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so i did something stupid i know.. i put viper 2.0.2 on without doing a full wipe, just installed it over the old viper 1.0.0.. now it just keeps rebooting.. when i try to use the power+vol down to get into recovery, it just goes to a hboot screen that says parsing..[sd zip] [1] recovery and asking if i want to start the update.. if i do, it does something then asks to reboot and when i do, it just goes back into the reboot loop.. i did try the viper boot-img-flasher 1.2.1 and when it gets into a part of the reboot, the program does see the device and does its thing, makes my phone reboot into a fastboot screen, then i do the boot.img part and it seems to work fine, then it reboots, and starts going into the loop again.. is there any way i can get to recovery so i can just do a full wipe and install the ROM again? i also tried using the current RUU and it did look like it worked once, but then just kept going into the bootloop.. so that dont seem to be working either... thanks in advance for any help.. i feel stuck...
bbernstone said:
so i did something stupid i know.. i put viper 2.0.2 on without doing a full wipe, just installed it over the old viper 1.0.0.. now it just keeps rebooting.. when i try to use the power+vol down to get into recovery, it just goes to a hboot screen that says parsing..[sd zip] [1] recovery and asking if i want to start the update.. if i do, it does something then asks to reboot and when i do, it just goes back into the reboot loop.. i did try the viper boot-img-flasher 1.2.1 and when it gets into a part of the reboot, the program does see the device and does its thing, makes my phone reboot into a fastboot screen, then i do the boot.img part and it seems to work fine, then it reboots, and starts going into the loop again.. is there any way i can get to recovery so i can just do a full wipe and install the ROM again? i also tried using the current RUU and it did look like it worked once, but then just kept going into the bootloop.. so that dont seem to be working either... thanks in advance for any help.. i feel stuck...
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Take out your sd card until you get to recovery.
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thicklizard said:
take out your sd card until you get to recovery.
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thanks!! Didnt even think of that!!
ok.. well that worked and i was able to go into the recovery and install the viper 2.0.2 again and did it using the full wipe choice.. now it just reboots into the fastboot loader and wont just boot up.. it goes into the bootloader every time... sorry.. got any more ideas? thanks mucho...
bbernstone said:
ok.. well that worked and i was able to go into the recovery and install the viper 2.0.2 again and did it using the full wipe choice.. now it just reboots into the fastboot loader and wont just boot up.. it goes into the bootloader every time... sorry.. got any more ideas? thanks mucho...
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When you wiped did you wipe system cache Dalvik cache and factory reset?
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Also you might want to try to fastboot the boot.img
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thicklizard said:
When you wiped did you wipe system cache Dalvik cache and factory reset?
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Also you might want to try to fastboot the boot.img
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yes.. i did wipe cache, dalvik cache, and factory reset, but i dont think it did anything... i then tried to use RUU to get it back to factory rom, but it fails when it start to go install it.. hangs up with the HTC logo on the phone screen..
You need to flash the kernel in fastboot, there is another thread with the same issue, I posted a copy of adb tools and instructions on flashing the boot.img
om4 said:
You need to flash the kernel in fastboot, there is another thread with the same issue, I posted a copy of adb tools and instructions on flashing the boot.img
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ok.. that did it.. it was the boot.img... thanks!!
Hi, I am here because i need your help.
The problem is that, when I flash the cmx10 kernel, and then boot the phone, The logo flashes quickly and then disappear, then my leds become purple, and then, black screen.
I don't know why, I have this problem with v13 and v14(probably the other ones) , I tried everything, access to the recovery by spamming the back button, spamming volume up and down, but nothing happened.
Thanks for helping me.
facile12345 said:
Hi, I am here because i need your help.
The problem is that, when I flash the cmx10 kernel, and then boot the phone, The logo flashes quickly and then disappear, then my leds become purple, and then, black screen.
I don't know why, I have this problem with v13 and v14(probably the other ones) , I tried everything, access to the recovery by spamming the back button, spamming volume up and down, but nothing happened.
