How do I install a theme?
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I flash mine thru clockwork......are you rooted? Have clockwork installed? If not I would read read friend. And questions feel free to pm me
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Yeah I'm rooted and have clocwork installed. But I don't know where to go from there when I comes to theme flashing lol
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Dl the theme of choice (it'll be saved as a zip file).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but (i think) the rom yer using needs to be deodexed (basically choose a rom and kernel from the dev forum).
If the above ain't necessary for theme flashing, please let the op know.
Boot into clockwork and make a backup (i think its the 3rd choice?)
Navigate via volume keys and select via power key.
Always make a backup prior to flashing anything. Trust me on this. It has saved my ass many times.
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If you are going to flash a rom, do that prior to flashing a theme.
If you are going to flash a rom, you will need to do a data wipe/factory restore. Then wipe your cache. Then go to advanced and choose wipe dalvik cache.
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You do not need to wipe anything flashing a theme, but flashing a rom has the potential to overwrite the theme.
Flashing anything (rom, kernel, theme) is the same: there's an option to install a file. That menu has the choice to install from your sd card.
Navigate to your zip file, select (power key) confirm and voila.
It sounds intimidating at first, but if you've rooted and installed cw,.then the hard stuff is behind you
Good luck !
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SwimDrewid said:
Dl the theme of choice (it'll be saved as a zip file).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but (i think) the rom yer using needs to be deodexed (basically choose a rom and kernel from the dev forum).
If the above ain't necessary for theme flashing, please let the op know.
Boot into clockwork and make a backup (i think its the 3rd choice?)
Navigate via volume keys and select via power key.
Always make a backup prior to flashing anything. Trust me on this. It has saved my ass many times.
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If you are going to flash a rom, do that prior to flashing a theme.
If you are going to flash a rom, you will need to do a data wipe/factory restore. Then wipe your cache. Then go to advanced and choose wipe dalvik cache.
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You do not need to wipe anything flashing a theme, but flashing a rom has the potential to overwrite the theme.
Flashing anything (rom, kernel, theme) is the same: there's an option to install a file. That menu has the choice to install from your sd card.
Navigate to your zip file, select (power key) confirm and voila.
It sounds intimidating at first, but if you've rooted and installed cw,.then the hard stuff is behind you
Good luck !
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Rom must be de odexed or your gonna get force close errors one you boot
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okay one more noob ?.... will i have to re-root and install clockwork or will i be good to go?
pjames said:
okay one more noob ?.... will i have to re-root and install clockwork or will i be good to go?
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do i have to rename the rom file or will it work just the way its named?
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do i have to rename the rom file or will it work just the way its named?
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Just the way it is
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thanks for all the help. much appreciated
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thanks for all the help. much appreciated
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Your welcome. This is what the forums are for
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yeah.now im just wait for my phone to fully charge to flash the rom
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yeah.now im just wait for my phone to fully charge to flash the rom
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Phone dose not need to be fully charged. I digest as long as you have 30% of battery left as flash should be good
oh okay. just wanted to be sure on that. im flashed rom now rebooting
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I'm looking to install Midnight ROM v4.0.
I flashed my phone using Odin and followed the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209
art3mis-nyc said:
Stock EB13 Deodexed EXT4 + CW 3.0.0.6
Instructions:
Step 1. Boot your phone into download by powering off your phone holding 1 on the keyboard and holding power til you see the little Yellow digger.
Step 2. On your computer launch the included odin.exe and select the included EB13-ext4.pit and under PDA select the included EB13-Extended-3.tar
Step 3. Plug in the usb cable.(if it's done right you should see a yellow Com device.)
Step 4. Tick Repartition
Step 4. Click Start and wait.
That's it. You've got EB13 Release and clockwork preinstalled, rooted, and ready to use.To get into Clockwork, hold Volume Down Camera and Power to flash your own rom.
Enjoy!.
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I have Midnight ROM v4.0 on my sd card and was wondering if all I have to do now is boot into CW3 and flash the rom. I've tried installing roms before and failing so I'm asking for help now.
