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★★★ NOOB GUIDE :: Root :: Odin :: Files :: Guides ★★★
PLEASE READ THIS FIRST POST IN IT'S ENTIRITY!!
As of July 2011, I am no longer updating this guide.
Please feel free to check here for updates (if any are made).
STEP ONE – RETURN TO STOCK JFD - USING ODIN
FOLLOW STEPS 2 - 4 :: THIS IS A GUIDE TO GO BACK TO JFD.
IT HAS ALL OF THE FILES NEEDED
I encourage you to use HashTab to verify the MD5 (verify it is a good download). These are large files – if it is NOT a good download you could really cause some issues. It takes 10 seconds – do it.
Once you are done, come back and proceed to ROOT.
GREAT, I AM ON JFD - HOW DO I ROOT?
You are likely still connected to your PC and booted up to the T-Mobile jingle. Great, drop the notification bar down and mount your phone...
There are two options here. Choose which is best for you, before you start.
ROOT ONLY METHOD:
A – This is an update.zip (633KB) that roots your phone only. You can then install Rom Manager from the Market to flash CWR (Clockwork Recovery) and install custom ROMs.
INSTALL CLOCKWORK RECOVERY AND FLASH A ROM THAT WILL GIVE ROOT ACCESS (MY PREFERRED METHOD):
B – use the other update.zip (1.7MB) and this will flash CWR for you – allowing you to immediately flash a custom ROM.. I do this because it's faster.
1.
A: Download this update.zip file to root your phone. You plan to install Rom Manager to flash CWR and a new ROM later.
B: Download this update.zip file to flash CWR... you will need to flash a custom ROM for Root. I prefer this method.
NOW DOWNLOAD THE ROM YOU PLAN TO FLASH
2.
Copy the update.zip (and the ROM) to the INTERNAL SD (not the external SD Card). sdcard/
3.
Unplug the USB (assuming you are still connected after using ODIN)...
Hold down volume up + volume down + Power for about 9 seconds.
If you prefer, you can power off your phone, then hold in all 3 buttons to boot into recovery, I don't see the point in waiting for the phone to power off.
This will get you to a recovery menu (blue/purple text) after some yellow text.
4.
In this (the stock recovery menu) select 'Reinstall Packages'
Use volume to navigate + power to select.
5.
It will cycle a bit, you will see that yellow text again, then it will return to the stock recovery. Select Reinstall packages again.
You are now in CWR (clockwork recovery).
You can either reboot, flash your new ROM or make a backup now...
I COVER HOW TO FLASH ROMS LATER – JUST KEEP READIN BELOW
Yeah, it is that easy!! Read below for more information if needed.... but at this point you probably are done with what you came here for. I would encourage reading below for general knowledge and making sure you are doing things as easily as possible.
OKAY, I HAVE ROOT - NOW WHAT? BACKUP!!!
** Below are a list of several things I suggest backing up **
Titanium Backup – APPS
Download Titanium Backup from the Market and Open it. The Paid version is worth it's weight in gold... it does everything automagically. Buy it if you plan to flash a lot or have a lot of apps.
Click Menu > Batch
Click on "Run" by backup all user apps
Click on Run the batch operation
All your apps are now backed up.
Please note that if you backup/restore System Apps, you are asking for problems. I do not ever mess with system apps and do not encourage it - unless you plan to stay on the same build. If you do, be smart about it.
Clockwork Recovery / Nandroid Backup!
Reboot into CWR (both volume buttons held in) while booting until you see “Vibrant'
Once there, go to Backup and run that. Should take about 5 minutes, maybe more.
If all hell breaks loose, this is a snapshot of your phone at that point... it's important to do this before flashing a new ROM!
Backup your Alternate Launcher (if you use one)
If you use a home replacement like ADW or LauncherPro, you can backup your home screen settings/icons (widgets cannot be restored however).
Launcher Pro: Click Menu > Preferences... scroll down to the bottom and click on backup.
ADW EX: Menu > ADW SETTINGS > BACKUP.
Once you flash your ROM, you can now RESTORE your settings.
Rooted... Got a Backup... let the fun begin!!
WHAT ROM SHOULD I FLASH?!?!?!
This question is asked a LOT. The most often answer? Read the development section and pick the one that seems to fit you... if that does not work, backup your apps and try another. This is a very liquid process. Things change, phones are different, people tastes are different. Try and try again.
I will point out that if you have backed up your apps, moving from rom to rom is NOT a hard process. You can ODIN to JFD and have a new ROM booting in 10 minutes. Easy.
OKAY, HOW DO I FLASH A ROM?
* I typically root/flash immediately after using ODIN. This is assuming you did not.
1 – Download the ROM to your PC. ROMs are typically 140-190+MB’s. So yeah, it’s a big file.
2 – Check the MD5 if so inclined (Using Hastab – linked above).
3 – Mount phone to PC
4 – Drag ROM to root of internal memory (the large SD card where folders like the DCIM folder appears).
Should appear as: sdcard/TheRomName.zip
You DO NOT need to rename the ROM
5 – Unmount and reboot into clockwork recovery (using Rom Manager, or by pressing in both volume buttons and power… holding… and releasing power once the Vibrant logo is up).
6 – OPTIONAL (in CWR): Do a Factory Wipe, Wipe Data, & Wipe Dalvik Cache (advanced menu)
7 – Go to “install zip from sd card”, select zip from sd... choose your ROM and flash it (volume keys move up/down, power selects)
8 – OPTIONAL (I do not do this): After flashing, choose to wipe data and dalvik cache
Do NOT factory wipe again
9 – Reboot phone
10 – Your new ROM is going to boot. Initial boot will take a LONG time (10 minutes maybe).
