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[Q] Rooting/Flashing steps...correct?

Hello everyone, I have never rooted nor flash a rom on the SGSII T989 before and I wanted to make sure that I do it right the first time. I am getting conflicting information online so I wanted to double check with the steps I have to make sure they are right.
I plan on flashing "[ROM] |12|17|11|BeastMOD II v4.2 |APM-CRT| Synergy 0.10|". So if people can go through this list and make sure I have the step right that would be awesome. Thank you in advance.
*How to Root/Flash ROM on a T989*
*Rooting the device:*
1. Download
-Kies
(Install/Restart PC)
-Odin
(Extract to desktop folder.)
-Root.tar
-CWRecover.zip
-BeastMOD.zip
2. Connect device to PC.
3. Put device in to Mass Storage Mode.
4. Copy Superuser+SU.zip file & BeastROM.zip in to the SD Card of the device.
5. Pull battery/Launch Device in to "Download Mode".
(Press and hold volume up & down keys, insert USB cord)
6. Once PC has recognized the device, launch Odin.
7. Select PDA button > browse/select "CWRecovery.tar".
8. Verify that Odin has the "0: [COM]" yellow.
9. Press Start.
Congrats!!! Phone is rooted!
*Flashing ROM*
1. Pull battery
2. Press and hold Volume up & down, then press and release the power button for 2 seconds. Continue to hold volume buttons to enter CWR.
3. Select Install zip from SD card.
4. Select choose zip from SD card.
5. Select SU from list.
6. Select Yes.
7. Select Reboot System Now.
Congrats!!! Device in now rooted!!!!
*Backup Apps * (Titanium Backup)
1. Launch Super User…..grant access.
2. Download/Install/Launch: Titanium Backup: > Schedules > Run on apps.
3. Download/Install/Launch: ROM Manager: Flash latest CWR for T989.
4: Launch Titanium Backup > Select Current Backup Rom.
5. Optional: Launch CWR > Backup and Restore.
*Install ROM*
1. Reboot in to CWR
2. Wipe data/factory reset.
2. Select Install zip from SD card > choose zip from SD card > Yes.
3. Wipe Dalvik Cache.
4. Fix Permissions.
4. Wait 10 minutes before touching the device.
5. Reboot device.

you are correct. however, the backing up apps is not really necessary since you aren't downloading/installing any apps in the first place. instead of making a titanium backup, make a CWR Nandroid backup.
(boot into CWR > backup and restore > backup).
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Updated How-To
I'm assuming you're on Windows.
Preparing the device:
1. Download
Kies
Odin
CWM
Superuser
BeastRom
Install Kies. Place Odin on Desktop. Place other files (SU apk and zip, CWM, and BeastROM) on Desktop.
2. Connect device to PC.
3. Put device in to Mass Storage Mode.
4. Copy Superuser+SU.zip file & BeastROM.zip in to the SD Card of the device.
5. Pull battery/Launch Device in to "Download Mode".
(Press and hold volume up & down keys, insert USB cord)
6. Once PC has recognized the device, launch Odin.
7. Select PDA button > browse/select "CWRecovery.tar".
8. Verify that Odin has the "0: [COM]" yellow.
9. Press Start.
You now have Clockwork Mod Recovery. This will allow us to flash non-approved files to the phone.
Rooting
1. Pull battery
2. Press and hold Volume up & down, then press and release the power button for 2 seconds. Continue to hold volume buttons to enter CWR.
3. Select Install zip from SD card.
4. Select choose zip from SD card (you may have to select "choose zip from external sd card")
5. Select SU from list.
6. Select Yes.
7. Select Reboot System Now.
Congrats!!! Device in now rooted!!!!
Backup
1. Boot back into CWR (see above).
2. Backup and Restore
3. Backup
You now have a backup of the stock (pre-installed), rooted ROM in case anything goes wrong.
Install ROM
1. Reboot in to CWR
2. Wipe data/factory reset.
3. Wipe cache.
4. Select Install zip from SD card > choose zip from SD card (or external SD card)> BeastMOD.zip
5. Wipe Dalvik Cache.
6. Fix Permissions.
7. Reboot device (could take up to 10 minutes the first time).
Hopefully everything works!
Housekeeping
now's the time to make a few backups!
1. an application backup (for switching to other ROM's or factory resetting): launch titanium backup > batch > backup all apps and user data
2. a full image of your phone (for restoring if you break something): CWM > backup and restore > backup.
Now you can flash updates to your hearts content because you have a backup that you KNOW works to fall back on.
Troubleshooting:
if the market will not let you download applications, boot back into CWM (you'll be doing this a lot - get used to it) and select wipe cache.
if anything else goes wrong, don't hesitate to ask! this is a great community!
welcome aboard!

