Hello everybody
I have been using samsung galaxy note for about a year now and understand the "How-Tos" pretty well
Though now in my case i have got a new galaxy SIII i9300 from o2 with the o2 bootscreen with me and things look different here as i would like to install the ROM- Revolution HD v20.1.
I currently have firmware XXDLIH with modem-DLI1 and i am looking to flash the revolution HD which is v20.1
Questions:
1) I want to use the pre-rooted ROM version of XXELLA from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825272&highlight=rooting to gain root whilst avoiding flash counter/triangles, Is this OK? This will be immediately followed by flashing the Revoultion HD ROM, so i will end up with a XXEMA1.
2) If so i flash the XXELLA version i think i end up getting the new bootloader which makes it harder to reset flash counters?
Can the new bootloader problem be avoided by flashing the XXEMA1 firmware directly??
Does this bootloader problem also persist in the latest JB ROMs like XXEMA1??
If so does the new TA app resets the flash counter to official with no RED exclamation mark?? or
The only solution is to downgrade the bootloader itself??
3)Can i use PC-ODIN to flash the pre-rooted ROM of XXELLA and once i get root with No binary/flash counters{hopefully} can i then proceed with flashing in CWM?? {as i read the new bootloader activates the counter when you enter recovery} or do i proceed flashing ONLY in mobile Odin??
whether it be a new custom kernel/ROM etc
3) In short i want to get to 4.1.2 without the flash/binary or triangle in the end and no specific firmware i.e like XXELLA is required, i can flash any firmware so far it keeps the triangle away.
4) Is there a simpler way i am missing??
The goal is to get Root with a stock based custom firmware like revolution HD or the original stock itself and also to get rid of the o2 bootscreen (ofcourse)
Thank you
tysonraylee said:
Hello everybody
I have been using samsung galaxy note for about a year now and understand the "How-Tos" pretty well
Though now in my case i have got a new galaxy SIII i9300 from o2 with the o2 bootscreen with me and things look different here as i would like to install the ROM- Revolution HD v20.1.
I currently have firmware XXDLIH with modem-DLI1 and i am looking to flash the revolution HD which is v20.1
Questions:
1) I want to use the pre-rooted ROM version of XXELLA from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825272&highlight=rooting to gain root whilst avoiding flash counter/triangles, Is this OK? This will be immediately followed by flashing the Revoultion HD ROM, so i will end up with a XXEMA1.
2) If so i flash the XXELLA version i think i end up getting the new bootloader which makes it harder to reset flash counters?
Can the new bootloader problem be avoided by flashing the XXEMA1 firmware directly??
Does this bootloader problem also persist in the latest JB ROMs like XXEMA1??
If so does the new TA app resets the flash counter to official with no RED exclamation mark?? or
The only solution is to downgrade the bootloader itself??
3)Can i use PC-ODIN to flash the pre-rooted ROM of XXELLA and once i get root with No binary/flash counters{hopefully} can i then proceed with flashing in CWM?? {as i read the new bootloader activates the counter when you enter recovery} or do i proceed flashing ONLY in mobile Odin??
whether it be a new custom kernel/ROM etc
3) In short i want to get to 4.1.2 without the flash/binary or triangle in the end and no specific firmware i.e like XXELLA is required, i can flash any firmware so far it keeps the triangle away.
4) Is there a simpler way i am missing??
The goal is to get Root with a stock based custom firmware like revolution HD or the original stock itself and also to get rid of the o2 bootscreen (ofcourse)
Thank you
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i wasnt aware you could root on the i9300 without the flash counter increasing... can you not just use triangle away to reset the counter?
johnsonsimon said:
i wasnt aware you could root on the i9300 without the flash counter increasing... can you not just use triangle away to reset the counter?
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if you follow the link of the pre-rooted ROM's i included in my post, it is mentioned in that post that flashing those ROMs doesnt increase your flash counter.
I have used similar pre-rooted ROM by "bodivas" initially on my galaxy note and never had issue with binary/flash counter and such my preference to use similar ROM on the galaxy S3
Ok so i took a leap of faith and went ahead with flashing the pre-rooted version of XXELLA ROM from the link mentioned in the OP.
