Not bricked but.. need help - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

looked at similar threads but not found what im looking for
i tried a new rom last night whih made my phone freeze and trying i could reboot as after 2 seconds it would hang. ended up flashing firmwre via odi which was fine.
tonight tried to reroot my phone using the S3 toolkit which i used fist time round. everything seemed to go as planned but then when it came to reboot.. s3 toolkit aid all successful but i was getting a black screen.
i can hear the samsung logo load up but cant see it.
I can boot into recovery and download mode. what do I do??.. reflash latest 4.1.1 firmware via Odin?
If this works how best to go about rooting as i dont know if i want to try the s3 toolkit again if it clearly didnt work (although all messages pointed to that it did)
Thanks in advance

Kobrax said:
looked at similar threads but not found what im looking for
i tried a new rom last night whih made my phone freeze and trying i could reboot as after 2 seconds it would hang. ended up flashing firmwre via odi which was fine.
tonight tried to reroot my phone using the S3 toolkit which i used fist time round. everything seemed to go as planned but then when it came to reboot.. s3 toolkit aid all successful but i was getting a black screen.
i can hear the samsung logo load up but cant see it.
I can boot into recovery and download mode. what do I do??.. reflash latest 4.1.1 firmware via Odin?
If this works how best to go about rooting as i dont know if i want to try the s3 toolkit again if it clearly didnt work (although all messages pointed to that it did)
Thanks in advance
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Hi,
I would flash the last stock rom via odin. (I9300XXDLJ4) UK BTU
Then I would root using the chainfire topic here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238)
I hope it helps! Good luck!
Regards.

yeh done this about an hour ago and opted for Cf root.
now just trying to find a good stable Rom.. had omega from day I rooted. great rom but at the end the battery drain was unreal

I Like Wanamlite Rom. Give a try!
Cheers

Kobrax said:
yeh done this about an hour ago and opted for Cf root.
now just trying to find a good stable Rom.. had omega from day I rooted. great rom but at the end the battery drain was unreal
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Foxhound is great. But i have to say stock is better for me. Just use nova launcher then freeze all the bloatwares ising TBpro to set free your RAM. All smooth for me.
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ramsorriso said:
I Like Wanamlite Rom. Give a try!
Cheers
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+1 for WanamLite, really lite and quick and stock looking.

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[Q] Bootloop on pure Stock

Hey guys,
I know you guys probably think oh god not another boot loop thread, but i couldn't find someone with the same problem as this one. I don't own a s2 myself but my friend does and he doesnt understand a thing about android. He has never updated his phone, it's not rooted or unlocked or anything. But a few days ago the phone randomly shut down and went into a bootloop. I tried to wipe his cache via the recovery menu but that didn't work. Then i did a factory reset and that sort of worked, the phone worked again but yesterday it did the same thing. he likes the phone the way it is so he'd rather not update it.
Does anybody know what could cause this bootloop and what he can do to fix it? If he has to update is there a safe way to update but stay on gingerbread? I myself own a Xperia Arc, i know that flashing roms through flashtool is pretty safe, is there anything like that for the S2?
thx in advance
(system information)
You would use Odin instead of flashtool.You can get the rom from sammobile.
First check he can get into download mode.....
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theunderling said:
You would use Odin instead of flashtool.You can get the rom from sammobile if you need it.
You could maybe get him on ICS 4.0.3 and even root the phone for him.
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ah oke thx, waht thread would you refer me to for a quick odin guide? and doesn't gingerbread have better battery life on the S2? Some of my other friends are running ics on the s2 but they are having a horrible batterylife compared to my phone while the arc has a smaller battery.
spromper said:
ah oke thx, waht thread would you refer me to for a quick odin guide? and doesn't gingerbread have better battery life on the S2? Some of my other friends are running ics on the s2 but they are having a horrible batterylife compared to my phone while the arc has a smaller battery.
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Poor battery is only on pure stock ICS (rooted or not).

