I have an SGS2, and I did a NANDROID backup and I saved the file to my PC. Currently its on Gingerbread nd rooted. I Backed up everything on the phone. Now, I'd like to flash the ROM here-->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194765
So, if I follow the steps here should I be good to go and have the ROM working? :
1) Download SensatioN
2) Put it on internal sd card(Phone Memory, copy it to the root folder)
3) Go into recovery mode (Vol+, Home and Powerbutton)
4) DO A FULL WIPE!!
-- wipe data/ factory reset
-- wipe cahe partition
-- advanced > wipe dalvik cache
-- mount and storage > format data/system/cache
5) Then flash Rom via recovery
-- install .zip from sd card > choose .zip from sd card
-- Select the downloaded Custom Rom and flash it
6) Reboot and Im done?
So I dont need to use odin or anything, just flash from there? Let me know
Mate you just copied that straight from the thread. Why do you want our help when you have it all there for you? Of course you don't use Odin, is it mentioned there? I'm just trying to make a point, not being nasty. It's people like you who clog up the Q&A with pointless questions.
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themadba said:
Mate you just copied that straight from the thread. Why do you want our help when you have it all there for you? Of course you don't use Odin, is it mentioned there? I'm just trying to make a point, not being nasty. It's people like you who clog up the Q&A with pointless questions.
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Hey you wanna watch what comes out of your mouth? JOKING
I am sorry, I am new here, and I will let you know how it all worked out. Thanks for not being "nasty".:laugh:
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Hey you wanna watch what comes out of your mouth? JOKING
I am sorry, I am new here, and I will let you know how it all worked out. Thanks for not being "nasty".:laugh:
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Your glad I answered your question and not some of the other members.
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themadba said:
Your glad I answered your question and not some of the other members.
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This is one of the reasons I like the XDA community--friendly, thoughtful and not "nasty" lolol
Hey I am done flashing, and it's booting up. I'll let you know, thanks again.
TheMadba's point was; you included the instructions for flashing that particular rom in your OP, why then ask for help flashing the rom ? It's not exactly rocket surgery I.E - follow whatever instructions for the particular rom you want to flash.
He also made another very good point about people clogging up the forum with ridiculous threads. This is one of those threads.
MistahBungle said:
TheMadba's point was; you included the instructions for flashing that particular rom in your OP, why then ask for help flashing the rom ? It's not exactly rocket surgery I.E - follow whatever instructions for the particular rom you want to flash.
He also made another very good point about people clogging up the forum with ridiculous threads. This is one of those threads.
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Slow down, I APOLOGIZED and he understood, could you please carry on with the insults somewhere else??
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Its the first time he tries to flash a rom, I would double check just in case, too.
Related
i was on galaxy task 10 on my p7510 tab. i wanted to flash the new version of task, so i went into cwm and formatted system. then when i went to wipe data/reset it just got stuck on formatting data.
i hard reset the tab and now when i try to flash anything it just reboots and can't get anything to work.
help please
Do you know how to use odin? I think you might have to flash to stock again.
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Oh next time, just flash the new rom over old then wipe. No need to format
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okpc said:
Do you know how to use odin? I think you might have to flash to stock again.
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how do i flash with odin? you can only flash tar and md5 files with it and the stock zip i have has a bunch of different files in it
i've format system many times before when switching from honeycomb to the ics kang. only thing i did different this time was format system before wipe data. didn't think it would mess my tab up like this
help anybody?
ceejay83 said:
i've format system many times before when switching from honeycomb to the ics kang. only thing i did different this time was format system before wipe data. didn't think it would mess my tab up like this
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You gotta read instructions. No where in the instructions did it say wipe system. Now you need to read up on how to use odin to install a stock ROM. Look for the stock rom in the developmemt thread.
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animatechnica said:
You gotta read instructions. No where in the instructions did it say wipe system. Now you need to read up on how to use odin to install a stock ROM. Look for the stock rom in the developmemt thread.
