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Ok so today i finally figured out how to root my Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 3g+(Telus and now as I'm going through trying to install custom roms i see that it only uses 3e and not CWR
Is there any solution to my problem and yes I have been looking around the forums for a almost 3 hours and now have become mildly enraged seeing no support for my phone
well, I have been going through alot of the same stuff with my Telus fascinate too.I don't think im capable of writing a full guide, but I can tell you the basics about how I got to CM7 with a working stable kernel.
First Odin back to stock 2.2
A. Download Odin (attached) and the Telus JL3 stock files http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C3DQ1LZF
B. Open Odin, and put the files in the appropriate boxes
s1_odin_20100512.pit in "PIT"
T959TLJL3-REV03-ALL-low-CL763100.tar.md5 in "PDA"
T959TLJL3_FROYO_Phone-CL763100.tar in "PHONE"
SGH-T959D-CSC-TLSJL3.tar.md5 in "CSC"
C. Boot into download mode by turning phone off, then holding "Volume Down" while connecting the phone to the computer
D. The first "ID:COM" box should turn yellow and show a numerical COM port
E. Click "Start" and wait for it to finish and reboot, and unplug the phone after the yellow box turns green and says "PASS"
next
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GJCCIU4N
Odin this file using the "pda" part of odin. Let your phone boot up and go through the voodoo lagfix. Once your booted up, it might be a good time too root your phone again.
also this might not be needed, but if you get no service once your on your custom rom.this can help.
So while still on stock, download an app called "nitrality" perform an efs backup. Then copy the "insanity" folder from your phone to somewhere safe.
ok, now that your rooted and have a cwm recovery, reboot into recovery and flash the custom kernel zip found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18268484&postcount=3865
CM7_SGS_20111009_NEO_17-voodoo-col_BLN.zip is what I use
pull battery and reboot into recovery once more. From there flash your rom, CM7 in my case.
http://cm-nightlies.appspot.com/?device=galaxysmtd
After installing the rom, again reflash the platypus kernel, and your all good to go.
If you have no service, then put that "insanity" folder on your phone, install nitrality and perform the efs restore.
Sorry for the all over the place guide.
fromthestars said:
well, I have been going through alot of the same stuff with my Telus fascinate too.I don't think im capable of writing a full guide, but I can tell you the basics about how I got to CM7 with a working stable kernel.
First Odin back to stock 2.2
A. Download Odin (attached) and the Telus JL3 stock files http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C3DQ1LZF
B. Open Odin, and put the files in the appropriate boxes
s1_odin_20100512.pit in "PIT"
T959TLJL3-REV03-ALL-low-CL763100.tar.md5 in "PDA"
T959TLJL3_FROYO_Phone-CL763100.tar in "PHONE"
SGH-T959D-CSC-TLSJL3.tar.md5 in "CSC"
C. Boot into download mode by turning phone off, then holding "Volume Down" while connecting the phone to the computer
D. The first "ID:COM" box should turn yellow and show a numerical COM port
E. Click "Start" and wait for it to finish and reboot, and unplug the phone after the yellow box turns green and says "PASS"
next
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GJCCIU4N
Odin this file using the "pda" part of odin. Let your phone boot up and go through the voodoo lagfix. Once your booted up, it might be a good time too root your phone again.
also this might not be needed, but if you get no service once your on your custom rom.this can help.
So while still on stock, download an app called "nitrality" perform an efs backup. Then copy the "insanity" folder from your phone to somewhere safe.
ok, now that your rooted and have a cwm recovery, reboot into recovery and flash the custom kernel zip found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18268484&postcount=3865
CM7_SGS_20111009_NEO_17-voodoo-col_BLN.zip is what I use
pull battery and reboot into recovery once more. From there flash your rom, CM7 in my case.
http://cm-nightlies.appspot.com/?device=galaxysmtd
After installing the rom, again reflash the platypus kernel, and your all good to go.
If you have no service, then put that "insanity" folder on your phone, install nitrality and perform the efs restore.
Sorry for the all over the place guide.
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EDIT: so at the http://cm-nightlies.appspot.com/?device=galaxysmtd what did you mean my CM7 in your case
EDIT2: Ok so now that platypus is installed my phone is now looping from the SGH screen to Platypus and then for about a second it shows recovery mode
I used the stable RC of cm7. galaxysmtd
I apologize for the boot looping, im not overly technical. Just, those are the steps that got me up and running. Maybe try the other Kernel on that thread?
No its alright. I fixed to looping by flashing the stock froyo. Now i just need to figure out how to not have this happen again
fromthestars said:
I used the stable RC of cm7. galaxysmtd
I apologize for the boot looping, im not overly technical. Just, those are the steps that got me up and running. Maybe try the other Kernel on that thread?
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which one do i click?
EDIT:Nevermind got everything working Thanks
Hey guys, I saw someone asking in an old thread I made if it was possible to go back to full stock ROM with stock recovery and 0 on the flash counter. Having done this myself last week, and having to grab info from multiple sources to accomplish it, I figured I would throw together a simple guide to help others (and myself in the future).
Things you will need to download:
Da_G's stock system, kernel and recovery. File can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
braway's latest Odin flashable clockwork recovery found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584576
braway's Odin flashable flash counter reset found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569206
and of course Odin found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=581913&d=1304094576
Ok, so now we have everything we need. This guide assumes you have drivers installed and have adb working. If not, google is your friend.
Fire up Odin and boot your phone into download mode. This is done by simultaneously holding the power button and volume down until the screen goes black, then release the power button while still holding volume down. When prompted press volume up to enter download mode.
Extract Da_G's pda-odin-att-stock.rar. We now have pda-odin-att-stock.tar.
Now in Odin, make sure the only thing checked is Auto Reboot. Click the PDA button and select pda-odin-att-stock.tar. Click the start button.
Once phone has rebooted, let the phone settle for a couple minutes then reboot it back into download mode. (volume down + power). Now click the PDA button again and this time select the Odin flashable clockwork recovery file (ex. cwm-touch-i717-120414.tar.md5). Click start.
Once the phone has rebooted and stabilized, drop the flash counter reset file onto your sd-card, then reboot into recovery by holding volume up + volume down + power. When screen goes black, release power button and wait for clockwork to show. Flash the flash counter reset, then reboot the phone.
