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So I finally made the switch from iphone to an android device. With the Iphone you would jailbreak it. Im guessing here, you would root it and then install a rom?
What do I do if I want to install a rom and then a theme?
logged101 said:
So I finally made the switch from iphone to an android device. With the Iphone you would jailbreak it. Im guessing here, you would root it and then install a rom?
What do I do if I want to install a rom and then a theme?
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First of all u need to root ur device, after this u need to install/flash a kernel with the cwm recovery (u can use easily one of the rooter kernel.made by chainfire), then u can flash the rom, kernel, theme, whatever u want/need directly thru the cwm.
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logged101 said:
So I finally made the switch from iphone to an android device. With the Iphone you would jailbreak it. Im guessing here, you would root it and then install a rom?
What do I do if I want to install a rom and then a theme?
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My advice would be to read the threads on the many kernels avaliable all have instructions on how to install... Then when you feel confident make your choice and get yourself rooted. After you understand the process and familiar with CWM and what it is used for use the same process to choose a ROM... Good Luck
In all honesty, I tried loads of roms on my s1 but I have not felt the need for it, or indeed seen any benefit to a custom rom yet, and certainly not one that will out weigh the inevitable bugs in them.
Clockwork rom bootloader is excellent for full back up and restore purposes. Frankly however with this device rooting is enough especially now there are one click solutions for it.
Once rooted there isn't much you can't change or customise. Camera apps, hacked launchers etc
Personally I have found this far more stable and much more interesting than simply installing someone else's work.
OH YES WHILST I REMEMBER FIRST THING TO DO ONCE ROOTED IS BACK UP YOUR /efs FOLDER IMMEDIATELY THIS IS ESSENTIAL!!
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curioct said:
In all honesty, I tried loads of roms on my s1 but I have not felt the need for it, or indeed seen any benefit to a custom rom yet, and certainly not one that will out weigh the inevitable bugs in them.
Clockwork rom bootloader is excellent for full back up and restore purposes. Frankly however with this device rooting is enough especially now there are one click solutions for it.
Once rooted there isn't much you can't change or customise. Camera apps, hacked launchers etc
Personally I have found this far more stable and much more interesting than simply installing someone else's work.
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Agreed, but onestly i think that a custom kernel allow more features than the stock. ;-)
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TecQuality said:
Agreed, but onestly i think that a custom kernel allow more features than the stock. ;-)
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I certainly don't disagree with that, wouldnt be without one packed with CWM for a start
Ok so ive been reading the threads and rom section.
I only have 2 question left. My phone atm is on android 2.3.3. In the root thread, I want to get 2.3.5 KI3.
Can I flash the KI3 right away or do I have to update my phone to 2.3.5 and then get the 2.3.5 KI3?
Is Firmware and Modem the samething? I see there both I9100XXKX#
Once I do that, I will root my phone, install cognition rom and then the ICS theme.
logged101 said:
Ok so ive been reading the threads and rom section.
I only have 2 question left. My phone atm is on android 2.3.3. In the root thread, I want to get 2.3.5 K13.
Can I flash the K13 right away or do I have to update my phone to 2.3.5 and then get the 2.3.5 K13?
Is Firmware and Modem the samething? I see there both I9100XXKX#
Once I do that, I will root my phone, install cognition rom and then the ICS theme.
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I wanna suggest to u the XXKI4 (2.3.5), this is a superb firmware, u can flash directly to this version without any trouble, for the other question, no firmware and baseband/modem are two different things, u can try many basebands cause there are some basebands that works better with ur specific carrier.
So, u should root/install cwm and than cognition and theme.
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TecQuality said:
I wanna suggest to u the XXKI4 (2.3.5), this is a superb firmware, u can flash directly to this version without any trouble, for the other question, no firmware and baseband/modem are two different things, u can try many basebands cause there are some basebands that works better with ur specific carrier.
So, u should root/install cwm and than cognition and theme.
