What are the basic steps of flashing a ROM? After I want to reset back where can I find the original ROM? Or do I just do factory reset? Thanks for reading and have a good day.
Mod Edit: Asking which ROM is best or most stable is not encouraged, have removed this from your question. See my post to follow.
CM7 is currently the most stable. All your other questions can be found by reading the forum for a few minutes.
CMGarcia55 said:
What ROM should I put? What are the basic steps? After I want to reset back where can I find the original ROM? Or do I just do factory reset? Thanks for reading and have a good day.
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If you're not sure yet what you want or you just want to try out a new ROM, I suggest making a boot able SD ROM. That way, you still have your original operating system installed internally. Have a search around the development subforum and if you get stuck, report back here.
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CM7 is currently the most stable. All your other questions can be found by reading the forum for a few minutes.
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I keep going back and forth between CM7 and CM10 (cherrypick). But CM10 is horrendous when it comes to battery life.Apparently, the problem is widespread among many devices, too.
I had the same question which was deleted by an administrator....fyi to all those reading such inquiries are verbotten as they encourage trolls. Who knew?
Anyway, I just finished making a CM7 sd card and find it to be running great! Maybe do this, it's pretty easy, Albert Wertz posted a good video on how too do it on another android forum website but I lost the link...it was on another site. Could be on xda but I could not find it there, but admittedly I did not run an advanced search of Albert's posts. You could try looking that way also....sorry I can't be more specific. Check his U Tube videos for it, I think a copy is probably there also. Anyway, once you've done that, making an sdcard for another ROM later should be pretty easy, it's just that I think you have to modify the emmc ROMs for CM9 and/or CM10 to make them SD Card bootable......(see below)
....you know you can load two ROMs on one SD card, google Nook Tablet Dual Boot for Succulent's instructions..a bit more complicated but then you could have any dual boot combo of CM7,CM9, CM10 on one card. The ROM mods necessary to make CM9 and CM10 SD card bootable are in the above mentioned post by Succulent which I found via googling...there may be a link in the development threads for this as well but I didn't find it there myself....you could run an advanced search of Succulent's threads/posts but it comes right up if you google as I suggested. It is a little bit of a daunting process for a person new to this...which is why I stuck with the CM7 SD version.
In deference to the administrator who deleted my thread, DO try to read the development threads on the forum so you know what you are getting yourself into. Also, there is much to be learned there! If you want to use the ROMS, which will have bugs, you can prevent frustration by reading them thoroughly to see what others have encountered and how to fix!
Best of luck.
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ROM and Internal Memory
Does the amount of internal Flash memory on the NT make a difference when choosing a ROM?
For example, if I want to install CM7 in internal memory, does it make a difference if the NT is 8GB or 16GB?
I plan on putting all my data on the external SD card anyway.
EEngineer said:
Does the amount of internal Flash memory on the NT make a difference when choosing a ROM?
For example, if I want to install CM7 in internal memory, does it make a difference if the NT is 8GB or 16GB?
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Not with this ROM it won't.
As snooch6923 has said already her thread was removed as best/most stable ROM threads aren't encouraged on the forums as it's too subjective to opinion, you ask 10 people you'll get 10 answers and be just as confused as you were. Fortunately for you this thread was missed when you posted otherwise it would've been removed by me or another mod but as you've asked other questions and had useful feedback I'll leave this here but I've edited your OP and amended the title of the thread to keep away from that subject.
Remember to also always search, read and then post as there's lots of information available as you've been advised.
Thanks
AvRS
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did i miss something here? can you re elaborate?`
next time pls post in the right section, thing belongs to Q&A section.
now on topic.. this has been asked so many times and to be honest you will not get a straight answer because it all comes down to preference. some roms are built for speed & power while some are build for long battery life.
so my advise to you is read through the comments of the roms posted try as many as you can til you find what is best to meet your needs. and when you get more experience flashing, you might want to try to mix and match ROMs, Kernels, and Modems to get exactly what your looking for.
peace~
I would have to say Axura 2.2 is by far the best that I have tried, very smooth and fast. At this point I have had no issues!!!
