Howto: Flash back to GB after ICS Update on the Captivate Glide
Needed Files:
Clockworkmod Recovery (CWMR): ---TOUCH--- or ---NON-TOUCH---
Odin: ---DOWNLOAD HERE---
CWMR Flashable GB Rom: ---INCEPTION ROM---
Samsung Stock Rom: ---I927UCKL1--- or ---I927UCKI3---
NOTE: If you just want to go back to GB and are happy with just the Inception rom, only download cwmr, odin, and the inception rom, otherwise, download all files.
INSTALL CWMR
first you will need to install CWMR onto your phone. to do this you need to connect your phone into download mode (power on + hold volume up, and follow prompts) via usb, start up odin, make sure only reboot is checked (uncheck F. Reset Time) and click PDA. select the unzipped cwmr (.md5 file) file you downloaded and then click start.
Congratulations, your phone now has clockwork mod recovery installed!!!
INSTALL INCEPTION ROM
the next step in the downgrade process is to install the inception rom. to do this, copy over the inception rom zip you your phones internal memory (not the external microsd) and boot into recovery (power on + hold volume down). as a precaution make a backup then do a wipe/factory reset, wipe cache, go to mounts and storage and format system (for good measure). then go back to the main menu, then install zip from sdcard, then find the zip you put on your sdcard. scroll down to yes and let the magic happen.
Congratulations, you now have the inception rom installed on your phone.
Now you can stop here, but if you want to go back to pure stock so that you can get the OTA/KIES updates again go on to the next step.
INSTALL STOCK ROM
the final and optional step is to install the stock rom back onto the phone. to do this put your phone back into download mode, fire up odin, make sure only reboot is checked. then select PDA and select the stock firmware (unzipped), this will be a .md5 file. click start in odin, and let it do its thing. it will wipe and load the stock rom back on your phone and you will be back to pure ATT stock rom goodness...
Hope this helps those out that are having trouble going to back to gingerbread
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SIDENOTE: i take no credit for any of the files/links provided. if this post helped, make sure to thank those that developed the files provided for they are your saving grace here.
thanks a lot
You're a life saver! I followed these directions and it worked perfectly.
Why uncheck F. Reset time?
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LiquidXed said:
Why uncheck F. Reset time?
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every other howto involving oding with out phone says to... i dont even know what it does...
inthepit said:
every other howto involving oding with out phone says to... i dont even know what it does...
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I guess its supposed to reset the flash counter, I need that bein how crappy my luck is with this phone incase I have to send back in for warranty
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thank you man, it works
whats the difference between:
I927UCKL1 and I927UCKI3 ?
I put on I927UCKI3 and send the phone to my mom, when she put in her SIM card the voice and text work fine, but she is not seeing data.
Is this the software or maybe she needs a new SIM card or hopefully the phone isnt busted. Any ideas?
I927UCKI3 = 2.3.5
I927UCKL1 = 2.3.6
is you mother on AT&T? if not, you would have to enter the correct APN info...
I see, thanks for that!
I sent her into the ATT store and all they had to do was "turn on" the 3G for her and everything is fine now. She doesn't know the first thing about gingerbread or ICS so I just wanted to get her off the problematic ICS build and back onto gingerbread where she can do her simple emailing and web browsing. Should I upgrade her to 2.3.6 or do you think 2.3.5 is perfectly fine and stable for "non-power users"? Thanks again for all the help!
michaelsanfrancisco said:
I see, thanks for that!
I sent her into the ATT store and all they had to do was "turn on" the 3G for her and everything is fine now. She doesn't know the first thing about gingerbread or ICS so I just wanted to get her off the problematic ICS build and back onto gingerbread where she can do her simple emailing and web browsing. Should I upgrade her to 2.3.6 or do you think 2.3.5 is perfectly fine and stable for "non-power users"? Thanks again for all the help!
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2.3.5 is fine not much different from 2.3.6 I do not recall the changes from 1 to the other but very minor.
dudejb said:
2.3.5 is fine not much different from 2.3.6 I do not recall the changes from 1 to the other but very minor.
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the main reason to have 2.3.6 is if you want to have video chat with google talk or google+ hangouts. 2.3.5 doesnt let you from what i remember.
thanks a lot for this downgrade guide, didn't know downgrading needs GB kernel..
But does anybody know where we can get "real" stock rom? Mine is i927R unlocked. I downloaded GB stock from sammobile but it turns out to be rooted & has some Rogers apps preinstalled. Same thing I got with AT&T version.
Before upgrading to ICS, my stock was really clean, well just Rogers logo at start up, but the rest is just standard samsung's android thing..
Is this some kind of differences between locked & unlocked i927R?
Unlocked Captivate Glide ICS
if i am unloked i can still do this?? or my phone will be locked again?
I did this exactly, but when trying to flash back to stock, my phone still fails when trying to mount /preload (trying to update application)
Same here. I used inception rom couple of days, after that i tried downgrade to stock and it fails when trying to mount /preload (trying to update application). How to resolve it?
Sorry to bump an old thread, but whats the difference between the Inception ROM and the stock 2.3.6 ROM? I had 2.3.6 for about a year and I loved it before someone broke my phone. I bought a new Glide but it came with 4.0.4, and I hate it more every day. I'd like to downgrade but I'm concerned with the guys above me who said they had problems loading the stock 2.3.6 ROM. What are the main differences in case it doesnt work, or is there a way to fix it?
Please, any help would be appreciated. Much thanks
inc3ption link to downgrade to gingerbread
Hi, I cannot find here and in google a working link to download it. Can I use another gingerbread custom rom?
remone said:
Hi, I cannot find here and in google a working link to download it. Can I use another gingerbread custom rom?
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Yes. You can use any CWM flashable rom to revert back to GB and then fash Odin to get to stock. If you don't, you will hang at the boot screen.
Kudos for searching!
If you have issues getting your hands on a GB rom sent me a PM i can google drive it to you.
many thanks: with the custom and stock roms I have problems. and when I don't have problems they drain the battery
who has this file
CWMR Flashable GB Rom: ---INCEPTION ROM---
Hey, does anyone have the inc3ption_v1.zip file?
The links in the op are dead.if you have the file could you upload it somewhere?
