Hi!
I'm using stock ICS 6.1.1.B.1.10. It looks great, but it is horribly slow! I have to use task killer all the time and reboot every few days to keep my phone usable. I was thinking about downgrading to GB, but first I want to try CyanogenMod from the Project FreeXperia. Before installing i want to ask you some questions.
1. How stable is it?
2. What's still not working?
3. Will installing FreeXperia wipe all my data (photos, music etc.)?
4. What about downgrading from FreeXperia to stock GB? Is it just flashing .ftf file with flashtool or is it more complicated?
da.killa said:
Hi!
I'm using stock ICS 6.1.1.B.1.10. It looks great, but it is horribly slow! I have to use task killer all the time and reboot every few days to keep my phone usable. I was thinking about downgrading to GB, but first I want to try CyanogenMod from the Project FreeXperia. Before installing i want to ask you some questions.
1. How stable is it?
2. What's still not working?
3. Will installing FreeXperia wipe all my data (photos, music etc.)?
4. What about downgrading from FreeXperia to stock GB? Is it just flashing .ftf file with flashtool or is it more complicated?
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1) It is very much stable for daily use and very smooth. for more visit here
2) video rec is work in progress. Check this link for change log
3) Yes it will wipe data (i guess) as u have to wipe data, dalvik cache, factory reset..
4) no just flashing will do
It will wipe data from device memory not from sd
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First of all hello to everyone and sorry for my bad english.
I have been in the forums for a few weeks now and I must tell I love it.
Okay now on to the topic.
I have seen manny people with issue's like rebooting for the Cyanogenmod.
Now here's what I did to let it work for me after I fu**ed-up the first time.
1: Using Pc Companion I restored my S.E. firmware version.
2: I did a factory reset ( options, privacy, factory reset.)
3: I formatted my SD card
4: I downloaded the Cyanogenmod from Wolfbreak and installed it to my phone and guess no more Reboots.
I hope that this solves the problem of manny people with reboot errors.
And again sorry for my bad english.
You dont need to restore anything with pc companion, just wipe entire phone whit xRecovery before flash CM 6.1.3 v4 just as Wolfbreak says in CM ROM thread
1. Go to Xrecovery and make a Backup of your current ROM (optional but i suggest it)
2. make following in Xrecovery
- do a Factory Reset
- Wipe Cache Partition,
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
- Wipe Battery Stats
3. Install Custom Zip and choose CM6.1.3-V4.zip
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Alejandrissimo said:
You dont need to restore anything with pc companion, just wipe entire phone whit xRecovery before flash CM 6.1.3 v4 just as Wolfbreak says in CM ROM thread
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This is for people who fu****-up like me the first time (like installing from the wrong kernel version) they tryed to install Cyanogenmod. Because I tryed everything but nothing seemed to work for me except this method.
enescecen said:
This is for people who fu****-up like me the first time (like installing from the wrong kernel version) they tryed to install Cyanogenmod. Because I tryed everything but nothing seemed to work for me except this method.
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Unfortunately, about 99% of the times when things go wrong, come not by reading the information, either by too much work, thrilling moment, etc..
1. Hardly something gone wrong if you follow the instructions;
2. Hardly we nned to make an installation from the PCC or SEUS.
With Rom`s currently available, the entire installation is done through the xRecovery. 99% of the times that you end up having multiple loops had to do with bad version of the baseband.
Alejandrissimo said:
You dont need to restore anything with pc companion, just wipe entire phone whit xRecovery before flash CM 6.1.3 v4 just as Wolfbreak says in CM ROM thread
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this is what i have been doing all along, still i get reboots.
ALSO try running fix permissions in either ROM manager or in xrecovery under advanced options, that is why this feature is in both apps....To help fix fc and reboot problems when switching ROMS!!! ( Not just CM rom's any rom!!! )
Will help, but won't fix all problems!!
Best regards,
Chris
zabihjan said:
this is what i have been doing all along, still i get reboots.
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Try Step 3 of enescecen instructions...seems like that is a differentiating step.
zabihjan said:
this is what i have been doing all along, still i get reboots.
