[Q] Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830D rom question - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've done a bunch of searching but I can NEVER find a solid answer for my question.
First of all, I have a Samsung Galaxy ace S5830D, as the title says.
My provider is Koodo and I got the phone through 'em.
Basically, all the roms I find are for the Samsung Galaxy ace S5830 (no D). Whenever I search to see if this matters, it seems to with people screwing up their phone trying to use roms for the S5830.
I also can't seem to find any roms specifically for the S5830D.
I have the phone rooted, that was simple enough.
So my question is, will a rom for the S5830 work with my S5830D?
If not, could someone point me to where I COULD find roms for it? because I can't seem to find any.
This is my first phone so I know next to nothing about all this aside from what i've picked up doing searches.

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Look into your phone build.prop, if its stated codename as cooper u can flash any custom rom for generic ace. only different is maybe modem, as u need to flash modem only for your region.
If its listed codename as cooperve, u are out of luck because it got different hardware than generic ace.

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Hmm, thanks.
I'm looking at my build.prop but i'm not seeing either codename that you said...I think.
ro.build.version.codename=REL
is the only line I see mentioning a codename.
Though I saw "cooper" in this line
ro.build.buildtag=jenkins-
HUDSON_USA_GSM_GB_COOPER-TLS-111
dunno if the first line was relevant, or if that means anything...
Sorry, complete noob at this.

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if u see cooper, its the same with generic galaxy ace then. if u see cooperve then its another ace with different hardware than the generic ace.
and i'm sure the s5830d that u got is the same with generic s5830 thus u can flash any custom rom from the generic ace.
read this thread for more info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225493

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Yeeeah apparently not the same as a generic S5830.
After flashing a S5830 rom, my phone would boot, show the samsung logo, then quickly fade to a white screen.
I restored using a backup, and now my phone simply hangs on the Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830D logo screen, and does nothing else.
Well then. I guess my question becomes...
how do I fix my phone? lol
Restoring the backup doesn't do much.
EDIT:
Used Odin with Cooper_v1.0.ops and a .tar.md5 to flash it back to stock/base/whatever.
Works now...neeever trying to flash to a rom again. I'll stick to keeping it rooted and that's it...

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Anyone know how to flash it using Ubuntu and download mode?
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Would you please post that .tar.md5 for S5830D ...PLEASE
Omocho said:
Yeeeah apparently not the same as a generic S5830.
After flashing a S5830 rom, my phone would boot, show the samsung logo, then quickly fade to a white screen.
I restored using a backup, and now my phone simply hangs on the Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830D logo screen, and does nothing else.
Well then. I guess my question becomes...
how do I fix my phone? lol
Restoring the backup doesn't do much.
EDIT:
Used Odin with Cooper_v1.0.ops and a .tar.md5 to flash it back to stock/base/whatever.
Works now...neeever trying to flash to a rom again. I'll stick to keeping it rooted and that's it...
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Hello !
There are others of us in that same situation, would be great if you'd post that S5830D "ODIN" file (...tar.md5) !

