I have the XSG region (uae) model of the S3 9300 and i've had it for over a week by now, I've successfully rooted it without a problem and i love the phone. However, when i comes to installing custom roms that supposedly improve performance and battery life, it's not working out for me.
So far I've tried the Cyanogen mod and the liquidsmooth mod, using odin. With both of those i repeatedly tried installing them and i even wiped the cache and data, but they just end up sitting there at the boot screen, as if i did all this just to stare at a logo! why the hell don't they work?????????????? help please,
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Not an international GT-i9300?
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Not an international GT-i9300?
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Good question man, how do i find out? (i assumed it was cuz i bought it right here in the UAE)
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Good question man, how do i find out? (i assumed it was cuz i bought it right here in the UAE)
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Go to about phone , u'll get ur model
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Go to about phone , u'll get ur model
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it says it's GT-I9300 so i have the international version then eh. ok now what..?
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it says it's GT-I9300 so i have the international version then eh. ok now what..?
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If it is GT-I9300, indeed it is an international model (if it is not faked ).
You should be able to, for instance via CWM or Mobile Odin (to keep root), flash a custom rom. Try to do a factory reset wipe/data wipe and install the rom again. For some roms you also might do a "fix permissions" from your custom recovery after you flashed it (but before you restart the phone).
Looks like you are trying to flash zip files in Odin.
STOP NOW!
Ok note we have sorted that, and before you do anything else, take a step back, and do some reading and learning, starting with the rollup sticky at the top of the general thread.
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Looks like you are trying to flash zip files in Odin.
STOP NOW!
Ok note we have sorted that, and before you do anything else, take a step back, and do some reading and learning, starting with the rollup sticky at the top of the general thread.
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Um, i don't get it, what?
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Um, i don't get it, what?
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Precisely before flashing read the FAQS and Guides is rule one .
Rule two is backup your EFS folder before flashing instead of crying later .
BASICS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
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Tl;dr install with mobile odin or clockwork recovery to install ZIP files (most ROMs come in this, also don't extract it), use dekstop odin to install tar files
Ok fair enough, thanks all for the help so far, I'll do a bit of reading then try again. I've had an Iphone for over 2 years that I jailbroke and used from day one. This phone is so much cooler however, I look forward to exploring the improved possibilities..
Ok that's it then, seems the only way something like this MAY work is by wiping the phone clean and starting over, something very inconvenient for my to do.. If down the line I ever get another phone I will try it then, it has been a headache trying it on this one. I decided to give it one more try yesterday after backing up everything, I used titanium backup and also made a back up in recovery mode, I tried fixing permissions after installing the latest cyanogen mod but it didn't make a difference, it just sat at the stupid boot screen, making my phone warm.. I suppose it's okay if one needs a hand warmer!
My woes did not end there however, as I assumed that since I made a backup i could just restore the phone to the way it was. That did not exactly happen unfortunately, clockwork mod restored the system and image just fine, but when it was restoring data it kept stopping at one file and giving me an "error restoring data" bull****. Great, so I boot the phone and now most of the apps don't work and just crash when I try to run them, the only way to fix them is by uninstalling and then re–installing them one by one! Very inconvenient! And to top it off avast told me I have several "problems" found, I assume that is those apps.
So there it is, I shouldn't have done that to my phone yesterday, it worked beautifully until that point, and I was using nobloat to get rid of the unnecessary stuff, make a rom flash pointless, but I was curious.. And there you go, that is my story, I thank you all for trying to help, and I appreciate it really, but I'm done with this nightmare, at least on this phone i am.
Peace
Ok a quick update:
After repeatedly having an occasional issue with the phone, I decided to go for it one more time, this time I followed your advice to the letter, and I'm happy to report that it Worked! I've installed the liquidsmooth Rom and it works great, except for a few issues which I'll talk about in another more relevant thread. Just wanted to say, I apologize for my earlier posts, I was at my wits end at the time!
Since the custom Rom issue has been resolved, I shall lay this thread to rest and hope others learn from it.
Peace.
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Just like the title says why should we not use rom-manager on this phone?
from what i can remember it installs a ****ty version of CWM that doesn't cooperate well with our phones.
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from what i can remember it installs a ****ty version of CWM that doesn't cooperate well with our phones.
