Samsung Galxy S2 rooted - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey..
I have just rooted my Samsung Galaxy S2 to update to JellyBean 4.1.2. But apart from liberty i m very much depressed that i am not been able to play games on rooted phone. i want to ask that if i unroot my phone through Superuser app would it also wash my jellybean. or if there is some way that i could play HD games on the same phone without even thinking of unrooting?

Rooting doesn't affect anything. It could be a problem with phone or with the WAY you rooted.
What root method did you use?
Also i don't think you fully understand the meaning of rooting. Or maybe i didn't understand the statement "I have just rooted my Samsung Galaxy S2 to update to JellyBean 4.1.2" What do you mean, and how did you update to Jelly Bean?

I used odin for this Purpose and rooted using jellybean 4.1.2 official ROM available on internet..
That's what i meant. i hope you understand..
So u are proposing that i can use the *Unroot* option in superuser app and it wouldn't affect JB..??

nabeel559 said:
I used odin for this Purpose and rooted using jellybean 4.1.2 official ROM available on internet..
That's what i meant. i hope you understand..
So u proposing that i can used the *Unroot* option in superuser app and it wouldn't affect JB..??
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Hmm, I think you are mixing the words flashing and rooting in a really confusing way, or are you saying that you flashed jb 4.1.2 with a custom kernel and then rooted? Whatever the case rooting doesn't effect games, I only know one game which does a root check (I forgot the name of the game but it was made by square enix) and that was later removed by the developer's themselves, just tell us what your actual problem is and what games are causing what kind of problems?
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Yeah. i did flashed my phone when it was gingerbread 2.3.3. then i just used odin, followed the instructions to have JB version.
Specifically In case of NFS Most wanted, First logo screen(EA GAMES) appears. and with in 5 secs it just closes down and says "Unfortunately, NFS Most wanted has Stopped* i have also tried modern combat 4. but No Luck

OK...so...
1) you're not rooted
2) even if you were....rooting will not cause problems like this, nor will upgrading Android.
3) all you have done, is update Android to the latest version.
I've a feeling that there's more you haven't mentioned......
What have you done/installed/tweaked/modded since you upgraded? The smallest thing may be important.
Also....after the upgrade, but before installing anything, did you wipe cache/data reset? Not doing so *can* cause all sorts of issues....even if it didn't result in a boot loop (which is the usual symptom).....
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keithross39 said:
OK...so...
1) you're not rooted
2) even if you were....rooting will not cause problems like this, nor will upgrading Android.
3) all you have done, is update Android to the latest version.
I've a feeling that there's more you haven't mentioned......
What have you done/installed/tweaked/modded since you upgraded? The smallest thing may be important.
Also....after the upgrade, but before installing anything, did you wipe cache/data reset? Not doing so *can* cause all sorts of issues....even if it didn't result in a boot loop (which is the usual symptom).....
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No Sir. i think i didn't wiped cache aur data rest.. From where do i suppose to do that cause i am certainly new to this rooting sort of things. i dont know much. infact, i have just got help from my friend to do JB on my phone.

With respect...you say you are new to all of this....
I *could* give you a step by step guide to tell you how to do it....but in all honesty, it's better for you that you search, read and learn.....
XDA has a very useful search function.....
Use it to search for 'entering recovery' and 'wiping in recovery'.....
You need to learn and understand the steps instead of just doing them. That way you're less likely to bork your phone........
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Getting Root without deleting data. Possible?

