This is my guide for dummies:
INTRODUCTION: I'm an italian user with a standard Samsung Galaxy Tab purchased via Vodafone. I would like to upgade my firmware from P1000XXJID to P1000XXJK5. I search in XDA and in samfirmware and this is the sequence of my upgrade.
1. You need some software.
a. KIES software (from www.samsungmobile.com): download and install
b. P1000XXJK5.rar (from www.samfirmware.com): download and unzip (use WinRar and password is "samfirmware.com")
c. NEW Odin: DOWNLOAD Version 1.7 (from www.samfirmware.com)
2. unzip New Odin 1.7 and run "Odin3 v1.7.exe"
3. Press the [PIT] button and select the "P1_20100909.pit" file
4. Press the [PDA] button and select the "P1000OXAJK5.tar" (which was in the 'P1000XXJK5.rar' file - see 1.b.)
5. Put a cross-chek on 'Auto Reboot' and 'F. Reset Time' (NOT on 'Re.Partition')
6. Now we are ready to flash our Galaxy Tab:
a. power off the device
b. extract SIM and SD card (if you have one)
c. power on the device pushing 'Volume down' + 'Home' + 'Power button'
d. the device will start in dowloading mode (yellow triangle)
7. Connect your usb cable (if you have correctly installed the KIES software, drivers are ok and device is recognized by the PC)
8. In Odin you must see on the left "0:[COM3]" (yellow background), or something like that
9. Press [START] and wait till has finished (4 minutes); Odin will reset the device itself.
10. After boot check if all is ok using *#1234# code
PS: I have found all my apps, no backup/restore needed ! But this is my case...
( trying to update to -> P1000XXJK5 )
Hi,
thx
but I the device gave me an error.
update media, please wait
e:can't mount /dev/block/stl10 (invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:can't mount DBDATA
your storage is not prepared yet. please use UI menu for format and reboot actions...
any help thats my device before I tried to update
PDA
P1000XWJJ3
Phone
P1000XXJID
CSC : P1000CPWJJ3
Build Time : 2010.10.07
Changelist : 615445
dorenthe said:
( trying to update to -> P1000XXJK5 )
Hi,
thx
but I the device gave me an error.
update media, please wait
e:can't mount /dev/block/stl10 (invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:can't mount DBDATA
your storage is not prepared yet. please use UI menu for format and reboot actions...
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No problem, theres two ways to fix this:
1: Flash the full JJ4 firmware with the P1_20100909 file and check partition
Then let it reboot, and flash JK5 after that without the .pit and partitioning on..
2: just flash the dbdata.tar from the end of this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9305891&postcount=1
I'd do option #1, I think you need to have JJ4, coming from your older version (pre-JJ4)
This is also for anyone flashing a non-European Tab:
so steps:
3.1 Press the [PDA] button and select the "P1000XWJJ4.tar"
3.2 Put a cross-check on 'Partition', 'Auto Reboot' and 'F. Reset Time'
3.3 Do steps 6-9
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usa
What benefits does this give us in usa? thx
kevinniven said:
What benefits does this give us in usa? thx
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Hi, in my european Tab I notice a little better 'scroll speed' between home screens (horizontally scroll). It's the only advantage, IMHO (In My Humble Opinion).
Please remember that for 'usa TAB' you have different firmware; consult www.samfirmware.com
I ran the update on my tab from the UK, specs beforehand were:
PDA XWJJ3
Phone XXJID
CSC CPWJJ3
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After flashing directly to JK5 it rebooted happily although it basically did a factory reset (formatted the internal SD card - which is a pain as that's where Titanium Backup put its backups)
Firmware specs now are:
PDA XXJK5
Phone XXJK5
CSC XAJK5
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It does look like there's a number of missing applications, so I'm going to get the full JJ4 package and flash that and then put JK5 over the top of it.
So while it works and does feel a bit snappier, it's not what I'd call a huge success going straight from JJ3 to JK5 I'll get there though.
EDIT: Before I did the flashing, I did a factory reset and the "missing" apps popped up, so while it looks like it's not entirely happy going from JJ3 to JK5, it does appear to work ok.
I'm still going to put JJ4 on there just for the heck of it and then reflash to JK5.
Looks like JJ4 defaults to Russian:
PDA: XWJJ4
Phone: XXJID
CSC: SERJJ2
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Final Edit:
Nope, no noticable difference having gone from JJ3 to JK5 or JJ4 to JK5, other than having to manually do a factory reset to get everything behaving after having gone from JJ3 to JK5.
Fair warning, I may have done something wrong, but if not, it WIPES your internal user storage when you do the update!
Still, happily on JK5 now, not a big deal to re-transfer my stuff over.
Thank for this thread.
But why would someone not choose to upgrade firmware when Samsung releases it via KIES?
sanderh said:
Thank for this thread.
But why would someone not choose to upgrade firmware when Samsung releases it via KIES?
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Because Samsung have a history of not releasing official updates.
Plus, we want new stuff NOW
Big thx to you rotohammmmmmmer ...
I suggest to do also the following after the first boot: *#272*your imei# (dial all your imei digits!),then select your original Sales code,in my case for Italy Itv.This allow you to have all the Samsung Apps of your country.
Also the problem with the missing data at boot is because JK5 isn't a full flash.you can also flash the JJ4 with repartition and then JK5 without.
For newbies: Make a Titanium Backup before the 272 code!! (thanks to brunino1967 to remind me, I forgot to mention )
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knightnz said:
After flashing directly to JK5 it rebooted happily although it basically did a factory reset (formatted the internal SD card - which is a pain as that's where Titanium Backup put its backups)
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You can change where Titanium sticks it's backups by going to
Preferences/Backup folder name
and change it to
/external_sd/TitaniumBackup
Or if you've got the full version you could have sync'd your backup to Dropbox.
I also have JJ3. I think I will follow the suggestion to install JJ4 first with the repartition and then JK5. If I backup all my system data and apps to the external SD card (or Dropbox) using Titanium Backup, is it OK to restore the system data as well after the upgrade or might there be some conflict with the new version? TBH I don't realy know what the system data is so may you will tell me I only need to restore the apps.
TIA
How languages are included in this ROM? I need Polish.
vahanara said:
How languages are included in this ROM? I need Polish.
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Yes in P1000XXJK5 there is "polski".
zerocool76 said:
I suggest to do also the following after the first boot: *#272*your imei# (dial all your imei digits!),then select your original Sales code,in my case for Italy Itv.This allow you to have all the Samsung Apps of your country.
Also the problem with the missing data at boot is because JK5 isn't a full flash.you can also flash the JJ4 with repartition and then JK5 without.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk
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Advice for all newbies: please be carefull with this code *#272... etc etc.
because if you apply it, you will have a wiped SGT and it will go back at factory status (I mean that the default apps will be there but no one of your already downloaded apps will be there !). You will have your home screen reset to default too. If you have the fortune, like it has been for me, to see your SGT (after the firmware update) restart as it was before (with all your apps, etc.) don't use this code.
Obviously if your installation is not complete and you wish to have all default/factory installed apps, use this code.
sooooo say u do this and it reboots but gets stuck at the samsung logo and vibrates every few seconds. what does that mean?.....and how do u fix it? i really hope i dont gotta reflash and repartition...if so.....FAAWWKKK!
update:
flashed dbdata.rfs.tar from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9305891&postcount=1
end of the first post
still waiting for the results.....
Guys did the update but now cant download from market what's happened
Difference from xxjid and xxjk5 ?