Dude you are AWESOME!!! Didn't expect anyone to help that much. Thank you!!!

Haha it's no problem. I've been in your shoes. let me know if anything goes wrong.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using XDA App

Will do, thank you.

If you get stuck you can follow my guide which is the same but with help steps.
I have help for flashing roms too in recovery.
Cheers
http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...d-ultimate-root-optimization-guide-steps.html
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

Nice thanks....was reading and you said that BeastMOD 4.2 was having issues....does that still apply. I was talking to another guy that said he has had no problems with it and it is amazing.

Android 4.1 for HTC ONE X

Helly i find that's we can have Android 4.1 on we One X, but WIFI, Camera, and AUDIO don't work...
1. wipe all your apps, data and. Unlock the bootloader on your HTC One X
2. Install ClockWorkMod (CWM) recovery
3. Download and install HTC Sync software on your computer
4. Download the ROM from the official download page.
5. Copy the downloaded zip file (don’t extract it) to the SD card.
6. Also download the Flash_Boot.zip file from → here. This is required to flash the necessary kernel on the phone.
7. Extract the Flash_Boot.zip file to a convenient location on the computer.
8. Open the “jellybean_endeavoru_tgascoigne.zip” file (downloaded in step 5) on the computer and extract the boot.img file from inside it. Then, copy the boot.img file to the folder where you extracted the Flash_Boot.img file in step 8.
9. Switch off the phone. Boot into the bootloader mode first by holding the Volume Down button while powering on the phone. Then, select FASTBOOT from there using the volume buttons to navigate and power button to select to enter fastboot mode. Then connect your phone to the computer.
10. Go to the folder where you extracted the .zip file in step 8. Double-click the flash-boot-windows.bat file to flash the required kernel.
11. After the kernel is flashed, the window that showed up will automatically close. It might also say OKAY/finished and stay open, which is normal.
12. Now, press the power button on the phone to select BOOTLOADER, then navigate to the RECOVERY option and select it using the power button to boot into ClockworkMod recovery.
13. Perform a wipe:
1. Select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on the next screen to confirm data wipe. This will only delete your installed apps and settings, but will leave all other files and data on the SD card intact, so don’t worry.
2. Select mounts and storage, then select format system (you might have to select Yes on next screen to confirm). After format is complete, go back to the main recovery menu.
14. Then, select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Scroll to thejellybean_endeavoru_tgascoigne.zip file on the SD card and select it. Confirm installation by selecting Yes on the next screen.
15. After installation is complete, select go back then select reboot system now to reboot the phone and boot up into Android 4.1 aka Jelly Bean.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is now up and running on your HTC One X,

There are allready ROM's in the dev section for Jellybean, which are much easier to flash and will be updated. But thanks! maybe someone else will join development too

Yea we have that already in the dev section covered.
Closed.