Now for the hard (and risky, SO READ CARFULLY) part, we have to get stock recovery back on our phones without tripping the flash counter. (thanks again to braway)
Take the stock tar we flashed earlier (pda-odin-att-stock.tar) and extract that file. Take recovery.img and put it on your sd-card (I put it on the internal and external sd-card just to be sure). Reboot the phone into recovery (volume up+down+power). Go to mounts and storage, then mount the sd-card.
Issue the following adb command. I SUGGEST YOU COPY AND PASTE IT, IF YOU TYPE IT WRONG YOU WILL HARD BRICK YOUR PHONE.
Code:
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
And that's it folks. We now have a fully stock ROM, kernel, and recovery with 0 on the flash counter. If anyone has any comments or a way to further simplify this process please comment below and I will incorporate it into the guide. Good luck and always read the instructions twice.
This guide was made possible by people much smarter than I am, namely braway and Da_G. If you want to properly thank these guys I suggest dropping a couple bucks in their donation boxes:
Da_G donation link.
braway donation link.
Does this preserve the unlock
Does doing this remove my carrier unlock?
Thanks so much for this useful info
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
You don't need to ADB recovery, you can flash this from CWR and it will set your recovery back to stock without tripping your counter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25671063&postcount=139
macked said:
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Take the stock tar we flashed earlier (pda-odin-att-stock.tar) and extract that file. Take recovery.img and put it on your sd-card (I put it on the internal and external sd-card just to be sure). Reboot the phone into recovery (volume up+down+power). Go to mounts and storage, then mount the sd-card.
Issue the following adb command. I SUGGEST YOU COPY AND PASTE IT, IF YOU TYPE IT WRONG YOU WILL HARD BRICK YOUR PHONE.
Code:
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
And that's it folks. We now have a fully stock ROM, kernel, and recovery with 0 on the flash counter. If anyone has any comments or a way to further simplify this process please comment below and I will incorporate it into the guide. Good luck and always read the instructions twice.
This guide was made possible by people much smarter than I am, namely braway and Da_G. If you want to properly thank these guys I suggest dropping a couple bucks in their donation boxes:
Da_G donation link.
braway donation link.
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Umm.... How do u issue the adp command? i mounted the sd card, but no idea how i would copy the code or where to even enter it
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FML, i did all this but the last step and everything is constantly crashing. it was crashing way before i even got to that step.
I cant dl ICS via Kies either, im f'd right now. HELP
You don't need to use the adb command. Just flash stock via Odin again in download mode then flash the counter reset.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2
Their is an easier way to do this with Kies.
Someone posted a thread in here with the method, when I get home, I will post the process, as another way if you do not want to use ODIN.
Followed everything to the T. Was able to use ADB to send the command successfully at the end of the instructions. Every step worked and went flawlessly. Yet, still cannot update to ics via kies or OTA. Get the message "your device cannot update via kies". I guess there is just no way of bringing these back to out of the box brand new straight from the factory?
does this work for uk tmobile users
I think you left out the Radio.
When I did this, it still had UCLF6 Baseband.
After flashing stock rom via Odin, you need to Odin the stock Radio (baseband).
Then Odin CWM.
Then flash the counter reset (via CWM).
Then and only then will it be completely stock and update-ready for Kies.
Finagle69 said:
I think you left out the Radio.
When I did this, it still had UCLF6 Baseband.
After flashing stock rom via Odin, you need to Odin the stock Radio (baseband).
Then Odin CWM.
Then flash the counter reset (via CWM).
Then and only then will it be completely stock and update-ready for Kies.
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All I did was flashed stock rom and CWM in Odin. I flashed the stock radio UCLA1 and the counter reset in CWM.
How do you flash the stock radio in Odin?
I have the AT&T Note UCLA1 radio zip from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597052
hashbrown said:
All I did was flashed stock rom and CWM in Odin. I flashed the stock radio UCLA1 and the counter reset in CWM.
How do you flash the stock radio in Odin?
I have the AT&T Note UCLA1 radio zip from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597052
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Either way is fine. As long as you get back to the stock radio. I found an Odin'able UCLA1 somewhere in the forums here.
I remember seeing a step by step on how to return to stock and resetting counter to 0 (zero)... It was going from a custom ROM via CWM and returning to stock via Odin with the recovery being last to be reflashed. Anyone know where this is. I've been browsing a whack of threads on this and can't find it.
Thanks in advance.
irshanuddin said:
Does doing this remove my carrier unlock?
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no, carrier unlock won't be remove
Noob needs help with last few steps to return to full stock
Following the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634087 to return my Galaxy Note i717 to full stock after it was bricked due to a botched root attempt. I've been able to get to step 5 Ok but I'm stuck at this point. Step 5 calls out for droping the flash counter reset file onto your sd-card. Not sure of the right way to go about this. I don't have an external SD card and can't seem to access internal SD card. Only option on phone is to format usb storage.
Just download the reset zip using the phone.
It goes to the browser internal storage anyway ...g
gregsarg said:
Just download the reset zip using the phone.
It goes to the browser internal storage anyway ...g
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Thanks for your reply, I was able to place the zip file on the phone in the USB storage folder using samsung Kies. I've completed step five, now I've run into a problem with the final two steps. I've placed the recovery.img file onto the USB storage folder on the phone and deleted all other files in that folder. I've used USB storage because I don't have an SD card. When I go into recovery mode and go to mounts and storage and try to mount SD card I get an error. I saw the option to mount the USB storage so I tried that but to no avial. I just get the option to unmount the USB storage by going back the phone says. No ADB commands come up if that's right again I'm totally green here. I'm I forced here to have to get an SD card to continue? Need help again, all this stuff takes some getting use to.
kinghorsey said:
You don't need to use the adb command. Just flash stock via Odin again in download mode then flash the counter reset.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2
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I tried this but when I flashed the counter reset zip file the program failed signature verification. When I tried to copy and paste the adb command using adb the response was "could not find file,directory did not exist. followed instructions to the T. Just need to complete the last step to get the phone back to stock with 0 on the counter. Need help
I just want to revert to stock. Do I need to worry about the counter etc...not taking the phone back. Just havent ever tried the stock with all the fancy tricks using the little fancy pen thingy LOL.