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brunino1967 said:
Advice for all newbies: please be carefull with this code *#272... etc etc.
because if you apply it, you will have a wiped SGT and it will go back at factory status (I mean that the default apps will be there but no one of your already downloaded apps will be there !). You will have your home screen reset to default too. If you have the fortune, like it has been for me, to see your SGT (after the firmware update) restart as it was before (with all your apps, etc.) don't use this code.
Obviously if your installation is not complete and you wish to have all default/factory installed apps, use this code.
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Guys, who is doing a flash needs to make backups!!! Use titanium before flashing or apply 272 code and so on. If for example you are flashing with re-partition you will lose not just the apps but also the entire content of your internal sdcard.With 272 code you will lose the apps but no the sdcard content.You can restore everything with Titanium Backup.
norm2002 said:
I also have JJ3. I think I will follow the suggestion to install JJ4 first with the repartition and then JK5. If I backup all my system data and apps to the external SD card (or Dropbox) using Titanium Backup, is it OK to restore the system data as well after the upgrade or might there be some conflict with the new version? TBH I don't realy know what the system data is so may you will tell me I only need to restore the apps.
TIA
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Sorry to ask again but is there anyone who can help me with this? I am nervous of making a mistake.
Related
Reference http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-p1000.htm
Saw under the Asia Firmware 'P1000DXJM4 ## ODIN 1.7 | P1.PIT | Version 2.2 | 2010 December' is available and to be cautious, i seek seniors' opinion before i go ahead and flash mine ^^
Any recommendation on how to proceed is appreciated, esp with ODIN (dont know what it is even read so much about this word)!
I already backup with TB
edit: Connect to Kies and says 'This device's version cannot be updated.' Stating PDA: JK2 / Phone: JJ2 / CSC: JJ2. now even more confused
edit update after flashed JME instead of JM4 (long story short):
"i will write down the event by event of recovery as reference:
1. flash the JVJL1 (no problem on reboot) by mistake then flash JM4 (missing dbdata.rfs) tar file downloaded from samfirmware.com and failed to reboot due to the missing file.
2. did some silly step and resulted in (phone .. ! .. pc) icon
3. run odin 1.7 and plug the usb and odin show is connected with tab
4. flash JM4 (yes with missing dbdata.rfs) and able to bring the tab back to download mode but unable to reboot into tab
5. flash Roto's dbdata.rfs file (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...91&postcount=1) and able to reboot right after but missing pda & csc info (*#1234#)
6. tried the hard reset (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=106) but no help
7. download Roto's pre-rooted JME 3 files as mentioned (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895827) and finally boot the tab with full *#1234# details.
* So if you see the (phone .. ! .. pc) icon dont panic. like KChauJen said, able to solve with enough reading. i listed my route to recovery as reference to give you positive hope to retry.
TB's backup in Internal SD and before flashing JME, i copied the TB folder to my hdd during the missing pda & csc boot and did a backup on JME reboot, copy paste back to TB folder under internal sd and the restore work flawlessly."
cant be updated? er, i was from jk2 to jm4. did you applied oclf? if you did, try undo it b4 anything.
Hi fastcx, thanks for replying and sharing your experience. I did some further reading in some singapore forum saying have to run the kies patch (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835628) and spoof firmware version in order to update. i have yet to try due to somewhere in the same forum also said that once updated:
1. cant go back version
2. z4root wont work (which i am already using)
may i know have you rooted your SGT? need more solid info before taking the route to update the firmware as already using SGT as my primary device. I havent OCLF yet
rooted, since day 1, after every update (jj1>jj2>jk2) able to root with z4root till jm4 which requires SOC(SuperOneClick). To use kies, switch back to samsung default launcher b4 u connect using kies. I do not have any issue there. Another note is that after root, i always go back to /system/app to check n remove any apps that I do not need using adb shell.
The interface changed, to darker color, dlna client really working now, oclf performance improvement might not be obvious this time around. I suspect they really optimized it, everything is more stable now. Over protective I would say, cause any previous flashlight apps isnt going to sustain the led light for over 2sec. Default browser is a wee bit smoother now.
SuperOneClick is very easy to use anyway, so give it a try, oclf is useful only when u have over 400mb apps + loads of sms & contacts..anything related to I/O will have improvement.
The worse case scenario is just if kies still do not allow u to update, just use odin..what did you do previously? How do you update previously?
VNPython said:
Reference http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-p1000.htm
Saw under the Asia Firmware 'P1000DXJM4 ## ODIN 1.7 | P1.PIT | Version 2.2 | 2010 December' is available and to be cautious, i seek seniors' opinion before i go ahead and flash mine ^^
Any recommendation on how to proceed is appreciated, esp with ODIN (dont know what it is even read so much about this word)!
I already backup with TB
edit: Connect to Kies and says 'This device's version cannot be updated.' Stating PDA: JK2 / Phone: JJ2 / CSC: JJ2. now even more confused
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Yeah... I'm in your case.
Thinking does it would be updated or not???
1. cant go back version
2. z4root wont work (which i am already using)
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Just look at inside of tar file, and according to the Chainfire's Warning, the three files:
* boot.bin
* Sbl.bin
* zImage > 7,000K
So, this firmware would be has the protected boot loader. It would give us a lot of trouble in the future of updating and downgrading.
I think, this firmware can be updated with the help from Roto, eliminate the three files above and just take the PDA part.
I was using CSC: XEV (Vietnam) then to SIN (Singtel) and feel good and when Nov'10 update came, updated via Kies wihtout any trouble. When Dec'10 update came, tried with SIN resulted unable to update, switch back to XEV also resulted unable to update. I havent try XSO which the singapore forum stated successful for those with that CSC.
So i have to try to switch to XSO and report in later. be it protected boot loader or not, as long as we want stable and more 'juice' to service our daily SGT needs, no choice but to follow. I do believe as days goes, seniors like Roto alike will crack the nut for us to appreciate further.
on other note, my default email (not gmail) app seem got problem whenever you click reply or forward any email will result in force close. do not know if this bug related to after i switch from SIN to XEV (to try update) then switch back to SIN and follow up by restore using TB.
anyone has similar force close on the default email app?
backing up with TB now should we (those yet to update jm4) wait for Roto to do his magic for this update?
edit: tried with XSO and also unable to update... that really puzzle me.
edit 2: unroot with z4root and try still unable to update... now looking at ODIN route
perhaps odin route is the best solution for your case, but from jk2 > jm4 not sure if pit file is needed? repartitioning needs it tho, perhaps its good that u do back up of everything, let us know ur flashing result. Odin will definitely able to do the job
oh no... T_T somehow i downloaded P1000JVJL1 (Arabic) by mistake and Odin 1.7 with Auto Reboot & F. Reset Time, selecting the mistaken Arabic firmware (PDA) and flash it without any problem (JVJL1 / JXJK3 / JVJK4) and able to reboot itself.
After notice the wrong firmware, downloaded the right one (P1000DXJM4) from samfirmware.com and using Odin 1.7. Repeating the above steps but the phone briefly flash and came back the 'download mode' and nothing happened although Odin stated passed without any error.
I able to hold the power to shutoff and turn on again and the screen shows the samsung logo screen and stay flashing the word 'samsung' with 1 then 2 quick vibrate (like force close) and didnt boot into the main screen!
what should i do next?? is it bricked?? T_T
edit: the downloaded filename is 'P1000DXJM4_P1000DXJM2_P1000OLBJM1_HOME.tar' and anyone know if correct one?
edit 2: now i am downloading DXJK2 and see if i am able to revert the flash of JM4 T_T
edit 3: is over T_T saw the (phone .. ! .. pc icon)
This is due to dbdata.rfs missing. Please refer to the guide of flashing JMC/D/E series.
