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Hello Everyone,
I have upgraded my fireware with I9100XWKE2_I9100XXKDJ_I9100XEUKD1
and followed the instruction
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
But it was successfull but now the phone doesn't boot up
It only displays the S and keeps rebooting
Please could you kindly help me out
Thank Very Much
NTOP said:
Hello Everyone,
I have upgraded my fireware with I9100XWKE2_I9100XXKDJ_I9100XEUKD1
and followed the instruction
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
But it was successfull but now the phone doesn't boot up
It only displays the S and keeps rebooting
Please could you kindly help me out
Thank Very Much
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Through KIES? Odin? or CWM?
Through
Odin
Please help me
Bootloop thread.
It's a Boot loop.
Try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
It should work
Edit: Too slow
Hello
Please see a screen shot of what i am getting after fireware upgrade.
It is something with CSC
Please tell me that i haven't bricked my phone :-(
Thank You
Is your phone i9100? or not. that's not bricked if yes
Reflash the firmware
Yes it is
Thank You in helphing meout
First of all let me thank you all for your kindly and fast help
It is working now
I used the link below and watched the vid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
But also checked the version and it says 2.3.3 but first i had 2.3.5
Is there any differences?
Thank You
You gone backwards you now have an older firmware 2.3.5 is newer also 2.3.6 is also out
Have you got a branded handset ie orange, vodafone etc or is it un branded?
I have un-branded device
But i would like to still with Official stock roms.
Can you please advise me which one is for the UK.
My Service provider is T-Mobile UK
ThankYou
NTOP said:
I have un-branded device
But i would like to still with Official stock roms.
Can you please advise me which one is for the UK.
My Service provider is T-Mobile UK
ThankYou
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I would go with this one http://www.multiupload.com/YJK2EXQFSZ
XWKK2
Android 2.3.6
This package has: PDA: XWKK2| Modem/phone: XXKI3| CSC: XEUKH2 link taken fron here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
there is another xwkk5 SOME USE BUT I have been using xwkk2 just fine. Your network settings be ok for any of the firmware above.
Nyssa1104
Thank you very much.
I have installed XWKK2
Android 2.3.6.
Thank You for the direct link.
Would you please also kindly help me root this device as well
Also on Kies i get the following message
"Your Device does not support software upgrading via Kies"
Does this mean that i don't have a stock rom by samsung?
Thank You
NTOP said:
Nyssa1104
Thank you very much.
I have installed XWKK2
Android 2.3.6.
Thank You for the direct link.
Would you please also kindly help me root this device as well
Thank You
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Yes one moment get the link
Here you go make sure kies is killed in task manager ok http://download.chainfire.eu/53/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_KK2-v5.0-CWM5.zip
download this old bootloader flash it and then there after root your fone old bootloader http://www.multiupload.com/LQQBRQVJUD taken from the link of the firmware I gave you
Would you kindly advise how to root it please
Thank You
NTOP said:
Would you kindly advise how to root it please
Thank You
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Detail on this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
The root is working now
Thank You very Much.
When reboot the device it comes back with Yellow triangle
I have followed the below instruction but getting confused on Step 4
Please could you kindly guide me
Getting rid of that pesky warning triangle during boot
It is definitely possible to remove that pesky warning triangle during boot when running a custom kernel, though you should be well aware that this method does NOT reset the custom kernel flash counter. The steps are not complicated, but they aren't easy either, so read well.
(1) Make sure you have CF-Root flashed (see the first post). You must have the "CWM Manager" app available.
(2) Make sure you have the same version of CF-Root extracted until you have the zImage file. (ZIP --> extract --> TAR --> extract --> zImage).
(3) Push the zImage file to /sdcard . It must still be called zImage !
(4) Find an original Samsung signed stock kernel (preferably from the same stock firmware you have, but it's not terribly important)
(5) Reboot into download mode (adb reboot download, or boot the device with home and volume-down pressed)
(6) Fire up ODIN, and flash the Samsung kernel
(7) Boot the device with the stock kernel. CWM Manager will still be available.
(8) Start CWM Manager, select Flash Kernel, and select the zImage from CF-Root you previously put on your SD-card. The kernel will flash and the device will reboot.
(9) You will now notice you no longer have the warning triangle during boot, but you are actually running CF-Root with all it's goodies!
