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[Q] How long for Rooted CWM Odin EI22 after OTA?

How long does it take the devs to root the OTA and slap it into an odin with CWM injected?
Since the OTA starts tomorrow, are we looking at 1 more day? or a week?

edufur said:
How long does it take the devs to root the OTA and slap it into an odin with CWM injected?
Since the OTA starts tomorrow, are we looking at 1 more day? or a week?
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Probably 20 minutes after someone gets the file to a DEV. It doesn't take long to repackage with CWM and root.
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How long until we start seeing new roms based on the official build? I'm on srf now and would like to just wait for a good gb rom to flash.
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glenner444 said:
How long until we start seeing new roms based on the official build? I'm on srf now and would like to just wait for a good gb rom to flash.
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That depends on the DEVs free time. Custom ROM's with all enhancements generally won't be see until full source drops with a tar. This has been generally been done the night of the OTA but so far nothing on Samsung's site except the kernel. You will see themed ROMs with kernel enhancements real soon though. Usually before your get the OTA notification if you are in the last 50% in the queue.

I don't see why you wont be able to just odin acs recovery and then flash su.zip
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i'm hoping this is soon, easiest way for me to do the stupid modem is with odin espeically since i'm on eh17.

qbking77 said:
I don't see why you wont be able to just odin acs recovery and then flash su.zip
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My thoughts exactly.
Afterwards go into your system\app directory (using root explorer) and make some room (delete the Asphalt Demo) and then install BusyBox (busybox installer on the market).
note: my busybox wouldn't go in until after I restarted my phone.

I don't want to fuss with deleting one thing to run another. Seems like the best option is an Odin package but looks like that will be a while. Everyone is focusing on zip packages and multi step processes.

edufur said:
I don't want to fuss with deleting one thing to run another. Seems like the best option is an Odin package but looks like that will be a while. Everyone is focusing on zip packages and multi step processes.
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^this. I'm waiting on a one shot package that will wipe my phone and I can start from fresh.
Right now there are a lot of things I want/need so that's why I'm holding off on updating to GB, if I ever do.
I see fixes for some issues:
Logsprovider
Hotspot hack
No CIQ
Root
Busybox
Super user
But nothing really in one odin .tar file yet.

If you choose to do the OTA, you must Odin a custom kernel before Odin of clockwork or else clockwork won't stick and you will be shot back into stock recovery. I used mkasik's EI22 keyfix kernel but nubernal should work as well.
Not really what you are looking for, but if you get tired of waiting and try to go stock OTA or just flash the google download you will run into that issue which stumped me for a bit.

I'm gonna wait... im just surprised that more people aren't asking about this.

edufur said:
I'm gonna wait... im just surprised that more people aren't asking about this.
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maybe it's a sign that there aren't that many epic users anymore..

[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.
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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

The E4GT Mobile Odin Thread

I hope hoping to get some discussion going regarding Mobile Odin and how it's working for people on our device.
So far, I've exclusively used it to flash kernels, but has anyone successfully flashed a full TAR with it yet? More specifically, has that full TAR also flashed your modem? I tried flashing a modem.bin file last night using MO, and while it went through the whole process in a way that appeared to be normal, upon reboot baseband was unchanged. I've read about others experiencing the same thing.
According to Chainfire regarding the modem.bin issue ...
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This maybe a problem specific to CDMA devices... I'm not sure yet though.
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I also read about some kernel panic mode reports when trying to use MO to flash the latest FC05 TAR.
So if you've used Mobile Odin, please share your successes and or failures. It's obviously a great tool but I'd like to identify where it's working and where it may not, for our device specifically.

I have used it going from ics back to GB ....but have only been flashing eg30 stock tar and then el26 cwm kernel .....then I boot into recovery and flash cm 7 if going to aokp or whatever ....I have tried fc05 & fb27 modem and they don't work it goes to like it is flashing it but finishes real quick like 10 seconds .... And normal Odin takes like a minute or more to flash modem...
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I have been using to flash kernels and modems up until FC05. For some reason it will no longer flash modems, like said, it goes through the motions.
Ah, just remembered, used it to flash 27 tar, whole ROM. Flashed modem/kernel/system no issues. Even used it to open that .tar and just flash the modem or kernel once or twice.

