Hello,
I rooted my S2 quite a while ago now and wanted to unrrot it to update the firmware, but........I cant seem to find my stock firmware and am uncertain of how I should unroot it as I cant fully remember how I rooted it in the first place.
From trawling through one of my external hdd's I found Odin, so I assume I used that. Having installed it, it looks pretty familiar so i'll assume thats where I start.
The info from my phone is.
GT - I9100
Android Version 2.3.3
Baseband - I9100NEKF2
Kernel Version - 2.6.35.7 - I9100XWKL1 - CL809037 [email protected] 12 #2
Build number Gingerbread.XWKF4
I hate to be the person to make a new thread but I have tried doing lots of searches but not wanting to brick my phone has made me want to double check with an adult first.
I download GT_I9000_XFJV5_XXJVQ_OXFJV1_Sbl assuming that that's the correct stock firmware but im soo uncertain I dont want to risk doing anything wrong.
So can anybody point me in the right direction?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
- Rich
Flashing a stock firmware with Odin from sammobile would unroot it anyhow.
Go there and fill in the 4 bits of info.
theunderling said:
Flashing a stock firmware with Odin from sammobile would unroot it anyhow.
Go there and fill in the 4 bits of info.
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Thanks for the reply.
but, go where and fill in the 4 bits of info?
Apologies, I went to samMobile and eneter the 4 bits of info as you said.
Can i flash any stock firmware to get rid of my root or does it have to be the same as I already have installed?
You can flash gb/ics or jb (if its out for your region).
leadly said:
Hello,
I rooted my S2 quite a while ago now and wanted to unrrot it to update the firmware, but........I cant seem to find my stock firmware and am uncertain of how I should unroot it as I cant fully remember how I rooted it in the first place.
From trawling through one of my external hdd's I found Odin, so I assume I used that. Having installed it, it looks pretty familiar so i'll assume thats where I start.
The info from my phone is.
GT - I9100
Android Version 2.3.3
Baseband - I9100NEKF2
Kernel Version - 2.6.35.7 - I9100XWKL1 - CL809037 [email protected] 12 #2
Build number Gingerbread.XWKF4
I hate to be the person to make a new thread but I have tried doing lots of searches but not wanting to brick my phone has made me want to double check with an adult first.
I download GT_I9000_XFJV5_XXJVQ_OXFJV1_Sbl assuming that that's the correct stock firmware but im soo uncertain I dont want to risk doing anything wrong.
So can anybody point me in the right direction?
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
- Rich
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dont flash that one mate, it's for galaxy S, not s2
if you did you'll have a bad time
try to find the stock JB rom on general section. .
flash the latest firmware using Odin
there's instructions also
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https://mega.co.nz/#!XhB2nKzT!XZWeMkF-MS7fB8zLH93bcDVrwHoyuBH1rTs-yTggqYk
With Mobile Odin.
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diko adrian said:
dont flash that one mate, it's for galaxy S, not s2
if you did you'll have a bad time
try to find the stock JB rom on general section. .
flash the latest firmware using Odin
there's instructions also
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Cheer mate.
Just downloading 4.1.2 from SamMobile as I type.
Will post up if i struggle with anything else.
I assume backing up everything on my phone is worth doing before i proceed.
You could/should with titanium back up pro.
Seriously consider flashing via Mobile Odin.
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Yes....while you still have root (I assume you have CWM recovery too) make a nandroid backup of your existing setup that you can reuse if things don't go as planned.....at the very least you should backup any personal data (photos, videos, contacts etc) before you start......
And as another poster has mentioned, using mobile odin will be easier than using the PC version.....
Edit....just clicked you said you want to un root......
The nandroid backup can't be used after that, so as mentioned above....use titanium backup....but just for your apps, not their data. Using app generated data from one OS generation in another *can* cause problems like app force closes...reboots etc....
Sent from my Rooted, De bloated Stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and Tapatalk 2....
Having just installed samsung kies. it's prompted me to update. could i just update it this way or am I likely to run into problems?
Depends how you rooted....
If you used a method like cf-root and retained a stock recovery image, it might do it successfully. If you rooted by installing a rooting kernel, there *could* be issues. Kies nearly bricked my wifes S2 when I updated it from GB to ICS, and her phone hadn't been modified at all at that point....
The choice is yours, but my personal experience would make me think twice before using it again......
Sent from my Rooted, De bloated Stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and Tapatalk 2....
I beleive i rooted with a rooting kernel so ill give it a miss. I've backed my phone up with titanium backup. Just waiting for kies to finish backing up everything else then i'll get odin mobile pro. Using this method can I install the firmware gastonw linked me to and still retain my root?
Sorry for all of the questions but jailbreaking ipads has made me a bit lazy with the simple plug in, click jailbreak and enjoy process.