Thanks for helping me.
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1. Flash CM9 kernel first with flash tool
2. Flash CMX10 rom,after done do not reboot
3. Pull out you battery,5 -10 second before inserting back
4. Flash CMX10 kernel and reboot
5.Done !!
_bacok said:
1. Flash CM9 kernel first with flash tool
2. Flash CMX10 rom,after done do not reboot
3. Pull out you battery,5 -10 second before inserting back
4. Flash CMX10 kernel and reboot
5.Done !!
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Thank you very much, I'll try
But the install of the rom will work with the cm9 kernel ?
facile12345 said:
Thank you very much, I'll try
But the install of the rom will work with the cm9 kernel ?
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cm9 kernel not working on JB rom
_bacok said:
cm9 kernel not working on JB rom
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I missreaded, Again, I mean, err if i can install the jb rom with the cm9 kernel ? and your instructions seems a bit dangerous :/
If fail i can always get back by reinstalling the old rom and the kernel ?
did the solution help? I've got the same problem. Although i'm not totally new to flashing different roms and never had a problem. But this time i've got the same error (bootlogo shows up, 3 times blinking blue led and after that the logo disappears and the screen turns black. Nothing happens and xrecovery isn't available by pressing "back"-button)
If you're already on cm9 kernel, you can directly flash JB ROM
1. Boot into CWM recovery(by pressing the back key repeatedly when you see kernel logo & notification led)
2. Perform a full wipe (wipe data/factory rest, wipe cache partition & advanced > wipe dalvik cache)
3. Install JB ROM & if Google Apps is not yet included in your ROM install that too without rebooting
4. After that do NOT reboot, while still in CWM recovery, take your battery off >> wait 10 seconds & put it back again
5. Flash cm10 kernel using Flashtool then reboot.
facile12345 said:
I missreaded, Again, I mean, err if i can install the jb rom with the cm9 kernel ? and your instructions seems a bit dangerous :/
If fail i can always get back by reinstalling the old rom and the kernel ?
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Flash cm9 kernel first is just to get worked recovery to flash cm10 rom. After flash cm10 rom using cwm recovery in cm9 kernel, without booting the phone pull the battery out and wait, insert battery back and flash cm10 kernel.
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Damn, I totally forgot that topic, Sorry x)
Well I tried but it didn't work, always same problem
Edit : It works with fera kernels, thanks.
I have a Galaxy S2 intl version. I was on carbon rom with siyah kernel. All was fine then suddenly it force reboots. but while rebooting it just didn't happen. Nothing happened. The screen logo just flashes for a second and then disappears, and then nothing happens. I tried entering the recovery mode, but doesn't enter the recovery mode. The download mode is working just fine. So I flashed a custom rom with siyah kernel using ODIN, hoping it would help, but nothing seems to happen though both rom and kernel are flashing perfectly alright! Please help me recover my phone guys. Would be extremely grateful, please!
Don't use siyah on custom roms. Flash Dorimanx 9.xx through odin . Recovery should now work. Go into recovery and factory reset clear the caches and reboot. Should work fine after this.
Remember
Dorimanx 8.xx is for stock and custom rom
Dorimanx9.xx is for custom only.
andrewwright said:
Don't use siyah on custom roms. Flash Dorimanx 9.xx through odin . Recovery should now work. Go into recovery and factory reset clear the caches and reboot. Should work fine after this.
Remember
Dorimanx 8.xx is for stock and custom rom
Dorimanx9.xx is for custom only.