[Noobs GUIDE] How to Flash In CWM Recovery

---INFO---
There are several ways to flash your android device. You can use Odin, ADB / fast boot and custom recovery to flash different types of files to your android.
Odin - Odin is used for flashing .tar or img files on the Samsung devices. tar and img files are usually complete roms, kernels or recovery's. Odin is installed on a desktop or laptop computer and flashes the tars from the computer to the device through the usb cable.
ADB / Fastboot - Fastbooot is what you will use to flash .img files. They are normally complete rom images, recovery's and kernels but there are a lot of other things that are flashed with fastboot. Fastboot is installed on a desktop or laptop computer and flashes the .img files from the computer to the device through the usb cable.
Custom Recovery's - Custom recovery's are used to flash zip files on your device. zip files can be used to flash full roms, kernels, recovery's just like the tar and image files but can additionally flash mods, fixes, custom tweaks and themes. The advantages are that everything is done from the device and not from a separate computer.
But this is a guide on how to flash in a custom recovery. More specifically, Clock Work Mod Recovery version 6.0.1.2. Each recovery's are slightly different but the basic things are pretty much the same. Navigation also varies between different versions. You have the touch screen and the non touch screen versions. Touchscreen is pretty self explanatory. The the non touch versions are are navigated by using the volume up and down and power to activate your selection.
On the US Versions of the Galaxy S3, recovery mode is achieved by pressing and holding volume UP, power button and the (physical) home button simultaneously while your phone is off. Watching the screen closely, release all 3 buttons as soon as you see the word Samsung. If timed correctly it will boot into recovery in about 10-20 seconds (after releasing). If you are too early or late the phone will boot normally and skip recovery.
NOTE - If you have a rom with an expanded shutdown menu, you can go directly into recovery by choosing it from the restart menu.
Caution - You should always make a Nandroid Backup of your configuration prior to flashing an unknown mod, kernel or rom.
NOTE - The first screen you see when starting cwm I will call the home menu and is the starting point for everything in this guide.
How to perform an Nandriod Backup or Restore
Backups and restores are done in the same way.
1. Select "backup and restore" from the home menu.
2. Select "backup to external (or internal) sdcard".
3. Wait for the backup to complete and then use you phones back button or the "go back" onscreen button to return to the home menu.
Note - Backups in CWM are incorrectly dated. You can change their names to something easier to identify by using a file explorer and renaming them. The name you choose must not contain any spaces. (Example: 11Dec2012_Stock). CWM saves your backups to internal or external sd depending on where you saved it to) clockworkmod/backups
How to flash mods, fixes, recovery's, themes and kernels in CWM recovery.
1. From the home menu, select "wipe cache partition" and confirm by selecting yes.
2. Select advanced menu.
3. Select wipe dalvik cache and then confirm by selecting yes.
4. Return to the home menu
5. Select "install zip from sdcard"
6. Select "choose zip from sd card" or "choose zip from external sdcard".
7. Select the file you want to flash and select yes to confirm. (if you don't see it, swipe the screen to scroll up and down)
8. After it completes, go back to the home menu and select "reboot system now".
How to flash ROMs in CWM recovery
NOTE - If you are going from a rom to the same rom that has been updated you often don't need to wipe data / factory reset and can skip that step. Additionally you can go even further by formatting system, data, and cache from the mounts and storage menu.
1. From the home menu, select "wipe cache partition" and confirm by selecting yes.
2. Select advanced menu.
3. Select "wipe dalvik cache" and then confirm by selecting yes.
4. Return to the home menu
5. Select wipe data / factory reset and select yes to confirm (This will delete all of your apps, passwords, settings and accounts.
6. Select "install zip from sdcard"
7. Select "choose zip from sd card" or "choose zip from external sdcard".
8. Select the file you want to flash and select yes to confirm. (if you don't see it, swipe the screen or use your volume up and down to scroll up and down
9. After it completes, go back to the home menu and select reboot system now.

[Tutorial] How to Flash In CWM Recovery

---INFO---
There are several ways to flash your android device. You can use Odin, ADB / fast boot and custom recovery to flash different types of files to your android.
Odin - Odin is used for flashing .tar or img files on the Samsung devices. tar and img files are usually complete roms, kernels or recovery's. Odin is installed on a desktop or laptop computer and flashes the tars from the computer to the device through the usb cable.
ADB / Fastboot - Fastbooot is what you will use to flash .img files. They are normally complete rom images, recovery's and kernels but there are a lot of other things that are flashed with fastboot. Fastboot is installed on a desktop or laptop computer and flashes the .img files from the computer to the device through the usb cable.
Custom Recovery's - Custom recovery's are used to flash zip files on your device. zip files can be used to flash full roms, kernels, recovery's just like the tar and image files but can additionally flash mods, fixes, custom tweaks and themes. The advantages are that everything is done from the device and not from a separate computer.
But this is a guide on how to flash in a custom recovery. More specifically, Clock Work Mod Recovery version 6.0.1.4. Each recovery has are slightly different but the basic things are pretty much the same. Navigation also varies between different versions. You have the touch screen and the non touch screen versions. Touchscreen is pretty self explanatory. The the non touch versions are are navigated by using the volume up and down and power to activate your selection.
On the US Versions of the Galaxy S3, recovery mode is achieved by pressing and holding volume UP, power button and the (physical) home button simultaneously while your phone is off. Watching the screen closely, release all 3 buttons as soon as you see the word Samsung. If timed correctly it will boot into recovery in about 10-20 seconds (after releasing). If you are too early or late the phone will boot normally and skip recovery.
NOTE - If you have a rom with an expanded shutdown menu, you can go directly into recovery by choosing it from the restart menu.
Caution - You should always make a Nandroid Backup of your configuration prior to flashing an unknown mod, kernel or rom.
NOTE - The first screen you see when starting cwm I will call the home menu and is the starting point for everything in this guide.
How to perform an Nandriod Backup or Restore
Backups and restores are done in the same way.
1. Select "backup and restore" from the home menu.
2. Select "backup to external (or internal) sdcard".
3. Wait for the backup to complete and then use you phones back button or the "go back" onscreen button to return to the home menu.
Note - Backups in CWM are incorrectly dated. You can change their names to something easier to identify by using a file explorer and renaming them. The name you choose must not contain any spaces. (Example: 11Dec2012_Stock). CWM saves your backups to internal or external sd depending on where you saved it to) clockworkmod/backups
How to flash mods, fixes, recovery's, themes and kernels in CWM recovery.
1. From the home menu, select "wipe cache partition" and confirm by selecting yes.
2. Select advanced menu.
3. Select wipe dalvik cache and then confirm by selecting yes.
4. Return to the home menu
5. Select "install zip from sdcard"
6. Select "choose zip from sd card" or "choose zip from external sdcard".
7. Select the file you want to flash and select yes to confirm. (if you don't see it, swipe the screen to scroll up and down)
8. After it completes, go back to the home menu and select "reboot system now".
How to flash ROMs in CWM recovery
NOTE - If you are going from a rom to the same rom that has been updated you often don't need to wipe data / factory reset and can skip that step. Additionally you can go even further by formatting system, data, and cache from the mounts and storage menu.
1. From the home menu, select "wipe cache partition" and confirm by selecting yes.
2. Select advanced menu.
3. Select "wipe dalvik cache" and then confirm by selecting yes.
4. Return to the home menu
5. Select wipe data / factory reset and select yes to confirm (This will delete all of your apps, passwords, settings and accounts.
6. Select "install zip from sdcard"
7. Select "choose zip from sd card" or "choose zip from external sdcard".
8. Select the file you want to flash and select yes to confirm. (if you don't see it, swipe the screen or use your volume up and down to scroll up and down
9. After it completes, go back to the home menu and select reboot system now.