Sry I'm new to posting, I read only most the time.
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what in froyo b.s. is going on here?
if you are looking for a fast rom to get straight to the point then download a stock rom and flash with odin but if the quest. is about fast rom then you have some choices. I personally feel that nero is speedy without a lag fix but so is axura. have fun testing. not enough new stuff for me to flash binge this weekend. lol
I like ginger clone
stock JL4!!! Everything just... works
ginger clone works really good for me. I dont even feel a lag fix is necessary for this one
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All the vibrant roms suck.
Go to the Droid Incredible forum and download and flash ANY of their roms.
WAY better.
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Not cool. Post reported.
I'm currently running the Ginger Clone. It's an easy install (assuming you're familiar with Clockwork). All you do is put the zip file on your internal sd card, boot to recovery, and install the zip. Easy as can be.
However, if you've never flashed a rom before, boot up Odin and get familiar with it. Some people make Odin seem like it's this programmer-only type of toy, but it's super easy and user-friendly as well. You just need to follow directions on what file to put where (.pit files go in the PIT slot and .tar files go under the PDA area). Odin is sort of a "holy ****, I can't do anything with this phone anymore" option. It will get you back to BONE stock, how your phone shipped.
I've been thinking about writing a guide to flashing and recovery if anyone thinks that would help? I'm kind of a novice myself, but I've familiarized myself enough with flashing and Odin that I think I could write a guide if there was a demand for it.
Man this is why new folks get discouraged with posting. Aside from the fact that a new guy posted in the wrong section (easy mistake) telling him to load a ROM not intended for his phone potentially bricking it is jacked up. Why would anyone do that? Even if you were successful loading it to your phone.
All the vibrant roms suck.
Go to the Droid Incredible forum and download and flash ANY of their roms.
WAY better
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SykesAT said:
Not cool. Post reported.
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Well that's me scared then.
I am sry for that. But I do thank you guys for being so nice about it. I have seen in other forum where they have been rly rude about things like this. Also thank you for all the responses. You are a big help
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he best ROM will be one that will adapt to user needs.
So, just testing to see many different ROMs.
This type of thread does not help and may cause flames.
Although the idea is not bad, it is best you find out more about each ROM and draw your own conclusion!
Understands and expects to continue working with the XDA.
Moved and Closed thread.
Moved of: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Android Development
To: Samsung Vibrant > Vibrant Q&A
Please put your questions to: Vibrant Q&A
I managed to root my phone and install Rom manager from the marketplace so I could flash a stock 2.2 rom (instead of the 02 one I have)
But I cannot get it to boot into clockwork recovery or install from SD card.
any ideas?
Moving to Q&A SECTION
Wot phone is it 02 or at&t you need to install streakmod recovery or clockwork mod recovery
lufc said:
Moving to Q&A SECTION
Wot phone is it 02 or at&t you need to install streakmod recovery or clockwork mod recovery
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Its 02, I installed Rom manager (previously clockwork mod). I successfully flashed the recovery but when It reboots it doesn't boot into recovery.
Flash THIS Recovery
Or THIS Recovery
And both will let you into recovery but you can only flash a custom rom with those recoverys
If you want to flash THE OFFICIAL 2.2 Then Flash THIS Recovery
Hope that helps
Edit: Ah posted at the same time.. will have a look and report back shortly, thanks!
EDIT 2: Ok, had a look.... how to I flash recovery's? ROM manager has the option to use different recovery greyed out? And there no way im doing that fastboot, takes far too long!
So have you figured out that ROM Manager doesn't work for the Streak?
Hmm... QDL and Fastboot seem to take a little less time than say AT&T OTA
Start Here:
http://streakdroid.com/?page_id=92
What I missed ? Everytimes , I tries to flash a new rom on my Dell Streak , with Rom Manager , when I finished the step " reboot and install " , then my Streak simply rebooted and then no further action taken .