[HELP] i9100G Touch Screen Problem after Flash Stock JB France-XEF

After Upgrade my i9100g from stock ICS to Stock Official JB 4.1.2 France...my touch screen not functioning properly...
but when plugin to charger or usb its back to normal and smooth...
it never happen when i using stock ics and custom ROM...
example : when i try to draw 'S' it will be like on the picture...
it hard and imposible to drag and drop item..
i have try reflash and redownload firmware 5-6 times also root and w/o root but the problem still same...
sinsai said:
After Upgrade my i9100g from stock ICS to Stock Official JB 4.1.2 France...my touch screen not functioning properly...
but when plugin to charger or usb its back to normal and smooth...
it never happen when i using stock ics and custom ROM...
example : when i try to draw 'S' it will be like on the picture...
it hard and imposible to drag and drop item..
i have try reflash and redownload firmware 5-6 times also root and w/o root but the problem still same...
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Did u update via kies or odin?
If u used a firmware and flashed via odin, please try another firmware.
Over this try to do a factory reset after u flashed the FW.
CHEERS
sinsai said:
After Upgrade my i9100g from stock ICS to Stock Official JB 4.1.2 France...my touch screkeen not functioning properly...
but when plugin to charger or usb its back to normal and smooth...
it never happen when i using stock ics and custom ROM...
example : when i try to draw 'S' it will be like on the picture...
it hard and imposible to drag and drop item..
i have try reflash and redownload firmware 5-6 times also root and w/o root but the problem still same...
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Well your phone is i9100g... You sure you flashed ROM of i9100g and not of galaxy s2 i9100...coz many people make that mistake..
Post this in the i9100g...idk how much we can help you with this..
Anyways, try factory resetting the phone...if no luck take it to Samsung customer care...it can be a hardware problem. ..
And ya, which ROM are you flashing? The official stock ROM or custom ROM?
Custom ROM do have many bugs and vary from phone to phone. .. Try going to stick for one and check if problem is still there. .
Press thanx if I helped...
Hannibal226 said:
Did u update via kies or odin?
If u used a firmware and flashed via odin, please try another firmware.
Over this try to do a factory reset after u flashed the FW.
CHEERS
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update via odin...trying both 3.07 and 1.85
i use firmware on this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679636
and done factory reset every time before and after done flashing...
after done several times flashing, im still facing touchscreen problem...
the weardest is the problem fix when i plugin charger...
umair241995 said:
Well your phone is i9100g... You sure you flashed ROM of i9100g and not of galaxy s2 i9100...coz many people make that mistake..
Post this in the i9100g...idk how much we can help you with this..
Anyways, try factory resetting the phone...if no luck take it to Samsung customer care...it can be a hardware problem. ..
And ya, which ROM are you flashing? The official stock ROM or custom ROM?
Custom ROM do have many bugs and vary from phone to phone. .. Try going to stick for one and check if problem is still there. .
Press thanx if I helped...
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cannot post on i9100g dev becoz my post still under 10...
im sure i flash the right rom from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679636
ya..done factory reset but still got the problem...
like i said before..the touchscreen work fine if i plugin charger or connect usb to pc/laptop...
i dont think it becoz hardware problem since it work perfect on stock GB, stock ICS, aokp, CM and 4-5 other custom ROM...
can it becoz of battery? i use 1650mah...i have try 1500mah and touch screen getting more worst...
i still cant find any solution for my phone..
already try many method like
- using re-partion on odin with pit file
- format data, system, cache, emmc
- wipe data/factory reset/dalvic cache
- flash using odin/cwm
- root/unroot
after done all above..touch screen laggy and still make dash line on drawing...
after my last post...i have try most rom on Galaxy S II I9100G Android Development Section and my touchscreen on all rom are working perfect except official stock JB or custom rom base on stock JB...
forgot to mention that the day on my 1st time installing stock JB i accidently flash Galaxy tab 2 p3100 firmware and got softbrick
