Complete reformat help? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

Hey guys I was wondering how to completely format the phone and start from scratch? Thanks.
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Factory reset
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iburnhearts said:
Factory reset
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That doesn't even do it. Just user data. Still has any kernel/ROM/system mods.
Clean slate would be to flash stock ROM using Odin.
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Grntrenchman said:
That doesn't even do it. Just user data. Still has any kernel/ROM/system mods.
Clean slate would be to flash stock ROM using Odin.
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+1 on this.
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-ga...-to-ics-stock-on-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/
^Explains it best, step by step, even includes download links. :good:

xXchrizhurtyXx said:
+1 on this.
http://galaxys2root.com/t-mobile-ga...-to-ics-stock-on-t-mobile-galaxy-s2-sgh-t989/
^Explains it best, step by step, even includes download links. :good:
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Thanks!
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Related

What was the latest build/version release???

Because the pic says this one is from May, did anything else come after that one????
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FLBoy1991 said:
Because the pic says this one is from May, did anything else come after that one????
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894880
dragon_rckr said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894880
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How do I go about getting it though
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FLBoy1991 said:
How do I go about getting it though
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Need a bit more info... rooted? running stock rooted or custom ROM? if custom ROM, which one?
without those basic things, it's hard to help out :silly:
dragon_rckr said:
Need a bit more info... rooted? running stock rooted or custom ROM? if custom ROM, which one?
without those basic things, it's hard to help out :silly:
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I'm running freegs3 custom Rom I'm rooted
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FLBoy1991 said:
I'm running freegs3 custom Rom I'm rooted
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Clark44, the dev of the ROM, said that he might update. It all depends on his time, he's a full time student.
You can flash the update from Freeza over the ROM, but you also need to flash "Revert to LF9 Universal Search" found in the OP to have the full google search. Read the thread and see what has been reported...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1743923

Flashing Frosty JB

Hey, im kinda new to flashing and rooting. I did manage to root my T999V and i want to flash frosty jb but have no idea how. The instructions on the thread for it are kind of unclear for me so can someone please give me a really easy way of doing this?
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Read both of the stickies in this forum. Answers should be there.
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Ok thanks, that cleared up alot of questions. One more thing though, what is dalvik?
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Also, after i flash frosty jb, and then the official ota comes out, how do i get it?
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inkemplete said:
Ok thanks, that cleared up alot of questions. One more thing though, what is dalvik?
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Youll find a better definition if you google it, but basically all your apps run in a virtual machine type environment called the dalvik vm.
dalvik cache is where the apps code is stored and used by the vm.
inkemplete said:
Also, after i flash frosty jb, and then the official ota comes out, how do i get it?
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To use the ota patch you'd have odin back to stock LH2. But if you're gonna do that just Odin the LJ4 fw.
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[Novice] Question about wiping??

So when i flash any ROMs i always do the instructed wiping before anything else but I've come across some ROMs that instruct that you wipe the system? What gets erased when you do so?
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juan91 said:
So when i flash any ROMs i always do the instructed wiping before anything else but I've come across some ROMs that instruct that you wipe the system? What gets erased when you do so?
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juan91 said:
So when i flash any ROMs i always do the instructed wiping before anything else but I've come across some ROMs that instruct that you wipe the system? What gets erased when you do so?
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The system folder. Use es file explorer and go up to root directory to see for yourself. It has apps, data and many other things.
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So it pretty much keeps record/history of everything you do/install while in recovery mode?
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Okay I see what your taking about now. So how do I wipe system when I'm in recovery?
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juan91 said:
Okay I see what your taking about now. So how do I wipe system when I'm in recovery?
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flashing a new rom wipes system. not sure why they would be asking you to specifically wipe that.
calisro said:
flashing a new rom wipes system. not sure why they would be asking you to specifically wipe that.
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awesome! cuz yeah that was throwing me off I've seen in like two ROMs that i wanna try but i wanna double check with the pros before i go and do it. THANKS!!
In touched by sgs3 includes a wipe all script that does it for you. J/S.
Shameless self promoting.
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Transparent multi-app menu background

