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I bought a second hand xperia play a few days ago and now looking to whizz things up a bit with a new Rom.
It's already been rooted but looks to have a stock Rom running
Here's the details
2.3.4
Kernal version [email protected]#10
Build number 4.0.2.A.0.42
Basically I'd like a properly established Rom without the bloatwear, every time I open task manager theres about 15 things open when I'm not using them
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Check the dev section out for a rom find something you like
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Check the dev section out for a rom find something you like
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From my details above what do I have installed? I'm not too familiar with with all this :$
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Jokawild 2.5. Trust me....after using it you won't switch again till final ice is released.
jaygrae said:
Jokawild 2.5. Trust me....after using it you won't switch again till final ice is released.
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Sounds good, how do I install it in simple terms? Sorry if I sound like a orange :-S
Is it just a straight install or do I need to mess with kernels etc,
How's yours set up? Rom/Kernel etc
Help is much appreciated
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mozzy said:
Sounds good, how do I install it in simple terms? Sorry if I sound like a orange :-S
Is it just a straight install or do I need to mess with kernels etc,
How's yours set up? Rom/Kernel etc
Help is much appreciated
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Since it already has doomlord's kernel on it, it is rooted and the bootloader is unlocked, so you can probably use fastboot to install most roms. If you want compatibility for all the games, stick with GB. If you go to an ICS build, you'll likely have problems with certain games crashing, graphical errors, or gamepad not working.
I have no problems with the gamepad so far using DarkForest ICS.
I tried ICS++, I prefer Darkforest still. Probably sticking with it till the real ICS.
There are so graphical issues, but its pretty nice, no bloatware either.
If you already have a kernel with recovery, all you need to do is install the .zip file for the ROM through it.
Put the zip on your sd card, reboot the phone. While it boots and the light turns blue, press the back button.
I attempted to update the kernel earlier and bricked my phone, I the fastboot method and actually completed the flash, when I powered on the mobile it was just displaying a black screen,
After looking about I got the stock rom and flashed it, and its working again!
Now my mobile is on stock rom with stock kernel,
It displays a message saying theres a system update available but when I connect to pc I get some message saying the software cannot be installed because the device has unauthorized software on it, I also got this message before I flashed to the stock firmware so it seems that they know my mobile was rooted etc and cant update through their software...
Could someone kindly walk me through what I need to do to put doomkernel v13 and jokawild rom on,
Thanks
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How does jw with doomkernal 13 compare to team stock with stock kernal?
swebosdev said:
How does jw with doomkernal 13 compare to team stock with stock kernal?
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I wish I knew
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SirRudolph said:
I have no problems with the gamepad so far using DarkForest ICS.
I tried ICS++, I prefer Darkforest still. Probably sticking with it till the real ICS.
There are so graphical issues, but its pretty nice, no bloatware either.
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have you tried Age of Zombies? and hows your battery? last time I used darkforest I'd only get 5 hours of battery life with just texting and listening to music :S
Any suggestions,
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mozzy said:
I attempted to update the kernel earlier and bricked my phone, I the fastboot method and actually completed the flash, when I powered on the mobile it was just displaying a black screen,
After looking about I got the stock rom and flashed it, and its working again!
Now my mobile is on stock rom with stock kernel,
It displays a message saying theres a system update available but when I connect to pc I get some message saying the software cannot be installed because the device has unauthorized software on it, I also got this message before I flashed to the stock firmware so it seems that they know my mobile was rooted etc and cant update through their software...
Could someone kindly walk me through what I need to do to put doomkernel v13 and jokawild rom on,
Thanks
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Flash stock ROM with flashtool, load fastboot, flash kernel image for DooMKernel, boot into recovery, clear cache, apply the update.zip for jokawild, done.
If you need more detailed instructions I'll write out a full guide later when I can use my home PC.
Actually, I was thinking of doing a full guide with pictures anyway.
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captain67 said:
Flash stock ROM with flashtool, load fastboot, flash kernel image for DooMKernel, boot into recovery, clear cache, apply the update.zip for jokawild, done.
If you need more detailed instructions I'll write out a full guide later when I can use my home PC.
Actually, I was thinking of doing a full guide with pictures anyway.