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Thanks a lot! Reason I said KI3 is because thats what the rom supports.
Based on I9100XWKJ3 firmware
Rooted, deodexed and zipaligned
Ninphetamine-2.1.3 Kernel
I9100XXKI3 Modem
Help rooting?!
I need serious help to root my phone and to get a ROM on it. I don't really care about it I just have an error in my phone that is caused by water getting into my USB port (i think) any ways I have flashed phones before but only the first Xperia that came out. I have read the guides, over and over. still might as well be reading chinese. I need to take off that damn voice talk crap. anyone close to the washington dc area willin to help? I can pay you and if need be I can just send my phone away to someone maybe? I currently do not have a back up phone this is why this is such a problem for me send me a message here or email me at [email protected]
Be more specific what exactly is the error you are getting? And how did it start.
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Hi I've bought myself the SGS2 (non-G version).
now, to root, do I use the method here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
and let's say i have rooted it using CF-root 5.2, do I just pick a ROM and start flashing them? Or do I proceed to flash a Custom Kernel first before the ROM?
Anyway, I noticed that there are 2 sections for the SGS2G and the SGS2 (non-G). Which ROMS do I select from and are the ROMS variant dependent? means if I have the non-G version, I cannot install a ROM from the SGS2 Original section? A little help please! So sorry for being a noob.
Yes follow those rooting instructions, after the phone is rooted download a rom and copy it to your phone then flash it via cmw or manually via recovery mode, reboot while holding power, home and volume up.
Personally I recommend bezke UltraIcs, using it without issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393569
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adrianj said:
Hi I've bought myself the SGS2 (non-G version).
now, to root, do I use the method here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
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1st thing you do: read, read, read.
You can use whatever root method you feel comfortable with. I've used CF-Root, Odia's insecure kernels, SuperOneClick, and flashing Siyah kernel. They all work fine.
adrianj said:
and let's say i have rooted it using CF-root 5.2, do I just pick a ROM and start flashing them? Or do I proceed to flash a Custom Kernel first before the ROM?
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Most ROMs come with their own kernels, so if you flash a custom kernel, then a ROM, then the kernel that came with the ROM will overwrite whatever custom kernel you flashed first.
adrianj said:
Anyway, I noticed that there are 2 sections for the SGS2G and the SGS2 (non-G). Which ROMS do I select from and are the ROMS variant dependent? means if I have the non-G version, I cannot install a ROM from the SGS2 Original section? A little help please! So sorry for being a noob.
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What 2 sections do you mean? The Galaxy S II Original Android Development, and the Galaxy S II Android Development forums?
It's important to note that these are not G and non-G. Original means developed from the ground up. (think CyanogenMod) The non-original generally means derivative from another ROM - usually stock.
I9100G ROMs are scattered throughout the I9100 forums, because there is currently no separate forum for the I9100G. The post title for these ROMs should always note that they are for the I9100G instead of the I9100 though. As long as you follow my suggestion for 1st of all above, you should be fine.
If you have the i9100g choose the roms that clearly indicates i9100G only in title, otherwise it should work just fine for i9100. Roms in original development indicate roms built completely by the developer hence the original. The Android development roms are roms that could be based off of someone else' rom or similar. You can flash roms from either section.
Just make sure to properly flash them and never forget to make a backup.
Edit: ctomgee answered.
Kaze105 said:
If you have the i9100g choose the roms that clearly indicates i9100G only in title, otherwise it should work just fine for i9100. Roms in original development indicate roms built completely by the developer hence the original. The Android development roms are roms that could be based off of someone else' rom or similar. You can flash roms from either section.
Just make sure to properly flash them and never forget to make a backup.
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Beat you by 2 min. It was a long post though, so it took me a while.
simbesh said:
Yes follow those rooting instructions, after the phone is rooted download a rom and copy it to your phone then flash it via cmw or manually via recovery mode, reboot while holding power, home and volume up.