Is there a flashable ROM I can use for stock that I can flash from CWM perhaps?
mahgninnuc93 said:
I just want to revert to stock. Do I need to worry about the counter etc...not taking the phone back. Just havent ever tried the stock with all the fancy tricks using the little fancy pen thingy LOL.
Is there a flashable ROM I can use for stock that I can flash from CWM perhaps?
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You can either go stock rooted or Odin stock completely.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717
Hello all. I have had Shostock3 for a while now and read that if you use the Siyah Kernel with it then it is an awesome combo. Well I downloaded the kernel and went to install it through CWM and now I have a big problem. I chose to reboot and install the kernel and when I did I am now STUCK at the screen that says "Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100" with the yellow triangle. I have let it just sit and see what it does but it goes no where. WHAT DO I DO?!?!?! HELP! Thanks all!
Samsung Galaxy S II i777
Running Shostock3
WAS running with default kernel that comes with Shostock3
EDIT: It doesn't seem that I can get into the recovery mode either. I am trying the volume button + power button combination and having no luck....
nbarr7655 said:
Hello all. I have had Shostock3 for a while now and read that if you use the Siyah Kernel with it then it is an awesome combo. Well I downloaded the kernel and went to install it through CWM and now I have a big problem. I chose to reboot and install the kernel and when I did I am now STUCK at the screen that says "Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100" with the yellow triangle. I have let it just sit and see what it does but it goes no where. WHAT DO I DO?!?!?! HELP! Thanks all!
Samsung Galaxy S II i777
Running Shostock3
WAS running with default kernel that comes with Shostock3
EDIT: It doesn't seem that I can get into the recovery mode either. I am trying the volume button + power button combination and having no luck....
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Which siyah did you flash. The one you want is called AJK now
122ninjas said:
Which siyah did you flash. The one you want is called AJK now
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/Siyah-I777-v7.9b-S.zip
Is the name of the file that I tried to put on. Should I try to get the one that you stated and put it on via download mode? Because it seems that I can get into download mode but that's about it. I can't get into recovery.
nbarr7655 said:
/Siyah-I777-v7.9b-S.zip
Is the name of the file that I tried to put on. Should I try to get the one that you stated and put it on via download mode? Because it seems that I can get into download mode but that's about it. I can't get into recovery.
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Hold power button plus volume up and volume down, keep it held in until you boot into recovery. Recovery won't just disappear, normally people just aren't holding them in long enough or are using the wrong button combo. Let us know if you get back up and running. Also make sure when installing the siyah kernel you're following the OP directions to the letter.
Phalanx7621 said:
Hold power button plus volume up and volume down, keep it held in until you boot into recovery. Recovery won't just disappear, normally people just aren't holding them in long enough or are using the wrong button combo. Let us know if you get back up and running. Also make sure when installing the siyah kernel you're following the OP directions to the letter.
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I can't get into recovery. I simply cant. I hold the buttons, correctly might I add, and then the logo appears, then goes away and I am left with nothing but a blank, black screen. The bottom buttons aren't even lit.
Possible hardware failure on your power button or one of your volume buttons I supposed. Have you tried flashing a siyah.tar file in odin to get a.different usable recovery?
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Possible hardware failure on your power button or one of your volume buttons I supposed. Have you tried flashing a siyah.tar file in odin to get a.different usable recovery?
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If you could link me a Siyah kernel that is in a .tar format I would be appreciative.
Dude do as Phalanx says. Vol up+Vol down+ Power and even after the logo goes away dont release the buttons. Recovery will show up.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
Either that or if you get adb up an running on your computer, hook up your phone via usb and type (this is for mac, may be slightly different for other os's):
adb root
adb reboot recovery
and voila! your phone boots up in recovery!
can't get past boot screen on siyah 5.0.1
I spent all the time I could thinking I had this but apparently I don't!
Have AT&T Samsung i777 running the latest stock 4.1.2 that I got from Kies.
Wanted to try my hand at custom roms.
Was able to root phone using flamaroot which gave me SU ability
Bought Mobile Odin pro, downloaded Siyah .tar file and put it on SD.
Flashed it with mobile Odin.
Because I'm an idiot, I was hoping to make a rom backup after flashing.
Now, it boots "Samsung" then the Siyah screen, then goes blank.
I can get into CWM recovery but without a backup rom to restore to I'm not sure what to do.
Also, can get into Download mode which reads:
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SGH-I777
Custom Binary Download: NO
Current Binary: Samsung Official
However, it reads downloading, but I do not believe there's anything to download and it's been like this for 20 minutes
ANY ideas on what I could or should do would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
Kurt
kurtisherzog88 said:
I spent all the time I could thinking I had this but apparently I don't!
Have AT&T Samsung i777 running the latest stock 4.1.2 that I got from Kies.
Wanted to try my hand at custom roms.
Was able to root phone using flamaroot which gave me SU ability
Bought Mobile Odin pro, downloaded Siyah .tar file and put it on SD.
Flashed it with mobile Odin.
Because I'm an idiot, I was hoping to make a rom backup after flashing.
Now, it boots "Samsung" then the Siyah screen, then goes blank.
I can get into CWM recovery but without a backup rom to restore to I'm not sure what to do.
Also, can get into Download mode which reads:
ODIN MODE
Product Name: SGH-I777
Custom Binary Download: NO
Current Binary: Samsung Official
However, it reads downloading, but I do not believe there's anything to download and it's been like this for 20 minutes
ANY ideas on what I could or should do would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!
Kurt
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Where did you get the Siyah 5.0.1 in tar format? It sounds like you tried to flash a kernel that is not compiled for your phone. You need a kernel that is compiled specifically for the SGH-I777.
If that is the case, then you should be able to recover by flashing a good kernel using Odin, if you can find a tar version, or just flash the 4.1.2 stock firmware with Odin, which you can get from the Download Repository or from sammobile.com/firmware or Samsung-updates.com.
But first, since you can get into recovery, try performing a wipe data/factory reset to see what happens.
creepyncrawly said:
Where did you get the Siyah 5.0.1 in tar format? It sounds like you tried to flash a kernel that is not compiled for your phone. You need a kernel that is compiled specifically for the SGH-I777.