Thanks in advance.
You got the hard part done.
Turn off device
3finger into CM3...toggle down to install zip from sd.. push camera button for yes then choose zip from sd...push camera button for yes select midnight rom push camera button for yes and install. Takes along time to install and boot the first time dont freak and make sure you read midnights install instructions
If you want the full rom, be sure to install the second .zip in the midNIGHT extras folder on your sd card.
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If you want the full rom, be sure to install the second .zip in the midNIGHT extras folder on your sd card.
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Oh really. good to know. I also sere there is a v4.1. Do I have to install that as well?
yes you need to flash 4.1 after 4.0 and also flash files you want from midnight extras folder. Maybe you can try the syndicate rom frozen loaded edition for your first rom its a one shot flash, very simple.
I will have to check out out. From what I've read and seen midnight rom is the one I want to use though.
Thanks for all the help !
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I will have to check out out. From what I've read and seen midnight rom is the one I want to use though.
Thanks for all the help !
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midNight is totally worth an extra few zip flashes!!
So I flashed both 4.0 and 4.1 and now I'm getting an error that is force closing everything. What now?
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I believe this is the part where I go and flash in the extras to get stuff working. am I right?
Right; that has all the google apps that will stop those issues
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Right; that has all the google apps that will stop those issues
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Huzzah! Midnight ROM up and running perfectly how I want it to. I realize now that I installed it right two times before just didn't realize that I needed to go into the extras and install things from there. DUR!
Thanks again for all the help! Love this forum more every time I'm here.
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Huzzah! Midnight ROM up and running perfectly how I want it to. I realize now that I installed it right two times before just didn't realize that I needed to go into the extras and install things from there. DUR!
Thanks again for all the help! Love this forum more every time I'm here.
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Hmmm. So I got a phone call today from my step grandparents today and ignored it. Then for some reason my phone restarted itself 2 or 3 times. Did I forget to install something?
Possibly, what did you install from the extras folder? I just do the standard edition update and delete what I don't want. That will give you everything but sprint bloat.
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Possibly, what did you install from the extras folder? I just do the standard edition update and delete what I don't want. That will give you everything but sprint bloat.
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I didn't install much. I ended up Flashing the new Syndicate ROM and am loving it as well. Midnight ROM looks way better but Syndicate's Frozen ROM makes my phone feel way quicker. I'm torn as to which one I want to use.
Use what you feel is best. I have been using the midnight roms for a while and haven't had any issues.
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I recently flashed my first rom...yes im a noob. I installed some root friendly apps that say I don't have my nand unlocked. Can someone send a link my way to instruct me? I thought I did it...evo4g...running evokings black titanium
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I recently flashed my first rom...yes im a noob. I installed some root friendly apps that say I don't have my nand unlocked. Can someone send a link my way to instruct me? I thought I did it...evo4g...running evokings black titanium
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Some more details would be spectacular, such as which apps you're trying to use that give you that error. Do any other root apps work? What method did you use to root? Do you have the 'super user' app installed on your phone? When you boot to the bootloader, does it show Ship S off or Ship S on? What method did you use to flash the rom? Did you do it manually in recovery, or did you use ROM Manager?
When I boot to recovery it shows s-on. I don't remember the exact app name but it was used to manage power and cpu usage to boost performance. I used unrevoked root method found on xda.
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I flashed rom from sd manually via zip
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I flashed rom from sd manually via zip
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Okay, you should be S off, not S on. Since you have custom recovery installed, you need to download the unrevoked forever s off tool, and flash it in recovery. Then boot back to your bootloader, and be sure that you're S off. At that point, I'd boot back to recovery, do a full wipe (data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache, and flash calkulin's format all.zip), then reflash your rom. See if it works after that.
Much appreciated friend. To be continued.
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Much appreciated friend. To be continued.