Good idea to use M.O. pro. Yes you can retain root, but you have to enable that option from within the app. M.O. will also need to download and install a "FlashKernel" in order to work, so it'd be best to enable your wi fi connection before you start. You should also remember to enable the "in app" wipes as well.
What M.O. won't do, is install ClockworkMod recovery, so if you need it, you'll have to flash it afterwards. But that can be covered later.
Having used M.O myself, feel free to ask about anything you're not sure about, and I'll help if I can.....
Good luck
Sent from my Rooted, De bloated Stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and Tapatalk 2....
M.O pro is so much fun compared to jailbreak. It's those 3 minutes of rush.
F%#k it, you guys made me wanna flash latest JB.
Backing s#!t up right now.
Sent from the little guy
Lol....go for it Gaston....
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nlawns gave
Well i backed up everything with titanium backup and kies.
Installed the new firmware, everything went well, couldnt be happier with it. Open up kies to restore me stuff but all folders are now empty, nothing available to restore, open up titanium and it's the same. my backups dont seem to have worked??!!
Fudge knows
Any ideas?
A bit annoyed as I could have done with some of my photo's, apps and text message history.
Afraid I can't answer for Kies....limited (bad) experience with it.....
As for your TiBu backup, how are you trying to access it? If you are trying to access the backup folder with the stock file manager, it may have issues. TiBu created it, you need TiBu to access it.
And for your apps...open play store, press menu, select 'my apps' and scroll sideways from 'installed' to 'all'......then you can re install whatever you want from the list without having to search
Sent from my Rooted, De bloated Stock JB powered S2 via PhilZ kernel and Tapatalk 2....
Remember to download TIBU and also TIBU key.
Lol, this must be the TiBu's day, I got distracted and froze some system sh!t, caught in a bootloop
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Oops....lol
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Bear with me guys, this month my phone seems to be having so many issues for no reason at all...
I odin'd today..
and I was going to root just as usual. on stock JFD, going to root by using superonelick - placed phone in usb debugging mode -
started it up and then i get this:
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I will root using another method for now, but I'm wondering why it didnt work?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
use the update.zip from somewhere in there
superoneclick never worked for me, always ended up not responding just after starting and i had to close it with tas manager
Damn noobs
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Try using the Toolbox for Vibrant, you'll find it in the dev section or in the Vibrant bible. For some reason it has always done what or programs couldn't. Good luck.
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why root? there is no need to root in JFD to get CWM working. here is the update.zip, put it on sdcard, and boot into it, and then flash CM7 by hand. BAM! you're golden!
no need for root.
Yea just copy update.zip to sd card, reboot into standard recovery, apply update.zip, hit it a second time and then boom your in cwm.
You do have usb debugging enabled when your trying to root right? And usb is not connected as a mass storage device? If you do it wont work...!
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the noob guide I wrote has both methods, each with their own update.zip
I don't like superoneclick. neither does your pc's antivirus.
bfranklin1986 said:
Damn noobs
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Hey hey hey..... don't player hate.... player participate. Lol
s15274n said:
the noob guide I wrote has both methods, each with their own update.zip
I don't like superoneclick. neither does your pc's antivirus.
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Actually. To all mentioning the update that's 'd the method is used and it was from your thread.
Also to the guy calling me a noob.
lol.
geoffcorey said:
why root? there is no need to root in JFD to get CWM working. here is the update.zip, put it on sdcard, and boot into it, and then flash CM7 by hand. BAM! you're golden!
no need for root.
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That Noob guide is titled for rooting method.
so that thread is misleading because it only install CWM without rooting the vibrant phone.
souleater11 said:
That Noob guide is titled for rooting method.
so that thread is misleading because it only install CWM without rooting the vibrant phone.
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Option A is for rooting.
Option B is for installing CWR and then flashing a new ROM straight away.
That is actually how I rooted my with Option A and messed around and cleaned the bloat from my stock ROM before I decided on which custom to flash b/c I hate Superoneclick and have never got it to work correctly on any phone. Some others have, I haven't.
Woodrube said:
Option A is for rooting.
Option B is for installing CWR and then flashing a new ROM straight away.
That is actually how I rooted my with Option A and messed around and cleaned the bloat from my stock ROM before I decided on which custom to flash b/c I hate Superoneclick and have never got it to work correctly on any phone. Some others have, I haven't.
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Thank you for this clarification.
btw, i plan to use method A.
it seems steps 3 to 5 (OP Noob Guide) is exclusively for method B.
1. can you share me your experience in the steps 3 to 5 for using method A?
2. Do I have to Select Reinstall packages again for method A ?
If all you are wanting to do it root your phone, just download Option A.
This is what I did (without ever plugging my phone into PC once).
