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[GUIDE] Step by Step ROM Firmware Upgrade & Migration to Froyo 2.2 [JL2] Bell I9000M

[GUIDE] Step by Step ROM Firmware Upgrade & Migration to Froyo 2.2 [JL2] Bell I9000M
[WARNING!] Do Not flash Any ROM until you can get the 3 buttons DOWNLOAD MODE working
[CAUTION!] Make sure you know what your doing before you flash any ROM. It is your own fault if you kill your phone.
By following this Guide you Agree with all of the above and consequences that follow​
Before you begin...
Make a full backup of everything with Titanium Backup
Make a full backup with CW ROM Manager
Mount your SD card
Manually drag/drop the CW ROM backup and Titanium Backup from the phone to your PC
If you have CoPilot, make sure to snatch the whole copilot directory from the internal SD to your PC... it'll save you the trouble to have to re-configure & re-download the maps later
Now you can Have Fun & Happy Flashing!
Part 1
Choose your update method, you can Flash via the scary ODIN, or via the "safe" KIES.
Each will have its own set of conundrums & gotchas.
If ODIN, follow these steps:
Download I9000M Froyo 2.2 JL2 Tar ball http://www.multiupload.com/UTFJCCIP5H (thanks to Chainfire)
Download Odin http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832827
Open Odin
Uncheck everything
Click browse for PDA file
Select the JL2 tar ball that you downloaded
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Boot SGS into the Download Mode
plug in the USB cable (pc to phone)
Check to make sure it says COM#
hit Start
Should complete successfully
If successful:
boot into Recovery Mode
wipe data
wipe cache
reboot back to normal
If WiFi:
Scan for WiFi connections
Select your preferred WiFi connection
Enter password
Else If APN:
Create new APN
Save and Exit APN
Enable APN
Download SuperOneClick from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
run SuperOneClick
Select Root
Let it reboot
Sign in to you google account
Download Titanium Backup via Android Market
Run Titanium Backup
Restore ONLY!! USER APPS/DATA of your Backup from SD or DropBox, DO NOT RESTORE SYSTEM APPS/DATA
If KIES, follow these steps:
Install latest version of Kies (If not already installed)
Download Kies registry patch http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835628
Select your model "BMC"
Start KIES
plug in the USB cable (pc to phone)
It should tell you there is a new firmware available
click on firmware update
follow KIES on screen instructions
Allow it to update
Note #1: If you get and error about KIES Server not available, just retry a few times until you get it, you might even need to wait a couple of hours for it to come back
Note #2: If KIES says something like JK4: "This device's version cannot be upgraded." use the registry patch to make KIES believe you have JG9 or JH2, and it will let you upgrade to JL2
If successful:
boot into Recovery Mode
wipe data
wipe cache
reboot back to normal
If WiFi:
Scan for WiFi connections
Select your preferred WiFi connection
Enter password
Else If APN:
Create new APN
Save and Exit APN
Enable APN
Download SuperOneClick from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
run SuperOneClick
Select Root
Let it reboot
Sign in to you google account
Download Titanium Backup via Android Market
Run Titanium Backup
Restore ONLY!! USER APPS/DATA of your Backup from SD or DropBox, DO NOT RESTORE SYSTEM APPS/DATA
Part 2
Take advantage of the new features in Froyo 2.2
Install Move Apps to SD (many to choose from), as the name implies it lets you swap the installed apps from internal memory to SD card. Titanium Backup also has a buildin feature to mass move Apps 2 SD
Install TrafficStats, lets you monitor which App is using the internet
Troubleshooting & Known Bugs
Note 1: Titanium Backup
in newer versions of TB the batch option has been renamed to "Restore missing apps with data"
Then on the next screen you get to choose if you want to restore
user apps + data, or user apps only, or user data only
BUG: Titanium Backup might get stuck when doing loooooooong batch operations in Froyo, if you jump to another App or do something else and then come back, the status on the system tray will remain forever there, and will not end, you'll have to manually Kill it using any task manager app.
Note 2: External SD
in Eclair 2.1 the External SD was on /sdcard/sd/
in Froyo 2.2 the External SD has been moved to /sdcard/external_sd/
you'll have to manually update Apps that uses hard coded paths
Note 3: Restoring CoPilot
Let Titanium Backup finish the 400+ apps restore
Copy the Copilot folder you backed up earlier back to Internal SD from PC or External SD
Run Copilot,
The registration key should already be listed in the box
Hit Ok
It should say Activation Completed Successfully, with the thumbs up
picture
Note 4: Re-install No LED
After restoring No Led from backup it kept complaining about it needing to be re-installed
Once you re-install it, everything works great as usual.
Note 5: News and Weather Genie Widget does not work on 2.2
It's NOT compatible with Froyo, it keeps force closing everytime you try to run it.
Good thing is, this App was totally optional, it was just a plug in for DeskClock which itself was a plug in for Alarm Clock PlusV2? (the best alarm app for android)
Note 6: Z4Root not showing on market for some people
if you are having trouble with market, the alternative is to download it from the topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Thanks to: TriC_101, ragin, Chainfire for JL2 tar ball, RyanZA, TitaniuBackup developer(s), and all the great people in XDA-Developers.com

Surely this should be in the development section?

Thanks Allgamer... I asked this question yesterday in the Q and A section and now you have made a fantastic list of steps.
Not sure if my question inspired you to do this but THANKS FOR IT!!!
Sent from my GT-I9000M using XDA App

Froyo Quick Review
Froyo is Awesome!
After upgrading to 2.2, i found a whole bunch of apps which was no longer necessary, as many of the status/features i wanted already came build in, or allowed other apps which i already had installed before to work even better
by unlocking some of its feature that was only accessible on 2.2, but disabled on 2.1
the JK3 came with all the Broadware from Bell, had to uninstall a bunch of them
Overall the phone now runs really really smooth, specially when Installing Apps on Android Market and doing other stuff, it no longer hangs for a few sec until it finishes the install
back in 2.1 the phone was working great, but everytime an App is installed via Market, it will hang abit until it's done installing, and sometimes it gets very annoying when you have like 20 apps updates to install
still need to test the GPS using Google Maps / Track to see if it made any improvement on the accuracy.
no changes to CoPilot, it still work just perfect as usual

@Allgamer,
What doy ou mean exactly by the following?...
If WiFi:
•Scan for WiFi connections
•Select your preferred WiFi connection
•Enter password
Else If APN:
•Create new APN
•Save and Exit APN
•Enable APN
Are these things that get messed up when you flash to JK3 that need to be fixed?

no no, those are just steps to go Online to the Internet and access Android Market for the rest of the steps
yiannisthegreek said:
@Allgamer,
What doy ou mean exactly by the following?...
If WiFi:
•Scan for WiFi connections
•Select your preferred WiFi connection
•Enter password
Else If APN:
•Create new APN
•Save and Exit APN
•Enable APN
Are these things that get messed up when you flash to JK3 that need to be fixed?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

AllGamer said:
no no, those are just steps to go Online to the Internet and access Android Market for the rest of the steps
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ahhhhh... Ok... I get it... I think... LOL!!! Can you answer these for me as well?...
I am currently rooted. Do I have to "unroot" before I flash?
Also... I am having trouble with the patcher so... Is all you have to enter under "product code" is BMC? Also... Do you have to switch the spoof from False to True and then before running Kies do you have rto click on "read Registry"?
I installed the patcher and everytime I run it I get two error boxes stating that the file path is not specified and that it has not been set as an object, etc...
Can you help me on these steps and can you tell me... How did YOU flash? ODIN or Kies (Registry Patch)?

