I have the Galaxy Note 1 with Jellybean 4.1.2 on it. I have the phone rooted and all backed up on all counts. I'm trying to flash the aokp_quincyatt_unofficial_2013-08-28.zip file and it's giving me an error. Please don't ask what that error is because I can't make heads or tales of all the code. I can tell you its a status 7 error and it's telling me there is a problem in the zip file. I downloaded it 3 times and still get the same error. Can someone tell me what's going on. Did I not do something or need additional files?
Update your recovery to twrp........should fix your problem
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shayneflashindaily said:
Update your recovery to twrp........should fix your problem
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Can you tell me how to do that?...lol...sorry I been out of the game for a while here.
cougar214 said:
Can you tell me how to do that?...lol...sorry I been out of the game for a while here.
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download file and flash like any other ROM and it will replace CWM.
can find file in ORIGINAL ANDROID DEVELOPMENT or SUPER EVERYTHING THREAD
Also with goo manager ...install open recovery
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I installed CWM following the guide below and I just flashed the Blown Fuze AOKP rom with no issues.
http://androidlegend.com/touch-clockworkmod-recovery-for-att-samsung-galaxy-note-sgh-i717/
Twrp is better
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shayneflashindaily said:
Twrp is better
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I got it up and running. Thanks guys. But I will be flashing something else. This thing is running worse than the stock Rom. My messaging wont even load. It just keeps crashing out. I know there are mixed feelings about CM 10 based Roms and with this i'm gonna have to go with those that want to stay away from them.
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I got it up and running. Thanks guys. But I will be flashing something else. This thing is running worse than the stock Rom. My messaging wont even load. It just keeps crashing out. I know there are mixed feelings about CM 10 based Roms and with this i'm gonna have to go with those that want to stay away from them.
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aokp isnt a cm based rom its an aosp based rom
You may want to try to download the rom again and reflash. Make sure you see doing a full wipe. You can also get help within the AOKP thread.
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Ok. So just to give it a fair chance I went ahead and did a another full data wipe. It is running better. I'm not sure if this has been an issue or even talked about in their thread, and being over 100 pages im not gonna look through it all...lol, But I used TB to restore my apps. no data. Just apps. I am aware that TB can screw up the build.prop on some Roms. So that is the main reason for the second data wipe. To see if that is in fact the cause of it running like crap. I also used sms backup to restore my texts.
And right now my phone is hanging like a ******.....Soooo....It looks like sms backup may be the culprit here. And you guys have to forgive me with all this because I have been out of the game for about a year now. When I first got this Note there were maybe 3 Roms out for it....lol. I am going to give this Rom it's fair run and just keep messing with things because I know all phones are not created equal. And from what I can see all you developers have done amazing work with these Roms.
That's why I'm back. I need to make my old phone new again... I was debating on whether or not to flash the Uber kernel. I know the basics of what a kernel is. But what I don't know is if I flash the kernel do you have to flash the Rom again or does the kernel just change and leave the OS intact?
You can flash the kernel no prob...........can someone tell me why people back up texts ...I don't get the point
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cougar214 said:
Ok. So just to give it a fair chance I went ahead and did a another full data wipe. It is running better. I'm not sure if this has been an issue or even talked about in their thread, and being over 100 pages im not gonna look through it all...lol, But I used TB to restore my apps. no data. Just apps. I am aware that TB can screw up the build.prop on some Roms. So that is the main reason for the second data wipe. To see if that is in fact the cause of it running like crap. I also used sms backup to restore my texts.
And right now my phone is hanging like a ******.....Soooo....It looks like sms backup may be the culprit here. And you guys have to forgive me with all this because I have been out of the game for about a year now. When I first got this Note there were maybe 3 Roms out for it....lol. I am going to give this Rom it's fair run and just keep messing with things because I know all phones are not created equal. And from what I can see all you developers have done amazing work with these Roms.
That's why I'm back. I need to make my old phone new again... I was debating on whether or not to flash the Uber kernel. I know the basics of what a kernel is. But what I don't know is if I flash the kernel do you have to flash the Rom again or does the kernel just change and leave the OS intact?
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You would not have to flash the rom again .. just the kernel. But the new Uber is for 4.3 and not 4.2 .. so it is not compatible.
The included kernel is built by Fuze to go with this rom.
Just to be sure you get the best experience with AOKP, your wipe should include Dalvik, Cache, Data, and system.
I restore with TiBu all my user apps and selected user app data.
I pretty much run the rom as is out of the box and it is doing a great job on my phone.
Shayne Some people restore texts to not lose certain conversations. That's why I do it. Bubba I am aware of the 4.3 kernel being incompatible. The older versions are however compatible. That's why I was considering it. The problem is, as everyone knows, all phones are the same. So one kernel may run super on your phone but not mine. I just want to get the best possible performance out of this Rom because I do like it. So far it is performing better after the second full wipe.
And by the way. My data connection is WAY better on this Rom than stock.
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Shayne Some people restore texts to not lose certain conversations. That's why I do it. Bubba I am aware of the 4.3 kernel being incompatible. The older versions are however compatible. That's why I was considering it. The problem is, as everyone knows, all phones are the same. So one kernel may run super on your phone but not mine. I just want to get the best possible performance out of this Rom because I do like it. So far it is performing better after the second full wipe.
And by the way. My data connection is WAY better on this Rom than stock.
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Glad it's working for ya.
I do have another question about that, or any, kernel. After flashing a kernel is it permanent? As in there is no flashing back to the previous kernel?
