Hello Gang,
A friend of mine just got a I500 from his carrier, brand new, as an upgrade from his non-smartphone phone. But, it is running 2.x. He asked me to update the firmware and he doesnt mind an aftermarket one, but I personally want your input to see which one out there is a more....bare bones firmware with no major setting that could confuse or frustrate him (ie...theming, overclocking, etc).
Ive seen Helly Bean and even the standard CM10.1, Gee Whiz? I dunno. Kinda hoped for a TouchWhiz ROM for him.
Thanks,
Paul.....
Well I'd say (in no particular order )
geewiz,,, super nexus,,, carbon,,, or cm10.1.
But you are not going to go wrong with any of them
if you wanna get him a TouchWiz ROM, look at RemICS JB. it's based off of Touchwiz 5 and looks quite a bit like a GS3/Note 2.
i've had the most success with cm10.1. GeeWiz uses Samsung's RFS file system, so you may see improved performance in that, or more things working.
skepticmisfit said:
if you wanna get him a TouchWiz ROM, look at RemICS JB. it's based off of Touchwiz 5 and looks quite a bit like a GS3/Note 2.
i've had the most success with cm10.1. GeeWiz uses Samsung's RFS file system, so you may see improved performance in that, or more things working.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well not entirely true, remics looks like tw... But on jellybean 4.2.2 platform.
Runs same partition and file system setup, etc, etc
Avatar Rom has the themes to suite nearly anyone's taste, pretty solid rom too.
They all have their perks!
man, i'm loving helly bean. came back to it tonight after cm7 was having some issues (wifi was being really flaky) and it's fantastic. the things Devil Kernel can too is overwhelming yet amazing
this is the first time i've ever seen this phone run jelly bean 4.2.2, which has its problems, absolutely perfectly. even on my old class 2 SD card. @hhp_211 i proved you wrong man lol
skepticmisfit said:
man, i'm loving helly bean. came back to it tonight after cm7 was having some issues (wifi was being really flaky) and it's fantastic. the things Devil Kernel can too is overwhelming yet amazing
this is the first time i've ever seen this phone run jelly bean 4.2.2, which has its problems, absolutely perfectly. even on my old class 2 SD card. @hhp_211 i proved you wrong man lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol, sweet. Just proved that you had bad flashes before! Lol
Glad you got it!
+1 for helly, it's been my daily rom for awhile now. Tried all the latest but have always returned to hellybean. Hoping for a 4.3 from the devil!
I've been using Helly Bean as my daily driver for a long time and I love it. Once in a while I'll flash the CM10.1 nightly to see how it's doing, but I always seem to have some weird issue or another that makes me go right back to the stability of HB. My only issue with HB is that after using it for a week or so it starts to bog down quicker and quicker. I have to reboot at least once a day now to keep it snappy, whereas when you do a fresh install you can go days without a slowdown. It's not really a huge deal though, and it's still the #1 rom imo.
uh-oh...
Hey Guys,
I flashed Helly Bean via Guide I found here.....and It had no data connection now. I checked through the setting and it's on AUTO mobile networks etc.
Now if I revert back to the Original VZW ROM as indicated in the Guide I do get the connectivity back. Suggestions??
Paul_Days said:
Hey Guys,
I flashed Helly Bean via Guide I found here.....and It had no data connection now. I checked through the setting and it's on AUTO mobile networks etc.
Now if I revert back to the Original VZW ROM as indicated in the Guide I do get the connectivity back. Suggestions??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you wipe the big 3? I even like to format system in mounts/storage in recovery when I flash a new rom from stock. I have always had data on helly
Paul_Days said:
Hey Guys,
I flashed Helly Bean via Guide I found here.....and It had no data connection now. I checked through the setting and it's on AUTO mobile networks etc.
