So basically, I'm already on the official ICS. It was on my replacement phone when I received it. I've rooted and such but want to reflash to stock to start over. I have my reasons lol.
In short, can I just use Flashtool and flash ICS over my already installed ICS or do I need to downgrade then flash? Since it came with ICS already on it, I'm weary to downgrade as I know some phones will brick. Bricked the last one somehow and I'm not looking to be without my phone for another month waiting for the crap Sony service to send me a new phone.
You can use flashtool and flash straight to ics. Plus, the new flashtool has binary's root method built in.
Nice, thanks,
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Probably so much easier to do repair in pc companion. Basically plug the phone in and click like two buttons.
I've deleted system stuff. Didn't know if repair would put them back or just reset phone
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It restores everything.
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My GSII is running stock 2.3.6. I lost root after the update , so the old root method wont work. I want root but I HATE! HATE! HATE! ODIN. (can't even count how many times iv'e bricked my vibrant and GS4G.) I know what i'm doing ive been rooting since my cliq! I have never had any issues with htc devices. (I think rooting and such is easy as long as you read instructions, ask questions if your not sure, and NEVER do anything that can't be found under your device on xda. )
Reading around XDA Iv'e seen threads where people say clockwork doesn't work right or normal reboots caused hard brick. and it's freaking me out! I don't event want to risk soft brick. Should i just get it over with and root now or wait for development to pick up and get the bugs worked out?.....Because I don't know what i would do if i lost my (second) favorite device of all time.
Root using odin. Takes 2 seconds. I never had a samsung before or used odin before, so I went to android monsters in austin and had my buddy do it. But, the info in the sticky is what he used and it worked great.
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I forgot how I did it but is easier than rooting and unlocking the bootloader on a Nexus One that's for sure.
its easier than newer htc phones. just use a the updated superuser apk wit root
Maybe it's just me, but how can you dislike a simple program so much that you refuse to use it to root a phone? From my own experience, it's quick, easy and painless. It's as simple as flashing ClockworkMod Recovery and Superuser with Odin. I've yet to have any issues with Odin and even if you did mess something up, you have all the resources here to get back up and going again with stock - that's what backups are for. There is no reason not to root your phone if you're at least somewhat tech savvy and have a reason to do so.
I think ODIN would be the best tool in the android world if it were more stable. For example something as simple as flashing back to stock on a custom rom-ed vibrant took me 3 tries with all the right files and I know its not my computer, used mine then a friends. I think I have a phobia of the phone to computer screen or yellow triangle lol
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But my main question is, Are the dangers worth the benefits with this phone? Im just scared because I got it for Christmas and Im in high school. If i brick Im pretty much S.O.L, I could never afford one and don't wanna go back to an HD2 haha
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I couldn't own a phone without root. Too many apps that need it, and too much bloat. Stock vs. how my phone is now, rooting and flashing a custom ROM is 100% worth it.
I rooted with superoneclick on 2.3.5. Does superoneclick work with 2.3.6?
IMHO there's no point in flashing superuser via cwm..... just flash a custom rom instead. Mr x has a 2.3.6 rom you can flash.
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jordanishere said:
I rooted with superoneclick on 2.3.5. Does superoneclick work with 2.3.6?
IMHO there's no point in flashing superuser via cwm..... just flash a custom rom instead. Mr x has a 2.3.6 rom you can flash.
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Flash recovery. Once recovery is good to go, its near impossible to break the phone just make a nandroid of your stock ROM and store it safley somewhere. Have fun flashing :-D
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found my answer
It's rooted and running custom ROM. Everything works, that's not the problem, but I'm afraid of what would happen if the person who buys it receives an OTA update from T-Mobile. If they installed it would it brick the phone?
ArcticWolf91 said:
It's rooted and running custom ROM. Everything works, that's not the problem, but I'm afraid of what would happen if the person who buys it receives an OTA update from T-Mobile. If they installed it would it brick the phone?
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Tell them when you sell. If you care so much take 15 mins restore to stock via odin and sell.
If they upgarde from odin they will be safe but they cant do via kies air. So better restore to stock before you sell.
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As bikrame said it's better to restore it to stock in order to avoid any provlems, and that way if the buyers feels like rooting or doing anything to it he will be the sole accountable for it!
Make sure you restore it to the latest version of your carrier though
Good luck for the sale
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You guys are right. Well I reverted it to stock ICS using Odin without any issues. Thanks guys.
I bought a phone from Craigslist and it is in great condition, very happy with it.
But the seller told me all I had to do was flash any ROM and I would be set.
Of course, wiping the dalvik and cache files, first, etc...
But one thing I remember reading was, before flashing a new ROM I should Odin the phone to stock settings.
How do I go about finding out if the kernel that's on the phone now is proper?
Or do I just get the kernel files and Odin them back on my own?
(never Odin'd before)
Thanks in advance.
Best bet is to Odin back to stock ics and reroot and install cmw file. That way u can be fully sure of what u have. Starting always from scratch is best way to do things
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So being this phone is from Telus (Canadian carrier), would anyone here be able to tell me if this would be the proper ICS/ROM for the phone?
http://devsrom4android.blogspot.ca/2012/06/telus-canada-samsung-galaxy-s2-ics.html
I'm 99.9% confident it is, but better to ask than screw something up.
Agreed
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hey guys i updated my og with the new software that just came. root and bootl. is gone. cant use the old method now... any ideas how to root?
