Hello. I came here from the Xperia X10 mini forum, because i just got a S2
Thing is i don't know what to do with it. With the SE it was different, I was a SE user my whole life, so I was up to date with how to do things on SE droids (root, flash with flashtool, etc.). But i have 0 experience with samsung.
I have:
PDA: I91000XWKE2
BASEBAND: I9100XXKDJ
KERNEL: 2.6.35.7-i9100xwke2-cl187606 [email protected] #2
It's running droid 2.3.3 and I cant update with KIES because it gives me windows encountered a problem etc etc... the old send dont send but on windows 7 (x64).
So I would like to flash it to a 2.3.5 rom and root it. Can anyone explain how do I do this? I don't know what and where to search because I'm new to samsung.
So far i have downloaded ODIN 1.85 and a found this "GT-I9100_OXA_I9100XXKI3_I9100XXKI3_I9100OXAKI3" file. What do i do with it? (also explain steps plz).
I never had a smartphone in my life before I got my SGS2, and I managed to flash all the ROMs without creating threads with questions that are answered in stickies. But maybe I'm a genius, not anyone can be one.
So, try here for starters.. or just search around.
install this kernel and read all the texts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
You should now be root and have cmw recovery, and you can flash pretty much any rom you want.
Not to familiar with teh sony's but i assume you had clockwock mod recovery?
Odin to flash, cf root to flash as kernel to allow root and get cwm, cwm to flash a custom rom as a quick guide on what to search. Generally reading around will help.
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Ty for the reply guys. Really apreciate the help and am reading everything you posted.
But 1 thing: witha ll respect, stop acting like I'm using up your personal space, I opened this thread for a reason, because i dont understand sh!t, and reading wont help unless i start to read the very beginning.
When i was at the Xperia thread, i used a program called Flashtool to flash a new generic rom to my X10 mini pro. It also updated the baseband (and basebands where important when i flashed a custom ROM, you needed to have latest baseband and kernel to flash X,Y,and Z custom roms).
I just want to update to the original samsung 2.3.5 ROM with odin (as kies sucks and wont work) and the rest will be easy. Don't want CWM and root yet, just a plain stock 2.3.5 rom. I just wanted to know if i can flash THAT file (first post, long text) to my phone with ODIN.
Again, thank you very much for the support, and will continue to read everything you guys post here.
It's easy to say search for this and search for that when you know exactly what to search for. In my case, I dont even know where to begin. And i would like to finish this "job" in the next 2 hours, as after that its time to sleep :/
norbi_nw said:
Ty for the reply guys. Really apreciate the help and am reading everything you posted.
But 1 thing: witha ll respect, stop acting like I'm using up your personal space, I opened this thread for a reason, because i dont understand sh!t, and reading wont help unless i start to read the very beginning.
When i was at the Xperia thread, i used a program called Flashtool to flash a new generic rom to my X10 mini pro. It also updated the baseband (and basebands where important when i flashed a custom ROM, you needed to have latest baseband and kernel to flash X,Y,and Z custom roms).
I just want to update to the original samsung 2.3.5 ROM with odin (as kies sucks and wont work) and the rest will be easy. Don't want CWM and root yet, just a plain stock 2.3.5 rom. I just wanted to know if i can flash THAT file (first post, long text) to my phone with ODIN.
Again, thank you very much for the support, and will continue to read everything you guys post here.
It's easy to say search for this and search for that when you know exactly what to search for. In my case, I dont even know where to begin. And i would like to finish this "job" in the next 2 hours, as after that its time to sleep :/
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No offence mate but when I moved from an HTC to a Samsung based device I was a newb then to, coming from another phone to different methods to another new method I got to grips with everything just reading around.
To answer your questions, yes you can flash a stock rom using odin, all you need is to check out intratechs thread in original development section, as of now KJ3 is the latest 2.3.5 firmware, download a frankenstein version and read his thread which had a guide on what to put where.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13712988
[ROM+Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KG, KH1/2/3/4, KI1/2/3/4/8, KJ1/2/3 Download
Your original post mentioned you wanted to root it hence I gave you the easiest way of doing so is to flash cf root, searching cf root would have given you that thread plus instructions within that thread.