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Okay so I left my phone overnight, with the battery pulled out. I had flashed a stock rom before going to sleep. And i woke up and just put the battery back in to flash Dorimanx, and, something happened. The phone entered recovery mode :cyclops: I had been trying to get in the damn thing for the whole day yesterday, and today it happened, so i did as you said, wiping all that, and rebooted the phone. In a little odd fashion though, but it booted up and the setup process started, and it's working fine now. So, now I'm on a custom rom JB 4.1.2 and siyah kernel. I want a stable 4.3 on my phone. What can I do, sir? I dont wanna run into trouble again, so what would be a safe way?
emviveem said:
Okay so I left my phone overnight, with the battery pulled out. I had flashed a stock rom before going to sleep. And i woke up and just put the battery back in to flash Dorimanx, and, something happened. The phone entered recovery mode :cyclops: I had been trying to get in the damn thing for the whole day yesterday, and today it happened, so i did as you said, wiping all that, and rebooted the phone. In a little odd fashion though, but it booted up and the setup process started, and it's working fine now. So, now I'm on a custom rom JB 4.1.2 and siyah kernel. I want a stable 4.3 on my phone. What can I do, sir? I dont wanna run into trouble again, so what would be a safe way?
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I am installing the Carbon Rom, JB 4.3 as I already have a copy of it on my phone, and I'm doing it with the same previous kernel on it, ie, Siyah-s2-v5.0.1. Should this create a problem?
Yes it will. DONT USE SIYAH. Use dorimanx 9.xx for any custom rom. Including carbon rom
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Yes it will. DONT USE SIYAH. Use dorimanx 9.xx for any custom rom. Including carbon rom
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Okay now I'm really sorry it's starting to bug you but my phone seems to develop new problems every time I reboot. Now, I havent changed anything, On a stock rom with siyah kernel. and i rebooted, and stuck again! I am able to enter recovery mode though (CWM recovery) and download mode also. BUT, now what happens when I boot is, the samsung logo shows with the triangle and, the boot tune plays but there's nothing on the screen, it's just black, and a few secs later, it gives a small vibration, all still with the phone screen black. Later i get to know that my phone has apparently turned on, but the screen is not showing anything. I called my cell and to my surprise it rings meaning its actually ON!! Why is the screen not ON then?? Please help, kind sir! Also if you could provide me with links to the required kernels/roms or whatever else required. Eagerly awaiting your saviour reply! :crying:
You need to go bk to stock with Odin. Test and see if it still happened with fully stock rom and kernel.
andrewwright said:
You need to go bk to stock with Odin. Test and see if it still happened with fully stock rom and kernel.
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Hey, problem solved now, dont know what it was though! What i did was flash the Carbon rom with siyah, and it booted and then i flashed dorimanx and its working fine now. But the gapps package is reacting weirdly. I flashed it perfectly and when i reboot, it says "Google + stopped working" and then i check the app menu and there's no google apps whatsoever. http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip I then installed play store apk and it opened up and looked fine but then that is all it did! It won't download anything. What shall I do?
Full wipe. So format
Data
System
Preload
Cache
Dalvik cache
Then flash
Rom and gapps
Then flash dori
Then reboot
andrewwright said:
Full wipe. So format
Data
System
Preload
Cache
Dalvik cache
Then flash
Rom and gapps
Then flash dori
Then reboot
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I did everything! I never got the option to format preload though. Everything else went smooth. Rebooted. Same problem persists.
Go bk to recovery and factory reset. Also maybe if that don't work redownload gapps and try again. May have curupt gapps.
emviveem said:
I did everything! I never got the option to format preload though. Everything else went smooth. Rebooted. Same problem persists.
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And to top it all off, long pressing the home button refuses to bring up the recent apps/multitasking facility now. The notification bar doesn't work.
What nightly of carbon are you on?
Edit: also format pre load must be there? Mounts and storage. under format system I think.
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What nightly of carbon are you on?
Edit: also format pre load must be there? Mounts and storage. under format system I think.
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How do I check to tell which nightly I am on? And the first time I had done the full format, i had preload, and while i foramtted that, it gave me some error saying it couldnt do so. I completed the procedure anyways, availing no success. So, repeated it second time and found no preload option. The recovery menu seems to have changed. Is it a matter of concern? I am on a CWM recovery, apparently. and i found the preload option. tried. it says "Error foramtting /preload" how should i proceed?