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Oh I have got jokawild flashed and doomkernel but having battery issues with the latest update,
I wanted to know any other Rom suggestions
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mozzy said:
Oh I have got jokawild flashed and doomkernel but having battery issues with the latest update,
I wanted to know any other Rom suggestions
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if u want to play games, better stay with gb.. for ics, darkforest is the best for me
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mozzy said:
I attempted to update the kernel earlier and bricked my phone, I the fastboot method and actually completed the flash, when I powered on the mobile it was just displaying a black screen,
After looking about I got the stock rom and flashed it, and its working again!
Now my mobile is on stock rom with stock kernel,
It displays a message saying theres a system update available but when I connect to pc I get some message saying the software cannot be installed because the device has unauthorized software on it, I also got this message before I flashed to the stock firmware so it seems that they know my mobile was rooted etc and cant update through their software...
Could someone kindly walk me through what I need to do to put doomkernel v13 and jokawild rom on,
Thanks
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u have unlock bootloader.. it cant be update using pc companion.. u need to relock it back using .ftf file via flashtool
First of all, to make it totally clear how noob Im at this... I dont even know if this post goes in this section, so feel free to move it wherever fits best.
Second, excuse my english, its not my first language so ill try my best to explain what I did
Last but not least, thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this post and tries to help me.
So, I finally felt courageous enough to try a non-stock ROM.
The first thing I did was search for a rooting guide for the Glide on the forums. And I found one that seemed pretty straight forward. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378082). I downloaded Odin, the CarrierIQ free kernel, started the phone on download mode, started Odin, PDA the kernel file... and when the phne rebooted it got stuck on the samsung sign.
I think my problem is that the guide was old and for GB devices. I was running the stock ICS.
After that, I downloaded from samfirmware the ICS file (is it the kernel or the rom? <-yes, thats how of a noob i am). Tried to use odin with it, but it gets stuck after a couple of mins.
After searching for a while, I found on another forum that it says that I need to downgrade back to GB, and said to install CWM Recovery (I installed it -v5.0.2.7-). And now im downloading the inception ROM (the same post on that forum said to downgrade using that ROM). Since the download is really slow, Im writing here to see if someone knows what happened and how to fix it.
Thanks!
ICS stock kernal herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31695742
Try that maybe
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jayjayjoker2 said:
ICS stock kernal herehttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31695742
Try that maybe
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Hi, thanks for your reply.
I downloaded the Stock Kernel but cant seem to install it. Im using CWM and trying to install from SDCard, but it only shows me the internal memory from the phone, not my SD. I already formatted it in FAT32 format. Same results.
Can I do this via Odin? Any idea why my SD isnt showing?
Cwmr on this phone doesnt see the external sd
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luquiyahni said:
Hi, thanks for your reply.
I downloaded the Stock Kernel but cant seem to install it. Im using CWM and trying to install from SDCard, but it only shows me the internal memory from the phone, not my SD. I already formatted it in FAT32 format. Same results.
Can I do this via Odin? Any idea why my SD isnt showing?
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Not sure about cwmr 5 but in ver 6 (touch) you can mount the internal memory, use your usb cable and transfer the zip to the phone with your pc. UN-mount and disconnect the cable and then you should be able to find the file to flash!
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Cwmr on this phone doesnt see the external sd
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What option do I have then? Can I use Odin to do it?
dbrannon79 said:
Not sure about cwmr 5 but in ver 6 (touch) you can mount the internal memory, use your usb cable and transfer the zip to the phone with your pc. UN-mount and disconnect the cable and then you should be able to find the file to flash!
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Do you have a link for it? The dropbox one I found isnt working... dont know if the CWM is specific for each device, i found others on google, but since they are on another devices forums, I dont know if it will work with my glide....
Thanks for the help....
The other thing you can do is download the leaked ics that it's a Odin one click file that will flash the kernel and boot loader, should get your phone booted back into stock ics where you can get a fresh start. I'd recommend going to Thegreatergood's LiteRom ver 4 or 5 afterwords. At least until Dman gets cm10 going!
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luquiyahni said:
Do you have a link for it? The dropbox one I found isnt working... dont know if the CWM is specific for each device, i found others on google, but since they are on another devices forums, I dont know if it will work with my glide....
Thanks for the help....
