Just got a new vibrant
Just rooted it using z4root app
Other them that I haven't dont anything
I want to install bionix rom
What exactly do I need to do
I have a evo but this phone is a little more confusing on installing roms
check out my Sig and click the pic
A couple of threads up is the vibrant bible. It has a ton of useful information that will help you. The next step after rooting would be to download the app "rom manager" off the market (free) and flash clockwork recovery. This is an essential app for flashing roms and other goodies. Welcome to the community and enjoy one of the most awesome phones available. For future reference, all questions should go in the Q & A section.
Im just new to the galaxy phones
Cuz ive had the droid, dx , evo,
So when I got this phone I know nothing about voodo or lagfix thats why I need help asap
sesgv13 said:
Im just new to the galaxy phones
Cuz ive had the droid, dx , evo,
So when I got this phone I know nothing about voodo or lagfix thats why I need help asap
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ASAP, read the thread linked in post 2.
I have had my Vibrant for 4 days now I managed to root it and install a few roms. I know nothing about this but I found out how important it is to make backups of your phone. After I rooted the phone I installed clockwork mod and made a backup. Using clockwork you can boot to recovery mode with a press of a button. Some roms allow you to just drop the zip in the root of the phone and from recovery mode you can install them easily. Once you find a rom you want to try just follow the instruction provided by the dev. I screwed up a few times and even installed a rom that was not for my phone. If you can get to recovery mode you can fix your phone. Also, to manually get in to recovery mode you need to press and hold both volume buttons and then press and hold power. You will see the Vibrant screen then it will go away and return. When you see it return you need to let go of the power button. Eventually the recovery mode will appear.
Search, search, search and search again. All the info has been organized by mods in the bible. TONS of info including tips and tricks reside in there. Try not to rush to mod your phone, research then make a decision.
Yea this vibrant has been the best thing it's really easy for me it's more easy than my g1 was in my case lol
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Moved of: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Android Development
To: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Q&A
Please put your questions to: Vibrant Q&A
Hi,
I accidentally flashed the wrong clockworkmod onto my phone (brushed the wrong phone type). I'm still in the booted up phone and am afraid to reboot it. What's the best way to fix this screwup? Ideally, i'd like to either flash stock recovery without undoing phone settings or install the proper clockworkmod recovery, which I can't find on the phone list. Here are my phone specs:
I'm on android 2.3.6 kernel 2.6.35.11, build GINGERBREAD.UCLA1.
Thanks!
Battery pull, go back to download mode, flash the correct CWM. The new/correct one should overwrite the old/incorrect one.
Edit:
CWM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526431
Stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504999
snovvman said:
Battery pull, go back to download mode, flash the correct CWM. The new/correct one should overwrite the old/incorrect one.
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Noticed the "CWM" thread above. Downloaded the ZIP file and installed with Odin. How would I verify that I now have the correct one installed?
Yes Flash with Odin. I am using Beta3 and all seems well with it. No FC's as of yet.
vintshave said:
Can you tell me where to find the right one? There doesn't seem to be much on CWM for the Note on here. Would I just flash with Odin?
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See my edited post above. Specify file in PDA, flash away.
snovvman said:
See my edited post above. Specify file in PDA, flash away.
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I DID flash the recovery-i717-cwm-b3.tar file. The I tried to execute a backup from the app - it was so fast, i could tell it didn't work. I rebooted the phone and used the menu system in recovery mode to do the backup. I also noticed that the recovery "menu" was much shorter than the one in my Skyrocket. Is this CWM ROM just far enough along in development to work properly with the app? If this is the case, what functionality should I avoid using in the app?
John
Most if not all of the functions work great so far. No FC here. Remember, Its still in beta stages but its coming along.
-On another NOTE, Samsung goes 5.3"
Wrong CWM recovery on LG Vortex
I used ROM Manager and flashed CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7 to my Vortex running 2.2.1....now I am stuck in recovery after attempting to flash CM7, but the Home button (or any other button) will not work to select the highlighted option. I am doing research to see if I can find some kind of option to fix my mess up but it is not looking good. I had to take out the battery, hold volume up and power and home while i plugged in the charger just to get into recovery because i was stuck on the splash screen. If anyone can provide assistance on this I would be very appreciative.
sanchitocordova said:
I used ROM Manager and flashed CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7 to my Vortex running 2.2.1....now I am stuck in recovery after attempting to flash CM7, but the Home button (or any other button) will not work to select the highlighted option. I am doing research to see if I can find some kind of option to fix my mess up but it is not looking good. I had to take out the battery, hold volume up and power and home while i plugged in the charger just to get into recovery because i was stuck on the splash screen. If anyone can provide assistance on this I would be very appreciative.
