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Help with wiping/rooting.

Okay, so I'm really close to being able to do this. I just need someone to explain to me the mental block I'm having.
I'll X-post something from another thread, based on the research and reading I've done:
I am currently running the OTA 2.1 from HTC.
I want: The new rooted Froyo build.
So, steps I need to take to make this happen:
1. Backup my phone.
2. Wipe.
3. Root my phone using simpleroot
4. Reboot.
5. Flash using the file that's listed on page one of this topic, correct?
6. Reboot.
7. Flash the radio with provided file.
8. Reboot.
9. Flash the WIMAX with the provided file.
10. Reboot.
What's confusing me: How do I go from a wiped phone with no data on it to rooted via Simpleroot? Is the wipe required for Simpleroot to work, or does Simpleroot automatically give me the option to wipe while it's rooting? If I DO wipe my phone, do I use the stock installer 136img to boot my phone to the standard HTC sense screen and then root from there, or do I use Simpleroot while my phone is sitting in the recovery shell?
I'm just confused as to where to begin the Simpleroot process while wiping my phone. So confused.
For anyone who responds.... thanks. I feel like I'm so close to having this phone on a rooted Froyo, I can taste it (ha).
Lastly, if I'm not articulating this very well, and someone would like to be the king of awesome, I'd be willing to PM them my number and hopefully it wouldn't take more than a few seconds to explain to me.
Thanks.

It's really more simple than you're making it. Wiping erases data. (full wipe essentially resets the phone back to a clean rom with no user installed apps, personal data etc...).
Follow the instructions for Simpleroot (There's even a video link I believe). When that is done you should have a ROM with root access and a custom recovery. Once finished with this process, delete or rename the PC36IMG file that's on the SD card.
To Flash the other items, radio, wimax, ROM, etc.... just reboot into recovery (vol down + pwr), Choose flash from zip and select the applicable zip file. Remember to Reboot between the Radio & Wimax installs. Flash your ROM and enjoy!
Hope this helps....
-kp

Lol. Wow. As I said, it was a simple mental block. Heading home from work to try this... Thanks.
Quick question. Do I need the pc136img file before opening simpleroot?
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Cry Havoc said:
Lol. Wow. As I said, it was a simple mental block. Heading home from work to try this... Thanks.
Quick question. Do I need the pc136img file before opening start?
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No. Repeat to yourself as you watch the video... "it's SimpleRoot" because it's Simple. Just follow the instructions to run the program... and click "step1, step 2 as guided by the program..." It will install / run the files needed. I think the latest version may even let you click something to erase the files which are not required going fwd... just take a look at the post and the video.
Also just a heads up if you run simple root and you get an error message to the effect that you need a certain version of microsoft's .net framework. Just google it and install. This is ONLY IF YOU GET AN ERROR WHEN TRYING TO RUN SIMPLEROOT.

Wow. Thanks so much for the quick replies. ill post here later with the results.
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So, unfortunately I was away from my main PC last night, and HTC's link to the HTC Sync download was inactive, therefore I couldn't download it onto my laptop to facilitate this.
One last question... do I need the clockwork recovery mod to accomplish any of this?

kperry, thanks for your help!
I was up pretty late, but I am now running a rooted Froyo!
This community is amazing!

I will pay for a moto expert

To PM me and please help me with my Defy mess.... PLEASE

I'm assuming you are referring to being stuck in your bootloop now? Once I get home I'll write you an entire guide on how to unfubar it.

runeblade said:
I'm assuming you are referring to being stuck in your bootloop now? Once I get home I'll write you an entire guide on how to unfubar it.
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Lol post it too... I would like to know how to combat bootloop aswell...

The fastest way, assuming that you have an external SD card reader and can put this file on your SD from your computer is the following:
Download This : TMobile Update Thanks to BeachHead for modifying it.
Once downloaded rename it to Update.zip.
Place in root of SDCard.
Hold the volume down button and turn the phone on. Press in the corner to get into the recovery mode. On the options select the update.zip. Let the process begin. The file is modified to not check for things. This will reload all of the firmware as well as the system. After that is done, do a factory reset. Your phone should now boot to 2.2 . If this does not work let me know and I'll do the more involved guide.

runeblade said:
The fastest way, assuming that you have an external SD card reader and can put this file on your SD from your computer is the following:
Download This : TMobile Update Thanks to BeachHead for modifying it.
Once downloaded rename it to Update.zip.
Place in root of SDCard.
Hold the volume down button and turn the phone on. Press in the corner to get into the recovery mode. On the options select the update.zip. Let the process begin. The file is modified to not check for things. This will reload all of the firmware as well as the system. After that is done, do a factory reset. Your phone should now boot to 2.2 . If this does not work let me know and I'll do the more involved guide.
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I get:
"E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted."
Argh - HELP

I flashed the SBF 2.2 BOOT and it booted to the T-Mo screen which is where it is currently stuck. I'll give it a few minutes.

