I'm on Objection Rc1 ROM (ics) but i want to know if there's a way to flash gingerbread(stock ROM). There's a way to flash the whole rom back to stock?
xTokkerths said:
I'm on Objection Rc1 ROM (ics) but i want to know if there's a way to flash gingerbread(stock ROM). There's a way to flash the whole rom back to stock?
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yes...you can use the Gnote link in my signature...has the listings for the return to stock...I wanna say the first odin link in that section...is the GB to stock...I use it before...good to go...
Soo that .tar file i flash it and i get back to GB like out of the box? Sorry for the dumb question im kind of new on this. Thanks for the reply.
xTokkerths said:
Soo that .tar file i flash it and i get back to GB like out of the box? Sorry for the dumb question im kind of new on this. Thanks for the reply.
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No worries, pls read the op...original post for that thread...odin i wanna say is the method to use...not flash as you would a ROM.
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Thanks! Soo using odin will get me back to gb? (with the files provided by the thread)
'Cause there's a file about 450mb i odin that and i get back to gingerbread? Once again sorry for the dumb question. Can you please tell me the file that i need to flash back from ice cream sandwich to gingerbread?
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xTokkerths said:
'Cause there's a file about 450mb i odin that and i get back to gingerbread? Once again sorry for the dumb question. Can you please tell me the file that i need to flash back from ice cream sandwich to gingerbread? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
from the op: Flash it from odin using the same instructions as my root thread
You may need the USB Drivers available here. (Support & Downloads for SGH-I717)
Once the USB Drivers are installed, power off the phone, then hold volume down and power it on, you'll get a screen asking you to hit vol up to continue, do so. This puts the phone in download mode.
Stick the provided pda.tar in the PDA box of Odin3 1.85, flash away!
bigjoe2675 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
from the op: Flash it from odin using the same instructions as my root thread
You may need the USB Drivers available here. (Support & Downloads for SGH-I717)
Once the USB Drivers are installed, power off the phone, then hold volume down and power it on, you'll get a screen asking you to hit vol up to continue, do so. This puts the phone in download mode.
Stick the provided pda.tar in the PDA box of Odin3 1.85, flash away!
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Thanks!
Let us know how it works out.
help
bigjoe2675 said:
yes...you can use the Gnote link in my signature...has the listings for the return to stock...I wanna say the first odin link in that section...is the GB to stock...I use it before...good to go...
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hi im on ics and want to go back to stock gingerbread im not rooted is there a way to do this thank u
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bigjoe2675 said:
yes...you can use the Gnote link in my signature...has the listings for the return to stock...I wanna say the first odin link in that section...is the GB to stock...I use it before...good to go...
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hi haveing problem with oden it flashes off screen no matter what i try any suggestions ?? thanks
bigjoe2675 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
from the op: Flash it from odin using the same instructions as my root thread
You may need the USB Drivers available here. (Support & Downloads for SGH-I717)
Once the USB Drivers are installed, power off the phone, then hold volume down and power it on, you'll get a screen asking you to hit vol up to continue, do so. This puts the phone in download mode.
Stick the provided pda.tar in the PDA box of Odin3 1.85, flash away!
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See my quote...
ralphie1267 said:
hi im on ics and want to go back to stock gingerbread im not rooted is there a way to do this thank u
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hi haveing problem with oden it flashes off screen no matter what i try any suggestions ?? thanks
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Gnote Link?
bigjoe2675 said:
yes...you can use the Gnote link in my signature...has the listings for the return to stock...I wanna say the first odin link in that section...is the GB to stock...I use it before...good to go...
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Unfortunately, I do not see a "Gnote link" in your signature? I just updated to ICS last night, through Samsung Kies software, to Android 4.0.4 and I am seeing sluggish response, I tried to call someone and it took over a minute before the call actually started. The phone randomly "resets" and by that I mean that it will disconnect from whatever I am doing, go to the lock screen and I can see the status icons at the top repopulating, taking up to 30 seconds before the WiFi will reconnect. If I am connected to the PC at this point it loses connection and then is redetected. I lose connection in Kies as well during these times and my bluetooth headset loses connection at the same time. This did not happen before the ICS update last night.
Which is why I am thinking about going back to Gingerbread. I have the Samsung Galaxy Note SGH-I717 model as well.
I have rebooted the phone with the power off feature, as well as removing the battery and letting the system start up from scratch with no change in the behavoir.
----- Edit------ 3:14PM CST
After checking a few things on the phone, I booted into fastmode and wiped the cache memory and the sluggishness seems to have gone away. I will do more testing and place calls to confirm.
Fyrebaugh said:
Unfortunately, I do not see a "Gnote link" in your signature? I just updated to ICS last night, through Samsung Kies software, to Android 4.0.4 and I am seeing sluggish response, I tried to call someone and it took over a minute before the call actually started. The phone randomly "resets" and by that I mean that it will disconnect from whatever I am doing, go to the lock screen and I can see the status icons at the top repopulating, taking up to 30 seconds before the WiFi will reconnect. If I am connected to the PC at this point it loses connection and then is redetected. I lose connection in Kies as well during these times and my bluetooth headset loses connection at the same time. This did not happen before the ICS update last night.
Which is why I am thinking about going back to Gingerbread. I have the Samsung Galaxy Note SGH-I717 model as well.
I have rebooted the phone with the power off feature, as well as removing the battery and letting the system start up from scratch with no change in the behavoir.
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You likely have a bad rom image ...
Kies and OTA upgrades often corrupt data and cause device issues..
Bigjoe has changed his signature since his replies were posted in July..
Simply go into the "note super everything thread"...located at the top of the general note section. Then see the first post..
There you will find the return to stock options to correct your device ..g
gregsarg said:
You likely have a bad rom image ...