You may hear a lady's voice (Linda) converting your file system – this is normal if your ROM has the Voodoo lagfix. No worries.
Do not touch the phone for 5-10 minutes after it has booted... Seriously, Do Nothing!. . This helps clear any possible bugs. Once you've waited, reboot phone by holding in power for about 9 seconds (rough guess)... And then....
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RESTORE!!
After the phone boots and you waited, go to Market, Sign-in, Approve terms, Re-install Titanium Backup. I strongly suggest the Paid version (MUCH better)
Restore all Missing Apps+Data.
Again, I really do little with System apps.. too many issues, but the green ones may be fine to restore.
Restore anything else you have. (ie launcher)
Reboot again.
I dont use Facebook, but I've been told you need to remove it and add it sometimes?
WHAT ABOUT IF THERE IS AN UPDATE TO THE ROM?
Let's assume you flashed Axura 2.2.6 and then a week later 2.2.7 is released... well, how do you update?
Easy, just download it, place it on your internal memory, backup using titanium backup, reboot to recovery, make a nandroid backup, flash the new rom and reboot.
Now... if you are going to try a new rom (not an update to your existing ROM), you may want to go back to stock first, then flash the custom rom.
Why go back to stock? Some say that if you are on one rom and go to another rom there may be ghosts left behind from the previous rom. Using ODIN to get back to stock and then flashing a ROM ensures this is not going to happen.
RECONDITION YOUR BATTERY
AFTER FLASHING A ROM IF BAD BATTERY IS NOTED
Use phone til it dies on it's own, completely dead.
Charge phone completely, plus 30 minutes longer.
Unplug phone from charger
Reconnect, you'll notice it's not full, charge till it is again.
This is bump charging and NOT something you want to do often, a few times is okay, in my opinion. You could skip the bump charge if you like.
Phone remains plugged in.
Boot into recovery (volumes + power)
Advanced > wipe battery stats, reboot.
Use phone til it's literally about to shut off (or does)
Charge till full +
Use phone like normal
Everyone has a method, that's how I feel it works best.
WORSE CASE SCENARIO - YOU BRICK YOUR PHONE - WHAT TO DO?
Almost always a phone is not actually bricked. If you can get into download mode or see ANYTHING you can ODIN back to stock and your phone is good to go.
If you are NOT able to get into download mode, please read the thread below to make a Jig!
TRY A NEW KERNEL/MODEM
New modems can increase signal and data speeds. Here is an incredible list of each thanks to XDA user scrizz.
Please pay notice to the version of android you are running (2.1, 2.2, etc.) CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST OF VIBRANT MODEMS
Kernels can overclock your processor, undervolt for battery, or remain stock but optimize things so the phone is snappier. These are always changing and there are always new builds coming out, so PLEASE review and make sure what you installing. These should install just like a rom... download, move to internal memory (sdcard/ ) and flash in clockwork recovery like you would a rom (install zip from sd).
NEED THE STOCK APPS BACK?
1 - Use the app BLOATER by Roman, it is found here!
THIS IS FOR THE MINORITY OF PEOPLE WHO CAN NOT GET INTO DOWNLOAD MODE OR STOCK RECOVERY. This used to be much more detailed, but is no longer an issue. Links saved here, just in case.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9663212&postcount=53
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305]
I think that is an excellent idea. As a noob myself, its easy to get confused. Maybe a noobs guide to odin, or how to back your phone up to your pc. One can never have to much info.
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Do something on ODIN. I made a nandroid backup of my stock root but I have no idea what to do with it should something go wrong.
Great idea, I think most will appreciate something like this.
I think you may want to make sure you include a section about the various lagfixes. How to install, the importance of uninstalling and of course their definitions. I think it would help clear up the forums a bit.
I am actually NOT going to mention lag fixes at all. They are not for noobs and really do not benefit the user THAT much. If someone wants to add using lag-fixes, go for it... but it's not something I am going to recommend for a noob. With froyo especially, I consider these pointless (unless you want to see a high quadrant score).
Good point, maybe you'll want to mention them as evil and not meant for the weak at heart or anyone not willing to have a nice paperweight.
How about adding something for those new users who purchased a used phone. Maybe teach then what to look for before they flash anything.
Alright, not even close to being done...but I am at a stopping point right now. Will try and pick it back up later today. Please let me know what you guys want added.
ColorNapkin said:
Do something on ODIN. I made a nandroid backup of my stock root but I have no idea what to do with it should something go wrong.
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I agree, an "Odin for noobs" would be awesome.
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Great tut, but stuff like this will cause more "noobs" even with the simplicity you will get questions regarding how to do something. Lol whats your next step? Record yourself doing it, I.would die if you do.
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Guide added to WIKI
So added this link to Wiki for the Vibrant. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S_SGH-T959#Good_Links
There is already a Odin guide on there under the [GUIDE] FIX AND RESCUE YOUR VIBRICK!
iwillkillyou said:
Great tut, but stuff like this will cause more "noobs" even with the simplicity you will get questions regarding how to do something. Lol whats your next step? Record yourself doing it, I.would die if you do.
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Actually... I probably was going to ODIN my phone (video 1), root it (video 2) flash clockwork (video 3) and flash a rom (video 4).....
