First time rooting / installing rom quick question
Looking to flash phone to villianrom 3.0 from what i read on the 2.4 version older posting it says to root with CF-root first. In the new 3.0 version posting it says it includes Ninphetamine kernel and the instructions assume you have clockwork mod already and can install zip from sd, Do i still need to CF-root before running 3.0 or does the Ninphetamine kernel Root automatically from the 3.0 zip??
Thanks
You need first of all a kernel wit CWM then you can flash custom firmwares through it from a .zip-file on your sd.
The new version will bring root with it through the kernel but you are not able to flash it unless you have CWM if it comes as a .zip-file
So for the first time flash a rooted kernel that includes CWM through "Odin" and then you are free to flash anything you want through CWM.
Hope that answers your question.
brunobanane said:
You need first of all a kernel wit CWM then you can flash custom firmwares through it from a .zip-file on your sd.
The new version will bring root with it through the kernel but you are not able to flash it unless you have CWM if it comes as a .zip-file
So for the first time flash a rooted kernel that includes CWM through "Odin" and then you are free to flash anything you want through CWM.
Hope that answers your question.
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Could this be a problem I am having
I have rooted my phone and copied villianrom to my sd card.
When I go through CWM and delete wipe does that also wipe my root?
When I try to install the ROM i keep getting error messages
Did you install the Ninphetamine kernel first...
No good complaining its not working if you skip steps....
What kernel did you flash to get CWM ?
Should all work fine if you follow the steps presented in the VillainRom post...
ultramag69 said:
Did you install the Ninphetamine kernel first...
No good complaining its not working if you skip steps....
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Sorry I thought it was included in the ROM?
Sorry not that clued up on all this
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brunobanane said:
What kernel did you flash to get CWM ?
Should all work fine if you follow the steps presented in the VillainRom post...
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I just flashed Frankensten kernal and downloaded ROM Manager from market
serpicoUK said:
Sorry I thought it was included in the ROM?
Sorry not that clued up on all this
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I just flashed Frankensten kernal and downloaded ROM Manager from market
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im not to familiar with Frankenstein kernels. what you should of done is rooted first your phone with one of the CF kernels..do that through odin..that will get your phone rooted..once you do that then you can flash any rom you like but always follow the guide from the thread of the rom you going to flash
EDIT: if you flash CF-root your rooted..go to development original and go on the thread and follow the guide...its through odin if i remember well its been a while lol but once you do that you will have all the perks of been rooted...
once you do that download the rom you want and just flash away through recovery or CWM manager....but do your reading and back up your rom first before you do flash
Matriak31 said:
im not to familiar with Frankenstein kernels. what you should of done is rooted first your phone with one of the CF kernels..do that through odin..that will get your phone rooted..once you do that then you can flash any rom you like but always follow the guide from the thread of the rom you going to flash
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I followed these instructions and flashed insecure Kernal then the it was actually this one after
GT-I9100_XXKI3_original
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/how-to-root-your-samsung-galaxy-s2-50004972/
Did you try flashig through RomManager or by booting the phone into CWM recovery?
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Hmm...give this approach a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
brunobanane said:
Did you try flashig through RomManager or by booting the phone into CWM recovery?
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Hmm...give this approach a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
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I flashed the ROM through Android system recover (3a)
is that CWM recovery?
I managed to get villianrom welcome screen but it just keeped flashing for about 10mins and wouldn't reboot properly
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brunobanane said:
Did you try flashig through RomManager or by booting the phone into CWM recovery?
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Hmm...give this approach a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
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Excellent
Thanks
So If I flash that Kernal and then install villianrom through CWM then it should work and still be rooted?
Nope that isn't CWM.
Jep, follow the steps for CF-root, then from the rom and then all will be fine and with root.
brunobanane said:
Nope that isn't CWM.
Jep, follow the steps for CF-root, then from the rom and then all will be fine and with root.
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Once I have flashed the new ROM will I need to install i new Kernal or will it be included?
serpicoUK said:
Once I have flashed the new ROM will I need to install i new Kernal or will it be included?
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it will be included
Now that you are rooted back up the rom first before you go ahead and start your journey of flashing...
