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hello everyone,
Must say without alot of your great posts and walkthroughs i wouldn't of even considered the wicked things my little Gio can do. But i have seem to always have 1 problems when flashing my cell.
I get a "No Service" after 6 hours and can never get it to pick up my Virgin Sim card. I have tried GioPro 1.2 to 1.6, CyanogenMod 7 and 9 and even some Europe firmwares that are supposedly work with it.
So i am assuming that alot of these firmswares/roms don't work with Canada services or phones/areas or is this a common glitch in custom roms. Any help or direction on fixing a issue like this would be more then amazing right about now.
thank you all for your time
Vaughn
after flashing gioprio, it also flashed your baseband. flash a stock rom based for the m model, or flash a baseband only, wich is for the M mode, and you're fine
voetbalremco said:
after flashing gioprio, it also flashed your baseband. flash a stock rom based for the m model, or flash a baseband only, wich is for the M mode, and you're fine
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i have never thought of that, thank you so much. I will report back with my results!
ok this is where you guys start to hate me, tried figure out where to locate a stock baseband and i got a one package for giopro 1.0 (GioPro_v1.6.tar) and my stock firmware for bell/virgin phone (GT-S5660M_BMC_S5660MUGKG3_S5660MUGKG3_S5660MBMCKG3.tar) and finally my GIO_v1.0.ops.
but where about do i locate a stock baseband for the 5660m or am i replacing one files from the stock firmware (GT-S5660M_BMC_S5660MUGKG3_S5660MUGKG3_S5660MBMCKG3.tar) to the GioPro custom (GioPro_v1.6.tar),
i hate to be that guy but i been battling this for a few weeks.
voetbalremco said:
after flashing gioprio, it also flashed your baseband. flash a stock rom based for the m model, or flash a baseband only, wich is for the M mode, and you're fine
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Can you flash a ROM to get European 3G frequencies with a Canadian phone?
I could compile a .tar.md5 of the S5660MUGKG3 Baseband only if you want?
(Flash it through Odin)
Because I have a GT-S5660M model also, so I always keep a backup of Stock Rom in my PC.
SUCESS! for now that is.
I was able to create a AMSS only .tar for flashing using Cygwin Terminal and this command
cd /cygdrive/c/baseband
tar -xvf S5660MUGKG3_S5660MUGKG3_S5660MBMCKG3_home.tar amss
tar -H ustar -c amss > S5660M AMSS.tar
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then was able to flash just the one package, seems to have left the other parts of the GioPro Rom installed.
Vaughn Whiskey said:
SUCESS! for now that is.
I was able to create a AMSS only .tar for flashing using Cygwin Terminal and this command
then was able to flash just the one package, seems to have left the other parts of the GioPro Rom installed.
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Yup! What I was going to do!
Peteragent5 said:
I could compile a .tar.md5 of the S5660MUGKG3 Baseband only if you want?
(Flash it through Odin)
Because I have a GT-S5660M model also, so I always keep a backup of Stock Rom in my PC.
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Can this method be used to enable European 3G frequencies on the Gio?
Was having the same issues as OP - then realized I incorrectly flashed to 2.3.6 (for the 5660), now I'm trying to get back to stock 5660M 2.3.4 after downloading the S5660MUGKG3_S5660MUGKG3_S5660MBMCKG3 hotfile from droidangel - problem being it isn't a one file md5/tar... the rar contains like 9 files, image files and rfs. I've attached the rar contents.
View attachment 1132111
How do I use these files?? If it's not possible, does anyone have a lead on a one file for the stock 5660M 2.3.4 from Canada?
fyi, unrooted, unlocked
Thanks in advance
sob.... thought I had figured it out, went to samfirmware, got excited - their file was a different size from the droidangel...unfortunately same garbage, same list of image & rfs files instead of a single md5/tar
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what a jackass I am
I'm only posting this because I have a low level of shame and I noticed a few others while googling who were having the same problem as me..hopefully this helps them
the solution and why i'm a jackass = i was unraring the tar file..hence the contents (image, rfs etc) which were not useable by odin
i was selecting the wrong file... trying to use odin to select one of the files inside the tar... after uncompressing the tar....
brutal... anyway, hopefully this helps others
Help!