(10) In the future, if you only use the Flash Kernel option inside CWM Manager instead of ODIN, the triangle will not return, neither will your flash counter increase. But keep in mind, that CWM Manager can only handle a direct "zImage" if you are NOT running a kernel with full busybox support (this is currently needed for flashing kernels out of .TAR and .ZIP files)
I got it all working
I would like to say a big THANK YOU FOR everyone. and special thank you Nyssa1104
Thank You
Okay hello everyone im new on this forum as well as +1000 users so its ok if you hate me, well aside from that i own a rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 with android 2.3.6, the problem is that i dont have clockwork recovery, i tried to flash it from rom manager but it didn´t work, so i searched in the web and i found this video:
youtube /watch?v=ByZ2okDu3CI
Everything went fine until the Odin part, i have Kies installed with drivers and everything but in the video it says i need COM18 and i get COM6, what i want is to get Clockwork so i can get started on this flashing scene and that stuff because i like to experiment and im a curious person, but as i dont know alot about Odin and i dont want to brick my phone im asking for your help, thanks for reading this far and i hope you can help me, and sorry if this has been asked before, i searched in the forums and i didnt find this problem
check the CF-root link from my signature and select appropiate CF-root kernel for your Firmware, and flash from Odin.
Dowload mod and Odin flashing guides also there in links
Tuner420 said:
Okay hello everyone im new on this forum as well as +1000 users so its ok if you hate me, well aside from that i own a rooted Samsung Galaxy S2 with android 2.3.6, the problem is that i dont have clockwork recovery, i tried to flash it from rom manager but it didn´t work, so i searched in the web and i found this video:
youtube /watch?v=ByZ2okDu3CI
Everything went fine until the Odin part, i have Kies installed with drivers and everything but in the video it says i need COM18 and i get COM6, what i want is to get Clockwork so i can get started on this flashing scene and that stuff because i like to experiment and im a curious person, but as i dont know alot about Odin and i dont want to brick my phone im asking for your help, thanks for reading this far and i hope you can help me, and sorry if this has been asked before, i searched in the forums and i didnt find this problem
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hey ma8 since ur phone is already rooted please find below the cwm zip file below just flassh the same using ur stock recovery
2 enter stock recovery pwr of phone and then hold Volup +home butt+pwr butt simultaneously until u enter stock recovery form there u install the zip file
after installing the same reboot ur phone and go 2 app drawer u will find CWM app there
ZACQ8 said:
check the CF-root link from my signature and select appropiate CF-root kernel for your Firmware, and flash from Odin.
Dowload mod and Odin flashing guides also there in links
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OK, my kernel ends in KK1, but there is no KK1, only KK2, and as it said there it should be able to install because they are very close, ill try that
Sun90 said:
hey ma8 since ur phone is already rooted please find below the cwm zip file below just flassh the same using ur stock recovery
2 enter stock recovery pwr of phone and then hold Volup +home butt+pwr butt simultaneously until u enter stock recovery form there u install the zip file
after installing the same reboot ur phone and go 2 app drawer u will find CWM app there
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Also, i tried your method and when it is installing some red letters show up saying that it cant verify the whole-file signature, so it didn´t work
WORKS!!
ZACQ8 said:
check the CF-root link from my signature and select appropiate CF-root kernel for your Firmware, and flash from Odin.
Dowload mod and Odin flashing guides also there in links
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It worked!!! thanks !!!!!!!!
@ZACQ8,
I rooted my son's S2 using this method -> http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-newworks-on-all-galaxy-s2-variants/ and now need to install CWM. Was thinking of "touch", but don't know how.
Went to the CF-root link in your signature but not sure which one to choose ... my firmware before the root was 2.3.6, but has now gone to 2.3.5 and the base band is XXKI4. Can you suggest the exact file I should download? Can you also tell me if the touch version is available?