Matriak31 said:
it will be included
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Ok think I am getting it now, not sure why I am so stupid this time as I have rooted my Hero and Orange San Francisco first time around.
One last thing.
Is ROM Manager and CWM the same?
I have ROM Manager installed and my phone is rooted, can I not just flash the CF-ROOT from my sd card?
Instructions - If you already have CF-Root
- Copy the zip file to your SD card
- Stop sharing SD card with computer over USB, unplug the cable, etc
- Applications -> CWM -> Flash kernel. Select the ZIP file on your SD card.
- Done
I think RomManager is just an app that can flash roms, do backups and other things by using CWM.
But I'm not that familiar with Rom Manager so I don't know much about it.
As I said I don't know what things you can do with RomManager but I would flash the kernel with Odin, thats the save way.
For the instructions...I think that means if you have a previous version of CF-Root and already have CWM.
brunobanane said:
I think RomManager is just an app that can flash roms, do backups and other things by using CWM.
But I'm not that familiar with Rom Manager so I don't know much about it.
As I said I don't know what things you can do with RomManager but I would flash the kernel with Odin, thats the save way.
For the instructions...I think that means if you have a previous version of CF-Root and already have CWM.
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So installing that Kernal will not cause any harm if my phone is already rooted?
No.
Even if it would you could just flash a stock firmware back again and start from zero.
brunobanane said:
No.
Even if it would you could just flash a stock firmware back again and start from zero.
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Thanks for all you help
Another thing I have noticed is when I wiped my phone it reset itself as normal but all my media and photos where still there even though I copied them over to my sd card just incase, is this normal?
No problem.
Jep that is normal. It just wipes your system. If you want to wipe your phone of all your files and reset the system than you need to do it with a combination in the dialer. *2767*3855# but watch it...the process starts right after you insert the # no question if you really want to!
brunobanane said:
No problem.
Jep that is normal. It just wipes your system. If you want to wipe your phone of all your files and reset the system than you need to do it with a combination in the dialer. *2767*3855# but watch it...the process starts right after you insert the # no question if you really want to!
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That's cool.
Dont want to just wasn't sure if it was working correctly.
Dont have anything to really back up so will do it all tonight once home from work
cheers
Have a good weekend
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Now up and running for our 3D's.
HBoot 1.5 users, flash via FlashImage GUI.
So far, so good!
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
i dont understand what to do with it?? img?? i thought to flash a recovery u put it on the root of sdcard and fastboot finds it and u update.. i have hboot 140 rooted.. so how do i go about flashing this new touchscreen cwm recvovery?? yes im a noob.. and yes i tryed to find out but cant find any thing?? i just thought i needed a PG86IMG.ZIP just like when u flashed the new twrp 2.0?
evod3 said:
i dont understand what to do with it?? img?? i thought to flash a recovery u put it on the root of sdcard and fastboot finds it and u update.. i have hboot 140 rooted.. so how do i go about flashing this new touchscreen cwm recvovery?? yes im a noob.. and yes i tryed to find out but cant find any thing?? i just thought i needed a PG86IMG.ZIP just like when u flashed the new twrp 2.0?
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flash it via flash image GUI or via fastboot using PC
evod3 said:
i dont understand what to do with it?? img?? i thought to flash a recovery u put it on the root of sdcard and fastboot finds it and u update.. i have hboot 140 rooted.. so how do i go about flashing this new touchscreen cwm recvovery?? yes im a noob.. and yes i tryed to find out but cant find any thing?? i just thought i needed a PG86IMG.ZIP just like when u flashed the new twrp 2.0?
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If you're HBoot 1.4, you don't necessarily need to do the workaround that 1.5'ers use, but the same method works.
1) Install FlashImage GUI (either buy from market or find the apk file on XDA)
2) Select option to flash recovery image.
3) Locate recovery image of choice. You do NOT need to rename anything.
4) Flash recovery image.
5) Reboot to recovery to confirm image flashed correctly.
Those 5 steps should get you a new recovery. Let me know if you encounter any issues. This new CWM Touch Recovery seems to be working fine so far, I've tested a majority of the functions so far and have had no issues yet.