1. I downloaded Option A to my SDcard.
2. Booted into stock Recovery and since it was already labeled Update.zip, I just installed it that way. (You could rename it something like Rooter.zip and then you would pick the option in Recovery to :install from SD
3. Booted up and made sure Superuser.apk was there. It was.
4. Went to market to download CWR (free version) and installed it.
5. Made back up through CWR
6. Removed Bloater,blah blah blah and not once did I ever plug my phone in. Maybe I got lucky, maybe it was something else, but it worked for me. Later on I did copy all that to my PC because as you know, links do tend to get broken around here.
Less than a week later I had read and picked out custom ROM and flashed that. Most custom ROMs have a recovery already built into them.
Good luck and remember the first thing that you should do whenever you Root a phone is to get into Recovery and make a back up then and there, so that if/when you ever have to warranty your phone, you can restore it and remove the SU.apk and they will be none the wiser.
Note that Option B does have CWR included and I have read here and there that CWR free isn't in the market for some reason. Not sure about that though.
Thanks a lot. its a great help. i will try this.
it seems the free version of ROM manager is not anymore compatible in Android 2.1
Whitehawxx (spelling is probably off on that) has a 2.2 full bloat in the Dev thread if you want to use that and then you can use CWR from market. Just read the OP. Good luck and I am out for the day.
Thanks for the suggestion but I will root from stock 2.1 and just install an old version of ROM manager from 4shared.com
Woodrube said:
If all you are wanting to do it root your phone, just download Option A.
This is what I did (without ever plugging my phone into PC once).
1. I downloaded Option A to my SDcard.
2. Booted into stock Recovery and since it was already labeled Update.zip, I just installed it that way. (You could rename it something like Rooter.zip and then you would pick the option in Recovery to :install from SD
3. Booted up and made sure Superuser.apk was there. It was.
4. Went to market to download CWR (free version) and installed it.
5. Made back up through CWR
6. Removed Bloater,blah blah blah and not once did I ever plug my phone in. Maybe I got lucky, maybe it was something else, but it worked for me. Later on I did copy all that to my PC because as you know, links do tend to get broken around here.
Less than a week later I had read and picked out custom ROM and flashed that. Most custom ROMs have a recovery already built into them.
Good luck and remember the first thing that you should do whenever you Root a phone is to get into Recovery and make a back up then and there, so that if/when you ever have to warranty your phone, you can restore it and remove the SU.apk and they will be none the wiser.
Note that Option B does have CWR included and I have read here and there that CWR free isn't in the market for some reason. Not sure about that though.
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if I follow your rooting method (A), is it safe to flash a miui gingerbread mod roms (miui nb or miui galnet) ?
to paraphrase, is it safe to flash from a newly rooted Android 2.1 to custom rom Android 2.3 ?
assuming I successfully flashed to Android 2.3, is my Super User still intact?
I just apprehensive about your method A, because some rooting methods (Z4root) when transfer to another firmware can cause a lost of Super user permission.
Three new tools have been released or updated by their developers recently that may have a major impact on how we root and flash our phones. I will need to update the Guides with the new information, but first some confirmations are needed.
1) Chainfire has released a tool called Mobile Odin which will flash roms from the phone. There are two versions, Mobile Odin Pro which is available on the market for a small fee, and Mobile Odin Lite which is available free to xda members. Quoting from his thread: Flashing with Mobile ODIN does NOT increase your custom kernel flash counter or make the yellow warning triangle appear. This tool was updated today (November 28, 2011) to work with a host of new phones, including SGH-I777.
2) DooMLoRD has released DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit (zergRush Exploit) which is reported to allow permanant rooting of our SGH-I777 phone without installing a custom kernel. This was most recently updated on November 16, 2011.
3) CLShortFuse developed SuperOneClick Root over a year ago, and recently updated it (November 10, 2011) to include the ZergRush exploit and SU 3.0.
With these tools, if they work as advertised on our phone, it will be possible to root and install custom software without incrementing the flash counter. When you have used one or more of these tools, I would appreciate it if you would post your results back here in this thread so I can gather information to update the [GUIDE] How to Flash Custom Binaries Without Ever Incrementing the Flash Counter!!
Thanks.
I have used the new version of SuperOneClick with the zergRush exploit to successfully root my SG2. However I will mention that the Unroot feature of SuperOneClick did not work. I simply used the unroot script DooMLoRD provided in his thread and I was able to unroot successfully. I am currently still unrooted as I have a business app I have to run that will not if it detects root. However, I assume either SuperOneClick or DooM's script will work once again if needed.
Will any of these tools reset flash counter and warning sign on already rooted phone?
I rooted without knowing these problems. Now I'm stuck with it.
Jig may or may not work, so didn't even try yet.
lambition said:
Will any of these tools reset flash counter and warning sign on already rooted phone?
I rooted without knowing these problems. Now I'm stuck with it.
Jig may or may not work, so didn't even try yet.
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No. At some point we may figure it out to reset it through software, but until then only jigs reset the counter.