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i have a T989, rooted, Clockwork Mod, and installed some stock Android (sans bloatware) MOD.
i had updates set to automatic and am now being bugged to install the new TMobile update, which doesn't seem to be able to install with Clockwork, and i can't turn off the persistent Update prompts.
i've already bricked one GS2, and obviously fear doing it again. I wouldn't get another chance, i don't think. (i do have insurance on the phone, not sure if it would cover a rooted phone?)
what can someone tell me about the TMobile update and Clockwork, or whatever i need to do, go with the update or stop it somehow...?
thanks for your help.
Ota update requires stock recovery.
Grab one of the updated stock roms and flash via cwm. Then Odin the new baseband.
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i think i have one of those stock roms - i chose one that was just 'the same thing but without some of the standard apps'. how can i check to see what rom i have...?
and what do you mean by baseband? the new update? is it already dl'd to my phone? i've searched through the phone's dirs (rooted File Explorere, i guess) and could not find anything...
sorry to be a pain - i can't brick another one, of course... (
is this what you mean by a 'stock updated rom':
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312736 ?
glennnall said:
sorry to be a pain - i can't brick another one, of course... (
is this what you mean by a 'stock updated rom':
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312736 ?
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No, look for the KL1 release.
Baseband is your radio btw. Don't worry about the radio for now, just work on getting the rom flash.
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ok, found Deodexed_KL1_T989 (T989UVKL1 by Whitehawkx) is that what i'm looking for? -
couple of questions:
he says on the post:
"DONT FLASH - add files to the zip in the app folder, then flash. Or usb connect drag to sd the use some rooted file explorer to place in system/app then reboot."
Flash or don't Flash? I'm transferring the zip to sd now, then i need to move it to system/app...?
once i've 'flashed' what do you mean "Odin the baseband"? i have Odin, used it last time...
thanks
GideonX said:
No, look for the KL1 release.
Baseband is your radio btw. Don't worry about the radio for now, just work on getting the rom flash.
Sent from my SGH-T989
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I flashed the ROM, now i have 2.3.6, and now i'm stuck with 2 OTA notifications, one states postponed, and choosing START for the update does nothing.
help?
I had the base load on mine with a bunch of stuff frozen and Clockwork on it (plus root)
I first unfroze all the stuff I had frozen, then ODIN'd back the stock recovery. Didn't touch anything else, then told the OTA to go ahead.
It updated just fine -- removed root of course. I then ODIN'd back the clockwork recovery and re-installed SU, then re-froze all the boatware.
Done in about 15 minutes -- no muss, no fuss, didn't lose anything.
Genesis3 said:
I had the base load on mine with a bunch of stuff frozen and Clockwork on it (plus root)
I first unfroze all the stuff I had frozen, then ODIN'd back the stock recovery. Didn't touch anything else, then told the OTA to go ahead.
It updated just fine -- removed root of course. I then ODIN'd back the clockwork recovery and re-installed SU, then re-froze all the boatware.
Done in about 15 minutes -- no muss, no fuss, didn't lose anything.
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ok, thanks - this is what i didn't understand - i can Odin back to Stock recovery?
for some reason Odin doesn't recognize my phone in download mode, but it does when i'm connected and the phone is on... any reason for this? i don't use odin in any means but download mode, right?
glennnall said:
I flashed the ROM, now i have 2.3.6, and now i'm stuck with 2 OTA notifications, one states postponed, and choosing START for the update does nothing.
help?
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You can probably clear this up by formatting /system in CWM. Then wiping cache and dalvik. Then flash the FL1 update. Hit advance, fix permissions and then reboot.
GideonX said:
You can probably clear this up by formatting /system in CWM. Then wiping cache and dalvik. Then flash the FL1 update. Hit advance, fix permissions and then reboot.
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did all this, nothing's changed. i'm unable to get Odin to see my phone in DL mode. when i boot into DL mode, the device manager shows an alert on my phone. in normal, the drivers work fine and Odin sees the phone.
damn.
Hi all,
I have a little problem with my Gio that I couldn't solve with googling and searching.
I immediately rooted the phone (I downloaded the rooting kit from here) and everything went right.
Everything started when I installed the wrong CWM from phiexz (from here)
- After flashing CWM ext4-only, it got bricked (*).
- So I flashed the stock recovery (from the same thread) via ODIN, in upload mode: my phone seemed restored, could turn on normally but when I booted into recovery mode it jus stucked on the samsung logo (just like it did when it was "fully"-bricked).
- So, with the phone turned on normally, I typed the "factory reset code", but then it went back fully-bricked (that actually surprised me...)
- Then I flushed CWM ext+rfs and it went back half-bricked
- I again tried factory reset with the same result
- I flushed the stock recovery, making it again half-bricked
(*) I guess I read it mentioned as "soft bricked": when I turn the phone in recovery or nurmally, it just shaws "SAMSUNG www.samsung.com", but download mode worked
Now I'm using it this way, with my original rom (customized by my phoning operator):
Android version: 2.2.1
Base band varsion: S5660XXKB9
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9-perf [email protected] #1
Build number: FROYO.AIKD2
What I wanted (and still want) to do is install CWM, make a back up of the ROM now installed and finally install cyanogen from phiexz (flash cwm and getting it to work, run the backup, run ext4formatter, flash cyanogen).
I could of course go without the backup.
What do you think I should do? Any help would be appreciated
Thanks a lot
Davide
davide_k said:
Hi all,
I have a little problem with my Gio that I couldn't solve with googling and searching.
I immediately rooted the phone (I downloaded the rooting kit from here) and everything went right.
Everything started when I installed the wrong CWM from phiexz (from here)
- After flashing CWM ext4-only, it got bricked (*).
- So I flashed the stock recovery (from the same thread) via ODIN, in upload mode: my phone seemed restored, could turn on normally but when I booted into recovery mode it jus stucked on the samsung logo (just like it did when it was "fully"-bricked).
- So, with the phone turned on normally, I typed the "factory reset code", but then it went back fully-bricked (that actually surprised me...)