The only thing that scares me about MOdin is getting a force close during a flash and hosing my phone.

phatmanxxl said:
The only thing that scares me about MOdin is getting a force close during a flash and hosing my phone.
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I don't think that's possible. It seems to get the files ready then actually does the flashing on the reboot, as some kind of preboot flash function. When I flash a modem for example, upon reboot a Mobile Odin screen comes up and does stuff then the phone's OS boots.
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How do you get a recovery after using mobile Odin to flash something like a EL29 tar?
It burns when I Tapatalk....

Beejis said:
How do you get a recovery after using mobile Odin to flash something like a EL29 tar?
It burns when I Tapatalk....
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After you mobile Odin el29
All the Tars after ek02 are pre rooted .... Install mobile Odin and flash a kernel with cwm ....
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Beejis said:
How do you get a recovery after using mobile Odin to flash something like a EL29 tar?
It burns when I Tapatalk....
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I just flash a repack tar, well have for ics

Can you mix kernels? Like a FB repackaged kernel with a FC ROM?

phatmanxxl said:
Can you mix kernels? Like a FB repackaged kernel with a FC ROM?
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As long as its ics and only ics ....GB kernels won't work and vice versa
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jfcooley said:
I have been using to flash kernels and modems up until FC05. For some reason it will no longer flash modems, like said, it goes through the motions.
Ah, just remembered, used it to flash 27 tar, whole ROM. Flashed modem/kernel/system no issues. Even used it to open that .tar and just flash the modem or kernel once or twice.
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Hmmm. So it sounds like you can flash a modem as a piece out of a TAR image, but not from a modem.bin file. I've tried the modem.bins for EL29, FC21 and FC27 all with the same result, which is no change.

You can pick parts out of a .tar.
I've had no luck with .bin files either.

Epix4G said:
I have used it going from ics back to GB ....but have only been flashing eg30 stock tar and then el26 cwm kernel .....then I boot into recovery and flash cm 7 if going to aokp or whatever ....I have tried fc05 & fb27 modem and they don't work it goes to like it is flashing it but finishes real quick like 10 seconds .... And normal Odin takes like a minute or more to flash modem...
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Could you link to the pre-rooted EG30 Tar you have? I downloaded this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20089082#post20089082
and not sure if its pre-rooted. So when I flashed it via Mobile Odin I played it safe and just manually re-rooted via my Mac. I should have just checked to see if it was, but it didn't hit me at the time that a simple terminal command would confirm.

It would be nice to learn how to package things up to flash with mo and avoid recovery all together. Not even sure where to begin on that one.

jfcooley said:
You can pick parts out of a .tar.
I've had no luck with .bin files either.
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Indeed, but you need to be EXTREMELY careful, like even more so than you do when modifying a .zip file.
.md5, .tar, etc. -- those are risky business to tamper with, unless you can repackage it and sign it correctly after adjusting, removing, and what have you.
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Reignzone said:
Indeed, but you need to be EXTREMELY careful, like even more so than you do when modifying a .zip file.
.md5, .tar, etc. -- those are risky business to tamper with, unless you can repackage it and sign it correctly after adjusting, removing, and what have you.
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I don't think this what he means by "pick parts out of a .tar". I think he means Mobile Odin can select only certain partition elements of a TAR, like just the modem for example. Please correct me if my assumption is wrong.
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srkmagnus said:
Could you link to the pre-rooted EG30 Tar you have? I downloaded this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20089082#post20089082
and not sure if its pre-rooted. So when I flashed it via Mobile Odin I played it safe and just manually re-rooted via my Mac. I should have just checked to see if it was, but it didn't hit me at the time that a simple terminal command would confirm.
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I don't have a pre rooted one ...mobile Odin pro has persistent root .....when you flash it stays rooted and mobile Odin stays installed and ready to flash kernel
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Have been using MO Pro with epic success lately going from my DD blazer setup to my ICS test roms.
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Dchibro said:
I don't think this what he means by "pick parts out of a .tar". I think he means Mobile Odin can select only certain partition elements of a TAR, like just the modem for example. Please correct me if my assumption is wrong.
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Yes, that's what I meant. Have opened to flash kernel. You just Deselect the modem or system or whatever you don't want.

