So, i need to be super careful as this is the wifes phone.
Model number = GT-I9100
Android Version = 2.3.5
Baseband = I9100XXKI3
Kernel version = 2.6.35.7-I9100XXKI3-CL577579
Build number = WanamLite.KI3.V3.0
We bought this phone off local forums a while ago, and it seems to me that it's already hacked to a degree at least. custom rom already?
It's got CWM(v2.0 CF-Root 4.1) on it already which i can boot to through an app on the phone and manually... (ClockworkMod Recovery v4.0.0.2)
It also seems to have superuser installed? (su binary outdated notification, currently 3.1.3) i assume i have root as well?
So question is.. from here.. how do i update to latest version of CWM and android etc WITHOUT stuffing it up and ending my life as i know it?
Sledge1 said:
So, i need to be super careful as this is the wifes phone.
Model number = GT-I9100
Android Version = 2.3.5
Baseband = I9100XXKI3
Kernel version = 2.6.35.7-I9100XXKI3-CL577579
Build number = WanamLite.KI3.V3.0
We bought this phone off local forums a while ago, and it seems to me that it's already hacked to a degree at least. custom rom already?
It's got CWM(v2.0 CF-Root 4.1) on it already which i can boot to through an app on the phone and manually... (ClockworkMod Recovery v4.0.0.2)
It also seems to have superuser installed? (su binary outdated notification, currently 3.1.3) i assume i have root as well?
So question is.. from here.. how do i update to latest version of CWM and android etc WITHOUT stuffing it up and ending my life as i know it?
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Download the laatest jb custom rom from Xda which ever android version you want like 4.1.2, 4.2.2, 4.3 and put it in your ext/internal sd card and go to recovery mod and do a full wipe as you are coming from GB and flash your rom.
Don't firget to follow the procedure which was mention on the rom thread which you are going to flash.
Good luck
The phone is currently running a custom rom. You need to ask yourself the question 'Do I want to upgrade to a more recent custom rom (I'm sure there are recent WanamLite builds if that floats your boat), or do I want to upgrade to a recent stock rom & maybe leave the phone rooted ?'.
If you want to upgrade to a custom rom, go to the development sections, read up on some roms & try some out. You should be able to flash these with the CWM version that's currently on the phone; but as always though, read/follow the particular instructions for flashing the rom in question which are always on the first page of the thread devoted to the rom & are always very clear/simple.
If you want to 'upgrade' to a recent stock rom, get one for your country/carrier from Samfirmware, and flash it with Odin (How ? Thread stickied near top of Q&A has instructions). If you then want to re-root the phone (if you flash a stock rom, you'll lose root), again, in that same thread there's instructions on how to do so easily (there are also guides stickied near the top of the General section).
Thanks guys.. just wasn't sure if it was that simple or not
I'd like to update her phone to the newest custom vanilla android rom as possible (not samsung)
will go searching now.. (was looking at NEATROM)
What's this Aroma stuff?
And do i need to update to a newer CWM at all?
EDIT: Ok.. well all done.. seems to be good
It is simple;if everything goes to plan.But anything can go wrong with stuff not working.
Backup your efs folder and make a nand so you can get back to where you started.
Then read the rom thread for install advice and bugs etc.
And Mistahbungle could accomodate your wife if you muck up her phone......lol
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theunderling said:
It is simple;if everything goes to plan.But anything can go wrong with stuff not working.
Backup your efs folder and make a nand so you can get back to where you started.
Then read the rom thread for install advice and bugs etc.
And Mistahbungle could accomodate your wife if you muck up her phone......lol
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ok.. no idea what the efs folder is... but i did do a backup through CWM first anyway..
But everything seems to be ok so far..
Cheers
You dont need to know what it is,although you can research it if you want.Just backing it up can prove vital if you need it.
A phone is a bit handier if it can make calls......lol
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Hello.
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Gonna start off by saying I loved the noob video when signing up.
I also want to preface by saying I genuinely have looked - all day - and am still very confused.
