I got my new refurbished phone today and I usually know how to do the whole root process crap, but somewhere along the lines, I must have rushed something. My Wi-Fi is broken. I'm guessing it had something to do with 2.3.4 and 2.3.6 and something to do with a build, but where do I go from here? I tried wiping and I also tried using the Odin 1 click to go back to stock, and it's still broken. Like wtf?
Currently on 2.3.4.
UCKH7
simplicityy said:
I got my new refurbished phone today and I usually know how to do the whole root process crap, but somewhere along the lines, I must have rushed something. My Wi-Fi is broken. I'm guessing it had something to do with 2.3.4 and 2.3.6 and something to do with a build, but where do I go from here? I tried wiping and I also tried using the Odin 1 click to go back to stock, and it's still broken. Like wtf?
Currently on 2.3.4.
UCKH7
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Sounds like the zedomax kernel from galaxys2root. Please tell me u didn't go there
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brandonarev said:
Sounds like the zedomax kernel from galaxys2root. Please tell me u didn't go there
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I don't remember.
Nonetheless, a little help here? Where to go from here? I just wanna finish this crap so I can go out and party :l
simplicityy said:
I don't remember.
Nonetheless, a little help here? Where to go from here? I just wanna finish this crap so I can go out and party :l
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Flash a rom
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So your wifi is broken. But are you rooted, as you said that's what you're trying to accomplish? If so, what did you use to root? if you've got a custom kernel installed just flash anything you want in CWM.
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simplicityy said:
I got my new refurbished phone today and I usually know how to do the whole root process crap, but somewhere along the lines, I must have rushed something. My Wi-Fi is broken. I'm guessing it had something to do with 2.3.4 and 2.3.6 and something to do with a build, but where do I go from here? I tried wiping and I also tried using the Odin 1 click to go back to stock, and it's still broken. Like wtf?
Currently on 2.3.4.
UCKH7
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If you are still on "back to stock" UCKH7 then enter 3e recovery and do a wipe data/factory reset. I know you said you wiped before, but it looks like you did that before you flashed back to stock. So try the wipe again from 3e recovery, and if that does not solve the problem, then let us know as your issue is more serious.
simplicityy, pls do not complicate your life but simplify it by not flash anything.
You wouldn't ask and suffer with the "crap" if you didn't play with it
Here's the help, since you did not want to provide detail info, I assume you KNOW what have done correctly.
Advice, get into recovery, wipe data/factory reset and see if it helps.
I rooted using the back to stock thing, but then I searched tediously and flashed a siyah kernel just to get CWM on the phone.
As of right now, it's on stock UCKH7 but rooted, but without a custom kernel. And I tried wiping using 3e recovery. Wi-Fi still broken.
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simplicityy, pls do not complicate your life but simplify it by not flash anything.
You wouldn't ask and suffer with the "crap" if you didn't play with it
Here's the help, since you did not want to provide detail info, I assume you KNOW what have done correctly.
Advice, get into recovery, wipe data/factory reset and see if it helps.
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That advice has already been given, and tried. Also, I do not appreciate your condescending manner. I'm not stupid. Why do I flash stuff? Because I find it interesting and it's good knowledge to learn about, PLUS it helps me have a sexier phone.
As for detailed info, what more information would you want that would provide use?
simplicityy said:
That advice has already been given, and tried. Also, I do not appreciate your condescending manner. I'm not stupid. Why do I flash stuff? Because I find it interesting and it's good knowledge to learn about, PLUS it helps me have a sexier phone.
As for detailed info, what more information would you want that would provide use?
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Firstly, I didn't say you're stupid. I know you just want to make your phone pretty, that's why you complicated your life. You want to learn? Sure, read more, that's all I suggest. READ MORE =/= STUPID. If you don't want to read, but just flash then ask then it's your choice.
Secondly, brandon has asked you some info, you reply was "I don't remember". You don't remember what you have done, where you get from. That's a sign of problem, m8.
Anyway, I just gave you an advice, take it or leave it.
I'm out.
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Firstly, I didn't say you're stupid. I know you just want to make your phone pretty, that's why you complicated your life. You want to learn? Sure, read more, that's all I suggest. READ MORE =/= STUPID. If you don't want to read, but just flash then ask then it's your choice.
Secondly, brandon has asked you some info, you reply was "I don't remember". You don't remember what you have done, where you get from. That's a sign of problem, m8.
Anyway, I just gave you an advice, take it or leave it.
I'm out.
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Wow, you are truly stupid. Here is when I answered the question:
simplicityy said:
I rooted using the back to stock thing, but then I searched tediously and flashed a siyah kernel just to get CWM on the phone.
As of right now, it's on stock UCKH7 but rooted, but without a custom kernel. And I tried wiping using 3e recovery. Wi-Fi still broken.
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And I like how you ASSUME I don't read, when I do, and I have been, all day. And you ASSUME I just want to make my phone pretty. Thanks for none of your help except for being a douche.
