Sorry to start off my forum account with a thread, but I made the account specifically for this after hours of searching. I had Cyanogenmod 10.1 (Nightly), and was having some problems with phone memory. So I downloaded a sd card partition app, and wiped the sd card (Or so it seemed). Then it said I needed to unmount it first, which I didn't see anywhere. So I looked for another tutorial which involved the recovery mode (Pretty sure that's what CWM is, I'm very new to this.). What I didn't notice was that i didn't have Siyah (Which I had before), but CWM. So I followed the tutorial, made a 2GB partition, and then tried rebooting. What happened then was CM loaded but didn't leave the booting screen. Probably cause of the wipe.
I'm following this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667929 , but my problem is after pushing it to the SD card, I can't install it, because I can't even mount the SD card. Any help is very much appreciated, and I would love some detailed explanations of more complex things. Thanks in advance!
If I buy an external SD, can I install it from there?
Provided you have CWM, yes you can......you can also flash a stock firmware via download mode and odin.....
My Wife says I'm a phone geek....
I'd have to agree.....
Provided you have CWM, yes you can......you can also flash a stock firmware via download mode and odin.....<br />
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My Wife says I'm a phone geek....<br />
I'd have to agree.....
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Think we all are on here. My girlfriend hates my phone hahaha
Just re read the OP, there may be an issue with reinstalling the cm rom due to the borked storage partition. By all means try the install from the external memory, but I have a feeling that an odin install of a firmware *may* be the only option. And even with the odin flash, I'd advise the '3 file JB test firmware' as opposed to the regular single file version as I *believe* the test firmware will wipe and re write the storage partitions where the regular firmwares don't (somebody cmiiw)
Here's the link to the multifile firmware download page. READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS detailed there AND FOLLOW THEM EXACTLY.
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/11/15/i9100xxlsj-–-galaxy-s-ii-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-test-firmware/
@gastonw or @theunderling or @Hopper8 can you comment on this please?
My Wife says I'm a phone geek....
I'd have to agree.....
Looks like you have it all sorted Keith :thumbup: I would only query... OP, you do definitely have an i9100? Not a variant, i9100g etc?
But yes, definitely give it a go flashing the ROM from external sd. If you have no luck, then it's that link Keith posted via Odin.
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Ok, so I managed to install ICS 4.0.3 (Not upgradeable). Couldn't flash CMMod for some reason, at least from the external SD, it just kept booting nonstop (waited 20 min).
For some reason, once I turned on my phone, my internalSD was fine, not partitioned, which is odd. I'm pretty sure it didn't recognize my external, and no, I'm not mixing them up because the ext is 16GB, while the int is 12. Any way to partition the SD card then? I have everything backed up.
Kinda OT, i'm not 100% sure how to install this ROM., with the kernel and all. Thanks again!
And yes, i have an i9100.
So your phone works well while on 4.0.3?
If so, don't mess with the cards.
All that mounting and unmounting will mess with your device.
PS: We can not tell you what ROM you should flash (as a better ROM suggestion).
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gastonw said:
So your phone works well while on 4.0.3?
If so, don't mess with the cards.
All that mounting and unmounting will mess with your device.
PS: We can not tell you what ROM you should flash (as a better ROM suggestion).
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Thing is i'm always annoyed about storage space, and I read that by partitioning the int, you get that space more.
There is an alternative.... you can swap storage volumes....(cmiiw) by using the vold fstab method....you can also install cm9 and perform the swap in the storage settings (again cmiiw)......both methods were available to me (as stated) with my old galaxy w.......
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Well now I apparently can't flash any ROMS, because I've tried with CMMod and now with the official Slim Bean, no luck, endless boot screen. Could my int SD be damaged? What do I do in that case?
I hate to say this, because the general opinion is to do this as a LAST resort, and I personally advise anybody to leave this option WELL alone....but there's a *possibility* that flashing a .pit file and then reflashing a firmware *might* help. But be advised, if the pit file flash fails...ur phone will be permanently borked. Don't attempt this until someone else has commented on the sanity of this idea.....and only try if.....