Kies and OTA upgrades often corrupt data and cause device issues..
Bigjoe has changed his signature since his replies were posted in July..
Simply go into the "note super everything thread"...located at the top of the general note section. Then see the first post..
There you will find the return to stock options to correct your device ..g
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Fyrebaugh said:
Unfortunately, I do not see a "Gnote link" in your signature? I just updated to ICS last night, through Samsung Kies software, to Android 4.0.4 and I am seeing sluggish response, I tried to call someone and it took over a minute before the call actually started. The phone randomly "resets" and by that I mean that it will disconnect from whatever I am doing, go to the lock screen and I can see the status icons at the top repopulating, taking up to 30 seconds before the WiFi will reconnect. If I am connected to the PC at this point it loses connection and then is redetected. I lose connection in Kies as well during these times and my bluetooth headset loses connection at the same time. This did not happen before the ICS update last night.
Which is why I am thinking about going back to Gingerbread. I have the Samsung Galaxy Note SGH-I717 model as well.
I have rebooted the phone with the power off feature, as well as removing the battery and letting the system start up from scratch with no change in the behavoir.
----- Edit------ 3:14PM CST
After checking a few things on the phone, I booted into fastmode and wiped the cache memory and the sluggishness seems to have gone away. I will do more testing and place calls to confirm.
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I had the same problems, force close, etc. I did a FACTORY RESET after upgrading via KIES and all good after.
Thank You!
I did see the other information after the fact, and I do appreciate the information.
Yes my phone is consistently resetting still after wiping the cache. I am most likely going to change ROM's tonight, haven't decided if I am going to go back to the original or to a different ROM.
gregsarg said:
You likely have a bad rom image ...
Kies and OTA upgrades often corrupt data and cause device issues..
Bigjoe has changed his signature since his replies were posted in July..
Simply go into the "note super everything thread"...located at the top of the general note section. Then see the first post..
There you will find the return to stock options to correct your device ..g
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Based on the fact that a reset corrected nothing for you...i'm still leaning toward the bad image....g
I'm looking through the forums here, but I don't see one that compares the different roms available, I will probably flash back to the GB rom tonight but kinda looking for an ICS or JB update that will work on the phone. Is there a thread that deals primarily with the different roms and their features?
gregsarg said:
Based on the fact that a reset corrected nothing for you...i'm still leaning toward the bad image....g
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Fyrebaugh said:
I'm looking through the forums here, but I don't see one that compares the different roms available, I will probably flash back to the GB rom tonight but kinda looking for an ICS or JB update that will work on the phone. Is there a thread that deals primarily with the different roms and their features?
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The galaxy note super everything thread....located at the top of the general section....
You will find links to pretty much every rom available.......but to find info on each rom, you will have to open those links and read the OP...
We simply have so many, that a detailed features list for every rom is simply not possible, and would double the size of our note section.....g
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Hello!
I've recently flashed the ICS OS onto my galaxy s2. However it seems to be a UK version as I cannot agree to the software update agreement along with the time won't update automatically. It seems to be a little glitchy on my phone as well...
Is there anyway I can revert back to the old gingerbread?
Thanks,
Yes its buggy, its an alpha and not really daily driver quality
How to get back to gingerbread: see here
Ya I've tried that link, I went to the link for files under the BELL (Canada) network. And there aren't any .tar files in the downloader. It's cache, factoryfs, and modem then zImage. When I flashed ICS there were .tars.
Any more ideas?
Morphinated said:
Ya I've tried that link, I went to the link for files under the BELL (Canada) network. And there aren't any .tar files in the downloader. It's cache, factoryfs, and modem then zImage. When I flashed ICS there were .tars.
Any more ideas?
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*sigh* Download the bell firmware, its a .exe, after you run it, it will extract into a .tar
To quote the thread "If the package only contains one .tar archive then it will have everything, pda+phone+csc, in the one file."
Just shove it into "PDA".
Pleases read the thread.. and flash the bootloaders first, then flash the rom.
Thank you very much. <3
Gotta love noobs....
So saying though, I've reflashed the older bootloader firmware on mine and I'll be stuffed if I can get past a bootloop....
Flashed the KP8 firmware on to test but wanted to go back to older rom...
Tried my stock rom, a few other stock roms and finally went back to KP8..
It was the only one that worked...
Will play around as time permits but doing backshift can REALLY knock you about..
ultramag69 said:
Gotta love noobs....
So saying though, I've reflashed the older bootloader firmware on mine and I'll be stuffed if I can get past a bootloop....
Flashed the KP8 firmware on to test but wanted to go back to older rom...
Tried my stock rom, a few other stock roms and finally went back to KP8..
It was the only one that worked...
Will play around as time permits but doing backshift can REALLY knock you about..
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Yeh, I know right, im in a bored/good mood so I have patience!
I know that one, worked a double then a nightshift once, I was dead to the world.
I recognise your avatar, did you ever have a HTC hermies, or a blueangle?
As far as the getting back to GB, you should be fine doing;
1) Odin flash old bootloaders
2) Odin flash firmware
Can you get into CWM recovery? Maybe flash something via zip, white cache/data/etc?
Otherwises thats just weird, I have seen peoples phones do weird things after flashing the ICS leaks, like someones refusing to run CM7, even after flashing back old bootloaders and double flashing the CM7 zip.
Im staying away myself, for the time being, however tempted I am
Yep, Hermies it was.....
As I say, I'll kick this puppy hard and make it do what I want or destroy it in the process... Don't like not being able to do as I want... Got a whole heap of roms to flash using cwm and thanks to chainfire I have a kernel that is rooted and has cwm.
Good idea not to try just yet, could be a harsh learning curve..
For reference, I have a chinese made international sgsII with original firmware XWKG1, might be model specific but who knows....
