Superoneclick hang on step 7 I'm trying to root SCH I500 Gingerbread, firmware 2.3.5 build EH03, kernel 2.6.35.7. any links that might help?
pretty sure SuperOneClick actually doesn't work on this phone. if you would like to root the stock ROM, get files from step 6 on this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
you may want to replace the superuser app with SuperSU. also try to find the GBBootloaders, they tend to make things work better and don't erase modifications made to the system on boot. they're in that guide in step 4 i think.
Thanks
skepticmisfit said:
pretty sure SuperOneClick actually doesn't work on this phone. if you would like to root the stock ROM, get files from step 6 on this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
you may want to replace the superuser app with SuperSU. also try to find the GBBootloaders, they tend to make things work better and don't erase modifications made to the system on boot. they're in that guide in step 4 i think.
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got phone rooted and disable/uninstalled verizon and game app.. phone is louder with e09 radio. but gooing to try and install kitkat
jgmedina said:
got phone rooted and disable/uninstalled verizon and game app.. phone is louder with e09 radio. but gooing to try and install kitkat
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i haven't really found myself entirely satisfied with the custom ROMs out there.. i may give kitkat a shot but JB is really laggy for me, ICS had issues that were never fixed (no wifi tethering, torch doesn't work well at all, animations lag). i haven't given kitkat a shot in a while but the last time I did it was super laggy and partially broken, haven't tried the unofficial CM11 builds but i've heard good things so i'll try it-
ok
skepticmisfit said:
i haven't really found myself entirely satisfied with the custom ROMs out there.. i may give kitkat a shot but JB is really laggy for me, ICS had issues that were never fixed (no wifi tethering, torch doesn't work well at all, animations lag). i haven't given kitkat a shot in a while but the last time I did it was super laggy and partially broken, haven't tried the unofficial CM11 builds but i've heard good things so i'll try it-
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i download cm 11 and just downloaded 3.3_stable 4.2.2
avatar-3.3_stable-1517-20131203-galaxysmtd.zip Download Torrent
stable 267353ee5f0e953ad4d712daec318377 438(220) 153.13 MB December 3 2013 from avatar. do you think they will work together?
jgmedina said:
i download cm 11 and just downloaded 3.3_stable 4.2.2
avatar-3.3_stable-1517-20131203-galaxysmtd.zip Download Torrent
stable 267353ee5f0e953ad4d712daec318377 438(220) 153.13 MB December 3 2013 from avatar. do you think they will work together?
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no no no no no galaxysmtd is for the i9000 Galaxy S aka not our device. we have the fascinatemtd (assuming you have a Verizon Fascinate). fascinatemtd is the accepted name given to us by CyanogenMod. Do not flash galaxysmtd or any other roms from other Galaxy S devices (vibrantmtd, captivatemtd, etc.)!! unless you want a brick, and if you want a brick, go ahead.
if you want kitkat for this phone, browse around the Android Development forum here. there's a relatively well-developed cm11 build made by a dev called Times_infinity. there's a couple other ROMs too but that's the one that I hear works the best.
again, do not flash any galaxysmtd ROM on this phone!
also this paranoidandroid version is solid.
http://goo.im/devs/notta/roms/fascinatemtd//pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318.zip
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ok thanks.
skepticmisfit said:
no no no no no galaxysmtd is for the i9000 Galaxy S aka not our device. we have the fascinatemtd (assuming you have a Verizon Fascinate). fascinatemtd is the accepted name given to us by CyanogenMod. Do not flash galaxysmtd or any other roms from other Galaxy S devices (vibrantmtd, captivatemtd, etc.)!! unless you want a brick, and if you want a brick, go ahead.
if you want kitkat for this phone, browse around the Android Development forum here. there's a relatively well-developed cm11 build made by a dev called Times_infinity. there's a couple other ROMs too but that's the one that I hear works the best.
again, do not flash any galaxysmtd ROM on this phone!
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i will look for it. jyesi is a facinate vrz
thanks
Javier
cool
hhp_211 said:
also this paranoidandroid version is solid.
http://goo.im/devs/notta/roms/fascinatemtd//pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318.zip
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cool, i was looking at the one from avatar, theres no pic from times_infinity..CyanogenMod 11.0 2/20/14
the CM is the kernel?
jgmedina said:
cool, i was looking at the one from avatar, theres no pic from times_infinity..CyanogenMod 11.0 2/20/14
the CM is the kernel?
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no it's a ROM.
skepticmisfit said:
no it's a ROM.
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lol i'm confused
the link you sent me from goo.m is a rom? is the kernel the dev zip there? or development tool?
jgmedina said:
lol i'm confused
the link you sent me from goo.m is a rom? is the kernel the dev zip there? or development tool?
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in the link to the guide skept sent you,, follow section 4 if you want to install the kitkat ROM link of paranoid android that i sent you...
it is quite a few steps, so take your time and read slowly & very carefully and it should work fine.
Last 2 are best guess
hhp_211 said:
in the link to the guide skept sent you,, follow section 4 if you want to install the kitkat ROM link of paranoid android that i sent you...links
it is quite a few steps, so take your time and read slowly & very carefully and it should work fine.
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yes i want to try kik kat.
2.1-cm11-4.4__TWRP_11-10-2013-fassy instructions said to get this
cm-11-20131206-UNOFFICIAL-fascinatemtd kernel
pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318 Paraniod rom
GBbootloaders
gapps-gb-20110114-signed ---GAPPS
gapps-jb-20130813-signed -- Inverted hope they are the right ones links to pages were moved
Kit Kat
jgmedina said:
got phone rooted and disable/uninstalled verizon and game app.. phone is louder with e09 radio. but gooing to try and install kitkat
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Got this from your link
2.1-cm11-4.4__TWRP_11-10-2013-fassy instructions said to get this
cm-11-20131206-UNOFFICIAL-fascinatemtd kernel
pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318 Paraniod rom
GBbootloaders
gapps-gb-20110114-signed ---GAPPS
gapps-jb-20130813-signed -- Inverted hope they are the right ones links to pages were moved
jgmedina said:
Got this from your link
2.1-cm11-4.4__TWRP_11-10-2013-fassy instructions said to get this
cm-11-20131206-UNOFFICIAL-fascinatemtd kernel
pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318 Paraniod rom
GBbootloaders
gapps-gb-20110114-signed ---GAPPS
gapps-jb-20130813-signed -- Inverted hope they are the right ones links to pages were moved
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Please
Follow Section 4
of
[GUIDE] Installing a Rom/CWM recovery/Root or going back to Stock - by droidstyle
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Section:4 How to flash ICS, JellyBean, and Kit Kat 4.X roms
Step 1: Download these files to your pc:
Odin- http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz
Samsung Driver- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe
CWM4 fixed for cm7- http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=669652&d=1311907538
Stock EH03 rom- http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/fascinate/odin/CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23050663588004887
use this link instead, the other one is dead
[[[ you wont need this right now since you are already rooted, but you will need it in the future, so d/l it anyway ]]]
Atlas_v2.2 pit- http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz
[[[ you wont need this right now either, but you will need it in the future, so d/l it anyway ]]]
GB bootloaders- http://goo.gl/6aJ1N (this needs to be extracted with a program such as 7zip)
Step 2: Download one of the Custom ICS,JB, or KK roms below to the root of your sd card.
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
this either
paranoid android version
pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318
http://goo.im/devs/notta/roms/fascinatemtd//pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318.zip
OR
this CM version
CyanogenMod 11.0 2/20/14
http://www.mediafire.com/?78i504jhb8dims0
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
Step 3: Download latest GAPPS package to root of sd card
I would recommend either
MINI MODULAR PACKAGE
or
MICRO MODULAR PACKAGE
from this thread
[GAPPS][4.4.x/4.3.x] OFFICIAL 0-Day PA-GOOGLE APPS (All ROM's)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
Now you are ready to install things...
Step 4: Power off phone and pull battery.
Step 5: Open odin on your computer.
Step 6: Plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow
triangle should appear saying "download mode".
[[[ you wont need this right now since you are already rooted, ]]]
Step 7: Click on PDA in odin and find the stock EH03 rom you downloaded to your computer in step 1.
Step 8: Click on PIT in Odin and select the atlas 2.2 pit you downloaded in step 1(make sure repartition is checked).
Step 9: Click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.
Step 10: Unplug usb cable, put battery back in and boot phone.
Step 11: Power off phone and pull battery.
Step 12: Plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".
Step 13: Open Odin, click PDA and select "cwm4 fixed for cm7" you downloaded in step 1, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.
Step 14: Close and open odin to reset connection. click on the PDA function and find the "GB bootloaders.tar" that you downloaded in step 1 and hit start.
Step 15: Unplug usb cable and insert battery.
Step 16: With three fingers,, hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in CWM blue recovery 4.