Is this better than Twrp 2.0 just need someones opinion on it. Are there any other features which makes it must have?
Sent in 3D
Boss2212 said:
Is this better than Twrp 2.0 just need someones opinion on it. Are there any other features which makes it must have?
Sent in 3D
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I was unable to mount USB storage so i switched back to twrp 2.0
Sounds good, but I think ill wait a month before using to make sure no one finds any serious problems with it
Also, there should be an easy PG86IMG.ZIP made for this, thats how I have ALWAYS done all firmware and recovery flashes and never had a problem. It was the right way before all this flash image stuff.
mnomaanw said:
I was unable to mount USB storage so i switched back to twrp 2.0
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One option I hadn't tried this morning, and can also confirm this.
Gives an error "E: unable to open ums lunfile (no such file or directory)"
Does it work any better than twrp 2.0?
Would backups from the previous non touch version still function ?
Sent from my CM9 HP Touchpad
DarkManX4lf said:
Does it work any better than twrp 2.0?
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Haven't experienced any bad flashes on a few test runs yet, but as mentioned earlier in this thread, USB storage mount doesn't work, so any files you need to push you'll need to go through the ADB route until a revised version of this recovery image is created.
Link to the ADB method; scroll to post #9:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/12348-slow-transfer-usb-mounting-unable-to-open-ums-lunfile/
Charging in recovery is fuctional?
nikosblade said:
Charging in recovery is fuctional?
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Nope, doesn't appear to be.
You can update this straight from the rom manager application
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gav-collins1983 said:
You can update this straight from the rom manager application
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Sorry,my bad,I tried and it just flashes 5.0.2.0, I was able to flash via flash image GUI, without needing to wipe caches, of course, lol, seems pretty cool, ain't tested for bugs as yet, just wanted to correct my error here
cool beans!!! it worked!! ill have to try this out for a while see how it works.. that was the first time i ever used flash gui cause i ahve hboot 1.40 never needed to.. i always thought it would be a pain to use but it was mad easy to use.. good stuff!!!!!!! thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
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the only thing i dont like is there was no download bar?? so i dint kno when it was going to finish..
evod3 said:
cool beans!!! it worked!! ill have to try this out for a while see how it works.. that was the first time i ever used flash gui cause i ahve hboot 1.40 never needed to.. i always thought it would be a pain to use but it was mad easy to use.. good stuff!!!!!!! thanks!!!!!!!!!!!
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the only thing i dont like is there was no download bar?? so i dint kno when it was going to finish..
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Good stuff, man. It's a very handy app, especially for those of us stuck w/ HBOOT 1.5. Great for toggling between kernels and quickly set up new ROMS.
Yes, no more finger Olympics..
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Guys, just to reiterate....
1) Mount USB storage does not work
2) Charging via recovery does not work
If you want to flash a ROM directly through the recovery, you need to rename the ROM zip to "update.zip" w/o the quotes. PITA, but that's the workaround if you do not wish to go through ADB mounting.
i actully went back to twrp 2.0 cause my phone shut off by it self after i flashed cwm touch recovery.. my phone never does that.. so i went back to twrp just to be safe..plus there was kno download bar.???
I rolled back to older version 4 of cwm not a fan of twrp 2.0 tho. Nice features but has some annoying issues lol twrp 2.0
WARNING:
For devs and experts ONLY!
This is not fully functional and it is not well tested yet!
This is an unofficial port of CM7 to the Galaxy Player 4.0 (USA and EUR).
Known Issues
Deep sleep is disabled because it crashes the device
Cameras are upside down
Camcorder may crash
Bluetooth turns on but doesn't seem to scan
External sdcard isn't mounted by default
USB storage does not work
Preparation
DO A FULL BACKUP! Make sure you can recover from nothing using odin/heimdall
Make sure you have a known good kernel handy, Steve's is good
Backup /system using "dd" use with odin/heimdall, just in case:
dd if=/dev/block/stl9 of=/mnt/sdcard/system.img bs=512
Backup your apps if you care about them
Installation
Download the ROM for your device
Verify MD5 on the device
Boot into recovery and install the ROM
Do a full wipe. Wipe data, cache, dalvik, everything
Reboot and hopefully you should have a CM7 system!