And guess what i got root with no binary/flash counters and no triangles too and didnt had to use the Triangle away app at all
So if anybody like me is looking to root without raising the flash/binary counters or yellow trianlge can follow what i did
-Download needed pre-rooted from the list here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825272&highlight=rooting
-flash using PC-ODIN by following the guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
The thing i am now inquring is whether i stay the same if i flash a custom ROM through CWM though from what i have reserched, using Mobile-Odin will not raise the binary/flash counter.
Will update.
Update1- it seems though i have obtained root these pre-rooted ROM's do not install custom recovery i.e cwm because when i booted into recovery it read as Android system recovery and NOT cwm etc
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Thanks for reading - I'm a noob.
I came here to learn about rooting devices over 6 months ago and decided to have a go at rooting my SGS 2 to remove the bloatware and speed it up a bit.
Performance has been great - I left the stock firmware because the OS/ROM was not a concern to me. I simply flashed the kernel with CF Root: CF-Root-SGS2_ZS_OZS_KF4-v4.0-CWM4.tar
Now I am led to understand I would need to flash back to my stock kernel to allow the OTA update for ICS - the only issue is I cannot find any available downloads for I9100TDVKF4 - Telstra's stock kernel.
Now I read somewhere a reply to a similar question was "just flash it with a new rom, I dont know why you want to go to stock" - Well I want to update to the official ICS. I was under the impression that would be available a long time ago and never was. I just want to....
Please can anyone help me to point out where I can find that kernel? perhaps there is a different kernel i could use?!
Is there any ICS firmware I would be able to download and flash to the ROM using Odin whilst keeping my phone rooted?
I found this place really helpful in how to root and now I just hope someone can help me get onto ICS!
Cheers
Is there any ICS firmware I would be able to download and flash to the ROM using Odin whilst keeping my phone rooted?
No only custom rooted firmware .
Try Checkfus for your stock firmware download and flash via Odin .
Dont confuse yourself with kernels without understanding .
ICS on Checkfus or Kies for your phone install otherwise wait until your provider releases .
or flash your original saved firmware that will overwrite root .
jje
Thanks for taking the time to reply mate....
Dont confuse yourself with kernels without understanding - dont worry ive been trying not to but it seems thats the only thing i changed on my phone when i rooted it so i was lead to believe i needed to change that back...
My provider has just released new version of ICS but i cant actually install it once ive downloaded it over the air it only gets to 8% then reboots itself and i believe thats because the phone is rooted...
or flash your original saved firmware that will overwrite root - I dont know if i backed it up correctly on the guide i was using!!! The only thing i backed up was the apps using titanium backup so now i feel im stuck!
Use check fus down loader and get the official ics ROM.
It's under i9100t Australia/telestra
Problem solved.
i am from galaxy mini forum so get a galaxy s2 but how to know if it is S2 or S2 GT-i9100 o and what the diffirence?? and can you gays pleas link me to a tut aboug instaling costome recovery, which ODIN to use and so on .... last thing which is the best stable rom to use .....thanks in advance
1) Check the sticker on the phone chassis under the battery.
2) Differences between SGS2 variants ? Wikipedia.
3) Just about everything you need to know to get you started is in the Stickies.
4) There's no such thing as the "best stable rom to use". There are a heap of custom roms for the SGS2, it's an individual preference thing. And because no two people use their phone the same way or have it setup the same, and because component-wise no two phones come out of the factory exactly the same, your experience with a particular rom will most likely vary from mine.
The best thing to do is to get your phone rooted, preferably with CWM installed. This will enable you to backup, restore & flash roms/kernels in a matter of minutes. You can than try a bunch of roms for yourself. If you find you don't like a rom you try, it's easy to go back to your previous setup easily by restoring a backup; recommended regularly/before you flash anything to your phone.
ok so by flashing cwm and then a costom rom the divise will root by it self and do i have to flash a stock ics rom to install a costom ics rom??????
Lackchoo,
Flash one of Chainfire's kernels. His instructions are very clear. That will give you root and CWM, and possibly also a yellow triangle at startup which you shouldn't worry about at all.
You don't need to flash a stock ICS ROM to flash a custom ROM. After rooted, in CWM, just install the downloaded ZIP ROM file of the custom ROM. You will keep root and triangle will go away.