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wrong device, wrong forum
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DroidScoop said:
Download our ADB Kit. From there you can flash ROMs recoveries and perform wipes from an cmd prompt on your PC. We've provided all of the commands on our post just shoot a message if you have any questions!
Sent from my Moto X Infused GS3
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I am not sure hat it is appropriate to pedal your wares here.
this is a free and open source community. I will not follow your link, so I am not sure whether you are charging for your services or not. but soliciting your products here I think is against the forum rules.
I will look for a moderator to address this issue in a more official manner. if I am wrong I apologize, but that is how I interpret your post
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wrong device, wrong forum
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The thread topic looks as though it is related to my situation as I, as well, flashed the wrong recovery, I guess I was confused. I apologize. You being a senior member, I would expect that you could direct me, as I am a junior member. I was unable to find my device in the forums, so I could not find a better place to post, but I will take it elsewhere.
captemo said:
no apology needed
due to many different variances and carriers of this device, it is just a bad habit to get into o follow threads for a wrong device. even flashing files from different variances can be catastrophic.
may I ask or suggest maybe there are multiple carriers for your device and simply have a different model# ? that would at least get you closer to the center of the dart board.
although XDA is high on my list as far as trusted developmental websites, there are several other forum communities. maybe you could run a search for that if you haven't?
I will help if I can and plenty others will. again, even though problem may be similar, the solution may not and I am sure you know these device aren't cheap. I would hate for you to take your phone o beyond repair.
good luck my friend
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Thank you. I also have XDA very high on my list of trusted websites, which is why I come directly here to do any Android related research. This situation that I find myself in right now is the result of an easily overlooked detail.
wrong cwm installed
i am using moto g - dual sim version and by mistake flashed a wrong cwm recovery.
please help
i just don't know what to do
please help
sethmotog said:
i am using moto g - dual sim version and by mistake flashed a wrong cwm recovery.
please help
i just don't know what to do
please help
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I see you also posted this question in the Moto G section. There you mention your phone still works. If so install this.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager
NO CLUE....
440bro said:
i see you also posted this question in the moto g section. There you mention your phone still works. If so install this.
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yeah i have downloaded it.
Now what.
I can't make out what to do in that.
When i select list of devices, my device is not there
when iselect last option 'device not listed above' it asks 'xt1033 is not supported, have you installed a clockworkmod based recovery manually?'
if i select no- its says 'sorry until xt1033 is supported..............'
yes and select the one - 'rom manager has been set up to use your existing recovery installation.'
Hello all,
I have decided to make a guide that will hopefully help beginners to root your phone and be on your way to flashing a custom ROM.
There are many ways in which to root your phone, but I think the easiest way is through Chainfire’s CF-Root, which is a kernel that basically roots your phone, adds Busybox and ClockworkMod Recovery (this is necessary for installing/flashing custom ROM’s).
First off, you need Odin, which is a flashing tool specifically designed for the SGS2: Just type in "Odin 1.85" without quotations into Google and the first result should display "Odin - xdadevelopers - XDA Developers." Click on the link and Odin will download.
Now before going ahead with Odin, download Kies: http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/ ,which is like iTunes for Samsung Devices, the drivers are needed for Odin, but when the drivers have been installed, close Kies, right click on your toolbar at the bottom of your desktop, I'll assume your running Windows 7, and go into Task Manager. Now find anything with Kies running in the Task Manager, right click on them and kill them.
Kies gets jealous of Odin for being better, so it messes up Odin during the flashing process. So make sure you have the drivers installed from Kies and then killed off the Kies Processes.
Finally, lets get the flashing package required to root your phone. Here is the link to Chainfire's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20075898
Find the kernel that matches your Kernel Version e.g. Under Settings > About phone > Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-I9100XXKG1-CL349526
What matters most (KG1) in this case, is in bold. Try to find the matching file under downloads CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG1-v4.1-CWM4.zip See the resemblance?
Also make sure you unzip the file to get your .tar file, Odin won't work with .zip files.
Now go ahead and put your phone into download mode. To do this, turn off your phone normally, wait till it is fully off, then hold down the power, home and down volume button until a warning screen is displayed. Then press the up volume button. If the screen says "In download mode. Do not turn off target" then you have got it!
