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As stated in the title, this will be my first time rooting/flashing. I did a good bit with my old Tilt2 thanks to Entropy, but Android and rooting is all new to me. Anyway, on to the question:
Is it necessary to follow the instructions found in "ROM's, Kernels, Tools & "How to" I777 SGS2"
to flash/root my gs2 before flashing this? ([Rom][4.0.3-ICS][XWLP3] Phone-Bricker v2.7)
Clay
ps - I have searched the forums through and through and unfortunately I have not found an answer to this particular question, sorry.
clay101eve said:
As stated in the title, this will be my first time rooting/flashing. I did a good bit with my old Tilt2 thanks to Entropy, but Android and rooting is all new to me. Anyway, on to the question:
Is it necessary to follow the instructions found in "ROM's, Kernels, Tools & "How to" I777 SGS2"
to flash/root my gs2 before flashing this? ([Rom][4.0.3-ICS][XWLP3] Phone-Bricker v2.7)
Clay
ps - I have searched the forums through and through and unfortunately I have not found an answer to this particular question, sorry.
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I recommend reading the links posted in the sticky to get you started. Please read as much as you can before attempting to do anything. For flashing stuff, this is your guide, but I still recommend that you read a lot more than just that thread before you do anything. There's a ton of information that you should know, and it'll probably take you at least a couple days (took me weeks) to understand it all. Again, start with the links in the sticky.
Ya karate, I have been reading for the past few days about routing, flashing, modems, unrooting etc. Watched several videos and will continue to do so until this weekend when I get some time to go through with it.
As for my question... Is it necessary to root and flash to a custom kernel before flashing to phonebricker?
Clay
ps - I will read everything in those links (again for some)
clay101eve said:
Ya karate, I have been reading for the past few days about routing, flashing, modems, unrooting etc. Watched several videos and will continue to do so until this weekend when I get some time to go through with it.
As for my question... Is it necessary to root and flash to a custom kernel before flashing to phonebricker?
Clay
ps - I will read everything in those links (again for some)
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If you have been reading for the past few days and still asking this question, I suggest you reading more, much more.
Do a logical thinking.
1. If I want to have phone bricker on my device? How? What is requirement to do so? (hint: CWM. Go figure what that is, I assume)
2. OK, now CWM is the requirement, how do I get it on my device? Read up again
3. So, since CWM is on my device, what next????
clay101eve said:
Ya karate, I have been reading for the past few days about routing, flashing, modems, unrooting etc. Watched several videos and will continue to do so until this weekend when I get some time to go through with it.
As for my question... Is it necessary to root and flash to a custom kernel before flashing to phonebricker?
Clay
ps - I will read everything in those links (again for some)
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Yes. If you're on stock GB, root first, use Mobile Odin Lite to flash a custom GB kernel (Entropy's DD or Siyah), then use the CWM included in the kernel to flash Phone Bricker.
Ok so phone is rooted, but I have a question I can't find the answer to.
In the flash without tripping root counter thread, after you're rooted it says to use mobile Odin lite which is all well and fine, I understand that. It says to use it to flash the kernel (GB) you want to use. However, it doesn't say anything about needing a "FlashKernel" which is what the Odin thread says is needed. Is this necessary to flash Entropy Daily/Siyah/etc or is it a kernel all the same and can be overlooked?
Clay
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clay101eve said:
Ok so phone is rooted, but I have a question I can't find the answer to.
In the flash without tripping root counter thread, after you're rooted it says to use mobile Odin lite which is all well and fine, I understand that. It says to use it to flash the kernel (GB) you want to use. However, it doesn't say anything about needing a "FlashKernel" which is what the Odin thread says is needed. Is this necessary to flash Entropy Daily/Siyah/etc or is it a kernel all the same and can be overlooked?
Clay
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I have no idea what a flash kernel is or which Odin thread you're referring to. Just use Mobile Odin to flash Entropy's DD or Siyah. You'll then have CWM, from which you can flash anything you want, and you'll likely never need any form of Odin again (so long as you don't flash anything not recommended by this forum and/or built for this phone).
clay101eve said:
Ok so phone is rooted, but I have a question I can't find the answer to.
In the flash without tripping root counter thread, after you're rooted it says to use mobile Odin lite which is all well and fine, I understand that. It says to use it to flash the kernel (GB) you want to use. However, it doesn't say anything about needing a "FlashKernel" which is what the Odin thread says is needed. Is this necessary to flash Entropy Daily/Siyah/etc or is it a kernel all the same and can be overlooked?