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well i flashed that rom i pasted there and it worked. Was simple once i knew i need to put that in PDA and start it.
Yes i know about CF root and will be my next move. Thank you so much for everythingyou posted (again). And will REread every post again for extra knowledge. Need to forget everything i know about SE and learn new stuff.
Excuse me, i'm italian and i don't read well english.
I have a se x8, i have rooted it and upgraded...and i on't remember the procedure.
Please i need the procedure to root it and to upgrade to the most efficent version of android.
Thanks very much for all and excuse me if isn't the right section to post....
Bye
pako96 said:
Excuse me, i'm italian and i don't read well english.
I have a se x8, i have rooted it and upgraded...and i on't remember the procedure.
Please i need the procedure to root it and to upgrade to the most efficent version of android.
Thanks very much for all and excuse me if isn't the right section to post....
Bye
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Next time, put your questions in the Q&A section.
To root your phone: Get flashtool, it will help you with just about everything you want to do. If you need to unlock the bootloader too, get S1Tool too, it will help you check to see if that is safe.
(just search the forums, you'll find it)
Thanks very much...excuse me i supposed post in q&a...
Please can you describe better the operation and give me the links for the programs?
For me is not easy to read english...so please give me a shortcut...thanks
im not giving you everything but we have a search function.
try searching for the following as what SmG67 suggested.
1. flashtool
2. s1tool
im pretty sure youll be happy you did it yourself
Hello every body, i'm sorry for my bad english i'm french.
I'm here because a have a question.
I'm missing on all posts, i search how to install the official jelly bean from razr cmda to my razr gsm. I have see the patch i need a simple tutorial for exemple :
- put .... in sd and flash
- go to ww....... and read this
Simple, just the procedure.
With your reply i create a tutorial on many french website and i give yours names if you want.
Thank you for yours reply and my best wishes to you and your family.
Hello, this thread includes the steps to flash the official JB leak, to your GSM device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068716
It is not that simple because you need to mod the kernel in order to get a fully working device.
I suggest that if you don't know much about android, and are not willing to research a bit, you should wait a bit for an easier method to come, however if you still want to do it:
If you have safestrap, remove it. (Click on the app and hit uninstall)
Install Bootmenu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005187
Download the file, extract it, connect your phone with usb debugging on, and hit install.
Follow the instructions from the past post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068716
Thank you
Hello, thank you for your reply,
I have test and my phone work on jelly bean with 2 methods, i read a tutorial for french site thank you and good year !
Good bye
Olao99 said:
Hello, this thread includes the steps to flash the official JB leak, to your GSM device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068716
It is not that simple because you need to mod the kernel in order to get a fully working device.
I suggest that if you don't know much about android, and are not willing to research a bit, you should wait a bit for an easier method to come, however if you still want to do it:
If you have safestrap, remove it. (Click on the app and hit uninstall)
Install Bootmenu: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005187
Download the file, extract it, connect your phone with usb debugging on, and hit install.
Follow the instructions from the past post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2068716
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A friend brought me a 9100G device after he tried to install on it a room for the 9100T device , so the device got stuck.
I will not expand on all the things I tried. but for now I re-installed the old bootloader of GB. and can get to download mode but beyond that all the rooms I'm trying to install nether got stuck in the middle .. or it installs but does not work.
If someone can explain from the beginning step by step how I install a good version, I would appreciate it very much.
Thank you.
You should post this in the correct section, because the i777 is not the correct section, which is where this is currently posted.....
Your first step should be to learn to navigate XDA
Thread moved
anyone?
please?
hi all
at first sorry if i post my problem in a wrong place because in the Q&A thread i couldn't get my answer ( I've waited 3 days )
i have LG L90 D405 and i wanna have a custom rom on my phone
1) what should i do?? i mean how to unlock bootloader and root my phone and also flash a custom recovery and a custom rom??
i read some threads and i learned that i have to write some codes in a terminal ( im not sure what terminal they are speaking of ) also learned i must have cygwin and some other applications to unlock bootloader but the problem is that there is not a complete answer to do it step by step from first to the end
i appreciate if you help
thanks a lot