but successfuly unbrick then done flashing stock JB...dunno if this incident can damage my phone...
or is other way to make FULL FORMAT internal SD? to make sure the file that i accidently flash completely remove...
sinsai said:
i still cant find any solution for my phone..
already try many method like
- using re-partion on odin with pit file
- format data, system, cache, emmc
- wipe data/factory reset/dalvic cache
- flash using odin/cwm
- root/unroot
after done all above..touch screen laggy and still make dash line on drawing...
after my last post...i have try most rom on Galaxy S II I9100G Android Development Section and my touchscreen on all rom are working perfect except official stock JB or custom rom base on stock JB...
forgot to mention that the day on my 1st time installing stock JB i accidently flash Galaxy tab 2 p3100 firmware and got softbrick
but successfuly unbrick then done flashing stock JB...dunno if this incident can damage my phone...
or is other way to make FULL FORMAT internal SD? to make sure the file that i accidently flash completely remove...
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Search for nuke script and see if you can nuke your device.
FIND OUT, don't perform it without knowing if it's meant for your device.
Sent from the little guy
Touch not responding properly
gastonw said:
Search for nuke script and see if you can nuke your device.
FIND OUT, don't perform it without knowing if it's meant for your device.
Sent from the little guy
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I have this problem to.
Any news about this?
---------- Post added at 01:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:43 AM ----------
gastonw said:
Search for nuke script and see if you can nuke your device.
FIND OUT, don't perform it without knowing if it's meant for your device.
Sent from the little guy
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I have this problem to.
Any news about this?
I dunno, I don't have an I9100G.
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you could try Blazing Kernel, it can be flashed via stock recovery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113545.
Or you could also flash original GB and upgrade to JB either through OTA or KIES.
acse1 said:
you could try Blazing Kernel, it can be flashed via stock recovery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113545.
Or you could also flash original GB and upgrade to JB either through OTA or KIES.
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I have tried that two methods, Flashing GB (everything works great), flashing ICS (everything works great too), and then JB trough OTA and the touch screen doesnt work properly. I have tried the last Blazing Kernel too without success.
Thanks for the help.
Any ideas?
Try stock kernel. Customs aren't ready yet.
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gastonw said:
Try stock kernel. Customs aren't ready yet.
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The stock Kernel file is already on the Stock JB Odin file?
Like these : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679636
Indeed it is.
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gastonw said:
Indeed it is.
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Dosent work either. :/
We have the same problem dude, touch screen not working properly after stock jb (xef) flash but working flawlessly when phone is plugged. I can't have a custom rom above 4.2.1, else I have the problem. Now I'm on CM10.1 4.2.1 and can't leave it because of this, the official rom I want is the official.
Did you got the screen of your phone replaced ? Because mine was and I was wondering if it was that.
samstacle said:
We have the same problem dude, touch screen not working properly after stock jb (xef) flash but working flawlessly when phone is plugged. I can't have a custom rom above 4.2.1, else I have the problem. Now I'm on CM10.1 4.2.1 and can't leave it because of this, the official rom I want is the official.
Did you got the screen of your phone replaced ? Because mine was and I was wondering if it was that.
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Not sure if it was replaced because I bought it used on ebay.
But are you using CM10.1 4.2.1 without touch screen problems? Can you tell me the date of the release so I can try to flash my phone with that ROM?
Thanks
Yeah without touch screen problem. It's 20130213 nightly
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samstacle said:
Yeah without touch screen problem. It's 20130213 nightly
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Thanks for your reply.
I just find the 20130214. Is that one? I will try it.