Issues?
Post any other issue here and I will respond when I get a chance. Please do NOT send me PM's.
Download
USA: update-cm-7.2.0-RC0-YPG1-USA-KANG-signed.zip md5=4ebe819524a5a5e4e68913d1156e0961
EUR: update-cm-7.2.0-RC0-YPG1-EUR-KANG-signed.zip md5=ce77cb63512bfe224ea2e19eb23e15e9
Note: gapps is not currently included in the ROM.
device is bricked, why not? lol
Also, camera zoom doesn't seem to work.
minimeofctown said:
device is bricked, why not? lol
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At least two people have had successful installs.
What happened during the install?
Can you connect via adb?
okay no i really need some help to unbrick my device. i really thought this would do it. it just boots straight into CWM.
minimeofctown said:
okay no i really need some help to unbrick my device. i really thought this would do it. it just boots straight into CWM.
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Use odin/heimdall to flash Steve's kernel and system image that you made.
You did backup your system partition, right?
tdmcode said:
At least two people have had successful installs.
What happened during the install?
Can you connect via adb?
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your rom didnt brick my device. it was already bricked. and yes i can connect to adb
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tdmcode said:
Use odin/heimdall to flash Steve's kernel and system image that you made.
You did backup your system partition, right?
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this is what happened, i flashed klins rom, worked fine. went back to wipe dalvik and cache. then it started bootlooping. me being dumb didnt do a backup before hand. i did a back up of the bootlooping but thats it. since then ive been trying to unbrick.
minimeofctown said:
your rom didnt brick my device. it was already bricked. and yes i can connect to adb
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Well that's OT then. I think there are other threads that detail how to unbrick your device.
FYI, I've had my device completely fubar'd including the kernel and all of the partitions after playing with the partition table and raw MTD, and I managed to restore it every time. It's just a matter of finding the right pieces and flashing them.
minimeofctown said:
your rom didnt brick my device. it was already bricked. and yes i can connect to adb
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this is what happened, i flashed klins rom, worked fine. went back to wipe dalvik and cache. then it started bootlooping. me being dumb didnt do a backup before hand. i did a back up of the bootlooping but thats it. since then ive been trying to unbrick.
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flashed steves on top of your rom and now i get a bunch of mount errors in CWM
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tdmcode said:
Well that's OT then. I think there are other threads that detail how to unbrick your device.
FYI, I've had my device completely fubar'd including the kernel and all of the partitions after playing with the partition table and raw MTD, and I managed to restore it every time. It's just a matter of finding the right pieces and flashing them.
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ive tried the partitions and tried flashing stock and klins and steves. dont know what to do now man. its frustrating
minimeofctown said:
flashed steves on top of your rom and now i get a bunch of mount errors in CWM
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Assuming you have a good partition table, a good efs partition, and a good param (lfs) partition, this is pretty easy to recover from.
Download a good clean factoryfs
Flash Steve's kernel and factoryfs using odin/heimdall
Delete everything on /dbdata, /cache, and /data
When you are booted into recovery and /system is mounted, you can also try to use newfs_msdos on the /dbdata, /cache, and /data partitions.
Note Steve's kernel is not compatible with my CM7 ROM and my kernel is not compatible with the stock ROM. The kernel itself is the same but the embedded initramfs is different for CM7.
minimeofctown said:
your rom didnt brick my device. it was already bricked. and yes i can connect to adb
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this is what happened, i flashed klins rom, worked fine. went back to wipe dalvik and cache. then it started bootlooping. me being dumb didnt do a backup before hand. i did a back up of the bootlooping but thats it. since then ive been trying to unbrick.
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wait...I thought it was because you used the wrong PIT file for your device that is causing it to be bricked.
klin1344 said:
wait...I thought it was because you used the wrong PIT file for your device that is causing it to be bricked.
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it was stuck in boot looping before that. sorry i forgot to mention
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tdmcode said:
Assuming you have a good partition table, a good efs partition, and a good param (lfs) partition, this is pretty easy to recover from.