BTW, I have a problem is Camera Faulty error when start the camera app. Somebody mentioned that the LCD density can't set too small, but I have reverted it back to default 240, the problem still there. Any clue about it?
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thanks dahuzi, i wonder if i choose to flash eu rom by Roto, would his rooted bring my tab back to operation? appreciate any help to bring back my tab.
i am able to bring my (phone .. ! .. pc icon) to the download mode. flashing anything before JM4 wont work anymore (fail at odin 1.7 and 1.3) and i am able to go back to hard reset option (holding vol up and power up). now i need to get the TB backup from the int SD before i try anything new. possible to retrieve in download mode?
edit: where to find the dbdata.rfs for this JM4? can anyother dbdata.rfs from other firmware able to fill it in? help ~ T_T
Hi VNPython,
Your case is complecated one, take it easy and read the thread from Chainfire "WARNING! Do not flash ... ", in there, a lot people has solved with different path.
Be patient, Bro. At that moment, your TAB is not Brick yet, but be careful because it's on the way of the End.
Wish you luck.
Take care.
ha.. i hope to win this war ^^ and learning the way of android!!
edit: just a quick question - does TB backup all user and app data in internal SD or External SD? i got bunch of files in my ext SD folder '.android_secure' and inside have files like 'com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup-1.asec' can any senior confirm is a valid TB backup files and can be used to restore my user & app data? many thanks!
TB (TitaniumBackup) file in the internal SD (in my case is the default), please double check.
Please give us your detail of winning as I'm scare of Samsung flash. My history is, 4 years ago, I bricked my Omnia phone Samsung after I flashed the rom from SIN to AUS. And, this's my second device on Samsung but this is Android and I want to learn the new OS.
Take care, Bro.
hey guess what? i managed to get a file for dbdata.rfs from Roto and got the tab back live but missing PDA and CSC field (checking with *#1234#). tried the reset to get the pda and csc back but failed.
learned quite a few things along the way and will update this thread after completing my mission to update my tab to JM4.
windows seem cant extract and tar file for android tar files. i tried to extract jm4 files and add dbdata.rfs into it but when flashing, it fail.
worst come to worst, flash the JVJL1 to get the working tab again
i hope Mr. Roto could let me know what software to install on windows that able to 'untar' and 'tar' properly with android (linux) files. tried 7z and winrar both cant untar without error.
try using winrar to do the add on of dbdata.rfs, anyway, good luck next time, double check what you downloading
fastcx said:
try using winrar to do the add on of dbdata.rfs, anyway, good luck next time, double check what you downloading
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Wow... another Maitre!!! What's your winrar???
Look and read:
.....i hope Mr. Roto could let me know what software to install on windows that able to 'untar' and 'tar' properly with android (linux) files. tried 7z and winrar both cant untar without error.
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Thanks
sorry for the late update as yesterday too late to post anything after able to get my tab back to life! the learning curve is nice and not stressing since many time i see the icon of (phone .. ! .. pc) yet i am able to bring the download (digging) icon back again always.
i will write down the event by event of recovery as reference:
1. flash the JVJL1 (no problem on reboot) by mistake then flash JM4 (missing dbdata.rfs) tar file downloaded from samfirmware.com and failed to reboot due to the missing file.
2. did some silly step and resulted in (phone .. ! .. pc) icon
3. run odin 1.7 and plug the usb and odin show is connected with tab
4. flash JM4 (yes with missing dbdata.rfs) and able to bring the tab back to download mode but unable to reboot into tab
5. flash Roto's dbdata.rfs file (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9305891&postcount=1) and able to reboot right after but missing pda & csc info (*#1234#)
6. tried the hard reset (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9482192&postcount=106) but no help
7. download Roto's pre-rooted JME 3 files as mentioned (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895827) and finally boot the tab with full *#1234# details.
* So if you see the (phone .. ! .. pc) icon dont panic. like KChauJen said, able to solve with enough reading. i listed my route to recovery as reference to give you positive hope to retry.
TB's backup in Internal SD and before flashing JME, i copied the TB folder to my hdd during the missing pda & csc boot and did a backup on JME reboot, copy paste back to TB folder under internal sd and the restore work flawlessly.
after 1 days usage, the trouble found is email app still being force close whenever you reply or forward any email. any senior have similar force close on original email app?
KChauJen said:
Wow... another Maitre!!! What's your winrar???
Look and read:
Thanks
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My bad. How polite of you.
Back to topic, VNPython everything there is a first time it's good info here. Perhaps you can edit your 1st post with info from your last post?
EDIT: 1 thing though, do you have any issue regarding using samsung apps?
samsung app can use, checked my CSC and its KOR. Apps: Vlingo words to action, Vietnamese Dictionary application & blinkx Beat. didnt try any of them. just *#272*IMEI# and there's no SIN or XEV or XSO or Asian Sales Code in the Roto JME (EU) multiCSC. maybe will try to download multicsc with asian sale code.
* on the email app force close, i delete the email account and re-setup them, and the force close is gone. could be due to TB's restore? anyway, is solved ^^
I wonder will i be able to flash DXJM4 if there is a full tar file?
VNPython said:
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I wonder will i be able to flash DXJM4 if there is a full tar file?
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Please consider it carefully, Bro.
What I looked inside of the tar file, and according to Chainfire's Warning, it has the protected boot.
If we can eleminate the three files:
* Boot.bin
* Spl.bin
* zImage
and put back to the tar file with the encrypted code by Samsung (maybe we can ask Roto) then we can flash this modified firmware JM4.
FYI.
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Hi everyone!
I'm a noob. I got my Galaxy S3 T999V rooted and the boot (recovery?) runs clockworkmod. CyanogenMod 10 is running smoothly, except:
The camera doesn't work! Getting a "cannot connect to camera" error instantly upon launching the camera app (stock).
So from perusing the internet a little more, there are other phone models also suffering from this "can't connect to camera" error.
The fix involves: Booting into rooted stock. extracting the folder "cameradata" in system using a file explorer (AndroZip). Put them on the external sdcard or your computer. Then overwrite your CM10 flashed system/cameradata folder's .bin(s) and setting the permissions a certain way.
Does anyone have the stock Galaxy S3 cameradata files? And I have no idea how to change permissions!! HELP!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102981&page=2#post39859973
THOSE ARE THE FILES (or click here?)
1. Download the files, unzip them and place them somewhere on the phone (sdcard0 or sdcard1, in some separate, user-made folder)
2. Make sure you have CyanogenMod's built-in File Manager set to allow ROOT access
3. Using CyanogenMod's built-in File Manager, click the "parent folder" at the top until the top reader line says /
4. Look for a folder called system, enter it
5. Look for a folder called cameradata, enter it
6. With nothing selected, press the :: button in the bottom left, on-screen. Select "properties" and choose 'permissions', grant all properties to everything (except the S column). This allows you to copy the downloaded files into this folder.
7. Browse to where you have the files. On the left is a tick-box, tick them all.
8. Browse back to the /system/cameradata/
9. Select the :: again. Select "paste all items here". SELECT OVERWRITE.
10. Individually long-press each item and change it's properties. Select permissions and permit all except the S column again. This allows the app to be accessed, the user to change the app, and the app to save files.
11. Attempt to run the STOCK camera app. CHANGE THE SCENE "SCN" TO 'ACTION'. I've been told this keeps it from crashing again...
12. If the camera app is a bit laggy, try rebooting. If it persists (but camera app is functioning) may want to restore permissions using Recovery Boot (I use CWM).