I got where you are at now. Download this SBF and flash it. http://www.multiupload.com/ZZ4TU8W7UQ
Its is the earlier leaked TMobile build. Once you have flashed this root your phone and install clockwork. Let me know when all of that is done. I should be done with dinner by then and can help the rest of the way. You will need the zip file I posted earlier as well as the 2.2 nandroid backup. Leave the Update.zip in the root of your sdcard, and put the nandroid backup in the apkrev folder on the sdcard. Once those are in place, boot into clockworkmod. Wipe system and cache. Then do a restore of the 2.2 Nandroid. Do not reboot yet. Now apply the update.zip. Do not reboot yet. Now do another system wipe. Now reboot the phone. You should be all set to go.

Dude it was actually fine. It loaded up and worked perfectly, I have FroYo and you are the man! Now I have a camera problem.
runeblade said:
I got where you are at now. Download this SBF and flash it. http://www.multiupload.com/ZZ4TU8W7UQ
Its is the earlier leaked TMobile build. Once you have flashed this root your phone and install clockwork. Let me know when all of that is done. I should be done with dinner by then and can help the rest of the way. You will need the zip file I posted earlier as well as the 2.2 nandroid backup. Leave the Update.zip in the root of your sdcard, and put the nandroid backup in the apkrev folder on the sdcard. Once those are in place, boot into clockworkmod. Wipe system and cache. Then do a restore of the 2.2 Nandroid. Do not reboot yet. Now apply the update.zip. Do not reboot yet. Now do another system wipe. Now reboot the phone. You should be all set to go.
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I would try a reset to fix it. Many have had camera issues and that seems to be the fix.

Nothing.... What were the camera issues others had? I just get black, no matter what.

hah2110 said:
Dude it was actually fine. It loaded up and worked perfectly, I have FroYo and you are the man! Now I have a camera problem.
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Woooah hold up you got it to load up by flashing what?? You said it was the 2.2 boot sbf? the one I told you to flash earlier?

ketonkss4 said:
Woooah hold up you got it to load up by flashing what?? You said it was the 2.2 boot sbf? the one I told you to flash earlier?
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YES!!!!!!!!!!

You have to boot the right firmware. I realized that last night. You need to get that update.zip file to run and bring the proper firmware inline with the system image. I was screwing around last night playing with the different combos, and discovered that it wasn't mapping resources right. I lost use of my SD card.

hah2110 said:
YES!!!!!!!!!!
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Awesome! I think im gonna go ahead and take credit for this one guys lol
And no you dont have to pay me your happy exclamation marks are pay enough!
^^

LOL!
Nice one ketonkss4!
ketonkss4 said:
Awesome! I think im gonna go ahead and take credit for this one guys lol
And no you dont have to pay me your happy exclamation marks are pay enough!
^^
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Now someone fix my camera
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Did you see my post about firmwares......the 2.2SBF is slightly older than the new rom. I suspect mappings have changed...update and see if that fixes it.

runeblade said:
Did you see my post about firmwares......the 2.2SBF is slightly older than the new rom. I suspect mappings have changed...update and see if that fixes it.
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Ahhh yes that sounds like a legit fix... So he should just go into stock recovery and do the update.zip? well beach-head's update.zip

Yup. See earlier post. LOL

That update.zip from Beach never worked for me and still doesn't.... I don't understand. I still get verification failed.

[Q] Back to Gingerbread after going ICS?