Now fire up Odin with Administrator Access (right click on the Odin icon and select Run as Administrator). When you have opened it, installed the Kies Air drivers and killed Kies processes off in Task Manager, you’re ready to proceed. Now connect your phone to your computer via your micro USB cable. The ID:COM box should go yellow and say ADDED!! in the box at the left hand side. Now make sure that the only options ticked in Option are Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time AND NOT RE-PARTITION. Now click on the PDA button on the right, and this will open your Explorer window up. Find your CF-Root file, and click OK. Then just click Start. In the top left hand corner, one of the boxes will flash blue, and then Green. The bottom left hand box will say PASSED!! Your phone will automatically reboot.
When it has, go to your app drawer, and check you have something called either "SuperUser" or "SuperSU." If you do, congratulations, you’re rooted. Another way to check it has been successful is to shut down your phone, and hold the home, power and volume up button. If you get into ClockworkMod Recovery, you’re great!
Now that you have root and ClockworkMod Recovery, the first thing you should do is boot into ClockworkMod Recovery by shutting down your phone, and using the home + power + volume up button sequence. When it loads, use the volume up and down buttons to navigate, and the power or home button to select depending on your CF-Root version.
Go to Backup and Restore, and then go to Backup to external sdcard. This will make a clone of your entire ROM, which is crucial if something with your custom ROM goes wrong, at least you can return to a point when you know the phone works.
After this, go to the Android Development Thread, and download a custom ROM you like the look of. Most will be in the .zip format, so Odin won’t be necessary. Just put the file on your sdcard, boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, make the necessary wipes outlined on the ROM’s thread, then Install zip from sdcard, then choose zip from external sdcard, find the ROM file, and then yes. MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE INSTALL GUIDELINES ON THE ROM’s THREAD.
That’s you! When the phone is rebooting for the first time, the boot will take considerably longer as your phone is rebuilding the dalvik cache that you most likely wiped during your ROM install. Nothing to get worried about. If you wish to return to your stock ROM, boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, go to Backup and Restore, and restore from an external sdcard. Voila!
If I have left anything out, or you have a question, please post below!
Chris.
A big thanks to Chainfire who made the root process oh so easy for the SGS2!
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for bricked phones or your phone causing a zombie apocalypse, however this process is very safe if followed correctly.
Theres already threads very neatly written by devs on everything.
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Nice effort, but you have to know one guide is more than enough for the same.
Intratechs guide
Well I'm sorry that you don't want the Q&A section cleared out of rooting requests. People never use the search function and who would know that they have to go to Intratech's thread to find out when they join XDA? Just looking through the Q&A section, there are still questions popping up about rooting, so is one thread enough?
Chris.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
Aprreciate your effort...
But even they read hundreds of Guides / FAQs they will not be satisfied until they get atleast one teaspoon feeding directly from a senior member of XDA, a live answer, this is a nature of a Noob which can not be rewritten....
Thanks anyway...
themadba said:
Well I'm sorry that you don't want the Q&A section cleared out of rooting requests. People never use the search function and who would know that they have to go to Intratech's thread to find out when they join XDA? Just looking through the Q&A section, there are still questions popping up about rooting, so is one thread enough?
Chris.
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when people join xda , they have to read out the stickies out there, and it has all the info. thats why stickies are there
Wow... I am amazed. You all complain when people don't use the search function for rooting. I spend my time to create a thread to help these people stop clogging up the Q&A section, and you start complaining about me. How can you win?
Chris.
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themadba said:
Well I'm sorry that you don't want the Q&A section cleared out of rooting requests. People never use the search function and who would know that they have to go to Intratech's thread to find out when they join XDA? Just looking through the Q&A section, there are still questions popping up about rooting, so is one thread enough?
Chris.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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So we delete the FAQS and Guides .
We bring in a new rule that Questions no longer go in Q&A
Another rule allows multiple posts on the same subject .
Its not one thread is enough fact is so many but not all new users are lazy and want it all on a plate .
The reason that it can be hard to find stuff is that the forum is full of repetitive questions and other i cannot be bothered to read the instructions posts . That makes it difficult to find anything at all .
jje
JJEgan said:
So we delete the FAQS and Guides .
We bring in a new rule that Questions no longer go in Q&A
Another rule allows multiple posts on the same subject .
Its not one thread is enough fact is so many but not all new users are lazy and want it all on a plate .
The reason that it can be hard to find stuff is that the forum is full of repetitive questions and other i cannot be bothered to read the instructions posts . That makes it difficult to find anything at all .
jje
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So do you want me to delete the thread as it is multiple posting? I bet you have had to link someone to Chainfire's thread since this morning. It is usual, no?
Chris.
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themadba said:
Wow... I am amazed. You all complain when people don't use the search function for rooting. I spend my time to create a thread to help these people stop clogging up the Q&A section, and you start complaining about me. How can you win?
