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Hi All!!
(I am Sorry if there has been a thread like this before ,i am new to Android just need to ask some questions for my Galaxy S2 which i recently bought)
Phone Details
Samsung Galaxy S2(Hong Kong)
Android 2.3.5
Baseband I9100XXKI3
Kernel 2.6.35.7-I9100ZSKI3
Build GINGERBREAD.ZSKI3
Question 1
My phone is in Warranty i have been iOS user and like Jailbreak i want to enjoy Andriod by rooting my phone
But i want to backup the stock firmware completly before all this process so if i wanted to reverse process ,or get my phone back to its old state like it came(ZSKI3 SAME KERNEL AND EVERY THING REST)
please suggest me any backup tool like that
Question 2
i want to root my phone in stock firmware,i like touchwiz and every thing that came stock but having root access so i can get any thing i want so please suggest me the best firmware for S2
I will be really thankfull for you responce,and please if i made some mistakes above i am sorry again i am new here
1-root with cf-root for you firmware using Odin.
2-boot into recovery and do a cwm backup or use the cwm app that installs with cf root to do the same.
3-if you want to go back to stock flash the original kernal using Odin and use a download mode jig to reset counter to hide flashing.
4-if you use a custom rom restore backup then do the above step.
You can find plenty of how-to's on any if the above points on this forum or by Googling it.
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And or look for your stock/branded rom download in the development section .
jje
sxi200 said:
1-root with cf-root for you firmware using Odin.
2-boot into recovery and do a cwm backup or use the cwm app that installs with cf root to do the same.
3-if you want to go back to stock flash the original kernal using Odin and use a download mode jig to reset counter to hide flashing.
4-if you use a custom rom restore backup then do the above step.
You can find plenty of how-to's on any if the above points on this forum or by Googling it.
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Thanks Mate
JJEgan said:
And or look for your stock/branded rom download in the development section .
jje
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Thanks Mate
I dont understand Step 3
3-if you want to go back to stock flash the original kernal using Odin and use a download mode jig to reset counter to hide flashing.
crossmedia said:
I dont understand Step 3
3-if you want to go back to stock flash the original kernal using Odin and use a download mode jig to reset counter to hide flashing.
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Ok. To flash the original kernal you will need to get it from the intratech thread. He had them all I think. This will remove the custom kernal and, assuming you are still on stock firmware everything is stock again.
As for the jig, when you flash a non stock kernal, there is a counter which shows when you go into download mode. Samsung put this in to see if you had flashed anything if you return it for warranty. The jig plugs into the phones USB/charging port and clears it so Samsung knows ****. I bought one off eBay for $2 delivered.
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Oh i Got it,the phone seller has send me that little micro-usb device with it Thanks
what about HTC?
Whoull this work on a HTC Desire Z (G2) as well?
Why are you asking in an SGS2 forum ? You need to ask here.
darthchile said:
Whoull this work on a HTC Desire Z (G2) as well?
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I've done a bunch of searching but I can NEVER find a solid answer for my question.
First of all, I have a Samsung Galaxy ace S5830D, as the title says.
My provider is Koodo and I got the phone through 'em.
Basically, all the roms I find are for the Samsung Galaxy ace S5830 (no D). Whenever I search to see if this matters, it seems to with people screwing up their phone trying to use roms for the S5830.
I also can't seem to find any roms specifically for the S5830D.
I have the phone rooted, that was simple enough.
So my question is, will a rom for the S5830 work with my S5830D?
If not, could someone point me to where I COULD find roms for it? because I can't seem to find any.
This is my first phone so I know next to nothing about all this aside from what i've picked up doing searches.
Look into your phone build.prop, if its stated codename as cooper u can flash any custom rom for generic ace. only different is maybe modem, as u need to flash modem only for your region.
If its listed codename as cooperve, u are out of luck because it got different hardware than generic ace.
Hmm, thanks.
I'm looking at my build.prop but i'm not seeing either codename that you said...I think.
ro.build.version.codename=REL
is the only line I see mentioning a codename.