Take out your exteral sd and make sure you flash your old modem back.
ultramag69 said:
Yep, Hermies it was.....
As I say, I'll kick this puppy hard and make it do what I want or destroy it in the process... Don't like not being able to do as I want... Got a whole heap of roms to flash using cwm and thanks to chainfire I have a kernel that is rooted and has cwm.
Good idea not to try just yet, could be a harsh learning curve..
For reference, I have a chinese made international sgsII with original firmware XWKG1, might be model specific but who knows....
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These uppity electronic devices, cant let them get the better of us!
I am sure there will be some combo of flashes and hand waving that will give it a good kick in the head.
As long as its a i9100 it shouldn't make a difference, still weird though.
Ok, fixed it good...
You need to flash with ODIN 6 times...
!st I flashed stock rom, I had a full screen of red error messages, ignore them. I then flashed cf-root over the top. I got into recovery by holding down up volume, home button and power until sgs logo appeared then released power. Held in other buttons until recovery menu appeared...
I then cleared cache, dalvik cache and then went into mounts and formatted everything (remove your sd card or it will be wiped too).
Flash stock with Odin a second time, the cf-root a 2nd time. Repeat above steps but also in advanced fix permissions.... Also do a full wipe of data..
Flash with ODIN a 3rd time, 1st stock then cf-root... You should be back up and running... Now flash away with whatever rom you please and leave KP8 alone until its easier to fix...
Sorry if this doesn't make a lot of sense and its possible I did a few steps more than I needed but I just got home after a lovely night at work and REALLY need sleep...
Cheers, hope this helps....
Thats just mental, glad you got it working though
veyka said:
These uppity electronic devices, cant let them get the better of us!
I am sure there will be some combo of flashes and hand waving that will give it a good kick in the head.
As long as its a i9100 it shouldn't make a difference, still weird though.
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guys i need some help .. i flashed 4.0.3 on my SGS2 ..as we know the rom is quite buggy so i tried going back to 2.3.6. Here is what happens..
I flashed stock GB using odin .. phone boots but takes me to the 'emergency dial' screen with a finger constantly telling me to touch the android... at the same time i'm getting thousands of FC messages.
I've tried restoring backups of my GB rom, the one i was using before flashing ICS but all the backups fail..saying 'system.img' file not found
I've tried flashing 2 differnet roms using odin but the same happens. .. i'm forced to only flash the laggy buggy ICS rom but i want to go back to GB
A step by step guide will be much appreciated.
Thanks
shehadl said:
guys i need some help .. i flashed 4.0.3 on my SGS2 ..as we know the rom is quite buggy so i tried going back to 2.3.6. Here is what happens..
I flashed stock GB using odin .. phone boots but takes me to the 'emergency dial' screen with a finger constantly telling me to touch the android... at the same time i'm getting thousands of FC messages.
I've tried restoring backups of my GB rom, the one i was using before flashing ICS but all the backups fail..saying 'system.img' file not found
I've tried flashing 2 differnet roms using odin but the same happens. .. i'm forced to only flash the laggy buggy ICS rom but i want to go back to GB
A step by step guide will be much appreciated.
Thanks
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See this post: clickme
veyka said:
See this post: clickme
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I think my situation has worsened now.. i flashed the old bootloaders using ezodin and it got stuck at 'setting up connection' .. now any file that i flash using odin gets stuck at the same and doesnt go beyond. trying recovery says 'error encountered while upgrading firmware' try recovery mode in kies.
what do i do now?
shehadl said:
I think my situation has worsened now.. i flashed the old bootloaders using ezodin and it got stuck at 'setting up connection' .. now any file that i flash using odin gets stuck at the same and doesnt go beyond. trying recovery says 'error encountered while upgrading firmware' try recovery mode in kies.
what do i do now?
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<removed link to something you shouldnt use>
Thats for i9000, I dont know if it will work with i9100, and may have bricked your phone.
Should have just used standard odin
Can you get into download mode?
Do you have a backup of the stock or another rom that you can then revert back to stock from?
Just curious as to what the issue is, ICS is running fine for me, only issue is the video codecs which I knew about. Maybe a reflash would help if its glitchy?
veyka said:
Oh dear, did you use this: clickme?
Thats for i9000, I dont know if it will work with i9100, and may have bricked your phone.
Should have just used standard odin
Can you get into download mode?
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OMG...How could you give him that link? Now he has a serious problem...
i got myself back into ics using odin.. then i flashed old bootloaders.. and flashed stock GB again...result is still the same.. takes me into that emergency call screen with many FCs..
how do i go about it now....
I wouldnt want to change back if the battery wasnt so bad with ics and the number of times it hangs my phone was less ...
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i guess what i need is correct bootloaders for i9001. any ideas where i can find those?
Lennyz1988 said:
OMG...How could you give him that link? Now he has a serious problem...
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I didnt give him that, he said he used ezodin and that was what I found when i looked for ezodin, I was asking if he used it Thankfully he didnt.
shehadl said:
i got myself back into ics using odin.. then i flashed old bootloaders.. and flashed stock GB again...result is still the same.. takes me into that emergency call screen with many FCs..
how do i go about it now....
I wouldnt want to change back if the battery wasnt so bad with ics and the number of times it hangs my phone was less ...
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i guess what i need is correct bootloaders for i9001. any ideas where i can find those?
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Ok, so you have bootloader from gingerbread back on your phone?
If you had flashed i9000 bootloaders onto your i9100 you would have bricked, you haven't, we are all good.
Now you just need to fix the FC'ing, what stock rom are you flashing?
So I'm sure I'm going to get flamed ,or told to go read, or have grammar made fun of. But at this point I I'm lost. I have attempted to download every file and try every method listed to get my phone back to stock, nothing is working.