Is there anyway of just extracting the CSC and MODEM from the Tar file ?

yiannisthegreek said:
Ahhhhh... Ok... I get it... I think... LOL!!! Can you answer these for me as well?...
I am currently rooted. Do I have to "unroot" before I flash?
Also... I am having trouble with the patcher so... Is all you have to enter under "product code" is BMC? Also... Do you have to switch the spoof from False to True and then before running Kies do you have rto click on "read Registry"?
I installed the patcher and everytime I run it I get two error boxes stating that the file path is not specified and that it has not been set as an object, etc...
Can you help me on these steps and can you tell me... How did YOU flash? ODIN or Kies (Registry Patch)?
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No need to unroot
You have to set Spoofer to true, Select BMC and click WRITE registry.
Do you have .net framework installed?

Less than 10 min, now on Froyo. Thanks!

Videonut said:
No need to unroot
You have to set Spoofer to true, Select BMC and click WRITE registry.
Do you have .net framework installed?
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Thanks... Yes... I have .net framework installed. I had 3.5 (SP1) already and I got the errors and then Nodial asked the same question and advised me to install v4. I installed it and I still get the same errors.
I have never used this patcher before so I dont know what the problem is. I DID use the registry hack (manual way) once before to fix my non working 3 button issue but I dont think that is the problem.
After I get the error messages and close their respective boxes, the patcher program opens and allows me to enter stuff, etc but I am scared that if its not done right that I will brick my phone. You say to 'select" BMC but when I get the program to open and click the dropdown box to select my product code it is blank. Should I just enter BMC there myself and try?

evilgabbie said:
Is there anyway of just extracting the CSC and MODEM from the Tar file ?
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ya that is easy just download WINRAR and open the .Tar file and you will see the modem.bin file. that is what your looking for.

I want to try this method, but my phone is not "Rooted". So I can't get titanium backup to work. I still have Eclair 2.1. I haven't touched anything yet. Only thing I tried is to see if both the recovery and download 3 buttons methods worked, and they both did. I wish I could get Froyo on my phone, I would try kies method first but if no success i would try odin. I don't know anything about any of this I'm just trying to understand what I need to do. I've been looking through tutorials and many posts and I'm still confuse, I would like to keep all my apps. Help would be much appreciated thanks.

mad2x said:
I want to try this method, but my phone is not "Rooted". So I can't get titanium backup to work. I still have Eclair 2.1. I haven't touched anything yet. Only thing I tried is to see if both the recovery and download 3 buttons methods worked, and they both did. I wish I could get Froyo on my phone, I would try kies method first but if no success i would try odin. I don't know anything about any of this I'm just trying to understand what I need to do. I've been looking through tutorials and many posts and I'm still confuse, I would like to keep all my apps. Help would be much appreciated thanks.
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I didnt use any backup, also mine was not rooted. Just stock JH2. I did the update with ODIN, I did not lose any data on my phone. However I did do a factory reset after just in case. It was working fine either way. I don't think its completely necessary to factory reset. I don't have a ton of apps so its not big deal, took me 15 min to get everything back the way I wanted it. Also all my stuff on the internal SD (pictures, music etc) was not erased.

for the kies method, is the server permanently toast? no response

Question as I've never flashed my phone before (and its not rooted).
If you flash your phone with this method and then have jk3 on it, what happens when Bell/Samsung officially release it? Will you be able to update to that released version? Or would you have to downgrade to upgrade again?

OK thanks, do you think that after doing the update I would be able to backup with titanium? in other words will the device be rooted with that update? It's just that I have a couple of apps i bought that i would rater not loose since I would like to do a factory reset.

greeced said:
Question as I've never flashed my phone before (and its not rooted).
If you flash your phone with this method and then have jk3 on it, what happens when Bell/Samsung officially release it? Will you be able to update to that released version? Or would you have to downgrade to upgrade again?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yes, you can upgrade again easily with the registry patcher to "roll back" KIES

AllGamer said:
yes, you can upgrade again easily with the registry patcher to "roll back" KIES
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks. Contemplating whether I will take the plunge or not.
Still quite concerned about screwing it up.

xZeDgEx said:
I did not lose any data on my phone. However I did do a factory reset after just in case. It was working fine either way. I don't think its completely necessary to factory reset.
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Click to collapse
while this is true, for some people it might become a problem over time
it's best to do a wipe now than later
as you might have seen on the other Froyo upgrades many users have had problems leaving the old data in
personally i rather start fresh i prevent any problem from creeping up on me later on.
Android OS + apps + google makes it so extremely easy to restore from scratch, everything is sync-ed online, 1 click restore of user apps+user data
it can't be any easier than that

[Dec-7-2011][ROM/DEV][MAG]Pure Trib Rezound EU v1.0[HTC Vigor][Sense 3.5][Raf]

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I have been working on this ROM since October. Took a while because of the image converting (xhdpi to hdpi). It's about 80% finished. Works as a phone finally so I figured now I can post on XDA. If anyone wishes to help me make this a fully functional port, please do; i'd appreciate it ^>^
Screenshots
Features
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Zipaligned
Deodexed
New Market 3.3.12
New Google Music 4
Power Menu
Bravia Engine
Working
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Weather Video
Graphics/EGL
GPS
Hardware Acceleration
Camera (2592 x 1552)
Not Working
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Root access. Was cooked in but won't enable.
Whatever else you find ^>^
○ Megaupload Link for version 1.0
Recovery For TmoUS Phone Users = http://www.multiupload.com/ZK8D7Q4GGD
misc ya 1M
recovery rrecov|ro|nospr filesize recovery-raw.img
boot yboot|ro 7M
system ya 445M
cache ya 10M
userdata ya|asize|hr allsize
Recovery For EU Phone Users = http://www.multiupload.com/QW37WSSYYZ
misc ya 1M
recovery rrecov|ro|nospr filesize recovery-raw.img
boot yboot|ro 7M
system ya 295M
cache ya 10M
userdata ya|asize|hr allsize
Install
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Download ROM and place where you keep your ROMs.
Delete all user data/factory reset.
Flash via ClockWorkRecovery through MagLdr.
Let load on unlock screen for 2 - 3 minutes.
Follow through setup without setting up accounts just yet.
Pull battery after setup and go into Recovery menu and then the Advanced Menu.
Choose to Fix Permissions.
Reboot.
Install Sd-ext partition for EU Rom version users
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Have an ext2/3/4 (1Gb) partition on your SDCard if you're flashing the EU version that is about 1024MB (1GB) in size. If not, now is the best time to do it. Here is how:
-Backup your SD Card,
-Go into the Recovery Menu,
-Go into the Advanced Menu,
-Go into the Partition SD Card Menu,
-Choose 1024MB then whatever you want for the Swap Size.
Install from beginning
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Step One: Flashing MagLdr
Use MagLdr 1.13 (This is what I use) in the Recovery file.
Enter SPL via holding down the Volume Down while booting the phone.
Plug usb to your phone.
Run the RomUpdateUtility.exe and the setup will guide you.
Step Two: Flashing Recovery
Your phone will reboot (If not, pull battery and)- Hold in the Red Power key while it boots.
Once you see the MagLdr screen, let go of the Red Power key and use the Volume down or Volume up key a few times until you're on USB Flasher.
Press the Green Phone key.
Run the Daf.exe
This will take you through a few steps on the computer.
Your phone should boot again.
Step Three: Flashing my ROM
Hold down the Red Power key until you see the MagLdr screen.
Let go of the Red Power key and use the Volume up or Volume down key to scroll to 8. AD Recovery. Press the Green Phone key to select.
Scroll down to and choose wipe data/factory reset. When finished,
Scroll down to and choose install zip from sdcard. On the next screen,
Scroll down to and choose zip from sdcard. The next screen will bring you to your Sdcard. Navigate to where you put my ROM and choose it with the Green Phone key.
Scroll down to - Yes - Install Pure.Trib.Rezound.EU.Mag.1.00.605.3.v2.6 and choose it with the Green Phone key.
Thanks
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Wow this look good let's try
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great work i hope we have clk also anyway i will test it with Eu and see

Going to try this
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Good work, man. Will try this today.

video
please make a video for this build.