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I recently noticed after flashing to UnNamed that the caution sign didn't appear. Has the ROM been developed to not trigger it or does it have to do with using the jig? I bought a jig a month ago from mobiletechvideo and I've only used it once. I've flashed CM7, Galnet MIUI and UnNamed since with no caution sign.
These tools will probably provide a new way to flash custom software without incrementing the flash counter. None of them will remove the warning triangle or reset the flash counter, however.
The only two ways to remove the warning triangle, and get the AT&T boot screen back, are 1) jig and 2) flash a stock kernel with Odin or Heimdall.
The only known way to reset the flash counter is with a jig.
The only thing that causes the I9100 boot screen with the warning triangle and increments the flash counter is flashing a custom kernel with Odin or Heimdall. So, you can flash with adb or Android Terminal Emulator or ClockworkMod Recovery, or appearantly with the new Mobile Odin, without incrementing the flash counter.
I'm definitely interested in hearing about peoples results using these tools. That is the main purpose of this thread. Thanks.
I used the DooMLoRD method, which is really easy, and it's been working for several weeks with no issues. I haven't needed to unroot, so haven't tried that yet.
[Edit] I haven't tried flashing a new rom, so I can't comment on the flashing without triangle. I just wanted root for a couple small issues, I'm going to wait to start flashing until some stable releases of ICS start appearing.
I've used SuperOneClick with Zerg to root, then installed Entropy's Daily Driver through Android Terminal then flashed UnNamed through CWM all without tripping any counters.
Love it!
So just confirming, when I get my S II, using your earlier guide that's a sticky, I'll be able to not increment the flash counter AT ALL (flashing Entropy's kernel through adb, then flashing the unNamed Rom via CWM, and also flashing the su package for root)?
Or should I wait a week or so for you to possibly update your guide, with an even more idiot-proof process?
Thanks again!
Thanks for sharing
avidmovies said:
So just confirming, when I get my S II, using your earlier guide that's a sticky, I'll be able to not increment the flash counter AT ALL (flashing Entropy's kernel through adb, then flashing the unNamed Rom via CWM, and also flashing the su package for root)?
Or should I wait a week or so for you to possibly update your guide, with an even more idiot-proof process?
Thanks again!
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The guide is still good. I'd like to provide all the options though.
At this point, it is clear that rooting with either SuperOneClick or ZergRush will be part of step 2 in the guide, and may be easier than using Odin or Heimdall.
Still waiting for any information on Mobile Odin. If it's easy to use on our phones, it may be an improvement over steps 3 and 4.
Thanks!
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Used the zergrush root and then mobile odin to set my friends sgsii up with unnamed and icsrewed theme. Worked great without one issue.
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gr8hairy1 said:
Used the zergrush root and then mobile odin lite to set my friends sgsii up with unnamed and icsrewed theme. Worked great without one issue.
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Did you use lite or pro?
Could you describe using Mobile Odin, setting it up, how the flashkernel works, etc?
I downloaded the zergrush root package from the op. Then went to (edit):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
and downloaded mobile Odin lite.
First downloaded Samsung kies for the proper drivers then downloaded and opened zergrush. When you first open zergrush by opening 'run me' (i think it was called) it will tell you everything you need to have already done before plugging in your phone. It recommends changing your screen timeout to 10. I'm guessing this is for adb use, as adb can not connect to your phone if the screen is off.
I then plugged the phone in and pressed a key for it to start. All in all it took around 5 minutes. Majority of the time was processes coming up that waited 40 seconds. Guessing the phone was doing things that you couldn't see. At no time did I need to press anything on the keyboard or phone.
After that was done I opened mobile Odin lite. It gives you the choice of downloading the file you need or cancel. I already had the kernel I was going to flash, entropy512's dd, but I clicked download file just in case out would load the file for me. Well it didn't. It took my browser to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
That's great for most users but I already had the zImage I wanted. I hit the back arrow which took me to a black screen, guessing mobile Odin. Hit back again and was at my home screen. Reopened mobile Odin, and after a few tries found out you need to hit cancel to continue on.
That gives you this screen:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
After that:
The only main option is kennel, and that's all I neededafter choosing it I got:
It was stored on the root of my internal sdcard, so I selected internal and then seen:
It obviously automatically put the kernel at the top by itself. Picked it and then had:
Chose flash kernel, rebooted the phone, and it was done. Downloaded unnamed, used three button hold to get into recovery, sure enough CWM was there, chose unnamed. Rebooted and viola, custom rom. Through this whole process the boot screen never changd to i9100 with the yellow exclamation point or was the flash counter tripped.
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(yeah, I typed that all on my phone, talk about a sore hand)
I guess after you open Odin, you pour a Guinness , then download the file you need or cancel?
@gr8hairy1
Nice write up. Very useful. I'll probably get a chance to install this and play around with it tomorrow. Couple questions though.
gr8hairy1 said:
I downloaded the zergrush root package from the op. Then went on the android market and downloaded mobile Odin lite.