Step 17: Choose "Wipe Data/Factory reset", then under the "advanced" menu wipe dalvik cache
Step 17: Use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the ROM you pushed to your sd card in step 2. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.
Step 18: Once the ROM finishes installing Choose reboot.
Step 19: Reboot recovery via the power menu.
Step 22: Wipe cache and Install gapps zip from sd that you downloaded in step 3, then reboot.
.
recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.8-fascinate
hhp_211 said:
Please
Follow Section 4
of
[GUIDE] Installing a Rom/CWM recovery/Root or going back to Stock - by droidstyle
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Section:4 How to flash ICS, JellyBean, and Kit Kat 4.X roms
Step 1: Download these files to your pc:
Odin- http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz
Samsung Driver- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe
CWM4 fixed for cm7- http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=669652&d=1311907538
Stock EH03 rom- http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/fascinate/odin/CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23050663588004887
use this link instead, the other one is dead
[[[ you wont need this right now since you are already rooted, but you will need it in the future, so d/l it anyway ]]]
Atlas_v2.2 pit- http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz
[[[ you wont need this right now either, but you will need it in the future, so d/l it anyway ]]]
GB bootloaders- http://goo.gl/6aJ1N (this needs to be extracted with a program such as 7zip)
Step 2: Download one of the Custom ICS,JB, or KK roms below to the root of your sd card.
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
this either
paranoid android version
pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318
http://goo.im/devs/notta/roms/fascinatemtd//pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318.zip
OR
this CM version
CyanogenMod 11.0 2/20/14
http://www.mediafire.com/?78i504jhb8dims0
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
Step 3: Download latest GAPPS package to root of sd card
I would recommend either
MINI MODULAR PACKAGE
or
MICRO MODULAR PACKAGE
from this thread
[GAPPS][4.4.x/4.3.x] OFFICIAL 0-Day PA-GOOGLE APPS (All ROM's)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
Now you are ready to install things...
Step 4: Power off phone and pull battery.
Step 5: Open odin on your computer.
Step 6: Plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow
triangle should appear saying "download mode".
[[[ you wont need this right now since you are already rooted, ]]]
Step 7: Click on PDA in odin and find the stock EH03 rom you downloaded to your computer in step 1.
Step 8: Click on PIT in Odin and select the atlas 2.2 pit you downloaded in step 1(make sure repartition is checked).
Step 9: Click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.
Step 10: Unplug usb cable, put battery back in and boot phone.
Step 11: Power off phone and pull battery.
Step 12: Plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".
Step 13: Open Odin, click PDA and select "cwm4 fixed for cm7" you downloaded in step 1, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.
Step 14: Close and open odin to reset connection. click on the PDA function and find the "GB bootloaders.tar" that you downloaded in step 1 and hit start.
Step 15: Unplug usb cable and insert battery.
Step 16: With three fingers,, hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in CWM blue recovery 4.
Step 17: Choose "Wipe Data/Factory reset", then under the "advanced" menu wipe dalvik cache
Step 17: Use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the ROM you pushed to your sd card in step 2. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.
Step 18: Once the ROM finishes installing Choose reboot.
Step 19: Reboot recovery via the power menu.
Step 22: Wipe cache and Install gapps zip from sd that you downloaded in step 3, then reboot.
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oh thanks man, i found this at clock website---- recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.8-fascinate but odin does not see it, only the one i already installed from this guide the other day
this thread went really off-topic
whatever though, as long as you got what you wanted and have a working phone
lthought i was more competant ugh
hhp_211 said:
Please
Follow Section 4
of
[GUIDE] Installing a Rom/CWM recovery/Root or going back to Stock - by droidstyle
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
Section:4 How to flash ICS, JellyBean, and Kit Kat 4.X roms
Step 1: Download these files to your pc:
Odin- http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz
Samsung Driver- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe
CWM4 fixed for cm7- http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=669652&d=1311907538
Stock EH03 rom- http://www.imnuts.org/downloads/fascinate/odin/CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23050663588004887
use this link instead, the other one is dead
[[[ you wont need this right now since you are already rooted, but you will need it in the future, so d/l it anyway ]]]
Atlas_v2.2 pit- http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz
[[[ you wont need this right now either, but you will need it in the future, so d/l it anyway ]]]
GB bootloaders- http://goo.gl/6aJ1N (this needs to be extracted with a program such as 7zip)
Step 2: Download one of the Custom ICS,JB, or KK roms below to the root of your sd card.
[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[
this either
paranoid android version
pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318
http://goo.im/devs/notta/roms/fascinatemtd//pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318.zip
OR
this CM version
CyanogenMod 11.0 2/20/14
http://www.mediafire.com/?78i504jhb8dims0
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
Step 3: Download latest GAPPS package to root of sd card
I would recommend either
MINI MODULAR PACKAGE
or
MICRO MODULAR PACKAGE
from this thread
[GAPPS][4.4.x/4.3.x] OFFICIAL 0-Day PA-GOOGLE APPS (All ROM's)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
Now you are ready to install things...
Step 4: Power off phone and pull battery.
Step 5: Open odin on your computer.
Step 6: Plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow
triangle should appear saying "download mode".
[[[ you wont need this right now since you are already rooted, ]]]
Step 7: Click on PDA in odin and find the stock EH03 rom you downloaded to your computer in step 1.
Step 8: Click on PIT in Odin and select the atlas 2.2 pit you downloaded in step 1(make sure repartition is checked).
Step 9: Click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.
Step 10: Unplug usb cable, put battery back in and boot phone.
Step 11: Power off phone and pull battery.
Step 12: Plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".
Step 13: Open Odin, click PDA and select "cwm4 fixed for cm7" you downloaded in step 1, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.
Step 14: Close and open odin to reset connection. click on the PDA function and find the "GB bootloaders.tar" that you downloaded in step 1 and hit start.
Step 15: Unplug usb cable and insert battery.
Step 16: With three fingers,, hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in CWM blue recovery 4.
Step 17: Choose "Wipe Data/Factory reset", then under the "advanced" menu wipe dalvik cache
Step 17: Use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the ROM you pushed to your sd card in step 2. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.
Step 18: Once the ROM finishes installing Choose reboot.
Step 19: Reboot recovery via the power menu.
Step 22: Wipe cache and Install gapps zip from sd that you downloaded in step 3, then reboot.
Sorry to bother you. i rooted phone on cwm after 12 hrs of trying. but it loops on Samsung. screen. Going to go back to stock thanks for the help though.
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jgmedina said:
Sorry to bother you. i rooted phone on cwm after 12 hrs of trying. but it loops on Samsung. screen. Going to go back to stock thanks for the help though.
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steps 4-10 will get you a rooted stock phone
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if you get errors,, loops,, etc we need to know more information like what you have completed and what you were doing next when error happened.
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hhp_211 said:
steps 4-10 will get you a rooted stock phone
.
if you get errors,, loops,, etc we need to know more information like what you have completed and what you were doing next when error happened.
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been stuck on samsung screen. tried with cwm blue to clear delvick, and data/factory rest. od is stuck on
<ID:0/005> Added!!
<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..
<ID:0/005> File analysis..
<ID:0/005> Enter CS for MD5..
<ID:0/005> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<ID:0/005> Please wait..
download odin 1.85 to see if that work.
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ATTENTION, THIS IS FOR TELUS FASCINATE USERS ONLY! (ANDROID 2.2 FROYO)
Okay, so the Telus Fascinate (T959D) is basically the same phone as the T-mobile Vibrant. The only thing stopping us from using Vibrant ROMs was not having the right kernel to flash on top. That is no longer the case, as supercurio has recently injected the Telus Fascinate stock 2.2 JL3 kernel with Voodoo and Clockwork Recovery for us.
So, here is a complete guide to installing Vibrant ROMs on the Telus Fascinate. I have been using Team Whiskey's Nero 5 with Voodoo enabled, 100% working. All the required files are attached.
Note: Please don't send me any messages saying "My phone broke! It's your fault!" This guide worked flawlessly for me, and you all know the risk involved in flashing your phones. There is a reason doing so voids your warranty. That being said, there should not be any issues if you simply follow the instructions correctly.