A) You have researched it REALLY thoroughly
B) you are sure you have the CORRECT pit file
C) there really is NO OTHER WAY to sort your phone out
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF CONSIDERING THIS METHOD......
CHECK, RE-CHECK AND CHECK EVERYTHING AGAIN BEFORE YOU START........
my wife says I'm a phone geek....
I'd have to agree......
keithross39 said:
I hate to say this, because the general opinion is to do this as a LAST resort, and I personally advise anybody to leave this option WELL alone....but there's a *possibility* that flashing a .pit file and then reflashing a firmware *might* help. But be advised, if the pit file flash fails...ur phone will be permanently borked. Don't attempt this until someone else has commented on the sanity of this idea.....and only try if.....
A) You have researched it REALLY thoroughly
B) you are sure you have the CORRECT pit file
C) there really is NO OTHER WAY to sort your phone out
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF CONSIDERING THIS METHOD......
CHECK, RE-CHECK AND CHECK EVERYTHING AGAIN BEFORE YOU START........
my wife says I'm a phone geek....
I'd have to agree......
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Gonna try to install Slim Bean from ext first, maybe my int got damaged or something.
UPDATE: Tried doing it with CMMod instead, cause i already had it on there, no luck, just endless boot. Gonna try SlimBean from ext. Does no one have a solution? Flashing a fix with Odin works fine, but that doesnt work with ROMs, and it all was perfect before i tried to partition my int SD card (which it's not right now)
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Gonna try to install Slim Bean from ext first, maybe my int got damaged or something.
UPDATE: Tried doing it with CMMod instead, cause i already had it on there, no luck, just endless boot. Gonna try SlimBean from ext. Does no one have a solution? Flashing a fix with Odin works fine, but that doesnt work with ROMs, and it all was perfect before i tried to partition my int SD card (which it's not right now)
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No luck, actually formatted the /system this time, but waited 15 minutes and no luck. What my main issue is is why I can't flash correctly anymore?
But your stock ROM flashing is doing fine, no?
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But your stock ROM flashing is doing fine, no?
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Not flashing, doing it via Odin. Currently ICS 4.0.3, not even JB which I used to have...
When you flash via odin, is it successful?
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When you flash via odin, is it successful?
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Yes, perfectly.
You could try that boot second Rom if you put dorimanx 8.Xx on It. I read that if you cant boot or flash then install dori and flash as second Rom not 1st and may boot. 8.Xx is for both stock and custom Rom so may be an option to you. But if you flash stock firmware you need modded stock Rom. So flash dori and try and boot second Rom put a custom Rom on it first and see if it boot like that.
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After installing a ROM and rebooting the phone everything seemed to work fine. The only problem is that it I can not install any programs because it thinks that I have no space available.
Now I did not backup my system... I do have an older backup on my laptop... but I can not install clockwork because there is no space.
please help!
Thanks in Advance!
it might be a problem with the ROM.
ODIN back to stock, then flash that same rom again, if its still there, contact the DEV and tell him, because its their fault.
If it gets fixed with re-flash something went wrong while flashing and that happened.
What ROM did you install? Was it ODEX or DEODEX?
I agree with the above post, if an ODIN doesn't solve the problem, it sounds like a problem with the rom, but a little more info on your situation wouldn't hurt.
Thanks for the input... I hope to resolve this before tomorrow! The ROM was Bionix Fusion
I am new to this and probably should have researched a little more. lol
Ok I have downloaded the ODIN3 v1.00
How do I ODIN back to stock?
I have the Samsung Vibrant,
Having the same issue when running Odin with Eugene_2E_JK2_Froyo ...I ran Odin to fix a brick and didn't know the history of the phone. This is the only tar that will boot the phone all the way up, but I get the 0.00 available space error too. I tried stock and almost get a full boot up, but then goes black before going to main screen... I've tried many different combos including T959UVJFD.tar + s1_odin_20100512 pit , 512 pit + T959UVJI6, T959JL5, etc...
suggestions?