If that is the case, then you should be able to recover by flashing a good kernel using Odin, if you can find a tar version, or just flash the 4.1.2 stock firmware with Odin, which you can get from the Download Repository or from sammobile.com/firmware or Samsung-updates.com.
But first, since you can get into recovery, try performing a wipe data/factory reset to see what happens.
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Thank you so much for helping me! First of all, I used your post, "Odin3 One-click Downloaders for Stock and Stock + Root" and was able to follow those steps to get me back to 2.3 and then I connected back to Kies to get back to stock 4.1.2. SO, I am completely back where I started a week ago, but I have a phone that works thanks to you!!
To answer your question: because I was using Mobile Odin, it only recognized .tar files and I found one on Siyah's blog (gokhanmoral) which was categorized under "sgs2 kernel".
So I'm back to the start (actually did the unrooted one so I don't even have it rooted currently). However, with all the reading I've been doing on this forum, I can't shake the desire to use a custom rom. I know I'm very much a noob and probably should make myself happy with my phone, but I wanna give it another try. I understand with my following questions if I'm posting in the wrong area and cannot have my questions answered.
Here's where I'm stuck. I know I need to make a custom recovery (cwm or twrp I'm not totally sure) before flashing a custom kernel and then rom. But I just can't figure out how to do it. When I go into recovery (holding volume buttons and power), there is not option for "backup and restore". How can I get a backup of my current rom so I can start with the other stuff?
The order as I understand it:
1. root phone
2. install cwm or twrp in order to create a backup of current rom
3. flash a custom kernel
4. flash a custom rom (that is compatible with kernel)
Thanks so much again for all your help!!
Kurt
kurtisherzog88 said:
Thank you so much for helping me! First of all, I used your post, "Odin3 One-click Downloaders for Stock and Stock + Root" and was able to follow those steps to get me back to 2.3 and then I connected back to Kies to get back to stock 4.1.2. SO, I am completely back where I started a week ago, but I have a phone that works thanks to you!!
To answer your question: because I was using Mobile Odin, it only recognized .tar files and I found one on Siyah's blog (gokhanmoral) which was categorized under "sgs2 kernel".
So I'm back to the start (actually did the unrooted one so I don't even have it rooted currently). However, with all the reading I've been doing on this forum, I can't shake the desire to use a custom rom. I know I'm very much a noob and probably should make myself happy with my phone, but I wanna give it another try. I understand with my following questions if I'm posting in the wrong area and cannot have my questions answered.
Here's where I'm stuck. I know I need to make a custom recovery (cwm or twrp I'm not totally sure) before flashing a custom kernel and then rom. But I just can't figure out how to do it. When I go into recovery (holding volume buttons and power), there is not option for "backup and restore". How can I get a backup of my current rom so I can start with the other stuff?
The order as I understand it:
1. root phone
2. install cwm or twrp in order to create a backup of current rom
3. flash a custom kernel
4. flash a custom rom (that is compatible with kernel)
Thanks so much again for all your help!!
Kurt
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OK, glad your're back to working. The Siyah kernel you flashed is for the GT-I9100, the international version of the Galaxy s2. As I said, you will need a kernel that is compiled specifically for the SGH-I777, so get your kernel from the I777 Android Development Forum.
Next, you can also use a straight zImage file with Mobile Odin. You don't have to have a tar. You can even download a ClockworkMod flashable zip file and use an archiving tool such a Win Zip or 7Zip to open it and extract the zImage from it. Then use that to flash through Mobile Odin.
You currently have the stock 3e Recovery, which does not have a backup facility, nor the ability to flash custom firmware (unless it is signed by Samsung.) So you need to install a custom kernel with ClockworkMod Recovery (or TWRP Recovery will also work.) By the way, those are just different developers versions of almost exactly the same recovery functions, so it doesn't really matter which you use.
For a kernel, go to this post in the development section and download the third of four which is titled "AJK v2.0.5 NO-SWAP Samsung." As I said above, extract the zImage from the zip and use that to flash in Mobile Odin.
Also on this phone, recovery and the kernel are not separate, they are one unit, so you install the kernel to get the custom recovery. Your steps 2 and 3 are incorrect. Remove step 2 entirely. Step 3 will install both the kernel and the custom recovery. In step 4, you can flash any custom firmware you want. They all come with an included kernel, so it doesn't matter what kernel you start with because after you flash you will have a different kernel anyway.
And finally, don't worry about backing up the stock firmware. If you mess up the flash, or soft brick the phone, you can just reinstall stock as you did before. After you have a custom firmware installed, and have your phone configured exactly the way you want it, then is the time to make a backup, because you can flash to a different custom firmware to try it out, and if you don't like it, you can restore your backup and be back to exactly where you were.
creepyncrawly said:
OK, glad your're back to working. The Siyah kernel you flashed is for the GT-I9100, the international version of the Galaxy s2. As I said, you will need a kernel that is compiled specifically for the SGH-I777, so get your kernel from the I777 Android Development Forum.
Next, you can also use a straight zImage file with Mobile Odin. You don't have to have a tar. You can even download a ClockworkMod flashable zip file and use an archiving tool such a Win Zip or 7Zip to open it and extract the zImage from it. Then use that to flash through Mobile Odin.
You currently have the stock 3e Recovery, which does not have a backup facility, nor the ability to flash custom firmware (unless it is signed by Samsung.) So you need to install a custom kernel with ClockworkMod Recovery (or TWRP Recovery will also work.) By the way, those are just different developers versions of almost exactly the same recovery functions, so it doesn't really matter which you use.
For a kernel, go to this post in the development section and download the third of four which is titled "AJK v2.0.5 NO-SWAP Samsung." As I said above, extract the zImage from the zip and use that to flash in Mobile Odin.
Also on this phone, recovery and the kernel are not separate, they are one unit, so you install the kernel to get the custom recovery. Your steps 2 and 3 are incorrect. Remove step 2 entirely. Step 3 will install both the kernel and the custom recovery. In step 4, you can flash any custom firmware you want. They all come with an included kernel, so it doesn't matter what kernel you start with because after you flash you will have a different kernel anyway.