Okay this is what I'm using "CARBON-JB-NIGHTLY-20131018-0102-i9100" Please help! I've run into more problems than I had anticipated! I am so worried. What should I do now?
emviveem said:
Okay this is what I'm using "CARBON-JB-NIGHTLY-20131018-0102-i9100" Please help! I've run into more problems than I had anticipated! I am so worried. What should I do now?
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Sir, please reply. I'm sincerely apologize if I'm coming across as impatient but I'm **** scared. Please tell me how to proceed now..:crying:
Download 11/10 nightly and Dori 9.41.
Preload not formatting is worrying mate. Flash them and get bk to me
Try gapps for jb 4.3. It will surely work.
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20130810 is 4.3 isn't it? I'm sure it is.
andrewwright said:
Download 11/10 nightly and Dori 9.41.
Preload not formatting is worrying mate. Flash them and get bk to me
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I am not able to locate the download links. Could you please do it for me?
Hi,
When i woke up this morning my phone was attempting to boot, but was stuck on my boot animation. So i pulled out the battery and rebooted, since then it has been turning on for a couple mins than rebooting the phone its self is slightly warmer than usual, but it has been hotter before. I have attempted to back up my data using cwm, but the reboot still happens, im unsure if its on the same file that causes the reboot. Im trying to back it up to completely wipe it and see if that makes a difference.
I would be grateful for any help in the matter.
ads2996 said:
Hi,
When i woke up this morning my phone was attempting to boot, but was stuck on my boot animation. So i pulled out the battery and rebooted, since then it has been turning on for a couple mins than rebooting the phone its self is slightly warmer than usual, but it has been hotter before. I have attempted to back up my data using cwm, but the reboot still happens, im unsure if its on the same file that causes the reboot. Im trying to back it up to completely wipe it and see if that makes a difference.
I would be grateful for any help in the matter.
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Hi,
i would boot into CWM or TWRP and then i would do a wipe cache / dalvik, and flash your "rom.zip" from internal or external sd card. If that does not work then do a factory reset and flash "rom.zip". If the problem still exists what i do not hope for you, then you have to wipe all your data without doing a nandroid backup and then flashing again. Do you have a stock rom installed or what rom do you have and what kind of kernel?
But try to flash your rom and kernel again . Hope it will help your "Diva" ?!
Sounds to me ur power button is stuck.
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DrEVILone81 said:
Hi,
i would boot into CWM or TWRP and then i would do a wipe cache / dalvik, and flash your "rom.zip" from internal or external sd card. If that does not work then do a factory reset and flash "rom.zip". If the problem still exists what i do not hope for you, then you have to wipe all your data without doing a nandroid backup and then flashing again. Do you have a stock rom installed or what rom do you have and what kind of kernel?
But try to flash your rom and kernel again . Hope it will help your "Diva" ?!
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im running the stock rom with siyah kernal and jkay framework.Well i wiped the /data and it seemed to work then i did the foolish thinng of trying to flash a /system backup i had. So m back to where i started. I'm downloading the latest stock rom for my network and am gonna try and flash via odin. Hopefully that fixes it.
When falshing with odin does it wipe /sdcard?
JellyYogurt said:
Sounds to me ur power button is stuck.
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When ever i do get booted into my phone i am still able to use my power button as normal. And the power options box odesnt appear before it reboots either.
JellyYogurt said:
Sounds to me ur power button is stuck.
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This could be the easiest solution.....:laugh::good:
But i love flashing and so it was my proposal:angel:
DrEVILone81 said:
This could be the easiest solution.....:laugh::good:
But i love flashing and so it was my proposal:angel:
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I take it the only way to fix a stuck power button is by taking it apart?
ads2996 said:
im running the stock rom with siyah kernal and jkay framework.Well i wiped the /data and it seemed to work then i did the foolish thinng of trying to flash a /system backup i had. So m back to where i started. I'm downloading the latest stock rom for my network and am gonna try and flash via odin. Hopefully that fixes it.