Personally I recommend bezke UltraIcs, using it without issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393569
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I'm downloading as we speak! Seems good! Love the ICS theme though. Are u using a custom kernel?
ctomgee said:
1st thing you do: read, read, read.
You can use whatever root method you feel comfortable with. I've used CF-Root, Odia's insecure kernels, SuperOneClick, and flashing Siyah kernel. They all work fine.
Most ROMs come with their own kernels, so if you flash a custom kernel, then a ROM, then the kernel that came with the ROM will overwrite whatever custom kernel you flashed first.
What 2 sections do you mean? The Galaxy S II Original Android Development, and the Galaxy S II Android Development forums?
It's important to note that these are not G and non-G. Original means developed from the ground up. (think CyanogenMod) The non-original generally means derivative from another ROM - usually stock.
I9100G ROMs are scattered throughout the I9100 forums, because there is currently no separate forum for the I9100G. The post title for these ROMs should always note that they are for the I9100G instead of the I9100 though. As long as you follow my suggestion for 1st of all above, you should be fine.
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Thank you so much for the prompt reply! Finally I've got the answers to my questions! Btw, what ROM are you currently using? What I'm particularly concerned about is the custom Kernel that can help me optimize my battery.
adrianj said:
I'm downloading as we speak! Seems good! Love the ICS theme though. Are u using a custom kernel?
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Please be aware that though simbesh said he is using it without issues, ICS is NOT officially released. Some users have issues with ICS ROMs that others use with absolutely no problems.
As Kaze105 said, ALWAYS make sure you make a backup before you flash. (in case you need to go back)
adrianj said:
I'm downloading as we speak! Seems good! Love the ICS theme though. Are u using a custom kernel?
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Nice, yea the ics theme is very slick. It was updated this morning to v2.1 with the latest i9100 kernal XXLPB
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simbesh said:
Nice, yea the ics theme is very slick. It was updated this morning to v2.1 with the latest i9100 kernal XXLPB
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nice! this will be my first ever custom rom! this rom is for the i9100 (non-G) right? cuz it didn't say 'G' in the title. just making sure.
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As Kaze105 said, ALWAYS make sure you make a backup before you flash. (in case you need to go back)
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This this this
Yes standard i9100, it will be very clear if its i9100G or i9100 at&t etc if its a special rom
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ctomgee said:
Please be aware that though simbesh said he is using it without issues, ICS is NOT officially released. Some users have issues with ICS ROMs that others use with absolutely no problems.
As Kaze105 said, ALWAYS make sure you make a backup before you flash. (in case you need to go back)
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and by making a backup, i use the CWM nandroid backup? to restore from back up is through the same CWM?
adrianj said:
Thank you so much for the prompt reply! Finally I've got the answers to my questions! Btw, what ROM are you currently using? What I'm particularly concerned about is the custom Kernel that can help me optimize my battery.
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I am on stock XXKI3, which is 2.3.5, with Siyah Kernel 2.6.4. There are newer firmwares, and newer versions of Siyah, but I feel no need to upgrade as of now. I've modded my firmware myself pretty heavily, and prefer to do all the tweaks myself. Helps me understand how my phone works better.
If you're interested in a kernel that will help with battery, look at SpeedMod, then maybe Siyah. SpeedMod users swear by their battery life. I use Siyah because it has more features, and has more customization. But it's a preference thing.
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and by making a backup, i use the CWM nandroid backup? to restore from back up is through the same CWM?
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Correct
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adrianj said:
and by making a backup, i use the CWM nandroid backup? to restore from back up is through the same CWM?
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Yes, should be. Though be careful - flashing some kernels automatically installs certain versions of CWM. If your backup is made in a different version of CWM than what you are trying to restore from, it may not work.
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I am on stock XXKI3, which is 2.3.5, with Siyah Kernel 2.6.4. There are newer firmwares, and newer versions of Siyah, but I feel no need to upgrade as of now. I've modded my firmware myself pretty heavily, and prefer to do all the tweaks myself. Helps me understand how my phone works better.