The difference MAY be adding that one extra file (_ZH), but I recommend moving and overwriting all just to be safe.
Malumen said:
Hi everyone!
I'm new to the whole modding/cyanogen/clockwork thing. I got my Galaxy S3 T999V rooted and the boot (recovery?) runs clockworkmod. CyanogenMod 10 is running smoothly, except a few issues:
- The WiFi and mobile network connections fly between 20% and 60% (with the WiFi signal reaching 98%) when I am just sitting in my room and the phone is motionless. Do I need to update the radios to get better reception? (And how do I do that? I am on Mobilicity in Canada)
- What steps do I take to perform a restore? I've made a backup in the CWM boot/recovery of Cyanogen after I got everything working fine. If I messed some things up, what steps do I take to restore back to that point? Do I press Wipe Data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache, or do I just select Restore and the file to restore using?
- THIS IS MY BIGGEST ISSUE: The camera doesn't work! None of the camera apps work in my CM10. Skype and Hangout using the front camera works, but no photo-taking apps work (they do not even run, just black then they back out to the Apps screen)
So how do I:
> Get more stable reception? Do I update the radios? If so, how?
> Perform a restore? What steps do I take to return to a backup I have of Cyanogen?
> Get my camera working?
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try to reflash. wipe everything and make sure you didnt download nightly. nightlies can have some problems. are you sure you download the stable version?
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try to reflash. wipe everything and make sure you didnt download nightly. nightlies can have some problems. are you sure you download the stable version?
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May I ask quickly what steps are involved in "reflashing"? Just to make sure I don't do some extra step or miss something.
As far as the stable version goes, I looked for the d2tmo file on get.cm under the Stable tab. I'm assuming that would be the most stable build?
(Perhaps a nightly might fix it??)
Question: Is there not a way I can just install/add this "4.2" camera? I've seen videos and read that people are using that just fine on CM10. Alternately if I boot into recovery would "fix permissions" be any help?
re: odin flash
Malumen said:
Hi everyone!
I'm new to the whole modding/cyanogen/clockwork thing. I got my Galaxy S3 T999V rooted and the boot (recovery?) runs clockworkmod. CyanogenMod 10 is running smoothly, except a few issues:
- The WiFi and mobile network connections fly between 20% and 60% (with the WiFi signal reaching 98%) when I am just sitting in my room and the phone is motionless. Do I need to update the radios to get better reception? (And how do I do that? I am on Mobilicity in Canada)
- What steps do I take to perform a restore? I've made a backup in the CWM boot/recovery of Cyanogen after I got everything working fine. If I messed some things up, what steps do I take to restore back to that point? Do I press Wipe Data/Factory Reset and Wipe Cache, or do I just select Restore and the file to restore using?
- THIS IS MY BIGGEST ISSUE: The camera doesn't work! None of the camera apps work in my CM10. Skype and Hangout using the front camera works, but no photo-taking apps work (they do not even run, just black then they back out to the Apps screen)
So how do I:
> Get more stable reception? Do I update the radios? If so, how?
> Perform a restore? What steps do I take to return to a backup I have of Cyanogen?
> Get my camera working?
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The very best advise is to do the following, doing anything else will most likely prolong
the problems you are having or making them even more difficult to resolve.
First thing you need to do is to install the stock Tmobile T999 rooted firmware.
Here are the exact step by step instructions with the download link for the firmware.
After you have followed these instructions your phone will be working properly and if
you like you will be able to flash any custom roms made for the Tmobile T999 phone
or restore any backups unless the the backup is corrupted in some way or another.
Here is the link to the Tmobile Stock & Rooted firmware you need:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390169635556426451
After downloading it make a folder on your desktop and unzip the file
using Winzip or 7zip so the .TAR file is in the new folder you just made.
Here is a link for ODIN which is required for flashing the stock rooted firmware
(a windows app) http://d-h.st/Q14
Download and extract Odin into the same folder you made containing the TAR file.
Here is a step by step guide for you.
Download the firmware of your choosing (use the root66 version if you want root)
Run Odin by double clicking the Odin.exe within the folder you extracted
Turn off your phone and boot into DOWNLOAD MODE (Volume Down + Home + Power Hold until phone powers up, then release and press Volume Up to enter Download Mode)
Once in Download Mode, connect the USB/Charger cable to the phone and plug into the USB port on your computer.
You should now see a COM** port listed toward the top-left of Odin (under ID:COM)
Click on the PDA button in the middle-right area of Odin.
Browse to and select the FW you downloaded (TAR file)
Make sure Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time are the only options checked and that PDA is the only other thing checked.
TRIPLE CHECK your settings and that you have selected the correct firmware for your model phone and are using the correct options.
If you are using a laptop, make absolutely sure you are plugged in, or if on battery, that it is charged enough and will not go into sleep mode during flash.
Click Start to begin the flash. This will take a while, so be patient!
Once complete, in the top-left box in Odin, it will say PASS and the phone should have automatically rebooted.
You may unplug the phone and close Odin if you wish.
Wait at least 5-10 minutes for the system to boot the first time and then build its cache! (It may seem to hang during boot, this is normal and you must be patient!!!)
Misterjunky said:
The very best advise is to do the following, doing anything else will most likely prolong
the problems you are having or making them even more difficult to resolve.
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I followed most of these directions the first time, using the guide from High On Android:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPeIZZVYHbY
I used Odin, got root, wiped and got CM10 working.
This seems to be a bit of a problem that has cropped up in other models (i747). The fix that was used was to get back to the Stock ROM, while rooted, and browse to the system folder /cameradata/. In there are files for permissions for the camera. Copy those to the external SD card or your computer, then get back into CM10. Replace the CyanogenMod system folder /cameradata/ with the files you got from the Stock ROM. Then change the permissions for these new files.
So does anyone have the Stock /cameradata/ files? I'd greatly appreciate it!
re: camera issue
Malumen said:
I followed most of these directions the first time, using the guide from High On Android:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPeIZZVYHbY
I used Odin, got root, wiped and got CM10 working.
This seems to be a bit of a problem that has cropped up in other models (i747). The fix that was used was to get back to the Stock ROM, while rooted, and browse to the system folder /cameradata/. In there are files for permissions for the camera. Copy those to the external SD card or your computer, then get back into CM10. Replace the CyanogenMod system folder /cameradata/ with the files you got from the Stock ROM. Then change the permissions for these new files.
So does anyone have the Stock /cameradata/ files? I'd greatly appreciate it!
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Just download any of the custom rom zip files based on the jellybean v4.1.1 stock rom.
All of those custom roms will have the files you are looking for.
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This also works on the sch-i535 as well. Thank you so much.
kingsugar said:
This also works on the sch-i535 as well. Thank you so much.
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Yes, I tried all the other options for getting my camera back on track, but only going back to a full stock (rooted) ROM got my camera up and running again. FWIW, I was running an AOSP ROM for months without issue. What kicked my camera offline (the dreaded can't connect to camera) for some strange reason was when I updated to the most recent firmware VRBMF1. Now its straight back to AOSP for me! Thanks for creating this post! Very helpful!
My fix
I'm going around posting my fix to all the camera threads in hopes of helping people find a solution sooner. I created a thread over in d2vzw http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2492304
fix camera error on i9300 with cm 9 (4.0.4)
Malumen said:
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Hi everyone!
I'm a noob. I got my Galaxy S3 T999V rooted and the boot (recovery?) runs clockworkmod. CyanogenMod 10 is running smoothly, except:
The camera doesn't work! Getting a "cannot connect to camera" error instantly upon launching the camera app (stock).