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I'd like some input on whether this is confirmed a different hardware model or if the OP just had a bad flash, missed step, etc.
I've got a S5830D model successfully rooted, carrier unlocked, with CWM installed but leery of going any further after seeing this.
Any input is appreciated
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RetroSA said:
I'd like some input on whether this is confirmed a different hardware model or if the OP just had a bad flash, missed step, etc.
I've got a S5830D model successfully rooted, carrier unlocked, with CWM installed but leery of going any further after seeing this.
Any input is appreciated
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989 using xda premium
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Hi.. I also have galaxy ace gt-s5830d but i dont know how root it i use differnt update.zip for galaxy ace bot it akwways show installing aborted..
One more noob. Question can u give me a full instraction how to tooy galaxy ace gt-s5830d ang can u give me a correct update zip for my mobile.. Tnx
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Basic guide for root/unlock, etc.
Most important. You need that specific version of Odin and this ops in case of problem:
cooper_v1.0.ops - direct link
Odin-Multi-Downloader-v4.38.exe - direct link
Those link wont be live forever. That phone is not very popular so keep a copy on you pc, dropbox, etc...
Reference only : Odin Multi Downloader with pit and ops files (List of compatible version / phone)
Keep a stock image for you phone somewhere just in case that you want or need to go back stock.
GT-S5830D_TLS_S5830DTLKI4_S5830DTLSKI4_S5830DTLKI4 - S5830D - Koodo / Telus Stock image (pwd is "sampro.pl" if I remember right, or "samfirmware.com")
To root this is working perfectly :
SuperOneClick 2.3.3 - direct link
Then you absolutly need to replace your recovery 3E. that recovery is the reason why everything you flash abort. use this :
Clock Work Mod Recovery v5.0.2.6 Flashable via Odin
Unlock guide (not needed except if you want to change carrier):
Read and fallow those instruction : [TUTORIAL] Unlock Samsung [GT-S5570 / i5500 / Galaxy Ace] , no fla fla, fast and easy.
About compatibility with S5830D and S5830 rom.
I tried those rom recently on a S5830D without any issue:
[ROM] CM7.2-DEMOCRACY FINAL EDITION [22.10.12] [FireKernel OC]
[ROM][DEV] CM9.1 Android 4.0.4 [Update: 26.09.2012]
[[ROM] AOKP-M6 ( Milestone 6 ) [15/9/12] [NimsKernel v.2.1]
I was not able to boot on [ROM] CM7-APOCALYPSE-FINAL [09.07.12] [FireKernel OC] , even if I fallow those instruction, but was not able to boot on stock DTLKI4 neither, so this was probably an issue with my phone (sdcard partionning, init.d.. idk), should normally work too like any other rom...
EDIT : I FORGET DROIDACE & S3 EVOLUTION, 2 rom that worked perfectly on s5830d
vincz27 said:
Hi.. I also have galaxy ace gt-s5830d but i don't know how root it i use differnt update.zip for galaxy ace bot it akwways show installing aborted..
One more noob. Question can u give me a full instraction how to tooy galaxy ace gt-s5830d ang can u give me a correct update zip for my mobile.. Tnx
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app-developers app
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Silentbob999 said:
Basic guide for root/unlock, etc.
Most important. You need that specific version of Odin and this ops in case of problem:
cooper_v1.0.ops - direct link
Odin-Multi-Downloader-v4.38.exe - direct link
Those link wont be live forever. That phone is not very popular so keep a copy on you pc, dropbox, etc...
Reference only : Odin Multi Downloader with pit and ops files (List of compatible version / phone)
Keep a stock image for you phone somewhere just in case that you want or need to go back stock.
GT-S5830D_TLS_S5830DTLKI4_S5830DTLSKI4_S5830DTLKI4 - S5830D - Koodo / Telus Stock image (pwd is "sampro.pl" if I remember right, or "samfirmware.com")
To root this is working perfectly :
SuperOneClick 2.3.3 - direct link
Then you absolutly need to replace your recovery 3E. that recovery is the reason why everything you flash abort. use this :
Clock Work Mod Recovery v5.0.2.6 Flashable via Odin
Unlock guide (not needed except if you want to change carrier):
Read and fallow those instruction : [TUTORIAL] Unlock Samsung [GT-S5570 / i5500 / Galaxy Ace] , no fla fla, fast and easy.
About compatibility with S5830D and S5830 rom.
I tried those rom recently on a S5830D without any issue:
[ROM] CM7.2-DEMOCRACY FINAL EDITION [22.10.12] [FireKernel OC]
[ROM][DEV] CM9.1 Android 4.0.4 [Update: 26.09.2012]
[[ROM] AOKP-M6 ( Milestone 6 ) [15/9/12] [NimsKernel v.2.1]
I was not able to boot on [ROM] CM7-APOCALYPSE-FINAL [09.07.12] [FireKernel OC] , even if I fallow those instruction, but was not able to boot on stock DTLKI4 neither, so this was probably an issue with my phone (sdcard partionning, init.d.. idk), should normally work too like any other rom...
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Hi tnx for help.. Do u mean in using cmw it shoul connected in my phone.. Im very noob in rooting, hacking ect. My galaxy ace..
If i use Supper 1 click .. Do i have 100% chance to root my device...
Btw tnx 4 reply
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vincz27 said:
Hi tnx for help.. Do u mean in using cmw it shoul connected in my phone.. Im very noob in rooting, hacking ect. My galaxy ace..
If i use Supper 1 click .. Do i have 100% chance to root my device...
Btw tnx 4 reply
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app-developers app
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First, you need to know what is your objective, what you want.
The best thing will probably be to limit yourself to root only. SuperOneClick will do the job, I use that exact same version to root my sgs and the sga of my girlfriend so it should work fine for you to. There a lot of website that explain step by step how to use it. Not that "one click" is hard. But you need all driver on your pc.
CWM is a custom recovery. It's good to have if you want to be able to flash custom rom or kernel because the stock recovery 3E will always give error and no results. It's why you need Odin to replace it. I used the cwm I link for the sga and it was pretty straight forward. But use it on a gt-S5830 ONLY. I see that you also have a GT-S5360, don't use that recovery on this. Usually the recovery is include in kernel, on sgs each kernel have its own custom recovery and most of them are provided in zip(to flash from recovery) or tar(to flash from odin), which make everything very simple. But I didn't see equivalent on sga yet (but I am new to the ace so that doesn't mean that it's not the same)
I will suggest you to start by only root your device, that gives you the opportunity to use many really cool applications. Get yourself familiar with a good backup software. Then after few weeks /months if you feel comfortable you can go further.
Replacing recovery, kernel and rom can be dangerous. You better be sure to know in which boat you go into.
Envoyé depuis mon GT-S5830 avec Tapatalk