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Wow, you are truly stupid. Here is when I answered the question:
And I like how you ASSUME I don't read, when I do, and I have been, all day. And you ASSUME I just want to make my phone pretty. Thanks for none of your help except for being a douche.
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You aren't gonna get any help with that attitude. Be grateful we are trying to help you and he never called you stupid in the first place but you call him stupid
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122ninjas said:
You aren't gonna get any help with that attitude. Be grateful we are trying to help you and he never called you stupid in the first place but you call him stupid
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votinh wasn't helping. And he may not have DIRECTLY called me it, but it's implied with his reply and the stuff he's telling me. I don't want another flame war because of this crap. If you're not going to help, just don't post. That goes for everyone.
I appreciate people like creepyncrawly though. He actually tries to help without being a condescending asshole about it and making assumptions about me that aren't even true.
Update: Phone was on UCKH7, rooted, broken wi-fi. 3e recovery wipe didn't help. Flashed a siyah kernel through Odin, then flashed Phone bricker through CWM. Wi-Fi is still broken.
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votinh wasn't helping. And he may not have DIRECTLY called me it, but it's implied with his reply and the stuff he's telling me. I don't want another flame war because of this crap. If you're not going to help, just don't post. That goes for everyone.
I appreciate people like creepyncrawly though. He actually tries to help without being a condescending asshole about it and making assumptions about me that aren't even true.
Update: Phone was on UCKH7, rooted, broken wi-fi. 3e recovery wipe didn't help. Flashed a siyah kernel through Odin, then flashed Phone bricker through CWM. Wi-Fi is still broken.
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Yeah that doesn't sound right. Flash stock again.
simplicityy said:
I rooted using the back to stock thing, but then I searched tediously and flashed a siyah kernel just to get CWM on the phone.
As of right now, it's on stock UCKH7 but rooted, but without a custom kernel. And I tried wiping using 3e recovery. Wi-Fi still broken.
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Not sure what would account for that. I would suggest that you flash stock again. You can choose either the straight stock, or the stock plus root. Redownload the install file of your choice just to make sure you have a good download. Download links are in the guides linked in my signature. Do a wipe data/factory reset both before and after you flash. (for good measure.)
If you still have no working wifi, then I would suggest you start taking steps to see if your hardware is malfunctioning. You might try flashing the full UCKH7 firmware package which includes bootloaders and param.lfs from the Download Repository. Or you might try flashing Entropy512's UCKK6 stock plus root firmware package. Or you might try flashing the UCLE5 stock plus root firmware package that is available in the development section. Remember to do a wipe data/factory reset before flashing any of these firmwares, but read the warnings in the UCLE5 thread.
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Wow, you are truly stupid. Here is when I answered the question:
And I like how you ASSUME I don't read, when I do, and I have been, all day. And you ASSUME I just want to make my phone pretty. Thanks for none of your help except for being a douche.
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You really should stop making new threads. The last ones ended with you calling people names and you flaming people that are giving you advice. You'd think since February that you would have learned not to flame people.
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Just to make sure... and I suggest you not be derogatory towards me, but are you FULLY wiping before you flash? I know Wi-Fi being broken us common when rooting and wiping helps. Happened to me.
Clay
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Nick281051 said:
You really should stop making new threads. The last ones ended with you calling people names and you flaming people that are giving you advice. You'd think since February that you would have learned not to flame people.
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Obviously, the "if you aren't going to help, just don't post" didn't mean anything to you. And I like how you just ignore everything that was said. votinh didn't help. He didn't even READ the posts in the thread. He suggested something that was already suggested and tried, AND he started making assumptions and what he was implying was insulting. Nonetheless, you're in the same category as him. Done with you.
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Just to make sure... and I suggest you not be derogatory towards me, but are you FULLY wiping before you flash? I know Wi-Fi being broken us common when rooting and wiping helps. Happened to me.
Clay
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Depends what you mean by FULLY wiping. I wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache. If there's some other method of "fully wiping" that I don't know about, please do tell.
Update: I have re-downloaded the one click downloaders to go back to stock, rooted and unrooted. ( I tried both). Wi-Fi is STILL broken. This is getting annoying. It seems like nothing is working. Then again, I was never able to test out the Wi-Fi before I started rooting it. If it's a hardware error, I'm going to be pissed.
A full wipe includes the/system partition as well. Also what ROMS are you currently trying this with?
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A full wipe includes the/system partition as well. Also what ROMS are you currently trying this with?
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When I choose to flash a ROM, I flash phone bricker because I used Odin to flash a custom kernel to get CWM and then I use triangle away and flash back to ICScrewed 2.1 or unoriginal. Wi-Fi doesn't work at any moment, whether I am on 2.3.4, 2.3.6, stock, etc.