So from perusing the internet a little more, there are other phone models also suffering from this "can't connect to camera" error.
The fix involves: Booting into rooted stock. extracting the folder "cameradata" in system using a file explorer (AndroZip). Put them on the external sdcard or your computer. Then overwrite your CM10 flashed system/cameradata folder's .bin(s) and setting the permissions a certain way.
Does anyone have the stock Galaxy S3 cameradata files? And I have no idea how to change permissions!! HELP!!
*************************SOLVED*****************************I*TAKE*NO*RESPONSIBILITY*FOR*ANY*DAMAGES*OR*BRICKING*THAT*MAY*OCCUR***********
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102981&page=2#post39859973
THOSE ARE THE FILES (or click here?)
1. Download the files, unzip them and place them somewhere on the phone (sdcard0 or sdcard1, in some separate, user-made folder)
2. Make sure you have CyanogenMod's built-in File Manager set to allow ROOT access
3. Using CyanogenMod's built-in File Manager, click the "parent folder" at the top until the top reader line says /
4. Look for a folder called system, enter it
5. Look for a folder called cameradata, enter it
6. With nothing selected, press the :: button in the bottom left, on-screen. Select "properties" and choose 'permissions', grant all properties to everything (except the S column). This allows you to copy the downloaded files into this folder.
7. Browse to where you have the files. On the left is a tick-box, tick them all.
8. Browse back to the /system/cameradata/
9. Select the :: again. Select "paste all items here". SELECT OVERWRITE.
10. Individually long-press each item and change it's properties. Select permissions and permit all except the S column again. This allows the app to be accessed, the user to change the app, and the app to save files.
11. Attempt to run the STOCK camera app. CHANGE THE SCENE "SCN" TO 'ACTION'. I've been told this keeps it from crashing again...
12. If the camera app is a bit laggy, try rebooting. If it persists (but camera app is functioning) may want to restore permissions using Recovery Boot (I use CWM).
The difference MAY be adding that one extra file (_ZH), but I recommend moving and overwriting all just to be safe.
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thanks a lot, i read your post, i take your advice to copy "SlimISP" to built in (cm system) folder, its work for me perfectly.
Thanks a lottttttttttttttttttttttt, have a nice day.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS OR CONSEQUENCES ON YOUR PHONE IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO USE THIS GUIDE.
This is primarily for D802 users. However, people with other variants have had some issues and asked for help, so I have added some files here to help them as well.
PREREQUESITES
1) You must be rooted.
2) Then download one of the following files:
2.6.3.3
IMG
Download the D802 img file here.
Download the AT&T img file here.
Download the VZW img file here.
AUTO
Download the automated D802 file here.
Download the automated AT&T file here.
Download the automated VZW file here.
ZIP
Download the ZIP if flashing from a different TWRP version, or CWM: D802, AT&T, VZW
NOTE: If USB-OTG does not seem to be working on TWRP 2.6.3.3, please revert to 2.6.3.2. if this feature is needed.
Themes - Samurai Champloo
Download the theme itself here.
Download the Flashable ZIP of the theme here.
Download the Flashable D802 TWRP 2.6.3.3 and theme here.
2.6.3.2
Download the D802 img file here, or the latest official software F320K img file here.
Download the automated D802 file here, or the latest automated official software F320K file here.
Download the ZIP if flashing from a different TWRP version, or CWM: D802, F320K, TMO, VZW
INSTALLATION
Auto-Method
1) Extract the contents of the RAR file.
2) Double-click "Install.bat".
3) Prompt will open, click any button to proceed.
4) RSA Fingerprint message will appear on the phone (accept).
5) After installation procedure, type "y" and press enter to reboot into recovery!
1st Manual Method: Initiate ADB and use the following code.
Code:
[COLOR="DarkOrange"]REPLACE "XXX" WITH THE ACTUAL IMG NAME! DO NOT TYPE THE ORANGE WRITING![/COLOR]
adb push XXX.img /data/local/tmp/XXX.img
adb shell
[COLOR="DarkOrange"]IF YOU DONT SEE A # prompt, type su to get it.[/COLOR]
cd /data/local/tmp
dd if=/data/local/tmp/XXX.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
[COLOR="DarkOrange"]Be sure to replace "data/local/tmp" with the actual place your img is stored.[/COLOR]
exit
adb reboot recovery
2nd Manual Method: Place the img on your phone, then use a terminal emulator app with the following code.
Code:
[COLOR="DarkOrange"]REPLACE "XXX" WITH THE ACTUAL IMG NAME! DO NOT TYPE THE ORANGE WRITING![/COLOR]
su
dd if=/data/local/tmp/XXX.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
[COLOR="DarkOrange"](Be sure to replace "data/local/tmp" with the actual place your img is stored.)[/COLOR]
Optional Method: If you want to run some safety checks first, use loki [method here as first option].
INSTALL THEME MANUALLY
1) Connect your phone to your PC.
2) Go into your "internal storage" (internal SD card).
3) Find and open the TWRP folder.
4) Add a folder called "theme".
5) Place the ui.zip into the "theme" folder.
ENTER RECOVERY
Method 1: Hold the power button + volume down button until the LG image appears. Once it does let go of the buttons then immediately push and hold them again until recovery boots.
NOTE: The method above will arrive at the "hard reset" area, but when choosing hard reset, it will take you to TWRP (without actually resetting).
Method 2: Download the free app "Rebooter" from Google Play. If you have root, you will be able to select to reboot into recovery (among other options).
SLOW WIPE CACHE FIX
1) Once in TWRP, go into Settings.
2) Check off the box, "Use rm -rf instead of formatting."
3) Go back and now go into Wipe.
4) Wipe Cache (or another option with wiping cache).
Credit: Credit goes to Dees_Troy and wolfgart, djrbliss who made all recoveries for this phone possible, WACOMalt for his steps, and thecubed for his auto-install code.
USB-OTG
To access USB-OTG devices, go into the desired area (Install, Backup, or Restore). Select "Internal Storage" at the top. Press your USB-OTG device. It may take a second to show as selected on the screen. Once selected, press OK.
If your device does not show up, you can first try going to Mount and check off the USB-OTG box. If it doesn't allow you to check the box, then it doesn't support that device.
NOTE: It may not work with OTG cables and USB devices...
MISC.
Folder Name - There is an "issue" with the date and time [1970]. This issue is reflected in the backup folder names. There are two options to change a backup folder name:
Go into recovery and select Restore. Select the folder you wish to rename. There should now be an option to change the backup folder name.
Go into your TWRP folder by connecting to a PC or using a file explorer and change the backup folder name.
Time Zone - The time zone may be wrong but can be changed in Settings.
SUPPORT
Please check previous posts to see if your question has been answered prior to posting (there is a good chance it has).
Please always include with whether you are rooted or not.
Please always include the variant you are using.
Please always include the method you used.
Please always explain what happened in as much detail as possible.
Anything else that may be relevant.
Otherwise, you might have to wait for others to help you...
now for the mods and custom roms (hopefully kernels too)!!!! Thanks bros!
Thank you for all built hardwork. Was waiting for this.
-LG G2
Thank
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk 2
Thank you ! Flash successfull on my D802.
But when I want to wipe cache + dalvik cache, it stay on "wipe cache", it's normal issue ?
When I used Wipe Cache it took a long time to finish.
Ok thank you
Like 10 minutes or more ?
Envoyé depuis mon LG-D802 avec Tapatalk 4
I don't recall the exact time, but I would say at least 10 minutes.
Heatshiver said:
I don't recall the exact time, but I would say at least 10 minutes.
