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Guys i wanna try to install custom rom to my samsung w GT-I8150 Rooted gingerbread 2.3.6 what i need to do?
Baseband Version:I8150DXKL1
Build Number:gingerbread.dxla2
Csc:I8150OLBKL1
There is a "How to" thread about this in general SGW topic (here).
You have to do everything like written there, the only thing is you have to use your custom downloaded ROM instead of those.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467128
magorgoth said:
There is a "How to" thread about this in general SGW topic (here).
You have to do everything like written there, the only thing is you have to use your custom downloaded ROM instead of those.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1467128
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thanks for the reply....am i need to backup anything bfore flashng?and how?
if i flash with a custom rom can i flash back to stock firmware?
It's best practice to always backup the whole system via nandroid before doing anything so that you could always revert to your backup just in case things don't go as planned. There are a bunch of apps to backup your apps and data like Titanium Backup and MyBackup.
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It's best practice to always backup the whole system via nandroid before doing anything so that you could always revert to your backup just in case things don't go as planned. There are a bunch of apps to backup your apps and data like Titanium Backup and MyBackup.
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i sw in some post ClockWorkMod and nandroid backup how to do that?
If you don't have CWM Recovery yet, read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446593.
You may want to refer to this thread as well for more detailed instructions on how to install CWM Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1376196.
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Once you already have CWM Recovery, boot your phone into recovery mode by simultaneously pressing Volume Up + Home + Power and then you'll find the Nandroid menu there.
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If you don't have CWM Recovery yet, read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446593.
You may want to refer to this thread as well for more detailed instructions on how to install CWM Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1376196.
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Once you already have CWM Recovery, boot your phone into recovery mode by simultaneously pressing Volume Up + Home + Power and then you'll find the Nandroid menu there.
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Thanks for the reply.....time to read....am i need to install both?
Nope. Most would recommend CWM Recovery. Just refer to the 2nd link in case you need detailed steps on how to install CWM.
mpbtejada said:
Nope. Most would recommend CWM Recovery. Just refer to the 2nd link in case you need detailed steps on how to install CWM.
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owh ok thanks....btw ur from philippines?
ganesh8586 said:
owh ok thanks....btw ur from philippines?
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Yup!
mpbtejada said:
Yup!
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owh ok iam malaysian my wife filipina....nice to know u.....
ganesh8586 said:
Guys i wanna try to install custom rom to my samsung w GT-I8150 Rooted gingerbread 2.3.6 what i need to do?
Baseband Version:I8150DXKL1
Build Number:gingerbread.dxla2
Csc:I8150OLBKL1
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Hi, how do you root your galaxy? i have the same build number and baseband version, i've been using DooMLoRD_v4 but it failed on this phone.
thekoez said:
Hi, how do you root your galaxy? i have the same build number and baseband version, i've been using DooMLoRD_v4 but it failed on this phone.
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i root with recovery...
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thekoez said:
Hi, how do you root your galaxy? i have the same build number and baseband version, i've been using DooMLoRD_v4 but it failed on this phone.
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refer to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1317394
I heard i8150 can only root via recovery
Hi I was able to root my tmobile gn2 using a guide which worked perfectly fine. But I wanted to unroot my phone but due to incomplete research and knowledge my phone is now bricked. The guide i followed didn't specifically mention regarding US carriers so I went ahead and tried to unroot with other GT-7100 firmwares available and when I tried to flash with ODIN i kept getting failures and now it is stuck in the "firmware upgrade encountered an issure. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I tried it was just an error with the firmware so i tried another one, but nonetheless it failed and somehow my binary count went up to 3.
I tried going into recovery but it doesn't work, but I am still able to get into the ODIN download screen.
I'm not really sure what to do at this point.
I would really appreciate any help
Did you try the method here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957209
Just download that rom and follow the steps to install it. Hopefully that works for you.
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Since tmo galaxy note 2 has its own forum only download roms or any other firmwares from there so you do not risk bricking yoyr device.
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minhajmsd said:
Did you try the method here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957209
Just download that rom and follow the steps to install it. Hopefully that works for you.
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Since tmo galaxy note 2 has its own forum only download roms or any other firmwares from there so you do not risk bricking yoyr device.
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I actually did look through the thread but I was too afraid to do anything else since I might make my situation worse, but I think I might go ahead and try it.