I still have yet to attempt flashing the second bootloader and param stuff creepyncrawly mentioned, but I've never done that and I know flashing that stuff can brick your phone, so I'm reading up on it so that I don't screw up.
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As stated in the title, this will be my first time rooting/flashing. I did a good bit with my old Tilt2 thanks to Entropy, but Android and rooting is all new to me. Anyway, on to the question:
Is it necessary to follow the instructions found in "ROM's, Kernels, Tools & "How to" I777 SGS2"
to flash/root my gs2 before flashing this? ([Rom][4.0.3-ICS][XWLP3] Phone-Bricker v2.7)
Clay
ps - I have searched the forums through and through and unfortunately I have not found an answer to this particular question, sorry.
clay101eve said:
As stated in the title, this will be my first time rooting/flashing. I did a good bit with my old Tilt2 thanks to Entropy, but Android and rooting is all new to me. Anyway, on to the question:
Is it necessary to follow the instructions found in "ROM's, Kernels, Tools & "How to" I777 SGS2"
to flash/root my gs2 before flashing this? ([Rom][4.0.3-ICS][XWLP3] Phone-Bricker v2.7)
Clay
ps - I have searched the forums through and through and unfortunately I have not found an answer to this particular question, sorry.
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I recommend reading the links posted in the sticky to get you started. Please read as much as you can before attempting to do anything. For flashing stuff, this is your guide, but I still recommend that you read a lot more than just that thread before you do anything. There's a ton of information that you should know, and it'll probably take you at least a couple days (took me weeks) to understand it all. Again, start with the links in the sticky.
Ya karate, I have been reading for the past few days about routing, flashing, modems, unrooting etc. Watched several videos and will continue to do so until this weekend when I get some time to go through with it.
As for my question... Is it necessary to root and flash to a custom kernel before flashing to phonebricker?
Clay
ps - I will read everything in those links (again for some)
clay101eve said:
Ya karate, I have been reading for the past few days about routing, flashing, modems, unrooting etc. Watched several videos and will continue to do so until this weekend when I get some time to go through with it.
As for my question... Is it necessary to root and flash to a custom kernel before flashing to phonebricker?
Clay
ps - I will read everything in those links (again for some)
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If you have been reading for the past few days and still asking this question, I suggest you reading more, much more.
Do a logical thinking.
1. If I want to have phone bricker on my device? How? What is requirement to do so? (hint: CWM. Go figure what that is, I assume)
2. OK, now CWM is the requirement, how do I get it on my device? Read up again
3. So, since CWM is on my device, what next????
clay101eve said:
Ya karate, I have been reading for the past few days about routing, flashing, modems, unrooting etc. Watched several videos and will continue to do so until this weekend when I get some time to go through with it.
As for my question... Is it necessary to root and flash to a custom kernel before flashing to phonebricker?
Clay
ps - I will read everything in those links (again for some)
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Yes. If you're on stock GB, root first, use Mobile Odin Lite to flash a custom GB kernel (Entropy's DD or Siyah), then use the CWM included in the kernel to flash Phone Bricker.
Ok so phone is rooted, but I have a question I can't find the answer to.
In the flash without tripping root counter thread, after you're rooted it says to use mobile Odin lite which is all well and fine, I understand that. It says to use it to flash the kernel (GB) you want to use. However, it doesn't say anything about needing a "FlashKernel" which is what the Odin thread says is needed. Is this necessary to flash Entropy Daily/Siyah/etc or is it a kernel all the same and can be overlooked?
Clay
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clay101eve said:
Ok so phone is rooted, but I have a question I can't find the answer to.
In the flash without tripping root counter thread, after you're rooted it says to use mobile Odin lite which is all well and fine, I understand that. It says to use it to flash the kernel (GB) you want to use. However, it doesn't say anything about needing a "FlashKernel" which is what the Odin thread says is needed. Is this necessary to flash Entropy Daily/Siyah/etc or is it a kernel all the same and can be overlooked?
Clay
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I have no idea what a flash kernel is or which Odin thread you're referring to. Just use Mobile Odin to flash Entropy's DD or Siyah. You'll then have CWM, from which you can flash anything you want, and you'll likely never need any form of Odin again (so long as you don't flash anything not recommended by this forum and/or built for this phone).
clay101eve said:
Ok so phone is rooted, but I have a question I can't find the answer to.
In the flash without tripping root counter thread, after you're rooted it says to use mobile Odin lite which is all well and fine, I understand that. It says to use it to flash the kernel (GB) you want to use. However, it doesn't say anything about needing a "FlashKernel" which is what the Odin thread says is needed. Is this necessary to flash Entropy Daily/Siyah/etc or is it a kernel all the same and can be overlooked?
Clay
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Mobile Odin and Mobile Odin Lite both consist of two parts. Both parts are apk's really, but one is the main program, and the other, called the flash kernel, contains the version of ClockworkMod Recovery specific to a particular phone. Mobile Odin Lite will recognize and flash a kernel even though there is no flash kernel installed for it. But to use all it's features, that is to flash a complete firmware, or parts other than the kernel, you need to have the flash kernel installed.
