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Hello.
I have a GS3 SGH-I747M on rogers. The last one I was trying to get Cyanogenmod 10 on kept getting (Status 7) error. Nothing screwed up at all, until I attempted to unlock the boot loader with some stupid app that said it was safe wit my phone. I finally got a new one, found a solution to my issue (I have to use a different version of clockworkmod) and was wondering if it is safe to do. I mean no chance of risk if I follow instructions (no bricks, etc).
TL;DR: I have an SGH-i747M on rogers and want to out cyanogenmod 10 on with no chance of brick. Could you give me instructions on how to, or tell me if it is safe/unsafe?
Thanks a lot,
Edwin
Flash a newer recovery prior to flashing CM10.
EdwinForTheWin said:
Hello.
I have a GS3 SGH-I747M on rogers. The last one I was trying to get Cyanogenmod 10 on kept getting (Status 7) error. Nothing screwed up at all, until I attempted to unlock the boot loader with some stupid app that said it was safe wit my phone. I finally got a new one, found a solution to my issue (I have to use a different version of clockworkmod) and was wondering if it is safe to do. I mean no chance of risk if I follow instructions (no bricks, etc).
TL;DR: I have an SGH-i747M on rogers and want to out cyanogenmod 10 on with no chance of brick. Could you give me instructions on how to, or tell me if it is safe/unsafe?
Thanks a lot,
Edwin
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SaneinOne said:
Flash a newer recovery prior to flashing CM10.
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EdwinForTheWin said:
Hello.
I have a GS3 SGH-I747M on rogers. The last one I was trying to get Cyanogenmod 10 on kept getting (Status 7) error. Nothing screwed up at all, until I attempted to unlock the boot loader with some stupid app that said it was safe wit my phone. I finally got a new one, found a solution to my issue (I have to use a different version of clockworkmod) and was wondering if it is safe to do. I mean no chance of risk if I follow instructions (no bricks, etc).
TL;DR: I have an SGH-i747M on rogers and want to out cyanogenmod 10 on with no chance of brick. Could you give me instructions on how to, or tell me if it is safe/unsafe?
Thanks a lot,
Edwin
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I suggest that you take a look at these first before trying to root your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
Second, I have Cyanogenmod 10 and I can say that it's playing safe so far - the only disadvantages that you would have are: Samsung's gestures are not functional and CM10 is kinda unstable for games and apps. I also experienced the Status 7 error and from experience, it's caused by using an 'old' version of CWM Recovery. Download the latest one from here (Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T): http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager and download the Cyanogenmod 10 M2 from the CM site.
Assuming that you know how to setup the custom recovery for your phone, delete the current recovery.img on your phone and replace it with the new one that you downloaded. Then just do what you did to setup your custom recovery. I also suggest that you follow the ROM flashing guide on this page: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III:_Full_Update_Guide as it is what I followed to ensure that a brick wouldn't happen on my phone. Just a reminder, also wipe the Dalvik cache just to be sure.
TL;DR Flashing and rooting is safe as long as you're patient and you thoroughly follow guides on rooting/flashing your phone.
okay
GlassRaven said:
I suggest that you take a look at these first before trying to root your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
Second, I have Cyanogenmod 10 and I can say that it's playing safe so far - the only disadvantages that you would have are: Samsung's gestures are not functional and CM10 is kinda unstable for games and apps. I also experienced the Status 7 error and from experience, it's caused by using an 'old' version of CWM Recovery. Download the latest one from here (Samsung Galaxy S3 AT&T): http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager and download the Cyanogenmod 10 M2 from the CM site.
Assuming that you know how to setup the custom recovery for your phone, delete the current recovery.img on your phone and replace it with the new one that you downloaded. Then just do what you did to setup your custom recovery. I also suggest that you follow the ROM flashing guide on this page: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III:_Full_Update_Guide as it is what I followed to ensure that a brick wouldn't happen on my phone. Just a reminder, also wipe the Dalvik cache just to be sure.
TL;DR Flashing and rooting is safe as long as you're patient and you thoroughly follow guides on rooting/flashing your phone.
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Thanks for the response, do you recommend that I flash another ROM before flashing cyanogenmod 10?
EdwinForTheWin said:
Thanks for the response, do you recommend that I flash another ROM before flashing cyanogenmod 10?
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I don't really recommend that as that could cause unwanted trouble. From my experience, I just followed the rooting guide that I posted, flash a custom recovery, and flashed the Cyanogenmod 10. Another tip, if you don't want to lose your contacts, make a backup of it before flashing a ROM. Preferrably you write them in a paper so it would be easier. If you have important messages, use an SMS/MMS backup tool to save them. As for applications, make a list of applications that you consider are essential for you so you could just redownload them. Starting out in a custom ROM is really hard at first but you'll get used to it.
Its safety is directly proportional to your ability to follow directions.
Your first mistake was you used the app to unlock the VERIZON S3 bootloader.
All other versions of the GS 3 have unlocked bootloaders.
You should definitely do some more research before you attempt root and custom recovery.
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Can you just use ROM Manager after rooting and flashing the stock ROM to download CWM, then CM10? And is the CM10 you're using on your Rogers phone compatible? I don't see a Rogers version on the CM site. Did you use the AT&T one?
Yes for the ROM manager, but the free version doesn't install latest touch recovery. The at&t version is compatible with all Canadian i747m. You can get the latest version here: http://get.cm/?device=d2att
tonymtl said:
Yes for the ROM manager, but the free version doesn't install latest touch recovery. The at&t version is compatible with all Canadian i747m. You can get the latest version here: http://get.cm/?device=d2att
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What does touch recovery do? And do I have to use that link to flash it, or can I use ROM Manager? And if I were to use that link, I would DL the zip, boot my phone into download mode, plug in, open Odin, make sure auto reboot and F reset time are checked, load the .tar into the PDA, and click start? What happens to the previous ROM that was there?
And when I first root my phone, and load the stock rom, do all of my apps remain? I haven't rooted yet, for my Rogers phone.
A touch recovery lets you touch the screen as apposed to using the volume rocker.
You will keep all your data.