ROM: Team objection UCLE 2 #2 RC1
Baseband: 1717UCLF5
Carrier: at&t
Up until now I have never had too ask for help reading was always enough to get all the info I needed but not this time.
Ok so, work kies it will never connect to the service the phone that is, all drivers up to date. PC can see it just fine.
Have tried to use the different unrooted methods in the super everything thread such as the Odin flash and ask the others listed. Can some one please help me before I really mess up my phone?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
Try this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518962
See the file right after #11 that is what I used.. Wondering if you are in download mode when in Odin.. There are different ways.. This is only what I did.. I hope this helps you
Will this get me back to being able to connect to Kies so I can do the upgrade? I know this one said unroot but I was unsure if i need to get back to a stock ROM as well. I kow I read some where able to unroot thought kies, but all I was ever able to get was a connection error.
Yes , I was in DL mode in Odin as well, but hey sometime we have to ask the obvious questions like. " Is the device plugged in to the outlet"
You don't need to go back to stock to get the ics upgrade!
Go to the samsung page where you upgrade (this link was sent out by at&t in a tezt message), scroll down near the bottom and do the emergency firmare install.
It will wipe your phone clean but will leave your sd card alone.
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rangercaptain said:
You don't need to go back to stock to get the ics upgrade!
Go to the samsung page where you upgrade (this link was sent out by at&t in a tezt message), scroll down near the bottom and do the emergency firmare install.
It will wipe your phone clean but will leave your sd card alone.
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Ill give this a try on my lunch break at work. and report back. Thanks
Make sure you have the samsung usb/charging cable.
This emergency option is under "tools".
I'm on Telus, rooted and running a ics rom, would this kies method work for me or is it only for AT&T users?
would I have to wait until my carrier releases the update?
Thanks!
rangercaptain said:
You don't need to go back to stock to get the ics upgrade!
Go to the samsung page where you upgrade (this link was sent out by at&t in a tezt message), scroll down near the bottom and do the emergency firmare install.
It will wipe your phone clean but will leave your sd card alone.
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I never got this text message, is anyone able to post a link to it?
id_mew said:
I'm on Telus, . . .would I have to wait until my carrier releases the update?
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At&t firmware. Telus says mid July. Several posts in general about other carriers release dates.
Rambler358 said:
I never got this text message, is anyone able to post a link to it?
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Still have not been able to try this yet, but I see the updats is still done by kies, unfortunatly I cannot connect to Kies keep getting an error when trying to connect.
I have the link but i cannot post it yet sorry, need more post...
I just got the AT&T text message about the ICS update. And it's the same link I've seen before taking you to the Samsung web site and instructing you how to use the Kies software to update.
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rangercaptain said:
You don't need to go back to stock to get the ics upgrade!
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Apparantly you do.
Go to the samsung page where you upgrade (this link was sent out by at&t in a tezt message), scroll down near the bottom and do the emergency firmare install.
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I saw nothing on the Samsung page that instructs on how to do the emergency firmware install.
First download Kies and install it with your phone unplugged from the computer. make sure Kies does all its updates. while its updating remove your battery and write down your S/N as well as the model of the phone cause youll need it, go ahead and remove ur SD card to be safe. Once its fully updated put your phone into DOWNLOAD MODE, then connect it to the computer. in Kies goto Firmware Upgrade and Initialization in the Tools Menu. This will wipe everything from your phone so backup any pictures/music/movies whatever. your going to accept the new firmware install and be asked for your S/N of the phone and the phones model number. depending on your internet speed should take about 15 mins or less to do the upgrade to ICS
How do I get the emergency code to xo this
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Rambler358 said:
. . .Apparantly you do.
I saw nothing on the Samsung page that instructs on how to do the emergency firmware install.
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Look at the tools menu.
From any rom you can upgrade.
rangercaptain said:
Look at the tools menu.
From any rom you can upgrade.
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I tried that. It disconnects the device then asks for a code. It does not install the update - at least on my device.
Projectdwnshft said:
First download Kies and install it with your phone unplugged from the computer. make sure Kies does all its updates. while its updating remove your battery and write down your S/N as well as the model of the phone cause youll need it, go ahead and remove ur SD card to be safe. Once its fully updated put your phone into DOWNLOAD MODE, then connect it to the computer. in Kies goto Firmware Upgrade and Initialization in the Tools Menu. This will wipe everything from your phone so backup any pictures/music/movies whatever. your going to accept the new firmware install and be asked for your S/N of the phone and the phones model number. depending on your internet speed should take about 15 mins or less to do the upgrade to ICS
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After pulling my head out of you know where and being done with work and class for today this worked perfectly. Thank you for all the replies and assistance from everyone
thanks for the info I didn't know about this either
Projectdwnshft said:
First download Kies and install it with your phone unplugged from the computer. make sure Kies does all its updates. while its updating remove your battery and write down your S/N as well as the model of the phone cause youll need it, go ahead and remove ur SD card to be safe. Once its fully updated put your phone into DOWNLOAD MODE, then connect it to the computer. in Kies goto Firmware Upgrade and Initialization in the Tools Menu. This will wipe everything from your phone so backup any pictures/music/movies whatever. your going to accept the new firmware install and be asked for your S/N of the phone and the phones model number. depending on your internet speed should take about 15 mins or less to do the upgrade to ICS
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Thank you - this worked perfectly for me! :good:
So this method wipes the Note from root and cm9 and makes it bone stock again?
Iph0ne27 said:
So this method wipes the Note from root and cm9 and makes it bone stock again?