If you're interested in a kernel that will help with battery, look at SpeedMod, then maybe Siyah. SpeedMod users swear by their battery life. I use Siyah because it has more features, and has more customization. But it's a preference thing.
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seems pretty interesting the way you mod your phone! and by modding the phone yourself, you mean you take apart tweaks from different ROMs and install them in your phone? I hope im not imposing but do you mind sharing with me the tweaks that you have done to your stock rom? i might do the same if the ICS rom doesn't work the way i want it to.
adrianj said:
seems pretty interesting the way you mod your phone! and by modding the phone yourself, you mean you take apart tweaks from different ROMs and install them in your phone? I hope im not imposing but do you mind sharing with me the tweaks that you have done to your stock rom? i might do the same if the ICS rom doesn't work the way i want it to.
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The more involved mods I have are:
Phone.apk tweaked to have Noise Reduction off by default in phone calls
Battery icon with % in status bar
CRT-off animation on screen off
Rotation animation in UI
The first three involved decompiling the files involved, editing the files, and recompiling. The rotation animation involved downloading some files that another kind soul posted that were from the Galaxy Note and installing them on my phone in place of the files that were already there. All require root. You can find all of these in the forums with a search...
Wow. I just hit 500 posts. Crazy.
ctomgee said:
The more involved mods I have are:
Phone.apk tweaked to have Noise Reduction off by default in phone calls
Battery icon with % in status bar
CRT-off animation on screen off
Rotation animation in UI
The first three involved decompiling the files involved, editing the files, and recompiling. The rotation animation involved downloading some files that another kind soul posted that were from the Galaxy Note and installing them on my phone in place of the files that were already there. All require root. You can find all of these in the forums with a search...
Wow. I just hit 500 posts. Crazy.
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congrats on your posts! anyway, those mods are build dependent? or universal?
adrianj said:
congrats on your posts! anyway, those mods are build dependent? or universal?
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The first three I think are build dependent. Some people have tried different versions on other firmwares and had some success, but others, not so much.
The rotation animation one, I'm not sure about.
Hi,
I have been away for a long time here. Been using checkromhd v6 since then. This is a GB rom.
I thought maybe its time to get me a new rom.
I come here and see al these new features : mali, vsync, aroma, dualboot .....
Isn't there a romguide or something? Because this all is getting very difficult.
On gingerbread I think it was easier.
There where lesser option which made it easier to choose. There where also fewer cooks for the SGS2 back then.
If anybody can help me a bit coming up to speed with al this new stuff, I would be very thankfull.
EJ
The Netherlands
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Hey.it's always be guide how to install Rom in these topics...
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The stickies in the general section have guides to everything right from upgrading from GB to ICS and rooting,dual booting, flashing, etc.
Only thing missing there is details on the latest updates on cm10 and build 4. In brief, the roms based on these two will not run on earlier kernel versions..coz of the new Mali drivers you mentioned.
Aroma basically makes installing a ROM simpler with the help of a GUI. kinda like the installation wizard you have on windows PCs.
Have a look through the stickies (especially the one on the emmc brick bug) and if you have any questions..always happy to help as best I can.
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efjbdejong said:
Hi,
I have been away for a long time here. Been using checkromhd v6 since then. This is a GB rom.
I thought maybe its time to get me a new rom.
I come here and see al these new features : mali, vsync, aroma, dualboot .....
Isn't there a romguide or something? Because this all is getting very difficult.
On gingerbread I think it was easier.
There where lesser option which made it easier to choose. There where also fewer cooks for the SGS2 back then.
If anybody can help me a bit coming up to speed with al this new stuff, I would be very thankfull.
EJ
The Netherlands
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Everything is pretty scattered even for people who are sort of on the lookout and have tried various newer ROMs.