I've been on iPhone since since the 3g, I loved it, but I wanted a change, and the GS2 gave me reason to change. I was massive into jailbreaking and customising, so naturally I want to tinker with this phone.
The problem is I don't have a clue. I know nothing about android, and I know nothing about rooting ect...
Any of the many guides I've seen all say different things, I can't seem to find one clear cut definitive guide.
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I don't know what info you need so I'll just list what's in the "About Phone" menu.
Galaxy S2 i9100
Model Number - GT-I9100
Android Version - 2.3.3
Baseband Version - I9100BUKG1
Kernel Version - 2.6.35.7-I9100BUKG2-CL342890 [email protected] #2
Build Number - GINGERBREAD.BUKG2
It was bought in Ireland today on the Vodafone Network.
I know the pros and cons for Rooting - as I said I have been researching as much as I could, but now I just need pointing in the right direction to a guide that will suit my needs exactly.
Also, I have ordered a 16gb sd card for it, so I will have it soon, but I do have a 2gb one if that's any good for now? - Does the sd card retain the root or can all files be deleted off it after?
I thank you in advance for your help.
have a look here, i found it to be the easiest to follow and the kernal works great
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182922
hope this helps
night....
Download his kernel (XXKG2) as your gingerbread is BUKG2
original firmwares and kernels http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
I think you want this
P.S. click on pic
i followed this guide . super easy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Chainfire stuff is awesome.
then have some fun . I'm loving the VillianROM stuff ,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198334
+
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179814
, and for right now i'm very impressed with LeoMar75's rom and additions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1171523.
hope this helps
Thanks a lot guys. I'm gonna have a good read through all of your suggestions now. I'll let you know how I get on.
Thanks again.
The easiest way to root is just put phone into download mode and flash CF-Root, it will automatically root your phone with busybox and other good stuff. I think you can then flash Stock kernel again if you don' want to use CF Root and the root will still remain intact.
Also, can I use a 2gb card for this then switch to a 16gb without it affecting anything?
Root is not involved with the external sd card so you can swap .
jje
So, If I follow this one [just to root] - does that mean I then can put other stuff on like kernels*? And if I decide I don't like the kernel can it be taken off? - or do I put another on top and it deletes the first?
Basically [as I'm brand new to rooting] what do I do after rooting?
You do nothing after rooting . All it does is open the door .
kernels can be flashed via Odin one will replace the existing kernel . Likewise firmware can be flashed via Odin .Likewise custom roms though they are often via CWM .
Read some posts in the development section is what i would start with stock roms and custom roms .
jje
irish-sid said:
So, If I follow this one [just to root] - does that mean I then can put other stuff on like kernels*? And if I decide I don't like the kernel can it be taken off? - or do I put another on top and it deletes the first?
Basically [as I'm brand new to rooting] what do I do after rooting?
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Thats a root kernel, you flash it, it roots your phone, but apart from that it acts like stock.
You can put other kernel's ontop and they will replace it, you cant remove a kernel.
You will keep root if you change your kernel, but if you change rom you may need to reroot.
Thanks a lot for all your help. I'm rooted now, frozen bloatware and very happy.
Does anyone know if I can get the battery icon in the status bar to show its percentage? I've only seen widgets which I don't want.
Hello all,
To begin here are the current specs of my At&t Samsung Galaxy S2:
Model Number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I777
Android Version: 2.3.6 (yes, i have done OTA update from 2.3.4)
Baseband Version: I777UCKK6
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7
Build number: GINGERBREAD.UCKK6
So now onto the reason for this post, I have spent several hours...several months uptil now trying to fully understand the rooting process for the At&t Samsung Galaxy S2 and I have a few questions around the entire process that i would like to get some concrete input on.
My objective behind rooting is only to get SuperUser access and be able to remove all of the at&t/samsung apps i dont need or use, and to use apps like titanium backup to backup all my stuff...i dont plan to ever install anything custom on my sgs2 as the stock rom is sufficient enough for what i do on the phone (at the moment).
with that said:
1) is it possible to keep everything stock and just but just enable the SuperUser access, if so, can some1 point me in the direction of what all i need to achieve this?
