I need a couple of testers for a Senseless (both meanings of the word) ROM that I'm putting together. It is nothing too special, but with your help it might be decent. It is not Android 4.0+, but merely Honeycomb.
I'll take the first two people to reply to this post. I'll get them a testable ROM in the near future and they can have at it.
Maybe we can breath some much needed life into this forgotten tablet!
WiFi Error
I have tested your ROM and I think it's very well done! I only have one problem however. After following the Aroma install (I selected to replace the kernel so WiFi would work) my WiFi reports an error and will not connect to anything. I tried reloading the ROM several times and still no joy. I don't see anyone else having an issue with this so I'm wondering what I missed. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Your ROM was my first install from the stock OS that comes from HTC.
Thanks in advance
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swikster said:
I have tested your ROM and I think it's very well done! I only have one problem however. After following the Aroma install (I selected to replace the kernel so WiFi would work) my WiFi reports an error and will not connect to anything. I tried reloading the ROM several times and still no joy. I don't see anyone else having an issue with this so I'm wondering what I missed. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Your ROM was my first install from the stock OS that comes from HTC.
Thanks in advance
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I forgot to mention that I also tried installing the DoomLord Kernel WiFi Module.zip to fix and it didn't help.
In order for Hive to work you should have Hive kernel installed -- either via Hive installer or fastboot. Hive also requires the WiFi modules that it installs because only they pair with Hive kernel -- and not any other kernel.
The installer asks you if you want to install the kernel and I've never heard of this failing. Are you sure that you selected this option? For 99% of people just pressing [Next] for every question in the installer is the best option.
After the install your Settings->About->Software information->More should look like the following:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
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I suggest that you install again and verify as per above. If the kernel did not flash then you'll be the first second to report this. I don't know why some users encounter problems, but there is a manual method to install the kernel (the hive_x.zip /boot.img file) which you can perform.
To manually install the kernel take the following link to a tutorial on How to flash a new boot.img via Fastboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
Directions
I think you nailed the problem right on the head with the Kernel on my tablet being incorrect. My tablet reports:
Kernel Version
2.6.35.10-g01487c4
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT Sat Dec 3 05:14:25 CST 2011
Baseband Version
1.04.5501.15v2_30.60.550I.10P
Build Number (same as yours)
I did exactly as you prescribed by basically hitting next for all of the options in Aroma and had the same result. I'm somewhat familiar with Fastboot so all I would need is the Kernel.img to flash and I should be good to go right? Maybe the modem.zip also since they have to be mated and it may be that this file isn't flashing as well?
Thanks for your help with this
Chad
swikster said:
Baseband Version
1.04.5501.15v2_30.60.550I.10P
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That baseband differs from the one that is that same on both of my tablets, but I don't know if that is related.
swikster said:
I did exactly as you prescribed by basically hitting next for all of the options in Aroma and had the same result.
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You are the first to report this, so I'll have to look into why. Both of my tablets are from Rogers. Is yours from AT&T? For now we'll have to rely to fastboot to address your problem.
swikster said:
I'm somewhat familiar with Fastboot so all I would need is the Kernel.img to flash and I should be good to go right? Maybe the modem.zip also since they have to be mated and it may be that this file isn't flashing as well?
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You will just need the boot.img that is in the / directory of the Hive archive (hive_x.zip). Once you boot the tablet to Fastboot then you just need to fastboot flash boot boot.img.
I don't think you'll have to do anything with the radio since I've never heard of a radio image for the Jetstream before.
Let me know how it goes.
Kernel Issue Fixed
Just wanted to send an update. Your hunch about the Kernel being the problem was spot on. For some reason the Kernel wasn't flashing with the use of Aroma but when I went into ADB it flashed just fine and now WiFi works!
I do have an AT&T Jetstream. I'm not sure why that would be the cause but maybe you're onto something about the baseband being different that may be the cause. Either way I'm up and running now!
Thank you SO SO MUCH for the help with this! Although there aren't many of us left with a Jetstream I share your thoughts about the tablet still having a good value. I hope that someone will be able to help us up the OS to Jellybean or KK someday.
Take Care!
Chad
You can also try Hive II beta -- since it has an updated installer. I doubt that it fixes your kernel flashing issues, but it is possible. I wasn't going to release a beta, but with your situation it makes sense.
Even though you have solved the kernel problem you may still want to try this.
finniest said:
I need a couple of testers for a Senseless (both meanings of the word) ROM that I'm putting together. It is nothing too special, but with your help it might be decent. It is not Android 4.0+, but merely Honeycomb.
I'll take the first two people to reply to this post. I'll get them a testable ROM in the near future and they can have at it.
Maybe we can breath some much needed life into this forgotten tablet!
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I am hoping to give this a try myself. I have my jetstream that I haven't really turned on for some time but will give this a shot and see how it goes. Keep at it boss! I do have it rooted. Im also gonna keep the issues in mind with WiFi. I'll update you shortly.
Sent from my SGH- I317M (Note II) running CM 11 using XDA Mobile App
finniest said:
In order for Hive to work you should have Hive kernel installed -- either via Hive installer or fastboot. Hive also requires the WiFi modules that it installs because only they pair with Hive kernel -- and not any other kernel.
The installer asks you if you want to install the kernel and I've never heard of this failing. Are you sure that you selected this option? For 99% of people just pressing [Next] for every question in the installer is the best option.
