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Upgrading to ICS from custom ROM

Hi,
I'm currently running the Paradox ROM on the SGH-T989. Now, with ICS around the corner , I'd like to know how I can revert to the official ROM.
I've already taken a backup of the original stock ROM using the Clockwork Recovery mod. I'd appreciate it if someone could post an idiot's guide on upgrading to ICS from a custom ROM.
Thanks!

Who told you ICS is around the corner. It's at least a few good months away.

Tachyon1986 said:
Hi,
I'm currently running the Paradox ROM on the SGH-T989. Now, with ICS around the corner , I'd like to know how I can revert to the official ROM.
I've already taken a NANDROID backup of the original stock ROM using the Clockwork Recovery mod. I'd appreciate it if someone could post an idiot's guide on upgrading to ICS from a custom ROM.
Thanks!
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Flash it like any other rom (and specified kernal if there is one) would be my guess.
Although you should always follow the directions in the developers rom thread
Who told you ICS is around the corner. It's at least a few good months away.
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Most likly mistaking with the true GS2 International model

An engadget article. It's being rolled out for the normal SGS-II in Europe. I can't post the links until I'm 8 posts old , so here's the quoted text from the article.
After that March 10th mishap, Samsung reaffirmed to us that it'd deliver Android 4.0 for its GT-I9100 Galaxy S II when it was darn good and ready -- well folks, the company appears ready. It's just announced both via Facebook and Twitter that the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade that so many have lusted after is now available and will begin its rollout to users in Poland, Hungary, Sweden and Korea today, and will move onto other markets from there -- subject to carrier requirements, of course. Better yet, Samsung has affirmed that its Android 4.0 update for the Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II LTE, Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1 will follow shortly. So, if you're one of the lucky ones to receive the upgrade, let us know how it fares for you in the comments below. Otherwise, feel free to keep clicking that update button.
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I'm not familiar with how long the update would take to reach Carriers though. Anyway , I'm looking for a solution on how to upgrade when the update would come.
EDIT : Oops , someone beat me to it. I was referring to the international SGS-II. I'm not sure how long it would take to reach T-mobile.

I'm sick of the same thing being covered 20 times every day.
The international Galaxy S2 has NOTHING to do with our phone. Yes the name is the same but the insides of the phone are all different. They might as well have called our phone something completely different as to not confuse people.
Nothing from the I9100 will be usable for us. Nothing. Hence, I reiterate my previous statement: We are not seeing ICS for some months to come. Sad I know.

Here's your idiot proof guide.
Sell your t989 and buy the i9100.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium

The real frustration with this site is that people come here looking for more information and get greeted with condescending dickishness. Those guys posting about how awful it is to have to read threads asking about the update knew fully well what this thread was when they chose to come here.
I don't see how people can be so unaware of common sense that they would be surprised that a phone called the Samsung Galaxy S II getting the ICS update might confuse people who own a phone called the Samsung Galaxy S II into thinking they are getting an update to ICS.

80centjack said:
The real frustration with this site is that people come here looking for more information and get greeted with condescending dickishness. Those guys posting about how awful it is to have to read threads asking about the update knew fully well what this thread was when they chose to come here.
I don't see how people can be so unaware of common sense that they would be surprised that a phone called the Samsung Galaxy S II getting the ICS update might confuse people who own a phone called the Samsung Galaxy S II into thinking they are getting an update to ICS.
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Amen!!!
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Teo032 said:
Here's your idiot proof guide.
Sell your t989 and buy the i9100.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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Jesus ****ing Christ. Get off your high horse.

Tachyon1986 said:
An engadget article. It's being rolled out for the normal SGS-II in Europe. I can't post the links until I'm 8 posts old , so here's the quoted text from the article.
I'm not familiar with how long the update would take to reach Carriers though. Anyway , I'm looking for a solution on how to upgrade when the update would come.
EDIT : Oops , someone beat me to it. I was referring to the international SGS-II. I'm not sure how long it would take to reach T-mobile.
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By looking at the history, you can tell how long it usually takes for Samsung to deliver an update for carrier phones. As far as I can remember, for the T-Mo Galaxy S, it took them about 5 months to update to 2.2 AFTER the International Galaxy S received 2.2. This was about a month after google rolled out 2.3 via Nexus S.
The reason for the delay is because every carrier wants Samsung (and other manufacturers) to ensure that their bloatware works fine on their updated versions. And no matter how good Samsung's Hardware is, their software division is freaking slow!
So good luck waiting for 4.0. My guess is that it will be out by May/June/July/August.

Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec

Ok , thanks. But the real point of this thread was on HOW to UPDATE to ICS when it would finally come. It seems like everyone missed the point here. I don't really care when the update would come, that was never stated in the thread title nor did I ask for a date in my opening post.
I was fully aware that the "When is ICS going to arrive for T-mobile??!!" has been asked a hundred times, which is why I only asked HOW to update.
Melon_Bread said:
Flash it like any other rom (and specified kernal if there is one) would be my guess.
Although you should always follow the directions in the developers rom thread
Most likly mistaking with the true GS2 International model
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Thanks for the tip. I guess it should work like the way we flash other ROMS.
Teo032 said:
Here's your idiot proof guide.
Sell your t989 and buy the i9100.
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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Thanks , I'm sure that advice will be made a sticky.

Tachyon1986 said:
Hi,
I'm currently running the Paradox ROM on the SGH-T989. Now, with ICS around the corner , I'd like to know how I can revert to the official ROM.
I've already taken a backup of the original stock ROM using the Clockwork Recovery mod. I'd appreciate it if someone could post an idiot's guide on upgrading to ICS from a custom ROM.
Thanks!
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2hvy4grvty said:
Jesus ****ing Christ. Get off your high horse.
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^^ no sense of humor, he asked for an idiots guide on how to upgrade
Tachyon1986 said:
Thanks , I'm sure that advice will be made a sticky.
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^^ at least he can take it lightly lol
is it me or are more and more XDA n00bs taking things to seriously (not referring to the OP)
Well if ICS does come for our device in about 6 months.. you can always ODIN back to stock (check allgamers stickies) and wait for an OTA update, but you might have to wait for someone to exploit root access for 4.0... sooo i would wait until a dev creates a rooted stock ROM of 4.0.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359

i agree i have had the samsung moment i had a evo then evo3d photon now i went to tmobile t989 now ill be honest it seems alot of these rude people when i come for information are windows people ie xda information site not a im gonna sit here and insult someone for asking a question my question i pose is why did you even come to thread if your tired of the question seems if you were really tired of it you would not of clicked on the link sounds like to me you just wanting attention

jdillard343434 said:
i agree i have had the samsung moment i had a evo then evo3d photon now i went to tmobile t989 now ill be honest it seems alot of these rude people when i come for information are windows people ie xda information site not a im gonna sit here and insult someone for asking a question my question i pose is why did you even come to thread if your tired of the question seems if you were really tired of it you would not of clicked on the link sounds like to me you just wanting attention
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jdillard343434 said:
i agree i have had the samsung moment i had a evo then evo3d photon now i went to tmobile t989 now ill be honest it seems alot of these rude people when i come for information are windows people ie xda information site not a im gonna sit here and insult someone for asking a question my question i pose is why did you even come to thread if your tired of the question seems if you were really tired of it you would not of clicked on the link sounds like to me you just wanting attention
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Eh , the saddest part about it is how most failed to READ the thread. It was clearly stated that help was needed on HOW to update. The question "When will the update arrive?" was never stated in the opening post.

To answer the op, there's 2 ways to do it. first is to flash back to unrooted stock and wait for the push from tmo. Instructions are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22881355
Second way is to wait for a deodexed or rooted version from a dev and just flash like a normal ROM.
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even as a HOW question not the best question since nobody even knows the WHEN part

CM10.1 Stable?

Hey guys, im currently running CM10 (stable build). I was just wondering if anyone knows when the official stable build of CM10.1 will be released?? I know plenty of people run the nightlies and find those fairly stable, but i would like final, stable build of it. So if anyone could maybe speculate when it might be out, thank would be great! Also, if anyone could recommend a finished and officially stable build of any other 4.2+ ROM(s) that would be awesome as well.
Thanks a ton guys!:good:

Stop posting the same thread over again...you just made a similar post about 4.1.2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187790) with in 30 minute of each other....what mt3g told you in there is no different from what you will be told in here.
stability is matter of personal opinion and the device in your hand...
do what the rest of us did..look in the BIBLE thread to find ALL the links to ALL of the different forms of roms and TRY them out like what the rest of us did. this will allow you to find whats best for you....do not put yourself in situations where you are easily flamed. I mean it can't be easier than that, all the links are in one thread...best guide for lazy people and those who do not want to do any research
this is no different, then those '"crap" threads. This is just an opinion cause your idea of stable is different then mine. Make the OP more clear with what you are looking for, if anything. The best answer is TRY THEM OUT lol.
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you just listed those that are available as 4.1.2 and above, no others beside carbon and Sons of Android and rootbox are available pretty much... I have the popular roms in my resource guide, try them and see which you like. Pretty much all there is to it.
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Change 4.1.2 to 4.2.+ you will have your answer and i will be kind enough to even direct you to the samsung galaxy bible thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2088179

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813456

[Q] Why does Samsung S3 i747 ATT US have 4.1.1 ROM. ?

I have an i747 ATT US S3 which is showing it has 4.1.1 ROM.
Is that because I am rooted (but still stock ROM) and have missed OTA update(s)?

Nope. You haven't missed a thing, so far as AT&T.
They haven't released it, and nobody who's talking knows when we'll see it. (regardless of what you read anywhere).
There are a few ROMs out there, like Dandroid which are ported to AT&T S3s.

danvee said:
Nope. You haven't missed a thing, so far as AT&T.
They haven't released it, and nobody who's talking knows when we'll see it. (regardless of what you read anywhere).
There are a few ROMs out there, like Dandroid which are ported to AT&T S3s.
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Thanks.
ROM Manager on my phone says "Your ROM is not set up to receive OTA updates..." Is that because it is rooted?
Also, can you list a few other ROMs for i747? It is really hard to hunt them down, that is, to find the ones that are compatible with YOUR phone.
I particularly would like to find one (or kernel) that has "sound improvement" module in it. I had supercurio's voodoo sound on my earlier S1, and the S3 sound for music is nowhere near that in quality.

Yes.
Look in AT&T Original Android development and AT&T Android development.
The headers tell all.
Read the threads and you'll learn what you need to. :thumbup:

Thanks for those great leads--lots of stuff there.

movrshakr said:
Thanks for those great leads--lots of stuff there.
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Although a harsh response he's correct. We don't really push favorites here. If you had looked for rom's you'd find them as they are in the development sections.
Are you on a Canadian carrier or at&t ?
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[Q] Cyanogen Mod for Virgin Mobile Version?

Forgive me if this has been asked a before, but I just pulled the trigger on the Virgin Mobile version of the Galaxy S3. I had been reading about the wonderful CyanogenMods that are avail, but now I think they were talking about the internation version of the phone?
I need an upgrade from my old LG Optimus V, and will be VERY disappointed if I can't CM it! WIll I be able to mod this new phone with a nifty CM after it arrives? Maybe with a Sprint CM...??
[fingers-crossed]

wilberfan said:
Forgive me if this has been asked a before, but I just pulled the trigger on the Virgin Mobile version of the Galaxy S3. I had been reading about the wonderful CyanogenMods that are avail, but now I think they were talking about the internation version of the phone?
I need an upgrade from my old LG Optimus V, and will be VERY disappointed if I can't CM it! WIll I be able to mod this new phone with a nifty CM after it arrives? Maybe with a Sprint CM...??
[fingers-crossed]
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Head over to Android Forums, there is a forum specifically for rooted VM users that will give you a lot more answers. We use the Sprint ROM's, but you have to know what you are doing. CM11 runs perfectly for me, it is one of my favorite ROM's, along with CyanFox, but again, you have to know how to modify a couple of things (it's easy, don't worry) in order to flash the Sprint ROM's properly. Once you know how, the XDA forums for Sprint SGS3 are a great resource for finding other ROM's to flash.
http://androidforums.com/virgin-mobile-galaxy-s3-all-things-root/

Mr. Struck said:
Head over to Android Forums, there is a forum specifically for rooted VM users that will give you a lot more answers. We use the Sprint ROM's, but you have to know what you are doing. CM11 runs perfectly for me, it is one of my favorite ROM's, along with CyanFox, but again, you have to know how to modify a couple of things (it's easy, don't worry) in order to flash the Sprint ROM's properly. Once you know how, the XDA forums for Sprint SGS3 are a great resource for finding other ROM's to flash.
http://androidforums.com/virgin-mobile-galaxy-s3-all-things-root/
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Whew! Okay, sounds like I'm going to be fine... (I've been flashing CM ROMs on the Optimus V for, like, 3 years...so I would assume I wouldn't be too baffled by what's required to get the S3 CM'd... If there are clear instructions, I should be smilin' by next week! :fingers-crossed:
Thanks for the advice!