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i've read it's ok to do when you want to start fresh and when you're changing from hc to ics. guess that's wrong
which stock rom do i flash in odin? can't find a md5/tar in there
http://www.teamovercome.net/p7500/?page_id=5
There you go..... On that page scroll down near the bottom where it says restocking your tab, theres files there as well as instructions on how to use odin. Good Luck
Samdroid_G_S said:
http://www.teamovercome.net/p7500/?page_id=5
There you go..... On that page scroll down near the bottom where it says restocking your tab, theres files there as well as instructions on how to use odin. Good Luck
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Thank you so much! This finally worked. this should be posted in the roms list because I was totally lost and didn't know what to flash
ceejay83 said:
Thank you so much! This finally worked. this should be posted in the roms list because I was totally lost and didn't know what to flash
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Np, Glad it worked out. :
This is slightly off topic, but I desperately need help.
I put ICS on my Dads Samsung Galaxy a few days ago, and left him to it after that. He decided he didn't like it and without asking me about it, decided to restore it back to GB through CWM recovery. He's now stuck on the boot screen every time he starts his phone.
I'd really appreciate some help here guys.
Thanks in advance.
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try wipe cache and dalvik cache and reboot from recovey...
if no hope try wipe data factory reset and do again a restore..
I like your dad's decision - the way he went about it is obviously flawed...
Standard bootloop? Flash stock etc. Backup?
zaheedahmed said:
try wipe cache and dalvik cache and reboot from recovey...
if no hope try wipe data factory reset and do again a restore..
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I've done all of the above. Still stuck on the 'Galaxy S GT-I9000' screen :/
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Wipe data/cache from the recovery menu and then try a restore.
if doesnt work probably there are some corrupt files in the backup so wipe and then flash the rom you(your dad ) want.
WARNING : Wiping data would make you loose all your apps but amything in the 'sdcard' wont get effected
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B3311 said:
I like your dad's decision - the way he went about it is obviously flawed...
Standard bootloop? Flash stock etc. Backup?
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He's such an idiot some times.
It's not even a boot loop to be honest...its just permanently stuck on one screen :/
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Ba7rani123 said:
Wipe data/cache from the recovery menu and then try a restore.
if doesnt work probably there are some corrupt files in the backup so wipe and then flash the rom you(your dad ) want.
WARNING : Wiping data would make you loose all your apps but amything in the 'sdcard' wont get effected
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I've done all the possible wipes.
I'm unable to access the SD card or internal storage through cmw...
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The only thing I can think of is flashing ICS through Odin on my PC..?
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are you able to access your back up?
flash a ROM from ODIN....
I know. Could you find me a link to the from I need please? I'm unsure as to what one I would need...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
choose a rom from above,
guide for ODIN flash is there in my signature
zaheedahmed said:
are you able to access your back up?
flash a ROM from ODIN....
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I agree with zaheedahmed, I think if u cant access using cwm, try flashing a ROM using ODIN
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zaheedahmed said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
choose a rom from above,
guide for ODIN flash is there in my signature
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Thanks a lot! Once it's been downloaded and flashed I'll get back to you! Thanks so much. You saved me ass big time!
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you are most welcome buddy
feel free to ask more...
make sure keis not runnig, kill it before open ODIN....
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you are most welcome buddy
feel free to ask more...
make sure keis not runnig, kill it before open ODIN....
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Will do!
Also, the reason for him wishing to restore was something to do with the fact his phone calls weren't working. He said he posted on here through this account and got no reply so decided to try and restore it.
He can make and answer calls, but he can't hear or be heard by the other person.
Any idea?
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now the things are already on the midway...lets see after flashing the new ROM,
Odin froze and closed. The phone is now unresponsive. Help!?!?!?!?!?!?
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zaheedahmed said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
choose a rom from above,
guide for ODIN flash is there in my signature
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OP, I thought you said your dad's phone is a Galaxy S, not an S2? Well this is a link to S2 firmwares.
Edit: went back and read... Yup, you said he is stuck on the i9000 screen. You are better off asking for i9000 help in the i9000 forums...else people will assume you are talking about an i9100, and tell you to do things for the i9100, like above.
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OP, I thought you said your dad's phone is a Galaxy S, not an S2? Well this is a link to S2 firmwares.
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F*CKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK.
Okay, well now I'm definitely screwed.
ctomgee said:
OP, I thought you said your dad's phone is a Galaxy S, not an S2? Well this is a link to S2 firmwares.