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I have the same. But its not 10min. It is one min. Maximum two.
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cosmique said:
I have the same. But its not 10min. It is one min. Maximum two.
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I've noticed the time changing for certain things. One restore I did took nearly 30 minutes! I did restore after that took less than 10. As long as it works, that's all that matters! :good:
I'm on a Recovery Loop. Selected Reboot > System and it keeps rebooting to TWRP.
Used Flashify btw.
m0ngstr0us said:
I'm on a Recovery Loop. Selected Reboot > System and it keeps rebooting to TWRP.
Used Flashify btw.
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Did you have a recovery before this installed? If so, what recovery? Did you have a good WiFi connection when you downloaded the file (i.e @home, @restaurant, etc.)? Did you try any other methods before flashify?
This should be fixable in either case. If you have a backup from before, I suggest restoring. If not, then you may have to follow this guide to unbrick your phone.
Oddly enough, I'll be in Singapore tomorrow, but I won't be able to reply until late night.
Works perfectly. Thanks!
Sent from my LG-D802 using xda app-developers app
Heatshiver said:
Did you have a recovery before this installed? If so, what recovery? Did you have a good WiFi connection when you downloaded the file (i.e @home, @restaurant, etc.)? Did you try any other methods before flashify?
This should be fixable in either case. If you have a backup from before, I suggest restoring. If not, then you may have to follow this guide to unbrick your phone.
Oddly enough, I'll be in Singapore tomorrow, but I won't be able to reply until late night.
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Heya! Restoring as we speak. Home networks pretty stable.
Currently downloading the firmware. I can see that the system was not mounted on TWRP. Hence the Recovery bootloop.
Jumped from the Samsung era, gosh I didnt know LG doesnt have much support.
Once back up, bahhh imma just remain stock till more Devs pops up.
Cheers man.
m0ngstr0us said:
Heya! Restoring as we speak. Home networks pretty stable.
Currently downloading the firmware. I can see that the system was not mounted on TWRP. Hence the Recovery bootloop.
Jumped from the Samsung era, gosh I didnt know LG doesnt have much support.
Once back up, bahhh imma just remain stock till more Devs pops up.
Cheers man.
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Feel free to try CWM, it's much easier to install, and also has a touch-interface.
Heatshiver said:
Feel free to try CWM, it's much easier to install, and also has a touch-interface.
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I need sleeppppp ~ T.T Lol! Its 1:14am here man. Getting up at 6am later. Prolly another round (with CWM) over the weekends!
I travel to the airport in 4 hours, no rest for the wicked!
Heatshiver said:
I travel to the airport in 4 hours, no rest for the wicked!
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Just want to check the link is still up, as i'm getting a dead page on the file.
Edit: Ignore the above, i couldnt get online at all. Rebooted and now all ok. Used Flashify to backup original and then flash TWRP.
Thanks
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk 4
can i use this method to upgrade from twrp 2.6.3 to 2.6.3.2 ?
j_h3000 said:
can i use this method to upgrade from twrp 2.6.3 to 2.6.3.2 ?
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Yes. I have done so.
Hey guys I am making this thread no help with everything I can to people with the E980H.
Returning back to Stock:
This can be really easy or really problematic if something is wrong with the phone, but here is what helped me even in those hard times.
1) You necessarily need one of the KDZ files with our modem wich they are the Mexican or the one from Panama you can find them here (http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=25).
2) Make sure you have a full battery always helps with the pesky LG Softwares.
3) Power-off your phones then go into Download Mode (+Volume + -Volume and insert USB cable while plugged in PC.).
4) In the Flash Tool make sure in the right upper corner you selected DIAG and in the left box 3GQCT.
5) Add the KDZ file to the flash tool (make sure you have a copy of the file because it erases the one you put in the program, helps fot those with slow connections as my self ).
6) Click on the Normal Web Upgrade Test box.
7)A new windows will pop in that one click Upgrade Start.
8) In select country choose Different Country and in language pick Spanish.
9) Wait for the S/W tool to finish.
10) After it is done go ahead and do a factory reset (-Volume + Power Button, hold them till factory reset text appear.).
That should cover the returning back to Stock part, I always do this process two time in a row just to make sure everything went down right but the second time instead of going to Emergency Mode, I choose to connect the phone in LG Software in the USB connection type menu.
Rooting:
1) Download this tool (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxGv8NM2g4yqUHRQdUF6S2J4QnM/edit?usp=sharing).
2) Turn on USB Debugging.
3) Make sure your phone is in MTP.
4) Open the Current Root.
5) Click Enter as prompted then wait for phone to reboot.
6) Update the SuperSu app
Pretty straight forward with this one. I recommend for a root explorer to use the ES file explorer it is free and has every tool you could possibly use.
Cleaning Bloat:
I would recommend just disabling the apps but if you like to delete them it is pretty easy using the ES file explorer.
1) Give root permissions to ES file explorer
2) Mount system as R/W
3) System apps are located at /system/app
4) Remove bloat make sure not to delete any LG or stock android app
That covers bloat
Roms:
This is a really everything can go south topic, so I am not responsible for anything you do to your phone. Personally none of the current ROMS beat Stock because they do not have all the camera options and i always had problems with the phone app but this can only be a problem of mine so feel free to try ever ROM compatible with our phone. Always make sure to make a Backup as soon as you can.
1) Download the next file (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxGv8NM2g4yqbFBMRG1kOUN3ck0/edit?usp=sharing)
Note: I use the old version because the new one gave me touch problems (Only in the recovery).
2) Put your phone in MTP in the USB connection menu.
3) Open Install_twrp.
5) Make sure you have the ROMS you are installing and the proper GAPPS (If wanted).
4) Click enter when prompted to go to recovery click yes. (If you click no dont worry just make sure you are rooted and download any reboot to recovery apps I like anreboot it has no weird permissions).
5) Select Wipe click on advance and wipe everything except for the SD card twice just to make sure (Know everything stored in the phone memory will be deleted).
6) Go back home.
7) Select install go to your file location and select your ROM and after your GAPPS.
8) Do a factory reset.
9) Flash you modem file to enable deep-sleep in some ROMS.
This covers almost everything I can help you with.
I remark I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone everything of the above I have tested it with my phone but there is a chance a unicorn licked your USB connection and something goes wrong. None of the tools are my work just sharing.
I SPEAK SPANISH SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CLEAR I CAN HELP YOU WITH IT IN SPANISH!!!
jaimep01 said:
Hey guys I am making this thread no help with everything I can to people with the E980H.
Returning back to Stock:
This can be really easy or really problematic if something is wrong with the phone, but here is what helped me even in those hard times.
1) You necessarily need one of the KDZ files with our modem wich they are the Mexican or the one from Panama you can find them here (http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=25).
2) Make sure you have a full battery always helps with the pesky LG Softwares.
3) Power-off your phones then go into Download Mode (+Volume + -Volume and insert USB cable while plugged in PC.).
4) In the Flash Tool make sure in the right upper corner you selected DIAG and in the left box 3GQCT.
5) Add the KDZ file to the flash tool (make sure you have a copy of the file because it erases the one you put in the program, helps fot those with slow connections as my self ).
6) Click on the Normal Web Upgrade Test box.
7)A new windows will pop in that one click Upgrade Start.
8) In select country choose Different Country and in language pick Spanish.
9) Wait for the S/W tool to finish.
10) After it is done go ahead and do a factory reset (-Volume + Power Button, hold them till factory reset text appear.).
That should cover the returning back to Stock part, I always do this process two time in a row just to make sure everything went down right but the second time instead of going to Emergency Mode, I choose to connect the phone in LG Software in the USB connection type menu.
