I rooted my phone last year using the Toolkit. I am still on stock, I just wanted root so I could backup my apps with Titanium Backup. Now additional Android versions have been released, I would like to flash a ROM. CM10 looks to be the ROM to flash.
1. Since I already have root, do I simply flash the ROM in CWR?
2. Does CM10 include any special kernels and/or radios or do I need to flash these separately?
3. In this Tmobile SGS3 forum, what the difference between the T-Mobile Galaxy S III Android Development and the T-Mobile Galaxy S III Original Android Development forum?
Just follow the instructions in the thread for whatever rom you want to flash. Make sure u have the latest recovery as well. And most importantly, make sure ur flashing the correct rom for your phone so you don't get a brick.
If you flash an aosp rom you'll also have to download a gapps (google apps) package otherwise you won't have any google apps or the playstore when you flash the rom. You won't have to install anything else if you flash a touchwiz rom because they already have the gapps included.
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One more thing I forgot to mention. If you're flashing CM10 you might want to flash a stable release and not the nightlies as its your first time. Those usually have more bugs.
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androidmonkey said:
I rooted my phone last year using the Toolkit. I am still on stock, I just wanted root so I could backup my apps with Titanium Backup. Now additional Android versions have been released, I would like to flash a ROM. CM10 looks to be the ROM to flash.
1. Since I already have root, do I simply flash the ROM in CWR?
2. Does CM10 include any special kernels and/or radios or do I need to flash these separately?
3. In this Tmobile SGS3 forum, what the difference between the T-Mobile Galaxy S III Android Development and the T-Mobile Galaxy S III Original Android Development forum?
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1. Yes
2. In a way, yes. You should update your bootloader if you have an old one. There's a flashable one(md5, latest one) in the Android Development section. If you don't have one of the latest bootloaders then you will get a status 7 error.
Other than that, no.
3. I believe Original Android Development are basically original roms and kernels. The regular Android Development are basically touchwiz roms and other roms that are built from roms in the original section.
Basically if you took Cyanogenmod and added your own tweaks and and mods to it, you would post it in the regular development section.
This is what I think it is. If I'm wrong, anyone feel free to correct me.
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Always read the OP and follow full instructions. Check the posts under the OP, they may contain additional information.
Also read the last few pages of the rom you plan on flashing. Just to be aware of any issues anyone has reported. Cyanogenmod may have some bugs which could affect your every day usage.
Know what you're about to download instead of mindlessly installing something you'll hate.
Back up music and pictures from your internal sd card. You may get the /0 file.
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To add to that, always read the stickied threads. There is good info in them and some of your quedtions will have already been answered.
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I am new to having a rooted phone I have the Samsung. SGH 1747 and I am not sure. What it now allows me to do. What I can take advantage of with this. Any words of wisdom?
You now have the option of installing a custom recovery and running one of numerous Roms for your phone. Just be sure what you choose is for your model.
vance74 said:
I am new to having a rooted phone I have the Samsung. SGH 1747 and I am not sure. What it now allows me to do. What I can take advantage of with this. Any words of wisdom?
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Before you make any changes or utilize any of tweaks/mods out there....read,read and read again - what it is, how to install it, what it does and how to use it.
Prep on the front end is easier than panic when it goesnwrong.
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Any advice on this post? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011944
I would use rom manager Firstly to make a backup of your now working rom.... I too am fairly new at rooted phone...read read read
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Replying to the exsd card question.... If you update cwm via rom manager and install touch thru rom manager it will give you an option to install from exsd card at restore screen.
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vance74 said:
I am new to having a rooted phone I have the Samsung. SGH 1747 and I am not sure. What it now allows me to do. What I can take advantage of with this. Any words of wisdom?
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There are many apps, system themes, tools and tweaks you can't use unless rooted.
I know Android is highly customizable out of the box, but rooting opens the door and gives you even more control of your device.
Certain apps such a Vibrafix (haptic feedback disabler), AdAway(amazing ad blocker app that uses the same hosts file I have used on my PC for years), Inverted Gapps, and loads of great system maintenance tools that require root, etc, etc.
Welcome to the lovely world of root. I mainly root my phones to out new ROMS on. But they become to damn addictive so be careful lol. Now I just use root to take off all bloatware and ads custom kernels.... Have fun and yes read read read and read again. Before trying anything
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Are there certain apps or tools I can use to install different ROMs?