After the install your Settings->About->Software information->More should look like the following:
I suggest that you install again and verify as per above. If the kernel did not flash then you'll be the first second to report this. I don't know why some users encounter problems, but there is a manual method to install the kernel (the hive_x.zip /boot.img file) which you can perform.
To manually install the kernel take the following link to a tutorial on How to flash a new boot.img via Fastboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
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Just installed Hive III today (thanks!!!) and even though the aroma install proceeded seemingly without error, it did not flash the kernel.
I've done it manually and everything is now looking good, including WiFi.
This is an AT&T model.
frankieGom said:
Just installed Hive III today (thanks!!!) and even though the aroma install proceeded seemingly without error, it did not flash the kernel.
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I have no idea why some Jetstreams reject the AROMA kernel install and others do not. It has always worked on my devices.
I'm glad that you got it working via fastboot.
finniest said:
I have no idea why some Jetstreams reject the AROMA kernel install and others do not. It has always worked on my devices.
I'm glad that you got it working via fastboot.
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It seems to affect AT&T models only...
@finniest
Long time no see, how are you?
Sorry didn't managed to catch up again, too little time back home, busy.....
Anyway, @onejay09's open source could shed some light for this Jetstream poor baby, unfortunately I don't know any of it, most hardcore keyword that could leapfrog us are some complex ION thingy worked and forego the something about old_panel_driver from/off something about msm_fb. Hope this helps. Good luck !!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2574304
cx5 said:
Long time no see, how are you?
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I am doing splendidly. I am back in Canada now after ~15 months in Asia. I hope that the rest of your visit was enjoyable -- and maybe even relaxing too.
cx5 said:
Anyway, @onejay09's open source could shed some light for this Jetstream poor baby...
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I will have a look at that source. However, I think that cobbling something together would be a huge undertaking without a working reference Android 4.x+ ROM. Beginning and ending its life in Honeycomb means that Jetstream ROM source was never open.
Being back home must be great, glad to hear.
Thanks for responding, while reading through 109 pages onejay09 said the chipset is 7x3 and not real 8x3 or something. Page 59, in short it's so old. Could this be one of the same obstacles for Jetstream? I don't know. Well, good luck to us all.
Related
This may sound weird, but my home button has ceased to function.
last night, after much reading of DoomLord's & other dev threads i managed to install Wolfbreak's TW GB custom ROM v6. Currently running on 2.1.71 baseband version on my Xperia X10i.
So far, so good. Loved the interface and started installing my previous apps from appbrain.
Downloaded Taskiller and was basically trying to set certain apps in the ignore list. In this process, i *may* or *may not* have killed a few system processes. Specifically, the process related to gmail authentication. Thereafter i have been getting google login errors. But did not expect that this would affect hardware...
The home (middle button) is not working. Long press does NOT bring up list of recent apps.
Lock screen is also not working. clicking the power button only turns the screen off but doesn't lock the phone. Long press of power button brings up only two choices - "Restart" & "Reboot". do no get airplane or silent mode options.
Is there anyway i can fix this without having to load the custom ROM again? have tried restarting the phone hoping that system reboot will reload the correct files. that has not helped. If a minor error like incorrect process kill has created this probem, shouldn't there be an equally minor solution?
Would like to hear your thoughts on why this is happening. let me know if i am overlooking something....
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Realised something more problematic after 1 hour. Although i see a 4-bar signal from my network, i am unable to receive any phone calls. i tried calling up my phone and it either rings once followed by busy tone or just gives a busy tone instead. this is worrisome! a phone update is not supposed to be do this.
i believe there have been other similar problems regarding power menu & home button for other users of Wolf's GB v6. have not been able to find a solution though. has anyone found a way to beat these hassles?
I think you should start over.
Flash back to stock using flashtool, then root, install xRecovery, and flash the rom again.
You should also try re-downloading the rom, it might have been a bad download.
Good luck...
still don't work
Frosty666 said:
I think you should start over.
Flash back to stock using flashtool, then root, install xRecovery, and flash the rom again.
You should also try re-downloading the rom, it might have been a bad download.
Good luck...
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Hi Frosty666, did just that. Realised i couldn't recieve calls while at work. Imagine being told that by a frustrated co-worker!
Got back home and re-formatted system with v6 ROM again. Reflashed it with the .71 baseband provided on wolf's thread. it worked ok until the first time i rebooted. am back to the same problem now though. home button doesn't work and am STILL unable to recieve calls. Power menu also shows only two options. I've seen this issue surface on these forums before. Correct me if i'm wrong, but has there been a solution to posted somewhere?
Honestly, am thinking of just shifting to another ROM. being a non-techie, i only wanted to experiment with flashing a custom ROM. having a phone that can't take calls is a dissapointing result. would you please suggest a stable and effective alternative? Cyanogen MOD, MIUI or anything that might just work.
Sorry to hear that.
There are plenty of good roms out there, it just depends on your preference. I have only really used Wolf's rom out of all the current roms.
One that caught my eye is T.E.A.M. which is a modified stock rom that looks quite good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209891
Everything is working apparently, plus there's extra features and additions that are useful. On top of that, the transparent theme looks brilliant.
But have a look around for something that you like. Bear in mind that stock based roms are probably the most stable.
Frosty666 said:
Sorry to hear that.
There are plenty of good roms out there, it just depends on your preference. I have only really used Wolf's rom out of all the current roms.
