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best recent rom for HTC Diamond

Hi guys
Ive been away for a while and ive seen many new roms atm im using a really old rom (Win Mob 6.5 build 23017.5.3.0) and im finding it a little slow and my battery life is getting a little shoddy now (if battery is 80% plus and i restart the phone the battery goes down to around 17%
Could someone recommend me a good recent rom for my device please?
thanks in advance

xero01uk said:
Hi guys
Ive been away for a while and ive seen many new roms atm im using a really old rom (Win Mob 6.5 build 23017.5.3.0) and im finding it a little slow and my battery life is getting a little shoddy now (if battery is 80% plus and i restart the phone the battery goes down to around 17%
Could someone recommend me a good recent rom for my device please?
thanks in advance
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This is the best 6.5 ROM to date, new chef, extremely talented, amazing ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765247

i tried that one and it kept crashing/hanging on me

magicdave26 said:
This is the best 6.5 ROM to date, new chef, extremely talented, amazing ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765247
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+1 for this rom

when ive been installing myphone and other apps the handset hangs and then when i reset it just hangs on the boot screen so i have to hard reset and start all over again

xero01uk said:
when ive been installing myphone and other apps the handset hangs and then when i reset it just hangs on the boot screen so i have to hard reset and start all over again
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Have you tried the latest release of the ROM
I have that problem on an older version of the ROM, but you do not need to hard reset - it takes a few boot attempts, but removing the battery and rebooting and pressing reset and rebooting after a while it does load back into the ROM
Let me know if this problem is in the latest release or an older one as I intend on upgrading to the newest to see if the problem is gone

i used the link from post 1 from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765247

xero01uk said:
i used the link from post 1 from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765247
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Yea I know
When did you download it? Because a new ROM was uploaded to that link on September 9th
Was it after then or before then ?

i downloaded it this afternoon

xero01uk said:
i downloaded it this afternoon
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Ah so that means the bug is still there, Damn

yea ive seen your post, ive confirmed the bug as well, hoping for a fix soon as from what i could use the rom was first class

xero01uk said:
yea ive seen your post, ive confirmed the bug as well, hoping for a fix soon as from what i could use the rom was first class
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Yea well I only got the freeze inside of windows a couple times, but I get the welcome screen hang every reboot
Might flash to the new ROM using MTTY and see what happens
BTW - there is a MTTY that does not require all the stupid code this and code that and USB drivers bla bla--- it just runs right from windows and takes one flash using the romupdate utility to complete
just make sure the new rom is sitting on the storage card ready for the new flash as the phone will just stop at the splash boot screen as it now has no OS on it

magicdave26 said:
BTW - there is a MTTY that does not require all the stupid code this and code that and USB drivers bla bla--- it just runs right from windows and takes one flash using the romupdate utility to complete
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Do U have more info about? Thnx

xero01uk said:
Hi guys
Ive been away for a while and ive seen many new roms atm im using a really old rom (Win Mob 6.5 build 23017.5.3.0) and im finding it a little slow and my battery life is getting a little shoddy now (if battery is 80% plus and i restart the phone the battery goes down to around 17%
Could someone recommend me a good recent rom for my device please?
thanks in advance
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maybe you should change your battery

Anything available ITA language too?

MEMO
I've been using the Memo Memory and Graphic Tweaked Rom for a few months now. Now using Memo 2.6.2, which works great. There's also been great feedback on bugs through the forum, which have all been removed.
Memo: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=649841
And the fast-MTTY (which is called Task 29, the formatting task) also works fine for me, you can find all info in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726202&highlight=task+29

Hi before you plan to cook xda ROM . I will recommend you to try out Hong Kong Official ROM, I tried out a lot and compare different Official ROM here is the result :
The PROS that found in the ROM :
1st - Guaranty fast and stable official ROM compare to sea, O2 and also UK ROM
2nd - Receive GPS signal quickly compare to the other ROM
3rd - If u tried SEA ROM u may found out the weather unable to update frequently
4th - Google Maps Integrated inside the ROM .. which SEA ROM dont have
5th - If you using Chinese words then it is too bad for SEA and other country ROM no integrated so you need to install CE-Star inside .
This is why I recommend u Hong Kong Chinese ROM as it comes with Chinese program . You dunned to install!!
The CONS that found in Hong Kong ROM that is :
1) No WINRAR
2) It would be hard for those people who cant read in Chinese. Although I not really like Chinese ROM but after I tried it . I really satisfy with the ROM .
Give It a Try Download Different Official ROM from Touch Diamond From Various Country Website you will notify which 1 suit you the best.
You may consider the above options that I given and try it =) you may saw a huge differences.
Lastly , I wont recommend some of the ROM that posted in xda
1st - Drain battery tremendously , dry your battery life even faster than official ROM
2nd - Very lag + not as good as what your expectation, cannot reach what you wants sometimes or even worse design
3rd - 3G Video Call not Function In Certain ROM as they want to the ROM even LITE smooth and faster
HONG KONG LATEST OFFICIAL ROM - RUU_Diamond_HKCSL_CHT_2.03.832.2_Radio_Signed_Diamond_52.44.25.24_1.08.25.20M1_Ship