I know the terminology that the developer chose to use is rather confusing, since the flash kernel that is part of Mobile Odin has nothing in common with the kernel we want to flash onto our phone. But that's what he named it.
You don't need the flash kernel if all you want to do is install a custom kernel onto your phone, and then delete Mobile Odin Lite. But if you want to keep and use Mobile Odin Lite, then you will need to install the flash kernel apk as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
That thread, halfway down after he posted the links to Odin on the market... Anyway, I will use Entropy and see what happens!
[EDIT] Ok, so since I will be using CWM, I can discard the flashkernel, flash entropy dd and then use cwm (included) to flash to ICS later. Correct?
Thank you sirs
Clay
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clay101eve said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
That thread, halfway down after he posted the links to Odin on the market... Anyway, I will use Entropy and see what happens!
[EDIT] Ok, so since I will be using CWM, I can discard the flashkernel, flash entropy dd and then use cwm (included) to flash to ICS later. Correct?
Thank you sirs
Clay
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Yes, this appears to be correct. You do not need the flashkernel (correct me if I'm wrong creepyncrawly).
I appreciate the fact that everyone here... even those who are a little more forceful about it, really push for you to research, read rinse and repeat!
Clay
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Ok done some searching about wiping, and everything I've read says to do so, however, it was never mentioned in the instructions used to root and flash to ukh7 from uck6. So, if I do wipe after I've flashed to Entropy DD (which I tried and it didnt take? When I try to load up CWM it loads up like normal ie. the "downloading" page thing... where you can see if you've tripped the binary counter. Do I need to delete Odin first?), will I need to backup any apps/personal files/contacts?
The threads I've read about wiping have been... somewhat conflicting about what is kept after a factory reset/wipe and what isnt.
Clay
[EDIT 1] Going to delete Odin then see if I can boot into CWM. Will report back after.
[EDIT 2] NOOB!!!! I got into CWM ... I'm an idiot - anyway, still curious about the whole wipe thing...
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will I need to backup any apps/personal files/contacts?
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You'll need to back up apps using Titanium Backup or a similar app. You will not have to back up personal files on internal or external SD cards; they will not be touched by the wipe. With contacts, you should have them linked to your Google account, so they should already be backed up...
clay101eve said:
The threads I've read about wiping have been... somewhat conflicting about what is kept after a factory reset/wipe and what isnt.
[EDIT 2] NOOB!!!! I got into CWM ... I'm an idiot - anyway, still curious about the whole wipe thing...
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I'm a Ex-Tilt2 user, so I can remember the process of learning how to get at the guts of an Android device with WM6 mentality.
If I recall correctly, a common and recommended step in flashing a new ROM on the ol' Tilts was to use Task27(or some number ending in 7) to wipe all existing data. Android devices don't generally require that. Factory reset/wipe removes all personal data, leaving the OS unchanged from the flashed ROM. Essentially, from a blank device, if a full ROM were flashed via Download Mode with ODIN, using Factory Wipe and wiping the Dalvik Cache will return the system internal storage to that state. This does not affect the internal user storage space, however.
If you want to wipe everything from CWM, go into the Mounts and Storage and format every volume listed. If you read the Wipe Data/Factory Reset output, you'll see it actually formats most of the volumes for you. As I said, wiping the Dalvik cache along with the Factory reset will wipe everything necessary to return the phone to "stock"(and by stock, I mean stock for the ROM installed). This is the , in my opinion, most that is required for a fresh install of almost any ROM.
Ya I didn't save my apps but that's fine. Needed to go through and clean house anyway. Running phonebricker now. Will have to get used to it... don't like that I don't have swype available yet, if its here I will find it later, if not I'll hey used to it.
Thanks again!
Clay
You can get the newest swype beta from their website
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Ya I didn't save my apps but that's fine. Needed to go through and clean house anyway. Running phonebricker now. Will have to get used to it... don't like that I don't have swype available yet, if its here I will find it later, if not I'll hey used to it.
Thanks again!
Clay
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Not gonna find swype here, least not in the installable .apk form.
Sign up for the beta. and you'll always have it available.
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clay101eve said:
Ok done some searching about wiping, and everything I've read says to do so, however, it was never mentioned in the instructions used to root and flash to ukh7 from uck6. So, if I do wipe after I've flashed to Entropy DD (which I tried and it didnt take? When I try to load up CWM it loads up like normal ie. the "downloading" page thing... where you can see if you've tripped the binary counter. Do I need to delete Odin first?), will I need to backup any apps/personal files/contacts?
The threads I've read about wiping have been... somewhat conflicting about what is kept after a factory reset/wipe and what isnt.