[Q] closest s3 ROM to stock? i7777

I still run a stock ice cream, I'm officially going to root it and put a custom fw on it. It would be a miracle at this point if they updated it.
What is the closest to the s3 rom? I'm guessing its shostock3? I really want a stock rom, with all the samsung apps. I know people ask all the time what the best rom is etc etc, but is my assumption correct here? i777 here.
my only fear is that shostock will be worse on battery life than an official one, but at the same time, that could be a false notion with me.
Thank you for any input.
justanother1020 said:
I still run a stock ice cream, I'm officially going to root it and put a custom fw on it. It would be a miracle at this point if they updated it.
What is the closest to the s3 rom? I'm guessing its shostock3? I really want a stock rom, with all the samsung apps. I know people ask all the time what the best rom is etc etc, but is my assumption correct here? i777 here.
my only fear is that shostock will be worse on battery life than an official one, but at the same time, that could be a false notion with me.
Thank you for any input.
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With any custom ROM you should get better battery life as opposed to the stock ICS ROM, as there are kernel bugs that drains battery at a faster than normal pace.
There is also an issue with the stock kernel that can permanently brick your phone (do NOT perform a factory reset or wipe of any sort unless/until you have replaced that kernel!!)
SHOstock3 can get awesome battery life.
so is shostock3 the only rom that gives me jelly bean + touchwiz 5 ? and the samsung apps ? I saw the music player is the same as the s3 etc??
Thank you
justanother1020 said:
so is shostock3 the only rom that gives me jelly bean + touchwiz 5 ? and the samsung apps ? I saw the music player is the same as the s3 etc??
Thank you
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Look in the development section for others but shostock3 is one of the most solid ones. Flash it and try it for yourself.
Sent from my CLEAN Note ll
so is there any other rom that give you a more stock s3 experience other than shostock?
Thank you
justanother1020 said:
so is there any other rom that give you a more stock s3 experience other than shostock?
Thank you
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Here's my suggestion: make a nandroid backup, flash SHOstock3 and see whether you like it or not.
I installed Fromaroot and rooted the phone. I'm trying to get CWM on there now.
I was trying to do it without odin and without using a computer much. Did I mess up the process doing the fromaroot, it did succeed. All I have now is the android recovery(which i'm guessing isn't much help?).
I'm trying to install shostock, but it looks like i already need a kernel that has CWM already on the phone before I install that? I don't want stuff that is already iterated to me repeated, and have the thread locked.
But can I use mobile odin pro to install a kernel with CWM? or should I really be using the computer right now to do all of this?
Thank you
justanother1020 said:
I installed Fromaroot and rooted the phone. I'm trying to get CWM on there now.
I was trying to do it without odin and without using a computer much. Did I mess up the process doing the fromaroot, it did succeed. All I have now is the android recovery(which i'm guessing isn't much help?).
I'm trying to install shostock, but it looks like i already need a kernel that has CWM already on the phone before I install that? I don't want stuff that is already iterated to me repeated, and have the thread locked.
But can I use mobile odin pro to install a kernel with CWM? or should I really be using the computer right now to do all of this?
Thank you
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Assuming the root process worked correctly, then you *can* use Mobile Odin (pro or lite) to install a custom kernel containing ClockworkMod Recovery. For more detailed information, please see the guides linked in my signature.
even though it says I already need a kernel that has CWM to install shostock on the official page?
sorta came off as most people will have already been flashed etc.
the last thing i want to do is brick my phone on the first attempt. Also what kernel should I flash, there is so much outdated info out there. I dont see anyone on here mention fromaroot but it worked perfectly, maybe it's a bit of a newer tool.
justanother1020 said:
even though it says I already need a kernel that has CWM to install shostock on the official page?
sorta came off as most people will have already been flashed etc.
the last thing i want to do is brick my phone on the first attempt. Also what kernel should I flash, there is so much outdated info out there. I dont see anyone on here mention fromaroot but it worked perfectly, maybe it's a bit of a newer tool.