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There is a thread here in the dev section for cwmr 6. If the link there is not working, I should have a copy on my pc I can post
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dbrannon79 said:
The other thing you can do is download the leaked ics that it's a Odin one click file that will flash the kernel and boot loader, should get your phone booted back into stock ics where you can get a fresh start. I'd recommend going to Thegreatergood's LiteRom ver 4 or 5 afterwords. At least until Dman gets cm10 going!
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There is a thread here in the dev section for cwmr 6. If the link there is not working, I should have a copy on my pc I can post
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Thanks! No, the link is not working (too much traffic for DropBox), so if you have it, i would really appreciate it.
Also, can you point me into the Odin compatible ROM... I downloaded the LiteRom and Kernel, but both are zips, and cant use them with Odin.
ok here is the CWMR v6 its in a zip file. just unzip to your desktop, the tar.md5 file is useable in the pda mode for odin. just follow the guide listed in the CWMR 6 thread.
dbrannon79 said:
ok here is the CWMR v6 its in a zip file. just unzip to your desktop, the tar.md5 file is useable in the pda mode for odin. just follow the guide listed in the CWMR 6 thread.
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Awesome!
I just installed the stock GB back.
I know its not the best option, but wanted to try something safe first.
Didnt lost the unlock. So besides GB, all good news.
Thanks a lot. Really.
Tomorrow Ill try to go back to ICS. Will try thegreatergood rom.
Also, thanks.
luquiyahni said:
Thanks! No, the link is not working (too much traffic for DropBox), so if you have it, i would really appreciate it.
Also, can you point me into the Odin compatible ROM... I downloaded the LiteRom and Kernel, but both are zips, and cant use them with Odin.
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here is the link to the ics leak. its a 665mb file that will completely wipe all data in your phone. just be careful!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831561
I would also suggest making a backup if the /efs folder on your phone. that folder contains all the imei information that identifies you device to the networks. there is a thread in another forum that uses a tool to easily make a backup and gives the ability to restore! I have never had to use it to restore, but there have been reports on rare occasions where others have lost that information and the imei numbers turned to all "0's" I'm also not sure that you can use the tool until the phone is booted up. here is a link to that thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
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luquiyahni said:
Awesome!
I just installed the stock GB back.
I know its not the best option, but wanted to try something safe first.
Didnt lost the unlock. So besides GB, all good news.
Thanks a lot. Really.
Tomorrow Ill try to go back to ICS. Will try thegreatergood rom.
Also, thanks.
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that's great, you might consider making a nand backup using the recovery and also once rooted, use titanium backup!
Well Im finally using the literom and its great. Cwm6 didnt read my sd card, but it allowed me to mount my phone as a drive on my pc, so i made a folder and copied the zips there, and installed from there.
I will try the backup thing later. Im so glad to have the keyboard backlight back!
I was really frustrated yesterday. I have a lot of experience with computers, but not that much with android phones. It was quite an experience.
Thanks again.
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Glad you were able to get it going! It's somewhat hard to brick a phone but it is possible, I really hate to see that happen to someone! Over the past years I have found that android is a lot like Linux. Still some differences but a lot alike!
The whole XDA community is here to share information and to help each other out. :beer::beer:
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It took me about 3 hours..first time flashing roms in about 2 years.
I bricked but fixed it by reflashing everything in the correct order haha.
I have Kernel 3.1.10-I927UCKH2-CL970642 [email protected]=93 #3 SMP PREEMPT Thu Aug 16:55:50 KST 2012
Build number ImM760
My Baseband version is I927UCLG9
Running Android 4.0.4
Rooted
with AT&T service
and the backlight and tethering fix put on it
using the Nova Launcher for my launcher
Dialer One for calls
GoSMSPro for sms/mms
I am unfortunately stuck in the same position at the moment. I stupidly followed the root guide thinking it'd work for ICS and was horribly wrong.
My phone is now also stuck at the Samsung logo and is driving me crazy. Can you give me some instructions on what you did to restore back to GB? Thanks in advance.
TiDE418 said:
I am unfortunately stuck in the same position at the moment. I stupidly followed the root guide thinking it'd work for ICS and was horribly wrong.
My phone is now also stuck at the Samsung logo and is driving me crazy. Can you give me some instructions on what you did to restore back to GB? Thanks in advance.
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You'll prob have to flash the ics one click file them follow the guide in development to go back to gb.
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Hello,
In October I purchased my first true smartphone, the Galaxy S3 i747.