Edit: went back and read... Yup, you said he is stuck on the i9000 screen. You are better off asking for i9000 help in the i9000 forums...else people will assume you are talking about an i9100, and tell you to do things for the i9100, like above.
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I posted in there, and got no response. It's like a graveyard in there!
FIrst let me apologize for being a noob!! But I need help. I bought a used Note i717 that has Cyanogenmod 9 on T-mobile
installed and I am trying to get it back to the standard Samsung/AT&T/Android os. (Either Gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich version)
I have been going dizzy reafing thread after thread and watching a hundred videos. I have no idea about this stuff but I know I dont want to pay the phone dr guys hundreds of dollars of I can learn myself.
I downloaded odin, and the tar file for what I believe to be ICS stock rom. What I am needing help with is what kernel file I need to download. Also, if I put theae files on the sd card and restore from it I am not sure which mode to go into?
I was hoping to find a step by step for a complete retard like me but so far my 4 days of searching have found nothing.. Can someone please please help??? Many many thanks in advance!!
Easiest way, download samsung Kies, boot into download mode, go to tools, firmware upgrade and initialization it will get you to stock ics
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android4545 said:
Easiest way, download samsung Kies, boot into download mode, go to tools, firmware upgrade and initialization it will get you to stock ics
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Awesome. Thank you so much!!!
Probably a stupid question.. but I download Kies on my laptop and connect the phone to it correct?? Also will Kies get it from T-Mobile to At&t?
Yes download to computer and plug in, I think it will get it back to ATT but im not completely sure
Why even use kies? Just download a vanilla ics Rom that doesn't have the bloatware and flash it from cwm which the phone already has since it has a cm build loaded.
Please for the love of god don't run the ota ics.
johnrippa said:
Why even use kies? Just download a vanilla ics Rom that doesn't have the bloatware and flash it from cwm which the phone already has since it has a cm build loaded.
Please for the love of god don't run the ota ics.
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Will installing just Vanilla ICS rom get rid of the Cyanogenmod9? The guy I bought it from was using the phone on T-Mobile, and I am on AT&T..
I guess vanilla is the wrong word since touchwiz is there but you get what im saying. Heres a link to a debloated stock Rom from one of our fine devs. Everything you want, nothing you don't.
http://d-h.st/Shk
1.Download to your sd card.
2.hold power button>restart>recovery
3.wait for phone to boot into recovery.
4.verify you can locate your Rom by selecting "install from internal sd card" and locating the zip file which will be located in "sd card>download".
5.if that is successful then go back to the first recovery menu and wipe system three times then wipe cache three times and then under "advanced" wipe dalvik three times.
6.Return to original menu and repeat step 4 but this time go ahead and tap the zip to install.
7.wait for install to finish and reboot.
Goodbye cm9, hello stock.
Fyi ditch samsungs keyboard asap. Biggest piece of **** I've ever seen. Its a bad joke.
Wipe and flash stock .
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johnrippa said:
I guess vanilla is the wrong word since touchwiz is there but you get what im saying. Heres a link to a debloated stock Rom from one of our fine devs. Everything you want, nothing you don't.
http://d-h.st/Shk
1.Download to your sd card.
2.hold power button>restart>recovery
3.wait for phone to boot into recovery.
4.verify you can locate your Rom by selecting "install from internal sd card" and locating the zip file which will be located in "sd card>download".
5.if that is successful then go back to the first recovery menu and wipe system three times then wipe cache three times and then under "advanced" wipe dalvik three times.
6.Return to original menu and repeat step 4 but this time go ahead and tap the zip to install.
7.wait for install to finish and reboot.
Goodbye cm9, hello stock.
Fyi ditch samsungs keyboard asap. Biggest piece of **** I've ever seen. Its a bad joke.
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Lol, I hate the Samsung keyboard too. AOSP ALL DAY!
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johnrippa said:
I guess vanilla is the wrong word since touchwiz is there but you get what im saying. Heres a link to a debloated stock Rom from one of our fine devs. Everything you want, nothing you don't.
1.Download to your sd card.
2.hold power button>restart>recovery
3.wait for phone to boot into recovery.
4.verify you can locate your Rom by selecting "install from internal sd card" and locating the zip file which will be located in "sd card>download".
5.if that is successful then go back to the first recovery menu and wipe system three times then wipe cache three times and then under "advanced" wipe dalvik three times.