Chris.
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Don't take it so personally.
As you know, there are guides and stickies everywhere.
Does your guide - or any other proposed guide, for that matter - improve upon or add more substance to previously posted guides? If the answer is no, it shouldn't be posted.
While well-meant, I don't see anything new or improved in your guide compared to others.
You ask "how can you win?". Answer - it doesn't matter, it's not a competition.
B3311 said:
Don't take it so personally.
As you know, there are guides and stickies everywhere.
Does your guide - or any other propsed guide, for that matter - improve upon or add more substance to previously posted guides? If the answer is no, it shouldn't be posted.
While well-meant, I don't see anything new or improved in your guide compared to others.
You ask "how can you win?". Answer - it doesn't matter, it's not a competition.
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First off, I didn't take it personally or else that would be pathetic. Secondly, if other guides are just great, then why is there still questions about root popping up? Thirdly, I never implied that it was a competition. I mean that you can't win if you ask a question, or post a help guide to cut out the questions.
Chris.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
thanks alot for the guide dont listen to these idiots your post has been very helpfull for me i have now rooted my sg2! you can never get too much guidance and there isnt a sticky on rooting or at least i didnt find it anyways.
centrezuk said:
thanks alot for the guide dont listen to these idiots your post has been very helpfull for me i have now rooted my sg2! you can never get too much guidance and there isnt a sticky on rooting or at least i didnt find it anyways.
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That's what I have been trying to say, but there you go. Thank you for your feedback. Glad it helped you.
Chris.
themadba said:
First off, I didn't take it personally or else that would be pathetic. Secondly, if other guides are just great, then why is there still questions about root popping up? Thirdly, I never implied that it was a competition. I mean that you can't win if you ask a question, or post a help guide to cut out the questions.
Chris.
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Firstly - "I'm amazed...." "you all complain...." "I spend my time...." - all your quotes. You hardly sound neutral.
Secondly - Because this site is littered with lazy sods who don't read or search. Don't flatter yourself - your offering isn't going to change that one iota.
Thirdly - Your interpretation. Whatever.
As said, I don't think your guide adds anything to previously posted ones. Sue me.
B3311 said:
Firstly - "I'm amazed...." "you all complain...." "I spend my time...." - all your quotes. You hardly sound neutral.
Secondly - Because this site is littered with lazy sods who don't read or search. Don't flatter yourself - your offering isn't going to change that one iota.
Thirdly - Your interpretation. Whatever.
As said, I don't think your guide adds anything to previously posted ones. Sue me.
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That is also your interpretation. Mr Big Man by coming out with nonsense like “sue me." If I annoy you, you can leave my thread. I'm not stopping you. Your side of the story was noted, and thrown in the bin. Thank you.
Chris.
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centrezuk said:
thanks alot for the guide dont listen to these idiots your post has been very helpfull for me i have now rooted my sg2! you can never get too much guidance and there isnt a sticky on rooting or at least i didnt find it anyways.
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Am I "one of these idiots"?
I found a stickied rooting guide in 5 seconds, would you like the link? Find it yourself and stop bleating.
"Guidance"??
I think you meant "you can never get too much spoonfeeding".
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themadba said:
That is also your interpretation. Mr Big Man by coming out with nonsense like “sue me." If I annoy you, you can leave my thread. I'm not stopping you. Your side of the story was noted, and thrown in the bin. Thank you.
Chris.
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Still not taking it personally then
I think I'll stay, thanks. Fun here.
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Am I "one of these idiots"?
I found a stickied rooting guide in 5 seconds, would you like the link? Find it yourself and stop bleating.
"Guidance"??
I think you meant "you can never get too much spoonfeeding".
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Still not taking it personally then
I think I'll stay, thanks. Fun here.
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That's fine, I never intended to solve all the rooting request problems, just to have a nice guide. But clearly that isn't accepted on this site.
Thanks for staying, you would be missed if you left
Chris.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
A Big thanks to Cris & chainfire...
themadba said:
Hello all,
I have decided to make a guide that will hopefully help beginners to root your phone and be on your way to flashing a custom ROM.
There are many ways in which to root your phone, but I think the easiest way is through Chainfire’s CF-Root, which is a kernel that basically roots your phone, adds Busybox and ClockworkMod Recovery (this is necessary for installing/flashing custom ROM’s).
First off, you need Odin, which is a flashing tool specifically designed for the SGS2: Just type in "Odin 1.85" without quotations into Google and the first result should display "Odin - xdadevelopers - XDA Developers." Click on the link and Odin will download.