2) (if #1 is achieved and ) if i just root the phone by keeping everything stock, is there a posibility that my flash counter on sgs2 will get incremented? ( i am aware that there is a method to undo/reset the flash counter back to 0 ("NO"), but i would like to avoid incrementing it to begin with).
thanks for your input!
FI
Hit my return to stock thread - includes a prerooted system image with stock kernel for UCKK6.
Prerooted system images don't trigger the custom binary count.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
Entropy512 said:
Hit my return to stock thread - includes a prerooted system image with stock kernel for UCKK6.
Prerooted system images don't trigger the custom binary count.
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thanks, i have studied ur post in detail actually, and then for some odd reason, i drifted off onto other threads where i got a bit concerned about the binary flash counter...
Edit: re-visiting your post, i know that it was the thread by creepyncrawly that got me in the concerned stage
So I'm sorry if I shouldn't be creating a new thread for this. It's a pretty unique situation and I couldn't find it anywhere.
I had upgraded my P500 to official 2.3.3. I then decided "hey, I should try out some custom roms because this sucks...". I rooted with SuperOneClick, managed to install Clockworkmod recovery and the set out to find a nice new rom. I soon discovered that there weren't really any exciting ones that piqued my interest because of the new baseband. The baseband thing is also confusing the heck out of me. Anyways, I managed to KDZ Updater back to my stock firmware because I figured I might as well do something good out of this. So now I'm on 2.2.1, specifically LG v10v. This is a Koodo phone if that helps at all. Also, I'm pretty sure CWM is now wiped and super user access is gone too. Spent a good amount of time putting everything back on the silly thing yesterday lol.
First question: Am I now on new baseband or old baseband (having flashed with
KDZ)?
2nd: I keep seeing references to baseband 10 or 20 followed by a letter. Am I on baseband 10v? If I want to use a custom rom, do I need to change it to 10 a,b or c or something like that.
3rd: Seems like mixed reviews on this one all over the place. Can Rom Manager be successfully used on the P500 to install CWM or does it brick it?
Any other info you can think of would be terribly helpful. Please go easy on me! I'm not sure if I made a mistake by creating this post or not...
You can use RomManager to flash cwm, in the past you could softbrick your phone, but this issue is already solved.
With froyo you are on old baseband, so you can use almost any custom rom for old baseband. No need to flash any baseband for these roms.
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App
Hello Crispus222 !
If you are on stock 2.2.1 V10v flashed by KDZ, you have the old baseband.
So if you wanna try custom ROMs you should search those who support the old BB.
But don't forget that you can change baseband without flash stock ROM via KDZ.
ROM Manager flash cwm recovery without problems on rooted phone, I have done this many times
1) Old baseband. If you've used a full stock 2.2.1 or lower rom, than you're on the old baeband now.
2) I'm on the old baseband and mine is 10v. So I'm assuming you're now on the old baseband! Congratulations!
3) Yes. ROM Manager CAN be used on the LG Optimus one whether you have the old or new basebands. Just install ROM manager, choose flash ClockworkMOD and then scroll down to "LGE Optimus One" and hit flash. After that, boot into recovery and you're done!
enjoy all goodies .
u r on old baseband after kdz flash.
now root using z4root . (file sharing sites remember!)
install rom manager from market and install cwm recovery n yeah it works without a glitch but its ur luck too.
reboot into recovery n there u go !
Crispus222 said:
So I'm sorry if I shouldn't be creating a new thread for this. It's a pretty unique situation and I couldn't find it anywhere.