Okay guys, Heres my problem... And I need guidelines because im new to all this. I installed the fake ics on my phone and because it started to limit what I could do on my phone I decided to go back to android 2.2. I used odin to go back but I think i selected the wrong Rom for my network and where I live. I live in Canada and I use Virgin mobile as my network. Now that I got Android 2.2 back I never get any network! How do I flash a new Baseband Version? and Where do I get the Baseband version for Bell/Virgin? Also If you could give me the download for The Official Android 2.2 rom and not a custom one.. it would be nice =)
It's going to be 2.3 (Gingerbread) and not 2.2 (Froyo) that you'll want to install.
There have been multiple posts and you should just have used the search function, then asked whatever questions you might have had left.
Get the MUGK3 stock ROM from here or samfirmware, flash it with Odin.
Again, simple, beginner stuff for which there are multiple tutorials. The search function is your friend.
Darkshado said:
It's going to be 2.3 (Gingerbread) and not 2.2 (Froyo) that you'll want to install.
There have been multiple posts and you should just have used the search function, then asked whatever questions you might have had left.
Get the MUGK3 stock ROM from here or samfirmware, flash it with Odin.
Again, simple, beginner stuff for which there are multiple tutorials. The search function is your friend.
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So I found one on samfirmware but its MUGKG3? Is that fine or different? and where on xda forums can i download the 2.3 gingerbread non custom for canada ( bell)?
Sobey2012 said:
So I found one on samfirmware but its MUGKG3? Is that fine or different? and where on xda forums can i download the 2.3 gingerbread non custom for canada ( bell)?
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Yeah it's that --> MUGKG3
If you are on EXT4, don't use it with ODIN. It'll bootloop your phone.
It's fine if you're on a RFS filesystem
Peteragent5 said:
Yeah it's that --> MUGKG3
If you are on EXT4, don't use it with ODIN. It'll bootloop your phone.
It's fine if you're on a RFS filesystem
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Lol Im new to android, Whats ext4 and RFS? And What else instead of odin can do it with? also I have the GT-S5660, NOT THE GT-S5660M so does it make huge difference?
Sobey, I got your message, but really this is the sort of discussion best kept in the thread. If you got your phone from VMC, it's a 5660M. In fact, a GT-S5660 would not work with Virgin at all.
Peteragent5: He could flash the whole stock MUGKG3 ROM with Odin and reformat /cache and /data with the stock recovery.
Darkshado said:
Sobey, I got your message, but really this is the sort of discussion best kept in the thread. If you got your phone from VMC, it's a 5660M. In fact, a GT-S5660 would not work with Virgin at all.
Peteragent5: He could flash the whole stock MUGKG3 ROM with Odin and reformat /cache and /data with the stock recovery.
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But in About Phone it says GT-S5660 but ill trust your word. So I should download the Mugkg3 rom and use odin to get it into my phone? and do empty cache and data? Okay ill try this now and let you know if it works. I need your help with one more thing, Last time i used odin I followed a tutorial for where to put each file in which odin slot such as BOOT, PHONE, PDA, etc etc. Can you tell me which file needs to go in which slot? Or is it one package and I just click open package? Sorry man for asking to many questions but itll really help. Also I cant find the ops file!
Peteragent5 said:
Yeah it's that --> MUGKG3
If you are on EXT4, don't use it with ODIN. It'll bootloop your phone.
It's fine if you're on a RFS filesystem
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doesnt that mean after installing anyvustom rom that uses ext4 you cant use odin any more?!
definetely isnt true, otherwise you could never use odin any moreafter rom flash
Sobey2012 said:
But in About Phone it says GT-S5660 but ill trust your word. So I should download the Mugkg3 rom and use odin to get it into my phone? and do empty cache and data? Okay ill try this now and let you know if it works. I need your help with one more thing, Last time i used odin I followed a tutorial for where to put each file in which odin slot such as BOOT, PHONE, PDA, etc etc. Can you tell me which file needs to go in which slot? Or is it one package and I just click open package? Sorry man for asking to many questions but itll really help. Also I cant find the ops file!
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You could make the "About Phone" model string say anything by editing the proper file. As I've said before: if your Gio worked with Virgin Mobile Canada at all, it a 5660M. The Europe/Asia 5660 doesn't have the proper HSPA bands.