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Silentbob999 said:
First, you need to know what is your objective, what you want.
The best thing will probably be to limit yourself to root only. SuperOneClick will do the job, I use that exact same version to root my sgs and the sga of my girlfriend so it should work fine for you to. There a lot of website that explain step by step how to use it. Not that "one click" is hard. But you need all driver on your pc.
CWM is a custom recovery. It's good to have if you want to be able to flash custom rom or kernel because the stock recovery 3E will always give error and no results. It's why you need Odin to replace it. I used the cwm I link for the sga and it was pretty straight forward. But use it on a gt-S5830 ONLY. I see that you also have a GT-S5360, don't use that recovery on this. Usually the recovery is include in kernel, on sgs each kernel have its own custom recovery and most of them are provided in zip(to flash from recovery) or tar(to flash from odin), which make everything very simple. But I didn't see equivalent on sga yet (but I am new to the ace so that doesn't mean that it's not the same)
I will suggest you to start by only root your device, that gives you the opportunity to use many really cool applications. Get yourself familiar with a good backup software. Then after few weeks /months if you feel comfortable you can go further.
Replacing recovery, kernel and rom can be dangerous. You better be sure to know in which boat you go into.
Envoyé depuis mon GT-S5830 avec Tapatalk
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I have a experience in flashng rom but only for galaxy y cuz that was my 1st phone and in my galaxy ace im totaly noob.. I just want my ace to stay stock..
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I just want to root my galaxy ace only.. Nothing more cuZ i need link2sd to manage my phone memory..... Can i flash cwm througt stock recovery mode. Coz i already did that in my sgy... And i dont have any exprnce of using odin couz i dont have any p.c to test it.
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vincz27 said:
I have a experience in flashng rom but only for galaxy y cuz that was my 1st phone and in my galaxy ace im totaly noob.. I just want my ace to stay stock..
. I just want to root my galaxy ace only.. Nothing more cuZ i need link2sd to manage my phone memory..... Can i flash cwm througt stock recovery mode. Coz i already did that in my sgy... And i dont have any exprnce of using odin couz i dont have any p.c to test it.
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ok, I think you dont need to flash cwm, just find a pc where you can run superoneclick and your phone should be root. Its all you need for link2sd to work.
You cannot root directly from the recovery 3E, that recovery have a weird signature check that give error on any signed zip I tried (at least its what I have experiment with it). Its why you actually need to do at least 1 step from a pc. But you dont actually need to replace the recovery for what you want, just root it with superoneclick or another method.
I dont have a lot of experience myself with the Ace, so maybe there some other method out there but I dont know them. And my i9000 had the same recovery when I had it and it give my a lot of trouble. superoneclick and a woking odin open all the door without trouble...

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Silentbob999 said:
ok, I think you dont need to flash cwm, just find a pc where you can run superoneclick and your phone should be root. Its all you need for link2sd to work.
You cannot root directly from the recovery 3E, that recovery have a weird signature check that give error on any signed zip I tried (at least its what I have experiment with it). Its why you actually need to do at least 1 step from a pc. But you dont actually need to replace the recovery for what you want, just root it with superoneclick or another method.
I dont have a lot of experience myself with the Ace, so maybe there some other method out there but I dont know them. And my i9000 had the same recovery when I had it and it give my a lot of trouble. superoneclick and a woking odin open all the door without trouble...
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Hey thanks
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I have my moms ace, and was trying to flash the cwm through odin, and it never made any progress at all. I had to unplug it. It now wants me to do a emergency firmware upgrade, but kies wont find it in recovery. What now?