Now before going ahead with Odin, download Kies: http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/ ,which is like iTunes for Samsung Devices, the drivers are needed for Odin, but when the drivers have been installed, close Kies, right click on your toolbar at the bottom of your desktop, I'll assume your running Windows 7, and go into Task Manager. Now find anything with Kies running in the Task Manager, right click on them and kill them.
Kies gets jealous of Odin for being better, so it messes up Odin during the flashing process. So make sure you have the drivers installed from Kies and then killed off the Kies Processes.
Finally, lets get the flashing package required to root your phone. Here is the link to Chainfire's thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20075898
Find the kernel that matches your Kernel Version e.g. Under Settings > About phone > Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-I9100XXKG1-CL349526
What matters most (KG1) in this case, is in bold. Try to find the matching file under downloads CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KG1-v4.1-CWM4.zip See the resemblance?
Also make sure you unzip the file to get your .tar file, Odin won't work with .zip files.
Now go ahead and put your phone into download mode. To do this, turn off your phone normally, wait till it is fully off, then hold down the power, home and down volume button until a warning screen is displayed. Then press the up volume button. If the screen says "In download mode. Do not turn off target" then you have got it!
Now fire up Odin with Administrator Access (right click on the Odin icon and select Run as Administrator). When you have opened it, installed the Kies Air drivers and killed Kies processes off in Task Manager, you’re ready to proceed. Now connect your phone to your computer via your micro USB cable. The ID:COM box should go yellow and say ADDED!! in the box at the left hand side. Now make sure that the only options ticked in Option are Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time AND NOT RE-PARTITION. Now click on the PDA button on the right, and this will open your Explorer window up. Find your CF-Root file, and click OK. Then just click Start. In the top left hand corner, one of the boxes will flash blue, and then Green. The bottom left hand box will say PASSED!! Your phone will automatically reboot.
When it has, go to your app drawer, and check you have something called either "SuperUser" or "SuperSU." If you do, congratulations, you’re rooted. Another way to check it has been successful is to shut down your phone, and hold the home, power and volume up button. If you get into ClockworkMod Recovery, you’re great!
Now that you have root and ClockworkMod Recovery, the first thing you should do is boot into ClockworkMod Recovery by shutting down your phone, and using the home + power + volume up button sequence. When it loads, use the volume up and down buttons to navigate, and the power or home button to select depending on your CF-Root version.
Go to Backup and Restore, and then go to Backup to external sdcard. This will make a clone of your entire ROM, which is crucial if something with your custom ROM goes wrong, at least you can return to a point when you know the phone works.
After this, go to the Android Development Thread, and download a custom ROM you look the like of. Most will be in the .zip format, so Odin won’t be necessary. Just put the file on your sdcard, boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, make the necessary wipes outlined on the ROM’s thread, then Install zip from sdcard, then choose zip from external sdcard, find the ROM file, and then yes. MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE INSTALL GUIDELINES ON THE ROM’s THREAD.
That’s you! When the phone is rebooting for the first time, the boot will take considerably longer as your phone is rebuilding the dalvik cache that you most likely wiped during your ROM install. Nothing to get worried about. If you wish to return to your stock ROM, boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, go to Backup and Restore, and restore from an external sdcard. Voila!
If I have left anything out, or you have a question, please post below!
Chris.
A big thanks to Chainfire who made the root process oh so easy for the SGS2!
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for bricked phones or your phone causing a zombie apocalypse, however this process is very safe if followed correctly.
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A big thanks to cris & chainfire... I have rooted my SGS2... The Golden words " search & read"
chamila
Are the i9100 and the t989 the same?
There might be a better place for me to find this answer, but I couldn't find it on XDA forums, so I decided to post here. Can someone tell me if the roms for the i9100 and the t989 are the same?
From what I understand, one is an international version and one is the American version of the phone? I just rooted my phone not too long ago and i wanted to install this ROM from slimroms (slim bean).
When I got to the site, I noticed only the I9100 was supported and I hope my phone will work as well. Can someone tell me if both phone's rom are the same? Thank you for your time.
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There might be a better place for me to find this answer, but I couldn't find it on XDA forums, so I decided to post here. Can someone tell me if the roms for the i9100 and the t989 are the same?
From what I understand, one is an international version and one is the American version of the phone? I just rooted my phone not too long ago and i wanted to install this ROM from slimroms (slim bean).
When I got to the site, I noticed only the I9100 was supported and I hope my phone will work as well. Can someone tell me if both phone's rom are the same? Thank you for your time.
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Totally different phones.
http://www.google.com/search?q=difference+between+i9100+and+t989
Edit: also, the T989 has its own forum at http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1329