[request]Searching a HowTo for Skinning Swype

Hi,
Today my Defy arrived
Now I have read many threads about the phone and the firmware, but soneones making me confused and other ones doesnt answer my questtions.
So, what I want to know is:
1. Wich is the really latest firmware for the Defy with the red lense? Done
2. when Im going to install CM7, must be flashed an stock froyo rom before? Done
3. because swype is preinstalled in the firmware, how can i update it to the latest version? Done
4. how can i make my own swype theme?
I think thats all (for now )
Greetings

I'll only answer to the ones that I know the answer...
2. The instructions say that you should. Also, from what I read, every tutorial says that you should go to stock. Also, a wipe could be advisable (not to inherit problems and bad settings from the previous ROM)
3. You can get it from the official site. As far as I've noticed CM7 doesn't come with Swype.
Hopefully someone else answers the other two questions.
Have a nice day!

And I'll take the opportunity to ask a few somewhat related noobie questions:
"the Defy with the red lens"
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I've seen a few mentions of different lens colours. What is this? (link to explanation is fine) ETA: Found it myself. Really stupid to ask. Bottom line ATM seems to be that for phones recently manufactured the lens colour is not a reliable indicator of camera module used.
"every tutorial says that you should go to stock" (before flashing)
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Doesn't this mean that you don't need to do anything special (maybe wipe everything, but maybe not that important?) when you flash a new ROM into the phone for the first time?
Or would you still need to first flash a plain stock ROM if your phone came with some telco-provided crappy stuff in the ROM, before flashing a custom ROM?
(Purely hypothetical question for me.)

Bumping this, because I am getting to closer to actually start rooting around (hah!) in the innards of my phone, and I keep wondering about this:
Aspsusa said:
Doesn't this mean that you don't need to do anything special (maybe wipe everything, but maybe not that important?) when you flash a new ROM into the phone for the first time?
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So do I need to flash _another_ stock ROM before I switch to cyanogen or whatever, if my phone is a virgin that came with the stock nordic rom (moto_version.34.177.5.MB525.retail.en.ND/jorem_U3_3.4.2_177-5)?
It somehow seems redundant to me to flash another stock to my phone when I already have a stock froyo (without blur even) on it.
BTW, given the focus of this forum you are all being very very kind to us noobs. Upthread I asked a really really really stupid question (I'll see if I can edit out), and nobody threw rocks at me .
I am still wondering though whether anyone can recommend an alternative forum more suited to Really Basic Questions?

Just root, install second init for recovery, then flash cyanogen...
If you click devices at their website, you can grab the latest nightly ROM, and you will also find the wiki, which has a step by step on how to do everything.
It's really simple, just keep glued too the instructions.
Good luck
Aspsusa said:
Bumping this, because I am getting to closer to actually start rooting around (hah!) in the innards of my phone, and I keep wondering about this:
So do I need to flash _another_ stock ROM before I switch to cyanogen or whatever, if my phone is a virgin that came with the stock nordic rom (moto_version.34.177.5.MB525.retail.en.ND/jorem_U3_3.4.2_177-5)?
It somehow seems redundant to me to flash another stock to my phone when I already have a stock froyo (without blur even) on it.
BTW, given the focus of this forum you are all being very very kind to us noobs. Upthread I asked a really really really stupid question (I'll see if I can edit out), and nobody threw rocks at me .
I am still wondering though whether anyone can recommend an alternative forum more suited to Really Basic Questions?
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It is recommended as a precaution for a failsafe install but you can install CM7 on any stock 2.2 or above rom.
Sent from my MB525 using Tapatalk

ryan8r said:
It is recommended as a precaution for a failsafe install but you can install CM7 on any stock 2.2 or above rom.
Sent from my MB525 using Tapatalk
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Took the words right out of my mind...
Sometimes I skip right past the important stuff. Lol

hi,
Everythinbg excepted 4. is solved by my own.
For now i just need to know hox to make my own Swypw skin.
BTW: I hate Threadhooligans