Clay
[EDIT 1] Going to delete Odin then see if I can boot into CWM. Will report back after.
[EDIT 2] NOOB!!!! I got into CWM ... I'm an idiot - anyway, still curious about the whole wipe thing...
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Just to clarify: what you did, the part about seeing the "downloading" thing where you can read the flash counter, that's download mode. You don't need to delete Odin to get into CWM, you just need to unplug your phone from any USB source (even if the cord's not plugged in on the other side). Then using the same button combo will get you into CWM, so long as you hold it for until CWM comes up.
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I'm a Ex-Tilt2 user, so I can remember the process of learning how to get at the guts of an Android device with WM6 mentality.
If I recall correctly, a common and recommended step in flashing a new ROM on the ol' Tilts was to use Task27(or some number ending in 7) to wipe all existing data. Android devices don't generally require that. Factory reset/wipe removes all personal data, leaving the OS unchanged from the flashed ROM. Essentially, from a blank device, if a full ROM were flashed via Download Mode with ODIN, using Factory Wipe and wiping the Dalvik Cache will return the system internal storage to that state. This does not affect the internal user storage space, however.
If you want to wipe everything from CWM, go into the Mounts and Storage and format every volume listed. If you read the Wipe Data/Factory Reset output, you'll see it actually formats most of the volumes for you. As I said, wiping the Dalvik cache along with the Factory reset will wipe everything necessary to return the phone to "stock"(and by stock, I mean stock for the ROM installed). This is the , in my opinion, most that is required for a fresh install of almost any ROM.
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Thanks for this info! I always wondered why some stuff gets deleted and some doesn't when doing a wipe data/factory reset in CWM.
First I apologize because this should go in the development thread, but I don't have enough posts to post in there.
So I followed creepyncrawly's guide to flash UCLE Stock ICS with root. I was coming from Rootbox v2.2.
Unfortunately, I forgot to wipe before flashing. Also, before I removed the usb plug from the phone, ODIN read "Removed!".
And now the phone gets stuck at the AT&T load screen. I can't turn off the phone, except by removing the battery, it will simply reboot. I can get into download mode. I tried flashing again, but same issue.
Should I try wiping then flash again, or may this brick my phone?
Thank you in advance.
supertwinkey said:
First I apologize because this should go in the development thread, but I don't have enough posts to post in there.
So I followed creepyncrawly's guide to flash UCLE Stock ICS with root. I was coming from Rootbox v2.2.
Unfortunately, I forgot to wipe before flashing. Also, before I removed the usb plug from the phone, ODIN read "Removed!".
And now the phone gets stuck at the AT&T load screen. I can't turn off the phone, except by removing the battery, it will simply reboot. I can get into download mode. I tried flashing again, but same issue.
Should I try wiping then flash again, or may this brick my phone?
Thank you in advance.
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Technically q and a
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supertwinkey said:
First I apologize because this should go in the development thread, but I don't have enough posts to post in there.
So I followed creepyncrawly's guide to flash UCLE Stock ICS with root. I was coming from Rootbox v2.2.
Unfortunately, I forgot to wipe before flashing. Also, before I removed the usb plug from the phone, ODIN read "Removed!".
And now the phone gets stuck at the AT&T load screen. I can't turn off the phone, except by removing the battery, it will simply reboot. I can get into download mode. I tried flashing again, but same issue.
Should I try wiping then flash again, or may this brick my phone?
Thank you in advance.
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Wrong goes in Q and A and this happened to me. pull the battery wipe the cache and factory reset and it will boot
Yea I realized again wrong thread, but I can't move it. Sorry.
And are you sure that a wipe is a good idea? Creepyncrawl's post says not to wipe with that kernel installed due to the eMMC Superbrick Bug.
supertwinkey said:
Yea I realized again wrong thread, but I can't move it. Sorry.
And are you sure that a wipe is a good idea? Creepyncrawl's post says not to wipe with that kernel installed due to the eMMC Superbrick Bug.
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I thought that was referring to the official ICS through kies. but again it's your phone your assumed risk so if youre not comfortbale dont do it, Im saying i just did it two days ago to return my phone for warranty. Did odin even finish?
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I thought that was referring to the official ICS through kies. but again it's your phone your assumed risk so if youre not comfortbale dont do it, Im saying i just did it two days ago to return my phone for warranty. Did odin even finish?
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Yea, thank you for the advice. And yes, odin finished.
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Yea, thank you for the advice. And yes, odin finished.
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did it boot?
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did it boot?
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Yes it did. I actually wasn't planning on doing the wipe and reset for fear of the brick. But I did it accidentally while searching through options in 3me recovery. It rebooted and went straight in, no brick. I'll definitely take your advice in the future. Thanks again.
supertwinkey said:
Yes it did. I actually wasn't planning on doing the wipe and reset for fear of the brick. But I did it accidentally while searching through options in 3me recovery. It rebooted and went straight in, no brick. I'll definitely take your advice in the future. Thanks again.
