trying to return to stock - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I am needing to return to stock as my phone needs to be repaired.
I have tried to return it back to stock by either using the the toolkit or manually, the only thing i cant get back to normal is the counter, it always stays at one.
I ran triangle away, which took it back down to one, removed root, loaded stock recovery and flashed a stock rom for my phone and then factory reset, the custom binary and system status is official but flash counter stays at 1.
Any advise what im doing wrong?

kurpter said:
Hi all,
I am needing to return to stock as my phone needs to be repaired.
I have tried to return it back to stock by either using the the toolkit or manually, the only thing i cant get back to normal is the counter, it always stays at one.
I ran triangle away, which took it back down to one, removed root, loaded stock recovery and flashed a stock rom for my phone and then factory reset, the custom binary and system status is official but flash counter stays at 1.
Any advise what im doing wrong?
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Flash stock via Odin
Root with CF-Auto root
Run triangle away
Go to super su app and under options select unroot
Factory reset.
Done!
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make sure you have stock recovery and kernel

Hey I'm running paranoid android 3.15, and siyah kernel, which allows dual booting (or I forgot what it's called, I guess it's close enough) and I would like very much to also have a touchwiz rom, and the stock one was gorgeous, and hardly had any problems, I would like to know how to get both roms on my phone (I know how it works, no need to explain that) but after some research I couldn't find a suitable answer, so here I am!
Thank you in advance for your time and answers!
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k6? said:
make sure you have stock recovery and kernel
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Yeah and that... Forgot to write that
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and you're using the latest triangle away?
maybe post in this thread to find out more..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114

k6? said:
make sure you have stock recovery and kernel
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Top man, after 2 days of doing it myself, its now sorted. All I was missing was CF-Auto-Root.
:good:

k6? said:
make sure you have stock recovery and kernel
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Whats the stock Kernel i should be using?
I have the stock recovery,
My Kernel is = 3.0.31-625388
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT fri nov 30 19:46 KST
2012
If this isnt the correct kernel, where do i get it from and flash it?
Cheers

kurpter said:
Whats the stock Kernel i should be using?
I have the stock recovery,
My Kernel is = 3.0.31-625388
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT fri nov 30 19:46 KST
2012
If this isnt the correct kernel, where do i get it from and flash it?
Cheers
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If you flashed a stock ROM with Odin and haven't flashed any kernels then your on a stock kernel... From the info you have posted I'd say it is a stock kernel
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Have you followed this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27407556
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Here's a short tutorial on how.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219755
Drop a comment and thanks!
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AndroidPlant said:
Here's a short tutorial on how.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2219755
Drop a comment and thanks!
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There's plenty of them already. But thanks for taking the time.
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I'm also trying to return to stock, I'm dual booting paranoid Android 3.15 and wanam lite and I was wondering if I would lose all my app data, text messages and what not if I unroot and flash stock rom
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App data yes. Unless you use titanium backup and reroot.
Sms backup from the playstore can back up and restore your sms no problem.
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yes, you will. back the data up. Carbon backup (renamed to Helium) can manage app backups without root

Thank you very much for such a quick reply!
This phone is the very first I root, so I am very afraid to brick it, so sorry to bother you guys but last thing I want is a f*****d phone because I didn't bother to ask a question. Do I need to deactivate dual boot before starting the wo=hole process or is it irrelevant, also the tutorials given above work fine on my phone right?

if you flash a stock rom it will also give you a stock kernel.
Read, then read again if unsure.
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Rooting S2