Clay
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Mobile Odin and Mobile Odin Lite both consist of two parts. Both parts are apk's really, but one is the main program, and the other, called the flash kernel, contains the version of ClockworkMod Recovery specific to a particular phone. Mobile Odin Lite will recognize and flash a kernel even though there is no flash kernel installed for it. But to use all it's features, that is to flash a complete firmware, or parts other than the kernel, you need to have the flash kernel installed.
I know the terminology that the developer chose to use is rather confusing, since the flash kernel that is part of Mobile Odin has nothing in common with the kernel we want to flash onto our phone. But that's what he named it.
You don't need the flash kernel if all you want to do is install a custom kernel onto your phone, and then delete Mobile Odin Lite. But if you want to keep and use Mobile Odin Lite, then you will need to install the flash kernel apk as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
That thread, halfway down after he posted the links to Odin on the market... Anyway, I will use Entropy and see what happens!
[EDIT] Ok, so since I will be using CWM, I can discard the flashkernel, flash entropy dd and then use cwm (included) to flash to ICS later. Correct?
Thank you sirs
Clay
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clay101eve said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
That thread, halfway down after he posted the links to Odin on the market... Anyway, I will use Entropy and see what happens!
[EDIT] Ok, so since I will be using CWM, I can discard the flashkernel, flash entropy dd and then use cwm (included) to flash to ICS later. Correct?
Thank you sirs
Clay
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Yes, this appears to be correct. You do not need the flashkernel (correct me if I'm wrong creepyncrawly).
I appreciate the fact that everyone here... even those who are a little more forceful about it, really push for you to research, read rinse and repeat!
Clay
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Ok done some searching about wiping, and everything I've read says to do so, however, it was never mentioned in the instructions used to root and flash to ukh7 from uck6. So, if I do wipe after I've flashed to Entropy DD (which I tried and it didnt take? When I try to load up CWM it loads up like normal ie. the "downloading" page thing... where you can see if you've tripped the binary counter. Do I need to delete Odin first?), will I need to backup any apps/personal files/contacts?
The threads I've read about wiping have been... somewhat conflicting about what is kept after a factory reset/wipe and what isnt.
Clay
[EDIT 1] Going to delete Odin then see if I can boot into CWM. Will report back after.
[EDIT 2] NOOB!!!! I got into CWM ... I'm an idiot - anyway, still curious about the whole wipe thing...
clay101eve said:
will I need to backup any apps/personal files/contacts?
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You'll need to back up apps using Titanium Backup or a similar app. You will not have to back up personal files on internal or external SD cards; they will not be touched by the wipe. With contacts, you should have them linked to your Google account, so they should already be backed up...
clay101eve said:
The threads I've read about wiping have been... somewhat conflicting about what is kept after a factory reset/wipe and what isnt.
[EDIT 2] NOOB!!!! I got into CWM ... I'm an idiot - anyway, still curious about the whole wipe thing...
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I'm a Ex-Tilt2 user, so I can remember the process of learning how to get at the guts of an Android device with WM6 mentality.
If I recall correctly, a common and recommended step in flashing a new ROM on the ol' Tilts was to use Task27(or some number ending in 7) to wipe all existing data. Android devices don't generally require that. Factory reset/wipe removes all personal data, leaving the OS unchanged from the flashed ROM. Essentially, from a blank device, if a full ROM were flashed via Download Mode with ODIN, using Factory Wipe and wiping the Dalvik Cache will return the system internal storage to that state. This does not affect the internal user storage space, however.
If you want to wipe everything from CWM, go into the Mounts and Storage and format every volume listed. If you read the Wipe Data/Factory Reset output, you'll see it actually formats most of the volumes for you. As I said, wiping the Dalvik cache along with the Factory reset will wipe everything necessary to return the phone to "stock"(and by stock, I mean stock for the ROM installed). This is the , in my opinion, most that is required for a fresh install of almost any ROM.
Ya I didn't save my apps but that's fine. Needed to go through and clean house anyway. Running phonebricker now. Will have to get used to it... don't like that I don't have swype available yet, if its here I will find it later, if not I'll hey used to it.
Thanks again!
Clay
You can get the newest swype beta from their website
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Ya I didn't save my apps but that's fine. Needed to go through and clean house anyway. Running phonebricker now. Will have to get used to it... don't like that I don't have swype available yet, if its here I will find it later, if not I'll hey used to it.
