[Q] New to rom and stuff need help - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello im a galaxy s2 user
im using litening v6.1 right now it was really easy to install thourgh odin
the battery life in this rom is not really good even after calibartion so idownloaded check rom v5.5 today and i want to install it but there is no MD5 file like in litening so idont know what to do its says no wipe rom so i dont need wipe i still dont understand how to do it thanks

Why don't u use Leomar75 v2.7.1 revolution rom?
I use it with speedmod kernel and the battery lasted for 20hrs after a massive use.
This rom can be flashed through odin like what u did on litening rom!
Btw,suggest u to backup ur apps with titanium backup and than wipe ur phone b4 flashing it.
However ,I am confused that why can't u flash check rom through Odin- -
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Henrywcy81 said:
Why don't u use Leomar75 v2.7.1 revolution rom?
I use it with speedmod kernel and the battery lasted for 20hrs after a massive use.
This rom can be flashed through odin like what u did on litening rom!
Btw,suggest u to backup ur apps with titanium backup and than wipe ur phone b4 flashing it.
However ,I am confused that why can't u flash check rom through Odin- -
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Ok can you send me a link please?
ihave all my SD CARD copied to my PC
i dont need backup
icopied the check rom to my root of SD CARD
now i need to go to recovery and just install it
cause it says no wipe rom

The right way to install the rom is that flash it through recovery but not Odin ! Sorry for that- -
here is the rom site: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171523
Kernel : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182498
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For every rom ,no matter no-wipe rom or not, it is better to wipe cache b4 flashing it. If not ,it may cause system crash !
Happy flashing
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Henrywcy81 said:
For every rom ,no matter no-wipe rom or not, it is better to wipe cache b4 flashing it. If not ,it may cause system crash !
Happy flashing
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One last question my friend
if i wipe the cache it wipes my sd card too?
i know its stupid just askin

Hearmeman said:
One last question my friend
if i wipe the cache it wipes my sd card too?
i know its stupid just askin
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No more questions, go to the q/a section... and no it doesn't wipe the sdcard.

Hey mate... I am a noob to when it comes to flashing, but no, it does not delete ur sd card. I also use CheckRom V5.5 with siyah 1.8 kernel... Battery life is insane, i have used my phone like crazy today, and it has been unplugged for 13 hours and i still got 50% battery life left. I didn't wipe my cache before flashing this rom, so i got some force close issues, so I'll do a full wipe to. U need to root ur phone at first if it's not rooted. Easiest thing for you is to revert to ur stock rom, flash hellcat kernel and u have rom manager/rooted permission... Xtract CheckRom from that exe file on ur pc and u get a zip/rar file, put it on ur sd card, flash with rom manager in rrcovery mode, and voila, u got s custom rom.
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Hearmeman said:
One last question my friend
if i wipe the cache it wipes my sd card too?
i know its stupid just askin
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No it won't
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hai friends,
how to intall stock rom in a custem rom phone?
Hence the rule : always take a nand backup between different roms. If you go back a few pages in the general section you will find a nand backup of the stock rom.
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mihir287 said:
Hence the rule : always take a nand backup between different roms. If you go back a few pages in the general section you will find a nand backup of the stock rom.
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ok
but if i want to remove completely(means remove recovery and rom)
what is the method for that purpose?
Is it done by lg kdz updator tool
Use kdz update only as a last resort! It can be dangerous.
For your problem, first restore the nand backup. Then in the development section, there is a thread by ciaox that has flashable zips of all recoveries, including the original recovery. You can flash this zip and your recovery will be restored to the stock one.
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mihir287 said:
Use kdz update only as a last resort! It can be dangerous.
For your problem, first restore the nand backup. Then in the development section, there is a thread by ciaox that has flashable zips of all recoveries, including the original recovery. You can flash this zip and your recovery will be restored to the stock one.
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is it remove custem revery if i flashing my phone using ciaox's flashable zip ?
What is dangrious of using kdz updator tool?
when the time of using stock rom ,i updated my phone version using kdz updator.i think that is very easy process for me
gijokmr said:
when the time of using stock rom ,i updated my phone version using kdz updator.i think that is very easy process for me
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KDZ transfers data in realtime from your PC to your phone SO if something goes wrong with your PC (it crashes, freezes, power surge etc) you get a bricked device which can be unbricked in very rare cases.
It's easy to use but very very dangerous.
gijokmr said:
is it remove custem revery if i flashing my phone using ciaox's flashable zip ?
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If you flash the zip 'Original_recovery_thunderg.zip' (or something similar) then yes your custom recovery will be removed and it will get reverted to stock recovery.
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mihir287 said:
If you flash the zip 'Original_recovery_thunderg.zip' (or something similar) then yes your custom recovery will be removed and it will get reverted to stock recovery.
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thanks 4 ur reply
which custem rom you r using?
is Openoptimus is good for indian users?
If yes which version and link please
hey am new here. and my english is bad.
I do not know what I'm doing wrong
have the sd card made ​​to EXT3, have made ​​it to the user and is not simply the GREEN HTC picture remains there forever.
help please, I must have rom.
zalman1992 said:
hey am new here. and my english is bad.
I do not know what I'm doing wrong
have the sd card made ​​to EXT3, have made ​​it to the user and is not simply the GREEN HTC picture remains there forever.
help please, I must have rom.
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try any recovery package
gijokmr said:
thanks 4 ur reply
which custem rom you r using?
is Openoptimus is good for indian users?
If yes which version and link please
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openOptimus is a very stable and fast ROM; I'm very pleased with it. Works very fine with francisco v13.3 kernel and the battery life is pretty good.
@zalman: did you wipe everything before installing the new rom? By that I mean data, cache, dalvik, system.