Hi! I attempted to root my S2 via a method I found here whereby I flash an insecure kernel then root using S2 root. I followed the guide to the T and still my phone is only ''partially rooted'' according to rootchecker and no root apps could be granted su access.
I am running ICS 4.0.3, Baseband Version XXLPS.
What should I do next or should I accept defeat and leave this phone unrooted? What could I have done wrong?
Thanks in advance for reading.
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AndroidUser1192 said:
Hi! I attempted to root my S2 via a method I found here whereby I flash an insecure kernel then root using S2 root. I followed the guide to the T and still my phone is only ''partially rooted'' according to rootchecker and no root apps could be granted su access.
I am running ICS 4.0.3, Baseband Version XXLPS.
What should I do next or should I accept defeat and leave this phone unrooted? What could I have done wrong?
Thanks in advance for reading.
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flash the latest siyah kernel v3.4.1 either from ur recovery (use siyah .zip file) or thro Odin ( use siyah .tar file) and then see
Thanks Sun!
I have downloaded the Tar file. I assume what I do now is flash it onto my phone and retry S2 Root again?
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If you flash Siyah you will be already rooted.
Ah, then perfect. Thank you!
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Either I am an uber noob or there is something wrong!
I downloaded the Siyah 3.4.1.tar kernel from gokhanmoral and flashed via odin and the phone sat at the boot screen with the little yellow triangle on it. I left the phone on and running like that for 10minutes.
I flashed my insecure kernel back on from last time (the one I used when trying to root using s2root) and it is fine again.
Anywho I am back to square one! -.-
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AndroidUser1192 said:
Either I am an uber noob or there is something wrong!
I downloaded the Siyah 3.4.1.tar kernel from gokhanmoral and flashed via odin and the phone sat at the boot screen with the little yellow triangle on it. I left the phone on and running like that for 10minutes.
I flashed my insecure kernel back on from last time (the one I used when trying to root using s2root) and it is fine again.
Anywho I am back to square one! -.-
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well thats really weird ma8, is ur phone I9100 or I9100G
ps- always try to root ur phone by a proper CF-root kernel, rather than some insecure kernel
I9100! It's very strange and I'm dying to check out some roms!
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AndroidUser1192 said:
I9100! It's very strange and I'm dying to check out some roms!
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so u havent tried the Cf-root method intially to root ur phone right
Nope just the S2 root method and now Siyah.
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AndroidUser1192 said:
Nope just the S2 root method and now Siyah.
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ok buddy follow this steps to reroot ur phone in a proper manner.
1) Dwnld the official ICS firmware(4.0.3) and flash thro odin
link Here
2) after that please dwnld the Matching Cf- root kernel and flash thro' ODIN
link Here
ur phone will be rooted properly and should wrk fine
ps- read the OP of both the threads carefully and follow the instructions over there to root ur phone successfully
If you only need proper root, no custom or insecure kernels and no yellow triangle, look at the guide in my signature. Worth the try
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Hey i had a similar problem. There is a superuser n buybox zip file that you will find on one forum here,that is about basic how to root. Copy those files to your phone then go to recovery and apply zip. I had a hard time with my phone partially rooted but thay solved it
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Unrooting, everything back to normal

Hi. I have rooted my S3, to see how it works with PS3 joystick (i am not too impressed)
I have rooted successfully via odin flash guide, but now i get strange problem.
Every now and then, when i want to turn on dispay, it works and show me that clock and then when i swipe to unluck, the phone doesnt respond.
When i power again, display dimms, and nothing happen. I cant unlock my phone, I need to hold power button to reboot, and than it is normal till i lock the screen and want to turn it on again.
My question is, how can i solve it, and if i can't, how can i get everything back to stock and normal?
Try turn off ripple effect in setting, see how it goes.
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First of all, try disabling lockscreen entirely.
Then try performing a full wipe. If nothing changes, flash stock firmware via Odin. If this haven't helped, root your phone, reset bootloader flashing counter via TriangleAway, then flash full stock firmware and make a warranty claim.
Arsaw said:
Try turn off ripple effect in setting, see how it goes.
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Where are these?
I'm using JB now. Forgot about ICS
You try look for it in setting - lock screen.
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YaDr said:
First of all, try disabling lockscreen entirely.
Then try performing a full wipe. If nothing changes, flash stock firmware via Odin. If this haven't helped, root your phone, reset bootloader flashing counter via TriangleAway, then flash full stock firmware and make a warranty claim.
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As i thought, now, without changing anything, the problem goes away. But i think it will came back
I forgot one big thing!
!!!! When i first flashed PDA, i flashed it with something CF, not insecure kernel (MY FAULT). Then i got this problem but i can say that i couldnt use my phone. Only just after reboot. Then i flashed insecure kernel, al now problem is still here but it is not so often, but i must fix this.
So maybe the problem is because i flashed wrong file, so "bad" files are still here?
Is there an easy fix for this?
Arsaw said:
I'm using JB now. Forgot about ICS
You try look for it in setting - lock screen.
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YaDr said:
First of all, try disabling lockscreen entirely.
Then try performing a full wipe. If nothing changes, flash stock firmware via Odin. If this haven't helped, root your phone, reset bootloader flashing counter via TriangleAway, then flash full stock firmware and make a warranty claim.
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My problem is back, so i tried this 2 first things. To desable lockscreen entirely, and to turn off ripple effect. No, it is still not working..
Start from scratch again. Backup your data, flash original firmware with odin, root it again, triangle away if you want.
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Arsaw said:
Start from scratch again. Backup your data, flash original firmware with odin, root it again, triangle away if you want.
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Ok now, here is my next question.
I flash original firmware form here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969 Is that right or not?
Than i know now hot to root, and i think this triangle away is easy too.
And one more question, which firmware is the newest and best? This XXALF2; Firmware Info PDA: XXALF2 Phone: XXLF2 Date: 05/06/2012
I remeber that i had OTA this month so 6th month is pretty old IMO :S
You can go to sammobile.com to find the latest firmware for your country. Then follow the instructions as in the link you posted above.
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solarbird said:
Ok now, here is my next question.
I flash original firmware form here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969 Is that right or not?
Than i know now hot to root, and i think this triangle away is easy too.
And one more question, which firmware is the newest and best? This XXALF2; Firmware Info PDA: XXALF2 Phone: XXLF2 Date: 05/06/2012
I remeber that i had OTA this month so 6th month is pretty old IMO :S
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LF2 is old firmware .
Newest will be Jelly Bean released soon .
jje
JJEgan said:
LF2 is old firmware .
Newest will be Jelly Bean released soon .
jje
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I am now dling official firmware from sammobile.com, then i will try to flash that
When JB will be released, i will just need to download JB firmware from sammobile.com, flash it, and root it again?
solarbird said:
Ok now, here is my next question.
I flash original firmware form here? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671969 Is that right or not?
Than i know now hot to root, and i think this triangle away is easy too.
And one more question, which firmware is the newest and best? This XXALF2; Firmware Info PDA: XXALF2 Phone: XXLF2 Date: 05/06/2012
I remeber that i had OTA this month so 6th month is pretty old IMO :S
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go here http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-I9300&pcode=-1&os=1&type=1#firmware
and create an account and choose your country and it will show u all the galaxy s3 updates for your country
Fail again...
I had official S3 firmware, now i downloaded Croatia, Vodafone firmware, and it has got vodafone apps and so on... I dont like it
How can i download PURE Samsung Galaxy S3 ROM?
Or is there a way i colud see which ROM i had before? I have backup only calls and messages
Why not just flash custom rom for now and wait for Jellybean original firmware release.
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Arsaw said:
Why not just flash custom rom for now and wait for Jellybean original firmware release.
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Are custom roms for s3 better than original? I had HTC Hero for almost 3 years and i had custom roms for it but it was only because i wanted it to be faster and smoother
For me, yes custom roms are better than original stock rom.
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Arsaw said:
For me, yes custom roms are better than original stock rom.
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Ok then, i will try. Which one would you recommend me?
Get started with ARHD.
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Stuck on boot screen