6.Return to original menu and repeat step 4 but this time go ahead and tap the zip to install.
7.wait for install to finish and reboot.
Goodbye cm9, hello stock.
Fyi ditch samsungs keyboard asap. Biggest piece of **** I've ever seen. Its a bad joke.
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OK - so I followed all these instructions and it is rebooting to Cyanogenmod9 still....?? I don't see anything different but it said the install was complete. I think I just wiped my entire SD card... banging my head on the wall.
Maybe I would've been better to pay the pros the 200 bucks they wanted! lol
Is it going to brick the phone if I try it again?
Let me get this straight. You wiped the device and installed the Rom successfully and it still booted into cm9? There's no way. I don't see how that's possible. Not if the Rom installed successfully. Try again. Same procedure. The recovery is clockwork recovery right? The text should be blue
Not to be a jerk but it seems like you don't know much about this, just go back to stock, get used to the phone and then flash a rom
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Why would you go back to att stock and then flash a rom? That's nonsensical, just flash the rom I gave you and be done with it. Still waiting to hear back as to whether or not you have cwm recovery installed
johnrippa said:
Why would you go back to att stock and then flash a rom? That's nonsensical, just flash the rom I gave you and be done with it. Still waiting to hear back as to whether or not you have cwm recovery installed
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He's clearly doing something wrong.
Maybe someone should post clear, step by step directions for him to follow
Edit: I see you've already done this. Lol
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android4545 said:
Not to be a jerk but it seems like you don't know much about this, just go back to stock, get used to the phone and then flash a rom
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Yeah. I AM indeed clueless and have never done anything like this before. That's why I apologized in advance for my ignorance. I do very much appreciate your help though!
I am going to try the step by step again and hope for the best!
Is your recovery text blue? I'm trying to make sure you have the proper recovery to flash the rom
johnrippa said:
Is your recovery text blue? I'm trying to make sure you have the proper recovery to flash the rom
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Yes the recovery text is blue. Sorry about that. Oh and I didn't wipe out my SD card thank goodness so if my calculations are correct I am only 99.8% ignorant about this stuff.
WALL.LICKER said:
Yes the recovery text is blue. Sorry about that. Oh and I didn't wipe out my SD card thank goodness so if my calculations are correct I am only 99.8% ignorant about this stuff.
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It says: ClockwordMod Recovery v5.8.4.8 at the top and bottom of the screen with all blue text.
PS: Thank you for being so helpful and patient with this SEVERE NOOB. You rock!
WALL.LICKER said:
It says: ClockwordMod Recovery v5.8.4.8 at the top and bottom of the screen with all blue text.
PS: Thank you for being so helpful and patient with this SEVERE NOOB. You rock!
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If you do the following you should have no problem putting back stock ICS:
1. Factory reset
2. Wipe cache
3. Wipe dalvik cache.
4. Install rom (i recommend putting it on external sd if you have one in)
5. Reboot. Done!
I also recommend using black star ICS, very good rom.
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Did the second try work?if not update your cwm with the rom manager app
johnrippa said:
Did the second try work?if not update your cwm with the rom manager app
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Yes and no. I think I figured out what I was doing wrong though..
I put the zip file in the internal SD instead of the external, and the file I was installing was not a complete version. (No idea what happened in the download but I am going to try again this morning and see if it's successful.)
Thank you SO much!! I'll let ya know as soon as I get through this attempt!
EDIT: I put the zip file on external SD. Did the triple wipe of data, cache and Dalvik. When in Clockworkmod - I select the zip file from the external SD and it tells me No files found. I tried remounting both SD cards and still "no files found".
hellOooooooooo :laugh:
I've successfully rooted my Samsung Media Player 5.0 with Superoneclick, then installed Erygit Custom-Rom V3.0 using Odin but don't see any drastic change other then the change in interface.
Maybe something has happened to my device but am unaware of it? Please, could you help me explore what actually has changed apart from the fact that now I've admin rights on my device which I don't know will help me how? :silly:
What cind off change you espected????
You can now install all apps that require root
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Odp: Rooted, Installed ROM, Now What?
why then have you rooted? .....
