so much for your help
before I flash it will I need to upgrade my 2.3.3 to 2.3.4 though?
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You are Welcome.
As I said, NO.
Sent from my GT-I9100
I upgraded my firmware today on my UK T-Mobile SGS2 today, but lost the root I had in the process. I was previously having a really annoying 'lag' that would make the whole phone jerky and unresponsive and that seems to have cleared up after this upgrade. I'm really keen to do the rooting properly this time... as I'm guessing it was a problem of incompatability that cuased the jerkyness problems I was experiencing before.
From the Chainfire rooting thread I see that there isn't a rooted kernel that is for KG2 and Android 2.3.3
CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip - Is for 2.3.4
These files aren't labeled as being 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 - does anoyone know:
CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip
CF-Root-SGS2_JP_XSG_KG2-v4.1-CWM4.zip
If you were in my position, what would you root with?
My current phone details are:
Modellnummer:
GT-I9100
Android-Version:
2.3.3
Basisbandversion:
I9100BOKG1
Kernel-Version:
2.6.35.7-I9100BOKG2-CL255512
[email protected] #2
Buildnummer:
GINGERBREAD.BOKG2
Thanks
If you are going to root then flash a custom Rom, then I wouldn't worry as the Rom will be based on 2.3.4 probably.
If you want to stay stock, then you could follow my route, CF-Root then flash VillainRom which is based on 2.3.4 and as close to stock as possible with a few tweaks to improve things such as battery life.
Hope this helps
Ideally I'l like to be able to get future official updates through Keis - and I would lose that if I switched to Villain rom right?
I also wondering if I'm going to flash a custom ROM, might I as well flash a more recent Samsung one like KH3? Looking at Villainrom it says there are problems with the stock browser and stock SMS.
Piecing together info from other threads I saw that someone said that you can flash a rooted kernel and then flash back your original unrooted kernel and it will stay rooted. Is this true? If so, perhaps I could flash a rooted kernel (either a 2.3.4 or a 2.3.3 for KG1 or KG3 (close to my rom), and then flash back my current KG2. Thing is, how do I get my current KG2 kernel off the device before I overwrite it with a rooted variant.
Sorry if my questions are a bit basic or confused. I'm still trying to get to grips with all this. Thanks for the patience!
1. Yes you will lose updates through Keis but the custom Roms are based on the most up to date anyway.
2. Don't think you can restore your kernel and keep root afaik busybox etc are baked into the kernel
3. Yes there is a lag problem, it is to do with odexing/deodexing (don't ask me) but there is a flashable fix if you search the thread. Villain Tweaks app should help with the SMS I think.
4. Find your firmware/kernel on Intratechs thread and download it and keep it safe. When you root you will replace the current kernel. If you need to go back then you can flash the original through odin.
Well, since it seems going with a full flash is the only way of rooting with my current officical setup, I'm gonna try KH3 and see how it goes. I'm quite relctant to get into custom romming because I don't normally have the time to deal with the inevitable problems (so I hear), but I do need to be rooted. Wish me luck! and thanks for your help.
killall said:
1. Yes you will lose updates through Keis but the custom Roms are based on the most up to date anyway.
Plus it can be many months later on Kies .
jje
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looking for stock kernel for uk t-mobile 2.3.3,can't seem to find it anywhere.can anyone help,have looked in development but shows old stock kernels.
My current phone details are:
Model:
GT-I9100
Android-Version:
2.3.3
Bassbandversion:
I9100BOKG1
Kernel-Version:
2.6.35.7-I9100BOKG2-CL255512
[email protected] #2
Buildnummer:
GINGERBREAD.BOKG2
Jiffage ?? Did you make it ??
Hello All,
Back in April I flashed my phone with the only (at the time) SMB? for bell, . I used a guide to get my phone to build number OLYEM_U4_2.1.1 - GreyBlurred.
I find updating Android so confusing - iPhone was a lot easier :\ but Android rox so here i am.
I've been all over trying different methods to update my phone with no avail. At this point, I don't even care if i lose my app data.
What is the best OS i should run on my Bell Atrix, and how can I do it? Any forum links would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
There you are, everything you need from start to finish.
Make sure you read and understand every line.