Hello. Is it possible to get root on Samsung Galaxy S3 with no data deleting and no flashing new ROM. I just want to save current pre-installed stock ROM?
No because most Rom's these days require a full wipe unless stated....follow the procedure in the S3 Android Development section in order to root your device....new process is available, easier and quicker
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Thanks. And one more question... Do OTA updates available for rooted phones?
galaktiker said:
Thanks. And one more question... Do OTA updates available for rooted phones?
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Root using this -CF-Root- method. I'm quite sure this method won't wipe your data. OTA updates are not available on rooted phones.
I followed this guide
http://www.androidnz.net/2012/06/at-your-own-risk-how-to-root-your.html
and rooted my GS3 without loss of any data at all. Everything exactly where I left it when I rebooted..... it was still a bit scary messing with £500 worth of phone, so that's why I did it within the 7 day period where I could take it back to the shop for an instant replacement
I see.. And how to get new stock updates on Rooted phone? What will you say about http://www.sammobile.com? They offer paid services...
Mate, any new firmware will be picked apart and put back together about 1000000 times better by our devs here on XDA... Look at all the phones we play with.. I have been using this site to hack my phone for years and I can tell you that the roms the devs cook up here are light years ahead of what most companies do...
Anything that appears in the zoo will make it out here to the wild sooner or later....
galaktiker said:
Hello. Is it possible to get root on Samsung Galaxy S3 with no data deleting and no flashing new ROM. I just want to save current pre-installed stock ROM?
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you can get root without loosing any kind of data or config with the stock rom!
just follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1684535
and do exactly what is written in the sections "Instructions - Long" and "Manually rooting" - you will than have root with the stock rom - no need do change firmware, rom or kernel and no need to do a factory reset! I've done that yesterday, and didn't loose any configuration!
cheers Gerald
Thanks Gerald. Guys, what about getting new versions of stock firmware after rooting the phone? Is it possible without deleting data (something like OTA)?
speedyjay said:
No because most Rom's these days require a full wipe unless stated....follow the procedure in the S3 Android Development section in order to root your device....new process is available, easier and quicker
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What the hell are you talking about? ofcourse it's possible.. I did it..
You flash the insecure kernel with Odin, then you push superuser via adb.. it's as easy as that.
It doesn't touch the data partition.
bortak said:
What the hell are you talking about? ofcourse it's possible.. I did it..
You flash the insecure kernel with Odin, then you push superuser via adb.. it's as easy as that.
It doesn't touch the data partition.
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Thanks. And what about getting updates for the ROM without wiping data?
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galaktiker said:
Thanks. And what about getting updates for the ROM without wiping data?
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You can't get official updates from Samsung with root, but you can flash the updated software via recovery (and I'm guessing odin - haven't got much experience with that since its my first samsung) without wiping data, thus only updating the system.