Since then I have rooted and just have a few simple questions.
I haven't installed a custom ROM, and I really don't know much about them other than that they are an alternative to the stock android os (4.1, 4.0, etc.) that comes with your phone. I have a few questions about ROMs.
I have heard good things about cleanROM, and I want to download it to my phone, but I can't seem to find my phone's version of it. Does it even exist for my version? If not, what are some excellent alternatives? (Must be able to change status bar, I hate the grey one in 4.1.1, just updated tonight) Finally, with a custom ROM, will I ever have to do anything with the stock OS again? Because I get this error message now after i have upgraded to 4.1.1, that doesnt let me check for updates as I have rooted my phone.
Thanks a ton for your help guys, and sorry for the noobish questions!
Zay
Zay48 said:
Hello,
In October I purchased my first true smartphone, the Galaxy S3 i747.
Since then I have rooted and just have a few simple questions.
I haven't installed a custom ROM, and I really don't know much about them other than that they are an alternative to the stock android os (4.1, 4.0, etc.) that comes with your phone. I have a few questions about ROMs.
I have heard good things about cleanROM, and I want to download it to my phone, but I can't seem to find my phone's version of it. Does it even exist for my version? If not, what are some excellent alternatives? (Must be able to change status bar, I hate the grey one in 4.1.1, just updated tonight) Finally, with a custom ROM, will I ever have to do anything with the stock OS again? Because I get this error message now after i have upgraded to 4.1.1, that doesnt let me check for updates as I have rooted my phone.
Thanks a ton for your help guys, and sorry for the noobish questions!
Zay
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I may be wrong but it looks like cleanROM is for only Verizon. I dont think Scott has an AT&T version because he does not have our phone.
Zay48 said:
Hello,
In October I purchased my first true smartphone, the Galaxy S3 i747.
Since then I have rooted and just have a few simple questions.
I haven't installed a custom ROM, and I really don't know much about them other than that they are an alternative to the stock android os (4.1, 4.0, etc.) that comes with your phone. I have a few questions about ROMs.
I have heard good things about cleanROM, and I want to download it to my phone, but I can't seem to find my phone's version of it. Does it even exist for my version? If not, what are some excellent alternatives? (Must be able to change status bar, I hate the grey one in 4.1.1, just updated tonight) Finally, with a custom ROM, will I ever have to do anything with the stock OS again? Because I get this error message now after i have upgraded to 4.1.1, that doesnt let me check for updates as I have rooted my phone.
Thanks a ton for your help guys, and sorry for the noobish questions!
Zay
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I had the same questions as you did when I first started...
Best thing to do is go into the android development forums or the android original development fund a Rom, read some of the posts and feedback on it, and if you like what your reading try it out due your self.
Some roms are built around the stock TWz JB os so looks wise is minimal but alot of the extra crap removed i.e all att bloat crap apps that you never use, and other tweaks here and there.
All this into can be found on the OPs first post about the Rom, and make sure that Rom is due your phone!
Follow all pre flashing instructions, and backup!!!!!
Just flash and test it out, worst case you can just restore back to your back up and it will be as you never flashed.
There is a link with the most common Roms I'm pretty sure it's a sticky, I always use a rom that active support for it so as issues come up, they get resolved.
This stuff can get very confusing, read, search, and just post Qs some people like my self have no qualms responding to repeat questions as we all were there once before.
But search is your friend
Hope this helps!
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mest22 said:
I had the same questions as you did when I first started...
Best thing to do is go into the android development forums or the android original development fund a Rom, read some of the posts and feedback on it, and if you like what your reading try it out due your self.
Some roms are built around the stock TWz JB os so looks wise is minimal but alot of the extra crap removed i.e all att bloat crap apps that you never use, and other tweaks here and there.
All this into can be found on the OPs first post about the Rom, and make sure that Rom is due your phone!
Follow all pre flashing instructions, and backup!!!!!
Just flash and test it out, worst case you can just restore back to your back up and it will be as you never flashed.
There is a link with the most common Roms I'm pretty sure it's a sticky, I always use a rom that active support for it so as issues come up, they get resolved.
This stuff can get very confusing, read, search, and just post Qs some people like my self have no qualms responding to repeat questions as we all were there once before.
But search is your friend
Hope this helps!