Rooting:
1) Download this tool (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxGv8NM2g4yqUHRQdUF6S2J4QnM/edit?usp=sharing).
2) Turn on USB Debugging.
3) Make sure your phone is in MTP.
4) Open the Current Root.
5) Click Enter as prompted then wait for phone to reboot.
6) Update the SuperSu app
Pretty straight forward with this one. I recommend for a root explorer to use the ES file explorer it is free and has every tool you could possibly use.
Cleaning Bloat:
I would recommend just disabling the apps but if you like to delete them it is pretty easy using the ES file explorer.
1) Give root permissions to ES file explorer
2) Mount system as R/W
3) System apps are located at /system/app
4) Remove bloat make sure not to delete any LG or stock android app
That covers bloat
Roms:
This is a really everything can go south topic, so I am not responsible for anything you do to your phone. Personally none of the current ROMS beat Stock because they do not have all the camera options and i always had problems with the phone app but this can only be a problem of mine so feel free to try ever ROM compatible with our phone. Always make sure to make a Backup as soon as you can.
1) Download the next file (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxGv8NM2g4yqbFBMRG1kOUN3ck0/edit?usp=sharing)
Note: I use the old version because the new one gave me touch problems (Only in the recovery).
2) Put your phone in MTP in the USB connection menu.
3) Open Install_twrp.
5) Make sure you have the ROMS you are installing and the proper GAPPS (If wanted).
4) Click enter when prompted to go to recovery click yes. (If you click no dont worry just make sure you are rooted and download any reboot to recovery apps I like anreboot it has no weird permissions).
5) Select Wipe click on advance and wipe everything except for the SD card twice just to make sure (Know everything stored in the phone memory will be deleted).
6) Go back home.
7) Select install go to your file location and select your ROM and after your GAPPS.
8) Do a factory reset.
9) Flash you modem file to enable deep-sleep in some ROMS.
This covers almost everything I can help you with.
I remark I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone everything of the above I have tested it with my phone but there is a chance a unicorn licked your USB connection and something goes wrong. None of the tools are my work just sharing.
I SPEAK SPANISH SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CLEAR I CAN HELP YOU WITH IT IN SPANISH!!!
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Hi, thanks for this. I have a F240L which I want install the E98610H kdz. I tried all the options which you explained, but the LG Support tool always mention that the phone has newest firmware installed. No chance to install my new kdz. Is there something I can do else? thanks
can this method work for my e980 i want to flash the e980h kdz on it.
or is tot the only way?
I politely ask any person able to help to explain to me, like I am a three year old, exactly how to update a Samsung Glide from 4.0.4 to whatever newer version is able to work on the phone, that is rooted? AGAIN... I ask this politely.
Allmystical1 said:
I politely ask any person able to help to explain to me, like I am a three year old, exactly how to update a Samsung Glide from 4.0.4 to whatever newer version is able to work on the phone, that is rooted? AGAIN... I ask this politely.
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No problem, we are all new at this once, right?
First Step: Downloads!
TWRP:
http://dualhoki.vim.hu/bubor/dev/twrp-i927/twrp-2.8.4-for_odin.tar.md5
ROM:
Here is a matter of preference. If you want the latest *working* version, you can upgrade to 5.0, but you lose the camera. I presume you want the camera to work, so I suggest Bubor's CM11 for KitKat. There are other good roms too, like PAC and SediRom, but we will start with Bubor's CM11.
http://dualhoki.vim.hu/bubor/dev/11.0/cm-11-20160126-UNOFFICIAL-i927.zip
http://dualhoki.vim.hu/bubor/dev/11.0/cm-11-20160126-UNOFFICIAL-i927.zip.md5sum
ODIN:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7us5q44aab1xl9d/Odin304.zip
Second Step: Prepare.
I am presuming that you are using a Windows computer. If you are using a Linux computer, I can tell you what to do also, but these instructions are for Windows. I am also presuming that you have an external SD card in your phone, if you do not, go buy one and put it in your phone.
Unzip the Odin304.zip by right clicking on it and say unzip/extract, etc. If your Windows does not have this option, you need to download a program like winzip or 7zip so you can unzip this file. If you need those programs, they can be googled and downloaded.
Third step: Further preparation.
Turn on your phone and plug it into a usb cord and plug the usb cord into your computer. If you are using Windows, it will try to find drivers for the phone. It should be automatic and just work. If it does not, then you need the drivers, which are here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/0up21ccc9gajwjv/Samsung_USB_Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.14.0.exe
*If you downloaded this file, just double click it like a program, it should open and install drivers for your phone. Do not do this unless your computer cannot find drivers for your phone!
Fourth step: Charge your phone.
Plug in your phone and FULLY charge it. ALL the way to 100% CHARGED. No exceptions. No shortcuts. Do it. Then UNPLUG YOUR PHONE AND TURN IT OFF.
Fifth step: Put TWRP on your phone.
a. Your phone should now be unplugged and off. Open the ODIN folder that you unzipped earlier and double click on ODIN to open the program.
b. Click on the PDA button ( you and I both know that your phone is not a PDA, this is not a typo ) and it will open a browser. Find the twrp-2.8.4-for_odin.tar.md5 file and select it. It should now fill in the blank line next to PDA with this info.
c. WHILE HOLDING THE UP VOLUME BUTTON ON YOUR PHONE, press and hold the power button. When you see "SAMSUNG" you can release the power button, but KEEP HOLDING THE UP BUTTON, untill you see a yellow triangle and warning notice. If you hold too long, that is okay as it will take you straight to the download mode with the green android that says "ODIN" at the top and "Downloading" in the middle. If you got stopped at the yellow warning/triangle, press up again to go to download mode.
d. Plug your phone into the usb, and the usb into your computer.
e. In the Odin program, press start.
You should now see a serries of verbage going by on the left, at the top a green bar may fill in, and hopefully, in the end it says "success" or "pass". Your phone should reboot all by itself. If ODIN says fail, ask for further instructions. If passed, close Odin.
Sixth step: Put your CM11 files on your phone.
Your phone should have rebooted and looks just like it did before, now powered on, and in your stock Ice Cream Sandwich firmware. As with any file transfer, plug your USB into the phone and computer. Drag the CM11 files to the phone. Anywhere will do, but if you have an external SD card in your phone, I recommend you put it there.
Seventh Step: Boot into TWRP.
a. Turn off your phone.
b. Unplug the USB.
c. HOLD THE DOWN VOLUME BUTTON and press the POWER BUTTON. When you see "Samsung" release the POWER BUTTON, but keep holding the VOLUME DOWN BUTTON. At the top of the screen, white letters should say something like "entering recovery".
d. When you see "Team Win Recovery Project" release the down volume button.
Eighth step: Make a backup!
a. Press "Backup" button on screen.
b. Check all checkboxes (system, cache, data, boot, Android Secure)
c. Press "Storage: sdcard (xxxx mb)" bar.
d. Select "External_sd" to choose to backup to your external sd card.
e. Slide the swipe bar to the right to backup. This will take a few minutes, with progress bar.
NOTE: if the screen dims, when you touch it, you will see a TWRP lock icon, swipe right to unlock it.
f. When backup is completed, it will say "reboot system", do not click that. Click the "home" icon in the lower left corner.
g. Click the "Wipe" button.
h. Swipe right to factory reset.
i. Click the "home" icon in the lower left corner.
j. Click the "install" button.
k. At the top, click on the "Storage: sdcard (xxxx mb)" bar.
l. Select "External_sd"
m. choose the cm-11-20160126-UNOFFICIAL-i927.zip
n. When that is done, click on the "reboot system" button.