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Not a problem. And if you are on the newest version of clockwork recovery, you may not be able to flash that Calkulin's Format all.zip. You may need to flash King's format all zip instead, which I will attatch for you. Just remember, that after you flash either of the Format all.zip's, you need to flash a new ROM before you boot up. Once you flash the Format all.zip, everything geti's wiped, and you won't be able to boot up.
So instead of calkulins use kingsmod? Now.I don't wipe again one I use kingsmod do I?
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Nevermind. Flash the format all.zip then flash rom.
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Nevermind. Flash the format all.zip then flash rom.
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That is correct. Don't try to boot after flashing format all, until you first flash a ROM. Let me know how you make out
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So instead of calkulins use kingsmod? Now.I don't wipe again one I use kingsmod do I?
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Correct, they both do the same thing, except king's is edify compatible, which makes it gingerbread and clockwork 3.0+ friendly.
Also...kings black titanium is my first flashed rom. I like it...but I don't want to miss out on something better. I am sure I will try other roms ...but in the meantime...any suggestions for performance and stability roms. I've seen screenshots of overclocked phones....the response of my current rom is great...but I am into full customization. Any ideas from those who know?
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...sounds like you should try CM7
I recommend CM7. You just need to download and flash the latest gapps with it.
Someone wanna give the pros and cons of cm7? I have heard it plenty of times. Same type of thing right? I can flash cm7 straight from. Zip on my sd card?
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When u say gapps that's foreign to me...I am still noob. Is this a cynagen rom. I see alot of screen shots with people clocking their androids way ocmver the stock 1 gig. How do they accomplish this. Sorry for all the questions.
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When u say gapps that's foreign to me...I am still noob. Is this a cynagen rom. I see alot of screen shots with people clocking their androids way ocmver the stock 1 gig. How do they accomplish this. Sorry for all the questions.
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http://goo-inside.me/gapps/latest/7/universal/ < gapps [google apps] you flash them in recovery after flashing a new gingerbread rom, its so that your market, gmail, ect installs and work. And CM7 offers a lot of customization, plenty of themes, ect. You can overclock your phone using setcpu or from settings > cyanogen mod settings > performance > cpu settings. The only real con is a few select apps don't have gingerbread support yet, like juice defender, I believe. And if you want to update your PRL, you have to flash a sense rom, update, flash back, but that's easy.
Okay so that zip file is the gapps for cm7 rom? Now is the cm7 fast and responsive and is it a gingerbread based rom? I've been doing this replying back and forth from my phone...havent done the research yet.
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PERFECT!!!
Okay now I am S-OFF. Thanks for the help guys...also...i was peeping in on mikifroyo 4.6, if i can get another lead on flashing roms...first data/factory reset, then wipe cache, then wipe dalvik, then i can flash new rom? Or do i need to flash a format all.zip first?
im running myns warm 2.2 i love sense i've been to cm7 and back a hundred times that with netarchy's 4.3.1 kernel is nice fast pretty decent battery life too but ya gotta give it day or so to see better life and lots of mods for myns too. id rather wait for gingerbread til someone other than cm to come out with one
When i install a ROM they install but when i reboot my phone nothing happens some app icons change but that's it Please help
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You have to provide more information so we can help you out. What ROM are you installing? What is your current recovery? Are you using the purp 3.1.0.1? Did you wipe System/data, cache partition, and Dalvik Cache 3x? We can get you straightened out. Just give some more details.
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all ROM's do it but im trying to convert over to ext4 and run syndicate ROM . Yes i have wiped data/factory restore and flushed dalvik 3x every time... cwm recovery v2.5.1.0
you cant install srf 1.2 on that recovery.. you need to upgrade to 3.1.0.1, cwm2x does not support ext4
You need to update clockwork to 3.1.0.1. You're using an outdated recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115999
oh .... how do i update i tried to flash with ROM manager but it obviously didn't work
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oh .... how do i update i tried to flash with ROM manager but it obviously didn't work
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The link above ur post has a flashed zip.