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gotcha. i wish koush would do something about rom manager because the atrix also had a wipping issues on roms and he never fixed it
From my recent experience with the SGSII, the recovery is integrated into the kernel (unlike HTC devices which have a dedicated partition for it). My guess is ROM Manager can't flash it, since it doesn't have the kernel image.
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From my recent experience with the SGSII, the recovery is integrated into the kernel (unlike HTC devices which have a dedicated partition for it). My guess is ROM Manager can't flash it, since it doesn't have the kernel image.
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gotcha thats intresting
You shouldn't use it on any phone anyway, your best bet is going into recovery
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Haha too funny I was literally wondering this last night. Glad you asked kuz I couldn't find an answer when I did a quick search.
Edit: so I've been running miui this week and see the app rom manager. I'm fine as long as i don't actually do anything through it correct?
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It breaks and does weird crap - I've heard it works OK if (and only if) you are currently on CM7.
But since you're most likely using it to move to/from another ROM... Just three-finger into recovery or if the ROM has an extended power menu use that for recovery.
Its best to just use three-finger or the extend menu power menu like Entropy said. I've seen Rom manager mess up leading to a semi-brick phone.
Hey all,
First time poster and new to rooting.
I ended up attempting to use rom manager to load CWM right after root, but I think that borked my wifi.
What can I do if I've already used it? I did it because I hadn't yet seen all the xda threads on NOT using it, and the place I was was not as well informed as you folks.
Also, how do I get CWM if not via ROM Manager?
My brothers EVO was royally effed up from using ROM Manager. Became a paperweight until Sprint authorized a replacement.
karankshah said:
Hey all,
First time poster and new to rooting.
I ended up attempting to use rom manager to load CWM right after root, but I think that borked my wifi.
What can I do if I've already used it? I did it because I hadn't yet seen all the xda threads on NOT using it, and the place I was was not as well informed as you folks.
Also, how do I get CWM if not via ROM Manager?
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Read through the FAQs and this thread - CWM is included in kernels that support it.
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Hey all,
First time poster and new to rooting.
I ended up attempting to use rom manager to load CWM right after root, but I think that borked my wifi.
What can I do if I've already used it? I did it because I hadn't yet seen all the xda threads on NOT using it, and the place I was was not as well informed as you folks.
Also, how do I get CWM if not via ROM Manager?
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I ended up figuring most of this out so I wanted to close this out (for anyone that stumbles past my original post).
Here's what I did:
I uninstalled ROM Manager - but this didn't get the wifi going.
I reflashed with the stock ROM and unrooted kernel - this still didn't help.
I did a factory reset - this did manage to get it going.
I was able to track down a CWM standalone that I flashed it with (using Odin).
I followed that up with a root, a wipe, and then a fresh flash of UnNamed.
Phone seems to be working fine.
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Just like the title says why should we not use rom-manager on this phone?
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When I first rooted my phone I installed rom manager because it looked easier to just pick the file that u wanted flashed and it would do it for u, so u wouldn't have to play with the volume keys. But every time I tried to do anything with it, it just said certificate not found. Aborting. So u shouldn't use rom manager. I think it works with the roms that u download of the app but not ones from XDA.
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I loaded a kernal with cwm. I use rom manager to install Google apps. After new rom loads up.
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Flash entropys kernel. Daily driver
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If you're on CM7, ROM Manager can be used to install gapps - that's about the only thing it doesn't seem to choke on.
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Hey all,
First time poster and new to rooting.
I ended up attempting to use rom manager to load CWM right after root, but I think that borked my wifi.
What can I do if I've already used it? I did it because I hadn't yet seen all the xda threads on NOT using it, and the place I was was not as well informed as you folks.
Also, how do I get CWM if not via ROM Manager?
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You cannot get CWM via ROM Manager - that is the point. It comes with certain custom kernels such as Entropy's DD kernel. If you do not have a CWM kernel - you will more than likly need to use Odin to get a kernel with CWM.
If you have totally screwed things up - look in the dev thread for "the return to stock" section and start over doing it the right way
karankshah said:
I ended up figuring most of this out so I wanted to close this out (for anyone that stumbles past my original post).
Here's what I did:
I uninstalled ROM Manager - but this didn't get the wifi going.
I reflashed with the stock ROM and unrooted kernel - this still didn't help.