So I will try this evening (French Time...) and see the lower recovery I can use for Eu version...

Ok ...
I did a clean Install from beginning:
Taks29, recovery 5.0.2.6, EXT4 (1024/64), after install reboot and Fix Permitions, and a few more restarts.
Free memory - 76 MB
Now:
Flash Player - works
WiFi - works
Beats - works
----------------------------
Hot Spot - make hot restart
After reboot gives me to unlock the sim more then 1 time, and after that pop up message - "com.android.process" has stopped.
I can't change the wallpaper, a can't even see them.
Camcorder - very laggy.
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That is all for now!!!
Great work.
Thanks

It seems that there is a yet another fabulous rom!
I have a favor for you - Do you mind if you make rom with other kernels such as RCMix?
Due to Raf kernel's property, MAC address is fixed to 00:90:4C:5C:xx:xx, however, my access point doesn't accept the MAC address starts with 00.
I made a Calibration file patch, and applied with recovery, it was useless.

Cant install ..
error in /sdcardpure.Trib.Rezound.EU.MAG.1.00.605.3.v2.6.zip
(Status 0)
tried downlaoding again but same error ...

stonelessrock said:
Cant install ..
error in /sdcardpure.Trib.Rezound.EU.MAG.1.00.605.3.v2.6.zip
(Status 0)
tried downlaoding again but same error ...
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What is the partition (1024/64 like mine) or different.
Yuo can try also with another SD.
My instalation was very fast for a Sense ...

sorceforge said:
It seems that there is a yet another fabulous rom!
I have a favor for you - Do you mind if you make rom with other kernels such as RCMix?
Due to Raf kernel's property, MAC address is fixed to 00:90:4C:5C:xx:xx, however, my access point doesn't accept the MAC address starts with 00.
I made a Calibration file patch, and applied with recovery, it was useless.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can download any Mag kernel and flash it right after installing my ROM.
stonelessrock said:
Cant install ..
error in /sdcardpure.Trib.Rezound.EU.MAG.1.00.605.3.v2.6.zip
(Status 0)
tried downlaoding again but same error ...
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Click to collapse
Make sure that you have an ext3/4 partition at least 1024MB in size on your SD card. I have a guide on the first post.
Now if you already have the ext partition, then please try my 'Install from beginning' guide on the first post.
luba6ky said:
Ok ...
I did a clean Install from beginning:
Taks29, recovery 5.0.2.6, EXT4 (1024/64), after install reboot and Fix Permitions, and a few more restarts.
Free memory - 76 MB
Now:
Flash Player - works
WiFi - works
Beats - works
----------------------------
Hot Spot - make hot restart
After reboot gives me to unlock the sim more then 1 time, and after that pop up message - "com.android.process" has stopped.
I can't change the wallpaper, a can't even see them.
Camcorder - very laggy.
----------------------------
That is all for now!!!
Great work.
Thanks
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Yes. The com.android.process error I get I have yet to solve.
But I've never noticed that you couldn't change the Wallpaper. When you're in the Wallpaper Selection, click the middle harware Menu key on the phone itself and select 'Grid View.'

I'm going to try this later on when I get home.
As for root access, Trib have you tried applying the Gingerbreak apk from here???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Just a suggestion, I have used it on a test rom before
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda premium

mexicandroid said:
I'm going to try this later on when I get home.
As for root access, Trib have you tried applying the Gingerbreak apk from here???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
Just a suggestion, I have used it on a test rom before
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda premium
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I don't have this ROM on my phone anymore. Doing some testing on other ports.
Would you be willing to test it out for me if you use my ROM?

Tribulattifather said:
I don't have this ROM on my phone anymore. Doing some testing on other ports.
Would you be willing to test it out for me if you use my ROM?
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Sure will later on tonight
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda premium

mexicandroid said:
Sure will later on tonight
Sent from my HTC HD2 using xda premium
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I don't have any thanks left. But I will give you one tomorrow.
I've tried several root setups. None worked thus far. I hope what you've come up with works.

I install EU, MAGLDR
"Quick install"
Wifi ok after first reboot
Data 3g ok after activation (disable by defaut)
Root.......... nothing to as you write
Language pack, i can select french, but only french for US, keyboard stay english...
Free memory 112 Mo
The Recovery
CWM 8/235/10 , works
CWM 8/200/10 , fail
CWM 8/210/10, fail
CWM 8/215/10, works...
Bootanimation, nice look
The Rom looks smooth...
Next release will be great

Tribulattifather said:
You can download any Mag kernel and flash it right after installing my ROM.
Make sure that you have an ext3/4 partition at least 1024MB in size on your SD card. I have a guide on the first post.
Now if you already have the ext partition, then please try my 'Install from beginning' guide on the first post.
Yes. The com.android.process error I get I have yet to solve.
But I've never noticed that you couldn't change the Wallpaper. When you're in the Wallpaper Selection, click the middle harware Menu key on the phone itself and select 'Grid View.'
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Yas, I know that with Grid View option, bur even like this i can't see them.
I'm gonna try to downloan new wallpaper and see if this gonna work.
---------- Post added at 11:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:16 PM ----------
luba6ky said:
Yas, I know that with Grid View option, bur even like this i can't see them.
I'm gonna try to downloan new wallpaper and see if this gonna work.
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Yas, when i download new one i can see it, but still can't see the other ones. Like they don't exist.

luba6ky said:
Yas, when i download new one i can see it, but still can't see the other ones. Like they don't exist.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Might be possible I forgot to resize them from xhdpi..

Tribulattifather said:
Might be possible I forgot to resize them from xhdpi..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's ok, we can live with that. Keep up the good work. I know that the next version is gonna be great.