Now if I revert back to the Original VZW ROM as indicated in the Guide I do get the connectivity back. Suggestions??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i have also had data on helly bean whenever i flashed it. try reverting back to stock (it should reflash the EH03 radio as well, my personal recommendation for fassy radios), putting Helly Bean on the phone's SD card (along with Ultra Slim Gapps, not regular Gapps) and then follow these steps:
1. open Odin and put the phone in download mode
2. flash ClockWorkMod 4 fixed for CM7
3. close odin, eject phone, open odin, insert phone
4. flash GBBootloaders
5. close odin and eject phone
6. reboot the phone into recovery, wipe data/factory reset and go to advanced>wipe dalvik cache
7. flash the ROM (it'll boot into its recovery on its own, let it be)
8. flash the Ultra Slim Gapps
9. reboot
Sorry, "Stable Roms" conversation is too close to "Best Roms " conversation. As all roms are, or could be, stable for some, but not others.
Users are expected and encourage to read and learn on their own to make these determinations.
Related
Hi,
Apologies if this thread is redundant, I kind of found what I was looking for scattered around here after reading til my eyes bled, but not quite the reassuring, specific answer I am after...
We have 2 Vibrants that we are looking to move to a Jelly Bean ROM from ICS Passion.
At this stage it looks like either Helly Bean or Slim Bean, people seem to be getting reasonable GPS service with these and our two phones seem to get good GPS lock on ICS, so here's hoping...
I am mainly interested in knowing if I should take any intermediate steps before flashing the JB ROM.
Both phones were taken out of the box, rooted, CWM'ed and flashed with ICS Passion when new, so I am not sure if that leaves the file system etc ready to be flashed with JB? Obviously they won't have Gingerbread bootloaders, which may or may not be important depending on what you read?
Both phones were flashed with the wipe data / wipe cache partition / wipe dalvic cache method. No format system or anything else.
If I use the same method to flash Helly Bean or Slim Bean from where we are at am I looking for trouble LOL? Or should I expect it to be smooth as silk?
Thanks in advance for any help..
You should be fine. GB boots aren't necessary so don't worry about that. You should wipe all the things you mentioned and do a system format, its in mounts and storage. When you flash it will take 3 flashes, you only need to wipe on the first.
So wipe, install ROM zip. It will not complete, pull battery then 3 button to recovery. Flash it again, this time it may or may not complete. If not, do battery pull etc, if it does complete, reboot recovery. Flash ROM zip again, then gapps zip and reboot. Allow 5-10 minutes then set device up and reboot again for safe measure.
***I wouldn't overlook Paranoid Android, its a great ROM. I prefer it to helly bean.***
I approve this message.
Awesome. Thanks heaps.
So, wiping in this order is correct?
Wipe data
Wipe cache partition
Wipe dalvic cache
System format
Or does the order not really matter?
Second question, does the system format clear everything out? Will I lose my current nandroid etc?
Also, when you say no need to wipe after the first flash, does that mean to do none of the 4 wipe operations?
Sorry to be so painful, just trying to remove as many variables as possible!
wendleburger said:
Awesome. Thanks heaps.
So, wiping in this order is correct?
Wipe data
Wipe cache partition
Wipe dalvic cache
System format
Or does the order not really matter?
Second question, does the system format clear everything out? Will I lose my current nandroid etc?
Also, when you say no need to wipe after the first flash, does that mean to do none of the 4 wipe operations?
Sorry to be so painful, just trying to remove as many variables as possible!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The wiping order isn't important. Formatting system doesn't mess with backups or anything other than /system. That's where the ROM apps and gapps are installed.
You are correct, after the first set of wipes it isn't necessary to wipe again. Basically the first two flashes setup the partition scheme and new kernel/recovery. The third installs the ROM completely.
Good luck!
I approve this message.
Cool bananas. Thanks man...
Now just need to make a decision on which ROM to try first...
SammyBigBananas to the rescue!!
wendleburger said:
Cool bananas. Thanks man...
Now just need to make a decision on which ROM to try first...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you're willing to spend some time test driving JB roms, I would recommend this progression:
* CM10 Nightly ~ plain jane (but it's the heart & soul of it all).
* AOKP JB ~ ROM Control will set you free.
* Helly Bean ~ DerTeufel is a true Master Chef.
* Slim Bean ~ Slim, lean, & lightweight (my daily driver).
* Paranoid Android ~ Most who go PA ... stay PA.
I put PA last because that potentially requires the most time to investigate & discover all the possibilities. Tweaks galore and check out the GPS fix discussion in that thread.