If this has been asked before then please forgive me...
I can not go back to any backup I had of CM7 or Gingerbread Sense ROM since upgrading to some Alpha ICS roms. I've tried wiping everything & started from scratch on these roms but I always get stuck at "failed to write boot partition from /tmp/boot.img" It doesn't matter what Gingerbread ROM I choose with the exception of MIUI rom (don't know why). I thought maybe I could use that as a stepping stone to go back from there but nogo. I've used RA's recovery & CWM with no success. Any ideas?

davidnjessicacruz said:
If this has been asked before then please forgive me...
I can not go back to any backup I had of CM7 or Gingerbread Sense ROM since upgrading to some Alpha ICS roms. I've tried wiping everything & started from scratch on these roms but I always get stuck at "failed to write boot partition from /tmp/boot.img" It doesn't matter what Gingerbread ROM I choose with the exception of MIUI rom (don't know why). I thought maybe I could use that as a stepping stone to go back from there but nogo. I've used RA's recovery & CWM with no success. Any ideas?
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I would recommend tracking down calkulins format zip for the evo

1brainsurgeon said:
I would recommend tracking down calkulins format zip for the evo
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Yeah... tried that already... Didn't fix it...

davidnjessicacruz said:
If this has been asked before then please forgive me...
I can not go back to any backup I had of CM7 or Gingerbread Sense ROM since upgrading to some Alpha ICS roms. I've tried wiping everything & started from scratch on these roms but I always get stuck at "failed to write boot partition from /tmp/boot.img" It doesn't matter what Gingerbread ROM I choose with the exception of MIUI rom (don't know why). I thought maybe I could use that as a stepping stone to go back from there but nogo. I've used RA's recovery & CWM with no success. Any ideas?
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I can say with certainty that I don't have this problem. I've flashed every ROM from here to Timbuktu, AOKP, Deck's, Evervolv, and have had no problem restoring a nandroid of, or flashing MikG, Mik3D, MikRunny, The Express, or any other ROM I may have forgotten.
That boot partition error doesn't sound good, though. What HBOOT version do you use?

Captain_Throwback said:
I can say with certainty that I don't have this problem. I've flashed every ROM from here to Timbuktu, AOKP, Deck's, Evervolv, and have had no problem restoring a nandroid of, or flashing MikG, Mik3D, MikRunny, The Express, or any other ROM I may have forgotten.
That boot partition error doesn't sound good, though. What HBOOT version do you use?
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HBOOT 0.97 is what I'm still using... never upgraded... should I & how do you recommend that I do so?

davidnjessicacruz said:
HBOOT 0.97 is what I'm still using... never upgraded... should I & how do you recommend that I do so?
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No reason to upgrade - just wondering.
I'd recommend you flash a stock ROM in the bootloader - that should normalize everything, and then try those other ROMs again.

Captain_Throwback said:
No reason to upgrade - just wondering.
I'd recommend you flash a stock ROM in the bootloader - that should normalize everything, and then try those other ROMs again.
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I assume your talking about in the recovery (aka amon ra/ clockworkmod), if so then I've tried that as well. Same issue.... This is not sounding good for me.

davidnjessicacruz said:
I assume your talking about in the recovery (aka amon ra/ clockworkmod), if so then I've tried that as well. Same issue.... This is not sounding good for me.
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I believe he's talking about a RUU
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evo4gnoob said:
I believe he's talking about a RUU
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The stock one? Wow... don't even know how to flash that back.... hmm... I'll see if I can find it here, if not then I'll google it. I'll keep you informed.... hopefully bricking does not ensue.... any help here would be great as well

davidnjessicacruz said:
The stock one? Wow... don't even know how to flash that back.... hmm... I'll see if I can find it here, if not then I'll google it. I'll keep you informed.... hopefully bricking does not ensue.... any help here would be great as well
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In the first "My Links" link in my sig, there are 3 of them.
They're PC36IMG files - you rename the file to exactly that - PC36IMG.zip - and put the file on the root of your sd card. Then you reboot your device into bootloader (HBOOT) mode. From a powered off state, hold the Volume down button and then press and hold the power button until you see the HBOOT screen. The file should be recognized and loaded, and after a minute or so it will ask you to update. Press Volume Up to accept, and then wait for a while.
NOTE: This will upgrade your HBOOT, but that's no big deal. The phone will reboot into the bootloader once near the beginning of the process by itself - that is also okay. Don't touch anything while it's updating.
At the end of the process, you'll need to find a PC36IMG for your preferred recovery (RA-supersonic-v2.3 recommended), which you will flash the same way as the ROM (in fact, you can replace the ROM file with the recovery file - unless you want to hold on to it, then you can just move or rename it).