1. Use Titanium Backup to back up all apps and settings/data
2. Flash stock Telus Fascinate 2.2 ROM using Odin
****ONLY DO THIS IF YOU ARE COMING FROM A CUSTOM ROM. IF YOUR PHONE IS STILL STOCK, YOU MAY SKIP THIS STEP****
A. Download Odin (attached) and the Telus JL3 stock files
B. Open Odin, and put the files in the appropriate boxes
s1_odin_20100512.pit in "PIT"
T959TLJL3-REV03-ALL-low-CL763100.tar.md5 in "PDA"
T959TLJL3_FROYO_Phone-CL763100.tar in "PHONE"
SGH-T959D-CSC-TLSJL3.tar.md5 in "CSC"
C. Boot into download mode by turning phone off, then holding "Volume Down" while connecting the phone to the computer
D. The first "ID:COM" box should turn yellow and show a numerical COM port
E. Click "Start" and wait for it to finish and reboot, and unplug the phone after the yellow box turns green and says "PASS"
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3. Use SuperOneClick to root the phone
1. Download SuperOneClick v1.5.5 (attached)
2. On phone, go to Options > Applocations > Development and enable "USB Debugging"
3. Connect phone to computer, open SuperOneClick, and click "Root"
4. You should see a confirmation when it's done
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4. Flash supercurio's Stock+Voodoo kernel using Odin
A. Download the Stock+Voodoo kernel .tar for Odin
B. Open Odin, and put the kernel file in the appropriate box
stock+Voodoo-Froyo-T959D-TLJL3.tar in "PDA"
C. Boot into download mode by turning phone off, then holding "Volume Down" while connecting the phone to the computer
D. The first "ID:COM" box should turn yellow and show a numerical COM port
E. Click "Start" and wait for it to finish and reboot, and unplug the phone after the yellow box turns green and says "PASS"
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5. Install your desired custom ROM using Clockwork Recovery
****MAKE SURE THAT THE ROM YOU WANT TO INSTALL DOES NOT HAVE A BOOTLOADER INCLUDED. IF IT DOES IT WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE. BROWSE THE .ZIP, AND CHECK THE "UPDATES" FOLDER, AND LOOK FOR "SBL.BIN" OR "BOOT.BIN". IF THEY EXIST, DELETE THEM AND REMOVE THE REFERENCE TO THEM (SINGLE LINE FOR EACH) IN THE "UPDATE SCRIPT" FILE, WHICH IS FOUND IN /META-INF/com/google/android/****
A. Place xxxxxxxx.zip (whichever ROM you are flashing) on internal sdcard
B. Disable any lagfixes (Follow step 6 to disable voodoo if it automatically enables with supercurio's kernel - this doesn't happen for everyone I don't think)
C. Reboot into clockwork recovery by holding "Volume Up" + "Volume Down" while turing on the phone
D. Select "install zip from sdcard"
E. Select "choose zip from sdcard"
F. Select "xxxxxxxx.zip"
G. Select "Yes - xxxxxxxx.zip"
H. Wait for installation to finish
I. Reboot
J. After full boot, wait roughly 10 minutes and reboot, this will smooth things out and eliminate any small bugs.
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6. Disable Voodoo
****ONLY DO THIS IF THE ROM YOU JUST FLASHED HAS VOODOO INSTALLED & ENABLED BY DEFAULT. OTHERWISE, YOU MAY SKIP THIS STEP****
A. Reboot into clock work recovery by holding "Volume Up" + "Volume Down" while turing on the phone
B. select "voodoo lagfix"
C. Select "disable lagfix"
D. Select "go back"
E. Select "reboot system now"
F. Your file system will now be converted back to rfs. This will take about 2-4 minutes, be patient!
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7. Flash supercurio's Stock+Voodoo kernel using Clockwork Recovery
A. Download the Stock+Voodoo kernel .zip for Clockwork Recovery
B. Place stock+Voodoo-Froyo-T959D-TLJL3-unsigned-update.zip on internal sdcard
C. Reboot into clockwork recovery by holding "Volume Up" + "Volume Down" while turing on the phone
D. Select "install zip from sdcard"
E. Select "choose zip from sdcard"
F. Select "stock+Voodoo-Froyo-T959D-TLJL3-unsigned-update.zip"
G. Select "Yes - stock+Voodoo-Froyo-T959D-TLJL3-unsigned-update.zip"
H. Wait for installation to finish
I. Reboot
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8. Flash Telus modem
A. Place update.tljl3.modem.zip (attached) on internal sdcard
B. Reboot into clockwork recovery by holding "Volume Up" + "Volume Down" while turing on the phone
C. Select "install zip from sdcard"
D. Select "choose zip from sdcard"
E. Select "update.tljl3.modem.zip"
G. Select "Yes - update.tljl3.modem.zip"
H. Wait for installation to finish
I. Reboot
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9. Enable Voodoo (Optional)
A. Reboot into clock work recovery by holding "Volume Up" + "Volume Down" while turing on the phone
B. select "voodoo lagfix"
C. Select "enable lagfix"
D. Select "go back"
E. Select "reboot system now"
F. Your file system will now be converted to ext4. This will take about 2-4 minutes, be patient!
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10. Use Titanium Backup to restore all apps and settings/data
11. Recalibrate battery
A. Connect the phone to the charger with the phone powered on, and allow the phone to charge until it shows 100%
B. Disconnect the phone from the charger, and power it off.
C. Reconnect the phone to the charger with the phone powered off, and allow the phone to charge until the battery indicator shows 100% (you can use vol-up/vol-down to make the indicator come back up when the screen goes to sleep).
D. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on.
E. Once the phone is powered completely on, power it off again and reconnect it to the charger and make sure the battery indicator shows 100%.
F. Boot into clockwork recovery by holding "Volume Up" + "Volume Down" while turing on the phone
G. Select "Advanced"
H. Select "Wipe battery stats"
I. Reboot
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12. Done!!!!
You should now have a 100% functional custom ROM...Enjoy.
Well, i have supercurio's kernel flashed, with voodoo enabled.
I'm not sure which step to start at to be honest.
And i flashed the custom kernel through SGS Kernel Flasher, so do i have to flash back to stock and do this process all over again?
cowvun said:
Well, i have supercurio's kernel flashed, with voodoo enabled.
I'm not sure which step to start at to be honest.
And i flashed the custom kernel through SGS Kernel Flasher, so do i have to flash back to stock and do this process all over again?
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If you are currently running a stock ROM with supercurio's kernel, then you would jump to the part that comes after installing the stock ROM and supercurio's kernel (i.e. flashing the custom ROM). Just disable Voodoo first.
If you are currently running a custom ROM, then yes, it is recommended to go back to stock before flashing a new custom ROM. Some ROM developers have made it so that you can flash their newer versions over older versions of the same ROM, but make sure that's the case before you do so. And it's always recommended to disable Voodoo before flashing anything.
samperlmutar said:
If you are currently running a stock ROM with supercurio's kernel, then you would jump to the part that comes after installing the stock ROM and supercurio's kernel (i.e. flashing the custom ROM). Just disable Voodoo first.
If you are currently running a custom ROM, then yes, it is recommended to go back to stock before flashing a new custom ROM. Some ROM developers have made it so that you can flash their newer versions over older versions of the same ROM, but make sure that's the case before you do so. And it's always recommended to disable Voodoo before flashing anything.
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Great Post Samperlmutar;
Just one suggestion if I may, you didn't mention to boot into clockwork AFTER you flash the final final voodoo kernel so you can enable voodoo lagfix...if you want it.
I have voodoo enable and this phone is crazy fast.
samperlmutar said:
If you are currently running a stock ROM with supercurio's kernel, then you would jump to the part that comes after installing the stock ROM and supercurio's kernel (i.e. flashing the custom ROM). Just disable Voodoo first.
If you are currently running a custom ROM, then yes, it is recommended to go back to stock before flashing a new custom ROM. Some ROM developers have made it so that you can flash their newer versions over older versions of the same ROM, but make sure that's the case before you do so. And it's always recommended to disable Voodoo before flashing anything.
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Thank you.
Btw, why do you flash supercurio's kernel twice, on step 4 and 7?
cowvun said:
Thank you.
Btw, why do you flash supercurio's kernel twice, on step 4 and 7?
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You have to flash it the first time to get to clockwork recovery, then when you flash the vibrant rom the supercurio kernel will get overwrited, therefore it needs to be flashed again.
roccos_van said:
You have to flash it the first time to get to clockwork recovery, then when you flash the vibrant rom the supercurio kernel will get overwrited, therefore it needs to be flashed again.
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Wouldn't flashing other phone's roms brick our phone?
Unless the custom rom is compatible with supercurio's kernel. Not sure.
roccos_van said:
Great Post Samperlmutar;
Just one suggestion if I may, you didn't mention to boot into clockwork AFTER you flash the final final voodoo kernel so you can enable voodoo lagfix...if you want it.
I have voodoo enable and this phone is crazy fast.
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Damn. I spent 15 minutes looking it over and I totally missed that lol. Thanks, I will put that in.
cowvun said:
Wouldn't flashing other phone's roms brick our phone?
Unless the custom rom is compatible with supercurio's kernel. Not sure.
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No. That's why I specified to use ROMs for the Vibrant, it's virtually the same phone. They work almost perfectly even if you don't flash a Telus kernel/modem. The only consistent issues with unmodified Vibrant ROMs on the Telus Fascinate are (1) Volume buttons swapped, (2) No wireless service, and (3) USB connection causes reboot. Each of these issues are fixed by flashing a compatible kernel/modem.
Can we use themes created for Nero v5?
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Can we use themes created for Nero v5?