Dualboot is a feature in custom kernels, at least Siyah that I know of, where you can have more than one ROM installed and choose at boot time which one to use. I gather that its mostly useful for people wanting to try the experimental builds of Jelly Bean and have a stable Ice Cream Sandwhich.
Aroma is an installer which is sort of a second step after a CWM flash, and before an install, and allows you to choose via checkboxes which extra options you might want. This is up to the ROM maker as for what selections you might have. Examples are sometimes which kernel, which Samsung apps that aren't included in the ROM, etc.
I don't know what mali and vsync are but I would guess that vsync has something to do with graphics and maybe with the experimental Jelly Bean builds.
The only really important thing I can thing of is, as always, to do a nandroid backup before starting anything and possibly since you have Gingerbread you might need an older Kernel on hand with older CWM for a recovery back to Gingerbread... This needs to be addressed by someone who can clarify and it might also be necisarry to flash a newer kernel and CWM that will allow you to enter a recovery mode that will be compatible with newer ROMs but I don't know if this is the case or not. Again, this needs to be addressed by someone more helpful.
More important than the above is that, since you've apparently been out of the loop for a while, there's been a bug that can render a hard brick on some devices depending on various hardware components and the version of CWM used for flashing. There's a sticky thread about this but the safest thing way to go about it, as I understand, is to just not flash a 4.04 ROM but use a 4.03 one. I've used both and prefered the options available in 4.03, for my needs, as far as mods go.
Also, as for Jkay's work, some ROMs incorporate that and some incorporate similar features but aren't near as feature rich. As with Gingerbread there's only so many ROMs that he's done the work for and it now requires not just flashing of a framework, as was in Gingerbread, but purchase of the app from Google Play that will allow you to customize the settings. The thread is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667846
As for theming, its easier to choose a ROM that has it done already and is compatable with Jkay's framwork (assuming you want those things). You can, use a stock ROM, theme it, install Jkay's framework and it will work quite well but its more work. Vertimus themes are very popular but the site navigation is confusing and will definately be daunting. It would be necissary to read first before making any changes (themes or tweaks) deviating from initial setup. The easiest thing is just to choose something, assuming you want it, already themed and tweaked for Jkay's app to work in advance. Wanam builds seem pretty popular for this and as for the hard brick bug possibility with CWM on 4.04 ROMs, you can probably follow the current Wanam build download into his site and find his forum, search for a 4.0.3 ROM (LPG has played best with my particular handset) and make sure its for the SGSII as people often build for more than one phone and it would be a shame to flash an SGSIII ROM (or something else) on accident, for example.
My recommendation, in summary, is not to worry about dual booting or those other things for the moment, do nandroid backup if you intend to upgrade, find out if you need to have older CWM to downgrade (a flashable one at that in case you get stuck at a boot loop) or a newer one to upgrade, then keep it simple and choose an already themed and Jkay tweaked (you'lle have to buy the app) ROM that isn't a 4.0.4 build of Android, but 4.0.3, and to stay with Samsung based ROMs as a starting point. From there you can get a feel for for things and decide if you like the theming or if you want flash something else with stock Touchwiz, if dual booting is worth the trouble, and then bother to read about the other things you mentioned that I wasn't able to answer... so basically, keep the upgrade simple and then go from there and quite frankly if that means a stock upgrade to unmodified Samsung firmware then so be it.
If I backup my rom, cant I just restore it without worrying about the kernel?
Thanks all you guys for briefing me.
Thank you very much!!!!
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Another thing. Obviously all my apps run on gb. Will they run on ICS to? Especially the gameloft games?
EJ
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efjbdejong said:
If I backup my rom, cant I just restore it without worrying about the kernel?
Thanks all you guys for briefing me.
Thank you very much!!!!
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it depends on the Kernel ma8 if its compatible with ur older rom then fine, else u will have issues in resotring the bkp
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Another thing. Obviously all my apps run on gb. Will they run on ICS to? Especially the gameloft games?
