Hey all-
I upgraded to stock ICS when Kies informed me of the update. It was a bad idea... horrible battery life - I went from about 22 hours to 7 hours if I'm lucky. It's so bad I went out and purchased an extended battery just to get through the day.
I've been watching and searching the forums for a while, but I've had trouble finding instructions on how to get back -- I'm even OK getting into a custom ICS rom. I am vulnerable to the brick bug, so I've been a little hesitant there as well.
Anyway... just hoping someone can point me to a thread on how to do it. I'm sure it exists, but my searching hasn't really found me anything definitive (or at least definitive that I was able to identify).
Thanks!
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
You gotta go back to stock GB first. Then you can root with CWM.
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
Don't forget to hit the Thanks button on Entropy and creepyncrawlys threads.
BROKKANIC said:
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
You gotta go back to stock GB first. Then you can root with CWM.
3. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
Don't forget to hit the Thanks button on Entropy and creepyncrawlys threads.
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Thanks for those links. Reading through them I see a lot of talk about having to do a wipe... yet I read another thread from someone who said doing a wipe with ICS can brick me. Have I misunderstood something somewhere?
chumad said:
Thanks for those links. Reading through them I see a lot of talk about having to do a wipe... yet I read another thread from someone who said doing a wipe with ICS can brick me. Have I misunderstood something somewhere?
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Yes. Don't wipe using the stock ICS kernel. Once you flash back to GB it should be fine.
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I have been a contributing member forever, I never post useless things. I remember when the first CM7 thread came along there were instructions right in it on how to revert back to 2.2 if you wanted to.
Now there are 30 cm7 threads and I cant find links to anywhere, and a search is useless.
Could someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks
I just odin to stock, afaik thats still the best way to get back.
daddysays said:
I have been a contributing member forever, I never post useless things. I remember when the first CM7 thread came along there were instructions right in it on how to revert back to 2.2 if you wanted to.
Now there are 30 cm7 threads and I cant find links to anywhere, and a search is useless.
Could someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks
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Odin back to stock if you want to revert back to 2.2. There aint no other way
I thought there was more to it for some reason, thanks
daddysays said:
I thought there was more to it for some reason, thanks
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You created a thread for this??
Q: How do I go back to a Samsung stock ROM?
A: The easiest way is to go back to stock using Odin and flashing a full firmware (including PIT file) with repartition checked (Odin One-Click does this by default on Captivate)
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From the q&a posted in questions and answers in the OP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061894
Might try here first http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=747
After searching for 30 minutes I can not seem to find a working link for atlas_v2.2.pit file. Can anyone help me out, I am trying to return to stock from CM7, Need to swap phones at verizon on a warranty exchange.
Look in the development section for JTs guide to go from anything to Vanilla GB. There is a link for it there.
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Thanks for the quick response, now back to stock and a few days from now a re-furb. Then to start flashing all over again.
park_timmy said:
Thanks for the quick response, now back to stock and a few days from now a re-furb. Then to start flashing all over again.
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everything you need is in the going back to stock section of my guide.
Hello.
I have just got this phone few days ago.
I am intrested in installing CM9, but i have few questions. If i have understood correctly, I need to install leaked ics before installing cm9 (or any other ics rom). Can this be done with mobile odin, and if can, am I able to keep the root with it? (It has function to keep root)
Also, does cm9 support usb otg? There was no result when i tried to search.
Sorry if these are stupid questions.
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Up. I need help, and i know there are people who can help.
julle131 said:
Up. I need help, and i know there are people who can help.
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if you are already rooted which i gather you are just flash the latest nightly. then flash the last google apps and that is it job done. you can flash all those from recovery.
Make sure you back up your current rom and apps and then go ahead and do full wipe. Data - cache - and dalvik and also format system in mount and storage. Flash the above two i mentioned and that should be it.
Regarding the usb - otg not sure but you can ask in the discussion thread
EDIT: i went from checkrom v6 straight to cm9 if that helps.
No. You don't need to install leaked ICS first. I tried CM9 over the weekend & flashed CM7 first. Follow the instructions on the first page of the CM9 discussion thread & you'll be fine.
If you use the files linked to in the first post in the CM9 thread, they're CWM flashable, so you'll need to have a kernel installed that has CWM in order to flash them. CFRoot kernel will do just fine if your phone isn't already rooted with a kernel that has CWM. There might be Odin flashable files around somewhere, you might have to search for them.
It is rooted, yes. Does it support USB OTG ? Good question. That's one thing I do use a bit on GB & forgot to test when I used CM9. Given USB file transfer doesn't work yet, I doubt it. But ask in the CM9 discussion thread or read the FAQS/Wiki.