Captain_Throwback said:
In the first "My Links" link in my sig, there are 3 of them.
They're PC36IMG files - you rename the file to exactly that - PC36IMG.zip - and put the file on the root of your sd card. Then you reboot your device into bootloader (HBOOT) mode. From a powered off state, hold the Volume down button and then press and hold the power button until you see the HBOOT screen. The file should be recognized and loaded, and after a minute or so it will ask you to update. Press Volume Up to accept, and then wait for a while.
NOTE: This will upgrade your HBOOT, but that's no big deal. The phone will reboot into the bootloader once near the beginning of the process by itself - that is also okay. Don't touch anything while it's updating.
At the end of the process, you'll need to find a PC36IMG for your preferred recovery (RA-supersonic-v2.3 recommended), which you will flash the same way as the ROM (in fact, you can replace the ROM file with the recovery file - unless you want to hold on to it, then you can just move or rename it).
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Failed on #4 Boot.... it stated "failed - PU" "Partition failed" Fun times.... Now the phone is a brick (stuck at the white screen).... Where there is a will then there is a way so I'll find a way.... any help would be appreciated though....

Sooo... I was able to flash back my alternate recovery using a PC36IMG version of it. Thank god for the rooted community.... Restoring back my last backup. Funny though, that I still could not restore a rooted stock backup I had or a new upgraded .zip that I wanted to use. Common denominator in all this (even when trying to use the 4.24.651.1 version of the stock software PC36IMG), it can not write the boot.img Any one else had this problem? Next I will try to RUU which will technically make me lose root but I should be able to get it back, assuming I'm successful, since I still have S-OFF.
PS: My HBOOT now, btw, is 2.16.0001 so I know that the original attempt to get back to gingerbread was succesful

Unable to upgrade Galaxy 3

When the update file downloads then it verifies but when it goes to install, it errors out and stops [see attached image]. There is also mention of Gmail.apk but when I go and look for it, it's not there. I have deleted the file and downloaded several time but wind up with the same result. I have put a copy in the ext sd card and tried from there but it will not install. Any ideas on how to do the upgrade?
Thanks, Dave

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like you're trying to do an ota when you're rooted (with a custom recovery). This won't work. Please read through this thread by CNexus about otas:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2209418
It should give you everything you need to know.
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topherk said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like you're trying to do an ota when you're rooted (with a custom recovery). This won't work. Please read through this thread by CNexus about otas:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2209418
It should give you everything you need to know.
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Wow! I went through over 30 pages looking for a step by step and am quite confused as to the proper process. I am currently on 4.1.1 with LJ7 and have downloaded MD4 both DeOdex and Odex plus the MD4 kernal. The only thing I did when I got the phone was root it enough to make the hot spot app work.

JOB Dave said:
Wow! I went through over 30 pages looking for a step by step and am quite confused as to the proper process. I am currently on 4.1.1 with LJ7 and have downloaded MD4 both DeOdex and Odex plus the MD4 kernal. The only thing I did when I got the phone was root it enough to make the hot spot app work.
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Thanks for reading all of it. Most people would just look at the first page and the last page and say "Oh, it's not there!" That being said, I hope you have a better understanding of what's going on when you get an OTA notification.
Now that's been said, I had written a post on another thread that covers the steps A-Z. I've linked it and quoted it below.
Ok, let's start at the very beginning (it's a very good place to start).
Before we get started, I'm going to make the following assumptions:
You successfully rooted your phone through Odin.
You currently have a custom recovery (either TWRP or CWM).
You have a Rom you'd like to flash on either your internal storage or your SDcard (I'd recommend the SDcard, but that's your prerogative).
If either of the first two is not true, I'd recommend going back to qbking77's thread and check out the videos on how to use Odin to gain root and a custom recovery.
If number 3 above is not true, download a ROM (nor someone new to flashing/custom Roms, I'd recommend Freeza's stock rooted Rom, as it's identical to stock TW, but just with Root). Once you download a Rom, check it's md5sum to verify that it's a good download. Copy the file to your SD card and get ready to flash (make sure you have decent battery life left, I try to keep at least 50% or more when flashing Roms, although it shouldn't take too long.
I'll give directions on how to flash a Rom below. The instructions will be for TWRP, but CWM has similar options/settings
Turn your phone completely off (hold down power for 3-5 seconds)
Boot your phone into recovery. Hold Up, Menu, and Power for a few seconds (until SAMSUNG appears on your screen and the phone vibrates)
Make a Nandroid backup. I can't emphasize this enough. In flashing, it's almost a certainty that one time, something will mess up. When that happens, you want to be able to restore a backup. In TWRP, just go into Backup Menu and choose where you want it (internal vs. External storage). It takes my phone a few (5-10) minutes to completely backup my data.
In TWRP, click the wipe button, then system. This will completely wipe the Rom from your phone. Doing this will allow you to get a "clean" install, without any settings or leftover files from your old Rom getting in the way. Instead, you could only wipe data (factory reset), which is good enough for most Roms. I'd still recommend a system wipe, though.
Also while in the Wipe menu, wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache.
Go back to the TWRP main menu.
Click Install, then find your Rom zip file (may have to switch from internal to external storage).
Let TWRP do it's thing.
If you're installing a TW-based Rom, it should have gapps already installed. If not, you should now flash the correct gapps package from goo.im. Make sure you're flashing the correct one, as if you don't, your google apps will force close upon use.
Reboot into system and give it time to boot (first boot sometimes takes a couple of minutes).
Set up your phone the way you like.
These should be the directions to follow whenever you flash a new Rom. Some Roms have the Aroma installer, so you'll have more options once you choose to flash the Rom zip, but those are typically easy to follow (and vary from Rom to Rom, so I won't be able to give you a good guide on that).
Hope this helps!
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JOB Dave said:
The only thing I did when I got the phone was root it enough to make the hot spot app work.
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I don't think there's a way to be "just a little rooted"
:silly:
Follow topherk's directions to a tee, and you'll be fine.
As a noob, I was scared to death knowing that I was rooted and I was going to get an OTA!
xda-developers has everything you need. The files, the guides, the support from senior members.
Relax and have fun...
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BTW, I flashed freeza's md4 odexd rom (cause a stock sg is odex), the md4 firmware, and the optimized kernel. Flashed (installed) them in that order. Just download them from the site onto your phone, and boot into recovery to flash each. Probably too paranoid, but i rebooted after each flash *just* to be sure). Cleared dalvik cache after installing the rom. Ummm, and ran checksum on my files before I installed them (I use md5 checker app).