Epix4G said:
I don't have a pre rooted one ...mobile Odin pro has persistent root .....when you flash it stays rooted and mobile Odin stays installed and ready to flash kernel
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Got it. I knew Pro offers that functionality but thought maybe there was another Tar file that I didn't see. I planned on purchasing Pro to support the developer and will be doing it sooner, rather than later now
Thanks!

How to?: GB to cyan9; cyan9 to GB.

I just need a link or some information on how to install cyanogenmod 9 from EL29, I'm currently running Calkulin's EL29 v3.0, and then I was wondering how do I come back from ICS without bricking?
I'd appreciate the response so i don't screw up my wonderful new phone! ^^
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Always check stickies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495

Nabbu said:
I just need a link or some information on how to install cyanogenmod 9 from EL29, I'm currently running Calkulin's EL29 v3.0, and then I was wondering how do I come back from ICS without bricking?
I'd appreciate the response so i don't screw up my wonderful new phone! ^^
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http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html?m=1
To go back to GB just flash the EL26 kernel with CWM through Odin. When rebooting hold power + volume up until it boots into recovery and flash from there.
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FYI - OP on the CM9 page for the rom the very first post has it notated that for the CM9 install guide which is the link that has been posted above. I commend you on being careful but just so you know this forum has more than enough info in it to ensure you do everything correct and minimize your chances of bricking..
http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html?m=1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504808
Just a few links which have helped me stay away from issues to date..

nitro_c4 said:
http://e4gtcm.blogspot.com/p/cm9-install-guide.html?m=1
To go back to GB just flash the EL26 kernel with CWM through Odin. When rebooting hold power + volume up until it boots into recovery and flash from there.
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I've heard to odin just the el26 kernel + cwm and also the whole el26 rom before flashing ICS, more specifically the AOsP variations so which is it? Or which is safer? It would kind of make sense to Odin the whole rom to restore a gb nandroid. There's just so many conflicting methods its cornfuzzling
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
I've heard to odin just the el26 kernel + cwm and also the whole el26 rom before flashing ICS, more specifically the AOsP variations so which is it? Or which is safer? It would kind of make sense to Odin the whole rom to restore a gb nandroid. There's just so many conflicting methods its cornfuzzling
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No not really conflicting if you look at them slowly. Its basically get back to a GB kernel at the end of the day. They say to odin it since you do not want to or have any other way to get a GB kernel on your phone if you are on ICS. Now you could flash from ICS but that is what people are trying to avoid since it could cause a brick.
Basically: When on ICS
1. Odin a GB CWM recovery(now others have used EL29 and Rogue recoveries as well) I personally use a stock CWM recovery from CM7 and Miui
2. From there you can wipe and flash and do nandroids as normal.
Option: Safest bet
1. One Click Odin your choice of any of the GB stock roms by sfhub
I have used both methods so far with no problems. I had CM9 on my phone then used odin to go back to the recovery used with CM7 and then I nandroid back my UnNamed Rom. I did this a few times without issue. I have never heard of any issues with anyone using any of the above two methods I mentioned. If someone has please inform us

playya said:
No not really conflicting if you look at them slowly. Its basically get back to a GB kernel at the end of the day. They say to odin it since you do not want to or have any other way to get a GB kernel on your phone if you are on ICS. Now you could flash from ICS but that is what people are trying to avoid since it could cause a brick.
Basically: When on ICS
1. Odin a GB CWM recovery(now others have used EL29 and Rogue recoveries as well) I personally use a stock CWM recovery from CM7 and Miui
2. From there you can wipe and flash and do nandroids as normal.
Option: Safest bet
1. One Click Odin your choice of any of the GB stock roms by sfhub
I have used both methods so far with no problems. I had CM9 on my phone then used odin to go back to the recovery used with CM7 and then I nandroid back my UnNamed Rom. I did this a few times without issue. I have never heard of any issues with anyone using any of the above two methods I mentioned. If someone has please inform us
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I was more confused about whether to Odin(mobileodin) just the kernel + cwm or the entire rom, all the install instructions say Odin kernel with cwm(usually el26) which is what I'm using for ics, I use rogue gunslinger for GB, but then I've seen ppl say to Odin the entire rom before restoring/upgrading/changing roms so i was like
Wtf which is it do I Odin the kernel or the whole rom when i upgrade :-| I've been trying to figure that out for a cpl days b4 I upgrade my AOKP to build 31, cuz I really don't want a paperweight
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
I was more confused about whether to Odin(mobileodin) just the kernel + cwm or the entire rom, all the install instructions say Odin kernel with cwm(usually el26) which is what I'm using for ics, I use rogue gunslinger for GB, but then I've seen ppl say to Odin the entire rom before restoring/upgrading/changing roms so i was like
Wtf which is it do I Odin the kernel or the whole rom when i upgrade :-| I've been trying to figure that out for a cpl days b4 I upgrade my AOKP to build 31, cuz I really don't want a paperweight
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I've searched around and I don't know how to just odin a kernel, so I use sfhubs one-click back to el26 then I use autoroot to install el26 +cwm.
I would like to just odin a kernel and flash from there, but i am unsure of the procedure, do you do this:
phone to download mode and connect to odin, use PDA slot and browse to kernel, hit start or GO or whatever it is, then when it starts to reboot, pwr+vlm up to get into recovery, then get my flash on from there?