And finally, don't worry about backing up the stock firmware. If you mess up the flash, or soft brick the phone, you can just reinstall stock as you did before. After you have a custom firmware installed, and have your phone configured exactly the way you want it, then is the time to make a backup, because you can flash to a different custom firmware to try it out, and if you don't like it, you can restore your backup and be back to exactly where you were.
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Wow, excellent information and I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to help me out. My last question hopefully, and I don't mean to try your patience but what is the best way, would you recommend, to root my phone? I did it with flamaroot previously but it was temporary? Thanks!
Kurt
I have no experience with 4.1.2 and framaroot since I'm running Shostock3. No one who has used that method has said anything about it not being a permanent root. Why do you think it's not permanent?
I think it will be fine. Anyway after you root you're going to install a custom kernel followed immediately by a custom firmware which will be rooted. So even if it wasn't permanent it wouldn't matter.
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I have no experience with 4.1.2 and framaroot since I'm running Shostock3. No one who has used that method has said anything about it not being a permanent root. Why do you think it's not permanent?
I think it will be fine. Anyway after you root you're going to install a custom kernel followed immediately by a custom firmware which will be rooted. So even if it wasn't permanent it wouldn't matter.
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Yeah, I read somewhere that flamaroot was not permanent. Anyway, did exactly as you said and everything is working perfectly!! I seriously can't thank you enough for working with me. Trying SuperNexus to start but this is amazing!!
Kurt
phone completely frozen
hey guys
recently i've just got a 4.4 kitkat rom for my gt-s5300 and it worked preety well.
but i've downloaded a kernel rom(NeohmKernel_v1_s5301_OhmPsy.zip) that i didn't know that it wasn't compatible with my phone and now it stucked in boot screen. i've turned it on and wait for 2 hours if maybe it will work, but the phone still stucked in boot screen.
i've tried to fix this by pressing power+up vol but didn't work
pls help. it's my only phone i've got(but i know this phone is sh*tty)
-Mamelic
try to hard reset your phone... pressing volume up+power+home buttons together... nd let me knw if it works
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gaurav gaba said:
try to hard reset your phone... pressing volume up+power+home buttons together... nd let me knw if it works
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yeah i've tried but it's still stuck
it only shows the logo"GT-S5300 (SAMSUNG on bottom)" only and it's now booting
i've been stupidly downloading rom patches before(i've got android jellybean, android ICS, and android kitkat custom rom)
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Kotkot_Mamelic15 said:
yeah i've tried but it's still stuck
it only shows the logo"GT-S5300 (SAMSUNG on bottom)" only and it's now booting
i've been stupidly downloading rom patches before(i've got android jellybean, android ICS, and android kitkat custom rom)
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adn yea i've forgot that i've found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1921421
fortunately i've tried to press power+down vol.+home btn and i've got this message"warning!! a custom os can cause critical problems in your phone and installed applications. if u want to download a custom os, press vol up key. otherwise, press the vol down key to cancel." and got odin3 v1.87 cuz it says that this thing will help me. but unfortunately i don't know how to use it
Kotkot_Mamelic15 said:
adn yea i've forgot that i've found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1921421
fortunately i've tried to press power+down vol.+home btn and i've got this message"warning!! a custom os can cause critical problems in your phone and installed applications. if u want to download a custom os, press vol up key. otherwise, press the vol down key to cancel." and got odin3 v1.87 cuz it says that this thing will help me. but unfortunately i don't know how to use it
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First off, this forum is not for your phone, it is for the SGH-I777 AT&T Galaxy SII, so we don't know the specifics of your phone.
Following the above procedure will put your phone into download mode, where you can flash the firmware you linked.
Since you say you don't know how to use it, I am going to post a complete set of instructions for using Odin that I wrote some time ago. Bear in mind that this is for the I777, and you will have to adjust some things to make it work for your phone. Refer to the flashing instructions in the thread you linked.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) 3.) 4.) Put your phone into download mode.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
If after the successful flash your phone does not boot into the firmware, then perform a hard reset. I don't know your phone, but normally you would boot into recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
Hi everyone!
I finally decided to root my (old) Galaxy S2.
Sadly, just when I turn it on, it's stuck at the white AT&T screen with the AT&T logo in the center. I've tried everything with taking battery out and whatnot.
I also tried recovery mode with the Vol + and - buttons.
I believe the power button is jammed as my phone automatically turns on when the battery is placed in it. Because of this, I can't even use it in recovery mode. I also searched on the forums that many people have issues with the power button not functioning correctly, but for some reason, I can only take apart half the phone-- as in the plastic piece that covers up all the circuitry underneath, half of it stays on, stuck to it.
Could someone please me out here? I'd definitely like to be able to use my S2 as more of an iPod as I'm using an LG G2.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out here!
When inserting the battery turns the phone on, it means that the power button has failed. It needs to be replaced for the phone to be fully useful. It is not the type or repair that can easily and practically be done at home, as it requires some specialized soldering equipment. You can send it out for repair. Mobile Tech Videos in LA will do the repair for $40.00 including return shipping. There is an ebay seller in the Chicago area that will do it for around $32.00 including return shipping. The ebay seller has a youtube video of the repair process which you can watch to see what it takes.
To get the phone going without a power button, proceed as follows:
Use Odin3 v1.85 to install the stock Gingerbread UCKH7 full distribituon from the Download Repository. (This is assuming that the phone is currently running a later version of the operating system, or you don't know which os for sure. You need Gingerbread to be able to complete the next step.)
Next, use Odin3 v1.85 to install the Siyah Gingerbread kernel v2.6.14. Download the tar version to flash in Odin. This kernel contains a touch recovery which will allow you to enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset, so do that next. The phone should now boot into the system.
From the Siyah Gingerbread kernel you can flash the firmware of your choice. Make sure you select a firmware that has a kernel with a touch recovery.
There are apps such as smart screen on that will allow you to turn the display on and off without the power button.
Hope this helps. If you have questions, please ask.
Thanks for the response!
I decided to not replace the lock button circuitry, and just use an alternative app that root will allow.
During this process, will my data be deleted? I have quite a lot of pictures and other texts on it that I'd like to save. I was an idiot for not transferring them out before I got my new device.
Also, I am on 4.2.2 TouchWiz... Should I be weary of anything else on the S2?