MrGentlemen said:
BTW: I hate Threadhooligans
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Mean me? Wanna fight?
BTW, it would be good if you'd change the topic back, or put the old topic in parenthesis to the new one or something. Something like
[request]Swype-skinning ([solved]stock froyo first & red lens latest)
might be good
I was wondering why I was subscribed to a thread about swype-skinning, as it couldn't be further from my interests, but never mind that - there's good info in this thread not related to swype.

Aspsusa said:
BTW, it would be good if you'd change the topic back, or put the old topic in parenthesis to the new one or something. Something like
[request]Swype-skinning ([solved]stock froyo first & red lens latest)
might be good
I was wondering why I was subscribed to a thread about swype-skinning, .
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Exactly. I was confused, and for an instant, lost in space.. Lol
You big thread hooligan, Mr gentleman
Edit:
To answer your question,
You should probably check with Swype to see if skinning is even capable with their app... (or potentially even allowed)
To my knowledge, skinning Swype is uncharted territory...the app is in beta still.
Some advanced knowledge of Android would be required to hack, disassemble, and recompile any themes for it.

[Q] ICS on A101 AS WELL ?

Hello guys,
I'm new to this forum but I read it from time to time since a few months.
I own an Iconia Tab A101 that I already rooted and so far I haven't received the OTA update toward ICS probably beacuse I used a Stock Rom from Vache which is not a full stock rom.
I already found few ICS ROMs but as I use this tablet for my job, I don't want to mess up with it. So far it dosen't say it would work with an Iconia A101, but only a A100. Did anyone already tried it on the A101 ? (I can't aford to lose my 3G conection/driver as I use it everyday to send my jobs forms)
Is there any way I could upgrade toward ICS without losing my applications and datas ? (I can handle the root and adhoc/wpasuplicant issue later..)
I wish I could install/use Nandroid to get a full backup of my tablet before just in case.... Would you advise me to use that application ? How do I do that ?
I alreadytried to install CWM but failed to it. I probably did something wrong or in the wrong order.
Anyway thanks for your help ! I love this forum.
Best regards
Fabien

Try looking harder. There's a leak of the official A101 ICS ROM in the development section.

The official A101 ICS ROM in the development section
FloatingFatMan said:
Try looking harder. There's a leak of the official A101 ICS ROM in the development section.
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Would you be so kind and point me/us to the leak of the official A101 ICS ROM in the development section?
I wasn't able to find it...
Thank you,
Adrian

Try this link http://narod.ru/disk/47785011001.df...cer_AV041_A101_0.004.00_WW_GEN1-root.zip.html (CWM version)

Infomediasvc said:
I already found few ICS ROMs but as I use this tablet for my job, I don't want to mess up with it. So far it dosen't say it would work with an Iconia A101, but only a A100. Did anyone already tried it on the A101 ? (I can't aford to lose my 3G conection/driver as I use it everyday to send my jobs forms)
Is there any way I could upgrade toward ICS without losing my applications and datas ? (I can handle the root and adhoc/wpasuplicant issue later..)
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Acer didn't release ICS for A101 yet, so it's normal that you didn't receive OTA upgrade.
There is a leak of an old ICS build for A101 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25561591&postcount=6
I'm running it and it works fine. I just needed to delete and recreate APN, as the migrated one was disabled for some reason.
(P.S. You need to install all four update.zip from the archive in order. These are incremental and you cannot skip any.)

Thank you leomatt & smokku for you quick and clear answers. That's the spirit!
Thanks again,
Adrian

Thank you so much ! It worked like a charm.
Next step will be root (again), and adhoc support.

This may help:
1.Load Update1.zip onta a SD card. Rename it Update.zip. THIS IS IMPORTANT!
2. Press POWER and VOL- (the top vol button) and flash the ROM. The reboot will hang. Just power off and continue.
3. Repeat for the remaining updates, one at a time.
4. The final reboot will work and the ROM will be flashed. If error messages are encountered or constant rebooting is experienced, do a factory restart.
This worked for me and restored my Acer back to A101. (I had loaded ICS for A100 and lost 3g...I can't help fiddling with things I don't understand........