One that caught my eye is T.E.A.M. which is a modified stock rom that looks quite good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209891
Everything is working apparently, plus there's extra features and additions that are useful. On top of that, the transparent theme looks brilliant.
But have a look around for something that you like. Bear in mind that stock based roms are probably the most stable.
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Thanks for the advice. Shall check out T.E.A.M's ROM later in the day.
Have been scourging the forums and enjoying the interactions every single bit. Am not very well equipped when it comes to mobile tech, but xda has been a god-sent! Completly loving every page... that's why I'm curious to know if anyone is facing the same problem as me. And if they did, how did they overcome it?
did you have any such teething issues with wolf's ROM in the past as well?
As frosty666 said try the t.e.a.m rom or give the nocturnal Rom a try as that is good as well I'm on the nocturnal Rom and find it rather good and reliable. Both are based on stock and just tweaked and themed.
Sent from my Nocturnal X10i using XDA Premium App.
Futura2000 said:
As frosty666 said try the t.e.a.m rom or give the nocturnal Rom a try as that is good as well I'm on the nocturnal Rom and find it rather good and reliable. Both are based on stock and just tweaked and themed.
Sent from my Nocturnal X10i using XDA Premium App.
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Thanks futura2000. will check up nocturnal ROM as well.
A doubt here.. i took a back-up of my SE stock ROM using xRecovery before i flashed wolf's v6. is there any how-to guide that will help me restore my back up ROM? i had a .71 baseband on the stock ROM, so would that fact that i've reflashed with wolf's baseband+kernel (also .71 BB) affect my backup plans?
pardon me for so many questions. Just would like to be sure before i proceed with something i'm not familiar with.
crackednut said:
Thanks for the advice. Shall check out T.E.A.M's ROM later in the day.
Have been scourging the forums and enjoying the interactions every single bit. Am not very well equipped when it comes to mobile tech, but xda has been a god-sent! Completly loving every page... that's why I'm curious to know if anyone is facing the same problem as me. And if they did, how did they overcome it?
did you have any such teething issues with wolf's ROM in the past as well?
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Good to see you're enjoying it here
And no, I haven't had any issues on this scale before...
Yeah, just give a try, i'm also not that techkie~ just normal person who have a good looking and good hardware device but with lame stock os.
but no worries, i've been save by T.E.A.M. As for my personal opinion, this is the best custom rom that i ever tasted! plus the creator do listen to our issues.
T.E.A.M rom is easy to flash as long as u have done the xrecovery thingy. Flashing this rom just as easy as 1.2.3...
i hope what i state will not rise any bias on other custom roms. if really do, please be happy to delete my post.
anyway, just give a custom rom a try, out there, there is many potential developer!
If i'm not mistaken, just do the restore through exrecovery will do. it will restore all your previous things. though i'm not so sure.
in my case, i did made a back up of T.E.A.M rom, then i flash to other custom rom, then when i'm about to change back to T.E.A.M rom, this is what i do
1/ factory reset,
2/ wipe cache,
3/ wipe dalvik cahce.
(done in xrecovery)
not sure step 2 & 3 necessary or not, just push it since i want my phone to be clean. (just my very own thought)
Correct me if i'm wrong...
Dropped by to update my status over the weekend. Took the advice here and refreshed to T.E.A.M's ROM. Must say this is exactly the result I was looking for. Loads of features, lots of eye candy and a faster, stable phone. Proudly showing proof of progress :-D
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had the exact same problem, reflashd the rom and restored my apps+system data but ended up with the same problem so i reflashed again and only restored my apps. now it works, but i still don't know what was the cause. hope the solution helps someone
vladx1007 said:
had the exact same problem, reflashd the rom and restored my apps+system data but ended up with the same problem so i reflashed again and only restored my apps. now it works, but i still don't know what was the cause. hope the solution helps someone
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I'm getting this issue now and its really quite annoying. I'll have to do this and only restore app data. since I really cant function like this. but I also dont have time to do this.
Thanks for the update.
Can someone get Wolfbreak to take a look at this?
yup same here... wtf is goin on !!
I'm going to try the TEAM rom
Dont use a task killer on gingerbread roms!
Dont restore app data if you have changed roms!
These are basics folks......
A faulty power button option is from flashing an uncompatable or old theme that has wrong framework-res.apk in it.
If you lose the ablity to wake the phone with the homw button flash this
Return to stock, no PC required!
Safe to return to store, no root left over, 0 flash counter.
Do not do this with low battery!
This is for those that have a broken USB port.
Plug it in if your charger works, or borrow/buy a battery with full charge.
1. Download Mobile Odin Lite (Download) or Pro (Market)
If using Lite then install this APK next - (i777 Base) - (i9100 Base)
2. Download and copy to device - I777UCKH7.tar - 502mb!
Check MD5: 6da05426d720ab7a1d068b81a27a6d86
3. Open Mobile Odin > select Open File... > I777UCKH7.tar
4. Scroll down to FLASH FIRMWARE
It will now reboot, wait a few minutes...
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Please support Chainfire, buy his app or give him a donation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
He does a lot of work for the community this being one of them!
audiophan said:
I used this yesterday and am STILL amazed at how well this worked - and moreso how easy this process was. It cleared the yellow triangle and everything. No shell scripts, dos prompts, or anything of that nature. In fact 15min in an AT&T store with wifi is all it took! Kudos to you guys
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This will come in handy at some points.