New to Android

Hello all!
My first post here and expectedly, it's regarding the fundamentals of the Android platform..
I have just gotten a Huawei phone, a Huawei Honor to be specific. It's running on Android 4.1 which is Jellybean right?
Hmmm should I do an upgrade to ICS?
And what's this thing about rooting? Is it an requirement to root my phone?
Thanks for the help, much appreciated
y3kesprit said:
Hello all!
My first post here and expectedly, it's regarding the fundamentals of the Android platform..
I have just gotten a Huawei phone, a Huawei Honor to be specific. It's running on Android 4.1 which is Jellybean right?
Hmmm should I do an upgrade to ICS?
And what's this thing about rooting? Is it an requirement to root my phone?
Thanks for the help, much appreciated
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Android 4.0.x was ICS. The newer version is 4.1.X called jelly beans. So you'd be basically downgrading if you went to ICS.
Rooting is done to allow you adminstrator priveliges in Linux, similar to being an administrator in Windows rather than a standard user. You don't need to be rooted, most of the thing can be done without rooting. However, as you continue to use your device, you will often find apps that require changes in the system, hence their requirement will be to be rooted. Trying out different ROMs, customising it so that your wife/gf doesn't recognise your device will P) require you to root your device. For most devices , its pretty simple to root. However, you will learn as you read through posts and threads, and watch videos. Welcome to the Android world!
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y3kesprit said:
Hello all!
My first post here and expectedly, it's regarding the fundamentals of the Android platform..
I have just gotten a Huawei phone, a Huawei Honor to be specific. It's running on Android 4.1 which is Jellybean right?
Hmmm should I do an upgrade to ICS?
And what's this thing about rooting? Is it an requirement to root my phone?
Thanks for the help, much appreciated
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Yes, 4.1 is Jellybean but ICS is a downgrade. It came before Jellybean so you're better off sticking with JB.
It's not a requirement to root your phone but it's great because it gives you complete control of the phone. More control than the phone companies want us to have.
But I would suggest that you don't concentrate on rooting just yet. I say this because you're new to Android and trying to learn too much too quickly can become really confusing.
Before you even think about being ready to root, use these forums and read up about rooting and you'll learn everything you need to know.
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Join my threads here and here.
Check out this [GUIDE] How to be a New User (and not a noob)
Sorry I got it wrong!
My phone, after I did a check, is running 2.3.6, which is Gingerbread right?
Ok thanks for the replies. It was informational
Anyway, if I were to root the phone, every different version has its own process to root right?
For example if I am running 2.3.6, and root it.. After I do a upgrade to ICS, I would have to re-root right? Am I getting this right?
y3kesprit said:
Sorry I got it wrong!
My phone, after I did a check, is running 2.3.6, which is Gingerbread right?
Ok thanks for the replies. It was informational
Anyway, if I were to root the phone, every different version has its own process to root right?
For example if I am running 2.3.6, and root it.. After I do a upgrade to ICS, I would have to re-root right? Am I getting this right?
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Yes that's Gingerbread.
The bit you're wrong about is the rooting bit. Rooting a device doesn't allow you to update to ICS when you couldn't before. If all you want to do is update to ICS then you don't need to root, you just need to look into flashing the device. When flashing it puts a whole different eom, kernel, theme etc onto the device.
You'll be better off looking that up through threads here on XDA or by watching videos on YouTube to show you how to do it. That's how I learnt to do it all.
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KidCarter93 said:
Yes that's Gingerbread.
The bit you're wrong about is the rooting bit. Rooting a device doesn't allow you to update to ICS when you couldn't before. If all you want to do is update to ICS then you don't need to root, you just need to look into flashing the device. When flashing it puts a whole different eom, kernel, theme etc onto the device.
You'll be better off looking that up through threads here on XDA or by watching videos on YouTube to show you how to do it. That's how I learnt to do it all.
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Okay...
So I want to root as well as upgrade to ICS, how should I go about doing it?
I will go do a youtube and forum search now as well
y3kesprit said:
Sorry I got it wrong!
My phone, after I did a check, is running 2.3.6, which is Gingerbread right?
Ok thanks for the replies. It was informational
Anyway, if I were to root the phone, every different version has its own process to root right?
For example if I am running 2.3.6, and root it.. After I do a upgrade to ICS, I would have to re-root right? Am I getting this right?
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That depends. If you root your phone, and YOU perform the upgrade, i.e. you flash a modded rom, 99.9% of the time the dev who created it will add the su(superuser) app into the rom so that you end up flashing the rom and re-rooting your phone in the process.
With that being said, if you happen to receive an OTA update randomly, telling you that android needs to update, and you decide that's what you want to run, flashing that one WILL take away your su privileges. That is due to the fact that these OTA's are pushed out by your phone manufacturer, and what you are trying to do (gain su access) isn't what the manufacturers wants you doing, per say, so THEY don't include the su app. Happy hacking. Number one tip I could give ya: don't b afraid to Google every question, or topic you're interested in. Make Google your best friend.
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y3kesprit said:
Okay...
So I want to root as well as upgrade to ICS, how should I go about doing it?
I will go do a youtube and forum search now as well
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Each device has a different method of rooting and flashing ROMs..... you can check out your device's forum here on xda where I'm sure you'll find a suitable guide to help you out. Happy flashing
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The way I done it was to use the program SuperOneClick (there's a thread for that on here) then a few days later I got ParanoidAndroid flashed on to here (there's a thread for that aswell).
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[Q] Rooting SGH-i777 that has stock ICS installed