I use mobile Odin for the kernel alone but I believe in PC Odin you can just select PDA and choose the kernel. Tar and flash it that way then when it starts to reboot either catch the volume up + power on the splash screen or do like I do and snatch the battery real quick and the boot to recovery, everytime I try to hit it while its rebooting Im too slow
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
I use mobile Odin for the kernel alone but I believe in PC Odin you can just select PDA and choose the kernel. Tar and flash it that way then when it starts to reboot either catch the volume up + power on the splash screen or do like I do and snatch the battery real quick and the boot to recovery, everytime I try to hit it while its rebooting Im too slow
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I havent used mobile odin, but I hear nothing but good things, so I think I am gonna grab it and try it out. That way I wont need to be at a PC to get my flash on.
With mobile odin, do I keep the kernel on my sdcard, same place I put roms and such? And when using mobile odin, if the file is *.tar.md5, do I remove the .md5 from the file name first? Do I use the flash firmware option?

I've done this at least 25 times recently; so easy, I'll post instructions here again.
1. get Mobile Odin(time saver to the max)
2. Get EL26 kernel (TAR version)
3. flash EL26 kernel in Mobile Odin (takes 10 seconds)
4. Boot into recovery(you will have the proper one now!)
5. Flash away
if you do this either coming from A GB rom to ICS, or going back to one, Guaranteed success...
Simple as can be; not sure why this keeps getting asked.....
The kernel is 8.1 mb, which exceeds the attachment size, so I can't post it here, but its all over this forum..

krook250 said:
I havent used mobile odin, but I hear nothing but good things, so I think I am gonna grab it and try it out. That way I wont need to be at a PC to get my flash on.
With mobile odin, do I keep the kernel on my sdcard, same place I put roms and such? And when using mobile odin, if the file is *.tar.md5, do I remove the .md5 from the file name first? Do I use the flash firmware option?
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Yea u can keep em in a folder on internal SD that's what I do and just open the location it will find all tar files in that location then just select and follow directions, mOdin works really good its quick and no flash counter in crease or yellow triangle. Its alot easier to flash ics than having to go to the PC cuz u can just Odin el26+cwm kernel boot to recovery and get ur flash on without all the hassle of drivers and connecting a USB etc
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Yea u can keep em in a folder on internal SD that's what I do and just open the location it will find all tar files in that location then just select and follow directions, mOdin works really good its quick and no flash counter in crease or yellow triangle. Its alot easier to flash ics than having to go to the PC cuz u can just Odin el26+cwm kernel boot to recovery and get ur flash on without all the hassle of drivers and connecting a USB etc
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sweet thanks, gonna grab the app and go grab the kernel as well. can't wait!!!
If I just cut my 30 min. flashing time down to 10 mins, that means I can flash 3x more, frick yeah!! Now I just need the new cna to drop so I can flash that girl.