When falshing with odin does it wipe /sdcard?
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No i meant you should flash your rom.zip, but when you have istalled a stock rom then you dont have a zip file of it on your sd-card, which you can flash. But a normal odin flash of your stock will solve your problem, and then you can do a custom nandroid backup in CWM (EFS, DATA partition etc). I hope odin will do a complete delete of your /system, /data/media, /data partition. But try it
DrEVILone81 said:
No i meant you should flash your rom.zip, but when you have istalled a stock rom then you dont have a zip file of it on your sd-card, which you can flash. But a normal odin flash of your stock will solve your problem, and then you can do a custom nandroid backup in CWM (EFS, DATA partition etc). I hope odin will do a complete delete of your /system, /data/media, /data partition. But try it
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I jhave managed to restore /system and /boot so can now enter my phone after being stock reset. When i try to format /data through cwm it reboots and when i open appalications manger it also crashes it is filled with apps that arent installed on the phone
Wait a moment man.....sounds not pretty good...but we can manage it
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We should do a full wipe of your phone.....:laugh:
1. Load a rom xyz.zip file on your external sd card (i would recommend not a stock rom)
2. Reboot into CWM (what version do you have ??? etc. It is very important for your new rom what you want to install instep 6)
3. Do a full wipe (wipe cache / wipe dalvik cache)
4. Factory Reset
5. Delete /data and /data/media i mean everything (so your internal sd card has to be empty and empty)
6. Install zip file from sdcard1 (external sd card)
so a new rom will be flashed dont forget it, its your phone
7. REBOOT
8. Now you have a newly fresh installed ROM on your S3 :good::laugh:
All your data is lost.....but your phone works
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When you flashed with odin?! Havent you?! Then these are the apps of the bloated stock-firmware......
DrEVILone81 said:
Wait a moment man.....sounds not pretty good...but we can manage it
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We should do a full wipe of your phone.....:laugh:
1. Load a rom xyz.zip file on your external sd card (i would recommend not a stock rom)
2. Reboot into CWM (what version do you have ??? etc. It is very important for your new rom what you want to install instep 6)
3. Do a full wipe (wipe cache / wipe dalvik cache)
4. Factory Reset
5. Delete /data and /data/media i mean everything (so your internal sd card has to be empty and empty)
6. Install zip file from sdcard1 (external sd card)
so a new rom will be flashed dont forget it, its your phone
7. REBOOT
8. Now you have a newly fresh installed ROM on your S3 :good::laugh:
All your data is lost.....but your phone works
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When you flashed with odin?! Havent you?! Then these are the apps of the bloated stock-firmware......
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I'm just back from hockey and have managed to restore the phone to what i had before. So im on 4.1.2 and the random apps have disappeared, and the internal sd card has been wiped so lost a few fb photos nothing serious, well that i can remember.
I am either goign to go with the latest firmware from my carrier which is 4.3 or a newer rom, i would really like to try dual booting android and ubuntu. Any suggestions?
FLASH and TRY
ads2996 said:
I'm just back from hockey and have managed to restore the phone to what i had before. So im on 4.1.2 and the random apps have disappeared, and the internal sd card has been wiped so lost a few fb photos nothing serious, well that i can remember.
I am either goign to go with the latest firmware from my carrier which is 4.3 or a newer rom, i would really like to try dual booting android and ubuntu. Any suggestions?
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I am happy about that your S3 is working well, its one of the best devices and xda support for our device is nice.....
I use fusion kitkat rom with the stable boeffla kernel in it......YOU must try it. I appreciate it:good:
There are two dualboot kernel for our devices: googymax2 (development of siyah kernel and devil2.....i tried both
naturally with dualboot installed. but im also waiting for a stable version of ubuntu touch and then ........:crying::laugh: there is
also a thread here or you must "google" man you will find sth. But in my opinion try sth different from the stock-rom......OUR XDA-DEVELOPERS
are GREAT......CM11, SLIM or sth like that.......try
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DrEVILone81 said:
I am happy about that your S3 is working well, its one of the best devices and xda support for our device is nice.....