Thanks,
everytime i try to flash the cf-root or any other things i always ended uP beying stuck at the boot screen with a yellow triangle
and i have to flash a ics version or gingerbread so that i can use my phone back.i can only go to downloading mode once i'm stuck at the yellow
triangle and i cant go to recovery mode when im stuck at the triangle.After i flash my phone back to normal i try to go to recovery mode and i try
press the apply update to external(its something like that)it gave me an error (sd card cant mount) maybe this is the problem?
please help me thank you.
phone details:samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100
currently on ics 4.0.4 xxlq5
not rooted
the cf-root that i try to flash:CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LQ5-v5.6-CWM5
sazar123 said:
everytime i try to flash the cf-root or any other things i always ended uP beying stuck at the boot screen with a yellow triangle
and i have to flash a ics version or gingerbread so that i can use my phone back.i can only go to downloading mode once i'm stuck at the yellow
triangle and i cant go to recovery mode when im stuck at the triangle.After i flash my phone back to normal i try to go to recovery mode and i try
press the apply update to external(its something like that)it gave me an error (sd card cant mount) maybe this is the problem?
please help me thank you.
phone details:samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100
currently on ics 4.0.4 xxlq5
not rooted
the cf-root that i try to flash:CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LQ5-v5.6-CWM5
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1. Root via this method here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
2. After rooting, download triangle away by chainfire here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
3. Use triangle away to remove the yellow triangle and reset your binary counter.
4. PLEASE READ THIS:
a. Your firmware contains super brick bug on its stock kernel. To learn more about this bug, visit here : forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
b. After rooting please don't wipe anything or attempt ROM backup in CWM recovery, until you first flash a custom kernel.
c. If you have plans to wipe anything, or flash another ROM, please flash a custom kernel first.
d. Siyah kernel, Speedmod, dream Neak and Dorimanx kernels are known safe kernels, that are compatible with your firmware.
f. I'll advise you to flash a custom kernel immediately after rooting your phone to ensure 100% safety.
Please take this, very seriously.
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
thx will try ltr i gotta meet some friends first
Jokesy said:
1. Root via this method here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
2. After rooting, download triangle away by chainfire here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
3. Use triangle away to remove the yellow triangle and reset your binary counter.
4. PLEASE READ THIS:
a. Your firmware contains super brick bug on its stock kernel. To learn more about this bug, visit here : forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756242
b. After rooting please don't wipe anything or attempt ROM backup in CWM recovery, until you first flash a custom kernel.
c. If you have plans to wipe anything, or flash another ROM, please flash a custom kernel first.
d. Siyah kernel, Speedmod, dream Neak and Dorimanx kernels are known safe kernels, that are compatible with your firmware.
f. I'll advise you to flash a custom kernel immediately after rooting your phone to ensure 100% safety.
Please take this, very seriously.
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
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i put the cwm and busybox into the sdcard.afterthat i went to recovery mide and press apply update from external storage but there was this error it said ''e:cant mount sd card no such file or directory'' help me please
sazar123 said:
i put the cwm and busybox into the sdcard.afterthat i went to recovery mide and press apply update from external storage but there was this error it said ''e:cant mount sd card no such file or directory'' help me please
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Did you put the files in external SD card or internal ??
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DD-Ripper said:
Did you put the files in external SD card or internal ??
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external
sazar123 said:
external
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Try again, it should work. It has worked about 99.9% times.
Copy the file to external SD (your own memory card)
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
sazar123 said:
everytime i try to flash the cf-root or any other things i always ended uP beying stuck at the boot screen with a yellow triangle and i have to flash a ics version or gingerbread so that i can use my phone back.i can only go to downloading mode once i'm stuck at the yellow triangle and i cant go to recovery mode when im stuck at the triangle. After i flash my phone back to normal i try to go to recovery mode and i try
press the apply update to external(its something like that)it gave me an error (sd card cant mount) maybe this is the problem?
please help me thank you.
phone details:samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100 currently on ics 4.0.4 xxlq5 not rooted
the cf-root that i try to flash:CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LQ5-v5.6-CWM5
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Ok i think u flash ur phone & try 2 root ur phone in stock recovery by cf root lq5. tar file. Don't root cf LQ5 cuz it have super brickbug/dead ur phone. If u r in ics & try 2 root ur phone without yellow triangle. Then try this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
U first read my step by step method/read the full page, then download cwm touch 6.0.1. Zip file & root super su 0.95 Busybox 1.20.2. zip file from 1st page.
