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How to Flash Custom ROM?

Hi,
Does anybody know any easy to follow guides or steps to installing custom roms on the Galaxy W. I have upgraded from an Xperia X8 and it seems more complex than that.
Any assistance is appreciated

andyjrobinson said:
Hi,
Does anybody know any easy to follow guides or steps to installing custom roms on the Galaxy W. I have upgraded from an Xperia X8 and it seems more complex than that.
Any assistance is appreciated
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Please read the threads in development section.

Hi,
Yeah i did check that forum but i couldnt realy find anything which is relatively easy enough to follow in order to install CWM.
I havent as yet rooted the device or done anything else. However it is running the latest Samsung firmware and isnt carrier locked.

Arco68 has posted a cwm recovery in the galaxy w hacking and development section. You can use Odin (simple way) or adb (complex way) to flash cwm. Then once this is done you can go into recovery. You will notice many things are different to standard recovery. Go into install rom rom sdcard (hint that you need a rom on ur SD) and it will flash the rom you choose. Simplez. PS. If your gonna choose a rom I'd recommend cyanogenmod (currently in alpha but not many bugs and still good)
Sent From Galaxy Wonders Cm-9

Firmware version =
Then we can guide you on the rooting method...
Sent From My Ancora ICS CM9

andyjrobinson said:
Hi,
Yeah i did check that forum but i couldnt realy find anything which is relatively easy enough to follow in order to install CWM.
I havent as yet rooted the device or done anything else. However it is running the latest Samsung firmware and isnt carrier locked.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446593
This is one of the MUST learn for developers. I think the procedure is simple enough. Read carefully a few times, u should be able to make it.

yewsiong said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446593
This is one of the MUST learn for developers. I think the procedure is simple enough. Read carefully a few times, u should be able to make it.
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Tnx for giving the link I was talking bout.
Sent From Galaxy Wonders Cm-9

To root your device :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317394
Then flash CWM :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446593
Once you done you can flash any custom ROM you want in this forum.

[Q] Noob Feast Here

Hi Everyone,
As the title says I am a noob to rooting and have been researching the various roots,kernels,roms and add on packs, and some answers on what would be the best package for my phone to accomplish the results of what I would like to do,
My Phone Specs:
Samsung Galaxy SII
SGH-T989 (T-Mobile)
4.1.2 (Android Version)
3.0.31-1003885 (Kernel Version)
What I would like to accomplish is remove a bunch of bloatware that came with phone (mainly all of the T-Mobile bloat)...and I would like to connect my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet to the phone and be able to use the phones data connection as a wifi connection via usb tethering.
There it is, let the feast begin...
Thxs in advance for all the answers and comments

Deathcometh4U said:
Hi Everyone,
As the title says I am a noob to rooting and have been researching the various roots,kernels,roms and add on packs, and some answers on what would be the best package for my phone to accomplish the results of what I would like to do,
My Phone Specs:
Samsung Galaxy SII
SGH-T989 (T-Mobile)
4.1.2 (Android Version)
3.0.31-1003885 (Kernel Version)
What I would like to accomplish is remove a bunch of bloatware that came with phone (mainly all of the T-Mobile bloat)...and I would like to connect my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Tablet to the phone and be able to use the phones data connection as a wifi connection via usb tethering.
There it is, let the feast begin...
Thxs in advance for all the answers and comments
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This link will help you how to root. Before you click on it and follow the steps, when you get to step 13, skip to step 18, and then go back to step 14, but skip 18 this time around. This makes a nandroid backup of your ROM (Recovery Menu > Backup).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2195283
After you've rooted, download "Root Browser" or something similar to that from the Play Store.
After starting Root Browser up, browse to system/app. Then there will be a load of apps there. Simply click on it and select uninstall.
Be sure to know what you're uninstalling. If you mess up, just restore from the backup you made earlier in recovery.
As for your second option, I'm not sure how to help you with that, sorry!
Good luck!
EDIT: I found a person you had a problem while he was rooting. This thread will take you there and show you he solution as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352391
Good luck rooting! :good:
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Thxs Koragg618, for the reply will give the links a good read, after rooting what would you recommend as a good rom package,from what I am seeing and finding is alot of rooters are using the Jedi rom.