Thanks again!
Clay
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Not gonna find swype here, least not in the installable .apk form.
Sign up for the beta. and you'll always have it available.
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I's slow
clay101eve said:
Ok done some searching about wiping, and everything I've read says to do so, however, it was never mentioned in the instructions used to root and flash to ukh7 from uck6. So, if I do wipe after I've flashed to Entropy DD (which I tried and it didnt take? When I try to load up CWM it loads up like normal ie. the "downloading" page thing... where you can see if you've tripped the binary counter. Do I need to delete Odin first?), will I need to backup any apps/personal files/contacts?
The threads I've read about wiping have been... somewhat conflicting about what is kept after a factory reset/wipe and what isnt.
Clay
[EDIT 1] Going to delete Odin then see if I can boot into CWM. Will report back after.
[EDIT 2] NOOB!!!! I got into CWM ... I'm an idiot - anyway, still curious about the whole wipe thing...
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Just to clarify: what you did, the part about seeing the "downloading" thing where you can read the flash counter, that's download mode. You don't need to delete Odin to get into CWM, you just need to unplug your phone from any USB source (even if the cord's not plugged in on the other side). Then using the same button combo will get you into CWM, so long as you hold it for until CWM comes up.
ugoff said:
I'm a Ex-Tilt2 user, so I can remember the process of learning how to get at the guts of an Android device with WM6 mentality.
If I recall correctly, a common and recommended step in flashing a new ROM on the ol' Tilts was to use Task27(or some number ending in 7) to wipe all existing data. Android devices don't generally require that. Factory reset/wipe removes all personal data, leaving the OS unchanged from the flashed ROM. Essentially, from a blank device, if a full ROM were flashed via Download Mode with ODIN, using Factory Wipe and wiping the Dalvik Cache will return the system internal storage to that state. This does not affect the internal user storage space, however.
If you want to wipe everything from CWM, go into the Mounts and Storage and format every volume listed. If you read the Wipe Data/Factory Reset output, you'll see it actually formats most of the volumes for you. As I said, wiping the Dalvik cache along with the Factory reset will wipe everything necessary to return the phone to "stock"(and by stock, I mean stock for the ROM installed). This is the , in my opinion, most that is required for a fresh install of almost any ROM.
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Thanks for this info! I always wondered why some stuff gets deleted and some doesn't when doing a wipe data/factory reset in CWM.
Hello everyone, Forgive me if I seem a bit flustered, but I am. I was adding a few fonts with an app from the play store. It would restart after each fine, and there was no issue. On the final one, it restarted, but then got hung up for 10 minutes on the ATT logo. I have restarted it with the power button numerous times now, and it has done nothing different. I have only rooted the phone, I have no custom recovery or anything. I booted into the LG stock recovery, canceled the reset, and it still hung up at the ATT logo.
What might have happened, and how can I fix this? I would rather not hard reset, but if I have to, I have to. Please respond with anything at all that might help me. I'm using my old GSII right now, and the newer sim doesn't fit quite right in it. I can make calls and stuff, but i want to get back on the OG as fast as possible. PLEASE respond with anything helpful. Thanks.
I am running stock Jellybean (The initial jellybean we got, I think it was 4.1.1), rooted. No custom roms, no custom recovery.
UPDATE: I did a factory reset (by holding power and volume down). It is still doing the same thing. It gets to the ATT logo and plays the music "Dee dee dee dee 'click'", then stops. Nothing more happens. At all. I've let it sit for a while and nothing is happening. So now the question is, how can I save it with that in mind?
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UPDATE: I did a factory reset (by holding power and volume down). It is still doing the same thing. It gets to the ATT logo and plays the music "Dee dee dee dee 'click'", then stops. Nothing more happens. At all. I've let it sit for a while and nothing is happening. So now the question is, how can I save it with that in mind?
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Sound like you need to use LGNPST or use a teenybin then flash a custom ROM. Factory reseting ( I think) only clears out the /data partition which is where all user and app data is saved. If something in the /system partition is not allowing it to boot, that is why the factory reset didn't work. To fix you have to restore the /system partition back to stock.
To do so, flash a full bin. Which will reset the phone to complete stock (no root, no unlocked bootloader).
Or you can flash a teenybin. Which is smaller and safer. Flashing a teenybin unlocks the bootloader and puts a custom recovery. From there you can just flash a new ROM.