GrigAdri said:
Thank you leomatt & smokku for you quick and clear answers. That's the spirit!
Thanks again,
Adrian
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Hey. No need to thank me for telling you it even existed in the first place, that's perfectly OK.
For someone so utterly incapable of finding something so simple (seriously, third hit on a search), I suggest you don't even THINK about flashing it; you'll brick your tab.

Someday you'll get, that this forum is about people helping each other, not feeling superior to others.

FloatingFatMan said:
Hey. No need to thank me for telling you it even existed in the first place, that's perfectly OK.
For someone so utterly incapable of finding something so simple (seriously, third hit on a search), I suggest you don't even THINK about flashing it; you'll brick your tab.
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Insulting people is a bad habit. Some day you will find out why!

Details ?
FloatingFatMan said:
Hey. No need to thank me for telling you it even existed in the first place, that's perfectly OK.
For someone so utterly incapable of finding something so simple (seriously, third hit on a search), I suggest you don't even THINK about flashing it; you'll brick your tab.
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This link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25561591&postcount=6
i about an OFFICIAL rom, not a stock rom modified, or a leaked one, etc..
It would be great if you guys could CLEARLY say what is made for ?
If it's for A100, its for A100, A101 for A101, etc... as well as for which kind of rom it is made for, etc ?
For someone who is used to it, it's easy ! However, even for a newbie there is nothing about Android terminology ! The poor guy is lost and nothing makes sense to him/her.
For example : ROM means Read Only Memory (as oposed to Ram which is Random Access Memory (volatile memory) ) right !!!
Well if the ROM is the operating system, then you don't only read it as you also write in it and can replace its content as well ! However, Android (the os) is a ROM !! Even for someone coming from the IT world, it's kind of confusing ! ;-)
By the way, it says not to install Busybox, but I had to, after to fix some apps.
The wpa_suplicant file however doesn't fix the adhoc issue so far.
I'll get back to the old file in the meantime.

Infomediasvc said:
i about an OFFICIAL rom, not a stock rom modified, or a leaked one, etc..
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There isn't one.
Are you happy now?

smokku said:
There isn't one.
Are you happy now?
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Quite happy !
Didn't I read oficial in "Path for the official A101 updating to ICS" ?

GrigAdri said:
Insulting people is a bad habit. Some day you will find out why!
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I didn't insult anyone, but I can, if you like.

Need Frosty

Ok, I have searched all over the net by google and on this site.
I may have missed it but I dont think so. I know the Frosty Jellybean
thead was closed. I loved this rom and need to do a fresh install.
Due to computer and an sd card failures, I have lost my file and was hopping
Someone has a copy. Im looking for the frosty jellybean v11.2.1.
It works perfect for my needs. Thats the only version of that rom I want.
The roms are no longer available. Can anyone help me out.
Im at my wits end.
Thanks in advance.

It was a pretty basic ROM.
Start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2276645
Flash any custom kernel you want.
Debloat (Ashaman by mrRobinson and another one I can't remember the name of - sticky in apps & themes forum),
Flash ramsay's 4-way reboot menu.
You can flash the toggle mod if you want. If I could find a basic one with the call home functionality removed, I would use it. No such luck yet.
There you go. Frosty without the boot animation. Unsure why you are dead set on using an old ROM; an old version of an old ROM. The dev left us, and other people have taken his place. Time to move on.

Will try
Ok, I'm like an old nun, I have old habits.
Ill give your recommendation a try. I know its an old rom but everything worked for me.
It had the right color scheme on the togles and menu bar (green), edge zoom, toggles, working s-voice on bluetooth.
Wi-calling, 3 way boot and a few other things I cant remember right now. I use miui launcher for my final set up.
It gets me where I want to be but the base Frosty v11.2.1 was just right.
All the roms and devs here are great. I guess once I find what I like I stick with it. I went through a bunch of roms before settling on that one.
I left it and came back a few times and finally locked it in as my daily. I'm willing to try others and have tried but never found yet exactly what I want. For example, I am probable one of the few who actually like the edge zoom feature on the web and email. I have tried the stockorama and rooted stock 4.1.2. Both were great but I miss the old edge zoom. I have searched, but maybe not well enough, and haven't found edge zoom for it "yet". I'm sure its probably there, just haven't found it and don't want to aggravate the forum or powers that be with something I should be able to find. The devs and people here do alot of hard and good work and don't need the aggravation.
Well anyway, thanks again for the direction. Ill give it a whirl. Gonna try a another rom of interest first.
Long Live The Devs!
Aerowinder said:
It was a pretty basic ROM.
Start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2276645
Flash any custom kernel you want.
Debloat (Ashaman by mrRobinson and another one I can't remember the name of - sticky in apps & themes forum),
Flash ramsay's 4-way reboot menu.
You can flash the toggle mod if you want. If I could find a basic one with the call home functionality removed, I would use it. No such luck yet.
There you go. Frosty without the boot animation. Unsure why you are dead set on using an old ROM; an old version of an old ROM. The dev left us, and other people have taken his place. Time to move on.
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Im going to try move up. Unless I get lucky and someone has this tucked away. Now let's start fresh...
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app