Though I saw "cooper" in this line
ro.build.buildtag=jenkins-
HUDSON_USA_GSM_GB_COOPER-TLS-111
dunno if the first line was relevant, or if that means anything...
Sorry, complete noob at this.
if u see cooper, its the same with generic galaxy ace then. if u see cooperve then its another ace with different hardware than the generic ace.
and i'm sure the s5830d that u got is the same with generic s5830 thus u can flash any custom rom from the generic ace.
read this thread for more info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225493
Yeeeah apparently not the same as a generic S5830.
After flashing a S5830 rom, my phone would boot, show the samsung logo, then quickly fade to a white screen.
I restored using a backup, and now my phone simply hangs on the Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830D logo screen, and does nothing else.
Well then. I guess my question becomes...
how do I fix my phone? lol
Restoring the backup doesn't do much.
EDIT:
Used Odin with Cooper_v1.0.ops and a .tar.md5 to flash it back to stock/base/whatever.
Works now...neeever trying to flash to a rom again. I'll stick to keeping it rooted and that's it...
Anyone know how to flash it using Ubuntu and download mode?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
Would you please post that .tar.md5 for S5830D ...PLEASE
Omocho said:
Yeeeah apparently not the same as a generic S5830.
After flashing a S5830 rom, my phone would boot, show the samsung logo, then quickly fade to a white screen.
I restored using a backup, and now my phone simply hangs on the Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830D logo screen, and does nothing else.
Well then. I guess my question becomes...
how do I fix my phone? lol
Restoring the backup doesn't do much.
EDIT:
Used Odin with Cooper_v1.0.ops and a .tar.md5 to flash it back to stock/base/whatever.
Works now...neeever trying to flash to a rom again. I'll stick to keeping it rooted and that's it...
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Hello !
There are others of us in that same situation, would be great if you'd post that S5830D "ODIN" file (...tar.md5) !
I'd like some input on whether this is confirmed a different hardware model or if the OP just had a bad flash, missed step, etc.
I've got a S5830D model successfully rooted, carrier unlocked, with CWM installed but leery of going any further after seeing this.
Any input is appreciated
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RetroSA said:
I'd like some input on whether this is confirmed a different hardware model or if the OP just had a bad flash, missed step, etc.
I've got a S5830D model successfully rooted, carrier unlocked, with CWM installed but leery of going any further after seeing this.
Any input is appreciated
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Hi.. I also have galaxy ace gt-s5830d but i dont know how root it i use differnt update.zip for galaxy ace bot it akwways show installing aborted..
One more noob. Question can u give me a full instraction how to tooy galaxy ace gt-s5830d ang can u give me a correct update zip for my mobile.. Tnx
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Basic guide for root/unlock, etc.
Most important. You need that specific version of Odin and this ops in case of problem:
cooper_v1.0.ops - direct link
Odin-Multi-Downloader-v4.38.exe - direct link
Those link wont be live forever. That phone is not very popular so keep a copy on you pc, dropbox, etc...
Reference only : Odin Multi Downloader with pit and ops files (List of compatible version / phone)
Keep a stock image for you phone somewhere just in case that you want or need to go back stock.
GT-S5830D_TLS_S5830DTLKI4_S5830DTLSKI4_S5830DTLKI4 - S5830D - Koodo / Telus Stock image (pwd is "sampro.pl" if I remember right, or "samfirmware.com")
To root this is working perfectly :
SuperOneClick 2.3.3 - direct link
Then you absolutly need to replace your recovery 3E. that recovery is the reason why everything you flash abort. use this :
Clock Work Mod Recovery v5.0.2.6 Flashable via Odin
Unlock guide (not needed except if you want to change carrier):
Read and fallow those instruction : [TUTORIAL] Unlock Samsung [GT-S5570 / i5500 / Galaxy Ace] , no fla fla, fast and easy.
About compatibility with S5830D and S5830 rom.