Joecascio2000 said:
Sound like you need to use LGNPST or use a teenybin then flash a custom ROM. Factory reseting ( I think) only clears out the /data partition which is where all user and app data is saved. If something in the /system partition is not allowing it to boot, that is why the factory reset didn't work. To fix you have to restore the /system partition back to stock.
To do so, flash a full bin. Which will reset the phone to complete stock (no root, no unlocked bootloader).
Or you can flash a teenybin. Which is smaller and safer. Flashing a teenybin unlocks the bootloader and puts a custom recovery. From there you can just flash a new ROM.
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Thanks. Do you know if there's an accurate guide on how to do the teenybin? It's been ages since I've done anything more than root, and I'm not sure what to search for.
chrisphoenix7 said:
Thanks. Do you know if there's an accurate guide on how to do the teenybin? It's been ages since I've done anything more than root, and I'm not sure what to search for.
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The directions to use the Teenybin are in the OP found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230994
The hardest part is getting LGNPST working properly. But that's easy now thanks to the auto install.
Did u fix your phone?
Going to assume teeney bin worked for op. It did for me when I had issues
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Apologies all, yes I got it working... Mostly. WiFi quit working completely (refused to connect), phone calls took forever to go through, and other odd issues. I'm running it off an old backup of ICS on my external SD. The issues were too much for me to handle, and I was scared to do anything more, so I've got a Moto x. I'm going to try to correctly fix the OG now, so hopefully by documenting the process I can help someone else.
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chrisphoenix7 said:
Apologies all, yes I got it working... Mostly. WiFi quit working completely (refused to connect), phone calls took forever to go through, and other odd issues. I'm running it off an old backup of ICS on my external SD. The issues were too much for me to handle, and I was scared to do anything more, so I've got a Moto x. I'm going to try to correctly fix the OG now, so hopefully by documenting the process I can help someone else.
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i was scared to use teenybin like you but 4.4 lured me into trying. Give teenybin a try its not that bad. you just need to install it, download the teenybin, launch the program, boot your phone into download mode and run the program with the dll and bin files selected.
optimusv45 said:
i was scared to use teenybin like you but 4.4 lured me into trying. Give teenybin a try its not that bad. you just need to install it, download the teenybin, launch the program, boot your phone into download mode and run the program with the dll and bin files selected.
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I used the Teenybin. It worked enough so I could install my backup. The OS got wiped completely, so I think the kernel just couldn't handle all the stuff it had to anymore.
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I used LGNPST to make full recovery and i dont have any problems with this software.. if want help just ask me.. i will guide you..
Hi guys I am reaching out for some help. I have spent a few too many hours already searching for an answer and I have way too many tabs open in chrome at the moment
My wife broke her S4 and we put some tape over the screen and she used it like that for awhile, finally the LCD died and I was able to get a good deal on another S4 so I decided to list the broken one on ebay.
I was able to do a full back up from the broken phone since it will still power on just fine, I just cant see anything. So now I am attempting a wipe and I am running out of things to try. It is running the latest 4.3 firmware.
I tried using ODIN to flash the MDK image onto it and it keeps failing and from what I understand that is because I cannot revert to an older firmware. I am sure it is in download mode (I watched a video of someone booting into download mode and followed his timing exactly and the phone connects via usb but does not load any drives).
From what I am reading the VRUDMI1 will not wipe the personal data partition and this is what I need.
I tried android device manager which was enabled but it wants to send a notification to the phone to turn on the wipe function. I can ring it but not wipe.
Also the phone is stock never rooted.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2523891
Hopefully that will help.
EDIT: That is for MJ7. I keep on mixing up the firmwares. Sorry!
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Hi guys I am reaching out for some help. I have spent a few too many hours already searching for an answer and I have way too many tabs open in chrome at the moment
My wife broke her S4 and we put some tape over the screen and she used it like that for awhile, finally the LCD died and I was able to get a good deal on another S4 so I decided to list the broken one on ebay.
I was able to do a full back up from the broken phone since it will still power on just fine, I just cant see anything. So now I am attempting a wipe and I am running out of things to try. It is running the latest 4.3 firmware.
I tried using ODIN to flash the MDK image onto it and it keeps failing and from what I understand that is because I cannot revert to an older firmware. I am sure it is in download mode (I watched a video of someone booting into download mode and followed his timing exactly and the phone connects via usb but does not load any drives).
From what I am reading the VRUDMI1 will not wipe the personal data partition and this is what I need.
