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Could someone please help me with a little more details on installing simply honey? i would try it again myself but i just fixed my phone from the phone ! computer sign and id rather not again. im stock 2.1 enclair now. my biggest problem is odin. which boxes do i check (reset time, reboot, partition) and where should i put tar file (phone or pda) and lastly it says to use pit 512 file. where is this? Thanks in advance!!
derek210 said:
Could someone please help me with a little more details on installing simply honey? i would try it again myself but i just fixed my phone from the phone ! computer sign and id rather not again. im stock 2.1 enclair now. my biggest problem is odin. which boxes do i check (reset time, reboot, partition) and where should i put tar file (phone or pda) and lastly it says to use pit 512 file. where is this? Thanks in advance!!
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you could go the way i went (which i thought was easier, might be abit longer but not much) or the odin way
the way i did it:
flash simply honey 3.3 though recovery like normal, wipe data/fact reset, wipe cache http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ITORJOGK
reboot when its done
then flash which ever 3.9.1 package you want through the CWM app (if its there, cant remember) or rom manager, dont think it matter about doing the light first now cos they're all full roms (they weren't when i first did it)
when it reboots wait 15 min then reboot again then you're good to go
odin (not 100% sure though):
flash the GB bootloaders http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117990 (READ THAT CAREFULLY)
then get the odin_heim file whatever its called from SH thread, open the .zip and extract the .tar and that goes in PDA in odin, the .pit file i think is the one you would use to odin to stock
have fact reset ticked and reboot, dont know about re-partition, some people said it completely wiped their internal SD so back up what you dont want to lose then click start and let it go through (if you get the voice saying not enough space or something when its rebooting pull battery, go to recovery and disable voodoo then reboot)
then flash whichever package you want through recovery then reboot
let it sit for 15 min then reboot again
i think thats it
if you go the way i went and flash the bootloaders anyway first or after to get rid of the rainbow and to be able to see recovery for the future, its up to you
thanks! im going to try this as soon as i get off work.
i was on stock rooted with clockwork recovery. grabbed the 3.3 simply honey link, renamed it update.zip and put it at the root of the internal sd. did a factory wipe, cleared cach, and davik cache. and then installed and it put me in a boot loop. im using odin to get back to stock, any ideas?
derek210 said:
i was on stock rooted with clockwork recovery. grabbed the 3.3 simply honey link, renamed it update.zip and put it at the root of the internal sd. did a factory wipe, cleared cach, and davik cache. and then installed and it put me in a boot loop. im using odin to get back to stock, any ideas?
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didnt need to rename it anything, thats a full rom, cant flash 2.3.4 over froyo without the GB bootloaders but can flash 2.3.3 so thats why you have to do that 1st
did you wipe dalvik after or before ??
i wiped it after the 1st time i did it and because its in advanced menu in recovery it wouldnt go back to the normal page of recovery to reboot and that put me in a bootloop
when you're rooted again after stock......
-put 3.3 and the 3.9.1 package you want on sd and leave them named as they are
-go to recovery, wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache
-flash 3.3
-reboot
-flash 3.9.1 in rom manager (it'll factory reset again even if you dont have that ticked, could tick wipe dalvik and cach aswell while you're there)
-when it reboots leave for 15 min then reboot again
thats the exact way i did it i think and works fine for me
Thanks soooo much it finally worked! I feel bad asking another question but I can't seem to find the answer. I installed the GB bootloaders and have the full version of the simply honey loaded now but everytime I get a call I have to reboot after or I wont be able to receive calls. Thanks again!
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I just found a post by you in the simply honey thread that answered my question. So I reflash and wipe. Do I flash all the way back to 2.1 or just reflash the full version of simply honey and wipe all data?
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You may want to consider trying some of the more tried-and-tested 2.2 and 2.2.1 ROMs until you have more experience with modding in general. When you start messing with bootloaders, it doesn't take much screwing up to permanently and irrevocably (apart from a JTAG) brick your phone.
derek210 said:
I just found a post by you in the simply honey thread that answered my question. So I reflash and wipe. Do I flash all the way back to 2.1 or just reflash the full version of simply honey and wipe all data?