The ROM itself seems nice... I like the changes I've seen. For some reason it does not recognize the space that is available on the SD card as space for Applications. I've read a post somewhere about repartitioning the SD card in ODIN. ROM manager is s pretty much useless without clockwork recovery installed.... can not install it without space available. I tried repartitioning in ODIN but would not do it... is this something that could work? Maybe I am doing something else wrong,... or any other suggestions?
At this point I will be happy to go back to factory settings then start over...
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The ROM itself seems nice... I like the changes I've seen. For some reason it does not recognize the space that is available on the SD card as space for Applications. I've read a post somewhere about repartitioning the SD card in ODIN. ROM manager is s pretty much useless without clockwork recovery installed.... can not install it without space available. I tried repartitioning in ODIN but would not do it... is this something that could work? Maybe I am doing something else wrong,... or any other suggestions?
At this point I will be happy to go back to factory settings then start over...
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I agree... This thread would probably get more attention in the development section, but I may be wrong. I will keep trying things and let you know if I come up with something...
Actually now I am having the same problem... Went back to the original using ODIN now when the phone boots up it goes to a blank screen and will not go any further!
Jayson Simmons said:
Actually now I am having the same problem... Went back to the original using ODIN now when the phone boots up it goes to a blank screen and will not go any further!
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What files did u use to odin back
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s1_odin_20100512.pit
T959UVJFD
Okay... YAY!!! I got it working! Here's how!
I want to note that every time I would Flash the phone with ODIN when the phone would reboot it would fail to wipe the data! This was not a fix that I found on purpose but it did work for me:
I flashed the file EUGENE373_SamsungS_Froyo_PDA
Now that file is for the Vibrant i9000. Not mine
So after that I re-tried the original one that I stated above,.... then it worked! I did notice that it did NOT fail to wipe the data!
So relieved!
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Okay... YAY!!! I got it working! Here's how!
I want to note that every time I would Flash the phone with ODIN when the phone would reboot it would fail to wipe the data! This was not a fix that I found on purpose but it did work for me:
I flashed the file EUGENE373_SamsungS_Froyo_PDA
Now that file is for the Vibrant i9000. Not mine
So after that I re-tried the original one that I stated above,.... then it worked! I did notice that it did NOT fail to wipe the data!
So relieved!
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Thanks for posting your resolution in the event this happens to someone else down the line. Glad you got it up and running.
Yup that is the true stock firmware... try this, it might help and it might not? when you boot your phone and it loads up, format your internal and external sdcard. (back up first) then reboot.... see if that helps. if not, odin the stock rom again. right now i'm shooting at flies with a BB gun so it is worth a try anyway...... and i'll try and research it for ya......
oops i didnt know you found a way....my bad. glad you got it working!!!!
So is that the way to fix it then? I just want to know if anyone else has tried it with no problem before i do it. Also, will you be able to flash back to stock?
I flashed the files that were included with the ODIN package and i now don't have any memory for applications also is the only way to fix this issue by using ODIN again or has someone found another method?
Did you use OCLF at any time previously?
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Did you use OCLF at any time previously?
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I tried voodoo for the first time and couldn't get past the vibrant screen i then used the odin package the tmobile default files and got to the tmobil boot screen but the screen goes black and nothing happens my hard ware keys were on but that's it so then i used eugenes package based off the tmobile leak and that's where i'm at now it works but no application memory available.
so i want to see if i can just use ODIN with the file that is up a couple of posts to get my app memory back
How much available app space are we suppose to have?
So I know the phone has 2GB of app space, but when I totally wipe everything and go back to stock, it says only about 1.7GB.
go to settings, then sd card and phone storage
scroll all the way down to application storage
how much available space is it suppose to have under stock conditions?