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this is one method that is used....but there are a few others as well....
the "note super everything thread" at the top of the general section, will show you all of the available options....g
So last night I decided to play around with my phone since I had been running stock ICS for a while. I still had some battery issues so was going to try out a few roms and see how they were all doing these days. I started off by flashing a siyah kernel using odin to get root. Everything went smooth. I then installed ROM manager and stupidly tried to flash CWM from within the app. The app completely froze and once I rebooted the phone would not boot correctly. I get the initial triangle bound galaxy s II screen but after that just a blank screen. Beyond that, the buttons and display flash ever so often very briefly but thats it. I could still get to download mode so I figured I would just use the "return to stock" thread to start over. Unfortunately I seem to have completely messed something up because I can't finish flashing anything, the computer beeps like I unplugged the USB cable and plugged it back in in the middle of anything that takes longer to flash than just a kernel and odin reports that it fails. When I used to just leave my phone plugged into my computer and it was at full charge it seemed to randomly do the same beeping as well. I think my next plan of action is to let the battery drain a bit and try to do a full flash (with bootloaders) and hope that it makes it all the way through without disconnecting as it seems to shut down the usb connection when at full battery for some reason.
In summary, I can get to download mode at this point, or a firmware failed to load screen. Ive tried various things with odin, heimdel and kies to no avail. Odin seems to have some marginal success except for the random disconnecting. Anyone have any advice for me (beyond trying to flash with the phone at around 50% battery or am I buying a Galaxy Nexus today?
Thanks in advance
If u can't get into cwm just flash a stock firmware from the download repository or from creepycrawlys sig. Odin should work fine in download mode regardless of what recovery rom manager installed. Make sure u have the latest drivers on your computer for the i777. Also I've found when I do the Odin flashes that the best way to get it to work is to start Odin with yer phone disconnected THEN connect it after Odin is started. Don't use rom manager in the future.
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Please do not name your thread "Derp." I it is even less helpful than saying OMG HALP I BRICKEDED MAH PHONE PLZ HALP NAO.
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Thanks Phalanx, I will continue to pound away at it with Odin later tonight, I hope I am able to get a full flash in and will of course share what I find.
I will use more meaningful title's in the future Nick, not sure if I can edit this one but will look.
DigitalElement said:
So last night I decided to play around with my phone since I had been running stock ICS for a while. I still had some battery issues so was going to try out a few roms and see how they were all doing these days. I started off by flashing a siyah kernel using odin to get root. Everything went smooth. I then installed ROM manager and stupidly tried to flash CWM from within the app. The app completely froze and once I rebooted the phone would not boot correctly. I get the initial triangle bound galaxy s II screen but after that just a blank screen. Beyond that, the buttons and display flash ever so often very briefly but thats it. I could still get to download mode so I figured I would just use the "return to stock" thread to start over. Unfortunately I seem to have completely messed something up because I can't finish flashing anything, the computer beeps like I unplugged the USB cable and plugged it back in in the middle of anything that takes longer to flash than just a kernel and odin reports that it fails. When I used to just leave my phone plugged into my computer and it was at full charge it seemed to randomly do the same beeping as well. I think my next plan of action is to let the battery drain a bit and try to do a full flash (with bootloaders) and hope that it makes it all the way through without disconnecting as it seems to shut down the usb connection when at full battery for some reason.
In summary, I can get to download mode at this point, or a firmware failed to load screen. Ive tried various things with odin, heimdel and kies to no avail. Odin seems to have some marginal success except for the random disconnecting. Anyone have any advice for me (beyond trying to flash with the phone at around 50% battery or am I buying a Galaxy Nexus today?
Thanks in advance
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The random disconnecting sounds like either a bad cable or a bad USB port. Try to flash using a different USB cable...if that doesn't work, you may have a hardware issue.
mattdm said:
The random disconnecting sounds like either a bad cable or a bad USB port. Try to flash using a different USB cable...if that doesn't work, you may have a hardware issue.
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Seems logical, I will try a different port and cable and see if I have better luck. Anybody have any suggestions on what package I should try first? Should I try one that includes the BLs or not? My end goal is going to be either cm9 or aokp.
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Seems logical, I will try a different port and cable and see if I have better luck. Anybody have any suggestions on what package I should try first? Should I try one that includes the BLs or not? My end goal is going to be either cm9 or aokp.
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I would stay away from packages with bootloaders. Too easy to fully brick your phone. I would use the one creepyncrawly posted here. Make sure you read and follow the directions to avoid Brickbug. This will put you on rooted stock ICS. You should then be able to flash to your hearts content.
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I would stay away from packages with bootloaders. Too easy to fully brick your phone. I would use the one creepyncrawly posted here. Make sure you read and follow the directions to avoid Brickbug. This will put you on rooted stock ICS. You should then be able to flash to your hearts content.
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I'd second this - if you get one of those random disconnects while flashing bootloaders, you could potentially be in a much bigger world of hurt...
Good news! I flashed with a different usb cable and port and it was able to complete successfully. Phone is up and running with the rooted ucle5 posted above.
I should have known to suspect layer 1 given my line of work...
Thanks again
DigitalElement said:
Good news! I flashed with a different usb cable and port and it was able to complete successfully. Phone is up and running with the rooted ucle5 posted above.
I should have known to suspect layer 1 given my line of work...
Thanks again
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Glad it's working! Have fun flashing.
Nick281051 said:
Please do not name your thread "Derp." I it is even less helpful than saying OMG HALP I BRICKEDED MAH PHONE PLZ HALP NAO.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk 2
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The title was more helpful than your response.
DigitalElement said:
Good news! I flashed with a different usb cable and port and it was able to complete successfully. Phone is up and running with the rooted ucle5 posted above.
I should have known to suspect layer 1 given my line of work...
Thanks again
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Glad to hear you are back up and running.
DigitalElement said:
I will use more meaningful title's in the future Nick, not sure if I can edit this one but will look.
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ZeroIsntTheHero said:
The title was more helpful than your response.
