[Q&A] [ROM][STABLE] Slim CM7 #4 [19/12/2013][LINKS ADDED] - Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Q&A for [ROM][STABLE] Slim CM7 #4 [19/12/2013][LINKS ADDED]
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My S5830i won´t boot up
Hi Guys,
its great to see, that there are still some users of this device and this rom. I try to flash a rom for the Ace for at least 7 Days now. I bricked it already, restored it with a full Stock firmware. I tried a lot of cm7 roms but none of them would boot up. I installed them like described. Recovery, wipe, install kernel reboot recovery install rom and gaps. After rebooting it stucks at the "Samsung Galaxy Ace" start screen. I already wiped Data and Cache after this, but it wont fix this problem. I would absolutely happy if someone could give me a hint what could be wrong.
Thanks for your help, cheers!

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@NootYest, I am really concerned about the correct way you have been restoring your device back into stock firmware [ RFS partitions ] though. please follow my instruction @ post#6 for wipe flash-able zip packages , if you are doing other methods.
As for your problems , I am going to devise an experiment to force your partitions being transformed into EXT4, before flashing our CM Specific Basic Kernel. ( Method would apply only to CM7/7.2 based on kernel CM7 v4.0 (cooperVe). Do not use it on newer CM's please. )
Requirements :
SLIM_CM7.2_Cooperve #4
Temporary CWM for s5830i/c/M/s5839i devices , known as cooperVe.
CM Specific Basic Kernel - BroadcomCM[COOPERVE][v4.0 ]
EXT4 Formatter Tool
SLIMGapps by mathm2013 (Optional) >> This is an extreme bare bone Rom , check Dev section; his topic; for more instruction on how to flash this package.
1.. Copy them in the root of your SD card. ( Full back ; EFS partition back up; CWM back up is advised)
2.Boot into stock e3 recovery >> wipe data and flash your Temp CWM
3.cwm > wipe data > wipe cache > wipe dalvik cache
4.flash the EXT4 Formatter tool, so whole system will be converted to EXT4. (Stock filesystem is RFS).
5.Install kernel_CM7_v4.0_cooperVe .
6.When the Kernel is installed, go to the advanced menu --> "reboot recovery" (this will reboot the device, thus you will be directed into your new CWM built-in, which is implanted inside Kernel ).
7.Wipe data, cache and dalvik
8.Go to "mounts and storage", and make sure /system partition is mounted (will show unmounted)
9. Main menu > "Install zip from SD Card" > choose "zip from SD card" and install the ROM.
10.Reboot
I am going to check on your progress later ,,,,,

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ehsanotaku said:
@NootYest, I am really concerned about the correct way you have been restoring your device back into stock firmware [ RFS partitions ] though. please follow my instruction @ post#6 for wipe flash-able zip packages , if you are doing other methods.
As for your problems , I am going to devise an experiment to force your partitions being transformed into EXT4, before flashing our CM Specific Basic Kernel. ( Method would apply only to CM7/7.2 based on kernel CM7 v4.0 (cooperVe). Do not use it on newer CM's please. )
Requirements :
SLIM_CM7.2_Cooperve #4
Temporary CWM for s5830i/c/M/s5839i devices , known as cooperVe.
CM Specific Basic Kernel - BroadcomCM[COOPERVE][v4.0 ]
EXT4 Formatter Tool
SLIMGapps by mathm2013 (Optional) >> This is an extreme bare bone Rom , check Dev section; his topic; for more instruction on how to flash this package.
1.. Copy them in the root of your SD card. ( Full back ; EFS partition back up; CWM back up is advised)
2.Boot into stock e3 recovery >> wipe data and flash your Temp CWM
3.cwm > wipe data > wipe cache > wipe dalvik cache
4.flash the EXT4 Formatter tool, so whole system will be converted to EXT4. (Stock filesystem is RFS).
5.Install kernel_CM7_v4.0_cooperVe .
6.When the Kernel is installed, go to the advanced menu --> "reboot recovery" (this will reboot the device, thus you will be directed into your new CWM built-in, which is implanted inside Kernel ).
7.Wipe data, cache and dalvik
8.Go to "mounts and storage", and make sure /system partition is mounted (will show unmounted)
9. Main menu > "Install zip from SD Card" > choose "zip from SD card" and install the ROM.
10.Reboot
I am going to check on your progress later ,,,,,
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Hi ehsanotaku,
thank you for your reply!!!!! I did the trick! I tried different processes of installing cm7 and i think i know where the problem were.
First let me explain how i installed the rom. The Situation is a s5830i with Stock GB and an empty SDCard:
1. I copied the temporary cwm, the kernel, the cm7 and the gapps on the root of the SD
2. Reboot into stock recovery and start tmp recovery
3. Wipe data cache and dalvik
4. Install cm7 kerne and reboot recovery
5. Now I am in the new kernel recovery. There I go to mounts and storage, unmount system and format system
6. After formating system I installed the cm7, went back to mounts and storage and check if system is mounted
7. If system is mounted UNmount System
8. Install gapps, wipe cache and dalvik and reboot
The things i did in another way were formating system and unmount system before installation. So the update package had to mount the partition on its own. This process worked for me two times on two different devices. Perhaps you can add this to the main thread for future users.
Thank you!

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@NootYest, I was going to recommend you to format your /System partition where your previous Android OS was resided, after your initial test. However this process is not necessary by default , when you are coming from stock GB -based OS ( unless you didn't revert back completely to your OLD RFS partitions as I did instruct ) . And for any modification/suggestion in regards of installation alternative methods please pm OP of ROM . I am just a regular novice helper @ XDA.
Have fun tinkering

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I can confirm this works on a s5839i. Installed today on s5839i.
Any themes available for this rom as the packaged theme leaves a little to be desired, on all levels.
Oh dear this post seems to have been redirected to a different thread, so the question by the previous users in the other thread goes unanswered.

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can you make a video on it pls pls ..............

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kkaarann said:
can you make a video on it pls pls ..............
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Thanks for this ROM
my 5830i was actually unusable on stock rom due to too many built in apps....This Slimcm7 rom actually solved my cell problem...too stable too light fluid performance.
Just on negligible issue is that sygic maps are not working on it but as i said its negligible.
Thanks developer for this wonderful rom