Jayson Simmons said:
Okay... YAY!!! I got it working! Here's how!
I want to note that every time I would Flash the phone with ODIN when the phone would reboot it would fail to wipe the data! This was not a fix that I found on purpose but it did work for me:
I flashed the file EUGENE373_SamsungS_Froyo_PDA
Now that file is for the Vibrant i9000. Not mine
So after that I re-tried the original one that I stated above,.... then it worked! I did notice that it did NOT fail to wipe the data!
So relieved!
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Can you post the EUGENE373_SamsungS_Froyo_PDA file? I flashed Eugene_2E_JK2 Froyo, and then tried flashing the original JFD Stock Rom, but it gave me a black screen after the Galaxy S screen. Also, it didn't wipe the data for me.
has anyone fixed this? i have the same problem im stuck
I know my way around Android phones, Odin, etc. I've had a few of the original GS variations and never encountered anything like this.
It is an i9100, early batch GSII (Made in Korea) and is not rooted. This thing will not save any changes, whether it's deleting an app, flashing in Odin, using the Factory Format, etc. I am just perplexed.
I purchased this phone used from an online retailer at a great price, with a refund only policy. I figured no matter what there's always a solution as long as the bootloader, recovery mode and download mode are accessible. It seems I was mistaken.
Basically, all of the previous owner's information is on the phone. I can't do a factory reset through Android's menu since it prompts for the password of the original owner. Okay, fine, so I went into recovery mode and did a factory data reset then a wipe of the cache. Phone boots back up like nothing happened.
I've also tried the "Factory Format" dialer code with the same result. Any attempt at Odin flashing, whether it's a regular TAR or the 3 piece deal also do nothing. Odin will say it passed on every attempt, but nothing changes. All of the apps, personal info, etc are still there untouched.
After hours of trying to find a solution and getting nothing helpful, I even ticked the Re-Partition option, as well as the Phone EFS Clear in Odin. This also did nothing. The IMEI did not change or become corrupted as I expected.
Download mode shows that the Custom Binary Download is no. From what I understand, stock ROMs should still flash regardless of the counter's status. All I've tried to flash are stock ROMs, to no avail.
I'd love to get this thing working instead of sending it back for a refund. They won't offer an exchange as they are not receiving any more GS II.
Any ideas? I appreciate any and all responses, thanks.
I would remove ext sd card .
Go to recovery mounts and storage
Format cache data system and sd card .
Phone should now be empty remove battery and replace then boot to download mode and flash stock rom via Odin .
jje
JJEgan said:
I would remove ext sd card .
Go to recovery mounts and storage
Format cache data system and sd card .
Phone should now be empty remove battery and replace then boot to download mode and flash stock rom via Odin .
jje
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I haven't had an SD card in this phone at all. I've already tried those steps as well, and it did not help. This is just so strange.
I think your biggest problem is to do with the old password. I know from the S1 days that factory reset and other measures will not work if you don't know the password/pattern lock etc. Only Odin 3 part file + pit + repartition cleaned it up.
When you say you ticked repartition, did you have the pit file also? If not ticking repartition will not do anything I think. Very possible that all the files you flashed were no-wipe versions as well.
So maybe try this. Not sure if you've seen one of those firmwares which has a whole load of files in the zip like code (PDA), a couple of csc's, efs and more. They also have a pit file. Maybe try one of those firmwares. I use kh3 which I got of samfirmware.com a few months back when I want to clean **** up. I think I read somewhere that the new kk5 also.has them.
I know alot of people will say 'don't use pit or repartition' but I think you've got nothing to lose.
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I think your biggest problem is to do with the old password. I know from the S1 days that factory reset and other measures will not work if you don't know the password/pattern lock etc. Only Odin 3 part file + pit + repartition cleaned it up.
When you say you ticked repartition, did you have the pit file also? If not ticking repartition will not do anything I think. Very possible that all the files you flashed were no-wipe versions as well.
