Hi, I'm fairly new to XDA and the Android Modding community.
I've been wondering, is there a Flash Player for this phone? I've done some searching and apparently it exists but all the links promising the apk files are dead, including the one thread I found using the search tool on this website.
Yes there is an flash player for this phone, you have to download rom manager from play store and then you have to open the app and go to download rom, then click scozza (its a developer) and scroll down until the end, there you should find adobe beta pack install or the one above.
Hope i helped you, good luck for trying
Steven1000
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I've downloaded ROM Manager, ran it and went into the Download ROM section, but cant find scozza or anything flash player related in there.
Go to www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager and go to galaxy 5 and there you'll find scozza. Open his page and download flash player.
And playing around with ROM manager is totally not recommended. It can hard brick your device easily if something goes wrong. So be careful.
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"Internal server error" when I try to open Scozza.
Will there ever be a time when people checked if their links arnt dead before posting them?
123shree said:
Go to www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager and go to galaxy 5 and there you'll find scozza. Open his page and download flash player.
And playing around with ROM manager is totally not recommended. It can hard brick your device easily if something goes wrong. So be careful.
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I do not think so, i have made lot's of things with Rom Manager
The Thanks button won't eat your mouse or fingers if you press him
123shree said:
Go to www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager and go to galaxy 5 and there you'll find scozza. Open his page and download flash player.
And playing around with ROM manager is totally not recommended. It can hard brick your device easily if something goes wrong. So be careful.
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I've never heard of ROM Manager hard bricking a device... you can always reflash clockworkmod with odin...
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I've never heard of ROM Manager hard bricking a device... you can always reflash clockworkmod with odin...
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But i've heard a lot of cases though. And ya, you can always reflash the recovery using odin i.e., if the phone boots.
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steve1000 said:
I do not think so, i have made lot's of things with Rom Manager
The Thanks button won't eat your mouse or fingers if you press him
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It does crazy things especially when you have a slow network.
Search adobe on here and you will get your flash player, 2 days ago someone asked for it on this model of phone and it works just download the API and follow the instructions and DO NOT TOUCH ROM MANAGER unless you like expensive paper weights OK
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Long story short: I soft bricked and went back to stock.
Rooted phone.
Then on rom manager I pressed flash clockwork.
Then selected vibrant. That's where the problem is.
It says error occured when downloading and that's it.
I'm stuck on stock how can I make this work or will it work if someone gives me their update.zip?
Also if that works can someone give me their update.zip?
This is the first time I've had this problem and I haven't heard any similar problems so that's why I'm asking.
Thanks in advance.
Delete update.zip, Uninstall/reinstall cwm and try again on wifi
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Nope still same problem.
Look in one of the other threads for the zip file and flash like normal
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hazard99 said:
Look in one of the other threads for the zip file and flash like normal
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Can u help me find that thread? I'm on my phone and search doesn't work on xda app or something
Someone please I hate stock lol
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Someone please I hate stock lol
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http://twitter.com/#!/koush/status/33871353211912192
oh... thanks master, your my favorite user here.
a Developer with so much time.... i love you.
Hi guy's i searched the forums but as i'm new android i cant seem to find a complete answer. I loaded saurom last night but i want to load one of the ics leaks so do i have to get rid of saurom first or can i just load it. I could use a really good how to as im not really up on these methods and it seems like a lot of these how to threads take it for granite we know something before we start.
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Hi guy's i searched the forums but as i'm new android i cant seem to find a complete answer. I loaded saurom last night but i want to load one of the ics leaks so do i have to get rid of saurom first or can i just load it. I could use a really good how to as im not really up on these methods and it seems like a lot of these how to threads take it for granite we know something before we start.
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It depends on which method you want to run. You can use the rootzwiki leak which is a tar file used in Odin. Or you can use dagr8's CWM flashable zip.
Let me know which one you want to use and I'll give you further directions. (Odin method would be easier for newbs)
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Theres a Q & A section for questions
Thanks i was going to use the exe type using odin like the one i found on rootgalaxynote.com or if you know of a bettervone im open.
Also thanks vm for responding, im on telus in canada if that makes a diff and i have rooted and have cw also.
Do a nandroid backup and then flash one of the ics roms
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Thanks i was going to use the exe type using odin like the one i found on rootgalaxynote.com or if you know of a bettervone im open.