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Thanks a ton for your response
I have a few more questions. What is a good backup application? I really know nothing about them so if somebody would reccomend one that would be great! Another thing that drew me to cleanROM is that usefull applications like kies air and dropbox weren't removed. Is this the case with many roms?
Thanks
Zay
Zay48 said:
Thanks a ton for your response
I have a few more questions. What is a good backup application? I really know nothing about them so if somebody would reccomend one that would be great! Another thing that drew me to cleanROM is that usefull applications like kies air and dropbox weren't removed. Is this the case with many roms?
Thanks
Zay
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Dropbox is always downloadable from the play store. Pretty sure it's the same deal with kies air, you can just redownload.
Backup as system is always done in CWM.
Backup applications and data for them,I highly recommend titanium back up, awesome app but phone needs to be rooted, with that app you can backup all your applications, flash a rom then just install titanium backup and restore all applications. It's very nice!
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mest22 said:
Dropbox is always downloadable from the play store. Pretty sure it's the same deal with kies air, you can just redownload.
Backup as system is always done in CWM.
Backup applications and data for them,I highly recommend titanium back up, awesome app but phone needs to be rooted, with that app you can backup all your applications, flash a rom then just install titanium backup and restore all applications. It's very nice!
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Thank you!
I'll find a rom and give it a shot, and report back if I have any questions.
Zay
Sorry for the double post, but I just realized after installing titanium that I no longer have root access. My device state is still modified and applications I had before I upgraded to 4.1.1 that needed root still work. However, no new apps that require root will work, and root checkers say my device isn't rooted help please!
Zay
Zay48 said:
Sorry for the double post, but I just realized after installing titanium that I no longer have root access. My device state is still modified and applications I had before I upgraded to 4.1.1 that needed root still work. However, no new apps that require root will work, and root checkers say my device isn't rooted help please!
Zay
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So your phone isn't rooted..
Did you try to when you hold vol- and power does the phone boot into recovery mode which should be CWM ... if that happens you are rooted..
Otherwise try to start all over with Odin and the tar files you need to root.
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Zay48 said:
Thanks a ton for your response
I have a few more questions. What is a good backup application? I really know nothing about them so if somebody would reccomend one that would be great! Another thing that drew me to cleanROM is that usefull applications like kies air and dropbox weren't removed. Is this the case with many roms?
Thanks
Zay
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I use Titanium Backup all the time. Everytime I install a new ROM, warranty my phone, or do any sort of wipe. It is amazing!! I dont ever back up system apps tho, just user installed. It backs up everything from the APK to saved games and settings!
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Zay48 said:
Sorry for the double post, but I just realized after installing titanium that I no longer have root access. My device state is still modified and applications I had before I upgraded to 4.1.1 that needed root still work. However, no new apps that require root will work, and root checkers say my device isn't rooted help please!
Zay
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use this guide to root your phone. It is the best one out there!!
h t t p ://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-root-u-s-and-canada-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
Copy and paste that link into your browser and remove the spaces between "http"
..but I had root access previously, seems like the update took it away. I'll just re root
Zay
I previously used odin to root my phone, does odin do exactly the same stuff as cwm and can it flash the same roms as cwm? Or should I just start using cwm now and never use odin?
Zay
Zay48 said:
I previously used odin to root my phone, does odin do exactly the same stuff as cwm and can it flash the same roms as cwm? Or should I just start using cwm now and never use odin?
Zay
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Odin is used to root the phone from stock.. it allows you to first install cwm and su ..once that is done, Odin isn't used any longer unless your reverting back to stock, CWM is used thus forward.
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mest22 said:
Odin is used to root the phone from stock.. it allows you to first install cwm and su ..once that is done, Odin isn't used any longer unless your reverting back to stock, CWM is used thus forward.
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Thanks!
So I still have su, it just doesn't work. Will rooting again with odin affect anything negatively? I think I'll try Cyanogenmod once I root again, it seems like a good customizable rom
Zay
Zay48 said:
Thanks!
So I still have su, it just doesn't work. Will rooting again with odin affect anything negatively? I think I'll try Cyanogenmod once I root again, it seems like a good customizable rom
Zay
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You should have no problems... And su needs to set permissions, and binaries..
I found this link with videos on rooting, very helpful..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728824&highlight=heimdall
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Just rooted again with odin, cwm installed Will start backing stuff up now, then I'll install a ROM
Thanks for the help again man I'll report back if I have any problems or questions.