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Read the 1st link from creepyncrawly's signature to get started.
Simple rule to follow. Look what version of Android your phone is running now, and then read the related posts for flashing kernel, ROM, CWM, etc. That's how I did it. This phone is almost 2 years old and of course outdated info is floating around.
For me, it took less than an hour to root/flash the phone, but days to read through all related posts.
justanother1020 said:
even though it says I already need a kernel that has CWM to install shostock on the official page?
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I'm not sure what you're getting at here.
You started out with stock 4.0.3 (or 4.0.4.) Your stock kernel contains stock 3e recovery, which you can not use to flash custom firmware. So, to put custom firmware on the phone, you need to first flash a kernel containing CWM Recovery. (There is no stand alone recovery on this phone. The recovery is built right into the kernel.) You can do that by several methods. Using Mobile Odin is the quickest and easiest. It's almost fool proof.
And yes, the phone is starting to show it's age, and the guides are getting a little out dated. But the information is still good. What is important is understanding the process. You (and everyone) should understand exactly what you are doing before you modify your phone. Once you understand the process, you are much less likely to make a paper weight.
For a custom kernel, use one of the ones linked in the OP of the thread for 4.0.4 ICS, UCLL6 plus root which is also linked in my signature.
sorta came off as most people will have already been flashed etc.
the last thing i want to do is brick my phone on the first attempt. Also what kernel should I flash, there is so much outdated info out there. I dont see anyone on here mention fromaroot but it worked perfectly, maybe it's a bit of a newer tool.
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Just to recap, to go from stock to custom firmware
1. root
2. install a custom kernel containing CWM recovery. It should be a recovery that works with your current system.
3. use CWM recovery to flash the firmware of your choice.
4. profit
Thanks guys,
I've actually flashed a few phones for my friends, read up and 20 mins later i was off an on.
This was a bit more of a trouble for me though. Tons of ways to do it, many versions of this phone, half the time i would be reading and be like, damn this is not for the i777 can't take any chances.
i'm going to put that kernel on there , and then flash shostock3 , seems to be the closest thing to an s3 like experience on this phone.
I was / still am, heavily worried about battery life, something keeps telling me this is like going to cut my battery in half, i blame the experience on the t mobile g1, where i put all these roms on my friends phone and it just sucked away the battery.
Hopefully shostock3 does a good job though! ICS just isn't cutting it anymore
justanother1020 said:
...I was / still am, heavily worried about battery life, something keeps telling me this is like going to cut my battery in half, i blame the experience on the t mobile g1, where i put all these roms on my friends phone and it just sucked away the battery.
Hopefully shostock3 does a good job though! ICS just isn't cutting it anymore
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Not to worry! See attachment.
Admittedly, this was very light usage. But it gives you an idea what is possible.
Oh, and this is the stock battery that came with the phone in Oct. 2011. No telling how many charge cycles on it. At least 4-500.
got shostock3 on it, runs beautifully
battery life so far is just as good or even better than stock, lots of bloatware gone.
Thank you to everyone.
Fromaroot > 4.0.4 custom kernel (mobile odin) > shostock did the trick, couldn't be easier, if you ever really motivated and didn't mind waiting a bit, i guess you could do that whole process with just the phone.
only thing i used the computer for was transferring files.
and now 4 days later the official one comes out!
Everyone lost hope, even me!
I'm tempted to try it out, but at the same time, i'm quite happy with shostock3
justanother1020 said:
I'm tempted to try it out, but at the same time, i'm quite happy with shostock3
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mr-cook has a modified stock version. It's stock system plus root and busybox, and the jebo kernel. So if you wanted to try it out, you could make a nandroid backup of SHOstock3, try out the cooked rom, and if you don't like it, go back real easy.
Stock s3 experience
justanother1020 said:
so is there any other rom that give you a more stock s3 experience other than shostock?
Thank you
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Try the Alliance Rom, it has the Samsung app store and you register with Samsung when you first boot up.