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I do have another question about that, or any, kernel. After flashing a kernel is it permanent? As in there is no flashing back to the previous kernel?
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Fuze has his posted in the op so you can revert back. Here is a link: Fuze Kernel The only other way would be to make your Nandroid prior to flashing the kernel .. then revert back.
I'm not sure that the Fuze kernel at that link would be exactly the same as the latest release .. he is constantly tweaking it.
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You can flash the kernel no prob...........can someone tell me why people back up texts ...I don't get the point
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Are you married? If you are, I congradulate you on the most carefree marriage alive.
I on the other hand come across some of the he said she said moments where information is ammunition and need to prove innocence or guilt on occasion. I don't take a knife to a gun fight.
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Lmao captemo. But it is true. Another fine reason to back up your texts. I don't know about you but arguing with a woman and not having the proof to back it up is totally useless.....lol
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Lmao captemo. But it is true. Another fine reason to back up your texts. I don't know about you but arguing with a woman and not having the proof to back it up is totally useless.....lol
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Arguing with a woman, even with proof is pointless!
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So I flashed nero v3 a few days ago. How would I go about flashing to v5. Would I have to odin back to stock then go to v5 or can I just flash straight from v3.
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So I flashed nero v3 a few days ago. How would I go about flashing to v5. Would I have to odin back to stock then go to v5 or can I just flash straight from v3.
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I never odin back and have never had issues. You can just flash over it. If there are a lot of bugs you can flash or odin back to stock and then flash the new Rom. Just be sure to disable voodoo if you go back to stock. Also, make sure any time you flash a new Rom to let it sit for 10 min then reboot to eliminate bugs and smooth it out. Hope this helps.
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I never odin back and have never had issues. You can just flash over it. If there are a lot of bugs you can flash or odin back to stock and then flash the new Rom. Just be sure to disable voodoo if you go back to stock. Also, make sure any time you flash a new Rom to let it sit for 10 min then reboot to eliminate bugs and smooth it out. Hope this helps.
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+1 except for the never Odin back part. Not that DCrozier28 is wrong but I always do it. The developers will usually tell you if it's necessary or not. For the most part dev to dev is pretty safe but for instance V5 was written purely based on KA5 so it might have some bugs flashing over V3 which was designed before KA5 was released.
To some Odin is an unnecessary step to me it's more peace of mind and an extra 5 minutes.
I have also found I have WAY more success to on the letting the ROM sit after 1st boot then reboot. Some roms and phones don't immediately load and situate everything, a good 10-15 minutes then reboot ensures everything is where it needs to be before you start loading stuff back up.
I had this same question, glad I found this post.
Also whats the best way to backup sms? I am just assuming use titanium and then restore once the new rom is there?
One thing I missed about my Touch Pro 2 was microsoft my phone. It was a easy backup and sync. I am still fairly new to android but there has got to be something similar.
tecjunkie said:
I had this same question, glad I found this post.
Also whats the best way to backup sms? I am just assuming use titanium and then restore once the new rom is there?
One thing I missed about my Touch Pro 2 was microsoft my phone. It was a easy backup and sync. I am still fairly new to android but there has got to be something similar.
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I have never used titanium but there is a free app in the marketplace called SMS backup and it had always worked for me. Hope this helps...
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tecjunkie said:
I had this same question, glad I found this post.
Also whats the best way to backup sms? I am just assuming use titanium and then restore once the new rom is there?
One thing I missed about my Touch Pro 2 was microsoft my phone. It was a easy backup and sync. I am still fairly new to android but there has got to be something similar.
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i use Go SMS app and it has an option to backup all your current sms in xml format which can be restored.
If it wipes every thing is there really a need to odin?
I never have and haven't had an issue.
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I have never used titanium but there is a free app in the marketplace called SMS backup and it had always worked for me. Hope this helps...
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which sms backup do you use? I see so many.
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If it wipes every thing is there really a need to odin?
I never have and haven't had an issue.
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Like post above it could be Rom specific. Some debate may say to odin to stock but they will probably list it. I have flashed different roms over another with out ever odin to stock and never had an issue. Or at least issues that really bothered. Seems like its all about personal experience and opinion/preference.
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which sms backup do you use? I see so many.
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I used the one from michele valentini
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So I flashed nero v3 a few days ago. How would I go about flashing to v5. Would I have to odin back to stock then go to v5 or can I just flash straight from v3.
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hmmm. maybe start by reading the first post in the nero v5 thread. you know where it has the download link for nero v5 and tells you how to flash it....
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If it wipes every thing is there really a need to odin?
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no, but logic has never stopped people from being redundant before....
blizzard1017 said:
+1 except for the never Odin back part. Not that DCrozier28 is wrong but I always do it. The developers will usually tell you if it's necessary or not. For the most part dev to dev is pretty safe but for instance V5 was written purely based on KA5 so it might have some bugs flashing over V3 which was designed before KA5 was released.
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i'm sorry, but that's not a good reason. sure, v3 (jl5) was written before ka5 was released, but you know what else was? jfd and ji6. the rom wipes, so it doesn't matter what the previous version was.
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i'm sorry, but that's not a good reason. sure, v3 (jl5) was written before ka5 was released, but you know what else was? jfd and ji6. the rom wipes, so it doesn't matter what the previous version was.