-Cdaarif-
cdaarif said:
Ok i think u flash ur phone & try 2 root ur phone in stock recovery by cf root lq5. tar file. Don't root cf LQ5 cuz it have super brickbug/dead ur phone. If u r in ics & try 2 root ur phone without yellow triangle. Then try this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
U first read my step by step method/read the full page, then download cwm touch 6.0.1. Zip file & root super su 0.95 Busybox 1.20.2. zip file from 1st page.
-Cdaarif-
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thx will try tomorrow
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cdaarif said:
Ok i think u flash ur phone & try 2 root ur phone in stock recovery by cf root lq5. tar file. Don't root cf LQ5 cuz it have super brickbug/dead ur phone. If u r in ics & try 2 root ur phone without yellow triangle. Then try this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
U first read my step by step method/read the full page, then download cwm touch 6.0.1. Zip file & root super su 0.95 Busybox 1.20.2. zip file from 1st page.
-Cdaarif-
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i tried method 1.i put both the files u ask me to download into the external then i went to recovery mode then i press the
power button to enter apply update from external sd card but i got an error ''cant mount sd card(no files or directory) something like that.''iwould like to try method 3 but i'm scared that i will get the the yellow triangle after flashing the insecure kernel.
please help.
sazar123 said:
i tried method 1.i put both the files u ask me to download into the external then i went to recovery mode then i press the
power button to enter apply update from external sd card but i got an error ''cant mount sd card(no files or directory) something like that.''iwould like to try method 3 but i'm scared that i will get the the yellow triangle after flashing the insecure kernel.
please help.
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Ok. I seriously to know why this method has failed for you.
No problem, try this.
To gain ROOT access,
1. Download Siyah kernel (.tar version): www.gokhanmoral.com/
2. Flash Siyah kernel via Odin
To remove yellow triangle and reset your binary counter:
1. Download triangle away app ( i already posted the link)
2. Read the instructions
3. Run triangle away app.
Very simple
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
Jokesy said:
Ok. I seriously to know why this method has failed for you.
No problem, try this.
To gain ROOT access,
1. Download Siyah kernel (.tar version): www.gokhanmoral.com/
2. Flash Siyah kernel via Odin
To remove yellow triangle and reset your binary counter:
1. Download triangle away app ( i already posted the link)
2. Read the instructions
3. Run triangle away app.
Very simple
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
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will i get the yellow triangle after i flash this?
Jokesy said:
Ok. I seriously to know why this method has failed for you.
No problem, try this.
To gain ROOT access,
1. Download Siyah kernel (.tar version): www.gokhanmoral.com/
2. Flash Siyah kernel via Odin
To remove yellow triangle and reset your binary counter:
1. Download triangle away app ( i already posted the link)
2. Read the instructions
3. Run triangle away app.
Very simple
Swyped from my Galaxy SII
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tried your method but i still got the yellow triangle after flashing it.i decided to move back to gingerbread as i feel like i cant root my phone on ics.so cqn anyone tell me how to root on 2.3.5 xxki3 I would prefer to not use odin as i will get the yellow triangle so can
Anyone tell me how to root gingerbread by using the recovery mode?
sazar123 said:
will i get the yellow triangle after i flash this?
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Will you re-read the above and realize your question is already answered?
sazar123 said:
tried your method but i still got the yellow triangle after flashing it.i decided to move back to gingerbread as i feel like i cant root my phone on ics.so cqn anyone tell me how to root on 2.3.5 xxki3 I would prefer to not use odin as i will get the yellow triangle so can
Anyone tell me how to root gingerbread by using the recovery mode?
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You can't even read. Your question has been answered in 3 posts above already.
seriously, you are too d#mb!
Enjoy your gingerbread.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Jokesy said:
You can't even read. Your question has been answered in 3 posts above already.
seriously, you are too d#mb!
Enjoy your gingerbread.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
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i dont no why ur so much worried about the 'Yellow Triangle' thing as if it will simply Gobble ur phone, its quite common to have that yellow triangle once u root ur phone, which all of us have gone thro' already.
Also removed that yellow triangle successfully with the 'Triangle Away' app for sure ma8, so no need to worry.
go ahead and root ur phone using the .tar file of siyah kernel v4.1.4 and then use 'Triangle Away' app to remove the Yellow Triangle
Sun90 said:
i dont no why ur so much worried about the 'Yellow Triangle' thing as if it will simply Gobble ur phone, its quite common to have that yellow triangle once u root ur phone, which all of us have gone thro' already.