Also thanks vm for responding, im on telus in canada if that makes a diff and i have rooted and have cw also.
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If you know how to use CWM I'd recommend using that one. I believe if you flash the rootzwiki one you will lose root and CWM.
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I have done a nandroid and when you say flash i guess you mean load the exe through odin, if so it comes back as failed all the time, do i have to try a diff com or something.
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I have done a nandroid and when you say flash i guess you mean load the exe through odin, if so it comes back as failed all the time, do i have to try a diff com or something.
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Follow the instructions and method in this thread. If you have any further questions let me know:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24421974
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I would suggest maybe starting with the collective First flight ics it just has fewer steps at this point. What you want to do is download the rom to your sd card and follow the instructions on wiping.
If you need more help feel free to pm me.
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1. Back Up your Stuff.
2. Wipe Data/ Factory Reset
3. Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache
4. Flash .zip in recovery
5. Allow full first boot, reboot
6. Sign in to Market to add account.
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Thanks vm to all of you i loaeded it today and works great.
A special thanks to coffinfeeder
Big thanks to coffinfeeder, and everyone else.
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Big thanks to coffinfeeder, and everyone else.
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Glad to hear you're all set. Now just flash seraphim rom with blueprint theme
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Hi again coffinfeeder could you let me know what is using all my ram , is there something im not suppose to running.
I m using vibrant froyo 2.2 , but it too slow and I want to move ics passion but how? Odin is not recognize my vibrant and I don't have clockwork mode.. I have e3.. And I can't install any package in recovery ..it says signature verification failed.. I can't root as well..
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muhammedasim24 said:
I m using vibrant froyo 2.2 , but it too slow and I want to move ics passion but how? Odin is not recognize my vibrant and I don't have clockwork mode.. I have e3.. And I can't install any package in recovery ..it says signature verification failed.. I can't root as well..
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Why is it that you can't root?
How can I root in foyo e3 utility...
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How can I root in foyo e3 utility...
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You can root by using one-click root. Worked for me.
Ok i'll .. Thanks
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Aio toolbox works the best. Anyway, don't go for passion, its an old and obsolete rom. Try iczen on the rootzwiki forum, ICS chimera, doc masters, remics, cm9, slim ics, or a jellybean ROM. If you wanna go jellybean, you need to go flash an ICS then the jb ROM or you will be bricked. For jellybean though, try the hellybean or slim bean ROMs.
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iKoolkid said:
Aio toolbox works the best. Anyway, don't go for passion, its an old and obsolete rom. Try iczen on the rootzwiki forum, ICS chimera, doc masters, remics, cm9, slim ics, or a jellybean ROM. If you wanna go jellybean, you need to go flash an ICS then the jb ROM or you will be bricked. For jellybean though, try the hellybean or slim bean ROMs.
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Your right about passion, I personally like Schimera it's really nice and customizable. Although jellybean is the one that gave me a some-what soft brick. I made a post about it called SD card, yeah that was thanks to the jellybean rom I used. So until an actual stable jelly bean rom comes out I'm gonna try that. Also the passion one was running quite well except the GPS terribly sucked.
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Your right about passion, I personally like Schimera it's really nice and customizable. Although jellybean is the one that gave me a some-what soft brick. I made a post about it called SD card, yeah that was thanks to the jellybean rom I used. So until an actual stable jelly bean rom comes out I'm gonna try that. Also the passion one was running quite well except the GPS terribly sucked.
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The jellybean ROMs are completely stable now. They only soft brick if you didn't wipe data or flashed it from stock.
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iKoolkid said:
The jellybean ROMs are completely stable now. They only soft brick if you didn't wipe data or flashed it from stock.
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I always wipe data/cache/delvik everytime I flash a new rom. Plus I was on ICS schimera v2.2 when I upgraded.
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I always wipe data/cache/delvik everytime I flash a new rom. Plus I was on ICS schimera v2.2 when I upgraded.
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Well then thats another problem, its not the ROM, many people flash them without difficulty.
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iKoolkid said:
Well then thats another problem, its not the ROM, many people flash them without difficulty.