wilberfan said:
Whew! Okay, sounds like I'm going to be fine... (I've been flashing CM ROMs on the Optimus V for, like, 3 years...so I would assume I wouldn't be too baffled by what's required to get the S3 CM'd... If there are clear instructions, I should be smilin' by next week! :fingers-crossed:
Thanks for the advice!
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My username is struckn over on Android Forums, check out my tutorial in the sticky thread section. It will explain everything you need to know, including how to root, how to modify Sprint ROM's, and a whole lot more. Feel free to PM me either there or here on XDA for any help or clarification.

You are a Prince, Sir! Thank you so much!

Is There a Rom with S5 Looks for S3?

Is there a Kitkat based rom that has the look of the S5 made for the S3?

Quick look would have shown yes, please check this out. It's from my fellow teammate @saranhai
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2501303

TheLastSidekick said:
Quick look would have shown yes, please check this out. It's from my fellow teammate @saranhai
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2501303
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The link of the rom that you posted is not for Kitkat.

Look in AT&T development. Close to top. Idr name off-hand but there's one there
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With the number of times this has been asked.....
Im just wondering if anyone has even looked in the Development section? The rom in question is pretty much always on page 1. Its the exact same as the AT&T version. Just ported.

joe3681 said:
Look in AT&T development. Close to top. Idr name off-hand but there's one there
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But I need one for the USA Tmobile version of my phone, SGH-T999.

Please forgive me, and I do not mean to offend, but you have been asking this same question in many different threads for several days now. If the answers you have received are not what you want then I'm afraid that what you want simply doesn't exist.
I know you have seen Likewise, which is the one and only rom that matches what you are asking for. I know you have seen both the T-Mobile and AT&T versions, both of which will work fine on the T999. So if that's not what you want then I'm sorry, you're probably just out of luck.

DocHoliday77 said:
Please forgive me, and I do not mean to offend, but you have been asking this same question in many different threads for several days now. If the answers you have received are not what you want then I'm afraid that what you want simply doesn't exist.
I know you have seen Likewise, which is the one and only rom that matches what you are asking for. I know you have seen both the T-Mobile and AT&T versions, both of which will work fine on the T999. So if that's not what you want then I'm sorry, you're probably just out of luck.
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Heu Doc. No need to apologize my friend. I just needed to make sure that these roms were compatible with my T999. Thats why I posted in the various forums because I don't want to risk bricking my phone in case a rom doesnt match it. Appreciate the heads up though.
I was looking at the Hypermax rom. But sadly, its not compatible with T999 being that its for the international S3.

Yeah, I'm not familiar with thst one. I can say that anything you find in our forums here will be safe though. So long as you follow the op's and heed any warnings they might have.

DocHoliday77 said:
Yeah, I'm not familiar with thst one. I can say that anything you find in our forums here will be safe though. So long as you follow the op's and heed any warnings they might have.
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I greatly appreciate that and your confidence of safety. Thanks you.

Not a problem. I've tried probably half of the most recent roms (and a lot of older ones) and never had any problems (at least not any unknown/unexpected ones anyway). There will be more soon though. TMS3KK is all but ready for release, S3rx v4 is being worked on, and if I find some time I may port another one or two, just to give everyone more options!

DocHoliday77 said:
Not a problem. I've tried probably half of the most recent roms (and a lot of older ones) and never had any problems (at least not any unknown/unexpected ones anyway). There will be more soon though. TMS3KK is all but ready for release, S3rx v4 is being worked on, and if I find some time I may port another one or two, just to give everyone more options!
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You're awesome, Doc.

DocHoliday77 said:
Not a problem. I've tried probably half of the most recent roms (and a lot of older ones) and never had any problems (at least not any unknown/unexpected ones anyway). There will be more soon though. TMS3KK is all but ready for release, S3rx v4 is being worked on, and if I find some time I may port another one or two, just to give everyone more options!
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Wow.. I cant wait to get my hands on those when they come out. I'll look them up and read up about them. This forum appreciates your hard work and diligence. On its behalf, I want to say thank you. We're lucky and proud to have you.