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No prob. You were just being careful. No crime in that
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No prob. You were just being careful. No crime in that
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He's right about the brick bug josh. Don't recommend to people wiping with the stock ics kernel installed.
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OP, you are correct that it probably would have worked in Q&A. However, i am happy to see how civil people are right now, and will leave it as is, since you are getting good help
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He's right about the brick bug josh. Don't recommend to people wiping with the stock ics kernel installed.
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Oh, I thought they were removing that from the kernel. And I suggested installing another one. I was just talking from what I did, but thanks for the clearing it up. Will note
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To make a long story short.
I bought this phone yesterday, dedcided to root, flashed cwm through odin, got a failure so the whole night trying to figure out whats going on and still haven't figured it out yet till now. I kept getting the firmware kies upgrade issue with the yellow triangle.
I posted a help thread on the SGH-1727 section and thats where I also got my guide. The whole time I have been putting in SGH-1727 skyrocket drivers and using odin app for that phone. Since there are a few type of galaxy SII on this forum i got confuse.
My goal is to root the phone, get the nicest JB rom and also a nice kernel which I can port over to this phone. I am not going to even start which best roms or even best kernel,but i just want to get back on track on how to fix my problem first.
As of now im stuck on firmware upgrade kies screen. Which Odin should I use to flash? Should I flash a stock rom first or CWM?
First and foremost: You do NOT flash CWM on this phone, it is included in the custom kernels and each ROM is packaged with one. You can change the kernel afterwards if you so desire. Also, DO NOT use any app labeled CWM or ROM Manager... Just don't. You're likely to create problems for yourself. Nothing against you, it's just the way this phone works.
If you can get back to complete stock, I would do so. After that, read the stickies. After that, read them again. TWICE!
Once you're done with that, use Google to search any questions you may still have. End your search queries with: I777 xda - ALL the information you need is here in these forums and can be found by simply searching. Some things you may have to dig a little, but for the basics, it's easily found.
Trust me, I'm being nice. I'm trying to keep you from being flamed... not guaranteeing its gonna work.
Oh, if you don't find it on these boards, don't use the info.
Clay
Team Pirate
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clay101eve said:
First and foremost: You do NOT flash CWM on this phone, it is included in the custom kernels and each ROM is packaged with one. You can change the kernel afterwards if you so desire. Also, DO NOT use any app labeled CWM or ROM Manager... Just don't, your likely to create problems for yourself. Nothing against you, it's just the way this phone works.
If you can get back to complete stock, I would do so. After that, read the stickies. After that, read them again. TWICE!
Once you're done with that, use Google to search any questions you may still have. End your search queries with: I777 xda - ALL the information you need is here in these forums and can be found by simply searching. Some things you may have to dig a little, but for the basics, it's easily found.
Trust me, I'm being nice. I'm trying to keep you from being flamed... not guaranteeing its gonna work.
Oh, if you don't find it on these boards, don't use the info.
Clay
Team Pirate
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Well the ODIN 1.85 for the skyrocket stated a failure setup,but after taking the battery out of the download mode and turning it back on i keep getting the kies issue triangle error.
I'll try to go back to stock
Please do some searching for this. If you find ANYTHING with "creepyandcrawly" as the user, read it.
Clay
Team Pirate
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Please do some searching for this. If you find ANYTHING with "creepyandcrawly" as the user, read it.
Clay
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Lesson learned. I feel bad even one of the people that helped me remote access my laptop to resolved the issue that wasn't resolved.
I managed to go back to stock thanks to creepyncrawler guides. Now basing it off a lot of what I see. This phone has a lot of one click programs. I am so used to HTC builds,but not on Samsung.
I don't even know the first step and there are so much information everywhere on here. Don't know where to start. If someone can guide me and not bag on me telling me I'm lazy and don't what to search stuff please I don't need that.
I just don't want to end up like this guy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1757972&page=2
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I managed to go back to stock thanks to creepyncrawler guides. Now basing it off a lot of what I see. This phone has a lot of one click programs. I am so used to HTC builds,but not on Samsung.
I don't even know the first step and there are so much information everywhere on here. Don't know where to start. If someone can guide me and not bag on me telling me I'm lazy and don't what to search stuff please I don't need that.
I just don't want to end up like this guy http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1757972&page=2
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That was the only case of confirmed emmc damage that I have seen on this forum. If you want to avoid this possibility, then from stock Gingerbread, which I assume you have if you followed my guide, then flash a custom firmware of your choice. The kernels packaged with the custom firmwares all are safe.
Read and follow the first guide linked in my signature, and you can flash custom firmware without taking weeks to study and learn.
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That was the only case of confirmed emmc damage that I have seen on this forum. If you want to avoid this possibility, then from stock Gingerbread, which I assume you have if you followed my guide, then flash a custom firmware of your choice. The kernels packaged with the custom firmwares all are safe.