I was cautious to accept the request to make an even simpler tutorial... frankly I spent a lot of time on the sticky and if that was not enough, well... perhaps you should not be rooting. That said, by doing this it will really clean up the sticky when it's done AND I need more space since I am running out, again.
Not many noobs asking for much... perhaps this effort is not needed?
If you want you can also link to my guide on how to fix Vibricks if you get a lot of questions about that as well x)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9370249
If you are going to create the be-all "brick" thread, could you at least explain that they are NOT BRICKED????
I think that this is great thread. I did ryans oclf to root my phone, because it seemed to be the easiest way to root. I think I will undo and start over using this guide. Before There always seems to be some question popping up where I find myself wondering what was meant so I would never take the plunge into flashing a rom.This seems to be more straight forward for me. I personally would love to see the video walk through which would make everything crystal clear. Thanks for this OP
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s15274n said:
If you are going to create the be-all "brick" thread, could you at least explain that they are NOT BRICKED????
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There, I semi-fixed it for now, I'll add more details later
Thanks so much for your wonderful work. I am a nubie and I am sure it will be a great deal of help to me. Is there any way you could include what fastboot is and how to use it? And when to use it? Once again thank you for your kind and generous efforts.
I went ahead and flashed axura 2.0.5 without any problems ( thanks to the vid on axura download page), but now I'm not sure about getting the Black froyo theme. It says to download zip and flash through clockwork recovery. Is that the same steps as flashing the rom? sorry in advance if this is a stupid question, but unless it is crystal clear I am very hesitant. thanks again
roly17 said:
I went ahead and flashed axura 2.0.5 without any problems ( thanks to the vid on axura download page), but now I'm not sure about getting the Black froyo theme. It says to download zip and flash through clockwork recovery. Is that the same steps as flashing the rom? sorry in advance if this is a stupid question, but unless it is crystal clear I am very hesitant. thanks again
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I think you download the zip to your internal sd card, boot into clockwork recovery and install the zip from there.
As for a ODIN guide for n00bs, not sure how much easier you can get:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnY7P14JSWQ
Thats what i think too, but not sure. Do i click on install rom from sd card to get to the theme zip file? I tried this and it brought me into clockwork recovery(?), but the install of the zip was not obvious to me. So I just rebooted and nothing happened. I know I did something wrong , just not sure what.
So, Where do I begin? I, like everyone else was upset about not getting ota 2.2 for the fascinate. So i decided to go through the whole rooting thing and used odin to get a sc 2.2 rom, But it wasn't running so smoothly, so I tried to put a new rom on using rom manager...Now heres the problem, I did something wrong in recovery manager and now I can boot the phone up, into my 2.2 rom still, but I cant do anything because it repeatedly comes up with the messages that you get when a program crashes(Force close button)
So basically I need a way to get back to any working ROM (stock is fine too), which doesn't need access to the phone os. I can provide any other details necessary to fix he problem.
Please help me..
I will donate to whoever can get me working again!
http://forum.androidcentral.com/ver...tom-roms-w-root-clockwork-updated-3-25-a.html
Follow that link and do some reading there. Basically, it takes you through the process of using a program called Odin to completely flash a new, working ROM. It also has the most recent release of the SuperClean ROM which can also be found in the Fascinate Development section here.
dnnkbk said:
So, Where do I begin? I, like everyone else was upset about not getting ota 2.2 for the fascinate. So i decided to go through the whole rooting thing and used odin to get a sc 2.2 rom, But it wasn't running so smoothly, so I tried to put a new rom on using rom manager...Now heres the problem, I did something wrong in recovery manager and now I can boot the phone up, into my 2.2 rom still, but I cant do anything because it repeatedly comes up with the messages that you get when a program crashes(Force close button)
So basically I need a way to get back to any working ROM (stock is fine too), which doesn't need access to the phone os. I can provide any other details necessary to fix he problem.
Please help me..
I will donate to whoever can get me working again!
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s13_slider said:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/ver...tom-roms-w-root-clockwork-updated-3-25-a.html
Follow that link and do some reading there. Basically, it takes you through the process of using a program called Odin to completely flash a new, working ROM. It also has the most recent release of the SuperClean ROM which can also be found in the Fascinate Development section here.
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Well, it seems that you know how to use Odin (download mode, use the PDA button), what you probably didn't know was NOT to use ROM manager. It only works with the newest CWM, which does not work on our phones. And that doesn't matter b/c all of the roms for our phones are made to work with CWM Red (2.x, not 3.x).
So after you flash the new ROM (and the new modem) using ODIN, you can then select different kernels that you may want to use with that rom.
I've been using ROM manager pretty successfully. I just simply haven't upgraded CWM to 3.x
dnnkbk said:
So, Where do I begin? I, like everyone else was upset about not getting ota 2.2 for the fascinate. So i decided to go through the whole rooting thing and used odin to get a sc 2.2 rom, But it wasn't running so smoothly, so I tried to put a new rom on using rom manager...Now heres the problem, I did something wrong in recovery manager and now I can boot the phone up, into my 2.2 rom still, but I cant do anything because it repeatedly comes up with the messages that you get when a program crashes(Force close button)
So basically I need a way to get back to any working ROM (stock is fine too), which doesn't need access to the phone os. I can provide any other details necessary to fix he problem.
Please help me..
I will donate to whoever can get me working again!