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vance74 said:
Are there certain apps or tools I can use to install different ROMs?
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First this is wrong forum. Questions should go to questions forum. About tools read this post first. Most of answers are there : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
Read read read..... I know it sounds corny but everything you need to know is in the forumd
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Keep back-up of a good, working, configuration, and stick with your S3 variant. The same goes for flashing flashable zips - stick to the ROM you've chosen to flash (obviously this can vary with mods for any AOSP ROM, etc.).
General rule of thumb. I just rooted and flashed Slim Bean on my girlfriends S3, so I'm new to the S3 community too. Hoping I can find a solid AOSP build to flash on her phone.
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@ OP, Do you see a general sense of the responses you're are getting? Reading, Reading, Reading is key. All of your questions are fundamental Android questions. You need to look into recoveries, root apps, different ROMs/Kernels - all of which can be found with a simple XDA or Google Search.
And please do not open and thread about, "Which ROM is the best?" or "What is your favorite ROM/Kernel combo?". Best advice I can give is to read a few OPs in the Dev section and if you find one that you like, check out the last 10 pages or so for bugs. Narrow it down to one that you want, then start reading.
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Keep back-up of a good, working, configuration, and stick with your S3 variant.
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Bingo.
Like yourself, I am new to the rom flashing scene. Once I get my phone set up exactly how I want it, I do a Nandroid.
After that, I do a standard backup at least ocne a week of my apps and their data.
Alot of backup apps will provide the ability to merge backups. This is a great feature because I could uninstall an app today that I like for some reason, and a few days from here when I do my next app backup, instead of having to reinstall it before the backup, it's already carried forward in the merged backup.
Just do your research before you flash ANYTHING!!!!!!. Any terms that you dont understand, just google. This is an awesome site, almost everything is already covered. Welcome to the darkside......or something.
So i finally rooted my LGOG v9. Finally!!! Now i want to flash because i cant wait for jelly bean. But im like so clueless. Like what are gaaps?? can someone please show me how to flash a good cm roms. Or make a vid!!!!
You should google first, I know everyone was a first timer at one point, but at least try googling how to use recovery to flash roms.
Do that, and follow the OP installation instructions, and you'll be fine.
hexodus said:
So i finally rooted my LGOG v9. Finally!!! Now i want to flash because i cant wait for jelly bean. But im like so clueless. Like what are gaaps?? can someone please show me how to flash a good cm roms. Or make a vid!!!!
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seeing as your new here is a hint but like jiexi said google and the search in here is ur friend.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2002
and this is the rom i am on, very stable in my opinion
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2127346
gentledroid17 said:
seeing as your new here is a hint but like jiexi said google and the search in here is ur friend.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2002
and this is the rom i am on, very stable in my opinion
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2127346
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Don't think that Rom will work for him. Chances are he has upgraded to the latest version of LG's firmware. And I doubt he will have luck trying to downgrade. Maybe link him to Houston's jb leaks. They flash problem free without having to downgrade.
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I'd link it myself, but the option to copy a threads URL in xda isn't working for me: (
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Your best bet is to read, read, read. Each device may respond a little bit differently to each ROM, and what apps you install can have an effect as well. It can be a long process, but the only way to say what ROM works for you is to try it
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364875
It looks like there is a full dump of stock Google Edition ROM out there. Apparently is not flashable onto other devices due to different partitions and other stuff I don't really understand right now. I was wondering when are we going to get an exact replica ODIN flashable rom (stock recovery, system, kernel) for those who want to use only stock firmware on our devices, and what are the chances assuming that is possible, to get OTA updates directly from Google once they're available
This is a newer version og GE on ship phones right? The one in development older?
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epsix said:
This is a newer version of GE ship phones right? The one in development older?
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epsix said:
This is a newer version og GE on ship phones right? The one in development older?