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It's been stated it's a matter of personal preference and opinion unless the developer states otherwise. I personally don't mind taking 5 extra minutes to do the to make sure everything is wiped. The above was just one of hundreds of reasons, I can pick another. I have also PERSONALLY flashed ROM over ROM and had issues. If you have not then you are the almighty among us and I worship thee and will build a golden shrine in your honor.
Every single ROM posted has a disclaimer about it messing up your phone. So in allll due respect to the truly talented developers; these ROM are consistently not perfect ports of official releases and cannot be confirmed as a perfect flash overs once they hit the masses.
My SUGGESTION to a nooby(no disrespect just a fact) person that wold even ask this question is to YES Odin back and start fresh. "Why?" because it will keep the forum cleaner since there will be less room for error and extra, "I flashed V5 over V3 and now I am in a boot loop" or "is my phone screwed???" threads...
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It's been stated it's a matter of personal preference and opinion unless the developer states otherwise. I personally don't mind taking 5 extra minutes to do the to make sure everything is wiped. The above was just one of hundreds of reasons, I can pick another. I have also PERSONALLY flashed ROM over ROM and had issues. If you have not then you are the almighty among us and I worship thee and will build a golden shrine in your honor.
Every single ROM posted has a disclaimer about it messing up your phone. So in allll due respect to the truly talented developers; these ROM are consistently not perfect ports of official releases and cannot be confirmed as a perfect flash overs once they hit the masses.
My SUGGESTION to a nooby(no disrespect just a fact) person that wold even ask this question is to YES Odin back and start fresh. "Why?" because it will keep the forum cleaner since there will be less room for error and extra, "I flashed V5 over V3 and now I am in a boot loop" or "is my phone screwed???" threads...
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every rom has a disclaimer so if you mess up your phone you realize it's not their fault (i.e. you probably did something wrong). it's not because they think their roms are going to break people's phones. the exception being oc kernels that explicitly say (and is obviously typically ignored) not all phones can handle the oc.
you can enjoy wasting your time using odin, but just because you probably messed something up flashing between roms, doesn't mean everyone should follow your silly odin ritual. as you have pretty much summed up, you have no real reason or evidence why someone should odin between roms.
again, all vibrant roms wipe, so odin 'back to stock' will do nothing for you. if someone can't be bothered to read the instructions on flashing a rom (i.e. disable all lagfixes), then they either shouldn't be flashing their phone, or may actually learn from their mistake.
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every rom has a disclaimer so if you mess up your phone you realize it's not their fault (i.e. you probably did something wrong). it's not because they think their roms are going to break people's phones. the exception being oc kernels that explicitly say (and is obviously typically ignored) not all phones can handle the oc.
you can enjoy wasting your time using odin, but just because you probably messed something up flashing between roms, doesn't mean everyone should follow your silly odin ritual. as you have pretty much summed up, you have no real reason or evidence why someone should odin between roms.
again, all vibrant roms wipe, so odin 'back to stock' will do nothing for you. if someone can't be bothered to read the instructions on flashing a rom (i.e. disable all lagfixes), then they either shouldn't be flashing their phone, or may actually learn from their mistake.
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Riiggghhttt good talk chief, must do it again sometime...............
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Riiggghhttt good talk chief, must do it again sometime...............
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awwww. how cute. you can't explain why you do something so you try to play it off with sarcasm.
lol...
but seriously, all jack assery aside, what exactly is it you think odining back to jfd does for you that formatting /data and /system don't?
No, u don't need to do anything, tw's said that if u go from nero to nero, you can, just flash right over it.
U don't even need to disable voodoo.
Also, listen to funeral, he knows more than that, blizzard guy
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awwww. how cute. you can't explain why you do something so you try to play it off with sarcasm.
lol...
but seriously, all jack assery aside, what exactly is it you think odining back to jfd does for you that formatting /data and /system don't?
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Theres nothing wrong with going odin to stock re-root then flash a rom. It may be a comfort level with some people. TO EACH HIS OWN! Don't be butthurt because someone doesnt do it YOUR way.
Hey folks,
I just bought the white international SGS II and i'm loving it!
I previously had an Infuse 4g, so I am pretty experienced with flashing/backing up/ restoring...but I have questions/concerns regarding the I9100.
I am about to try out the CM9 Unstable, so I backed my current stock ROM up using CWM Manager 3.0 (I am on CF-Root 5.0) onto my Internal SD, as I do not have an external SD card.
Now, I have had bad experiences with CM7 with Infuse and ended up not being able to restore due to many problems like MD5 mismatch, different CWM version, and problems while restoring ( I think it said something like devblock??)
So I'm pretty worried about not being able to restore back to the backup i just made.
So correct me if I'm wrong folks,
1) Go into CWM, flash CM9(once? twice?), Gapps, Faceunlock,
2) Data wipe/factory reset
3) Reboot
and should I choose to restore back to the stock Rom backup,
just go into CM9's recovery and restore..?
will this method give me problems restoring? will I have different versions of CWM recovery from the one I have currently? Is there any way to check if my back up was made properly?
Thanks a lot folks! Appreciate it!
Edit: "Make sure you're already running ICS bootloader (if not, go to SamMobiles and flash XXKP2 bootloader)". Is this necessary? Cus I have seen some folks say that they've not and was fine installing CM9.
First the procedure:
1. Wipe
2. Install CyanogenMod 9
3. Reboot
4. Install CyanogenMod again
5. Install gapps and face-unlock
Worked for me every time.
Your backups should work unless there were errors while creating them.
If you want some more safety, you can create a new backup after flashing the Siyah-kernel. The latest version uses the same version of ClockWorkMod as CyanogenMod 9.