- Then I flushed CWM ext+rfs and it went back half-bricked
- I again tried factory reset with the same result
- I flushed the stock recovery, making it again half-bricked
(*) I guess I read it mentioned as "soft bricked": when I turn the phone in recovery or nurmally, it just shaws "SAMSUNG www.samsung.com", but download mode worked
Now I'm using it this way, with my original rom (customized by my phoning operator):
Android version: 2.2.1
Base band varsion: S5660XXKB9
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9-perf [email protected] #1
Build number: FROYO.AIKD2
What I wanted (and still want) to do is install CWM, make a back up of the ROM now installed and finally install cyanogen from phiexz (flash cwm and getting it to work, run the backup, run ext4formatter, flash cyanogen).
I could of course go without the backup.
What do you think I should do? Any help would be appreciated
Thanks a lot
Davide
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Backup and flash cyanogen
Maybe use an old version of CWM so extformatter isnt needed
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dont use cwm & cyanogenMod on froyo baseband
Phiexz: I'm intrigued by the fact a Froyo baseband would cause issues with CWM, which doesn't run the radio... Care to expand a little on that?
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Phiexz: I'm intrigued by the fact a Froyo baseband would cause issues with CWM, which doesn't run the radio... Care to expand a little on that?
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i dont know, never tried cwm on froyo
but, i think the problem is bootloader & kernel
someone said gingerbread & froyo using different kernel & method of bootloader
Different bootloader images could explain those issues, I guess.
phiexz said:
dont use cwm & cyanogenMod on froyo baseband
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What a pity Any suggestions about where to find a recovery image and a rom (the more like cyanogen, the better) that suits my phone?
EDIT: By the way, isn't there a way to upgrade and then install cyanogen, or at least upgrade to stock Gingerbread?
davide_k said:
What a pity Any suggestions about where to find a recovery image and a rom (the more like cyanogen, the better) that suits my phone?
EDIT: By the way, isn't there a way to upgrade and then install cyanogen, or at least upgrade to stock Gingerbread?
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Have you tried updating your phone with your PC via Kies. If that doesn't work you can update to one of the official firmwares using Odin. Here's a link to the official firmware, and here's a link to instructions on flashing via Odin.
koodiifin said:
Have you tried updating your phone with your PC via Kies. If that doesn't work you can update to one of the official firmwares using Odin. Here's a link to the official firmware, and here's a link to instructions on flashing via Odin.
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Thanks a lot! Updgrade vie Kies worked well, now everything works, also recovery mode...
Android version: 2.3.6
Base band version: S5660XXKT4
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-perf-CL843729 [email protected] #1
Build version: GINGERBREAD.AIKT2
Of course, it is still my phone operator's rom... By hte way, it isn't rooted any more, i'll have do to it again...
So, I suppose now I can flush CWM (ext4+rfs), backup the current ROM, run ext4formatter, flush CWM ext4 (is this needed?), and finally flush cyanogenmod , can't I?
Thanks a lot for supporting me
Davide
davide_k said:
Thanks a lot! Updgrade vie Kies worked well, now everything works, also recovery mode...
Android version: 2.3.6
Base band version: S5660XXKT4
Kernel version: 2.6.35.7-perf-CL843729 [email protected] #1
Build version: GINGERBREAD.AIKT2
Of course, it is still my phone operator's rom... By hte way, it isn't rooted any more, i'll have do to it again...
So, I suppose now I can flush CWM (ext4+rfs), backup the current ROM, run ext4formatter, flush CWM ext4 (is this needed?), and finally flush cyanogenmod , can't I?
Thanks a lot for supporting me
Davide
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No problem. Yes what I would do is:
-Setup everything how you like it on the stock ROM
-Flash CWM(ext4+rfs) from stock recovery
-Make a nandroid backup on CWM(ext4+rfs)
-Then flash CWM(ext4)
-Run ext4formatter
-Flash latest CM7.2 zip
-Flash latest CM7.2 patch zip
-Wipe data/factory reset
-Flash Google apps
-Setup everything how you like on the CM7.2 ROM
-Make a nandroid backup on CWM(ext4)
And then if you need to switch back to stock you will either have to try updating via Kies (from CM7.2 (this should work)) or download an official firmware and flash it via Odin (which will format your phone to RFS), once you have the phone back to a stock gingerbread again you can flash CWM(ext4+rfs) again, then restore your nandroid backup from CWM(ext4+rfs)
Installed cyanogen without problems... Thanks a lot for the support!
Davide
I think i have read it somewhere in xda forum, it said that
latest cwm is only support edify scripting which is used in gingerbread, while froyo are still using amend scripting.
May be that's explain why the latest CWM doesn't work if you ROM are still using Froyo.
sangkelana said:
I think i have read it somewhere in xda forum, it said that
latest cwm is only support edify scripting which is used in gingerbread, while froyo are still using amend scripting.
May be that's explain why the latest CWM doesn't work if you ROM are still using Froyo.
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I think I'm having the same problem as OP, I have an s5660 rooted, and followed instructions http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16979859&postcount=549 to install CWM 5.2.7 (cwm-5.0.2.7-ext4+rfs-odin.tar.md5).
Previously I was able to access recovery menu by holding HOME + POWER ON, but now the thing freezes at 1st samsung logo screen. Only now I've come to learn Froyo is not supported. It wasn't mentioned in any article I had read.
I think I will try flash the stock recovery, but I'm scared if it fails I will brick the phone.
Can anyone say, is there an alternative to CWM that will allow me to perform a full system backup that can easily restore the phone in case it's bricked... (and will work on Froyo 2.2.1). I would prefer to backup before attempting any further mods.
The reason I did this in the first place was to overcome "internal memory is low" issue. So far I have been able to move some apps to SD card using Link2SD app but I would like to do nandroid backup before I have a chance to really screw things up. This is my first time doing anything like this and it's my wife's phone, so I have to be extra careful. I tried googling "s5660 froyo nandroid backup", which brought me here.
Any advice is appreciated.
Same problem
Hi!
I have the same problem, did you ever find a solution?
I've installed various ROMs in an attempt to get back to working condition but can't seem to get past the samsung screen.
The problem is, I can't find any stock firmware downloads that still work!! I've been thorough pages and pages of links and keep hitting dead ends. Does anyone have a stock firmware version I can flash with ODIN and at least have a working Gio again!
Many thanks,
orangejuice43 said:
Hi!
I have the same problem, did you ever find a solution?
I've installed various ROMs in an attempt to get back to working condition but can't seem to get past the samsung screen.