Thanks a lot, Chris
I was actually just trying to research this! Thanx man!
(⊙＿⊙)
Dude! Thank you so much for this!!!! My phone has decided to hate me and won't connect to a computer no matter what Rom I was on. It will work until I reboot the first time and then nothing recognizes my USB device. Was freaking me out, now no more you are awesome
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk 2
Thanks, this is a great guide!!!
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
I would like to know where i can download this file I777UCKH7.tar ? or maybe you mean in the mobile odin have that file avaiable?
Alan2012 said:
I would like to know where i can download this file I777UCKH7.tar ? or maybe you mean in the mobile odin have that file avaiable?
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Right when I was replying dev-host worked for me, lucky you.
OP updated.
LiLChris06 said:
Right when I was replying dev-host worked for me, lucky you.
OP updated.
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Thank you very much for this. I sent red a pm to have this added to the sticky FAQ.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
LiLChris06 said:
Right when I was replying dev-host worked for me, lucky you.
OP updated.
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thank a lot
So basically this will return back like original ICS 100% without mod and without root isnt? Strange the others topic its explain a lot things to put file for using a normal ODIN instead mobile odin PRO
Just curious
Alan2012 said:
thank a lot
So basically this will return back like original ICS 100% without mod and without root isnt? Strange the others topic its explain a lot things to put file for using a normal ODIN instead mobile odin PRO
Just curious
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Stock AT&T Gingerbread, we do not have official ICS yet.
Mobile-Odin basically uses all the same files but its already in the .tar so no need to split them up.
LiLChris06 said:
Stock AT&T Gingerbread, we do not have official ICS yet.
Mobile-Odin basically uses all the same files but its already in the .tar so no need to split them up.
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Ah so after done returning Stock gingerbread i can still normaly using program kies for update? Cause i know for who use mod still cant use and need always do manual updating.
Alan2012 said:
Ah so after done returning Stock gingerbread i can still normaly using program kies for update? Cause i know for who use mod still cant use and need always do manual updating.
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Yes you can use KIES for updating, if there ever is one in the phone's lifetime.
This is for the AT&T Galaxy S2 - i777, just making sure you have the same one.
Flashing this on International gs2 i9100 can probably do some horrible things to your phone.
LiLChris06 said:
Yes you can use KIES for updating, if there ever is one in the phone's lifetime.
This is for the AT&T Galaxy S2 - i777, just making sure you have the same one.
Flashing this on International gs2 i9100 can probably do some horrible things to your phone.
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Perfect i vote you button "thank"
Thank again for all that you made a great work
Thanks Chris this is a great to have.
transmitted from the Dark Obelisk
I used this yesterday and am STILL amazed at how well this worked - and moreso how easy this process was. It cleared the yellow triangle and everything. No shell scripts, dos prompts, or anything of that nature. In fact 15min in an AT&T store with wifi is all it took! Kudos to you guys
Can anyone confirm that this does not flash/reflash boot-loaders?
ou812bkewl said:
Can anyone confirm that this does not flash/reflash boot-loaders?
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When you open and run mobile Odin it says it never flashes boot loaders. And looking at the screenshots you will not see anything about boot loaders in it either. I have used mobile Odin in the past when flashing i9100 rooms and didn't want the boot loaders. So NO it won't flash boot loaders ever.
Sent from My SGH-I777 Running Red Reaper Rom
OK Ive grown tired of having my phone rooted because no matter what ROM ive used or kernel my OS is through the roof. So im doing this nice neat return to stock procedure and its been booting and rebooting for like 10 min. Is that normal, im kinda ****ting my pants right now. Thanks guys. Thanks for the guide too OP, couldnt be simpler to follow.
TheBIG_Lebowski said:
OK Ive grown tired of having my phone rooted because no matter what ROM ive used or kernel my OS is through the roof. So im doing this nice neat return to stock procedure and its been booting and rebooting for like 10 min. Is that normal, im kinda ****ting my pants right now. Thanks guys. Thanks for the guide too OP, couldnt be simpler to follow.
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Not really, which rom/kernel did you come from?
Can you get to stock recovery or download mode?
Ok for what ever reason it just took a really long time to finish. Worked like a charm, other than my lil scare. Thanks OP it went really smooth now that i see what it did. Thanks for the guide.
Hi guys, as you can (or cannot) see, I'm a new guy here. Not just here at xda, but I'm pretty much a newbie to android as well. I've gotten a S2 last summer from a friend in Asia to replace my ancient Nokia and it was rooted when I got it through snail mail. I've just rolled with it until now when I realized that the phone could probably do better if I did some upgrading and tweaking here and there after seeing articles about Cyanogenmod and other stuff that came from rooting the phone. From there comes my problem, I'm totally clueless about android. I only know that my phone is rooted since it has superuser, but I have no idea what kind of kernel/ROM it has on it and how I can go about improving it. I'm still stuck on version 2.3.3 because I have no idea on how to upgrade and didn't want to carelessly fiddle with it and break it. So I'm hoping you guys could give me some pointers on what I have as of right now, and what to do in regards to getting things up to date.
The specs (?) of my phone are:
Model: GT-I9100
Android version: 2.3.3
Baseband ver: I9100XXKE4
Kernel version: [email protected] #2
Build number: QUENS.ROOT.FIT.ZSKE7
I don't think my phone is attached to any carrier either, if that's normal for the international version.