Alright, I'm a noob...(loved the intro video!) and I've spent an hour or so searching for rooting info for my device. Did find a good thread that was over a year old about rooting SGH-i777 with older android versions, but was afraid to follow THOSE directions since mine has newer version (Android 4.0.4). And I find other threads about rooting other versions of GS2...not the AT&T.
So far I've learned NOT to use ROM Manager, and not to look to Galaxy2Root for help...so I guess there's that. I don't want to be stupid here, but can someone direct me to a thread with Rooting instructions for my phone with ICS already on it, and recommended ROMs. I'd like to have more control over my phone and take advantage of JB releases that seem to be out with good reliability. I'm used to doing this sort of thing on computers, but not with Android. Had my phone for about 15 mos....my first Android.
Suggestions?
TIA...
judib said:
Alright, I'm a noob...(loved the intro video!) and I've spent an hour or so searching for rooting info for my device. Did find a good thread that was over a year old about rooting SGH-i777 with older android versions, but was afraid to follow THOSE directions since mine has newer version (Android 4.0.4). And I find other threads about rooting other versions of GS2...not the AT&T.
So far I've learned NOT to use ROM Manager, and not to look to Galaxy2Root for help...so I guess there's that. I don't want to be stupid here, but can someone direct me to a thread with Rooting instructions for my phone with ICS already on it, and recommended ROMs. I'd like to have more control over my phone and take advantage of JB releases that seem to be out with good reliability. I'm used to doing this sort of thing on computers, but not with Android. Had my phone for about 15 mos....my first Android.
Suggestions?
TIA...
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Use exynos abuse and you're rooted
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
122ninjas said:
Use exynos abuse and you're rooted
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
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This is so far easiest thing to do, however be careful, DO NOT, DO NOT,
choose the "one click" patch option which come first, as that will patch
the system and you will NOT be able to root again. and there is NO way
to un-patch. I was not being careful and now trapped.
ExynosAbuse
122ninjas said:
Use exynos abuse and you're rooted
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
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Appreciate the suggesting. Been researching ExynosAbuse, and looks like it could cause camera not to work, and in the compatibility list, though the Galaxy Sii 9100 is listed, the SGH-i777 is not...seems like a concern to me.
judib said:
Appreciate the suggesting. Been researching ExynosAbuse, and looks like it could cause camera not to work, and in the compatibility list, though the Galaxy Sii 9100 is listed, the SGH-i777 is not...seems like a concern to me.
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It works trust me. Also you're going to flash a rom right after so you should be fine
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
I am also a noob when it comes to anything mobile. I got my GS2 last year (first android as well), and I've since updated to 4.0.4. I have also done some research on rooting(after my fiance keeps bugging me about "fixing" our gs2s due to them always turning off) but I was uncertain on what rom to use. I have no experience with phones, and I don't want to do something stupid and break our phones. I know that I am supposed to " use exynos abuse", but that's pretty much all I know/can find without reading every page on the 80 page threads. Are there any suggestions on a stable(ish) rom for us both to use/how easy is it to "use exynos abuse"? (without doing what tyhust did) We are fine with our ICS and I wont venture into the world of Jellybean yet... (maybe once I acquire some more experience)
Thanks in advance, and for the site in general, there is a TON of information on here...
tginouye said:
I am also a noob when it comes to anything mobile. I got my GS2 last year (first android as well), and I've since updated to 4.0.4. I have also done some research on rooting(after my fiance keeps bugging me about "fixing" our gs2s due to them always turning off) but I was uncertain on what rom to use. I have no experience with phones, and I don't want to do something stupid and break our phones. I know that I am supposed to " use exynos abuse", but that's pretty much all I know/can find without reading every page on the 80 page threads. Are there any suggestions on a stable(ish) rom for us both to use/how easy is it to "use exynos abuse"? (without doing what tyhust did) We are fine with our ICS and I wont venture into the world of Jellybean yet... (maybe once I acquire some more experience)
Thanks in advance, and for the site in general, there is a TON of information on here...
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If you want you can downgrade to 4.0.3
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4.0.4 to 4.0.3 root
122ninjas said:
If you want you can downgrade to 4.0.3
Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
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I'm also a noob... so if I want to down grade to 4.0.3 rooted from 4.0.4 stock, should I use ucle5_stock_rooted.tar with Odin?
Is is necessary to wipe since both are ICS?
Thanks!
[email protected] said:
I'm also a noob... so if I want to down grade to 4.0.3 rooted from 4.0.4 stock, should I use ucle5_stock_rooted.tar with Odin?
Is is necessary to wipe since both are ICS?
Thanks!
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Yes, that should be the tar you use. Make sure it's from this thread. You should be okay without wiping, but if you have problems, I'd suggest flashing 2.3.4 and wiping from recovery once on 2.3.4; reason being, stock ICS kernel may brick your phone if you wipe with it (see linked thread for details on this eMMC superbrick bug).