Kernels:
* Semaphore ~ solid kernel, excellent rom performance, & Semaphore Manager available via Play Store.
* Devil ~ the only JB kernel with Voodoo Color. Very tweakable.
Enjoy.
yosup said:
SammyBigBananas to the rescue!!
If you're willing to spend some time test driving JB roms, I would recommend this progression:
* CM10 Nightly ~ plain jane (but it's the heart & soul of it all).
* AOKP JB ~ ROM Control will set you free.
* Helly Bean ~ DerTeufel is a true Master Chef.
* Slim Bean ~ Slim, lean, & lightweight (my daily driver).
* Paranoid Android ~ Most who go PA ... stay PA.
I put PA last because that potentially requires the most time to investigate & discover all the possibilities. Tweaks galore and check out the GPS fix discussion in that thread.
Kernels:
* Semaphore ~ solid kernel, excellent rom performance, & Semaphore Manager available via Play Store.
* Devil ~ the only JB kernel with Voodoo Color. Very tweakable.
Enjoy.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Cool, thanks. Not sure how much time I'll get to play around and try out different ROMs, but I did put Slim Bean on one phone last night, so hopefully that has brought it up to a more contemporary file system and stuff so flashing from here won't have to have everything wiped and will be a bit of a quicker process?
Slim Bean seems nice, definitely smooth and fast, but being stripped down as it is I didn't get that awe-inspiring, new car smell that I could when first flashing ICS from Eclair :laugh:
I need to sort out a couple of things to keep using Slim Bean.
One is where to add alarm tones, it comes with two. One is way too subtle, I used that this morning and would have slept through it if the phone didn't vibrate its way onto my keys and start rattling them LOL...The second one is that stupid rooster that will wake my whole family, the neighbours family, and all the local wildlife.
I also need to find the download for the autumn leaves/water live wallpaper that was bundled in Passion, I miss that already... :laugh:
Battery life is good, between 11pm last night and 5am this morning it lost 2%
samsgun357 said:
You should be fine. GB boots aren't necessary so don't worry about that. You should wipe all the things you mentioned and do a system format, its in mounts and storage. When you flash it will take 3 flashes, you only need to wipe on the first.
So wipe, install ROM zip. It will not complete, pull battery then 3 button to recovery. Flash it again, this time it may or may not complete. If not, do battery pull etc, if it does complete, reboot recovery. Flash ROM zip again, then gapps zip and reboot. Allow 5-10 minutes then set device up and reboot again for safe measure.
***I wouldn't overlook Paranoid Android, its a great ROM. I prefer it to helly bean.***
I approve this message.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The only thing I had to do different from this was do 2 flashes in a row without powering down. Every flash after powering down just returned to the status 7 / incompatible partition error. 2 flashes back to back pushed past that and got the semaphore recovery up and going..
So I ended up doing;
Wipe data
Wipe cache partition
Wipe dalvic cache
Format System
Flash ROM
Power down
Flash ROM
Power down
Flash ROM
Flash ROM
Flash Google Apps
Boot
Cheers...
Lol, you shouldn't power down in between. Glad you got it up and running!
I approve this message.
samsgun357 said:
Lol, you shouldn't power down in between. Glad you got it up and running!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But you told me to!
So wipe, install ROM zip. It will not complete, pull battery then 3 button to recovery. Flash it again, this time it may or may not complete. If not, do battery pull etc
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I may end up trying one of the other ROMs in the next day or so. Slim Bean is nice, but every time I go to use my phone for something I seem to need to install something else LOL... The stripped down nature of the whole thing is killing me...
What I meant is if it goes into a boot loop. My bad, I should have been more specific. Either way your there now. That's what matters!
You should try paranoid android!
I approve this message.
samsgun357 said:
You should try paranoid android!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, I think I will.
When I get a chance I'll read it's thread and see if anyone is having any problems with the current release and if not, I'll flash it.
Hopefully it's a bit more of a streamlined changeover now I am on a current kernel and recovery?
Yeah just a normal wipe/format system and flash. I'm running it without issue, and GPS works! Flash the 360 version, you won't be disappointed.
I approve this message.
Can anyone help.