Berlinetta said:
Thanks for the response!
I decided to not replace the lock button circuitry, and just use an alternative app that root will allow.
During this process, will my data be deleted? I have quite a lot of pictures and other texts on it that I'd like to save. I was an idiot for not transferring them out before I got my new device.
Also, I am on 4.2.2 TouchWiz... Should I be weary of anything else on the S2?
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I think you must mean 4.1.2 TouchWiz, as that is the latest stock Samsung distribution for the SII. Would that be stock UCMD8, or SHOstock3? What kernel do you have installed? If you have SHOstock3 with the Jebo kernel, that is a touch recovery, and you should be able to enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset to get your phone to boot into the system. The stock kernel of course does not have touch, so it will not be possible in the stock kernel.
You won't lose your pictures. You will lose any text messages if that is what you mean by other texts. Basically, the data partition will be cleared, but the sd card will remain intact. So, anything that you have on the sd card will still be there.
If you install the stock Gingerbread, you will lose everything that is normally in the data partition, all installed applications, text messages, contacts, memos, etc. as they will be overwritten. Performing a wipe data/factory reset also deletes them.
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I think you must mean 4.1.2 TouchWiz, as that is the latest stock Samsung distribution for the SII. Would that be stock UCMD8, or SHOstock3? What kernel do you have installed? If you have SHOstock3 with the Jebo kernel, that is a touch recovery, and you should be able to enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset to get your phone to boot into the system. The stock kernel of course does not have touch, so it will not be possible in the stock kernel.
You won't lose your pictures. You will lose any text messages if that is what you mean by other texts. Basically, the data partition will be cleared, but the sd card will remain intact. So, anything that you have on the sd card will still be there.
If you install the stock Gingerbread, you will lose everything that is normally in the data partition, all installed applications, text messages, contacts, memos, etc. as they will be overwritten. Performing a wipe data/factory reset also deletes them.
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I think my 4.1.2 is stock. I haven't done anything to it.
I have a 2GB Micro-SD card in the S2, but the majority of my pictures are on the phone memory.
I really would like to root my S2 without losing my pictures and whatnot.
Berlinetta said:
I think my 4.1.2 is stock. I haven't done anything to it.
I have a 2GB Micro-SD card in the S2, but the majority of my pictures are on the phone memory.
I really would like to root my S2 without losing my pictures and whatnot.
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You can safely follow my instructions without losing your pictures. Performing a wipe data/factory reset will wipe the data partition, but it will not touch the USB memory, also commonly referred to as the internal sdcard. Below, I will give some additional instructions, in case you need them.
creepyncrawly said:
Use Odin3 v1.85 to install the stock Gingerbread UCKH7 full distribituon from the Download Repository. (This is assuming that the phone is currently running a later version of the operating system, or you don't know which os for sure. You need Gingerbread to be able to complete the next step.)
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If you are unfamiliar with using Odin, I can post a set of detailed instructions. You can download Odin3 v1.85 from a link in the Download Repository. (see my signature) When you open Odin on the pc desktop, uncheck the Auto Reboot item so that the only two check boxes that will be checked are F. Reset Time, and the one nest to the PDA slot, where you will put the firmware ---.tar.md5 file. After the flash is successful, pull the battery to turn the phone off, then proceed with the next step.
Next, use Odin3 v1.85 to install the Siyah Gingerbread kernel v2.6.14. Download the tar version to flash in Odin. This kernel contains a touch recovery which will allow you to enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset, so do that next. The phone should now boot into the system.
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Again, leave Auto Reboot unchecked. After the flash is successful, pull the battery to turn the phone off, then boot into recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Since this is a touch recovery, you can select items and do all the other functions with screen gestures, so you don't need the power button. After you perform the wipe data/factory reset, the phone should boot into system successfully. At this point, it would be a good idea to copy all your pictures onto your PC as a backup so that you don't lose them.
From the Siyah Gingerbread kernel you can flash the firmware of your choice. Make sure you select a firmware that has a kernel with a touch recovery.
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At this point, picking a custom firmware that is already rooted, such as SHOstock3 v4.0 and flashing it from within the Siyah CWM recovery would be the easiest and most sensible way to proceed.
Alternatively, if you want stock, you can use Odin to flash the latest stock 4.1.2, I777UCMD8 which you can download from the download repository, and then root the phone with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit.
creepyncrawly said:
You can safely follow my instructions without losing your pictures. Performing a wipe data/factory reset will wipe the data partition, but it will not touch the USB memory, also commonly referred to as the internal sdcard. Below, I will give some additional instructions, in case you need them.
If you are unfamiliar with using Odin, I can post a set of detailed instructions. You can download Odin3 v1.85 from a link in the Download Repository. (see my signature) When you open Odin on the pc desktop, uncheck the Auto Reboot item so that the only two check boxes that will be checked are F. Reset Time, and the one nest to the PDA slot, where you will put the firmware ---.tar.md5 file. After the flash is successful, pull the battery to turn the phone off, then proceed with the next step.
Again, leave Auto Reboot unchecked. After the flash is successful, pull the battery to turn the phone off, then boot into recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset. Since this is a touch recovery, you can select items and do all the other functions with screen gestures, so you don't need the power button. After you perform the wipe data/factory reset, the phone should boot into system successfully. At this point, it would be a good idea to copy all your pictures onto your PC as a backup so that you don't lose them.
At this point, picking a custom firmware that is already rooted, such as SHOstock3 v4.0 and flashing it from within the Siyah CWM recovery would be the easiest and most sensible way to proceed.
Alternatively, if you want stock, you can use Odin to flash the latest stock 4.1.2, I777UCMD8 which you can download from the download repository, and then root the phone with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit.
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Yes, I would like a detailed instruction on using Odin.
Do I turn the S2 on just by keeping the battery in, then connecting to my PC?
Also, where do I get this tar.md5 file?
Update: Phone finally passed the white AT&T logo screen. Phone is really laggy and seems to have reset my logins and whatnot...
Berlinetta said:
Yes, I would like a detailed instruction on using Odin.
Do I turn the S2 on just by keeping the battery in, then connecting to my PC?
Also, where do I get this tar.md5 file?