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flash this
2.1.A.435_GLOBAL-GGL_GENERIC_1232-9897.ftf
and this
X10i_58_baseband.ftf
with Flash tool, then get root and install xrecovery
now, in xrecovery, full wipe (chache, battery, etc), install cyanogen rom from wolfbreak and vuala!!! all you need is that
Can you guys do a simple test with a custom 2.2 / 2.3 ROM? Start root explorer, and kill it via a task manager.
Does your device reboot after a while?
Is ist possible to upgrade directly or must i downgrade first to the last stock kernel and firmware?
At the moment it works with mimi cm7 and the latest nAa kernel.
Its better to flash back to stock first and then upgrade to other rom...
Since for MiniCM9 you will need both a new kernel and a new rom, and you need to do a factory reset... basically all parts of your phone will be wiped clean, so I guess just upgrading from your current setup is no different than from stock.
At least, I had no problems with it, but then, all people and all devices are different
excellent 9
waive11 said:
Is ist possible to upgrade directly or must i downgrade first to the last stock kernel and firmware?
At the moment it works with mimi cm7 and the latest nAa kernel.
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You can flash the new kernel directly. I did it that way and upgraded successfully.
I did a factory reset ,flashed the new kernel,than the ROM and google apps and it worked perfectly.
I update from mini cm7 to mini cm 9.I followed NAa´s instructions to install cm 9.And it works good.
No need to wipe
Well i didnt wipe and i upgraded... Totally OK. It just takes 15 mins to update and optimize apps.
Just (1) Flash new kernel via Flashtool(2) Enter CWM and flash MiniCM9 AND GApps, (3) IMPORTANT goto advanced>clear dalvik cache !!! (4) Reboot and let it optimize apps (5) It should work perfectly and preserve most of your old settings & apps.
In any case, if there are problems, just factory wipe
Remember to download minicm9 onto your phone before installing the kernel.
Enjoy MiniCM9 and ICS
Hey guys!!!
New galaxy S2 owner. I have done some searching in these forums and the threads answered many of my questions. However, I still have some newbie questions that I found unanswered. Please excuse me if my questions have been answered before but I got tired of searching
Here is the deal:
Yesterday, I flashed a CF Root with Odin3. Then used CWM to flash a wanamlite firmware. The firmware was great but I didn't like that it still had TW. So I dl'ed another firmware to the internal SD card and flashed again using CWM. I then flashed a couple of other ROMS and I noticed that after the first wanamlite flash, the new ROMs were unstable with many error messages that some OS processes have stopped etc.
I got back home, flashed to stock with Odin3 and the phone got stuck at the second samsung logo. I followed some community steps (thanks XDA) like disabling all kies processes from TM, wiping data/cache, then boot in DL mode and flash the stock ROM using Odin3 which worked.
I then Flashed a CF Root again and used CWM to flash a Spike Pure ICS ROM v5 which was great but I get occasional error messages like 'gallery stopped' or some other error message when I try to set contact photos. It just lags, blackscreen then comes back with the 'Unfortunately, the process had stopped'.
My questions: is this because of the previously flashed firmware that this is happening or is it that those ICS ROMs have these issues commonly? Did anyone have this experience before? What do you advice before flashing to a new ROM going back to stock or going straight from the current? Doesn't Odin3 technically wipe everything back to stock?
WIPE WIPE WIPE.
Go into recovery. Data/factory reset.
Advanced, Wipe dalvic cache. Mounts and storage, format system. Its a standard procedure going from one OS to another OS. You can then either flash a firmware zip from recovery or an .tar file from Odin.
Then to be on the safe side factory reset once again.
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Wich fw do you have?
Make a deep clean with odin an flash on the latest ics version (lp9 is a good one)..then flash (if you want) a custom rom..
My experience with custom roms: one of the best rom samsung based (ics 4.0.3) is the foxhound greyfox v2..if you want a pure ics rom flash the omega aokp rom (ics 4.0.4)..
Try then to change kernel..siyah is the best for both roms..