I use fusion kitkat rom with the stable boeffla kernel in it......YOU must try it. I appreciate it:good:
There are two dualboot kernel for our devices: googymax2 (development of siyah kernel and devil2.....i tried both
naturally with dualboot installed. but im also waiting for a stable version of ubuntu touch and then ........:crying::laugh: there is
also a thread here or you must "google" man you will find sth. But in my opinion try sth different from the stock-rom......OUR XDA-DEVELOPERS
are GREAT......CM11, SLIM or sth like that.......try
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Ithink the development of ubuntu touch is discontinued. Its a thread also.....
But running ubuntu on your device is possible as an arm version...... linux deploy apk.....and then you can have a look on whats
possible. But its not a real dualboot..... It runs from your external / internal sd card...
DrEVILone81 said:
I am happy about that your S3 is working well, its one of the best devices and xda support for our device is nice.....
I use fusion kitkat rom with the stable boeffla kernel in it......YOU must try it. I appreciate it:good:
There are two dualboot kernel for our devices: googymax2 (development of siyah kernel and devil2.....i tried both
naturally with dualboot installed. but im also waiting for a stable version of ubuntu touch and then ........:crying::laugh: there is
also a thread here or you must "google" man you will find sth. But in my opinion try sth different from the stock-rom......OUR XDA-DEVELOPERS
are GREAT......CM11, SLIM or sth like that.......try
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Ithink the development of ubuntu touch is discontinued. Its a thread also.....
But running ubuntu on your device is possible as an arm version...... linux deploy apk.....and then you can have a look on whats
possible. But its not a real dualboot..... It runs from your external / internal sd card...
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Thank you very much for all your help in sorting out my phone it is greatly appreicated
ads2996 said:
Thank you very much for all your help in sorting out my phone it is greatly appreicated
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I dont want to sort out "our" phone.....i ve the same one...... I am not very convinced about the stock roms....but the SIII is great
and is developed in a positive way....in a kind of future development to improve the ram and so on through the kernel.....
ads2996 said:
When ever i do get booted into my phone i am still able to use my power button as normal. And the power options box odesnt appear before it reboots either.
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It doesnt if the power button is stuck continuously as when u press and hold the power button, it hard reboots so no menu is given. Go google search 'gs3 power button stuck'. Trust me. All of their cases are similar to urs.
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Hi guys,
I have the SGH-i777 and it's been a long time since I've tinkered with it, so wanted to get clarification on updating CWM before I do anything.
I'm currently running the AOKP Jellybean Rom and I have CWM 6.0.2.3 installed. I'd like to update to CM 11 and I see that this requires CWM 6.0.4.4 or higher. They've provided a link to a combination recovery/kernel from mr-cook that apparently has CWM 6.0.4.5.
My question is, how do I get that kernel onto my phone? My guess is I download it, throw it on my SD card, boot into CWM recovery and install it from there. When that's complete, I wipe data/factory reset/wipe cache/dalvik cache from recovery, then install the CM rom, GApps, and then I'm done. Is that correct?
Thanks and sorry if this is dumb. :silly:
jankypatella said:
Hi guys,
I have the SGH-i777 and it's been a long time since I've tinkered with it, so wanted to get clarification on updating CWM before I do anything.
I'm currently running the AOKP Jellybean Rom and I have CWM 6.0.2.3 installed. I'd like to update to CM 11 and I see that this requires CWM 6.0.4.4 or higher. They've provided a link to a combination recovery/kernel from mr-cook that apparently has CWM 6.0.4.5.
My question is, how do I get that kernel onto my phone? My guess is I download it, throw it on my SD card, boot into CWM recovery and install it from there. When that's complete, I wipe data/factory reset/wipe cache/dalvik cache from recovery, then install the CM rom, GApps, and then I'm done. Is that correct?