My SGH-T999 is stuck at boot screen after i restarted it because it wasn't responding after opening up a music player called playnow. After researching, i reflashed my phone from stock back to root but no avail. I have also wiped the cache and reset to factory settings. Please help i've tried everything except throwing it...
What "stock" did yoy flash? I suggest you flash back to to stock FIRMWARE. Download it from sammobile.com
There must be something wrong with the kernel
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saywhatt said:
What "stock" did yoy flash? I suggest you flash back to to stock FIRMWARE. Download it from sammobile.com
There must be something wrong with the kernel
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I used the stock given by mskip's toolkit. Are they different?
peeonatree said:
I used the stock given by mskip's toolkit. Are they different?
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I honestly dont know becausr i have not used that toolkit but you may try.. i had been stuck on bootloop before because i flashed the wrong kernel.. so flashing to the right kernel did the trick for m
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Anything you find here is for I9300 model. You should ask in the correct forum for your phone to avoid any confusion which may further worsen your phone condition.
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OK i'll try to flash the firmware for my device. Thanks.
peeonatree said:
OK i'll try to flash the firmware for my device. Thanks.
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Go to sammobile.com )
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[Q] Stock recovery flash

Can i flash stock recovery with mobile odin
you can't flash a stock recovery. it comes with a stock rom, and mobile Odin is made exactly for flashing stock roms
Glebun said:
you can't flash a stock recovery. it comes with a stock rom, and mobile Odin is made exactly for flashing stock roms
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So i can go to stock rom with mobile odin?
And bydeway i already flashed stock recovery with mobile odin and in works...
I was pretty sure there isn't a stock recovery separately from the rom.
of course you can flash a rom with mobile Odin, that's what it's for
Glebun said:
I was pretty sure there isn't a stock recovery separately from the rom.
of course you can flash a rom with mobile Odin, that's what it's for
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You where wrong about the stock recovery flash it is possible...
But can i flash stock samsung rom with mobile odin and will it then make everything stock(recovery)(rom)and modified status too...
you are asking the same question for the third time, read my replies.
you will need to use Triangle Away, unroot, then factory reset for everything to be stock
Glebun said:
you are asking the same question for the third time, read my replies.
you will need to use Triangle Away, unroot, then factory reset for everything to be stock
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i have rooted my stock XEMB1 firmware and used triangle away. so if ii unroot and factory reset my status will go from modified to official?
it should
CF Autoroot
k6? said:
i have rooted my stock XEMB1 firmware and used triangle away. so if ii unroot and factory reset my status will go from modified to official?
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heres my suggestion
once you already went back to stock rom, then your traiangle away but still want your phone rooted. what you can do is to search here in XDA the CFAutoroot for our S3 and your system status still be NORMAL. works for me
I used cf auto root and have always had stock rom. I still have modified status.
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Do I need to run traingle away again and do a factory reset in recovery?
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to do what? flash a stock recovery? no.
To get rid of status modified.
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k6? said:
To get rid of status modified.
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Flash stock recovery and stock rom unroot and factory reset
stupidly will be met by sarcasm
Thank. I have stock rom and recovery so now if I unroot with super su run factory reset im good to go?
I dont have to yet. I just want to make sure I know what to do if the time comes.
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Just to let you guys know. Curiosity got the better of me. I flashed a stock rom followed by a factory reset and I'm now out of the box stock.
Thanks everyone. I think im getting the hang of this. :beer:
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Been a while didnt update whats best now???