I tried android device manager which was enabled but it wants to send a notification to the phone to turn on the wipe function. I can ring it but not wipe.
Also the phone is stock never rooted.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47011336
This what you need.
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Mightycaptain said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47011336
This what you need.
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Thank you so much! I don't know how I missed that. I kept finding no wipe images or that one that doesn't wipe the persdata partition.
Anyhow, downloading now. I will report back if I need anything else.
Edit: That worked! Thanks again!
Hello everyone, tonight I attempted to install Cyanogenmod 10.2 onto my phone, and now I have a bit of a problem. When I made my nandroid backup, I think it went onto my internal storage, and was deleted when I did a factory reset. I wasn't really aware of this, and had to go into recovery and set up the phone multiple times (the rom didn't ever seem to take), and now when I power up my phone, I get the stock recovery mode, with it saying "Could not do normal boot" and "ODIN MODE" on the next line. Is there anything I can do to salvage my poor phone? I realize that I screwed up majorly with the nandroid backup, but hopefully there's something that can be done.
Thanks for your help, regardless of the outcome.
Bedwardd said:
Hello everyone, tonight I attempted to install Cyanogenmod 10.2 onto my phone, and now I have a bit of a problem. When I made my nandroid backup, I think it went onto my internal storage, and was deleted when I did a factory reset. I wasn't really aware of this, and had to go into recovery and set up the phone multiple times (the rom didn't ever seem to take), and now when I power up my phone, I get the stock recovery mode, with it saying "Could not do normal boot" and "ODIN MODE" on the next line. Is there anything I can do to salvage my poor phone? I realize that I screwed up majorly with the nandroid backup, but hopefully there's something that can be done.
Thanks for your help, regardless of the outcome.
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Going to need more info.
You should check this thread out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
It's the perfect place to start.
riker147 said:
Going to need more info.
You should check this thread out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606501
It's the perfect place to start.
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I did use Goomanager, so I think that means I'm boned. Damn. At least this gives me a half decent excuse to upgrade if I can't fix this.
Bedwardd said:
I did use Goomanager, so I think that means I'm boned. Damn. At least this gives me a half decent excuse to upgrade if I can't fix this.
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Find out what your build number is and learn about using Odin.
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Bedwardd said:
I did use Goomanager, so I think that means I'm boned. Damn. At least this gives me a half decent excuse to upgrade if I can't fix this.
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You should be able to get it into download mode still so you can Odin the full Wipe.
Good luck
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Mistertac said:
You should be able to get it into download mode still so you can Odin the full Wipe.
Good luck
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Yep. That seemed to work, I'm back in the OS. Now, what would be the best way to install CM 10.2? I've installed safestrap but I don't really want to go further unless I'm sure of what I'm doing, and google/youtube haven't been very helpful
EDIT: it seems that installing it is impossible since I'm on the mk2 broadband. Oh well. I'll just wait for someone to break the restrictions
Bedwardd said:
Yep. That seemed to work, I'm back in the OS. Now, what would be the best way to install CM 10.2? I've installed safestrap but I don't really want to go further unless I'm sure of what I'm doing, and google/youtube haven't been very helpful
EDIT: it seems that installing it is impossible since I'm on the mk2 broadband. Oh well. I'll just wait for someone to break the restrictions
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More rom options for safestrap coming online...right now HD is the premiere one.
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I've been so busy and just completely forgot how to mess with my phone since I have not needed with it for awhile, I'm pretty much lost now. Here's what I am currently running :
Jellybomb ver 2.0, freeza's 3.4.0 beastmode kernel, still on mj4 4.3.
Can someone provide me with step by step instructions on how to update to the current version. If possible, I want to keep my current setup, like my homescreen icon setup, apps, etc. Basically I want to keep my phone the way it is now, but just update it. If it's not possible, guess I'll just start over after the update. I feel like a noob all over, please bare with me.
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You'll want to accept the ota updates, then find how to root note 3; thread in general, it's quick and easy. Just watch the video by qbking77.
Good luck
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vizi0nz said:
I've been so busy and just completely forgot how to mess with my phone since I have not needed with it for awhile, I'm pretty much lost now. Here's what I am currently running :
Jellybomb ver 2.0, freeza's 3.4.0 beastmode kernel, still on mj4 4.3.