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Personally ide stay away from rom manager. ive heard nothing but bad things.. but to fix your mess ull need to odin like stated above.. but u dont have to flash the whole rom on odin.. just find a whole rom/radio/kernal package, use odin to flash clockwork 2.5 and you should b able to book into clockwork at that point and just flast the rom following the directions in the noob post under the dev section.. good luck
Thanks for the help guys! I originally got into this mess by trying to flash to JT1134's AOSP, uhmm here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919864
and i read on that post (I think) that you cant use odin for that. Which makes sense as it isnt the same ".tar.md5" that my 2.2 sc rom was...How would I go about doing this, without rom manager?
Easiest way I can think of would be to use Odin for one of the SuperClean ROM's just to get your phone working as easy as possible.
Then, once it's functioning again, download the ROM and kernel zips(if you haven't already) and copy the zip file for the AOSP ROM you want along with the kernel. You can copy them to the root of the sdcard so they would be easiest to find in the coming steps. Also, remember the names so you can find them later.
Then pull up the shut down menu on the phone(by holding the power button) and choose the recovery option.
You should be in Clockword Mod Recovery at this point. You'll want to clear out the SuperClean ROM, so run through both the "wipe data" and "wipe cache" options in the menu. Run through those twice just for good measure.
Now scroll down and select install zip from sd card.
Next, select choose zip to install.
Find the zip file for the ROM, and select it. Then select the only Yes option on the list.
Repeat the last step for the kernel's zip file.
Press menu to get back to the main menu, and select reboot system now.
Wait out the reboot(it may take SEVERAL minutes this first time).
Enjoy AOSP!
s13_slider said:
Easiest way I can think of would be to use Odin for one of the SuperClean ROM's just to get your phone working as easy as possible.
Then, once it's functioning again, download the ROM and kernel zips(if you haven't already) and copy the zip file for the AOSP ROM you want along with the kernel. You can copy them to the root of the sdcard so they would be easiest to find in the coming steps. Also, remember the names so you can find them later.
Then pull up the shut down menu on the phone(by holding the power button) and choose the recovery option.
You should be in Clockword Mod Recovery at this point. You'll want to clear out the SuperClean ROM, so run through both the "wipe data" and "wipe cache" options in the menu. Run through those twice just for good measure.
Now scroll down and select install zip from sd card.
Next, select choose zip to install.
Find the zip file for the ROM, and select it. Then select the only Yes option on the list.
Repeat the last step for the kernel's zip file.
Press menu to get back to the main menu, and select reboot system now.
Wait out the reboot(it may take SEVERAL minutes this first time).
Enjoy AOSP!
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I dont have that option when i hold the power button, i usually get into recovery through rom manager...This shouldn't make a difference right?
I have tried that when i do it, it starts to run the code and Aborts. The rull message is
"Amend scripting (update-script) is no longer supported.
Amend scripting was deprecated by google in Android 1.5.
It was necessary to remove it when upgrading to the ClockworkMod 3.0 Gingerbread based recovery. Please switch to Edify scripting (updater-script and update-binary) to create working update zip packages.
Installation aborted"
This probably spells out exactly what my problem is.....but i dont understand it...lol
I think I see the issue. Do you have CWM 3.x on your phone? I don't believe that works with the Fascinate. Head to this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942021
And download the .tar file in the first post and use Odin to flash the correct recovery. Then, after that, hold the power button and both volume buttons(up and down) which will force you into the new recovery mode, which should be red. From there, you should be able to go forward with the flashing of your AOSP ROM and kernel.
Worked perfectly!!! This rom is Stellar!
Fantastic! I'm so glad you're back up and running!
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I install the clockworkmod for set up the GTAB rom...
but now i want to return to the stock recovery...so how to uninstall clockworkmod?
thanks!
savage,
You install CWM to replace the stock recovery. Therefore, you have to re-install the
stock recovery. If you were using a stock rom like say 3588, you would just reinstall
the rom again and let it overwrite CWM.
But since I don't know what rom you are using, you need to check the source of
your rom, make sure it contains the stock recovery -- and then inquire of the issuer
of the rom whether or not you should re-install or do some other special procedure.
Rev
thanks！ Now i am using the VEGAn-Tab Build rom~
so what should i do next?
sorry for the confusion~
GTAB ROM is not granular enough - you running stock or a modded ROM? If so, which ROM?
I can reply for TNT Lite 4.3.0+ or gADAM 1.3.0+ - there's a script setup to go back to standard recovery. If you are running either of these, please see my first posts on those ROMs for instructions on what to do. Again, this is only if you are running TNT Lite or gADAM.
You can also attempt to flash standard recovery using a build 3588 standard recovery firmware image in PART3 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005080
savage,
EDIT: roebeet answered you first so I'll just stand by and see what y'all do.
Good luck!
Rev
thanks！ Now i am using the VEGAn-Tab Build rom 5.1.1~
so what should i do next?
sorry for the confusion~
problem with installing CWM
I got my gtablet yesterday and tried to install CWM v.8 using external micro SD card. It looked like it was half way done because it could not reboot by itself and stuck at a screen asking for reboot. So I selected reboot but it did not reboot. I had to force it to close. When I pressed volume+ and power, it had this message on the upper left coner: Recover key detected, booting recovery kernel image and 3 birds in the middle of the screen. It stuck there forever without doing anything. I only installed Z4root and nothing else. How can I remove the half-done CWM and redo it again. If I can do it again, what should I look out to avoid the same error?
yu203964 said:
I got my gtablet yesterday and tried to install CWM v.8 using external micro SD card. It looked like it was half way done because it could not reboot by itself and stuck at a screen asking for reboot. So I selected reboot but it did not reboot. I had to force it to close. When I pressed volume+ and power, it had this message on the upper left coner: Recover key detected, booting recovery kernel image and 3 birds in the middle of the screen. It stuck there forever without doing anything. I only installed Z4root and nothing else. How can I remove the half-done CWM and redo it again. If I can do it again, what should I look out to avoid the same error?
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If you got your tablet yesterday, then it probqbly had firmware 1.2.4349 on it, which is a 1.2 bootloader firmware. You tried installing a CWM made for a 1.1 bootloader. how much research did you do prior to modding? Seeing as you installed Z4root, I'd imagine that you didn't do much, as it's not needed at all to root your G-tab.
go to http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/ and start reading at "START HERE" to get an idea of what your dealing with, and what you can and can't do...look through the entire site!
to get out of where you are now, and back to a workable base, follow the "CODE RED" instructions here: http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/
Lastly...don't do anything else silly until you've read and understand all of the instructions on Goodintentions site...it's a GREAT resource and should be a pre-requisite for all new G-Tab owners.
Ok, so I recently rooted my phone and Dl the SuperClean 2.9.2 and im a little confused on how to find out the modem im running. Was this a rom I downloaded? btw I used a non voodoo version so im lost because now since then ive done some exploring and found other themes and what I think are roms id like to try. Which include the alpha version and jt vanilla. What are those? Roms? I understand not to mix voodoo and nonvoodoo so I was wondering the steps I have to take to uninstall (so to speak) sc 2.9 and get these other options. I have a fes other questions but im not going to get ahead of myself here. Thank you in advance for any helpful info
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dbk24 said:
Ok, so I recently rooted my phone and Dl the SuperClean 2.9.2 and im a little confused on how to find out the modem im running. Was this a rom I downloaded? btw I used a non voodoo version so im lost because now since then ive done some exploring and found other themes and what I think are roms id like to try. Which include the alpha version and jt vanilla. What are those? Roms? I understand not to mix voodoo and nonvoodoo so I was wondering the steps I have to take to uninstall (so to speak) sc 2.9 and get these other options. I have a fes other questions but im not going to get ahead of myself here. Thank you in advance for any helpful info
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The radio you have will be listed in settings, about phone, baseband version. Whatever it says there is your radio or modem, baseband is radio.
Sorry in advance for the novel.
To find out what modem you have, go to Settings -> About Phone and look for the Baseband version. That will tell you what modem you're using. Just FYI - people use the terms modem, radio, and baseband interchangeably. They are three words that mean the same thing. Modems can only be reflashed through Odin. If you are just flashing a zip file through Clockwork Recovery (CWR), it will not touch the modem.
Every post that provides files to the community should be labeled [ROM], [KERNEL], [THEME], etc. That should help you figure out what you are looking at. Also, themes are in the Themes & Apps forum, while ROMs and Kernels are in the Development forum.
You will have to read the requirements for whatever you are downloading. Most themes are built for one specific type of ROM (ED01, EC10, EB01, etc.). Make sure you use the version that's compatible with the ROM you are using.
You will have to read each ROM thread to determine what each one needs and what each one comes with. Not all ROMs are fully functional. Not all ROMs come with a kernel. The SuperClean ROMs do come with a kernel, so what you downloaded (SC 2.9.2) will replace the existing kernel when you flash it (or flashed it).
With the exception of Voodoo lagfix, you don't have do any uninstalling to switch between ROMs. If there is a new ROM you want to try, and your phone already has the requirements, just flash it over the existing ROM.
Something that you also will need to pay attention to is what kind of ROM it is. If it is based off of an official Samsung release, then it's a Touchwiz-based ROM (even if TouchWiz has been removed). For these ROMs, you need to use a TouchWiz (TW) kernel. Some examples are SuperClean, Blackhole, and Evil Fascination. The SuperClean ROM you downloaded came with a TouchWiz kernel. There are also AOSP-based ROMs. These require an AOSP kernel. Some examples of these ROMs include Vanilla Froyo, Miui, and any CyanogenMod (CM).
Some of the ROMs that are out there (punk.kaos's Kaosinate V5 and jt1134's CyanogenMod 7.0.0) require you be on a Voodoo kernel before flashing them. Voodoo comes with it's own problems and complications, so do A LOT of research on how to handle it properly before using it. There are plenty of people who have screwed up their phones by using Voodoo and not doing everything correctly (not permanently screwed up, though).
Just do plenty of reading and research before you jump into something new. Have fun customizing your phone.
Zerg that was a great run down and very helpful, I must say the lingo can get some getting use to lol I intended to ask how to figure out what type of ROM I might have (ed01.. etc) but I figure I can find that out doing some reading about the ROM I flashed to begin with. So if I understand this correctly if I want to download a ROM such as vanilla or miui I must download the correct kernal first? How do I remove a kernal or can I simply flash over the existing one? I also DL a non voodoo version of Super Clean and after doing some reading I saw that it isnt in my best interest to flash a voodoo over non voodoo. So I can just reflash with a voodoo verison correct. I find that all this is doing some work on my memory card so is there a way to delete the old super clean or once reflashed will it clear it from my card?
Oh and is CWR now referred to as red recovery?
Honestly, don't even mess with Vanilla/miui or kaos's until you have a good handle on flashing everything...
i'm really not trying to be condescending at all, it's just that those are not stable builds (especially anything that's in alpha), and you may run into little problems and you won't know how to fix it.