Also removed that yellow triangle successfully with the 'Triangle Away' app for sure ma8, so no need to worry.
go ahead and root ur phone using the .tar file of siyah kernel v4.1.4 and then use 'Triangle Away' app to remove the Yellow Triangle
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I was actually stuck on the yellow triangle and had to flash a firmware to get it back to normal.so i cant even root my phone because
of this.
Sorry if i anger anybody
sazar123 said:
I was actually stuck on the yellow triangle and had to flash a firmware to get it back to normal.so i cant even root my phone because
of this.
Sorry if i anger anybody
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its ok buddy, its quite common human nature of people getting annoyed since they trying to help u and urn't taking there advice properly in the first place
now brief me a bit, like for the first time when u tried to root ur phone with the CF-root kernel u mentioned in OP , what procedure u adopted
im not sure if this is why i got the yellow triangle problem but what i did was i accidently downloaded a wrong firmware model and i flash it.after i flash it i keep getting this yellow triangle.
oh ya about how i tried to root my phone with cf-root
1.i downloaded the XXLQ5 cf-root.
2.i downloaded odin and flash my phone with the cf root.
3.after the odin software said pass! i took out the usb cable.it started to reset my phone but i got stuck where it said "samsung s2 gt-i9100 with a yellow triangle down the text".
4.i have to flash a xxki3 kernel then flash the ics/gingerbread firmware model(exp.ics 4.0.4/gb2.3.5 any model will do.) to make my phone back to normal.
so basically i cant get pass the yellow triangle everytime i tried to flash something.
Hi all,
I use to own a htc sensation and now well purchased my new shiny S3. Read a couple of threads and do not want to risk bricking this as it only arrived this morning.
So the spec of my model is the following :
Model : GT19300
Android : 4.1.1
Base:19300xxdlid
kernel 3.0.31
build jroo3c
Just to confirm, some tut's said install kies on pc before rooting and connect the device at least once before running the root, others state please remove all samsung software from the pc. Which is correct ?
I also have seen this message : IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE THIS TOOLKIT TO ROOT OR FLASH CUSTOM RECOVERY ON A SNAPDRAGON MODEL SGS3 AS THE INCLUDED IMAGES WILL NOT WORK ON IT
How can i tell which mine is ?
So would you people recommend the toolkit way or the other way, as i have been looking at the following thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488
I'm not a complete newb as i had the sensation for 2 years and had that rooted so just some guidance please as this is a new device cheers
Use cf root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
[03.07.2012] CF-Root 6.4 - SuperSU+CWM5.5+CWMManager
I personally used Chainfire's Odin method, which worked flawlessly. No need for Kies, just download Odin and use the .tar file he provides.
If your model number is GT-i9300, you will have the Exynos version of the phone, so you can ignore the warning about Snapdragon processors; that only applies to the LTE US version.
Read the following thread - it tells you everything you need to know.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
If i so happen to have installed cf-autoroot instead of cf-root.6.4,
is it safe for me to just do the same procedure for cf-root6.4? like overwriting?
slaphead20 said:
Use cf root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
[03.07.2012] CF-Root 6.4 - SuperSU+CWM5.5+CWMManager
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cheers mate, whats the difference then between the CF Root v Toolkit ? I.e any advantages/disadvantages...
Cf is just straight forward and works, it's easy to do.
slaphead20 said:
Cf is just straight forward and works, it's easy to do.
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Thanks buddy Root access has been granted. Is this triangle away compulsory or can i just leave it?
How would i go about flashing a custom Rom now? Stick the custom rom zip on sd card and just boot into cwm and boot from zip ?
p.s don't suppose you have a tut on returning to factory default and un rooting just incase i ever need to send it back
VonStarkeGSD said:
Thanks buddy Root access has been granted. Is this triangle away compulsory or can i just leave it?
How would i go about flashing a custom Rom now? Stick the custom rom zip on sd card and just boot into cwm and boot from zip ?
p.s don't suppose you have a tut on returning to factory default and un rooting just incase i ever need to send it back
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Yes most custom roms installed that way .
Critical is to back up your EFS folder .