Update: Phone finally passed the white AT&T logo screen. Phone is really laggy and seems to have reset my logins and whatnot...
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Go to the Download Repository. At near the top of the page, you can find a link to download Odin3 v1.85. Download that to your PC. Then, download "I777UCKH7-REV02-home-low-CL503881.tar.md5.7z" from the section titled I777UCKH7-CL503881 Stock Binaries. I think it the fifth section down from the top. Use an archiving program to extract the ...tar.md5 file from the archive. This is the first file you will use to flash in the PDA slot in step 7. There is a link to the kernel that you will need to flash second in my previous post. In this set of instructions, you start with the phone off. You should be able to pull the battery and put it back in without the phone turning on again. If you have any other questions, just ask.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
Hi community,
I recently got a samsung galaxy s2 i777 at&t , everything was working just fine until i installed oneplus mod!
I dunno that a rom could turn my i777 in a i9100 when I tried to flash any other i777 rom I get the magic message, this it's not a i777 complatible rom use a i9100 one or something like that.
model number
gt i9100
baseband
i777ucmd8
Is that a reason I can't answer phone calls?
BTW my intention is to turn it back to be a i777 model how it is supposed to be
I strongly recommend that you avoid that site. We have had many, many reports of serious issues, and some even catastrophic, on the I777 from flashing things from that site.
The latest stock distribution for this phone is I777UCMD8 (the same as your baseband / modem). I would suggest that you flash the full version of that stock firmware, which you can get from the Download Repository.
After returning the phone to stock, if you want to customize it, I recommend that you stick with firmware that you can obtain on this forum in the development section. If you are interested in customizing the phone, you can root with framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can use Mobile Odin free or Mobile Odin Pro to install a custom kernel with custom recovery, and then flash the custom firmware of your choice from your recovery. You should be able to find plenty of information in the forums here.
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I strongly recommend that you avoid that site. We have had many, many reports of serious issues, and some even catastrophic, on the I777 from flashing things from that site.
The latest stock distribution for this phone is I777UCMD8 (the same as your baseband / modem). I would suggest that you flash the full version of that stock firmware, which you can get from the Download Repository.
After returning the phone to stock, if you want to customize it, I recommend that you stick with firmware that you can obtain on this forum in the development section. If you are interested in customizing the phone, you can root with framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can use Mobile Odin free or Mobile Odin Pro to install a custom kernel with custom recovery, and then flash the custom firmware of your choice from your recovery. You should be able to find plenty of information in the forums here.
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Never flashed firmware before. Should I go with the "I777UCMD8 Stock Binaries (Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean):" firmware cuz I have that modem already?
You should use the I777UCMD8 firmware because it is the latest version of the operating system available for this phone.
Since you don't have experience flashing, here are detailed instructions.
Download the 7zip file archive and extract the contents. You will have a file ending in .tar.md5. That is the file you will select in the pda slot in Odin.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. (Recommended for this phone. There is a link in the Download Repository.) It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
creepyncrawly said:
You should use the I777UCMD8 firmware because it is the latest version of the operating system available for this phone.
Since you don't have experience flashing, here are detailed instructions.
Download the 7zip file archive and extract the contents. You will have a file ending in .tar.md5. That is the file you will select in the pda slot in Odin.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. (Recommended for this phone. There is a link in the Download Repository.) It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
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Nice walkthrough, Now when it PASS and it says REMOVED, what is next?
- unplug the phone?
- Flash a new rom? or will it have new one ready to use?
- will it be rooted already?
XDA_Mod said:
Nice walkthrough, Now when it PASS and it says REMOVED, what is next?
- unplug the phone?
- Flash a new rom? or will it have new one ready to use?
- will it be rooted already?
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Will be stock, just like it came out of the box, only Jelly Bean operating system instead of Ice Cream Sandwich. Not rooted, fully stock.
You can use the phone without further customization, the same way you would if you picked it up new.
If you want to flash custom firmware onto the phone, you will need to root using Framaroot with the Aragorn exploit, which you can find on XDA Developers forums, and then use Mobile Odin free or Mobile Odin Pro to install a custom kernel with Clockwork Mod recovery. Then you can flash the custom firmware of your choice.
If you want to customize and need detailed instructions, I'll be happy to help. However, I am going out of town for a few days. The next time I will be checking the forums is next Monday.
For what it's worth I'll be around and can help if need be.
creepyncrawly said:
You should use the I777UCMD8 firmware because it is the latest version of the operating system available for this phone.
Since you don't have experience flashing, here are detailed instructions.
Download the 7zip file archive and extract the contents. You will have a file ending in .tar.md5. That is the file you will select in the pda slot in Odin.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. (Recommended for this phone. There is a link in the Download Repository.) It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
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For what it's worth I'll be around and can help if need be.
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I went into ODIN MODE
but while plugging the USB to the phone where it supposed to show the yellow square under the ID:COM it never appears, should I proceed with the flashing process ?
XDA_Mod said:
I went into ODIN MODE
but while plugging the USB to the phone where it supposed to show the yellow square under the ID:COM it never appears, should I proceed with the flashing process ?
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If you don't get the yellow square, and "Added!!" in the message area, then Odin is not recognizing the phone. This may be because you do not have the Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones installed on your computer, or it may be because you do not have a good connection between the phone and the PC.
Go to Control Panel | Uninstall or Change a Program (Windows 7 - or similar on other OS) and look to see if you have "SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones" in the list. If not, you need to install it. There is a link to an xdaDevelopers forum thread for the driver in the Download Repository, or you can download it directly from the Samsung site.
If the SAMSUNG USB Driver is already there, you should probably assume that you have a bad cable or bad connection. Try another cable, another port on the PC, especially one connected directly to the mother board if it is a desktop pc. Or even another PC.
In some extreme cases, you might have to uninstall the SAMSUNG USB Driver, reboot the PC, re-install the Driver, and reboot again.
creepyncrawly said:
If you don't get the yellow square, and "Added!!" in the message area, then Odin is not recognizing the phone. This may be because you do not have the Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones installed on your computer, or it may be because you do not have a good connection between the phone and the PC.
