First and foremost any help will be appreciated.
Just got my sprint Sph-D710 galaxy, used the one click Odin EL29 stock kernel to root, everything is fine phone is rooted, tested rom manager and it asks for permission, but when i go into recovery it stops a quarter of the way and it goes into the triangle, the phone lets me hit the home button and it goes into some type of recovery but all the options it gives are reboot, wipe and partition, install from sdcard shows nothing in the directory??? any ideas on what i did wrong? Thanks again.
ROM manager is pretty dodgy on this phone...
I'd do some more reading... get to where you have a kernel with cwm recovery built in on your phone (sfhubs auto-roots should be able to get you there, from there I personally recommend the rogue kernels if you want to venture a little farther from stock), manually booting into recovery yourself, and maybe even a rom that gives you the option to boot into recovery from the power menu. (Calk's ROM is a VERY good, stable, close to stock ROM).
Final word of warning -- be very skeptical of the CWM touch recovery (and the "hitman" rogue kernel that includes it); I've read more stories of bricked phones related to the touch recovery than anything else I've seen on the e4gt. It's hella cool to have touch interface in recovery; I ran it myself for a while, but... caveat emptor.
Did you flash recovery while you were in ROM Manager?
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And what ROM/kernel did you put on?
Yes i did flash recovery from rom manager
Stock EL29
Jt_hatch so its safe to just flash a different kernel even though they all advise a nandroid backup?
After using one-click Odin did you use the Auto Root Package to put CWM on? But ya I agree with Hatch Calks got the best stable ROM for our phone. I absolutely love it. Here's his directions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1332837
Don't forget to use his Format All zip file first.
Crap, i really wanted an Ics themed rom, there's a couple that use the format all zip from Calks but im terrified that once i place them on the sd card or flash with Odin they won't show up in my recovery, ah forget it i guess ill do the rom first and then worry about recovery, thanks a bunch guys
..... actually i need a custom recovery to flash that rom
back in the same hole
cast466 said:
Jt_hatch so its safe to just flash a different kernel even though they all advise a nandroid backup?
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If you don't have a custom recovery (i.e cwm/rogue) then you aren't going to be able to make a nandroid...
my memory of what I did was sfhub's autoroot, then adding cwm recovery (again via the autoroot), then I went to calk's ROM, then I was off to the races (rogue stock repacked kernel w/ recovery, then gunslinger w/ rogue recovery...) That was before the EL29 OTA but I'm pretty sure sfhub's process is updated since then.
Why do you want just an ICS theme when Calkulin has ICS? lol It's still a little buggy but it's pretty solid in the end and he's only going to keep working on getting it better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1505979
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To put recovery on just skip down and follow the directions for Option C
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
cast466 said:
Crap, i really wanted an Ics themed rom, there's a couple that use the format all zip from Calks but im terrified that once i place them on the sd card or flash with Odin they won't show up in my recovery, ah forget it i guess ill do the rom first and then worry about recovery, thanks a bunch guys
..... actually i need a custom recovery to flash that rom
back in the same hole
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I'd give the ICS roms a little bit more time to ripen... only those who thirst for the bleeding edge can really call them daily driver's (and I've got nuthin but respect for them). "Reasonably" stable leaks (far from releases) of ICS for this phone are just a few days old; devs and bad-ass testers are all over them, and the ROMs, kernels, and themes for the rest of us are starting to come out. My (admittedly granny-ish ) advice -- flash up to calk's 2.8.1 EL29 ROM (now 2.9, tho I haven't tried it yet ) and add overstews or shiftr182s (or others) ICS theme and wait until the real ICS roms settle down just a *wee* bit more.
And don't forget to follow the prerequisite checklist on the top of the page beforehand! Don't worry too much about a backup in this case.
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jt_hatch said:
I'd give the ICS roms a little bit more time to ripen... only those who thirst for the bleeding edge can really call them daily driver's (and I've got nuthin but respect for them). "Reasonably" stable leaks (far from releases) of ICS for this phone are just a few days old; devs and bad-ass testers are all over them, and the ROMs, kernels, and themes for the rest of us are starting to come out. My (admittedly granny-ish ) advice -- flash up to calk's 2.8.1 EL29 ROM (now 2.9, tho I haven't tried it yet ) and add overstews or shiftr182s (or others) ICS theme and wait until the real ICS roms settle down just a *wee* bit more.
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I would advise this too, lol. ICS is really tempting but the safer and more stable route is the best. Shouldn't be too long of a wait for a more stable ICS anyways. I probably shouldn't of mentioned it.
yep, im trying the autoroot right now but its not recognizing the phone, debugging enabled and storage turned off, re-installing drivers right now to make sure that's not the issue
Try starting all over again with the one-click Odin again and do the autoroot right away.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1505979
One nice thing about using the one-click and autoroot is how fast it is to redo.
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And don't forget to follow the prerequisite checklist on the top of the page beforehand! Don't worry too much about a backup in this case.
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I would advise this too, lol. ICS is really tempting but the safer and more stable route is the best. Shouldn't be too long of a wait for a more stable ICS anyways. I probably shouldn't of mentioned it.