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Did you download the lite version from the market? I only see the pro version on the market, and Chainfire's thread also indicates to download the lite version from his thread.
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After that was done I opened mobile Odin lite. It gives you the choice of downloading the file you need or cancel. I already had the kernel I was going to flash, entropy512's dd, but I clicked download file just in case it would load the file for me. Well it didn't. It took my browser to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
That's great for most users but I already had the zImage I wanted. I hit the back arrow which took me to a black screen, guessing mobile Odin. Hit back again and was at my home screen. Reopened mobile Odin, and after a few tries found out you need to hit cancel to continue on...
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Do you know what Chainfire means in his Mobile Odin thread by flashkernels? Did you have to download one? From your write up, it sounds like you didn't and Entropy's kernel flashed fine.
Thanks.
iainash said:
I guess after you open Odin, you pour a Guinness , then download the file you need or cancel?
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Yeah buddy! Need to put that step in there.
Though I'm a yengling fan
Edit: lol, just seen my guinness spelling error. Nice to know swype appreciates a good beer
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creepyncrawly said:
@gr8hairy1
Nice write up. Very useful. I'll probably get a chance to install this and play around with it tomorrow. Couple questions though.
Did you download the lite version from the market? I only see the pro version on the market, and Chainfire's thread also indicates to download the lite version from his thread.
Do you know what Chainfire means in his Mobile Odin thread by flashkernels? Did you have to download one? From your write up, it sounds like you didn't and Entropy's kernel flashed fine.
Thanks.
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You're right, I downloaded it from xda. Not sure how I got that mixed up. I'll update my post. Though I had taken a vicodin, alieve, and 2 benedryl around 1am, and it was almost 2am when I posted that. Stupid butt surgery is kicking my butt.
And correct, I did not download his flashkernel. I was tempted to flash it to check out what it did but it wasn't my phone I was working on. I stuck with flashing what I knew would get me cwm, and flashed Entropy512's kernel. Flashed with no issue.
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creepyncrawly said:
2) DooMLoRD has released DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit (zergRush Exploit) which is reported to allow permanant rooting of our SGH-I777 phone without installing a custom kernel. This was most recently updated on November 16, 2011.
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First I wanted to say THANK YOU for all your help. I was able to follow your guide to flash my phone with out incrementing the flash counter.
But before I did that I did try DoomLoRD root fix. It worked as advertised and was exactly how the instructions were documented. I had no issues.
Again big thanks to you for all your help!
Hi,
I am looking into getting a European ROM running on the sgs3 I bought here in China.
I tried downloading the official Samsung rom from UK, but I failed during installation of the modem part. It rendered my phone useless, and it took hours getting it back up with the kies and the official Chinese rom.
I used the software called Odin i believe, to attempt the update.
To me, it seems as if it is not that easy, maybe due to the modem thing, but can anyone verify that this will never work?
The main reason for applying a different rom is, that it seems that none of the Google apps are going to work. I can't install them, but they won't run. The apps seem to load, put with no message, it closes and the phone returns to the previous screen.
Anyone with any input on this?
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Samething
Same problem with me, how you solved your problem?
Hi,
I never solved the problem.
I must say, I have not been working on it either.
I have been searching and searching but have not been successful in finding a solution.
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Huum, but you were able to install Google Play? I already installed twice but the app keeps crashing everytime that I try to open it.
And I must say; I was frustrated to realize that my SGS3 didn't came with a SD card on it.
Hi,
I was able to install it yes, but have the same problem as you. It starts to load, and suddenly it just disappears.
No cash message, no nothing. That is why I think this is a limitation that is put there on purpose.
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Sort of fixed
Hi,
Just for an update.
I was looking into getting a european rom on to my phone, but ended up doing a ROOT instead, and then install Google Apps.
Everything is just the way I like them now
To root and install CWM (Needed to install the Google Apps), i followed this guide:
*Can't link to the guide due to forum policies. PM me, and I will give you the link
After having downloaded the software neccesary, it took about 30 seconds for my phone to be ready.
I then did more or less as this guide *Can't link to the guide due to forum policies. PM me, and I will give you the link says.
With the only exception, that I copied the Google Apps zip-file to the SD card from Windows explorer, and bootet into recovery mode by holding the HOME, VOLUME UP and POWER button at the same time, after having powered off my phone.
Now, all the apps are working as I have been used to.
To solve your Problem and install official rom from Samsung to your phone you need to buy Odin Mobile.
For Chinese phone, when you use computer with odin, there is something that is blocked on the Phone so you cannot install any firmware from odin using the pc.
With odin Mobile u can flash >>>> personnally i flashed the one of Samsung GS3 HK because i still want to have some chinese stuff in my phone as i like to have.. And work perfectly !
