Hello.
I've looked and looked and looked but cannot find a definitive answer to my question. My sincerest apologies to those who think it's another stupid question.
Does my Galaxy Ace on Orange need to be unlocked before I can flash new firmware? I have not done enough posts yet to mention websites so I hope you'll understand the following www sammobile com - dots in appropriate places!! - stated that I either get the phone unlocked or use provider firmware. I am currently on S5380BVKQA but I hear good things about both KPH and KS2.
I am a noob, but a determined noob. I will not let a minor hindrance defeat me before I've even begun my Android experience.
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Hi, I would have posted this as a reply in the debranding thread but I was not allowed to since I have less than 10 posts. Someone did post a similar question there but it was not answered.
I am guessing that I do not need to debrand my rom if I am planning to install Villain 3.0, do I? All the boot animations, and whatever has been branded will be gone right? What about the CSC number? That is used to see what region I am in, for market purposes or something? How do I make that the default UK one?
I would first install CWM, then flash Villain? Do I need to root it in the process? The rom I am installing will be rooted right, so, I don't actually have to do anything?
What are the codes like umm.. XWKDD?
There seem to be so many codes like that, I don't see what they are, google didn't really explain anything... does each country have a different code?
By installing a custom rom, would that code be changed?
And, I tried to look for this as well, there aren't any other screen off animations, like the CRT one are there? I will be very happy to have the CRT one, but, I'm just curious.
Thank you very much!
-edit. i don't see why this thread was tagged as 'epic fail', and 'refusal to search', i don't see how i failed something or won something, what is the main goal to fail/win? if the objective was me finding answers, then i would not say i failed, especially when i sought out help from the forum, thus would it not be you who failed me (an not really, as you guys have no duty to answer questions) and how is anything 'epic' about this? what is the difference between tagging this thread as 'fail', and tagging it as 'epic fail'? would 'fail' simply mean that i made a spelling mistake or something? honestly you guys... aha
and about the searching, i did search, i did not ever say that i refused to search, thus you cannot say i did refuse to search, as how do you know what i did or did not do? i did search just obviously i could not find specific answers, if you have something wrong with telling me the answer when you know it, then you could give me a clue or something? if you know where in a thread i will find an answer then sure, but it is difficult when no search results seem useful, and no offence but i do not want to read 400 pages of posts about something. but yeah, ok, thanks.
i am happy that i got one reply at least.
Damn... so many questions ... xeu csc is for uk... most roms comes with multicsc so you can choose (uk is default)
If you install CWM you wil gain root access
You have to root if you wanna use Villain
The letters arent that important... just choose the newest rom
Ok and so, there are different ways of rooting right?
So, if I install CWM via Odin, and then Villain, I am set to go?
I read that some kernels come with CWM, like this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
So it is possible to have two clockworkmod recoveries at the same time? Would this be bad?
I thought the kernel and the recovery were separate. Maybe I am misunderstanding something.
Due to the fact that I will use Villain, I would be on ninphetamine or something, it seems this has CWM in it, so, I am worried about having CWM on my system twice.
Can anyone clear this up?
So today i got my brand new samsung galaxy s2 and i must admit i am completely a noob on this matter haha...
when my phone starts up, there's a ****ty presentation of my phone carrier (since its not factory unlocked)... is there any way to remove that presentation and leave the one that comes by default ?
Thanks.
PD: i tried searching a bit first and even went through the FAQ, but couldnt find a solution.
Flash a Stock ROM not branded to remove all branding bloatware/banners/etc...
AzureusPT said:
Flash a Stock ROM not branded to remove all branding bloatware/banners/etc...
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is there any tutorial around that can teach me how to do that ?
Thanks
You can find several in the sticky posts of Q&A forum and Android Developement forum.
Hello,
I just bought a used GT-9100t yesterday, and i spent around 5 hours just researching how to update it with a newer version of Android, i'm currently running 2.3.3, and i am about to follow the following guide :
galaxy-s-ii-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-test-firmware on SamMobile (Sorry i can't post a linke due to my "noob" state).
i've read about the -rather software- differences between the international 9100 version and the 9100t, which in turn and as the forum posts said has a modified/tuned modems to get better signals in the specific areas they are sold at (Australia, Israel ..).
My question is as the title, am i doing this correctly? or i will end up with a bricked phone if i followed the above guide? if the answer is yes i will carry on, if no, kindly supply me with a guide that matches my case.