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believe me, I am TWITCHING to flash up to real ICS; I'm just a bit of a nervous nancy. Of course, I have yet to brick a phone... take that for what it is For now, I'm staying pat on GB; I'm willing to bet 2 weeks from now I'll be on ICS and w/o a trip to the sprint store, hat in hand, swearing up and down my phone is dead but most definitely NOT because I rooted (but a couple of weeks behind many ppl who jumped on ICS without a hint of a problem). Me, I'll pass on the walk on THAT much of the wild side; instead I'll wear out the "thanks" button for those brave souls who will...
Also don't worry about losing a ROM on your sdcard, Calk's format all won't touch it. Nothing really will unless you delete it yourself or specifically format the sdcard again. I've actually have 3 different roms on my card right now.
You might want to try this: Flash sfhub's Full EL29 restore here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101 then add CWM here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728 use option C and select the option L - EL29+CWM+Rogue. [sfhub's work is a life saver here - many an assumed 'bricked' phone has been saved via his work.] QBKing77 got's some freakign great vids here is how to get it on there http://youtu.be/jZRnH-_XZmM
That will give you a stock rooted EL29 with a very good CWM version (Rogue Kernal). You can use that as a starting point if you're not familiar with what you are doing. As some have said ROM Manager can be dodgy, Better off manually booting to recovery after getting RogueCWM installed. Make a nandroid image after you've got all your apps and settings working. (copy it to your PC too!) Do a LOT of reading to really understand what you are doing and what you really want! Then do some more searching for other ROMs and or themes, read what people say and through all the posts. Remember stock is Odex and most themes are DeOdexed - search and learn what that means if you don't.
I have used many ROMs and most here are great; it really comes down to your taste. You can't go wrong with anything based on Calkulin's work - PhantomHacker, StrongSteve, VeNuM and Team-Nocturnal. I've been using BlazerROM now for a while and absolutely loving the sh$t out of it, it's an ICS theme too. But just a friendly reminder to spend some time here reading and learning. Asking questions that have been answered will not go over well. Some posts have HUNDREDS of pages and they should ALL be read.
I'd also wait to go to a full/real ICS version till these awesome devs had more time to really work it out.
yep I already tried doing the autoroot with Option C and then Option L, but now it doesn't want to install drivers, it installs it while usb is connected but once i turn on debugging it goes away and the autoroot does not pick up the phone, sooooo frustrated right now but i hate giving up
I did everything exact to the video and it just doesn't pick up the phone
So if you turn on debugging and then plug the phone into the computer there isn't any chiming sound saying it's connected nor the phone recognizing it just got plugged into the comp?
And you have tried just powering off the phone and then holding the Volume Up and power button to go into recovery mode right?
cast466 said:
First and foremost any help will be appreciated.
Just got my sprint Sph-D710 galaxy, used the one click Odin EL29 stock kernel to root, everything is fine phone is rooted, tested rom manager and it asks for permission, but when i go into recovery it stops a quarter of the way and it goes into the triangle, the phone lets me hit the home button and it goes into some type of recovery but all the options it gives are reboot, wipe and partition, install from sdcard shows nothing in the directory??? any ideas on what i did wrong? Thanks again.
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The recovery you are describing appears to be stock.
The triangle sounds like it is trying to install some leftover OTA.
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cast466 said:
yep I already tried doing the autoroot with Option C and then Option L, but now it doesn't want to install drivers, it installs it while usb is connected but once i turn on debugging it goes away and the autoroot does not pick up the phone, sooooo frustrated right now but i hate giving up
I did everything exact to the video and it just doesn't pick up the phone
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If it is stuck waiting for phone to be connected, that means adb isn't able to see your phone.
Have you tried going over FAQ #E3 for troubleshooting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19443755&postcount=142
Thanks for helping sfhub, I'm starting to run out of ideas for him!
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So I was trying to put the new 7.1 Cyanogen Mod on my Defy
where should i start lol....
so i had a type of clockwork mod, but i couldnt boot into (except from an app i had) and it didnt say clockwork mod when i did but it had ALL the same features as CWM... i used this method because i was having trouble putting CWM on my defy...
so anyways, that seemed like it would work fine, and all the steps did in fact work flawlessly, when it came to flashing Cyanogen, I noticed it only took like 5-6 seconds flat, seemed odd, and during reboot it just froze at the CM logo (said Google, the 1st O had a motorola symbol instead of a O, and the 2nd O had the little android skater guy in it)
keep in mind i cannot boot into clockwork, so basically i had a bootloop it seemed. So i found another tutorial for flashing the phone back to a regular firmware using RSD lite, (used RSD Lite 4.9 and tried ALL the 2.1 and 2.2 stock roms for US)
every time it seemed to work but upon reboot it would just stay black, and white light at top was on, could not boot phone at all (not into bootloader or recovery) and it only shows anything when i plug it into usb (the white light at top comes on)
ok so i read on that tutorial at the bottom a few people had the same brick issue, and a guy figured out that a specific version and the 5.3.1 RSD Lite (i tried using the US roms again, still didnt work even with 5.3.1) and it worked! but now i am stuck at a vodaphone version (i think it was vodaphone, it has a red motorola boot logo now)
ok i think i summed about everything up that happened
now for the questions!