Whether you need to flash the bootloader or not, depends on whether you already have it or not. I'm running galnet-MIUI and already had the bootloader installed. I don't know how to tell if you have it.
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Ok...
I did further research and found out that Nandroid backup backs up everything EXCEPT the kernel.
I'm pretty sure that CM has its own kernel...but will it be CWM 5.0.2.7(the one i made backup in.)?
If it's not, the correct steps for me to restore my nandroid back up is to
1)boot into download mode from CM9,
2) put the cf-root kernel that i used in the ODIN PDA, flash,
3) turn off phone, reboot into CWM, then restore my nandroid back up right??
Can anyone please confirm this method??
I only have this phone and I cannot risk soft-bricking or hard-bricking this beautiful device.
Thanks in advance!
Also, i made a back up in blue recovery of CWM 5.0.2.7..does that matter?
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First the procedure:
1. Wipe
2. Install CyanogenMod 9
3. Reboot
4. Install CyanogenMod again
5. Install gapps and face-unlock
Worked for me every time.
Your backups should work unless there were errors while creating them.
If you want some more safety, you can create a new backup after flashing the Siyah-kernel. The latest version uses the same version of ClockWorkMod as CyanogenMod 9.
Whether you need to flash the bootloader or not, depends on whether you already have it or not. I'm running galnet-MIUI and already had the bootloader installed. I don't know how to tell if you have it.
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thanks for the reply,
so I must have the ICS bootloaders in order for CM9 to work?
ooo siyah kernel method... that makes it easier! haha thanks so much!
I will proceed to do that!
btw, how is CM9 working for you?
do you think you'll be able to use it as a daily driver now that NITZ is gone??
1. Afaik cwm backs the kernel up and restores it too. (afaik = 99.9% sure, in this case)
2. CyanogenMod ships with its own kernel.
3. The kernel is not cwm. ClockWorkMod is just the recovery that is integrated into the kernel. CyanogenMod 9 has cwm-recovery 5.5 (Siyah too btw)
4. You don't need to use download-mode to restore.
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You must have ICS-bootleggers. He did not say that for fun xD.
Is it suitable as daily driver for me?
Nope.avi
Why?
Accelerometer is unresponsive, so it takes forever to flip your screen.
Battery drainage is horrible.
Camera isn't working properly.
And the biggest no-go for me:
The device gets way to hot when using it.
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You must have ICS-bootleggers. He did not say that for fun xD.
Is it suitable as daily driver for me?
Nope.avi
Why?
Accelerometer is unresponsive, so it takes forever to flip your screen.
Battery drainage is horrible.
Camera isn't working properly.
And the biggest no-go for me:
The device gets way to hot when using it.
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alright,
thanks for the information!
I'll flash the Siyah kernel
Btw,
Flashing CM9 Zip does not flash the ICS bootloader right?
so then if I want to restore to my GB 2.3.5, would I need to flash GB bootloaders before restoring via Odin??
If the zip would flash the loaders, he wouldn't have mentioned it.
They're backwards-compatible.
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If you need to make a post in the Q&A forums about flashing CM9, then you are definitely not the sort of person who should be flashing it. It is in very much a beta stage and there is a very high possibility it will **** your phone up even if you have done nothing wrong. If that happens you need to be the sort of person with enough experience to solve the problem by themselves. If you are asking questions before you've even flashed it then really, it's not for you. Use CM7, at the moment it's better than CM9 in every single way.
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If you need to make a post in the Q&A forums about flashing CM9, then you are definitely not the sort of person who should be flashing it. It is in very much a beta stage and there is a very high possibility it will **** your phone up even if you have done nothing wrong. If that happens you need to be the sort of person with enough experience to solve the problem by themselves. If you are asking questions before you've even flashed it then really, it's not for you. Use CM7, at the moment it's better than CM9 in every single way.
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It's not thaaaaaaaaat bad. I mean, he won't be able to brick the device through cwm.
If he doesn't ask, he will never learn and it's always better to ask twice than to break something.
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Thank you sniper =) really appreciate the support.
Ive been flashing and restoring before with my infuse 4g. Just sometimes ran into problems with restoring with diff CWM versions and stuff. This phone is very precious(expensive) so i thought i would learn it for sure before i attempted anything.. thanks anyways for sharing your opinion!
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It's not thaaaaaaaaat bad. I mean, he won't be able to brick the device through cwm.
If he doesn't ask, he will never learn and it's always better to ask twice than to break something.
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I couldnt agree more... i think people here on XDA need to stop trying to be all hot **** saying Oh you asked a question your a noob... in reality most ppl here want to ask the same question but dont because afraid of getting *****ed out... and when someone else asks... try to be badass and put the person down...
Iv used a Galaxy S and a Moto Atrix and now a S2... flashed the life out of each phone along with all kinds of stuff and mods... yet i would have wanted to ask these same questions before flashing hence googled and found this thread... So thanks to those that replied as well... i was about to flash ics till i read this and guess imma hold back now even more...
But again i think people here need to calm the hell down... a person asks a question in the thread and you call them a 'noob' and what not... a person asks a question in the Q&A section and again you tell them off... stop being such anal retentive trolls...
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I couldnt agree more... i think people here on XDA need to stop trying to be all hot **** saying Oh you asked a question your a noob... in reality most ppl here want to ask the same question but dont because afraid of getting *****ed out... and when someone else asks... try to be badass and put the person down...