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samsungepic4g said:
oh .... how do i update i tried to flash with ROM manager but it obviously didn't work
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Rom manager doesn't really work for epic. You have to turn off your phone and then hold camera, vol down and power to get into your recovery. Check qbking's videos. They will make a lot of sense. You may want to odin your phone and restart. I'm not sure how much craziness you may have started. Backup major stuff with Titanium and everything will pretty much be normal without major loss.
Wow, its been a while since I was that far back on recovery. Let me check TheRoot's link...EDIT..yup TheRoot's link has a flashable version of the 3.1.0.1 recovery that will get you right where you want to be to flash all of the current batch of ROMs. PM me if you get stuck and I will go step by step
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After you finish, download ACS updater and it'll give you the goodness you were looking for in Rom Manager. There's also a support thread in Apps.
hey tanks to every 1 who helped i flashed my epic to cwm recovery 3.1.0.1 purple now its going to be a pain in the but to convert to ext4
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hey tanks to every 1 who helped i flashed my epic to cwm recovery 3.1.0.1 purple now its going to be a pain in the but to convert to ext4
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If you're flashing SRF 1.2, don't worry. It's built in. Just flash the rom, journaling on and a kernel and you're on your way. Use the thanks button as well, please.
Ok im running sfr on my epic looks amazing and ext4 and set cpu 1200mhz combined is amazingly fast thanks to all
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I was trying to install a theme using metamorph, but when I was about to apply popup came out saying for precaution use nandroid backup.
My question is, is the nandroid and titanium are same?
Secondly when I took the back up of my user app and system data it was located in the internal sdcard, if in case anything goes wrong will I be able to restore it? I mean formatting will wipe my data or formatting is not required when we suffer problem due to metamorph?
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I was trying to install a theme using metamorph, but when I was about to apply popup came out saying for precaution use nandroid backup.
My question is, is the nandroid and titanium are same?
Secondly when I took the back up of my user app and system data it was located in the internal sdcard, if in case anything goes wrong will I be able to restore it? I mean formatting will wipe my data or formatting is not required when we suffer problem due to metamorph?
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Firstly:
Titanium Backup only backups your apps and their data.
A Nandroid Backup backups your ENTIRE ROM, EVERYTHING. You can find it in CWM Recovery under backup and restore > backup to external sdcard or backup.
SIDE NOTE: You can use Titanium Backup to restore apps and their data from Nandroid backups.
Secondly:
Wiping user data only formats /data, /cache, etc. It does NOT format the internal or external sdcard.
If anything should go wrong, Titanium backup will only help if apps are modded, not framework-res.apk or SystemUI.apk.
Make a Nandroid backup and if something goes wrong, simply restore it and everything will be back to normal.
Thanks a lot, app from the market will do? Its called online nandroid backup, is it the one?
confirming it Coz last time I installed busy box from market which I shouldn't have
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Thanks a lot, app from the market will do? Its called online nandroid backup, is it the one?
confirming it Coz last time I installed busy box from market which I shouldn't have
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If you want you can try it, but rather make one from CWM Recovery and afterwards try the app (just in case).
BTW which ROM are you using? Do you have CWM Recovery installed? Press [VOLUME_UP] + [POWER] + [HOME] and hold them in until you see CWM Recovery.
Usually BusyBox comes pre-installed with custom ROMs.
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If you want you can try it, but rather make one from CWM Recovery and afterwards try the app (just in case).
BTW which ROM are you using? Do you have CWM Recovery installed? Press [VOLUME_UP] + [POWER] + [HOME] and hold them in until you see CWM Recovery.
Usually BusyBox comes pre-installed with custom ROMs.
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I have not installed any ROM, I have just rooted the phone. To be frank I am scared of bricking my phone therefore I have sticked with just rooting.
I don't know much about CWM recovery. But I have rooted using the methods specified in below link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
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I have not installed any ROM, I have just rooted the phone. To be frank I am scared of bricking my phone therefore I have sticked with just rooting.