I just follow the same procedure right? download the zip file and flash it with odin?
Flash CWM Recovery with odin. Once that is done flash rom through the recovery.
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You have to add the rom file to your sdcard first though
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would i need a microsd adapter for that since im not able to do it through my phone?
xquie said:
would i need a microsd adapter for that since im not able to do it through my phone?
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No need sdcard when you flash through PC and that is only option for you now.
What exactly your phone model ?
simplelife said:
No need sdcard when you flash through PC and that is only option for you now.
What exactly your phone model ?
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Tmobile SGH-T889
So the method minhajmsd mentioned earlier isn't an option for me?
xquie said:
Tmobile SGH-T889
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You can try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957209
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You can try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957209
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ah sorry im really new to this so im a bit confused. My phone got bricked while attempting to unroot..
and i happened to notice the method you provided me was to "root" -- so if I reroot it, will it get me out of brick?
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I actually just flashed recovery with ODIN and my phone booted but my phone detects no service...
any idea what i should do next?
xquie said:
ah sorry im really new to this so im a bit confused. My phone got bricked while attempting to unroot..
and i happened to notice the method you provided me was to "root" -- so if I reroot it, will it get me out of brick?
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I actually just flashed recovery with ODIN and my phone booted but my phone detects no service...
any idea what i should do next?
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Try to flash TMO modem to see if get back the network. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957380
In the mean time, can you check on your still have SuperSu app and method I try on the other post are reflash stock rom to get you back on feet,not reroot .Since you can boot your phone but no network then flash modem first to see if it's work again
simplelife said:
Try to flash TMO modem to see if get back the network. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957380
In the mean time, can you check on your still have SuperSu app
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I will go ahead and flash the TMO modem thank you!
and yes I still do have Supersu
xquie said:
I will go ahead and flash the TMO modem thank you!
and yes I still do have Supersu
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Ok.let me know how it go.good luck
1 download modem save into excard
2 turn off phone.hold home + volunm up 1st then hold power together about 5 second will put your note into CWM
3 from CWM . Install from excard.modem file..intall.yes.
4 reboot system.done
simplelife said:
Ok.let me know how it go.good luck
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I was reading the directions and then I realized I am not 100% sure how to flash through custom recovery.
Do I add the tmo modem into my sdcard and open rom manager and reboot to recovery?
xquie said:
I was reading the directions and then I realized I am not 100% sure how to flash through custom recovery.
Do I add the tmo modem into my sdcard and turn off my phone. then press the vol up + center home + power to go into recovery mode?
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Yes .you need to save in sdcard but remember where so you can get and follow my last post instructions.
simplelife said:
Yes .you need to save in sdcard but remember where so you can get and follow my last post instructions.
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I just flashed the modem through cwm but i still don't have connection.
Was I suppose to do a data wipe/factory reset before i flash it or it doesnt matter?
Should i go straight to flashing the SGH-T889 Stock Deodexed UVALJ1 through cwm?
xquie said:
I just flashed the modem through cwm but i still don't have connection.
Was I suppose to do a data wipe/factory reset before i flash it or it doesnt matter?
Should i go straight to flashing the SGH-T889 Stock Deodexed UVALJ1 through cwm?[/QUOTE
Go to setting. About phone .check baseband and version.status check imec and network.reboot CWM wipe data.cach.davik.reboot.
If still no go. Flash stock rom
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Go to setting. About phone .check baseband and version.status check imec and network.reboot CWM wipe data.cach.davik.reboot.
If still no go. Flash stock rom
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basband version: unknown
android version: 4.1.1
build: JRO03C.T889UVALJ1
imei: unknown
are these okay?
xquie said:
basband version: unknown
android version: 4.1.1
build: JRO03C.T889UVALJ1
imei: unknown
are these okay?
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No.it not. You still dont have modem and imei
You need to flash the stock rom to get your imei back after that flash the modem
Here what you need to do
Download stock rom & modem save inyo excard
Put into CWM .full wipe
Flash rom
Reboot into recovery not reboot systems
Flash modem.
Reboot system.done
simplelife said:
No.it not. You still dont have modem and imei
You need to flash the stock rom to get your imei back after that flash the modem
Did you flash N7100 rom before this happen ?