Faqs and Guides all here .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
jje
have a slight problem, I noticed i had the stock cwm and wanted the touch version. I downloaded the recovery and renamed it recovery.img and then went and installed odin mobile pro after selecting recovery and internal or external it will not find the file recovery.img ? I then thought i would try to download the .tar.md5 file for CWM TOUCH RECOVERY 6.0.1.2, however upon opening odin on my pc and then trying to boot my device into download mode, it just shows the Samsung logo and refreshes. I have managed to boot the device back on since then.
Update I have tried and read about 20 odd posts and everywhere tell me to get the device into download mode, the device wouldn't,However after several attempts I managed to get odin to pick the img file and flash. Upon booting back up i am now stuck with a Samsung boot logo and feel its bricked? Please Help!!!
I can not even return the device under warranty as i was unable to run triangle away ;(
Hi,
Sorry I'm sure this has been covered but I haven't found a good description among the dross.
I recently rooted my SII phone to Resurrection Remix 3.1.2 and have been enjoying it however my screen appears to have developed a fault where the horizontal pixels are alternatively light and dark (ish) giving the display a streaky window effect. Since the phone is under 6 months old I would like to get Samsung to repair it. I believe it is legal to do son in the EU, but I don't particularly want to fight that battle unless I have to.
So how do I restore my phone back to a stock ROM and remove the yellow triangle of rooted success?
PS My ROM has CWM. I also have a backup of my original unrooted ROM.
download and use this program to get rid of the yellow triangle and reduce your custom counter to zero.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114&highlight=triangle+away
then using cwm recovery do a factory reset, then restore your back up and you are done.
Cosmic Blue said:
download and use this program to get rid of the yellow triangle and reduce your custom counter to zero.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114&highlight=triangle+away
then using cwm recovery do a factory reset, then restore your back up and you are done.
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Ah good! I was on the right track then. I'd run triangle away in the hope that CWM wouldn't update my counter when installing a new ROM.
There's one thing. I do have my original ROM (well with a CF kernel installed) but it's a vodaphone one, is it possible to install a generic one instead? Would I install any for the GT-I9100, as they should have both ROM and kernel right so work as long as they're for the right device? I'd so can I use CWM to install it, what files do I need and what's the procedure?
counter is only raised when you use odin, flashing with cwm does not raise the counter since it is done internally.
Yes, a generic one should work.
Procedure using cwm
1. Download the rom you want to flash in zip format to your computer.
2. copy the zip file to your external sdcard.
3. reboot into recovery
4. click on install zip from sdcard.
5. navigate to the zip file you copied earlier and click on it.
6. click on install file
7. after install is finished click on go back, then reboot system.
voilka your finished.
Cosmic Blue said:
counter is only raised when you use odin, flashing with cwm does not raise the counter since it is done internally.
Yes, a generic one should work.
Procedure using cwm
1. Download the rom you want to flash in zip format to your computer.
2. copy the zip file to your external sdcard.
3. reboot into recovery
4. click on install zip from sdcard.
5. navigate to the zip file you copied earlier and click on it.
6. click on install file
7. after install is finished click on go back, then reboot system.
voilka your finished.
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Hmmm....
Well thanks for the reply. That's pretty much the procedure I've just tried without success. I downloaded a ZIP file from SamMobile that was for the UK and the GT-I9100 (I9100XWLQ2_I9100DBTLPO_DBT.zip) copied it onto the phone booted into CWM factory resetted then tried installing zip from internal card. It opened it but gave and error "bad" and didn't continue the installation.
The ZIP itself contains two files (now checking after failed install) :
Code:
Archive: I9100XWLQ2_I9100DBTLPO_DBT.zip
Length Date Time Name
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682475597 2012-11-15 02:34 I9100XWLQ2_I9100XXLQ6_I9100DBTLPO_HOME.tar.md5
276480 2012-11-15 02:35 SS_DL.dll
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682752077 2 files
Is this just an unlucky bad file, or is there some other procedure for ROMs from SamMobile???
You've downloaded an Odin flashable rom. You're supposed to unpack the zip, throw the DLL away & flash the tar.md5 in the PDA section of Odin.
If you want CWM (zip) flashable stock roms, there's some in General somewhere (I don't have a link; search).
