I just bought my sIII like 5 days ago and i`m thinking of flashing a custom rom to my rooted sIII. But i have a question about how to flash the rom. Example, if the Rom that i want to flash say " [ROM][4.1.2] [XXELLA][Sotmax Jelly Bean Ultimate Stock V14] GT-i9300 " do i need to change my firmware to XXELLA before flashing that rom? or at least upgrade my firmware 4.1.1 to 4.1.2. please HELP me i`m confused and btw NEWBIE and still learning to this phone.
CladiusCla said:
I just bought my sIII like 5 days ago and i`m thinking of flashing a custom rom to my rooted sIII. But i have a question about how to flash the rom. Example, if the Rom that i want to flash say " [ROM][4.1.2] [XXELLA][Sotmax Jelly Bean Ultimate Stock V14] GT-i9300 " do i need to change my firmware to XXELLA before flashing that rom? or at least upgrade my firmware 4.1.1 to 4.1.2. please HELP me i`m confused and btw NEWBIE and still learning to this phone.
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First things first, root your phone, install custom recovery and BACKUP!
Only then should you dabble with other things.
No, you don't need to install anything before installing the 4.1.2 ROMs, but a wipe is recommended.
Happy flashing!
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CladiusCla said:
I just bought my sIII like 5 days ago and i`m thinking of flashing a custom rom to my rooted sIII. But i have a question about how to flash the rom. Example, if the Rom that i want to flash say " [ROM][4.1.2] [XXELLA][Sotmax Jelly Bean Ultimate Stock V14] GT-i9300 " do i need to change my firmware to XXELLA before flashing that rom? or at least upgrade my firmware 4.1.1 to 4.1.2. please HELP me i`m confused and btw NEWBIE and still learning to this phone.
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First read the stickied basic faqs and guides .
jje
Oomahey said:
First things first, root your phone, install custom recovery and BACKUP!
Only then should you dabble with other things.
No, you don't need to install anything before installing the 4.1.2 ROMs, but a wipe is recommended.
Happy flashing!
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So that mean i just have to do a wipe and then flash the rom and not flashing the same firmware example " XXELLA" right?
CladiusCla said:
So that mean i just have to do a wipe and then flash the rom and not flashing the same firmware example " XXELLA" right?
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Read the FAQS and Guides first not hard to find stickied in General .
A wipe is recommend but you do not have to wipe .
jje
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Hello!!
Question: if My S2 orinially came with XWLPI, I can install other Roms too? or I can install only Roms that has XWLPI in the name?
Which rom mostly suggested for me to install?
I've rooted the device with Odin and install CWM for recovery.
Please assist,
Thank you so much!
You can flash any stock/custum roms to suit your needs !
PS: ure now at xda, the future says u will flash atleast dozen roms in next few days
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580070 >> This one rocks
rommark said:
Hello!!
Question: if My S2 orinially came with XWLPI, I can install other Roms too? or I can install only Roms that has XWLPI in the name?
Which rom mostly suggested for me to install?
I've rooted the device with Odin and install CWM for recovery.
Please assist,
Thank you so much!
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yeah you can.. what's great about this S2 is that you can basically match up almost anything as long as it is meant for that OS firmware stuffs don't matter unlike that of the Galaxy S1
I updated my sgs2 officially yesterday from ICS to jellybean 4.1.2...it was working good but I lost root...I searched the web to root it again and foung this website..
http://galaxys2root.com/galaxy-s2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-gt-i9100-jelly-bean-android-4-1-14-1-2/
I successfully rooted it but to my bad luck I tapped on the supersu as mentioned in the video demonstration at the website and things went wrong..the supersu asked me whether to start normally or CWM recovery, I opted for CWM recovery...Now my phone is stuck at the yellow triangle..I can go to download mode only...I reflashed the same kernel but in vain...
Please help me to recover my phone as I need it badly...many thanks in advance.
Let me tell you that I leave in middle east and as I remeber it was updated to XXls8 or something.
Re: I bricked my phone..urgent help needed please..
You can go to internet search for a rom to flash using odin
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benhu said:
You can go to internet search for a rom to flash using odin
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thanks benhu but what should I search for? which ROM?
Search for a stock rom
Re: I bricked my phone..urgent help needed please..
Search on sammobile.com
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mhoss48 said:
Search on sammobile.com
Sent from my HTC One X
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But I didn't install any custom ROM..I only install custom kernal for rooting..Do I still need a stock ROM to flash? I need further help...and how to flash again?
Thanks everybody who is helping.
mirchichamu said:
But I didn't install any custom ROM..I only install custom kernal for rooting..Do I still need a stock ROM to flash? I need further help...and how to flash again?
Thanks everybody who is helping.
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Odin flashes stock ROMs and kernels.
Re: I bricked my phone..urgent help needed please..
STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU to flash SUPERNEXUS 2.0 it is stable
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pakhei123 said:
STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU to flash SUPERNEXUS 2.0 it is stable
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Do you recommend to flash this rom instead of stock rom? But where from download? And how to flash?
Go back to stock first; it will give you a 'clean slate'. Getting your phone working normally/usable should be your only priority/thought at this stage. You can worry about flashing other roms/kernels once you've done that.
MistahBungle said:
Go back to stock first; it will give you a 'clean slate'. Getting your phone working normally/usable should be your only priority/thought at this stage. You can worry about flashing other roms/kernels once you've done that.
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Thanks MistahBungle for your help. From where I should download stock rom and how to flash? Further help will be much appreciated.
Search Samfirmware for an unbranded one for your country (or a carrier-specific one if you prefer/if there isn't an unbranded one). Guides/tutorials are stickied in the General section (3rd post from the top from memory).
MistahBungle said:
Search Samfirmware for an unbranded one for your country (or a carrier-specific one if you prefer/if there isn't an unbranded one). Guides/tutorials are stickied in the General section (3rd post from the top from memory).
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Thanks a lot MistahBungle and all who supported me...Thanks God I finally reflashed stock ROM which I downloaded from Samfirmware and it is working well.
May I request all those geeks to guide me to root the easiest way. Further I will request you people to tell me the Best ROM which support RTL...Bundle of thanks.
Good man. You're welcome Easy way to root is to flash the Odin version of any custom kernel which works with Android version of the stock rom you're currently running (Siyah & Dorimanx are but two, there are others); read the thread devoted to the particular kernel you want to flash to work out which build you need to use. Once you flash it you'll have a rooted phone with CWM.
'Best rom' threads are not allowed here; once you have CWM installed it's really easy to flash/try a bunch of roms & find one you like, it takes 5 minutes to backup or restore, if you find you don't like a rom you try, it's easy to go back to your previous setup & try another. Generally if you need things that are a 'bit fiddly' to 'just work' without dramas, you're better off sticking with stock. But you can check the threads of various custom roms to see if they support the features you need to use. You could always dual boot if the particular features you want to use only work with stock, yet you like a particular custom rom & want to use it as a daily driver.
Re: I bricked my phone..urgent help needed please..
And one more thing...
Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post so that others with similar problems can get help too..
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Hi
I have a Phone: Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100, Android 4.1.2 (Stock, rooted) how install 4.2.2?
please help me and sorry for my english is not my first language
Tks
pmello999 said:
Hi
I have a Phone: Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100, Android 4.1.2 (Stock, rooted) how install 4.2.2?
please help me and sorry for my english is not my first language
Tks
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Flash CyanogenMod 10.1 !
Hey, if you have already rooted, I assume you have also installed clockwork mod recovery.
Make sure you have jelly bean kernel installed on your phone.
Then you now need to download custom rom. Personally jelly bam rom is my favorite. It combines the features of cyanogenmod and aokp.
Google "jelly bam" go to their official site, download jelly bam 7.8(their latest rom with Android 4.2.2) or you wanna go for any other rom, go ahead and download it. All roms comes in zip files. Don't extract it, place the zip file in your sdcard, boot the phone in recovery mode(vol up+ home+ power)
Do wipe data/factory reset
Clear cache partitions
Go to advance and clear dalvik cache
Select install from zip, select sd card and choose the rom zip file you have copied and click install. Phone will reboot and you are done!
Sorry if I was too lengthy
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however, in my opinion, 4.2.2 or AOSP roms isn't stable as sammy JB rom
but the choice is yours
pmello999 said:
Hi
I have a Phone: Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100, Android 4.1.2 (Stock, rooted) how install 4.2.2?
please help me and sorry for my english is not my first language
Tks
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However the answer has been given to you in a very kind way, next time search for your questions. This is like the basic here on xda, so do some effort for yourself.
diko adrian said:
however, in my opinion, 4.2.2 or AOSP roms isn't stable as sammy JB rom
but the choice is yours
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CyanogenMod 10.1 is as stable as any JB Stock Rom
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Tks for reply
i can´t install version 4.2.2 because occurs error 7 .
tks
pmello999 said:
Tks for reply
i can´t install version 4.2.2 because occurs error 7 .
tks
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You need to install Siyah kernel to flash CM10.1
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pmello999 said:
Tks for reply
i can´t install version 4.2.2 because occurs error 7 .
tks
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You haven't told us which kernel you are using yet. You are not clear about what errors you're getting. There are thousands of threads regarding how to root and install custom rom. You need to check the threads before creating a new one as per the rule of xda.
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im experiencing abnormal cell standby in my samsung galaxy s3 which it consumes or drains my battery on lock/sleep mode. So i want to upgrade my 4.0.4 ICS to jelly bean.