wase4711 said:
I've done this at least 25 times recently; so easy, I'll post instructions here again.
1. get Mobile Odin(time saver to the max)
2. Get EL26 kernel (TAR version)
3. flash EL26 kernel in Mobile Odin (takes 10 seconds)
4. Boot into recovery(you will have the proper one now!)
5. Flash away
if you do this either coming from A GB rom to ICS, or going back to one, Guaranteed success...
Simple as can be; not sure why this keeps getting asked.....
The kernel is 8.1 mb, which exceeds the attachment size, so I can't post it here, but its all over this forum..
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My question was for when going back to gb from ics if I needed to Odin the whole rom, I had seen both kernel+cwm only and whole rom and just wanted to make sure if I just flashed the kernel only I'd be OK more for clarification than an actual how to for me since I know how to Odin both, just wanted to make sure I was odining the right things b4 I jumped and landed on a brick after I had seen someone say to Odin the whole rom I wanted to be sure I was doing it right since I had seen both ways mentioned. Its a little more confusing than my damn evo where I'm always on the same recovery no matter what, and a bit scary with the bricks flying around like a construction site filled with monkeys on meth
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
My question was for when going back to gb from ics if I needed to Odin the whole rom, I had seen both kernel+cwm only and whole rom and just wanted to make sure if I just flashed the kernel only I'd be OK more for clarification than an actual how to for me since I know how to Odin both, just wanted to make sure I was odining the right things b4 I jumped and landed on a brick after I had seen someone say to Odin the whole rom I wanted to be sure I was doing it right since I had seen both ways mentioned. Its a little more confusing than my damn evo where I'm always on the same recovery no matter what, and a bit scary with the bricks flying around like a construction site filled with monkeys on meth
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[email protected] monkeys on Meth!!!
Yeah, flashing with this phone is different from the htc stuff, but once you get the hang of it, its just as easy!

wase4711 said:
[email protected] monkeys on Meth!!!
Yeah, flashing with this phone is different from the htc stuff, but once you get the hang of it, its just as easy!
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Yea ur post cleared it up for me, just gets confusing when. Theres multiple methods recommended I was 99% sure I just needed to Odin the kernel only but wanted the clarification before I jumped off that bridge, not too comfortable jumping off a bridge when I'm not sure how deep the water is
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well, like the asshole who pushed me in the deep end of the pool when I was 12 and didn't know how to swim told me, "figure it out or else", sometimes you gotta just go for it!!
Actually, I am nervous too when I try something new the first time, but, once you figure out who really knows what they are talking about, its easy to just pm them and ask them how they do it..
You obviously know your stuff man, so you will be an expert with this phone in no time!!

I did this going from Blazer 4.1 to CM9 with out any issues.
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I've done this at least 25 times recently; so easy, I'll post instructions here again.
1. get Mobile Odin(time saver to the max)
2. Get EL26 kernel (TAR version)
3. flash EL26 kernel in Mobile Odin (takes 10 seconds)
4. Boot into recovery(you will have the proper one now!)
5. Flash away
if you do this either coming from A GB rom to ICS, or going back to one, Guaranteed success...
Simple as can be; not sure why this keeps getting asked.....
The kernel is 8.1 mb, which exceeds the attachment size, so I can't post it here, but its all over this forum..
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Quick question.. I can flash EL26 kernel again in mobile odin and should be able to restore my Blazer backup without any issues, correct? Blazer was backed up using Rogue EL29 kernel. Thanks!

Plus there's 5 android devices in my house all with different flashing methods it gets confusing keeping em all straight, got the evo4g, et4g, kindle fire, MoPho, and a gNote the et4g is the first Sammy I've used with Odin, my first android was an intercrap I mean intercept and it used the patched swupdater instead of Odin, so I'm still getting the hang of this method. I can flash the evo, kindle, intercept and photon blindfolded and drunker than a slut on prom night
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Nico^APEX said:
I did this going from Blazer 4.1 to CM9 with out any issues.
Quick question.. I can flash EL26 kernel again in mobile odin and should be able to restore my Blazer backup without any issues, correct? Blazer was backed up using Rogue EL29 kernel. Thanks!
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yes sir, that is correct!
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Plus there's 5 android devices in my house all with different flashing methods it gets confusing keeping em all straight, got the evo4g, et4g, kindle fire, MoPho, and a gNote the et4g is the first Sammy I've used with Odin, my first android was an intercrap I mean intercept and it used the patched swupdater instead of Odin, so I'm still getting the hang of this method. I can flash the evo, kindle, intercept and photon blindfolded and drunker than a slut on prom night
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I don't know how you keep all that **** straight; in my house, we ALL go with one "brand" of product, just to avoid that nightmare!!
If someone doesn't like it, I tell them that they get no tech support from me if they don't go with "the flow"!