P.s. sorry for my bad english
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After LP7 should be staple enough for daily use .However you are using custom roms and you should read carefully each roms thread before flashing .
You are probably suffering from flashing multiple roms and leaving bits behind as well = clean wipe .
jje.
Can someone give me a clear full wipe procedure? I always wiped data/factory rest/wiuped chaceh and dalvik... but what else? a step by step procedure would be helpful!!
I currently have Spike Pure ICS v 5.
What do you mean by Odin3 'deep clean'?
OJ77 said:
Can someone give me a clear full wipe procedure? I always wiped data/factory rest/wiuped chaceh and dalvik... but what else? a step by step procedure would be helpful!!
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Read my last post..
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so:
1. Recovery mode > format user data > wipe cache > clear dalvik > format system (from moutns and storage)
2. Download mode > flash stock ROM using odin 3
Did I get it right? Was there something i didn't wipe?
Before you flash a new rom, make sure you answer the requirements.Some ICS roms need to be flashed in specific way.
The way of doing a full wipe is you go in Clockwork mode, wipe data/factory reset, you wipe cache partition, then go to advanced wipe Dalvik and Battery stats, then go in mounts and storage ( i think ) and you wipe the cache from there, but nothing else in mounts and storage.If you wipe anything else there's a high percent of bricking your phone.If this doesnt help you, I doubt that anyone could give you any clearer instructions.
Good luck.
DONT FORMAT SYSTEM.
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Followed by root and custom rom if you so wish .
jje
OK im confused now... do I format system directory in mounts and storage or no?
OJ77 said:
OK im confused now... do I format system directory in mounts and storage or no?
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i always do personally.
I got tempted and formatted system/cache/data but now i cannot flash from my internal sd card.. I get errors and 'installation aborted' if i try to do it from CWM... does that mean formatting those 3 means Odin3 is the only way? Cus I'm not home and I don't have odin3 on me.... LOL!
OJ77 said:
I got tempted and formatted system/cache/data but now i cannot flash from my internal sd card..
Did you format sd card and totally wipe the lot = nothing on the phone .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
At this point you have no OS on the phone nor kernel rooted nor CWM .
Hence
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
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JJ, you really need to learn how to quote you know, makes your posts so confusing to read sometimes
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JJ, you really need to learn how to quote you know, makes your posts so confusing to read sometimes
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Agree must try better .
Habit from replying to emails i guess .
jje
Thanks...
I did a 'full wipe' by doing t his:
1. Boot into CWM: wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, wipe battery stats, wipe system/data/cache from mounts.
2. Reboot into DL mode, flash stock ROM using Odin3.
3. Repeat step 1
4. flashed spike ICS v 7.3 using CWM. Stable so far.
Thank you!
imho: the most stable ics release is the stock official, but with some.battery issues, my suggestion: stay on gingerbread, find a custom kernel to suits your need,
GT-I9100, official 2.3.6, hardcore's Speedmod
budi.hermawan said:
imho: the most stable ics release is the stock official, but with some.battery issues, my suggestion: stay on gingerbread, find a custom kernel to suits your need,
GT-I9100, official 2.3.6, hardcore's Speedmod
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I agree! I don't like ICS because is still unstable! My battery lasts very short with ICS and the phone overheats.
Moreover I hate the browser! I mean, The Galax S2 with GB still has the smoother browser of all the smartphones out there, and Samsung with ICS update messed it up! Now is laggy with micro stutters! Don't understand why!
OJ77 said:
The firmware was great but I didn't like that it still had TW.
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You didn't need to go through all that trouble just because you didn't want TW (which I also hate, btw).
You could simply have installed another launcher (such as Go Launcher EX, ADW, etc) from Play Store and, since you were already rooted, uninstalled TW using Titanium Backup afterwards. It has to be in that sequence (install new then uninstall old).
this way you can have whatever ROM + kernel combination you like, and still use whatever launcher you prefer.
Hi All,
I have searched both here and on Google for an answer to this, but cant find anything clear.
I have flashed CM9.1 stable and got it set up just right, absolutely love this ROM so far!
As time goes on I am getting very tempted to give the CM10 nightly a go.
As i am going CM -> CM is it possible to flash CM10 as an update rather then wipe all my apps and settings and start over? or do I need to flash google apps, restore everything with titanium and spend an hour in settings again after installing CM10?
Thanks for your help
Normally if you are coming from the same rom then you dont need to do a full wipe.
A full wipe is a must if your going from 1 rom to a different rom.
I would suggest doing a backup just incase but i think it safe to say that you WILL NOT need do a full wipe as you are only updating the same rom.
It is always recommended to do a full wipe
- wipe/data factory reset
- wipe cache
- wipe dalvik cache
Install CM 10 nightly and Gapps and reboot.
Set back your apps etc. via titanium backup
Dav_prime said:
Hi All,
I have searched both here and on Google for an answer to this, but cant find anything clear.
I have flashed CM9.1 stable and got it set up just right, absolutely love this ROM so far!
As time goes on I am getting very tempted to give the CM10 nightly a go.
As i am going CM -> CM is it possible to flash CM10 as an update rather then wipe all my apps and settings and start over? or do I need to flash google apps, restore everything with titanium and spend an hour in settings again after installing CM10?
Thanks for your help
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Since your going from ICS to JB, Full wipe is absolutely required. Different android versions after all.
Hi!
I want to do a
COMPLETE REINSTALL
of my Neo V.
I use AOKP ROM.
What is the best way to start here?
1) using flashtool by DoomLord and flashing old stuff before doing a full wipe?
2) only full wipe via recovery and then install the ROM?
3) factory reset, then full wipe, then flash ROM?
Whatever.
I am overwhelmed of the possibilities in doing it. There are many ways, but I want to ensure that everything is set up correctly from the start.
All my data and intern ROM stuff is saved via Titanium.
So don't be shy to recommend the best and cleanest and deepest way to do this!
Thanks a bunch for your advices!
All the best
c1ph4 said:
Hi!
I want to do a
COMPLETE REINSTALL
of my Neo V.
I use AOKP ROM.
What is the best way to start here?
1) using flashtool by DoomLord and flashing old stuff before doing a full wipe?
2) only full wipe via recovery and then install the ROM?
3) factory reset, then full wipe, then flash ROM?
Whatever.
I am overwhelmed of the possibilities in doing it. There are many ways, but I want to ensure that everything is set up correctly from the start.
All my data and intern ROM stuff is saved via Titanium.
So don't be shy to recommend the best and cleanest and deepest way to do this!
Thanks a bunch for your advices!
All the best
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if u r on AOKP & want a fresh install, then goto CWM & do a full wipe & flash the rom... done...
Samak46 said:
if u r on AOKP & want a fresh install, then goto CWM & do a full wipe & flash the rom... done...
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This is the usual procedure when installing a (new) ROM.
The other day I saw something in Flashtool which said that my device would still be a ICS device. There was nothing mentioned that AOKP was already in use. Or a JB kernel. There was still a footprint from a ICS ROM I used ages ago. I want to change that.
This is my problem: I want the device to be recognized correctly everywhere.
So, the advice you gave me would be the deepest I can do for the device itself?
I think I did this one or two times, but these footprints from former ROMs and flashing stuff are still there.
Thanks in advance!
Flash stock firmware (.587)
Copy ROM and GAPPS on SD
Flash a kernel in fastboot
Go to recovery..
Full Wipe.. install..
it should be good..
Check in Flashtool once the mobile is settled down. it should recognise as 4.1.x or watever!!
[email protected] said:
Flash stock firmware (.587)
Copy ROM and GAPPS on SD
Flash a kernel in fastboot
Go to recovery..
Full Wipe.. install..
it should be good..
Check in Flashtool once the mobile is settled down. it should recognise as 4.1.x or watever!!
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Thanks a bunch!
It is important to mention where to get this Stock ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678690
What I already got back to normal is the indication of Wifi: It never was blue and full but always grey.
I didn't check my version in Flashtool yet as I am still restoring my apps and settings.
Will report back if there are any issues or new information.
See you around.