Deathcometh4U said:
Thxs Koragg618, for the reply will give the links a good read, after rooting what would you recommend as a good rom package,from what I am seeing and finding is alot of rooters are using the Jedi rom.
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CyanogenMOD is probably still the biggest, and if you're new to custom ROMS and rooting, it helps to be able to Google for answers. I see Jedi around a bunch here too, so you'd probably be okay getting help here, but I don't know much about it (I stick with CM). The latest out is CM 10.1 (which is Android 4.2.2).
Another step (once you get confident with using the various ROM/rooting tools) to fine-tuning your phone is updating your radio, and there's an excellent thread with the radios listed for the T989 here.

Deathcometh4U said:
Thxs Koragg618, for the reply will give the links a good read, after rooting what would you recommend as a good rom package,from what I am seeing and finding is alot of rooters are using the Jedi rom.
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GaidinBDJ said:
CyanogenMOD is probably still the biggest, and if you're new to custom ROMS and rooting, it helps to be able to Google for answers. I see Jedi around a bunch here too, so you'd probably be okay getting help here, but I don't know much about it (I stick with CM). The latest out is CM 10.1 (which is Android 4.2.2).
Another step (once you get confident with using the various ROM/rooting tools) to fine-tuning your phone is updating your radio, and there's an excellent thread with the radios listed for the T989 here.
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Yup he's right CM is the biggest in custom ROMs but you can start off with the ROMs based on stock like Jedi, Infamous, & Northern Touch, etc.
Then after you become comfortable with flashing you can move onto AOSP ROMs.
Have fun flashing
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CyanogenMOD is probably still the biggest, and if you're new to custom ROMS and rooting, it helps to be able to Google for answers. I see Jedi around a bunch here too, so you'd probably be okay getting help here, but I don't know much about it (I stick with CM). The latest out is CM 10.1 (which is Android 4.2.2).
Another step (once you get confident with using the various ROM/rooting tools) to fine-tuning your phone is updating your radio, and there's an excellent thread with the radios listed for the T989 here.
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Yup he's right CM is the biggest in custom ROMs but you can start off with the ROMs based on stock like Jedi, Infamous, & Northern Touch, etc.
Then after you become comfortable with flashing you can move onto AOSP ROMs.
Have fun flashing
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Thanks GaidinBDJ and Koragg618 you have given me a lot of information to review and links to other information

Deathcometh4U said:
Thanks GaidinBDJ and Koragg618 you have given me a lot of information to review and links to other information
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Glad to hear
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[Solved] [SM T211] is there no support for Custom Roms and Rooting

Hello members,
1. There is no official support for Cyanogen nor for Paranoid Android.
2. Rooting is only possible via a huge prerooted file, which can cause you security leaks in some causes. [Solved, root available]
3. Lock Screen Button fails to respond (Occasionally) and its not a hardware glitch. [Solved by OTA update]
4. Development support is over the internet is limited.
Here are my questions!
1> Anyone using any Custom ROMS with official support from the developers?

danilekhok said:
Hello members,
I bought the samsung Tab 3 70 [SM T211] only to regret it, enclosed below are the details.
1. There is no official support for Cyanogen nor for Paranoid Android.
2. Rooting is only possible via a huge prerooted file, which can cause you security leaks in some causes.
3. Lock Screen Button fails to respond (Occasionally) and its not a hardware glitch.
4. Development support is over the internet is limited.
Here are my questions!
1> How many of you rooted it, without the pre rooted file?
2> Anyone using any Custom roms with official support from the developers?
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These tabs are just taking off wait for a while . There's no rush you all will get your support after the 210 and 210r . I am still lacking knowledge of these boards. Soon when I get those two get cm I may be able to port and add configurations for all the 7inch models but I can do it alone I needs some more devs to help as I have no kernel skills period or debugging skills. They all share common kernel source which is great I can too make common device source after this all gets worked out

Rooted last week, no issues.

what did you root with ..want to flash the infamous rom today

jetboss said:
what did you root with ..want to flash the infamous rom today
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I rooted with Odin. No issues. I don't believe ANYONE has flashed Infamous ROM for SM-T211.

finally rooted today hoping we get some cwm love soon ..

Rooting problem
jetboss said:
finally rooted today hoping we get some cwm love soon ..
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Did you root with the prerooted file?

