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When building an androidinstall.tar from scratch, do I need to include the META-INF file as well?
I will try without it as this build was for a different phone that I extracted and decompressed. I have already separated the apps and placed them in their own /data folder and removed them from the /system folder.
It is an unodexed build so no .odex files were included.
I was looking through other builds I have on hand and noticed no META-INF file, thats the reason for asking.
First error:
[ 127.061609] init: Unable to open persistent property directory /data/property errno: 2
Then a whole mess of kernel errors, possibly due to wrong system...
FIXED! Awaiting boot animation to finish.
Honeycomb boot animation is SO cool looking!
EDIT: NOT fixed, refuses to finish booting. Will work on it more to see if I can get it to boot up.
So far I've gotten to the point where the D-pad and keyboard light but boot animation continues.
Build is Android 3.0 Honeycomb with parts and drivers taken from "system_gingerbread_unodex" listed on sourceforge.
Someone tell me what I've missed here as it's about 80% finished booting and hangs after D-pad lights, animation continues until I pull the battery, about 10 minutes.
Getting an error "cannot execue /system/bin/leds.sh, no such file or directory", even though I made sure to copy it and went back and checked it.
Sorry if this looks like I'm using the forum as a sounding board, but I found an experimental build of Honeycomb for the MSM7201A and wanted to try it out.
Watch me cook the only Kaiser I have left...
All but giving up for now, will dig deeper. I know HC was NEVER meant to run on our Kaisers but it would be fun to see it happen.
Wow you are insane! (I mean that in a good way)
I have a Xoom tablet that runs honeycomb, but can't even imagine it running on our sweet Kaiser. Heck, I don't even like gingerbread: uses too much RAM.
Keep us posted, it sounds like a wonderful experiment.
I'm so close yet so far with it because I'm using more and more of Gingerbread in the build. I even ended up trying to change the build.prop file to accomidate some of the changes in dimensions and clock speeds...
I think I'm about 90% there, just have some issues with the bootanimation restarting, which I may change to the nexus for the smaller size. (HC boot animation is somewhere around 14mb compared to our partly 875kb nexus animation). That could be half the problem because the bootanim uses so much of the ram...
To be continued...
Ok This is a very interesting project
I am from the vogue forum but since my touch broke and the build process is identical I just sort of wander around trying to help with what I know.
So at one time I did a lot of porting and it appears according to your first post this is what you did. What phone did you take the rom from?
If its from the wildfire (I know there was a honeycomb movement in there for a while) I can definitely help because that is where I did most of my porting from
And the META-INF question... When I port I usually trash a bunch of folder straight away ... including META-INF
Good to know there are "floaters" around helping as needed.
BTW, it IS from the Wildfire port. Considering the MSM family is bascally the same, I'm trying to use that as a starting point.
The META-INF file contains certificates and what-not but isn't needed for our phones.
My biggest issue right now, as with any Gingerbread release, is finding drivers for our devices. Froyo drivers won't work because they lack the correct signature. Same as if someone tries to install the HTC flip clock on a plain android without the sense build, it just doesn't work.
I have this project and trying to port the kernel we use to the Raphael (Touch pro/Fuze), which is a major task in and of itself. I tried HaRet before with the Kaiser and I jus HATE it.
Biggest issue with the Fuze right now is to get it CID unlocked so I can try installing the kernel to NAND and go from there.
With that being said, I don't know what kind of progress I'll be making with HC in the near future, if any.
Ok, I went back and restarted the project from scratch. Someone else ported the bootanimtion and different aspects of HC to a Froyo port on the Xperia X1 forum.
I recompiled everything at first, moving the "app" folder inside a new folder named "data", since our NAND constraints limit the build size to under 102mb for /system.
Once again I am stuck at the boot animation. It will go full-speed for a minute then restart and run slow. The only parts taken from the X1 were the app folder and media/bootanimation.zip
I'll dig a little deeper, maybe ask around the X1 forum for help.
Would be nice to finally figure this out though.
Hi PoXFreak. It seems like you're a very good dev. Could i help you somehow or could you link me to somewhere where i could get all the tools for rom and kernel building. Im a C++ learner, i've written a few apps, but only big thing i've done in android is installed sdk and modified a rom to have apps i need after install. I'd rly like to improve our kaisers.
P.S. dou you put anynthing compilled by urself in android rom (without kernel)? And where are the drivers located? system/lib/modules/[kernelversion]/ or system/lib/modules/ ???
zxxxy said:
Hi PoXFreak. It seems like you're a very good dev. Could i help you somehow or could you link me to somewhere where i could get all the tools for rom and kernel building. Im a C++ learner, i've written a few apps, but only big thing i've done in android is installed sdk and modified a rom to have apps i need after install. I'd rly like to improve our kaisers.
P.S. dou you put anynthing compilled by urself in android rom (without kernel)? And where are the drivers located? system/lib/modules/[kernelversion]/ or system/lib/modules/ ???
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The .so files go into /system/lib/modules/(kernelversion).
Sent from my Android on HTC Kaiser using XDA App
I have yet to make a complete working build from my work so no, I have nothing "new" to contribute to any android builds. All I'm doing is combining and rearranging/replacing/removing files already in builds.
To date, I have not had the time to work on this. I would like to be able to devote more time but I have too much on my plate already. Not to say I'm dropping the ball, just putting it on the rack for awhile.