I tried those rom recently on a S5830D without any issue:
[ROM] CM7.2-DEMOCRACY FINAL EDITION [22.10.12] [FireKernel OC]
[ROM][DEV] CM9.1 Android 4.0.4 [Update: 26.09.2012]
[[ROM] AOKP-M6 ( Milestone 6 ) [15/9/12] [NimsKernel v.2.1]
I was not able to boot on [ROM] CM7-APOCALYPSE-FINAL [09.07.12] [FireKernel OC] , even if I fallow those instruction, but was not able to boot on stock DTLKI4 neither, so this was probably an issue with my phone (sdcard partionning, init.d.. idk), should normally work too like any other rom...
EDIT : I FORGET DROIDACE & S3 EVOLUTION, 2 rom that worked perfectly on s5830d
vincz27 said:
Hi.. I also have galaxy ace gt-s5830d but i don't know how root it i use differnt update.zip for galaxy ace bot it akwways show installing aborted..
One more noob. Question can u give me a full instraction how to tooy galaxy ace gt-s5830d ang can u give me a correct update zip for my mobile.. Tnx
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda app-developers app
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Silentbob999 said:
Basic guide for root/unlock, etc.
Most important. You need that specific version of Odin and this ops in case of problem:
cooper_v1.0.ops - direct link
Odin-Multi-Downloader-v4.38.exe - direct link
Those link wont be live forever. That phone is not very popular so keep a copy on you pc, dropbox, etc...
Reference only : Odin Multi Downloader with pit and ops files (List of compatible version / phone)
Keep a stock image for you phone somewhere just in case that you want or need to go back stock.
GT-S5830D_TLS_S5830DTLKI4_S5830DTLSKI4_S5830DTLKI4 - S5830D - Koodo / Telus Stock image (pwd is "sampro.pl" if I remember right, or "samfirmware.com")
To root this is working perfectly :
SuperOneClick 2.3.3 - direct link
Then you absolutly need to replace your recovery 3E. that recovery is the reason why everything you flash abort. use this :
Clock Work Mod Recovery v5.0.2.6 Flashable via Odin
Unlock guide (not needed except if you want to change carrier):
Read and fallow those instruction : [TUTORIAL] Unlock Samsung [GT-S5570 / i5500 / Galaxy Ace] , no fla fla, fast and easy.
About compatibility with S5830D and S5830 rom.
I tried those rom recently on a S5830D without any issue:
[ROM] CM7.2-DEMOCRACY FINAL EDITION [22.10.12] [FireKernel OC]
[ROM][DEV] CM9.1 Android 4.0.4 [Update: 26.09.2012]
[[ROM] AOKP-M6 ( Milestone 6 ) [15/9/12] [NimsKernel v.2.1]
I was not able to boot on [ROM] CM7-APOCALYPSE-FINAL [09.07.12] [FireKernel OC] , even if I fallow those instruction, but was not able to boot on stock DTLKI4 neither, so this was probably an issue with my phone (sdcard partionning, init.d.. idk), should normally work too like any other rom...
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Hi tnx for help.. Do u mean in using cmw it shoul connected in my phone.. Im very noob in rooting, hacking ect. My galaxy ace..
If i use Supper 1 click .. Do i have 100% chance to root my device...
Btw tnx 4 reply
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vincz27 said:
Hi tnx for help.. Do u mean in using cmw it shoul connected in my phone.. Im very noob in rooting, hacking ect. My galaxy ace..
If i use Supper 1 click .. Do i have 100% chance to root my device...
Btw tnx 4 reply
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First, you need to know what is your objective, what you want.
The best thing will probably be to limit yourself to root only. SuperOneClick will do the job, I use that exact same version to root my sgs and the sga of my girlfriend so it should work fine for you to. There a lot of website that explain step by step how to use it. Not that "one click" is hard. But you need all driver on your pc.
CWM is a custom recovery. It's good to have if you want to be able to flash custom rom or kernel because the stock recovery 3E will always give error and no results. It's why you need Odin to replace it. I used the cwm I link for the sga and it was pretty straight forward. But use it on a gt-S5830 ONLY. I see that you also have a GT-S5360, don't use that recovery on this. Usually the recovery is include in kernel, on sgs each kernel have its own custom recovery and most of them are provided in zip(to flash from recovery) or tar(to flash from odin), which make everything very simple. But I didn't see equivalent on sga yet (but I am new to the ace so that doesn't mean that it's not the same)
I will suggest you to start by only root your device, that gives you the opportunity to use many really cool applications. Get yourself familiar with a good backup software. Then after few weeks /months if you feel comfortable you can go further.