Yes i did its the only option right now
Sent from my SM-T211 using Tapatalk now Free

jetboss said:
Yes i did its the only option right now
Sent from my SM-T211 using Tapatalk now Free
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Me as well.

BiG JeW said:
I rooted with Odin. No issues. I don't believe ANYONE has flashed Infamous ROM for SM-T211.
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Thats because there is no custom recovery for the SM-T211 yet, so the ROM is there.. but there is no way to flash it as of yet.

Rooting.
I am new the forum. I want to root my tab 3.7. I did it for my note 1. But I don't know how to do it for tab 3. ANY One can help me.

benefit of root
BiG JeW said:
I rooted with Odin. No issues. I don't believe ANYONE has flashed Infamous ROM for SM-T211.
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hi! im a new member here. i am also having the same issue with t211 which i bought just last three weeks. the lag is so frustrating and i cant tolerate it. iv been searching for ways to fix the lag but theres nothing i can find that addresses the problem fast and theres no many options to try but only this one thing i found which is the app called lag fix. however it requires root access. tonight i finally made it rooting my t211 successfully and now im looking forward to try the app lag fix. but i found these posts here about rooting and as i was reading the comments in here, i can see that you guys seem so happy that you were able to root your t211. im just wondering if rooting is just enough to address the issue of lag. is it? im checking my tab now and i still cant tell if there is difference. i can still see delays.
i just wanna know guys whats with having the phone rooted? is there any way i can fix the problem besides using the app lag fix?
thank you so much for your reply..

@danilekhok Check out my new thread in General, should work for your tab as well now

We finally have custom recovery so roms will follow soon
Sent from my SM-T211 using Tapatalk HD

successful ROM flash?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447053
I hope so. Has anyone flashed this? Looks like the only working ROM for the T211.
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xdaweird said:
hi! im a new member here. i am also having the same issue with t211 which i bought just last three weeks. the lag is so frustrating and i cant tolerate it. iv been searching for ways to fix the lag but theres nothing i can find that addresses the problem fast and theres no many options to try but only this one thing i found which is the app called lag fix. however it requires root access. tonight i finally made it rooting my t211 successfully and now im looking forward to try the app lag fix. but i found these posts here about rooting and as i was reading the comments in here, i can see that you guys seem so happy that you were able to root your t211. im just wondering if rooting is just enough to address the issue of lag. is it? im checking my tab now and i still cant tell if there is difference. i can still see delays.
i just wanna know guys whats with having the phone rooted? is there any way i can fix the problem besides using the app lag fix?
thank you so much for your reply..
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I do experience lag every now and then but I just kill the tasks running. I usually end up restarting, my tab after 2-3 days. If you're experiencing major lag, I suggest reformatting your device and sdcard after doing a backup up of course. The root is worth it and its easy.

BiG JeW said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447053
I hope so. Has anyone flashed this? Looks like the only working ROM for the T211.
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I do experience lag every now and then but I just kill the tasks running. I usually end up restarting, my tab after 2-3 days. If you're experiencing major lag, I suggest reformatting your device and sdcard after doing a backup up of course. The root is worth it and its easy.
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havent tried it yet was planning to wait a bit and see what other devs come up with

BiG JeW said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447053
I hope so. Has anyone flashed this? Looks like the only working ROM for the T211.
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I do experience lag every now and then but I just kill the tasks running. I usually end up restarting, my tab after 2-3 days. If you're experiencing major lag, I suggest reformatting your device and sdcard after doing a backup up of course. The root is worth it and its easy.
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my tab 3 also lag even though only a few apps running
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[Q] New Poster

Hi all, my name is Mike and this my first post. I have recently rooted my S3 with Odin and CFA. I would like to choose a ROM and try out different themes, but don't really know where to start. Do you have to install a ROM to choose different themes? Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks in advance.