I don't know much about CWM recovery. But I have rooted using the methods specified in below link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
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Almost the only way you can brick your phone is (1) interrupt it while flashing something, specifically a ROM or kernel (like force reset it it while in progress) or (2) do something that is known to brick devices (You will see warnings around and about the forum). In other words you really can only blame yourself for a bricked phone :fingers-crossed:
NOTE: The SuperBrick bug was also in stock firmware from Samsung - that's where it came from if I remember correctly...
Flashing CWM 6 will not (well shouldn't anyway) brick your device, provided you don't fall into case 1 above (like I did a while back ).
If you want to stay in your current Samsung degraded ROM (When you flash a Custom ROM, you will understand what I'm talking about), I guess you can use the app to make a Nandroid backup. It does, however, require BusyBox to work. Do you have BusyBox installed?; You mentioned that you have but shouldn't have earlier, but not that you still have it . If not then download this app and install it.
WHAT I RECOMMEND:
If you choose to go Custom, check my signature for the link to westcript's Resurrection Remix's (ROM) thread. There you will got most (if not all) you will ever need in one ROM .
NOTE: To flash a custom ROM you WILL need CWM. You can get it by flashing Siyah Kernel (In signature) via Odin. Also note that this would start the download counter so get yourself a usb JIG and the old i9100 bootloader.
If you want to be safe from the SuperBrick bug, flash Siyah Kernel: "no CAP_ERASE, no hardbrick" (from 4.0.1)
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Almost the only way you can brick your phone is (1) interrupt it while flashing something, specifically a ROM or kernel (like force reset it it while in progress) or (2) do something that is known to brick devices (You will see warnings around and about the forum). In other words you really can only blame yourself for a bricked phone :fingers-crossed:
NOTE: The SuperBrick bug was also in stock firmware from Samsung - that's where it came from if I remember correctly...
Flashing CWM 6 will not (well shouldn't anyway) brick your device, provided you don't fall into case 1 above (like I did a while back ).
If you want to stay in your current Samsung degraded ROM (When you flash a Custom ROM, you will understand what I'm talking about), I guess you can use the app to make a Nandroid backup. It does, however, require BusyBox to work. Do you have BusyBox installed?; You mentioned that you have but shouldn't have earlier, but not that you still have it . If not then download this app and install it.
WHAT I RECOMMEND:
If you choose to go Custom, check my signature for the link to westcript's Resurrection Remix's (ROM) thread. There you will got most (if not all) you will ever need in one ROM .
NOTE: To flash a custom ROM you WILL need CWM. You can get it by flashing Siyah Kernel (In signature) via Odin. Also note that this would start the download counter so get yourself a usb JIG and the old i9100 bootloader.
If you want to be safe from the SuperBrick bug, flash Siyah Kernel: "no CAP_ERASE, no hardbrick" (from 4.0.1)
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I have busybox installed. mostly I'll flash the ROM but I have one question how to debrick the phone if in case I bricked it?
actually m confused now in kernels, ROMs, CWM. Can u tell me in which order I should instal/flash it?
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What is usb jig and old i9100 bootloader?
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What is usb jig and old i9100 bootloader?
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I have busybox installed. mostly I'll flash the ROM but I have one question how to debrick the phone if in case I bricked it?
actually m confused now in kernels, ROMs, CWM. Can u tell me in which order I should instal/flash it?
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Apologies for the late reply. I've been away for the weekend so I don't have my computer at hand (and my phone is whith a friend.) I'll be home tonight and I'll write a guide for you.
One thing, are you using ICS or GB?
Don't worry about brinking your device - you have to really mess up to get a hard brick.
These few times I have use a BB to write on the forum will ensure my imunity from buying one.
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One thing, are you using ICS or GB?
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M using ICS.
Thank you once again for ur reply.
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This is for flashing Siyah Kernel. You can flash other kernels later if you want via CWM Recovery.
Hope it's clear enough - If you have any questions just ask
Please first read the guide thoroughly and download the necessary files beforehand (the links come as they are needed in the guide).