PS: I apologize if my question and crappy explanation angers some fine and outstanding gentlemen here, but I'm afraid I cannot help that because of my utter confusion and cluelessness.
AW: [Q] Confusion about rooted GT-I9100
So the first question you have to ask yourself is: Do you want to stay on stock (but rooted) or do you want an custom rom.
You can try to connect you phone per USB to your computer, then run Kies there and look if it shows you an available update. If the phone is from china you can have the Sammy JellyBean 4.1.2 update. If Kies does not show you an available update then the reason is your rooted stockrom. You have then to "call" (It doesn't call anybody but you have to enter it in the Phone app) #*1234#, minimize Superuser or SuperSU and look in the window wich appeared for your CSC. In my case there is written "i9100DBTLS7" the important thing is the DBT wich is my region Code. So if you find this code go to: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/ and search there for your region code in the country option. Download one of the Roms and flash it with Odin (there are some Guides online. READ THEM CAREFULLY!!!) So then you should have an completly stock rom on your phone. Connect it to Kies again to see if a newer Rom is available and update if there is one. To root it simply follow this Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
So this is the way to get the newest available stock rom for your phone. If you want to go custom now you can use the guides written by the Developers of the Rom you are looking for.
I hope thats what you were looking for.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Very usefull and detailed information:thumbup: I only want to add that OP needs to do some serious research to learn more about flashing, rooting, firmware differences and stuff, before he/she tries something
I second Donnie Sins. Watch a few videos to get an idea and DO NOT FLASH ANY ROM/KERNEL/FIRMWARE/PIT FILE THAT IS NOT MEANT FOR I9100 MODEL! You have to be very careful with that. Also learn how to make backups like for EFS folder and nandroid backup. Make a nandroid backup always before flashing anything so that if things go wrong, you can get back to from where you started!
Like you, I too was once confused and overwhelmed by the world of Android.. But after a lot of reading over here at xda, finally got the hang of some important stuff related to rooting and flashing, and most importantly my phone!
For newbies like yourself, this is a good thread to get you started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826497
Welcome to our world!!
Sent from my SGS II
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So the first question you have to ask yourself is: Do you want to stay on stock (but rooted) or do you want an custom rom.
You can try to connect you phone per USB to your computer, then run Kies there and look if it shows you an available update. If the phone is from china you can have the Sammy JellyBean 4.1.2 update. If Kies does not show you an available update then the reason is your rooted stockrom. You have then to "call" (It doesn't call anybody but you have to enter it in the Phone app) #*1234#, minimize Superuser or SuperSU and look in the window wich appeared for your CSC. In my case there is written "i9100DBTLS7" the important thing is the DBT wich is my region Code. So if you find this code go to: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/ and search there for your region code in the country option. Download one of the Roms and flash it with Odin (there are some Guides online. READ THEM CAREFULLY!!!) So then you should have an completly stock rom on your phone. Connect it to Kies again to see if a newer Rom is available and update if there is one. To root it simply follow this Guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
So this is the way to get the newest available stock rom for your phone. If you want to go custom now you can use the guides written by the Developers of the Rom you are looking for.
I hope thats what you were looking for.
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Hi. Thanks for the help (Which extends to everyone else as well). I checked through Kies and my phone can't update through that. So then I went on to check the CWC by calling the *#1234# number and it showed me that my CWC is I9100OZSKE7. I proceeded to look it up on the site that you posted and found that it was a Taiwan/Hong Kong region (OZS). So now I'm wondering if I should just choose the 4.1.2 version and flash it? And if I do choose to flash it, is there any other alternative than using Odin? Because I saw that Odin has a chance of bricking the phone.
I also have another question regarding to superuser. My superuser binary seems to be very out of date, and whenever I try to update it, it fails at downloading a new binary.
I have the 2.3.1-ef version installed and the latest as superuser tells me is 3.1.1.
Finally, what is CWM? I have ROM Manager installed on my phone and it seems to be related to CWM.
@shahrozeumar: What is nandroid and efs backup?
PS: Sorry if I look like I'm jumping all over the place with my questions. Right now my top priority is to sort everything out on my phone and get a good understanding of it.
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Hi guys, as you can (or cannot) see, I'm a new guy here. Not just here at xda, but I'm pretty much a newbie to android as well. I've gotten a S2 last summer from a friend in Asia to replace my ancient Nokia and it was rooted when I got it through snail mail. I've just rolled with it until now when I realized that the phone could probably do better if I did some upgrading and tweaking here and there after seeing articles about Cyanogenmod and other stuff that came from rooting the phone. From there comes my problem, I'm totally clueless about android. I only know that my phone is rooted since it has superuser, but I have no idea what kind of kernel/ROM it has on it and how I can go about improving it. I'm still stuck on version 2.3.3 because I have no idea on how to upgrade and didn't want to carelessly fiddle with it and break it. So I'm hoping you guys could give me some pointers on what I have as of right now, and what to do in regards to getting things up to date.
The specs (?) of my phone are:
Model: GT-I9100
Android version: 2.3.3
Baseband ver: I9100XXKE4
Kernel version: [email protected] #2
Build number: QUENS.ROOT.FIT.ZSKE7
I don't think my phone is attached to any carrier either, if that's normal for the international version.
PS: I apologize if my question and crappy explanation angers some fine and outstanding gentlemen here, but I'm afraid I cannot help that because of my utter confusion and cluelessness.
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There's no way anyone is gonna get upset over this.