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Actually it looks like nicks response helped the op realize that the title of your posts are important, so that others having the same problem will see and maybe get the help they need without starting a new thread.
Shot straight outta my Taskatooned SGH-I777 Rocketship
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... I then installed ROM manager and stupidly tried to flash CWM from within the app...
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I have read several times that you should not use ROM manager on the SGS2. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this to the OP, so I'm starting to wonder if I misunderstood something?
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wgoldfarb said:
I have read several times that you should not use ROM manager on the SGS2. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this to the OP, so I'm starting to wonder if I misunderstood something?
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No, ROM manager is still one of the worst things you could use on an I777. Stay away from it. I believe OP realized his mistake after the fact, he included it so that others could better answer his question and help him get his phone up and running again.
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The title was more helpful than your response.
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No. Just no. Titles like that (no offense to op he said in the future he'll name them more appropriately) don't help us help them. It just means we have to dig harder to help find what the problem is.
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I recently rooted my phone to the latest Siyah version. I noticed the capacitive buttons not working correctly and then I noticed the version I had was for I900. I went into cwm and installed the correct kernel for my phone but it did not fix the problem. I realized after that I didnt clear the cache. So I went into clockwork recovery and tried to fix that but I hit something to cause my phone to go to a black screen and had litle flashes every once in a while. I took out the battery and the galaxy screen with the triangle pops up but then goes to black. If I hit the power button it will show the battery charging button briefly but then goes away.
After all that. My question is can my phone be saved?
Thanks,
Mike
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can my phone be saved?
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Yes, almost certainly.
First, please confirm the model of your phone. Do you have SGH-I777?
You will need to boot into download mode, and install the stock Gingerbread firmware UCKH7 that the phone originally came with. From that point, you can update or modify the phone as you prefer.
From what you say, it sounds like you need to do a fair amount of reading of the sticky post items such as the faq and guides and elswhere in this forum to get a good foundation of information about the phone and how it works. Understanding makes it much safer to work with your phone.
Yes
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Yes, almost certainly.
First, please confirm the model of your phone. Do you have SGH-I777?
You will need to boot into download mode, and install the stock Gingerbread firmware UCKH7 that the phone originally came with. From that point, you can update or modify the phone as you prefer.
From what you say, it sounds like you need to do a fair amount of reading of the sticky post items such as the faq and guides and elswhere in this forum to get a good foundation of information about the phone and how it works. Understanding makes it much safer to work with your phone.
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Yes. I have the I777. When I originally installed the kernel I downloaded it from the I777 section and it was supposed to be a 1 click thing till I realized those little issues of the I900.
I finally got into odin mode and it says its downloading. I can also now see it on my computer. Not sure what its downloading but its better than the black screen i was getting. Been on the downloading screen for 5 minutes or so. Just gonna leave it downloading till it does something or someone tells me something better to do
Thanks for your help!
***Update I downloaded the UCKH7 on to the phone and Odin(on the computer said successful) The phone is still stuck on Downloading... Do not turn off target. I didnt have the auto reboot selected on Odin. Should I try diusconnecting the phone and rebooting with the power button or just wait until it does it? been hung on it for 10 minutes even though the computer said it was done.
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Yes. I have the I777. When I originally installed the kernel I downloaded it from the I777 section and it was supposed to be a 1 click thing till I realized those little issues of the I900.
I finally got into odin mode and it says its downloading. I can also now see it on my computer. Not sure what its downloading but its better than the black screen i was getting. Been on the downloading screen for 5 minutes or so. Just gonna leave it downloading till it does something or someone tells me something better to do
Thanks for your help!
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It showing downloading, but you open odin in compyuter to download. Are you downloaded stock rom like UCKH7 from here or here to flash via odin?
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Yes. I have the I777. When I originally installed the kernel I downloaded it from the I777 section and it was supposed to be a 1 click thing till I realized those little issues of the I900.
I finally got into odin mode and it says its downloading. I can also now see it on my computer. Not sure what its downloading but its better than the black screen i was getting. Been on the downloading screen for 5 minutes or so. Just gonna leave it downloading till it does something or someone tells me something better to do
Thanks for your help!
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Go to the guide how to install custom binaries... which is linked in my signature. Read it untill you understand the basics. It will explain how to use Odin and download mode. Once you understand, flash the UCKH7 stock plus root package that is linked in the guide. This is assuming that you want root and to customize your phone.
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Yes. I have the I777. When I originally installed the kernel I downloaded it from the I777 section and it was supposed to be a 1 click thing till I realized those little issues of the I900.
I finally got into odin mode and it says its downloading. I can also now see it on my computer. Not sure what its downloading but its better than the black screen i was getting. Been on the downloading screen for 5 minutes or so. Just gonna leave it downloading till it does something or someone tells me something better to do
Thanks for your help!
***Update I downloaded the UCKH7 on to the phone and Odin(on the computer said successful) The phone is still stuck on Downloading... Do not turn off target. I didnt have the auto reboot selected on Odin. Should I try diusconnecting the phone and rebooting with the power button or just wait until it does it? been hung on it for 10 minutes even though the computer said it was done.
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I wonder if it's still downloading
Worse case scenario, you have a new fancy paper weight!
Fixed
I am back 2.3.4 now and everything is working. i tried to go through Kies to go back to gingerbread but Kies wouldnt hook up with my phone. Tried 2 seperate computers. not a big deal Im going to root again just having trouble finding the right rooter.
Thanks for the Help
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I am back 2.3.4 now and everything is working. i tried to go through Kies to go back to gingerbread but Kies wouldnt hook up with my phone. Tried 2 seperate computers. not a big deal Im going to root again just having trouble finding the right rooter.