Hope it will help you ! cordially!
Sunsenista said:
To solve your Problem and install official rom from Samsung to your phone you need to buy Odin Mobile.
For Chinese phone, when you use computer with odin, there is something that is blocked on the Phone so you cannot install any firmware from odin using the pc.
With odin Mobile u can flash >>>> personnally i flashed the one of Samsung GS3 HK because i still want to have some chinese stuff in my phone as i like to have.. And work perfectly !
Hope it will help you ! cordially!
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I am not sure what you mean by
For Chinese phone, when you use computer with odin, there is something that is blocked on the Phone so you cannot install any firmware from odin using the pc.
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But what I have done, is to find the modem-file for installation, and I am now using a rom called Omega, currently a version 19.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663656
First off, I install the ROM, and afterwards, I install the modem.
Everything seems to be working just fine.
The Omega rom, is the official Samsung rom, with some "hacks" - during installation you are for instance asked if you want the complete thing, or if you want to leave out all bloatware.
Official Samsung will no longer be available OTA, as the updating process detects, that the phone has been altered.
I live in China and own a SGS3 bought here in china. What you have to do is flash a kernel that is compatible with TRIANGLE AWAY to reset to zero the flash counter on the phone. Then you should be able to flash any original Samsung ROM made for the SGS3. If it doesn't work, you might also have to flash the stock XLH1 modem. Then it should work.
same problem
stallemanden said:
Hi,
Just for an update.
I was looking into getting a european rom on to my phone, but ended up doing a ROOT instead, and then install Google Apps.
Everything is just the way I like them now
To root and install CWM (Needed to install the Google Apps), i followed this guide:
*Can't link to the guide due to forum policies. PM me, and I will give you the link
After having downloaded the software neccesary, it took about 30 seconds for my phone to be ready.
I then did more or less as this guide *Can't link to the guide due to forum policies. PM me, and I will give you the link says.
With the only exception, that I copied the Google Apps zip-file to the SD card from Windows explorer, and bootet into recovery mode by holding the HOME, VOLUME UP and POWER button at the same time, after having powered off my phone.
Now, all the apps are working as I have been used to.
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sorry, i'm new and i dont know how to send a PM. Can you send me the whole manual, because i worry to need the Samsung service again to repair my phone. Thank you
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Kremata said:
I live in China and own a SGS3 bought here in china. What you have to do is flash a kernel that is compatible with TRIANGLE AWAY to reset to zero the flash counter on the phone. Then you should be able to flash any original Samsung ROM made for the SGS3. If it doesn't work, you might also have to flash the stock XLH1 modem. Then it should work.
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Hello thank's for your support. Are you sure that it will work with a Unicom brandet S3? I tried to flash it before, after this it doesn't work anymore. So i had to go to Samsung service point and pay to recover it. Thanks'
solution
Hello all,
i found the solution. The Chinese S3 has another boot sector, so it can't be flashed by Odin with any other firmware.
I found in a Chinese forum how to make it.
First you have to root, this was no problem.
You have to install mobile odin, because mobile doesn't flash the boot image.
Now you can copy any firmware to sd card and flash.
Best Regards
This came from Sammobile. I downloaded it so I can start working on a rooted ROM. You will need this to update the baseband, etc. anyway, so I figure I post it in case anyone needs it. This is the one to use to upgrade to stock 5.0.1. or return to full stock.
As usual, all at your own risk. Check MD5 before flashing!!
DOWNLOAD HERE
Enjoy...
snovvman said:
This came from Sammobile. I downloaded it so I can start working on a rooted ROM. You will need this to update the baseband, etc. anyway, so I figure I post it in case anyone needs it. This is the one to use to upgrade to stock 5.0.1. or return to full stock.
As usual, all at your own risk. Check MD5 before flashing!!
DOWNLOAD HERE
Enjoy...
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MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...just... man.... i soft-bricked and my router was blocking sammobile for some reason. just finished restoring after kicking out bucks for a fast sammoblie download and playing Ethernet games
thanks though
Damn man if i only would have waited instead of making the jump early.....once u flash the or update via ota there's no way of flashing back to kk unless u didnt flash the lollipop bootloader....right?
dinaps86 said:
Damn man if i only would have waited instead of making the jump early.....once u flash the or update via ota there's no way of flashing back to kk unless u didnt flash the lollipop bootloader....right?
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yeah, that's what happened to me. the boot loader was not having it. my system is still recovering. the boats are burned!
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Yeah... in general, if you odin'ed the stock package, which includes the bootloader, you can't go back to KK.
At this point, you guys can root and flash the recovery, and just wait for me to complete the deodexed ROM. At that point, you can just flash the ROM via recovery. You will already have the L bootloader and baseband.
There needs to be a real guide to rooting lollipop
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snovvman said:
Yeah... in general, if you odin'ed the stock package, which includes the bootloader, you can't go back to KK.