Look up the differences between the different Gio models. Now. Use the search function.
There's also one or two tutorial threads here with both Odin 4.42 and the GIO_v1.0.ops file linked.
The stock rooted ROM I uploaded a while ago, as well as the OEM one from samfirmware.com are usually the "one package" kind. If you're unsure, open the tar (or tar.md5) file with a proper archiving program (7-Zip works well and is free open-source) and have a look. There should be many files, including but not limited to: amss, arm11boot, mibib, oemsbl, qcsbl, boot.img, recovery.img and system.rfs.
Quick recap:
Flash the MUGK3 ROM with Odin.
If the phone bootloops, got in the stock recovery and do a factory reset, in other words, reformat the partitions.
Done!
Hi,
I've searched but cannot find a simple guide to flash a stock Rogers i927R (GB non-rooted) to ATT ICS I927UCLJ3.
I'm outside the US and Rogers may never offer the update via Keis, so I think flashing is the only option right now.
I've read various links but they seem different depending on the starting point.
I don't necessarily need root, just would like the official ICS update.
I've downloaded Odin and the I927UCLJ3 from sammobile.com.
Any help appreciated for a newb, with steps and why each step is needed.
Thanks.
You need to install the md5 that you downloaded.
First off make sure your phone is disconnected from the computer.
Put your phone into download mode by pushing volume up and power at the same time.
Plug phone into computer.
Make sure you have the md5 you have downloaded in the pda slot of Odin and the box beside it is checked.
Hit start and you should see a box in the top left corner start doing stuff.
When its done you are done.
Sorry I'm not at a computer but this is pretty much what ya do
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda app-developers app
Also make sure the usb plug is a port that is intergrated on the motherboard
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I'm on Rogers, I can confirm this link works.
Not sure how hard you looked because this guide was posted yesterday : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983201
yohan4ws said:
I'm on Rogers, I can confirm this link works.
Not sure how hard you looked because this guide was posted yesterday : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983201
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According to that guide I need CWMR as well, which is for making a backup of the system.
Does having it installed have any adverse effect, such as future updates, etc ?
magicninja said:
You need to install the md5 that you downloaded.
First off make sure your phone is disconnected from the computer.
Put your phone into download mode by pushing volume up and power at the same time.
Plug phone into computer.
Make sure you have the md5 you have downloaded in the pda slot of Odin and the box beside it is checked.
Hit start and you should see a box in the top left corner start doing stuff.
When its done you are done.
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So I don't have to root the phone first before flashing with ATT ICS MD5 via Odin ?
Maruzko said:
So I don't have to root the phone first before flashing with ATT ICS MD5 via Odin ?
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I would like to do the same to my wife's non-rooted glide on rogers. Maruzko, can you please let me know if you were successful following the above steps? I'm a newb at phone flashing and really don't want to mess up her phone.
Thanks
Craig.
Craigatitus said:
I would like to do the same to my wife's non-rooted glide on rogers. Maruzko, can you please let me know if you were successful following the above steps? I'm a newb at phone flashing and really don't want to mess up her phone.
Thanks
Craig.
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I'm the same, a newb at android flashing which is why I'm just data gathering at the moment, so wont be doing this for at least a few weeks until I feel comfortable.
Plus, would like to wait and see if Rogers release an official update as well.
Might need to find a video of it being done with similar steps.
Still waiting on a reply to these questions from this thread:
1. Do I need CWMR installed ?
2. Does the device have to be rooted first before flashing the ATT ICS md5 ?
Maruzko said:
I'm the same, a newb at android flashing which is why I'm just data gathering at the moment, so wont be doing this for at least a few weeks until I feel comfortable.
Plus, would like to wait and see if Rogers release an official update as well.
Might need to find a video of it being done with similar steps.
Still waiting on a reply to these questions from this thread:
1. Do I need CWMR installed ?
2. Does the device have to be rooted first before flashing the ATT ICS md5 ?
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No and No, CWMS is a custom recovery program that takes the place of the stock android recovery and gives you backup and recovery options as well as flashing via the program from a zip file.Rooting just lets programs access protected files and folders from the operating system aka root access = access to root files.
Flashing from Odin has nothing to do with root or custom recovery.