The problem is, I can't find any stock firmware downloads that still work!! I've been thorough pages and pages of links and keep hitting dead ends. Does anyone have a stock firmware version I can flash with ODIN and at least have a working Gio again!
Many thanks,
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download from here:
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-S5660/
Hey everyone.
I own a Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660M With Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread that I got from Bell Aliant Along With a Motorola Xoom Wifi Canadian That I bought at Wal-Mart one day.
I am intrested in flashing Custom Roms onto My Samsung Galaxy Gio Gt-S5660M. I have Rooted and Installed ClockworkMod on my Samsung Galaxy Gio Gt-S5660M. I have recently been looking up stuff on how to install them onto my Samsung Galaxy Gio Gt-S5660M. I recently attempted to install Android 4.0.3 Ice cream Sandwich onto it. and I realized that I installed the wrong one because it was for the S5660M Model Not the GT-S5660M, Resulting into a boot failure. as the screen would fade out to black when booting to the Operating System. I was still able to access the Recovery mode (I never Had ClockworkMod Installed at that time) and the Custom ROM Download mode (Vol Down + Home + Power button) but it would fail to connect to my PC (Windows 7 Home Premium & Ubuntu Linux 64-bit) So Later on I told my dad about it and he sent it to bell Aliant to get it fixed. And now I would like to know how I can install a custom ROM and If I ever come across this problem again, how can i solve it without taking it to Bell Aliant to get fixed (Since it's a software related issue)
Thank You For reading and I hope to hear a reply for someone.
When you flash a rom it is very important to do a backup before hand. You sound like your new to this so your in the right place. Whenever you do a back up and you run into a problem like the one you ran in to, it's very simple to restore back to its original state. Also, most companies won't cover software issues once they figure out your rooted. So you might run in to a problem with your company. My advice is to read read read read and ask as many questions as possible before doing anything to your phone you aren't sure about.
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Some more things, it is very useful for you to download ROM MANAGER and TITANIUM BACKUP from the app store. These two apps are life savers when you run in to the problem you had. Also read on how to use clock work mod recovery. Try to get very acquainted with that program as it will be ure main life saver in any situation.
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help to reistalled stock rom 2.3.6
i have gio updated to 2.3.6 from samsung kies. then i flash CM9 nightly on 12 jun-2012.
i m new to this and made a mistake did not creat backup.
now i wana reinstall gingerbird 2.3.6.
plz help me... plzzzz
[email protected] said:
i have gio updated to 2.3.6 from samsung kies. then i flash CM9 nightly on 12 jun-2012.
i m new to this and made a mistake did not creat backup.
now i wana reinstall gingerbird 2.3.6.
plz help me... plzzzz
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hold the power button, the volume down button, and the HOME button at the same time, when the phone is off. then use a tutorial on how to flash roms with ODIN, download a rom from sammobile.com
Here's some ROM's that I am interested in installing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414173&page=435
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659450
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1708383
Would I install them something like this?:
1. Download & Place this rom on your root sdcard
2. Go to recovery mode
3. Install zip from sdcard, install rom (cwm) | Install menu, install rom (RZR)
4. Wait till installation completed
5. Reboot
7. Reboot & Play
also about Rom Manager, I read this Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706999
but I can't get the "GT-s5660m" Option to show up on it. Maybe it's the M on the end of it
After the installation is finished, you need to do a factory reset, then reboot.
Otherwise you cant boot.
And for cm9 it may be required to have atleast a gingerbrea2.3.x rom
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Vzqsmooth56 said:
Some more things, it is very useful for you to download ROM MANAGER and TITANIUM BACKUP from the app store. These two apps are life savers when you run in to the problem you had. Also read on how to use clock work mod recovery. Try to get very acquainted with that program as it will be ure main life saver in any situation.
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Rom manager isnt good for the new ones, cause they will probably end up with a nice brick to throw at you
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Rom manager isnt good for the new ones, cause they will probably end up with a nice brick to throw at you
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Its Not bad for new phones, for new people, as they dont know how to use it..
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voetbalremco said:
Its Not bad for new phones, for new people, as they dont know how to use it..
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With new ones I was actually talking about "people"
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voetbalremco said:
After the installation is finished, you need to do a factory reset, then reboot.
Otherwise you cant boot.
And for cm9 it may be required to have atleast a gingerbrea2.3.x rom
Sent from my GT-S5660 using xda premium
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I have Android 2.3.4 on it will that work?
Also how can I backup my Stock rom on it as well.
I noticed a backup and restore option in Clockworkmod as well (I have Version 5.0.2.6) Will that work incase I mess up again?
First of all, do not use ROM Manager to install CWM, you will brick the device doing so.
The nandroid backup function in CWM should work, but having a working Odin install with your Odin-flashable stock ROM backup is always a nice plus.
While I don't have one personally, there have been reports on here of the same USB jig (a micro USB connector with the appropriate resistor between pins 4 and 5) used on the Galaxy S Vibrant working on the Gio as well. This is if it doesn't want to go into download mode anymore.
These are a few gotchas with flashing ROMs on the Gio I can think of right now:
-Don't flash the Euro baseband on the 5660M and vice versa. (The AMSS image in Odin tar files)
-Be sure to have your partitions in the appropriate file system format, and CWM to go with it. I'm talking about ext4 and Samsung's stock, and proprietary RFS format.
If you have the usual MUGK3 stock ROM all Canadian 5660Ms have been delivered with, install CWM (via Odin, or with root and the dd command), format to ext4 and install the latest CM9 nightly zip file. Nothing more to it really.
Darkshado said:
First of all, do not use ROM Manager to install CWM, you will brick the device doing so.
The nandroid backup function in CWM should work, but having a working Odin install with your Odin-flashable stock ROM backup is always a nice plus.
While I don't have one personally, there have been reports on here of the same USB jig (a micro USB connector with the appropriate resistor between pins 4 and 5) used on the Galaxy S Vibrant working on the Gio as well. This is if it doesn't want to go into download mode anymore.
These are a few gotchas with flashing ROMs on the Gio I can think of right now:
-Don't flash the Euro baseband on the 5660M and vice versa. (The AMSS image in Odin tar files)
-Be sure to have your partitions in the appropriate file system format, and CWM to go with it. I'm talking about ext4 and Samsung's stock, and proprietary RFS format.