Please help with rom installation.

I tried to install several ROMs last night with no luck. I just couldn't figure something out i guess. I watched the out of date videos from qbking77 and still couldn't get it. So i was looking to download something like blu kuban. So I did and couldn't get it to flash for some reason. I was trying to do it with el29 root with cwm rogue then stock and neither worked. I downloaded the first link and it didn't seem right do I need to rename it or something like when I updated manually to ff18?. Not sure if I didn't put in the right folder or what. I had it in the external sd and the internal. Then that zip file I downloaded installed when i did it on el29 root with stock recovery and it installed the stock ff18 build. I'm lost any info would be greatly appreciated I would really love to get some custom roms installed someday. So for now I'm back on ff18 stock.
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GiantJay said:
I tried to install several ROMs last night with no luck. I just couldn't figure something out i guess. I watched the out of date videos from qbking77 and still couldn't get it. So i was looking to download something like blu kuban. So I did and couldn't get it to flash for some reason. I was trying to do it with el29 root with cwm rogue then stock and neither worked. I downloaded the first link and it didn't seem right do I need to rename it or something like when I updated manually to ff18?. Not sure if I didn't put in the right folder or what. I had it in the external sd and the internal. Then that zip file I downloaded installed when i did it on el29 root with stock recovery and it installed the stock ff18 build. I'm lost any info would be greatly appreciated I would really love to get some custom roms installed someday. So for now I'm back on ff18 stock.
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Are you rooted? If not you will need to root first. If I were you I would download sfhub's auto root tool. You can use that to root FF18, if you aren't rooted already, and install cwm. After that you should be able to flash FF18 roms. It doesn't matter where you store the roms. If that still doesn't work you might try downloading the rom again to make sure it isn't corrupt.

I'm not currently rooted but I will root and then i just need cwm rogue or stock? I guess I will try rogue first. Then I just download the file which is only one now I believe. Maybe I will try a mirror file since the first one didn't work? This is what i did before from el29 rooted with cwm. Maybe it was the file I'm going to go back to el29 again and download the file again and try since you aren't supposed to flash ics from an ics roms far as I know.
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GiantJay said:
I'm not currently rooted but I will root and then i just need cwm rogue or stock? I guess I will try rogue first. Then I just download the file which is only one now I believe. Maybe I will try a mirror file since the first one didn't work? This is what i did before from el29 rooted with cwm. Maybe it was the file I'm going to go back to el29 again and download the file again and try since you aren't supposed to flash ics from an ics roms far as I know.
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You can flash anything from anything if you have a safe kernel. You want to be on FF18 with Blu Kuban right? If that is the case, follow this thread to get rooted http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229. After that you can use the auto root tool to install cwm for FF18. Download Blu Kuban zip to your phone and flash from cwm.

crawrj said:
You can flash anything from anything if you have a safe kernel. You want to be on FF18 with Blu Kuban right? If that is the case, follow this thread to get rooted http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229. After that you can use the auto root tool to install cwm for FF18. Download Blu Kuban zip to your phone and flash from cwm.
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Yes I want to be on ff18 blu kuban. So This file will put me on ff18 with root and cwm and I can install this even though I'm on ff18 stock right now? I truly appreciate the help.

crawrj said:
You can flash anything from anything if you have a safe kernel. You want to be on FF18 with Blu Kuban right? If that is the case, follow this thread to get rooted http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229. After that you can use the auto root tool to install cwm for FF18. Download Blu Kuban zip to your phone and flash from cwm.
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Yes I want to be on ff18 blu kuban. So This file will put me on ff18 with root and cwm and I can install this even though I'm on ff18 stock right now? I truly appreciate the help.
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As crawrj was saying, its a multiple step process.
The link they provided had all the details on how to get to ff18 root (and since you said you were already ff18 stock, use the no data one click) then apply the autoroot for ff18 + cwm. All is in the op. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27635571
Then you will need to follow the OP for the kuban that rujelus22 has written, which includes videos by qbking77, on getting everything setup. It too, is a multi step process.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25448865
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MoHoGalore said:
As crawrj was saying, its a multiple step process.
The link they provided had all the details on how to get to ff18 root (and since you said you were already ff18 stock, use the no data one click) then apply the autoroot for ff18 + cwm. All is in the op. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27635571
Then you will need to follow the OP for the kuban that rujelus22 has written, which includes videos by qbking77, on getting everything setup. It too, is a multi step process.http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25448865
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So I did all of this and it installed but I'm on ff18 rooted no blu kuban it did this yesterday I'm lost. It's like it's the wrong file to download or something anyone recommend a stable good rom.