Thanks and sorry if this is dumb. :silly:
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Yes. Put that file at the root of your external card. Boot into CWM, flash that kernel, and then personally I'd reboot into recovery again. The rest of your route was fine, just wipe cache and Dalvik AFTER you flash ROM and gapps.
desteele said:
Yes. Put that file at the root of your external card. Boot into CWM, flash that kernel, and then personally I'd reboot into recovery again. The rest of your route was fine, just wipe cache and Dalvik AFTER you flash ROM and gapps.
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Great, thanks.
Out of curiosity - why do you recommend wiping cache and dalvik after flashing the rom and gapps? CM's instructions recommend to do that before flashing rom/gapps. Is it just a matter of preference?
jankypatella said:
Great, thanks.
Out of curiosity - why do you recommend wiping cache and dalvik after flashing the rom and gapps? CM's instructions recommend to do that before flashing rom/gapps. Is it just a matter of preference?
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Well, the more knowledgable folk than me on here usually list wiping dalvik/cache after ROM/Gapps, so, it makes sense to me to do what they say. It's not going to hurt anything, and actually a factory reset wipes both of those anyway, I believe.
Be sure that kernel you are loading is compatible with your current ROM, unless you have no intentions of booting back into the ROM, and only into the recovery.
desteele said:
Be sure that kernel you are loading is compatible with your current ROM, unless you have no intentions of booting back into the ROM, and only into the recovery.
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Yup, looks like this isn't the case. I installed the kernel, then chose "Reboot now" from CWM's menu. It powered up, displayed the Samsung logo, and then the screen turned black. I held the power button for a bit and saw that it was off, so I tried holding the vol up + down buttons and power and booting into Download mode. (Phone had a full charge and was plugged into USB power source while doing this)
I'm now in Download mode and it says the following on the screen:
ODIN MODE
PRODUCT NAME: SGH-i777
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: NO
CURRENT BINARY: SAMSUNG OFFICIAL
[picture of an android]
Downloading...
Do not turn off target!!
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What should I do now? If I remember right, this isn't a terrible screen and I can in fact power down the device and try again. How do I get back into recovery mode to continue installing the new rom?
jankypatella said:
Yup, looks like this isn't the case. I installed the kernel, then chose "Reboot now" from CWM's menu. It powered up, displayed the Samsung logo, and then the screen turned black. I held the power button for a bit and saw that it was off, so I tried holding the vol up + down buttons and power and booting into Download mode. (Phone had a full charge and was plugged into USB power source while doing this)
I'm now in Download mode and it says the following on the screen:
What should I do now? If I remember right, this isn't a terrible screen and I can in fact power down the device and try again. How do I get back into recovery mode to continue installing the new rom?
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Well, you can use this thread where @creepyncrawly walks someone through using Odin in download mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2-att/help/stuck-samsung-screen-t2803266
But do me a favor...make sure you are holding BOTH Volume + AND Volume - as well as power, and let the Samsung logo flash once, then when it comes back, let go. If it works, you'll be in Recovery, and you can try to flash your new ROM.
desteele said:
But do me a favor...make sure you are holding BOTH Volume + AND Volume - as well as power, and let the Samsung logo flash once, then when it comes back, let go. If it works, you'll be in Recovery, and you can try to flash your new ROM.
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This was it. I wasn't timing the let go part right and I also had the device plugged in to a power source. Once I took care of that, I was able to get into recovery easily and continue the installation.
Thanks a lot!
jankypatella said:
This was it. I wasn't timing the let go part right and I also had the device plugged in to a power source. Once I took care of that, I was able to get into recovery easily and continue the installation.
Thanks a lot!
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No worries...glad it wasn't borked.
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No worries...glad it wasn't borked.
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I tried to boot into the new ROM and get this error repeatedly on the start screen:
Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped.