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This is the full stock firmware dump pulled out from the GE shipped phones, not the leaked one which was I belive only a system dump... anyways this one has stock boot, kernel, system, pit files... you name it. We just need an awesome Dev to make it ODIN flashable, in order to use it on the T-Mobile S4. I have been using Jamal's ROM lately which is based on the 4.2.2 leaked dump and is made for the international version I9509G, and works like a charm on my phone... though is tweaked, kernel is ausdim, and other tweaks, and obvioulsy you cannot get Google OTA updates.
virtuaLTrancer said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364875
what are the chances assuming that is possible, to get OTA updates directly from Google once they're available
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This is exactly what I want to know as well. If I'm doing this, I want to go all the way and not have to futz with it again in the future. No disrespect to those who like to constantly tweak and flash their phones; I'd much rather just hit it and quit it, then enjoy the automatically updating AOSP goodness. :good::good:
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This is the full stock firmware dump pulled out from the GE shipped phones, not the leaked one which was I belive only a system dump... anyways this one has stock boot, kernel, system, pit files... you name it. We just need an awesome Dev to make it ODIN flashable, in order to use it on the T-Mobile S4. I have been using Jamal's ROM lately which is based on the 4.2.2 leaked dump and is made for the international version I9509G, and works like a charm on my phone... though is tweaked, kernel is ausdim, and other tweaks, and obvioulsy you cannot get Google OTA updates.
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i made a ROM specifically for our T-Mobile devices. ausdim's Kernel is built from Google sources with extra Samsung stuff thrown in so it's actually better...
anyway, someone will figure out how to make it Odin flashable soon enough i'm sure
thanks for the link!
mrvirginia said:
i made a ROM specifically for our T-Mobile devices. ausdim's Kernel is built from Google sources with extra Samsung stuff thrown in so it's actually better...
anyway, someone will figure out how to make it Odin flashable soon enough i'm sure
thanks for the link!
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I see that you extracted the the GE stock kernel from the dump and seems like is working fine... for you at least. Are you going to replace ausdim's kernel in your ROM with stock?
[KERNEL] Stock Google Play Edition 4.2.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367813
[ROM] VirginROM v1.4 || a Google Play Edition ROM [I9505GUEUAMFD 4.2.2]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343513
I second the idea behind Odin flashable fully stock gpe version. No disrespect to the developers they do amazing things and it will take one to do this anyways. I just don't want to deal with the hassle of updates I prefer ota, this would be my first phone that I haven't rooted and so I'm patiently waiting for a genius to get cracking at this :crossing fingers:
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I 3rd it! Look forward
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virtuaLTrancer said:
I see that you extracted the the GE stock kernel from the dump and seems like is working fine... for you at least. Are you going to replace ausdim's kernel in your ROM with stock?
[KERNEL] Stock Google Play Edition 4.2.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2367813
[ROM] VirginROM v1.4 || a Google Play Edition ROM [I9505GUEUAMFD 4.2.2]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343513
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no, probably not. but this will likely push me to create my own Kernel now
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no, probably not. but this will likely push me to create my own Kernel now
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Ok i flashed you ROM and the stock GE kernel (zipped by yourself :highfive on my M919, very impressive and stable everything is working just fine... except one little thing the Wi-Fi thete, i tried rebooting , i even installed FoxFi and still nothing. I thought is not working because of the kernel so i wiped dalvik and cache, then reflashed ausdim V7... and again not working. Flashed back to GE kernel and still no go. Is it a ROM bug or just me, and how can i fix it, thetering is essential to me. Thanks, i appreciate your work and i'm sorry but this is the only place i can post, the xda system won't let me post in development for some reason.
Hey guys, I know I'm new, I mean, like ONE DAY new, but I've been posting around, and trying to help people out.
So, my question is, how in the H*ll do you install a custom ROM?
I've been seeing things ALL OVER the place about "Oh this ROM is Soooooooo coooolll!" but I have yet to find a decent tutorial on how to install one.
Do I just flash it on? And, if so, should I even get a custom ROM if I have no Nandroid backup?
Also, what's the average size of a ROM, and in your opinion, what would be the best ROM for this phone?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890125
Follow the directions there after you read and do the stickies in the top threads of that forum.
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so to add a bit more to this you should go in and read the everything about the Glide.
read that will pretty much walk you through the rooting of your glide and backing up of your special esf folder and the backing up at your ROM.
then you're going to update your rom to the latest version that's available which is 4.0 4 and then you're going to follow that thread that I linked
that will get you to the light ROM and the light kernel.
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Thanks.
I'm already update to 4.04, so hopefully it'll be easier.