Sorry for the long delay. I inally have everything sorted out and the temperatures finally cooled down enough that the random brownouts have stopped. Lots of new things in this release. I suck with changelogs and the way I built this rom makes it hard to know everything that's changed. I rescripted Maniac103's Defy repo for the Bravo and am now using that as my base. Before I was updating a cloned Quarx CM7 repo with cherrypicks from Maniac's and FuZZ's Defy repos..
Some new features include
Bootmenu Pin Protection
Wifi Calling (untested)
SmartassV2 replaces Smartass, conigure it with smartass's settings in the bootmenu
Voice Commands
More Tablet Mode Features, you'll see them
New FM Radio
Nuance Bluetooth Voice Dialer
My Github
https://github.com/skeevy420
Install Instructions When Coming From Other Roms
-Root, Enable Non Market Apps, Install Defy 2nd-init (Search Forum For More Help)
-Reboot into Recovery
-Select Wipe Data\Factory Reset
-Select Install Zip from SDCard
-Find and Select the Rom you just downloaded
-Flash It
-Select Install Zip from SDCard
-Find and Select Gingerbread Gapps
-Flash It
-Reboot:victory:
Updating From A Previous Kang Instructions
-Reboot into Recovery
-Select Install Zip from SDCard
-Find and Select the Rom you just downloaded
-Flash It
-Reboot:victory:
Wiping Cache and Wiping Dalvic Cache isn't necessary since I added those commands to the installer script. Adding those commands makes updating simpler, less prone to errors, and less presses of the volume and power buttons.
I need to look in touch recovery and touch bootmenu.
Screenshot
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Note: The Launcher in the screenshot is Holo Launcher Plus. There is a free version available in the market that works well. The Live Wallpaper is Hydra Galaxy (modified to save battery) from Galaxy Pack. Try Ice Galaxy for a free alternative from the same dev.
Download CM7 Here
NOTES & BUGS:
I've sometimes had an issue where my pc won't connect to adb since the phone won't give permission. It usually only occurs after the first 2 or 3 boots then magically fixes itself. I've also had usb data tethering fix the adb problem. If you don't use adb on your pc, then this isn't even an issue for you.
Get Previous Versions Here
The attachment is for josuearisty -- no one else needs to download it or use it -- this was just a quick place to upload it for him
CM7 Mods
Just a couple of mods I use with CM7.
Bravia Engine - Sony Image PP engine for sharper images.
Beats Audio - Sony Audio engine with improved bass and treble -- can harm inferior and crappy headphones and speakers (Trust Me).
All the zips are flashable in recovery.
Credits for the zips go to their original makers, which I can't remember since I downloaded them a few months ago and can't find the threads I found them in (somewhere here at xda).
Skeevy your rom is lightning fast! Thanks so much! Thanks for beats audio and bravia zips too!
Sent from my MB520 using xda
Hey skeevy420 can you give me a link to the older build for some reason no matter which baseband I try on the July 13th build I can't get 3G/H on my network
from my MB520 using xda app-developers app
EDIT: ah nvm ill just be using the jelly bean rom in the mean while
skeevy420 said:
Also, does anybody here use the stock filemanager? I know I don't; I can remove it and replace it with Apoonet's Miui File Explorer so we'd have a free, root, and feature filled file explorer by default.
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I use ES file explorer, but basically I use any file manager with root access.
I've been using this one for a few days and haven't found any bugs. Pretty sure this is the most stable rom I've had on my phone.
Another thinh I've noticed is I can't tell if the bravia engine is working. I know it is supposed to produce clearer images, but I don't notice a difference. Oh well, this phone doesn't have a fantastical camera anyway.
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ccdsatt said:
Hey skeevy420 can you give me a link to the older build for some reason no matter which baseband I try on the July 13th build I can't get 3G/H on my network
from my MB520 using xda app-developers app
EDIT: ah nvm ill just be using the jelly bean rom in the mean while
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http://www.mediafire.com/?mand0d3vvpnozfb
Dr. Orange said:
I use ES file explorer, but basically I use any file manager with root access.
I've been using this one for a few days and haven't found any bugs. Pretty sure this is the most stable rom I've had on my phone.
Another thinh I've noticed is I can't tell if the bravia engine is working. I know it is supposed to produce clearer images, but I don't notice a difference. Oh well, this phone doesn't have a fantastical camera anyway.
Sent from my MB520 using xda app-developers app
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I was just thinking of swapping it out with Apoonet's Miui File Explorer -- Free, Root, Advanced Features, Auto-Updates itself, No Crappy Permissions.
Glad to here it works great for more than myself.
The only way I could tell if Bravia was working was I took picture of my dog with the Bravo's camera and dl'd a HD image, started at each of them for minutes on end each, flashed bravia, stared again. They did improve, but not by much and I doubt anyone would notice the difference unless you did the stare test like I did.
thanks skeevy
skeevy420 said:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mand0d3vvpnozfb
I was just thinking of swapping it out with Apoonet's Miui File Explorer -- Free, Root, Advanced Features, Auto-Updates itself, No Crappy Permissions.
Glad to here it works great for more than myself.
The only way I could tell if Bravia was working was I took picture of my dog with the Bravo's camera and dl'd a HD image, started at each of them for minutes on end each, flashed bravia, stared again. They did improve, but not by much and I doubt anyone would notice the difference unless you did the stare test like I did.
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I have no preference in explorer so whatever you put that is not stock I'll gladly use. Although I can't speak for everyone else.
I flashed the latest cm10 just to try it out, but it's still early and I noticed quite a few bugs. I'll probably be sticking with your kang(s) for a while.