wierd problem

recently after using sgs3 rom for 2 weeks, i came back to stock rom and then again i wont to go back to sgs3 v4.0 but when i installed that rom and rebooted my phone its getting stuck at my phone's name showing SAMSUMG GALAXY ACE GT-S5830i and i left it there for hours even though it's stuck like that i tried going back to stock rom and then tried to flash the rom but same result i tried mounting and unmounting the system but no use , please let me know a way to solve this even i tried to install mindcr 2.9 rom but same result
anyone please help me
Don't Worry
akhilkumarco007 said:
recently after using sgs3 rom for 2 weeks, i came back to stock rom and then again i wont to go back to sgs3 v4.0 but when i installed that rom and rebooted my phone its getting stuck at my phone's name showing SAMSUMG GALAXY ACE GT-S5830i and i left it there for hours even though it's stuck like that i tried going back to stock rom and then tried to flash the rom but same result i tried mounting and unmounting the system but no use , please let me know a way to solve this even i tried to install mindcr 2.9 rom but same result
anyone please help me
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Hey Friend I can help you in SGS3 ROM by Sniper Killer see for installing his ROM,
First you got to stock ROM make it stable by using it for some hours make sure all is working properly eg. Dialler,Speaker etc
And then flash the sniper's Rom ok but if these also fails then just do these make the stock rom stable for 1 day and then at the time before flashing rom just root your phone and then flash the rom it will 1000% work because the same problem was facing for me too :good:
Hitesh2626 said:
Hey Friend I can help you in SGS3 ROM by Sniper Killer see for installing his ROM,
First you got to stock ROM make it stable by using it for some hours make sure all is working properly eg. Dialler,Speaker etc
And then flash the sniper's Rom ok but if these also fails then just do these make the stock rom stable for 1 day and then at the time before flashing rom just root your phone and then flash the rom it will 1000% work because the same problem was facing for me too :good:
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actually i installed that sgs3 yesterday so i finally installed stock yesterday itself and rooted it and used it till today afternoon then again i tried the above process but same result yar so i decided to post for help however thanx for your reply buddy
but now when i installed mindcr 2.8 its working but the problem is with sgs3 i guess
akhilkumarco007 said:
actually i installed that sgs3 yesterday so i finally installed stock yesterday itself and rooted it and used it till today afternoon then again i tried the above process but same result yar so i decided to post for help however thanx for your reply buddy
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Your welcome dude but for sgs3 v5 spend some more time on stock it will sure work :good: some time the stock rom doesn't get stable that's why these things happens
Hitesh2626 said:
Your welcome dude but spend some more time on stock it will sure work :good: some time the stock rom doesn't get stable that's why these things happens
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will try your advice and use for long time and try it again