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i didn't flash the stock rom, but i did try to flash other N7100 from other countries in an attempt to unroot.
simplelife said:
No.it not. You still dont have modem and imei
You need to flash the stock rom to get your imei back after that flash the modem
Here what you need to do
Download stock rom & modem save inyo excard
Put into CWM .full wipe
Flash rom
Reboot into recovery not reboot systems
Flash modem.
Reboot system.done
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I just flashed the stock rom and its working now!!
wow thank you for guiding me through this and being so patient with me!! :good:
thank you so much!
I flashed the MK3 modem, then MOAR v9.0.1 and lost my 3G data.
There are other threads here discussing similar problems.
Some said that the person lost their APN and suggested typing *#06#. I did that and got my MEID (it was not all zeroes).
Every time I type ##72786# now, i get the "SCRTN" screen and it reboots all by itself.
It rebooted, and when it came up again, it started going through the activation process. During Hands-free activation, I get the "4G" icon. Ditto for when it updates the PRL, but the icon disappears when it says it needs to reboot (and it never comes back...)
When I type ##786#, I can view RTN information.
When it comes back up, still no data. What am I missing?
I called Sprint to have them do a "data refresh" or "re-provision". Still no data. I'm stuck. Please help.
Have you tried flashing the mk5 modem? Or updating the prl?
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droid716 said:
Have you tried flashing the mk5 modem? Or updating the prl?
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Updating the PRL fails.
The only thread I see with an MK5 modem is for Virgin Mobile/Boost here. I can't use that if I'm on Sprint, right?
Isn't there something about zeroing out your MSL/MEID and rebooting?
Updating the PRL fails.
The only thread I see with an MK5 modem is for Virgin Mobile/Boost here. I can't use that if I'm on Sprint, right?
Isn't there something about zeroing out your MSL/MEID and rebooting?
You can use the mk5 modem on a sprint phone. It says so in that forum
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droid716 said:
You can use the mk5 modem on a sprint phone. It says so in that forum
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Ok. I missed that in the thread. I have to wait until I get home to try it. Thanks.
Ok, when I restored my Nandroid backup, it apparently killed my TWRP. If i installed that *after* my last backup, that would explain it?
I need to start from scratch. Do I need to be at my home computer to do that?
What do you mean by start from scratch?
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Just to be safe I would Odin back to stock, choose which recovery you want, I personally prefer philz latest because it let's you root your phone via the recovery. Then reflash the ROM of choice.
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droid716 said:
Just to be safe I would Odin back to stock, choose which recovery you want, I personally prefer philz latest because it let's you root your phone via the recovery. Then reflash the ROM of choice.
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Thanks.I"m looking for the link for the stock ROM now.
Is this the right thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746680
Edit: I also have the "SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 UNIFIED TOOLKIT V8.0". Do I want to use that instead? Or before Odin?
Can you point me to a simple walkthrough to do this? Hopefully with links to downloads, etc.?
Dougmeister said:
Can you point me to a simple walkthrough to do this? Hopefully with links to downloads, etc.?
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im honestly to sure about that unified toolkit ive personally never used it but i can do the best walk through that i know.
I have the Sprint drivers installed and Odin already from the last time I messed with this phone. I just can't find the stock ROM, then I think I might be good to go...?
Edit: I found a stock rooted de-odexed 4.3 MK3 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541900
But I don't know... do I use Odin to flash it? Do I need to re-flash a custom recovery?
Dougmeister said:
I have the Sprint drivers installed and Odin already from the last time I messed with this phone. I just can't find the stock ROM, then I think I might be good to go...?
Edit: I found a stock rooted de-odexed 4.3 MK3 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541900
But I don't know... do I use Odin to flash it? Do I need to re-flash a custom recovery?
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you can flash that if youd like. you would have to flash that in recovery. or you can flash this the stock tar through odin. im working on the links now
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Dougmeister said:
I have the Sprint drivers installed and Odin already from the last time I messed with this phone. I just can't find the stock ROM, then I think I might be good to go...?
Edit: I found a stock rooted de-odexed 4.3 MK3 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2541900
But I don't know... do I use Odin to flash it? Do I need to re-flash a custom recovery?