GiantJay said:
So I did all of this and it installed but I'm on ff18 rooted no blu kuban it did this yesterday I'm lost. It's like it's the wrong file to download or something anyone recommend a stable good rom.
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One way to check the downloaded file is checking md5. Easy to find and use.
Did you download via phone or PC? Its recommended to download via PC.
And Kuban is top notch, although i run another rom, Wicked Sensations. But its all a matter of taste and what you like what the dev has done. Not an easy question to answer.
I bet if you ask for help getting the Kuban rom up and running in rejules thread, you'll find a lot of helpful people there.
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Looks like you're very new here and headed for making an expensive paperweight.
Please take some time to read through the forum stickies and how tos. And read through them thoroughly and throug all the posts in those threads.
Seriously not trying to be a **** but you will learn how this phone is built/configured and how to make the modifications you desire.
Loads and loads of reading and patience will save you a whole lot of time and trouble.
OK now to start
As was said already
Grab sfhub's One-click and follow the very well written instructions and flash the 'no data' version to you phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
That will give you a stock rooted FF18 ROM (and FF18 modem too).
Now you will want to add clockworkmod (CWM) so use sfhub's Autoroot Package [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728 ] and to install FF18+CWM-agat-src
This will now give you stock rooted FF18 and a 'safe' custom recovery (Agat's CWM).
I suggest you run this for a day or two and do some of that reading. Patience and education are invaluable here.
Then
You can then go and check out rujelus22's thread and follow his very explicit instructions for flashing The Blue Kuban http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1625535
Good luck and welcome to the community.

leaderbuilder said:
Looks like you're very new here and headed for making an expensive paperweight.
Please take some time to read through the forum stickies and how tos. And read through them thoroughly and throug all the posts in those threads.
Seriously not trying to be a **** but you will learn how this phone is built/configured and how to make the modifications you desire.
Loads and loads of reading and patience will save you a whole lot of time and trouble.
OK now to start
As was said already
Grab sfhub's One-click and follow the very well written instructions and flash the 'no data' version to you phone. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721229
That will give you a stock rooted FF18 ROM (and FF18 modem too).
Now you will want to add clockworkmod (CWM) so use sfhub's Autoroot Package [ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728 ] and to install FF18+CWM-agat-src
This will now give you stock rooted FF18 and a 'safe' custom recovery (Agat's CWM).
I suggest you run this for a day or two and do some of that reading. Patience and education are invaluable here.
Then
You can then go and check out rujelus22's thread and follow his very explicit instructions for flashing The Blue Kuban http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1625535
Good luck and welcome to the community.
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Okay What I was doing wrong was not transferring the zip file incorrectly. I kept clicking on the zip instead of taking the whole file when I was transferring onto my sd card! Thank you so much for your time and I've been reading for the last two days. I am very new and know about the emmc bug and everything though. Thank you guys again for your time.

GiantJay said:
Okay What I was doing wrong was not transferring the zip file incorrectly. I kept clicking on the zip instead of taking the whole file when I was transferring onto my sd card! Thank you so much for your time and I've been reading for the last two days. I am very new and know about the emmc bug and everything though. Thank you guys again for your time.
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Glad to see you got it. Lurking, learning and reading can only be of a huge benefit to you. There is a sh$t load of stuff to learn about how this device is partitioned and laid out vs some others. Some of the terminologies are different too - ie. modem = radio in some others. And the bricking thing too.
Hope all works out. Once you get a handle on using the custom recoveries and making and restoring backups you can then flash a bunch of different ROMs and try them on for size.
There are so many highly polished (read everything working) very good ones here it really comes down to what works for you and what your styling preference is.
Have fun.