Zay
Zay48 said:
Just rooted again with odin, cwm installed Will start backing stuff up now, then I'll install a ROM
Thanks for the help again man I'll report back if I have any problems or questions.
Zay
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No problem man, happy to help.. shoot me a pm either way. Curious to know how it goes :thumbup::beer:
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Hi Everyone
I unlocked my bootloader a few months ago, rooted, and I flashed a version of ICS, which I think is stock. I dont have receovery installed, I tried to sort that out last night, but I got lost amongst and couldnt work out what to install and how.
Its 4.0.4 - 6.1.A.2.45 - and I am having a few issues with it. It seems to be laggy, the camera freezes when recording video and often crashes and doesn't save the video and the WIFI is just hopeless!
Does anyone know how to fix this? Is there a better .ftp for me to flash? Please leave links if possible because this issue is just driving me insane!
thanks!
Amanda
hi, try to locked your bootloader then repair via pc companion.
and also, for your other question click my signature "Read ME".
If it's unlocked the bootloader then fastboot a custom kernel. Advanced stock is great. Then flash a custom rom. May as I flash a Jellybean rom
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I just installed ROM manager and found out clockwork recovery doesn't work for us why does everything have to be so hard with this phone?
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Just have a look at the custom kernels and chose one then fast boot or use the flash tool, cwm works for us
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DevilsArc said:
I just installed ROM manager and found out clockwork recovery doesn't work for us why does everything have to be so hard with this phone?
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Cwm works fine. Just rom manager doesn't
Read this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23181182#post23181182
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Ben36 said:
Cwm works fine. Just rom manager doesn't
Read this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23181182#post23181182
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The only problem with this is, you need to flash the doomkernal, which requires flashing back to GB? Then you need to install a host of other apps to get it too work. Just so I can flash a custom rom, wow, nothing is easy is it,
This phone is just so damned hard to do anything with, I am considering going to the new Samsung when it comes out in a few months!
No just flash advanced stock kernel instead from development forum. It's ridiculously easy once you're unlocked and have a cwm kernel flashed
Download a custom rom to the phone (i recommend pac rom)
Download advanced stock kernel to pc. Fastboot using that guide.
Then boot into recovery and install zip from sd and pick pac rom (follow the guidelines in pac rom thread for flashing)
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Even that sounds complicated!
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Lol. It's not. Just read the everything you need to know thread at the top of the development forum
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hello all, a while back, about 3 months ago i tried to mod my xperia play r800x CDMA, i messed the phone up bad trying to install CM9, i was able to get a custom kernel installed before trying CM9, but i ended up trying to repair the phone using a stock rom i found for the r800x, my carrier is Appalachian Wireless, the FTF i used was for a verizon phone and it would not work on my carriers 3G after the flash, so i sent the phone off and my carrier tried to reflash their stock firmware and then 2 weeks later the phone came back and it still wouldnt work for my carriers service, so i ended up buying a new xperia play. im really wanting to get this phone overclocked. it feels really laggy, even with my 64gb sd card and link2sd installed and a 2gb partition for app installs, it feels just like it did with the stock 8gb card, to slow for use, cant play most of the games i have downloaded because of this, most of the apps take a while to load, and the OS just feels like its crawling, like when i try to swipe left and right on the screen, or open the apps drawer, im willing to pay for someone to take the time to help me get my phone pimped out with the best rom and the best kernel, im really not sure what the fastest rom would be for playing games, someone said i should stay with GB, but i have installed cm10.1 on my old nook color and its just about as fast as cm7.2, so i would really like to get a newer rom, like ICS. my boot loader is still locked on this phone, i need to pay to get this one unlocked like i did the first phone, so if anyone has any spare time to help me out i will donate some loot for your troubles
lilkuz2005 said:
hello all, a while back, about 3 months ago i tried to mod my xperia play r800x CDMA, i messed the phone up bad trying to install CM9, i was able to get a custom kernel installed before trying CM9, but i ended up trying to repair the phone using a stock rom i found for the r800x, my carrier is Appalachian Wireless, the FTF i used was for a verizon phone and it would not work on my carriers 3G after the flash, so i sent the phone off and my carrier tried to reflash their stock firmware and then 2 weeks later the phone came back and it still wouldnt work for my carriers service, so i ended up buying a new xperia play. im really wanting to get this phone overclocked. it feels really laggy, even with my 64gb sd card and link2sd installed and a 2gb partition for app installs, it feels just like it did with the stock 8gb card, to slow for use, cant play most of the games i have downloaded because of this, most of the apps take a while to load, and the OS just feels like its crawling, like when i try to swipe left and right on the screen, or open the apps drawer, im willing to pay for someone to take the time to help me get my phone pimped out with the best rom and the best kernel, im really not sure what the fastest rom would be for playing games, someone said i should stay with GB, but i have installed cm10.1 on my old nook color and its just about as fast as cm7.2, so i would really like to get a newer rom, like ICS. my boot loader is still locked on this phone, i need to pay to get this one unlocked like i did the first phone, so if anyone has any spare time to help me out i will donate some loot for your troubles
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You don't need to pay to unlock it you can unlock it using your meid on the Sony website
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I have tried that a while back but in the service menu my phone doesn't show the boot loader status. So I don't think I can unlock it like that
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lilkuz2005 said:
I have tried that a while back but in the service menu my phone doesn't show the boot loader status. So I don't think I can unlock it like that
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Yes I know it doesn't show it because Verizon hid it so people wouldn't unlock. I unlocked mine the free way like that and you have the same type as me so it should work fine
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Can you give me a step by step tutorial on how you unlocked your boot loader? I really don't want to mess my phone up again. They are a little expensive lol
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lilkuz2005 said:
Can you give me a step by step tutorial on how you unlocked your boot loader? I really don't want to mess my phone up again. They are a little expensive lol
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Go to Sony's website and under development you'll see an option to unlock your boot loader. From there it will tell you exactly what to do and its pretty easy. If you get stuck on anything just post it here and I'll try to help.
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OK, your right about being able to unlock the bootloader from the Sony site, I wish I had known this before paying the $15 to get my first phone unlocked lol, anyways, I now have 2 unlocked xperia plays, I want to test with the one that I messed up first before I use the ROM and kernels on my main phone, I tried to download and install x-parts to get clockworkmod installed on both of my phones but after the install is finished the phone doesn't boot into recovery, I don't even see a blue led while booting the phones and pressing the volume down button rapidly. Any ideas on how to get xparts installed and working on my phones? I'm guessing this should be the next step in getting my phone fixed up? Or is it?
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lilkuz2005 said:
OK, your right about being able to unlock the bootloader from the Sony site, I wish I had known this before paying the $15 to get my first phone unlocked lol, anyways, I now have 2 unlocked xperia plays, I want to test with the one that I messed up first before I use the ROM and kernels on my main phone, I tried to download and install x-parts to get clockworkmod installed on both of my phones but after the install is finished the phone doesn't boot into recovery, I don't even see a blue led while booting the phones and pressing the volume down button rapidly. Any ideas on how to get xparts installed and working on my phones? I'm guessing this should be the next step in getting my phone fixed up? Or is it?
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Use an older version of xparts grim the xda thread. The one from the play store doesn't work for some reason. And the new version is also broken. Use an olds version of it.
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abdel12345 said:
Use an older version of xparts grim the xda thread. The one from the play store doesn't work for some reason. And the new version is also broken. Use an olds version of it.
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OK I now have cwm installed on my main phone, I need to catch up with my old phone before I go any further, have you tried all the kernels for the CDMA r800x, if so what's the best in your opinion, I'm looking to over clock and game, the bards tale is lagging on my stock phone, and I paid for that game and I canton play it
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lilkuz2005 said:
OK I now have cwm installed on my main phone, I need to catch up with my old phone before I go any further, have you tried all the kernels for the CDMA r800x, if so what's the best in your opinion, I'm looking to over clock and game, the bards tale is lagging on my stock phone, and I paid for that game and I canton play it
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Well are you using 2.3.3? If so use doomkernel v3 for cdma. If your using 2.3.4 use doomkernel v14 it says for gsm but also works with cdma. If you use google sync then stick with 2.3.3 because it doesn't work with 2.3.4. You can also theme 2.3.3 with attacks themes. You can find all these under smokermans index thread.