So maybe try this. Not sure if you've seen one of those firmwares which has a whole load of files in the zip like code (PDA), a couple of csc's, efs and more. They also have a pit file. Maybe try one of those firmwares. I use kh3 which I got of samfirmware.com a few months back when I want to clean **** up. I think I read somewhere that the new kk5 also.has them.
I know alot of people will say 'don't use pit or repartition' but I think you've got nothing to lose.
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I appreciate the detailed reply, but that was the second to last thing I tried. I did use the pit, however I'm not sure if the package I used was a no wipe version. I used KF1, it was 3 files and I selected the pit, didn't work. I'll give KH3 a shot and report back in a bit, thanks
No go on KH3 either, this is one phone that does not want to be wiped
Is it just me or does your phone sound like a zombie?
Aim for the head!
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No go on KH3 either, this is one phone that does not want to be wiped
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Man your phone does sound weird. Maybe the s2 has some other sort of security measure related to that password. I think I did read a thread once about someone who had a similar problem. Not sure but it might have been a hardware issue.
Maybe rooting it will help but doubt it. Anyway, try an Odin flashable kernal like cf root or speedmod or even a custom firmware like litepro. Litepro flashes in Odin. If you can get cwm recovery maybe a wipe custom rom might do something.
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hey,
i may have messed up a bit haha..
I had CM9 nightlies installed.
I was planning on loading stock back on so that I could sell it soon. So I went in to CWM and formatted emmc & sdcard partitions. I figured this would be an easy way to get all of the stuff I've saved in both partitions off quick and easy with no problems. wrong...
So now, I cannot get past the AT&T animated logo screen. I've tried Entropy's return/unbrick to stock one click odin files & full stock binaries one click odin files from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20229527&postcount=46
with the same result.
Interestingly, I can flash CWM in odin, mount usb storage, copy the latest nightly over & reload CM9, which works flawlessly. My guess is there was something on the internal sdcard that at&t stock needs that i removed?
Any ideas? Feel free to call me an idiot.
When you're doing return to stock you're in download mode and now CWM recovery rite?
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When you're doing return to stock you're in download mode and now CWM recovery rite?
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yeah, download mode to use odin & recovery when i'm flashing back to cm9
For what you need, I believe
1. restore back to stock
2. wipe data/factory reset.
3. format usb storage.
That should do do it, clean enough to sell.
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yeah, download mode to use odin & recovery when i'm flashing back to cm9
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The page you linked didn't seem to have the "one click" odin packages.
I would try re-downloading one of the "one click" packages from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199
Maybe use a different browser to download it.
I would also pull the External SD before flashing, and worry about re-formatting it later if you can get stock to boot.
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hey,
i may have messed up a bit haha..
I had CM9 nightlies installed.
I was planning on loading stock back on so that I could sell it soon. So I went in to CWM and formatted emmc & sdcard partitions. I figured this would be an easy way to get all of the stuff I've saved in both partitions off quick and easy with no problems. wrong...
So now, I cannot get past the AT&T animated logo screen. I've tried Entropy's return/unbrick to stock one click odin files & full stock binaries one click odin files from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20229527&postcount=46
with the same result.
Interestingly, I can flash CWM in odin, mount usb storage, copy the latest nightly over & reload CM9, which works flawlessly. My guess is there was something on the internal sdcard that at&t stock needs that i removed?
Any ideas? Feel free to call me an idiot.
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the same happened to me i had to use my jig to get odin back to stock to work
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the same happened to me i had to use my jig to get odin back to stock to work
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ugh. I was afraid of that. I guess I'll have to figure out how to make one, or buy one.
but I'm pretty sure the jig doesn't work with ics installed, right?
I wonder if the triangleaway approach will essentially do what the jig does?
daverup said:
The page you linked didn't seem to have the "one click" odin packages.
I would try re-downloading one of the "one click" packages from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18859438&postcount=199
Maybe use a different browser to download it.