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I haven't used any themes, but they should definitely work without any problems. Themes don't affect the kernel or the modem, and those two elements are the only things that we changed from the original Vibrant ROMs.
samperlmutar said:
I haven't used any themes, but they should definitely work without any problems. Themes don't affect the kernel or the modem, and those two elements are the only things that we changed from the original Vibrant ROMs.
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Alright, thanks for your quick reply.
And thanks for this guide. Working great. xD
First time noob here! I have several questions regarding this install
1) I'm not so familiar with Odin. Can I use sgs kernel flasher instead?
2) If i mess up during the process, is there any method to go back to the stock?
3) Will any T-mobile vibrant rom work on telus fascinate?
4)What do they mean by remove lagfix in step 5?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!
wwowz said:
First time noob here! I have several questions regarding this install
1) I'm not so familiar with Odin. Can I use sgs kernel flasher instead?
2) If i mess up during the process, is there any method to go back to the stock?
3) Will any T-mobile vibrant rom work on telus fascinate?
4)What do they mean by remove lagfix in step 5?
Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!
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1) The steps where I say to use Odin use files made for Odin, so no...they can't be used for anything else. Download Odin from the attachments and check it out. It's really easy to use and should make perfect sense if you follow the instructions closely.
2) That's what step 2 does. If you mess up at any time, you can just perform step 2 and everything will be back to stock.
3) From my experience, yes.
4) If you started from step 1, then you don't have a lag-fix installed. This is just an extra warning for those who jumped straight to installing the ROM, that might have been running stock w/ a custom kernel already (and thus may have installed a lag-fix).
Sorry for the repost XD
samperlmutar said:
1) the steps where i say to use odin use files made for odin, so no...they can't be used for anything else. Download odin from the attachments and check it out. It's really easy to use and should make perfect sense if you follow the instructions closely.
2) that's what step 2 does. If you mess up at any time, you can just perform step 2 and everything will be back to stock.
3) from my experience, yes.
4) if you started from step 1, then you don't have a lag-fix installed. This is just an extra warning for those who jumped straight to installing the rom, that might have been running stock w/ a custom kernel already (and thus may have installed a lag-fix).
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awesome!!!!! Thanks for the answers!!!
Help! I was going through the steps everything running smoothly. I installed Nero 5 from the zip, checked reboot and now I have nothing. No download mode, no recovery, nothing!
For odin, do we have to download any .pit file?
I researched about odin articles and it seems that I need the pit file. Can anyone
help me with this? Thanks!
Ok, now that people have started bricking because they aren't making sure that what they're flashing is compatible with their phones, it's time to take a few steps back and add a little caution. For all their similarities, the Vibrant and our (Telus) Fascinates are NOT the same phone.
Before you flash ANYTHING you need to first extract and examine the update script to make sure it's not flashing a bootloader or some such thing that WILL brick your phone.
What you need to do is look at the blocks (i.e. stuff under /dev/block/) it's flashing and anything outside of modem.bin and zImage (kernel) should be a red flag telling you to stay away from this ROM. In fact, if you have any Kung-Fu skills you can just replace the model and kernel files with the Telus or I9000 ones you want to use and re-sign the zip file to keep from having to flash and re-flash.
Thanks so much, I have been waiting on this since i unlocked my phone. Let the installing begin
EDIT: My phone seems to be stuck on download mode: ODIN does not want to recognize it so I cannot flash(right word?) the Stock+Voodoo-Froyo.tar file.
EDIT: FIXED: Boot into recovery mode: VOL up + VOL down. Then click reboot with power button, then immediately hold VOL down
So, my dad and I have the same phone, but he doesn't flash ROMS on his, just keeps it stock. So when I found out today that his was 3.2 or the like, and mine was 2.2.1, I wanted to go back to stock and update my phone. I did a hard factory reset, and now the phone isn't booting (home app is crashing). Many of the DL09 links I found were not working; can someone please help?
Tetramputechture said:
So, my dad and I have the same phone, but he doesn't flash ROMS on his, just keeps it stock. So when I found out today that his was 3.2 or the like, and mine was 2.2.1, I wanted to go back to stock and update my phone. I did a hard factory reset, and now the phone isn't booting (home app is crashing). Many of the DL09 links I found were not working; can someone please help?
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Their is a guide by 'Droidstyle'
In the general section on how to flash back to stock.
Never mind. Quoted it to save your time
droidstyle said:
Here is a guide i have put together for the fascinate.
There are 8 sections:
1: How to Flash a Froyo rom
2: How to flash EH03/EH09/EI20 TW gingerbread rom
3: How to flash MTD GB roms(cm7,miui,aosp)
4: How to Flash MTD ICS 4.0.3 roms (Teamhacksung, AOKP, FassyGummy)
5: Going back to stock Froyo or Gingerbread from any rom
6: Rooting stock Froyo/Gingerbread
7: Radios/Modems
8: Kernels
My goal was to keep it straight forward and simple for new users. Hope this helps!!
*I am not liable for what you do to your phone!
*I take no credit for any of the links posted in this thread!!!
*(Back up data/sd card First!!)
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Section:1
* How to flash a 2.2.1 froyo rom... the links provided are for ccampos power washed ed05 rom w/ otb 1.6 fusion voodoo kernel.
*if you don't want voodoo lag-fix flash a novoodoo kernel in cwm such as stock ed05, just repeat step 11, but use this file.
http://www.mediafire.com/?6sm609gwt8j0yni
*If your coming from any other rom besides stock froyo, use section:5 first, then proceed with section:1
Step 1: Download odin on your computer here, http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz
Step 2: Download samsung drivers to computer here, http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones.exe
Step 3: Download cwm 2.5 to computer, http://www.mediafire.com/?6x5utoca59et7o9
Step 4: Download power wash 1.2 rom(or any froyo rom you want to flash) and put it on the sd card of your phone
http://www.mediafire.com/?dbjb599rt1o8urz
Step 5: power off phone and pull battery.
Step 6: plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".
Step 7: open Odin, click PDA and select cwmall.tar you downloaded in step 3, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.
Step 8: unplug usb cable and insert battery.
Step 9: with three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in red recovery 2.5.1.x.
Step 10: select wipe data, wipe cache, then scroll down and select advance, select wipe dalvik, scroll down and select yes in secondary menu.
Step 11: use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the rom you pushed to your sd card in step 4. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.
Step 12: once the rom finishes installing, reboot system and enjoy your new rom!
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*How to flash a EH03/EH09/EI20 2.3.5 gingerbread rom such as PWGB by CCampos, TSM Resurrection, or Superclean3 by Nitsuj17
Step 1: Download files from steps 1&2 in section:1 froyo guide(if you have not already).
Step 2: Download Atlas 2.2 pit file to pc:
http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz
Step 3: Download PowerWashed 2.3.4 eh09 rom package by Ccompos to your pc.
http://www.mediafire.com/?c37loxth85zn2ti
* You can also substitute Powerwashed for the stock eh03 rom and have the latest eh03 radio before upgrading to TSM Res. or Superclean3
http://dev-host.org/AKs
Step 4: power off phone and pull battery.
Step 5: open odin on your computer.
Step 6: plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow
triangle should appear saying "download mode".
Step 7: click on PDA in odin and find the PowerWashed eh09.tar(rom) or eh03 STOCK rom you downloaded to your computer in step 3.
Step 8: click on PIT in Odin and select the atlas 2.2 pit you downladed to pc in step 2.(make sure repartition is checked)
Step 9: click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.
Step 10: unplug usb cable, put battery back in and boot phone.
*Now you are on rooted PowerWashed eh09 gingerbread by Ccompos or Stock EH03, depending on which odin package you used in step 7. If you want to flash TSM Resurrection or Superclean3, continue following directions below.
Step 11: Download cwm 2.5.x to pc http://www.mediafire.com/?6x5utoca59et7o9
Step 12: Download TSM or Superclean3 to root of sd card
TSM Resurrection 2.2 (EH03 based): http://dev-host.org/ST2
Superclean3 milestone 2: http://dev-host.org/ih2m13vt442z/sc3_milestone2_full.zip
Step 13: power off phone and pull battery.
Step 14: plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".
Step 15: open Odin, click PDA and select cwmall.tar you downloaded in step 11, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.
Step 16: unplug usb cable and insert battery.
Step 17: with three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in red recovery 2.5.1.x.
Step 18: select wipe data, wipe cache, then scroll down and select advance, select wipe dalvik, scroll down and select yes in secondary menu.
Step 19: use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the rom you pushed to your sd card in step 12. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.
Step 20: once the rom finishes installing, reboot system and enjoy your new rom!
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*How to flash any MTD 2.3.7 GB rom such as cm7,miui,vgb etc... I will be using Makelegs cm7.2 skang in this guide
Step 1: Download files from steps 1&2 of section:1 froyo guide to pc.