Thanks, that got me started. now I have to figure out which rom and kernal I want to install.

ROMs come with kernels already, so if you're unsure ATM, just flash a ROM and then later you can check out kernel switching. Just make sure that the kernel you are flashing is for your ROM version (4.1.2, 4.2.2, etc) and for your type (AOSP, Touchwiz).
Since you are just starting out, I would suggest TPR (The Peoples ROM) or MOAR (Mother of All ROMs). Both in Android Dev section (as opposed to Original Android Dev).
TPR also has AROMA installer, so it lets you pick what apps, kernel, and other goodies you want to flash and basically on-the-spot customization.

Downloaded the file MD4_update_FULL_Odex.zip and followed the instructions above and got zip signature failure, see photo. I am wondering if it worth doing the upgrade.
~Dave

In twrp, under settings, you can uncheck the zip file verification option. Most of the time it gives you that error, even though the zip is fine.
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topherk said:
In twrp, under settings, you can uncheck the zip file verification option. Most of the time it gives you that error, even though the zip is fine.
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That worked!! Thanks for all your help.
Am looking at the About screen and the build says I'm on MD4 but the Baseband is still LJ7, do I need to be concerned about that?

JOB Dave said:
That worked!! Thanks for all your help.
Am looking at the About screen and the build says I'm on MD4 but the Baseband is still LJ7, do I need to be concerned about that?
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Baseband has to do with what modem/radio you are on. This is independent of your ROM, so the two can be different version numbers.
The modem impacts your mobile data coverage and speeds. What you wanna do (if you wanna find the best modem for your area) is to switch modems and run each one for a week. Then switch. After you've gone through a couple modems, single out the ones that qork best and test those out till hou find the best and/or fastest one for your area and the places you frequent.

[Q] OTA and root?

Hi i want to apply the OTA (MD4) and keep my root acces, so my question is, if is possible to use voodoo root keeper app to apply this update. thanks in advance