I would also pull the External SD before flashing, and worry about re-formatting it later if you can get stock to boot.
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the same one clicks are in that original post, just burried a little deeper since there's more stuff to download. The full binary package is also a one click Odin file.
Hi everyone,
I apologize in advance if a thread like this exists already, but I've been searching for a while now and can't find anything to answer my questions.
So, first of all, is there any way to fully format the memory on the phone without erasing required system files? I don't care about the ROM, but want to keep the boot loader(that's the thing that lets you boot into recovery/download mode, right?).
I basically want to erase any trace of anything on the phone except for the recovery mode options. From there, I would like to install a clean version of Android. Which brings me to my next question, which I have not found an answer to anywhere.
Is there a stable version of ICS for the Canadian I9100M? I realize that the M-version is the same as the regular I9100 version, but I'm not sure if there is something that would cause the OS to bug out. That beign said, would the modems which come pre-bundled with the European OS versions (which are the only ones out right now) work on the North American bands?
Lastly, is there any back-up software that would allow me to take an image of the drive to recover from at a later date? I.e. ICS doesn't work for me and I want to revert back to what I have now.
Thanks in advance.
Happydude666 said:
Hi everyone,
I apologize in advance if a thread like this exists already, but I've been searching for a while now and can't find anything to answer my questions.
So, first of all, is there any way to fully format the memory on the phone without erasing required system files? I don't care about the ROM, but want to keep the boot loader(that's the thing that lets you boot into recovery/download mode, right?).
I basically want to erase any trace of anything on the phone except for the recovery mode options. From there, I would like to install a clean version of Android. Which brings me to my next question, which I have not found an answer to anywhere.
Is there a stable version of ICS for the Canadian I9100M? I realize that the M-version is the same as the regular I9100 version, but I'm not sure if there is something that would cause the OS to bug out. That beign said, would the modems which come pre-bundled with the European OS versions (which are the only ones out right now) work on the North American bands?
Lastly, is there any back-up software that would allow me to take an image of the drive to recover from at a later date? I.e. ICS doesn't work for me and I want to revert back to what I have now.
Thanks in advance.
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first of all, do u have ur device rooted?? if so u must have cwmr. entering in cwmr (with ur phone off, press and keep pressing until galaxyy gt-I9100 logo appears, volume up+home button+ power button) and in there u r going to have an option to do a nandroid back up...that's the tool u r looking for, to make an image of ur phone exactly how it is now.
second, inm there u'll have an option (into mount and storage option) to format "/system", that's the option to eliminate any trace of ur actual rom.
at final, u can download any rom from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544487 and flash it through odin.
modem can be flashed separetly, u can even use the same modem that u have now...so look for the file of ur actual modem, and after flashing rom, flash that modem or the one u wish
EDIT: DUNNO IF I9000 IS THE SAME AS I9000M, YOU SHOULD FIND OUT THAT FIRST THE ROMS, IN THAT THREAD ARE FOR I9000
pelpa87 said:
first of all, do u have ur device rooted?? if so u must have cwmr.
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Not necessarily true. You can be rooted and not have CWM recovery.
pelpa87 said:
EDIT: DUNNO IF I9000 IS THE SAME AS I9000M, YOU SHOULD FIND OUT THAT FIRST THE ROMS, IN THAT THREAD ARE FOR I9000
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If you meant I9100 and I9100M, they are AFAIK functionally the same phone. But flashing an I9100 firmware to an I9100M will result in the boot screen and About Phone to both read as I9100 afterwards, instead of I9100M.
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Not necessarily true. You can be rooted and not have CWM recovery.
If you meant I9100 and I9100M, they are AFAIK functionally the same phone. But flashing an I9100 firmware to an I9100M will result in the boot screen and About Phone to both read as I9100 afterwards, instead of I9100M.