Step 2: Download cwm4 fixed for cm7 to pc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=669652&d=1311907538
Step 3: Download Stock EH03 Gingerbread rom by Nitsuj17 and atlas_v2.2 pitfile to pc.
EH03 rom:http://dev-host.org/AKs
Atlas_v2.2 pit:http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz
Step 4: Download latest cm7.2 skang here
http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/gigglebread/index.php?id=fascinatemtd
Step 5: Download Gapps package to root of sd card.( MIUI does not need gapps)
http://www.mediafire.com/?dm1qsm4rwapkeqx Gapps 12/14/11 for cm7
Step 6: power off phone and pull battery.
Step 7: open odin on your computer.
Step 8: plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow
triangle should appear saying "download mode".
Step 9: click on PDA in odin and find the stock EH03 rom you downloaded to your computer in step 3.
Step 10: click on PIT in Odin and select the atlas 2.2 pit you downloaded in step 3(make sure repartition is checked).
Step 11: click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.
Step 12: unplug usb cable, put battery back in and boot phone.
Step 13: power off phone and pull battery.
Step 14: plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".
Step 15: open Odin, click PDA and select cwm4 fixed for cm7 you downloaded in step 2, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.
Step 16: unplug usb cable and insert battery.
Step 17: with three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in blue recovery 4.
Step 18: select wipe data, wipe cache, then scroll down and select advance, select wipe dalvik, scroll down and select yes in secondary menu.
Step 19: use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the rom you pushed to your sd card in step 4. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.
Step 20: once the rom finishes installing reboot.
Step 21: Long press power key, select reboot, select recovery, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, install gapps 12/14 zip from sd that you down loaded in step 5, Reboot!
*For those having trouble getting sd card to mount in cwm- Try unmounting the sd card and follow the steps 6-15(being you already downloaded files from steps 1-5), then at step 16 insert the sd card and continue following the guide instructions. If that dont work you will need to purchase a class 6 or higher sd card most likely!!
*[optional]For those coming from stock Froyo or Gingerbread Only- Download files from steps 1,2,4,5, then follow steps 13-21 from the Guide. I still recomend following all the steps and odining a stock package, but it should not be necessary for those that are on a stock rom.
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*How to flash any ICS 4.0.3 MTD based rom
*For those who are currently on a ICS based rom and want to change or upgrade roms, skip to step 20
Step 1: Download files from steps 1&2 of section:1 froyo guide to pc.
Step 2: Download cwm4 fixed for cm7 to pc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=669652&d=1311907538
Step 3: Download Stock EH03 Gingerbread rom by Nitsuj17 and atlas_v2.2 pitfile to pc.
EH03 rom:http://dev-host.org/AKs
Atlas_v2.2 pit:http://www.mediafire.com/?r2mi80911vgjjjz
Step 4: Download ICS Teamhacksung Build 1 or 2 to root of sd card.
http://www.mediafire.com/?67782p054lp6o22- Build 1
http://www.enderszone.com/ics/teamhacksung-ota-eng.BUILD2.zip -Build 2(some folks have better luck starting with build 2 over build 1 and vice versa)
Step 5: power off phone and pull battery.
Step 6: open odin on your computer.
Step 7: plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow
triangle should appear saying "download mode".
Step 8: click on PDA in odin and find the stock EH03 rom you downloaded to your computer in step 3.
Step 9: click on PIT in Odin and select the atlas 2.2 pit you downloaded in step 3(make sure repartition is checked).
Step 10: click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.
Step 11: unplug usb cable, put battery back in and boot phone.
Step 12: power off phone and pull battery.
Step 13: plug-in the factory usb cable and hold the volume down key, get into "download mode".
Step 14: open Odin, click PDA and select cwm4 fixed for cm7 you downloaded in step 2, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.
Step 15: unplug usb cable and insert battery.
Step 16: with three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in blue recovery 4.
Step 17: select wipe data, wipe cache, then scroll down and select advance, select wipe dalvik, scroll down and select yes in secondary menu.
Step 18: use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the rom you pushed to your sd card in step 4. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.
Step 19: once the rom finishes installing reboot.
You are currently now on ICS Team Hacksung build 1 ...continue following instructions below for upgrading to build 6.1, AOKP, or FassyGum
Step 20: Download one of the ICS roms below to the root of your sd card.
http://goo-inside.me/roms/sbrissen/teamhacksung_fascinatemtd-ota-eng.BUILD6.1.zip- THS build 6.1
http://www.mediafire.com/?0mp80u5l1ahyxxa- AOKP ICS build 22
http://www.mediafire.com/?j8eh8aqdyi3iqrs- FassyGum0.7.6
Step:21 Download appropiate GAPPS package to root of sd card
http://tux-head.net/pawitp/gappsv7.1.zip-Gapps v7.1 for Teamhacksung & AOKP
http://www.mediafire.com/?yu4j903eib7k2ze- FassyGum 1/14/12 gapps
Step 22: Long press power key, select reboot, select recovery, wipe data, cache, dalvik, Install ICS zip from sd that you downloaded in step 20. then again wipe data, cache, dalvik, Install gapps zip from sd that you downloaded in step 21, Reboot!
*For those having trouble getting sd card to mount in cwm- Try unmounting the sd card and follow the steps 6-15(being you already downloaded files from steps 1-5), then at step 16 insert the sd card and continue following the guide instructions. If that dont work you will need to purchase a class 6 or higher sd card most likely!!
*[optional]For those coming from stock Froyo or Gingerbread Only- Download files from steps 1,2,4,5, then follow steps 13-21 from the Guide. I still recomend following all the steps and odining a stock package, but it should not be necessary for those that are on a stock rom.
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Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
Step 2: Downlaod this stock ED05 Froyo rom package by pentafive(you will need to unzip with 7zip or winrar.) or stock EH03 Gingerbread rom by Nitsuj17.
ED05 Froyo:
EH03 Gingerbread:
What would be the safest option so I'm gauranteed I can still update my phone? Sorry, I'm being overly cautious. I've gone through this debacle before (flashing a ROM for Galaxy S instead of Fascinate), and I don't want it to happen again.
Tetramputechture said:
Step 2: Downlaod this stock ED05 Froyo rom package by pentafive(you will need to unzip with 7zip or winrar.) or stock EH03 Gingerbread rom by Nitsuj17.
ED05 Froyo:
EH03 Gingerbread:
What would be the safest option so I'm gauranteed I can still update my phone? Sorry, I'm being overly cautious. I've gone through this debacle before (flashing a ROM for Galaxy S instead of Fascinate), and I don't want it to happen again.
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EH03 is the safest.
Its a update from Verizon on December 1, 2011.
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
Follow original thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380325
First I’d like to thank everyone for all their work so far with the Verizon S4 rooting and modding. I wouldn’t be writing this if I didn’t have so much info online already. I’m standing on the shoulders of giants. Hehehe.
Here is what I ended up doing:
1) To start, download all these (ODIN, Recovery.pit File, VZWS4 root .zip, SafeStrap.apk, ME7 modules):
http://ge.tt/3ywGajs?c
2) And Stock S4 recovery .tar.MD5 here (if you need to reflash back to stock, or to unbrick)
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8owp4iT4wQnUFdVaGp4czFmWUE&usp=sharing
3) Install Android Terminal Emulator on your phone:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
4) Format your SD card to exFAT using your computer.
5) Extract the RootForVZWS4.zip to your SDcard (DO NOT put it in any other folders, it must be extracted on the SD top level). Then put the SDcard back into the phone.
6) Enable Developer Mode on your phone.
7) Check USB debugging in Developer Options.
8) Allow Unknown Sources under Security.
9) Open terminal emulator and type exactly what is shown:
cd /mnt/extSdCard <-Note: there is a space after cd
./pwn
./script.sh
If you’re like me, even though you may see “Permission Denied” in a few lines, your phone is rooted. This is OK. You're rooted when you see the " $ " turn into a " # "
10) Install SafeStrap.apk from your SDcard to get the bootloader.
11) Run SafeStrap from your Apps Drawer, then choose Install Recovery (this will allow you to boot up and enter SafeStrap where you can back up your stock ROM, and install custom ROMs from your SDcard).
12) Restart and you should see a new Boot Screen – hit menu to enter Recovery
13) Backup your phone! Save to SD card!
14) Add custom ROMs to your SDcard and flash them with SafeStrap
15) Flash ME7 modules.zip
16) Wipe cache and dalvik
17) Fix permissions
18) Reboot and enjoy
*****If you brick your phone, or want to go back to stock*****
1) Enter/boot to ODIN mode (phone NOT connected to computer).
2) Plug your phone into your computer.
3) Open ODINv3.07.
4) Make sure ODIN finds your phone (Top left box will be blue with your phone ID).
5) Click the big PIT button, and find the “SCH-I545.pit” file you downloaded earlier to your computer.
6) Click the big PDA button, and find the .tar.md5 file you downloaded earlier to your computer.