Download a good clean factoryfs
Flash Steve's kernel and factoryfs using odin/heimdall
Delete everything on /dbdata, /cache, and /data
When you are booted into recovery and /system is mounted, you can also try to use newfs_msdos on the /dbdata, /cache, and /data partitions.
Note Steve's kernel is not compatible with my CM7 ROM and my kernel is not compatible with the stock ROM. The kernel itself is the same but the embedded initramfs is different for CM7.
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okay, how do i flash the factoryfs with odin? sorry for being a noob. its not in a zip file so i dont know how to flash it
... Maybe you should ask in a different thread. This thread is for the OP's CM7.
minimeofctown said:
it was stuck in boot looping before that. sorry i forgot to mention
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okay, how do i flash the factoryfs with odin? sorry for being a noob. its not in a zip file so i dont know how to flash it
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Sorry I use Linux and heimdall.
There's the gapps if you want them. Flash with CWM.
Gapps Download
Wow Nice.
First time flashing it did it in like 4 seconds and i was like WTF. I tried turning on but it was stuck on the samsung logo.
After the second time, idk what i did but it did take like a min to flash and it booted up pretty quick for first time.
So far pretty happy with it. But thats just me i've only had it for like 10 min.
Ill keep you updated.
For the meantime i can confirm it works..
Also can confirm gapps work to. Thanks.
Hyperrunner said:
Wow Nice.
First time flashing it did it in like 4 seconds and i was like WTF. I tried turning on but it was stuck on the samsung logo.
After the second time, idk what i did but it did take like a min to flash and it booted up pretty quick for first time.
So far pretty happy with it. But thats just me i've only had it for like 10 min.
Ill keep you updated.
For the meantime i can confirm it works..
Also can confirm gapps work to. Thanks.
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Thanks. I have seen the fast flash also, I think it's because /system is (or isn't) mounted in recovery.
Unfortunately, Samsung has to be different from every other standard Android device. They use a single image for kernel, recovery, and normal boot. So you're stuck with my recovery files for CM7. I'm still learning the details of how the recovery is supposed to work...
tdmcode said:
Thanks. I have seen the fast flash also, I think it's because /system is (or isn't) mounted in recovery.
Unfortunately, Samsung has to be different from every other standard Android device. They use a single image for kernel, recovery, and normal boot. So you're stuck with my recovery files for CM7. I'm still learning the details of how the recovery is supposed to work...
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NP Man
As long as i have a stable CM7 Im good..
Yeah really stable. Though the launcher is kinda slow other than that everything is snappy really ♥ the theme option. Well anyways man good job. Best rom ever. Now i guess since we have a cm7 rom we can start building a miui.
Hyperrunner said:
NP Man
As long as i have a stable CM7 Im good..
Yeah really stable. Though the launcher is kinda slow other than that everything is snappy really ♥ the theme option. Well anyways man good job. Best rom ever. Now i guess since we have a cm7 rom we can start building a miui.
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We have indeed a cm7 rom but we need a more stable rom. I'll try this weekend to make MIUI and during next week too. (spring break! )
Not trying to sound kinda... you know, but i found a bug.
1. The soft keys at the bottom dont light up nor vibrate.
I also got some positive.
1. Some of the apps that didnt show for the SGP even with the klasic rom now show up such as go locker and a few more apps.
Ill keep you updated.
Our spring break is till next week
ok before i start yes i looked at the forums and tried but for some reason its not working. i have already gotten it to work once and then went back to another rom. but now i wanna go back lol. im a rom jumper. but im thinking im trying to use the wrong rom download. not really sure. somebody help. thanks
What is happening? What steps have you taken? Any errors that you noticed..??
If you're coming from an ICS ROM, you might need to flash the Old Firmware patch as well, AFTER you flash whichever GB ROM you want.
Old Firmware Patch Here
then flash the kernel provided with the ROM
is this what you did?
if there's a file on your SD card called Clean ROM it should have the patch in it. Flash from recovery.
thanks guys, i finally got it done i just forgot i posted on this a couple days ago, heres what i did that finally worked, because before when i tried to flash the boot.img zip it would say mainver error.