Download Odin v.1.85
Extract the package and execute Odin3 v1.85.exe
DO NOT change any setting and ensure that "Re-partition" is DESELECTED
Download Siyah Kernel for i9100 (Odin). You can find the link under "SiyahKernel S2-v..." named "DOWNLOAD TAR (for Odin)"
CAUTION: Please do not not download and flash the S3 kernel.
Back to Odin - Click on PDA and select the .tar file (SiyahKernel) you've downloaded and click OK
Put your i9100 device into 'Download Mode' by holding [POWER], [VOLUME_DOWN] and [HOME] and hold until you see the warning. Continue by pressing [VOLUME_UP]
Connect your device with the USB cable to your PC. You should see one of the boxes in Odin light up.
NOTE: If you do not see anything, ensure you have the latest drivers installed by installing the latest version of Samsung Kies
Now that everything is ready, click on "Start" and wait for it to finish.
CAUTION: DO NOT UNPLUG THE CABLE OR INTERRUPT THE DOWNLOAD!!!!!!!
Reboot. If it boots completely, congratulations! The part where you can screw up most easily is over
Download The latest edition of Resurrection Remix and move it to your internal/externel SDcard.
Reboot your device into CWM Recovery by holding [POWER], [VOLUME_UP] and [HOME] and hold until you see the menu.
Make a Nandroid backup under backup and restore - just to be safe
NOTE: If you don't want to install a custom ROM, you can stop here.
After the LOOONG wait for the backup you have to wipe data/factory reset (required to continue.)
NOTE: This will delete all your applications and application/configuration data (SMS's, Contacts(if you have google account, they should be synced and will be automatically restored),etc.) on the device. (NO DATA from either of your SDcards will be deleted)
Go to install zip from sdcard > choose zip from (internal) sdcard and select the RR package .zip you downloaded.
Confirm your selection and configure your installation of RR in Aroma installer. After RR is installed reboot the device.
That is it! Enjoy playing with the AOKP features already added and those soon to follow
If you want to remove the "YellowTriangle" at boot and reset the download counter using a USB JIG, download this old bootloader and flash it in the same way you did Siyah Kernel (also in PDA).
That should be all; will update whenever I remember something. Enjoy!!!
Thanks a lot. I'll mostly do it in the weekend (busy in my studies).
Thanks once again
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is it ok if i follow the above procedure with my (CURRENTLY ROOTED) phone??
i donwloaded the latest version of siyah kernel,is it ok?
i am almost ready to follow the procedure.
just check whether the link for resurrection remix link is right?
http://d-h.st/cqA
Yes that is the link for 3.0.6: http://d-h.st/cqA
I did write it for you, didn't I
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Yes that is the link for 3.0.6: http://d-h.st/cqA
I did write it for you, didn't I
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Thank you so very much.
Will update u once m done with it
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hey m through with most of the part (ie. till point no. 9), currently m downloading the resurrection remix. by the time u reply it would be finish.
will it wipe off all my data automatically when i "backup and restore" if not how to make it??
i do have google account but how will it sync my msges and contacts?? or do i have to make backup from any other application.
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hey m through with most of the part (ie. till point no. 9), currently m downloading the resurrection remix. by the time u reply it would be finish.
will it wipe off all my data automatically when i "backup and restore" if not how to make it??
i do have google account but how will it sync my msges and contacts?? or do i have to make backup from any other application.
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Making a Nandroid backup will not wipe /data automatically; you have to "wipe data/factory reset" to do it.
Use GO Backup to backup your messages, apps and their data, etc. before you wipe the /data partition.
Google automatically keeps your contacts synced (see Settings > Accounts > Google and tap on your email address to see what is synced), but not your messages. Chances are your contacts are already backed up, but don't worry; GO Backup will do it in anyway.
thanks a lot......
m going through those process.
one more thing (may be the last thing in this thread)
how to restore through nandroid backup? by using titanium backup?
