It is rooted (in order to restore some apps with Titanium). Looks like this prevents OTA updates. Not important for this one, but I don't want to be stuck with this build forever.
1) This is for a Canadian (Bell) 4G. I couldn't locate the exact ROM anywhere. What do you suggest? (could I try to flash the European ROM? If this fails, will I be able to restore my current ROM -- I have a nAndroid -- from CWM?)
2) I do not have easy access to Windows machines. Can I simply put the .img files in a zipped folder (e.g. update.zip) and use ROM Manager to push the ROM?
Thanks
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Upon searching through various XDA forum threads, many youtube videos and other Android based websites. I finally decided to actually make a thread to help gain a better insight into what I want to do.
So, as I'm posting in this particular forum you can imagine I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wifi Only [GT-P7510] Running Android Version 3.1 and I would assume I'm running the stock kernel.
I've already rooted the tab, using Odin and CWM of which are probably the only things I am a little bit familiar with. Im only really following instructions with next to no knowledge of the Android OS. I essentially want to maximise the use of my tablet but as there's so many different resources with custom roms and kernels. It's hard to figure out whats best and why it's better than another to fully utilise my tablet.
I want to run ICS on my tab, and I've been told "Pershoots" ' is the 'best' kernel around. Though how I do this, I really don't know. So, if you don't mind, here are my questions ;
-In order to put a different Rom & Kernel onto my tablet, Do I need to have them both flashed through Odin at the same time for it to work?
-Does the kernel and rom have to be specifically compatible with eachother or can you essentially mix and match them?
- Will certain kernels work across different Android devices?
- Are the Custom Rom builds specific to 3g versions (Or would they work on the device as a whole regardless of 3g/wifi?)
- Will I need to put it into downloading mode to put them onto the tab, and recovery after through CWM to use them like I did for the rooting process?
Thanks in advance for your time!
Sam, Android Novice.
Flash in recovery.
Download the latest SetCPU from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
Launch it, accept root allowance and select autodetect.
ondemand will be the default governor
To install kernel modules:
Use Winrar (windows) or tar with the z option and unpack lib-2636.4.tar.gz
Push any module you desire to /data/local/modules (this is created by the update.zip)
Then, insmod it (you can do this via adb, in a gscript, or on the device in terminal.
Note:
-If you want to enable usb charging:
adb shell echo 1 > /sys/class/power_supply/battery/force_usb_charging
To disable:
adb shell echo 0 > /sys/class/power_supply/battery/force_usb_charging
Flash in recovery.
Download the latest SetCPU from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
Launch it, accept root allowance and select autodetect.
ondemand will be the default governor
http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/
@Sam,
I too am new to the SGT, and looking for a clear path to ICS.
I have done a boatload of reading and feel I have a pretty decent understanding of how to do this, I can give you some answers to your questions to the best of my knowledge, but would also greatly appreciate some outside clarification.
A: To put a new ROM on your device:
There are two ways to get zip files on your device. 1. Download a file on your computer and connect the tab with the usb cable and drag/drop it onto the root of the device. or 2. Download the file using the SGT directly from the site, in this case you will want to move the file from the download folder to the root of the sd so you can find the zip easily once in CWM
Download the ROM you would like to install, make sure it is for the same android version you are currently on. (don't use a HC 3.2 ROM if you are on HC 3.1) Back up your apps with Titanium Backup > Boot your device into CWM (this is NOT download mode, you will not be connected to a computer) > Make a nandroid backup of your current ROM setup, just in case something goes wrong, you will be able to go back into CWM and restore your device with this back up > next do all the appropriate wipes per the Dev's instructions. > Go to install zip > Choose zip > Navigate to the zip file you want to intall > Install zip >Reboot > Sign in and set up your device on your new ROM
A: Kernels: Some ROMS will already have a custom kernel built into the ROM. Some will use the STOCK kernel.
You may NOT mix and match kernels at will, make sure the kernel you want to use is compatible with the ROM you are using.
You can then flash the kernel in CWM through the install zip process.
I don't think you can use kernels across different devices, but I am not sure.