juancaperez2000 said:
Hi i want to apply the OTA (MD4) and keep my root acces, so my question is, if is possible to use voodoo root keeper app to apply this update. thanks in advance
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Hey Juan,
I'm assuming you just got the notification for the OTA. You actually don't have to apply it to get the latest and greatest for our phone. All you have to do is flash Freeza's Stock Rooted Rom (You'll want the DeOdex MD4 Rom). It'll give you the most up-to-date Stock Rom with Root. I've linked and quoted a previous post I made which will give you directions to flash it. Also, CNexus has done a great guide about OTAs over in the general sub-forum. I suggest giving that a look-through.
Also, just a note on the flashing sequence below: In step 4 below, if you're coming from a stock Rom and you're going to a stock Rom, all you have to do is wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache. If you're going to a different Rom, it's best to do a full wipe (in my opinion).
Ok, let's start at the very beginning (it's a very good place to start).
Before we get started, I'm going to make the following assumptions:
You successfully rooted your phone through Odin.
You currently have a custom recovery (either TWRP or CWM).
You have a Rom you'd like to flash on either your internal storage or your SDcard (I'd recommend the SDcard, but that's your prerogative).
If either of the first two is not true, I'd recommend going back to qbking77's thread and check out the videos on how to use Odin to gain root and a custom recovery.
If number 3 above is not true, download a ROM (nor someone new to flashing/custom Roms, I'd recommend Freeza's stock rooted Rom, as it's identical to stock TW, but just with Root). Once you download a Rom, check it's md5sum to verify that it's a good download. Copy the file to your SD card and get ready to flash (make sure you have decent battery life left, I try to keep at least 50% or more when flashing Roms, although it shouldn't take too long.
I'll give directions on how to flash a Rom below. The instructions will be for TWRP, but CWM has similar options/settings
Turn your phone completely off (hold down power for 3-5 seconds)
Boot your phone into recovery. Hold Up, Menu, and Power for a few seconds (until SAMSUNG appears on your screen and the phone vibrates)
Make a Nandroid backup. I can't emphasize this enough. In flashing, it's almost a certainty that one time, something will mess up. When that happens, you want to be able to restore a backup. In TWRP, just go into Backup Menu and choose where you want it (internal vs. External storage). It takes my phone a few (5-10) minutes to completely backup my data.
In TWRP, click the wipe button, then system. This will completely wipe the Rom from your phone. Doing this will allow you to get a "clean" install, without any settings or leftover files from your old Rom getting in the way. Instead, you could only wipe data (factory reset), which is good enough for most Roms. I'd still recommend a system wipe, though.
Also while in the Wipe menu, wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache.
Go back to the TWRP main menu.
Click Install, then find your Rom zip file (may have to switch from internal to external storage).
Let TWRP do it's thing.
If you're installing a TW-based Rom, chances are it had gapps already installed. If not, you should now flash the correct gapps package from goo.im. Make sure you're flashing the correct one, as if you don't, your google apps will force close upon use.
Reboot into system and give it time to boot (first boot sometimes takes a couple of minutes).
Set up your phone the way you like.
These should be the directions to follow whenever you flash a new Rom. Some Roms have the Aroma installer, so you'll have more options once you choose to flash the Rom zip, but those are typically easy to follow (and vary from Rom to Rom, so I won't be able to give you a good guide on that).
Hope this helps!
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topherk said:
Hey Juan,
I'm assuming you just got the notification for the OTA. You actually don't have to apply it to get the latest and greatest for our phone. All you have to do is flash Freeza's Stock Rooted Rom (You'll want the DeOdex MD4 Rom). It'll give you the most up-to-date Stock Rom with Root. I've linked and quoted a previous post I made which will give you directions to flash it. Also, CNexus has done a great guide about OTAs over in the general sub-forum. I suggest giving that a look-through.
Also, just a note on the flashing sequence below: In step 4 below, if you're coming from a stock Rom and you're going to a stock Rom, all you have to do is wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache. If you're going to a different Rom, it's best to do a full wipe (in my opinion).
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thanks!!! i tought that i need do like qbking77 did on his videos using oding for i can keep my data but you'r right dirty flash can work too (stock to stock)

juancaperez2000 said:
thanks!!! i tought that i need do like qbking77 did on his videos using oding for i can keep my data but you'r right dirty flash can work too (stock to stock)
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That's right, dirty flashing should work fine. If you're noticing any major issues (FCs, reboots, etc), you might want to use Titanium Backup to back up your important stuff and do a clean flash. But hopefully the dirty flash will be good.

I saw this post earlier, and was going to reply pretty much the same thing. Then I said to myself nope im going to leave it alone Topherk will come by soon enough with a way better reply and exact instructions!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Keep up the great work
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edfunkycold said:
I saw this post earlier, and was going to reply pretty much the same thing. Then I said to myself nope im going to leave it alone Topherk will come by soon enough with a way better reply and exact instructions!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Keep up the great work
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Thanks Ed, I appreciate the feedback.
Thankfully, I put the hard work in a while ago, so now (for most questions) all I have to do is paste that one post and I'm good to go.
As an aside: yesterday I helped a friend root his GS3 and realized I'm much better at explaining things here on XDA than I am in real life. I kept jumping ahead of myself and trying to explain about wiping /system before I even explained what a custom Recovery is. I should've just asked him to post a question "how do I root" and I could've done a better job explaining it, haha.