If you have the usual MUGK3 stock ROM all Canadian 5660Ms have been delivered with, install CWM (via Odin, or with root and the dd command), format to ext4 and install the latest CM9 nightly zip file. Nothing more to it really.
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I am not going to use ROM Manager to begin with. as my device is not listed.
I used the recovery to install Clockworkmod (CWM)
Also I noticed that some ROMs are strictly for S5660M Not the GT-S5660M.
If I want to Install a Rom That For the GT-S5660 Does it Matter if it has the "M" in the name of my model? as in GT-S5660M
Also is it possible to flash zip files with odin?
Or has the ROM only have to be in tar format?
One last thing
Well, Before I start flashing (Because I'm pretty close to knowing now)
I am going to post 5 final questions before I begin:
1) Does it matter about my Model code for a ROM?
EX: ROM Made for the S5660 or GT-S5660 And I want to Install it on my GT-S5660M
2) If I Come across the problem I had earlier that caused me to take it to bell to get it fixed, Will the Nandroid Backup & Restore fix it?
3) Is it possible to mess up installing a ROM that the phone is inaccessible to the Recovery & ROM Flasher?
4)If I forget to Factory reset my phone while installing a ROM, can I go back to the recovery and factory reset and reboot?
5)If I Choose to install this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414173
Can I install it on my GT-S5660M since I have Android 2.3.4?
If I Choose the Other 2 I mentioned:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1659450
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1708383
Does it Matter what version of Android I have?
Once These questions are answered I will begin Installing Custom ROMs onto my GT-S5660M
Super Liam said:
Well, Before I start flashing (Because I'm pretty close to knowing now)
I am going to post 5 final questions before I begin:
1) Does it matter about my Model code for a ROM?
EX: ROM Made for the S5660 or GT-S5660 And I want to Install it on my GT-S5660M
2) If I Come across the problem I had earlier that caused me to take it to bell to get it fixed, Will the Nandroid Backup & Restore fix it?
3) Is it possible to mess up installing a ROM that the phone is inaccessible to the Recovery & ROM Flasher?
4)If I forget to Factory reset my phone while installing a ROM, can I go back to the recovery and factory reset and reboot?
5)If I Choose to install this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414173
Can I install it on my GT-S5660M since I have Android 2.3.4?
If I Choose the Other 2 I mentioned:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1659450
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1708383
Does it Matter what version of Android I have?
Once These questions are answered I will begin Installing Custom ROMs onto my GT-S5660M
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1 .zip files that you flash via recovery can be flashed easily, thats fine
Just watch out with odin roms like gioprio, they contain a baseband and you will have no service, but can easily be solved by flashing a m model baseband
2 I think not
3 no, unless you do it terribly wrong
Flashed 20+ roms and nothing bricked
4 yes.
Make sure partitions are ext4.. This can be done with ext4formatter zip or installing for example cm7 rom first, than cm9.
Just stay on gingerbread, android 2.3 or higher
2.3.3 or 2.3.4 doesnt make a difference
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4 yes.
Make sure partitions are ext4.. This can be done with ext4formatter zip or installing for example cm7 rom first, than cm9.
Just stay on gingerbread, android 2.3 or higher
2.3.3 or 2.3.4 doesnt make a difference
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So you're saying that I should install Cm7 and then CM9?
Would It matter if I choose CM7 or CM7.2?
and you're also saying I should install a ROM that has Android 2.3.X instead of one with Android 4.0.X?
OH! I forgot to ask one last question:
Where can I get a Stock ROM For my GT-S5660M?
Can I get it off my phone or would I have to download it off a website?
Yea I know I may asking a lot of questions, I just want to know how I can install a ROM properly without bricking it.
as for the last 2 ROMs i mentioned earlier, the process is the same eh?
I just need the most information that I can get.
Hi there.
There is a compiled list of all ROMs for the 5660 and 5660m Gio in the development area.
the Stock Rom for 5660M (The GT is nothing to worry about) is this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385874
There are a few other custom roms made only for the 5660M.
You can absolutely use a rom that is s5560, but note:
If you are selecting a Rom that is flashed using odin, always open the .tar using winzip or 7zip and just check for a file called amss ... this is the broadband file which would cause you to lose your phone signal. if you want to use the ROM, remove that amss file.
is you are flashing a rom through clockwordmod, these don't change the broadband.
so you can freely use any of those ones, such as cm7, 7.1, 7.2 9 or other based on stock roms.
Cyanogenmod (cm) requires the internal file system to be ext4, where as most Rom based on stock can use either rfs (stock file system) or some do support ext4 internal for a bit of increased speed.
also check out this site
http://android.phiexz.com/device/galaxy-gio.html
if you need additional memory for more apps, there are such things as a2sd, link2sd and s2e you can research...
bdasmith said:
Hi there.
There is a compiled list of all ROMs for the 5660 and 5660m Gio in the development area.
the Stock Rom for 5660M (The GT is nothing to worry about) is this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385874
There are a few other custom roms made only for the 5660M.
You can absolutely use a rom that is s5560, but note:
If you are selecting a Rom that is flashed using odin, always open the .tar using winzip or 7zip and just check for a file called amss ... this is the broadband file which would cause you to lose your phone signal. if you want to use the ROM, remove that amss file.
is you are flashing a rom through clockwordmod, these don't change the broadband.
so you can freely use any of those ones, such as cm7, 7.1, 7.2 9 or other based on stock roms.
Cyanogenmod (cm) requires the internal file system to be ext4, where as most Rom based on stock can use either rfs (stock file system) or some do support ext4 internal for a bit of increased speed.
also check out this site
http://android.phiexz.com/device/galaxy-gio.html
if you need additional memory for more apps, there are such things as a2sd, link2sd and s2e you can research...
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About this Ext4formatter.zip that voetbalremco mentioned, where can I get it to, would I do this before installing the rom or after installing the ROM?
I know that I need to wipe cache partition, factory reset, and wipe Dalvik cache.
Would I do all of this first or after installation?
Like I said earlier I'm sorry for asking a lot of questions, I just need to most information I can get. lol
Super Liam said:
About this Ext4formatter.zip that voetbalremco mentioned, where can I get it to, would I do this before installing the rom or after installing the ROM?
I know that I need to wipe cache partition, factory reset, and wipe Dalvik cache.