After you flash your first rom with those instructions, and feel comfortable with flashing, I suggest you try out both cm7 and miui. Cm7 is original looking android with tons of new features and settings. Miui is a sexy slick looking rom with tons of new features. It's kind of like IOS. But still holds true to android customizability. The procedure is the same with all roms in the first thread i linked, but once you've done all of those things once, you can skip down to "Installing a Custom Rom". No need to re-unlock your bootloader and re-install custom recovery.
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=olympus (download #20)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383721 (some bugs, but awesome rom)
Feel free to ask any questions/pm, but this should technically be in the Q&A forum.
Cheers!
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Remember. Always backup!
Well first off make sure you have Clockwork Recovery installed on your phone.
(you have to be bootloader unlocked for the full recovery to be installed) If you haven't unlocked the bootloader, make sure you go to the development forum and read up on how to do that using the "international pudding"
Once you have clockwork recovery installed, head on over to this thread and download the gobstopper that you'd like... I would go for the 2.3.6 updated one.
This is a bone stock bell rom, and its the EASIEST way to get back to stock bell.
Thanks guys! CM was a waste of time since I'm on an Atrix... I dont know if that rom is made for the Atrix - it doesn't say so on the site. Now running GB 2.3.6 Thanks a bunch!
Olympus is atrix's codename in cm. It is made for the atrix.
But glad to hear you're running gb!
Wow Bell_GB_2.3.6 has amazing battery life. 3x better than before! Yippeee
Hey there, guys! First off, yes I am a noob with this kind of stuff, so I apologize 1000 times in advance. Secondly, I have searched, but to no avail (and my great confusion!) for this, but have found nothing. I have a SGH-i717D, Canadian Telus variant of the Galaxy Note. I rooted it, and all went well. Having said that, I didn't flash any custom ROMs (after attempting a stable version of CM9.1 which sent my phone into a boot loop), and decided to unroot my phone and now I currently have it with what I assume is stock Telus 4.0.4 ICS firmware. I was wondering if anyone had a flashable .tar of the Telus ICS 4.0.4 Kernel?
Check this link out ...
It should have what you need ....g http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573568
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Also here .....g
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602043
Thanks for the links, but I'm a little confused. Will the modem and radio reset my kernel? Currently my LTE and everything else works fine (though my phone does tend to freeze now after I send a text sometimes :/). For reference, here's what my phone says under About Phone. I would like to get everything here back to Telus' stock ICS.
Sorry for the bump, but it now seems that my phone will sometimes send the same messages multiple times. Last night my cousin reported getting the same two texts 5 times each, which is something my phone never did before. My phone's APN settings are still the default Telus ones, so I'm not sure what it could be. Could this be a result of anything I did (namely rooting the phone and installing CWM before unrooting)?
Hello, I'm a new user here, and after doing some research, I've still got some open questions regarding rooting a international GS3, the flash trigger and it's updateability. I'd like to apologise in forward if these questions have been answered before .
I’d like to root my international GS3 (see specific information below), but currently I’m not interested in any custom roms, just the stock Samsung rom with root functionality will be enough for me.
Code:
Model number: GT-I9300
Android version: 4.1.2
Baseband version: I9300XXELL4
Kernel version: 3.0.31-566833
Build number: jzo54k.i9300xxell4
I’ve read about this flash trigger , and that there are ways to avoid triggering it when rooting your device, but I couldn’t really find the necessary information and files to do this with an international GS3 which I have, nor do I know if it’s possible or not.
Alternatively I thought about using Chainfire’s auto root instead, and afterwards using triangle away to reset the flash trigger.
I’d also like the possibility to still update my phone afterwards, when newer version are released by Samsung. Correct me if I’m wrong, but this should be possible if there isn’t a custom rom on it, correct?
So my main question is if there’s a way to root my GS3 , without losing my warranty due the flash trigger, and (if possible) a possibility to still update it to newer versions with Samsung Kies or the stock over-the-air update function ? If so, what’s the best/easiest way for someone with no experience in rooting (aka noob) ?
Thanks in advance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
Here the root of all, functional.
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to guarantee sufficient flash samsung official fw.nebo some application / root / triangle away on unrot device.
You can just update firmware with Odin (Samsung flashing tool)....it will remove root, but you can always re-root, so no need to worry with Kies and ota, personally I don't trust either of them/don't use them/refuse to use them!
Or you can just flash OTA update zips using Mobile Odin. You won't lose root at all.