OP, if you're uncertain about ExynosAbuse, try this method instead. I know it works, I used it myself very recently, albeit I was already on 4.0.3 and had not upgraded.
tginouye said:
I am also a noob when it comes to anything mobile. I got my GS2 last year (first android as well), and I've since updated to 4.0.4. I have also done some research on rooting(after my fiance keeps bugging me about "fixing" our gs2s due to them always turning off) but I was uncertain on what rom to use. I have no experience with phones, and I don't want to do something stupid and break our phones. I know that I am supposed to " use exynos abuse", but that's pretty much all I know/can find without reading every page on the 80 page threads. Are there any suggestions on a stable(ish) rom for us both to use/how easy is it to "use exynos abuse"? (without doing what tyhust did) We are fine with our ICS and I wont venture into the world of Jellybean yet... (maybe once I acquire some more experience)
Thanks in advance, and for the site in general, there is a TON of information on here...
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This is a good thread.
I had the same issues with 4.0.4 and i found it was a live wallpaper app (water drops) causing my random "power off". Since switching to a different live wall paper, i have had NO random "shut downs".
I still want to root my S2 and this is the best thread i have found that addresses the stock 4.0.4
good luck.
Well, after a week of no shut downs, my phone just shut off. So i guess the live wallpaper was not the issue.
Back to the drawing board
Not to hijack the thread or anything but I'm new to this phone too. I understand the rooting process on ICS what I don't understand is installing a custom recovery and kernel. Why do you have to use a gingerbread kernel and why can you not just use stock? I've always just rooted, installed custom recovery and flashed roms on Verizon phones so installing a custom kernel to achieve custom recovery is foreign to me. I've been reading the stickies but I don't understand this....is it only to avoid the flash counter being tripped? Is there a easier way to install the recovery or am I making this harder than it needs to be? Thanks for any help!
Ryno77 said:
Not to hijack the thread or anything but I'm new to this phone too. I understand the rooting process on ICS what I don't understand is installing a custom recovery and kernel. Why do you have to use a gingerbread kernel and why can you not just use stock? I've always just rooted, installed custom recovery and flashed roms on Verizon phones so installing a custom kernel to achieve custom recovery is foreign to me. I've been reading the stickies but I don't understand this....is it only to avoid the flash counter being tripped? Is there a easier way to install the recovery or am I making this harder than it needs to be? Thanks for any help!
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Our phone has recovery baked into the kernel. For what reason I don't know but I'm sure its a good one as just flashing recovery is IMO easier.
Thanks. Last question. After installing a gingerbread kernel and the baked in recovery do I need to install a new kernel to flash a jb or ics rom. Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks for your help.
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Ryno77 said:
Thanks. Last question. After installing a gingerbread kernel and the baked in recovery do I need to install a new kernel to flash a jb or ics rom. Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks for your help.
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Well since every ROM comes with a kernel in it (obviously or it couldn't run) then you just answered your own question bro. Flash away.
Phalanx7621 said:
Well since every ROM comes with a kernel in it (obviously or it couldn't run) then you just answered your own question bro. Flash away.
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Thanks, that makes things easier. Appreciate the help!
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Need more help.... There's so much information since this phone came out its overwhelming and it seems most of it was written for gingerbread. I have the phone rooted, mobile Odin lite installed and I'm confused on which kernel I need to flash. Phone is stock rooted lk3 4.0.4. Thank you!
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Ryno77 said:
Need more help.... There's so much information since this phone came out its overwhelming and it seems most of it was written for gingerbread. I have the phone rooted, mobile Odin lite installed and I'm confused on which kernel I need to flash. Phone is stock rooted lk3 4.0.4. Thank you!
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If you're just trying to get into recovery to flash something then any kernel will do. Since the system won't need to boot up with that kernel installed you're just flashing one to enter recovery.
Phalanx7621 said:
If you're just trying to get into recovery to flash something then any kernel will do. Since the system won't need to boot up with that kernel installed you're just flashing one to enter recovery.
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So I want to install a gb kernel and recovery only so I can flash a custom rom that comes with kernel and recovery, correct? So before flashing the gb kernel in mobile Odin I should have a rom already downloaded on the sd card so I can immediately flash that? I'm sorry for all the questions this is drastically different from what I'm used to.
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Ryno77 said:
So I want to install a gb kernel and recovery only so I can flash a custom rom that comes with kernel and recovery, correct? So before flashing the gb kernel in mobile Odin I should have a rom already downloaded on the sd card so I can immediately flash that? I'm sorry for all the questions this is drastically different from what I'm used to.
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Download whatever ROM you want on your phone . Flash a kernel. Reboot into recovery. Profit.