[How-To] Disable System Updates & Clear Notification

I have seen a lot of posts here asking about how to disable system updates and make that annoying notification go away... So I figured I would post a complete how-to here...
Please forgive my poor syntax for now...I'm typing this on an iPad, I will update this, make it look nice and pretty, and add photos and links when I get home.
REQUIREMENTS
-ROOTED PHONE
-A KERNEL WITH A NON-STOCK RECOVERY (CWM/ROGUE/ETC..)
Disclaimer!!!!
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY BROKEN PHONES, I HAVE TESTED THIS ON MY PHONE, IT WORKED FINE, THIS HAS ALSO BEEN MY PROCEDURE FOR DISABLING UPDATES SINCE MY G1 AND ALL MY PHONES IN BETWEEN (freeze update package, clear cache)
Also, please read the post in full before doing anything!!!
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First of all, how do we disable those pesky system updates?
I'll show you a way to do it without any paid apps, you can even do it from adb or quicksshd! (REQUIRES ROOT)
First of all, go and download "terminal emulator" from the market, or if you have adb it can be done via adb-shell or with quicksshd.
you have terminal emulator installed...now what do you do?
Fire it up and type the commands as follows (don't type in the "$" or "#", these simply mean next-command as user and root, also don't type anything in brackets as these are only explanations of what the command is doing)
$ su
[this grants terminal emulator root, accept the permissions]
# pm disable com.samsung
[this disables or "freezes" the package required for system updates]
So what does this mean?....ALL SYSTEM UPDATES WILL BE DISABLED, THIS INCLUDES PRL AND PROFILE UPDATES!! to make sure it worked, go to settings>about phone>system updates, it should shoot you back to the main settings menu.
If you need to reverse this procedure to update your PRL or Profile, type the following:
$ su
[again...grants terminal root]
# pm enable com.samsung
[this enables or "unfreezes" the package required for system updates]
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But what about that stupid notification? The commands above wont make it go away!!!!
To make the notification go away, simply choose click on it and choose "install" and let it reboot and do its thing....it's not going to work!!!
Why does it lock up on the update, giving you that android and triangle? The default system updater requires a STOCK recovery, as long as you have a kernel with a CWM based recovery installed, it will be impossible for the update to complete
as soon as it locks up hold your power button down and reboot, it will kick you back into CWM recovery, now while here, clear your cache (as that's where OTA updates are stored), i also clear my Dalvik Cache but it may not be necessary, and reboot....now your back in your rom!!!
Finally, before your phone checks for updates again...freeze com.samsung....no more notification, and until you unfreeze com.samsung, it won't bother you about it again.

This may be a dumb question but have to ask or won't know. If I stay with my current rom and have already updated prl and profile I won't need to do that anymore unless I flash another rom.

Normally you won't need to do it when you flash another ROM either, but there can be situations where you need to.
PRL update isn't that useful (at least the ones Sprint gives you) as these days they are just getting rid of more 3g roaming.
Profile update can solve data login issues which arise either from messed up NVRAM or from activating another device, then re-activating your phone.

I usually only update PRL/Profile if I have data connectivity issues, otherwise you shouldn't have to update even if you flash new roms over, usually I need a profile update about once every month and a half or so...give or take.
Just keep in mind that com.samsung is part of the rom, and flashing a new rom will render com.samsung active again
Another nifty tip....the above commands to freeze com.samsung will work for any app as long as you know the com.whatever name.

Titanium "freeze" does the same thing if you like GUI interface.

sfhub said:
Titanium "freeze" does the same thing if you like GUI interface.
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Do you need to freeze all four (at least on my phone there are four) com.samsung files?
This does seem like an easier way for those of us not familiar with emulator commands.

In titanium backup, the only thing you need to freeze is "System Updates"
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Im gonna spruce this guide up as soon as the disaster known as "finals week" is over.....

I went ahead and pm disable com.samsung BEFORE the update push to my phone. Hopefully I will never get the notification since I am happy on Calk 2.0 and EG30 baseband/modem.

Edit:
Thanks starnostar, this works for me.
If you use Swype it may cause you a problem with adding uppercase I to "dIsable" causing command not recognized. Open any input such as google search (any input that open the keyboard will do). Touch and long hold on the input until the input method dialog pops up. Change to Samsung keyboard (ET4G). You can change back to Swype afterwards.
FYI Freeze is only available in the Pro version of Titanium (currently $6.58).

Use antek file manager its free and let u freeze.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk

Or.....you can just edit build.prop to say 2.3.6 & EL13.

12MaNy, where is that file located?

syco123 said:
12MaNy, where is that file located?
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Its in system. Just open root explorer then go to system and long press build.prop and select "open in text editor". Then change build version to 2.3.6 & EL13 wherever you see it (as applicable). Then click menu key/save. Then back out of root explorer and power down phone then power back on (hot reboot won't work). Then update profile and prl. You might get it one more time after that but that should be it.
Here's a couple images to show you what it will look like.
http://db.tt/p2857Sqz
http://db.tt/bFOZhKni

12MaNy said:
Its in system/media. Just open root explorer then go to system/media and long press build.prop and select "open in text editor". Then change build version to 2.3.6 & EL13 wherever you see it (as applicable). Then click menu key/save. Then back out of root explorer and power down phone then power back on (hot reboot won't work). Then update profile and prl. You might get it one more time after that but that should be it.
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It is actually in /system
Just backup the original because if you ever want to get a patch-style OTA update, you are going to need to original.
Personally if all you want to do is disable the notifications for updates the pm disable in the first post is pretty simple and won't have any negative effects on updates as you can enable it when you want them.
Alternatively you could try forcing the update to fail by installing it while having some files changed. It may ask later, but so far hasn't asked me.

sfhub said:
It is actually in /system
Just backup the original because if you ever want to get a patch-style OTA update, you are going to need to original.
Personally if all you want to do is disable the notifications for updates the pm disable in the first post is pretty simple and won't have any negative effects on updates as you can enable it when you want them.
Alternatively you could try forcing the update to fail by installing it while having some files changed. It may ask later, but so far hasn't asked me.
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Yep! Sorry....damn word prediction. Post corrected
....and root explorer auto saves original as .bak file

Thanks guys,
My problem was Swype adding an uppercase I to "disable" causing the command "dIsable", which I didn't notice (doh!). I changed the input method to the basic keyboard temporarily, tried again and so far 12 hours later no message.
The original method was easy, quick and works.

starnostar said:
In titanium backup, the only thing you need to freeze is "System Updates"
Im gonna spruce this guide up as soon as the disaster known as "finals week" is over.....
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Didn't work for me. I froze it a week ago and just started getting update notifications again today.

I think most of the ROMs in the dev section have been updated to EL13, so just update your ROM/modem and there's no need to fiddle with freezing system updates or modify build.prop.

_MetalHead_ said:
Didn't work for me. I froze it a week ago and just started getting update notifications again today.
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Yep, they're back for me too.
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12MaNy said:
I think most of the ROMs in the dev section have been updated to EL13, so just update your ROM/modem and there's no need to fiddle with freezing system updates or modify build.prop.
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I like the stock ROM but with the bloat removed. Is there a ROM like Starburst with EL13?

Thank u sir...(Starnostar)
Just Froze mine (updates) with Titanium...

Symphony w25 / ktouch w650 / mobistar s01 / karbonn a7 ICS Upgrade tutorial.