I'm in the same boat....binarys root method no longer works. I do not believe this is a fix for this yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053880
Might be worthwhile to check that out, also you could always restore to stock
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Well not really want to go to stock. Then jb update soon too. How you guys find a way to root
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Never heard about the root for jelly bean (Bet never checked since last summer though).
Anyway, according to some old info, for rooting JB you need unlocked bootloader or the root must be implemented into rom either
I'm trying to flash old software and again some problems lol. So how can I get the kdz file in the updater? I have the stock file In my downloads but don't find it trough the kdz.
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JB update "soon" could mean anything, i would not put much hope in that...
also try this
run "msxml.msi" in the KDZ updater folder before running "KDZ_FW_UPD.exe"
bahh
bahhh!!! so the only way to get it back to stock is the LGNPST 2.2.3 ??? damn can someone post it?? i went to the og chat but cant type there... or should i wait till there comes a new way of root? sooo sad that i lost my root!!!!!!!!!!!! now cant get it back in stock!!! cand just do it with kdz updater or?
I just tried to update my ICS Galaxy S2 to JB 4.1 through Samsung Kies, and the update process took a dump on me and I spent the better part of the last two hours getting the phone up and running again. The phone is rooted, and the recovery installed is Clockworkmod touch. My battery was right at about 51% when I started, so it may have had something to do with it im not sure. Anybody successfully updated? If so can you please share your story? Thanks.
No problems for me, but I returned everything to stock first. Stock recovery included. Might've been your issue
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I had no problem updating a few days ago. Was running stock rooted ICS with CWM non-touch recovery. It took close to 2 1/2 hours including updating Kies, but it worked fine. My battery was probably closer to 85% (and I have a big aftermarket battery).
I did a few days back also. No problems when I ran it for the day.
Officially, I think the battery should be at 80% for Kies to let you update, but that is not important now.
My first attempt bricked the phone, I tried taking it to a third PC for the emergency recovery and it did not work on that PC at all.
I got a replacement phone instead of trying again, but on the 3rd and final PC it worked fine.
The first 2 PCs had windows XP while the final was W7, I don't think windows was the issue, but on the first 2 I did sometimes have issues detecting the phone, so I unplugged and plugged it back in a few times for it to connect. I think that was the key to the problem.
On the final machine it connected fine first time and every time. I still don't know why this happened. I have 2 more phones to update and am wondering if I should try the first 2 machines again or play it safe and use the one that worked?
Good luck.
hi,
for those of you who have stock rooted ics, after updating to JB, did it stay rooted?
mine is rooted stock ics.
thanks!
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I updated my wife's phone, but it was completely stock and unrooted
testrider said:
hi,
for those of you who have stock rooted ics, after updating to JB, did it stay rooted?
mine is rooted stock ics.
thanks!
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You will lose root, but it's very easy to re-root. I rooted four T989s in about ten minutes.
Using kies, went to update my wife's phone the other day with it having like 20% battery and it gave me an error message before starting saying my battery was to low. When it came to my rooted phone I used Odin and lost root. It was pretty easy for me to root it back and start installing custom ROMs.
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Just did it today and it worked fine. Had to reinstall a newer version of Java for Kies to upgrade itself properly, but once I did that it was smooth sailing.
Hi all,
now please don't laugh: what exactly is the advantage of getting JB over ICS?
thanks.
Mike
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I managed to soft brick my phone on the first attempt to use kies. Fortunately, the phone was sick on Odin download mode. I used Odin too flash a new ics image and the second time, the kies to 4.1.2 worked just fine. My original OS version was ics from the tm ota update on a new phone.
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I had mine rooted with TWRP, but with stock radio and it upgraded without problems.
testrider said:
Hi all,
now please don't laugh: what exactly is the advantage of getting JB over ICS?
thanks.
Mike
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There are a bunch of improvements, they took out a lot of bloatware and fixed a bunch of glitches so JB is a lot faster and smoother than ICS. Also they brought back some features that were taken out of ICS like a Contacts button in the phone (I never understood why they took it out in the 1st place)...
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Will the stock jb from TMobile work on my Telus 989?
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I was on a rooted Stock ICS and I used Kies for the update. It was successful, but of course I lost root. Since then the phone has been faster, smoother and has better battery life. I still have not manged to re-root using either CWM nor TWRP, even after re-flashing the stock JB via ODIN, (I am still working on this).
disneytech951 said:
I just tried to update my ICS Galaxy S2 to JB 4.1 through Samsung Kies, and the update process took a dump on me and I spent the better part of the last two hours getting the phone up and running again. The phone is rooted, and the recovery installed is Clockworkmod touch. My battery was right at about 51% when I started, so it may have had something to do with it im not sure. Anybody successfully updated? If so can you please share your story? Thanks.
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steve adams said:
Will the stock jb from TMobile work on my Telus 989?
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I am pretty sure through Odin, But why not install the Telus version with the new radio?
Octane70 said:
I am pretty sure through Odin, But why not install the Telus version with the new radio?
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I didn't think telus had job for the gs2x yet.
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steve adams said:
I didn't think telus had job for the gs2x yet.
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think again.
Just to be safe you should always odin back to the last stock rom before doing an update through kies. You dont have to but I get nothing but pasper weights if I dont. I never had a problem with kies with a completly stock phone though. And I think thje batt is 80% but I always charge it to 100% just in case.