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Thanks for the help! Another question, if I would like to unroot my phone, and decrease the flash counter, is there a thread I should see for the I747MVLLH1? I know about triangle away, but Rogers/my model isn't supported for that.
Triangle away does support Rogers gs3
Thanks! So should I flash CM10 through ROM Manager, or through the link that was posted? I'm not exactly clear on how to flash the ROM through the link though. Does flashing a new ROM erase the previous ROM? And 'wiping cache' doesn't wipe your data/apps right, only 'wipe Data and Cache'? And I don't really need to bother with kernels too right?
If you going from stock to cm10 wipe everything: cash, data, dalvik cash. Don't flash kernels unless you want to overclock and undervolt, cm10 comes with kernel and I get pretty good battery life with it. You can flash from ROM manager, and yes it will erase your previous ROM, so do a backup before flashing.
tonymtl said:
If you going from stock to cm10 wipe everything: cash, data, dalvik cash. Don't flash kernels unless you want to overclock and undervolt, cm10 comes with kernel and I get pretty good battery life with it. You can flash from ROM manager, and yes it will erase your previous ROM, so do a backup before flashing.
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And when I flash it through ROM Manager, it would give me the option to wipe everything right?
The backup that I would do through ROM Manager, thats just incase anything goes wrong right? It's not to get back my apps once I flash from stock to CM10? Other than manually installing them after flash, is there any way to quickly get back my apps/files?
And does the CM10 flash from ROM Manager include the GAPPS file?
Yes it will ask you if you want to wipe, if you download cm10 ROM from ROM manager it will ask you if you want the latest gapps. You can get ROM toolbox or titanium backup to backup your apps and restore them after flashing rom. Backup is just in case but you can always flash stock ROM later if anything goes wrong.
ily112 said:
And when I flash it through ROM Manager, it would give me the option to wipe everything right?
The backup that I would do through ROM Manager, thats just incase anything goes wrong right? It's not to get back my apps once I flash from stock to CM10? Other than manually installing them after flash, is there any way to quickly get back my apps/files?
And does the CM10 flash from ROM Manager include the GAPPS file?
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You should probably flash through your cwm recovery instead of ROM Manager, but yea you can do a backup in recovery or ROM Manager, and I recommend Titanium backup it's easy to use and free.
s0ulja said:
You should probably flash through your cwm recovery instead of ROM Manager, but yea you can do a backup in recovery or ROM Manager, and I recommend Titanium backup it's easy to use and free.
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How exactly would I flash through cwm recovery?
Hello,
I just want to quickly as a question. Ok so i rooted my phone and installed a custom ROM and also installed a theme as well...Say I want to properly remove the theme and installing anoter downloaded theme can I just follow regualr ROM installation? Like first download ROM to phone, wipe data put it in the CVM or whatever mode and install from zip....I went into that and wiped/factory reset the phone thinking it would remove the theme and it was still there when it was done. Any suggestions is appreciated
Meyefull said:
Hello,
I just want to quickly as a question. Ok so i rooted my phone and installed a custom ROM and also installed a theme as well...Say I want to properly remove the theme and installing anoter downloaded theme can I just follow regualr ROM installation? Like first download ROM to phone, wipe data put it in the CVM or whatever mode and install from zip....I went into that and wiped/factory reset the phone thinking it would remove the theme and it was still there when it was done. Any suggestions is appreciated
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Did you do a nandroid backup before flashing your theme? It's usually strongly suggested that you do so in case you didn't like it or if something went wrong.
[email protected] said:
Did you do a nandroid backup before flashing your theme? It's usually strongly suggested that you do so in case you didn't like it or if something went wrong.
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Not sure what a nandroid backup is. I just rooted it for the first time yesterday so I will try to recall my processs. K i found a website that gave step by step instructions. THen i put it in some mode. Opened a program called Odin??Oden?? then I remember at some point it made me do a backup. So if i restore to that back up what you might be saying is it will remove the them and restore my phone to the way it was right after root.? I believe it made me back it up after root or it may have been before...How would i restore it to backup anyways. I hold the volume up, center key, and power key until i get into that mode. then can I just install my new theme I downloaded? THis is all confusing but interesting and I like this kind of stuff when it comes to mobile devices.
Thanks!
Meyefull said:
Not sure what a nandroid backup is. I just rooted it for the first time yesterday so I will try to recall my processs. K i found a website that gave step by step instructions. THen i put it in some mode. Opened a program called Odin??Oden?? then I remember at some point it made me do a backup. So if i restore to that back up what you might be saying is it will remove the them and restore my phone to the way it was right after root.? I believe it made me back it up after root or it may have been before...How would i restore it to backup anyways. I hold the volume up, center key, and power key until i get into that mode. then can I just install my new theme I downloaded? THis is all confusing but interesting and I like this kind of stuff when it comes to mobile devices.
Thanks!
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Flashing through Odin means you have the phone in Download Mode (to flash a custom recovery and gain root access). Since you are at this point and no sure you did a backup, I wouldn't chance anything else from there.
A few questions: Can you be more specific on what you may have flashed? I know this is new to you and if you want to keep going into the never-ending hole of flashing new ROMs, I would definitely suggest you familiarize yourself with the terms used such as Recovery (CWM, TWRP, etc.), Download Mode, Odin, Kernel, Nandroid, International ROMs vs. your model number ROMs (this is what has been getting a lot of newer flashers in some trouble lately thinking they can just flash any ROM they want without the consequence of reading about it first) . Second question is now that you have familiarized yourself on what you have flashed (after reading up), what Recovery are you using? What ROM are you using? What theme did you flash?
Be patient. We all had to go through this at one point... it's just that most of us were doing this for years with lesser/free/inexpensive devices and worked our way up to the Note II and you are starting with a very expensive piece of equipment. If you're patient, then you can be careful. Read up and understand the Android platform then we can go from there.
[email protected] said:
Flashing through Odin means you have the phone in Download Mode (to flash a custom recovery and gain root access). Since you are at this point and no sure you did a backup, I wouldn't chance anything else from there.