Hey there!
lsusuperstar said:
Hi all, my name is Mike and this my first post. I have recently rooted my S3 with Odin and CFA. I would like to choose a ROM and try out different themes, but don't really know where to start. Do you have to install a ROM to choose different themes? Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks in advance.
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Welcome to XDA my friend!! Alright first off themes and ROMs are two completely different things. Themes are just skins you can swap in and out on your phone without changing any software. ROMs replace phone software with newer versions. If you would like to get a theme I suggest downloading this app called Themer by MyColorScreen. For ROMs you will need a custom recovery like ClockworkMod or TWRP. I am currently using CWM (ClockworkMod). Using the CWM recovery you can "flash" roms (basically installing them). I am currently running 4.4 QuantumROM by PwnCakes. It is beautiful!! If you would like to theme go with the Themer app but if you wanna go further than just reply here!!
Themer App: [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycolorscreen.themer"/URL]

hi
lsusuperstar said:
Hi all, my name is Mike and this my first post. I have recently rooted my S3 with Odin and CFA. I would like to choose a ROM and try out different themes, but don't really know where to start. Do you have to install a ROM to choose different themes? Sorry for the noob questions. Thanks in advance.
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If you want to start out with themes go to the Play Store and ckeck out Colbalt themes by dustinb. They come in many colors for cm 9 & 10. I also liked killer blue, has nice graphics. If you are going to flash roms use the CWM recovery. Not as pretty as TWP but TWP is not compatable with 4.4. Also i am currenty favor the PAC man rom. Nice, fast and stable. It is a 4.3 rom. I have tried a few 4.4 roms but a little unstable for a daily driver. Also.if you start with the PAC rom it is a hybrid and has several varieties built in and has tons of options to play with.

Thank you both for the help. I will probably just start out with different themes until I understand ROMs a little more. :good:

Rooted Need to get CWM
Hi everyone,
Complete Noob here. Just rooted my I747-M AFTER getting 4.3 OTA using Mr. Robinson's root method! Don't know what to do after this step.
How do I get CWM? Can I flash it through Odin?
Also is it possible for me to get CM 11? I really don't like the Samsung OS.
Thank you so much in advance,
A Canadian User stuck with 4.3 OTA

Abzfly said:
Hi everyone,
Complete Noob here. Just rooted my I747-M AFTER getting 4.3 OTA using Mr. Robinson's root method! Don't know what to do after this step.
How do I get CWM? Can I flash it through Odin?
Also is it possible for me to get CM 11? I really don't like the Samsung OS.
Thank you so much in advance,
A Canadian User stuck with 4.3 OTA
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Hey there, first off you are on 4.3 OTA. So if anything goes wrong you may not be able to revert back to stock, it comes down to your bootloaders. Also go on over and check out QuantumRom by PwnCakes. It is 4.4 and is just beautiful. To get CWM go to the play store and download the cwm recovery app.

Thanks for the Response
UnknownTroll1 said:
Hey there, first off you are on 4.3 OTA. So if anything goes wrong you may not be able to revert back to stock, it comes down to your bootloaders. Also go on over and check out QuantumRom by PwnCakes. It is 4.4 and is just beautiful. To get CWM go to the play store and download the cwm recovery app.
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Hey,
Thanks for replying. So I can't get the Recovery App because it does not support my phone (AT&T). So I ended up using terminal and the .img file to get CWM onto my phone. So is it possible to get CM 10.2 then?
Will a release come out later allowing me to revert to stock? In the meantime can you walk me through CM?
Thanks so much from this hopeless noob.

First off, welcome to XDA. Like everyone else has said, Quantum is the way to go. For good themes, Mianogen and Gem Flat are my favorite. There's a free version of Mianogen and a paid, and for Gem Flat, it's $1.88, but well worth it. If you wanna give it a shot, custom icon packs are also really nice. Mianogen comes with its own icons, but hands down, Nox by Kovdev is the best with 1000s of really nice icons.
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Abzfly said:
Hey,
Thanks for replying. So I can't get the Recovery App because it does not support my phone (AT&T). So I ended up using terminal and the .img file to get CWM onto my phone. So is it possible to get CM 10.2 then?
Will a release come out later allowing me to revert to stock? In the meantime can you walk me through CM?
Thanks so much from this hopeless noob.
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The app for CWM is called ROM Manager, for now, I don't know about the 4.3 update since I've been on Quantum for a few months. What would you like to know about CM? Its the easiest ROM to learn to use and is close to vanilla, while still being useful.
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Walknmemfs said:
If you want to start out with themes go to the Play Store and ckeck out Colbalt themes by dustinb. They come in many colors for cm 9 & 10. I also liked killer blue, has nice graphics. If you are going to flash roms use the CWM recovery. Not as pretty as TWP but TWP is not compatable with 4.4. Also i am currenty favor the PAC man rom. Nice, fast and stable. It is a 4.3 rom. I have tried a few 4.4 roms but a little unstable for a daily driver. Also.if you start with the PAC rom it is a hybrid and has several varieties built in and has tons of options to play with.
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This post makes absolutely no sense. First you mention themes for a custom rom, which the op and question at hand obviously have no experience with. Secondly blindly stating that TWRP doesn't work with 4.4 is beyond ridiculous seeing as I just flashed Beanstalk 4.4 today just fine with TWRP 2.6.1.1. It is wonderful that you are trying to help someone with a problem or question, but i makes me sick when people casually throw out advice without any regard to the issue at hand or the ramifications of their words.