Steps to upgrade to latest CyanogenMod

Hi: I've been enjoying using the CyanogenMod for a couple of months now and love it. Thanks to all who created it and continue to improve it.
I simply want to upgrade to the latest stable version. Here's what I "think" I need to do. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could verify the same.
1) put zipped flash onto root of SD Card
2) Backup phone using Titanium Backup
3) Power off phone and choose "recovery" shut-down option
4) Choose zipped flash from sdcard
5) Wait for flash to complete
The other options on the reboot menu include among other things: Wipe, Mounts, Other. I've read in other post that it's a good idea to wipe dalvick-cache. Should I do so - and am I missing anything else?
If there's already a thread out there that walks one through these steps, I was unable to find it - but would appreciate being pointed to the same.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Dave
snsd said:
Hi: I've been enjoying using the CyanogenMod for a couple of months now and love it. Thanks to all who created it and continue to improve it.
I simply want to upgrade to the latest stable version. Here's what I "think" I need to do. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could verify the same.
1) put zipped flash onto root of SD Card
2) Backup phone using Titanium Backup
3) Power off phone and choose "recovery" shut-down option
4) Choose zipped flash from sdcard
5) Wait for flash to complete
The other options on the reboot menu include among other things: Wipe, Mounts, Other. I've read in other post that it's a good idea to wipe dalvick-cache. Should I do so - and am I missing anything else?
If there's already a thread out there that walks one through these steps, I was unable to find it - but would appreciate being pointed to the same.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Dave
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Since you are just upgrading from earlier cm7 rom, you just need to wipe cache and dalvik cache, nothing else
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terratrix said:
Since you are just upgrading from earlier cm7 rom, you just need to wipe cache and dalvik cache, nothing else
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Wow. Thanks for the incredibly fast response. Love this forum.
Dave
please can u give the link for how to install CyanogenMod and please also tell which rom is stable as i want to use this rom
i am currently using ciaox 2.3.3
bullet_freak said:
please can u give the link for how to install cyanogenmod and please also tell which rom is stable as i want to use this rom
i am currently using ciaox 2.3.3
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can't u just look at the development forum???
getting bit confused over there
bullet_freak said:
getting bit confused over there
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*mega facepalm* find one that the starter of the thread who is named mik_os
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terratrix said:
Since you are just upgrading from earlier cm7 rom, you just need to wipe cache and dalvik cache, nothing else
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Same process with app2sd (stable) installed?
If we r upgrading frm froyo or stock version then what we should we wipe??!
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virusshah1997 said:
If we r upgrading frm froyo or stock version then what we should we wipe??!
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Unless you are updating from a previous version of CM, you should always do a full wipe. Take backups of your sms, contacts, etc.
Means.....what we have to wipe....can u sae me....plz!
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virusshah1997 said:
Means.....what we have to wipe....can u sae me....plz!
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If you are goin' from froyo or other ROM you have to wipe ALL. It means Data (format system)/Cache/Dalvik Cache/BattStats . If you are goin' from earlier CM7 then wipe Cache/Dalvik cache/battstats.
Thanks dude!
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rooting my phone????