7) When ODIN has finished checking the files, hit START. Wait a long time, then when your phone reboots, and the program says PASS in green, you’re back to stock.
Please let me know if any links don’t work. Hopefully you all can follow this long post.
What is the .pit file for? I have never used this when using Odin to restore to stock.
kenkamm said:
What is the .pit file for? I have never used this when using Odin to restore to stock.
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Hmm. I guess I've never not used it. I just know when I did, it worked... hahaha
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Hmm. I guess I've never not used it. I just know when I did, it worked... hahaha
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Fair enough, hehe.
Do you have a link to some instruction on using that .pit file?
kenkamm said:
Fair enough, hehe.
Do you have a link to some instruction on using that .pit file?
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Sorry, I dont
To flash back to stock....
Click the big "PIT" button, and browse for the "SCH-I545.pit" file
Click the big "PDA" button, and browse for the "COMBINATION.....tar.md5" file
ODIN will think for a minute.... then when the message reads <OSM> Leave CS... hit start
I should probably add that this ODIN flash will remove ROOT and SafeStrap too. The phone will be back to complete 100% Samsung/Verizon stock.
In SafeStrap, I've also wiped the Stock Rom slot, and installed Scotts Clean Rom there.... and it worked (Clean Rom v.1.6.0, Clean Rom Patch v.1.6.5, ME7-modules, Fix Permissions, wipe cache/dalvik)
Every time i start Odin (as admin and regular with antivirus off) it crashes when i try to PDA load cwm4_fixed_for_cm7-ODIN
3 finger into cwm only shows 4 option but none work goes to black screen
i have deleted and reinstalled both Odin3 v1.83 and Odin3 v3.07
jgmedina said:
Every time i start Odin (as admin and regular with antivirus off) it crashes when i try to PDA load cwm4_fixed_for_cm7-ODIN
3 finger into cwm only shows 4 option but none work goes to black screen
i have deleted and reinstalled both Odin3 v1.83 and Odin3 v3.07
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have you installed the samsung drivers for this phone? different USB ports on your computer? different USB cables?
yes except cable
skepticmisfit said:
have you installed the samsung drivers for this phone? different USB ports on your computer? different USB cables?
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yes but only have one usb cable and its not stock i didn't have this problem he first time i rooted. its an old phone a sch i500 fascinate, have done everything else.
jgmedina said:
yes but only have one usb cable and its not stock i didn't have this problem he first time i rooted. its an old phone a sch i500 fascinate, have done everything else.
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try odin version 1.3, you can find it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz it's an older version of odin and it works fine for me every time.
odin is quite the finicky program, honestly. i have no idea why it was so poorly optimized.. but whatever, it's not like consumers were ever supposed to use it anyway
skepticmisfit said:
try odin version 1.3, you can find it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz it's an older version of odin and it works fine for me every time.
odin is quite the finicky program, honestly. i have no idea why it was so poorly optimized.. but whatever, it's not like consumers were ever supposed to use it anyway
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that's the one i started with and was working fine so were the other 2 versions. i've deleted all of them. clean laptop. going to try. if it doesn't work will have to factory set laptop. think Keis that downloaded messed up my laptop.
jgmedina said:
that's the one i started with and was working fine so were the other 2 versions. i've deleted all of them. clean laptop. going to try. if it doesn't work will have to factory set laptop. think Keis that downloaded messed up my laptop.
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yeah btw kies is useless on this phone. I don't think verizon ever pushed out anything using it. they always did everything OTA as far as I recall..
Sent from my SCH-I500
skepticmisfit said:
have you installed the samsung drivers for this phone? different USB ports on your computer? different USB cables?
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yes tried all the port and also phone doesn't complete download when i try to reinstall pit and the kernel again it stops 3/4's of the way. but odin says its complete tried leaving overnoght but nada.
jgmedina said:
yes tried all the port and also phone doesn't complete download when i try to reinstall pit and the kernel again it stops 3/4's of the way. but odin says its complete tried leaving overnoght but nada.
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Steps 7 & 8 are combined, that's the ROM & pit file get odin at same time....
you can install this way::
it is my take on installation, with a little more in-depth instruction of droidstyles Guide
Power off and pull battery,
remove micro sdhc card
put into d/l mode, install battery
odin:: :: PDA Slot :: CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5 ::
and in the :: PIT Slot :: Atlas_v2.2.pit ,,, and appropriately check box [[ Re-Partition ]]
when finished
reboot
~~check out all of Verizon goodness ~~
oh sorry :silly: ,,,
Power off and pull battery
put into d/l mode, install battery
odin:: :: PDA Slot :: cwm4_fixed_for_cm7-ODIN.tar
when finished, click reset in odin
pull battery and usb to power down the fassy and close out of odin
put into d/l mode, install battery
odin:: :: BOOTLOADER Slot :: GBbootloaders.tar ,,, and appropriately check box [[ Phone Bootloader Update ]]
when finished, click reset in odin
pull battery and usb to power down the fassy and close out of odin
Reinstall micro sdhc card
Use three button method ,, [[[ Hold -- Volume buttons UP / Down & Power (((hold all 3 until 2 time the "Samsung" Logo appears,, then release power button while continuing to hold both up/down buttons down,,, when recovery screen comes up,, release buttons and proceed))) ]]] to boot into into CWM blue recovery 4 [ie: cwm4_fixed_for_cm7]
((you have to use this recovery at this point in the process,,, it lets the system properly update from a bml ROM to an mtd ROM)))
and, Choose the Wipe Data/Factory reset, and also wipe dalvik cache [1 time for each is fine]
then while still in recovery,,, flash your 4.2.x ROM of choice,,,
.
hhp_211 said:
Steps 7 & 8 are combined, that's the ROM & pit file get odin at same time....
you can install this way::
it is my take on installation, with a little more in-depth instruction of droidstyles Guide
Power off and pull battery,
remove micro sdhc card
put into d/l mode, install battery
odin:: :: PDA Slot :: CI500_VZW_EH03_GB_CM.tar.md5 ::
and in the :: PIT Slot :: Atlas_v2.2.pit ,,, and appropriately check box [[ Re-Partition ]]
when finished
reboot
~~check out all of Verizon goodness ~~
oh sorry :silly: ,,,
Power off and pull battery
put into d/l mode, install battery
odin:: :: PDA Slot :: cwm4_fixed_for_cm7-ODIN.tar this is where i get Odin3 communication failure
when finished, click reset in odin
pull battery and usb to power down the fassy and close out of odin
put into d/l mode, install battery
odin:: :: BOOTLOADER Slot :: GBbootloaders.tar ,,, and appropriately check box [[ Phone Bootloader Update ]]
when finished, click reset in odin
pull battery and usb to power down the fassy and close out of odin
Reinstall micro sdhc card
Use three button method ,, [[[ Hold -- Volume buttons UP / Down & Power (((hold all 3 until 2 time the "Samsung" Logo appears,, then release power button while continuing to hold both up/down buttons down,,, when recovery screen comes up,, release buttons and proceed))) ]]] to boot into into CWM blue recovery 4 [ie: cwm4_fixed_for_cm7]
((you have to use this recovery at this point in the process,,, it lets the system properly update from a bml ROM to an mtd ROM)))
and, Choose the Wipe Data/Factory reset, and also wipe dalvik cache [1 time for each is fine]
then while still in recovery,,, flash your 4.2.x ROM of choice,,,
.
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can i combine the first 5 since it seams that it runs when i do the first 2
jgmedina said:
can i combine the first 5 since it seams that it runs when i do the first 2
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I just wish we could get on the same page understanding each other....
What i just posted what i just posted above doesn't have any step numbers...
I mention about steps 7&8 from the previous conversions we've had of droidstyles guide because i know I've missed that before...
If you have a question about something please make sure it is clear what its about...
hhp_211 said:
I just wish we could get on the same page understanding each other....
What i just posted what i just posted above doesn't have any step numbers...
I mention about steps 7&8 from the previous conversions we've had of droidstyles guide because i know I've missed that before...
If you have a question about something please make sure it is clear what its about...
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no we are on right page problem is the when i try to install cwm file Odin gives me the communications error
jgmedina said:
yes tried all the port and also phone doesn't complete download when i try to reinstall pit and the kernel again it stops 3/4's of the way. but odin says its complete tried leaving overnoght but nada.
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no we are on right page problem is the when i try to install cwm file Odin gives me the communications error
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But we don't seen to be.
You don't reinstall the pit.
It only gets used if you have changed a to ics or newer rom and need to return to the stock Verizon rom
And the pit and kernel don't go together.
Plus in not sure what kernel you'd be installing either.
.
hhp_211 said:
I just wish we could get on the same page understanding each other....
What i just posted what i just posted above doesn't have any step numbers...
I mention about steps 7&8 from the previous conversions we've had of droidstyles guide because i know I've missed that before...
If you have a question about something please make sure it is clear what its about...