Iv used a Galaxy S and a Moto Atrix and now a S2... flashed the life out of each phone along with all kinds of stuff and mods... yet i would have wanted to ask these same questions before flashing hence googled and found this thread... So thanks to those that replied as well... i was about to flash ics till i read this and guess imma hold back now even more...
But again i think people here need to calm the hell down... a person asks a question in the thread and you call them a 'noob' and what not... a person asks a question in the Q&A section and again you tell them off... stop being such anal retentive trolls...
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Most people should not flame some one as long as they show they have at least tried to look for an answer first. Yes we were all new at one time but we all learned.
Like you said you Googled and found your answer. Not that hard.
Think it's bad now. Should have seen it a few years ago. Lol clutter up the threads with questions that the answers were found with a search. You got warned. Do it twice and you went on vacation for a few days to learn how to search. So the next time you think people are being too hard. Remember it is not as hlbad as it was.
When I search for the answer, I ended up here.
are these considered ICS bootloaders? If not, when would you flash them, because they are completely unmentioned in any of the instructions or FAQs
CWM flashable Modems:
XXKP8 Modem: http://www.multiupload.com/64J2P1MZL6
XXKP4 Modem: http://www.multiupload.com/NYUYFOT1ST
This was so much easier on my other phones and my Skyrocket... but Girlfriend is jealous and wants here ATT Galaxy S2 i777 up to a newer rom. Her phone is running the latest UCLE5 ICS from OTA. I just used ODIN to gain root using the stock kernel and all is still well except no clockwork. I'd like to get clockwork from the most factory kernel I can so I can snap a nandroid of the phone exactly as it is today, settings, apps backgrounds etc. This gives me a restore point to bring her back to if she decides running cutting a cutting edge rom is too annoying for her, and hence by proxy for me.
So on my Skyrocket, I just used ODIN to get CWM, nandroid and done, no root or anything.... whats the equivilent for the S2 i777 given the same requirement?
Thanks.
Once I've got a good nandroid, I'll wipe and move on with the hostile operations.
BTW, I did look at all he kernels but most all seem to have some nuance to them - I just want a CWM update to start that is ultimately as non intrusive as possible.
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This was so much easier on my other phones and my Skyrocket... but Girlfriend is jealous and wants here ATT Galaxy S2 i777 up to a newer rom. Her phone is running the latest UCLE5 ICS from OTA. I just used ODIN to gain root using the stock kernel and all is still well except no clockwork. I'd like to get clockwork from the most factory kernel I can so I can snap a nandroid of the phone exactly as it is today, settings, apps backgrounds etc. This gives me a restore point to bring her back to if she decides running cutting a cutting edge rom is too annoying for her, and hence by proxy for me.
So on my Skyrocket, I just used ODIN to get CWM, nandroid and done, no root or anything.... whats the equivilent for the S2 i777 given the same requirement?
Thanks.
Once I've got a good nandroid, I'll wipe and move on with the hostile operations.
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You have to flash a zimage from a kernel using Mobile odin. Google how to flash custom binaries without ever incrementing the flash counter i 777 and the first one should be correct
Bleh
I read that thread and understand the concepts, but its covered in bold red warnings "You must use a Gingerbread kernel!". At all the important steps. It seems much of the documentation is very Gingerbread centric.
SoCalHTCFuze said:
I read that thread and understand the concepts, but its covered in bold red warnings "You must use a Gingerbread kernel!". At all the important steps. It seems much of the documentation is very Gingerbread centric.
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Pretty sure it means you have to download one. Ah but you are on ics. Well with root back up your stuff, flash stock gb, go back to that thread and follow the directions!
Bleh
122ninjas said:
Pretty sure it means you have to download one. Ah but you are on ics. Well with root back up your stuff, flash stock gb, go back to that thread and follow the directions!
Bleh
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If all he wants is a custom ROM. Just flash any kernel with CWM, and flash the ROM of choice
There is no point backing up stuff, flashing a different ROM, then flashing a kernel to get CWM. God the root process is a joke as listed.
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O also, once you get CWM. follow instructions of said ROM thread.
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I'll even explain more. The reason its listed as "must flash GB Kernel" is because when it was written, thats what we had for a system.
System, as in the phone, will not boot up if you flash a kernel from a different android version. But will have no effect on CWM functions
I guess maybe thats the basis of my question... which kernel with CWM would be the best choice to load, since its a point of no return, in order to capture an initial nandroid of the phone exatcly as it is today with only root, before I pursue more hostile rom updating.
I just want to have a nandroid restore point to come back to so the phone is just like it is this very minute(or as close to as possible), not a clean wipe of ICS, but exactly as it is today.
The optimal choice would be the factory ICS kernel with CWM but that doesnt seem to exist.
Once I get that, then all holds are lifted and I can load one rom after the next until we have a winner. I'm no stranger to CWM. If she decides she liked it better as it was before I started, nandroid restore, and I can continue playing with my skyrocket on CM10-JB-SKY
There is no factory kernel with CWM.
Could grab an ICS kernel that has CWM, and flash that, boot into recovery and take a backup. but that dont help on stock kernel, becuase to get that you need Odin. and that should wipe data away flashing it.
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There is no factory kernel with CWM.
Could grab an ICS kernel that has CWM, and flash that, boot into recovery and take a backup. but that dont help on stock kernel, becuase to get that you need Odin. and that should wipe data away flashing it.