Plus all the new themes coming out that you see are TW based cuz they are for the new ED01 community ROM. (might as well go with that if you're on SC now)
I say get comfortable with what you're doing now first
Oh and if you haven't already done so, learn Odin so no matter what you know how to get back to stock and start fresh
Sounds like good advice to me. I dont need to get ahead of myself and brick my phone from the start. I have one problem and its that Im running a Mac. Do you recommend a program that can help with restoring back to stock like Odin? If so just forward the link cause to some threads Id like to do some reading on flashing back to stock. Ive found many for PC's.
I second the starting slow and not immediately go for the Vanilla or Miui ROMs. There's plenty of other ROMs to play with.
As for updating kernels, they can be flashed over the existing kernel without doing anything as long as the new kernel matches the old kernel from a Voodoo perspective. You're on non-Voodoo now, so as long as you download non-Voodoo kernels, you can just reflash them over the existing kernel. Problems happen when you are going between Voodoo and non-Voodoo (mostly from Voodoo to non-Voodoo), so don't mix-and-match.
When you download anything to install, it is stored to your SD card. When you install it with CWR, CWR copies the files into the phone's internal memory. Once you have installed it, you can delete the files from the SD card if you wish, and nothing bad will happen. The files aren't automatically deleted.
There are different versions (colors) of CWR based on different features offered. The red recovery you've heard about is a version that has tweaks for our phone as well as Voodoo support. Even though it supports Voodoo, it should be used by non-Voodoo users as well. This is what I'd start with. I know jt1134 has a thread for the latest version of it (2.5.1.x).
With that said, we are in the middle of a transition. There is a new CWR - version 3.x. I'm not sure what color it is. It offers some new features not present in the 2.5.1.x version, but also only supports .zip files using "Edify" scripts. Most .zip files we have on the forums have been created using "Amend" scripts. This is an older version and we are slowly but surely making our way to Edify. The 2.5.1.x version of CWR does support both Edify and Amend scripts, but as the forums change over, you'll want to look into upgrading to the 3.x CWR.
One last thing about CWR. Do not flash CWR via Rom Manager (app). We use our own custom version of CWR, and Rom Manager will install the stock version of it. Most people don't even use the Rom Manager app with this phone.
Finally, onto your Mac/Odin dilemma. While Odin doesn't work on a Mac, there is a program called Heimdall that will work for you. I don't use it, so I can't give you any advice, but there are plenty of threads on it here and in the other Galaxy S forums about it.
Im a bit lost on the flashing with a program because I followed a one click push to sd card install. So the heimdall program is a little confusing. Can use the same one click process for these other roms I'd like to try? So, there isnt an actually reset button? I have to install factory roms kernals etc to get my phone back to stock?
These were my steps and worked perfectly. No bugs or issues of any kind.
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Im a bit lost on the flashing with a program because I followed a one click push to sd card install. So the heimdall program is a little confusing. Can use the same one click process for these other roms I'd like to try? So, there isnt an actually reset button? I have to install factory roms kernals etc to get my phone back to stock?
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No, no reset button. You will have to use Odin or Heimdall to get back to stock if you need to.
This is the path I followed.
(either get back to stock ED01 or if your already on stock ED01)
Following these threads (credit goes to the authors of these threads):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046855
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050453
1. Download/Install Odin on computer (ALWAYS USE PDA!!)
2. Download/Install Samsung Drivers on computer
NOTE: here is where you'd run the "get back to stock" file if needed. (I used DL09 zip file)
3. Download latest clockwork recovery (cwr) to computer
4. Download update.zip to the root or lowest level on the SD card. (i.e. not inside any folder)
5. Download su-2.3.6.1.x.zip and the community rom (ultimatekangbang) and its patch(es) to phone's SC card; the download directory is best.
6. Turn on Odin
7. Turn off phone and remove battery.
8. Hold down the volume down button and plug into computer's USB port using the USB cord that came with the phone. This should turn on "downloading mode", pretty obvious when its on. You should also see Odin's top-left box turn yellow.
9. Click PDA button in Odin and select the clockwork recovery file, click start and wait for same top-left box to turn green and say everything is good and phone will turn off.
10. Unplug phone and put battery back in.
THESE NEXT STEPS ARE IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST NOT ALLOW PHONE TO FULLY BOOT UP OTHERWISE YOU'LL HAVE TO REPEAT FROM STEP 6.
11. Hold both volume buttons AND the power button until you see the Samsung logo. This will put the phone into "recovery mode". If screen is blue, use the volume keys to select "apply sdcard:update.zip" and click the "home" softkey. This will put you into the cwr you just flashed in Odin. If the screen is red (or orange), you are already in cwr.
12. Now that you are in red cwr, use the volume keys to select "Wipe data/factory reset." Press the power button to select, and then navigate to yes, and press the power button again to select. Do this 3 times.
13. Scroll down to "Wipe cache partition," use power button to select, and then highlight and select "Yes." Do this 3 times.
14. Scroll down to "advanced" and then select "Wipe dalvik cache." Scroll to "Yes," and use power button to select. Do this 3 times.
15. Press the "Menu" softkey to return to the previous menu in CWM Recovery.
16. Navigate down to "Install zip from sdcard." Highlight it and press the power button to select.
17. Navigate to "choose zip from sdcard" and select.
18. Navigate to the rooted "su-2.3.6.1.x.zip" file that you downloaded earlier, and select it. Scroll to "Yes," and use power button to select.
19. When you're advised of completion, press the "Menu" softkey to go back to the previous CWR screen, then highlight and select "reboot system now."
IMMEDIATELY HOLD BOTH VOLUME BUTTONS AND POWER BUTTON!