Edit - But as you say you want to return the phone under warranty, make sure you reset the flash counter with Triangle Away before you lose root, then flash the package you've already downloaded as I mentioned in Odin; if you don't know how to do this (you should) - search. Then do a factory reset.
MistahBungle said:
You've downloaded an Odin flashable rom. You're supposed to unpack the zip, throw the DLL away & flash the tar.md5 in the PDA section of Odin.
If you want CWM (zip) flashable stock roms, there's some in General somewhere (I don't have a link; search).
Edit - But as you say you want to return the phone under warranty, make sure you reset the flash counter with Triangle Away before you lose root, then flash the package you've already downloaded as I mentioned in Odin; if you don't know how to do this (you should) - search. Then do a factory reset.
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Hi,
Thanks. That will be the problem. I don't think installing stock ROMs using Odin is the right approach as it will increase the triangle counter (wont it?). So I need to find a stock ROM for CWM. Any links would be appreciated (especially since the search function on XDA is currently down).
Either use Mobile Odin (read the thread on here in order to learn how to use it if you don't know) to flash stock rom, or flash the old bootloader so you can use a jig to reset the counter once you've flashed the stock rom (there's a link to it in one of Intratech's threads).
Pretty sure I said I don't have links for CWM versions in my previous post. Troll thru General & you'll find the thread(s) eventually. Or wait till search is back up. Or, heaven forbid, use a Google search with XDA appended to your search terms.
Getting this done is going to take a bit of effort on your part. We can't do it all for you.
MistahBungle said:
Either use Mobile Odin (read the thread on here in order to learn how to use it if you don't know) to flash stock rom, or flash the old bootloader so you can use a jig to reset the counter once you've flashed the stock rom (there's a link to it in one of Intratech's threads).
Pretty sure I said I don't have links for CWM versions in my previous post. Troll thru General & you'll find the thread(s) eventually. Or wait till search is back up. Or, heaven forbid, use a Google search with XDA appended to your search terms.
Getting this done is going to take a bit of effort on your part. We can't do it all for you.
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Like you said you don't have links, but maybe someone else does. I've ordered a jig in case I have to use that route. Found a link on it here.
A troll through first 3 pages of links on google didn't turn up much useful info on CWM stock ROMs (since it's not possible to search one forum on google, or tell which forum is linked without opening it). Except one link saying that there aren't any stock ROMs for CWM and one that may have some but I'm not sure about.
Anyway spent quite long enough on it for now. Will try again later.
Ok, well I came up with another option which was to install the tar.md5 file using Odin Mobile. Which I did, but it didn't go particularly well. It installed but while it will show the booting screen it wont boot all the way up.
I'm not sure what the best approach is now. The problem may have been something to do with downgrading Android versions - I'm not 100% sure on what version RR 3.1.2 is but the stock ROM I installed is 4.0.4. I guess I'm going to have to use Odin3 desktop now to install which means the triangle counter will increase and I'll have to use a jig as suggested to reset it (see my link above about how to do this).
Can I just use Odin3 to install or is there some other procedure to follow for downgrading Android using Odin3 - like having to wipe data / factory reset when moving ROMs in CWM?
OH! Hold on I didn't realise stock ROMs also had recovery mode. I wiped data / factory reset and cleared cache there and it seems to have booted. So now I just need to figure out if my triangle count is OK.
I recall hearing that there is also an Odin count to take care of is that true?
reboot into download mode. volume down + home key + power and check what the the flash counter says.
If you used triangle away and the flashed through recovery or mobile odin, the counter should read zero but if you used odin from the computer then you may hace a count of 1.
You need to be rooted to use triangle away, so unless you want to go through the whole flashing routine just to reset the counter again.
Since you used recovery you should be safe.
Cosmic Blue said:
reboot into download mode. volume down + home key + power and check what the the flash counter says.
If you used triangle away and the flashed through recovery or mobile odin, the counter should read zero but if you used odin from the computer then you may hace a count of 1.
You need to be rooted to use triangle away, so unless you want to go through the whole flashing routine just to reset the counter again.
Since you used recovery you should be safe.
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Thanks Cosmic Blue,
That shows that it's at stock without a counter. What I thought as I didn't have a yellow triangle of rooting success but wanted to check.