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Weird, I got the problem a day after installing that rom, thinking it was just the rom causing this problem I switched back to earlier roms. Then odin, still not a single fix. :/
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Weird, I got the problem a day after installing that rom, thinking it was just the rom causing this problem I switched back to earlier roms. Then odin, still not a single fix. :/
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Which ROM?
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Which ROM?
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Hellybean
tried to root with odin but now screen just flashes logo..
I have a GS1 4G from T-Mo, I ran ODIN 1.7, with pit file S1_odin_20100803.pit and PDA file T959UVJFD.tar, got the Green PASS, but then the phone disconnects from PC and starts flashing from Samsung Vibrant screen to all white screen..what can I do...where could i get the links for Aio toolbox..and hellybean? or what should i try? please help
iKoolkid said:
Aio toolbox works the best. Anyway, don't go for passion, its an old and obsolete rom. Try iczen on the rootzwiki forum, ICS chimera, doc masters, remics, cm9, slim ics, or a jellybean ROM. If you wanna go jellybean, you need to go flash an ICS then the jb ROM or you will be bricked. For jellybean though, try the hellybean or slim bean ROMs.
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Hellybean
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Which build. You need to format system too. The wipe doesn't do that
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joeyrivGIN said:
I have a GS1 4G from T-Mo, I ran ODIN 1.7, with pit file S1_odin_20100803.pit and PDA file T959UVJFD.tar, got the Green PASS, but then the phone disconnects from PC and starts flashing from Samsung Vibrant screen to all white screen..what can I do...where could i get the links for Aio toolbox..and hellybean? or what should i try? please help
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Aio is stickied in android development, hellybean same place.
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Which build. You need to format system too. The wipe doesn't do that
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Not sure exactly, and in the instructions it never required for a "format system" if you are referring to the option in Mount & Storage > Format System
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Not sure exactly, and in the instructions it never required for a "format system" if you are referring to the option in Mount & Storage > Format System
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It did, when I had to flash it.
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It did, when I had to flash it.
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Well if I would've had to the rom wouldn't probably actually install and just put me in a boot loop. Although the installation was successful.
joeyrivGIN said:
I have a GS1 4G from T-Mo, I ran ODIN 1.7, with pit file S1_odin_20100803.pit and PDA file T959UVJFD.tar, got the Green PASS, but then the phone disconnects from PC and starts flashing from Samsung Vibrant screen to all white screen..what can I do...where could i get the links for Aio toolbox..and hellybean? or what should i try? please help
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Sorry in advance but *sigh*. This is the 4th one in a week. The TMo 4g (SGH-T959V) is NOT the same as the Vibrant (SGH-T959) . You need to flash the correct pit and PDA files for your device. They Alsop have their own threads and forums. Just search and you will find them.
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Which build. You need to format system too. The wipe doesn't do that
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Aio is stickied in android development, hellybean same place.
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I agree. If you ever want a clean install, formatting system is one of the puzzle pieces to do so. Wiping system and data and caches is not the same as formatting them.
Anyone can download the toolbox from my signature. I have it permanently hosted there.
Kool, I am out of thanks for the day but I'll hit you up tomorrow. Too lazy to get my phone out of the other room and use the app.
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Not sure exactly, and in the instructions it never required for a "format system" if you are referring to the option in Mount & Storage > Format System
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Most OPs should state this and my ICS install guide definitely states it. Btw those videos that show the ICS and JB installs are not all they are cracked up to be. There are edited and don't include "everything" to properly flash.
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Sorry in advance but *sigh*. This is the 4th one in a week. The TMo 4g (SGH-T959V) is NOT the same as the Vibrant (SGH-T959) . You need to flash the correct pit and PDA files for your device. They Alsop have their own threads and forums. Just search and you will find them.
I agree. If you ever want a clean install, formatting system is one of the puzzle pieces to do so. Wiping system and data and caches is not the same as formatting them.
Anyone can download the toolbox from my signature. I have it permanently hosted there.
Kool, I am out of thanks for the day but I'll hit you up tomorrow. Too lazy to get my phone out of the other room and use the app.
Most OPs should state this and my ICS install guide definitely states it. Btw those videos that show the ICS and JB installs are not all they are cracked up to be. There are edited and don't include "everything" to properly flash.
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Hmm, I never thought about wiping the system, well if you insist I will do that if I get the SD card problem fixed. If not I will buy the Google Nexus S. Thanks for the advice though.