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Odin wont wipe data
Oh, and ROM manager is a no go here. (Not CWM you not into, the app, ROM manager)
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SoCalHTCFuze said:
I guess maybe thats the basis of my question... which kernel with CWM would be the best choice to load, since its a point of no return, in order to capture an initial nandroid of the phone exatcly as it is today with only root, before I pursue more hostile rom updating.
I just want to have a nandroid restore point to come back to so the phone is just like it is this very minute(or as close to as possible), not a clean wipe of ICS, but exactly as it is today.
The optimal choice would be the factory ICS kernel with CWM but that doesnt seem to exist.
Once I get that, then all holds are lifted and I can load one rom after the next until we have a winner. I'm no stranger to CWM. If she decides she liked it better as it was before I started, nandroid restore, and I can continue playing with my skyrocket on CM10-JB-SKY
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As long as the kernel you are flashing has cwm baked in it really doesnt matter because ROMs you will flash from then on will have a kernel packaged with it. So just pick a kernel with cwm and flash. Make nandroid. Flash rom. Profit
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Pirateghost said:
Odin wont wipe data
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well thats just stupid. Wipe should always be performed when flashing to a different version.
MotoMudder77 said:
well thats just stupid. Wipe should always be performed when flashing to a different version.
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should, but unless using a One Click Odin package, it wont wipe data. just flashing /system, or kernel, wont wipe /data
So, I'm still searching for a tried and true kernel with cwm which doesn't introduce a degradation in stock ICS functionality. Replies still don't seem to understand that a nandroid returning to some degraded kernel is not acceptable nor is wiping back to a stock ROM as that also defeats the whole purpose of creating this fall back plan, with preserving current state. The above is the number one primary requirement. Until that is satisfied, no factory resets or data wipes to new ROMs.
I'm really surprised so few people have any opinion on one kernel over another in relation to the released version of ICS. The skyrocket forum is loaded with kernel variations with pros/cons of each in relation to intended usage. I would think more people here would have experience given the phones popularity.
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SoCalHTCFuze said:
So, I'm still searching for a tried and true kernel with cwm which doesn't introduce a degradation in stock ICS functionality. Replies still don't seem to understand that a nandroid returning to some degraded kernel is not acceptable nor is wiping back to a stock ROM as that also defeats the whole purpose of creating this fall back plan, with preserving current state. The above is the number one primary requirement. Until that is satisfied, no factory resets or data wipes to new ROMs.
I'm really surprised so few people have any opinion on one kernel over another in relation to the released version of ICS. The skyrocket forum is loaded with kernel variations with pros/cons of each in relation to intended usage. I would think more people here would have experience given the phones popularity.
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I really don't know what the hell you're talking about but please tell me you know that this isn't the skyrocket section.
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Wow Nick, way to come in late. This whole thread is about the at&t Galaxy S2. Skyrocket reference was a comparison to quality of peoples posts...
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ATT Galaxy S2 i777 running the latest UCLE5 ICS from OTA, Gained root using [Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCLE5 Stock ICS with Root.
Which kernel / ver would you recommend to get CWM with the expectation that [Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCLE5 + "your recommended kernel" would be the permanent daily driver.
Any other ROM updates using CWM could very well be temporary and the above configuration would need to be ready and available using nandroid without loosing any current data.
SoCalHTCFuze said:
So, I'm still searching for a tried and true kernel with cwm which doesn't introduce a degradation in stock ICS functionality. Replies still don't seem to understand that a nandroid returning to some degraded kernel is not acceptable nor is wiping back to a stock ROM as that also defeats the whole purpose of creating this fall back plan, with preserving current state. The above is the number one primary requirement. Until that is satisfied, no factory resets or data wipes to new ROMs.
I'm really surprised so few people have any opinion on one kernel over another in relation to the released version of ICS. The skyrocket forum is loaded with kernel variations with pros/cons of each in relation to intended usage. I would think more people here would have experience given the phones popularity.
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Opinions are frowned on around here. While some forums get away with it, we dont like em.
fact is, that any ICS kernel that works with Touchjizz should work.
We dont tell folks what to flash, you gotta find that on your own.
There are stickies and such that can help you choose.
MotoMudder77 said:
Opinions are frowned on around here. While some forums get away with it, we dont like em.
fact is, that any ICS kernel that works with Touchjizz should work.
We dont tell folks what to flash, you gotta find that on your own.
There are stickies and such that can help you choose.
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I understand why opinions might be frowned upon, but as stated in the other kernel thread, factual comparisons are frowned upon too. I'd prefer a factual comparison but in lieu of that the next best thing is an opinion/observation from someone who has already taken the risk. That's kind of the best thing about a community, sharing results. Its too bad this specific forum has lost that while so many others on XDA have not.
So I get any of them should work, but as a developer I also understand that none of them will work entirely the same. So, as far as I can tell, Siyah seems to be the the most popular initial gamble given my criteria... but that's merely an observation given the hundreds of pages of reading what was 99% muddy mindless unspecified chatter.
Thanks for the insight, I do appreciate it, makes me happy this is not my phone
Any of the options here are great. They all offer something different and only the person flashing the ROM/kernel can decide what's best for their needs.
The information needed is in the OP of the ROM/kernel as to what you can expect to experience while using it.
It works for us, and that's what masters. Don't like it? Awesome, you've got a different phone anyhow so it doesn't matter whatsoever.
Clay
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Hey folks.
The S4 is my first smartphone. Ever. I rooted it a few weeks ago and have been playing with different tools and utilities. I love the extra control it gives me.
