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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?
Huh. Just noticed the international version of the Optimus G is now officially supported by CM (via nightly builds):
get.cm/?device=e975
Does this mean we may be seeing the unofficial E971/E973 moving more toward the official side?
Edit: typos and grammar.
Sent through the magic of an LG Optimus G (E971) running RootBox 4.2.2.
Ive already tried the nigtly build, unlike the chad's version, official one doesnt work lol
To be honest it works, but screen showing nothing.
Is the CM team and chad working together? Or are these 2 completely different builds?
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Ive already tried the nigtly build, unlike the chad's version, official one doesnt work lol
To be honest it works, but screen showing nothing.
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What do you mean by that?
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haasgo said:
What do you mean by that?
Gesendet von meinem GT-I9000 mit Tapatalk 2
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chad's version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2229806
It's very stable and nearly completely full-featured apart from phone, notification LED and some modem issues. I'm running it as my daily driver.
As for what Tim is saying, I'm assuming he wants to say that the official version is less complete than chad's version...
I mean on the nightly one, all i can see is nothing but just black screen.
I just found that tread on Google because I was looking for a working CWM for the E975. Does anybody has experience with that CWM?
http://donandroid.com/how-to-install-cm-10-1-on-lg-optimus-g-e975-1016
Edit: It works .
How's the battery life compared to stock rom?
i do not flash this rom dated April 14 by TWRP, why that?
Folowing Ricardo's post on Google + announcing the official CM10.1 for E975, I said give it a try.
I had installed the ClockworkMod from the Play Store (the premium version), I flashed the CWM touch recovery for E975 (in app payment), booted in recovery and installed the official CM10.1 zip.
Rebooted and... bootloop!
The Cyanogenmod logo was spinning but it would not start.
So I got my first softbrick with E975.
I had to reflash the official kzd, reroot, unlock bootloader.
For now I will stay with the official 4.1.2 stock ROM.
I hope that CM10.1 will work with the TWRP and then I'll give it a try.
Just use FreeGee to unlock, reboot and flash. Works everytime
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goodmamba said:
Folowing Ricardo's post on Google + announcing the official CM10.1 for E975, I said give it a try.
I had installed the ClockworkMod from the Play Store (the premium version), I flashed the CWM touch recovery for E975 (in app payment), booted in recovery and installed the official CM10.1 zip.
Rebooted and... bootloop!
The Cyanogenmod logo was spinning but it would not start.
So I got my first softbrick with E975.
I had to reflash the official kzd, reroot, unlock bootloader.
For now I will stay with the official 4.1.2 stock ROM.
I hope that CM10.1 will work with the TWRP and then I'll give it a try.
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Did you do a factory reset from recovery? This step is very important otherwise you end with a bootloop. So you just had to reboot in recovery and wipe data or do factory reset and reboot.
The ROM is working 100%. Fully working 13 megapixel camera and very smooth.
The easiest way is:
Use FreeGee from Play Store and free your device (void your warranty)
Download RomManger from Play store and flash CWM recovery. Not TWRP !!!
Put the ROM on your Internal storage Download here: http://get.cm/?device=e975
Put Gapps for jb 4.2.2 (20120301) on internal storage Download here: http://goo.im/gapps
Reboot to recovery (Keep Volume up while rebooting and press the Volume down rocker two times and press Power button)
Select option “install zip from sdcard”
Then select “choose zip from sdcard”
Flash CM10.1 rom.
Flash Gapps package.
Go back to main screen in recovery
Important step !!! - Select FACTORY RESET in Recovery and press Power button - !!!
Reboot into system
Enjoy CM 10.1 on your LG OG E975
goodmamba said:
Folowing Ricardo's post on Google + announcing the official CM10.1 for E975, I said give it a try.
I had installed the ClockworkMod from the Play Store (the premium version), I flashed the CWM touch recovery for E975 (in app payment), booted in recovery and installed the official CM10.1 zip.
Rebooted and... bootloop!
The Cyanogenmod logo was spinning but it would not start.
So I got my first softbrick with E975.
I had to reflash the official kzd, reroot, unlock bootloader.
For now I will stay with the official 4.1.2 stock ROM.
I hope that CM10.1 will work with the TWRP and then I'll give it a try.
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there shouldn't be a reason why CM10.1 from Ricardo won't work with TWRP, u should flash it, and gapps then reboot ur phone, ofc clear cache, dalvik cache and that
puma99dk| said:
there shouldn't be a reason why CM10.1 from Ricardo won't work with TWRP, u should flash it, and gapps then reboot ur phone, ofc clear cache, dalvik cache and that
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I tried myself and it didn't work with TWRP. Wrong device id E975...