Replacing recovery, kernel and rom can be dangerous. You better be sure to know in which boat you go into.
Envoyé depuis mon GT-S5830 avec Tapatalk
Silentbob999 said:
First, you need to know what is your objective, what you want.
The best thing will probably be to limit yourself to root only. SuperOneClick will do the job, I use that exact same version to root my sgs and the sga of my girlfriend so it should work fine for you to. There a lot of website that explain step by step how to use it. Not that "one click" is hard. But you need all driver on your pc.
CWM is a custom recovery. It's good to have if you want to be able to flash custom rom or kernel because the stock recovery 3E will always give error and no results. It's why you need Odin to replace it. I used the cwm I link for the sga and it was pretty straight forward. But use it on a gt-S5830 ONLY. I see that you also have a GT-S5360, don't use that recovery on this. Usually the recovery is include in kernel, on sgs each kernel have its own custom recovery and most of them are provided in zip(to flash from recovery) or tar(to flash from odin), which make everything very simple. But I didn't see equivalent on sga yet (but I am new to the ace so that doesn't mean that it's not the same)
I will suggest you to start by only root your device, that gives you the opportunity to use many really cool applications. Get yourself familiar with a good backup software. Then after few weeks /months if you feel comfortable you can go further.
Replacing recovery, kernel and rom can be dangerous. You better be sure to know in which boat you go into.
Envoyé depuis mon GT-S5830 avec Tapatalk
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I have a experience in flashng rom but only for galaxy y cuz that was my 1st phone and in my galaxy ace im totaly noob.. I just want my ace to stay stock..
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I just want to root my galaxy ace only.. Nothing more cuZ i need link2sd to manage my phone memory..... Can i flash cwm througt stock recovery mode. Coz i already did that in my sgy... And i dont have any exprnce of using odin couz i dont have any p.c to test it.
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Rom :jellyblast 3.0.2
Tweak:adrenaline and kuro
MOD: kuro bass v.3 +dolby+beats manager
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vincz27 said:
I have a experience in flashng rom but only for galaxy y cuz that was my 1st phone and in my galaxy ace im totaly noob.. I just want my ace to stay stock..
. I just want to root my galaxy ace only.. Nothing more cuZ i need link2sd to manage my phone memory..... Can i flash cwm througt stock recovery mode. Coz i already did that in my sgy... And i dont have any exprnce of using odin couz i dont have any p.c to test it.
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ok, I think you dont need to flash cwm, just find a pc where you can run superoneclick and your phone should be root. Its all you need for link2sd to work.
You cannot root directly from the recovery 3E, that recovery have a weird signature check that give error on any signed zip I tried (at least its what I have experiment with it). Its why you actually need to do at least 1 step from a pc. But you dont actually need to replace the recovery for what you want, just root it with superoneclick or another method.
I dont have a lot of experience myself with the Ace, so maybe there some other method out there but I dont know them. And my i9000 had the same recovery when I had it and it give my a lot of trouble. superoneclick and a woking odin open all the door without trouble...
Silentbob999 said:
ok, I think you dont need to flash cwm, just find a pc where you can run superoneclick and your phone should be root. Its all you need for link2sd to work.
You cannot root directly from the recovery 3E, that recovery have a weird signature check that give error on any signed zip I tried (at least its what I have experiment with it). Its why you actually need to do at least 1 step from a pc. But you dont actually need to replace the recovery for what you want, just root it with superoneclick or another method.
I dont have a lot of experience myself with the Ace, so maybe there some other method out there but I dont know them. And my i9000 had the same recovery when I had it and it give my a lot of trouble. superoneclick and a woking odin open all the door without trouble...