[Q] Chainfire damaged my SGS vibrant cm10

chainfire app just completely damaged my 500$ samsung Galaxy s when I installed the DRIVERS and when I started the reboot so the drivers take effect and it got stock on doot logo. And I got to Recovery menu and I had a old backup but when I was restoring , the phone canceled and switched off and it got stock on the Vibrant logo. No recovery menu, no flashback. Nothing!!! I send the phone to experts and they told me that the phone is total wasted... if you know how to fix it ,tell me how. Its an Gallaxy s vibrant t959 t-mobile
On the list of soported android phones it was my gallaxy s and it was an lie!
If ther eny way to demand the app on playstore.... answer that to...
THANKS
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chainfire app just completely damaged my 500$ samsung Galaxy s when I installed the DRIVERS and when I started the reboot so the drivers take effect and it got stock on doot logo. And I got to Recovery menu and I had a old backup but when I was restoring , the phone canceled and switched off and it got stock on the Vibrant logo. No recovery menu, no flashback. Nothing!!! I send the phone to experts and they told me that the phone is total wasted... if you know how to fix it ,tell me how. Its an Gallaxy s vibrant t959 t-mobile
On the list of soported android phones it was my gallaxy s and it was an lie!
If ther eny way to demand the app on playstore.... answer that to...
THANKS
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http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
Odin back to stock.
If you're on jb, I bet it doesn't work. If on older rom, try an ics one.
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500$ Samsung Galaxy S eh? If you paid for $500 for your vibrant anytime within the last year or so, then I think you have bigger problems to worry about than a brick.
Also, you really shouldn't house any animosity towards Chainfire. He is an excellent developer who has done so much for the modding community.
As for Chainfire3D, I can tell you from first hand experience that it does, in fact, work for the Vibrant. Please keep in mind that with anything involving modding your device, you accept the risk onto yourself willingly.Chainfire did not force you to do anything, that was your choice - you ought to think about these things before suggesting that he lied in regards to the supported devices, you just did not read the directions properly. How do I know this? Because in the description of the app clearly says, and I quote,
"!! For Froyo and Gingerbread ONLY. NOT COMPATIBLE with Honeycomb/ Ice Cream Sandwhich/Jelly Bean !!"
Guess what CM10 is. That's right, not Froyo or Gingerbread.
I used cf3d with ics perfectly fine, actually.
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iKoolkid said:
I used cf3d with ics perfectly fine, actually.
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I did too actually... But that isn't the point ^^ when I used chainfire on ICS I had already talked with enough people to know that it worked... but I was still accepting the potential risk that it would not work since chainfire didn't recommend using it on anything above gingerbread. I never used it on jb because I heard stories that it didn't work and could really damage the phone... I did my research and read before doing things, this person just jumped in blind and is blaming a respected dev for his own inability to read.
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Xenoism said:
I did too actually... But that isn't the point ^^ when I used chainfire on ICS I had already talked with enough people to know that it worked... but I was still accepting the potential risk that it would not work since chainfire didn't recommend using it on anything above gingerbread. I never used it on jb because I heard stories that it didn't work and could really damage the phone... I did my research and read before doing things, this person just jumped in blind and is blaming a respected dev for his own inability to read.
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True, true. Well maybe my vibe got damaged from the soft brick cf3d used. But yes, from both of us, OP, READ. Search before you post and right now, odin to stock and you have to start from stock, then ics, then jb. Do not restore a backup of a jb rom from an ics, froyo, or anything non jb. Same with other versions, because you can bootloop or soft brick the phone. You're lucky it is just soft bricked.
EDIT: If you have read...
1. Sending the phone to the experts (whom probably have specific knowledge of vibrant rooting and bricks) would've been off your list.
2. You would've known NOT to restore that backup.
And now, as many have said, we or any other devs are not responsible of your flashing even if it should've worked and we are also not responsible for things leading:
Bricks
Dead sd cards
Eu bug
Death of a loved one from brick rage
A hole in your wall from above reason
Thermo-nuclear war
Or catz poppings ups frum ur screenz afdur downroading rom asking fur cheezbergers.
Or a phone repairer finding pr0n on your phone when checking it out. We all know how bad that is.
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we have the same situation.. in my case it just boot loop.. i try to restore, but it keep restarting..
so back to stock, GB, and to cm10.1 again.. (do I need to flash GB if my stock rom is eclair before flasing to JB?) good thing to have a titanium backup! my phone usable again after more or less 20mins.
Yes. Flash cm7 first.
Sent from my Galaxy S3
Xenoism said:
Yes. Flash cm7 first.
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thanks! now I dont install chainfire anymore..
iKoolkid said:
If you're on jb, I bet it doesn't work. If on older rom, try an ics one.
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Noooo my problem is not the Rom... my problem is that my sgs vibrant. It's stock on vibrant logo. First boot picture, not boot loop.
It doesn't open recovery!
You enabled chainfire drivers on jb (first mistake) and then you tried to restore a stock backup of eclair while you were still on jb (second mistake). You can't jump from jb down to stock like that, only from jb to ics and some later versions of gingerbread. What you want to do is boot into download mode and revert to stock the correct way. The moral of the story is when messing with your phone, read, read, read before doing anything ever. You're lucky, because it sounds like your phone will be just fine if you properly Odin back to stock via download mode. However, I warn you...if you Odin wrong, there is a good chance of ruining your phone, so read this time and make sure to do it correctly.
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[Q] GT-I9205 - Pre-Rooted Stock Rom / Rootable PDA?