Best to read his Google+ Blog. So I found out myself.
After flashing CWM the ROM flashed fine. The ROM works fine. And I have 13 megapixel camera with focus.
Just delete the phone checking from update script
Are there any issues if you dirty flash from an unofficial 10.1 build to the official 10.1 nightly?
Yeah, it stucks at boot logo. For me at least.
Never dirth flash from another rom.
Thats a NO GO
Sent from your moms bed!
There is no reason for dirty flash anyway as you get all settings back from Google right after install? And if you make backups of your data omce in a while you loose nothing.
You should know, that old settings can screw with a new flash aswell. Then you will need to clear the old data from some apps ( like youtube ).
Thats why a total clean flash without saved data ( from google ) is the best
Then its also easier for a dev to find the right bugs, if there are some
Hey all I'm pretty noob with the flashing and wondering if someone can help me move from the ics stock zvb to something 4.2.2
I'm looking for something stable with minimal bugs and no showstopper bugs to use as a daily driver. I want something I can keep a while without reflashing.
All help and handholding appreciated.
I really don't know what steps I have to take and in what order...
Do I have to reflash the radio again?
Thanks
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Hey all I'm pretty noob with the flashing and wondering if someone can help me move from the ics stock zvb to something 4.2.2
I'm looking for something stable with minimal bugs and no showstopper bugs to use as a daily driver. I want something I can keep a while without reflashing.
All help and handholding appreciated.
I really don't know what steps I have to take and in what order...
Do I have to reflash the radio again?
Thanks
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To jump on the 4.2.2 bandwagon you will need to do all of these steps and depending on the actual ROM might take more really read the installation steps before trying anything and definitely make a backup of your current configuration
Make sure you are on the jb ota (android os 4.1.2) or used the appropriate teeny bin
Must be unlocked ( using freegee... available in the market ), rooted, and using team win recovery (twrp)
Make sure ROM and gapps are on your sdcard
Reboot into recovery
Factory reset
Wipe system (not data/media)
Wipe cache and dalvick cache
Flash ROM
Flash gapps
Then reboot and set everything up
spleef said:
To jump on the 4.2.2 bandwagon you will need to do all of these steps and depending on the actual ROM might take more really read the installation steps before trying anything and definitely make a backup of your current configuration
Make sure you are on the jb ota (android os 4.1.2) or used the appropriate teeny bin
Must be unlocked ( using freegee... available in the market ), rooted, and using team win recovery (twrp)
Make sure ROM and gapps are on your sdcard
Reboot into recovery
Factory reset
Wipe system (not data/media)
Wipe cache and dalvick cache
Flash ROM
Flash gapps
Then reboot and set everything up
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I didn't get the OTA update, I updated via flash to the zvb stock JB using freegee goomanager and twrp. So do I need the zv9 or zvb teenybin? That's one thing confusing me.
Or should I revert back to stock ICS, then do ota to JB then do Freegee again and flash to 4.2.2?
Aftyer all this, my next phone is going to be a Nexus.
greenmansofla said:
I didn't get the OTA update, I updated via flash to the zvb stock JB using freegee goomanager and twrp. So do I need the zv9 or zvb teenybin? That's one thing confusing me.
Or should I revert back to stock ICS, then do ota to JB then do Freegee again and flash to 4.2.2?
Aftyer all this, my next phone is going to be a Nexus.
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Okay I got my phone restored back to stock zv8 ota updated to sv9 then zvb
Next I saved a bunch of backups both efs and twrp
Then I flashed my new rom, The very lovely Revolt JB. and after clearing cache and wiping it booted...but....I forgot Gapps...:silly:
Question:
can I flash it over the existing install or do I need to reflash both the rom and Gapps at the same time?
Thanks and cheers
just drop gapps in storage and flash it in recovery you dont need to flash rom again
greenmansofla said:
Okay I got my phone restored back to stock zv8 ota updated to sv9 then zvb
Next I saved a bunch of backups both efs and twrp
Then I flashed my new rom, The very lovely Revolt JB. and after clearing cache and wiping it booted...but....I forgot Gapps...:silly:
Question:
can I flash it over the existing install or do I need to reflash both the rom and Gapps at the same time?
Thanks and cheers
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Currently running on AOKP OTA ver. 3.2
I would like to have someone who can guide me slowly step by step carefuly to whatever better option there is.
I been having lots of troubleshooting with phone not responding how it should and I have to keep rebooting to often.
I appreciate your help.
Thank you
Since you're running a custom rom, you could update your recovery to the latest CWM or TWRP and flash a different or updated rom.