Found the perfect rom.
Everything works.
Goodby to frosty, was a great rom.
S3Rx T999 UVDMD5 TW 4.1.2 Premium Suite

[MUST READ]description for rooting, roms, kernels and everything!

//I AM STILL TYPING AND WILL TAKE TIME << SO DONT REPLY
i had typed and mistakenly deleted the tab before clicking post :|...i will delete these two lines once i am done with everything//
guys!
something we are all familiar with on galaxy grand forum is spamming!
indeed there are still many users/new users who post WRONG POSTS in WRONG SECTIONS..
still u can find questions which are off-topic/not related to forum/which have been answered several times/which have been asked several times by making new threads etc.
it not only takes up unnecessary space on server, but also lowers the value of GALAXY GRAND DUOS community..
developers getting pissed by day to day ETA's and helpers pissed by posting same and same answer, to several people !
i do know that xda's search option on top right might be not that accurate for some here,
SO
here i am here making an illustrative thread,(after discussing and opinions from many on xda)
WHICH will not only help you to solve ur problems regarding roms, but also day to day frequently asked multiple times answered questions....
its possible that it does not contain everything that u need , but seriously guys, it will at least decrease number of SPAMS on our threads...
all problems will be mostly illustrated below.........
just read it once please before posting in all other forums....
Few Information better read before any Posting!! (most Important..)​1. AOSP based Rom/ Non touchwiz Rom (cm11/carbon,resurection remix, paranoid android,Pac-man ,Omni,and others)DO NOT support DUAL SIM Functionality..(it Requires Broadcomm Specific Codes which are not released as Open Source)...
you want Dual Sim , be On any touchWiz based Rom(Stock, Gennxt , etc)..
2. Difference between Touchwiz based Roms and AOSP Based Roms of our Device
1. AOSP Roms DON'T HAVE Dual sim functionality.
2. these are small in size as have only basic android Framework and Do not include bloatwares.
(Roms size~198mbs+)
3. AOSP Roms don’t have TW features, (but have their own**)!
4. they are Highly Customizable and meant for performance.
5. Lower RAM Consumption compared to TouchWiz.​
1. Touchwiz Roms HAVE dual sim functionality
2. TouchWiz Roms are Larger in size
because of heavy Framework and Bloatwares*
(ROM Size~844mb+)
3. Touchwiz Got its own specific Features and its own apps for Music/camera etc.
4.they got polish and looks (in own way).
5. High RAM consumption Compared to AOSP. ​ * Custom Roms based on Touchwiz are mostly Bloats free.
**Features varies from Rom to Rom.....get a quicky info in Roms Section!​
Recovery Mode and Download Mode
recovery mode- it is a mode used for multipurpose uses.......described below..
switch off the device..hold (vol. up +powe+menu) combination...and let device start..once device start...remove hands atleast from power button else it will switch it on again!!!
How to operate it???
use volume buttons to navigate up and down...
use power button to select!
stock recivery(by default samsung recovery has limited options below....
-reboot system now
(Reboots the system).
-apply sdcard:update.zip
(Install diverse updates like themes, custom roms etc.)
-wipe data/factory reset
(Deletes all the apps, data and system settings(Files on the external SD-card will stay untouched)
-wipe cache partition
(Only wipes (formats) /cache partition (sometimes used as temp storage for updates, market downloads, etc) it hasn't anything common with Dalvik-cache which is in /data by default and it implies that the following boot after wiping cache partition will not be any longer than usually.)
beacuse stock recovery is limited.....custom recoveries are important which have got special features like backup/restore...and many more..
I use CWM...and it is easy to use..i will tell in later section
Download mode- it is used to flash firmware by Odin...
Combination - (vol. down+menu+power button)
once it boots ..there will be a screen ..
volume up to confirm that u want to go ahead and flash by Odin.
volume down to backoff and restart if u did it by mistake....​ using ODIN
(lifeline of Samsung firmware installers )
it is really simple app fpr windows PC to flash firmwares/kernels/recoveries etc.