Kodiack99 said:
No and No, CWMR is a custom recovery program that takes the place of the stock android recovery and gives you backup and recovery options as well as flashing via the program from a zip file.Rooting just lets programs access protected files and folders from the operating system aka root access = access to root files.
Flashing from Odin has nothing to do with root or custom recovery.
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Thanks, starting to make more sense now.
So basically all I need is Odin and the ATT ICS I927UCLJ3.
1. Will I still be able to flash other ROM's after flashing ATT ICS I927UCLJ3, including going back to stock GB for warranty purposes ?
2. What are the risks if I dont install CWMR ?
Maruzko said:
Thanks, starting to make more sense now.
So basically all I need is Odin and the ATT ICS I927UCLJ3.
1. Will I still be able to flash other ROM's after flashing ATT ICS I927UCLJ3, including going back to stock GB for warranty purposes ?
2. What are the risks if I dont install CWMR ?
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Yes,you can install other roms after you flash it,it isnt permanent.
There are no risks for nor installing a custom recovery, but if you are concerned about returning to GB then install a custom recovery and do a complete backup of your GB before you do the flash to JB.
Hey I just finished flashing the at&t stock rom on my Glide and have to say it was real easy for my first time ever flashing..course now I have a Rogers and AT&T boot logo, but its worth the pain haha
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stingernwo said:
Hey I just finished flashing the at&t stock rom on my Glide and have to say it was real easy for my first time ever flashing..course now I have a Rogers and AT&T boot logo, but its worth the pain haha
Sent from my SGH-I927 using xda premium
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Which software and process did you use ?
Did you enable root as well ?
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stingernwo, Does your GPS still work ?
I found after I upgraded to ICS I couldn't use GPS anymore.. but when I reverted to Rogers stock GB .. GPS worked again like a charm....
CWM - it's not needed to flash with Odin, its only needed to flash your phone with any .zip files (many addons/roms are in .zip format)
Odin is used primarily for STOCK rom flashing.
CWM is needed to Root the phone when it's ICS and to make Nandroid (full complete snapshot) backups. If you explore your SD Card on the computer you can rename the backups to something easier to identify than dates but don't put spaces in the file names or you get checksum errors when restoring.
If you want a rooted GB you'll need to download the specific rooted glide firmware for either ATT or Rogers (Download links are in the Glide root guide)
yohan4ws said:
stingernwo, Does your GPS still work ?
I found after I upgraded to ICS I couldn't use GPS anymore.. but when I reverted to Rogers stock GB .. GPS worked again like a charm....
CWM - it's not needed to flash with Odin, its only needed to flash your phone with any .zip files (many addons/roms are in .zip format)
Odin is used primarily for STOCK rom flashing.
CWM is needed to Root the phone when it's ICS and to make Nandroid (full complete snapshot) backups. If you explore your SD Card on the computer you can rename the backups to something easier to identify than dates but don't put spaces in the file names or you get checksum errors when restoring.
If you want a rooted GB you'll need to download the specific rooted glide firmware for either ATT or Rogers (Download links are in the Glide root guide)
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I see now.
Glad you mentioned about the GPS not working as I need that. Will have to hold off on the ATT ICS update.
What I would really like is a rooted ROM, preferably ICS so that I can use Directory Bind to redirect large game data on the external_sd card.
yohan4ws said:
I'm on Rogers, I can confirm this link works.
Not sure how hard you looked because this guide was posted yesterday : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983201
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Does your GPS still work after flashing you i927R with the ATT ICS update ?
Maruzko said:
Does your GPS still work after flashing you i927R with the ATT ICS update ?
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No, My GPS Only worked fully on the stock Rogers GB .. I went right to ICS with literom and a pre-rooted UCLH2 rom.
However, I'm happy to spread the news that TheGreaterGood's 0.8.4 literom has fully working GPS, All the ice cream sandwich goodness and some other built in goodies. I'm very happy with this Rom so far!!
It just came out so there's mixed reviews on battery, but I figure if I keep GPS turned off except the odd time (which is hard since i've been without it so long) then it should be ok!
yohan4ws said:
No, My GPS Only worked fully on the stock Rogers GB .. I went right to ICS with literom and a pre-rooted UCLH2 rom.
However, I'm happy to spread the news that TheGreaterGood's 0.8.4 literom has fully working GPS, All the ice cream sandwich goodness and some other built in goodies. I'm very happy with this Rom so far!!