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AlwaysDroid said:
I have my moms ace, and was trying to flash the cwm through odin, and it never made any progress at all. I had to unplug it. It now wants me to do a emergency firmware upgrade, but kies wont find it in recovery. What now?
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I pm you, do you have ADB setup ? It will probably help to put back your phone in download mode for Odin..

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Silentbob999 said:
I pm you, do you have ADB setup ? It will probably help to put back your phone in download mode for Odin..
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Just got your message, i just made a silly mistake though. Make sure the ops is called cooper_v1.0.ops otherwise Odin will not properly flash the device.

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Hi
Thanks for your post...
Any of this rom you posted for the S5830D are Multi-Language?, because the owner need the phone in Spanish.
Silentbob999 said:
Basic guide for root/unlock, etc.
Most important. You need that specific version of Odin and this ops in case of problem:
cooper_v1.0.ops - direct link
Odin-Multi-Downloader-v4.38.exe - direct link
Those link wont be live forever. That phone is not very popular so keep a copy on you pc, dropbox, etc...
Reference only : Odin Multi Downloader with pit and ops files (List of compatible version / phone)
Keep a stock image for you phone somewhere just in case that you want or need to go back stock.
GT-S5830D_TLS_S5830DTLKI4_S5830DTLSKI4_S5830DTLKI4 - S5830D - Koodo / Telus Stock image (pwd is "sampro.pl" if I remember right, or "samfirmware.com")
To root this is working perfectly :
SuperOneClick 2.3.3 - direct link
Then you absolutly need to replace your recovery 3E. that recovery is the reason why everything you flash abort. use this :
Clock Work Mod Recovery v5.0.2.6 Flashable via Odin
Unlock guide (not needed except if you want to change carrier):
Read and fallow those instruction : [TUTORIAL] Unlock Samsung [GT-S5570 / i5500 / Galaxy Ace] , no fla fla, fast and easy.
About compatibility with S5830D and S5830 rom.
I tried those rom recently on a S5830D without any issue:
[ROM] CM7.2-DEMOCRACY FINAL EDITION [22.10.12] [FireKernel OC]
[ROM][DEV] CM9.1 Android 4.0.4 [Update: 26.09.2012]
[[ROM] AOKP-M6 ( Milestone 6 ) [15/9/12] [NimsKernel v.2.1]
I was not able to boot on [ROM] CM7-APOCALYPSE-FINAL [09.07.12] [FireKernel OC] , even if I fallow those instruction, but was not able to boot on stock DTLKI4 neither, so this was probably an issue with my phone (sdcard partionning, init.d.. idk), should normally work too like any other rom...
EDIT : I FORGET DROIDACE & S3 EVOLUTION, 2 rom that worked perfectly on s5830d
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jcdst said:
Hi
Thanks for your post...
Any of this rom you posted for the S5830D are Multi-Language?, because the owner need the phone in Spanish.
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I don’t remember for sure. But I can tell you that the rom I currently using have Spanish in the language list:
[Rom][Official CM7 based]Nitrogen [Android UnChained][PSN FireKernel MemMod V3]
This rom have many requirement regarding sd-card partitioning and I would not necessarily recommend it if you not willing to be in a try/fail situation. But I have to say that it’s my favorite over all rom I tried on the Ace.
Also, my opinion had change a little bit since the moment I write this post.
I write what it is bellow this red portion before and it does not fit with my previous statement.
The impression I have that my phone is a lemon is maybe a sign that there some small incompatibility between S5830 and S5830D.
Also the comment about data backup is probably not relevant if it is a “friend” phone and not yours.
The Ace is the phone of my girlfriend and even after all those month it’s still me that using it because I did not find a satisfactory solution.
So this being said, feel free to build your own opinion, experiment some rom or keep your phone like it his stock
I did not find a single rom (not even stock or stock based) that don’t bug completely after some time on the Ace. My Ace is a lemon, it needs factory reset or re-installation once in a while... The Nitrogen rom is the one that work the best on MY phone.
One thing I would add to my previous post is: Don’t rely on CWM as a backup solution. Especially if you are changing of rom. Use a software to backup your app, data, sms, call, etc… Titanium Backup Pro is legendary and it’s working perfectly but there are many other alternative.