20. Release buttons when Samsung logo appears.
21. You should return to red cwr, if not "apply sdcard:update.zip" again.
22. Navigate to "choose zip from sdcard" and select.
23. Navigate to the community rom file that you downloaded earlier, and select it. Scroll to "Yes," and use power button to select.
24. When you're advised of completion, press the "Menu" softkey to go back to the previous CWR screen, then highlight and select "reboot system now."
IMMEDIATELY HOLD BOTH VOLUME BUTTONS AND POWER BUTTON!
Repeat steps 20 through 24 until all patches have been run. Once that is done you can let it boot like normal. Keep in mind the first boot may take several minutes. Once its up, have fun with your new full rooted, debloated, debinged, custom rom with tons of other enhancements.
As always, I am not responsible if you destroy your phone. You did it.
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Im a bit lost on the flashing with a program because I followed a one click push to sd card install. So the heimdall program is a little confusing. Can use the same one click process for these other roms I'd like to try? So, there isnt an actually reset button? I have to install factory roms kernals etc to get my phone back to stock?
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When you say you followed "a one click push to sd card install," do you mean you did the one click rooting method (SuperOneClick)? If so, the only thing this did was give you the Superuser app. You will have to use other methods to install different ROMs. While superchunkwii's information isn't wrong, it doesn't all apply to you (because he references Odin, and you'll have to use Heimdall and you are already rooted - I think).
Let's got back a couple of steps to clarify what programs do what. Odin and Heimdall can be used to flash your phone via the computer. There are four reasons I know of to use Odin/Heimdall: to recover from your phone being screwed up, to return to stock, to update the modem/radio/baseband, and sometimes to install CWR. The other way to install files to your phone is through CWR. This is the most common, and what you'll be doing the most of. Just about everything you'll download will be a CWR-flashable .zip.
The only thing I have heard about Heimdall is that it uses .bin files, while Odin uses .tar or .tar.md5 files that are archives of .bin files. You will have to download Odin files and extract the .bin files to use in Heimdall.
It sounds like you haven't installed CWR yet, but you will need to get the Odin file for it (from jt1134's thread I talked about before) and extract the recovery.bin file. Use Heimdall to install it onto your phone. Be sure that when you put your phone into download mode for Heimdall (hold volume down while plugging in the USB cable), you remove the battery from the phone. It makes the rest of the process easier.
Now is where superchunkwii's instructions work for you. Start with step 10. When you do step 11, you should go right into Red recovery (CWR). It will say so at the top of the screen along with the version number (v2.5.1.x). Steps 12, 13, and 14 are the methods to wipe the phone clean. When going between ROMs, it is suggested to wipe all three sections (wipe data, wipe cache, and wipe Dalvik). It does take three wipes at each step to ensure you get everything.
Continue following his steps through 17. Now, for step 18, instead of finding the busybox file, you need to navigate to your SuperClean 2.9.2 zip file you downloaded onto your SD card and select that. After the install is complete, you can proceed with step 19 to reboot your phone.
At this point, you have now should have your SuperClean ROM installed. I believe during boot, this will have a honeycomb boot animation. Don't be surprised if this first boot takes a lot longer than normal. Between wiping the Dalvik chache (which was needed) and the new ROM install, this longer boot time is normal. All boots after this should be back to a normal timeframe.
By default, there isn't a reboot option, but our excellent developers have added a reboot option, recovery option (that takes you straight to CWR), and download option (that takes you straight to download mode for Heimdall) to the menu when you hold the power button. This is already part of the SuperClean ROM, but you can install it with any ROM that doesn't have it by using sbrissen's 6 lockscreen mod from the Themes and Apps forum.
If you need to return to stock, there are stock Odin packages on this site that will return you to factory stock - no root, no custom ROM, all of the bloat, etc. These are handy in case you screw something up. It might not be a bad idea to have one of these handy. I would recommend either the DI01 or DL09 stock Odin packages (which you will have to extract the binaries from).
I'm begging for someone to help me figure out what's going on with my Vibrant...but first, I've got to start out by admitting that I'm a total noob at this stuff--as much as I TRY to read/learn, I just don't seem to "get" it...I just wanted to make sure to make that clear before I tried explaining what my phone's been doing.
Okay, so, I updated to 2.2 the day it came out (months ago) & I'm rooted...(that's about as far as I've had the guts to go with it--I've never flashed a ROM or do anything else, simply because I was afraid I'd screw something up)...anyways, lately (for probably about 3-4 weeks now) my phone has dramatically slowed down, and now my home launchers (I've tried LPP, ADW, GO, & of course, the stock one) & some of my settings (mainly, the tones on my alarm clock & my ring tones) all keep resetting; my home screen will go blank and it takes several seconds to restart again...
I've done factory reset at least twice, I've uninstalled/reinstalled all the home launchers--even tried uninstalling all the other ones & just using the stock one...keeps happening. I've tried switching out my SD card--(I've got a brand new one in there now)--still nothing...I'm not sure what else I need to do--?
Could anybody PLEASE help me out before I throw my phone out the window--??!! ... THANK YOU!!!
I'd flash a new ROM. Don't be scared. Good luck!
Are you using a task killer? You might be inadvertently killing your launcher
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it's being killed. Either from a task manager (boo) or more likely it's just ran out of memory. Are you playing pretty heavy games? Plants vs Zombies makes my ADW EX reset, also the other game from that developer... it does too.