Would I do all of this first or after installation?
Like I said earlier I'm sorry for asking a lot of questions, I just need to most information I can get. lol
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Exformatter.zip
You use it before installing, same thing with the wipes.
By the way, this ext4formatter is a one time event.
Once it is done, its done.
The wiping is every time before you install a different rom.
WOOT!!!!!
I got CyanogenMod 7.2 sucessfully installed!!!
Thank you guys so much!!
Also I have a question:
If I ever want to upgrade from CyanogenMod 7.2 to CyanogenMod 9, How would I do it?
hey guys
let me start off by saying i am a noob to this site and android in general , ive learnt a lot from my galaxy s2 .
now i got the s3 , ive rooted it .. however i tried to upgrade to 4.1 awhile back . kept getting error .
anyways i want to upgrade to jellybean im sick of waiting like everyone else.
cm10 seems like a good rom , ive read a lot on this forum, could some one tell me what the first step is do i flash cwm first on the rogers stock or do i have to put ATT stock on it
thanks
cheers
Hi!
Welcome to the site! You'll really love the community here!
Here are some simple instructions I found for you: http://www.androidauthority.com/gal...elly-bean-cyanogenmod-10-cm10-preview-104742/
Just make sure you download the latest CWM from here (6.0.1.2 currently): http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-6.0.1.2-d2att.img
And flash it to your device.
Then follow those steps, wipe/format data partition, as it says there. CAREFUL make sure you download the latest CyanogenMod version from here too, the top one on the list is always newest, latest version came out today actually: http://get.cm/?device=d2att
Let me know how it goes and if you're enjoying it! Tried leaked version of JB on my S3 with Telus in Canada and didn't like the bugs in there...so let me know if the 'CM Finishing Touch' on there is really better than stock!
Michael
thanks man. i will give it a try soon and let you know..
so just i get this straight i can do everything from my rogers stock rom right .. i dont have to download the att stock rom ??
starting off with the flashing of cwm recovery ?
cheers
totti107 said:
thanks man. i will give it a try soon and let you know..
so just i get this straight i can do everything from my rogers stock rom right .. i dont have to download the att stock rom ??
starting off with the flashing of cwm recovery ?
cheers
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Yup! Start off with CWM Recovery flash, when that's done, transfer file to device (internal sd card) and from the ROGERS stock rom you can do the apply update from zip option in CWM.
Michael
greenglue said:
Yup! Start off with CWM Recovery flash, when that's done, transfer file to device (internal sd card) and from the ROGERS stock rom you can do the apply update from zip option in CWM.
Michael
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hey i downloaded all the files..
first i opened odin i couldn't find cwm in the pda. so i downloaded it again and added .tar at the end of the file name so it is now visible in pda odin
i flashed it succesfully however when i go to recovery mode it goes to android system recovery ?? not cwm recovery
iam i doing something wrong
totti107 said:
hey i downloaded all the files..
first i opened odin i couldn't find cwm in the pda. so i downloaded it again and added .tar at the end of the file name so it is now visible in pda odin
i flashed it succesfully however when i go to recovery mode it goes to android system recovery ?? not cwm recovery
iam i doing something wrong
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Hmm...try ROM Manager free from the Play Store. If not just google around how to install CWM, installed it a while ago so I forgot sorry. But ROM Manager should work.
greenglue said:
Hmm...try ROM Manager free from the Play Store. If not just google around how to install CWM, installed it a while ago so I forgot sorry. But ROM Manager should work.
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should i take off auto reboot then take out battery... i remember doing this when i rooted the phone . i think...
oh and for rom manager i cannot find my phone on the list , there isn't any galaxy s3 on it weird?
Hmm...weird. Guess it doesn't support the extra-super-duper-phone yet! Haha!
If you get the SGS3 All-in-one toolkit from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488 , you can install CWM from it just make sure you have drivers installed, it can help you with that if you don't have them, and enable USB Debugging.
If that doesn't work, which I think it should, try to use this link a bit. Download the version they have it should be pretty recent.
http://www.epiccm.org/2012/06/cwm-recovery-on-all-sgs3-lte-variants.html
Hmm...weird. Guess it doesn't support the extra-super-duper-phone yet! Haha!
If you get the SGS3 All-in-one toolkit from here , you can install CWM from it just make sure you have drivers installed, it can help you with that if you don't have them, and enable USB Debugging.
If that doesn't work, which I think it should, try to use this link a bit. Download the version they have it should be pretty recent.
i cant find my phone version on the tool kit :S
but why cant i get cwm to work with odin ? that is angering me lol
i just rooted it again with superuser with galaxys3uscanada and installed superuser through cwm version 5. somthing
hxxp://androidroot.org/watch_video.php?v=28GYMH82S6Y1#
with this video... but i had to remove the battery and take auto reset off for it not to overwrite cwm recovery
totti107 said:
i cant find my phone version on the tool kit :S
but why cant i get cwm to work with odin ? that is angering me lol
i just rooted it again with superuser with galaxys3uscanada and installed superuser through cwm version 5. somthing
hxxp://androidroot.org/watch_video.php?v=28GYMH82S6Y1#
with this video... but i had to remove the battery and take auto reset off for it not to overwrite cwm recovery
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Oh so now you have CWM? Well as long as you have it, you'll only need it once or twice to erase all data, then install CM and GApps.
Ill try it with the cwm from the superuser one but I remember doing that it said error 9 or something
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Quick question, I flashed CWM recovery using the terminal, and I see it when I boot into recovery, but when I go to ROM Manager to flash CM10, it says to flash CWM Recovery, and won't let me access the list. I would've flashed CWM from ROM Manager, but the S3 wasn't on the list of devices. Is there anyway to get around this?
ily112 said:
Quick question, I flashed CWM recovery using the terminal, and I see it when I boot into recovery, but when I go to ROM Manager to flash CM10, it says to flash CWM Recovery, and won't let me access the list. I would've flashed CWM from ROM Manager, but the S3 wasn't on the list of devices. Is there anyway to get around this?
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Hi there!
Basically you must first but the CWM ZIP file on your internal sdcard then boot into CWM, from there go to install zip file or something like that, then select from SD Card, find the zip, you're done!
Don't forget to do a factory reset through CWM before the CM10 update and maybe after too.