Now then guys... i am thinking about rooting my phone to put jelly bean on my samsung galaxy s2 .... i was just wondering views on which is the best one to go for ( LINKS PLEASE ) and is it easy to do you know the usual questions you will have heard them before lol IM A NEWBIE !!!
Cheers People
Download Siyah 3.5.2.
http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/2012/07/29/siyahkernel-s2-v3-5/
Tar for Odin.
Then use this guide.
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s2-i9100-root-android-4-0-3-ics-xwlpd-88120/
Nevermind it says Cf-root. I flashed my Siyah kernel that way.
After that, flash any rom you want in recovery. Just do a Nandroid backup in recovery and backup apps with Titanium backup from Market!!!
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Don't restore apps after flashing newer ROM, cause your phone will bootloop.
Better create text file and write names of installed apps.
Im not sure why everyone is worried about backing up there apps ive flashed about a 100 roms and never had to back them up cause if u go to the play store under my apps there always there
Infact there are apps there id forgotten about just pick which ones u want and re install .some roms auto instal them for u .make sure you have a google acc obviously!
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Some want the data
Not
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-Grift- said:
Some want the data
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What type of data? Music and photos are saved to the external SD card for me, and as for game save data, I believe that is externally backed up as well.
themadba said:
What type of data? Music and photos are saved to the external SD card for me, and as for game save data, I believe that is externally backed up as well.
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Only if the application is on the external memory card then it's backed up there. Otherwise they'll loose the data if that's not the case.
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it says in tutorial to use CM9 do i have to ??
przemcio510 said:
Don't restore apps after flashing newer ROM, cause your phone will bootloop.
Better create text file and write names of installed apps.
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Rubbish!
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If you restore from google play, you loose all your app settings and you will have to reconfigure each app.
Also, Google Play will not show apps installed offline (apk)
Restoring app data with third party app like titanium backup is safe if app is compatible with the target rom
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one more question after i done tht tutorial how do i flash the rom to my phone?? and then how would you put another one on if i gt bored of tht one ?? cheers
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CWM-and have you bothered reading a Rom thread as there's normally install instructions.
And when I get bored of a rom I just restore my nand backup of something previous.
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yes but it kinda seems all confusing for me shall do i just do what the tutorial from the first page .... download a rom then when i have done all the instructions do i just install the rom
jasper69 said:
yes but it kinda seems all confusing for me shall do i just do what the tutorial from the first page .... download a rom then when i have done all the instructions do i just install the rom
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in order to install a perticular custom rom , all u have to do is to follow the install instruction's of the same in there OP. and the same applies to all other roms also.
since installation instruction do vary from one custom rom to another
Jasper,you are better to read up on things so you are familiar with the processes of like rooting/kernels/roms/cwm/Odin/troubleshooting.
I understand reading 1000s of posts is tedious,but you could end up with a non working phone.
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so i succesfully flashed Siyah 3.5.2 onto my phone now on to flashing the rom onto my phone
Done it people I officially have flashed paranoid android hybrid 1.9.5 cm10 on my galaxy s2 yet .... the newbie is not a newbie anymore ... anything else I can do with my phone ????
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jasper69 said:
anything else I can do with my phone ????
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Yeah,make a nand backup asap.
ps-when people take their valuable time to help you,they appreciate people hitting the "thanks" button.
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And how ex actly do o make a band back up and what is it used for ? And there is no thanks button to press :s
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Omega installation problems