It just came out so there's mixed reviews on battery, but I figure if I keep GPS turned off except the odd time (which is hard since i've been without it so long) then it should be ok!
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Yes, I was just reading about LiteROM.
But it seems its almost too lite, ie, no calendar, etc ??
Maruzko said:
Does your GPS still work after flashing you i927R with the ATT ICS update ?
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Maruzko said:
Yes, I was just reading about LiteROM.
But it seems its almost too lite, ie, no calendar, etc ??
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Read and follow/comment in its thread ... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890125
It has an install wizard so you can choose to install or not install the calendar. Trust me, I have calendar .. my phone would be useless to me without it.
Craigatitus said:
I would like to do the same to my wife's non-rooted glide on rogers. Maruzko, can you please let me know if you were successful following the above steps? I'm a newb at phone flashing and really don't want to mess up her phone.
Thanks
Craig.
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1) Finally decide to flash the Stock UCLJ3 Rooted AT&T ICS Rom from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994902
Once I was satisfied I had done enough backups with CWMR, it was actually quite simple, and the flash itself took less than 10mins.
2) The only issue was with the GPS which I got to work using these 2 threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1239713
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&highlight=gps
Essentially had to make minor changes to 2 files:
/etc/gps.conf
NTP_SERVER=0.oceania.pool.ntp.org [changed from: noth-america.pool.ntp.org] since I'm in Australia.
/etc/sirfgps.conf
EXTERNAL_LNA=0 [changed from 1]
FREQUENCY_AIDING=1 [changed from 0]
ATT_NETWORK_OPERATOR=0 [changed from 1 since I'm not on AT&T]
Rebooted and ran 'GPS Test', once it found 8 satellites and locked onto 3 of them within a few minutes I then ran Google Maps while driving in the car and it stayed locked onto my position.
3) Just a note, when I flashed the Pure Stock UCLJ3 over the previous Rogers GB 2.3.6, then booted up, the phone had re-locked and was requesting the Network Unlock Key.
Luckily I already had the Unlock Key, because a few months after buying the device, it turned off after running out of battery, and on the next boot it was requesting the code.
The place I bought it from provided the key which I kept in case it were to happen again.
Entering the same Key on ICS worked of course.
4) On the plus side, on Vodafone in Australia:
Rogers Stock 2.3.6 = highest 3G speed was 14.4Mbit
AT&T Rooted Stock 4.0.4 = highest 3G speed of 21.6Mbit
This is in the same areas I travel and at home.
I've been reading these forums in my spare time for the last week or so but I'm still a bit confused or just overlooking something. According to the CM 10.1 thread install instructions are
Install instructions:
1. Install ClockworkMod Recovery for "I927". Sorry, CM cannot provide support for other recoveries, although they may work fine.
3. Reboot into recovery and install
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and a few people in some of the guide threads have basically stated the same. Is it really this simple now or do I still need to follow the guide from a year ago or the one in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962633 ?
So far all I have done is install CWMR Touch 6.0.1.2 Recovery and run backup in both blob and tar formats. Actually does this even work properly without rooting first?
You don't need root, but you can't quite go straight either. The current SOP is:
Flash TW-ICS, meaning UCLG9 or UCLH2 or UCLJ3, using the respective OneClick
Flash CWMR using Odin (the previous step overwrites recovery so you will have to do this again even if you flashed CWM previously)
Boot into CWM
Flash your AOSP-JB ROM of choice
Flash the correct gapps for your ROM
Format /data (aka factory reset)
Reboot into ROM and enjoy
Step 1 may or may not be necessary -- nobody's tried going from TW-GB straight to AOSP-JB yet. If you're feeling adventurous, try it and let us know how it goes.
Once you've flashed a TW-ICS once, you won't need to do it again -- at that point flashing a new TW-ICS or AOSP-JB ROM is as simple as flash-format-boot.
Thanks for the updated info, I didn't think it would be that simple.
Not sure what TW stands for since I haven't seen that abbreviation yet.
But basically for step one I can grab the UCLG9 from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841502
and flash it with CWM and then follow on from step 2? Or would I be better off grabbing the newer UCLJ3 from SamMobile and using Odin?