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wipe in recovery and flash 4.0
uuuuuuuuggg!!! I've posted dozens of replies with explanations of how to do this! lol
sorry for all my noob questions and not being able to find post that have already been made about this. however, its working perfect now and i appreciate everyone's help!
iv been having a few issues as of late with my s2 so decided id just backup my numbers and media and wipe and start again, but when i do a factory reset, it shows an error mounting the sdcard/.android_secure
and then it skips it, can anyone tell me how to fix this problem so i can start a fresh with a nice clean and empty galaxy
What system do you have? ics or ginbread...?
Question = wrong forum.
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
my apologies, i havent used the forum much as the phone has been fine for about 6 months, its now on checkroms v6 which i managed to flash onto it with a bit of fiddling, thinking that may solve some of my issues but it didnt. thats when i noticed this error when doing a few resets.
JJEgan, gonna follow your steps now buddy, thanks and fingers crossed
its a no go, it wont let me format or mount the sdcard
try factory reset from phone menu,
try another kernel to get another version of CWM, eg: Siyah
hiya zac, well i have the phone in download mode connected to odin, im using the link in your sig, and downloading the stock firmare and kernal, will it matter if i didnt wipe the sdcard before flashing these two items with odin? surely i can do it after?
upto you to try.....
cant guarantee since dont know what weird problem has got with your SD card which
dont allow you to wipe,
you can also try flashing another custom kernel first,
When you flash a stock firmware it already contains a Kernel, no need to flash seperately..
any chance to a quick link to a kernal to try and a guide!
its been a while since iv done this! haha
which rom are you currently on?? ICS or GB
checkrom v6 i do believe
GB CWM flash : http://gokhanmoral.desean.net/siyahkernel/v2.6/Siyah-v2.6.14-CWM.zip
Checkrom is GB version,
but makesure, from settings/about phone
i will bud, and i flash that kernal, with odin?
no this is CWM flashable, put on SDcard, and flash from CWM,
top man, off to have a go now
if CWM flash fails, you can try from ODIN
ODIN flash :http://gokhanmoral.desean.net/siyahkernel/v2.6/Siyah-v2.6.14.tar
select the file from PDA of Odin,
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its a no go, it wont let me format or mount the sdcard
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Unless you have a external sdcard, this problem is self explanatory!
Hi,
First time it happened. tried everything but still cant fix it.
after a month or two on MIUI, I wanted to move to AOKP JB.
As I always do when switching ROMs, I backed up everything (efs, pictures, apps with titanium, etc) and format the internal sd card within the os to get rid of all the junk.
Then went into CWM (siyah) and wiped data and cache.
And now for my mistake, I foramt the /system instead of / cache.
So now, when Im trying to install the ROM as a zip file threw CWM I got an error 7.
When trying to do it on ODIN, it stuck on 'factory fs', 'cache', or 'boot'.
After some time, I got the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" message.
Then got rid of it after somehow succeeding installing a different cwm (the stock one) but nothing worked there either, exept installing the Siyah kernel zip from there.
What can I do now to get my phone back alive?
THANKS :crying:
pedel said:
Hi,
First time it happened. tried everything but still cant fix it.
after a month or two on MIUI, I wanted to move to AOKP JB.
As I always do when switching ROMs, I backed up everything (efs, pictures, apps with titanium, etc) and format the internal sd card within the os to get rid of all the junk.
Then went into CWM (siyah) and wiped data and cache.
And now for my mistake, I foramt the /system instead of / cache.
So now, when Im trying to install the ROM as a zip file threw CWM I got an error 7.
When trying to do it on ODIN, it stuck on 'factory fs', 'cache', or 'boot'.
After some time, I got the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue" message.
Then got rid of it after somehow succeeding installing a different cwm (the stock one) but nothing worked there either, exept installing the Siyah kernel zip from there.
What can I do now to get my phone back alive?
THANKS :crying:
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I jumped from S1 to S3, but I'm sure it's applicable. You need to flash via odin stock rom that originally came with your phone. Then root then flash custom rom. Odd tho in past I've done the 5 formats, boot, cache, data, system, sdcard then while still in recovery flash rom. Good luck
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jj92942000 said:
I jumped from S1 to S3, but I'm sure it's applicable. You need to flash via odin stock rom that originally came with your phone. Then root then flash custom rom. Odd tho in past I've done the 5 formats, boot, cache, data, system, sdcard then while still in recovery flash rom. Good luck
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thanks
The problem is, I really cant remember what was the original ROM version. I bought it end of june 2011.