After updating to I9205XXUCML1_I9205OXXCML2_I9205XXUCML1_HOME I can't root anymore unless I install a custom rom, are there any pre-rooted stock roms?​
If not which PDA from SamMobile is rootable?
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spirituselectus said:
Never mind I just flashed twrp recovery, wiped everything in advanced wipe, reflashed the portuguese firmware via odin and it booted into the stock rom, weird thing is this time the default language wasn't french, it was polish. Oh well.
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Hi there... it's a kind of epic story of life... unfortunately it sometimes happens ... By the way - have you heard about prog named Odin?
Anyway I am glad so you have your Mega up and working. It is the best phone ever .
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spirituselectus said:
bro, u know how sometimes u read an instructions article in a hurry and sometimes dont finish it thinking your common sense will seal the deal. thats what happened with me, better to be near sure about results then taking chances and regreting it. im positive I wouldve saved alot of time if I stopped for a while and read carefully. atleast I can say I learnt a few things here and there, still dont know whether I can root this rom. frankly cant be bothered to try anymore, developers on the mega section could make their rom introductions abit easier to the common user with simple background knowlege, especially regarding going back if not happy. I was planning to install linux with my root, but after all thats happened these past months i cant be bothered to even adjust settings according to my taste, e.g. my keyboard is still vibrating when i type. the notification bar on top is to far on this tabl...smart phone and settings gets lost in the stock cloud wallpaper. im just gonna roll with it, maybe samsung does know whats best for their phones, if they'd only let us move the app drawer to the centre of the dock dammit.
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Yes, I know how it happens...
There is thread about rooting ROM with KNOX from ValenteL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574953
As I am afraid your counter of unofficial installation is tipped to 1 and you are already void your warranty, maybe try a shoot for it. Anyway if you want to stay with new ROM it will be sensible to made factory reset of your phone and installing on it newest ROM once more, but this time through Odin from your PC. Lets read about how to use Odin (there are several threads on forum) and download from Sammobile newest, not branded ROM. In this manner you can make fresh start. Then if you dare you can try to root it using method from link above.
Me I am very careful about upgrades and do not decided to flash in blind newest ROMs when they arrive... and all for better, because new ROMs comes with new bootloader (which prevent to downgrade to previous versions and when you try you can brick your phone) and with dreadful KNOX... Now i will wait at least for KitKat to upgrade.
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I really hate it when Samsung went for Knox.. It made life harder for our devs

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