Bram Skull said:
Thanks for the updated info, I didn't think it would be that simple.
Not sure what TW stands for since I haven't seen that abbreviation yet.
But basically for step one I can grab the UCLG9 from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841502
and flash it with CWM and then follow on from step 2? Or would I be better off grabbing the newer UCLJ3 from SamMobile and using Odin?
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Nope no zips or Odin just use one click the first time. So for step 1 above follow this http://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-4-0-4-ice-cream-sandwich-update-for-att-captivate-glide-i927uclg9/. Can't get easier then this.
Bram Skull said:
Thanks for the updated info, I didn't think it would be that simple.
Not sure what TW stands for since I haven't seen that abbreviation yet.
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TW == TouchWiz. Basically official Samsung stuff and ROMs based directly on such.
But basically for step one I can grab the UCLG9 from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841502
and flash it with CWM and then follow on from step 2? Or would I be better off grabbing the newer UCLJ3 from SamMobile and using Odin?
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I would get the full EXE, just to be sure. The CWM zips generally don't include bootloader or baseband and that's the important stuff.
I would get the full EXE, just to be sure. The CWM zips generally don't include bootloader or baseband and that's the important stuff.
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I used the CWM flash and can confirm the no updated baseband since it still had the stock Rogers one on AT&T-ICS and in CM-10.1. Not sure about ICS but in CM-10.1 I could get voice but no data and haven't tested txt.
Going to flash back to stock with the backup I made for now while I research solutions to a few personal gripes I have with CM-10.1.
And would the UCLJ3 from SamMobile with odin or kies be as effective as the EXE version since I already have it downloaded?
Thanks for helping a total noob and to be honest this is my first Android phone.
Bram Skull said:
I used the CWM flash and can confirm the no updated baseband since it still had the stock Rogers one on AT&T-ICS and in CM-10.1. Not sure about ICS but in CM-10.1 I could get voice but no data and haven't tested txt.
Going to flash back to stock with the backup I made for now while I research solutions to a few personal gripes I have with CM-10.1.
And would the UCLJ3 from SamMobile with odin or kies be as effective as the EXE version since I already have it downloaded?
Thanks for helping a total noob and to be honest this is my first Android phone.
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I just took a peek... ooh. Looks like pretty much everything is in there. You should be good.
I have FL24 on my phone. I also have downloaded and installed SuperSU Pro and the phone is rooted. This is as fas as I have gotten. I am trying to change my rom. I saw one with some cool features from QBking77. I am extremely new at this and was wondering with the following info can anyone help me to find a good rom to change to. Also do I need to download a recovery app? Is my phone rooted gingerbread or Ice Cream? I have downloade Clockworkmod also and have done a back up. I also downloaded Blu Kuban files just in case I am on the right track. here is my info
Samsung Galaxy Sll Sprint Epic 4G Touch
SPH-D710
Android Version - 4.0.4
Baseband Version - S170.10 S.FL24
Kernel Version - 3.0.15-1173404
Build Number - lMM76l.FL24
Hardware Version - D710.10
I hate to be the d!ck here, but if you don't know the difference between GB and ICS based on at least the version number, you are obviously not ready to flash a ROM. I can see that you have done some research, but it is the wrong research. You are speeding through and not taking the time to soak up the information. Go read the stickies in the General, Q/A and Development Sections. They have plenty of information. Trying to save you from a brick.
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bigmike6200 said:
I have FL24 on my phone. I also have downloaded and installed SuperSU Pro and the phone is rooted. This is as fas as I have gotten. I am trying to change my rom. I saw one with some cool features from QBking77. I am extremely new at this and was wondering with the following info can anyone help me to find a good rom to change to. Also do I need to download a recovery app? Is my phone rooted gingerbread or Ice Cream? I have downloade Clockworkmod also and have done a back up. I also downloaded Blu Kuban files just in case I am on the right track. here is my info
Samsung Galaxy Sll Sprint Epic 4G Touch
SPH-D710
Android Version - 4.0.4
Baseband Version - S170.10 S.FL24
Kernel Version - 3.0.15-1173404
Build Number - lMM76l.FL24
Hardware Version - D710.10
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OK, first things first. You're already rooted so thats a step in the right direction:thumbup:
The next thing you'll want to do is grab a safe ics recovery, my personal preference was always Agats FI27 repack. You can find these in the development thread in one of RWilco's Repository threads. You'll want the Tar file and will need to flash using either PC Odin (Google Odin.exe) or mobile Odin (found in play store) flashing instructions for both methods can be found in multiple threads, or by google search.