I had upgraded my P500 to official 2.3.3. I then decided "hey, I should try out some custom roms because this sucks...". I rooted with SuperOneClick, managed to install Clockworkmod recovery and the set out to find a nice new rom. I soon discovered that there weren't really any exciting ones that piqued my interest because of the new baseband. The baseband thing is also confusing the heck out of me. Anyways, I managed to KDZ Updater back to my stock firmware because I figured I might as well do something good out of this. So now I'm on 2.2.1, specifically LG v10v. This is a Koodo phone if that helps at all. Also, I'm pretty sure CWM is now wiped and super user access is gone too. Spent a good amount of time putting everything back on the silly thing yesterday lol.
First question: Am I now on new baseband or old baseband (having flashed with
KDZ)?
2nd: I keep seeing references to baseband 10 or 20 followed by a letter. Am I on baseband 10v? If I want to use a custom rom, do I need to change it to 10 a,b or c or something like that.
3rd: Seems like mixed reviews on this one all over the place. Can Rom Manager be successfully used on the P500 to install CWM or does it brick it?
Any other info you can think of would be terribly helpful. Please go easy on me! I'm not sure if I made a mistake by creating this post or not...
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You are and have always been on OLD baseband as you have to flash the new one in a seprate step.roms don't come with any baseband included.10v\or\10s don't matter as that is OLD baseband.20g\or\20a is new baseband.Rom manager can Install CWM recovery on any p-500 sccuessfully.I would ROOT 1st before installing.The brick comes from flashing a corrupt (over the air) downloaded rom & flashing that.TWRP 1.1.1.1.XL is my choice for recovery but CWM is fine.The LGDMP tool is also my choice for flashing baseband & rescue my phone when things go wrong.ROMs run on either old baseband or new but the newer ones run both (but download the link you are going to run)choice.Hope this helps !
Thanks so much everyone! I appreciate the help a lot.
Hi, I have the orange i9100p - and rooted using the rachmat3 method
I could really do with a few pointers- Especially from people with the same phone version and root method
I've flashed ROMs before on other phones (desire, desire HD Touch Diamond) but the whole thing seems bewildering on this phone, I've spent days reading and still dont really know whats going on and whats the best way to proceed
So my phone is as stock, still with the Orange ROM updated to ICS, I assume it has stock kernels, but it is rooted etc
I was hoping to flash another ROM, maybe without the Orange stuff, and perhaps one that can use JKAY or something as everyone seems to think thats great and mine dosent seem to be supported. Also maybe deodexed if thats worth doing. I dont like the stock unlock screen, and also tried the s3 launcher and it didnt work on this current ROM - so I want to switch to something that will allow me to do these things.
The only trouble is I have no idea what do. Nothing ever seems to be the obvious way forward
These are some of the questions I keep coming up against -
Should I be able to do these things on my current ROM -
If I change ROMS will I loose NFC (should I care?)
Do I need to keep the same kernel to avoid brickbug risk, and to keep things simple, and if so how do I do that, they all seem to come with Kernel with Chainfire installed which I dont need right? (delete zimage out of the zip file?)
Should I flash with the temporary CWM, or use odin (I haven't used odin yet - can I use it with only the temporary CWM)
Are there any obvious ROMs that would be easy for me to get the above from
Here are some details -
model - gt i9100p
Android version 4.0.3
Baseband version i9100pbvlp7
kernel version [email protected]#3
build number IML74K.BVLP8
Anyone with this phone model in particular, or if you used Rachmat3's method - I'd love to hear what you've done
Free bump for an interesting title.
I'm in a similar situation to the original poster. Got the I9100P UK Orange phone and wanting to flash new firmware but a bit daunted by the information and options out there. I've flashed the old Samsung i8910 and that was pretty painless. The S2 seems a lot more complicated and with more potential problems!
If you can afford the risk, all you need to do is take the leap of faith. Rom and kernel are mostly "safe" to flash (except stock 4.0.4), if incompatible will result in soft brick the phone, where you only have to get it back to download mode and flash back a working one.
Yes, i think you will lose NFC...
It is daunting but dont just be like most of the noobs on here and proceed without doing any research first.