Thank you very much, this is my first post ever, i truly apologize if i am not following the guidelines in anyway or form i watched the video (funny btw) and i hope i didn't bother anyone of you.
And yes, to answer my question, i've tried it and it works flawlessly so far, no problems at all, made calls and wifi and everything just followed the guide.
Hello everyone
I have bought a SGS2 GT-i9100 and i was searching for 4.1.2 frimware for my devie. My PDA It's XXPLQ and i searched it by Samfrimware and didn't found it. My question is: There's 4.1.2 for my device? Or dosen't matter if it it's XXLJS or another version.
I don't know if this is necesary but i'm from Venezuela.
Try to search here. Link
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Why would you link someone who has clearly stated they have an I9100 to I9100G firmware ? You do realise a lot of people who ask for help here take whatever help you give them rather literally & tend to blindly do what they're told without thinking ?
I hope for your sake this guy doesn't download one of the firmwares you linked to & flash it, you owe him a new phone if he does.
Edit - OP, you're very confused. There was only one 4.1.2 I9100 stock firmware released for Venezuela, which is available on Samfirmware - VNO - I9100UHMS8. There is no 4.1.2 firmware XXLPQ. You can use any stock firmware from any carrier, it doesn't make any difference. However, you seem to be completely lacking in 'the basics'. If you attempt to flash anything with your current lack of knowledge, you're asking for a busted phone. Read the guides/tutorials stickied near the top of the General section before you do anything.
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Why would you link someone who has clearly stated they have an I9100 to I9100G firmware ? You do realise a lot of people who ask for help here take whatever help you give them rather literally & tend to blindly do what they're told without thinking ?
I hope for your sake this guy doesn't download one of the firmwares you linked to & flash it, you owe him a new phone if he does.
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You don't need to be rude here. Everyone does mistakes. And yeah i didn't notice about I9100, and i already edited the link that i provided before.
I know there are a thousand threads on Rooting/Unlocking and Custom ROM's for the Atrix, because I've spent the last 3 days reading every one I could find. However, most of them appear to be very dated and often conflicting. As I'm coming to the game a little late I was hoping for some assistance on how to proceed.
Here's what I have;
AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G (I bought this new under contract, kept it for 2 years, upgraded to another phone and this one has been a paperweight for the past 18 months) AT&T will give me an unlock code if I ask, but I'm a little confused by the conflicting reports on whether to do it this way or not.
It's an MB860
FW Version 4.5.141
OS Version 2.3.6
Baseband N_01.77.37P
Webtop WT-1.2.0-110_OLY-6
Kernel Version 2.6.32.9
Build 4.5.141
I'd like to Unlock it so I can run a Foreign SIM card, I'd like to Root it so I can add non-approved apps, and I'd like to play with some ROM's, Redpill has some very good user reviews so I'm thinking of giving it a try but I'm not stuck on it.
Obviously don't want to brick the phone, so any advice would be appreciated, the more detailed the better
I have Windows 8.1, Mac OS X, and Windows XP-SP3 computers to work with.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
While certain threads are (or might seem) outdated and/or conflicting, there are also other threads that serve as a kind of index of the most current methods and procedures. That should help you get around. Plus there are threads and guides written especially for noobs...
Yes, the code from AT&T is the safest and simplest way to do SIM unlock. Only important point here is that the device must be running the official Moto/AT&T firmware at the time of unlock. I'm not sure what kind of "conflicting information" you came across, to my knowledge nobody who's used the code as described never had any problems.
As for rooting, regardless of the variant or firmware version of your device, the preinstall method is the one to use. By far the most universal, plus personally and generally I dislike any "automatic", "one-click" or similar methods - for me at least they are usually more trouble than they're worth.
As for playing with ROMs, you first need to unlock your BL, then install a custom recovery, and then you have a shot at ROMs. So quite a wide topic with plenty enough threads created on the subject, so no point in repeating what's already said countless times. By the time you're done with other things mentioned (SIM unlock, rooting) you should be able to find your way around.
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ravilov said:
While certain threads are (or might seem) outdated and/or conflicting, there are also other threads that serve as a kind of index of the most current methods and procedures. That should help you get around. Plus there are threads and guides written especially for noobs...
Yes, the code from AT&T is the safest and simplest way to do SIM unlock. Only important point here is that the device must be running the official Moto/AT&T firmware at the time of unlock. I'm not sure what kind of "conflicting information" you came across, to my knowledge nobody who's used the code as described never had any problems.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I've requested an unlock code from AT&T, should be good to go in 48 hours.