Thanks for the Help
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Nice, if you need help upgrading from there shoot me a pm
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I am back 2.3.4 now and everything is working. i tried to go through Kies to go back to gingerbread but Kies wouldnt hook up with my phone. Tried 2 seperate computers. not a big deal Im going to root again just having trouble finding the right rooter.
Thanks for the Help
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if u follow the guide then u prolly have a rooted stock(assuming u used the rooted stock package) which Kies is not friendly with maybe due to having a non-stock kernel, also 2.3.4 is GINGERBEAD. Now if u plan to flash ICS ROM's i suggest forget bout Kies & go back to the guide & learn how to flash a kernel w/ CWM.
Hi there i have a SGH-i717 with AT&T 2.3.4 Stock installed..I did have Cyanogen 10.1 and Avatar all installed in the last 72hrs..I have wiped all that and did a return to the stock AT&T thinking that my HOME keys would return..NO LUCK..The problems started about 4 days ago when the phone started turning itself off automatically..I changed custom ROM's etc to try and fix the problem..then i read to use Kies to try and do a Firmware Upgrade and Initialization to go back to the start when i first got the phone..But now Kies will NOT recognise the phone..I have re-installed drives, Kies to no avail..Any tips ?
Also someone suggested to flash this kernel h0tcakez-JB-Kernel-v2.3.5-ALT but when i tried through system recovery is gives a falied error..
I have nothing on the phone i need to worry about loosing...Cheers
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Hi there i have a SGH-i717 with AT&T 2.3.4 Stock installed..I did have Cyanogen 10.1 and Avatar all installed in the last 72hrs..I have wiped all that and did a return to the stock AT&T thinking that my HOME keys would return..NO LUCK..The problems started about 4 days ago when the phone started turning itself off automatically..I changed custom ROM's etc to try and fix the problem..then i read to use Kies to try and do a Firmware Upgrade and Initialization to go back to the start when i first got the phone..But now Kies will NOT recognise the phone..I have re-installed drives, Kies to no avail..Any tips ?
Also someone suggested to flash this kernel h0tcakez-JB-Kernel-v2.3.5-ALT but when i tried through system recovery is gives a falied error..
I have nothing on the phone i need to worry about loosing...Cheers
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If you are on stock 2.3.4 and tried to flash that kernel .. that is why it failed .. it would be the wrong kernel for that rom. Did you flash a stock rom in recovery? If so then I would suggest using oden to return to stock . then see what you end up with.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
If you are on stock 2.3.4 and tried to flash that kernel .. that is why it failed .. it would be the wrong kernel for that rom. Did you flash a stock rom in recovery? If so then I would suggest using oden to return to stock . then see what you end up with.
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Thanx for you reply..I did however flash stock 2.3.4 from oden..I deleted everything in recovery then went to oden and flashed the stock rom..Should i unroot/unbrick flash from oden?
That article about returning to original settings in Kies seems to make sense except for the fact that i cannot get Kies to recognise the phone...
Are we talking about Software ou Hardare issue in your opinion?
Cheers
Could be a hardware issue. Try this ... Put the phone into download mode then connect to the pc. Use the cable that came with the phone. Also use a port on the back of the pc ..not a hub. Then open kies and do the emergency firmware update.
Also ... When you used Odin to go to stock ..you installed the 3e recovery ..that's why it failed to flash. Which is a good thing. That kennel would have boot looped you.
Sent from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
Could be a hardware issue. Try this ... Put the phone into download mode then connect to the pc. Use the cable that came with the phone. Also use a port on the back of the pc ..not a hub. Then open kies and do the emergency firmware update.
Also ... When you used Odin to go to stock ..you installed the 3e recovery ..that's why it failed to flash. Which is a good thing. That kennel would have boot looped you.
Sent from my Big Ass Outlaw Phone
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Okay i installed from ODIN Stock 2.3.4.....I dont have a port on the back of the PC to use as i only have a Laptop...Kies will not recognise the phone..Even when the phone is at Stock it takes soooo long to boot up..approx 2 mins..can i not run the emergency firmware update from ODEN? If so where can i find the software please..
Also even when i go into recovery mode it shows error signs..it wont let me wipe cache or wipe data/factory reset..
cheers
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Okay i installed from ODIN Stock 2.3.4.....I dont have a port on the back of the PC to use as i only have a Laptop...Kies will not recognise the phone..Even when the phone is at Stock it takes soooo long to boot up..approx 2 mins..can i not run the emergency firmware update from ODEN? If so where can i find the software please..
Also even when i go into recovery mode it shows error signs..it wont let me wipe cache or wipe data/factory reset..
cheers
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The lap top is fine. Emergency firmware is through kies and not Odin. You need download mode ... Not recovery.
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Bubbajoe40356 said:
The lap top is fine. Emergency firmware is through kies and not Odin. You need download mode ... Not recovery.
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It will not recognise the phone in KIES!!!!! i have uninstalled USB drivers and re-installed and still it will not recognise the phone..Is there USB debugging in Stock 2.3.6? If so where do i find it in Settings pls? thanx
kakadu44 said:
It will not recognise the phone in KIES!!!!! i have uninstalled USB drivers and re-installed and still it will not recognise the phone..Is there USB debugging in Stock 2.3.6? If so where do i find it in Settings pls? thanx
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Please can you advise me what is the best way to WIPE my phone of ALL my info to start over again, just like a complete wipe on my laptop..cheers
Have you tried here, briefmobile. com /exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
sp73smith said:
Have you tried here, briefmobile. com /exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
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Hi there thanx for your answer..I have not tried at that site..this program will do what? COMPLETELY wipe my phone??cheers
It will, it completely erases everything. Replaces recovery and losses root. Very simple to use, I use it every other month.