dntesinfrno said:
This post makes absolutely no sense. First you mention themes for a custom rom, which the op and question at hand obviously have no experience with. Secondly blindly stating that TWRP doesn't work with 4.4 is beyond ridiculous seeing as I just flashed Beanstalk 4.4 today just fine with TWRP 2.6.1.1. It is wonderful that you are trying to help someone with a problem or question, but i makes me sick when people casually throw out advice without any regard to the issue at hand or the ramifications of their words.
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I Somewhat agree, IIRC, TWRP became compatible with 4.4 about a week or so after 4.4's release, right? As choosing one or the other, I've never even tried TWRP, but I've never had any issues with CWM, so I'm happy. And as for the ROM, I think the simpler it is, the easier it is to get used to. Sometimes having hundreds of customizations can be a bit overwhelming.
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drx895 said:
I Somewhat agree, IIRC, TWRP became compatible with 4.4 about a week or so after 4.4's release, right? As choosing one or the other, I've never even tried TWRP, but I've never had any issues with CWM, so I'm happy. And as for the ROM, I think the simpler it is, the easier it is to get used to. Sometimes having hundreds of customizations can be a bit overwhelming.
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Personally i was using CWM recovery when it was the only option besides stock, and it always did a fine job at what it was intended to do. In the last year or so i started using TWRP solely for the purpose of its free touch based UI. Yes you can find CWM touch on the net for free, but they are asking for payment for it so i opted out. Both work great at what they do, and although one or the other may lag a bit from time to time keeping up with changes in the android world, as fast as things move these hiccups are to be expected.

[Q] Advise on Rom choice

Hey People,
Looking for advise on a Rom for the Note II - I am a new Note II owner,
I have SLIMFAST 4.4 v-4 on it now...
I have not looked around enough to know what ROM is the most complete - I want KitKat.. but I want most complete..
I really would like to put one rom on, and not touch for the next long while if possible.
Suggestions? I want USABLE 1st .. not cutting edge.
James

Biker1bob said:
Hey People,
Looking for advise on a Rom for the Note II - I am a new Note II owner,
I have SLIMFAST 4.4 v-4 on it now...
I have not looked around enough to know what ROM is the most complete - I want KitKat.. but I want most complete..
I really would like to put one rom on, and not touch for the next long while if possible.
Suggestions? I want USABLE 1st .. not cutting edge.
James
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Try this one out Ive been running this ever since it came out im on the buttnaked version and its almost like being on cm with how fast it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2803363
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OK, couple of things
1. I see so much talk about the bootloader for this phone.. is there an FAQ or can someone help me know what bootloader I have? what I want? and what my dangers are??
2. I need a phone I can listen to text msgs from people through bluetooth and then send a text using bluetooth voice .. So I need a rom and I think s-talk? to do this??
3. Is there an IRC channel for XDA? or somewhere I can chat with people about this realtime??
Thanks
James

Biker1bob said:
Hey People,
Looking for advise on a Rom for the Note II - I am a new Note II owner,
I have SLIMFAST 4.4 v-4 on it now...
I have not looked around enough to know what ROM is the most complete - I want KitKat.. but I want most complete..
I really would like to put one rom on, and not touch for the next long while if possible.
Suggestions? I want USABLE 1st .. not cutting edge.
James
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Keep what u have.
Sent from my SGH-I317 using XDA Free mobile app

Slimfast seems ok, development seems to have stopped.
what about the rom based on the N7100 official?
James