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/gh6gcxw9fyvgjuf/philz_touch_6.25.0-d2lte.tar.md5--philz recovery-flash via odin
im still waiting for the stock tar to upload. once you flash the stock tar through odin, you can flash this recovery through odin and it has the option to root the phone.
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droid716 said:
you can flash that if youd like. you would have to flash that in recovery. or you can flash this the stock tar through odin. im working on the links now
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/gh6gcxw9fyvgjuf/philz_touch_6.25.0-d2lte.tar.md5--philz recovery-flash via odin
im still waiting for the stock tar to upload. once you flash the stock tar through odin, you can flash this recovery through odin and it has the option to root the phone.
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ok i got it now! lol use this file through odin to take your phone back to stockhttp://www.mediafire.com/download/tch0i9oiuv84q61 once that is done flash this recovery through odinhttps://www.dropbox.com/s/gh6gcxw9fyvgjuf/philz_touch_6.25.0-d2lte.tar.md5 once all of that is done boot into recovery and go into philz settings and root the phone. once that is done go into the play store and download supersu. once downloaded go into it and update the binaries. it will also ask you to disable knox, do so using the "normal" method. i hope this was a good enough walk through.
droid716 said:
.i hope this was a good enough walk through.
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It was great. Thanks!
I *still* don't have 3G data, though. Check your PM, please.
Well here is instructions to unroot and then root......keep philz recovery...folllow these...then follow directions after....
how to return to stock
http://qbking77.com/how-to-unroot/unroot-unbrick-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
how to root
http://qbking77.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-2/root-samsung-galaxy-s3-android-4-3-jelly-bean/
You have made it back and hopefully rooted once again....go into recovery and flash the philz recovery....do not restart after flashing.....you can go to advanced menu and should be option to reboot to recovery.....once back in philz recovery now.....go to wipe data/factory reset...in this menu choose clean to install a new rom.....then flash any rom.......and gapps if required...some roms need gapps others have it included....read flashing instructions on any rom you are on....
Hope this helps
stock you can do the ##72786# it helped me then i had same issues you had....philz recovery saved the day.....
there are lots you can do with your phone...so....make sure to read and research...and follow all developers instructions.....happy rooting
I got back to MOAR 9.0.1 and sometimes have 1x data, but mostly I don't have any data when not on WiFi. I'm really stuck. Any ideas?
Hello guys please help me ive searched through alot of forums and redaings a total of 4 hours and nothing usefull has come up.
So i have a galaxy s3 tmobile and it has Android 4.3 with knox and all of that other security crap on it. I tried to root it using this method
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563955 however i cant seem to flash arecovery no matter what or which i try. The odin flash says it flashed sucefully but when i go to recovery its still stock 3e recovery. I tried multiple flashing methods and nothing.
I even tried to flash a knox free rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521742 but i cant being that i have no recovery.
CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME?
>>>>>>>>>>>THANKS IN ADVANCE>>>>>>>>>
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
DocHoliday77 said:
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
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I dont have root to delet those two files. And could you expand on the root66 and oding thing?
Root66 firmware is in my thread in development section, link in my sig. Youll find instructions for Odin there and all over the place with a quick search and from the sticky threads. Not being rude, just don't like redoing what's already out there. If you have any specific questions about the process, ill be happy to answer them.
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Click the root66 heading to go to the thread if you want more info about it.
DocHoliday77 said:
Delete or rename two files
/system/recovery-from-boot
/system/etc/install-recovrry.sh
(Or similar to those...may have the path/name a little wrong. Now flash recovery and it should stick.
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Or odin flash root66 firmware, then flash recovery.
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So i i flash the 4.3 over my current stock firmware with root66 version of 4.3 ill, have root?
androidfine16 said:
So i i flash the 4.3 over my current stock firmware with root66 version of 4.3 ill, have root?
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Yes
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serio22 said:
Yes
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Ok i did it and i have superuser . If i follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552 method to flash a recovery without tripping the counter can i flash roms afterwards and kernels without damaging the modem or flash counter trips?
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Yes
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androidfine16 said:
Ok i did it and i have superuser . If i follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766552 method to flash a recovery without tripping the counter can i flash roms afterwards and kernels without damaging the modem or flash counter trips?
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Ok so i have root and installed twrp recovery the latest one and it worked. I have root and a recovery . So can i go ahaed and flash a rom and kernel now without any repercussions?