when you brick your device, dont panic and post anywhere...just re-install the firmware by Odin for developer's sake
it will remove everything and simply will install the Samsung's firmware and will make your device like a fresh new one!
an app for saving asses of guys like me who unwillingly/unknowingly brick there device!!
Odin download
link~ http://bartztech.com/wp-content/uploads/YP-G1/Restore/Odin3v1.7.zip
Odin Prerequisites:-
When you need to flash using Odin, you need the Samsung drivers, so that Odin can detect your device while attached to PC via. USB cable....
- Samsung USB Drivers
linky~ http://www.mediafire.com/download/hzlnda0l5t8qyes/SAMSUNG_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones(3).exe
download drivers
remove old ones installed by control panel(if any)
reboot
install the drivers given
reboot
ready to be used
A stock Samsung USB cable (it seems to give better result than other USB cable bought on third party sellers.)
Flashing by Odin
Note- An Odin flashable file is supposed to be in .tar or .tar.md5 format only.
1.Run Odin.
2. Put your device in download mode(switch off then press vol down+power+menu button altogether.....once it starts..leave buttons else will switch off again coz u are holding power button remember !!)
3.You should see a yellow/blue rectangle with COM:xx and saying ready. that is your device ID actually.. It means that your device is ready to be flashed! (It is important because it means that device connected is recognized by Odin )
4.Go into the PDA section and take your .tar file.(if single file is given.)
if multiple .tar files are given then put CSC in CSC...phone/modem in PHONE section respectively
5. if there is also a pit file then make sure that re-partition box at left is UNCHECKED>!!
6. meditate for a while and ensure once again hat files u have selected are for galaxy grand duos only !!
obvious if you flash s3 files by Odin..you will end up in boot loop..
7. hit start and pray to god that all goes well *kidding*..it will
8.When it's finished, it should say that it's done with a green box saying PASS..if it says fail.....i.e. your USB is not accurately detected...or is detected but disconnects in between.... it happens sometimes if it is not THAT GOOD usb cable...dont panic..remove battery and repeat all steps again!! .just dont let it touched even by air if that happens..keep trying and it will work...once work is done..the first thing u do is get a good USB cable (its i am talking about extreme cases , there will be no problem else )
once it is done , device will be rebooted ( if reboot is checked in left box(u will get what i am talking about once you open app and see by yourself)
Note:- if you have flashed a firmware..first boot might take time from 3-10 minutes...just keep patience and wait....
if still it doesnt start after 10 minutes ....remove battery...re-insert...go in recovery mode..clear data/format and clear cache..now reboot..wait again.... and you are good to go
​ ROOTING and CWM
basic reason why most of people come on XDA is how to root!
thanks to @chotu222 who already have made a thread so that people can follow and acquire what they wished!!
i will be short and still descriptive!!!
(as it is already mentioned in forums and its pain to type so much :/)
PROCEDURE:
simply for quick pickers.. install CWM and then flash superUser through it!!
is it really that difficult to do??
there is a cwm given with SeLinux support(which is must for installing kitkat roms ), so why not just install that CWM and be carefree (whatever u flash, it wont give any problem)
simple two steps.....
Step 1: installing CWM...
here is SeLinux supported CWM file..(thanks to @pawitp \m/ )
linky~ http://goo.im/devs/pawitp/i9082_cm11.0/recovery_20131210.tar
download it and flash via odin
NOTE- while flashing by Odin , untick auto reboot Option(because rebooting device makes stock recovery to over-write over CWM recovery....)
once the flashing process is done....simply remove and re-insert battery, and go to Recovery Mode, flash the Fix-Recovery.zip given below...
that will fix your problem
Fix-Recovery link- http://www.mediafire.com/download/74mmd1x4af6hlo4/Fix-Recovery.zip.
Step 2: installing superSU: SuperSU allows for advanced management of Superuser access rights for all the apps on your device that need root.
linky~ http://download.chainfire.eu/376/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.89.zip