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Help please
Hi. Im a newbie at all this installing rom stuff. I am trying to install this rom, but omited to download and place the gingerbread gaaps on my sd card before the process...
so now I am stuck in this step
-Find and Select Gingerbread Gapps
-Flash It
-Reboot
Should I turn it off and put the gaaps in there, and then restart it? Please help!
Just as a fallow up the way I solved this issue thanks to other forum members help was: turn off my phone, and install the gaaps to the sd card, to unzip them later.
PC Crashed
Not gonna be a CM7 this week, or anything else for that matter. My pc went down Thursday and I finally had the time today to get it back up and running. Still have to finish configuring everything how I like it, install all the build requirements, sync all my repos again (takes a while), and much more. My biggest problem is I might lose a lot of my Android stuff on my old encrypted home folder. Need to look into accessing an encrypted home folder when you don't have the password anymore. Like a dumbass, I stored it in my Documents folder....instead of anywhere on one of my other 3 hard drives.
I'll look into the baseband issue. I think I just need to add in the missing folders and files under /etc/motorola that the new baseband switcher uses.
Maniac had quite a few CM7 updates last week, and that's always good.
Hopefully I'll be back in business by Monday.
//If you're wanting to try out Linux, I gotta recommend Mint 13 Xfce to ya. The install is painless and the system's ran good and stable so far. One of my best Linux experiences.
skeevy420 said:
Not gonna be a CM7 this week, or anything else for that matter. My pc went down Thursday and I finally had the time today to get it back up and running. Still have to finish configuring everything how I like it, install all the build requirements, sync all my repos again (takes a while), and much more. My biggest problem is I might lose a lot of my Android stuff on my old encrypted home folder. Need to look into accessing an encrypted home folder when you don't have the password anymore. Like a dumbass, I stored it in my Documents folder....instead of anywhere on one of my other 3 hard drives.
I'll look into the baseband issue. I think I just need to add in the missing folders and files under /etc/motorola that the new baseband switcher uses.
Maniac had quite a few CM7 updates last week, and that's always good.
Hopefully I'll be back in business by Monday.
//If you're wanting to try out Linux, I gotta recommend Mint 13 Xfce to ya. The install is painless and the system's ran good and stable so far. One of my best Linux experiences.
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Hope you get back soon, these cm7 builds are great!
When will you build jelly bean roms?
josuearisty said:
Hope you get back soon, these cm7 builds are great!
When will you build jelly bean roms?
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Just accessed my old encrypted home, copying all my files to another drive. Then I'm gonna format it and make it my android partition. Should be back in the game soon.
I'll make jellybean roms as soon as I can get it to start compiling....especially since Salad Bar, Paranoid Android, and other cool mods are switching to jb. CM7's gonna come first, but I'll get to jb during the next week.
skeevy420 said:
Just accessed my old encrypted home, copying all my files to another drive. Then I'm gonna format it and make it my android partition. Should be back in the game soon.
I'll make jellybean roms as soon as I can get it to start compiling....especially since Salad Bar, Paranoid Android, and other cool mods are switching to jb. CM7's gonna come first, but I'll get to jb during the next week.
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Don't work too hard! We can't thank you enough for what you do!
Dr. Orange said:
Don't work too hard! We can't thank you enough for what you do!
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Woop, recovered all my Android files. I'm so glad I didn't lose all of it. I'd of had suicide level depression if I didn't. Especially since I had to look long and hard for the right tools to do the job (that's what she said). Time to format my old system partiton with a 20 gb recovery partition with tons of recovery tools and another partition for android development.
Then its time to set up my build environment. That'll take a while. The sdk alone is about a 1 hr ordeal, the CM7 sync is anther 1.5-2 hrs, CM9 is about a 45 min sync, the app install for everything is another 30 mins. And all those times are in a perfect world with maxed out dl speeds.
About done with all my sysyem themeing. I prefer a black desktop since its much easier staring at a dark 42" screen over a bright one for hours on end, and its eaisre to read. See the screenshot to see what I'm talking about
Also gonna look into adding aroma to the CM7 Kangs. I thought about making a lightweight rom with update zips for full CM, but Aroma will let us choose what system apps you don't want, allow easy modding and tweaks. If done right, it'll give the Kangs full White Rabbit customization without me having to port WR.
skeevy420 said:
Woop, recovered all my Android files. I'm so glad I didn't lose all of it. I'd of had suicide level depression if I didn't. Especially since I had to look long and hard for the right tools to do the job (that's what she said). Time to format my old system partiton with a 20 gb recovery partition with tons of recovery tools and another partition for android development.
Then its time to set up my build environment. That'll take a while. The sdk alone is about a 1 hr ordeal, the CM7 sync is anther 1.5-2 hrs, CM9 is about a 45 min sync, the app install for everything is another 30 mins. And all those times are in a perfect world with maxed out dl speeds.
About done with all my sysyem themeing. I prefer a black desktop since its much easier staring at a dark 42" screen over a bright one for hours on end, and its eaisre to read. See the screenshot to see what I'm talking about
Also gonna look into adding aroma to the CM7 Kangs. I thought about making a lightweight rom with update zips for full CM, but Aroma will let us choose what system apps you don't want, allow easy modding and tweaks. If done right, it'll give the Kangs full White Rabbit customization without me having to port WR.
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Excellent, hope you get on the road very very soon
Problems logging in to google account
Hi. I instaled this on one of my phones and everything is perfect, however, with my other Bravo, Im gaving problems because I get: cant establish a reliable data connection to the server... and I can never log in to google... any ideas? I have already tried clearing cache, and resintalling everyting from scratch, to no avail. and I know google is not down because I can creat and log into another account with my other bravo.
marcelarr said:
Hi. I instaled this on one of my phones and everything is perfect, however, with my other Bravo, Im gaving problems because I get: cant establish a reliable data connection to the server... and I can never log in to google... any ideas? I have already tried clearing cache, and resintalling everyting from scratch, to no avail. and I know google is not down because I can creat and log into another account with my other bravo.