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Well are you using 2.3.3? If so use doomkernel v3 for cdma. If your using 2.3.4 use doomkernel v14 it says for gsm but also works with cdma. If you use google sync then stick with 2.3.3 because it doesn't work with 2.3.4. You can also theme 2.3.3 with attacks themes. You can find all these under smokermans index thread.
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do you know if i can run other roms like some ICS roms with the doomkernel v3 for CDMA ? or would i need to find a new custom kernel for newer roms ? after reading the past few weeks about the custom roms available for the r800x it seems that if you want to game you need to stick with GB roms, so i need to know if the doomkernel v3 will work with the stock GB rom or do i need to get a custom GB ROM and an older version of the DoomKernel ?
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do you know if i can run other roms like some ICS roms with the doomkernel v3 for CDMA ? or would i need to find a new custom kernel for newer roms ? after reading the past few weeks about the custom roms available for the r800x it seems that if you want to game you need to stick with GB roms, so i need to know if the doomkernel v3 will work with the stock GB rom or do i need to get a custom GB ROM and an older version of the DoomKernel ?
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Doomkernel v3 cdma for gb should work. Don't mistake it with doomkernel v3 for ics because that one won't work. But also it depends what stock your using. If your using 2.3,4 then WiFi won't work with doom kernel v3 so check your android version in about phone.
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Doomkernel v3 cdma for gb should work. Don't mistake it with doomkernel v3 for ics because that one won't work. But also it depends what stock your using. If your using 2.3,4 then WiFi won't work with doom kernel v3 so check your android version in about phone.
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i cant seem to find the doomkernel v3 for gb, i can only find the one that is for leaked ics, are you sure its not v2 ?
my phone is running android v 2.3.3 and i think doomkernel v2 is the one i need, i found a post that you uploaded those files, so im going to flash and test tonight, i hope it works
Well I just flashed doom kernel v2 and have over clocked to 1.6ghz and now the bards tale is running smooth, also epsxe and fpse both are running 100x better, I haven't looked at any ROMs, I'm still running the stock ROM and its running great to me, I don't know of using a custom ROM would make this phone any faster, please let me know if there is any cool quick ROMs I should take a look at, I want to thank you for all your help
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i cant seem to find the doomkernel v3 for gb, i can only find the one that is for leaked ics, are you sure its not v2 ?
my phone is running android v 2.3.3 and i think doomkernel v2 is the one i need, i found a post that you uploaded those files, so im going to flash and test tonight, i hope it works
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Yeah your right man sorry about that it was v2 I just got mixed up a little. Well that's great that you got it working :thumbup:
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I think doom kernel has broken my camera, anyway to get the cameras working again with this kernel? I have tried to test both cameras in the service menu and neither one is working, thats a real deal breaker for me because I use my cameras all the time
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lilkuz2005 said:
I think doom kernel has broken my camera, anyway to get the cameras working again with this kernel? I have tried to test both cameras in the service menu and neither one is working, thats a real deal breaker for me because I use my cameras all the time
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Camera works fine for me. Are you sure your using 2.3.3
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Yes I'm using the stock 2.3.3 that came with the phone. The cameras worked before installing this kernel, should I try lupus kernel to see if that fixes it? Can you give a link to the exact doom kernel that you have installed for 2.3.3 stock ROM? I really want to get this working
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Yes I'm using the stock 2.3.3 that came with the phone. The cameras worked before installing this kernel, should I try lupus kernel to see if that fixes it? Can you give a link to the exact doom kernel that you have installed for 2.3.3 stock ROM? I really want to get this working
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Lupus wifi won't work with 2.3.3 buy it will work with 2.3.4. The problem is there's no google sync with 2.3.4 because Verizon messed it up.
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Make a backup of your Rom with cwm. Then flash the stock 2.3.3 ftf with flashtool and exclude kernel. So thus on your messed up device first to see if it works. The kernel you said you downloaded is the same one I use. And what exactly is wrongg with the camera dies it say can't connect or does it freeze when you take a pic
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Well I don't have Verizon I have Appalachian wireless and the last time I tried to flash a stock Verizon ftf it messed my phone up and my carrier couldn't fix it, it looks like it does something to the 3g, they couldn't get the phone to activate on their service, do you know how I can get a copy of my stock ROM from my carrier, I asked them and they said they don't release those to the public, and my cameras won't start it says sorry the application camera (process com.android.camera) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
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