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Not sure what to do now. I went back into recovery and wiped the cache/dalvik cache again, but to no avail. I looked in the development thread and there's one post saying that I need to flash renderbroken's custom kernel after I flash the ROM and GApps. There's also a link to download renderbroken's CM kernel but I'm confused now because I also read that renderbroken doesn't update the kernels anymore, which is why they recommend the mr-cook kernel...
Any advice here? Is the renderbroken kernel the "right" one? Could I brick my phone if I try installing and reinstalling a few different kernels to get the issue solved?
jankypatella said:
I tried to boot into the new ROM and get this error repeatedly on the start screen:
Not sure what to do now. I went back into recovery and wiped the cache/dalvik cache again, but to no avail. I looked in the development thread and there's one post saying that I need to flash renderbroken's custom kernel after I flash the ROM and GApps. There's also a link to download renderbroken's CM kernel but I'm confused now because I also read that renderbroken doesn't update the kernels anymore, which is why they recommend the mr-cook kernel...
Any advice here? Is the renderbroken kernel the "right" one? Could I brick my phone if I try installing and reinstalling a few different kernels to get the issue solved?
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Well, even Render's old kernel would work, but, no, he hasn't updated in a long time. You can use Rogersb's kernel (found here: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=15966), but specifically which ROM are you trying to install?
desteele said:
Well, even Render's old kernel would work, but, no, he hasn't updated in a long time. You can use Rogersb's kernel (found here: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=15966), but specifically which ROM are you trying to install?
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CM 11. I grabbed cm-11-20140403-UNOFFICIAL-i777.zip from the download links in the CM 11 OP.
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jankypatella said:
CM 11. I grabbed cm-11-20140403-UNOFFICIAL-i777.zip from the download links in the CM 11 OP.
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Then go to this page and download either the CWM or TWRP version. Not the Slim version.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=15966
I favor TWRP, but if you are comfortable with CWM, grab that one, and flash it after you flash your ROM. I'd factory reset again first, then wipe cache/dalvik after.
I will also say this...that ROM you are installing is a fairly old version...you might consider updating to something a bit newer.
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Here are a couple you might consider:
SlimSaber
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2772468
Resurrection Remix (not updated anymore, but an awesome ROM)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2667734
And Cyril seems to have SlimKat going pretty well...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2760074
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Then go to this page and download either the CWM or TWRP version. Not the Slim version.
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=15966
I favor TWRP, but if you are comfortable with CWM, grab that one, and flash it after you flash your ROM. I'd factory reset again first, then wipe cache/dalvik after.
I will also say this...that ROM you are installing is a fairly old version...you might consider updating to something a bit newer.
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Okay so I should do it like this... factory reset, flash the ROM again, flash this new kernel I'm downloading now, wipe cache/dalvik. Yes? And here's another probably stupid question. How do I get this new kernel onto my SD card? Seeing as I can't get into Android and mount the SD card through the GUI...
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Okay so I should do it like this... factory reset, flash the ROM again, flash this new kernel I'm downloading now, wipe cache/dalvik. Yes? And here's another probably stupid question. How do I get this new kernel onto my SD card? Seeing as I can't get into Android and mount the SD card through the GUI...
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Find the "Mounts" menu in CWM..>I think it's in Advanced...and select the "Mount as USB" and it should show up in your PC as an external drive. Drop your kernel into your external card root.
And yes to the rest of your question...
Oops, no, just "Mounts and Storage" in the main menu. You prob already saw that tho.
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And don't forget gapps...
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Find the "Mounts" menu in CWM..>I think it's in Advanced...and select the "Mount as USB" and it should show up in your PC as an external drive. Drop your kernel into your external card root.
And yes to the rest of your question...
Oops, no, just "Mounts and Storage" in the main menu. You prob already saw that tho.
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And don't forget gapps...
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Success... I'm in! Thanks so much for your help, and thanks for linking me to a few other ROMs. I'll be checking those out as well.
jankypatella said:
Success... I'm in! Thanks so much for your help, and thanks for linking me to a few other ROMs. I'll be checking those out as well.
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Really glad it worked out for you!