I have recently started using Omega Rom...i previously was running stock JB.
I found Omega Rom V34 very slow, laggy and it crashed at least once a day.
I have just upgraded to V35 of omega.....its doing the same thing. Its just shocking.
With so many people using it and rating it so highly, it must be something ive done wrong as people would not use this rom as it is installed on my phone.
I used CWM recovery mode to install V34, i think its version 6.0.4? I got the CWM and rooted it etc through SGS3 Toolkit V6.
When i upgraded to V35, i simply, rebooted the phone into recovery mode using the new menu that i got from the V34 rom.
When it installs, it clears all the cache etc on its own.
When V34 installed i recovered all my apps using titanium backup. When V35 installed, for some reason all my apps were installed when it switched back on.
Any advice appreciated, im on the verge of going back stock!
Thanks
do a full wipe before updating
Glebun said:
do a full wipe before updating
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm pretty sure that I did a full wipe using the Samsung galaxy S3 toolkit the time I stalled v34.
when I installed v35 just just used the installer so i don't think it did a full wipe.
Please advise the best tool for the full wipe. thanks
gaz_0001 said:
I'm pretty sure that I did a full wipe using the Samsung galaxy S3 toolkit the time I stalled v34.
when I installed v35 just just used the installer so i don't think it did a full wipe.
Please advise the best tool for the full wipe. thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i had been on omega and it was smooth as butter. perhaps there are apps that causes your phone to consume big memory and lag...
or you know, you can just flash another one if you are unhappy with it xD
saywhatt said:
i had been on omega and it was smooth as butter. perhaps there are apps that causes your phone to consume big memory and lag...
or you know, you can just flash another one if you are unhappy with it xD
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah,
I re-flashed with Android Revolution HD, and used the perseus Kernel.
Running sweet now!
Really happy with it so far.
If you're relying on the installer to clear your system and data partitions, that's where your lag and your crashes are coming from. You have to either use a Superwipe script which doesn't come with ARHD or Omega, or the much easier solution is to just clear cache/system/data partitions from recovery.
edit: let me know on here if you don't know how to do those things and I'll point you in the right direction to the best of my knowledge.
I have the same problem
Flashed latest version of OMEGA onto Samsung S3
Featurewise it's perfect, but there is an issue - like you say, it may be a clash with an installed app.
The lag is most noticeable when I bring up the Apps List, but I find over time it gets worse - if I reboot my phone it's improved again although the Apps List can still be slower than before to load.
I did think a likely candidate was avast, but I have the same issue if I don't use Avast.
Oh and I definitely wiped all relevant partitions prior to the install.
btw I'm not here to criticise OMEGA rom - didn't cost me a dime and lots of happy punters out there.
Hi,
We have 2 Vibrant phones. 1 is on Paranoid Android 2.54 (via stock eclair, ICS Passion, Slim Bean 2.9 & 3.0) and works perfectly.
The second one was on ICS Passion for a long time and I have finally got around to (trying LOL) to update it.
Here is where the weirdness begins - Flashed PA 2.54 no problems, flashed and booted up, but no wi-fi, well no wi-fi icon, and it can find a couple of wi-fi networks belonging to my neighbours, but won't find my network, 2 rooms away. The network is obviously all good, I am sending this from my laptop through said network.
Obviously I need an internet connection to get through the phone setup, so I power down, throw the SIM back in and boot up only to find no cell data either.
Skip the google account setup and get to the home screen to check things further and I find:
Calls in/out work, and most things are running, but wi-fi won't co-operate, and nothing in the APN list? Baseband and IMEI all look normal, too.
Try to flash Slim Bean 2.9 as I put the zip on the phone at the same time as a fallback and I get EXACTLY the same thing...
Anyone able to shed any light on what would cause this? Anything else worth trying? I'd like to avoid Odin as it honestly scares me reading all the problems people on here have with it...
At this point I've tried flashing both ROMs a few times with exactly the same results, I also can't go back to the ICS nandroid as the partition setup has changed and the restore doesn't work...
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give.
Cheers...
I ended up flashing a 4.2 ROM (slim 4.2 beta 1) and it made the problem go away, I'm guessing something in the 4.1 base was broken and not getting overwritten on new installs?