A: Odin: As I understand it, You will only use Odin to install different CWM Recoveries or to flash a stock ROM if for some reason you have borked your device and can't get to CWM through the power menu
My Questions for a path to ICS
Q: 1. I am running Galaxy Task 13.1 Rom with Pershoot kernel. In order to Flash ICS I need to be using the latest CWM 5.0.2.7 correct?
2. In order to flash the new recovery, do I need to revert back to the stock kernel? If so, can I use the stock kernel found in the second post of the Task thread and flash in CWM the same as when I did Pershoot's
3. Would I be better off just restoring my stock rooted nandroid, and then ODIN flash the CWM 5.0.2.7 to that and then Flash ICS from there.
4. Once on new recovery, I will not be able to restore any nandroids from previous version and should I then want to go back to Task, I will have to just flash the ROM as a fresh install and then create new nandroids to use from there on?
Thanks
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dxh3378 said:
@Sam,
My Questions for a path to ICS
Q: 1. I am running Galaxy Task 13.1 Rom with Pershoot kernel. In order to Flash ICS I need to be using the latest CWM 5.0.2.7 correct?
2. In order to flash the new recovery, do I need to revert back to the stock kernel? If so, can I use the stock kernel found in the second post of the Task thread and flash in CWM the same as when I did Pershoot's
3. Would I be better off just restoring my stock rooted nandroid, and then ODIN flash the CWM 5.0.2.7 to that and then Flash ICS from there.
4. Once on new recovery, I will not be able to restore any nandroids from previous version and should I then want to go back to Task, I will have to just flash the ROM as a fresh install and then create new nandroids to use from there on?
Thanks
D
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ok guys....flashing ICS can be done on top of anything...don't need root either.
1. Get the ICS and Gapps zip on the tablet
2. Flash CWM (unless you already have it)
3. wipe data
4. flash both
5. done
nothing really too complicated
no version requirements nothing.
hope this helps
as for nandroid things
yeah made a nandroid backup on whatever recovery you are on now..nothing will change after you flash ICS...you will still be able to restore anything.
To install kernel modules:
Use Winrar (windows) or tar with the z option and unpack lib-2636.4.tar.gz
Push any module you desire to /data/local/modules (this is created by the update.zip)
Then, insmod it (you can do this via adb, in a gscript, or on the device in terminal.
Note:
-If you want to enable usb charging:
adb shell echo 1 > /sys/class/power_supply/battery/force_usb_charging
To disable:
adb shell echo 0 > /sys/class/power_supply/battery/force_usb_charging
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That stuff went right over my head, I imagine less jargon would be helpful too haha.
Hello everyone.
Guys, I am interested in turn the stock rom of my phone in a ready-to-install rom. I mean, roms usually are .zip files with scripts that writes the customized files to the system file, overwriting the old files. I want to know how to take the stock rom of my phone and turn it in a intallable .zip file, like a customized rom.
After a normal installing the phone would be like the phone with the original rom, without changes. Do you know what I mean?
I am interested in this for make changes and costumizations in the stock rom for then reinstall it. Normally, rom porting is made by taking a compatible rom (like CM) and taking the wished to port rom and changing directories like /system, /data, etc... Am I right? Well, if a would take the original rom of my phone and would turn it in a installable .zip, I could make ports, right?
Well, this is my doubt, how can I do this?
Up.
What's wrong? No one cares about?
Noob reporting here !
You can start by installing ADB (from android sdk).
When you have ADB correctly installed , you can "rip" your phone's complete /system partition by using the "adb pull /system system/" command.
This will rip /system to a subfolder called "system" (example c:/adb/adb.exe -> c:/adb/system)
I haven't come further myself, as i`m also in the learning (reading) phase.
you can use dsixda's kitchen for that, just use a firmware file for your phone, and extract that using the kitchen, after that you can use it to make a zip file
It's my first time customizing an android phone after rooting it, and I have to say, there's a lot to learn. Samsung devices are made to read qmg files when it comes to boot animations, but I'm already making my own boot animations, and I have a lot of questions I hope this post isn't that long.
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1- after installing CWM can I UNINSTALL it using odin? Or is there any other way to do it without my computer?