A few questions: Can you be more specific on what you may have flashed? I know this is new to you and if you want to keep going into the never-ending hole of flashing new ROMs, I would definitely suggest you familiarize yourself with the terms used such as Recovery (CWM, TWRP, etc.), Download Mode, Odin, Kernel, Nandroid, International ROMs vs. your model number ROMs (this is what has been getting a lot of newer flashers in some trouble lately thinking they can just flash any ROM they want without the consequence of reading about it first) . Second question is now that you have familiarized yourself on what you have flashed (after reading up), what Recovery are you using? What ROM are you using? What theme did you flash?
Be patient. We all had to go through this at one point... it's just that most of us were doing this for years with lesser/free/inexpensive devices and worked our way up to the Note II and you are starting with a very expensive piece of equipment. If you're patient, then you can be careful. Read up and understand the Android platform then we can go from there.
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I did it from galaxynote2root.com. It seemed straight forward. Now im going to research what my recovery is and what thingy did I flash and so forth Will be back shortly and hopeufully i will know a couple things.
He installed jedi x11
He's using cwm
As I stated in the pm
Reflash jedi x11. No need to use odin.
That will remove the theme. And a nandroid is a backup made via recovery. Its your new best friend. Get well aquainted with it
Also do some reading up on titanium backup and app2zip
sent from my 1920 overclocked note 2 running jedi xp11
markbencze said:
He installed jedi x11
He's using cwm
As I stated in the pm
Reflash jedi x11. No need to use odin.
That will remove the theme. And a nandroid is a backup made via recovery. Its your new best friend. Get well aquainted with it
Also do some reading up on titanium backup and app2zip
sent from my 1920 overclocked note 2 running jedi xp11
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Perfect, thanks Mark
No problem! Btw theres a thank button on here! Lol
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Help
Dont know if my last message went through so i'll rewrite it. I help the 3 buttons to get into download mode and chose restore and in the end it did restore my phone back to stock right after root. just without jedi or my other theme. so i tried installing another theme i downloaded thinking worst case scenario i can just restore again. so the theme didnt work it just kept staying on the loading screen and when i went to try to restore again by holding home vol up and power it now says file doesnt exist. does it erase backup everytime i use it and should always backup again after a restore? help please im sitting here with my phone in the download mode. i believe jedi will load ok but i want to get back to my backup i had made before jedi was installed.
Backup shouldn't get erased unless you wiped where the backup was. And flashing a theme made for jedi won't work on your backup if it's a backup of your rooted stock rom.
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Stay away from themes until youre more confident. Albeit may not happen if you aren't careful you'll full brick that thing.
Just use play store themes till you figure stuff out.
Or go to at&t jedi x11 or xp11 depending on which one you have and ask soneone if they have any good stable themes for jedi x? But don't just flash it. Google or you tube, etc. Be careful
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It's kinda obvious you weren't ready for flashing a theme, and you said that at some point after you rooted that you think it made you do a backup. At no point in the rooting/flashing stage are you made to do a backup, so if you didn't choose to stop and do one before flashing Jedi then I'm confident that you don't have anything to restore.
I would start from the beginning with Jedi, wipe dalvik and cache, wipe system and do a factory reset, making sure your rom is on your external sd card. Then re-flash Jedi... This should put you on stock Jedi rom without a theme.
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Hi Folks
A little intro:I bought a new Galaxy s3 with iwnd. I never rooted or jail break my phone before. I was never into phone too much. So I want to root and install CWM recovery and then update my phone from 4.1.1 to 4.2.1. I know its a lot of steps altogether.I am doing a research since two days. Created new account here. So please help me.
My Issue:I rooted my phone with superuser successfully. Now I want to install CWM recovery onto my phone. All the tutorial I am looking at shows to install CWm and the root.
I dont want to mess up with my phone so I want to confirm if I can still install CWM recovery on a rooted phone.
And also if your wondering I went to ROM manager and it says there is no CWM for my phone (t999v).
Thanks in advance
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malibu.barbie said:
Hi Folks
A little intro:I bought a new Galaxy s3 with iwnd. I never rooted or jail break my phone before. I was never into phone too much. So I want to root and install CWM recovery and then update my phone from 4.1.1 to 4.2.1. I know its a lot of steps altogether.I am doing a research since two days. Created new account here. So please help me.
My Issue:I rooted my phone with superuser successfully. Now I want to install CWM recovery onto my phone. All the tutorial I am looking at shows to install CWm and the root.
I dont want to mess up with my phone so I want to confirm if I can still install CWM recovery on a rooted phone.
And also if your wondering I went to ROM manager and it says there is no CWM for my phone (t999v).
Thanks in advance
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TWRP Touch Recovery is a lot better than CWM and it's easy to install.
It even has a built-in file explorer/manager too. Give it a try.
Go to the play store and download/install "GooManager". (free app)
Once it's downloaded open it and click the menu key on the phone.
Select "Install OpenRecoveryScript"
Then follow the prompt in goomanager and
wait until it gets done. You will see tiny
text on the bottom of the screen saying
"Successful" when it's done flashing.
After that select the "reboot recovery"
option in goomanager and it will reboot
your phone into TWRP full touch recovery.
It's really that easy.
This has all the options and functions as CWM has.
Rom Manager is not needed at all with this.
Good Luck!
Misterjunky said:
TWRP Touch Recovery is a lot better than CWM and it's easy to install.
It even has a built-in file explorer/manager too. Give it a try.
Go to the play store and download/install "GooManager". (free app)
Once it's downloaded open it and click the menu key on the phone.
Select "Install OpenRecoveryScript"
Then follow the prompt in goomanager and
wait until it gets done. You will see tiny
text on the bottom of the screen saying
"Successful" when it's done flashing.
After that select the "reboot recovery"
option in goomanager and it will reboot
your phone into TWRP full touch recovery.
It's really that easy.
This has all the options and functions as CWM has.
Rom Manager is not needed at all with this.
Good Luck!
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Thanks for replying.
After installing TWRP I can update my jelly bean to 4.2.1?
Actually I have been doing a lot of research for CWM. I dont know much about TWRP. will have to do research on this too.
Isnt there any way to install CWM?
malibu.barbie said:
Thanks for replying.
After installing TWRP I can update my jelly bean to 4.2.1?