At this point, you guys can root and flash the recovery, and just wait for me to complete the deodexed ROM. At that point, you can just flash the ROM via recovery. You will already have the L bootloader and baseband.
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i accepted the OTA. i should have not done that, now i'm trapped
snovvman said:
Yeah... in general, if you odin'ed the stock package, which includes the bootloader, you can't go back to KK.
At this point, you guys can root and flash the recovery, and just wait for me to complete the deodexed ROM. At that point, you can just flash the ROM via recovery. You will already have the L bootloader and baseband.
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So your saying you've tried to odin back to kk? Past samsung has always been pretty liberal with going backwards.
Rooting lollipop is the same as kitkat n snovman this .zip u posted can be flashed via recovery? Or u just posted the .tar to be flashed through Odin im goong to try n build a kernel for us to set sulinux to permissive bc i cant take not having viper4android
cvaria said:
i accepted the OTA. i should have not done that, now i'm trapped
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Not at all. I was waiting for lolly to drop for root.. I just did the chainfire method and you're done.
Rooty
jdidtht said:
So your saying you've tried to odin back to kk? Past samsung has always been pretty liberal with going backwards.
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I'm saying that based on what I have read and experienced, you *generally* cannot revert to a previous major version. Aside from bootloader issues, you may not be able to flash over the modem. This was the case with the Note 2 and 3. I have not tried with the Edge. If you do, please do report.
dinaps86 said:
Rooting lollipop is the same as kitkat n snovman this .zip u posted can be flashed via recovery? Or u just posted the .tar to be flashed through Odin im goong to try n build a kernel for us to set sulinux to permissive bc i cant take not having viper4android
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This is the Samsung stock image, so it is not a recovery flashable zip. It is a tar that must be flashed via odin. It contains bootloader, baseband, and system image.
FYI--I am uploading a deodexed/zipaligned PRE-BETA rooted Lollipop as I write this. READ: PRE-BETA.
snovvman said:
FYI--I am uploading a deodexed/zipaligned PRE-BETA rooted Lollipop as I write this. READ: PRE-BETA.
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Ready to test maybe i get xposed back working
Well, here goes nothing....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not.../rom-sprint-note-edge-915p-5-0-1-oc8-t3082802
For what it's worth, on the regular Sprint Note 4 you can go back to KK once you have taken the Lollipop ota or odin'd the Lollipop tar. The bootloader is backwards compatible on the regular Note 4. However you cannot run a Lollipop rom using the previous KK bootloader. That definitely causes big problems. Another thing you have to keep in mind is that the Lollipop tar writes carrier partitions and other important partitions so you MUST either odin flash the lollipop tar or have taken the lollipop ota BEFORE you flash ANY stock or custom Lollipop ROM via custom recovery. And before you odin the stock Lollipop rom tar you have to first reboot into custom recovery and do the factory reset several times and also wipe system, cache, dalvic etc several times.Then reboot into download mode and flash the Lollipop tar. Do this first or else you will odin the Lollipop tar and have left over data which I guarantee will cause issues. You would think the rom tar would completely wipe these partitions but apparently this isn't happening because there are reports of left over data from previous roms after flashing the stock Lollipop rom tar. I would assume this would apply to the Sprint Note Edge also. This is just a heads up.
Surf and talk
Quick question. I just bought my edge today and I wanted to verify that If I root it I will be able to surf and talk correct?
platniumrover said:
Quick question. I just bought my edge today and I wanted to verify that If I root it I will be able to surf and talk correct?
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Sounds like you have some reading to do. Educate yourself before you get started.
primo523 said:
Sounds like you have some reading to do. Educate yourself before you get started.
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I have done alot of reading, just haven't been able to find much on the forum about it. So its true that the sprint variant only comes with one antenna? But the big question for me is how permanent is it? Because there is a chance of doing voice and data over the one antenna in the future. But I dont know which direction they are going. What are the correct strings to search on xda?
platniumrover said:
I have done alot of reading, just haven't been able to find much on the forum about it. So its true that the sprint variant only comes with one antenna? But the big question for me is how permanent is it? Because there is a chance of doing voice and data over the one antenna in the future. But I dont know which direction they are going. What are the correct strings to search on xda?
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You can usually find a stock version of any device's firmware. That'll bring it back to unrooted factory condition. HOWEVER, keep in mind that Samsung has included a piece of software called Knox on their newer devices. As soon as you modify the firmware (which you will have to do for root), you will trip a counter that lets Samsung know the device is modified. Basically, your warranty is literally void as soon as you root your phone. There are some apps I've seen that try to undo this, but I'm not sure if they work.
But it really sounds like you don't know enough about root to go messing with it. Do more research first.
Here's a link to a pretty good guide that'll give you an idea of what rooting is for.
http://www.androidauthority.com/root-android-277350/
Hello all,
My first time posting here so bear with me.