[Q] HELP! EMERGENCY (Problem while flashing)

I was flashing THIS http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231953
And i got THIS http://oi39.tinypic.com/t8wvpz.jpg
I was using these steps
How to Install a Custom ROM on Galaxy Grand:
The procedure of installing a custom ROM using ClockworkMod Recovery is almost the same for all Android phones. You just have to follow a few steps and it is done!
All custom ROMs come in zip and have md5 checksum signature that tells your device that it was downloaded successfully and does not miss anything. So download the ROM file in zip and copy it to you phone, preferably to the external SD card.
If you have downloaded an AOSP or CyanogenMod based custom ROM, you’ll also have to install the Google apps after flashing the ROM. Download the latest Google Apps zip package to install via CWM here. Copy this file to your phone too.
Now boot your phone into recovery mode. Here is the method: press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time till the Samsung logo with device name blinks for 2 times. Then release the Power key while keeping other keys pressed till you see the recovery menu with “ClockwrokMod Recovery” written on the top. In Recovery mode, use the volume keys to scroll and the power key to select options.
Important: Go to “backup and restore” option and backup your current ROM to the external SD card.
When backup is complete, go back to main menu and “wipe data/factory reset”.
Then go to “advanced” and “wipe dalvik cache”.
Go back and select “mounts and storage” and “format system”.
Return to main menu and select “install zip from sdcard> choose zip from sdcard”, navigate to the ROM zip file and select it.
When the ROM is installed, also install the Google apps zip package, if applicable, using Step 8.
Finally, return to main menu and select “reboot system now”.

KnockOut. said:
I was flashing THIS http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2231953
And i got THIS http://oi39.tinypic.com/t8wvpz.jpg
I was using these steps
How to Install a Custom ROM on Galaxy Grand:
The procedure of installing a custom ROM using ClockworkMod Recovery is almost the same for all Android phones. You just have to follow a few steps and it is done!
All custom ROMs come in zip and have md5 checksum signature that tells your device that it was downloaded successfully and does not miss anything. So download the ROM file in zip and copy it to you phone, preferably to the external SD card.
If you have downloaded an AOSP or CyanogenMod based custom ROM, you’ll also have to install the Google apps after flashing the ROM. Download the latest Google Apps zip package to install via CWM here. Copy this file to your phone too.
Now boot your phone into recovery mode. Here is the method: press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power buttons at the same time till the Samsung logo with device name blinks for 2 times. Then release the Power key while keeping other keys pressed till you see the recovery menu with “ClockwrokMod Recovery” written on the top. In Recovery mode, use the volume keys to scroll and the power key to select options.
Important: Go to “backup and restore” option and backup your current ROM to the external SD card.
When backup is complete, go back to main menu and “wipe data/factory reset”.
Then go to “advanced” and “wipe dalvik cache”.
Go back and select “mounts and storage” and “format system”.
Return to main menu and select “install zip from sdcard> choose zip from sdcard”, navigate to the ROM zip file and select it.
When the ROM is installed, also install the Google apps zip package, if applicable, using Step 8.
Finally, return to main menu and select “reboot system now”.
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seems zip file that you downloaded didn't download completely re-download it also update your cwm recovery to 6.0.32

BEingNiCK said:
seems zip file that you downloaded didn't download completely re-download it also update your cwm recovery to 6.0.32
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I fixed the problem actually. I restored my backup and redownloaded it as you said. And voila. Also Land scape does not work properly.