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Hey thanks
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I have my moms ace, and was trying to flash the cwm through odin, and it never made any progress at all. I had to unplug it. It now wants me to do a emergency firmware upgrade, but kies wont find it in recovery. What now?
AlwaysDroid said:
I have my moms ace, and was trying to flash the cwm through odin, and it never made any progress at all. I had to unplug it. It now wants me to do a emergency firmware upgrade, but kies wont find it in recovery. What now?
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I pm you, do you have ADB setup ? It will probably help to put back your phone in download mode for Odin..
Silentbob999 said:
I pm you, do you have ADB setup ? It will probably help to put back your phone in download mode for Odin..
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Just got your message, i just made a silly mistake though. Make sure the ops is called cooper_v1.0.ops otherwise Odin will not properly flash the device.
Hi
Thanks for your post...
Any of this rom you posted for the S5830D are Multi-Language?, because the owner need the phone in Spanish.
Silentbob999 said:
Basic guide for root/unlock, etc.
Most important. You need that specific version of Odin and this ops in case of problem:
cooper_v1.0.ops - direct link
Odin-Multi-Downloader-v4.38.exe - direct link
Those link wont be live forever. That phone is not very popular so keep a copy on you pc, dropbox, etc...
Reference only : Odin Multi Downloader with pit and ops files (List of compatible version / phone)
Keep a stock image for you phone somewhere just in case that you want or need to go back stock.
GT-S5830D_TLS_S5830DTLKI4_S5830DTLSKI4_S5830DTLKI4 - S5830D - Koodo / Telus Stock image (pwd is "sampro.pl" if I remember right, or "samfirmware.com")
To root this is working perfectly :
SuperOneClick 2.3.3 - direct link
Then you absolutly need to replace your recovery 3E. that recovery is the reason why everything you flash abort. use this :
Clock Work Mod Recovery v5.0.2.6 Flashable via Odin
Unlock guide (not needed except if you want to change carrier):
Read and fallow those instruction : [TUTORIAL] Unlock Samsung [GT-S5570 / i5500 / Galaxy Ace] , no fla fla, fast and easy.
About compatibility with S5830D and S5830 rom.
I tried those rom recently on a S5830D without any issue:
[ROM] CM7.2-DEMOCRACY FINAL EDITION [22.10.12] [FireKernel OC]
[ROM][DEV] CM9.1 Android 4.0.4 [Update: 26.09.2012]
[[ROM] AOKP-M6 ( Milestone 6 ) [15/9/12] [NimsKernel v.2.1]
I was not able to boot on [ROM] CM7-APOCALYPSE-FINAL [09.07.12] [FireKernel OC] , even if I fallow those instruction, but was not able to boot on stock DTLKI4 neither, so this was probably an issue with my phone (sdcard partionning, init.d.. idk), should normally work too like any other rom...
EDIT : I FORGET DROIDACE & S3 EVOLUTION, 2 rom that worked perfectly on s5830d
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jcdst said:
Hi
Thanks for your post...
Any of this rom you posted for the S5830D are Multi-Language?, because the owner need the phone in Spanish.
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I don’t remember for sure. But I can tell you that the rom I currently using have Spanish in the language list:
[Rom][Official CM7 based]Nitrogen [Android UnChained][PSN FireKernel MemMod V3]
This rom have many requirement regarding sd-card partitioning and I would not necessarily recommend it if you not willing to be in a try/fail situation. But I have to say that it’s my favorite over all rom I tried on the Ace.
Also, my opinion had change a little bit since the moment I write this post.
I write what it is bellow this red portion before and it does not fit with my previous statement.
The impression I have that my phone is a lemon is maybe a sign that there some small incompatibility between S5830 and S5830D.
Also the comment about data backup is probably not relevant if it is a “friend” phone and not yours.
The Ace is the phone of my girlfriend and even after all those month it’s still me that using it because I did not find a satisfactory solution.
So this being said, feel free to build your own opinion, experiment some rom or keep your phone like it his stock
I did not find a single rom (not even stock or stock based) that don’t bug completely after some time on the Ace. My Ace is a lemon, it needs factory reset or re-installation once in a while... The Nitrogen rom is the one that work the best on MY phone.