Flashing any recovery or kernel trips the warranty bit. No way around that and no way to reset it I'm sorry to say. Since you've flashed recovery its likely tripped already so flashing kernels and roms won't make any difference anymore. The binary counter doesn't matter as its easily reset. But if you have a custom kernel or recovery it'll retrip to 1 every time you boot.
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Flashing any recovery or kernel trips the warranty bit. No way around that and no way to reset it I'm sorry to say. Since you've flashed recovery its likely tripped already so flashing kernels and roms won't make any difference anymore. The binary counter doesn't matter as its easily reset. But if you have a custom kernel or recovery it'll retrip to 1 every time you boot.
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I dont care for warranty or counter trip than. So i guess my final question is can i flash any roms including 4.2 and kitkat and above without bricking my phone?
You can flash Any of these roms via Custom Recovery TWRP and you will do fine.
Do note, some people have mentioned that with a 4.2.x or 4.1.x Roms, sometimes their IMEI goes missing. So take a Nandroid and EFS Backup before hand.
Perseus71 said:
You can flash Any of these roms via Custom Recovery TWRP and you will do fine.
Do note, some people have mentioned that with a 4.2.x or 4.1.x Roms, sometimes their IMEI goes missing. So take a Nandroid and EFS Backup before hand.
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alright i made a nandroid backup of my whole stock rom. so now i downloaded the resurrection remix rom and im about to flash it.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. COUDLNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT IT=.)
androidfine16 said:
alright i made a nandroid backup of my whole stock rom. so now i downloaded the resurrection remix rom and im about to flash it.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP. COUDLNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT IT=.)
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IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just dont know how to remove these soft keys i dont like them NVM GOT IT
Perseus mentioned the nv (efs) backup before. Easiest way to protect yourself is open a terminal emulator and enter this.
su
reboot nvbackup
Device will reboot and create an internal, hidden backup of your nv data. I highly suggest doing this.
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Perseus mentioned the nv (efs) backup before. Easiest way to protect yourself is open a terminal emulator and enter this.
su
reboot nvbackup
Device will reboot and create an internal, hidden backup of your nv data. I highly suggest doing this.
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I backed it up in .IMG format.
androidfine16 said:
I backed it up in .IMG format.
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How did you do that??
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If you mean you made a nandroid backup, that is completely different and does not include any of the NV data. The backup I mentioned is intended to protect you from ever losing your imei in the first place.
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I backed it up in .IMG format.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/general/galaxy-s-iii-partition-layout-basic-efs-t1689623
I used this method.
Ok , first, never use anything you find in the international models forum for any US model. They are very, very different devices. If you made an image from mmcblk0p3 as stated in that thread, you actually made a copy of sbl2 I'm pretty sure.
Also, the imei, (the important thing here) is not actually stored on the efs partition as it is in some other devices.
Run the command I posted before for the best solution. If NV corruption is ever detected, it should auto restore from this backup during boot up.
And again, stay away from the international forums. Most of the info there will not apply to our devices here and many, many people have bricked due to that mistake.
And delete the backup you made. If you were to try and restore it to your device after updating it at some point, it would most likely cause a brick.
OK thanks I'll get on that . I flashed a remix ROM and everything seems good right now. I'll try to back it up today.
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androidfine16 said:
I dont care for warranty or counter trip than. So i guess my final question is can i flash any roms including 4.2 and kitkat and above without bricking my phone?
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Read up on Kit Kat, you might not want to upgrade. You will lose write access to the SDCard. There are ways to then fix it, but you could lose function in some of your apps. Samsung finally adopted the Android specs for write access.
Hello everyone, I have recently bought a galaxy s4 mini GT-I9195 and i want to flash a custom kernel like this one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2636890 ... First, do I have to check if my bootloader is locked or unlocked? Or i just flash it via Odin rightaway? Yesterday I rooted it using CF-Auto-Root.. Please, if anyone can help me out, i would really appreciate it because i have no experience on flashing on sammy devices and i am reeally confused :crying:.. I have been searching like the WHOLE internet to find a solution but came up with nothing.. Thanks in advance :laugh:
Panos97 said:
Hello everyone, I have recently bought a galaxy s4 mini GT-I9195 and i want to flash a custom kernel like this one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2636890 ... First, do I have to check if my bootloader is locked or unlocked? Or i just flash it via Odin rightaway? Yesterday I rooted it using CF-Auto-Root.. Please, if anyone can help me out, i would really appreciate it because i have no experience on flashing on sammy devices and i am reeally confused :crying:.. I have been searching like the WHOLE internet to find a solution but came up with nothing.. Thanks in advance :laugh:
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You must flash thru recovery.