I cant even remember if it was a UK ROM, or an open europe one, or anything else.
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I have Samsung galaxy Y handset. I just rooted it for trying new ROM. I installed the zip file of klerks and also the custom ROMs cyanocream v3 and paranoid. I switched the phone to recovery mode and clicked 'apply the custom rom' option. And since it wasn't showing the wiping and the other formatting option, I clicked 'reboot' option. And from then the phone isn't running, I see only the Samsung logo it shows on switching. I tried everything, the recovery mode is also not running, took the battery out but still same problem. Can you please crack this problem? I need my phone!
I dont own this device so Im not sure what's the process (although im familiar with the whole galaxy family), but I do wonder, did you install custom recovery (like CWM)? Did you make a backup before applying the ROM?
Can you still access the recovery mode? Whenever i mess up an installation, i usually search for an stock rom and flash it via the external SD card.
Perhaps this might come helpful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2324937
Still Cant!!!
DBThanatos said:
I dont own this device so Im not sure what's the process (although im familiar with the whole galaxy family), but I do wonder, did you install custom recovery (like CWM)? Did you make a backup before applying the ROM?
Can you still access the recovery mode? Whenever i mess up an installation, i usually search for an stock rom and flash it via the external SD card.
Perhaps this might come helpful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2324937
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i am still not able to run the custom rom.
I rooted my phone.
Opened up the CWM v5, and wiped-data,cache partition, format data, format cache, mounted all drives,---
went into advance to wipe dalvik cache and the other data.
Installed the custom rom by opening the zip file through install zip from sd.
I installed the custom rom (tried all, jellybean, cyanocream v3, paranoid, icecream).....
BUT EACH TIME EITHER IT STOPED WITH Samsung Galaxy Y logo screen OR at logo of cyanocream (when installing cyanocream).
SO I HAD TO FLASH MY PHONE EACH TIME WITH STOCK ROAM THROUGH ODIN. Then it works on its standard android.
I tried many times. Checked all steps. Checked all videoes.
I CANT MAKE OUT WHERE AM I MAKING MISTAKE EXACTLY ?????? Can any one please tell me the most accurate and effective correct method to do this successfully?
himanshutihalht said:
i am still not able to run the custom rom.
I rooted my phone.
Opened up the CWM v5, and wiped-data,cache partition, format data, format cache, mounted all drives,---
went into advance to wipe dalvik cache and the other data.
Installed the custom rom by opening the zip file through install zip from sd.
I installed the custom rom (tried all, jellybean, cyanocream v3, paranoid, icecream).....
BUT EACH TIME EITHER IT STOPED WITH Samsung Galaxy Y logo screen OR at logo of cyanocream (when installing cyanocream).
SO I HAD TO FLASH MY PHONE EACH TIME WITH STOCK ROAM THROUGH ODIN. Then it works on its standard android.
I tried many times. Checked all steps. Checked all videoes.
I CANT MAKE OUT WHERE AM I MAKING MISTAKE EXACTLY ?????? Can any one please tell me the most accurate and effective correct method to do this successfully?
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I don't own this phone too but my mother has . Did you flash the kernel for custom rom such as 'white xp kernel' for cynocream before flashing the rom? You can download it from the same post you download the rom and you can backup your stock rom in cwm so if anything happen you can boot to cwm and restore it back.
himanshutihalht said:
I have Samsung galaxy Y handset. I just rooted it for trying new ROM. I installed the zip file of klerks and also the custom ROMs cyanocream v3 and paranoid. I switched the phone to recovery mode and clicked 'apply the custom rom' option. And since it wasn't showing the wiping and the other formatting option, I clicked 'reboot' option. And from then the phone isn't running, I see only the Samsung logo it shows on switching. I tried everything, the recovery mode is also not running, took the battery out but still same problem. Can you please crack this problem? I need my phone!
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search for flashing firmware via odin for your device...
search it and you will get the answer
himanshutihalht said:
i am still not able to run the custom rom.
I rooted my phone.
Opened up the CWM v5, and wiped-data,cache partition, format data, format cache, mounted all drives,---
went into advance to wipe dalvik cache and the other data.