Always remember to BACKUP your SYSTEMs NANDROID BACKUP with CWM. * I am really not responsible for any damage to your phone; it’s all upon your responsibility. *Let me know if any edit is recommended by you.
Full tutorial is also available on my blog : iamrainwalker
Ahh! I love my ICS rom and my symphony w25. I am a perfectionist, so I took my time to study and gone throw lots of trials and errors to finalize the ICS rom. Thanks to all those Brilliant senior developers from XDA for their numerous helps and tips. I will start by providing some screenshot of the ICS rom.
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Beautiful isn’t it? Now let’s start. Just make sure you read and follow everything I say from now. Upgrading process is divided in 3 steps actually:
Updating Baseband
Flashing AP(Factory) ROM
Flashing Finalized NANDROID ROM.
YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL STEPS ONE BY ONE, DO NOT DO ANYTHING YOU DON’T KNOW, IF YOU ARE A TOTAL NEWBIE, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU KIDDO. DON’T BLAIM ME FOR YOUR MISTAKES.
ICS_Stable_sw25_rom Featurs :
Fully Rooted
Updated SU and Busybox binaries
Init.d Support, busybox runpart
App2SD enabled
Super Fast
All Sensors working
Better Battery Life
Better Network Reception
ALL new Jelly Bean keyboard
Cracked PowerAmp Music Player
Added
And many other tweaks I can’t remember right now.
* Points to be noted
You need to enable or disable Gsensor from Settings > Display by your self, Status ber shortcut don’t work.
You need to set APN manually from Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Select Subscription > Manage Card
System is already configured for Bangladeshi Users.
Download all Files Listed below :
AP_BP_FOR_ICS_S01
o (AP+BP)_ICS_S01.7z.001 – http://www.mediafire.com/?5v5qkcd4viag8vi
o (AP+BP)_ICS_S01.7z.002 – http://www.mediafire.com/?mahtazx3jrbprtr
ASDK_Files
o installer_r20.0.3-windows.exe – http://www.mediafire.com/?p57ix4v80c3yf8f
o jdk-7-windows-i586.exe – http://www.mediafire.com/?rejrjk6rjjbq5d9
Drivers
o S01_Drivers.7z – http://www.mediafire.com/?wjhalczqtg7k1c1
S01_Flash_tools
o S01_flash_tools.7z – http://www.mediafire.com/?6mzx0bqrd6oubo7
Symphony_ICS_stable_1
o clockworkmod_rainwalker.7z.001 – http://www.mediafire.com/?uzw25cq5bk1omn4
o clockworkmod_rainwalker.7z.002 – http://www.mediafire.com/?242vkhkfi3noekc
CWM for S01
o CWM-English.rar – http://www.mediafire.com/?y0e31h55qurp3y7
7zip
o http://www.7-zip.org/
File Extraction :
Download all files in a folder like this location “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\”
Select files like this photo and Use 7zip to Extract.
Make use you have folders Extracted like this
Updating Baseband :
This process is pretty nasty. I made a successful Update after trying a number of times and fails, after that I installed WINDOWS XP SP3 and successfully Updated Baseband. So I would recommend you guys to Start this Upgrading Process with a Freshly Installed Windows XP. I will try to give you as much as possible visual guide.
*It is not mandatory to install Android SDK and Java Runtime.
Install “jdk-7-windows-i586.exe”
Install “installer_r20.0.3-windows.exe” , make sure you have selected options red marked in this photo when Android SDK download files.
After download complete, Go to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\ICS_S01” This folder.
Extract “NPRG7627A.zip” by right clicking it 7-zip > Extract Here
Copy “NPRG7627A.hex” to “591357_8376_WCDMA_V0005” folder.
Switch off your phone, remove battery, SIM cards, SD card.
Place battery on your phone, Hold POWER BUTTON+VOLUME DOWN BUTTON together, you will see “QPST Entry Download”.
Now, Connect your phone to your pc.
You will see a popup like this, cancel it.
Go to your device manager and follow the procedure below :
For you the driver location will be “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_Drivers\drivers\Driver\HK11-VB717-27\HK11-VB717-27_1.0.56\Win32\x86\free”, Click Ok, and press Next. Driver will be installed. Close it. Go to device manager and you will see something like this :
In my case i got COM3, you may have diffrent port number. Now go to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_flash_tools\fast_boot” and Open “fastboot1.0.2.4.exe”. You will see something like this :
Click on “BP Browse” select folder “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\ICS_S01\591357_8376_WCDMA_V0005″, Put the port number on “BP Port”, take a deep breath and press Download, download should start if everthing is allright, after download compleate “fastboot1.0.2.4.exe” will close by itself. and you need to pull your phone bettery to shut it down and disconnect the phone form your pc.
AP Upload :
Place your phone battery on the phone, press POWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP and wait untill you see a GREEN display on your phone.
Connect you phone and you will see a new Device is found named Android, now install the drivers by following procedure like prevoiusly shown and use the folder “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_Drivers\drivers\Driver\adb_driver” for drivers.
After driver instlation compleate, go to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_flash_tools\EMMC_AP” and open “QUALFAST2.0.4(Factory).exe”
Click on “SEL PATH” button and select “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\ICS_S01\TBW591357_9999_V0001_2″ folder click ok. you will see :
Now press “OK” and wait for first “Waiting Decices…” to compleate and then disconnect the phone, pull your battery and start your phone. ICS should start with creepy forign language.
Flashing Finalized Stable NANDROID ROM :
Default firmware rom do not come with CWM installed as recovery, so we need to port it now. This is a pretty simple procedure.
Download CWM-English.rar from This link : http://www.mediafire.com/?y0e31h55qurp3y7
Copy it to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\”
Extract using 7-zip > Extract Here.
Shutdown your phone, insert your sim and sd card. Press POWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP button till the GREEN display appears.
Connect your phone with the pc.
Open Command prompt and type :cd F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\CWM-English (press enter)Fastboot devices (press enter)
You should see something like “???????????? fastboot” Now type :fastboot boot recovery-english.img (press enter)
Wait sometime, CWM recovery should boot.
Now, from the menu, Select “wipe data/factory reset”
After finishing slect “wipe cache partition”
After that, go to “mount & Storage” > “Mount Usb Drive”
Now sd card will be mounted on your pc. Copy “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\clockworkmod_rainwalker\ clockworkmod” to your sd card.
Select “Unmount” from your phone. And Select “Go back”
Select “Backup and Restore”
Select “Restore”
Select “ICS_W25_Stable” and confirm, wait for restore to complete, then reboot.
Yah! You are now on ISC stable. Enjoy.
Helpful Links :
Driver Installation Video : https://vimeo.com/55837968
Another Baseband Update Guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036053
XDA foram Thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788936
Rooting Symphony w25 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818146
Thanks From the deepest corner of my heart to :
prasad12ka4 , ahmed.zunaid , vinodkbishnoi (for poviding stability of the rom) & all tose person who helped me for this achivement