Next you'll want to go to the OP of the ROM you've decided on. READ THIS ENTIRE POST. I can not stress this enough. You want to make absolutely sure you understand and follow the instructions provided for a successful installation.
After you have flashed your new recovery hold power and volume up (keep them pressed) until you enter recovery, choose install from sdcard, navigate to where your downloaded ROM is and flash.
Reboot and enjoy
If you need anything else feel free to pm me:thumbup::beer:
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graydiggy said:
I hate to be the d!ck here, but if you don't know the difference between GB and ICS based on at least the version number, you are obviously not ready to flash a ROM. I can see that you have done some research, but it is the wrong research. You are speeding through and not taking the time to soak up the information. Go read the stickies in the General, Q/A and Development Sections. They have plenty of information. Trying to save you from a brick.
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Thanks for the help, but I think you are being a little harsh. If you go get a drivers licence, you are not required to know how to build the engine. Maybe I was moving a little fast. Thanks anyway for your time.
Stryke_the_Orc said:
OK, first things first. You're already rooted so thats a step in the right direction:thumbup:
The next thing you'll want to do is grab a safe ics recovery, my personal preference was always Agats FI27 repack. You can find these in the development thread in one of RWilco's Repository threads. You'll want the Tar file and will need to flash using either PC Odin (Google Odin.exe) or mobile Odin (found in play store) flashing instructions for both methods can be found in multiple threads, or by google search.
Next you'll want to go to the OP of the ROM you've decided on. READ THIS ENTIRE POST. I can not stress this enough. You want to make absolutely sure you understand and follow the instructions provided for a successful installation.
After you have flashed your new recovery hold power and volume up (keep them pressed) until you enter recovery, choose install from sdcard, navigate to where your downloaded ROM is and flash.
Reboot and enjoy
If you need anything else feel free to pm me:thumbup::beer:
Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
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Thanks for the detailed directions. I was able to get a recovery app, which was my problem to begin with, and was able to do everything. Clockwormod did not want to boot into recovery. It kept locking up. I read that Clockworkmod and SuperSU do not like each other. At that time I knew I needed a recovery app. I went to QBKing77's youtube and was able to d/l the apps that I needed and went step by step with his video. It was an exact match on my phone. I then intall the Blu Kuban and LOVE IT!. I really like the dark features. This ROM is the shiznick. Thanks to you and everyone who answered my post.
If I could get some help with this, I'd be very grateful. I just got a replacement phone (unrelated hardware issue) and it was on EL24, so I flashed the stock EL24 clean root and everything is great.
Now, I'm trying to flash a custom recovery with ODIN (windows, not mobile ODIN), and I get stuck every time. ODIN says the flash completes fine, but when I boot my phone, it boots to the GS2 screen with the yellow triangle, and then doesn't boot back into the rom.
I have tried about 3 different versions of the AGAT tar, including the repack listed in this thread and every time my phone just will not boot to anything but odin download mode. I would really like some help with what I'm doing wrong.
EDIT: I ended up getting it to work through a different method. I updated to GB27 rooted, then I flashed Agat's 5.0 with mobile ODIN. I have no idea why the other version didn't work, but the entire time I was suspecting it was an ODIN problem and didn't really like using mobile ODIN from previous attempts. Oh well, hope this helps anyone who comes after me.
Hi guys. I want to put a custom ROM on my Epic Touch 4G, and while I've read a lot of forum posts, I have a few questions which will hopefully be easy to answer. I don't think I'm a total newbie -- more of an informed layperson (I've put a custom ROM on my wife's LGL-35, for example).
My phone is an Epic Touch 4G (obviously!) running 4.0.4 (IMM761.FL.24) which has been successfully rooted.
My first question is: should I use CWM Recovery (as I would like to do)? I've seen several posts which say "no," but the Cyanogenmod page on the 4G (can't post a link because I'm new) suggest a specific version for the process. Would you consider it safe to use?