I didn't see this type of mod anywhere else on our forums so i thought I'd share it.
As a note I did not create it so I am in no way taking credit for anything other than using Google. All credit goes to kest874
With that said: This works for our phone!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941841
I flashed the file through twrp without any issues. If you have problems try using. cwm.
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Didn't work
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Must be a deodexed rom as well. I'm running stock, rooted, deodexed without any issues. Let me know your setup and the process you used to flash. Then I'll try to figure out what went wrong.
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Is this just a mod for the actual appearance of the tab...or will we lose the modded multi window function for all the apps? If you get what I mean...
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I have not lost anything. I'm using the all apps mod and still have post flash. The only impact is on the background.
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mditty77 said:
Must be a deodexed rom as well. I'm running stock, rooted, deodexed without any issues. Let me know your setup and the process you used to flash. Then I'll try to figure out what went wrong.
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I am using the same set up. I just booted into twrp and flashed with no wipe. I will wipe cache and Dalvik and try again
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flamebeats said:
I am using the same set up. I just booted into twrp and flashed with no wipe. I will wipe cache and Dalvik and try again
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Is known that older versions of twrp didn't work worth some of the binaries. The current 2.3.1.4 worked for me. If it continues try cwm.
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Is anyone else having issues with this?
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mditty77 said:
Is anyone else having issues with this?
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Works nicely, deoxed and used recent twrp recovery to flash. Thanks for the find.
mditty77 said:
Is known that older versions of twrp didn't work worth some of the binaries. The current 2.3.1.4 worked for me. If it continues try cwm.
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It worked with the new version of twrp
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flamebeats said:
It worked with the new version of twrp
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Glad to hear it finally worked! Thanks for providing the update.
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Where's the latest twrp recovery located cant seem to find it
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Never mind, I gotta pay a little more attention
Works like a charm :thumbup:
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Work3d great with the latest twrp 2.3.2.3
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In original development
mackentosh said:
Where's the latest twrp recovery located cant seem to find it
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Never mind, I gotta pay a little more attention
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Skripka said:
Work3d great with the latest twrp 2.3.2.3
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same here
Does not work with Jellybomb (8.0)
I've tried several iterations of installation procedure with no success.
Skripka said:
Work3d great with the latest twrp 2.3.2.3
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Didn't work for me.. I tried the latest version of twrp..
wizzlewizzle said:
Didn't work for me.. I tried the latest version of twrp..
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What rom are you using?
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Working on Why Not 1.0
I can confirm that this is working on my t0ltespr on Why Not 1.0
I had to upgrade my recovery to the new TWRP 2.3.2.3. It wouldn't flash the new recovery through Goo Manager, so I downloaded it manually from here:
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0ltespr
Flashed the new recovery and then the MultiWindowTheme.zip

Cleaning up SD card after multiple flashes?

I've flashed dozens of roms in the last month & for some reason cwm (I think this is the culprit) creates all these 0/ folders & it's really annoying. Now all ym downloads, music & apks are ALL over the place. Is there a fix for this? Or is there something I'm doing wrong? Please help.
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Its not CWM, its 4.2+ roms, they partition your sdcard and store everything in /0 rather than in /
CNexus said:
Its not CWM, its 4.2+ roms, they partition your sdcard and store everything in /0 rather than in /
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Exactly right.
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So is there a way to, I don't know, clean it up I guess? Or should I search the forums a little harder?
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JaQuavian said:
So is there a way to, I don't know, clean it up I guess? Or should I search the forums a little harder?
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Make it fresh and format it and install everything you need or want on it. That way you know what you have installed.
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ruben1221 said:
Make it fresh and format it and install everything you need or want on it. That way you know what you have installed.
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And from there i should back up everything? And when i flash a new rom...
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JaQuavian said:
And from there i should back up everything? And when i flash a new rom...
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You can do a nand backup of your rom if its working fine and youll know that its there if you need to go back to it. You can also back up everything on the computer amd save what you need. Then format thr sdcard and bam your done
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