rainwalker said:
Always remember to BACKUP your SYSTEMs NANDROID BACKUP with CWM. * I am really not responsible for any damage to your phone; it’s all upon your responsibility. *Let me know if any edit is recommended by you.
Full tutorial is also available on my blog : iamrainwalker
Ahh! I love my ICS rom and my symphony w25. I am a perfectionist, so I took my time to study and gone throw lots of trials and errors to finalize the ICS rom. Thanks to all those Brilliant senior developers from XDA for their numerous helps and tips. I will start by providing some screenshot of the ICS rom.
Beautiful isn’t it? Now let’s start. Just make sure you read and follow everything I say from now. Upgrading process is divided in 3 steps actually:
Updating Baseband
Flashing AP(Factory) ROM
Flashing Finalized NANDROID ROM.
YOU MUST FOLLOW ALL STEPS ONE BY ONE, DO NOT DO ANYTHING YOU DON’T KNOW, IF YOU ARE A TOTAL NEWBIE, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU KIDDO. DON’T BLAIM ME FOR YOUR MISTAKES.
ICS_Stable_sw25_rom Featurs :
Fully Rooted
Updated SU and Busybox binaries
Init.d Support, busybox runpart
App2SD enabled
Super Fast
All Sensors working
Better Battery Life
Better Network Reception
ALL new Jelly Bean keyboard
Cracked PowerAmp Music Player
Added
And many other tweaks I can’t remember right now.
* Points to be noted
You need to enable or disable Gsensor from Settings > Display by your self, Status ber shortcut don’t work.
You need to set APN manually from Settings > More > Mobile Networks > Select Subscription > Manage Card
System is already configured for Bangladeshi Users.
Download all Files Listed below :
AP_BP_FOR_ICS_S01
o (AP+BP)_ICS_S01.7z.001 – http://www.mediafire.com/?5v5qkcd4viag8vi
o (AP+BP)_ICS_S01.7z.002 – http://www.mediafire.com/?mahtazx3jrbprtr
ASDK_Files
o installer_r20.0.3-windows.exe – http://www.mediafire.com/?p57ix4v80c3yf8f
o jdk-7-windows-i586.exe – http://www.mediafire.com/?rejrjk6rjjbq5d9
Drivers
o S01_Drivers.7z – http://www.mediafire.com/?wjhalczqtg7k1c1
S01_Flash_tools
o S01_flash_tools.7z – http://www.mediafire.com/?6mzx0bqrd6oubo7
Symphony_ICS_stable_1
o clockworkmod_rainwalker.7z.001 – http://www.mediafire.com/?uzw25cq5bk1omn4
o clockworkmod_rainwalker.7z.002 – http://www.mediafire.com/?242vkhkfi3noekc
CWM for S01
o CWM-English.rar – http://www.mediafire.com/?y0e31h55qurp3y7
7zip
o http://www.7-zip.org/
File Extraction :
Download all files in a folder like this location “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\”
Select files like this photo and Use 7zip to Extract.
Make use you have folders Extracted like this
Updating Baseband :
This process is pretty nasty. I made a successful Update after trying a number of times and fails, after that I installed WINDOWS XP SP3 and successfully Updated Baseband. So I would recommend you guys to Start this Upgrading Process with a Freshly Installed Windows XP. I will try to give you as much as possible visual guide.
*It is not mandatory to install Android SDK and Java Runtime.
Install “jdk-7-windows-i586.exe”
Install “installer_r20.0.3-windows.exe” , make sure you have selected options red marked in this photo when Android SDK download files.
After download complete, Go to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\ICS_S01” This folder.
Extract “NPRG7627A.zip” by right clicking it 7-zip > Extract Here
Copy “NPRG7627A.hex” to “591357_8376_WCDMA_V0005” folder.
Switch off your phone, remove battery, SIM cards, SD card.
Place battery on your phone, Hold POWER BUTTON+VOLUME DOWN BUTTON together, you will see “QPST Entry Download”.
Now, Connect your phone to your pc.
You will see a popup like this, cancel it.
Go to your device manager and follow the procedure below :
For you the driver location will be “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_Drivers\drivers\Driver\HK11-VB717-27\HK11-VB717-27_1.0.56\Win32\x86\free”, Click Ok, and press Next. Driver will be installed. Close it. Go to device manager and you will see something like this :
In my case i got COM3, you may have diffrent port number. Now go to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_flash_tools\fast_boot” and Open “fastboot1.0.2.4.exe”. You will see something like this :
Click on “BP Browse” select folder “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\ICS_S01\591357_8376_WCDMA_V0005″, Put the port number on “BP Port”, take a deep breath and press Download, download should start if everthing is allright, after download compleate “fastboot1.0.2.4.exe” will close by itself. and you need to pull your phone bettery to shut it down and disconnect the phone form your pc.
AP Upload :
Place your phone battery on the phone, press POWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP and wait untill you see a GREEN display on your phone.
Connect you phone and you will see a new Device is found named Android, now install the drivers by following procedure like prevoiusly shown and use the folder “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_Drivers\drivers\Driver\adb_driver” for drivers.
After driver instlation compleate, go to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_flash_tools\EMMC_AP” and open “QUALFAST2.0.4(Factory).exe”
Click on “SEL PATH” button and select “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\(AP+BP)_ICS_S01\ICS_S01\TBW591357_9999_V0001_2″ folder click ok. you will see :
Now press “OK” and wait for first “Waiting Decices…” to compleate and then disconnect the phone, pull your battery and start your phone. ICS should start with creepy forign language.
Flashing Finalized Stable NANDROID ROM :
Default firmware rom do not come with CWM installed as recovery, so we need to port it now. This is a pretty simple procedure.
Download CWM-English.rar from This link : http://www.mediafire.com/?y0e31h55qurp3y7
Copy it to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\”
Extract using 7-zip > Extract Here.
Shutdown your phone, insert your sim and sd card. Press POWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP button till the GREEN display appears.
Connect your phone with the pc.
Open Command prompt and type :cd F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\CWM-English (press enter)Fastboot devices (press enter)
You should see something like “???????????? fastboot” Now type :fastboot boot recovery-english.img (press enter)
Wait sometime, CWM recovery should boot.
Now, from the menu, Select “wipe data/factory reset”
After finishing slect “wipe cache partition”
After that, go to “mount & Storage” > “Mount Usb Drive”
Now sd card will be mounted on your pc. Copy “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\clockworkmod_rainwalker\ clockworkmod” to your sd card.
Select “Unmount” from your phone. And Select “Go back”
Select “Backup and Restore”
Select “Restore”
Select “ICS_W25_Stable” and confirm, wait for restore to complete, then reboot.
Yah! You are now on ISC stable. Enjoy.
Helpful Links :
Driver Installation Video : https://vimeo.com/55837968
Another Baseband Update Guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036053
XDA foram Thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788936
Rooting Symphony w25 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1818146
Thanks From the deepest corner of my heart to :
prasad12ka4 , ahmed.zunaid , vinodkbishnoi (for poviding stability of the rom) & all tose person who helped me for this achivement
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Thx for your hardwork but plz remove power amp
Its a paid app and adding it into a rom is against forum rules.
You may banned for this if moderator would see.
Sent from my Spice Mi-355 using xda app-developers app

rjunraj said:
Thx for your hardwork but plz remove power amp
Its a paid app and adding it into a rom is against forum rules.
You may banned for this if moderator would see.
Sent from my Spice Mi-355 using xda app-developers app
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Thank you for letting me know, i will remember this at my next releases.

splash.img - change
Hello Rainwalker, Thank you for this thread, I have updated ICS in my W25. But I want to know, Is there any chance to replace/change "Mobistar" boot splash image. if would please let us know. thanks again for you hard work.

raj_onu said:
Hello Rainwalker, Thank you for this thread, I have updated ICS in my W25. But I want to know, Is there any chance to replace/change "Mobistar" boot splash image. if would please let us know. thanks again for you hard work.
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Yes, it is possible, my new rom will have a new splash image. i will post a procedure about changing spalsh image soon.

rainwalker said:
Yes, it is possible, my new rom will have a new splash image. i will post a procedure about changing spalsh image soon.
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Thanks, I will be waiting for that..

I have a big problem in this part:
Now press “OK” and wait for first “Waiting Decices…” to compleate and then disconnect the phone, pull your battery and start your phone. ICS should start with creepy forign language.
something go wrong and dont complete the action so the result is now even if a try start from dyhe begin dont work now give error im step to download....and can do anything more...
Can you help me please...
Thanks
I already try to get in bootloader green screen and after red to put a normal rom but broken in red dont go more than that....

sfmteixeira said:
I have a big problem in this part:
Now press “OK” and wait for first “Waiting Decices…” to compleate and then disconnect the phone, pull your battery and start your phone. ICS should start with creepy forign language.
something go wrong and dont complete the action so the result is now even if a try start from dyhe begin dont work now give error im step to download....and can do anything more...
Can you help me please...
Thanks
I already try to get in bootloader green screen and after red to put a normal rom but broken in red dont go more than that....
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It would be great if you can send me a screenshot. i need to know what error exactly occurs? and what os do you use?