ROM seems pretty sorted for a beta, few minor things not working, but hopefully it gives us a clean upgrade path...
Thanks.
I had the same issue with Slim 4.2 Beta 2. If anyone has a solution other than flashing the modem, please post.
Weird. The phone I was having this problem with now has that ROM on it and is working 100%.
I have a suspicion that flashing a ROM that uses a different kernel is what fixed it for us. I guess it just overwrites/replaces more stuff?
Maybe try hellybean 4.2 and see if it makes a difference, and if it does flash back to slim 4.2 and see if the problem comes back?
I have installed slim and other ROMs but not had this issue. Currently on jellybam
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
wendleburger said:
Weird. The phone I was having this problem with now has that ROM on it and is working 100%.
I have a suspicion that flashing a ROM that uses a different kernel is what fixed it for us. I guess it just overwrites/replaces more stuff?
Maybe try hellybean 4.2 and see if it makes a difference, and if it does flash back to slim 4.2 and see if the problem comes back?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The weird part is that every other Slim Bean has worked great. I'll keep my fingers crossed for beta 3.
pastebin<dot>com/KSv3Wn7v any one have any clue what i did here? because short of sayng the roms bad (doubt it, afaik there are other people running it.) im out of ideas. during all of this the phone is doing its best impression of a brick.
sorry for the URL hinky-ness, long time lurker, first time poster.
keastes said:
pastebin<dot>com/KSv3Wn7v any one have any clue what i did here? because short of sayng the roms bad (doubt it, afaik there are other people running it.) im out of ideas. during all of this the phone is doing its best impression of a brick.
sorry for the URL hinky-ness, long time lurker, first time poster.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Flash only to rom-slot 1... anything else will cause el-bricko
asuhoops8628 said:
Flash only to rom-slot 1... anything else will cause el-bricko
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it is in slot one, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028020 followed all the instructions, installed safestrap, verified MD5 of the rom, etc.
if you are on ICS, make sure you are downloading and flashing ICS Kernel only one. if not use the other?
I had to delete and re-create the Rom Slot, then it was ok. I skipped installing GApps for the 1st boot, then went back to do them.
Ok sorry its taken so long for me to reply, turns out i needed the ICS kernel. Wow i feel like an idiot.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using xda app-developers app
You can't go back to the ICS kernel, right? And by installing the leaked VZW OTA JB that puts me permanently on the JB kernel?
MyNameIsJeff said:
You can't go back to the ICS kernel, right? And by installing the leaked VZW OTA JB that puts me permanently on the JB kernel?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i never left the ICS kernal, because of how this rom gets installed (check the thread i linked) i have the stock verizon ICS installed, and cyanogenmod 10.1 (android 4.2 jelly bean) i can freely switch back and forth.
to answer your second question, as far as i know, no one has yet found a fastboot image for the stock ICS or gingerbread, so you are SOL with returning.
I just installed the build for the JB kernel posted today; http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/spyder/cm10.1
It seems so smooth! But the camera still FCs, and gallery complains that there's no external storage attached. I should add that after restarting, it took a moment for it so see that I indeed had a sim card installed.
I installed the latest JB kernel release, and the camera is still force closing, citing "Gallery has stopped." So while the camera and gallery don't work, I can still use "QuickPic" to look at gallery itesm like my pictures.. and uh.. porn. (Yes yo do!)
I'm having the same issues. Installed CM10.1 nightly today, with up todate gapps, install went smoothly as did setup. However, now that I'm trying to set up the phone (i.e. restoring apps from titanium) it shows that ext sd is not mounted. Same issues of gallery saying "No external storage available" and camera FCing due to gallery stopping.
I feel theres something I should be doing to my SD but not sure what.
Also, I'm running Jellywiz on another slot, as my daily driver before I can set thsi up, but am worried if i start messing with the SD, it might affect that ROM.
Has anyone found a way to resolve the ext SD issue?
Hello everyone. It's been a year since I last came to this site. This is where I got all my info on rooting. I'm somewhat embarrassed to say I'm still running my Gnote on 2.3.6 GB, baseband I717UCLA1, Saurom.