1. REFLASHED THE LEAK ICS RUU COMPLETELY.
2. UNLOCKED HTCDEV.
3.DOWNLOADED STOCK ROOTED ROM LATEST ONE FROM SCOTT. WITH THE RIGHT BOOT.IMG.
4. PUT ROM AND BOOT.IMG ON MY SD CARD
5. FLASHED CUSTOM RECOVERY ARMON RA OR WHATEVER ITS CALLED.
6. WIPED ALL DATA/ FACTORY RESET.
7.FLASHED THE STOCK ROOTED ROM.
8. WENT TO DEVELOPMENT ON THE RECOVERY, SELECTED REBOOT TO BOOTLOADER.
9. THEN WHILE IN FASTBOOT USB MODE, I INSTEAD OF OPENING THE ZIP PM86IMG, I OPENED SCOTTS TOOL CLEANFLASH AND FLASHED THE BOOT.IMG THAT WAY, AND IT DIDNT GIVE ME NO MAINVER ERROR AT ALL. REBOOTED. PROFIT
There was no need to re-flash the ICS RUU and the boot.img needs to be flashed from the PC you're using, no need to copy it to the SD card. Looks good otherwise.
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ο χάκερ said:
if there's a file on your SD card called Clean ROM it should have the patch in it. Flash from recovery.
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Isn't that for running ICS on the old firmware and not the other way around?
mjones73 said:
There was no need to re-flash the ICS RUU and the boot.img needs to be flashed from the PC you're using, no need to copy it to the SD card. Looks good otherwise.
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Isn't that for running ICS on the old firmware and not the other way around?
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I am not sure about that patch, but there is a patch you need to run if your on the new firmware trying going back to GB. Otherwise, your SD card is messed up .
JWhetstone02 said:
If you're coming from an ICS ROM, you might need to flash the Old Firmware patch as well, AFTER you flash whichever GB ROM you want.
Old Firmware Patch Here
then flash the kernel provided with the ROM
is this what you did?
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FYI - That's the patch for installing ICS on the old firmware, not installing GB on new firmware....
This is the patch for reverting back to GB after installing the latest ICS leak - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24251716&postcount=1582
mjones73 said:
There was no need to re-flash the ICS RUU and the boot.img needs to be flashed from the PC you're using, no need to copy it to the SD card. Looks good otherwise.
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Isn't that for running ICS on the old firmware and not the other way around?
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i flashed the ics leak ruu again to make sure the radios were working right. maybe it dont matter but i did it anyways lol
i have a little problem:
i just installed cyanogen 10, and all went great, except it won't do anything
it's just the blue icon on the start, and it's like that for hours, until the battery over
is there something i can do, or is complety bricked?
Doesn't sound like everything went all that great then!
What recovery did you use to flash the ROM? Did you wipe the device as per instructions first? Can you reboot into recovery mode? What ROM were you on before?
Just as a tip, you'll have to provide more detail and show you are trying to resolve the problem or you will find yourself on your own more often than not...
djmatt604 said:
Doesn't sound like everything went all that great then!
What recovery did you use to flash the ROM? Did you wipe the device as per instructions first? Can you reboot into recovery mode? What ROM were you on before?
Just as a tip, you'll have to provide more detail and show you are trying to resolve the problem or you will find yourself on your own more often than not...
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well, i'm kinda new to this, so i used this post on xda:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803593 (my samsung tablet is 10.1, not 10.1v, i don't know if it makes the diference)
there was step 7 that says:
7. Once in recovery: clean cache & clean dalvik cache. (I did a full wipe to be sure I don't report bugs to pershoot which are linked to data problems).
and i remember clean cache, but the dalvik cache i couldn't find it
the rom i had was the same from the store, androind 3.2 i guess
and yes, i can go to the recovery mode, what can i do?
The first thing you shouod always to before flashing roms is make a backup in CWM recovery. If you have a backup then go to restore in recovery and restore it ans start over. Dalvnik cache is in the advanced section of CWM recovery. So is format system if you need to that per the instruction provided by the rom's OP.