Let me how it goes,
Michael
Never liked CWM, I personally love TWRP as a recovery. Go to the app store and download GooManager.
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But don't I already have CWM? Or is CWM and CWM Recovery two different things? Where would I get the CWM .zip for my rogers phone? I backed up my phone from recovery mode, does that mean I backed up my current ROM (stock rooted ROM)? And I backed up a few apps using Titanium Backup, if I use factory reset, would all my backups get erased? Thanks for your help!
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But don't I already have CWM? Or is CWM and CWM Recovery two different things? Where would I get the CWM .zip for my rogers phone? I backed up my phone from recovery mode, does that mean I backed up my current ROM (stock rooted ROM)? And I backed up a few apps using Titanium Backup, if I use factory reset, would all my backups get erased? Thanks for your help!
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Hi,
CWM = CWM Recovery; same thing just shorter .
The ZIP file for your rogers phone can be found here: http://get.cm/?device=d2att
Click the one at the top of the list as it is the newest.
Don't worry about the ROM because worst case scenario if you want to downgrade to stock, you can re-download it online and re-root.
For the apps, it depends where your backups are, usually, in TitBak, the backups are stored in /sdcard/TitaniumBackup which will be safe as formatting to factory settings and data partition in CWM doesn't format the internal or external SD Card. But I am not responsable if it does so be careful!
Michael
Also, I just got a notification to update SuperUser, which takes me to the Playstore, but on I remember seeing not to update SuperUser on the thread where I was told how to root my phone. So do I update it or not?
ily112 said:
Also, I just got a notification to update SuperUser, which takes me to the Playstore, but on I remember seeing not to update SuperUser on the thread where I was told how to root my phone. So do I update it or not?
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You can update it, I don't see what could go wrong because an update will only help fix things if there were bugs you had.
Okay, thanks! I'm going to use this <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587607> guide to flash the cm ROM. But say afterwords, I want to unroot and remove the 'Modified' status of my phone, and return back to the stock ROM like nothing happened, and remove the flash counter. How would I do that?
ily112 said:
Okay, thanks! I'm going to use this <http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1587607> guide to flash the cm ROM. But say afterwords, I want to unroot and remove the 'Modified' status of my phone, and return back to the stock ROM like nothing happened, and remove the flash counter. How would I do that?
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That would be with Odin you would redownload the Stock ROM for Rogers and then flash it. To reset counter, you can download the app TriangleAway for free from the Play Store and with root, it resets the counter. Then you can unroot.
Hello all-
I was just recently running CM 10.2 RC1 but had to do an install of the correct gapps as it was randomly rebooting. Well the device now is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S3 screen with the BLUE cyanogen. I have access to TWRP and am able to reflash the .zip file for CM 10.2 RC1 yet it still won't boot? I did the wipe of dalvik, cache, data and system but still no luck? The device is NOT recognized in Odin. I just want to get the phone up and running again, even if it means root is lost.
Please help!!
DroidJay123 said:
Hello all-
I was just recently running CM 10.2 RC1 but had to do an install of the correct gapps as it was randomly rebooting. Well the device now is stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S3 screen with the BLUE cyanogen. I have access to TWRP and am able to reflash the .zip file for CM 10.2 RC1 yet it still won't boot? I did the wipe of dalvik, cache, data and system but still no luck? The device is NOT recognized in Odin. I just want to get the phone up and running again, even if it means root is lost.
Please help!!
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Do you have it put into Download Mode before you plug it into the computer for Odin to recognize it? If I had it plugged in before I put mine in download mode Odin would not want to pick it up.'
Mr. Rageface
Mr.Rageface said:
Do you have it put into Download Mode before you plug it into the computer for Odin to recognize it? If I had it plugged in before I put mine in download mode Odin would not want to pick it up.'
Mr. Rageface
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Yes it is recognized once in Download mode...sorry about that. What can I do to get it up and running? I am not new to flashing, etc so it's got me really upset that I cant get it to boot. What could possibly go wrong?
Get a sd card>download a new rom and put the rom in the sd card and flash like a normal ROM
http://fs1.d-h.st/download/00023/E5R/I747UCDLK3_I747ATTDLK3_I747UCDLK3_HOME.tar.md5 You can download that file and put it in the PDA section once you run Odin and run it from there. This will put your phone back to the Stock Rom 4.1.1 and you can restart from there if you want.
Mr. Rageface
xXFl4sh said:
Get a sd card>download a new rom and put the rom in the sd card and flash like a normal ROM
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I do have an sd card. Phone isn't recognized in Windows so Im not familiar with how I can get the ROM file onto the card from the computer? Can I download the latest AT&T Stock ROM and flash it via Odin?
What your saying is flash a ROM from the external SD card?
DroidJay123 said:
I do have an sd card. Phone isn't recognized in Windows so Im not familiar with how I can get the ROM file onto the card from the computer? Can I download the latest AT&T Stock ROM and flash it via Odin?
What your saying is flash a ROM from the external SD card?
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No, with the file I told you to download you do not need to have a SD card because you can't boot into the rom you have Windows will not recognize the phone like normal to drag and drop to it. So with this file you can save it to your computer, Open Odin, put your phone into Download Mode, plug it into the computer so that Odin detects it. Then Click PDA and browse to the file you downloaded and tell it to use that file and then Run the process and it will install the original rom onto your phone.
Mr. Rageface
Edit: Sorry I did not realize your previous comment was to xXFl4sh.
Mr.Rageface said:
No, with the file I told you to download you do not need to have a SD card because you can't boot into the rom you have Windows will not recognize the phone like normal to drag and drop to it. So with this file you can save it to your computer, Open Odin, put your phone into Download Mode, plug it into the computer so that Odin detects it. Then Click PDA and browse to the file you downloaded and tell it to use that file and then Run the process and it will install the original rom onto your phone.
Mr. Rageface
Edit: Sorry I did not realize your previous comment was to xXFl4sh.
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Ok I did the process with the file you referenced. Everything succeeded in Odin with no errors. It's still stuck on just showing the Samsung Galaxy SIII screen but now without the blue cyanogen? What is wrong with this phone??
DroidJay123 said:
Ok I did the process with the file you referenced. Everything succeeded in Odin with no errors. It's still stuck on just showing the Samsung Galaxy SIII screen but now without the blue cyanogen? What is wrong with this phone??