Can someone provide me with step by step instructions on how to update to the current version. If possible, I want to keep my current setup, like my homescreen icon setup, apps, etc. Basically I want to keep my phone the way it is now, but just update it. If it's not possible, guess I'll just start over after the update. I feel like a noob all over, please bare with me.
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Well, there are very specific instructions on upgrading from MJ4 to NAB (or NC5). You can't just do a wipe in recovery and update. I have written up fool-proof instructions over in this thread, which I have copied below:
I just took the plunge and found it to be a relatively easy process. I followed the procedure I listed earlier, but still got the symlinks error, so I did a "TWRP Format" as suggested by derail412 and that fixed it. Overall, it took less than 1 hour to do everything. I'll outline my process below:
Detailed instructions on upgrading from a MJ4 (Jellybean) to NAB (KitKat) Rom.
Downloaded all files required. I will provide a link to the files. For all ODIN file flashing, I had "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" checked.
Backed up all "important" files off of the internal memory to the MicroSD card. Copied the fre3 Rom file to the MicroSD Card.
Use ODIN 3.07 "PDA" to flash the MJ4 Stock TAR file (filename: N900PVPUBMJ4_N900PSPTBMJ4_N900PVPUBMJ4_HOME.tar.md5). Took 5-10 minutes.
Once phone reboots, allow a few minutes for things to get settled. Reboot into Download Mode.
Use ODIN 3.07 "PDA" to flash the NAB Stock TAR file (filename: N900PVPUCNAB_N900PSPTCNAB_N900PVPUCNAB_HOME.tar.md5). Took 5-10 minutes.
Once phone reboots, allow a few minutes for things to get settled. Reboot into Download Mode.
*Optional Step* Use ODIN 3.07 "Bootloader" to flash the NAB Engineered Bootloader TAR file (filename: nabfirmware.tar). Took 1 minute.
Once phone reboots, allow a few minutes for things to get settled. Reboot into Download Mode.
Use ODIN 3.07 "PDA" to flash the TWRP 2.7.0.0 TAR file (filename: openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-hltespr-4.4.img.tar). Took 1-2 minutes.
Once phone reboots, allow a few minutes for things to get settled. Reboot into Recovery Mode.
Made a TWRP Backup of the Stock NAB Rom, set backup location to the MicroSD Card. Took 5-10 minutes.
Did an "Advanced" Wipe on TWRP. Checked all options except MicroSD Card.
Once done, go back to "wipe" menu in TWRP. Choose "Format Data" and had to type in "yes" to wipe.
Rebooted to Recovery. Do not try to install SuperSu, since you have no ROM loaded yet.
Install the ROM in TWRP.
Rebooted to ROM and allowed a few minutes for everything to settle down.
Rebooted ROM to make sure everything is running fine.
All-in-all, took only about 45 minutes, but with writing this down, I'd say it took a total of 1 hour. Not too shabby.
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The latest version is NC5, but if you just replace all of the above NAB files with NC5 ones, it'll work and you'll be on the most-recent version of the phone software.
If you want a bloatware-free ROM, I'd recommend using either of Freeza's Roms. If you want a more modded or themed one, there are tons on the Development Section.
As far as keeping everything the same as you have it now... I'd point you to Titanium Backup. With it you can backup and restore many of your settings and data when you upgrade. I'd just recommend not restoring too many system files (red ones), as they can mess things up.
Let me know if you have any more specific questions, I can hopefully answer anything you might need help on.
topherk said:
Well, there are very specific instructions on upgrading from MJ4 to NAB (or NC5). You can't just do a wipe in recovery and update. I have written up fool-proof instructions over in this thread, which I have copied below:
The latest version is NC5, but if you just replace all of the above NAB files with NC5 ones, it'll work and you'll be on the most-recent version of the phone software.
If you want a bloatware-free ROM, I'd recommend using either of Freeza's Roms. If you want a more modded or themed one, there are tons on the Development Section.
As far as keeping everything the same as you have it now... I'd point you to Titanium Backup. With it you can backup and restore many of your settings and data when you upgrade. I'd just recommend not restoring too many system files (red ones), as they can mess things up.
Let me know if you have any more specific questions, I can hopefully answer anything you might need help on.
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Very detailed, thanked you already but I want to say thanks again. I will give it a go tomorrow night.
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vizi0nz said:
Very detailed, thanked you already but I want to say thanks again. I will give it a go tomorrow night.
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How did it go? Any issues?
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How did it go? Any issues?
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Have not tried yet, been so busy haven't had time... Hopefully in 2 weeks or so lol
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