Read and follow the first guide linked in my signature, and you can flash custom firmware without taking weeks to study and learn.
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I'm on my final step flashing a rom. I followed your guide to rooting the phone and flashing a gingebread kernel Siyah 2.6 w/ CWM SUCCESSFULLY!! Now my next question is would I able to flash this super nexus rom with my current kermel or flashing this rom overwrite it and ad their own custom kernel?
You have an awesome write up which took me 2hrs to really read read and read make sure i dont eff up
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I'm on my final step flashing a rom. I followed your guide to rooting the phone and flashing a gingebread kernel Siyah 2.6 w/ CWM SUCCESSFULLY!! Now my next question is would I able to flash this super nexus rom with my current kermel or flashing this rom overwrite it and ad their own custom kernel?
You have an awesome write up which took me 2hrs to really read read and read make sure i dont eff up
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Kernels are always included when you flash a rom, which you can use to flash any other rom.
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Nick281051 said:
Kernels are always included when you flash a rom, which you can use to flash any other rom.
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I did a backup, wipe cache, dalvik cache, flashed super nexus rom and google app like im suppose to, rebooted and now im stuck on the nexus boot screen for more than 10 minutes now.
What am I missing? Should I wipe data/factory reset as well next?
Always follow the OPs instructions for installing their ROM.
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Requirements:
Clockworkmod Recovery (CWM)/Any custom recovery
Wipe if coming from any other ROM
Instructions:
Copy Google Apps and SuperNexus ROM to your internal SD Card
Enter Recovery
Do a Wipe/Factory Reset (Necessary if coming from a different ROM)
Flash SuperNexus ROM
Flash Google Apps
Reboot your device!
Voila!
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With that being said, NEVER assume that you will be able to use your phone after a flash. Not trying to deter or scare you, but always have everything backed up and anything you really want off the phone (pics etc.) - Some say a FULL WIPE us need between every flash. I agree. It GREATLY reduces your chance of having a bad flash.
So, in short, yes. You seem to be catching on, but in your spare time read up on some more helpful threads and I think you'll be a flashaholic on your S2 soon enough
Also, this device is vastly different than any other. If you have experience with other phones, that's great, but not always helpful.
Clay
Team Pirate
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Z33type said:
I did a backup, wipe cache, dalvik cache, flashed super nexus rom and google app like im suppose to, rebooted and now im stuck on the nexus boot screen for more than 10 minutes now.
What am I missing? Should I wipe data/factory reset as well next?
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Always wipe data/factory reset & wipe cache when flashing a different rom than the one you currently have (sometimes when updating a rom to newer version of the same rom, some say data wipe is not needed). Go back into recovery mode by holding volume - & + and the power button and release when you see the second samsung splash screen. You will be able to wipe data and then reboot into SuperNexus if all goes well, if not then re-flash the rom and gapps. Also to prevent lock-ups on SuperNexus I recommend using Siyah 4.1.4 (in siyah thread) or Siyah 4.1.5 (in the semi thread) for a kernel. To do that just go back to recovery and flash the kernel (wiping cache & dalvik) then reboot. Also SuperNexus comes with ROM manager but do not use it, Siyah will install CWM recovery. These are the steps I followed when doing this on my I777.
You should always full wipe when switching roms. Initial boot can take awhile, though. If you hit 30, re try with full wipe
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Cmoore0965 said:
You should always full wipe when switching roms. Initial boot can take awhile, though. If you hit 30, re try with full wipe
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U don't have to wait 30 minutes. I've never had a rom take more than 5 to fully boot up. And as stated always wipe data cache and system when coming from a different rom base or upgrading to a new base.
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30 is just my "****s definitely not happening" cut off. The anticipation of potentially having screwed something up leads me to sweat the boot time. I've had a handful of 10-15 minute boots back during broken ics days. Call it fire and forget stress management lol
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Okay, so here's my problem solving steps. Flash from cyanogen9 to this, everything works except wifi. Yes, I wiped the cache/dalvik cache. Okay, I figure I messed something up. I factory reset, then flash again. Still isn't working. Yes, I read the FAQ. Yes, I followed the steps there. I'm running the 10/2 rom.
I'm not an overly technical person. It's an open wifi network, but requires authentication(university network) in browser to use. It worked with my last rom, and in this one it will say(in chrome) you're being redirected, do you want to redirect or not? I say yes, and nothing. No other browser will even get that far. Yes, I've entered the site I have to go to in order to register my phone.
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Okay, so here's my problem solving steps. Flash from cyanogen9 to this, everything works except wifi. Yes, I wiped the cache/dalvik cache. Okay, I figure I messed something up. I factory reset, then flash again. Still isn't working. Yes, I read the FAQ. Yes, I followed the steps there. I'm running the 10/2 rom.
I'm not an overly technical person. It's an open wifi network, but requires authentication(university network) in browser to use. It worked with my last rom, and in this one it will say(in chrome) you're being redirected, do you want to redirect or not? I say yes, and nothing. No other browser will even get that far. Yes, I've entered the site I have to go to in order to register my phone.
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If you flash back does it still work?
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If you flash back does it still work?
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Yes, it does. And wifi isn't a reported problem with the ROM. I'm wondering if there's anything I can try to fix it with. It appears to hang, it connects to the network and then sends a little data, then stops working.
No where in your post did I see u say u did a full wipe. Which means wiping the /system partition as well as using the kernel cleaning script if all else fails. Maybe try that?
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Phalanx7621 said:
No where in your post did I see u say u did a full wipe. Which means wiping the /system partition as well as using the kernel cleaning script if all else fails. Maybe try that?
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That was included in the factory reset, when I said that I mean literally to how I got it the first time. Wiped everything, placed stock rom(with root enabled to be able to flash stuff), then back up the chain.
I apologize for not being more clear, it's been a long day for me and I'm going to bed soon.
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That was included in the factory reset, when I said that I mean literally to how I got it the first time. Wiped everything, placed stock rom(with root enabled to be able to flash stuff), then back up the chain.
I apologize for not being more clear, it's been a long day for me and I'm going to bed soon.
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Did you fac reset before you flashed AOKP
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Did you fac reset before you flashed AOKP
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Yes, the second time after I discovered that wifi wasn't working when I came back from stock.
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Yes, the second time after I discovered that wifi wasn't working when I came back from stock.
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Are you flashing anything other than AOKP and Gapps
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Are you flashing anything other than AOKP and Gapps
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I think I had to flash new bootloaders in the original rom to allow me to flash custom roms, but that's it.
ghostfox1 said:
I think I had to flash new bootloaders in the original rom to allow me to flash custom roms, but that's it.
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You flashed bootloaders?
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You flashed bootloaders?
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I either flashed them or they came with the rom, because the default bootloaders with the original rom didn't allow you to flash anything higher than 2.3 I believe. It's been a long time since I read about it, I just had the files on my computer to bring it back to stock(plus root to flash stuff).
To be clear, I'm not sure if I did or not, but I remember the rom I used for this is stock plus root so I can flash stuff. Hell, it might have been my captivate that I had to flash a new bootloader on. I can't remember, and I apologize again for the confusion.
U never have to flash boot loaders. In fact it's actually best not to IMO. Which ones did u flash?
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Phalanx7621 said:
U never have to flash boot loaders. In fact it's actually best not to IMO. Which ones did u flash?
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If it wasn't in that rom that I flashed, then I didn't do it. I think I had to with my captivate way back when, and I'm mixing things up now.
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If it wasn't in that rom that I flashed, then I didn't do it. I think I had to with my captivate way back when, and I'm mixing things up now.
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Well go ahead and download the files from here to flash back to stock
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Well go ahead and download the files from here to flash back to stock
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That's what I did already. I went back to stock, then flashed this. If you have any advice on why wifi would be not working properly, or even if it could be an issue with the schools wifi, I would be glad to hear it. I need to sleep, however, I'll check back here tomorrow.
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That's what I did already. I went back to stock, then flashed this. If you have any advice on why wifi would be not working properly, or even if it could be an issue with the schools wifi, I would be glad to hear it. I need to sleep, however, I'll check back here tomorrow.
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Where did you download your files from?
Well I know WiFi works with aokp. so I'm thinking its either a kernel problem or a problem on your end with your router. Have u tried power cycling your router?
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Okay, so here's my problem solving steps. Flash from cyanogen9 to this, everything works except wifi. Yes, I wiped the cache/dalvik cache. Okay, I figure I messed something up. I factory reset, then flash again. Still isn't working. Yes, I read the FAQ. Yes, I followed the steps there. I'm running the 10/2 rom.
I'm not an overly technical person. It's an open wifi network, but requires authentication(university network) in browser to use. It worked with my last rom, and in this one it will say(in chrome) you're being redirected, do you want to redirect or not? I say yes, and nothing. No other browser will even get that far. Yes, I've entered the site I have to go to in order to register my phone.
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try a full wipe and the AOKP Jellybean 10.5.2012 i don't have any isuess whit this rom
dan_rockanlover said:
try a full wipe and the AOKP Jellybean 10.5.2012 i don't have any isuess whit this rom
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Somebody didn't read the thread. That has been posted multiple times before and the OP even said he did that.
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Where did you download your files from?
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The odin bit here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
is what I used. The stock kernel, plus root.
As for cycling the routers, I can't as this is at my university where I have no access to be able to do such things. I emailed them as well, although seeing as it was friday night when I did, I can't exactly get a response back until later today(monday). That's why I came on here to see if it was a reported problem.
I appreciate everyone taking the time to assist me.
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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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.
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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?
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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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