Installed the custom rom by opening the zip file through install zip from sd.
I installed the custom rom (tried all, jellybean, cyanocream v3, paranoid, icecream).....
BUT EACH TIME EITHER IT STOPED WITH Samsung Galaxy Y logo screen OR at logo of cyanocream (when installing cyanocream).
SO I HAD TO FLASH MY PHONE EACH TIME WITH STOCK ROAM THROUGH ODIN. Then it works on its standard android.
I tried many times. Checked all steps. Checked all videoes.
I CANT MAKE OUT WHERE AM I MAKING MISTAKE EXACTLY ?????? Can any one please tell me the most accurate and effective correct method to do this successfully?
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Try this if you are using CM based roms.
Go to CWM. Wipe data, wipe cache, go to mounts and storage mount all (except SD card) install kernel zip(not ROM zip, use kernel zip) go to advanced NEVER WIPE DALVIK CACHE AND BATTERY STATS WHEN INSTALLING ROM, reboot recocery, you will get mounting error. Ignore it. format all (except SD card). Install rom zip reboot. I have used this many times and no fail yet.
I own this device and if you have any problem feel free to ask.
If you want instructions for any ROM, reply here with Rom's link.
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Using CWM........Busybox Commands........No I use my hands
tetakpatak said:
Please quote my post and copy&paste whole text into some help thread for your phone, it is better idea as we are now getting off topic here. I'll try to help you there.
Format /system is done in recovery mode under "mount and storage" then after that you can restore your nandroid if it is done with the same recovery you use now. If you're on PhilZ 6, it usually can restore also CWM 6 backups.
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What does format system do? And please help me load sentinel rom. That's the one I was gonna do.
Okay now for the question... I was running stock 4.1.2 with siyah kernel 6.0 b5. Then I decided to install philz kernel, but ended up in bootloop. Then I tried flashing dorimanx but still in bootloop. All the while I wiped everything before flashing.
Now im stuck as I can boot into recovery via any kernel but ultimately phone is stuck.
What to do?
And can anyone give me steps to install sentinel rom from this stage?
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AndroidReborn said:
What does format system do? And please help me load sentinel rom. That's the one I was gonna do.
Okay now for the question... I was running stock 4.1.2 with siyah kernel 6.0 b5. Then I decided to install philz kernel, but ended up in bootloop. Then I tried flashing dorimanx but still in bootloop. All the while I wiped everything before flashing.
Now im stuck as I can boot into recovery via any kernel but ultimately phone is stuck.
What to do?
And can anyone give me steps to install sentinel rom from this stage?
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Mate, sorry for waiting, I was out of home. We will get your ROM back as soon as the phone boots again.
Don't worry, it doesn't sound serious so far. We have recovery and download mode (so topic name "nothing works" isn't really correct)
Formatting /system wipes all data from the system partition (so your system will be gone then) and it is important to do before installing new ROMs (essencially important for KitKat). It can't do any harm. As you have tried to install other kernels and didn't work we should check first what did you try to flash so far and it didn't boot? Is that what you wrote all what you have tried?
Now let me know please which recovery do you have now and is it the same version like when you have created your nandroid backup? If the recovery is the same, I would indeed try to restore nandroid backup right after wiping /system. Before you wipe the system just let me know: can you use ADB? If yes, check do you have ADB connection in the recovery mode?
tetakpatak said:
Mate, sorry for waiting, I was out of home. We will get your ROM back as soon as the phone boots again.
Don't worry, it doesn't sound serious so far. We have recovery and download mode (so topic name "nothing works" isn't really correct)
Formatting /system wipes all data from the system partition (so your system will be gone then) and it is important to do before installing new ROMs (essencially important for KitKat). It can't do any harm. As you have tried to install other kernels and didn't work we should check first what did you try to flash so far and it didn't boot? Is that what you wrote all what you have tried?
Now let me know please which recovery do you have now and is it the same version like when you have created your nandroid backup? If the recovery is the same, I would indeed try to restore nandroid backup right after wiping /system. Before you wipe the system just let me know: can you use ADB? If yes, check do you have ADB connection in the recovery mode?
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Will it wipe the internal memory? Or the rom in the phone?
I have cwm based recovery v. 6.0.1.2. Yes I used it to make the backup.