I have had my SGS2 since new so about 4 years I guess.
And over the years as per normal certain apps won't run on her anymore as they require the later model phones / operating system.
I rooted the phone some years back.....and would like to know that if I am to update the operating system to KIT KAT, Jellybean or Marshmallow, will the phone run these latest applications ???
I have started to look at the various ways to update the software, but it seems to be a never ending mine field of advice and ideas.
The first stumbling block I cam across is that I can't make a Clockwork mod recovery as the software won't run n my old girl.
So....any advice is really appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Loach
Just to clarify.....which version of the S2 do you have? Which Android version is it currently running? Are you running stock firmware or custom rom? Which apps don't function?
This is all information we need if we are going to be able to help you....
Thanks for replying.
My phone is rooted, but it is running the original software it came with - Gingerbread from memory.
The phone is Samsung Galaxy S II, and is the I9100 model.
Sometimes when I go to download apps at the store it says " not compatible with this device", so my question is if I update to a later operating system like - Kit Kat will it run these apps ??
Thanks again for replying.
Loach
Ah...I understand....
I had that issue with my old Galaxy W on gingerbread.....I think it was Nova Launcher that I wanted but didn't work.
You can easily upgrade via Odin, but I'm surprised you haven't had a software prompt to do so already......
The S2 started out with Gingerbread but got updated to Icecream Sandwich and then to Jellybean during its upgrade life cycle. Can you go to....
Settings>>About Phone
and copy here what it says for Model number (there are 20+ variants of the S2 so we need to make sure exactly which one it is), Baseband version and Build number.
Also let us know if the device has Carrier based software on it or if it is unbranded.
keithross39 said:
Ah...I understand....
I had that issue with my old Galaxy W on gingerbread.....I think it was Nova Launcher that I wanted but didn't work.
You can easily upgrade via Odin, but I'm surprised you haven't had a software prompt to do so already......
The S2 started out with Gingerbread but got updated to Icecream Sandwich and then to Jellybean during its upgrade life cycle. Can you go to....
Settings>>About Phone
and copy here what it says for Model number (there are 20+ variants of the S2 so we need to make sure exactly which one it is), Baseband version and Build number.
Also let us know if the device has Carrier based software on it or if it is unbranded.
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Baseband version
I9100XXKG5
Build No.
GINGERBREAD.XXKG5
My phone is unbranded.
Thank you.
UK, Europe, USA........somewhere else?
Geez.....This is almost like you don't want our help.....Like having to pry a pearl out of a clam.....getting the needed info in this thread......
keithross39 said:
UK, Europe, USA........somewhere else?
Geez.....This is almost like you don't want our help.....Like having to pry a pearl out of a clam.....getting the needed info in this thread......
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Most appreciative for any help,
My phone was bought new from ebay around 4 years ago.
I am in Australia, my phone has performed faultlessly since I have owned it.
I does not use any carrier or branded software apps.
Model No.
GT-I9100
Android Vers.
2.3.4
Baseband Version
I9100XXKG5
Kernel Version
2.6.35.7-I9100XXKG5-CL420550
[email protected] #2
Build No.
GINGERBREAD.XXKG5
Hope this helps.
Here's a possibility....
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According to everything I've just read XWLSH is a JB firmware......
So....to update, simply flash with Odin then (to be on the safe side) after the flash, boot into recovery and wipe cache and data (factory reset).
Here's the link to the firmware.....
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/12748/I9100XWLSH_I9100XSALSA_XSA/
There is a download link for odin on that page.....and odin flash instructions (just in case you need them).
You can get the latest USB driver package here......
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591000424942512
Probably best to install them before trying the flash....even if you already have drivers on your pc/Laptop.
Rooting post flash, is a simple matter of using CF Root or PhilZ.......
CF has to be flashed with odin.
PhilZ *can* be flashed in the stock recovery.
Here's the link to the PhilZ thread.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270
IMO.....The easier option of the two.
Just make sure you get the correct kernel version (should match the build number when you've flashed) and make sure to download the zip (not tar) version if you want to flash from recovery.
THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN ODIN FLASHING.......
1) NEVER attempt to flash if your battery is below 50% (fully charged is advised).
2) if you are using windows 7 or newer, right click the odin icon and run as administrator.
3) use task manager to end ALL Kies processes.
4) disable anti virus and firewall before flashing (obviously don't connect to the Internet during this time).
5) use (if available) the USB cable that came with the device.
6) the USB socket on the PC needs to be one that is connected directly to the main board.....usb hubs generally don't work.
7) NEVER detach the usb cable part way through the flash.....you WILL PERMANENTLY brick your device....wait until you get either the PASS or FAIL message in odin.....
The above will help to maximise your chances of a successful flash.....
Good luck fella.....see you on the other side......