The system will reboot. You should now see CM11's boot screen. The first boot takes a bit of time.
Ninth step: Thank Bubor.
a. Log into XDA.
b. Go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/captivate-glide/development/dev-cm-11-0-t2802184
c. Slap every thanks button that is for a post by Bubor untill it tells you that you cannot slap any more thanks buttons (that is only 8 thanks per day).
Tenth step: Enjoy your phone!
....I think you know how to do that.....
If you have ANY questions, please just post them here and we will see if we can answer them.
I am thanking you so very much! Also... I do apologize for such a time lapse in my reply. Life happened.
I followed the above procedure and have CM11 installed. But my problem is I can't use my SIM card anymore because it's like my phone doesn't see it at all. I checked my settings and saw that I no longer had an IMEI number. I used the restore feature and the stock ROM had an IMEI number. What should I do? I saw a few threads about using a program to rewrite the IMEI or others to copy the file containing the IMEI but I wasn't really sure what I should do or how to copy files to and from that partition from my computer. I should add that the phone is unlocked.
tr3sie7e said:
I followed the above procedure and have CM11 installed. But my problem is I can't use my SIM card anymore because it's like my phone doesn't see it at all. I checked my settings and saw that I no longer had an IMEI number. I used the restore feature and the stock ROM had an IMEI number. What should I do? I saw a few threads about using a program to rewrite the IMEI or others to copy the file containing the IMEI but I wasn't really sure what I should do or how to copy files to and from that partition from my computer. I should add that the phone is unlocked.
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Great question, and an interesting problem!
First, I am really glad that you followed the instructions and made a backup! It is good to know that you can always go back to the way it was.
I recommend that you download another rom from the developer section here, such as Sedi-rom, omni-rom, etc., and try flashing that. If you flash one of those roms, does your IMEI stay for those roms?
Try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789727
You can do steps 7 through 10 with any of the roms in the developer thread. If this other rom works, you can use it, or download others and try them. If the SediRom does not work also, then we will need to sit down and figure this out.
I really appreciate the fact that you're here to help.
I downloaded and installed SediRom 2.1.2 and my IMEI still shows as "Unknown." However this time I should add there is a serial number, which I don't believe was present in CM11 or in the stock ROM, although I'm not sure if that's at all significant. I made an external backup of the efs file from the stock ROM, is there some way I could just reinstall CM11 and replace/overwrite the efs to give it an IMEI number? I'd really like to use CM11 if possible, I was enamored by how good it looked and how functional it was, especially since the last time I tried CM a long time ago I didn't have such a good opinion of it. Plus the bootloader is friggin sweet !
I recently got the phone unlocked off eBay, so I don't know its past history but I was able to access the network when I had the SIM card in prior to initially installing CM11 but not afterwards. I'm trying to use a T-Mobile SIM but like I said I was able to successfully access the network prior to installing CM11. But the IMEI doesn't show at all regardless if the SIM is in at all.
Is there some kind of different hardware/firmware like in a newer slightly different version of the phone that came out resulting in compatibility issues? I'm not the most experienced but I've dipped by toes in this before, so I would be willing to go the extra mile if it meant I could get CM11 to work, because honestly it looked like everything I could ever want from this phone with a good looking theme too...
Do you have a full backup of the efs partition?
If so it should be enough to restore it.
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xdajog said:
Do you have a full backup of the efs partition?
If so it should be enough to restore it.
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Yes I believe so. I used the procedure from this thread to back it up. I tried copying the efs directly over using the built in file manager with root access, but when I try to copy the entire efs folder over I get a non-descriptive error "this operation has failed." I tried copying the nv_data.bin folder by itself to overwrite the one currently there (which copied successfully), then rebooted the phone but the IMEI still shows as "unknown." Do I need to copy the efs while the phone is in recovery mode or via PC or something because of file in-use errors or something else I don't know about?
tr3sie7e said:
Yes I believe so. I used the procedure from this thread to back it up. I tried copying the efs directly over using the built in file manager with root access, but when I try to copy the entire efs folder over I get a non-descriptive error "this operation has failed." I tried copying the nv_data.bin folder by itself to overwrite the one currently there (which copied successfully), then rebooted the phone but the IMEI still shows as "unknown." Do I need to copy the efs while the phone is in recovery mode or via PC or something because of file in-use errors or something else I don't know about?
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Well restoring efs have to be done in recovery only! Do not try to do this while android is running!!
To be honest the absolute best way is having a dd partition dump of the whole partition. When you have followed the mentioned guide do you have used also dd like this?
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/storage/external_SD/efs.img
I don't know if copying the efs folder alone would work.. better is restoring the whole partition if possible. Do you have such kind of backup?
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Hi there,
Many thanks for this great post! I am going through the steps and when I press Start in Odin3 v3.04, I get this message
<OSM> twrp-2.8.4-for_odin.tar.md5 is invalid.
Please help.
Many thanks in advance!
Andrew
azwindsor said:
Hi there,
Many thanks for this great post! I am going through the steps and when I press Start in Odin3 v3.04, I get this message
<OSM> twrp-2.8.4-for_odin.tar.md5 is invalid.
Please help.
Many thanks in advance!
Andrew
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try to rename to recovery.tar.md5
try older version, and flash the latest from recovery.
azwindsor said:
Hi there,
Many thanks for this great post! I am going through the steps and when I press Start in Odin3 v3.04, I get this message
<OSM> twrp-2.8.4-for_odin.tar.md5 is invalid.
Please help.
Many thanks in advance!
Andrew
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Redownload. Maybe the file you had downloaded gets corrupted or is incomplete ..
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bubor said:
try to rename to recovery.tar.md5
try older version, and flash the latest from recovery.
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Many thanks bubor! Renaming worked like a charm.
FYI, I tried re-downloading it, but that didn't seem to work yesterday.
I really appreciate all of your work, everything is working great.
Thanks for the quick responses.
All the best!
So I'm really late here but the phone got thrown to the backburner and I forgot about it. Lol but anyways, I created the EFS backups using dd like it said, but I'm not sure how to restore them? Do I unpack them and then use ADB to move them there? I'm kind of confused. Also, for some reason going through the TWRP to the stock ROM doesn't let me root it, it crashes every time I get to that screen, don't know if that's important to the operation. Hope I can finally get this stupid thing working right with the custom ROM...
tr3sie7e said:
So I'm really late here but the phone got thrown to the backburner and I forgot about it. Lol but anyways, I created the EFS backups using dd like it said, but I'm not sure how to restore them? Do I unpack them and then use ADB to move them there? I'm kind of confused. Also, for some reason going through the TWRP to the stock ROM doesn't let me root it, it crashes every time I get to that screen, don't know if that's important to the operation. Hope I can finally get this stupid thing working right with the custom ROM...
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Check my faq here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2789727&p=54075993
Scroll down to restore efs.
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Okay so I used TWRP to do a factory restore, flashed SuperUser, then flashed CM11, went into TWRP and did the terminal commands you listed in the guide for backing up the EFS... to no avail. Would it be better to copy the EFS while I'm still on the rooted stock ROM using a terminal app? I don't understand what the problem is...
tr3sie7e said:
Okay so I used TWRP to do a factory restore, flashed SuperUser, then flashed CM11, went into TWRP and did the terminal commands you listed in the guide for backing up the EFS... to no avail. Would it be better to copy the EFS while I'm still on the rooted stock ROM using a terminal app? I don't understand what the problem is...
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Please paste the output of the results. Doing this in twrp is the correct way.