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Try using static IP.
In wifi settings press menu>advanced>use static ip.
Trata de usar una estatica!
josuearisty said:
Try using static IP.
In wifi settings press menu>advanced>use static ip.
Trata de usar una estatica!
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Tried it... it does not work! Ive been looking for threads on this all morning...
did the airplane mode and wifi on ... didnt work
tried signing in with youtube
tired reinstalling and wiping cache and didnt work either...
Is there any way I can go back to the stock motorola rom...
marcelarr said:
Tried it... it does not work! Ive been looking for threads on this all morning...
did the airplane mode and wifi on ... didnt work
tried signing in with youtube
tired reinstalling and wiping cache and didnt work either...
Is there any way I can go back to the stock motorola rom...
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Goto to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1559109
Download files and follow instructions.
josuearisty said:
Goto to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1559109
Download files and follow instructions.
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THanks... will do... just to let you know this second phone has always given me some sort of problem.... I had trouble when I rooted it because, the enable non market app would never stay that way. When I first enabled non market apps with superoneclick I could install no market apps. But after some time when by when I tried to install a non market app it kept telling me that I couldn't so I had to enable non market apps again. I thought that was weird, because device number 1 never gave me those issues. Anyway, on device number 1 everything from kangs cm7 worked...
As a followup to this problem, I tried connecting to Google on another wifi hotspot and it worked... I guess the settings of my IP are somehow incorrect at home, does anyone have any idea on what the correct settings should be... I can connect to Google at home once Im signed in from another IP.
Just wondering if this could be due to a CM7 issue because It never happened when my phone was in stock rom.
Also... I cannot purchase apps when connected to the wifi at home... I have to go somewhere else...
Hey all,
I am using a new rom, its ICS 4.0.4 and is made by Markphyton (you can find it at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1790615). Im getting the same level of smoothness (and laglessness ) without over clocking on this ICS ROM as I do on some GB roms when overclocked!! Its literally epic!
Now, this ROM is amazing, I literally cannot find any faults with it bar two. Oh, and WiFI hotspot doesn't work, but seriously, who uses that anyway?
First fault which is kind of redundant; some apps wont restore properly using Titanium Backup Pro, some will (I've only had errors with my PS Store games though but other users are reporting the same issue), which brings me to my next point, I can't get into the ps store . It gives error code 8008103E, which apparently a build.prop edit will fix.
The fix doesn't work (changing the id etc. to r800i); I've even tried pushing the build.prop from Official beta - doesn't work either - It doesn't give me the error code as quickly but still, it's the same at the end, no access, no games.
Is there anyone that has an answer to why it isn't possible or a solution to make it possible?
Update: There may be a fix on the horizon, Markphyton is working on V6 of his ROM now and has obtained the latest f/w for Xperia S (ICS).. However, all input is still welcome so the question still stands..
Can anyone shed some light?
Nobody has any idea?
The same thing happens on his Stock ICS 4.0.4 V2 (with patch 2 installed) using the latest PSM and pspocket apps
Hello XDA!
I recently traded my iPhone 4S about 2.5 weeks ago. I am in love with the Samsung Galaxy SIII. I love the sleek style and touchwiz is much more active and more "fun" than iOS. I love the google integration and all the cool features out of the box.
Since I'm new to android I'm really overwhelmed in the amount of information available to "modify or root."
I was a constant jailbreaker and had over 50-100 tweaks/jailbroken apps. I would like to get the same functionality on the SIII.
I wasn't afraid of jailbreaking and it was a one-button press jailbreak.
With android there are so many different versions and terminology to jailbreak and so many instructions and updates and in general just a lot of stuff.
About my new phone:
- Samsung Galaxy SIII
- AT&T
- 8GB miroSD card
- Model: SAMSUNG-SGH-1747
- Android Version: 4.0.4
- Baseband Version: 1747UCLH9
- Kernel version: (IS THIS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION?)
- I have installed a couple of root apps that I didn't know where root apps and so they don't work obviously.
- Ones I installed: Lucky Patcher, Titanium Backup
- It's not rooted yet I haven't modified it at all besides themes and settings
The reason why I'm posting:
- Can anyone please tell me EXACTLY which updated guides I need to follow for my specific device?
- How can I backup my device? I'd like to keep all the apps (and app data), contacts, everything if possible.
- I read as much as possible but I'm still not sure which guide to follow and which steps I need to take as some are dated and not recent. I'm scared I'll mess up my phone what are the chances of messing up my IMEI, bricking, bad stuff happening.
- Anything else I should know?
- What are some popular ROMS I can install on my phone that are supported (preferrably with JB)?
- Can I always go back to my original settings and apps like a restore but with a backup?
- Once I root what BLOATWARE can I UNINSTALL on my AT&T SIII? How do I do this as well?
Thank you for your patience, I am definitely going to stick with Android (stock iOS sucks balls and android is so much more aesthetically pleasing) I just want to make sure I'm doing everything right and that there is a proper way to do this.
Bronos said:
Hello XDA!
I recently traded my iPhone 4S about 2.5 weeks ago. I am in love with the Samsung Galaxy SIII. I love the sleek style and touchwiz is much more active and more "fun" than iOS. I love the google integration and all the cool features out of the box.