Here the installation steps, but first you must flash a custom recovery like this or other, its up to you.
Installation instructions
- Copy f4ktion_1.4.0-xxx.zip to your SDCARD
- Reboot into CWM recovery
- Choose "Install zip from sdcard"
- Select f4ktion_1.4.0-xxx.zip kernel and confirm installation.
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R_a_z_v_a_n said:
You must flash thru recovery.
Here the installation steps, but first you must flash a custom recovery like this or other, its up to you.
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Thank you so much So all i have to do is flash the recovery in Odin.. But since my s4 mini is rooted, do i have to install the S4Mini_RootKit_V2.zip?? i mean if I do, will it conflict with the SuperSU i have previously installed on my device? Or just overwrite it and work like a charm? Sorry I'm asking like too many questions, but since i'm new here i need some guidance
Btw, how do i know if my bootloader is unlocked? Before I buy this s4 mini i owned an Xperia go and to install a kernel i had to unlock the BL.. I don't know if the same thing applies for sammy devices, just asking:angel:
Panos97 said:
Thank you so much So all i have to do is flash the recovery in Odin.. But since my s4 mini is rooted, do i have to install the S4Mini_RootKit_V2.zip?? i mean if I do, will it conflict with the SuperSU i have previously installed on my device? Or just overwrite it and work like a charm? Sorry I'm asking like too many questions, but since i'm new here i need some guidance
Btw, how do i know if my bootloader is unlocked? Before I buy this s4 mini i owned an Xperia go and to install a kernel i had to unlock the BL.. I don't know if the same thing applies for sammy devices, just asking:angel:
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No, we have bootloader unlocked, so you don't need to unlock anything.
No, try with this recovery if you afraid to not doing some conflicts:
[i919x][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch
Download philz_touch_6.07.9-serranoltexx.tar.md5
boot into download mode
connect phone in download mode to PC via USB
press start to flash the tar.md5 package
normally, phone should auto-reboot into recovery.
If it reboots into main system and your recovery remains stock, repeat above steps and untick "autoreboot" in odin. Once flash is done, keep pressing the 3 buttons combo to for a reboot into recovery.You should see the new CWM
when in recovery, if you choose option "reboot system now" and you get "yes - disable flash recovery", select that option to avoid stock recovery overwriting cwm
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R_a_z_v_a_n said:
No, we have bootloader unlocked, so you don't need to unlock anything.
No, try with this recovery if you afraid to not doing some conflicts:
[i919x][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch
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So after i install the philz touch recovery, can i install ths deodexed rom http://www.s4miniarchive.com/2014/04/deodexed-and-rooted-stock-for-galaxy-s4-mini.html which comes with a custom kernel (vikinger)? will there be a problem with it because the rom is based on BML1 and my current fw is BNB3? thank you very much :silly:
Panos97 said:
So after i install the philz touch recovery, can i install ths deodexed rom http://www.s4miniarchive.com/2014/04/deodexed-and-rooted-stock-for-galaxy-s4-mini.html which comes with a custom kernel (vikinger)? will there be a problem with it because the rom is based on BML1 and my current fw is BNB3? thank you very much :silly:
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Really, i don't know for sure, BUT in my previous phone (S Advance I9070) i have some errors when i flashed different baseband deodexed.
Make a nandroid backup after you have custom recovery, and you can try it. If something going wrong, restore your backup and all will just like before.
R_a_z_v_a_n said:
Really, i don't know for sure, BUT in my previous phone (S Advance I9070) i have some errors when i flashed different baseband deodexed.
Make a nandroid backup after you have custom recovery, and you can try it. If something going wrong, restore your backup and all will just like before.
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Ok then! I will try and see, maybe sometime after i try doing it, i will post here how it went.. Thank you very much for being so kind as to answering all my noob-full questions :silly: :good:
If you flash a custom recovery your device's Knox counter will be triggered to 0x1