just flash the superSU by CWM.....
reboot the device...
and your device is now rooted(check it if there is a superSU app in ur app drawer or not).
that is it!!
that's all it takes to root your device...
just 5 minutes :/
NO..You wont loose any data..its just that you simply installed an app in system root directory
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Custom roms
Custom Roms are customized Roms for devices..providing us with various different options/advantages over stock Rom what we have Pre-installed by company!..it could be a de-bloated same stock rom w or w/o extra features,/ a whole new version of android/ a ROM based with UI built for different mobile...
simply..there are many Roms and the list is actually long..i cant simply explain but still tried to....
They are mostly based on Aosp/Aokp format(in simple words, with look of nexus UI), or OEM's based(in simple words like Samsung's touch wiz, htc's sense)..
every rom has its unique specialty..unique UI and Unique features.
OEM's are heavily programmed and sized, bloated with factory apps pre-included..
that is the reason that nexus based Roms (~250Mbs+) are twice smaller than the official firmwares(~800Mbs+)!
thanks to all respected Developers who did put such their efforts, and have provided us with so many ROMs !
i am enlisting all ROMs down here with short descriptions, so that you can find everything under one thread here!
AOSP BASED ROMs-
Kitkat (android 4.4.2)
CyanogenMod 11-
thanks to @pawitp for developing this Rom. i dont think i need any explaination for CyanogenMod
its basic AOSP Rom based on Kitkat(4.4.2)...used as base rom for many Custom Roms, It is considered as standard Rom by many Users...Good battery backup,performance and less RAM consumption is speciality of this Rom..it don't implement much extra features except basics, as try to be as near to Nexus stock rom!
developer is always trying to update it as soon as CyanogenMod releases any update...
pawitp has also given delta update Option if you are using limited mbs and internet..its like update and patches which are directly supposed to be flashed (and are <20mbs)..just the modifications made are given , so that you dont download the whole rom...
NOTE- just read FAQ section in cm11 thread for more information on Delta updates.
thread link-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563557
media Fire link for latest Update(thanks to @naufalhadyan)- http://www.mediafire.com/download/1toub3foiqaz9c4/cm-11-20140109-UNOFFICIAL-i9082.zip
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Carbon Rom
One of the most appreciated Rom Built for galaxy Grand i9082 @xenon92 did put some serious green lantern efforts here (the reason why it has got amazing battery backup and performance)
personally, have used many Roms built for the device,but carbon Rom was the one with least problem when Run by ART compiler..
not only its RAM usage decreased from avg. 300 to 210, but also it supports Gapps in ART (while many Roms conflicts with gapps and give FCs in ART)
it has got many add-on features then just plain kitkat Roms...With the possibility of Halo getting Implemented it Near future(Depends on Carbon Team), lockscreen blur, notifications on lockscreen and Active display comprised as its one of good add on features, there is a Good battery backup (actually good,), with performance..
just give it a shot and u will love it
see rest of information on thread itself..
thread link- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567881
direct download link for latest build(not a mirror but given in OP itself)-http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23311191640114163​
SlimKat
One of best thing about @xenon92 is that once he starts rolling new roms, he just cant stop ....
so again, introduced slimRom with kitkat power..
slimRoms are most light weight code based Roms , for performance!..they don't add any extra features(Halo and all) because performance is MUST
good when it comes to battery backup
just install and u will never regret it
more description in thread.....
thread link-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2567869
latest version direct download link(no mirror,just link to download)-http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319196481​Resurrection Remix®
OmniRom
ProBam Rom
KitKat-X
Paranoid Android​