Since I'm new to android I'm really overwhelmed in the amount of information available to "modify or root."
I was a constant jailbreaker and had over 50-100 tweaks/jailbroken apps. I would like to get the same functionality on the SIII.
I wasn't afraid of jailbreaking and it was a one-button press jailbreak.
With android there are so many different versions and terminology to jailbreak and so many instructions and updates and in general just a lot of stuff.
About my new phone:
- Samsung Galaxy SIII
- AT&T
- 8GB miroSD card
- Model: SAMSUNG-SGH-1747
- Android Version: 4.0.4
- Baseband Version: 1747UCLH9
- Kernel version: (IS THIS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION?)
- I have installed a couple of root apps that I didn't know where root apps and so they don't work obviously.
- Ones I installed: Lucky Patcher, Titanium Backup
- It's not rooted yet I haven't modified it at all besides themes and settings
The reason why I'm posting:
- Can anyone please tell me EXACTLY which updated guides I need to follow for my specific device?
- How can I backup my device? I'd like to keep all the apps (and app data), contacts, everything if possible.
- I read as much as possible but I'm still not sure which guide to follow and which steps I need to take as some are dated and not recent. I'm scared I'll mess up my phone what are the chances of messing up my IMEI, bricking, bad stuff happening.
- Anything else I should know?
- What are some popular ROMS I can install on my phone that are supported (preferrably with JB)?
- Can I always go back to my original settings and apps like a restore but with a backup?
- Once I root what BLOATWARE can I UNINSTALL on my AT&T SIII? How do I do this as well?
Thank you for your patience, I am definitely going to stick with Android (stock iOS sucks balls and android is so much more aesthetically pleasing) I just want to make sure I'm doing everything right and that there is a proper way to do this.
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hey there welcome to XDA and more importantly to the world of android.
first off rooting can be relatively simple depending on the method you use. ive rooted mine twice using odin. i just followed the video here ON Galaxys3root . com all the things you need are in the description.
rooting your phone using this process will not wipe any data, contacts, pics, etc.
once you complete the root process and get rom manager installed it will allow you to make a back up of the current system with all your data like texts phone call logs etc.
the most popular roms are aokp based and cyanogen based roms. ( just look at threads with [ROM] before it ) roms are personal preference. if you flash a cyanogen based rom you will not have the features of touchwiz. stock based roms are always good too right not im just running stock i747uclh9 rooted.
going back to your original rom is simple all you do is boot to recovery (rom manager) and do a restore. before restoring you should wipe data, cache partition and dalvik cache. (dalvik is under the advanced menu.
removing bloatware just use no bloat free this will let you remove and also create a back up of all apps incase you have an issue.
for right now i personally just use ics based roms if you want to stick to stock since there has not been an att jb leak. however if you want jb i recommend cyanogen nighties basic jelly bean roms never had an issue personally.
if you have any more questions feel free to PM me.
IF THIS POST HELP YOU IN ANYWAY PLEASE CLICK THANKS
aboveusonlysky said:
hey there welcome to XDA and more importantly to the world of android.
first off rooting can be relatively simple depending on the method you use. ive rooted mine twice using odin. i just followed the video here ON Galaxys3root . com all the things you need are in the description.
rooting your phone using this process will not wipe any data, contacts, pics, etc.
once you complete the root process and get rom manager installed it will allow you to make a back up of the current system with all your data like texts phone call logs etc.
the most popular roms are aokp based and cyanogen based roms. ( just look at threads with [ROM] before it ) roms are personal preference. if you flash a cyanogen based rom you will not have the features of touchwiz. stock based roms are always good too right not im just running stock i747uclh9 rooted.
going back to your original rom is simple all you do is boot to recovery (rom manager) and do a restore. before restoring you should wipe data, cache partition and dalvik cache. (dalvik is under the advanced menu.
removing bloatware just use no bloat free this will let you remove and also create a back up of all apps incase you have an issue.
for right now i personally just use ics based roms if you want to stick to stock since there has not been an att jb leak. however if you want jb i recommend cyanogen nighties basic jelly bean roms never had an issue personally.
if you have any more questions feel free to PM me.
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will this Jellybean ROM work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1869300
Do you know if it has a lot of problems?
EDIT: Also does the root method at this website still work for my version which is UCLH9?
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
Bronos said:
will this Jellybean ROM work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1869300
Do you know if it has a lot of problems?
EDIT: Also does the root method at this website still work for my version which is UCLH9?
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
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Hello, welcome to the android side of the world! Glad you decided to switch over! first things first, in order to root all you need to do is flash a root able kernel via Odin. Tutorial for this method can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 Second, I would not recommend that rom as I just came from it and while it is very stable for a leak it is still quite buggy as it is built from a sprint leak. If you are that anxious to have a jellybean I recommend using aokp by task650 in the original development forum, however this will take away all of the touchwiz things that you said you liked so much. I am currently running kyanrom which I have used before and find myself returning to quite frequently because it is originally bone dry and he has whatever files you would like to add back you can add them through flashing zips. I am assuming you are wanting jellybean primarily for the Google now feature? If you will go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823194 it is a thread by me on how to replace s voice with Google now and as far as I can tell it seems to be working just as well as with jellybean!
Lastly, have a bunny!
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This is a little advice that has helped me and some friends of mine that have came from iPhone. Don't root and rom unless you absolutely have to or willing to pay the price to learn the ends and outs of it. Stock Android or in our case touchwized android can provide a complete satisfactory experience alone without rooting. But some tweaks and mods require root and if that can be bundled in a single rom then great. But if you have jail broken before or ever have to restore an iPhone firmware then rooting will be relatively easy, it's just learning how to self troubleshoot when something goes wrong.