Problem starts here
Connect you phone and you will see a new Device is found named Android, now install the drivers by following procedure like prevoiusly shown and use the folder “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_Drivers\drivers\Driver\adb _driver” for drivers.
After driver instlation compleate, go to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_flash_tools\EMMC_AP” and open “QUALFAST2.0.4(Factory).exe”
The device says is not possible to install before i even put the drivers dont reconice any android device and than in the upload starts ok but in the firt step of getting device give error.
After that i try make all again but dont be able to make download and nothing more in the steps you said.
Sorry and thanks for help

sfmteixeira said:
Problem starts here
Connect you phone and you will see a new Device is found named Android, now install the drivers by following procedure like prevoiusly shown and use the folder “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_Drivers\drivers\Driver\adb _driver” for drivers.
After driver instlation compleate, go to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\S01_flash_tools\EMMC_AP” and open “QUALFAST2.0.4(Factory).exe”
The device says is not possible to install before i even put the drivers dont reconice any android device and than in the upload starts ok but in the firt step of getting device give error.
After that i try make all again but dont be able to make download and nothing more in the steps you said.
Sorry and thanks for help
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which operating system do you use? did your BP download was successful? try rebooting your computer the get into fastboot mod on your phone, connect your phone to computer, if you don't see anything then go and see in device manager, if you see there are some yellow unrecognized devices then install them.

I use seven! If i enter in fastboot (green) apear unkow device only and i already try the drivers you oput but nothing happen! I have another pc with 8 do you think if a do all steps can result?
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If a tur on my phone normaly apearce your logo and stay stock....but the pc recognice as Android as Android composite ADB Interface....

Finally i was able in other pc but there is a problem!
This part i cant do it
Flashing Finalized Stable NANDROID ROM :
Default firmware rom do not come with CWM installed as recovery, so we need to port it now. This is a pretty simple procedure.
Download CWM-English.rar from This link : http://www.mediafire.com/?y0e31h55qurp3y7
Copy it to “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\”
Extract using 7-zip > Extract Here.
Shutdown your phone, insert your sim and sd card. Press POWER BUTTON + VOLUME UP button till the GREEN display appears.
Connect your phone with the pc.
Open Command prompt and type :cd F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\CWM-English (press enter)Fastboot devices (press enter)
You should see something like “???????????? fastboot” Now type :fastboot boot recovery-english.img (press enter)
Wait sometime, CWM recovery should boot.
Now, from the menu, Select “wipe data/factory reset”
After finishing slect “wipe cache partition”
After that, go to “mount & Storage” > “Mount Usb Drive”
Now sd card will be mounted on your pc. Copy “F:\sym_ics\SYMICS4\clockworkmod_rainwalker\ clockworkmod” to your sd card.
Select “Unmount” from your phone. And Select “Go back”
Select “Backup and Restore”
Select “Restore”
Select “ICS_W25_Stable” and confirm, wait for restore to complete, then reboot.
Yah! You are now on ISC stable. Enjoy.
How can i do for have root and make the recovery you said to have a stable ICS?
Because im not superuser, i dont have portuguese language and im not able to configure the apn for have internet in the phone!
Sorry again but if you can help!
Thanks a lot
Regards

you dont need to be a superuser to flah cwm. flash cwm by following the procedure i have wrote. then flash the clockworkmod file. u just need to flash cwm. i have already posted my new update on this rom. see my blogs latest post.
Sent from my Symphony W25

rainwalker said:
you dont need to be a superuser to flah cwm. flash cwm by following the procedure i have wrote. then flash the clockworkmod file. u just need to flash cwm. i have already posted my new update on this rom. see my blogs latest post.
Sent from my Symphony W25
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I already try do step by step all you said...but the last i was not able so i do this:
Install room manager and make Select “Restore”
Select “ICS_W25_Stable and all ok!
But i still with same problems:
Only English language dont have portugese
And the CWM recovery i think is with problems:
Because dont have all the things
Apearce like this:
Android system recovery (3e)
rebbot system now
apply update from external store
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
and no more funcions as you show in your images
I think some goes wrong in this part thats why i can put any more rom
Sorry again but please help me

sfmteixeira said:
I already try do step by step all you said...but the last i was not able so i do this:
Install room manager and make Select “Restore”
Select “ICS_W25_Stable and all ok!
But i still with same problems:
Only English language dont have portugese
And the CWM recovery i think is with problems:
Because dont have all the things
Apearce like this:
Android system recovery (3e)
rebbot system now
apply update from external store
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update from cache
and no more funcions as you show in your images
I think some goes wrong in this part thats why i can put any more rom
Sorry again but please help me
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CWM is Clockworkmod Recovery, it's a recovery replacement of stock recovery. the procedure is told is how to install CWM by replacing Stock recovery, if you have successfully flashed "ICS_W25_Stable" you already should have CWM on your system. try by pressing VOL UP + Power and hold untill Red display showes up. I am sorry i can't help you with Language support. But if you don't install CWM on your system then you wont be able to update new roms.

rainwalker said:
CWM is Clockworkmod Recovery, it's a recovery replacement of stock recovery. the procedure is told is how to install CWM by replacing Stock recovery, if you have successfully flashed "ICS_W25_Stable" you already should have CWM on your system. try by pressing VOL UP + Power and hold untill Red display showes up. I am sorry i can't help you with Language support. But if you don't install CWM on your system then you wont be able to update new roms.
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I do all steps you said all goes ok! Only the step to make download in flash starts and then gives error, but after all steps ok! Bur the recovery stills the same the normal recovery with 5 option i said before!
The only way i put the "ICS_W25_Stable" it was from the rom manager i installed...
I dont understand what is happen...

Sd card space running out
hi,
i did everything like you posted.
using the rom since 3-4 days.
i have some issues.
1) internal memory is always low.i do not have anyrhing installed .(21 mb free)
2) when i try to download an app from play store,it says that sd cars apace running out and the download fails.
3) i have link2sd and 1gb ext2 partiotin in sd card. total sd size is 8 gb. 1.2 gb is empty at the moment.
pls give me a solution for this.
i really like the rom.
great battery performance.
if you could help me with the memory issue,then it will be awesome.
thanx

Pritesh.mohan said:
hi,
i did everything like you posted.
using the rom since 3-4 days.
i have some issues.
1) internal memory is always low.i do not have anyrhing installed .(21 mb free)
2) when i try to download an app from play store,it says that sd cars apace running out and the download fails.
3) i have link2sd and 1gb ext2 partiotin in sd card. total sd size is 8 gb. 1.2 gb is empty at the moment.
pls give me a solution for this.
i really like the rom.
great battery performance.
if you could help me with the memory issue,then it will be awesome.
thanx
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Reset To factory settings, then start using link2sd. internal memory shows low because of preinstalled apps. you can use my 3rd updated rom "OPSHORA". this one is best. i personally use this rom. but you need to follow all procedures step by step. but you don't need to update Baseband again. OPSHORA rom has some Blue screen issue sometime, but removeing your battery will fix it.

Headphone Sound Problem
Hi Rainwalker, I have an problem with headphone sound. When I playing a song, normally it's ok but, after plugin headphone, headphone sound is too poor. Please help me out of this issue.

raj_onu said:
Hi Rainwalker, I have an problem with headphone sound. When I playing a song, normally it's ok but, after plugin headphone, headphone sound is too poor. Please help me out of this issue.
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which music application do you use? chk sound settings, and equalizer settings.