Rooting 2.2 froyo to flash rom

Hello guys im new to this kinda stuff I was watching a couple of videos last night about flashing roms on the virbant and I dont got a good computer right now. I did see a few ways of doing from the phone but I cant get it to root froyo 2.2 I tried the z4root that didnt work. All I want to do is flash my rom to jellybean 4.2 it looks fast and I cant use any good apps on froyo 2.2 I want to play the new minecraft update but ot wont wprk because I need jellybean please help
L80mans said:
Hello guys im new to this kinda stuff I was watching a couple of videos last night about flashing roms on the virbant and I dont got a good computer right now. I did see a few ways of doing from the phone but I cant get it to root froyo 2.2 I tried the z4root that didnt work. All I want to do is flash my rom to jellybean 4.2 it looks fast and I cant use any good apps on froyo 2.2 I want to play the new minecraft update but ot wont wprk because I need jellybean please help
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You don't really need a good computer to flash back to stock, just a USB cable. The easiest way is to flash back to stock JFD 2.1 with Odin and then root your phone with update.zip B, reboot to recovery and reinstall packages twice then flash the ROM (twice also if going to JB 4.2). Here is a link for both flashing to stock and rooting with update.zip B http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028 . If you decide to stay on 2.2 you will have to use the modified 3e recovery zip, I have never done this so can't really explain how to do it, here is the link though http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423.
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iTz KeeFy said:
You don't really need a good computer to flash back to stock, just a USB cable. The easiest way is to flash back to stock JFD 2.1 with Odin and then root your phone with update.zip B, reboot to recovery and reinstall packages twice then flash the ROM (twice also if going to JB 4.2). Here is a link for both flashing to stock and rooting with update.zip B http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028 . If you decide to stay on 2.2 you will have to use the modified 3e recovery zip, I have never done this so can't really explain how to do it, here is the link though http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423.
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Ok I ran into a little problem I dont want to downgrade and im trying to do the 3e and since I dont got a root and superuser I cant install the modded recover file any suggestions ?
L80mans said:
Ok I ran into a little problem I dont want to downgrade and im trying to do the 3e and since I dont got a root and superuser I cant install the modded recover file any suggestions ?
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Try update.zip A from the first link I provided, it should root your phone. Then you can use the 3e method. I've never had to do this myself so sorry I don't have a straight answer for you.
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iTz KeeFy said:
Try update.zip A from the first link I provided, it should root your phone. Then you can use the 3e method. I've never had to do this myself so sorry I don't have a straight answer for you.
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Ok I tried that and it gave me a whole-check error. Ive tried simpleoneclick and it didnt root my phone it gave me a error. Did you root your phone? What did you use to root it? Nothing is working I searched all night long
L80mans said:
Ok I tried that and it gave me a whole-check error. Ive tried simpleoneclick and it didnt root my phone it gave me a error. Did you root your phone? What did you use to root it? Nothing is working I searched all night long
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Yes I rooted my phone with Update.zip B, it doesn't actually root but it gives you CWM and you can flash a custom ROM, they all come pre rooted. You should really flash back to stock if possible, it's very easy from stock 2.1. I'll do some research and see what I can come up with but stock 2.2 has a bunch of issues with rooting and installing CWM, this is why everyone recommends flashing to stock 2.1 (JFD)
Edit - it appears superoneclick 2.3.1 works for some people on stock Froyo (2.2). Here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146645 If you get it rooted on stock 2.2 you will still have to do the 3e recovery step FYI
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iTz KeeFy said:
Yes I rooted my phone with Update.zip B, it doesn't actually root but it gives you CWM and you can flash a custom ROM, they all come pre rooted. You should really flash back to stock if possible, it's very easy from stock 2.1. I'll do some research and see what I can come up with but stock 2.2 has a bunch of issues with rooting and installing CWM, this is why everyone recommends flashing to stock 2.1 (JFD)
Edit - it appears superoneclick 2.3.1 works for some people on stock Froyo (2.2). Here is the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146645 If you get it rooted on stock 2.2 you will still have to do the 3e recovery step FYI
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Thanks ill report back with results
L80mans said:
Thanks ill report back with results
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Cool, hopefully you get everything working, let me know.
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L80mans said:
Hello guys im new to this kinda stuff I was watching a couple of videos last night about flashing roms on the virbant and I dont got a good computer right now. I did see a few ways of doing from the phone but I cant get it to root froyo 2.2 I tried the z4root that didnt work. All I want to do is flash my rom to jellybean 4.2 it looks fast and I cant use any good apps on froyo 2.2 I want to play the new minecraft update but ot wont wprk because I need jellybean please help
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I am having the worst time going from Eclair to upgrade to Froyo. Would you have a copy of Froyo to flash??? Thanks.
brie987 said:
I am having the worst time going from Eclair to upgrade to Froyo. Would you have a copy of Froyo to flash??? Thanks.
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hey sorry for the late reply I just used samsungs skies to upgrade mine to froyo just put your phone in kies mode then plug it in run the updater and it should work fine and I got the root to work thanks for the help only problem I got now is making it boot into clockworks recovery so I can flash my room im still working on that ill post back when I can get it to work
Thanks for the reply. Sad news. I used Kies Mini to update and everything went fine until the reboot. well it didnt reboot, my phone is officially bricked. I bought a JIG to see if it would help wake it in Download but it does not. I have read that you can open the phone and do some soldering to get the phone back but it seems like too much for this phone. If you have any suggestions that would be fantastic.. Thanks again for your reply.
brie987 said:
Thanks for the reply. Sad news. I used Kies Mini to update and everything went fine until the reboot. well it didnt reboot, my phone is officially bricked. I bought a JIG to see if it would help wake it in Download but it does not. I have read that you can open the phone and do some soldering to get the phone back but it seems like too much for this phone. If you have any suggestions that would be fantastic.. Thanks again for your reply.
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Hey you should be able to use odin and it should be able to unbrick it you will just lose all your data because it will install a new rom!
HERE IS A VIDEO TO HELP YOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nMCBbdAcHU
if this does not work come back and ill help you find another way to fix it
and sorry for the late reply ive been busy

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