Im connected to Wifi and there is no software update.
i bought this phone 2nd hand and this s3 is already have CWM v3.60 and Super SU installed.
i would like to ask how to upgrade my 4.0.4 Ice cream sandwich to a Jelly Bean. By the way im a noob to this. But i already did some updates/ changes in my past cellphone like my grand quattro like doing some cwm recovery, flashing with odin and rooting which i successfully followed with this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494471
please help me. thanks in advance for your help.
BennyZars said:
im experiencing abnormal cell standby in my samsung galaxy s3 which it consumes or drains my battery on lock/sleep mode. So i want to upgrade my 4.0.4 ICS to jelly bean.
Im connected to Wifi and there is no software update.
i bought this phone 2nd hand and this s3 is already have CWM v3.60 and Super SU installed.
i would like to ask how to upgrade my 4.0.4 Ice cream sandwich to a Jelly Bean. By the way im a noob to this. But i already did some updates/ changes in my past cellphone like my grand quattro like doing some cwm recovery, flashing with odin and rooting which i successfully followed with this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494471
please help me. thanks in advance for your help.
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Flashing roms in CWM is same in all phones...
If you looking for an AOSP roms, you can try SlimBeans... I use it and its really smooth and fast and low battry drain
If you Looking for Samsung base Roms, Try Wanam Lite or Android Revolution HD...
there is lots of note 3 ported roms but i found most of them laggy and unstable...
k2evil said:
Flashing roms in CWM is same in all phones...
If you looking for an AOSP roms, you can try SlimBeans... I use it and its really smooth and fast and low battry drain
If you Looking for Samsung base Roms, Try Wanam Lite or Android Revolution HD...
there is lots of note 3 ported roms but i found most of them laggy and unstable...
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Wat do u expect from a rom tat has apps tat are programmed to run in 3 gbs of ram compared to our 1 gb.
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JellyYogurt said:
Wat do u expect from a rom tat has apps tat are programmed to run in 3 gbs of ram compared to our 1 gb.
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I know and i expect lag, unstability and Lots of FCs...
k2evil said:
I know and i expect lag, unstability and Lots of FCs...
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ok thank you guys for your help and answer. but for now i just want to stick to the official Jellybean by samsung..
is it ok to update to 4.3 Jelly bean if i have a 4.0.4 firmware with CWM and SuperSU installed?.
can anyone help me and show me a noob guide on how to update my 4.0.4 to Jellybean 4.3 the stock official one?.
thanks in advance for your help..
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
Phone Freezes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133401
Sudden Death .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
RETURN TO STOCK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323847
JJEgan said:
STICKYS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
UNDERSTAND FIRST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2362743
Network IMEI EFS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2393289
Downgrade and network problems .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2531221
Phone Freezes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133401
Sudden Death .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091045
RETURN TO STOCK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2323847
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thanks jjegan for the links its very informative. wow:good:
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Another Question
i just read some of it very fast, and i just looked for the information that i need for now. Any way i can update my 4.0.4 ICS to Jelly Bean 4.3 through odin.
may i ask where can i find the stock rom 4.3 Jelly Bean and a noob tutorial on how to flash it with Odin. I choose Odin instead of Kies because i don't want to unroot my s3.. (im also currently looking for the answer through google fyi)
ok now i prfer the 4.1.2 jelly bean stock rom for s3 any one has a link of that rom?
BennyZars said:
thanks jjegan for the links its very informative. wow:good:
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Another Question
i just read some of it very fast, and i just looked for the information that i need for now. Any way i can update my 4.0.4 ICS to Jelly Bean 4.3 through odin.
may i ask where can i find the stock rom 4.3 Jelly Bean and a noob tutorial on how to flash it with Odin. I choose Odin instead of Kies because i don't want to unroot my s3.. (im also currently looking for the answer through google fyi)
ok now i prfer the 4.1.2 jelly bean stock rom for s3 any one has a link of that rom?
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http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Search GT-I9300 and find the one u want.
Heres the odin flash guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
JellyYogurt said:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Search GT-I9300 and find the one u want.
Heres the odin flash guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969
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may i ask what are the differences of each firmware from each countries listed there?. are they all the same?.
my samsung galaxy s3 is made in Hongkong (color purple) GT19300. but Im from the Philippines. my samsung galaxy is not sim locked .i can insert any sim that i want. is it ok to choose the US firmware instead?. is it ok not to choose a firmware from hongkong because i can't understand chinese languange.
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BennyZars said:
may i ask what are the differences of each firmware from each countries listed there?. are they all the same?.
my samsung galaxy s3 is made in Hongkong (color purple) GT19300. but Im from the Philippines. my samsung galaxy is not sim locked .i can insert any sim that i want. is it ok to choose the US firmware instead?. is it ok not to choose a firmware from hongkong because i can't understand chinese languange.