One thing I would add to my previous post is: Don’t rely on CWM as a backup solution. Especially if you are changing of rom. Use a software to backup your app, data, sms, call, etc… Titanium Backup Pro is legendary and it’s working perfectly but there are many other alternative.
Hi Everyone!
The story is.....I installed ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S2 and I am having problems with it, its (ICS 4.0.3 baseband I19100XXLPQ). Can anyone explain to me in the simplest of terms how to get back to 2.3.4 and so i can properly update after through kies in the near future, i am on tesco network, I dont understand about this rooted and not rooted? and the what 2.3.4 version i need to get? I'm confused. Thank you!
Flash XWLA4 from this thread using Odin.
It's the latest and greatest gingerbread. 2.3.6
read read read
jusuk said:
Hi Everyone!
The story is.....I installed ICS on my Samsung Galaxy S2 and I am having problems with it, its (ICS 4.0.3 baseband I19100XXLPQ). Can anyone explain to me in the simplest of terms how to get back to 2.3.4 and so i can properly update after through kies in the near future, i am on tesco network, I dont understand about this rooted and not rooted? and the what 2.3.4 version i need to get? I'm confused. Thank you!
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Read read read ...
If your problems are related to some apps misbehavior you could just try to delete data related to those apps, before you consider changing firmware. I was running LPQ and had some initial problem related to Swype (sky high CPU) and another app I just uninstalled. After that just running nice and well.
If this don't help you might want to re-flash old firmware or better flash a never ICS and do a wipe. In order to do so ... read ... some of the threads written about basic things like rooting and flashing
victorator said:
Flash XWLA4 from this thread using Odin.
It's the latest and greatest gingerbread. 2.3.6
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Hi, i was told that one eats up battery plus i tried that thread and i cant seem to download anything except this silly ilivid software
Mittaa said:
Read read read ...
If your problems are related to some apps misbehavior you could just try to delete data related to those apps, before you consider changing firmware. I was running LPQ and had some initial problem related to Swype (sky high CPU) and another app I just uninstalled. After that just running nice and well.
If this don't help you might want to re-flash old firmware or better flash a never ICS and do a wipe. In order to do so ... read ... some of the threads written about basic things like rooting and flashing
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Hi,
I just want to go back to my old version so i can update through kies properly. My kies dont even recognise this ICS version. I been on computer 2 days runing and cant seem to find the 2.3.4 to download to computer so that i can use odin to flash my phone, the links that i see on here all they do is download ilivid program. ta jus thanks thou
jusuk said:
Hi,
I just want to go back to my old version so i can update through kies properly. My kies dont even recognise this ICS version. I been on computer 2 days runing and cant seem to find the 2.3.4 to download to computer so that i can use odin to flash my phone, the links that i see on here all they do is download ilivid program. ta jus thanks thou
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Here is one way to obtain what you want:
- First get root (search XDA to find out how)
- Second buy Odin Mobile from Google Play Google Play Odin Mobile
- Next register and download Samsung official firmware from http://www.sammobile.com.
- Unzip and copy file with extension MD5 to your mobiles internal SDcard.
- Use Odin Mobile to flash keeping default settings (if you don't want to keep root, un-check EverRoot option).
If you use this method (and stay rooted) you can keep flashing new Samsung stock firmwares from within your mobile when ever you want. Read this thread about Odin Mobile
Personally I'ill never use KIES anymore...
Thats it
Start at the beginning .