In the mean time, is it important that I have it unlocked before I root, or will it matter?
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I realize this may seem to be off-topic but I'm not asking for assistance with this newest update, I'm only using the experience to help clarify my concerns about the Atrix.
Waiting for my requisite 24 hours before unlocking the SIM on my Moto Atrix. While I'm waiting i decided to gain a little experience by rooting a Galaxy S5570 and installing a custom Rom.
Like the Atrix there are dozens if not hundreds of threads, videos, tutorials etc for how to accomplish this. I found the most recent one I could that seemed to be a complete tutorial and it was dated from January of this year (much newer than any threads I've found on the Atrix BTW)
Rooting went fine. Confirmed with a Root Test app.
Loaded a CWM 6.0.4.5 recovery package as instructed and ended up bricking the phone. By all accounts this tutorial was for the exact model of phone with the exact same FW and Android version.
This is no big loss as it was a cheap phone that I wasn't using anyway, but it certainly opened my eyes to the risks involved in attempting this procedure on the more costly Atrix.
I'd really appreciate if anyone could point me in the direction of a current procedure for Rooting, Unlocking the Bootloader and installing a custom ROM on the Atrix with the specs from my Original Post. If any of you have the same phone and had success following a particular procedure I would greatly appreciate some links.
I know how forums work, and I know there are always the guys that reply RTFM to every noobs questions, as someone with technical skills in other areas I can generally tell the difference between someone who just doesn't want to bother doing the Due Diligence and someone who is struggling to sort through the myriad solutions to find the one that's right. I really don't want to brick this phone so any pointed advice would be greatly appreciated.
arkansascontrols said:
I realize this may seem to be off-topic but I'm not asking for assistance with this newest update, I'm only using the experience to help clarify my concerns about the Atrix.
Waiting for my requisite 24 hours before unlocking the SIM on my Moto Atrix. While I'm waiting i decided to gain a little experience by rooting a Galaxy S5570 and installing a custom Rom.
Like the Atrix there are dozens if not hundreds of threads, videos, tutorials etc for how to accomplish this. I found the most recent one I could that seemed to be a complete tutorial and it was dated from January of this year (much newer than any threads I've found on the Atrix BTW)
Rooting went fine. Confirmed with a Root Test app.
Loaded a CWM 6.0.4.5 recovery package as instructed and ended up bricking the phone. By all accounts this tutorial was for the exact model of phone with the exact same FW and Android version.
This is no big loss as it was a cheap phone that I wasn't using anyway, but it certainly opened my eyes to the risks involved in attempting this procedure on the more costly Atrix.
I'd really appreciate if anyone could point me in the direction of a current procedure for Rooting, Unlocking the Bootloader and installing a custom ROM on the Atrix with the specs from my Original Post. If any of you have the same phone and had success following a particular procedure I would greatly appreciate some links.
I know how forums work, and I know there are always the guys that reply RTFM to every noobs questions, as someone with technical skills in other areas I can generally tell the difference between someone who just doesn't want to bother doing the Due Diligence and someone who is struggling to sort through the myriad solutions to find the one that's right. I really don't want to brick this phone so any pointed advice would be greatly appreciated.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302423
I just did it with my old A4G. No issues exist in procedure.
Motorola Atrix KCC-MB860- rom
please anyone send me a link to download rom for this model (Motorola Atrix 4G KCC-MB860- rom)
manoj panay said:
please anyone send me a link to download rom for this model (Motorola Atrix 4G KCC-MB860- rom)
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Meanwhile you have ROMs all over the place here in the Atrix 4G section of xda that you are not going to go download, rather you are going to request a ROM for the phone instead. Head over to the development section and download a ROM instead of requesting the necessary resources that are already available to you.
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help me recover my phone
i downloaded and tried to flash with lots of rom.... non of them was working with this model .... please help me. . . . i was rooted and unlocked the boot loader and erased the original rom to flash the downloaded rom . . . know non of the rom in this site is working and in my phone only hardware is remaining, i mean it is not bricked , i can boot it and i can go to fastboot mode, android recovery mode, rsd mode,, atc.... actually i want suitable ram for that model so please......
my phone model: kcc-cmm-mot-w-mb860-0211 ( and all the remaining thing are written in Chinese ) it is a unlocked phone and am using in india . . .