EJ
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yes they all run on ICS and JB
efjbdejong said:
If I backup my rom, cant I just restore it without worrying about the kernel?
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As far as I know, you can't restore a GB ROM on an ICS kernel and vice versa.
efjbdejong said:
Another thing. Obviously all my apps run on gb. Will they run on ICS to? Especially the gameloft games?
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If they've been updated to run on ICS by the game devs..they will. You'd have yo check that out on the game's page. But since a factory reset is recommended when going from one android version to another you might not be able to save the app data..ie, current state of the game on GB and then resume on ICS.
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Ok thx again guys !!!!!!!
EJ
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If you want to restore you GB do that.
1.Flash GB stock Rom to your phone
2.Then search CWM recovery compatible to GB
3.If you found it flash it
4.then restore your backup
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Ok I checked and have this file " CF_ROOT_5_0_CWM.zip" on my phone. I also have different kernels ony phone which work with my current rom. This is enough to get me back to GB2.3.6 ?
What would the proces steps be if I am on an ICS rom and want to go back to GB?
Thanks in advance,
EJ
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I did writed now look in previous post
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Sorry we posted at the same time lol.
Ok so I just flash an original Samsung GB rom over the ICS custom rom? Then root it and restore my backup
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Yes.Do you have nandroid backup ? If yes. So you need to root it or use temporary cwm.
When you do that you can restore nandroid.
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oh and another thing.. there still are some GB roms. If all you want to do is try another rom and prefer sticking to GB..you could look up this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529173
All JB, ICS and GB ROMs for the i9100 are indexed here.
Thx.
I have a nandroid backup....
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Hi
Im new to rooting phones and have rooted my Samsung galaxy s3 GT-I9300. Im running 4.1.1 on it and rooted it using odin and CF-ROOT-SGS3-v6.tar.
Ive got CWM manager and superuser on it and have backed up my apps using titanium back up and backed up the rom using ROM manager.
What I want to know is can anyone recommend a ROM that is like the stock one but with added features such as multi window and takes away a lot off the added Samsung stuff thats not really needed and also runs smooth without eating up too much battery?
Can I just update my kernel or do I need to install a custom ROM?
Can I install the new ROM using ROM manager?
Do I need to move any backed up apps and current rom off the phones memory to an external SD card before installing a custom rom?
Do I need to take into account the Baseband version (mine is I9300XXELJ2) when looking what roms I can install or does it simply have to be for the S3 I9300?
Sorry if my questions seem a bit daft or if Ive not given enough information. Im new to all this and want a custom rom that will hopefully offer a bit more than the standard one but dont want to brick my phone
Thanks in advanced.
nicksmith1989 said:
Hi
Im new to rooting phones and have rooted my Samsung galaxy s3 GT-I9300. Im running 4.1.1 on it and rooted it using odin and CF-ROOT-SGS3-v6.tar.
Ive got CWM manager and superuser on it and have backed up my apps using titanium back up and backed up the rom using ROM manager.
What I want to know is can anyone recommend a ROM that is like the stock one but with added features such as multi window and takes away a lot off the added Samsung stuff thats not really needed and also runs smooth without eating up too much battery?
Can I just update my kernel or do I need to install a custom ROM?
Can I install the new ROM using ROM manager?
Do I need to move any backed up apps and current rom off the phones memory to an external SD card before installing a custom rom?
Do I need to take into account the Baseband version (mine is I9300XXELJ2) when looking what roms I can install or does it simply have to be for the S3 I9300?
Sorry if my questions seem a bit daft or if Ive not given enough information. Im new to all this and want a custom rom that will hopefully offer a bit more than the standard one but dont want to brick my phone
Thanks in advanced.
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I would recommend sotmax ROM or android revolution ROM which is both close to stock ROM and my favorites. But you have to try for yourself to know.
You can use custom kernel after rooting. But read the op to see if compatible.
ROM manager can install ROMs but only with the premium version if I'm not mistaken. Alternatively just use cwm to flash. Fast and easy.