I did a factory reset - this did manage to get it going.
I was able to track down a CWM standalone that I flashed it with (using Odin).
I followed that up with a root, a wipe, and then a fresh flash of UnNamed.
Phone seems to be working fine.
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Hi first post as well XDA forums so in depth and helpful decided I wanted to be apart of it. Still a noob though ill work my way up.
I am trying acheive the same goal he is, that is to say Instal the UnNamed (it is exactly what I want) Rom on my Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket.
Keep it brief: Rooted my phone using root exploit:
it will not let me post link. the zergrush one
and bellow flashed clockwork mode using stand alone not ROM because of this forum. Model 5.0.2.6
I wipe catch, battery, then format everything. Then I start to flash the ROM. The installation begins. It cleans and formats everything again, then sais that there was an error in the file and it fails. After this if I dont restore my phone will not start. Ive tried it several times being even more thorough on procedure and its the exact same error every time.
Im just wondering if its the way I rooted it is incorrect, The CWM Im using is not the correct one, or if Im doing something wrong entirely. I think it might be CWM but I have not been able to locate one like he did that worked.
Any help, suggestions, criticism or advice would be very helpful. I just thought Id ask. thanks in advance ^^
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Hi first post as well XDA forums so in depth and helpful decided I wanted to be apart of it. Still a noob though ill work my way up.
I am trying acheive the same goal he is, that is to say Instal the UnNamed (it is exactly what I want) Rom on my Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket.
Keep it brief: Rooted my phone using root exploit:
it will not let me post link. the zergrush one
and bellow flashed clockwork mode using stand alone not ROM because of this forum. Model 5.0.2.6
I wipe catch, battery, then format everything. Then I start to flash the ROM. The installation begins. It cleans and formats everything again, then sais that there was an error in the file and it fails. After this if I dont restore my phone will not start. Ive tried it several times being even more thorough on procedure and its the exact same error every time.
Im just wondering if its the way I rooted it is incorrect, The CWM Im using is not the correct one, or if Im doing something wrong entirely. I think it might be CWM but I have not been able to locate one like he did that worked.
Any help, suggestions, criticism or advice would be very helpful. I just thought Id ask. thanks in advance ^^
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UnNamed is not a Skyrocket ROM nor are any other ROMs in this subforum. You want to go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1399
I was running Task 14 revamped fat rom.
I decided to go back to stock to make sure I could. Basically no other reason.
I followed the sticky for UN-rooting here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474971. Had a hell of a time getting it Un-rooted. Everything went wrong from the beginning it seemed. Seems the files and guide don't coincide with each other which probably started my problems.
In the process, not sure when. I started getting this stupid triangle with the exclamation point in the middle when it boots.
On searching I have only found that it just means I flashed a wrong kernal or something like that and it's harmless and to ignore it. It's driving me nut though!
I did Have to finally use PDA_SIGNED_P7105.tar.md5 Which I know isn't for my US tab but I'm sure I saw the error BEFORE resorting to this as I couldn't get everything to correctly adb push to the tab either so I finally used that file with Odin knowing it would probably cause problems.
I got everything running as I want again. Fortunately I keep a backup which made my life a little easier once I was able to get back to Task 14 again. But the stupid little triangle is still there after restoring the backup too.
Is there a way to get rid of it without stripping back down to stock without having as many problems? Maybe a kernel to flash? Maybe an update or a quickie guide to uninstalling Task 14 and going back to stock (I don't have any links or local stock roms) or something?
Anyway, could anybody help? I don't want to spend another two days without sleep just trying to get rid of this stupid little thing.
Yeah I'm that anal about the stupid triangle....lmao
Odin reflash?? With a different rom+ baseband
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In theory you should be able to just flash a stock kernel.
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Odin reflash?? With a different rom+ baseband
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In theory you should be able to just flash a stock kernel.
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Thanks.
I may be getting there.
I could really use a US copy of a file like this to use with Odin. PDA_SIGNED_P7105.tar
Anybody?
I'm getting tired.
EDIT:
Finally! Found a Place that works!
http://www.teamovercome.net/p7500/?page_id=5
Even my Stupid little yellow triangle with the ! in the middle is gone.
The download was REALLY slow but it worked!
Hope this helps others going through similar issues.