[REVIEW & GUIDE] Custom Firmware on Lumia 950XL V2

Hi,
I found a custom firmware for Lumia 950XL and it might be helpful for the users who still use Lumia 950XL
I will give you my review based on my test and the steps if you want to do the same.
Thanks to:
Fadil Fadz
gus33000
WojtasXda
If the topic already posted let me know I tried to search before posting.
Should you replace your firmware with this?
Yes, yes and yes..
The system is way better than the current firmware.
Pros:
Built-in updated apps like (Paint 3D, myTube, 8 Zip...etc)
Built-in CMD (Real CMD)
You can run (.bat) files
Updated original apps like (Video, Photos, Camera..etc)
I feel it lighter (maybe because I like it)
Unlocked by default
Boot menu contains developer options
File Explorer is updated and more advanced (you can access to the packages directly from it)
Display Scale option (You can control the display scale from the control panel)
Nice organize for Start menu (the way that Fadil organize the menu will give you an idea to build nice structure for the apps)
You can install advanced apps using CMD like (Powershell, XAP installer, DotNet Console..etc)
Nice icons for the default apps
Cons & Tips:
So far I didn't find anything bad
Some icons will appear smaller than before because of the default display scale 100% (for me it's was more than normal), but you can change it form the control panel
InteropTools is Beta (there is Legacy version so I prefer to replace it)
You have to be patience with edgeTile if you want to use it , it's too slow when loading for no reason
CMD with external keyboard is better for some functions and easier to use (use left arrow to remove).
Screenshots (100% display scale):
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
How to install:
AS PER FADIL
DISCLAIMER:
I’m not responsible for any damage that occur on you device.
Do at your own risk.
WARNING ⚠:
Please don’t attempt to flash on other devices.
Please don’t flash without using thor2.
Flashing FFU will erase all your data.
Please ensure that you closed WPinternals before using thor2.
Videos always better and more clear (but read the Quick Guide below if this is your first time)
Features & Custom FFU: Click Here (Youtube)
Installing & Downloads: Click Here (Youtube)
Install Apps using CMD: Click Here (Youtube)
Tools Needed:
WPinternals 2.9 (2nd Video "Installing & Downloads")
WDRT ( Windows Device Recovery Tool) to use thor2 (2nd Video "Installing & Downloads")
Custom FFU (1st Video "Features & Custom FFU")
Quick Guide:
Download the requested tools
Connect your Phone using the USB cable
Phase 1 (Unlock bootloader):
Before start unlocking you have to download
FFU-file
Emergency-files
1- Open "WPinternals"
A- Download FFU + Emergency Files
Goto "Download"
Scroll down then click "Search"
After the results appear Click "Download All"
It will take some time to download
If you already have the files scroll to "Repository"
Click on "Add Existing FFU-file"
Select your file
B- Unlock bootloader
Goto "Unlock bootloader"
Click "OK" to switch to "Flash-mode"
When the phone in "Flash-mode", scroll down and click "Unlock" after reading the descriptions
Multiple reboots expected so you have to wait and don't interrupt the process
Wait until you see this message "You need to manually reset your phone now!"
Restart the phone
Wait until you see this message "Bootloader unlocked successfully"
If the phone already unlocked expected to boot to Mass storage instead of this message
Know Problems
if stuck into Multiple reboots for too long time or you got "Unlock failed", this could happen because of:
You didn't select FFU-file and Emergency-files
The FFU-file is different than the current system (maybe you flashed different one before)
If you bricked the system do the following:
Boot into Flash-Mode by pressing Power + Volume Down once the phone vibrate hold only Volume Down
Then open WDRT for possible restore
If WDRT didn't help check the post below for alternate restore option
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/bricked-950xl.3990253/#post-83830313
C- Switch to Flash-mode
Goto "Manual mode"
Select "Switch to Flash-mode"
Wait until the phone get in the "Flash-mode"
Now close "WPinternals"
Phase 2 (Install the Custom Firmware)
Before flashing if you aware about your files and not sure about the process
Check "Backup Solution" at the end of this post
Open "WDRT" folder
Click on "File" at the top left of the window
Select Open PowerShell
Select Open As Administrator
Now run the following command:
.\thor2 -mode uefiflash -ffufile "D:\Microsoft.MSM8994.P6211_CITYMAN_10.0.15254.547_v2.ffu"
"D:\.." is an example, use your own location
Press Enter
Wait until the process complete
Now to restart run the following command:
.\thor2 -mode rnd -reboot
Note if you are using CMD remove the ".\" from the command at the beginning
After the restart, expected to see the boot menu
Press on the camera button to select
Done.
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Backup Solution
Spoiler: Click to show the steps
Usually I use this solution to backup my phone.
Tool needed:
MiniTool ShadowMaker (Paid) or trial option for 30 days
I prefer MiniTool ShadowMaker for these reasons
Compressed Image
Faster than other softwares
You can backup the whole storage not only one partition
Steps:
Switch to "Mass Storage mode"
Close "WPinternals"
Open "ShadowMaker "
Click "Connect " Under "This Computer"
Select "Backup"
Select "Source"
Select "Disk and Partitions
From the "combo box" Select your device "It should be at the end or the space is ~29GB"
Now select all the partitions one by one (just click on the last one and it will move to the next)
Click "OK"
Select "Destination" and set your backup folder
Click on "Backup Now"
Wait until the backup finish
Now you have a mirror of your phone storage.
Restore
If your phone system is not bricked Switch to "Mass Storage mode"
Close "WPinternals"
Open "ShadowMaker"
Goto "Restore"
Select your "backup copy"
Click "Restore"
Click "Next"
Check if all partitions selected then Click "Next"
Select your "phone storage" (~29GB)
Be careful not to select another drive by mistake
Click "Next"
Then "Start"
Note if your system is bricked.. you need to restore the system using WDRT first then do the Restore steps
After the restore finish
Disconnect your phone
Restart manually
Done, you have restored your old system as it was exactly.

there is not download link ?!

mhajlo said:
there is not download link ?!
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In the YouTube video descriptions
Features & Custom FFU: Click Here (Youtube)

astifan said:
In the YouTube video descriptions
Features & Custom FFU: Click Here (Youtube)
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Can I use dual boot with windows 10 for ARM with this FFU?
If yes then how?
Thank you in advance

X_Wolverine said:
Can I use dual boot with windows 10 for ARM with this FFU?
If yes then how?
Thank you in advance
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Sorry I'm not sure about this part (because I didn't test it), you can contact the original author (Fadil) directly and ask him about this
but what I'm sure from it that it's prepared with boot menu and can support WOA on SD card but for some technical matters the SD card boot (tool) link dropped and the feature now in progress by WOA team.

Hello, can this image deploy to an Lumia 950 or is there a version for 950?
Thanks

Rikku2000-Dev said:
Hello, can this image deploy to an Lumia 950 or is there a version for 950?
Thanks
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Hi, as per the video descriptions.. it's made and tested on Lumia 950XL only

Okey, i still download it... DSL6000 :____(
i let you know if it works, thank you.

Rikku2000-Dev said:
Okey, i still download it... DSL6000 :____(
i let you know if it works, thank you.
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Most welcome , Just to confirm, I asked the original Author of the video Fadel Fadz and he said it's only for 950XL

Oh, does he have a version for 950?

this rom hase many tools..but how i can install old camera apps for example..?

some bugs found after testing...
1 gps not working sometimes..
2 hello not work sometimes.
3 battery drain so fast and heat up near the usb port
4 hanging sometimes
5 proximity sensor not working...sometimes too

how i can relock the bootloader in this ROM? i have triad but its fail

hooooossamq said:
how i can relock the bootloader in this ROM? i have triad but its fail
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Hi, I'm really sorry for the delay I was a bit busy
I would advice you to go to this group https://t.me/Windows10Phone/
the original author (Fadil Fadz) is available in this group always.. you can ask him directly.

astifan said:
Hi, I'm really sorry for the delay I was a bit busy
I would advice you to go to this group https://t.me/Windows10Phone/
the original author (Fadil Fadz) is available in this group always.. you can ask him directly.
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thank you my friend