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2- I know that you can't UNflash files, so when I flash a zip file (specifically bootanimations4U) what files should I back up? I'd rather back up only the files that will be replaced? Or is there an app to back up files from a certain folder and just bring them back if I want to bring back the normal animations?
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3- let's say that my device is rooted, it has CWM installed, and also, has the . zip enabler flashed already and in use. I'm planning to FORMAT my phone in a couple of weeks because I want to use it as if it's rooted with the whole storage available (I don't have storage problems I just want to do that) but my question is...
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-Q3: if my goal is just to delete my data and apps only, can I just use the factory reset from the settings? Do I need to do anything regarding CWM or the zip file I've flashed? Will CWM be deleted? Will I have to flash that .zip reader enabler (bootanimations 4u) again? What do I need to do if I needed to reset my phone without any problems?
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4- is there a file size limit for the bootanimations.zip files on Samsung devices (galaxy s5 android 6.0) and also the audio file size limit?
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5- what is the condition in which I have to flash the bootanimation4U.samsungani.zip file and not the other one?
I plan to give LG G3 I have to an elderly person, so I want this updated to the latest stock rom.
I currently have rooted ZVC with 3.0.1 TWRP recovery.
I could not find a file to perform the upgrade in TWRP.
Is the only way to go restore stock recovery, ZVG, root, TWRP?
In this case is there an easy way to restore stock recovery on a working phone?
Any help?
Thank you.
OM
ObviousMan said:
I plan to give LG G3 I have to an elderly person, so I want this updated to the latest stock rom.
I currently have rooted ZVC with 3.0.1 TWRP recovery.
I could not find a file to perform the upgrade in TWRP.
Is the only way to go restore stock recovery, ZVG, root, TWRP?
In this case is there an easy way to restore stock recovery on a working phone?
Any help?
Thank you.
OM
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Similar problem, I have ZV8 and want to go to ZVG. The OTA update doesn't work. I tried Flashfire which sees that downloaded file in the /cache folder but when it runs the update, it gives and error "file not found". So I used adb and several root file explorer programs and discovered that the /cache folder is locked despite being rooted. I can not read or copy any files that are in that folder. I can explore the folder and see that update.zip is there, but I can't do anything with it. It does allow me to copy and paste as long as I am only moving it around within the /cache folder. If I could just get that stinking update.zip file out of that folder, then flashfire should be able to do the update.
To the OP. This claims to put your phone back to fresh out of the box status. From there, you can take the OTA updates and get ZVG.
lgg3root.com/lg-g3-root/how-to-unrootunbrick-lg-g3/
please put the htt . . . stuff in front of the above link, it won't let me post a link since I haven't been active enough.
But I have no interest in going back to stock, I would just like to go from ZV8 to ZVG without losing root and without having to completely reconfig my phone.
Anyone? Someone must know how to get that stinkin update.zip file to be readable by fireflash
How to flash only stock recovery? how to convert "recovery.img.lz4" to "recovery.tar"
Hi all,
I am fairly newb in installing custom ROMs, so apologies if Im misusing any terms. Some time ago I wanted to move a priv-app to system-app, without rooting. I managed to flash TWRP on my Samsung S8 G-950F, and from there moved private app to system app.
Now I would like to go back to the stock recovery img, but I don't know how or if it's even possible. The reason behind this is that my company is deploying Android Work Profile and it is detecting the custom ROM (I assume it is specifically detecting the custom recovery partition)
I tried to find the respective recovery.img for my current stock ROM, but was unable to find it. I can only find for older versions, and from what I read, you can't install older recovery with newer ROM
I can only find the full stock ROM, in .tar.md5 format. opening this with 7zip, I can see the recovery.img.lz4
How do I flash this without altering the OS partition?
Thank you in advance,
Rhaswar
@Rhaswar
Look inside here.
thank you @jwoegerbauer, I have seen this article and it mentions a file called recovery.tar
I don't have that, what I have is the recovery.img.lz4
Is there a conversion that can be done?
Thank you
@Rhaswar
Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfrMo1_Rgxc