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Take a look at this post for rooting LH9:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32218479
The method is mrRobinson's thread (the one mentioned in a previous post) requires downgrading to an older stock version (LG1) so you would need to upgrade again after doing that. Also, people have reported problems downgrading from LH9 to LG1 without doing a factory reset.
Edit: The method in the post I referenced is roughly the same as the one from the galaxysroot site the OP mentioned.
Make sure when you root your device, that the files are for your current build, android version, carrier and etc. If one thing is out of place you can possibly brick your phone. I'm still learning myself. The most important thing is make sure that you read everything 3 times. Make a check list. It helps.
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Bronos said:
will this Jellybean ROM work:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1869300
Do you know if it has a lot of problems?
EDIT: Also does the root method at this website still work for my version which is UCLH9?
http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/
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The best jellybean rom I think is ParanoidAndroid. It's CyanogenMod 10 based. CM10 is short hand.
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Hey guys when i switched to CWM recovvery and selected backup to external sdcard it said 'android.secure' couldn't be found skip backup of applications.
So it did not backup my app data, what should I do?
Titanium Backup. Make friends with it. In my opinion a must have for any Android device. For backing up everything you'd need when trying out roms to freezing/deleting (be careful with the latter) 'bloatware' (carrier nonsense) it will be a necessity. And life saver.
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Titanium Backup. Make friends with it. In my opinion a must have for any Android device. For backing up everything you'd need when trying out roms to freezing/deleting (be careful with the latter) 'bloatware' (carrier nonsense) it will be a necessity. And life saver.
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I couldn't agree with this more. TB is an amazing piece of software and a real lifesaver. Also, since we have external sd cards, make sure to change the settings in TB so your backups are saved on it (if you save it to your internal storage your backup might get wiped during a session of flashing another ROM). If you purchase TB Pro, it includes an option to save your backup to Dropbox (it's well-worth the money and supports the developer too).
OP, I was a longtime iPhone user (I've still got the 4S in a drawer) and I always jailbroke too. Android can be confusing at first, because the terminology is different and just because it's a different operating system. But if you read (and read and read as someone suggested earlier), you'll get the hang of it. Once you do, you'll realize how much easier it is to root and play than it ever was with jailbreaking an iPhone. Another plus...you aren't in constant fear of losing your jailbreak (or root, in this case) because of an update. :good:
You think you know, but you have no idea...
First things first...
Did you understand what you were really doing when you were jailbreaking your iPhone?
What was going on in the background, how the jailbreak was working, what was involved in the jailbreak process or even what the different types of jailbreaks were e.g. userland vs. bootloader (hardware level) exploits [are you familiar with the term "exploit"].
If you think what I am talking about is confusing and if you weren't aware of these things, you might want to avoid rooting and/or flashing custom ROMs.
Android as a platform is much more open than iOS, so lots of features and functions don't require rooting or flashing custom ROMs.
Before I purchased my GS3, I was a die hard iPhone owner, year after year since the first iPhone (with the exception of the recently released 6th gen iPhone and a few diviations here and there to blackberry and old Android phones).
Before I even considered messing with my Galaxy, I read, read some more, and then a little bit more. Regardless of all the reading I did, I had a moderate level of understanding of what I was doing and how my actions were affecting my phone.
All the advice in the world won't save you from bricking your phone if you don't have a general understanding of what these tools are doing to your phone.
In the iOS jailbreak community, the developers behind the tools leverage Apple's fall-back restore features to nearly eliminate the possibility of bricking your phone. But that is also inherent to the platform since there aren't custom ROMs available to install to an iPhone (for many reasons).
To summarize,
It sounds like you need to learn a little more about the world you've been playing in previously before you start playing in the Android world.
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Hello XDA!
I recently traded my iPhone 4S about 2.5 weeks ago. I am in love with the Samsung Galaxy SIII. I love the sleek style and touchwiz is much more active and more "fun" than iOS. I love the google integration and all the cool features out of the box.
Since I'm new to android I'm really overwhelmed in the amount of information available to "modify or root."
I was a constant jailbreaker and had over 50-100 tweaks/jailbroken apps. I would like to get the same functionality on the SIII.
I wasn't afraid of jailbreaking and it was a one-button press jailbreak.
With android there are so many different versions and terminology to jailbreak and so many instructions and updates and in general just a lot of stuff.
About my new phone:
- Samsung Galaxy SIII
- AT&T
- 8GB miroSD card
- Model: SAMSUNG-SGH-1747
- Android Version: 4.0.4
- Baseband Version: 1747UCLH9
- Kernel version: (IS THIS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION?)
- I have installed a couple of root apps that I didn't know where root apps and so they don't work obviously.
- Ones I installed: Lucky Patcher, Titanium Backup
- It's not rooted yet I haven't modified it at all besides themes and settings
The reason why I'm posting:
- Can anyone please tell me EXACTLY which updated guides I need to follow for my specific device?
- How can I backup my device? I'd like to keep all the apps (and app data), contacts, everything if possible.
- I read as much as possible but I'm still not sure which guide to follow and which steps I need to take as some are dated and not recent. I'm scared I'll mess up my phone what are the chances of messing up my IMEI, bricking, bad stuff happening.
- Anything else I should know?
- What are some popular ROMS I can install on my phone that are supported (preferrably with JB)?
- Can I always go back to my original settings and apps like a restore but with a backup?