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Welll then change the "must" for a "should" just to be more specific........
and, yeah, i say i don't know if they are the same, and put it in red saying that he first should find out.... i just put a rom solution for a I9000, just in case he finds out that are the same.
all other steps are the same for both devices.....
Thanks for the replies so far. I do have CWM installed and I am rooted. I have also previously installed I9100 firmware from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 with no problems. The Bell Canada version of Android is horribly behind. Was causing massive battery drain issues.
Anyway, I will try the system format stuff. Will this erase all folders, etc and leave the drive empty and clean?
I'm currently running Cyanogenmod 7.1, but it's causing some instability and freezes my phone from time to time. I want to reformat to get rid of any old system files that me be left over from my numerous experiments with ROMs.
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Thanks for the replies so far. I do have CWM installed and I am rooted. I have also previously installed I9100 firmware from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 with no problems. The Bell Canada version of Android is horribly behind. Was causing massive battery drain issues.
Anyway, I will try the system format stuff. Will this erase all folders, etc and leave the drive empty and clean?
I'm currently running Cyanogenmod 7.1, but it's causing some instability and freezes my phone from time to time. I want to reformat to get rid of any old system files that me be left over from my numerous experiments with ROMs.
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Yeap with system format is enough.. u could erase ir kernel to..with a kernel cleanner...
Can i recomend u a rom? Try rootbox rom...
When i get to work i ll give u both links, kernel cleaner and rootbox one
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make your choise
pelpa87 said:
Yeap with system format is enough.. u could erase ir kernel to..with a kernel cleanner...
Can i recomend u a rom? Try rootbox rom...
When i get to work i ll give u both links, kernel cleaner and rootbox one
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from cwm you have to do wipe dalvik cache, cache partition and system / factory reset (if you want to clear all your information).
You have to do this when you move from a rom to another rom.
And the magic of xda is the variety of ROM's.
Personally i don't like ROOTBOX, i prefer CM9 or Paranaoid. You should try and make your choise. There are two list of ROM's:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1702166
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529173
For dual boot flash SiyahKernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1680851
I use this to try rom's as secondary, and i always have my CM9 as primary.
Ok...so I think I may have gone a wee bit too quick.
I've downloaded Zip files of cMIUI and official MIUI from their website. I then proceeded to format the phone...and now I can get into CWM recovery & download modes, but Odin doesn't recognize the ZIP files.
Anyway for me to install these ROMs at this point? Response needed ASAP Please. >.<
Thanks everyone.
Happydude666 said:
Ok...so I think I may have gone a wee bit too quick.
I've downloaded Zip files of cMIUI and official MIUI from their website. I then proceeded to format the phone...and now I can get into CWM recovery & download modes, but Odin doesn't recognize the ZIP files.
Anyway for me to install these ROMs at this point? Response needed ASAP Please. >.<
Thanks everyone.
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Odin never recognize zip files...odin flash tar files...check inside the zip should be tar file(s)...if.not..if there ir only folders and other files, then its flashable trhough cwmr
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be aware that tar files are also compress files, so ur compressor manager maybe will reconize them as so
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I ended up restoring from CWMR back up. The ZIP files contain other files and folders, so I'm assuming it's one of those you have to copy onto the SD Card and flash with CWMR.
I'll try that when I get back to work on Monday as that's where all my files are.
Happydude666 said:
I ended up restoring from CWMR back up. The ZIP files contain other files and folders, so I'm assuming it's one of those you have to copy onto the SD Card and flash with CWMR.
I'll try that when I get back to work on Monday as that's where all my files are.
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Exactly! U have to flash it trhough cwme
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pelpa87 said:
Yeap with system format is enough.. u could erase ir kernel to..with a kernel cleanner...
Can i recomend u a rom? Try rootbox rom...
When i get to work i ll give u both links, kernel cleaner and rootbox one
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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Is this the one you were referring to? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696419&highlight=rootbox
I don't like cMIUI very much . Lots of settings that are still in Chinese and it's obviously not configured for North-America.
Happydude666 said:
Is this the one you were referring to? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696419&highlight=rootbox
I don't like cMIUI very much . Lots of settings that are still in Chinese and it's obviously not configured for North-America.
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Yeah!! Try it out
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Wanna go back to stock after being a rom junkie, having never used odin, and wanting to go back. Will flashing the stock firmware with odin get me a yellow triangle? Until now i've been able to completely avoid the triangle, it would be ironic if i got it going back to stock.
Also after flashing a ton of roms i have soooo much junk on my phone its not even funny and i need the space back, is the safest way to COMPLETELY wipe my phone(i mean everything pics, music, junk files and such) through the setting menu > backup and reset > factory data reset > tick Erase SD card box > reset phone. ?
Any help is much appreciated.
OK....first....you don't *need* to Odin flash to get back to stock if you are rooted...... @Chainfires mobile Odin will let you do it 'in phone'
Search for the thread here on XDA read ALL the instructions and flash away.
Second......I've used mobile Odin a few times, and it's NEVER increased my binary count or produced a yellow triangle.
Third......in mobile Odin there are options to wipe dalvik, cache and data.....you don't need to do any extra wipes before flashing.
PC Odin, (I believe) will leave your *personal* data intact unless you find a "3 part firmware" that format wipes the memory as it flashes........
The normal single part firmwares just overwrite the pre existing files and leave everything else untouched.......
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
awesome big thanks for the help, will def give mob odin a go.
What about wiping all personal data from my phone, i mean everything like junk files, photo's, video, the countless files left over from deleted apps can i just use the built in factory reset and data wipe(through the setting menu > backup and reset > factory data reset > tick Erase SD card box > reset phone)?
Again big thanks for the help.
I've never actually used the factory reset in the phones settings.....I've always gone to CWM recovery mode to do it, so I'm not sure how thorough it is......
Sorry, can't answer that one.......
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
keithross39 said:
I've never actually used the factory reset in the phones settings.....I've always gone to CWM recovery mode to do it, so I'm not sure how thorough it is......
Sorry, can't answer that one.......
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
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Hmm i put my stock firmware on my sd card its a tar.md5 file but when i click on open file in MOdin it comes up with a blank screen ... what am i doing wrong?
And can anyone answer if flashing the stock firmware with odin on my pc will produce a triangle?
Did you get the mobOdin off the thread?
If yes, did you download and install the (correct) flashkernel too?
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
keithross39 said:
Did you get the mobOdin off the thread?
If yes, did you download and install the (correct) flashkernel too?
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
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yes and yes, thanks again.
Could the firmware have become corrupted in any way? It might be an idea to try and re download it....
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
You can just format your external sd card, and for the internal one you can simply delete everything in there manually or use the clear sd data in settings too before flashing stock rom. I haven't used mobile odin because it seemed weird to me, and i've never had a triangle flashing from odin (pc), i think it will be okay if you follow instructions, just check posts in the thread of using odin, if it makes a triangle someone would be posting it.
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Could the firmware have become corrupted in any way? It might be an idea to try and re download it....
This might be my S2 or it might be my W, but it's definitely CM...
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Hmm i have 2 or 3 other working ROM zips on the phone that flash in CWM just fine and they are not showing up either....from what ive seen in youtube vids im supposed to get a whole list of file and folders showing up, im getting nothing,
thanks, again.
Dakura said:
You can just format your external sd card, and for the internal one you can simply delete everything in there manually or use the clear sd data in settings too before flashing stock rom. I haven't used mobile odin because it seemed weird to me, and i've never had a triangle flashing from odin (pc), i think it will be okay if you follow instructions, just check posts in the thread of using odin, if it makes a triangle someone would be posting it.
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Yea, not having such a good experience with MOdin so far lol, once i get a definitive answer(which i think i just got, thx) to: "if pc odin will produce a triangle or not when flashing back to stock?" ill be using that.
Thanks