Hello guy im having some issues installing omega v12 to my gs3 my phone is GT-I9300 model and rooted, I downloaded the room to my internal sdcard and install it via cwm, the installation secced every time but when it reboot it gets stuck at samsung logo and returns to recovery, whats wrong with my phone? or what am I doing wrong?
Anyone pls.!!!!!:crying::crying::crying::crying:
Have you wiped it before flashing the Rom e.g. factory reset wiped cache and delvik cache also they flashing it twice straight after each other
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There should be no need to install it twice in a row. Try what was first suggested.. when in recovery, wipe data/ factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flash ROM... reboot.
Did you make a nandroid backup before flashing?
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Coreym said:
There should be no need to install it twice in a row. Try what was first suggested.. when in recovery, wipe data/ factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, flash ROM... reboot.
Did you make a nandroid backup before flashing?
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Yup I did all wipe and flash ROM, the Rom flashes perfectly, when it reboots goes to samsung logo twice, than it send me again to recovery mode, and yes, I made a nandroid backup, but its not working, im flashing criskelo ROM to see if it works. Any other Ideas?
Thanks for youre reply!
Keymab said:
Yup I did all wipe and flash ROM, the Rom flashes perfectly, when it reboots goes to samsung logo twice, than it send me again to recovery mode, and yes, I made a nandroid backup, but its not working, im flashing criskelo ROM to see if it works. Any other Ideas?
Thanks for youre reply!
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Bummer. Yeah flash another ROM if you have it on your SD card.. try to boot into something. If it was a bad DL of the omega rom it shouldn't flash, and the fact that your getting successful is weird
Next step is maybe pushing a files onto your phone via ADB and try to flash again. You got recovery so your not too bad off
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Coreym said:
Bummer. Yeah flash another ROM if you have it on your SD card.. try to boot into something. If it was a bad DL of the omega rom it shouldn't flash, and the fact that your getting successful is weird
Next step is maybe pushing a files onto your phone via ADB and try to flash again. You got recovery so your not too bad off
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Guess what? Ive just install Criskelo ROm and it worked!! maybe omega ROM is wrong, I really wanted to try it, About criskelo ROM I went here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1714091 but no kitchen option appear, I installed normally and I rebooted, what do I have to do?
chek ur md5 of omega rom .. it must be bad download .. its happens when u flash bad downloaded file so always chek md5 before flashing any rom .. nice habit to chek
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hisee said:
chek ur md5 of omega rom .. it must be bad download .. its happens when u flash bad downloaded file so always chek md5 before flashing any rom .. nice habit to chek
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Checked, and its the same md5, anout criskelo I downloaded the full ROM not the kitchen!!! LOL
Keymab said:
Checked, and its the same md5, anout criskelo I downloaded the full ROM not the kitchen!!! LOL
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then try again. wipe data wipe cache wipe dalvik and flash omega it will work if its nt a bad download
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Another question, I came from a Gnex and there I knew all ROmS, about gs3 I know nothing, so, whats the best room right now? Omega, Criskelo? I like touchwiz Rom.
see its depen upon u what u want ...looks with good battery (omega)or stock exp (check rom)or very good battery(rgui)..
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Damn phone, I just Install criskelo kitchen ROM and I got stuck on samsung screen!! Maybe something is wrong with my s3, i just could install criskol full rom and thats it!!
Keymab said:
Damn phone, I just Install criskelo kitchen ROM and I got stuck on samsung screen!! Maybe something is wrong with my s3, i just could install criskol full rom and thats it!!
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u have gt i9300 only na. ??? or other version?
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insll latest cwm. or cf root .
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hisee said:
u have gt i9300 only na. ??? or other version?
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Yup, GT-I9300.Ill try to post a video.
Maybe you can try formatting your system partition.
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Arsaw said:
Maybe you can try formatting your system partition.
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Done. Still the same. It wont boot
Mi stock firm its XXXXALFE something, does it has to do with it?
as I said try to flash latest cf root and flash rom
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as I said try to flash latest cf root and flash rom
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I root it with cf-6.4 is that the latest?
Also re-rooted again, and no luck.