Could just be an app that is a hog. Any certain apps you run often when it happens? Notice any certain apps draining the battery? You could try installing watchdog.. it looks for apps that are using a lot of memory.
if you question certain apps, you could uninstall and see.
when i was on stock 2.2 my notification volume reset itself from full to about half everytime i got a text (or sent 1)
hasnt on any custom rom iv'e been on
id odin back to stock and clear out some memory
I'd flash over CM7. The battery drain issue JUST got solved (nightly 39) so it's battery is on par with 2.2 stock now (or better!). Broken GPS but that's the only bug.
Performance is 3-4 TIMES faster in EVERYTHING. Yes....that's TIMES. It feels like an entirely new phone. Also, it looks much better than anything you'll see from stock....with many customization options for theme. Try it.
Flashing now is SUPER easy. I literally can flash CM7 on your phone in about 2 minutes (provided I download it before).
Simply go on Market and get ROM Manager
Flash Clockwork Recovery from ROM MANAGER.
Download latest CM7
Put CM7 file on phone memory
Reboot into clockwork recovery
Install CM7 from clockwork
Wait till phone boots.
It can be useful to make a backup from Clockwork before you flash so if u **** up, you can go back. No harm done.
I had originally downloaded advanced task killer--but I uninstalled it months ago; I've also uninstalled anything that seemed to be eating up memory...but, it does seem to stay low anyways; I don't have anything that runs in the background, however, that I haven't always had running back when it was working okay--? I'm not sure what I'm missing though...
And, yes--I'm SUCH a chicken about flashing another ROM, simply because everything I've read on here has pretty much "scared" me out of trying it! I've downloaded ROM manager a few months ago, but (and I don't remember exactly which part I had the issue with) I tried to make a nandroid & it wouldn't let me...so I pretty much gave up--but, now that I'm having these problems, I may go back & read everything & (hopefully) try it all again...so, in other words, Stay Tuned--(in case I need some help! haha!)...
Don't be scared.
Nandroid backups are made in recovery. Use ROM manager to flash recovery. In recovery after reinstalling packages and getting green or red recovery use the backup and restore option to create ur back up (that's ur nandroid). This flashing situation is really easy if you read. These are good guys here if you need help they will be more than willing to help you. Good luck!
Task killers are garbage and down with @akaskriller
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Yes just post questions if needed. The procedure like I said is really simply and the benefits are huge. But do read some stuff, it's always good to know it
Okaaaaaay...so, I'm just now (yes, a month and a half later) getting some time to sit down and attempt to "fix" my phone... I ODIN'ed back to stock 2.1--but now, I can't get root...?! I've copied update files from XDA into my phone, which, I'm assuming I've done correctly...??--(I told y'all I was a noob)...then, did the whole push the volume keys + power button maneuver--but when I tried to re-install packages, it tells me it's not there or they can't be opened...I've tried re-doing all this MANY times today without any luck...
Now, originally I had used SuperOne Click to get root--but that was after I had updated to 2.2...but everything I've looked at for to get root on 2.1, I don't see anything mentioned about using SuperOne Click...? Help me out guys--I'm getting crossed-eyed over here...
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU
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Here's how to flash.
1. ODIN (You've done that already).
2. Use SuperOneClick to root the phone (read here how to use it) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682. You need Development enabled on the phone and plugged to your computer to do it. READ that topic I listed carefully if you are confused on how to root it.
3. Install ROM Manager from the Market, then flash Clockwork Recovery (select Vibrant (MTD) for Clockwork version). Now you are free to flash ROMs.
4. If flashing to CM7, download the latest nightly
(http://cm-nightlies.appspot.com/?device=vibrantmtd), put that on your phone via the USB cable. Put it on the phone memory, not on ur external SD card.
5. Reboot into recovery (Hold Power + Volume up + Volume down as you reboot the phone). Select re-install packages twice. Now that will get you into Clockwork recovery mod if you did step 3.
6. Select Install from zip card, find the CM7 ROM file you put on your phone and flash it. Wait till done.
7. Reboot phone, you now have CM7. Boot it up and let it sit for 5 minutes (do not touch it, its doing setup stuff).
8. Open the program ROM Manager (its installed by default). For Recovery, select Vibrant MTD 3.0x I think. Then select Download ROM, find the Google Apps package.
9. After downloading the Google Apps package, install it. You can do it straight from ROM Manager, it will ask you for root and then reboot into recovery and do it automatically.
10. You are done, you can now restore apps or set the phone how you like for usage.
OPTIONALLY you can install additional kernels and modems for better battery/coverage. The recommended modem is KB5 for CM7.1 as for kernel, if you want to upgrade, I'd recommend the latest Glitch CM7 kernel beta (fully stable).
NOTE, your GPS likely will not work in CM7. Be ready for that if you go this way.
Wow, seriously--Thaaaank You x110! I'll let you know how it goes!
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Here is the udate.zip to root:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723479
(click the QR code and download, thats slick)
That needs to be placed on the internal SD, NOT in any folder, just sitting out on it's own. Open any file manager and make sure its there. At this point find the ROM you eventually wanna flash and place it on the internal SD as well. I like to make a folder named "ROM" and put all my ROM's in there.
After you ODIN when you boot into recovery it should be blue. SWEET!
- Reinstall Packages(do this until you get green recovery)
- apply update zip(do this in green recovery)
- Now flash the ROM you have already placed onto the internal SD. It is important to only flash once you get the green recovery.
Good luck!
okay, for either one of the ways...do i want debugging on or off--? (i'm assuming that "matters"--?)
HA! Nevermind... 0