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Ok i will, fixed Odin cwm issue. CWM got corrupted. that's why it was not being loaded by Odin.
get message that zip is bad for rom
going to re-download those file when phone boots up. if it does not will repeat your instruction reinstall zip and hopefully have kitkat rom.
OMG phone is stuck on samsung display. back. to stock lol and start over lol
Thanks man. Will let you know how it goes
hhp_211 said:
But we don't seen to be.
You don't reinstall the pit.
It only gets used if you have changed a to ics or newer rom and need to return to the stock Verizon rom
And the pit and kernel don't go together.
Plus in not sure what kernel you'd be installing either.
.
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pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318......the copy on sd card. when i run cwm to install it from the card cwm says it failed (bad) and when i reboot phone its looped in samsung black screen.
jgmedina said:
pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318......the copy on sd card. when i run cwm to install it from the card cwm says it failed (bad) and when i reboot phone its looped in samsung black screen.
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its because PA uses twrp recovery and not cwm recovery like cm11 does,,,
you basically need to install this recovery at the bold highlighted point below,,, then Use three button method into that new recovery,,, and flash your 4.4.x ROM of choice,,,
Reinstall micro sdhc card
Use three button method ,, [[[ Hold -- Volume buttons UP / Down & Power (((hold all 3 until 2 time the "Samsung" Logo appears,, then release power button while continuing to hold both up/down buttons down,,, when recovery screen comes up,, release buttons and proceed))) ]]] to boot into into CWM blue recovery 4 [ie: cwm4_fixed_for_cm7]
-install twrp recovery- 2.1-cm11-4.4__TWRP_11-10-2013-fassy.zip
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291679682
then while still in recovery,,, flash your 4.2.x ROM of choice,,,
.
Its a possibility you may have to go back to the stock verizon ROM and start over again if you cannot go into cwm4 fixed for cm7 to install the twrp recovery, or have problems installing twrp and/or the PA ROM,,,
.
hhp_211 said:
its because PA uses twrp recovery and not cwm recovery like cm11 does,,,
you basically need to install this recovery at the bold highlighted point below,,, then Use three button method into that new recovery,,, and flash your 4.4.x ROM of choice,,,
Reinstall micro sdhc card
Use three button method ,, [[[ Hold -- Volume buttons UP / Down & Power (((hold all 3 until 2 time the "Samsung" Logo appears,, then release power button while continuing to hold both up/down buttons down,,, when recovery screen comes up,, release buttons and proceed))) ]]] to boot into into CWM blue recovery 4 [ie: cwm4_fixed_for_cm7]
-install twrp recovery- 2.1-cm11-4.4__TWRP_11-10-2013-fassy.zip
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291679682
then while still in recovery,,, flash your 4.2.x ROM of choice,,,
.
Its a possibility you may have to go back to the stock verizon ROM and start over again if you cannot go into cwm4 fixed for cm7 to install the twrp recovery, or have problems installing twrp and/or the PA ROM,,,
.
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ok yes phone is in stock and rooted i will get TWP .
jgmedina said:
ok yes phone is in stock and rooted i will get TWP .
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but you still have to do the cwm4 fixed for cm7 and the GBBootloader ,,,, everything as listed in instructions
hhp_211 said:
its because PA uses twrp recovery and not cwm recovery like cm11 does,,,
you basically need to install this recovery at the bold highlighted point below,,, then Use three button method into that new recovery,,, and flash your 4.4.x ROM of choice,,,
Reinstall micro sdhc card
Use three button method ,, [[[ Hold -- Volume buttons UP / Down & Power (((hold all 3 until 2 time the "Samsung" Logo appears,, then release power button while continuing to hold both up/down buttons down,,, when recovery screen comes up,, release buttons and proceed))) ]]] to boot into into CWM blue recovery 4 [ie: cwm4_fixed_for_cm7]
-install twrp recovery- 2.1-cm11-4.4__TWRP_11-10-2013-fassy.zip
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291679682
then while still in recovery,,, flash your 4.2.x ROM of choice,,,
.
Its a possibility you may have to go back to the stock verizon ROM and start over again if you cannot go into cwm4 fixed for cm7 to install the twrp recovery, or have problems installing twrp and/or the PA ROM,,,
.
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ok tried to install cm said error in /sdcard/cm=,,,,,indtsllstion aborted
i'll try later need to sleep.
twrp recovery,
jgmedina said:
ok tried to install cm said error in /sdcard/cm=,,,,,installation aborted
i'll try later need to sleep.
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how do i know if i'm in twrp?
i don't think i am. screen is still blue.
after installing 2.1-cm11-4.4__TWRP_11-10-2013-fassy.zip
i go to choose zip from sdcard and select pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318
it tries to install but get status (0) error in sd/pa_fascinatemtd-4.2-BETA1-20140318
i have gone to stock and rooted, re-downloaded files several times and still get same error.
got into twrp by powering phone up but still can't install rom from there either
Hi community,
I recently got a samsung galaxy s2 i777 at&t , everything was working just fine until i installed oneplus mod!
I dunno that a rom could turn my i777 in a i9100 when I tried to flash any other i777 rom I get the magic message, this it's not a i777 complatible rom use a i9100 one or something like that.
model number
gt i9100
baseband
i777ucmd8
Is that a reason I can't answer phone calls?
BTW my intention is to turn it back to be a i777 model how it is supposed to be
I strongly recommend that you avoid that site. We have had many, many reports of serious issues, and some even catastrophic, on the I777 from flashing things from that site.
The latest stock distribution for this phone is I777UCMD8 (the same as your baseband / modem). I would suggest that you flash the full version of that stock firmware, which you can get from the Download Repository.
After returning the phone to stock, if you want to customize it, I recommend that you stick with firmware that you can obtain on this forum in the development section. If you are interested in customizing the phone, you can root with framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can use Mobile Odin free or Mobile Odin Pro to install a custom kernel with custom recovery, and then flash the custom firmware of your choice from your recovery. You should be able to find plenty of information in the forums here.
creepyncrawly said:
I strongly recommend that you avoid that site. We have had many, many reports of serious issues, and some even catastrophic, on the I777 from flashing things from that site.
The latest stock distribution for this phone is I777UCMD8 (the same as your baseband / modem). I would suggest that you flash the full version of that stock firmware, which you can get from the Download Repository.
After returning the phone to stock, if you want to customize it, I recommend that you stick with firmware that you can obtain on this forum in the development section. If you are interested in customizing the phone, you can root with framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can use Mobile Odin free or Mobile Odin Pro to install a custom kernel with custom recovery, and then flash the custom firmware of your choice from your recovery. You should be able to find plenty of information in the forums here.
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Never flashed firmware before. Should I go with the "I777UCMD8 Stock Binaries (Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean):" firmware cuz I have that modem already?
You should use the I777UCMD8 firmware because it is the latest version of the operating system available for this phone.
Since you don't have experience flashing, here are detailed instructions.
Download the 7zip file archive and extract the contents. You will have a file ending in .tar.md5. That is the file you will select in the pda slot in Odin.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. (Recommended for this phone. There is a link in the Download Repository.) It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
creepyncrawly said:
You should use the I777UCMD8 firmware because it is the latest version of the operating system available for this phone.
Since you don't have experience flashing, here are detailed instructions.
Download the 7zip file archive and extract the contents. You will have a file ending in .tar.md5. That is the file you will select in the pda slot in Odin.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. (Recommended for this phone. There is a link in the Download Repository.) It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
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Nice walkthrough, Now when it PASS and it says REMOVED, what is next?
- unplug the phone?
- Flash a new rom? or will it have new one ready to use?
- will it be rooted already?
XDA_Mod said:
Nice walkthrough, Now when it PASS and it says REMOVED, what is next?
- unplug the phone?
- Flash a new rom? or will it have new one ready to use?
- will it be rooted already?
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Will be stock, just like it came out of the box, only Jelly Bean operating system instead of Ice Cream Sandwich. Not rooted, fully stock.
You can use the phone without further customization, the same way you would if you picked it up new.
If you want to flash custom firmware onto the phone, you will need to root using Framaroot with the Aragorn exploit, which you can find on XDA Developers forums, and then use Mobile Odin free or Mobile Odin Pro to install a custom kernel with Clockwork Mod recovery. Then you can flash the custom firmware of your choice.
If you want to customize and need detailed instructions, I'll be happy to help. However, I am going out of town for a few days. The next time I will be checking the forums is next Monday.
For what it's worth I'll be around and can help if need be.
creepyncrawly said:
You should use the I777UCMD8 firmware because it is the latest version of the operating system available for this phone.
Since you don't have experience flashing, here are detailed instructions.
Download the 7zip file archive and extract the contents. You will have a file ending in .tar.md5. That is the file you will select in the pda slot in Odin.