Actually I have been doing a lot of research for CWM. I dont know much about TWRP. will have to do research on this too.
Isnt there any way to install CWM?
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I prefer cwm but that's just me. In order to get 4.2.1, you will have to visit the original Android development thread and pick a Rom that fits your needs, each thread will have instructions on how to install the rom as well as direct links to the rom itself and any other needed files such as google apps.
Before you start flashing roms like crazy, go to the play store and download an app called andromizer, it allows you to make a backup of your imei in case you lose it while trying out different roms. If you do lose it and you made a backup of it, just open the app and restore it.
Also before flashing any roms, make a backup of your current rom in recovery, there's an option for it. It will save you from having to start completely over if something goes wrong when flashing another rom.
Oh BTW, your warranty is now void
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Don_Perrignon said:
Go to the PlayStore, download ROM Manager, then flash Clockwork Mod Recovery.
Yes, backup your IMEI.
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Did you read the op?
|When Emotion Goes Up, Logic Goes Down|
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malibu.barbie said:
Thanks for replying.
After installing TWRP I can update my jelly bean to 4.2.1?
Actually I have been doing a lot of research for CWM. I dont know much about TWRP. will have to do research on this too.
Isnt there any way to install CWM?
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Sure, you can update anything that can be updated using CWM.
In other words any updates you find here in XDA can be updated
with TWRP or CWM.
What I was trying to say before is that CWM and TWRP both do
the same thing, but TWRP has more options and features including
full touch recovery and built-in file explorer/manager and in my
personal opinion it's a lot easier to use even for the developers.
707BeastMode707 said:
Did you read the op?
|When Emotion Goes Up, Logic Goes Down|
|Even If You Fall Face First You're Still Moving Forward|
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I did, but overlooked the last part.
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707BeastMode707 said:
I prefer cwm but that's just me. In order to get 4.2.1, you will have to visit the original Android development thread and pick a Rom that fits your needs, each thread will have instructions on how to install the rom as well as direct links to the rom itself and any other needed files such as google apps.
Before you start flashing roms like crazy, go to the play store and download an app called andromizer, it allows you to make a backup of your imei in case you lose it while trying out different roms. If you do lose it and you made a backup of it, just open the app and restore it.
Also before flashing any roms, make a backup of your current rom in recovery, there's an option for it. It will save you from having to start completely over if something goes wrong when flashing another rom.
Oh BTW, your warranty is now void
|When Emotion Goes Up, Logic Goes Down|
|Even If You Fall Face First You're Still Moving Forward|
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thanks for your response. And yes i know my warranty is void actually i didnt buy a new phone i bought a week old unlocked phone so i assume that the warranty was already voided
Anyways I will for sure backup my IMEI and I dont have any rom installed so i dont need to backup my rom. I only have my phone rooted and now I am planning to install recovery and then CM 10.1 jelly bean 4.2.1
Hopefully I can get a good thread to look into. My main issue is, if i look into a thread, its almost a year old and then I have to go through 1000+ pages of comments to see if there is any update to the original post or someone commenting about issues etc etc.
I want someone to post a new thread which has all latest information. it will be so helpful to people like me who are newbie..
Misterjunky said:
Sure, you can update anything that can be updated using CWM.
In other words any updates you find here in XDA can be updated
with TWRP or CWM.
What I was trying to say before is that CWM and TWRP both do
the same thing, but TWRP has more options and features including
full touch recovery and built-in file explorer/manager and in my
personal opinion it's a lot easier to use even for the developers.
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I am sure I am not asking too much but I have wind mobile s3 (t999v) and i am not sure there are many tutorials on Google or you tube specifically for t999v model. But yes as you said I downloaded gooManager and i can install recovery from there. I will have to cross my fingers doing it. Hopefully it works.
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malibu.barbie said:
I am sure I am not asking too much but I have wind mobile s3 (t999v) and i am not sure there are many tutorials on Google or you tube specifically for t999v model. But yes as you said I downloaded gooManager and i can install recovery from there. I will have to cross my fingers doing it. Hopefully it works.
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The reason you don't find many tutorials specifically for T999v is because it's so
similar to the T999 and all the other phones which are supported in this forum.
Virtually all the custom roms here in this forum will work with your T999v.
My suggestion as to which custom rom to flash first would be the "Wicked v9.1"
custom rom. It can be downloaded here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/evil1art/files/evil/t-999/Wicked/Wicked_v9.1.zip/download
Personally I think it's the best rom currently available for our phones.
It's not only the best, most reliable and trouble free rom but it also looks like a commercial product.
I am not saying all the other custom roms are bad, but what I am saying is that the Wicked rom is exceptional.
Since you are kinda new with the Galaxy S3, I would suggest to only flash stock based touchwiz custom roms
until you get more familiar with the flashing procedure.
You can read all the specifics about the Wicked rom here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804260
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This is a beginners guide to start modifying your Android device. When I joined the website I felt like I didn't know where to start. So I thought I could make this thread to get people started.
*I will not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused to your device.
First things first your going to need to root your device. What rooting does is it allows special access to things in your phone. Without root custom roms and custom recoveries will not work. Also some apps require root to work. So to root your device search for the name of your device in the search box. Once you find your device then go to the Android development section. And usually near the top there will be a guide on how to root your device.
If your can't find or your device doesn't have a forum section (for example the Us Cellular Galaxy s4) then search for a similar device. So I have the Us cellular galaxy s4 and it doesn't have a forum section. So I could look at the Verizon or At&T galaxy s4 section and see if the root method with work on my us cellular galaxy s4. Thankfully there is a method that works for the us cellular version too. If you still can't find a root method for your device then I would Google it and see what you can find.
Once you have gotten root access then the next step is to install a custom recovery.
IF U WANT TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GOTTEN ROOT ACCESS THEN DOWNLOAD THE ROOT CHECKER APP.