FAQ
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065995
NEW HERE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290
bible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473577
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Stock Roms .and csc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Hello guys,
So, I decided to install another ROM on my Samsung S2 i9100G - thats why I went to different forums and found so many ROMs and Kernels and Tutorials, that I'm not sure, which one to use (and where the files are up2date)
Ive got a German Model with 2.3.6 (I9100GXXKL4)
and my kernel is on 2.6.35.7
I'd like to use CyagenMod (dont know the exact name) 4.0.4 on my Phone and I already downloaded Odin - but "damn" im scared as hell to brick something with the wrong version lal (I flashed my nokia 5800XM and it was a hell of work )
and do I need to install any kernel? where is the difference between the ROM and Kernel? can I just install a new ROM?
greetings
se7Ro
edit:
DO I need to ROOT my Phone?
and: Is a SD Card neccesary or can I use the phone one which is integrated (16GB)
Third Question: Can I use any Kernel I want? As far as I know now, I need to Root my Phone flashing a Kernel via Odin (I will use Lucifr)
But its a GB Kernel, right? So I cant use any ICS ROM?
se7Ro said:
Hello guys,
So, I decided to install another ROM on my Samsung S2 i9100G - thats why I went to different forums and found so many ROMs and Kernels and Tutorials, that I'm not sure, which one to use (and where the files are up2date)
Ive got a German Model with 2.3.6 (I9100GXXKL4)
and my kernel is on 2.6.35.7
I'd like to use CyagenMod (dont know the exact name) 4.0.4 on my Phone and I already downloaded Odin - but "damn" im scared as hell to brick something with the wrong version lal (I flashed my nokia 5800XM and it was a hell of work )
and do I need to install any kernel? where is the difference between the ROM and Kernel? can I just install a new ROM?
greetings
se7Ro
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DO I need to ROOT my Phone?
and: Is a SD Card neccesary or can I use the phone one which is integrated (16GB)
Third Question: Can I use any Kernel I want? As far as I know now, I need to Root my Phone flashing a Kernel via Odin (I will use Lucifr)
But its a GB Kernel, right? So I cant use any ICS ROM?
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If you don't want to root go to www.sammobile.com and pick a ics firmware. They have flashing tutorials. But honestly I wouldn't do anything until you do some research.
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Just do this:
Buy
Jig unbrick(ebay)
Some sdcard like 8/4GB (ebay)
Download fromhere
XXLPQ mayby don't care if u want cm9
Flash it
If something goes wrong(bricked bootloader that means ur whole software is bricked) use jig unbrick
Find method of root ( im searching)
Install CM9
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se7Ro said:
Hello guys,
So, I decided to install another ROM on my Samsung S2 i9100G - thats why I went to different forums and found so many ROMs and Kernels and Tutorials, that I'm not sure, which one to use (and where the files are up2date)
Ive got a German Model with 2.3.6 (I9100GXXKL4)
greetings
se7Ro
edit:
DO I need to ROOT my Phone?
Third Question: Can I use any Kernel I want? As far as I know now, I need to Root my Phone flashing a Kernel via Odin (I will use Lucifr)
But its a GB Kernel, right? So I cant use any ICS ROM?
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Before you do anything to your phone, DO NOT INSTALL A I9100 International firmware.. You have a I9100G, It is not in anyway compatible to the intenational phone. READ THE STICKIES FIRST PLEASE.
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bored_stupid said:
Before you do anything to your phone, DO NOT INSTALL A I9100 International firmware.. You have a I9100G, It is not in anyway compatible to the intenational phone. READ THE STICKIES FIRST PLEASE.
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If u mean that XXLPQ is only for international sgs2 uare wrong read that topic here
Now
I have got plan: buy those thinks bla bla bla
Then here download flash rom what ever wich rom
Then use this to instal CWM recovery and get root.Its very important beacuse without this u wont get CM9(Cyanogenmod9).Now go to CM9 thread
And install CM9 (dont do ''proper CWM (ClockWorkMod)" beacuse u was doing this while rooting
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Hi .. i originally rooted my phone using " zirggles " ? it was something on you tube i found ! well it worked untill my s2 updated to 4.0.4 then i lost part of my root. i still have titanium back up ... but if i run root checker it says i don't have proper root. and some apps i cant download. i have checked and i do have an insane chip ! i want to root my phone properly again, but i know with this chip its risky. would it be ok to flash 4.0.3 firmware .. would this get rid of the brick bug ? if so is there somewhere i can download the firmware ? im curently on XXLQ6 or is there another way of rooting my phone properly again ? i have super user on the phone but it says outdated binary. please be understanding as i only joined yesterday and i am a total noob to this all
CHEERS GUYS
Flash Siyah kernel 4.1.5. with Odin i Download mode.