[Q] Stuck at CM booting Logo After RESET FACTORY SETTING

Goodevening!
Ma'am/Sir,
Anyone can help me fix my device "S2 I9100"..
It was already Rooted.. And it happned that I feel some hang ups so I've decided to reset factory settings.
Andafter that when I turn on my phone its stucks @ the CM loading Logo.
What happen to my phone?
Can anyone give me some instruction on how to fix this..
Hoping for your support.
Regards,
Efpraim
Go into recovery and look for mounts and storage. Go into that and format data and cache. Come out of that and go into advanced and wipe cache there too. Reboot.
If that don't work reflash the rom and gapps. If that don't work flash stock with Odin. Standard stuff really. :thumbup:
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andrewwright said:
Go into recovery and look for mounts and storage. Go into that and format data and cache. Come out of that and go into advanced and wipe cache there too. Reboot.
If that don't work reflash the rom and gapps. If that don't work flash stock with Odin. Standard stuff really. :thumbup:
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THANK YOU SIR!
now its continuing to boot. but sir there is another problem.
my launcher is gone. and stuck in plane black screen and i can't access my SETTINGS.. T_T
ebanayo said:
THANK YOU SIR!
now its continuing to boot. but sir there is another problem.
my launcher is gone. and stuck in plane black screen and i can't access my SETTINGS.. T_T
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Reflash rom and gapps mate. If it still does it grab another rom and flash that. Also make sure the gapps you're flashing is for the os you're using :thumbup:
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Goodevening!
Sir,
Can I request instruction on how to reflash the rom and gapps?
Im think my phone runng os is jelly bean.
Thanks in advance!
ebanayo said:
Goodevening!
Sir,
Can I request instruction on how to reflash the rom and gapps?
Im think my phone runng os is jelly bean.
Thanks in advance!
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Was or are you on cm rom?
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Goodnews Sir,.. Ive found my eay fixin my phone.. Hehe.
Yes sir,..im running in cynogenmod 10.1.2 nightie..
Its just happend that the rom and gapps is already in my internal memory and get into recovery mode wipe out the date/factory reset and install the rom and gapps.. Reboot.. Hehe thank you very BIG! ^_^
ebanayo said:
Goodnews Sir,.. Ive found my eay fixin my phone.. Hehe.
Yes sir,..im running in cynogenmod 10.1.2 nightie..
Its just happend that the rom and gapps is already in my internal memory and get into recovery mode wipe out the date/factory reset and install the rom and gapps.. Reboot.. Hehe thank you very BIG! ^_^
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Glad you sorted it if you have any more problems just post on this thread and I'll get back to you:thumbup:
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Sir.., stk was missing in my phone. And add'l other network is not working on my phone. T_T
ebanayo said:
Sir.., stk was missing in my phone. And add'l other network is not working on my phone. T_T
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Pls stop calling me sir. :thumbup:
Check Imei and see if it's the same as on the back of the phone. Don't post a ss of you're Imei.
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It has the same imei..
Download a rom for you're model of phone and flash that. Make sure the gapps match. Or return to stock with Odin.
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Could you give me some advice what rom should i replace?
Im running gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip
Thanks!
Have a look over here perhaps:
http ://galaxys2root.com/category/galaxy-s2-roms/
If you are very uncertain or very new to placing Roms, checkout the reviews before installing.
I'd like the wizzkat rom but I cant find the file.zip >_<
ebanayo said:
I'd like the wizzkat rom but I cant find the file.zip >_<
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Whizzkat is a little unstable, after booting it hangs.
You can find the zip here for the INTL Samsung Galaxy S2 (Being the GT-I9100): http: //d-h.st/rUc WizzedKAT_v1.2.zip - 370.36 MB
Make sure you have the newest CWM or comparable (6.0.4.5 or higher)
Make sure you know what you are doing
Hmm.. Okay thanks for the info.
How about the SIV Series v2.05-1.ZIP?
By the way what is CWM?
Im running in CWM 6.0.3.2 >.< how can I up grade it to .4.5?
ebanayo said:
Im running in CWM 6.0.3.2 >.< how can I up grade it to .4.5?
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Did you try to google your solution already? Try this:#q=upgrade+cwm+recovery

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