Ok so what a custom recovery is basically a tool to install/ flash things to your device. For example If I want a transparent status bar then I can download an s4 transparent status bar. Then I can go into recovery mode. After that since I have a custom recovery I can install the new status bar in recovery mode. Then reboot my phone. And boom I have a transparent status bar. Be sure to check out the link. It will further Explain custom recoveries.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery
Ok so to get a custom recovery you can follow the link above or your can do the same thing u did for root. Search your device. Then go to the Android development section and look for a thread on how to install a custom recovery. There are different types/versions of recoveries. Clock work mod recovery is one of the more popular ones and is what I personally use and I recommend. TWRP (team win recovery project is another one and is good too.)
After you get a custom recovery installed you need to make a backup. In case something goes wrong by user error or accident you can fix your device.
A back up is needed because if I would try to install a rom and for some reason it doesnt boot up then your going to need to return to what you were previously on. For example I have my galaxy s4 and If i make a backup right before I install a new rom. Then I try installing a rom and for whatever reason it doesn't work. I can go back into recovery mode and I can install my back up. And the backup will be everything that I had on my device before I tried to install a new rom. Once you have a backup then go to the next step.
Now the best part custom roms. Ok a custom rom is kinda hard to explain but im gonna try to. So a rom is basically firmware. And u can have different types of roms (firmware) for your device. **THE NUMBER ONE RULE IS TO NEVER INSTALL A ROM THAT IS NOT MEANT FOR YOUR PHONE. THIS IS 99 PERCENT OF WHY PEOPLE HARD BRICK THEIR DEVICE. **
So generally there are too different versions of roms. Stock based roms and aosp/ cyanogen based roms. Stock roms have generally the same look but may offer more options and settings for things. Some stock based roms have options to Change the look too.
Aosp(cyanogen mod,pac man, carbon) roms are going to change the look a lot. And have more options to Change Things too. Check out cyanogenmod.com to see what I mean.
Roms are a lot of fun to expirment with and see which ones you like best.
So your ready to get a custom rom.
Make sure you have a back up before you continue.
1. Dowload a rom to your device.
A good rom to try is cyanogen mod. It's an aosp based rom. Follow this link and see if your device is compatible.
get.cm/
REMEMBER U MUST DOWNLOAD A ROM THAT IS MEANT FOR YOUR DEVICE ONLY!!!!!
2. If you are going to install cyanogen mod or any aosp you are also going to need g apps. What g apps is is a package of apps. Basically of all the stock apps. Stock roms have it built in.
You can get get g apps from here
http://goo.im/gapps
If you want to check out other roms then go to your device in the forums then go to the Android development section. And look around there should be plenty to choose from.
3. So if you are installing cyanogen mod make sure you have gapps if you are installing a stock based rom you don't need it.
4.Boot into recovery mode. You can download rom manager from the play store and go into the app and press boot into recovery mode or do it manually by using the hard keys. Google it if you can't get into recovery mode.
5.Once in recovery mode if u are installing cyanogen mod do a wipe data/factory reset.
If you are installing a stock based rom skip that step unless you want to wipe data. Or if where you found the rom it says to wipe data.
6.flash the rom you installed. Remember where you put it when you downloaded it.
7. If you needed it find gapps then flash(install) that.
If you didn't need gapps then skip that step.
8. Wipe the cache partion
9. Wipe the davilk cache. *Its under advanced* This is important so you don't get a boot loop.
10. Reboot system
11. Enjoy your new rom.
Common errors:
If you get stuck at the boot logo you probably forgot to wipe the davilk cache. Its under advanced options in recovery.
If you try to install cyanogen mod and get an error saying system has stopped and that error keeps showing up then you used the wrong gapps package. Dowload the one closest to the top of the page if u are trying to download cyano
If u have any questions at all about anything feel free to ask them on this thread. Or in the q and a section. Or pm me.
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Very Useful guide for beginners good work!!!
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Very Useful guide for beginners good work!!!
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I appreciate the kind words.
-If I've helped press thanks. Don't say it.-
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very imformative. i will point others to this
how to remove boot menu manager and also remove custom rom installed
how to remove boot menu manager and also remove custom rom installed.
I m using motorola atrix 2 .. i have in system 1 stock rom, i was trying with custom roms . i want to delete all other roms and boot menu manager.... please help....
Very nicely put together....
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Do I need to do some backup before Rooting too?
Hi,
First of all, I really appreciate your work for helping Noobs like me, for teaching all these things...
I was going to do perform experiments on my Android phone, and I would like to be sure regarding the steps. Of course, nobody wants to go wrong while doing this.
So, Do I need to do any sort of Backup before Rooting process, too?
Or it is just simple like:
Root your Phone
Install some Custom Recovery
Flash some cool Custom ROMs (optional)
Also, Is there anything, that I should be aware of, regarding Bootloaders? People discuss so much about Locked/Unlocked bootloaders.
I checked the Hidden Menu of my phone and it says that my Bootloader is Locked.
It would be appreciating, if you can add something regarding this Bootloader thing in your Post too.
Thanks a lot for this Guide :good:
Great to see xda cares about the noobs. Ive down my share of flashing roms and mods but always good to learn more.
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Clean and to the point. Looking to get into more of the coding and building your own ROM where might be a solid software to buy etc. Thanks
no keyboard
Hello… I will be bookmarking the thread for educating my NOOB brain. I have had an ongoing challenge with not having a keyboard after flashing different ROM's and cannot enter anything. What am I doing incorrectly?
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Hello… I will be bookmarking the thread for educating my NOOB brain. I have had an ongoing challenge with not having a keyboard after flashing different ROM's and cannot enter anything. What am I doing incorrectly?
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The G Apps you downloaded didn't work.... flash your backup to fix this, of course you will be back to normal and still have root. Find another ROM or find a better G Apps. The keyboard not working happened to my nexus 4 after flashing cyanogen... oh well. NEXT!!!!
A helpful tool would be the clockwork mod ROM manager that you can download from either the Play store or the Amazon app market. You can download the gapps zip directly from the app as well as boot into recovery from the app so you can install the zip. I would also recommend buying the pro (it's 99 cents and you are supporting a great team of devs) app so you can update your CM ROM and switch ROMs if you like doing that.
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Clockwork Mod also has a touch recovery that is really nice to have to navigate though. You can buy it on the app or you can download it off their site for free. I use it on all of my devices and swear by it. There aren't very many that aren't supported from the major manufacturers so it's a great tool to have in your arsenal. That and it makes installing zips easier for those newer to the wonderful world of Android.