FillTheVoid said:
The first thing you shouod always to before flashing roms is make a backup in CWM recovery. If you have a backup then go to restore in recovery and restore it ans start over. Dalvnik cache is in the advanced section of CWM recovery. So is format system if you need to that per the instruction provided by the rom's OP.
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i didn't made a backup, so there is any file that can bring the old system back (android 3.2) ?
or is it possible to do directly on the CWM menu? (if there is, how do i do it? )
and thanks in advance for your help
Your going to have to use ODIN to get back to stock 3.2. Use the Unrooting process outlined I this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474971. THIS WILL WIPE YOUR SD CARD PARTITION. From there, reflash clockworkmod recovery with ODIN, but use the one provided by pershoot on his blog if you plan to flash one of his experimental CM builds. Goodluck! Follow all steps carefully, perform all necissary wipes. Oh and the first thing to do after you flash clockworkmod is perform a backup!
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I think the links in the thread I gave you might be dead. If so you need the US 3.2 tar file. You can get it at sammobile.com.
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Your going to have to use ODIN to get back to stock 3.2. Use the Unrooting process outlined I this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474971. THIS WILL WIPE YOUR SD CARD PARTITION. From there, reflash clockworkmod recovery with ODIN, but use the one provided by pershoot on his blog if you plan to flash one of his experimental CM builds. Goodluck! Follow all steps carefully, perform all necissary wipes. Oh and the first thing to do after you flash clockworkmod is perform a backup!
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I think the links in the thread I gave you might be dead. If so you need the US 3.2 tar file. You can get it at sammobile.com.
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IT WORKED
it's back to normal, but there is only one problem now: playstore is not so playable now, it won't open :\
Settings>applications>play store>clear data then re sign in.
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Settings>applications>play store>clear data then re sign in.
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nop, i tried, and yes, it starts the google play store like it was the first time, but then it crasches :\
there is a way to install it like the other programs? ( something.apk)
Airoso92 said:
nop, i tried, and yes, it starts the google play store like it was the first time, but then it crasches :\
there is a way to install it like the other programs? ( something.apk)
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Yes, but for that you will need root. Place the play store apk in system/app and give it permissions -r -r -w
That's all I can think of at the moment. Maybe some one else will have another suggestion :-/
FillTheVoid said:
Yes, but for that you will need root. Place the play store apk in system/app and give it permissions -r -r -w
That's all I can think of at the moment. Maybe some one else will have another suggestion :-/
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i search on google and voila:
it worked
thank you very much, if you ever come to portugal, i owe you a gallons of beer or vokca, your choice:laugh:
Airoso92 said:
IT WORKED
it's back to normal, but there is only one problem now: playstore is not so playable now, it won't open :\
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You could ve flashed the wrong firmware or the one for different country.
try checking the firmware version and country version.
Still not working ?
Get a working store apk from Google.
No?
Use some other market temporarily like appbrain.
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I need to root my S5 to enable a 3rd party SystemUI tuner. I've tried several one-click rooting methods, but none of them seem to work. My device runs Android 6.0.1. I can provide any additional screenshots or specs if needed.
legomg said:
I need to root my S5 to enable a 3rd party SystemUI tuner. I've tried several one-click rooting methods, but none of them seem to work. My device runs Android 6.0.1. I can provide any additional screenshots or specs if needed.
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Try reading: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...l/root-how-to-root-sm-g900t-firmware-t3358190
DickyG said:
Try reading: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...l/root-how-to-root-sm-g900t-firmware-t3358190
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Will this cause me to loose my data?
DickyG said:
Try reading: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...l/root-how-to-root-sm-g900t-firmware-t3358190
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of course I can help. the best way to do it is to install a custom recovery, my favorite one is TWRP. Then you grab your favorite custom rom and flash it from there. I also recommend picking something new but if you enjoy touchwiz there are plenty of nice touchwiz roms out there. Such as smallwiz version 1. do not install version 8 its very laggy and has a ton of bugs. But the best rom out there is resurrection remix rom for the s5. hope I helped !