They all are gonna recommend you to explore the I9100's forum for scaling the need-to-know baseline. So will I.
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you should go for the custom ROMs, preferably 4.0.3 ICS or 4.1.2 JB, you can find already rooted ROMs out there very easily.-
Hey guys. Thanks to the help of everyone who posted in this thread and some major reading, I've managed to update to 4.1.2, root it, and gain a grasp of the basics. I also tried to install CWM after installing 4.1.2, but it just caused a bootloop. Thankfully I made a backup so I just had to restore back to when I started and repeated the process again.
So here's the thing. Why can't I install CWM without it causing me to go into a boot loop? I looked around and it seems that nobody's had this problem.
Also, I'm not quite satisfied by the current stock rom. While it does run smoother and faster than 2.3.3, I find myself unaccustomed to the new setup and somewhat disappointed at the lack of any major improvements other than the aforementioned smoothness and speed. Widgetlocker doesn't let me use my lock anymore, and I can't seem to get the phone to connect with mass storage mode automatically. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I should flash to that offers customization and function? As it stands right now, I can't install CWM on my phone and it seems to impede me from creating a fallback and from flashing to any custom roms.
Are you sure you're flashing the latest cmw?
You didn't notice major improvements? Comparing to what? GB?
Did you flash philz kernel after you flashed JB?
Keep trying, you're on the fastlane.
Sent from the little guy
gastonw said:
Are you sure you're flashing the latest cmw?
You didn't notice major improvements? Comparing to what? GB?
Did you flash philz kernel after you flashed JB?
Keep trying, you're on the fastlane.
Sent from the little guy
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I didn't notice a lot that was different from GB aside from the faster battery drain and new UI.
Anywho, I've flashed to philz kernel. Now I have another problem. Google Play keeps crashing automatically for some reason before I flashed to the philz kernel, but now after I flashed to the new kernel, Google Play crashes when I try to update superSU. The new philz kernel won't back up either because of an error in the booting image.
Just to clarify what I did. I rooted my phone using the method mentioned here using Root_SuperSU.0.96.Only-signed and then flashed to philz kernel with the instructions form this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270 and used this package PhilZ-cwm6-XXLS8-FOP-4.01-signed since my kernel code seems to be XXLS8.
EDIT: And after all that, I seem to have gotten myself into a bootloop again after using the recovery.
You really need to reflash > factory reset > flash philz.
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*Insert name here* said:
Hi. Thanks for the help (Which extends to everyone else as well). I checked through Kies and my phone can't update through that. So then I went on to check the CWC by calling the *#1234# number and it showed me that my CWC is I9100OZSKE7. I proceeded to look it up on the site that you posted and found that it was a Taiwan/Hong Kong region (OZS). So now I'm wondering if I should just choose the 4.1.2 version and flash it? And if I do choose to flash it, is there any other alternative than using Odin? Because I saw that Odin has a chance of bricking the phone.
I also have another question regarding to superuser. My superuser binary seems to be very out of date, and whenever I try to update it, it fails at downloading a new binary.
I have the 2.3.1-ef version installed and the latest as superuser tells me is 3.1.1.
Finally, what is CWM? I have ROM Manager installed on my phone and it seems to be related to CWM.
@shahrozeumar: What is nandroid and efs backup?
PS: Sorry if I look like I'm jumping all over the place with my questions. Right now my top priority is to sort everything out on my phone and get a good understanding of it.
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1. Yes you can flash the latest 4.1.2 when it is available for your region.
2. There is is nother option to flash these files than with Odin. But I can tell you if you do everything right don't uplug the cable and don't shut off your PC while flashing you should be fine.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
gastonw said:
You really need to reflash > factory reset > flash philz.
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Sorry, but what do you mean by reflash? Can you be more specific? What do I need to 'reflash' with, exactly? And how?
jb?
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jb?
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So... do I go back to gingerbread using the backup and flash to jellybean or can I just flash it from jellybean right now?
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*Insert name here* said:
So... do I go back to gingerbread using the backup and flash to jellybean or can I just flash it from jellybean right now?
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No, simply flash Jelly Bean again. Then go to CWM do factory reset and flash philz Kernel.
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Thanks a lot guys. I've finally got a hang of this. Moved on to trying cyanogenmod, it's great, but kinda buggy on a few places. So yeah.
Again, thanks a lot.
Does anyone know how to root the new official firmware release from AT&T last month? (4.0.4 UCLL6) From the one post in all xda I could find on the topic. (It was as a side note) it was said the only way is to use ExynosAbuse. (They said it like it was easily obtainable knowledge...) So I tried that and got now where, even though it says that it is expoitable. (
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SOLVED!!!
Solved by creepyncrawly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39996381
It has also been confirmed that this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181 method works as well.
And if it turns out no root is available for UCLL6, I could resort to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746181this method, correct?
You are the second person that has said the ExynosAbuse rooting method does not work with UCLL6. I'm not aware of any way to root that distribution at this time, so yes, you could install UCLE5 plus root.
My brother had he same issue with his Sprint S2 because the patched the exploit in the latest software release. I showed him the framaroot tool and it worked. It's listed to work on the i9100 but I've never tried it on our devices.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
creepyncrawly said:
You are the second person that has said the ExynosAbuse rooting method does not work with UCLL6. I'm not aware of any way to root that distribution at this time, so yes, you could install UCLE5 plus root.