Could you help me to do that?
Just guide me step by step.
Ok I already did a backup.
What custom recovery are you running? The first thing would be to get the latest img for your custom recovery and install it.
How did you root and install a custom recovery on your phone?
I am running AOKP OTA Ver. 3.2
That time I did it following a step by step guide with someone who was guiding me.
Hmm what else would you like to know?
That's the OS. What program did you use to backup your rom?
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That's the OS. What program did you use to backup your rom?
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Oh…sure sure.
One I use is Team Win Recovery Project v2.4.1.0
You should update to the latest TWRP from here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/104
You can flash it using Odin. Make a full backup using the new TWRP. Find a rom you want to try, save it to the phone, and flash it using the ypdated TWRP. Don't forget to wipe the phone before changing ROMs.
audit13 said:
You should update to the latest TWRP from here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/104
You can flash it using Odin. Make a full backup using the new TWRP. Find a rom you want to try, save it to the phone, and flash it using the ypdated TWRP. Don't forget to wipe the phone before changing ROMs.
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Ok So I delete the older TWRP get the new one.
Then back and wipe which of all the options?
And of course if I was using AOKP which I really liked, what will your recommend me?
Installing the latest version of TWRP will overwrite the version on your phone.
Install the newest version of TWRP, create a backup of your rom using the new version of TWRP, find a rom you like, copy the ROM to your phone, boot into TWRP, wipe cache, dalvik, data, flash the ROM, reboot.
audit13 said:
Installing the latest version of TWRP will overwrite the version on your phone.
Install the newest version of TWRP, create a backup of your rom using the new version of TWRP, find a rom you like, copy the ROM to your phone, boot into TWRP, wipe cache, dalvik, data, flash the ROM, reboot.
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Ok perfect!
Thank you very much sir.
I will let you know when I'm done.
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Installing the latest version of TWRP will overwrite the version on your phone.
Install the newest version of TWRP, create a backup of your rom using the new version of TWRP, find a rom you like, copy the ROM to your phone, boot into TWRP, wipe cache, dalvik, data, flash the ROM, reboot.
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Ok next is to find a nice rom, Any suggestions? (S3rx or SlimBean) keep in mind my device is an i747
Also do I use my computer to download the rom or should I use my phone directly?
I decided to go with Hyperdrive RLS16
Currently downloading it.
Will be flashing soon.
Harkadenn said:
Ok perfect!
Thank you very much sir.
I will let you know when I'm done.
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Make sure to backup your apps with Titanium Backup.
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juanhbk1 said:
Make sure to backup your apps with Titanium Backup.
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Thank you for the warning.
Will do for the future.
Harkadenn said:
Ok next is to find a nice rom, Any suggestions? (S3rx or SlimBean) keep in mind my device is an i747
Also do I use my computer to download the rom or should I use my phone directly?
I decided to go with Hyperdrive RLS16
Currently downloading it.
Will be flashing soon.
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You can download it directly to your computer and use Windows Explorer to copy it to a microSD card or directly to your phone. It's probably quicker to download a few to your computer and transfer them all at once so you can try different ones.
Have fun flashing ROMs.
audit13 said:
You can download it directly to your computer and use Windows Explorer to copy it to a microSD card or directly to your phone. It's probably quicker to download a few to your computer and transfer them all at once so you can try different ones.
Have fun flashing ROMs.
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Ok as I extract the rom to my external sd card of my phone it's asking me many permissions such as:
"Do you want to copy Cesium.ogg to your device?
Your device might not be able play or view this file."
I said yes to skip all of the next warnings because every time i hit yes comes another warning.
Also strangely the rom took forever to download and the extraction is also taking way to long.
I didn't had to go through so much stuff by that time I downloaded AOKP rom. :/
Still extracting as I update this post... Something is not right...
I will have to cancel this.
It's stuck.
Do not extract the files. Just flash the zip.
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Do not extract the files. Just flash the zip.
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Ah, to late I'm currently trying to find the right download link for Slim Bean rom.
Mind if you help me here?
My device is an I747.
UPDATE:
I believe is this one?
http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/d...o/6801-slim-d2att-4-3-build-2-2-official-1738
UPDATE!!
Yup it's done.
Thank you very much for your patience.
Quick question.
How do I restore all my phone data such as my contacts numbers and messages from the back up I did with the other rom?
Do I just restore the last backup and it should recognize the new rom?
UPDATE!
So it went back to where it was of course.
How should I back it all up and restore in the new rom?
Looks right. I have an i747m, not the i747.