I hope this will cause less spamming and also keep writing guides
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@raghavsharmaxda..bro in continuation to your post, i wud like to suggest that u may add a section on EFS backup also...that's pretty much vital...

skpadhi79 said:
@raghavsharmaxda..bro in continuation to your post, i wud like to suggest that u may add a section on EFS backup also...that's pretty much vital...
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I am doing.. Pretty much is left..what i have is just 10 percent yet..
Kernels...all roms...descriptions..gapps...how to do xxxx or yyy functions.. How to solve basic problems...efs. Iceyhotguy's tweak...hyperlinking to faq thread of chotu222.....much more to be done :|.
Trying my best ..but it's not easy to collect all points from projects from last year till date...in just one day ...trying and will.....
Ps- just realising that indent header grouping dont look good at all in tapatalk :|..i domt know how @iceyhotguy did it..i have done and on pc its great...
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@raghavsharmaxda........well !! Rome wasn't built in a day..............:good::good:

raghavsharmaxda said:
I am doing.. Pretty much is left..what i have is just 10 percent yet..
Kernels...all roms...descriptions..gapps...how to do xxxx or yyy functions.. How to solve basic problems...efs. Iceyhotguy's tweak...hyperlinking to faq thread of chotu222.....much more to be done :|.
Trying my best ..but it's not easy to collect all points from projects from last year till date...in just one day ...trying and will.....
Ps- just realising that indent header grouping dont look good at all in tapatalk :|..i domt know how @iceyhotguy did it..i have done and on pc its great...
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Thanks dude!
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@raghavsharmaxda I've uploaded the newest CM11 update (200140121) to Mediafire, please update the mirror link above. Here is the link

naufalhadyan said:
@raghavsharmaxda I've uploaded the newest CM11 update (200140121) to Mediafire, please update the mirror link above. Here is the link
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Updating right away..
I almost forgot to complete this thread due to some reasons...by today i ll do whole../most of..
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Posting in the wrong section
@raghavsharmaxda you are posting in the wrong section!!!!
Post this in the general section.

The main reason I postes this here is coz many do come here for FAQ thread..
So its better that they read it here near FAQ thread (so that ppl think twice before posting noon kinda qsns in FAQ too and helpers do save sometime !!).
Still if its a trouble I will surely move it..
Thanks for advice...
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+1...i also somehow feels the same......with grand becoming older and older down the line.......there wud be probably more activities in Q & A section with no more stock firmware upgrade and amazing devs developing new roms ( hopefully ) and new probs wud arise if any......

it's great someone has decided to write down all the important things we need to know of our phones in one place... Thanks a lot @raghavsharmaxda :d
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shanbhagatul said:
it's great someone has decided to write down all the important things we need to know of our phones in one place... Thanks a lot @raghavsharmaxda :d
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Glad u liked it...but i am still updating..and my pc is gone for fixing..:-|..
And tapatalk is not editing...thats why i m making this late here.. Sorry everyone for trouble
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raghavsharmaxda said:
Glad u liked it...but i am still updating..and my pc is gone for fixing..:-|..
And tapatalk is not editing...thats why i m making this late here.. Sorry everyone for trouble
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hey @raghavsharmaxda i had a small request...could you include explanation to various features in the roms in this thread of yours? there are some features which i have no clue what they do and what they are meant to do...so if possible ...thanks anyways

raghavsharmaxda said:
Glad u liked it...but i am still updating..and my pc is gone for fixing..:-|..
And tapatalk is not editing...thats why i m making this late here.. Sorry everyone for trouble
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Please also tell about AOSP doesnt has dual sim right now, to stop spam about dual sim.
No rude...
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black87 said:
Please also tell about AOSP doesnt has dual sim right now, to stop spam about dual sim.
No rude...
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How cud it be rude ..its too obvious as is pain all the time..yea..i will make a big list at top about few things ppl do.....
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raghavsharmaxda said:
How cud it be rude ..its too obvious as is pain all the time..yea..i will make a big list at top about few things ppl do.....
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I also suggest adding site-specific Google search, it's a lot better than XDA search. It should help a lot of newbs.
Add "site:xda-developers.com" after the keywords i.e. "battery drain problem site:xda-developers.com" and type it into Google search. It also works on other sites, not just XDA.

naufalhadyan said:
I also suggest adding site-specific Google search, it's a lot better than XDA search. It should help a lot of newbs.
Add "site:xda-developers.com" after the keywords i.e. "battery drain problem site:xda-developers.com" and type it into Google search. It also works on other sites, not just XDA.
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Aye aye captain
Ur suggestions are always welcome ..
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i have installed cm11 on my grand, and i want to install stock firmware but when i am connecting it odin does'nt show a blue/yellow box com:xx.....
i have tried changing ports and cables and also restarting the apps but still not working and earlier when i had stock frimware it detected without any issues.....
what could be reason?

ssach30 said:
i have installed cm11 on my grand, and i want to install stock firmware but when i am connecting it odin does'nt show a blue/yellow box com:xx.....
what could be reason?
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Did you go into download mode? what version of odin did you use? use 3.04. Try to change usb cable. tell me if no one of this working.