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thanks..help me alot
noob razr maxx with newest kk update
hi i am new can i root my phone and make the tether avaliable on my moto razr maxx hd ? it has newest update
Nice guide really helped
new here couldn't post in development forum
I just want to give a big thanks to "mohammad.afaneh" ! I just installed Superliterom V5.0 on my
verizon galaxy S3, with no troubles. It's running smooth and looks great.
Simple enough just had to follow your directions, which were perfect..
Thank you also to everyone that makes this site the bible of everything Android... period..
Thanks Again
Mo's Derf
Rooted and
Yes, I rooted my phone and did all the things I Google searched. The the phone (Sprint Galaxy S6 SM-G920P) worked fine. I did the Renegade ROM and I got stuck on the Load screen for Renegade. When it didn't work I accidentally wiped my entire phone and tried saving it with Cm-13.0-201xxxxxx, but it sucks. It will not let me do anything. I am searching for a ROM I can flash with TWRP that will allow me to get my phone up and working properly. Can any of you help
How to do the samething when the touchscreen is not working properly
I got the stock rom for my device and the touchscreen does not work properly after flashing it to my device, surely I did something wrong or the rom from the manufacturer is not working.
I have seen newer and differnt versions I can use for the THL 5000 mkt or MK 6592 chipset, just all the ROMs want a person to have some android interface where the android touchscreen is working fine. So my thought is how do I go about either finding another custom rom which will work with this device when most if not all use android touchscreens for the smart phones and I can't find roms with scatter files and bin files for this model.
Touchscreen works in a weird way where pressing the lower screen selects things above it.
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This is a beginners guide to start modifying your Android device. When I joined the website I felt like I didn't know where to start. So I thought I could make this thread to get people started.
*I will not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused to your device.
First things first your going to need to root your device. What rooting does is it allows special access to things in your phone. Without root custom roms and custom recoveries will not work. Also some apps require root to work. So to root your device search for the name of your device in the search box. Once you find your device then go to the Android development section. And usually near the top there will be a guide on how to root your device.
If your can't find or your device doesn't have a forum section (for example the Us Cellular Galaxy s4) then search for a similar device. So I have the Us cellular galaxy s4 and it doesn't have a forum section. So I could look at the Verizon or At&T galaxy s4 section and see if the root method with work on my us cellular galaxy s4. Thankfully there is a method that works for the us cellular version too. If you still can't find a root method for your device then I would Google it and see what you can find.
Once you have gotten root access then the next step is to install a custom recovery.
IF U WANT TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GOTTEN ROOT ACCESS THEN DOWNLOAD THE ROOT CHECKER APP.
Ok so what a custom recovery is basically a tool to install/ flash things to your device. For example If I want a transparent status bar then I can download an s4 transparent status bar. Then I can go into recovery mode. After that since I have a custom recovery I can install the new status bar in recovery mode. Then reboot my phone. And boom I have a transparent status bar. Be sure to check out the link. It will further Explain custom recoveries.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/ClockworkMod_Recovery
Ok so to get a custom recovery you can follow the link above or your can do the same thing u did for root. Search your device. Then go to the Android development section and look for a thread on how to install a custom recovery. There are different types/versions of recoveries. Clock work mod recovery is one of the more popular ones and is what I personally use and I recommend. TWRP (team win recovery project is another one and is good too.)
After you get a custom recovery installed you need to make a backup. In case something goes wrong by user error or accident you can fix your device.
A back up is needed because if I would try to install a rom and for some reason it doesnt boot up then your going to need to return to what you were previously on. For example I have my galaxy s4 and If i make a backup right before I install a new rom. Then I try installing a rom and for whatever reason it doesn't work. I can go back into recovery mode and I can install my back up. And the backup will be everything that I had on my device before I tried to install a new rom. Once you have a backup then go to the next step.
Now the best part custom roms. Ok a custom rom is kinda hard to explain but im gonna try to. So a rom is basically firmware. And u can have different types of roms (firmware) for your device. **THE NUMBER ONE RULE IS TO NEVER INSTALL A ROM THAT IS NOT MEANT FOR YOUR PHONE. THIS IS 99 PERCENT OF WHY PEOPLE HARD BRICK THEIR DEVICE. **
So generally there are too different versions of roms. Stock based roms and aosp/ cyanogen based roms. Stock roms have generally the same look but may offer more options and settings for things. Some stock based roms have options to Change the look too.
Aosp(cyanogen mod,pac man, carbon) roms are going to change the look a lot. And have more options to Change Things too. Check out cyanogenmod.com to see what I mean.
Roms are a lot of fun to expirment with and see which ones you like best.
So your ready to get a custom rom.
Make sure you have a back up before you continue.
1. Dowload a rom to your device.
A good rom to try is cyanogen mod. It's an aosp based rom. Follow this link and see if your device is compatible.
get.cm/
REMEMBER U MUST DOWNLOAD A ROM THAT IS MEANT FOR YOUR DEVICE ONLY!!!!!
2. If you are going to install cyanogen mod or any aosp you are also going to need g apps. What g apps is is a package of apps. Basically of all the stock apps. Stock roms have it built in.
You can get get g apps from here
http://goo.im/gapps
If you want to check out other roms then go to your device in the forums then go to the Android development section. And look around there should be plenty to choose from.
3. So if you are installing cyanogen mod make sure you have gapps if you are installing a stock based rom you don't need it.
4.Boot into recovery mode. You can download rom manager from the play store and go into the app and press boot into recovery mode or do it manually by using the hard keys. Google it if you can't get into recovery mode.
5.Once in recovery mode if u are installing cyanogen mod do a wipe data/factory reset.
If you are installing a stock based rom skip that step unless you want to wipe data. Or if where you found the rom it says to wipe data.
6.flash the rom you installed. Remember where you put it when you downloaded it.
7. If you needed it find gapps then flash(install) that.
If you didn't need gapps then skip that step.
8. Wipe the cache partion
9. Wipe the davilk cache. *Its under advanced* This is important so you don't get a boot loop.
10. Reboot system
11. Enjoy your new rom.
Common errors:
If you get stuck at the boot logo you probably forgot to wipe the davilk cache. Its under advanced options in recovery.