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I have flashed lots of official roms, but i didn't see any important differences between different countries roms... Just some language features...
I'm persian but i flashed MK6 rom that is for Europe, I've got no problem... I can even type Persian...
For 4.3 rom, you've got just few choices and best of them is MK6... The other 4.3 updates have a lots of bugs but MK6 is almost bug free rom...
k2evil said:
I have flashed lots of official roms, but i didn't see any important differences between different countries roms... Just some language features...
I'm persian but i flashed MK6 rom that is for Europe, I've got no problem... I can even type Persian...
For 4.3 rom, you've got just few choices and best of them is MK6... The other 4.3 updates have a lots of bugs but MK6 is almost bug free rom...
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ok thanks a lot for that. ill just choose MK6 then. :good:
by the way, may i ask if we can still quick root in mk6 4.3 jelly bean?
will it work? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=33305792&postcount=3
GT-I9300: CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.zip will this work?
Thank you guys. i updated my 4.0.4 to 4.3 JellyBean Swiz version. now to root this phone.. ^_^
BennyZars said:
Thank you guys. i updated my 4.0.4 to 4.3 JellyBean Swiz version. now to root this phone.. ^_^
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Your welcom :good:
Yes... Cf-Root works on MK6
k2evil said:
Your welcom :good:
Yes... Cf-Root works on MK6
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thanks for that additional important info. downloading it now. :good:
Hello guy....
I have problem in upgrading my phone to Ics version or newer version of Android. After reading a few treads here about the hardbrick Im now afraid to flash Ics or higher to my Samsung galaxy s2.. I read that Ics 4.0.3 or lower are safe? is that true??
Please confirm me if it is true..
I already check my phone if it contain a faulty chip.. and yeah.. i have faulty chip and now Im stock to gingerbread Rom.
please tell me some safe Roms and safe steps in upgrading my phone to Ics. .. please
I don't want my phone to die.. please help me guy.. thankyou..
ebullube25 said:
Hello guy....
I have problem in upgrading my phone to Ics version or newer version of Android. After reading a few treads here about the hardbrick Im now afraid to flash Ics or higher to my Samsung galaxy s2.. I read that Ics 4.0.3 or lower are safe? is that true??
Please confirm me if it is true..
I already check my phone if it contain a faulty chip.. and yeah.. i have faulty chip and now Im stock to gingerbread Rom.
please tell me some safe Roms and safe steps in upgrading my phone to Ics. .. please
I don't want my phone to die.. please help me guy.. thankyou..
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ICS is not really a very good rom and I would recommend KK or JB
you should be good if you go from a GB firmware to a JB one
or if u want you could flash a custom kernel in odin and then flash a KK ROM like CM11 or Slimkat
Toby0897 said:
ICS is not really a very good rom and I would recommend KK or JB
you should be good if you go from a GB firmware to a JB one
or if u want you could flash a custom kernel in odin and then flash a KK ROM like CM11 or Slimkat
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thanks Toby
but is it safe to flash JB firmware, KK ROm and Slimkat in my phone? won't it harm my phone or lead to hardbrick?
can you give me some safe Rom that i can flash to my phone? or links?.
I'm searching but im afraid to use other ROm aside from GB.
thanks again Toby..
ebullube25 said:
thanks Toby
but is it safe to flash JB firmware, KK ROm and Slimkat in my phone?
can you give me some safe Rom that i can flash to my phone? or links?.
I'm searching but im afraid to use other ROm aside from GB.
thanks again Toby..
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It`s very safe to flash Jellybean or Kitkat. Download the latest jellybean from sammobile and flash it with odin.. Look around for tutorials how to. Note that you will lose all your data, but your phone will 100% work. That brickbug was only on 4.0.4 version.. To be sure and safe flash jellybean and after that flash PhilZ-cwm6 - Safe Stock Based Kernel. If you need more info, i`ll help you. Cheers!:good:
corsicanu said:
It`s very safe to flash Jellybean or Kitkat. Download the latest jellybean from sammobile and flash it with odin.. Look around for tutorials how to. Note that you will lose all your data, but your phone will 100% work. That brickbug was only on 4.0.4 version.. To be sure and safe flash jellybean and after that flash PhilZ-cwm6 - Safe Stock Based Kernel. If you need more info, i`ll help you. Cheers!:good:
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... only ICS 4.0.4 are know that has the emmc_erase_cap code within it? how about JB or KitKat they don't contain emmc_erase_cap codes? hehehe sorry i have so many question,. i just want to be sure and safe.. hehehe
umh do i really need the philz-cwm6-stock-kernel-cwm6-root-exfat? what does this app do?
amh.. did you try this JB Rom to a Samsung galaxy gt-i9100 that has a faulty chip?
thanks again corsicanu..