I am running stock 2.36 with EL29. I would like to be able to tether and install an Internet unthrottle tweak I just saw and keep everything else stock. Can someone suggest the best path to achieve this? I have used the phone stock for about 2-3 months. It does about everything I need in its stock form. I miss these two things from my old Palm Pre.
Also, if I root to achieve this will I have to unroot and remove those tweaks to update to ICS?
crucian4 said:
I am running stock 2.36 with EL29.
Also, if I root to achieve this will I have to unroot and remove those tweaks to update to ICS?
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I am not familiar with this tweak but if its more than just an app then it shouldn't be kept through such an upgrade. If it works with ICS then just redo it. There is often not much harm in trying to upgrade without wiping everything but you can face many problems with the causes of which being unknown just makes it more heartache than its worth.
Since the zerg exploit no longer works your going to be rooting the phone the same way your going to be rooting ICS. ODIN over a rooted tar for EL29. This can be done now in a no data fashion on your stock phone and you wont lose any contacts settings or apps. Once any changes are made to the system, possibly this tweak trying to allow an over there update can be disastrous.
Right now many of us are running leaked ICS roms that were prerooted and flashed via ODIN or custom recovery on EL29 or other gingerbread roms. If you have really messed with the system and even if you havent it would probably be advisable to backup your contacts and data and flash the phone with the intention of wiping everything on it, wether this is ODINing over the data destroying version of the tar or using Calkulin's format all in custom recovery.
With the tweak out of the question rooting your phone now and getting rooted ICS later is as simple as flashing a tar through ODIN. Sfhub has many "One Click" odin's packaged up ready to go in both no data and regular form. Sometimes final builds are leaked before the OTA but at worst you probably wont have to wait more than 48 hours after ICS is released to get the latest stable build from here.
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From looking at threads on other devices I'm guessing the answer is yes, but I'm trying to confirm... right now I'm running rooted 2.2.1 stock. If I want to get OTA Gingerbread when it's released, I need to remove CWM Recovery, yes?
What do people recommend for doing that? Odin/Heimdall back to stock?
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From looking at threads on other devices I'm guessing the answer is yes, but I'm trying to confirm... right now I'm running rooted 2.2.1 stock. If I want to get OTA Gingerbread when it's released, I need to remove CWM Recovery, yes?
What do people recommend for doing that? Odin/Heimdall back to stock?
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Yes, some have gotten the OTA to download rooted but would not install. So if you want the OTA whenever it finally goes out you will need to be full stock EC05 with no missing stock apps.
Personally I'm planning to restart and Odin a full ROM when it becomes available. I installed Froyo EC05 over the original Eclair ROM, and another upgrade would be I think a messy scenario, if it's even possible. It'll be my Odin 'virginity' (eww) so I hope it doesn't, uh, hurt too much, nuhmean? XD
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Personally I'm planning to restart and Odin a full ROM when it becomes available. I installed Froyo EC05 over the original Eclair ROM, and another upgrade would be I think a messy scenario, if it's even possible.
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That's a good point. If I'm going to be blowing away all my data with an Odin, it doesn't make a lot of sense to Odin Froyo and then OTA Gingerbread, I should just Odin (or Heimdall) Gingerbread directly.
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That's a good point. If I'm going to be blowing away all my data with an Odin, it doesn't make a lot of sense to Odin Froyo and then OTA Gingerbread, I should just Odin (or Heimdall) Gingerbread directly.
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If it's available, sure. However doing it the way you describe probably wouldn't be problematic. The reason is you're still starting over fresh. It's kind of like doing an upgrade to Windows 7 by installing a brand new Vista first, as opposed to starting with XP, then overwriting with Vista, then using it for a few years and then installing 7 on top of it. Superficially it may go OK but deep down there may be a lot of muck and future malfunctions packed in.
But our community should hopefully be able to get us complete Odinable 2.3 ROMs, maybe even full stock, so that's even better.
No you don't have to start fresh. You can Advance restore data from a Nand backup on GB and have all your data, apps and homescreens.
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I believe we're discussing installation procedures. Data restoration is a seperate issue. There are many ways to do that.
Hi i currently have stock rom but have it rooted. Can someone provide me with a link to update my phone to the new update w/root or let me know what I need to do? Thanks!
Also I am not sure if I am running ext or rfs can some tell me how to figure that out?
A great place to start learning about modding the Epic are the QBKing77 videos on youtube. Just search for them or check out the links to his videos in most of the OPs in the development section. There are a ton of custom roms to play with right now, as well as the stock EI22 Gingerbread rom that came out OTA.
Thanks as I said though I am already rooted but unsure if its ext 4 or RFS I need help figuring that out and then I think I can just odin it from their.
I wish to stay on stock.
Might I suggest taking a look at the MostlyStockROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339579
You can even go to the "old links" and choose to download the deodexed only first release which is Stock + doedexed + root. Or choose one of the newer releases which has the fixes/features you want.
If you want EI22 Fully Stock then I believe you will need to unroot your existing install and install the OWA. I haven't seen a stock ODIN method but may have missed it.
I see. How do I unroot my phone?
odin back to stock ec05.
ok so then how do I root my phone after going back to stock updating then what?
Or couldn't I just do a factory reset then update?
newguy0804 said:
ok so then how do I root my phone after going back to stock updating then what?
Or couldn't I just do a factory reset then update?
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Once you odin back to stock ec05, it'll do the OTA update onto ei22. That's how I did my phone. Warning, once you odin back, you'll lose all your app and data.
I'm not worried about that I have titanium back up pro. their has got to be a easier way to do this though. Before All I had to do was Odin to the next update and that was it (eco5) now I have to odin back to stock remove root then update and then reroot...... thats a lot of work.
Is their a way to do this without un-rooting my phone?
Also can someone shoot me a link to a tutorial on going back to stock?
Also once root is removed I take it I would have to re root it. (this is ridiculous un root, update, reroot)
So what DO i do to re-root it?
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Im not worried about that I have titanium back up pro. their has got to be a easier way to do this though. Before All I had to do was Odin to the next update and that was it (eco5) now I have to odin then update and do it agian...... thats a lot of work.
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you can just download the file and install it using CWM but i'm 0 for 2 with this method.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB956i_KEp4
Follow the video that babystewie posted. I've used it twice, both succeeding with no issues what so ever. It will allow you to update to GB with root, but will give you a stock version of GB. If you're interested in rooting GB as well, check the video description and there's some more videos.
There are a lot of mostly stock roms or even just a cwm flashable ei22 in the development section. You'll keep root and won't have to go through using odin so many times.
what do you mean a stock version of gingerbread? also I already have clockwork if that helps does it mean i have ti do anything different if i want to keep root?
There really is no completely stock Gingerbread ROMs because we don't have the tar file for the Odin flash. There are several ROMs in the Development thread (where the ROMs are) that are mostly stock. You can simply flash one of those, and if you want the EI22 modem, you can flash the EC05 to EI22 modem updater found in the stickies in development. I recommend you start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337453
Hello. I have seen a several different ways to go about un-rooting and ways to get the OTA. My question is, what is the best way to un-root and get 2.3.6? I am already rooted using bombaradier 3.5. I don't mean to make another thread about this again, but I am getting confused with all of the different postings and ways to go about this process. If someone could provide links to the most updated way to un-root and get 2.3.6, It would be a great birthday present for me. lol.
PS. I did get the OTA, but I froze it using Titanium. If that matters...
Thanks a Lot
Cleanest way is just to back up your apps with titanium backup, flash the stock rom, update, re-root, reinstall titanium and apps.
Or, just flash a new rom with update pre-installed and de-bloated.
allted said:
Cleanest way is just to back up your apps with titanium backup, flash the stock rom, update, re-root, reinstall titanium and apps.
Or, just flash a new rom with update pre-installed and de-bloated.
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I know of several users (including me) who just updated using Kies (and then rooted again via Odin). This is a no-wipe solution that requires re-root but old apps and data are preserved
My is rooted when i received the OTA update for 2.3.6. I did not unroot and let the update do their thing. After few minutes my SGS2 is 2.3.6 with working wifi calling. Note: Once you update you need to use the sim that came with the phone in order for wifi to work. Hope this helps.
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Hello. I have seen a several different ways to go about un-rooting and ways to get the OTA. My question is, what is the best way to un-root and get 2.3.6? I am already rooted using bombaradier 3.5. I don't mean to make another thread about this again, but I am getting confused with all of the different postings and ways to go about this process. If someone could provide links to the most updated way to un-root and get 2.3.6, It would be a great birthday present for me. lol.
PS. I did get the OTA, but I froze it using Titanium. If that matters...
Thanks a Lot
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dave2metz said:
Hello. I have seen a several different ways to go about un-rooting and ways to get the OTA. My question is, what is the best way to un-root and get 2.3.6? I am already rooted using bombaradier 3.5. I don't mean to make another thread about this again, but I am getting confused with all of the different postings and ways to go about this process. If someone could provide links to the most updated way to un-root and get 2.3.6, It would be a great birthday present for me. lol.
PS. I did get the OTA, but I froze it using Titanium. If that matters...
Thanks a Lot
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Ummm, if you are using a custom ROM , trying to get the OTA could be very dangerous ... Better bet is just find an updated custom ROM and flash it ...
If you are going to go to stock, make sure you use Odin and not a "stock" rom. I was on Bombardier 3.5 and flashed Zedomax's stock rom with CWM, except the Synergy kernel stuck which caused a few problems. Then, I just flashed the 2.3.6 tar.md5 with Odin. Now everything is fine and I'm looking for a new ROM to flash.
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If you are going to go to stock, make sure you use Odin and not a "stock" rom. I was on Bombardier 3.5 and flashed Zedomax's stock rom with CWM, except the Synergy kernel stuck which caused a few problems. Then, I just flashed the 2.3.6 tar.md5 with Odin. Now everything is fine and I'm looking for a new ROM to flash.
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where can i get the 2.3.6... this happened to me also. and is there a video how to flash with odin..
need help asap
thanks
theres a you tube app thay someone made..its flashable too...im not cpu to send it..type unroot tmobile galaxy s2.....i hope it helps
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Hi. I have rooted EL29 right now and ICS OTA download notification is up on my phone.
I'm guessing I can't just OTA as is.
What is the best way to update? Unroot it to stock EL29 then get OTA then root it afterwards?
I haven't looked at this site since EL29 release so I'm kind of behind about new stuff and forgetting lots of what to do and NOT to do....
I just want well functioned device. I have no intention to try out new ROM or anything.
The reason I rooted was to use tether. That is the only reason.
So what is the best way to go for me?
If you rooted and did nothing but tether you can take the OTA, if you removed system files etc it will fail.
You lose root taking the OTA, No root exploit available. Rooted FF18 is achieved the same way you can get to it from el29 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
No Data is the same effect as the OTA. There are problems with not wiping the phone. Swype data for example needs to be deleted for swype to work. This is one of many things that OTA users needed to do to make their life work normal.
Well I'm no expert but I flashed my phone back and forth between ICS and GB more times in the past week then I want to think about. I went from EL29 rooted stock to the ICS OTA without problems. If you want to flash to a custom ICS I would suggest using Odin to go back to EL29 rooted and then flash from there. For what I read the risk of bricking occurs when performing a factory reset on ICS OTA.
So I'm on CM9 now and here is what I did.
1) one click Odin to EL29 rooted stock.
2) D/L most recent CM9 build and gapps
3) Flash through CWM
4) Enjoy!
Alright, so my phone isn't on 4.0.4 yet, and I was wondering if it would be safe to update it even though I have a custom ROM installed. The ROM I'm using is Blazer ROM EL29 v4.0, if it makes any difference.
Exdero said:
Alright, so my phone isn't on 4.0.4 yet, and I was wondering if it would be safe to update it even though I have a custom ROM installed. The ROM I'm using is Blazer ROM EL29 v4.0, if it makes any difference.
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What are you asking? Do you just want to jump to ICS?
You can use sfhub's one-clicks to get to stock rooted FF18 (the latest OTA version). With sfhub's one-clicks you can try the 'no data' version (to preserve your user data) but you may experience some wonkyness. If so use his 'reset data' to just completely start fresh. Then use sfhub's Autoroot package to add a custom recovery - CWM+Agat_safe kernel.
You can then use CWM to install what ever ROM you choose - as long as you read AND FOLLOW the developers recommendation for installing their ROM.
Nearly all of the ROMs are so polished and reliable you really can't go wrong with any of them Try them out and see what works best for you. The devs here are all pretty awesome.
I was on blazer 4.1 before jumping to ics too. I used format all zip and flashed blazer ics in recovery. I then flashed agats latest kernel right after. I believe blazer ics was using an older version of agats kernel.
Don't forget to flash the ff18 modem if you want it.
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I was wondering if I could just apply the update, without using Calkulin's Format All. Like, if I were to apply the update without removing the ROM I have installed at the moment for 2.3.6. I'm not worried about a ROM for 4.0.4, just whether or not I could apply the update to my phone as is.
If you receive the ota update and try to install it, it will fail. Blazer ROM has changes to the system files that will cause it to fail. If you are on a custom ROM, there's no point in dealing with ota updates. The dev of the ROM will update it anyway.
If you want ics and rooted, then follow what leader said above. I was just saying since you were already on blazer, the blazer ics is a great ics rom.
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Exdero said:
I was wondering if I could just apply the update, without using Calkulin's Format All. Like, if I were to apply the update without removing the ROM I have installed at the moment for 2.3.6. I'm not worried about a ROM for 4.0.4, just whether or not I could apply the update to my phone as is.
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Well sounds like your trying to 'save some time' by not going the full wipe route or the other one I suggested - use sfhub's FF18 One-click 'preserve data' (which by the way is like an OTA update they - Sprint/Sammy release interneally) and then seeing if your data keeps/is intact and there are no issues. Then adding CWM via his Autoroot.
IF you use the above method you have a very good chance that your data will be intact and you will then be able to 'move it forward' to other ICS ROMs.
From there you can flash the 'Modified_Calkulin_Format_All' which keeps data then flash the latest Blazer and see how that settles in and if you have any issues.
I've used this method on no less than three devices and all worked and worked well.
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You can try the 'fast way' [with which you may still end up having to do a complete 'reset data' Odin flash anyways if it tanks]
Use CWM to install the latest modem of your choice (FH13 has been great for me and many others).
ThenTry using Calkulins Modified Format (keeps you 'data') And after that flash the latest ICS Blazer.
Good luck.