- Once I root what BLOATWARE can I UNINSTALL on my AT&T SIII? How do I do this as well?
Thank you for your patience, I am definitely going to stick with Android (stock iOS sucks balls and android is so much more aesthetically pleasing) I just want to make sure I'm doing everything right and that there is a proper way to do this.
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www.galaxys3root.com <---- This is the website you need, just click on the Galaxy S3 FAQ and look under your model for all the information.
mathewrice said:
First things first...
Did you understand what you were really doing when you were jailbreaking your iPhone?
What was going on in the background, how the jailbreak was working, what was involved in the jailbreak process or even what the different types of jailbreaks were e.g. userland vs. bootloader (hardware level) exploits [are you familiar with the term "exploit"].
If you think what I am talking about is confusing and if you weren't aware of these things, you might want to avoid rooting and/or flashing custom ROMs.
Android as a platform is much more open than iOS, so lots of features and functions don't require rooting or flashing custom ROMs.
Before I purchased my GS3, I was a die hard iPhone owner, year after year since the first iPhone (with the exception of the recently released 6th gen iPhone and a few diviations here and there to blackberry and old Android phones).
Before I even considered messing with my Galaxy, I read, read some more, and then a little bit more. Regardless of all the reading I did, I had a moderate level of understanding of what I was doing and how my actions were affecting my phone.
All the advice in the world won't save you from bricking your phone if you don't have a general understanding of what these tools are doing to your phone.
In the iOS jailbreak community, the developers behind the tools leverage Apple's fall-back restore features to nearly eliminate the possibility of bricking your phone. But that is also inherent to the platform since there aren't custom ROMs available to install to an iPhone (for many reasons).
To summarize,
It sounds like you need to learn a little more about the world you've been playing in previously before you start playing in the Android world.
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Hey man thanks for the advice!
I figured it out eventually. I just had to read and actually try Rooting. I now know most of the terminology of android. It's pretty straightforward. Of course there are some errors. But seriously Android is absolutely unbelievable (especially 4.1.1 and JB) have features I could only dream of getting supported on the iPhone.
If I do get errors there is usually a fix or something I can look up on how to avoid it. If a day comes when I do brick I should be alright if I do brick AT&T should be able to replace it for me. I've been a loyal customer to them and my family included.
I highly recommend this guide to rooting. I used it just a few days ago and it worked perfectly.
I tried AOKP and CM10 but have actually settled on this stock ROM for now. I like being able to maintain the 'motion' features which aren't standard on the others. Google Wallet works well too which is a big plus for me. There should be an update in the next 24 hours to "Milestone 5".
That'd the same one I'm using.
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Titanium Backup
Spend those dollars on this App its worth every penny. Read all the FAQs under the links others already gave you.
Howdy folks
I'd like to thank:
Dan Rosenberg (djrbliss) for Loki (the exploit that allows for custom boot images)
Dees_Troy (for TWRP)
Everybody who has contributed to the CyanogenMod Project
xiaolu for github tools used for unpacking and repacking boot images
I picked up my brand new LG G2 on Friday and I've been hard at work to get CM10.1 booting on it ever since yesterday; but a few hours ago I got my first boot -> http://imgur.com/a/1sZz2
I'm using a few proprietary files that I'd like to not use in the future (more than just the Adreno blobs)
But I'm looking to get a team together to get this working 100%
I will post device and vendor source as soon as I get back from cleaning gutters at my dad's house
What works:
Literally nothing, Android won't boot unless you have the necessary EGL libraries, so I just threw those in because I knew it would boot, and nothing else just to get a bare-bones (but booting) ROM. You can navigate throughout UI fine though (it's very smooth believe it or not).
I'll also upload a proof-of-concept build for those willing to see what CM10.1 will look like on our G2s. I'm currently unable to flash a zip in TWRP recovery, so I have to boot into recovery, wipe data, boot into fastboot, flash a system.img and a boot.img and reboot
If I were any person who likes to ROM but will like to remain stock until there's a stable ROM, I'd add a random "#" to any empty line in the file /system/build.prop which will throw off the sha1sum checker when the recovery goes to install an OTA update (this will block all OTAs from ever installing, thus keeping the current boot image exploit viable and it won't be patched up as the OTA won't be able to install. (root is required)
Edit: kernel, device and vendor sources are up!
https://github.com/JackpotClavin/android_device_lge_g2
https://github.com/JackpotClavin/android_kernel_lge_g2
https://github.com/JackpotClavin/android_vendor_lge_g2
10/17/13:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46554268&postcount=271
10/12/13: alpha
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46407049&postcount=138
10/3/13: Super alpha
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46147336&postcount=74
I would love to help, but I admit I don't know much about Android development. I've got an AT&T G2 and I know C# and a bit of C++, so I'm sure I can figure out C. I think it's awesome that you're working on CM, if I can help out somehow I'd love to!
Not trying to be a **** because I can't wait for CM on this device, but why 10.1? Why not just go ahead to CM 10.2 and Android 4.3?
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Not trying to be a **** because I can't wait for CM on this device, but why 10.1? Why not just go ahead to CM 10.2 and Android 4.3?
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Because our kernel, etc., are all set up for Android 4.2.2. Meaning, it is easier to get 4.2.2 running, and then move forward to get 10.2.
JackpotClavin: We already have a "few" devs prepping a device tree, though it still misses the proprietary blob references. You should take a look at them, all the device trees are on Github, under TeamLGOG.
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Because our kernel, etc., are all set up for Android 4.2.2. Meaning, it is easier to get 4.2.2 running, and then move forward to get 10.2.