So in summary, given you haven't done anything to your phone yet:-
1) Root it with a CFRoot kernel
2) Go to the CM9 discussion thread & follow the install instructions in the first post.
Edit to add - Curse you Stifler ! *shakes fist*
MistahBungle said:
Edit to add - Curse you Stifler ! *shakes fist*
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Sorry fella. But you got to help a damsel in distress
EDIT: oops my bad thought i read the OP's name as julie my bad
Thank you guys. This so so much different than in was in Huawei ideos x5
julle131 said:
Thank you guys. This so so much different than in was in Huawei ideos x5
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True but once you get the hang of things and how things work with the s2 it is a piece of cake..But i must admit sometimes i get scared on what to do specially if i have to unroot and root again as i have only done it a few times...Once i stayed rooted that is it...i do all my upgrading by flashing custom roms. anyway good luck with cm9 you will not regret using it..let me know how you get on
Haha ;-) You Sir are a noble man
OP - Yep, S is right. CM9 is a very nice piece of work given they've only had leaks & their own considerable hacking talents to work with. It's not quite a 'daily driver' for me at this point, but once sources come out I'll be switching back to it post haste. I'd be surprised if the CM team don't have a stable ICS release long before other devs.
Stifler69 said:
Sorry fella. But you got to help a damsel in distress
EDIT: oops my bad thought i read the OP's name as julie my bad
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Okay got CM9 up and running. It feels nice. Gapps and face unlock installed. Thank you once more.
So after toying around with the various roms out there, I decided it would be best, for me, to go back to stock... I did ALOT of digging through the dev thread to find the answer to my question before posting here, to no avail, so here goes...
Is there a way for me to flash the stock AT&T rom, stock kernal, and completely wipe the flash counter? literally to a new in box state?
if someone could help with instructions that would be great...
Currently I am back to stock, but I noticed that I still have the radios from the ICS Alpha 1 or 2, I am rooted at the moment, and my flash counter is 5.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24463791&postcount=128
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506212
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569206
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php
Jckpsa said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24463791&postcount=128
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506212
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569206
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php
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Is this in proper sequence? I.e. step by step?
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I want to root my galaxy s2 badly but i got a few questions before i do that
1. My phone is still under warrenty, so is it good idea to root ?
2. Link me to the most stable ICS roms for galaxy s2.
3. Tutorial to root galaxy s2 running android 2.3.6 gingerbread (I.E : Running the most recent kies update).
Thank you very much
1. If you need to invoke the warranty, you un-root and reset flash counter. No problems there.
2. I use D4 rom (link in sig) - it's pretty amazing. Otherwise just search, flash, and find your favorite.
3. Flash a CF-root kernel. Read here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331784
Imperiale said:
1. If you need to invoke the warranty, you un-root and reset flash counter. No problems there.
2. I use D4 rom (link in sig) - it's pretty amazing. Otherwise just search, flash, and find your favorite.
3. Flash a CF-root kernel. Read here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331784
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Thanks for the response and btw is that D4 rom a stable release?
Yes it is stable (based on CM9 - vanilla pure Android), with updates every few days or so. The dev is very responsive and quick to fix any bugs.
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Seems I have you the wrong link for the kernels, here is the right one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Thanks to you sir i have bricked my phone. The only access i have now is my damn download mode and lost access to recovery mode. What should i do now
If you can get into download mode your phone isn't bricked. How bout you take responsibility for your own actions ?
If you'd read the CFRoot thread completely & understood the bit that says (in bold red type ) "Help ! Which file do I use ?", you wouldn't be in the situation you're in.
Now, be a good lad, go back to the CFRoot thread, and read it. The whole first page. If you can manage that, you should be able to fix your phone fairly quickly.
(all this assumes you have an I9100/I9100T, of course)
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If you can get into download mode your phone isn't bricked. How bout you take responsibility for your own actions ?
If you'd read the CFRoot thread completely & understood the bit that says (in bold red type ) "Help ! Which file do I use ?", you wouldn't be in the situation you're in.
Now, be a good lad, go back to the CFRoot thread, and read it. The whole first page. If you can manage that, you should be able to fix your phone fairly quickly.
(all this assumes you have an I9100/I9100T, of course)
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I am sorry for being rude but i am trying my best to get my phone back to shape. I was worried about amount i spent thats it i didnt intend to blame the person who tried to help me.
mrbadguy5 said:
Thanks to you sir i have bricked my phone.
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Definitely not blaming anyone there... As MistahBungle said, READ THE DAMN THREAD BEFORE DOING YOUR OWN THING, or next time it will be a bricked phone and the only person to blame would be yourself.
Chris.