Go to Control Panel | Uninstall or Change a Program (Windows 7 - or similar on other OS) and look to see if you have "SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones" in the list. If not, you need to install it. There is a link to an xdaDevelopers forum thread for the driver in the Download Repository, or you can download it directly from the Samsung site.
If the SAMSUNG USB Driver is already there, you should probably assume that you have a bad cable or bad connection. Try another cable, another port on the PC, especially one connected directly to the mother board if it is a desktop pc. Or even another PC.
In some extreme cases, you might have to uninstall the SAMSUNG USB Driver, reboot the PC, re-install the Driver, and reboot again.
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I went through it, I flashed.
All completed (success 1 / failed 0 )
rebooting, I removed the usb cable.
And now it stays with the AT&T logo rolling over and over again, the screens turns off and the the logo again, the screen turns off AT&T logo, etc.
Any issue with that?
XDA_Mod said:
I went through it, I flashed.
All completed (success 1 / failed 0 )
rebooting, I removed the usb cable.
And now it stays with the AT&T logo rolling over and over again, the screens turns off and the the logo again, the screen turns off AT&T logo, etc.
Any issue with that?
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Boot into stock recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
To boot recovery: with the phone off, hold down all three buttons vol- vol+ pwr, until the logo screen appears the second time, then release.
creepyncrawly said:
Boot into stock recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
To boot recovery: with the phone off, hold down all three buttons vol- vol+ pwr, until the logo screen appears the second time, then release.
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Awesome, reset factory worked like charm. It boot and the buttons are fixed
Now, should I be able to install CM 10.1.3 from the scratch? Cuz I got my phone rooted from before this AT&T flash.
I was planning to use this version:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i777&type=stable
with the Gapps:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
But I don't know if I need another CW recovery, or root it again (if I need root I'll look for the info on the forum, I won't keep bothering with this noob questions anymore guys).
EDIT: I've check that my phone is not rooted, I checked downloading the TERMINAL and try it to use the $ su command and it didn't work, so I think it's not rooted.
Which will be the easiest way to root the phone?
from the ones listed on our forum, cuz there are a couple of links not working already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301682
XDA_Mod said:
Awesome, reset factory worked like charm. It boot and the buttons are fixed
Now, should I be able to install CM 10.1.3 from the scratch? Cuz I got my phone rooted from before this AT&T flash.
I was planning to use this version:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i777&type=stable
with the Gapps:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
But I don't know if I need another CW recovery, or root it again (if I need root I'll look for the info on the forum, I won't keep bothering with this noob questions anymore guys).
EDIT: I've check that my phone is not rooted, I checked downloading the TERMINAL and try it to use the $ su command and it didn't work, so I think it's not rooted.
Which will be the easiest way to root the phone?
from the ones listed on our forum, cuz there are a couple of links not working already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301682
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Root the phone with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can find it on XDA. Link.
After rooting, use Mobile Odin (Pro from the play store, or the Lite version from the xda thread, Link) to install AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel. See post #5 in this thread for additional instructions.
creepyncrawly said:
Root the phone with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can find it on XDA. Link.
After rooting, use Mobile Odin (Pro from the play store, or the Lite version from the xda thread, Link) to install AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel. See post #5 in this thread for additional instructions.
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Just read the post on the #5 of the thread that u sent me but I didn't understand it very well.
Then, after rooting and installing Mobile Odin, you should flash the AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel. Download the CWM flashable .zip file, open it in an archiving program such as 7zip, and extract the boot.img. You can not flash the zip file with mobile odin, so you will need to flash the boot.img, which Mobile Odin will recognize. However, since you are not flashing the support files for the kernel, if you boot into the stock jellybean system at this point, the buttons will not work. So, after flashing the kernel with Mobile Odin, you should boot directly into recovery, and flash the full AJK v4.9 zip file to get the buttons working with the stock firmware. Or you can flash the custom firmware of your choice at this point and skip the above step.
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I installed mobile odin ready to flash, got the "AJK v4.9 NoSwap" cuz I have AT&T stock JB
but in the installations instructions they used the CWM to flash the kernel, I think, and I'll be using mobile odin, but reading ur post carefully I don't got what u mean from here "...Download the CWM flashable .zip file, open it in an archiving program such as 7zip, and extract the boot.img. You can not flash the zip file with mobile odin, so you will need to flash the boot.img, which Mobile Odin will recognize. However, since you are not flashing the support files for the kernel, if you boot into the stock jellybean system at this point, the buttons will not work. So, after flashing the kernel with Mobile Odin, you should boot directly into recovery, and flash the full AJK v4.9 zip file to get the buttons working with the stock firmware. Or you can flash the custom firmware of your choice at this point and skip the above step..."
Should I just need to use mobile odin flash the "AJK v4.9 NoSwap" then reboot and boot into CWM recovery to start to install the CM 10.1.3 and then the GAPPs, etc? or am I skipping some important part of the process?
He's saying you need to physically extract the boot.img from the zip file and flash that via Mobile Odin, then immediately reboot recovery and flash the entire zip file. This convoluted method is only because Mobile Odin can't flash zip files, hence the need to flash the boot.img.
I'll be out of town for the coming week, and won't be on the forums much if any. If you have additional questions, Steve can probably help you.
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He's saying you need to physically extract the boot.img from the zip file and flash that via Mobile Odin, then immediately reboot recovery and flash the entire zip file. This convoluted method is only because Mobile Odin can't flash zip files, hence the need to flash the boot.img.
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Let me put it in my thoughts if I got the idea.
1- unzip the AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel and flash the boot.img
2- REBOOT the device into recovery mode (vol+ plus vol - plus power)
3- (no clean cache, no factory reset) select an unzip file and pick AGAIN the AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel.zip and flash it again.
4- then? should I reboot and start the clean CM installation? (clean cache, reset factory, select CM 10.1.3, clean cache, gapps, reboot?)
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I'll be out of town for the coming week, and won't be on the forums much if any. If you have additional questions, Steve can probably help you.
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I appreciate every single minute that you took answering my noob questions.
The 4 steps you list are correct, but don't forget to wipe the /system partition before you flash CM. That's a big part of a "clean" flash.
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The 4 steps you list are correct, but don't forget to wipe the /system partition before you flash CM. That's a big part of a "clean" flash.
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Many thanks SteveMurphy it worked flawlessly