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strommy1966 said:
Hi .. i originally rooted my phone using " zirggles " ? it was something on you tube i found ! well it worked untill my s2 updated to 4.0.4 then i lost part of my root. i still have titanium back up ... but if i run root checker it says i don't have proper root. and some apps i cant download. i have checked and i do have an insane chip ! i want to root my phone properly again, but i know with this chip its risky. would it be ok to flash 4.0.3 firmware .. would this get rid of the brick bug ? if so is there somewhere i can download the firmware ? im curently on XXLQ6 or is there another way of rooting my phone properly again ? i have super user on the phone but it says outdated binary. please be understanding as i only joined yesterday and i am a total noob to this all
CHEERS GUYS
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4.0.3 firmware is safe, the issue exists only in stock 4.0.4 ICS and if you are on 4.0.4 ICS don't perform any type of wipe, reset etc... Flash 4.0.3 firmware or lower version's like gingerbread or any custom rom with custom kernels, also custom kernels for 4.0.4 version's are safe theoretically but i still wont recommend it because I have seen people brick their phone from CWM, so the problem is with the kernel which has eMMc cap erase command, most custom kernels don't have it, but be warned an old Siyah kernel has it so use the newest one.
For the sake of safety i recommend that you flash 4.0.3 via Odin.
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king_below_my_lord said:
4.0.3 firmware is safe, the issue exists only in stock 4.0.4 ICS and if you are on 4.0.4 ICS don't perform any type of wipe, reset etc... Flash 4.0.3 firmware or lower version's like gingerbread or any custom rom with custom kernels, also custom kernels for 4.0.4 version's are safe theoretically but i still wont recommend it because I have seen people brick their phone from CWM, so the problem is with the kernel which has eMMc cap erase command, most custom kernels don't have it, but be warned an old Siyah kernel has it so use the newest one.
For the sake of safety i recommend that you flash 4.0.3 via Odin.
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sorry to ask again .. but which Siyah would you suggest then ? as i have a partial root .. as i lost full root when my phone updated, doing this wont " mess " up my phone ?
thanks
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king_below_my_lord said:
4.0.3 firmware is safe, the issue exists only in stock 4.0.4 ICS and if you are on 4.0.4 ICS don't perform any type of wipe, reset etc... Flash 4.0.3 firmware or lower version's like gingerbread or any custom rom with custom kernels, also custom kernels for 4.0.4 version's are safe theoretically but i still wont recommend it because I have seen people brick their phone from CWM, so the problem is with the kernel which has eMMc cap erase command, most custom kernels don't have it, but be warned an old Siyah kernel has it so use the newest one.
For the sake of safety i recommend that you flash 4.0.3 via Odin.
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ok thanks for the advice .. if i was to use a Siyah kernel, which one would you suggest ? would i have to use odin to do this ? i have CWM on my phone, so could i do it from the phone rather than odin ? if i can, would i need to put the new kernel on the external SD card ?
thanks a million
strommy1966 said:
ok thanks for the advice .. if i was to use a Siyah kernel, which one would you suggest ? would i have to use odin to do this ? i have CWM on my phone, so could i do it from the phone rather than odin ? if i can, would i need to put the new kernel on the external SD card ?
thanks a million
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dwnld the tar file of siyah v4.1.5 (for galaxy S2) and flash the same using 'Odin', since its the best way ma8
Latest Siyah 5.0.1 should not be a problem as well. Using it for a week now.
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strommy1966 said:
ok thanks for the advice .. if i was to use a Siyah kernel, which one would you suggest ? would i have to use odin to do this ? i have CWM on my phone, so could i do it from the phone rather than odin ? if i can, would i need to put the new kernel on the external SD card ?
thanks a million
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Use the latest Siyah its pretty amazing, i consider Odin as the safest method, even though if you can obtain Siyah as a zip file you can do it via CWM which is also a pretty safe and easy method for noobs, if you downloaded a tar flash via Odin or Mobile Odin.
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