Biker1bob said:
OK, couple of things
1. I see so much talk about the bootloader for this phone.. is there an FAQ or can someone help me know what bootloader I have? what I want? and what my dangers are??
2. I need a phone I can listen to text msgs from people through bluetooth and then send a text using bluetooth voice .. So I need a rom and I think s-talk? to do this??
3. Is there an IRC channel for XDA? or somewhere I can chat with people about this realtime??
Thanks
James
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Well if you looking for something with svoice you would wanna do a touchwiz rom

OK, I am looking at a few different roms.
I see there was an offical a few weeks ago and that they one has been ported to the i317m - which one is that?
I also see lots of talk about bootloaders.. I see 4.2 4.3 etc.. my bootloader is i317mvlucmk5... I see nothing about 4.2 or 4.3?? what do I have??
Thanks
James

terpin32 said:
Well if you looking for something with svoice you would wanna do a touchwiz rom
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The one I have 4.4 slimfast is a tw rom correct?
I messed it up some.. I think I will reflash.. but there is so much talk about bootloaders and deoxed, etc.etc.. this much more complicated than my old LG and Cyanogen.
James

Biker1bob said:
The one I have 4.4 slimfast is a tw rom correct?
I messed it up some.. I think I will reflash.. but there is so much talk about bootloaders and deoxed, etc.etc.. this much more complicated than my old LG and Cyanogen.
James
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It's not any more complicated. Don't worry about odex and stuff. Just stay in the development threads here and flash what you like. Not trying to be mean here but these types of threads are not necessary. Just make a nandroid and flash away and see what best fits your needs. Each rom is subject to opinion. I use slimfast and have had no issues with it.
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Eternalty said:
It's not any more complicated. Don't worry about odex and stuff. Just stay in the development threads here and flash what you like. Not trying to be mean here but these types of threads are not necessary. Just make a nandroid and flash away and see what best fits your needs. Each rom is subject to opinion. I use slimfast and have had no issues with it.
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I keep asking questions, and you give me other replies rather than answers... If might be straightforward and easy for you. and maybe screwing around with a $350 phone is no issue for you.. but me.. not so much.
"In theory you should be fine if you do dirty flash from another 4.3 rom such as DN3 v1.0 or SN10
We recommend TWRP 2.6.3.1 to flash this rom.
You need 4.3 boot loader.
Have both TWRP and latest CWM on your external SD Card along with Ditto Note 3.1.1
Flash TWRP 2.6.3.1, go into Wipe and slide to do the Factory Reset."
This is not straight forward to me.. since I have no idea if I have a 4.3 bootloader - says I HAVE TO HAVE ONE.
TWRP is at 2.7 now .. is there a reason he says to use 2.6.3.1??? on a rom that was updated 3 days ago??
These are the things that bother me.. I am not interested in bricking my phone.
If you dont want to help.. fine, But explanations for the terms used above are not coming up in searches, unless I want to read a ton of threads.. so I thought someone might answer for me.
James

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I keep asking questions, and you give me other replies rather than answers... If might be straightforward and easy for you. and maybe screwing around with a $350 phone is no issue for you.. but me.. not so much.
"In theory you should be fine if you do dirty flash from another 4.3 rom such as DN3 v1.0 or SN10
We recommend TWRP 2.6.3.1 to flash this rom.
You need 4.3 boot loader.
Have both TWRP and latest CWM on your external SD Card along with Ditto Note 3.1.1
Flash TWRP 2.6.3.1, go into Wipe and slide to do the Factory Reset."
This is not straight forward to me.. since I have no idea if I have a 4.3 bootloader - says I HAVE TO HAVE ONE.
TWRP is at 2.7 now .. is there a reason he says to use 2.6.3.1??? on a rom that was updated 3 days ago??
These are the things that bother me.. I am not interested in bricking my phone.
If you dont want to help.. fine, But explanations for the terms used above are not coming up in searches, unless I want to read a ton of threads.. so I thought someone might answer for me.
James
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If that's what the developer says to use then use it. I would say he knows why to use 2.6.3.1 but that's not really important. Samsung phones are very hard to brick if you follow the directions. I'm no expert dude, all I do is follow the directions in the OP. If you do that you will be fine. What were you running prior to slim fast? If you're not sure you have the bootloader you can just flash it again.
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