JackpotClavin: We already have a "few" devs prepping a device tree, though it still misses the proprietary blob references. You should take a look at them, all the device trees are on Github, under TeamLGOG.
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Ok, that is what I was thinking but I have never done any dev work or anything so I figured I would ask.
I cant help but I sure want to thank you folks for trying to get this up and running. This phone is an absolute BEAST! Coming from the gnex I'm excited about the G2's potential.
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Thanks!
I just wanted to thank you very very much for working on this! I knew this was going to be a well developed phone and I bet before 4 months we will have a good amount of choice as far as roms go. Thanks again!
I've been trying to port beanstalk to the G2 but I need the same information you are trying for. I need device trees to sync with. I can PM you with what info I've came up with So far if you are interested.?
Edit: tress are up! Great work
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If you lived in my town I'd probably help by cleaning the gutters for you hehe. Thanks for your work!
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I am definitely willing to help in any way I can.
I am willing to beta test and report bugs, dont know much about development but I want CM i have been using it forever...
grandmasterlarry said:
I am willing to beta test and report bugs, dont know much about development but I want CM i have been using it forever...
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same goes for me, I have the Korean version.
Does CyanogenMod get rid of features like KnockON? I have grown accustomed to it and don't know if I could do without it (my device sits in a vehicle dock a lot of the time where the buttons on the back are 100% inaccessible unless I disconnect the charger, remove phone from dock/holder and find the buttons on the back.)
Is KnockON a Snapdragon 800 feature, or an LG UI feature (I think so, as it doesn't seem to work except in the notif bar, the stock browser, and the stock lock screen)? Can it be added to the AOSP/CM code perhaps?
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Does CyanogenMod get rid of features like KnockON? I have grown accustomed to it and don't know if I could do without it (my device sits in a vehicle dock a lot of the time where the buttons on the back are 100% inaccessible unless I disconnect the charger, remove phone from dock/holder and find the buttons on the back.)
Is KnockON a Snapdragon 800 feature, or an LG UI feature (I think so, as it doesn't seem to work except in the notif bar, the stock browser, and the stock lock screen)? Can it be added to the AOSP/CM code perhaps?
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LG UI feature. I'm fairly sure it will be ported to an AOSP/CM10/LGUI hybrid ROM at some point. I believe part of the issue that devs are running into is that a lot of the custom LG software appears to be tied together.
Can you guys keep us updated on your progress, this is a make or break thing for me with this phone, CM is just so much better than any stock ROM that I don't know if I can deal with a phone that has no prospect of official support.
JackpotClavin said:
Howdy folks
I'd like to thank:
Dan Rosenberg (djrbliss) for Loki (the exploit that allows for custom boot images)
Dees_Troy (for TWRP)
Everybody who has contributed to the CyanogenMod Project
xiaolu for github tools used for unpacking and repacking boot images
I picked up my brand new LG G2 on Friday and I've been hard at work to get CM10.1 booting on it ever since yesterday; but a few hours ago I got my first boot -> http://imgur.com/a/1sZz2
I'm using a few proprietary files that I'd like to not use in the future (more than just the Adreno blobs)
But I'm looking to get a team together to get this working 100%
I will post device and vendor source as soon as I get back from cleaning gutters at my dad's house
What works:
Literally nothing, Android won't boot unless you have the necessary EGL libraries, so I just threw those in because I knew it would boot, and nothing else just to get a bare-bones (but booting) ROM. You can navigate throughout UI fine though (it's very smooth believe it or not).
I'll also upload a proof-of-concept build for those willing to see what CM10.1 will look like on our G2s. I'm currently unable to flash a zip in TWRP recovery, so I have to boot into recovery, wipe data, boot into fastboot, flash a system.img and a boot.img and reboot
If I were any person who likes to ROM but will like to remain stock until there's a stable ROM, I'd add a random "#" to any empty line in the file /system/build.prop which will throw off the sha1sum checker when the recovery goes to install an OTA update (this will block all OTAs from ever installing, thus keeping the current boot image exploit viable and it won't be patched up as the OTA won't be able to install. (root is required)
Edit: device and vendor sources are up!
https://github.com/JackpotClavin/android_device_lge_g2
https://github.com/JackpotClavin/android_vendor_lge_g2
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Are we going to try getting mobile network and wifi working first? Is adb working?
droid_<3er said:
Are we going to try getting mobile network and wifi working first? Is adb working?
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First is audio. It's proving to be a big problem. I can't get anything working using either prebuilt binaries from stock, or building from source
JackpotClavin said:
First is audio. It's proving to be a big problem. I can't get anything working using either prebuilt binaries from stock, or building from source
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I am NOT a developer, but this could help perhaps?
http://opensource.wolfsonmicro.com/content/wm5110-linux-driver-released
Not sure if it really is open source or only available as binaries, but the WM5110 is the audio SoC in this phone... I am probably not helping.
Additionally, I think the S4 uses this SoC as well. It's a pretty new part but is gaining a lot of momentum.
Edit: My god that WM5110 is a hell of a part... quad-core, 600 MIPS... dayum!
Glad to hear an update, even if it's about issues. Seeing that there are people actively working on this to make it happen makes me much happier and less worried about keeping this phone vs. returning it tomorrow or Friday to see how the Nexus 5 plays out etc.
Have any of you tried talking to Ricardo Cerqueira? He is in fact the primary maintainer for all LG Devices with regards to Cyanogenmod. I am sure he is planning on supporting this device in the near future, I just don't know when. It will probably be when the device is more readily available since it was pretty much just released.