They dont even have the decency to read about basics like
What is cwm
How do I root
What is Odin
Sent from my GT-I9100
L1ndon said:
Hi, I have the orange i9100p - and rooted using the rachmat3 method
I could really do with a few pointers- Especially from people with the same phone version and root method
I've flashed ROMs before on other phones (desire, desire HD Touch Diamond) but the whole thing seems bewildering on this phone, I've spent days reading and still dont really know whats going on and whats the best way to proceed
So my phone is as stock, still with the Orange ROM updated to ICS, I assume it has stock kernels, but it is rooted etc
I was hoping to flash another ROM, maybe without the Orange stuff, and perhaps one that can use JKAY or something as everyone seems to think thats great and mine dosent seem to be supported. Also maybe deodexed if thats worth doing. I dont like the stock unlock screen, and also tried the s3 launcher and it didnt work on this current ROM - so I want to switch to something that will allow me to do these things.
The only trouble is I have no idea what do. Nothing ever seems to be the obvious way forward
These are some of the questions I keep coming up against -
Should I be able to do these things on my current ROM -
If I change ROMS will I loose NFC (should I care?)
Do I need to keep the same kernel to avoid brickbug risk, and to keep things simple, and if so how do I do that, they all seem to come with Kernel with Chainfire installed which I dont need right? (delete zimage out of the zip file?)
Should I flash with the temporary CWM, or use odin (I haven't used odin yet - can I use it with only the temporary CWM)
Are there any obvious ROMs that would be easy for me to get the above from
Here are some details -
model - gt i9100p
Android version 4.0.3
Baseband version i9100pbvlp7
kernel version [email protected]#3
build number IML74K.BVLP8
Anyone with this phone model in particular, or if you used Rachmat3's method - I'd love to hear what you've done
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So, I have one galaxy s2 i9100p (O2). I come from a stock gb, rooted and flashed a new custom rom using the recovery mode, full wipe and every other things... I lost the nfc function and never found a method to bring this back but every other things are working fine, very fast and stable on 4.0.3 version with siyah kernel... i think you don't will have problems too but you will lose the nfc. it's your choise BTW, I have the stock ics rom with NFC (o2), I don't know but if you need, send me a PM, just flash the .tar file with odin and everything will work again (NFC), like factory new one (sorry my english :/)
L1ndon said:
Hi, I have the orange i9100p - and rooted using the rachmat3 method
I could really do with a few pointers- Especially from people with the same phone version and root method
I've flashed ROMs before on other phones (desire, desire HD Touch Diamond) but the whole thing seems bewildering on this phone, I've spent days reading and still dont really know whats going on and whats the best way to proceed
So my phone is as stock, still with the Orange ROM updated to ICS, I assume it has stock kernels, but it is rooted etc
I was hoping to flash another ROM, maybe without the Orange stuff, and perhaps one that can use JKAY or something as everyone seems to think thats great and mine dosent seem to be supported. Also maybe deodexed if thats worth doing. I dont like the stock unlock screen, and also tried the s3 launcher and it didnt work on this current ROM - so I want to switch to something that will allow me to do these things.
The only trouble is I have no idea what do. Nothing ever seems to be the obvious way forward
These are some of the questions I keep coming up against -
Should I be able to do these things on my current ROM -
If I change ROMS will I loose NFC (should I care?)
Do I need to keep the same kernel to avoid brickbug risk, and to keep things simple, and if so how do I do that, they all seem to come with Kernel with Chainfire installed which I dont need right? (delete zimage out of the zip file?)
Should I flash with the temporary CWM, or use odin (I haven't used odin yet - can I use it with only the temporary CWM)
Are there any obvious ROMs that would be easy for me to get the above from
Here are some details -
model - gt i9100p
Android version 4.0.3
Baseband version i9100pbvlp7
kernel version [email protected]#3
build number IML74K.BVLP8
Anyone with this phone model in particular, or if you used Rachmat3's method - I'd love to hear what you've done
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Hi there,
I have the same phone model with the same kernel, radio and stock rom.