If you try to install cyanogen mod and get an error saying system has stopped and that error keeps showing up then you used the wrong gapps package. Dowload the one closest to the top of the page if u are trying to download cyano
If u have any questions at all about anything feel free to ask them on this thread. Or in the q and a section. Or pm me.
☆■PLEASE PRESS THANKS INSTEAD OF SAYING IT IM SO SICK OF PEOPLE SAYING THANKS WHEN IN THE RULES IT SAYS TO USE THE THANKS BUTTON□★
Have a nice day!
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Alright so I'm new at this and haven't managed to brick my phone yet so that's a good sign.
As far as I've learned the process is Root>Recovery>Rom Flash, at least generally.
I rooted it successfully, but when I try to install recovery with ROM Manager it lists only one S3 with a bracketed cell phone provider I don't think I have. So I ditched CWM and went to Goo Manager but when I try to install that, it just hangs on some download page telling me its about to start.
So I'm going to assume the recovery thing is pretty easy to sort out and move on to my next question.
My S3 is unlocked, but I am under Koodo, which is an extension of Telus. My phone model is a I747M, not an I747. As far as I can see they are identical in hardware and software, but I'm really wondering what ROMs I can install. I've researched but didn't find much, and I don't want to blindly flash a i747 rom onto a potentially different phone, and risk anything.
Oh and PS any ROM with the vanilla android (like on the google phones) will do.
Thanks.
Czaran said:
Alright so I'm new at this and haven't managed to brick my phone yet so that's a good sign.
As far as I've learned the process is Root>Recovery>Rom Flash, at least generally.
I rooted it successfully, but when I try to install recovery with ROM Manager it lists only one S3 with a bracketed cell phone provider I don't think I have. So I ditched CWM and went to Goo Manager but when I try to install that, it just hangs on some download page telling me its about to start.
So I'm going to assume the recovery thing is pretty easy to sort out and move on to my next question.
My S3 is unlocked, but I am under Koodo, which is an extension of Telus. My phone model is a I747M, not an I747. As far as I can see they are identical in hardware and software, but I'm really wondering what ROMs I can install. I've researched but didn't find much, and I don't want to blindly flash a i747 rom onto a potentially different phone, and risk anything.
Oh and PS any ROM with the vanilla android (like on the google phones) will do.
Thanks.
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Hello Noob (I mean that kindly, I used to be one)
I'll help you with what ever you need. I'm Canadian and on Bell i747M. Feel free to ask me any questions and I'll reply as soon as I can. Hopefully I wont be too confusing. I'll just try to break down all your questions in a point form.
First, i747 and i747M are almost identical. With the latest 4.3 ROMS there are differences in the bootloader that will make data not work on your phone. For now, stay away from any stock 4.3 ROM. AOSP ROMs (CM10, Task650) are fine.
Recovery: Through Rom Manager you will want to download the recovery titled "Samsung Galaxy S3 (ATT) " The AT&T version of the S3 is commonly shown as D2ATT(i747). This recovery will work for you. I have had a problem with TWRP myself recently being stuck on the download page. There is another way to install TWRP, but it is a bit more difficult. Try CWM first and if you like I will give you instructions for TWRP.
ROMs: If you want the most common and most stable Vanilla ROMs for your phone you are gonna want Cyanogenmod or Task's ROM. They are very similar with a few different features. Beware, if you ask questions in Task's thread you will be told it is an ATT ROM only. It does work on the i747M though.
Latest Cyanogen: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2att
Latest Task : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766684
You will of course lose Touchwiz on these ROMs.
Touchwiz Roms:
STAY AWAY FROM 4.3 ROMS!!!!!!
These ones will do as is. Watch that they are still 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766684 This one has a white theme and is my favorite.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176793 This one has tons of options.
As always be sure to read the OP in every thread. You will learn lots there. If you want any more info reply and I will try and help.
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Hello Noob (I mean that kindly, I used to be one)
I'll help you with what ever you need. I'm Canadian and on Bell i747M. Feel free to ask me any questions and I'll reply as soon as I can. Hopefully I wont be too confusing. I'll just try to break down all your questions in a point form.
First, i747 and i747M are almost identical. With the latest 4.3 ROMS there are differences in the bootloader that will make data not work on your phone. For now, stay away from any stock 4.3 ROM. AOSP ROMs (CM10, Task650) are fine.
Recovery: Through Rom Manager you will want to download the recovery titled "Samsung Galaxy S3 (ATT) " The AT&T version of the S3 is commonly shown as D2ATT(i747). This recovery will work for you. I have had a problem with TWRP myself recently being stuck on the download page. There is another way to install TWRP, but it is a bit more difficult. Try CWM first and if you like I will give you instructions for TWRP.
ROMs: If you want the most common and most stable Vanilla ROMs for your phone you are gonna want Cyanogenmod or Task's ROM. They are very similar with a few different features. Beware, if you ask questions in Task's thread you will be told it is an ATT ROM only. It does work on the i747M though.
Latest Cyanogen: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d2att
Latest Task : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766684
You will of course lose Touchwiz on these ROMs.
Touchwiz Roms:
STAY AWAY FROM 4.3 ROMS!!!!!!
These ones will do as is. Watch that they are still 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766684 This one has a white theme and is my favorite.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2176793 This one has tons of options.
As always be sure to read the OP in every thread. You will learn lots there. If you want any more info reply and I will try and help.
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Awesome, I appreciate the writeup. So I flashed recovery successfully (ROM Manager doesn't seem to have d2att anymore so I used ODIN).
I'll probably go for Cyanogen mod tommorow, I'll post again if I have any questions.
Thanks.
Czaran said:
Awesome, I appreciate the writeup. So I flashed recovery successfully (ROM Manager doesn't seem to have d2att anymore so I used ODIN).
I'll probably go for Cyanogen mod tommorow, I'll post again if I have any questions.
Thanks.