I would like to get the new cyanogen but i do not want to end up with a non booting phone again, and I am not sure how to go about it with my new rom...
im somewhat new to this (have rooted and hacked tons of phones, but the flashing thing is new to me)
so can somebody help me out? i DO NOT want a brick, but i want the new Cyanogen (or at least the original US ROM!)
ANY HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED! THANK YOU! IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFORMATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL PROVIDE IT!!!
as long as you didn't flash a full gingerbread sbf you can definitely go back to stock US rom or CM7.... ALWAYS WIPE FROM RECOVERY before you flash a sbf..
Next time install bootmenu and you can access custom recovery in the event of a bootloop! Only flashing sbf will remove bootmenu!
P.S. bootmenu includes custom recovery aka CWM
If I were you I would root the rom you are running, install bootmenu, enter custom recovery, WIPE DATA/CACHE, then flash CM7
If you want to go back to stock US rom: WIPE DATA/CACHE from stock recovery, pull battery, re insert battery holding volume UP to enter bootloader then flash sbf....voila
well like i said my computer is giving me problems (or perhaps its not even the computer), ive tried to get bootmenu to install, i dont understand why its having problems, as ive rooted phones on this computer, and adb executes perfectly find, but when i try to run ANY adb commands (after running the exe in CMD), it gives me the ADB IS not a recognized command or whatever....
so I have to tell you i am not sure where to go from here...
i followed the
/wiki/Motorola_Defy:_Full_Update_Guide (wouldnt let me post full name because i havent posted 8 times yet *sigh*)
guide for installing the bootmenu, and like i said adb doesnt function... i even let it fully update, instead of picking the 2 that it needs for adb, and it took a while, but worked perfectly, and even worked flawlessly during the test afterwards, it shut down and started adb shell or whatever it says, and had no problems, but when i run cmd and try to acctually use it (like the guide shows you specifically for the defy) it doesnt work...
SO IS THERE ANOTHER METHOD OF INSTALLING BOOTMENU AND CWM???
because i tried ROM manager and of course it says it cant install CWM to the defy, and has to be done manually, which is what brought me here... would love to try the new gingerbread, very sad my Dell Streak cant get it, so this is my next best thing... i even ordered a new earpiece to fix the notoriously defective one (mine is out, like everybody elses lol)
so again any help appreciated
if it helps here is my phone info
System version
Version.34.904.4.MB252VF360Blur.Vodafone.en.ES
Model number
MB525
Android version
2.2.2
Baseband version
EPU93_U_00.59.02
Kernal version
2.6.32.9-gb08c3c8
[email protected] #1
BPflex version
USAJRDNEMARAB1B8VFES03A.0R
APflex version
GAS_EMEA_USAJRDNFRYOVFES_P028
Build number
JOREM_U3_3.4.2_179-4.4
Well I used to install bootmenu using adb but lately I'm just lazy LOL. Now I just install it from market just search defy 2nd init or just search defy and you will find one called defy 2nd init. Install it and run it, then from within the app install bootmenu!
This is definitely the "easy" way to install bootmenu!
P.S. They recommend rebooting your phone twice before using bootmenu after it is installed. Then reboot again and when the blue LED flashes press volume DOWN to enter bootmenu..... GOOD LUCK post back with your success!!
P.P.S DON'T install any other version of CWM after installing bootmenu as this will screw it up. CWM is included with bootmenu
WELL LOOK AT THAT i may have figured something out by that message you posted
so i remember installing 2nd init already... lmfao... and i do recall a blue light blinking once when booting my phone, is this normal or only when bootmenu is on the phone? i may have just not been booting into CWM the right way hence i didnt think i had it
so is that true? is the blue light only when bootmenu is installed?
and how do you boot into bootmenu?
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so is that true? is the blue light only when bootmenu is installed?
and how do you boot into bootmenu?
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Yes.
Press Vol- as soon as you see the blue led.
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ok im gonna try and do it all over and see what happens
kinda nervous haha
but anyway, im trying to root (superoneclick said it worked, busybox installed and i have superuser, but no root access... so i am running gingerbreak right now to see if it works)
and when im done....
i download 2in it or whatever its called xD and then get ROM manager and try to flash CM7 correct?? can you give me a little better detailed step by step
(and by the way gingerbreak still says rooting ... running exploit ... so im not sure if its just taking a while or is stuck... ill post in a few minutes and let you know what happened)
assuming it doesnt work, what should i do?
just like ryan8r said press volume DOWN when blue light flashes. Then select recovery by using the volume rocker to move selection up or down and pressing power button to make your selection. Next choose stable recovery and your in
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you need to reboot after rooting to get root access! and NO DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER. just download the cm7 .zip put it on your SD and go into bootmenu then recovery then stable recovery. Wipe data/cache. Then choose install zip from sd card, then choose select zip from sd card then select your cm7 .zip. Then flash gapps after it finishes
if you don't flash gapps you will not have market
sorry maybe i should have explained better, i did get a blue light, before i bricked and then finally got it to start back up with the vodafone flash, the blue light doesnt come on anymore...
and gingerbreak didnt work, so im stuck without a root, i need root to get 2nd in it so i can get CWM and then get CM7
so right now my only delay is getting this damn this rooted, i dont even remember what i rooted it with to begin with, been a while, im trying superoneclick 1.7 because i used to have problems with 2.1.1, and this time (instead of "working" and not showing any errors) it just crashed, so should i try it once with 2.1.1?
and if that doesnt work how should i root it?
like i said everything worked, i have busybox, superuser, i even set superuser to automatically ACCEPT any requests, and still not working... no root...
Reboot to get root access
hmm did you mean for superoneclick or gingerbreak?
i believe i tried rebooting after both but ill try just to make sure
I have always used SuperOneClick 1.6.5 with NO problems ever! Maybe the sbf you flashed gives you troubles. If all else fails try wiping and reflashing a different sbf like nordic or cee. I ALWAYS have to reboot after rooting to get root
tried to edit last post but it didnt work?...
anyways!
yes that worked reboot gave root access, so correct me if im wrong
now i download 2nd in it (and run right?) and then ROM manager after im down with 2nd in it (and should i try to boot into CWM to make sure 2nd in it is working?
read my previous post #8 DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER and DO NOT INSTALL ANY OTHER VERSION OF CWM after you install 2nd init
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Booting into CWM is done by entering bootmenu at boot by pressing vol- when blue light flashes and then selecting recovery
ok so no ROM manager, got it
i have 2nd in it installed now and i just tested it, opened into bootmenu beautifully
let me read what you posted to see where to go from here
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ok can you please give me the link i need for the new CM7 (for defy of course) and a link for the Gapps ill need? thanks in advance for the help!!
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can you give me a step by step of the installation of CM7 and gapps install, sorry if im making you repeat yourself just want to make sure i dont mess this one up
almost done just need a little more help!
can somebody give me a link to the new cm7 (for defy of course) and a link to the Gapps? i found the link for the cm7 but cant find the Gapps, and i would rather go with links from people who have been there ^^
sorry for double post, just really need some help here!
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found the links xD dont call me stupid! lmfao
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just download the cm7 .zip put it on your SD and go into bootmenu then recovery then stable recovery.
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somebody please help me out, he said go to recovery > stable recovery
but my only options after recovery are custom recovery or stock recovery
which one should i do?
sorry I had to run somewhere!! Go into custom recovery then stable recovery!
Depending on which version of CM7 you want ie:Quarx's RC1.5 or official CM7 You will find both in the development section here. Both have links to gapps
Quarx's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033654
Official http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297559
Have fun!
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Quarx is the original dev who brought us CM7 for our defy's
The official CM team just released theirs a couple days ago
Both are great ROM's try em out for yourself. I just switched from Quarx's RC 1.5 to Official just today and have had no problems so far. RC 1.5 has the option of 720p video recording if you have RED lens
haha thanks a ton, i acctually figured it out and got flashed before i saw your last post ^^ but thank you so much, wouldnt have figured it out without you guys lol!
everything seems to be running flawlessly, gapps and all
and it seems much quicker and everything is just nice looking, huge improvement from 2.1-2.2 for SURE, im already stoked, gonna have to let my girlfriend rock the Streak 5 for a while, so i can break in this new ROM ;]
just 2 more questions if i can!
1. i was wondering what i should use to overclock, i used Milestone Overclock on the stock ROM and it worked very well, but i am curious if there is anything better i can use (or if i should just use Milestone again)
2. i ordered a replacement earpiece speaker thing for the defy (im not too inexperienced with hardware fixes, i have replaced screens and such, nothing a simple DIY youtube video cant fix) but I am just curious how hard it is to fix? just figured you might now, considering its such a common issue with Defys
AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH! LOVING THIS CM7 (btw 1st time ive acctually flashed a custom rom!)
Well CM7 is already overclocked to 1000 Mhz. You can control this in bootmenu under CPU settings. I recommend adjusting the vsel settings to improve battery life. Although battery life is great right out of the box
I run vsel 1 at 20, vsel 2 at 32 and vsel 3 at 56 300,600,1000 respectively. Play around and see what works for you
Alright, I'm no noob and I've successfully rooted and flashed several phones over the past couple of years, I get what we're doing - above a basic knowledge, well below an "expert". But it seems somewhere around FC05 I started seeing warnings about using the Rogue Repack to both flash ROMS and restore. I fully understand people were have major issues with touch recovery/ROM Manager, but this is different. This is what I've been able to pick from filtering through threads, it's a little tough to put it together because it's a few dozen post in many places. Please, in detail if you can, fill in the blanks.
1. Obviously, DON'T use an ICS recovery to restore a GB setup or the other way round. That seemed a no brainer.
2. Steady is advising people to NOT flash any ROMS using the FC kernals. I've waited and used the sfhub's one-click ODINs since EL26, but I found this interesting he's advising to not use it to go from FC06 to FC07, for example.
3. Some say don't flash an ICS ROM zip from ICS recovery, some say it's no problem.
I've slimmed down quite a bit during the ICS transition because, I knew I'd be doing a lot of flashing. So doing a manual restore is not too big of a deal. But is there, in an experts opinion, any perceived issue restoring an ICS nandorid in a FC recovery?
Data is formated differently in ICS, so it is best to just leave it alone. They say not to wipe data in ICS recoveries because of the format difference. Your best bet is to play it safe and use gingerbread EL26 kernel with CWM.
Thanks, and I get the difference between ICS and GB formatting, but are these warnings only for those trying to go back to GB? Or are you saying NO MATTER WHAT play it safe and if you must restore use EL26 (ie One-click back to stock/rooted), since the new ICS kernal would get flashed over it anyhow?
Forgive me for asking for a complete breakdown, but I'd rather play Devil's Advocate and get the info posted.
I would recommend ALWAYS going back to the EL26 CWM kernel. I attempted to wipe data from FC07's CWM and bricked my phone.
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Thanks, and I get the difference between ICS and GB formatting, but are these warnings only for those trying to go back to GB? Or are you saying NO MATTER WHAT play it safe and if you must restore use EL26 (ie One-click back to stock/rooted), since the new ICS kernal would get flashed over it anyhow?
Forgive me for asking for a complete breakdown, but I'd rather play Devil's Advocate and get the info posted.
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Please consider changing further conversation on this to the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
This has been regularly updated with advice and links as the OP is trying to get it stickied. It also helps those of us keeping a close eye on the topic to consolidate what we're looking at versus going through many threads.
As for flashing ICS ROMs there is a good link in that first post that should give you the requested breakdown. Hope this helps!
I'm currently running GB El29 and am looking to update. I've done a lot of reading around the forum, the wiki, and a few other websites, and I'd just like a little bit of clarification. I figure I'd ask now, before doing anything, as opposed to asking later, after something's gone wrong.
Looking at the Wiki, I was considering updating to Calkulin's E4GT 2 v1.6, or unrooting and then waiting for the Official ICS update (it was rerolled today, apparently.) Or, to Blazer, but I'm not sure if going to the ICS version or GB version is best.
My question - The process to update - Nandroid, Flash Format All, Flash Rom, Success? I've noticed a lot of installs say to "Wipe All", and I assume that's what Flashing Format All does, correct? I just don't want to mess up - I had no problems rooting, following that guide I mentioned, and I've done a lot of reading...I just want to confirm before doing anything. I mean, I know, wipe delvic and clear cache, but Format All does that, correct?
I rooted my phone using "How to Root Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Touch! [NEW][SPH-D710]" rom Epic4gtouchroot.com. I'd post a link, but I've fewer than 10 posts. All I've done, outside of root, is install the Beats sound files. That's really it.
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
Read this 10 times over then you should be fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
If you are interested in certin roms read threw the rom post to see if people have already answerd the questions you seek. Some devs request you flash different ways so read the OP in the post of the roms you are considering
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Read this once, stay with gingerbread, try Calks E4GT V. 3.0 YOU won't regret it.
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Read this once, stay with gingerbread, try Calks E4GT V. 3.0 YOU won't regret it.
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking of going with. I've read over his topic several times, and even though I'm really not a fan of the transparent notification tray, most of the included mods sound really, really useful. Thanks for the heads up.
And thank you too, jugaloo. I actually have that page bookmarked on my phone lol. I've already made several nandroid backups - I plan on making a titanium backup in a moment. My only concern now is th process from going from El29 GB to E4GT 3. Rereading that thread several times has me wondering - I download the ROM, place it on the SD, boot into recovery, clear delvic and cache, run Format all, then install the ROM, correct? I already have a nandroid backup, so in case anything here goes wrong, I can just flash the backup back on, correct?
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking of going with. I've read over his topic several times, and even though I'm really not a fan of the transparent notification tray, most of the included mods sound really, really useful. Thanks for the heads up.
And thank you too, jugaloo. I actually have that page bookmarked on my phone lol. I've already made several nandroid backups - I plan on making a titanium backup in a moment. My only concern now is th process from going from El29 GB to E4GT 3. Rereading that thread several times has me wondering - I download the ROM, place it on the SD, boot into recovery, clear delvic and cache, run Format all, then install the ROM, correct? I already have a nandroid backup, so in case anything here goes wrong, I can just flash the backup back on, correct?
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I just run the format x2 script made by ruj in the blu kuban thread. Then i follow the devs op to install. From what i see you have your feet planted and ur about to make that plunge. Id take the next step and try the flash. Id go with a different rom the the fe22 is out of date and calk has moved on. Try blu kubans rom its super stable and ita built from source. I myself like gb better.
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juggalo1300 said:
I just run the format x2 script made by ruj in the blu kuban thread. Then i follow the devs op to install. From what i see you have your feet planted and ur about to make that plunge. Id take the next step and try the flash. Id go with a different rom the the fe22 is out of date and calk has moved on. Try blu kubans rom its super stable and ita built from source. I myself like gb better.
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I was thinking that - Calk's topic was updated in May, while blukuban was updated in February. I mean, I can always try both, right? I'd like to go with Calk's first, then try blukuban, only because BK is heavily themed. But either way, thanks!
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I didn't realize the blukuban thread had updates outside of the OP. It was very recently updated. I might check that one out first.
Yes the blu kuban ics is always up todate and he is there for the people. If you want ics builds that are more stockish id aokp they have theming going on but is nice and stable. Read all of the op and there sites for correct install. Cm9 alpha 6 is also really good. Blazers rom is also really good. Those are all stockish built from source. For gb roms id go with either calks 3.0 or UnOfifcials ics gb rom. For me gb gives me most bang for battery and bandwith. Those last two roms are highly recomended. Calks is super fast stock with options for themes. Unofficial gb ics is themed lightly and is very good for battery and the animations are nice
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Alright, awesome. Waiting for my battery to finish charging (my phone reset while performing a titanium backup, and the battery life dropped from 44 to 9, so I'm getting it back up to at least 50.)
So just to recap
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To Install
Boot to recovery
Make a NAND Backup
Wipe Phone (Format All/wipe delvic/wipe cache)
Install ROM
Right? That's what Blukuban's install requires, and Calk's doesn't have any special instructions, outside of " a wipe is recommended BEFORE flashing if coming from another ROM", which is what the Format All is for, correct?
You've been insanely helpful. Thank you so much! I'm also looking into UnOfficial (it's not on the Wiki, so I didn't really know about it until you mentioned it.
IceCatraz said:
Alright, awesome. Waiting for my battery to finish charging (my phone reset while performing a titanium backup, and the battery life dropped from 44 to 9, so I'm getting it back up to at least 50.)
So just to recap
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To Install
Boot to recovery
Make a NAND Backup
Wipe Phone (Format All/wipe delvic/wipe cache)
Install ROM
Right? That's what Blukuban's install requires, and Calk's doesn't have any special instructions, outside of " a wipe is recommended BEFORE flashing if coming from another ROM", which is what the Format All is for, correct?
You've been insanely helpful. Thank you so much! I'm also looking into UnOfficial (it's not on the Wiki, so I didn't really know about it until you mentioned it.)
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Charge the bartery more. Use a wipe script dont touch the fomat that is built into the cwm while flashing a ics rom. If you use the wipe x2 script found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25448865
U should be good. It wipes everythings even both of the caches twice. If you already have a newer nandroid id just go with that instead of making a new one everytime you flash. If possible download the roms to pc check the md5 check sums make sure they match. If they match transfer to the phone. When downloading to the phone it has a higher chance of a bad download. I try and flash at 75% battery incase of error and you have to restore a previous nandroid. If you want read this post about the eMMc bug. Most roms are safe now but some are not current.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644364
Not trying to scare you with that last link you should know about it before hand so you know the dangers of flashing a non safe ics roms. If you have any more queations shoot. But i think your good to go
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One more thing. Qbking27 has install video guides for 90% of the roms in the threads of the rom. Id watch those before installing that rom you want. Some times they are buried in the op. You can use them as a step by step as you install. Best if luck to you and i want a report once you get your new custom rom on your phone.
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You got it!
I'm doing a GB build - from what I've come across, GB just gets better battery life, and I just feel more comfortable using it. At least, until the official ICS rolls out from Samsung. If that one is well received, and it's worth it, I'll unroot/wipe fresh and try it out.
That being said though, I'll use x2 then. Will it matter if I do both, just for good, measure? (Both x2 and FormatAll)
And yes, I'll be downloading to PC first, then transferring. I feel more comfortable doing it that way. I'll be doing Calk's 3.0 first, and if I don't like it, I'll try either Unofficial or BluKuban.
And once it's done charging more, and I perform the install, I'll report back, with a screenshot or two as well.
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You got it!
I'm doing a GB build - from what I've come across, GB just gets better battery life, and I just feel more comfortable using it. At least, until the official ICS rolls out from Samsung. If that one is well received, and it's worth it, I'll unroot/wipe fresh and try it out.
That being said though, I'll use x2 then. Will it matter if I do both, just for good, measure? (Both x2 and FormatAll)
And yes, I'll be downloading to PC first, then transferring. I feel more comfortable doing it that way. I'll be doing Calk's 3.0 first, and if I don't like it, I'll try either Unofficial or BluKuban.
And once it's done charging more, and I perform the install, I'll report back, with a screenshot or two as well.
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Just use the wipe x2 that does everything you need. Blu kubans gb rom is good but wifi is whacky. Id go with his ics build. Well your set good luck!
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Alright so, I installed it, and all is working well. It's actually a bit...erm, slow? Whenever I swipe from screen to screen on the homepage it's a bit laggish. But it works! I'll run around with it for a little while and see how it works. I'm in the process of reinstalling my older apps, updating my contacts and such.
Thanks for all of your help!
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A little worried, to be honest. Some of the apps I'm trying to install is giving me the "Package file is invalid" error off of the Google Market. Dropbox, Amazon, etc. Not sure what to make of it, to be honest.
Try and clear the cache for the market. If your using tb try to unmount the sd card if that dont work do fresh installs off the market place . Also go into recovery and clear the cache and dalvik.
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juggalo1300 said:
Try and clear the cache for the market. If your using tb try to unmount the sd card if that dont work do fresh installs off the market place . Also go into recovery and clear the cache and dalvik.
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Done. I cleared both caches, and so far, all of the problems I've had with the market is gone. (Dropbox didn't install on the first try, but it did after the second.)
I've replaced the default touchwiz interface with Launcher Pro (TW was running wicked slow - loads of lag with just basic scrolling) and it seems to be running well. And it's definitely saving on battery life.)
That being said, it's not really my cup of tea. I restored my contacts and such, but eh. I think I'll try UnOfficial, and if it's not better, either go back to el29 or update to official ics.
I'll likely keep this one until tomorrow. You've been such a huge help. Thank you so much.
Actually, with launcher pro replacing it, this is pretty good. I want to mess with it more. I'll run it for a few days and see how it fairs.
Ok wait before everyone leaves, Ive got some questions too!
I just got my replacement(after a hard brick trying JB) and figure Id ask my questions in this thread rather than starting a new one..
1. Ive decided to odin EL29 EVERY TIME I want to flash a new rom, just to be safe. If I use CMW with EL29 and decide to try out CM9, Do I always need to flash a aokp kernel? Or is that built into the CM9 install?
2. If I like CM9, and want to make a nandroid backup of it, do I need to Odin back to EL29 first to back it up? Or is it safe to do it with the recovery that comes with CM9?
3. If the answer to #2 is yes, meaning I do have to odin back to EL29, how do I restore my backup? Let me explain:
Lets say I flash CM9, make a nandroid of CM9, then decide to try out say a different rom, like a TW rom. Then I hate the TW rom and wanna restore my backup of CM9. Do I need to ODIN back to EL29 to restore the nandroid? I read in the "how not to brick my..." thread its bad to restore a ICS rom from a GB Kernel. Can someone please explain?
Ive really, really tried to search and read as much as possible before asking, but a lot of the threads are old and have contradicting information. Sorry for being so noobish, but I dont wanna brick my new phone. I come from Evo, Evo3d, Hp Touchpad, etc, where there arent as many issues to flash customs roms. Ive rooted and flashed custom roms ever since the PPC6600, 100's of times and NEVER had a problem. Sorry, this just really confuses me for some reason!!!
Can't help you with CM9 or AOKP because I've never tried either one. The OP was talking about launcher pro. I highly recommend Nova launcher or Apex. They are both specifically built for ICS and look and act like stock android with great customization features.
Was going to make another topic, but I thought I'd ask here first
- The notification tray in this rom (Calk 3.0) is transparent, and I'm not fond of the icons in the Notification Tray. I tried using Rom Tool Box lite to change it, but the tray won't change, no matter what I do. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've tried before - it just won't change.
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Was going to make another topic, but I thought I'd ask here first
- The notification tray in this rom (Calk 3.0) is transparent, and I'm not fond of the icons in the Notification Tray. I tried using Rom Tool Box lite to change it, but the tray won't change, no matter what I do. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've tried before - it just won't change.
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I don't mess with rom tool box. I hear good and bad things about it. If you start at page 1080 and read to the end people post new system ui's but it may theme it a little bit. They have blazers UI in there and one other one I think. I'm not sure it is transparent or not. Or even make a post in the thread about it. I know its still active and you may find your answer. Sorry I can't really help you on this.
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Alright, cool. Thanks a lot. You wouldn't happen to have the link to that thread, would you? I've searched, and I'm a bit lost. Sorry for the trouble.
I am vary new at epic 4g touch my original android phone was the evo 3d and i was able to hack the **** out of it. Now i am exploring my epic 4g touch wich was alot easier to root with ff18 and i was also able to install the super galaxy rom. I then tried to install the mIjjz ics rom i downloaded Calkulins format then the mijjz rom. I then flashed them in that order and nothing happened the phone was stuck on the boot animation taht said android. I then tried installing Modified calkuns format then tried installing mijjz ics rom, and again it got stuck on samsung galaxy s2 logo. I then took out the battery and traid to install my stock backup rom but for some reason it was lost. The only other backup i had was the super galaxy rom. Now i want to know how do u flash the roms and if i could get directed to the stock ff18 rom. I did download the deodex stock from datajosh but i cant flash it i keep getting error please help i will hit the thanx botton.:good::good:
Grab sfhub's one-click FF18 Stock+Root 'Reset Data' [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229 ]and you can get your system back.
Boot to download mode and then plug your phone in and run this.
Then use sfhub's Autoroot Package [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728 ] to add CWM+Agat_Safe kernel.
You'll then have a working phone with a 'safe' recovery. Which you could then use to install other ROMs (as a side note; most ROMs here come packed with their own kernel. And all are pretty great and 'safe' from the eMMC brick bug.]
This phone is very different than the HTCs.
Spend a little time reading through the stickies and all the way through the entire posts: you will learn loads and save yourself from creating a very nice shinny fishing lure.
Believe me you can only get loads more enjoyment (and safety) reading through the posts.
Check out the OPs And the follow-ups to see what issues people are having and how they solved them.
The devs in the section are really freaking awesome. As are the ROMs. With a little time and patience you can give many of them a go with safety. I have been giving all the latest a try again this week and have been hard pressed to find faults with most of them. But I would recommend just checking out what ever ROM you choose for at least one full battery cycle and a couple of days to let things settle in. Find something that works for you.
Welcome to the E4GT and good luck.
Tahnx i got it goot thing i also used titanium backup now my phone is restored with all my apps now i just need to save my bookmarks.:laugh:
Coming from an EVO 4G I thought I had a pretty good grip on installing roms. A week after getting and rooting my S3 I'm still gun shy. I want to install Jelly Bomb but I keep seeing posts about flash counters and dirty flash. I've never heard this mentioned before. Are these Samsung exclusive terms? I wanted to go easy and find a Rom as close to Stock as possible with the ability to remove apps to get my feet wet but haven't found one. This phone seems easier to brick than the EVO. Am I right? Also, I see things referencing Touchwiz and fishing it. Very confused. Samsung's version of Sense I guess?
ruckstande said:
Coming from an EVO 4G I thought I had a pretty good grip on installing roms. A week after getting and rooting my S3 I'm still gun shy. I want to install Jelly Bomb but I keep seeing posts about flash counters and dirty flash. I've never heard this mentioned before. Are these Samsung exclusive terms? I wanted to go easy and find a Rom as close to Stock as possible with the ability to remove apps to get my feet wet but haven't found one. This phone seems easier to brick than the EVO. Am I right? Also, I see things referencing Touchwiz and fishing it. Very confused. Samsung's version of Sense I guess?
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Flash counters can be reset pretty easy these days. all roms labeled as having TW or touchwiz are pretty much stock with things like battery saving mods or battery hogging apps removed that are usually not needed"debloated".
this post sent from my Jellybombed GalaxySIII
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Flash counters can be reset pretty easy these days. all roms labeled as having TW or touchwiz are pretty much stock with things like battery saving mods or battery hogging apps removed that are usually not needed"debloated".
this post sent from my Jellybombed GalaxySIII
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Thanks. I see you are on Jelly Bomb right now. What's your overall opinion of it? Any problems? Anything I should know not mentioned in the Dev's post?
ruckstande said:
Thanks. I see you are on Jelly Bomb right now. What's your overall opinion of it? Any problems? Anything I should know not mentioned in the Dev's post?
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Here's what you do...former evo'er here as well...
Grab the one click Odin LJ7 that you will find in sg3/android dev. Titled (root)odin one clicks by billard. Read the post so you understand how to use it. Save it to your CPU. That will save you if you ever brick your shiny new phone.
Go on you tube and search qbking77....you'll find every video you want regarding rooting and installing cmw
After that its the exact same way to flash ROMs as your evo. I promise.
Good luck
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Here's what you do...former evo'er here as well...
Grab the one click Odin LJ7 that you will find in sg3/android dev. Titled (root)odin one clicks by billard. Read the post so you understand how to use it. Save it to your CPU. That will save you if you ever brick your shiny new phone.
Go on you tube and search qbking77....you'll find every video you want regarding rooting and installing cmw
After that its the exact same way to flash ROMs as your evo. I promise.
Good luck
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So I should be flashing through Odin the same way I rooted? I, did root btw using qbking77 very easy video guide. Took me all of ten minutes to root.
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Thanks. I see you are on Jelly Bomb right now. What's your overall opinion of it? Any problems? Anything I should know not mentioned in the Dev's post?
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I luv this rom, super themed though, not everyone likes all the blue. For me everything works. Just the statusbar after a reboot, you have to pull down notification bar once to get it to show up. Other than that no problems, kernal in 10.2 allows overclocking also.
this post sent from my Jellybombed GalaxySIII
Your fine then...just install cmw and your good to go.
The galaxy 3 is different than the evo in the sense that its very easy to root and unroot using Odin. The evo is a pain to unroot.
Make sure your grab that one click Odin and save tho because it will bail you out of trouble if something gets screwed up. You could run that and it will return you to stock or stock rooted (your choice depending on what file you download).
Anyways. Install cmw. Download ROM to your SD or internal SD. Hold volume up, home, power to cmw. Wipe/factory reset x3, wipe cache, advanced/wipe dalvik, install ROM, reboot
By the way. If you want what you posted in op keep stock but rooted. If you want a better kernel flash team sonics or jelly bomb with kt747....but if I were you I'd go SlimBean...enjoy
One other thing. What's this business about downloading a modem?
The roms are not modem dependant. And chances are if you're on stock you already have the latest modem. If you want to confirm go in the about section of settings and look at your baseband. should end in LJ7. Like I said though its not really important
If the modem isn't that important, why can't I connect to Sprint's network at all? I was working on installing the Goodness ROM which said I had to install a particular modem. I downloaded all files to the computer as suggested, transferred them to the phone then used TWRP as my backup and installed the ROM and the modem as stated. When I went to reboot it told me that there was no ROM installed. So I went back to my recovery installed it and now I can not connect to the network at all. Can someone please help? I need my phone as I am a Paramedic and I talk to the hospitals with it when I am bringing them a pt.
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If the modem isn't that important, why can't I connect to Sprint's network at all? I was working on installing the Goodness ROM which said I had to install a particular modem. I downloaded all files to the computer as suggested, transferred them to the phone then used TWRP as my backup and installed the ROM and the modem as stated. When I went to reboot it told me that there was no ROM installed. So I went back to my recovery installed it and now I can not connect to the network at all. Can someone please help? I need my phone as I am a Paramedic and I talk to the hospitals with it when I am bringing them a pt.
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Not trying to sound harsh here but if that's the case just stay stock rooted. You need the phone brother...peoples lives are depending on it...lol
On a lighter side, I do t have experience with that ROM. But sounds like a bad flash. Wipe/factory reset...cache....dalvik...and I even format the internal SD...haven't had any problems
Open the dialer and hit ##72786# Should set ya straight
Oh well that didn't work. I watched the QBKing77 video and followed those instructions. Install took way less than I expected. Maybe two minutes? I pressed reboot and it rebooted back into recovery. That didn't go so well.