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Can you get into recovery mode by any chance? If you can do that then it should be possible to do a factory reset from within Recovery Mode and possibly get you past the boot screen. If that doesn't help let me know and I will see what else I can find out for you. Also what all did you have checked and unchecked when you Ran Odin to reinstall the Stock Rom? If you had any of them other than Auto-Reboot on that may also have caused a problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686 here is a forum that will show you how to use Odin. I apologize for not remembering about telling you what to check and uncheck. But try recovery mode first and do a factory reset and if that does not work, redo the odin install this time only having Auto-Reboot checked.
Mr.Rageface
Mr.Rageface said:
Can you get into recovery mode by any chance? If you can do that then it should be possible to do a factory reset from within Recovery Mode and possibly get you past the boot screen. If that doesn't help let me know and I will see what else I can find out for you. Also what all did you have checked and unchecked when you Ran Odin to reinstall the Stock Rom? If you had any of them other than Auto-Reboot on that may also have caused a problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1722686 here is a forum that will show you how to use Odin. I apologize for not remembering about telling you what to check and uncheck. But try recovery mode first and do a factory reset and if that does not work, redo the odin install this time only having Auto-Reboot checked.
Mr.Rageface
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Thanks man! I went back into Recovery and did a factory reset/wipe data and it finally got past that screen. Thanks again for your guidance and help. Any ideas as to what could have possibly caused the issue in the first place? I do want to re-root the device again and I am assuming my best bet is to flash a Stock ROM like you referenced with ROOT injected? What order should I follow, flashing a Stock w/Root injected...and then the Recovery of choice? Or vice-versa? What do you recommend?
Again, your timely responses were greatly appreciated. Was really worried I would have to take it to ATT.
DroidJay123 said:
Thanks man! I went back into Recovery and did a factory reset/wipe data and it finally got past that screen. Thanks again for your guidance and help. Any ideas as to what could have possibly caused the issue in the first place? I do want to re-root the device again and I am assuming my best bet is to flash a Stock ROM like you referenced with ROOT injected? What order should I follow, flashing a Stock w/Root injected...and then the Recovery of choice? Or vice-versa? What do you recommend?
Again, your timely responses were greatly appreciated. Was really worried I would have to take it to ATT.
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It could have been several things that could cause the ROM to do that. I recommend that you make sure that your Bootloader is up to date and then go from there. Download the newest CWM, do a backup of your current rom so that you can flash back to it if you phone messes up. Then when you try to install a new ROM make sure you Wipe: Data then Cache, then Dalvik Cache in Advanced then Format /System. Then from there Install the new Rom, then install the correct GApps, then wipe Cache and Dalvik cache then Reboot into System. It takes messing up a few times to get it right but as long as you follow the guides pretty close and keep a good backup that you know works or keep the knowledge of how to Inject the Stock Rom to your phone when it messes up you shouldn't have much to worry about.
Mr. Rageface
Mr.Rageface said:
It could have been several things that could cause the ROM to do that. I recommend that you make sure that your Bootloader is up to date and then go from there. Download the newest CWM, do a backup of your current rom so that you can flash back to it if you phone messes up. Then when you try to install a new ROM make sure you Wipe: Data then Cache, then Dalvik Cache in Advanced then Format /System. Then from there Install the new Rom, then install the correct GApps, then wipe Cache and Dalvik cache then Reboot into System. It takes messing up a few times to get it right but as long as you follow the guides pretty close and keep a good backup that you know works or keep the knowledge of how to Inject the Stock Rom to your phone when it messes up you shouldn't have much to worry about.
Mr. Rageface
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Sounds good. Thanks for the info. Obviously the device is not currently rooted or did the Factory Rom file you gave me have root injected? Do you have a recommended way of achieving Root with the Samsung SG3? Just installing a custom Recovery won't achieve Root, correct?
Thanks!
DroidJay123 said:
Sounds good. Thanks for the info. Obviously the device is not currently rooted or did the Factory Rom file you gave me have root injected? Do you have a recommended way of achieving Root with the Samsung SG3? Just installing a custom Recovery won't achieve Root, correct?
Thanks!
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BTW, how can I confirm I have the most recent bootloader version? It looks like my phone's current baseband version is i747UCDLK3. I did download the boot_CWM_i747UCDMG2.zip file and put it on the internal storage. Do I just want to flash that file to update my bootloader?
Thanks again!
-Jay
Yea that is the newest baseband and yea you just flash it. As far as rooting the phone and everything I recommend this forum. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839 It has just about everything you could need to know!
Mr.Rageface
Mr.Rageface said:
Yea that is the newest baseband and yea you just flash it. As far as rooting the phone and everything I recommend this forum. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839 It has just about everything you could need to know!
Mr.Rageface
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Thanks for the information. The phone that has been all screwed up and the reason I posted a thread in the first place is my gf's GS3. I have her's rooted again and running. I am going to update her baseband version and then install a custom ROM so she's up to 4.3.1. As far as mine goes, I have been fine. I myself also still have the outdated bootloader version. Is it ok to just flash that update for the bootloader without it doing anything wrong? I'm asking this since I'm rooted and running a custom ROM with no current problems. In other words, I don't want to end up saying "it wasn't broke, why did I mess with it" ? I did bookmark that thread you referenced in your last message. Damn that thread is LOADED with just about everything one would possibly need to know about Android and making it their own.
So my g/f accepted the OTA update today (not knowing obviously) and she got updated to 4.3 via AT&T, unfortunately!! I attempted to flash the latest Liquid Smooth ROM and I continue to get a FAILED message during installation. It mentions a bunch of bootloader numbers ( I am assuming the only ones this ROM is compatible with?) So is there any way to roll the bootloader back to a compatible one or just go a different route for the custom ROM?
Also, I attempted flashing the file to update my baseband yet when I so into the device, it doesn't show as having the updated version? Is there a different way of doing it or maybe a different file?
I'm not to sure about the troubles that may come about since your gf went with the 4.3 OTA but If I am not mistaken it will need to be downgraded before you try doing anything else to it and if it is not showing that you updated your bootloader on your phone I recommend grabbing the App called Root Checker to double check then look for another file, tho unless it failed it should have updated it or messed up your phone one.