Hello everyone, first off I want to say I have flashed many different phones with CM over the past few years. I have been a fan of android phones since Day 1. I got a G1 the day they came out and was pretty active in the scene up about about 2 years ago. I had a G2 for awhile as well, loved it... had CM on it as well. Anyway, the problem at hand is this Galaxy S III.
I have flashed many phones for friends and co-workers and whomever asks. I have NEVER had such a problem with flashing a phone as this one.
Apparently its a regionally special model (SGH-T999L).
I have downloaded CWM 6.0.3.1 after rooting with motochopper (easiest root experience ever), then I attempted to flash to CM10.1.2. The phone is currently on 4.1.2. When I attempt to flash from CWM, it gives the assert failed error. I have seen a few other threads about this but they were regarding other carriers (AT&T) and honestly I have tried a million and one things in attempt to get this to flash, I have seriously spent over 8 hours today trying to get this flashed to CM10.1.2 and even 10.1, I even tried using the touch version of CWM and tried TWRP to see if I'd get a different result... But no.. same result.
Does anyone know how to resolve this issue? I have tried everything I can think of on all three platforms... Win7, MacOSX 10.6.8 and Ubuntu 10 and 12.... cannot get it to flash to CM no matter what. I am almost positive it is something I am overlooking. If anyone knows how to get past this please let me know, I will gladly send you a present via fedex.
Thanks in advance.
Senor Y.
This is covered in my T999L q&a thread.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370981
Basically in some roms, particularly cm and aosp roms they check the bootloader to make sure its up to date. The T999L is just so new that many devs have not yet added its bootloader to the updater-script. Read the info I have in the thread I linked and if you need help editing the script, let me know.
Ill try to fix and upload the rom shortly, just to make it easy for everyone.
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Thanks, I figured it was something stupid like that. I will fire up my windows VM and grab Notepad++ and get down to business.
Senor Y.
DocHoliday77 said:
This is covered in my T999L q&a thread.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370981
Basically in some roms, particularly cm and aosp roms they check the bootloader to make sure its up to date. The T999L is just so new that many devs have not yet added its bootloader to the updater-script. Read the info I have in the thread I linked and if you need help editing the script, let me know.
Ill try to fix and upload the rom shortly, just to make it easy for everyone.
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Posted cm 10.1.2 in the T999L q&a thread. Edited to work on T999L.
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Thanks again man, I followed your instructions and removed the assert lines... flashed with 10.1.2 -- then flashed the gapps back on and in business on the first try.
I am going to pass the link along to #Cyanogenmod on freenode because there wasn't anyone on there who could help me last night.
Senor Y.
Doc,
One last question, is there a baseband update I need to apply for CM10.1.2 / 4.2.2 ? -- I got the gapps installed and there doesn't appear to be problems yet, but the know-it-alls in #cyanogenmod seem to think I need to install a baseband update but they cannot provide me with a link... so I was wondering what your take on that is.
Thanks again,
Senor Y.
DocHoliday77 said:
This is covered in my T999L q&a thread.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370981
Basically in some roms, particularly cm and aosp roms they check the bootloader to make sure its up to date. The T999L is just so new that many devs have not yet added its bootloader to the updater-script. Read the info I have in the thread I linked and if you need help editing the script, let me know.
Ill try to fix and upload the rom shortly, just to make it easy for everyone.
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senory said:
Doc,
One last question, is there a baseband update I need to apply for CM10.1.2 / 4.2.2 ? -- I got the gapps installed and there doesn't appear to be problems yet, but the know-it-alls in #cyanogenmod seem to think I need to install a baseband update but they cannot provide me with a link... so I was wondering what your take on that is.
Thanks again,
Senor Y.
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It's bad advice. Ignore it.
Very bad advice! !!
Baseband is your modem which should have nothing to do with your rom. They probably meant bootloader. But the T999L only has one version of firmware available right now, so it wouldn't be possible anyway. Theyd probably tell you to use MD5, but that would brick your phone!
Glad you asked!
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FYI, (as stated before), the Nightly builds work with the MB7 bootloader
I thought i had an issue w/ the radio this morning, but it turned out to be a fluke... a reboot resolved it...
Thanks,
senor y.
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what line did you delete exactly. what i mean is exactly from 'what' to 'what' did you take out? please and thank you