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of course I can help. the best way to do it is to install a custom recovery, my favorite one is TWRP. Then you grab your favorite custom rom and flash it from there. I also recommend picking something new but if you enjoy touchwiz there are plenty of nice touchwiz roms out there. Such as smallwiz version 1. do not install version 8 its very laggy and has a ton of bugs. But the best rom out there is resurrection remix rom for the s5. hope I helped !
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Ok this did help, however i know extremely little about installing custom recoveries. So I need to know:
1. What will I need to do it
2. What are the steps to do it, and...
3. Will installing a custom recovery wipe my storage?
I'm sorry if I'm being irritating, but I'm only just about to start computer science as a freshman.
legomg said:
Ok this did help, however i know extremely little about installing custom recoveries. So I need to know:
1. What will I need to do it
2. What are the steps to do it, and...
3. Will installing a custom recovery wipe my storage?
I'm sorry if I'm being irritating, but I'm only just about to start computer science as a freshman.
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I am sorry for the late reply my power was out due to a storm, Firs you need to install Odin, then you need to download TWRP, I recommend TWRP version 2.8.7.0 its faster even though the graphics look pretty bad. Next flash TWRP using AP on Odin, (Phone needs to be in download mode). On the Samsung devices TWRP wont install unless you do it twice so flash TWRP twice but the second time you flash unlick reboot on the options in odin. Once flashed a second time reboot into recovery, congratulations you have a custom firmware, now download your custom rom of choice I recommend small wiz its a debloated version of touchwiz, download it on your computer and then transfer it over to your phone on the download section after that you're going to want to wipe your wipe your phone. Wipe everthing except internal storage and sd card. next go to install on TWRP then navigate to the download folder click on Small wiz or whatever custom rom you have and then flash it. then once its done reboot and you're done. this will take a while to boot on the first time. its compressing a ram disk and installing a new kernel. dont be scared.
I am having issues rooting my device. I am running 6.0.1 marshmallow and with the march 1st, 2017 security patch. I am using a mac and am able to get odin v 1.85 running on my computer using wine bottler but for some reason when I connect it odin doesn't pick it up. I have reinstalled the drivers and it's still doesn't work. It works fine using Kies. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated or point me to the right thread thanks.
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I am sorry for the late reply my power was out due to a storm, Firs you need to install Odin, then you need to download TWRP, I recommend TWRP version 2.8.7.0 its faster even though the graphics look pretty bad. Next flash TWRP using AP on Odin, (Phone needs to be in download mode). On the Samsung devices TWRP wont install unless you do it twice so flash TWRP twice but the second time you flash unlick reboot on the options in odin. Once flashed a second time reboot into recovery, congratulations you have a custom firmware, now download your custom rom of choice I recommend small wiz its a debloated version of touchwiz, download it on your computer and then transfer it over to your phone on the download section after that you're going to want to wipe your wipe your phone. Wipe everthing except internal storage and sd card. next go to install on TWRP then navigate to the download folder click on Small wiz or whatever custom rom you have and then flash it. then once its done reboot and you're done. this will take a while to boot on the first time. its compressing a ram disk and installing a new kernel. dont be scared.
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I cannot install Odin on my computer, because my only computer is a Mac. My only method of installing TWRP without a computer was on my Galaxy Tab, which was already rooted, and I used Flashify to flash it. Since my S5 has no root, I can't flash TWRP with Flashify.
legomg said:
I need to root my S5 to enable a 3rd party SystemUI tuner. I've tried several one-click rooting methods, but none of them seem to work. My device runs Android 6.0.1. I can provide any additional screenshots or specs if needed.
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Does your S5 run a stock room?
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If you have a computer watch this video. It allows you to root your S5 through Odin.
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Does your S5 run a stock room?
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If you have a computer watch this video. It allows you to root your S5 through Odin.
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https://youtu.be/uPcEeMhlR_8
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Does your S5 run a stock room?
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If you have a computer watch this video. It allows you to root your S5 through Odin.
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Yes. My S5 is running the factory ROM I bought it with.
I resolved the issue. I flashed TWRP using my school laptop and installed Lineage 14.1. I got root by flashing a file to enable it in settings.
I have to say, Lineage is a LOT faster than the stock ROM, and it looks a lot cleaner too. Thanks for the help guys