Send from sg wifi5.0 with mine kernel
It's pretty unusual that you installed the ROM and a unicorn didn't jump out of your device.
halomademeapc said:
It's pretty unusual that you installed the ROM and a unicorn didn't jump out of your device.
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I fell from my chair reading that.
You should have a lot more functions and control over your phone, all of the features should be listed in the roms thread.
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DZonikg said:
What cind off change you espected????
You can now install all apps that require root
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well, don't really know
i could install all the apps before rooting as well, so....
KOala888 said:
why then have you rooted? .....
Send from sg wifi5.0 with mine kernel
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really no idea, maybe curiosity...
halomademeapc said:
It's pretty unusual that you installed the ROM and a unicorn didn't jump out of your device.
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hahaha
sifat3d said:
I fell from my chair reading that.
You should have a lot more functions and control over your phone, all of the features should be listed in the roms thread.
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hmm, good idea. will do!
BTW, can someone please tell me if there are other ways of flashing a ROM. I've currently done it using Odin.
My favorite thing with routing for now
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Clockworkmod recovery is pretty typical. All you have to do with those are put the .zip on your device, enter recovery, and browser to it.
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halomademeapc said:
Clockworkmod recovery is pretty typical. All you have to do with those are put the .zip on your device, enter recovery, and browser to it.
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hmm do you mean like starting the device by pressing Home+Volume up+Power button? I had done that, but it didn't work. The device did not find the zip file on the sd-card although I had put it in main folder, also tried it by putting it in a new folder as well. Any idea?
jamaljan said:
hmm do you mean like starting the device by pressing Home+Volume up+Power button? I had done that, but it didn't work. The device did not find the zip file on the sd-card although I had put it in main folder, also tried it by putting it in a new folder as well. Any idea?
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You have stock recovery, you need to Flash a custom one like clockworkmod to be able to take nandroid backups and flash roms.
If you are on cwm, then just choose the install zip from sd card option and browse for your zip..
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sifat3d said:
You have stock recovery, you need to Flash a custom one like clockworkmod to be able to take nandroid backups and flash roms.
If you are on cwm, then just choose the install zip from sd card option and browse for your zip..
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Please, its all greek to me.
I'm using Erygit Custom-Rom 3.0 that i've installed using Odin and I've rooted my device with superoneclick. Apart from this I know nothing of what you are talking about.
Could you please educate me.
jamaljan said:
Please, its all greek to me.
I'm using Erygit Custom-Rom 3.0 that i've installed using Odin and I've rooted my device with superoneclick. Apart from this I know nothing of what you are talking about.
Could you please educate me.
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if you boot your device into recovery mode (power + volume up), does it say CWM recovery 5.x.x.x?
if it does, then you have a custom kernel.
if not, flash a custom kernel. use rj's kernel if you have a physical home button or entropy's kernel if you have a capacitative home button.
If you really want to see a drastic difference difference, try cm 10 or ParanoidAndroid.
cm10:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2077671
PA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083052
To flash any of these roms, just copy the appropriate zip to your internal storage and reboot into recovery.
Then:
1. Wipe Data/Factory reset
2. Wipe Cache
3. Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache
4. Install zip > from internal sd card
5. wait and enjoy.
Also, i would highly recommend you check out http://xda-university.com
iurnait said:
if you boot your device into recovery mode (power + volume up), does it say CWM recovery 5.x.x.x?
if it does, then you have a custom kernel.
if not, flash a custom kernel. use rj's kernel if you have a physical home button or entropy's kernel if you have a capacitative home button.
If you really want to see a drastic difference difference, try cm 10 or ParanoidAndroid.
cm10:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2077671
PA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2083052
To flash any of these roms, just copy the appropriate zip to your internal storage and reboot into recovery.
Then:
1. Wipe Data/Factory reset
2. Wipe Cache
3. Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache
4. Install zip > from internal sd card
5. wait and enjoy.
Also, i would highly recommend you check out http://xda-university.com
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Thanks a lot. I've seen the ParanoidAndroid topic and it seems nice. I've posted a question there and would really appreciate if you could pleaseeee respond to it. Thanks again!
jamaljan said:
Thanks a lot. I've seen the ParanoidAndroid topic and it seems nice. I've posted a question there and would really appreciate if you could pleaseeee respond to it. Thanks again!
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Before you do a anything take a nandroid backup.