How to use stand-alone Odin3 to flash firmware:
Follow and recheck each of the following steps. Do them in order listed, as some steps are dependent on previous steps. Instructions are for Odin3 v1.85. (Recommended for this phone. There is a link in the Download Repository.) It should work with any version of Odin, but some details, like color of items, may be different.
1.) Open Odin on the Windows Desktop.
2.) Have the USB cable plugged into USB port on the computer, but *Not* plugged in to the phone.
3.) Shut the phone off.
4.) While holding down the vol+ & vol- keys, plug micro-usb plug into phone.
5.) In Odin, you should get the yellow box under where it says ID:COM with the text 0:[COMx], and in the Message area, <ID:0/00x> Added!! where x is some number, usually 1-8.
6.) In Odin, make sure Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time are checked and all other items are not checked.
7.) Click on the PDA button. Browse to the tar file you want to install and select it so its path appears in the text edit box next to the button.
8.) Make sure the check box next to the PDA button is checked.
9.) Click the Start button.
10.) You should see the green progress bar advancing.
11.) When complete, you will get a PASS (or FAIL if unsuccessful).
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SteveMurphy said:
For what it's worth I'll be around and can help if need be.
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I went into ODIN MODE
but while plugging the USB to the phone where it supposed to show the yellow square under the ID:COM it never appears, should I proceed with the flashing process ?
XDA_Mod said:
I went into ODIN MODE
but while plugging the USB to the phone where it supposed to show the yellow square under the ID:COM it never appears, should I proceed with the flashing process ?
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If you don't get the yellow square, and "Added!!" in the message area, then Odin is not recognizing the phone. This may be because you do not have the Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones installed on your computer, or it may be because you do not have a good connection between the phone and the PC.
Go to Control Panel | Uninstall or Change a Program (Windows 7 - or similar on other OS) and look to see if you have "SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones" in the list. If not, you need to install it. There is a link to an xdaDevelopers forum thread for the driver in the Download Repository, or you can download it directly from the Samsung site.
If the SAMSUNG USB Driver is already there, you should probably assume that you have a bad cable or bad connection. Try another cable, another port on the PC, especially one connected directly to the mother board if it is a desktop pc. Or even another PC.
In some extreme cases, you might have to uninstall the SAMSUNG USB Driver, reboot the PC, re-install the Driver, and reboot again.
creepyncrawly said:
If you don't get the yellow square, and "Added!!" in the message area, then Odin is not recognizing the phone. This may be because you do not have the Samsung USB driver for Mobile Phones installed on your computer, or it may be because you do not have a good connection between the phone and the PC.
Go to Control Panel | Uninstall or Change a Program (Windows 7 - or similar on other OS) and look to see if you have "SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones" in the list. If not, you need to install it. There is a link to an xdaDevelopers forum thread for the driver in the Download Repository, or you can download it directly from the Samsung site.
If the SAMSUNG USB Driver is already there, you should probably assume that you have a bad cable or bad connection. Try another cable, another port on the PC, especially one connected directly to the mother board if it is a desktop pc. Or even another PC.
In some extreme cases, you might have to uninstall the SAMSUNG USB Driver, reboot the PC, re-install the Driver, and reboot again.
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I went through it, I flashed.
All completed (success 1 / failed 0 )
rebooting, I removed the usb cable.
And now it stays with the AT&T logo rolling over and over again, the screens turns off and the the logo again, the screen turns off AT&T logo, etc.
Any issue with that?
XDA_Mod said:
I went through it, I flashed.
All completed (success 1 / failed 0 )
rebooting, I removed the usb cable.
And now it stays with the AT&T logo rolling over and over again, the screens turns off and the the logo again, the screen turns off AT&T logo, etc.
Any issue with that?
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Boot into stock recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
To boot recovery: with the phone off, hold down all three buttons vol- vol+ pwr, until the logo screen appears the second time, then release.
creepyncrawly said:
Boot into stock recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
To boot recovery: with the phone off, hold down all three buttons vol- vol+ pwr, until the logo screen appears the second time, then release.
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Awesome, reset factory worked like charm. It boot and the buttons are fixed
Now, should I be able to install CM 10.1.3 from the scratch? Cuz I got my phone rooted from before this AT&T flash.
I was planning to use this version:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i777&type=stable
with the Gapps:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
But I don't know if I need another CW recovery, or root it again (if I need root I'll look for the info on the forum, I won't keep bothering with this noob questions anymore guys).
EDIT: I've check that my phone is not rooted, I checked downloading the TERMINAL and try it to use the $ su command and it didn't work, so I think it's not rooted.
Which will be the easiest way to root the phone?
from the ones listed on our forum, cuz there are a couple of links not working already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301682
XDA_Mod said:
Awesome, reset factory worked like charm. It boot and the buttons are fixed
Now, should I be able to install CM 10.1.3 from the scratch? Cuz I got my phone rooted from before this AT&T flash.
I was planning to use this version:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i777&type=stable
with the Gapps:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
But I don't know if I need another CW recovery, or root it again (if I need root I'll look for the info on the forum, I won't keep bothering with this noob questions anymore guys).
EDIT: I've check that my phone is not rooted, I checked downloading the TERMINAL and try it to use the $ su command and it didn't work, so I think it's not rooted.
Which will be the easiest way to root the phone?
from the ones listed on our forum, cuz there are a couple of links not working already.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301682
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Root the phone with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can find it on XDA. Link.
After rooting, use Mobile Odin (Pro from the play store, or the Lite version from the xda thread, Link) to install AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel. See post #5 in this thread for additional instructions.
creepyncrawly said:
Root the phone with Framaroot using the Aragorn exploit. You can find it on XDA. Link.
After rooting, use Mobile Odin (Pro from the play store, or the Lite version from the xda thread, Link) to install AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel. See post #5 in this thread for additional instructions.
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Just read the post on the #5 of the thread that u sent me but I didn't understand it very well.
Then, after rooting and installing Mobile Odin, you should flash the AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel. Download the CWM flashable .zip file, open it in an archiving program such as 7zip, and extract the boot.img. You can not flash the zip file with mobile odin, so you will need to flash the boot.img, which Mobile Odin will recognize. However, since you are not flashing the support files for the kernel, if you boot into the stock jellybean system at this point, the buttons will not work. So, after flashing the kernel with Mobile Odin, you should boot directly into recovery, and flash the full AJK v4.9 zip file to get the buttons working with the stock firmware. Or you can flash the custom firmware of your choice at this point and skip the above step.
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I installed mobile odin ready to flash, got the "AJK v4.9 NoSwap" cuz I have AT&T stock JB
but in the installations instructions they used the CWM to flash the kernel, I think, and I'll be using mobile odin, but reading ur post carefully I don't got what u mean from here "...Download the CWM flashable .zip file, open it in an archiving program such as 7zip, and extract the boot.img. You can not flash the zip file with mobile odin, so you will need to flash the boot.img, which Mobile Odin will recognize. However, since you are not flashing the support files for the kernel, if you boot into the stock jellybean system at this point, the buttons will not work. So, after flashing the kernel with Mobile Odin, you should boot directly into recovery, and flash the full AJK v4.9 zip file to get the buttons working with the stock firmware. Or you can flash the custom firmware of your choice at this point and skip the above step..."
Should I just need to use mobile odin flash the "AJK v4.9 NoSwap" then reboot and boot into CWM recovery to start to install the CM 10.1.3 and then the GAPPs, etc? or am I skipping some important part of the process?
He's saying you need to physically extract the boot.img from the zip file and flash that via Mobile Odin, then immediately reboot recovery and flash the entire zip file. This convoluted method is only because Mobile Odin can't flash zip files, hence the need to flash the boot.img.
I'll be out of town for the coming week, and won't be on the forums much if any. If you have additional questions, Steve can probably help you.
SteveMurphy said:
He's saying you need to physically extract the boot.img from the zip file and flash that via Mobile Odin, then immediately reboot recovery and flash the entire zip file. This convoluted method is only because Mobile Odin can't flash zip files, hence the need to flash the boot.img.
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Let me put it in my thoughts if I got the idea.
1- unzip the AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel and flash the boot.img
2- REBOOT the device into recovery mode (vol+ plus vol - plus power)
3- (no clean cache, no factory reset) select an unzip file and pick AGAIN the AJK v4.9 No Swap kernel.zip and flash it again.
4- then? should I reboot and start the clean CM installation? (clean cache, reset factory, select CM 10.1.3, clean cache, gapps, reboot?)
creepyncrawly said:
I'll be out of town for the coming week, and won't be on the forums much if any. If you have additional questions, Steve can probably help you.
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I appreciate every single minute that you took answering my noob questions.
The 4 steps you list are correct, but don't forget to wipe the /system partition before you flash CM. That's a big part of a "clean" flash.
SteveMurphy said:
The 4 steps you list are correct, but don't forget to wipe the /system partition before you flash CM. That's a big part of a "clean" flash.
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Many thanks SteveMurphy it worked flawlessly