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Sorry, my phone's xda developers app has been acting up lately especially when it comes to search. So I've been trying to use browser my phone. My apologies I should have just used my computer and been more thorough with my search. Thanks though
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
Red_81 said:
My brother had he same issue with his Sprint S2 because the patched the exploit in the latest software release. I showed him the framaroot tool and it worked. It's listed to work on the i9100 but I've never tried it on our devices.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
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Thanks just took a quick look and the i777 is on the compatibility list! I'll give it a try and let you guys know what happens.
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
blu422 said:
Sorry, my phone's xda developers app has been acting up lately especially when it comes to search. So I've been trying to use browser my phone. My apologies I should have just used my computer and been more thorough with my search. Thanks though
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
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No problem. Your report just confirms that ExynosAbuse no longer works. If you try the Framaroot oneclick that Red_81 linked, we'd like to have a confirmation that it does work on UCLL6. Thanks.
blu422 said:
Thanks just took a quick look and the i777 is on the compatibility list! I'll give it a try and let you guys know what happens.
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
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Neither of the exploits worked that were in framaroot worked unfortunately, I guess I am gonna attempt to do the other one I mentioned even though my computer doesn't play nicely with android phones for some reason even after I install the drivers (probably something to do with my brother thinking he knows best and ending random processes in task manager and killing startup processes)
Wish me luck
blu422 said:
Neither of the exploits worked that were in framaroot worked unfortunately, I guess I am gonna attempt to do the other one I mentioned even though my computer doesn't play nicely with android phones for some reason even after I install the drivers (probably something to do with my brother thinking he knows best and ending random processes in task manager and killing startup processes)
Wish me luck
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If you don't mind me asking, why do you want to have LL6? Why not just use one of the other rooting methods and flash a custom rom?
blu422 said:
Neither of the exploits worked that were in framaroot worked unfortunately, I guess I am gonna attempt to do the other one I mentioned even though my computer doesn't play nicely with android phones for some reason even after I install the drivers (probably something to do with my brother thinking he knows best and ending random processes in task manager and killing startup processes)
Wish me luck
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I need something different to do for a few hours, and I'll be home alone tonight, so I think I will put together a stock plus root package for UCLL6. Don't know if I can get it done before bedtime tonight though. But if not I'll hopefully get to post it sometime tomorrow.
mattdm said:
If you don't mind me asking, why do you want to have LL6? Why not just use one of the other rooting methods and flash a custom rom?
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I have computer troubles so if I can do it on my phone it is much more convenient. But I can use my moms laptop if I need to.
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
creepyncrawly said:
I need something different to do for a few hours, and I'll be home alone tonight, so I think I will put together a stock plus root package for UCLL6. Don't know if I can get it done before bedtime tonight though. But if not I'll hopefully get to post it sometime tomorrow.
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Thanks! Looking forward to it... :good:
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
I came across Phil's universal rooting method on the i9100 forums a few weeks ago: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794. In theory, shouldn't it work because it only injects Superuser and Busybox into the proper directory and doesn't touch anything else? I've been meaning to try it out, but I haven't have enough spare time dedicated to flashing back to stock and test it.
creepyncrawly said:
I need something different to do for a few hours, and I'll be home alone tonight, so I think I will put together a stock plus root package for UCLL6. Don't know if I can get it done before bedtime tonight though. But if not I'll hopefully get to post it sometime tomorrow.
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Awesome!
Shame about exynos, though it is nice that the security hole is fixed.
Here is the stock rooted package for I777UCLL6 4.0.4 ICS:
[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCLL6 Stock ICS 4.0.4 with Root
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Does anyone know if the UCLL6 version still has the eMMC bug and I need to flash a custom kernel?
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
blu422 said:
Does anyone know if the UCLL6 version still has the eMMC bug and I need to flash a custom kernel?
Galaxy S3 T999 rooted and flashed more than daily.
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It's unknown. We can only speculate. There were many reports of damage from the leaks that led up to the first ICS release, UCLE5, but the UCLE5 kernel itself did not produce very many reports of damage. I only saw two reports that could have been memory damage due to the cap erase bug, and only one of those seemed to be even half way conclusive. So it is possible it was even fixed in that release.
UCLL6 appearantly fixes some of the other kernel problems that were present in UCLC3 such as the sleep of death, so it may very well be a clean kernel, but this can not be verified by the developers on xda without original source, which is not available.
It certainly would be the safest route to use a custom safe kernel. And as a bonus, the custom kernels are likely to perform much better than stock as well.
creepyncrawly said:
Here is the stock rooted package for I777UCLL6 4.0.4 ICS.
THIS IS UNTESTED - FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK
ucll6_stock_rooted.tar.7z
I am posting this here for the OP and anyone who wants to take a chance on it. Later today, after I have tested it on my phone, I will post it in the development section.
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Confirming that ur package worked successfully. Thx for putting this together !!
Did a full wipe before flashing of course. All is well.
EDIT: Fyi, Rebooted into the Stock LL6 recovery and did a Wipe data/ factory reset...Successful also. Rebooted and all is good. Perform this at ur own risk though.
creepyncrawly said:
Here is the stock rooted package for I777UCLL6 4.0.4 ICS.
Enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset before flashing this, or the phone may hang on the Rethink Possible screen during boot.