Backup apps depends on what you using. Titanium backup? Usually backed up apps are safely stored. And can restore in any ROM after flashing.
Baseband usually will be along with custom ROM.
All in all if you read the op in first post of each thread and follow steps. Bricking is usually a non issue. But as always make a full backup before flashing.
Happy flashing
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No need to move the backups anywhere unless you're gonna wipe your internal SD.
Baseband doesn't matter, just flash anything for the i9300.
And don't ask for best ROMs, it's against the rules
Raiden00 said:
I would recommend sotmax ROM or android revolution ROM which is both close to stock ROM and my favorites. But you have to try for yourself to know.
You can use custom kernel after rooting. But read the op to see if compatible.
ROM manager can install ROMs but only with the premium version if I'm not mistaken. Alternatively just use cwm to flash. Fast and easy.
Backup apps depends on what you using. Titanium backup? Usually backed up apps are safely stored. And can restore in any ROM after flashing.
Baseband usually will be along with custom ROM.
All in all if you read the op in first post of each thread and follow steps. Bricking is usually a non issue. But as always make a full backup before flashing.
Happy flashing
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So does the baseband in the rom have to match the one on my phone or can I install any rom and my baseband will just change and all will be fine?
This is going to seem stupid but what do you mean by op?
To install or flash a rom using CWM do I just click recovery mode in the app and continue from there?
Thanks for the quick response,
first, read the basic guides.
op means the first post
BASICS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
jje
You can't have Samsung features on an AOSP (aka stock Android) based ROM. Its integrated into Samsung ROMs.
For best of both world's you can dual boot two ROMs using Siyah kernel 1.8.9 eg. A Samsung ROM (ex: stock) and an AOSP based one (ex: CM10.1)
Before experimenting copy backups to an external SD card or your PC.
International S III 16GB / Dualboot 4.1.2 Stock & Cyanogenmod 10.1 / Gokhan's SK
Anono ROM gives high performance stability and great battery life
Other than that it is like stock
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discussing what's the best /most stable /feature - rich ROM is against the rules
I have Gingerbread which is (according to my understanding) what is considered 'stock'
I downloaded CM10 and tried to install it using CWM but after a reboot I got infinite CWM booting (reboot back to CWM, reboot back to CWM forever)
Got told that it was because I didn't have stock and I needed to go
[MY CURRENT ROM] ==> [STOCK ROM] ==> [CM10]
but my current rom IS STOCK ROM, cause it is gingerbread...
then I was told that after the [STOCK ROM] stage I had to upgrade to [STOCK ROM] of android 4.x
cause that was the *ONLY* (is it?) way to also upgrade to boot loader which is needed to host the CM10 in my phone,
but I was too afraid to loose root
(thus loosing the option to use CWM, which I had no interest in..)
so I gave up on this path
>>> Could I get stock 4.x for my phone and use Mobile Odin Pro to root it and then install it safely without the fear of loosing root apon installation?
Instead I tried upgrading Gingerbread to paranoid of the same android prefix (2.x), since my gingerbread android rom is 2.3 and paranoid android rom is 2.5 there should not be any more any of the
"bootloaders upgrade only by installing stock roms" nonsense anymore..
so I went here:
http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/i9100g
Since I do have Samsung Galaxy S 2 GT-I9100G
and tried to install paranoid via CWM the same way - it let me back to infinite CWM booting once again....
then I was told that (from some unknown reason) it is because I didn't try to install it over stock rom or some other nonsense...
but GINGERBREAD IS STOCK... --__--'
I am clueless right now...
all I want is to get out of this useless crashy gingerbread into something more modern, what am I doing wrong? why do I always end up in infinite CWM booting?
what the tutorials I'm following are missing that I keep not doing which makes me end up in this situation every rom I try to install?
what is it, that one magical step that I don't do, that solves everything up and stops screwing up my installations attempts?
please.. help.. ty..