My second question is: what's the best way to get the recovery on the phone? The consensus seems to be Odin, but I can't use that owing to the fact that my computer runs Linux (I have a Mac for work, but Cyanogenmod's suggestion of Heimdall doesn't work for it owing to library version conflicts.) So I'd like to use Mobile Odin (which seems to support the phone now).
My last question relates to Firmware. I believe that it is IMM761.FL.24 (as above), but that number looks different from what I've seen in the forum. Perhaps this would be stated as ICS24? From my reading it seems that firmware version is important, and I don't want to brick my phone! Is the methodology I'm proposing here relevant for that firmware version?
My reading of things suggest that this should be pretty easy:
1) Download Mobile Odin and the appropriate flash kernel to the phone.
2) Install Mobile Odin and use it to flash the kernel
3) Use Mobile Odin to flash the recovery tar.md5 file referenced above.
4) Backup my apps and data with TiBU and create an update.zip
5) Perform a nandroid backup of the current ROM.
6) Place the appropriate ROM and Gapps on the SD card
7) From CWM flash the ROM, Gapps, and update.zip
Am I missing anything?
Thanks in advance!
MCW77 said:
Hi guys. I want to put a custom ROM on my Epic Touch 4G, and while I've read a lot of forum posts, I have a few questions which will hopefully be easy to answer. I don't think I'm a total newbie -- more of an informed layperson (I've put a custom ROM on my wife's LGL-35, for example).
My phone is an Epic Touch 4G (obviously!) running 4.0.4 (IMM761.FL.24) which has been successfully rooted.
My first question is: should I use CWM Recovery (as I would like to do)? I've seen several posts which say "no," but the Cyanogenmod page on the 4G (can't post a link because I'm new) suggest a specific version for the process. Would you consider it safe to use?
My second question is: what's the best way to get the recovery on the phone? The consensus seems to be Odin, but I can't use that owing to the fact that my computer runs Linux (I have a Mac for work, but Cyanogenmod's suggestion of Heimdall doesn't work for it owing to library version conflicts.) So I'd like to use Mobile Odin (which seems to support the phone now).
My last question relates to Firmware. I believe that it is IMM761.FL.24 (as above), but that number looks different from what I've seen in the forum. Perhaps this would be stated as ICS24? From my reading it seems that firmware version is important, and I don't want to brick my phone! Is the methodology I'm proposing here relevant for that firmware version?
My reading of things suggest that this should be pretty easy:
1) Download Mobile Odin and the appropriate flash kernel to the phone.
2) Install Mobile Odin and use it to flash the kernel
3) Use Mobile Odin to flash the recovery tar.md5 file referenced above.
4) Backup my apps and data with TiBU and create an update.zip
5) Perform a nandroid backup of the current ROM.
6) Place the appropriate ROM and Gapps on the SD card
7) From CWM flash the ROM, Gapps, and update.zip
Am I missing anything?
Thanks in advance!
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CMW will only work for AOSP ROMs. If you are not rooted, you need to do that first. Start off by deciding what ROM you want first. Some require you to be on FL24 and some require you to be on GB27. Since you are in FL24, just download the ROM of choice with the Gapps.
I would suggest you go to @rwilco12's repository and download the one-click for both GB27 and FL24. You will also need to download EL29 kernel and AGATs recovery kernel from the same website. Once you have them on your computer, look up E4GT ROMs on YouTube. @qbking77s videos are spot on for what you need to do. If you get stuck, let me know. I would suggest you download the files on your PC and view the video after. Your steps will brick you. Do not do any if them until you views the videos. CMW is for AOSP ROM/FL24 and AGAT is for TW/GB27.
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The recovery is installed in the ROM. Don't worry about getting it to the phone.
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Thanks for your reply -- it was very informative. I've looked at some of the resources you linked to, and they're chocked full of good information.
I'm still at a loss as to how to install the recovery, as all of the links assume that you're running Windows (and I'm running Linux on my PC). I assume that I'll just have to get access to a windows PC to perform the recovery install?
MCW77 said:
Thanks for your reply -- it was very informative. I've looked at some of the resources you linked to, and they're chocked full of good information.
I'm still at a loss as to how to install the recovery, as all of the links assume that you're running Windows (and I'm running Linux on my PC). I assume that I'll just have to get access to a windows PC to perform the recovery install?
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That part I don't know about. I have pc.
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