I have an i777 (rooted, ROMd, etc) and my friend does also. She put a passcode on hers for some reason and apparently there was some type of software malfunction and she can't get her phone unlocked. So instead of making her wait weeks for Samsung to fix it, I volunteered to fix it myself.
I've already tried Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to Stock, Kernel + Rooted System Package from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081
Everything worked fine but, when the phone booted, the screen asking for the passcode was still present.
Does anyone know of another way to try this out? I promised her I'd have it done by tomorrow and that I'd also put ICS on it . And I really don't want to have to tell her I couldn't do it.
Thanks!
EDIT: I've solved this issue (thankfully)! I went into the stock Samsung recovery and chose to wipe data. It asked for a password and I kept entering random characters until it told me if I kept entering them it was going to wipe the phone's data. So it wiped the phones data and everything is now fine. I've rooted it using Entropy's tool from above and I am currently putting AOKP on it .
It's impossible
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It's impossible
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Is there a way to do it with an official Samsung firmware through the recovery that is preloaded on the device?
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It's impossible
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Oh really? my previous ROM was passcode protected,, I installed ICS over the weekend and it's never prompted me since then.passcodes seem to be flaky, sometimes mine would carry over from one ROM to another, other times it wouldn't.
Don't know exactly what causes it, I guess maybe try some different ROMs and just be sure to do a full wipe each time and cross your fingers that it disappears
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Oh really? my previous ROM was passcode protected,, I installed ICS over the weekend and it's never prompted me since then.passcodes seem to be flaky, sometimes mine would carry over from one ROM to another, other times it wouldn't.
Don't know exactly what causes it, I guess maybe try some different ROMs and just be sure to do a full wipe each time and cross your fingers that it disappears
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See, I would wipe it, but when I go to wipe it (it doesn't have CWM, just the stock Samsung recovery), it asks for a password. I think I'm screwed .
Nevermind! I've got through the password by getting it wrong too many times. This caused the phone to wipe, and now I have exactly where I need it!
Able to push a kernel with CWM via adb? (sorry don't remember if USB debug is checked by default)
This is interesting.
I really want Entropy looks into it.
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This is interesting.
I really want Entropy looks into it.
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Lol I'm sure he could come up with something
Guise, please read this carefully. I'm sharing it so you know what to do if it happens to you.
Alright, I want to share this experience with you all since it's the second time it's happened to me.
Yesterday I checked my phone and found it off in my pocket. It was the 2nd time it happened in the last few days. The first time was when I was using Jusada's ICS Final. Then these couple of days when I was using the Democracy rom (cm7.2) and now I switched to the Myth 2 and it happened again. The common thing was that with these roms I always used A2SD. Whether it was S2E or DT's A2SD. The same problem was the phone kept turning off even while charging.
Now it's to the point where I tried to reflash the rom again and it wouldn't even let me delete dalvik cache in the CWM settings. I had to format the SD in both cases this has happened to me. Seems to be a corrupt file in the Dalvik Cache or A2SD or something. Don't know how or why it happens but it's already happened twice to me already.
If this happens to you, just back up the SD, format it and reflash with Odin. It'll be fixed.
This is why backups are important. Make sure to back up all your apps weekly with Titanium so you don't have anything to worry about if this happens.
EDIT: Got saved by my Latino community. http://www.taringa.net/comunidades/...n_t-mount-_Data-Partition-Fix-LoopBoo_ts.html
Apparently the corrupted data file could be saved with a 5 package Odin flash. I was so scared :'(
I've been using cronmod(INT2EXT+) without any issues at all. So if you're looking for a swtch:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124
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I've been using cronmod(INT2EXT+) without any issues at all. So if you're looking for a swtch:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124
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Well damn. That's a really good share. Which script do you recommend? They all have something different but I can't really tell performance wise.
SuperAce609 said:
Well damn. That's a really good share. Which script do you recommend? They all have something different but I can't really tell performance wise.
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Well, I'm using the last one INT2EXT+ since the data remains in the device, so it's not stored in the SD-card. Everything works just as normal (TitiniumBackup, no probs!).
edit: the OP also recommended that one for especially mid-range devices.
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Well, I'm using the last one INT2EXT+ since the data remains in the device, so it's not stored in the SD-card. Everything works just as normal (TitiniumBackup, no probs!).
edit: the OP also recommended that one for especially mid-range devices.