Ditto what the above person said about ROM's. However, you can try Cyanogen (Do a 'stable' release, not a 'nightly'), its the most 'popular' ROM in terms of numbers. One can't and shouldn't say which one is best. But for a newbie, I think Cyanogen is a good place to start. Perhaps it will give you the least issues and the most 'oohs!' for your initial newbie effort
I don't have the links with me from the smart phone, but just search 'chainfire kernel root galaxy s2' and 'cyanogen galaxy s2' and you should find the relevant thread. Read it slowly and repeatedly! I know I had to
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Hi, and apologies as this is probably the 10,000th post on JB updates. I have searched etc, but just wanted a sanity check to see if I have this right.
As the title says, I have a UK GT-I9300 (BTU) that was rooted in my eagerness when I dumped ios (so used to Jailbreaking, I didnt even think about it). I'll admit I didnt think things through at the time (or read up enough!)
So, I rooted the phone using Odin and CF-Root-SGS3-v6.0, and now JB is upon us. I now know that I can't just use Kies or OTA (unless Ive got it wrong), so I just need to use Odin to flash a download (from one of the various Firmware sites) of the JB update for my particular version ?
If I want it to appear as unmodified, I need to use Triangle Away ?
Have I got this correct, or am I missing a piece of the jigsaw, or do I need a pre-rooted JB ?
Cheers for any help, as I'd rather not stuff this up
If I need to flash the stock rom via odin first, I'll have to find it, as all the links I found are dead now :fingers-crossed:
Dear all,
I know there are multiple threads running for the same, but still i was not able to understand most of the way. Am having SII which is running on Android 4.0.4, I want to root my phone so that i can install Jelly Bean Rom available in the forum.
last i have rooted Galaxy Spica 5700, but it required flashing device with Odin and instillation of a new kernel. But it seems like many new things have came up. Can someone please post me Point by point procedure of rooting my device with ClockworkMod recovery.
Plenty of threads that answer this question in detail. No need for people to duplicate topics or answers.
look at this
androidGennie said:
Dear all,
I know there are multiple threads running for the same, but still i was not able to understand most of the way. Am having SII which is running on Android 4.0.4, I want to root my phone so that i can install Jelly Bean Rom available in the forum.
last i have rooted Galaxy Spica 5700, but it required flashing device with Odin and instillation of a new kernel. But it seems like many new things have came up. Can someone please post me Point by point procedure of rooting my device with ClockworkMod recovery.
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If you know how to flash kernels via odin its simple. Just download siyah kernel for i9100 , install the drivers required fr odin , flash the kernel in download mode. It will give you rot access and CWM recovery. Then yo can boot into recovery,wipe data/cache and install any rom you want. But do not wipe anything n stock recovery since you are on 4.0.4 (which has the brick bug)
you can also root by stock recovery just by flashing a single .zip file. But if you know the way to do it by odin i suggest the odin mehtod.
and to flash JB....MobileOdin Pro.......so you'll forget about rooting with the EverRoot option........................beware of the wipes with 4.0.4 tho, that crap is nasty.
Hi to all...
i have the samsung galaxy s2 (GT-I9100) i9100XXMS3
it's upgraded (not by me) to android kitkat 4.4.4 CyanogenMod
CyanogenMod version 11-20140804-snapshot-M9-i9100
Kernel version 3.0.64-CM-g89e6992 build03
i have some problems (programs incompatibilities ect...)
and i want to know how i can downgrade my phone to any stable rom android 4.2.x
or any other custom or stock rom.
after all, i need to rooting the device to be more flexible
can anyone give me some help ??? rookie here...
thanks in advance
The device is already rooted, you just need to download any custom ROM you want, reboot to recovery, and flash your desired ROM from there.
Nightshadow931 said:
The device is already rooted, you just need to download any custom ROM you want, reboot to recovery, and flash your desired ROM from there.
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first of all thanks for your answer.
If I understand properly
therefore, I'll have not any problem because of 4.4.4
that is correct ?
Yes, that is correct. The device is already rooted, with custom recovery, which means you can just reboot to recovery, wipe everything, and flash any desired ROM you want.
@@[email protected]........No disrespect intended, but this is "flashing 101" basics stuff........
The fact that you are asking it, tells me that you don't have the experience needed to do this comfortably.....
That's not a problem though.....we all start from the bottom, and learn as we go.....
But that being the case, i'd advise that you don't do anything to your phone until you've read, learnt and completely understood the processes behind the flashing procedure. It's best to understand what you are doing beforehand, rather than trying to figure out what went wrong afterwards.......
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Down grade
hi every one please i want to downgrade my phone samsung galaxy s2 from jelly bean to gingerbread and i need a link to download the firmware