Hi guys
Its been a while i didnt update my sgs2, here is what i have now:
4.0.4
Baseband I9100XXLQ6
Kernel
3.0.40-siyah-s2-v4.1beta4+
Buils number
IMM76.DXWLPT
Recently it has been a bit buggy and with a few hanga but after a glorious one year i gotta say.
I am presented update via wifi i can download.... But am i going to lose everything or is it gonna keep files? I have rooted already etc.
But if i update is a major update now yeah? I mean is one year i dont update it...
Thanks
Gabrio
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Hi, if you are doing OTA it will be 4.2.2 or 4.2.3 at best, you will loose root, but not files or data.
Some apps may stop working or work differently, nothing to worry about.
Thanks and hows that? Major improvements? Something always weird with this one was the greenish tint when shooting with the flash... Is that fixed?
And there is a new chainfire's root out there i guess....
Thanks
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karolizz said:
Hi, if you are doing OTA it will be 4.2.2 or 4.2.3 at best.
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Just want to say this isn't correct. Don't know if it's mistyped or something else, but it should be 4.1.2 'at best'.
Last official (thus OTA available) update for S2 will be 4.1.2. Sad as it is, for today's standards it is still acceptable.
what do you guys think about the 4.3 like sentinel rom?
Squaredot said:
Last official (thus OTA available) update for S2 will be 4.1.2. Sad as it is, for today's standards it is still acceptable.
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Oh so i missed a lot recently huh???
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Actually can anyone tell me if after one year the white balance with flash mode has been fixed? Thanks
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gabriolinari said:
Oh so i missed a lot recently huh???
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4.1.2 is the latest (and last) official Samsung update. There are 4.2 and 4.3 roms available, but those are custom ones.
Donnie Sins said:
Just want to say this isn't correct. Don't know if it's mistyped or something else, but it should be 4.1.2 'at best'.
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Yes i was wrong, long time didn't have to use stock.
As for ROM selection, try PAC rom, (latest nightly 4.3.1) I am really happy with this rom as my dd.
thanks guys, I am about to upgrade, just a question, can I use the OTA update even if my phone is already rooted and I have Siyah kernel on? is it going to break or get stuck?
Gab
thanks guys, I am about to upgrade, just a question, can I use the OTA update even if my phone is already rooted and I have Siyah kernel on? is it going to break or get stuck?
Gab
The OTA will probably fail.....the OTA package looks for a stock setup, and if you've modified that setup in any way (custom kernel) the OTA won't install.....even if it *didn't* fail, the kernel would be overwritten and you'd lose root.
If it were me, I'd make use of chainfires mobile odin, download a jb firmware from sammobile and update that way......
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keithross39 said:
The OTA will probably fail.....the OTA package looks for a stock setup, and if you've modified that setup in any way (custom kernel) the OTA won't install.....even if it *didn't* fail, the kernel would be overwritten and you'd lose root.
If it were me, I'd make use of chainfires mobile odin, download a jb firmware from sammobile and update that way......
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I just downloaded mobile odin + last firmware like you said, from Samsung Mobile and it's now crunching
thanks
Gabrio
Did you enable the 'ever root' option in mobile Odin?
If not, you'll have to root the phone afterwards (if you want to)
A good place to start is the PhilZ kernel (rooted stock kernel + touch cwm)
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keithross39 said:
Did you enable the 'ever root' option in mobile Odin?
If not, you'll have to root the phone afterwards (if you want to)
A good place to start is the PhilZ kernel (rooted stock kernel + touch cwm)
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cheers, actually no ever root since I used the lite version eh eh... I just rooted with this method w/ Siyah Kernel. worked like a Charm... now I guess I will be busy customizing it.. it seems much faster between home screens I have to say!
thanks again for the help
Gab
Yeah....I guess that's 'project butter' or whatever it's called....it's supposed to give an overall smoother performance........
If you are going to stay with stock, my advice would be to 'de bloat' it.....I used Titanium Backup to freeze the bloat first, then delete it after I'd found out that it wasn't needed/critical for the phone to run.......
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The thing that I hate the most on stock rom is that it drains battery too fast
...still testing it..
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