Hi good day guys,
My name is Mike and I'm a newly member of this site, most of my friends in our country refer me to join this site because they say that I will be educated here in may things about smartphones etc. and I firmly believed that it is true based on my observations in other forums about how members interact to those who have inquiry and I really admire those person because they keep helping others.
anyway. I just want to be educated in rooting cause I already root my device but I don't know what to do next to avail the priviledge of being root, hope you will help me guys. I really appreciate your response to this question. thanks and God bless
Hi mike..
I am also new to this site
What yu did is great..yu can do anything* you want now bcoz yu got super user permissions
Anything* means:
-you can flash a custom rom
-you can install/uninstall system applications too
-yu can hav play higher games like nfs shift,hotpursuit,Nova etc. By simply installing chainfire 3d.apk and some additional plug-ins
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And lot more you can do...
U can also flash a custom kernel
thanks for response guys
Thanks for your suggestion guys, I really appreciate it. just want to ask how to do the flashing and getting a custom rom, I'm curious about it on how it works. and is it possible to upgrade my data connection from edge to hsdp or wcdma with root priviledge? cause everytime I change edge network to 3g or hsdp it turns back to edge. thanks again guys keepsafe
Just google about it buddy.
There are various custom roms available for you but you should search carefully for the one which is compatible to your device.
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As far as i know....
No changes takes place to yua internet connection.Everything works same as before.Only the interface changes
Hit thanks! If i helped yu
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balaram remala said:
As far as i know....
No changes takes place to yua internet connection.Everything works same as before.Only the interface changes
Hit thanks! If i helped yu
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I see my friend, how will I know if it is the proper custom roon that I'm going to use? how I can prevent my phone of getting brick?
Just type "list of custom roms for **your phone model** " in google.
This list varies for each and every model,brand,motherboard specifications etc.
Be carefull. I hard bricked my phone once. Now its not even switching on. I have thrown it in dust-bin,it became useless
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balaram remala said:
Just type "list of custom roms for **your phone model** " in google.
This list varies for each and every model,brand,motherboard specifications etc.
Be carefull. I hard bricked my phone once. Now its not even switching on. I have thrown it in dust-bin,it became useless
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oh, that was awfull. I do hope some one will guide me to walk through to learn more. I'm using ratech77_ics2 android 4.0.4 version
thanks guys
You flashed custom rom??
What is your phone model?
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balaram remala said:
You flashed custom rom??
What is your phone model?
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not yet my friend,
the specs of my phone is
MODEL: skk phoenix (ratech77_ics2)
MANUFACTURER: cross
BOARD: ratech77_ics2
DISPLAY: G601L_ZX_A1_SKK_V0. 7_520130313
HARDWARE: mt6577
ANDROID VERSION: 4.0.4
KERNEL ARCHITECHTURE: armv7l
KERNEL VERSION: 3.0.1.3(eng. rlk-buildsrv1.1363168105)
There's usually a installation instructions part in each thread that belongs top your phone
vhngu930 said:
There's usually a installation instructions part in each thread that belongs top your phone
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thanks for that advise sir, that's why I want to know how to do that procedure so that I can avail the priviledge of having my rooted. just let me know how can I repay your kindness of helping me I will do all my best to reciprocate it. thanks to all developers and newbie users like me out there. god bless
microsd28 said:
thanks for that advise sir, that's why I want to know how to do that procedure so that I can avail the priviledge of having my rooted. just let me know how can I repay your kindness of helping me I will do all my best to reciprocate it. thanks to all developers and newbie users like me out there. god bless
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Now if there are no instructions, you usually just have to flash it and then reboot.
i have a problem in transferring files from phone storage to sd cards
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Now if there are no instructions, you usually just have to flash it and then reboot.
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As of now Sir i have a problem with my phone because i didnt know that it is not right to transfer files from my phone storage to sd card like system files, im now in android system recovery and dont know what to do with my phone, i hope some one will help me in this trouble cause i dont know if this is the situation they called brick. thanks for your reply, i will gladly appreciate it.
This is the whole story regards my current problem
early this morning as i open my phone, i used to think that if i will transfer all files from my phone "system" in my 8g sd card it will be helpfull to lessen the burden of my processing ram that is 489mb available. I attemp to use root explorer to transfer the system files on my sd cards. i cut it in the root explorer option and paste it in my sd cards that is 8g. seconds passed it transfer files but as minute goes by it stock up and dont run anymore. i used to press the reboot system which is power botton + up volume and hold it in a couple of seconds. and then i stock in the system recovery and dont know what to do next. everytime i install some zip. files it is written that E: SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FAILED INSTALLATION ABORTED. thats the whole story. hope someone will help me to fix this issue.thanks for your time reading my message.
Buddy!! Never do that...it may spoil your rom
Just go to play store and download link2sd.apk
As simple as that
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Another suggestion i can give you is... "Titanium backup"
This app helps yu to backup or restore any of your applications (including system apps)
So before doing something crazy...please make a backup of them and carry oon with yua experiments
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balaram remala said:
Buddy!! Never do that...it may spoil your rom
Just go to play store and download link2sd.apk
As simple as that
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Another suggestion i can give you is... "Titanium backup"
This app helps yu to backup or restore any of your applications (including system apps)
So before doing something crazy...please make a backup of them and carry oon with yua experiments
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Thanks a lot my friend, anyway how i can install link2sd.apk if i cant run my phone because it is in the system recovery mode? will it run in the system recovery mode if i will download it in my sd card? thanks again
No..it wont work like that buddy!
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Sorry man! Your stock rom was collapsed.....i got the same situation(error signature) with my samsung galaxy tab. Then i came to know that it was soft bricked.
Then i kept my phone in download mode and flashed stock rom(available in official samsung site) through Odin software using my laptop. Then is worked like before
So now what you do is......
Open google..and search for "How to soft unbrick **your phone model** "
You may find something which is helpfull.
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Thanks a lot my friend, anyway how i can install link2sd.apk if i cant run my phone because it is in the system recovery mode? will it run in the system recovery mode if i will download it in my sd card? thanks again
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Can you access your normal launcher and all that or is the recovery the only thing that works?
Sorry for being such a noob here but I want to root my phone and have no idea how to proceed. Any help will be welcome. Thanks.
PS: I am attaching a screenshot of my device information
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Read the stickies in the general section.
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Ok. Thanks
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Use the galaxy s3 toolkit best way for root I think just read it carefully and use the right variant model and update eg 4.1.2 and not earlier very simple
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I found the easiest was was to use cf auto root through Odin on windows laptop and then install a recovery using ROM manager from the play store.. And then away ya go! Don't forget to back up before ya change anything
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Stickies + YouTube... easy to do it
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Rom manager is not such a good idea with the S3. Safer to use mobile odin and Flash a recovery that way.
read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911726
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Rom manager is not such a good idea with the S3. Safer to use mobile odin and Flash a recovery that way.
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^^ This. Plus then you can choose twrp or philz
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I didn't realise it wasn't a good idea to use ROM manager with the s3.. Why is that then? I went that way because my laptop is a Macbook and hiemdall didn't seem to work well so I had a quick ten mins on a laptop at work with Odin to root and then I only had my Macbook to use so ROM manager is the way I went too manager seems to be the same thing as well
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I didn't realise it wasn't a good idea to use ROM manager with the s3.. Why is that then?
Forum experience /
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I didn't realise it wasn't a good idea to use ROM manager with the s3.. Why is that then? I went that way because my laptop is a Macbook and hiemdall didn't seem to work well so I had a quick ten mins on a laptop at work with Odin to root and then I only had my Macbook to use so ROM manager is the way I went too manager seems to be the same thing as well
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From experience I can say that using ROM Manager can soft brick your device. I once wanted to use it with my old S2 to install CWM and I got into a bootloop afterwards. Only re-flashing a Samsung ROM via Odin helped to boot into Android.
One of the easiest way (in my opinion) to root your device is to flash a Kernel via Odin that will give you Root. The Siyah Kernel is a good place to start, since the developer also provides tar files for odin to flash. It will give you Root and from then on you can install Stweaks and flash CWM from there.
I wish i d of spoke to u a few months ago when I first rooted cause I buggered about with it for weeks! I didn't realise you could install recovery from steaks either.. Have you got much apple Mac/android sync experience?.. I can only describe it as trying to get arch rivals to mate!.. Might just dual boot windows on the Macbook if I can't get them to play nice
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