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CM is a good ROM. There should soon be Kitkat versions available. You will be seeing nightly updates when it does come around. Before you start flashing, you should learn what a 'Nandroid' is. You can take a Nandroid backup in CWM or TWRP. Always save these to an External SD card. If anything ever goes wrong with your ROM, you can just re flash the Nandroid backup and be back to where you were the day you did the backup. The farther you get into flashing the more likely you will need these. Before doing your first Flash, do an Nandroid and copy your photops and stuff off of the phone. When jumping between Stock and AOSP roms, you will need to do a full wipe and will lose what you have not backed up. Be sure to sync contacts to Google....this is the one that has screwed me the most.
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CM is a good ROM. There should soon be Kitkat versions available. You will be seeing nightly updates when it does come around. Before you start flashing, you should learn what a 'Nandroid' is. You can take a Nandroid backup in CWM or TWRP. Always save these to an External SD card. If anything ever goes wrong with your ROM, you can just re flash the Nandroid backup and be back to where you were the day you did the backup. The farther you get into flashing the more likely you will need these. Before doing your first Flash, do an Nandroid and copy your photops and stuff off of the phone. When jumping between Stock and AOSP roms, you will need to do a full wipe and will lose what you have not backed up. Be sure to sync contacts to Google....this is the one that has screwed me the most.
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Alright, so I have CWM v5.5.0.4, which from what I understand is pretty outdated. It was probably just me following an outdated guide and forgot to look up an updated version. Will I need to update of will it cause any problems? I already backed up my phone on 5.5.0.4 with Nandroid.
Also I feel like I'm misunderstanding the procedure of flashing a new rom. So I downloaded a cm-10.1.3 zip which is is the latest stable build on android 4.2.2. This has an .img inside so this is the rom. I use CWM to flash this onto my phone correct? (Once I figure out if I need to update CWM)
Lastly whats the deal with Gapps? I downloaded the CM Gapps for 10.1 from their wiki. Is this the only way to get Gmail, Maps, and the Google Play Store onto the phone?
From what I understand I think I can just use odin to flash, correct? If so I'd probably prefer that because its the most familiar and noob friendly.
Czaran said:
Alright, so I have CWM v5.5.0.4, which from what I understand is pretty outdated. It was probably just me following an outdated guide and forgot to look up an updated version. Will I need to update of will it cause any problems? I already backed up my phone on 5.5.0.4 with Nandroid.
Also I feel like I'm misunderstanding the procedure of flashing a new rom. So I downloaded a cm-10.1.3 zip which is is the latest stable build on android 4.2.2. This has an .img inside so this is the rom. I use CWM to flash this onto my phone correct? (Once I figure out if I need to update CWM)
Lastly whats the deal with Gapps? I downloaded the CM Gapps for 10.1 from their wiki. Is this the only way to get Gmail, Maps, and the Google Play Store onto the phone?
From what I understand I think I can just use odin to flash, correct? If so I'd probably prefer that because its the most familiar and noob friendly.
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I wouldn't use Odin. It really will only become necessary if you want to flash back to complete stock.
You do want the latest version of CWM installed or you will run into problems flashing. You can get this 2 ways.
1: through Rom Manager. You will find your specific CWM with these steps. a-Recovery Setup b-ClockworkMod Recovery c-Hit menu button to left of home and pick 'Show All Devices' d- Here scroll until you get 'Samsung Galaxy S3 (AT&T)' D2ATT. e- Click Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. Allow permissions for root. Ignore the touch option unless you want to pay for it. I can teach you the free way.
You will now have the latest CWM
You can download the latest CM-10.2, it is in release candidate stage and is extremely stable. They have been working on it for months. It will give you 4.3 (The good kind, not the one I warned against). After downloading a ROM, you leave it zipped exactly like it is. Do not extract it, just move it to your SD card. You will also want Gapps. Gapps is necessary because it is Google's own software that is legally not allowed to be built into ROMs. It must be installed separately. You can find those here. They help you know which to use with chart depending on which Cyanogen you use http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps. Again just move the zip over to your internal.
With these 2 zips transferred to your phone you are ready to start. Before you do, make sure you have transferred all your pics and stuff off of the phone. Also be sure to save your contacts. You can now boot into recovery. You should notice recovery version 6.0.4.3. Volume button scrolls menu, Power button selects. You will want to do a Nandroid backup in case anything goes wrong. I know you did one with CWM 5.5 but should do another just to be sure it is with current CWM. You can delete the other one later.
Goto - backup and restore
Goto - backup to external or /storage/sdcard1 (i put both because im already on 4.4 and may have different menu than you.
Let this work and when done continue to flashing ROM
Go to 'choose zip from /sdcard'
Select CM-10-xxxxxxx.zip
After this completes you will do the same with Gapps.zip
After completion of both files you will need to factory reset your phone. Flashing AOSP over Stock will cause boot loops if you do not.
Go back to CWM main menu and select wipe data/factore reset
After completing this go to wipe cache partition and select this.
Finally you want to wipe Dalvik cache. you will find this in CWM under main menu /advanced/wipe dalvik cache.
Upon completion of this you should have CM10 4.3 running. Just exit CWM reboot phone and when booted follow setup instructions.
Let me know if you get stuck somewhere.
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Upon completion of this you should have CM10 4.3 running. Just exit CWM reboot phone and when booted follow setup instructions.
Let me know if you get stuck somewhere.
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Alright cool. So through Mod Manager, there was not d2att, there was only S3(Metro PCS) which I thought was a bit odd. I found a way to flash an updated recovery via terminal emulator so that went well.
And your steps were very well written and concise. I'm now running CM without a problem.
Thanks for your help!
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Alright cool. So through Mod Manager, there was not d2att, there was only S3(Metro PCS) which I thought was a bit odd. I found a way to flash an updated recovery via terminal emulator so that went well.
And your steps were very well written and concise. I'm now running CM without a problem.
Thanks for your help!
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Cool terminal emulator was that other way to do it. Hope all is well for you with this. Welcome to flashing. As another tip, if you are going to flash a lot, there is an app called Titanium backup that is well worth the $5 it costs. It saves all your apps and data and after a clean wipe you can just reinstall all your apps in one step. For example after a wipe you will not lose your Angry Birds levels if you restore your titanium data. It's worth a look.