Did you manage to upgrade firmware to JB (which kernel and rom did you use) and keep NFC??
Hello there!
I'm a complete noob when it comes to rooting and other related stuff so I could use some help. I want to install Cyanogenmod 10 (or 10.1 if it actually is usable and mostly stable / it is easier or more noobproof to install) for the first time and I would like to know what do I need to know before starting to follow any tutorials for flashing new kernels etc. There are just so so many tutorials for this and I don't know which one I should follow to not brick my phone as I just can't afford a new phone if I manage to brick this one and I just want to get everything out of this phone.
All this Clockworkmod, Odin, Rooting and everything just confuses me and I don't know where to start. If I've understood correct the first thing I should do is I should download some custom kernel as this is something which runs "under" the Android (kind of like bios for computers?) and allows me superuser access=rooting? Then after I got new rooted kernel done I should install Odin or ClockworkMod which acts like a "backup" if something goes wrong? And lastly I should flash in the Cyanogenmod 10 or 10.1 depending which is more hassle-free for everyday use (I'd like to get as much customization as possible for my phone) and has more features and more stable.
My phone model is GT-I9100 so it's the international one (I live in Finland so no Verizon or other model of it.. that much I understand at least) and my Android version is 4.0.4 the 100% stock version of it.
I'm tired of waiting for the slow Samsung people in Finland to get the official Jelly Bean release to be done and I want all that project butter goodness NOOOOOOW. So...
TLR: I have Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100).I want to get CM 10 or CM.10.1 the noobproofest way possible, can't afford to brick. Can you guide me to a good tutorial with easy to follow orders and up-to-date versions of Cyanogenmod as I don't want CM7, but the latest GOOD Jelly Bean version or just tell me how to do this? I will answer any questions you might have about my phone or anything. I'm not stupid when it comes to computers, but phones are totally new thing to me and I don't want to flash new jelly bean with some random tutorials from youtube as I'm afraid of getting a bricked phone (or missing out some great features from other Jelly Bean releases). I want the best for everyday use, most stable and the one with most customization options version of CyanogenMod Jelly Bean for my S2.
Thanks in advance! I will be monitoring this thread actively so I answer possible questions quick.
I think you're a bit confused at some points.. I assume you're on ICS now. First you have to root your phone by flashing a custom kernel (which gaines you root access) like Siyah WITH Odin. Steps are descriped in enough guides on xda.
When you've rooted your phone, it's best to make a Nandroid back up in Recovery Mode (CWM), you get CWM automatically with flashing Siyah, just in case anything goes wrong.
After this you may choose to flash a custom rom, mostly done with CWM recovery. Steps for this part are almost always written at the instructions on the first post of a rom thread, so read them carefully.
About Project Butter: this isn't fully implemented in CM, so flash the JB-leak from Samsung, or a rom based on it (or wait for the official release).
Sent from the Matrix
Donnie Sins said:
I think you're a bit confused at some points.. I assume you're on ICS now. First you have to root your phone by flashing a custom kernel (which gaines you root access) like Siyah WITH Odin. Steps are descriped in enough guides on xda.
When you've rooted your phone, it's best to make a Nandroid back up in Recovery Mode (CWM), you get CWM automatically with flashing Siyah, just in case anything goes wrong.
After this you may choose to flash a custom rom, mostly done with CWM recovery. Steps for this part are almost always written at the instructions on the first post of a rom thread, so read them carefully.
About Project Butter: this isn't fully implemented in CM, so flash the JB-leak from Samsung, or a rom based on it (or wait for the official release).
Sent from the Matrix
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Yes I'm running 4.0.4 forgot to add that sorry. That clears many things up thank you! Oh... I thought that Project Butter was fully implemented on every 4.1.X ROM. Now I'm having hard time deciding if I should flash CM10 or just wait for the official Jelly Bean release which is supposed to come next month in Finland... I just want my phone to be really, really fluid and I'm not really pleased with this current 4.0.4 and all these unneeded programs like all the Samsung Hub programs.