So i was on the G2 apps added E988 ROM version 5.5 for a long time then i decided to switch and try a new rom out, I ended up switching to the Candykat rom. I want to switch back to the v 5.5 but for some reason everytime i try it just gets stuck and wont boot up so i have to manually go back into cwm and choose a different rom. Does anyone know why? would i have to go back to stock first then re-root and go to that rom? I just dont wanna have to go through all that if there is an easier way, thank you.
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So i was on the G2 apps added E988 ROM version 5.5 for a long time then i decided to switch and try a new rom out, I ended up switching to the Candykat rom. I want to switch back to the v 5.5 but for some reason everytime i try it just gets stuck and wont boot up so i have to manually go back into cwm and choose a different rom. Does anyone know why? would i have to go back to stock first then re-root and go to that rom? I just dont wanna have to go through all that if there is an easier way, thank you.
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Hmm, could be a bad backup. Or could be a problem with the recovery.
Have you tried restoring without data? And if that works you could always restore data in other ways.
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capeorigins said:
Hmm, could be a bad backup. Or could be a problem with the recovery.
Have you tried restoring without data? And if that works you could always restore data in other ways.
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It isn't a backup, its just the ROM itself that I am trying to go back to, I've re downloaded the ROM thinking maybe the file got messed up but it didn't work still. :/
nsh121193 said:
It isn't a backup, its just the ROM itself that I am trying to go back to, I've re downloaded the ROM thinking maybe the file got messed up but it didn't work still. :/
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Hmm, and you've done a full wipe?
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capeorigins said:
Hmm, and you've done a full wipe?
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Yes I have done full wipe with factory/data reset and clearing the caches
Alright, well I don't know of many kernels that are available for the e980 stock Roms. But maybe it could be the boot image? If not darn. Best of luck =)
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capeorigins said:
Alright, well I don't know of many kernels that are available for the e980 stock Roms. But maybe it could be the boot image? If not darn. Best of luck =)
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Thanks for trying to help, hopefully I can find something soon.
CandyKat is based on the E980, while the G2 rom is based on the E988, which has fiff kernel config/modem basebands. So logically the best way to go back to v5.5 would be to reflash the factory stock E988 image, with kernel and baseband already included, then flash v5.5.
blitzkriegger said:
CandyKat is based on the E980, while the G2 rom is based on the E988, which has fiff kernel config/modem basebands. So logically the best way to go back to v5.5 would be to reflash the factory stock E988 image, with kernel and baseband already included, then flash v5.5.
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hmm okay, is there a forum with the guide and rom you can link me to?
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hmm okay, is there a forum with the guide and rom you can link me to?
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Sure, go to this link, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2438088. I recommend that you download a kdz file of your chosen country of origin, then afterwards follow the KDZ guide within this link, http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2432476 (also provided on the 1st link) courtesy of Hyelton. Then on the guide, best way to proceed is using method 1 (Authomatic VBS script).
Once you master the art of flashing via KDZ method it would only take within 10 minutes to flash stock kdz files, very convenient, especially when softbricks occur.
After you successfully install the stock E988 kdz file, you may opt to root using towelroot by following this link, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785465 (just install towelroot app, open it, click and you're good to go). After rooting, install cwm 6.0.4.5 via this app:https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resi...DB2BC3A6!107 .Then install the recovery using the app then reboot
Next, install Busybox from the playstore, then afterwards, install Freegee. Once on freegee, You can install cwm 6.0.4.7 or twrp successfully.
Then from there flash your rom. Instructions sound tedious but once you get used to it you're good to go in minutes
blitzkriegger said:
Sure, go to this link, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2438088. I recommend that you download a kdz file of your chosen country of origin, then afterwards follow the KDZ guide within this link, http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2432476 (also provided on the 1st link) courtesy of Hyelton. Then on the guide, best way to proceed is using method 1 (Authomatic VBS script).
Once you master the art of flashing via KDZ method it would only take within 10 minutes to flash stock kdz files, very convenient, especially when softbricks occur.
After you successfully install the stock E988 kdz file, you may opt to root using towelroot by following this link, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785465 (just install towelroot app, open it, click and you're good to go). After rooting, install cwm 6.0.4.5 via this app:https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resi...DB2BC3A6!107 .Then install the recovery using the app then reboot
Next, install Busybox from the playstore, then afterwards, install Freegee. Once on freegee, You can install cwm 6.0.4.7 or twrp successfully.
Then from there flash your rom. Instructions sound tedious but once you get used to it you're good to go in minutes
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okay, that all makes sense, but a couple questions, what is kdz? and also when i do this and go back to stock will i be looing my pictures and other files from internal storage or is that safe?