Checking for adb.. How do I do it? .
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AndroidReborn said:
Will it wipe the internal memory? Or the rom in the phone?
I have cwm based recovery v. 6.0.1.2. Yes I used it to make the backup.
Checking for adb.. How do I do it?
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Hi! Internal memory usually shouldn't get wiped by formatting /system, as it is "storage", not part of the system. I would give a try, wipe all: data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache (advanced) and format /system (mounts and storage). Then back to the main menu --> backup & restore --> restore from (internal or external memory where your nandroid is saved) and choose your backup. It should reboot normally then.
tetakpatak said:
Hi! Internal memory usually shouldn't get wiped by formatting /system, as it is "storage", not part of the system. I would give a try, wipe all: data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache (advanced) and format /system (mounts and storage). Then back to the main menu --> backup & restore --> restore from (internal or external memory where your nandroid is saved) and choose your backup. It should reboot normally then.
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Thanks for helping, but I ended up downloading the stock rom and flashing it. Everything was normal. Then I installed cm10.2 so everything's great now. Thanks!
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Cool, @AndroidReborn! Now you can install your old ROM again and restore nandroid. Keep that stock FW saved on your PC, so if your phone gets ever again soft-bricked, no problem to revive it again.
I am wondering how nobody here responsed your help prompt, we have in i9000 help threads always handfull people of experience and skills who are ready to help in need. And there are double amount of the SGS2 units sold around the world.... strange.
tetakpatak said:
Cool, @AndroidReborn! Now you can install your old ROM again and restore nandroid. Keep that stock FW saved on your PC, so if your phone gets ever again soft-bricked, no problem to revive it again.
I am wondering how nobody here responsed your help prompt, we have in i9000 help threads always handfull people of experience and skills who are ready to help in need. And there are double amount of the SGS2 units sold around the world.... strange.
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No idea. The people seem pretty 'busy'. Thanks for helping. Just one teeny tiny last question.. How do I install cm11 or any kitkat rom over this? Cwm is 6.0.4.5 so it's compatible...
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If you want to flash kitkat, the first thing you need to do is flash a kitkat compatible CWM (v6.0.4.7). If you try to flash KK with an 'older' CWM, you'll get 'installation aborted....error status 7' or something similar........
I'm currently running @infected_s KK build, and in the OP, you will find download links for the correct CWM, ROM and GApps files.......
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keithross39 said:
If you want to flash kitkat, the first thing you need to do is flash a kitkat compatible CWM (v6.0.4.7). If you try to flash KK with an 'older' CWM, you'll get 'installation aborted....error status 7' or something similar........
I'm currently running @infected_s KK build, and in the OP, you will find download links for the correct CWM, ROM and GApps files.......
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6.0.4.5 is compatible? I think so ......
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I've always read....not.....
In any case, probably best not to risk it......
6.0.4.7 is DEFINITELY KK compatible.... and it'd take a couple of seconds to flash.........
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AndroidReborn said:
No idea. The people seem pretty 'busy'. Thanks for helping. Just one teeny tiny last question.. How do I install cm11 or any kitkat rom over this? Cwm is 6.0.4.5 so it's compatible...
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Yes, mate, CWM 6.0.4.5 is capable of flashing KitKat.
It is usually always the same:
download your ROM zip and compatible Gapps
check in the phone (or PC) if the zips are corrupted through download (if they open after clicking them, they are fine)
move the zips to the folder you will flash it from (if you use PC to flash zips with ADB sideload, put them in the sdk/platform-tools folder)
make nandroid backup of your presently used ROM
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
wipe dalvik cache (advanced)
format /system (under mount and storage)
flash ROM.zip
flash Gapps
reboot
It is in general always good to read in the development thread of the ROM you attend to flash in the opening post which Gapps are recommended, or if there is some unusual order of flashing (sometimes, developers recommend reboot system after flashing ROM, and after that going to recovery and flash Gapps zip.
Some KitKat ROMs struggle with root access by using Superuser, so SuperSU should be flashed. If SuperSU app from Play Store gives errors by updating binary, you should uninstall SuperSU app then, find in the Chainfire's thread the compatible UPDATE-SuperSu.zip (version for your phone), flash its zip in the recovery, install SuperSU app, update binary (either "normal" or "through CWM/TWRP")