Been using Smartlauncher Pro as my launcher as well, but it doesn't give me the customization I want. I dig the UI though, it's minimalist just the way I like.
I've been keeping my eye out for ROM's I can try out, and I think I want to try Cynogen for the S4. However, I am terrified of destroying my investment. I've read horror stories of flashes gone wrong... I don't want to permanently brick my device.
Is there anyone here who can hold my hand while I install my ROM? I seriously have no idea what I'm doing, instructions or no.
...I sound so pathetic right now.
Thanks folks.
shaddz said:
Hey folks.
The S4 is my first smartphone. Ever. I rooted it a few weeks ago and have been playing with different tools and utilities. I love the extra control it gives me.
Been using Smartlauncher Pro as my launcher as well, but it doesn't give me the customization I want. I dig the UI though, it's minimalist just the way I like.
I've been keeping my eye out for ROM's I can try out, and I think I want to try Cynogen for the S4. However, I am terrified of destroying my investment. I've read horror stories of flashes gone wrong... I don't want to permanently brick my device.
Is there anyone here who can hold my hand while I install my ROM? I seriously have no idea what I'm doing, instructions or no.
...I sound so pathetic right now.
Thanks folks.
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Do you have a custom recovery installed like TWRP or CWM? If you do all you need to do is download the rom (I put them on ext sd)....and gapps if your flashing cyanogen, boot into recovery, make a backup (I put this on my ext sd card too), wipe, flash rom, flash gapps and reboot.
shaddz said:
Hey folks.
The S4 is my first smartphone. Ever. I rooted it a few weeks ago and have been playing with different tools and utilities. I love the extra control it gives me.
Been using Smartlauncher Pro as my launcher as well, but it doesn't give me the customization I want. I dig the UI though, it's minimalist just the way I like.
I've been keeping my eye out for ROM's I can try out, and I think I want to try Cynogen for the S4. However, I am terrified of destroying my investment. I've read horror stories of flashes gone wrong... I don't want to permanently brick my device.
Is there anyone here who can hold my hand while I install my ROM? I seriously have no idea what I'm doing, instructions or no.
...I sound so pathetic right now.
Thanks folks.
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Hi!
The first thing you need to find out is what build number you have. This will tell you if you are able to root and install recovery in order to put a new rom on the phone. Do NOT update your phone by the over the air update that is currently available! To find your build number go to settings: the more tab: about phone, then scroll down. If you have JDQ39.I545VRUAME7 then you are in the same boat as many of us and accidently did the upgrade which at this moment has no way to root. If you haven't done the upgrade than you need to find one of the many threads on here that will walk you through the process.
Hope this helps some, there are others on here that can give you a much more detailed walkthrough of how to root if you are on the correct older build.
The best advice I can give is to read the entire original post (OP) for the ROM you like, and as much of the thread as you can. 9 times out of 10 when someone has a problem with the ROM it's been discussed, and is often listed in the OP. Usually there are step by step instructions on installing the ROM. I believe there's a general ROM flashing guide in this forum somewhere as well.
Good luck and have fun :good:
Questions and help issues go in Q&A and Help section
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shaddz said:
Hey folks.
The S4 is my first smartphone. Ever. I rooted it a few weeks ago and have been playing with different tools and utilities. I love the extra control it gives me.
Been using Smartlauncher Pro as my launcher as well, but it doesn't give me the customization I want. I dig the UI though, it's minimalist just the way I like.
I've been keeping my eye out for ROM's I can try out, and I think I want to try Cynogen for the S4. However, I am terrified of destroying my investment. I've read horror stories of flashes gone wrong... I don't want to permanently brick my device.
Is there anyone here who can hold my hand while I install my ROM? I seriously have no idea what I'm doing, instructions or no.
...I sound so pathetic right now.
Thanks folks.
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You need to start reading, period.
srphoenix said:
Hi!
The first thing you need to find out is what build number you have. This will tell you if you are able to root and install recovery in order to put a new rom on the phone. Do NOT update your phone by the over the air update that is currently available! To find your build number go to settings: the more tab: about phone, then scroll down. If you have JDQ39.I545VRUAME7 then you are in the same boat as many of us and accidently did the upgrade which at this moment has no way to root. If you haven't done the upgrade than you need to find one of the many threads on here that will walk you through the process.
Hope this helps some, there are others on here that can give you a much more detailed walkthrough of how to root if you are on the correct older build.
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JDQ39.I545VRUAMDK is the version I have. I froze the updater using Titanium a couple weeks ago... And my phone is already rooted.
shaddz said:
JDQ39.I545VRUAMDK is the version I have. I froze the updater using Titanium a couple weeks ago... And my phone is already rooted.
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That's good! You haven't been updated which means you can still flash ROMs. Are you familiar with both types of ROMs, TouchWiz and AOSP? CyanogenMod is an AOSP ROM, which will be completely different from what you're running right now, TouchWiz. You're rooted, but have you installed a custom recovery? You need one to flash ROM's, either TWRP or CWM. You can also make a nandroid backup in recovery, and if anything goes wrong, you can go back to exactly how you are now. Definitely read the OP of the ROM thread multiple times and follow the flashing instructions correctly.
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That's good! You haven't been updated which means you can still flash ROMs. Are you familiar with both types of ROMs, TouchWiz and AOSP? CyanogenMod is an AOSP ROM, which will be completely different from what you're running right now, TouchWiz. You're rooted, but have you installed a custom recovery? You need one to flash ROM's, either TWRP or CWM. You can also make a nandroid backup in recovery, and if anything goes wrong, you can go back to exactly how you are now. Definitely read the OP of the ROM thread multiple times and follow the flashing instructions correctly.