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Thanks a lot for the share. Will try it out as soon as I reflash with Odin
Awww man wtfff? I just reflashed with Odin and I can't get past the boot loop! I used the newest KT8 And wiped partition and cache :/. It says it can't mount data.
Wiped after flashing?
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Wiped after flashing?
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YESSSSS!! Oh my god. I got saved by my Latino community. Apparently the corrupted data file could be fixed with a 5 package odin flash. I had only flashed the 1 package one.
MY ACE IS BACK!
And btw, yeah, I did everything. I was almost hopeless for a second.
I hope this thread will help users who might have this problem in the future.
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YESSSSS!! Oh my god. I got saved by my Latino community. Apparently the corrupted data file could be fixed with a 5 package odin flash. I had only flashed the 1 package one.
MY ACE IS BACK!
And btw, yeah, I did everything. I was almost hopeless for a second.
I hope this thread will help users who might have this problem in the future.
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I only trust the 4/5 package odin roms
And dont trust the one package ones
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I only trust the 4/5 package odin roms
And dont trust the one package ones
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Yeah, the 1 package ones are basically a version update. 5 pack ones obliterate everything on the phone from scratch
I always flash the 2.3.3 4/5 package first. Then the one package 2.3.6. Root it, flash CWM. Flash custom ROM. Flash INT2EXT4+. Set up my phone. Make a titanium backup, nandroid backup. Party time
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Hello everyone, tonight I attempted to install Cyanogenmod 10.2 onto my phone, and now I have a bit of a problem. When I made my nandroid backup, I think it went onto my internal storage, and was deleted when I did a factory reset. I wasn't really aware of this, and had to go into recovery and set up the phone multiple times (the rom didn't ever seem to take), and now when I power up my phone, I get the stock recovery mode, with it saying "Could not do normal boot" and "ODIN MODE" on the next line. Is there anything I can do to salvage my poor phone? I realize that I screwed up majorly with the nandroid backup, but hopefully there's something that can be done.
Thanks for your help, regardless of the outcome.
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Hello everyone, tonight I attempted to install Cyanogenmod 10.2 onto my phone, and now I have a bit of a problem. When I made my nandroid backup, I think it went onto my internal storage, and was deleted when I did a factory reset. I wasn't really aware of this, and had to go into recovery and set up the phone multiple times (the rom didn't ever seem to take), and now when I power up my phone, I get the stock recovery mode, with it saying "Could not do normal boot" and "ODIN MODE" on the next line. Is there anything I can do to salvage my poor phone? I realize that I screwed up majorly with the nandroid backup, but hopefully there's something that can be done.
Thanks for your help, regardless of the outcome.
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Going to need more info.
You should check this thread out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
It's the perfect place to start.
riker147 said:
Going to need more info.
You should check this thread out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
It's the perfect place to start.
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I did use Goomanager, so I think that means I'm boned. Damn. At least this gives me a half decent excuse to upgrade if I can't fix this.
Bedwardd said:
I did use Goomanager, so I think that means I'm boned. Damn. At least this gives me a half decent excuse to upgrade if I can't fix this.
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Find out what your build number is and learn about using Odin.
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Bedwardd said:
I did use Goomanager, so I think that means I'm boned. Damn. At least this gives me a half decent excuse to upgrade if I can't fix this.
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You should be able to get it into download mode still so you can Odin the full Wipe.
Good luck
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Mistertac said:
You should be able to get it into download mode still so you can Odin the full Wipe.
Good luck
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Yep. That seemed to work, I'm back in the OS. Now, what would be the best way to install CM 10.2? I've installed safestrap but I don't really want to go further unless I'm sure of what I'm doing, and google/youtube haven't been very helpful
EDIT: it seems that installing it is impossible since I'm on the mk2 broadband. Oh well. I'll just wait for someone to break the restrictions
Bedwardd said:
Yep. That seemed to work, I'm back in the OS. Now, what would be the best way to install CM 10.2? I've installed safestrap but I don't really want to go further unless I'm sure of what I'm doing, and google/youtube haven't been very helpful
EDIT: it seems that installing it is impossible since I'm on the mk2 broadband. Oh well. I'll just wait for someone to break the restrictions
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More rom options for safestrap coming online...right now HD is the premiere one.
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