Always remember this diamond rule or you will perish. Mhu Hu ha ha ha
Why are SMARTphones soo... Freaking Dumb?
I have the XSG region (uae) model of the S3 9300 and i've had it for over a week by now, I've successfully rooted it without a problem and i love the phone. However, when i comes to installing custom roms that supposedly improve performance and battery life, it's not working out for me.
So far I've tried the Cyanogen mod and the liquidsmooth mod, using odin. With both of those i repeatedly tried installing them and i even wiped the cache and data, but they just end up sitting there at the boot screen, as if i did all this just to stare at a logo! why the hell don't they work?????????????? help please,
Peace
Not an international GT-i9300?
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qtwrk said:
Not an international GT-i9300?
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Good question man, how do i find out? (i assumed it was cuz i bought it right here in the UAE)
E007 said:
Good question man, how do i find out? (i assumed it was cuz i bought it right here in the UAE)
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Go to about phone , u'll get ur model
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dx09 said:
Go to about phone , u'll get ur model
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it says it's GT-I9300 so i have the international version then eh. ok now what..?
E007 said:
it says it's GT-I9300 so i have the international version then eh. ok now what..?
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If it is GT-I9300, indeed it is an international model (if it is not faked ).
You should be able to, for instance via CWM or Mobile Odin (to keep root), flash a custom rom. Try to do a factory reset wipe/data wipe and install the rom again. For some roms you also might do a "fix permissions" from your custom recovery after you flashed it (but before you restart the phone).
Looks like you are trying to flash zip files in Odin.
STOP NOW!
Ok note we have sorted that, and before you do anything else, take a step back, and do some reading and learning, starting with the rollup sticky at the top of the general thread.
slaphead20 said:
Looks like you are trying to flash zip files in Odin.
STOP NOW!
Ok note we have sorted that, and before you do anything else, take a step back, and do some reading and learning, starting with the rollup sticky at the top of the general thread.
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Um, i don't get it, what?
E007 said:
Um, i don't get it, what?
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Precisely before flashing read the FAQS and Guides is rule one .
Rule two is backup your EFS folder before flashing instead of crying later .
BASICS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
jje
Tl;dr install with mobile odin or clockwork recovery to install ZIP files (most ROMs come in this, also don't extract it), use dekstop odin to install tar files
Ok fair enough, thanks all for the help so far, I'll do a bit of reading then try again. I've had an Iphone for over 2 years that I jailbroke and used from day one. This phone is so much cooler however, I look forward to exploring the improved possibilities..
Ok that's it then, seems the only way something like this MAY work is by wiping the phone clean and starting over, something very inconvenient for my to do.. If down the line I ever get another phone I will try it then, it has been a headache trying it on this one. I decided to give it one more try yesterday after backing up everything, I used titanium backup and also made a back up in recovery mode, I tried fixing permissions after installing the latest cyanogen mod but it didn't make a difference, it just sat at the stupid boot screen, making my phone warm.. I suppose it's okay if one needs a hand warmer!
My woes did not end there however, as I assumed that since I made a backup i could just restore the phone to the way it was. That did not exactly happen unfortunately, clockwork mod restored the system and image just fine, but when it was restoring data it kept stopping at one file and giving me an "error restoring data" bull****. Great, so I boot the phone and now most of the apps don't work and just crash when I try to run them, the only way to fix them is by uninstalling and then re–installing them one by one! Very inconvenient! And to top it off avast told me I have several "problems" found, I assume that is those apps.
So there it is, I shouldn't have done that to my phone yesterday, it worked beautifully until that point, and I was using nobloat to get rid of the unnecessary stuff, make a rom flash pointless, but I was curious.. And there you go, that is my story, I thank you all for trying to help, and I appreciate it really, but I'm done with this nightmare, at least on this phone i am.
Peace
Ok a quick update:
After repeatedly having an occasional issue with the phone, I decided to go for it one more time, this time I followed your advice to the letter, and I'm happy to report that it Worked! I've installed the liquidsmooth Rom and it works great, except for a few issues which I'll talk about in another more relevant thread. Just wanted to say, I apologize for my earlier posts, I was at my wits end at the time!
Since the custom Rom issue has been resolved, I shall lay this thread to rest and hope others learn from it.
Peace.
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