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Okay, I just made a full phone backup using GooManager/TWRP.
Now for the next step...
shaddz said:
Okay, I just made a full phone backup using GooManager/TWRP.
Now for the next step...
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If anything goes wrong with the flash in the next step, go to restore and you'll be back to how you are now.
Did you download the ROM to your phone along with Gapps? For AOSP Roms you need a separate gapps package, which is Google apps.
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thesoldier said:
If anything goes wrong with the flash in the next step, go to restore and you'll be back to how you are now.
Did you download the ROM to your phone along with Gapps? For AOSP Roms you need a separate gapps package, which is Google apps.
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I just started the download for gapps package using Goomanager.
I checked out the Cyanogenmod site, apparently there's no stable versions for the VZW GS4?
Oh wells, flash anyway! That's what I do!
Worst case scenario, you have to use Odin to get back to stock. I used to keep a nandroid on my PC for just in case scenarios as well. One time on my GNex I flashed something really bad and had to adb pull everything off my phone, wipe the whole thing, and start over.
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jova33 said:
Oh wells, flash anyway! That's what I do!
Worst case scenario, you have to use Odin to get back to stock. I used to keep a nandroid on my PC for just in case scenarios as well. One time on my GNex I flashed something really bad and had to adb pull everything off my phone, wipe the whole thing, and start over.
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Downloading the most recent nightly.
What do I do to get it on here?
shaddz said:
Downloading the most recent nightly.
What do I do to get it on here?
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Yeah you'll have to download a nightly, I don't think there are any stable versions out yet. Are you downloading it directly on your phone? Or on your PC?
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Thread cleaned of useless comments.
Thread is also closed - as XDA, even though full of helpful and nice people, is not a direct support site.
Users are expected to do some reading before they post and blatantly ask for hand holding. And, as you have seen, other users have a tendency to not be so nice and make trolling comments because of that.
This is a development site and is about development - so, please, study up first, then post questions based from what you have learned.
So I was given an galaxy note i717 att version the other day and I'd like to use it on tmobile. Anyways I unlocked the phone and flashed tmobiles radios/modems on it but I want to use a different rom on the phone. Will I mess up the phone if I put a rom on it because i changed the network modems?, and if not which rom should I use with my att note i717 on tmobile?
bluebeanie said:
So I was given an galaxy note i717 att version the other day and I'd like to use it on tmobile. Anyways I unlocked the phone and flashed tmobiles radios/modems on it but I want to use a different rom on the phone. Will I mess up the phone if I put a rom on it because i changed the network modems?, and if not which rom should I use with my att note i717 on tmobile?
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You can run any rom you like if you've flashed the right version of recovery. There are several 4.4.2 roms available if you want to run the latest. Depending on your area, you may get as good a signal with an att modem. Personally I'm running the BlownFuze 4.4.2 with the UVLG3 modem, with no major issues.
jman315 said:
You can run any rom you like if you've flashed the right version of recovery. There are several 4.4.2 roms available if you want to run the latest. Depending on your area, you may get as good a signal with an att modem. Personally I'm running the BlownFuze 4.4.2 with the UVLG3 modem, with no major issues.
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Oh ok. Im kinda new to this. Im gonna go ahead and try that rom but say it doesnt work right and I want to change it. Do i just go back to CWM recovery and restore from my backup?
bluebeanie said:
Oh ok. Im kinda new to this. Im gonna go ahead and try that rom but say it doesnt work right and I want to change it. Do i just go back to CWM recovery and restore from my backup?
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Yes, make a CWM backup first in case something goes wrong. Also, make sure you're running CWM 6.0.4.3 before you flash a 4.4.2 rom
jman315 said:
Yes, make a CWM backup first in case something goes wrong. Also, make sure you're running CWM 6.0.4.3 before you flash a 4.4.2 rom
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Ok thanks. Im new to this so im not trying to bug you but that will restore my gapps and stuff right?
bluebeanie said:
Ok thanks. Im new to this so im not trying to bug you but that will restore my gapps and stuff right?
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Any JB and up roms, you will need to flash gapps again, but your apps will come back when you log in your gmail. Just read the OP for rom you use and there will be a link to appropriate gapps, though many are the same.
If your new though, I would advise you to read up a bit. Nobody is going to replace your phone if you dont understand and as far as I know, nobody has invented a time machine yet.
Welcome aboard, its fun, but nobody is responsible but you.
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captemo said:
Any JB and up roms, you will need to flash gapps again, but your apps will come back when you log in your gmail. Just read the OP for rom you use and there will be a link to appropriate gapps, though many are the same.
If your new though, I would advise you to read up a bit. Nobody is going to replace your phone if you dont understand and as far as I know, nobody has invented a time machine yet.
Welcome aboard, its fun, but nobody is responsible but you.
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Ok. Thanks. Im really liking the community here. I think im going to try and build my own rom for my note.
I never changed the radio for T-Mobile on my at&t note. It works fine. Good luck to ya and welcome to the community.
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Same here - never changed a radio. I have rooted and customized a few of i717 and the previous radio seems to either stay on or in some cases such as BeanStalk Rom it replaced my radio. Either way they are all on target with TMO.
Hi folks, I've beem looking forward to flash/use my AT&T galaxy note 2 on T-Mobile as well, can some one please share your experience and the links to flashing or unlocking it please?