Recently my Gnote has become incredibly slow. More force closed now than ever before. Battery life is next to nothing. A full charge will last me 4hrs...yes 4 hours with fulltime use (txting, calling, browsing, watching videos and playing games). It will last me about 10hrs if I don't do a damn thing on it except maybe check an email, a txt or the time.
I've come back to get info on upgrading to ICS or Jellybean. My question is, have I basically done the hard part already (rooting) and just need to download a correct ROM and flash away, is that correct? Or do I need to take additional steps?
My other question is, in your opinion what's the most popular ROM for the Gnote 1 out right now. I'm way out of of the loop and I'm catching up on my reading.
Thanks and it's good to be back to this site. Hopefully I'll stick around more often this time around.
wow a year?
surprised nobody else chimed in, but I think I can get you in the right direction. with a few questions for ya, I think you will be on your way. I am reasonably new to the Note, but not to rooting or flashing. yes, I have rooted Note and flashed rom's.
1.did you root a year ago or just now? not sure if it will work rooted, but Samsung should be able to get you upgraded STOCK ICS very easily. the only reason I say that is I have not seen that modem before.
2. are you wanting to stay stock or flash custom? the Samsung upgrade is going to only take you to ICS. if you want JB, you need custom rom. pretty sure you know some of this. either way I believe, even if you want JB, you need ICS first. again, I think modem is going to be issue.
3. (not a question) in any of these issues, I, myself always believe that returning to stock is the safe bet. then start from there. there are people here with more experience that may tell you you don't need to. I need that confidence and fresh start to know nothing is tainting my process, then I have to start over anyway, but that's just me.
I will, as others will, always direct someone to the "Super Everything Thread". ALL questions can be answered there. no matter which you wish to do, its all there. from how to's to every flavor of rom.
I am sure no matter what you want to do it could involve using "Odin". which you may have done already. just check that everything is up to date.
same thing goes for a custom rom if you wish. its not that older roms aren't solid, but you may not have the support you may want or need.
and every phone is different I am sure you know. so what is great on one, is not on all. also some of newer roms (and not all are available here) work better with alternative kernals.
alternative kernals now CAN allow things such as overclocking or undervolting. these can be a fine line providing better or worse speeds and battery life. often sacrificing one for the other. don't play with it myself or need to right now.
*******again, "Super Everything Thread" and READ, READ, READ ******
hope I helped at least a little bit
BLASTphemus said:
Hello everyone. It's been a year since I last came to this site. This is where I got all my info on rooting. I'm somewhat embarrassed to say I'm still running my Gnote on 2.3.6 GB, baseband I717UCLA1, Saurom.
Recently my Gnote has become incredibly slow. More force closed now than ever before. Battery life is next to nothing. A full charge will last me 4hrs...yes 4 hours with fulltime use (txting, calling, browsing, watching videos and playing games). It will last me about 10hrs if I don't do a damn thing on it except maybe check an email, a txt or the time.
I've come back to get info on upgrading to ICS or Jellybean. My question is, have I basically done the hard part already (rooting) and just need to download a correct ROM and flash away, is that correct? Or do I need to take additional steps?
My other question is, in your opinion what's the most popular ROM for the Gnote 1 out right now. I'm way out of of the loop and I'm catching up on my reading.
Thanks and it's good to be back to this site. Hopefully I'll stick around more often this time around.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Personally I would suggest updating to the stock ICS and the re-root from scratch and flash one of the more stable ICS Roms such as Padawan v8, it's really stable, fast and has some note 2 features, really nice rom, stable fast and smooth. If you're wanting a JellyBean rom, I suggest one of 2 roms out there. The UnOfficial RootBox which is what I am running now, really smooth fast, no FC's so far all going good on it for the past couple of days or the Sons OF Android rom build 4. All are really great. Padawan is the most stable and still keeps you Spen sensitivity and features. Flashing one of the JB Roms, you will lose Spen apps. Hope that helped
Demmonnixx said:
Personally I would suggest updating to the stock ICS and the re-root from scratch and flash one of the more stable ICS Roms such as Padawan v8, it's really stable, fast and has some note 2 features, really nice rom, stable fast and smooth. If you're wanting a JellyBean rom, I suggest one of 2 roms out there. The UnOfficial RootBox which is what I am running now, really smooth fast, no FC's so far all going good on it for the past couple of days or the Sons OF Android rom build 4. All are really great. Padawan is the most stable and still keeps you Spen sensitivity and features. Flashing one of the JB Roms, you will lose Spen apps. Hope that helped
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok, even though I'm already rooted. I can just update to ICS using Kies or do I use Odin? Or does it matter? Also, if I'm updating to stock ICS with whatever method I won't be able to backup any of my apps and contacts correct? Since I'll be starting from scratch again?