To everyone trying to use ROM Manager on the Streak:
STOP!
ROM Manager has never worked on the Streak and continuing to try to use it will only result in headaches on your part. The only accepted method of flashing a ROM on a Streak is through the Recovery. Speaking of the Recovery, it should NOT be Clockworkmod, because that recovery doesn't work properly with the Streak. Streakmod is the recommended recovery.
Now, had you ROM Manager guys actually searched the forums you would have found this out rather than posting yet another thread on how the app doesn't work.
Next time use the damn search engine on this site. It's not there just to make the site look pretty, and in using it you will in fact be following the site's rules.
Any questions?
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Next time use the damn search engine on this site. It's not there just make the site look pretty, and in using it you will in fact be following the site's rules.
Any questions?
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you all over the place with this. You are my hero right now.
Sadly the folks will still post without searching.
Quite honestly, I have little enough patience for people as it is. People who seek the "quick fix" and are unwilling to put the time in to learn about their devices are annoying enough. Lazy ass people who can't be bothered to spend the time looking for answers to their questions before posting are a plague. Both deserve to be taken to the back of the tool shed and flogged.
I believe from now on, in addition to calling out people for being total idiots, I'll be reporting the posts as well. Because this bulls**t has got to stop. Searching before posting is the number one site rule on XDA, and it's about damn time it gets enforced. The only way for it to BE enforced is by letting the moderators know about it.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
. . . I'll be reporting the posts as well. Because this bulls**t has got to stop. Searching before posting is the number one site rule on XDA, and it's about damn time it gets enforced. The only way for it to BE enforced is by letting the moderators know about it.
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Post #2 is from the moderator, too often these threads get shuffled around and are not closed and/or deleted.
Yeah, I know Lufc moved the thread. He's pretty proactive on that. But unless people report the thread as violating the site rules he really can't do much about it.
I've been pretty lenient in just posting reminders to get the noobs and lazy people among us to actually use the tools that are present on this site. But my patience for that crap is at an end. If someone can't be bothered to use the search tools on this site, expect to be called out on it and the post reported.
EDIT: Looking back at the thread, can someone explain to me just how in the heck you can come upon a thread that details the problem you are having and not at least read the thread before you post to it?
I'm starting to notice a trend. I think that as our phones get older more people are ditching them, selling them, and the new owners are stumbling on XDA.
I know I was a total Android noob when I got my Streak, but had been on XDA for a while, so was well aware of the search function. Not to mention reading the stickies.
I think this is gonna keep getting worse!
Sent from my Dell Streak using Tapatalk
I almost cried. Maybe next time I'll post on a forum where someone isn't on their period.
Hello....
So i found a guy on craigslist to trade my Droid 2 for the Fasicnate, drove thirfty miles to his house and listend to him freak out for 35 mins as i explained the benifits of my droid 2 and it being rooted and he seriously begain hyperventelating because he was dead straight afraid of being arrested........ I was about to just.... i dont know, the word run came to mind... Anyway.
WHat a beautiful phone, i mean it you guys have got something here, and im glad i added this to my growing list of android device's this is my fifth since my first love The G1.
Anyways,
I presumed and though i could install Cyanogenmod on it that was the immediant reason i got it, i didnt do any reaseachr and now know that u can but it runs really ruff and isnt supported... so.
I modded via this cyanogen wiki
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Samsung_Fascinate:_Rooting
i got all the way to the part about installing rom manager and flashing CWM,
However i went to do this (yes im rooted) and all i get is when i flash cwm and i try to reboot into cwm from rom manager to make a backup is i get to the samsung 2e recovery screen ..
A little more research i see something that i need to install or excuse me i need a program called odin, and i need the cwm packaged via this thread but the CWM package is no longer hosted...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
But, one im not completly sure that is what i need to do and two im seein what i think is a bunch of diff versions of baseband like D101 ect However i see on mine that the last of my baseband is Dh12 actually its all s:i500.04 v.dh12
SHould i be downgrading here? And its best to assume while i have rooted and taken the virginity of the G1, Eris, Droid, Droid 2 Droid X and now this beyond what i have described here is my limited experience with this phone.
Also bear in mind that this phone was factory reset when i got it, and was 100% virgin. It is now rooted but that is it. I really wanted to get back to "my roots" like my G1 and have a fully modable phone from kernal on up and was stoked to get this. But im lost and i cant seem to find much help else where, or what appears to be people telling me to reroot and i know that is incorrect.
Can you all point me in the right direction please!
My sincere apprecation and thanks for your help and acceptace of my sporatic typeing.
Don't have a chance to read this atm but before you get flamed..you should post this in the general or Q and A section instead..
[xda premium]
SCH-I500 - EC10-EC01/Nemesis 1.3ghz OTB-Reloaded/Voodoo/Crysis Revolution/Zeam Launcher
Samsung Drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=779238
Odin: http://www.mediafire.com/?ufyp2mx2fiaskkc
Older recovery CWM2.5 (migrating to 3 slowly): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942021
New recovery CWM3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046905
List of Roms and Kernels: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013312
List of Themes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922455
Search the forum for a guide. They exist. Cyanogen mod 6 is running fine lacking only a couple medium features. 7 is in alpha. Prepare to get flamed for posting in the wrong section.
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Instructions.
First, welcome to the Fascinate forums. Second, please try to faimilariaze yourself with the rules here. This thread should have gone in Q&A and you are quite likely to get flamed for it eventually.
As for your questoin-- We don't have a fully functioning AOSP, CM6, or 7 yet but what we have is pretty close. If you can live without MMS, Camcorder, and BT headset then you should give one them a shot. If not, stick with one of the Touchwiz builds such as Nitro's Evil Fascination or Adrylnalyn's Superclean.
Nitro has linked you to all the necessary software. As for using Odin, please reference this thread.
nitroglycerine33 said:
Samsung Drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=779238
Odin: http://www.mediafire.com/?ufyp2mx2fiaskkc
Older recovery CWM2.5 (migrating to 3 slowly): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942021
New recovery CWM3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046905
List of Roms and Kernels: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013312
List of Themes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922455
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Nitro always looking out! One of our most valuable members I might add.
I would strongly reccommebd flashing Nitro's Evil Fascination Froyo rom and perhaps one of his themes once you get that far. You won't regret it. Trust me. Super sexy and super fast and he's very friendly and knowledgable. Keeps all his work updated on a regular basis too. Good luck and congrats on your new Fascinate!
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Got all the links you could ever ask for from nitro. Just install Odin on your comp and install the Samsung drivers. Then just go to the link for the older cwm and d/l the necessary file.
Remove battery from the phone and while you're holding the volume down.button plug the phone into.your.computer. it'll show a yellow android and say downloading.
Click PDA and choose the file you downloaded for cwm 2.5 and click start. Once it.says pass on Odin you're done.
Even easier, get one of the packagaes from one of these threads it includes adryns froyo rom, the modem for.froyo and the recovery. I don't feel like finding the link but if you get that it's easy its just one big file that you flash with Odin (the same.way you do with cwm) and when its done you got a froyo fascinate with a solid touchwiz rom from adryn
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Nitro thank you for all the links that saved me a lot of searching. And everyone else ty for your help.
As for the flaming i could care less it shows lack of maturity and what someone wants to bash me for is simply a waste of time. I dont care what some moron in his moms basement who is jumping from tab to tab from porn, to there wow or pokemon fetish and XDA. One would hope because of the intregrity here they would get banned.. Anywho.
And lastly the reason for posting here is because i didnt figure that the forum mentioned was classified for my question because it has nothing to do with "general" and everything to do with "development".. So, my apoligies if i was wrong and ill attempt to look a little better next time.
Thank you.
Mortland said:
Nitro thank you for all the links that saved me a lot of searching. And everyone else ty for your help.
As for the flaming i could care less it shows lack of maturity and what someone wants to bash me for is simply a waste of time. I dont care what some moron in his moms basement who is jumping from tab to tab from porn, to there wow or pokemon fetish and XDA. One would hope because of the intregrity here they would get banned.. Anywho.
And lastly the reason for posting here is because i didnt figure that the forum mentioned was classified for my question because it has nothing to do with "general" and everything to do with "development".. So, my apoligies if i was wrong and ill attempt to look a little better next time.
Thank you.
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Hey Mortland,
Welcome to these forums. I am still fairly new here at XDA. Just to clarify and help you understand what everyone was referring to. I believe if I read them correctly, the rules about the Development section say posts and especially new threads in the development section should be limited to things that are directly related to development of a ROM, kernel, or MOD. This is so the development forum is used for improvements to existing ROMs, kernels, or MODS, or development of new ROMS, kernels, or MODS so the developers doing this work do not have to wade through a laundry list of threads or non-development questions in order to get the information they need. So if you have questions about development, or want to report a bug or problem you have discovered with a ROM, kernel, or MOD, then you come here and post. If it is a question on how to install or use a ROM, kernel, or MOD, then I guess it is supposed to go over in the Q&A section. I know it can seem kind of confusing, so the only reason for me posting is to hopefully help clear up any of the confusion. Hope this has helped, and definitely follow nitrogliceryne's advice and help. Good luck.
Mods and devs,
Sorry if this long post has cluttered things up even more. Just trying to help.
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Hey Mortland,
Welcome to these forums. I am still fairly new here at XDA. Just to clarify and help you understand what everyone was referring to. I believe if I read them correctly, the rules about the Development section say posts and especially new threads in the development section should be limited to things that are directly related to development of a ROM, kernel, or MOD. This is so the development forum is used for improvements to existing ROMs, kernels, or MODS, or development of new ROMS, kernels, or MODS so the developers doing this work do not have to wade through a laundry list of threads or non-development questions in order to get the information they need. So if you have questions about development, or want to report a bug or problem you have discovered with a ROM, kernel, or MOD, then you come here and post. If it is a question on how to install or use a ROM, kernel, or MOD, then I guess it is supposed to go over in the Q&A section. I know it can seem kind of confusing, so the only reason for me posting is to hopefully help clear up any of the confusion. Hope this has helped, and definitely follow nitrogliceryne's advice and help. Good luck.
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Mods and devs,
Sorry if this long post has cluttered things up even more. Just trying to help.
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It's very helpful to Mortland and very much bear repeating within the thread as the OP was not able to comprehend these thing from the forum the stickies.
beray5 said:
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It's very helpful to Mortland and very much bear repeating within the thread as the OP was not able to comprehend these thing from the forum the stickies.
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Thanks beray5
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Thanks beray5
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Thx, for your Concern like always Shark.
But can you stop brining this thread Very Top :]
From now on, just no one answer it. So it gets buried away or Mod erases it.
xHoLyx said:
Thx, for your Concern like always Shark.
But can you stop brining this thread Very Top :]
From now on, just no one answer it. So it gets buried away or Mod erases it.
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Can't we just request that MOD move it to the Q&A section? Especially since some good links were posted there? No sense being a wanker about it, except that it can be fun if you woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.
I know it makes all the "experienced" users feel good to bash every new guy that posts in the Development Thread but something really should have occurred to the community at large by now:
If this is happening something like 15 times per day, maybe the thread title should be renamed to Developers ONLY or Not for Q&A (or something like that)...although I'm kind of guessing that it's an auto-naming thing that they have set up for each new device that gets listed on the forums, so that might not be an option.
Usually I'm not very into getting threads moved when they're placed where they are but this thread is just straight ridiculous. Hyperventilating, seriously?
We need to have some sort of HTML implemented that allows any user to click the button and flag the thread for being moved. Not flagged for being inappropriate or reporting, just flagged for need of being moved to another section.
Black screen with Galaxy SCH-i500
nitroglycerine33 said:
Samsung Drivers: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=779238
Odin: http://www.mediafire.com/?ufyp2mx2fiaskkc
Older recovery CWM2.5 (migrating to 3 slowly): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942021
New recovery CWM3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046905
List of Roms and Kernels: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013312
List of Themes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922455
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Was trying to reimage this phone using Odin v1.3 a usb malfunction error message came up Ive been trying to use it to several computers since then, but the same message kept coming up and of course the odin could recognise the devise and i went up turn the phone on normally all i have is a black screen with a phone and yellow explanation and computer logos on the screen the explanation sign is in between the phone and computer logos and now I can not do anything with this phone...I think my only option is for somebody to help me to find some image that will run on the SD card instead of the USB port.
Please help!
Thank you!
jrg1319 said:
Was trying to reimage this phone using Odin v1.3 a usb malfunction error message came up Ive been trying to use it to several computers since then, but the same message kept coming up and of course the odin could recognise the devise and i went up turn the phone on normally all i have is a black screen with a phone and yellow explanation and computer logos on the screen the explanation sign is in between the phone and computer logos and now I can not do anything with this phone...I think my only option is for somebody to help me to find some image that will run on the SD card instead of the USB port.
Please help!
Thank you!
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Hey there guy,,, sure looks like you have been doing some reading and searching ,, just maybe not the most up to date information...
You need to look in this [Guide]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17050028
It has The answers, info and links I believe you need to get to over the hump...
Sometimes it may help to print those instructions and cross off steps as you do them,, to make sure you don't accidentally overlook anything
Good luck
Sent from my SCH-I500 using xda premium
Hey guys and gals, I was thinking about using the 3DRoot-5 temporary root script , so I can restore all my apps from my old SD card with Titanium Backup. Can anyone please share their experiences in detail?
Thanks.
igotroot said:
Hey guys and gals, I was thinking about using the 3DRoot-5 temporary root script , so I can restore all my apps from my old SD card with Titanium Backup. Can anyone please share their experiences in detail?
Thanks.
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In the Developement section there are multiple guides to getting Titanium Backup to work. I'd check them out and see what you think will work best for you. Probably shouldn't have started a whole new thread for this, but good luck getting it working.
Thanks.
I started a thread for my question, due to being banned for a day, posting a non thread related question/comment.... So i figuered a question here would be safe.
igotroot said:
Thanks.
I started a thread for my question, due to being banned for a day, posting a non thread related question/comment.... So i figuered a question here would be safe.
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Haha....nothing's safe around here LOL....and I wasn't trying to be a d*ck either. Just saying everyone seems to have a different experience with different methods. You just need to find one you're comfortable trying and give it a go. Plenty of info is available, read, and make sure you understand what you're doing before you do it.
Yeah, I feel you.
I did find a script in that area with the busybox, SU, etc all in one. Thanks for the directional opinion
Here ya go!
I wrote this up to help noobs Follow it step by step and you should be able to use TB--it worked for me!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154286
But also, if this is just for putting apps from your old SD card on your phone...can't you just throw on your old card and transfer apps to your internal memory? Or copy the apps onto your computer and then into your current SD card?
Good luck
Dude, if I could xfr my apps to my pc I would be straight!! And, then load them back to my 3D?? That would be sweet.
Edit..wrong quote..lol
igotroot said:
Thanks.
I started a thread for my question, due to being banned for a day, posting a non thread related question/comment.... So i figuered a question here would be safe.
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I want to be banned for a day..lol..
I thought I had one coming, but, alas, it was not to be so easily had.
How did u accomplish?
AMA request....
ME WANT!
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Man, the moderator banned me for giving me a compliment to a guy who accomplished a temporary root method.. next thing I know BAM. Banned. But its like whatever..............just clear your cookies, etc, and the XDA site will let you back in as a viewer. I just couldn't post. No biggie.
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.
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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.