Odin flashable tar:
ucll6_stock_rooted.tar.7z
(md5: db4f040a1cb531df203088d5796e33cd)
Odin One-click Downloader:
I777UCLL6_OCD_Root_No_BL.7z
(md5: f58fd040a7f38746c8e72a1bdf929bb5)
These are tested working packages. I will post this in the development section later.
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Thanks just posted about this exact topic.
Working for me as well.
Followed the instructions in your "[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCLE5 Stock ICS with Root" post and can confirm that the entire Heimdall,MobileOdinLITE instruction chain worked for me for UCLL6. Am now running CM9 without ever having incremented the counter.
Big thanks creepyncrawly!
This is now discontinued since I found out there's a proper TWRP coming to this phone. Leaving the thread & download open in case anyone wants it though, but be warned this is now obsolete and I won't be supporting this project of mine anymore
WHAT WORKS:
Not sure, don't have the phone to test for myself and at this point in time no one has come forward to test yet. When someone does I'll edit this
WHAT DOESNT WORK:
Because this is a dirty port, the recovery will think this is a G7 (if it works at all), when as we all know this is in fact a G7 Power. There is nothing I can really do about this, this is the nature of dirty ports
Not sure, don't have the phone to test for myself and at this point in time no one has come forward to test yet. When someone does I'll edit this
DOWNLOAD:
DOWNLOAD LINK HERE
I cannot provide any source code since this was a dirty port, so no actual source was used. The only things I used to make this were a G7 TWRP image, a G7 Power boot image, and carliv's image kitchen
THANKS TO:
@Alberto97 for the G7 TWRP image I dirty ported from
Carliv for that Carliv Image Kitchen he made, that tool rocks!
jasonmerc said:
Let me know at this point if it works or not
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Hi mate, firstly thanks for the effort involved, and the time spent.
Ok, so fastboot booting the twrp.img loads the moto boot animation for a second, which is new for me, then (as usually happens) the bad key message and boots as usual to the system.
no work,
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Hi mate, firstly thanks for the effort involved, and the time spent.
Ok, so fastboot booting the twrp.img loads the moto boot animation for a second, which is new for me, then (as usually happens) the bad key message and boots as usual to the system.
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Did you flash the dtbo before doing this? I learned from the G7 Play that you need to fastboot flash that partition right before trying to do stuff with the recovery or else it might not work. If booting doesn't work, if you have a stock ROM backup, try flashing it instead
jasonmerc said:
Did you flash the dtbo before doing this? I learned from the G7 Play that you need to fastboot flash that partition right before trying to do stuff with the recovery or else it might not work. If booting doesn't work, if you have a stock ROM backup, try flashing it instead
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where can i get dtbo.img for g7 power?
__iggy said:
where can i get dtbo.img for g7 power?
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Download stock firmware for your specific variant of the G7 Power, the lolinet site holds stock firmware zips that should have it in there. Google lolinet mirror firmware and you should see what site I'm talking about
jasonmerc said:
Download stock firmware for your specific variant of the G7 Power, the lolinet site holds stock firmware zips that should have it in there. Google lolinet mirror firmware and you should see what site I'm talking about
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that port doesnt seem to work, just boots normally
__iggy said:
that port doesnt seem to work, just boots normally
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Well it was worth a shot I suppose. Spoke to people in a telegram group for this and they're apparently 99% done a proper build of TWRP for this phone. I'd say at this point just wait for that if this isn't working since I don't know what to do to fix mine
Consider the thread closed now
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Well it was worth a shot I suppose. Spoke to people in a telegram group for this and they're apparently 99% done a proper build of TWRP for this phone. I'd say at this point just wait for that if this isn't working since I don't know what to do to fix mine
Consider the thread closed now
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Im looking for TWRP for Ocean I couldn't find it do you know if someone is working on it?
jasonmerc said:
Well it was worth a shot I suppose. Spoke to people in a telegram group for this and they're apparently 99% done a proper build of TWRP for this phone. I'd say at this point just wait for that if this isn't working since I don't know what to do to fix mine
Consider the thread closed now
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Anyway we can get that Telegram link?
How come TWRP, and overall development for this device is totally dead?
WaterMan! said:
How come TWRP, and overall development for this device is totally dead?
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Same, to me this is the better device out of the G line and yet it gets not attention. I've been waiting for more development but nothing's going on
So where is the official TWRP port ? it was said that somebody on telegram was going to release it in a couple of days
BUMP, I wan't buy this phone but without TWRP I need to wait or buy something else... But I never find such good battery as here
anfield9 said:
BUMP, I wan't buy this phone but without TWRP I need to wait or buy something else... But I never find such good battery as here
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There is a beta twrp available from telegram, as mentioned above. In the next couple of days to a week we might see something more official.
anfield9 said:
BUMP, I wan't buy this phone but without TWRP I need to wait or buy something else... But I never find such good battery as here
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Be thankful you have root and not ungrateful about no TWRP release yet. The people that have the Samsung American variants of the SM520 will NEVER get a bootloader unlock, ergo NEVER GETTING AT LEAST ROOT!
When the cooks are done in the kitchen I promise they will let us all know its time to EAT.
Articul8Madness said:
When the cooks are done in the kitchen I promise they will let us all know its time to EAT.
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I'm cooking something up lol ... I thought everyone smelled it by now.
Awesome news! I've been stalking g7 power and play.. With Power getting official twrp and today's my day to get a phone I'm going to grab one later on. Happy to get away from my quad core 32 bit Boost G6 play and on to a 64 bit.