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sp73smith said:
It will, it completely erases everything. Replaces recovery and losses root. Very simple to use, I use it every other month.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
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Yep i used it..very good..But my original and main problem..Continues..NONE of my HOME keys are working..I fear that it is a Hardware issue with the SGH-i717..I guess i have to take it to Samsung for repair..Until someone else can give me a solution..I have tried everything and nothing has worked..No HOME keys..Cheers
Definitely not a hardware issue, there where some changes made IIRC in the kernel driver files, once flashed they prevented the homerow buttons from working normally, the only way I ever found to make them work right was to flash the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel series, let it boot, then return completely to stock!
If you dig around, FJ's alt kernel's are around here somewhere!
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Hammerfest said:
Definitely not a hardware issue, there where some changes made IIRC in the kernel driver files, once flashed they prevented the homerow buttons from working normally, the only way I ever found to make them work right was to flash the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel series, let it boot, then return completely to stock!
If you dig around, FJ's alt kernel's are around here somewhere!
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Good morning, well i believe i have finally arrived at a possible solution..I have searched hi and low for these Flappjaxxx alternate kernel ..I came up with a daunting array of alternatives for the complete amatuer as i am..I appreciate that your time is precious but i do need some general direction what exactly i am searching for..I have found this one but to be quite honest i am not sure if i need this whole ROM or just the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel'a..
http://db.communityrelease.com/developer_display.asp?DeveloperID=11381
https://github.com/flappjaxxx/kernel_samsung_sghi717
Also when i do eventually obtain the Kernel that i am looking for can i use ODIN to flash it? I installed this ROM which i beleive to be stock already..You wrote that i need to return COMPLETELY to stock..What is that 2.3.6???
http://briefmobile.com/exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
I appreciate any further input you may be able to supple..regards kakadu44
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Good morning, well i believe i have finally arrived at a possible solution..I have searched hi and low for these Flappjaxxx alternate kernel ..I came up with a daunting array of alternatives for the complete amatuer as i am..I appreciate that your time is precious but i do need some general direction what exactly i am searching for..I have found this one but to be quite honest i am not sure if i need this whole ROM or just the Flappjaxxx alternate kernel'a..
http://db.communityrelease.com/developer_display.asp?DeveloperID=11381
https://github.com/flappjaxxx/kernel_samsung_sghi717
Also when i do eventually obtain the Kernel that i am looking for can i use ODIN to flash it? I installed this ROM which i beleive to be stock already..You wrote that i need to return COMPLETELY to stock..What is that 2.3.6???
http://briefmobile.com/exclusive-ucld3-ics-leak-for-the-att-galaxy-note
I appreciate any further input you may be able to supple..regards kakadu44
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My work schedule is absolute hell, and due to people flaking at work I have been called in 2x to cover on my only days off...
Needless to say, im about to pass out, so im going to make this useless post...
Either I, or someone else can link you to a FJ rom, and the FJ alternate kernel that match, what you will need to do prior is make sure you have EVERYTHING you want/need, backed up to GMail (in the case of Phone logs, SMS and MMS with the Backup to GMail app, yes, im whoring this fantastic app out) AND to your computer, NO not your SD card, but your computer!
Make sure you have the latest recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0 is what I have, but whatever TWRP is latest will do), wipe everything, then install the rom, boot, wait 10min, reboot into recovery, flash the alt kernel, boot, wait 10min, then test the home/back/menu/search key row, they should work, at this point, you CAN go back to the 2.x.x rom you where running, but if you have an i717, I have had nothing but love for the Stock rom update on AT&T once I performed a complete ODIN to it (flashing the ones here on the forum's resulted in random reboots here and there, and while less then ever before, still annoying, after an ODIN however, havent had a random reboot yet!).
There are issues with the GNote i717 JB release, many posted here, and quite a few here:
http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...getting-Jelly-Bean-update/td-p/3421041/page/5
Including my own rant towards the bottom...
Needless to say, ill try and get on tomorrow to get the right links you will need, or some other kind sirs can...... either way, I have fallen asleep in the middle of writing this, so if something doesnt make sense... well, sleep writing was never my skill of choice
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Hammerfest said:
My work schedule is absolute hell, and due to people flaking at work I have been called in 2x to cover on my only days off...
Needless to say, im about to pass out, so im going to make this useless post...
Either I, or someone else can link you to a FJ rom, and the FJ alternate kernel that match, what you will need to do prior is make sure you have EVERYTHING you want/need, backed up to GMail (in the case of Phone logs, SMS and MMS with the Backup to GMail app, yes, im whoring this fantastic app out) AND to your computer, NO not your SD card, but your computer!
Make sure you have the latest recovery (TWRP 2.5.0.0 is what I have, but whatever TWRP is latest will do), wipe everything, then install the rom, boot, wait 10min, reboot into recovery, flash the alt kernel, boot, wait 10min, then test the home/back/menu/search key row, they should work, at this point, you CAN go back to the 2.x.x rom you where running, but if you have an i717, I have had nothing but love for the Stock rom update on AT&T once I performed a complete ODIN to it (flashing the ones here on the forum's resulted in random reboots here and there, and while less then ever before, still annoying, after an ODIN however, havent had a random reboot yet!).
There are issues with the GNote i717 JB release, many posted here, and quite a few here:
http://forums.att.com/t5/Android-Di...getting-Jelly-Bean-update/td-p/3421041/page/5
Including my own rant towards the bottom...
Needless to say, ill try and get on tomorrow to get the right links you will need, or some other kind sirs can...... either way, I have fallen asleep in the middle of writing this, so if something doesnt make sense... well, sleep writing was never my skill of choice
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READY AND WAITING..THANX
Okay thank you for reply..I am ready to go with the install/flash...
When you get time to direct me to the correct ROM and Kernel i would be much obliged..In the meantime enjoy your rest..Cheers Mick