Im new all this rooting and rom stuff and yesterday morning i successfully rooted and inststalled the jellybomb 14.0.0 jelly bean rom thanks to qbking77's on point videos. so the question is... how can i switch which rom im running? i like the jellybeen roms and im looking to explore more to see which better suits my needs. ive heard of doing clean/dirtry instals or something of the sort but i want the best and safest way possible so i dont run into any bricking trouble. please help?
Ok, read up on how to flash a recovery
Download the rom of your choice and place it.on your sdcard. Once you do that you can install roms by booting into recovery and finding the zip for the rom you want to flash and selecting it through the "install zip from sdcard" option
Now a clean install is whenyou wipe all partitions, aka blocks of your phones memory, (details farther down) and then install the rom zip. This method minimizes the chances for problems to occur after installing
A clean flash involves:
Formatting system
Formatting / Clearing data (also known as a factory reset)
Wiping cache
Wiping / Clearing dalvik cache
Now a dirty flash is when you just flash the new rom zip over whatever you're currently rumning, without clearing anything. This method is only recommended when flashing an updated version of the same rom, and even then, the nature of some updates can require you to do a clean flash.
One more thing, DO NOT flash any roms, mods, or zips for the international version. That usa surefire way to brick your debice because the partitions are completely different.
To learn more about how android and this.stuff works, I would suggest heading over to xda,university.com
Thanks for the info. What is the best way to back everything up? I backed everything up wen I installed th jb. Rom and went to restore and couldnt find anythingband had to start from scratch.
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Roni P. said:
Thanks for the info. What is the best way to back everything up? I backed everything up wen I installed th jb. Rom and went to restore and couldnt find anythingband had to start from scratch.
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Backup via CWM (RECOVERY) is mainly for restoring the same rom or going back to the rom you were running if experimenting, Now, can use apps such as Titanium backup to save all the other settings, apps and things. Once you flash your new rom, download it, open program and can restore your stuff that way. Personally, I'll wipe, start from scratch, sometimes i'll download an app i never use, and it just allows me to clear out the useless ones.. Happy flashing!
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Thanks for the info. What is the best way to back everything up? I backed everything up wen I installed th jb. Rom and went to restore and couldnt find anythingband had to start from scratch.
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Yes as said above, a backup through recovery (also called a "nandroid" ) stores an EXACT image of the current state of your device. Meaning all data, all system files, all apps, radios, etc. Backing up through an app, like Titanium Backup, only backs up certain things like apps and app data
Basically, if you're trying any experimental stuff that may break your system (for example, flashing a new modem or testing to see if a certain kernel works), then a nandroid is the way to go because you can restore to an exact image of a state when everything was working
Yea I did that the 1st time and couldnt recover anything. Is there a certain way I should recover or maybe I did something wrong? Im not sure. Sorry if im sounding stupid but I cant return my phone if I screw it up so im tryin to be as safe as possible. Hopefully thats understandable
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Press volume up home button and then power button don't let go till Samsung screen comes up bought 10 ish sec. Once let go phone should go into cwm, clock work mod recovery. See if you have that first
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Yea I did that the 1st time and couldnt recover anything. Is there a certain way I should recover or maybe I did something wrong? Im not sure. Sorry if im sounding stupid but I cant return my phone if I screw it up so im tryin to be as safe as possible. Hopefully thats understandable
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No no, its recovery
The recovery is basically something that allows you to install zips, it doesnt actually have much to do with recovering anything lol
But first do what was suggested right above me to check to see if you have a recovery installed
To get a more detailed description of what a recovery is and what it does, you can get over to xda-university and read through the "as user" section on recoveries
Think cwm has saved a few phones on here. Me I don't use a pc. Easy just with phone. If he's deleted his folder should he recoveR then it would bring that folder bk?
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Well yea I kno I have a recovery I use cwm... I jus need to kno how I can actually save my phones content... I dont wanna start fresh everytime I decide to flash a new rom
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OK titanium bkup. But don't restore all things if your backing up at lot as will save 4.1.2 4.2.1 and 4.2 2 and so on. Don't want to mix as fc will happen
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