Do a clean upgrade through samsungs pc software(i believe it is or was called kies), cm10 is based on android 4.1.2 so you should have this version of stock rom installed since the rom is dependent on kernel which is changed with new versions of android. You cant run jelly bean rom with gingerbread kernel
Stock rom is every rom for your device officially provided by manufactorer not just the one you got your phone with, I think that you might have been mislead
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McCormick said:
Do a clean upgrade through samsungs pc software(i believe it is ot was called kies), cm10 is based on android 4.1.2 so you should have this version if stock rom installed
Stock rom is every rom for your device officially provided by manufactorer not just the one you got your phone with
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Thank you for the response, but if I do the upgrade using the samsung software for that... won't I loose root?
I am not familiar with Samsung development but there should be root available for all of the android versions but yes you will have to root again probably
I am currently on my phone but if you search xda for sgs2 root tutorials you should find a proper one
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McCormick said:
I am not familiar with Samsung development but there should be root available for all of the android versions but yes you will have to root again probably
I am currently on my phone but if you search xda for sgs2 root tutorials you should find a proper one
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my hardware version is SGS2G and not the regular SGS2, will it make a difference?
I found this tut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCgncF59mwE
said I need to dl 'insecure kernel' from here:
http://hotfile.com/list/1967350/4304d29
but they are only for i9100, none for i9100G ..
found this on xda:
http://fus.nanzen.se/
also this somewhere else:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/ (searching i9100g)
but under the i9100g option there are so many countries, none of them mine... what am I suppose to do with them?
I am sorry but I dont know what to do.
I am a xperia user and xperias have a completely different procedure for rooting. The best thing to do would be to find someone on xda who knows how to do this, since I am afraid I can't help you because I dont have the knowledge
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McCormick said:
I am sorry but I dont know what to do.
I am a xperia user and xperias have a completely different procedure for rooting. The best thing to do would be to find someone on xda who knows how to do this, since I am afraid I can't help you because I dont have the knowledge
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OK, thank you anyways for trying...
can anybody please please tell me if when I upgrade my rooted gingerbread rom via samsung's method to 4.x android rom - WILL I LOOSE CWM on recovery boot?
I must know that...
I must know that if I would have made a mistake by upgrading, I must know that I would still be able to revert everything back to my rooted gingerbread.
Miki800 said:
OK, thank you anyways for trying...
can anybody please please tell me if when I upgrade my rooted gingerbread rom via samsung's method to 4.x android rom - WILL I LOOSE CWM on recovery boot?
I must know that...
I must know that if I would have made a mistake by upgrading, I must know that I would still be able to revert everything back to my rooted gingerbread.
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*BUMP*
anybody on XDA that knows, please tell me if it is safe for me to use Samsung-KIES to upgrade to android 4.x and know that I will not loose CWM on recovery boot... please tell me if it is safe or not, feels like I'm stuck in one place due to lack of knowledge.
the info is scattered so randomly
Miki800 said:
*BUMP*
anybody on XDA that knows, please tell me if it is safe for me to use Samsung-KIES to upgrade to android 4.x and know that I will not loose CWM on recovery boot... please tell me if it is safe or not, feels like I'm stuck in one place due to lack of knowledge.
the info is scattered so randomly
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if you want to upgrade via ics for your device ( sg s2 if i read correctly),here are a few suggestions
Upgrade to ics via these steps ,check the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
root and install recovery using the steps in this link:
http://droidviews.com/2013/how-to-root-and-install-cwm-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-plus-gt-i9105p/
install cyanogen mod , this you know i guess:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1794758
i have installed cyanogenmod 10 successfully on my brothers galaxy r on stock ics rom,i hope it is similar on s2.
its not mine so i dont know much about it.about installing a new stock rom you can also flash via odin. i dint lose recovery via odin. dont know about kies
sorry for the bad english.hope this helps ( "im definitely not an expert!!")
((this is my 1st post ,dont know if i can post those links!!!))