You may want to update your recovery to avoid errors with newer builds before you flash another rom. I suggest latest twrp. As for contacts. Just sync them with gmail and they'll be restored once you sign in. As for the rom of choice. Read through the development threads, watch YouTube reviews and find one that fits your preference.
Sent from my SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2
Well the problem I've now been having is I cannot connect to kies to upgrade to stock ICS. I've tried 2 computers. The problem in my PC is I'm unable to install Samsun USB drivers. I've uninstalled/reinstalled. I even plugged in the USB adapters on MOBO to different ports. I still get "?" for USB under device manager. WIth my laptop I'm able to install the usb drivers but kies never detects my phone. I get the error "this device is not supported by kies 2.0" I have USB debugging turned on. I though it might be the cable so I went and got a couple of $2 cables and still nothing.
It seems I'm stuck on GB or is there an other way to upgrade to ICS with kies??
BLASTphemus said:
Well the problem I've now been having is I cannot connect to kies to upgrade to stock ICS. I've tried 2 computers. The problem in my PC is I'm unable to install Samsun USB drivers. I've uninstalled/reinstalled. I even plugged in the USB adapters on MOBO to different ports. I still get "?" for USB under device manager. WIth my laptop I'm able to install the usb drivers but kies never detects my phone. I get the error "this device is not supported by kies 2.0" I have USB debugging turned on. I though it might be the cable so I went and got a couple of $2 cables and still nothing.
It seems I'm stuck on GB or is there an other way to upgrade to ICS with kies??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have to unroot to get stock update and use kies
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda app-developers app
No need to flash a stock ROM. Just full wipe and install the ROM of your choosing. More than likely you will want to update the baseband/modem/radio or whatever you want to call it. Easy to find and install. You can update recovery if you want or need as darkchyldx101 suggested.
Agoattamer said:
No need to flash a stock ROM. Just full wipe and install the ROM of your choosing. More than likely you will want to update the baseband/modem/radio or whatever you want to call it. Easy to find and install. You can update recovery if you want or need as darkchyldx101 suggested.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it was suggested he flash to stock and re-root, which isnt a bad thing it cleans up the phone pretty good
BLASTphemus said:
Well the problem I've now been having is I cannot connect to kies to upgrade to stock ICS. I've tried 2 computers. The problem in my PC is I'm unable to install Samsun USB drivers. I've uninstalled/reinstalled. I even plugged in the USB adapters on MOBO to different ports. I still get "?" for USB under device manager. WIth my laptop I'm able to install the usb drivers but kies never detects my phone. I get the error "this device is not supported by kies 2.0" I have USB debugging turned on. I though it might be the cable so I went and got a couple of $2 cables and still nothing.
It seems I'm stuck on GB or is there an other way to upgrade to ICS with kies??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As JamieD81 mentioned that would be your best bet is to unroot and re-root, install the new baseband: here's a link to it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39606775
Scroll down to phlunkie's post
Will probably speed you up a little too.
hmmmm
JamieD81 said:
it was suggested he flash to stock and re-root, which isnt a bad thing it cleans up the phone pretty good
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
seems ive heard this somewhere before???? hmmmmm , maybe I am not such a dullard after all
Ok, after a little more reading I'm glad so say I'm now rooted on ICS with Padawan V5 rom. My Gnote is once again snappy fast and smooth.
This is what I did.
1. Unrooted
2. upgraded to ICS with kies
3. rooted (made backup of stock ICS, used twrp)
4. flashed padawan V5
Thank you all for your suggestions and recommendations. :good: