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[Q] Rooting Help

I recently upgraded to 2.3.5 and would like to root my phone to remove crap apps. Is there a simple, one click method to make this happen?
Thanks in advance

alarmmec said:
I recently upgraded to 2.3.5 and would like to root my phone to remove crap apps. Is there a simple, one click method to make this happen?
Thanks in advance
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Nope. One clicks don't work on 2.3.5. You need to use Odin to install CWM 5.027, then pull the battery before it boots, power up into CWM first then flash a custom GB ROM.
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Why not just have him install the gb3.tar kernel instead of "pull the battery before it boots" much easy and less fearfull.
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alarmmec said:
I recently upgraded to 2.3.5 and would like to root my phone to remove crap apps. Is there a simple, one click method to make this happen?
Thanks in advance
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For this journy qbking videos are your compass now go go onto the land of Root.
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Biggoron said:
Why not just have him install the gb3.tar kernel instead of "pull the battery before it boots" much easy and less fearfull.
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Does that have clockwork in it too? Usually I say uncheck reboot in Odin but then you still gotta pull the battery and pop it back in then boot to CWM. Didn't mean to be scary..lol!
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kennyglass123 said:
Does that have clockwork in it too? Usually I say uncheck reboot in Odin but then you still gotta pull the battery and pop it back in then boot to CWM. Didn't mean to be scary..lol!
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No but it qbkings tutorial he says to flash the kernel first.... then flash Cwm just saying it would be less chance of error. Something in the stock kernel has a script that searches for cwm and causes it to delet after the first boot anyways.....
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kennyglass123 said:
Nope. One clicks don't work on 2.3.5. You need to use Odin to install CWM 5.027, then pull the battery before it boots, power up into CWM first then flash a custom GB ROM.
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Exactly! And no worries about it overwriting recovery as long as you flash a custom gb rom (there is a mostly stock one if trying to stay stock) as the kernel will be included with the rom... don't let biggorn scare you... its not scary to pull the battery after odin ;-)
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Sounds pretty spooky. Thanks for your reply's but I need a step by step. No technical dummy but this is a first.

alarmmec said:
Sounds pretty spooky. Thanks for your reply's but I need a step by step. No technical dummy but this is a first.
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There are videos in the General subforum. Search for qbking77's videos in the stickies in the top and there is also a thread with videos on How to root the OTA EI22 or Google update.
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Just odin the kernel 3gb and go from there. U don't really need to pull battery, unless ur phone or odin hangs for awhile
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Success
The Odin kernel trick worked like a charm. Thanks so much for the help, my Epic is now rooted and has superuser access. The primary intent of this project was to remove all of the crap-ware and now that that is accomplished I have to ask...now what? What other things should I look at to make it faster and better?
Thanks again.

alarmmec said:
The Odin kernel trick worked like a charm. Thanks so much for the help, my Epic is now rooted and has superuser access. The primary intent of this project was to remove all of the crap-ware and now that that is accomplished I have to ask...now what? What other things should I look at to make it faster and better?
Thanks again.
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Flashing a custom rom.... and a custom kernel.
Suggestions: legendary 2.2 and the samurai or shadow kernel
MarcusantRom revival v2..... just go through the android development forums to see which rom you'd like to use. Just be careful what your trying to download thought. If your Rom is BML or MTD then you have to download that type of kernel.
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kennyglass123 said:
Nope. One clicks don't work on 2.3.5. You need to use Odin to install CWM 5.027, then pull the battery before it boots, power up into CWM first then flash a custom GB ROM.
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U don't even have to pull out the battery is instantly boots up into cwm that's what happened to me when I got my replacement that was already on ei22 I just connected to odin and flashed the latest cwm and had a rom already on my sd card so I just flashed the rom when it opened cwm for me
Its very easy and no worries and if it doesn't open cwm its not like your phone will brick or anything u just need to try again. To flash a kernel would be easy too
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lilajrestnom said:
U don't even have to pull out the battery is instantly boots up into cwm that's what happened to me when I got my replacement that was already on ei22 I just connected to odin and flashed the latest cwm and had a rom already on my sd card so I just flashed the rom when it opened cwm for me
Its very easy and no worries and if it doesn't open cwm its not like your phone will brick or anything u just need to try again. To flash a kernel would be easy too
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Read everything before you post we've established this already... and he's all good to go... no need to bash other people over their instructions if they work.
Sent From My Cyan Samurai

Some phones didn't boot into clockwork. They hung at the black screen. Remember every phone is different so those of us post answers that try to cover every possibility. Great for you that yours booted into CWM...go play the lottery now...LOL.
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qbking77 has a 2 part video on it that is very step by step. just follow it and you will be fine. from what i remember just 1 extra fie to odin and you need a file on your sdcard. it was pretty gravy. have fun and mistakes are a short odin back to the beginning
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haha forgot there was a second page..... use remember you can go from bml to bml, or bml to mtd, mtd to mtd type roms. YOU CAN NOT JUST FLASH FROM MTD TO BML!!! you must odin back to ec05 and make sure repartition is checked and use the victory pit. happy playing

just remember though... after reading the information on these forums, and you are still unsure or whatever... ask questions, ask questions , ask questions...

Well everything is running great but now Sprint is trying to upgrade my firmware to EL30. Will this do away with my new found rooting and can it be re-rooted if it does?

alarmmec said:
Well everything is running great but now Sprint is trying to upgrade my firmware to EL30. Will this do away with my new found rooting and can it be re-rooted if it does?
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It will fail to update since your rooted you have to go completely stock to upgrade and once upgraded its the same root process with the exception of using a different kernel.
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You can root EL30 the same way you root EI22.
Here is a link to qbking's tutorial videos on rooting EI22/EL30
Pre-root (allows custom recoveries to stick): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwFRzzIqouE&feature=relmfu
Root: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWOLEXqAeCc
Upgrade to CWM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuLWzeJ1lT4&feature=relmfu
For whatever reason, Unroot and return to BML: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFazLOVXPns

[Q] my phone wont unroot

my phone wont unroot ive tried all the things that are posted here ive tried the odin way using the recovery tar and all the process finishes but when i get to boot my phone i still have the clockwork mod and the superuser app installed...... the other way is using the micro sd and using the micro sd wont let me choose the "yes" option all i get to see is NO so i cant install anything from the sd card can please somebody help me out? im having screen issues and i have to return my phone please help me i'd read all the forum threads

Ok, since I'm having such a good day I will help you out. Usually I would just tell you to search some more.
Step One .- Flash Stock KERNEL with CWM. Which is here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2510030/kernel-stock.zip
Step Two .- Flash Unrooted Rom with CWM. Which is here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2510030/SGH-T989-UnRoot_ROM_Zedomax.zip
And Last..
Step Three .- Odin Stock Recovery. Which is here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2510030/SGH-T989-Stock-Recovery.tar
You should be fully STOCK now. Follow the steps and don't skip any.
Good luck.....

Flash this rom thru cwn, it restores back to stock unrooted, and installs the stock recovery.
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyS2TMobile/unroot
I just flashed this since i am getting a warranty exchange and everything is back to stock unrooted. Except for the kernel, make sure you flash the stock kernal first
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From what i've heard, none of these solutions will get you back T989UVKL1 true stock. Both of the above posts will put the phone back to and 'older' unrooted version of stock T989UVKID.
I guess if needing to return the phone back to T-Mobile, only assuming that's what you want, it should work, however if you purchased the phone (like me) with the upgraded firmware pre installed, and you wanted to "wipe the slate clean" and start fresh with prue pre installed updated stock - the above 2 posts won't do it.
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Yes but if you go back to T989UVKID shouldn't it give you the OTA update?
That should do the trick

ingenious247 said:
Yes but if you go back to T989UVKID shouldn't it give you the OTA update?
That should do the trick
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This might of worked but I had the KL1 modem installed and not I can't find a KID modem that odin flashable or a stock KL1 Rom that odin flashable.

ThC23 said:
Ok, since I'm having such a good day I will help you out. Usually I would just tell you to search some more.
Step One .- Flash Stock KERNEL with CWM. Which is here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2510030/kernel-stock.zip
Step Two .- Flash Unrooted Rom with CWM. Which is here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2510030/SGH-T989-UnRoot_ROM_Zedomax.zip
And Last..
Step Three .- Odin Stock Recovery. Which is here http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2510030/SGH-T989-Stock-Recovery.tar
You should be fully STOCK now. Follow the steps and don't skip any.
Good luck.....
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man thank u very much.............the only thing is that i still have the CWM when i press vol + - is there something available to go back to the stock recovery android tool??

I have the stock recovery. PM me your email.

rhymeislife said:
man thank u very much.............the only thing is that i still have the CWM when i press vol + - is there something available to go back to the stock recovery android tool??
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Omg, didn't I tell you not to miss a step, lol.
Step 3 is to remove cmw.
Powered by the SGSII....

What if I did a backup of my stock unrooted ROM, can I just restore that, then Odin stock recovery?
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Towle said:
What if I did a backup of my stock unrooted ROM, can I just restore that, then Odin stock recovery?
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You should be fine, but if you tested other kernels you'll have to flash stock kernel first. Then your nandroid.
Powered by the SGSII....

ThC23 said:
You should be fine, but if you tested other kernels you'll have to flash stock kernel first. Then your nandroid.
Powered by the SGSII....
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Cool I should be good then. The backup I have is completely stock, all I did was Odin CWM then did a backup right away.
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Can I just take a moment here to say how much I love Odin?... Thank you...
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Can't get ROMs to boot

Not sure what's up, but all of a sudden I can't flash custom ROMs anymore. None of them boot. All I can do is odin OC stock Touchwiz roms, but any CWM flash of a ROM I do doesn't boot.
They worked until yesterday when I tried flashing the Rubix xcel rom v1.0.1. Every ROM before that flashed until I tried to flash that one and it just bootlooped. Never every flash does it.
And yes, download mode works and all touchwiz builds work when flashed through odin. Now i'm worried I won't be able to flash any custom ROM like the Sense 4 ROM if it comes out or any ROM built from source and only stock TW ROMs.

Did you flash format_all?

sfhub said:
Did you flash format_all?
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Yes. Last night I tried that on the rubix xcel rom 1.0.1 and it still didn't boot. I never used to have to flash that and ROMs would boot. No idea why they don't boot anymore.

try a few different. versions of CWM

SantinoInc said:
try a few different. versions of CWM
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I was using the el26 CWM kernel. What should I try?

Btw, I've been flashing the el26 cwm kernel while on FD26 stock ROM. I've been able to flash without issues previously as I said so it shouldn't be the issue.

Have you tried other roms then that one?? There is a chance that ROM version doesn't boot.
Different recoveries shouldn't really make a difference in this case. You could try wiping data after a flash and see if it boots. Really shouldn't make a difference but I'm not sure why otherwise wiping and flashing a rom that should boot isn't.
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barnacles10 said:
Have you tried other roms then that one?? There is a chance that ROM simply doesn't boot.
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I've tried rubix and EpicTouchAOSPmod (the latter I've used before) and AOKP today (used it before too). Neither booth and I even tried installing rubix 3 times.

I would suspect your rom downloads as a likely culprit.
Are you downloading them directly to your phone, external or internal sd, copying them from pc (usb problem causing glitches during copy)? Check md5 of roms if they are available also. Just a few ideas.
Edit: I could go so far as to format both your internal and external SD's from the storage menu of the phone (after you backup your stuff of course). Or pop out external SD and run it without as a test too.

batting1000 said:
I've tried rubix and EpicTouchAOSPmod (the latter I've used before) and AOKP today (used it before too). Neither booth and I even tried installing rubix 3 times.
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I edited above but if you don't catch it try to wipe out data again after a flash. Not convinced this could make a difference but otherwise I can't imagine why a rom that should boot isn't.
Be sure your downloads are fully there too.. check md5s to be sure they are not corrupt.
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barnacles10 said:
I edited above but if you don't catch it try to wipe out data again after a flash. Not convinced this could make a difference but otherwise I can't imagine why a rom that should boot isn't.
Be sure your downloads are fully there too.. check md5s to be sure they are not corrupt.
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Yes I have done that too.
I'll try removing my sd card and putting it back in. I'll try mobile odin too.

batting1000 said:
Yes I have done that too.
I'll try removing my sd card and putting it back in. I'll try mobile odin too.
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Try leaving it out entirely, you can always reinsert it later.

tdunham said:
Try leaving it out entirely, you can always reinsert it later.
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Will do.

BTW dude that was your 666th post!

tdunham said:
BTW dude that was your 666th post!
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Oh god!
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Flashing now. Will report back

I think you're calling to the wrong deity. LMAO
Ok, we don't want to see you back here until you've taken an adequate break and tried some of these things so you don't get overwhelmed.

Still not booting AOKP. Boots up with a black screen and nothing happens, like before. Oh well, thanks anyway. Really not sure what's wrong. I've always been able to flash ROMs.
Maybe later on I'll try odin to el29 then flash kernel with cwm then flash rom.

Yes, Odin to stock (GB preferably) flash Calks format all, (download a current copy I had an older one and discovered it didn't work), flash the rom. You know the drill.
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tdunham said:
Yes, Odin to stock (GB preferably) flash Calks format all, (download a current copy I had an older one and discovered it didn't work), flash the rom. You know the drill.
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Do you think ICS could be the issue? I mean I've flashed from FD26 to the el26 cwm before and had no issue. I'll try again with GB soon though, a new leak could be out tomorrow supposedly and I wanna try it out

batting1000 said:
Do you think ICS could be the issue? I mean I've flashed from FD26 to the el26 cwm before and had no issue. I'll try again with GB soon though, a new leak could be out tomorrow supposedly and I wanna try it out
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Its possible, I would go back to totally stock EL29 GB.. Here is my canned Sfhub howto easy instructions, not that you need them :
1. Download to your pc SPH-D710.EL29_CL852097_ROOTED-oc-sfx.exe from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433101
Boot the phone up into download mode, connect the phone to your pc and run that file. Wait for the phone to reboot.
Download to your pc the e4gtauto-sfx.exe from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
Run this file so it can self-extract.
USB Debugging must be ENABLED - [Menu->Settings->Applications->Development->USB debugging]
Click on "runfirst" from within the folder that gets created (the e4gtauto self extracts to a folder, can't remember what its called)
Your phone will already be rooted from the first file so click on "option C", then on the next page, click on "option J" for the rogue cwm and let it finish!
2. Save these instructions, you may need them again someday!
This will give you a totally FRESH copy with a stock rom.
This stock rom will already be rooted and have CWM recovery installed.

Problem Flashing Roms

I'm currently running the stock EL29 with root and CWM but whenever I try to install a custom rom (AOPK, CM9, etc...) through CWM, it says "Instillation Aborted" as if they weren't made for this phone when I know they were. What's going on?

.HaVoC. said:
I'm currently running the stock EL29 with root and CWM but whenever I try to install a custom rom (AOPK, CM9, etc...) through CWM, it says "Instillation Aborted" as if they weren't made for this phone when I know they were. What's going on?
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Silly question, and not assuming, did you use autoroot for cwm?
May want to Odin to el26 and autoroot cwm ans try it that way.
I personally Odin back to el29, autoroot, and (knock on wood) never had an issue.
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.HaVoC. said:
I'm currently running the stock EL29 with root and CWM but whenever I try to install a custom rom (AOPK, CM9, etc...) through CWM, it says "Instillation Aborted" as if they weren't made for this phone when I know they were. What's going on?
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Usually that happens on a bad download. Did you download them on your phone or PC?

It turns out that is was just the version of CWM that I was using but now I have a new problem. I flashed CM9 and everything worked EXCEPT the data connection so then I flashed AOPK and had the same problem. The only way I can get online is via wifi. How do I fix this?

.HaVoC. said:
It turns out that is was just the version of CWM that I was using but now I have a new problem. I flashed CM9 and everything worked EXCEPT the data connection so then I flashed AOPK and had the same problem. The only way I can get online is via wifi. How do I fix this?
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Check you baseband in settings>about phone. If it says unknown then just flash a modem of your choice. This has happen to me. On several occasions.
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.HaVoC. said:
It turns out that is was just the version of CWM that I was using but now I have a new problem. I flashed CM9 and everything worked EXCEPT the data connection so then I flashed AOPK and had the same problem. The only way I can get online is via wifi. How do I fix this?
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Cool that ya got to flash from though!
Sorry, I don't use CM9.
I can try on my other e4gt later and test though.
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krazy_smokezalot said:
Check you baseband in settings>about phone. If it says unknown then just flash a modem of your choice. This has happen to me. On several occasions.
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It says "S710.10 S.EL29"
Isn't EL29 for GB only or something?

.HaVoC. said:
It says "S710.10 S.EL29"
Isn't EL29 for GB only or something?
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No its ok to have an older modem and be running ICS. They can be "mismatched."

slick_rick said:
No its ok to have an older modem and be running ICS. They can be "mismatched."
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And I have found, in the boonies that I'm in, el29 modem works the best for me on any ics builds..
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.HaVoC. said:
It says "S710.10 S.EL29"
Isn't EL29 for GB only or something?
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Did u get it to work yet?? Try to Odin stock gb el29 rom. And start from scratch...
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krazy_smokezalot said:
Did u get it to work yet?? Try to Odin stock gb el29 rom. And start from scratch...
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I started from scratch and followed all the steps until I ended up in the same boat. AOKP Build 38 working perfectly EXCEPT data. I tried the EL29 and FE10 kernels but neither made a difference.

.HaVoC. said:
I started from scratch and followed all the steps until I ended up in the same boat. AOKP Build 38 working perfectly EXCEPT data. I tried the EL29 and FE10 kernels but neither made a difference.
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Try going back to gingerbread and flashing the EL26 kernal. Then flash the ICS rom you want through that recovery.

AOKP and CM9 have problems with data. every time you or system turn off screen say goodbye to data until 1.enable disable airplane mode or 2.reboot that's the main reason I stay away from these awesome roms until source arrives.
These roms are the best. IMO
1.odin back to stock el29 full reset oc
2.boot update profile and prl
3.copy the rom files to sd
4.turnitoff it off
4.enter download mode and flash el26+cmw for AOKP or el29+cwm direct boot for CM9
5.clear cache, factory data reset, clear dalvik on advance menu
6.go back and select install zip from sd card and choose the rom and flash it
7.flash gapps if apply
8.go back and select reboot system
9.enjoy these awesome roms.
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I think I FINALLY got it to work. I started stock with rooted EL29 Odin-OC, flashed the "StockCWM-EL26.tar.m5d" in Odin, flashed the AOKP build 37 rom, flashed gapps, then flashed the FE16 kernel AND modem. When I rebooted the data was working.

Not that I am advocating this, and I am far from an expert, but I odin flash a stock rooted rom (SPH-D710.FC22_CL287574_ROOTED-oc-sfx) without going back to el29 just to have a nice clean stock rom to flash over with something else (like FIFO2). I just try to make sure I do everything in the same session so I don't get stuck in a stock recovery.
My order when flashing (non-Odin):
calkulin's format all
Modem (sometimes...if newer is available)
Rom
Kernel (with a custom recovery; sometimes the roms come with a stock recovery so if you reboot before installing a custom one, you'll have to either use odin to flash a custom recovery or mobile Odin)
any additional items that the rom didn't include (like gapps, etc.)
reboot
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Another thing to keep in mind is that AOKP was ported to the E4GT. That could cause issues depending on what you're coming from. Make sure to read all the instructions from the dev before flashing. If the worst happens, buy insurance on your phone and smash it...That's what I did with my evo when I bricked it.

[Q] CWM Recovery on i317M

Hi,
I'm having issues installing CWM Recovery on my Rooted GN2. It's the Canadian variant, SGH-I317M.
It does go through the process of flashing the recovery, but never gets to saying PASS in ODIN. When I try to get into the Recovery, it still has the stock Samsung Recovery. It does, however trip the flash counter.
I'm followiing the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988785
This is what I get after flashing in ODIN.

Maybe a bad download? Have you checked to see if it installed? I dont usually recommend this but koush's Rom Manager supports our device now, you can use the app to flash it if your already rooted:thumbup:
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In your screen shot it shows the f-reset box checked I believe it should be unchecked.

Slff said:
In your screen shot it shows the f-reset box checked I believe it should be unchecked.
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I tried it with the f-reset box unchecked, and I got it to say PASS, but still no CWM...
cdshepherd said:
Maybe a bad download? Have you checked to see if it installed? I dont usually recommend this but koush's Rom Manager supports our device now, you can use the app to flash it if your already rooted:thumbup:
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I've also tried to download the file again, and still... No dice...

BlueBagodah said:
I tried it with the f-reset box unchecked, and I got it to say PASS, but still no CWM...
I've also tried to download the file again, and still... No dice...
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Try rom manager?
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cdshepherd said:
Try rom manager?
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ROM Manager doesn't have a Recovery for the Rogers i317M...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988785
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twanskys204 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988785
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Thanks,
I've been following that thread, and it doesn't work. It will trip the flash counter, but doesn't actually install the recovery. It appears that I'm not the only one having this issue after the most recent OTA update...

Can u try and flash a kernel
Then try flashing cwm ...just a hunch
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BlueBagodah said:
Thanks,
I've been following that thread, and it doesn't work. It will trip the flash counter, but doesn't actually install the recovery. It appears that I'm not the only one having this issue after the most recent OTA update...
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I'm also having problems after the OTA update. Before OTA update, I was able to flash CWM without problems. Following exact same procedure as before when it was working. Only variable that changed is the OTA update.

wiser212 said:
I'm also having problems after the OTA update. Before OTA update, I was able to flash CWM without problems. Following exact same procedure as before when it was working. Only variable that changed is the OTA update.
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I was able to install CWM by following this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36201055&postcount=54
But I'm starting to think that it may have been my fault the whole time...
While doing the 3 button combo to try to boot into Recovery, I was using Vol-DOWN, instead of Vol-UP. So I was going into download mode. I'm going to try flashing the CWM through ODIN again and see if I was just an idiot the whole time.
***EDIT***
It looks like I was just an idiot the whole time...

*facepalm*
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.. so ROM manager doesnt work to insall cwm recovery after rooting on the i317m? i tried it and didnt succeed. i guess flashing is my only option but i dont want to lose anything on my phone. just install the bootloader/ recovery with no other changes. i want to start flashing some roms... jedi first.. skynote after.. any thoughts or help would be great!!

Clean rom I would suggest its awesome battery life I have a universal theme flashed over clean rom and a custom blue keyboard if I find the link to the themes ill post em on here
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Dewaynelives said:
Clean rom I would suggest its awesome battery life I have a universal theme flashed over clean rom and a custom blue keyboard if I find the link to the themes ill post em on here
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I thought of cleanROM but it is pretty stock. I feel if im going to flash any rom i might as well go with something modded and tweaked rather then stock, while keeping most of the note 2 and s-pen features. If i start finding them being a little buggy or draining my battery or anything, ill settle with cleanROM and just flash some custom mods.
i flashed my CWM through MobileODIN. worked like a charm. then i ran into issues with backing up to extSD, which ended up working after i formatted it but i took way longer then onto internal SD.
i know its off topic for this thread..Any suggestions or thoughts on the JEDI X9 and SKYNOTE roms will be great guys. Im all backed up and ready to flash pretty quick here.

I guess you have custom ROM. You must root and rename recovery restore files before you boot to android or stock recovery will be restored.