Hey guys, I really need your help! I'm trying to install Cyanogenmod 11 on my S2X. Problem is, my S2X runs Android 4.0.3 and does not have the radio needed to install Cyanogenmod 11. I am not able to update my device to Android 4.1.3, so I was able to find a zip file of the Jelly Bean radio that is able to meet Cyanogenmod's standards. Can I put a 4.1.3 radio on my phone running 4.0.3? Would it work? If not, can you explain any other methods to get around this?
What recovery are you using?? Chances are its outdated. Unless you just updated it?
Once you update that....take a nandroid backup, so you can restore it if things don't work out.....then wipe cache, dalvik cache, system and data....NOT internal SD....then flash the radio, then the ROM. Then gapps.
My advice tho....make sure you have everything downloaded to your phone, of course....and download a couple ROMs. If cm doesn't install, or won't boot....try another one....doing the same procedure.
If none of that works.... Restore your nandroid you just did.
Worst case tho....be prepared to Odin stock back on your device.
Have to be prepared for anything with this stuff.
KJ said:
What recovery are you using?? Chances are its outdated. Unless you just updated it?
Once you update that....take a nandroid backup, so you can restore it if things don't work out.....then wipe cache, dalvik cache, system and data....NOT internal SD....then flash the radio, then the ROM. Then gapps.
My advice tho....make sure you have everything downloaded to your phone, of course....and download a couple ROMs. If cm doesn't install, or won't boot....try another one....doing the same procedure.
If none of that works.... Restore your nandroid you just did.
Worst case tho....be prepared to Odin stock back on your device.
Have to be prepared for anything with this stuff.
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Thank you for your advice! I'm using CWM recovery 6.0.4.3. If this version is outdated do you think this is the main source of my problem? When I tried to install CM it told me it couldn't because my radio wasn't new enough, so I thought that was the main source of my problem. I realized that it needs the Jelly Bean radio (TLMC4) whereas I have the Ice Cream Sandwich radio (TLLE4). If I installed the Jelly Bean radio on my Ice Cream Sandwich device, do you think that would work also?
I would just flash radio, then ROM. After backing up in recovery.
No need to ever boot into ICS with the new radio.
Personally....its more work, but I'd Odin 4.1.2 on your phone first. Then you will be up to date. Then flash recovery again....whatever is recommended in cm thread, and root. Then flash cm. Again...after a backup. Always nandroid backup first.
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I would just flash radio, then ROM. After backing up in recovery.
No need to ever boot into ICS with the new radio.
Personally....its more work, but I'd Odin 4.1.2 on your phone first. Then you will be up to date. Then flash recovery again....whatever is recommended in cm thread, and root. Then flash cm. Again...after a backup. Always nandroid backup first.
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Alright, I'll Odin 4.1.2 but I cant find a download for my phone (SGH-T989D). Can you help?
Post number one has a working link, under the crossed out hot file link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245593
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Post number one has a working link, under the crossed out hot file link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245593
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Thank you so much for your help!
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Hey guys, I was having some trouble with a rom and switched my recovery to CWM6.0.1.2 and it's no longer booting recovery and CM is not working either just getting boot errors with gapps and setup crashes.
Basically I can't do anything with my phone unless I can wipe it and flash stock or correctly flash CM. Does anyone have any suggestions on a way to wipe my rom through odin? Currently downloading stock just incase that may help me down the road.
Where is that stock rom? Looking for it
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Download CWM from my signature and flash it through Odin.
Gapps crashing means you flashed a mismatched version for your rom.
Aerowinder said:
Download CWM from my signature and flash it through Odin.
Gapps crashing means you flashed a mismatched version for your rom.
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That might have happened, I got CWM working and flashed my old rom with a lot of issues, specifically stock apps crashing. Going to flash full stock via odin and start from scratch. Really stoked to try a 4.2 CM AOKP rom :good:
Are there files I can manually delete/modify to bring my device fully back to stock?
Familiar Joe said:
That might have happened, I got CWM working and flashed my old rom with a lot of issues, specifically stock apps crashing. Going to flash full stock via odin and start from scratch. Really stoked to try a 4.2 CM AOKP rom :good:
Are there files I can manually delete/modify to bring my device fully back to stock?
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Delete or wipe via recovery is highly recommened and flash via odin. You cant do to all system files and delete them individually; thats too much of work.
Everything is golden thanks guys
[Q] what‘s rom-aokp kernel for？and how to flash AOKP into my cell？online waiting
4.1.1 stock rom rooted
can anyone tell me who to get AOPK into my i747m
You need to use the search feature buddy.
If you can root your phone you can find a ROM.
And if you have no idea what a kernel or a ROM and which goes with what, I'd suggest staying away from flashing for now and look up tutorials and videos.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Forum Runner
jayRokk said:
You need to use the search feature buddy.
If you can root your phone you can find a ROM.
And if you have no idea what a kernel or a ROM and which goes with what, I'd suggest staying away from flashing for now and look up tutorials and videos.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Forum Runner
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i used the TOOLKIT stuff to get my phone rooted..
is the kernel a essential thing for AOKP? i have already downloaded the ROM. any possibility to get AOKP by using "zip from card" directly?
thanks for your reply by the way.
raylzq.cn said:
i used the TOOLKIT stuff to get my phone rooted..
is the kernel a essential thing for AOKP? i have already downloaded the ROM. any possibility to get AOKP by using "zip from card" directly?
thanks for your reply by the way.
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Every rom comes with a kernel built in.
You need a custom recovery for your phone (Clockwork Mod or TWRP)
In recovery factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, format system, flash rom, flash gapps (Google apps needed) wipe cache and dalvik again and reboot.
If any of this seems overwhelming read read read. Watch a YouTube video on installing a recovery for your phone. Or a video on flashing a rom.
Phones are bricked by not understating what they are doing and downloading the wrong files.
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Check out the link in my signature. Cheers
KorGuy123 said:
Every rom comes with a kernel built in.
You need a custom recovery for your phone (Clockwork Mod or TWRP)
In recovery factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, format system, flash rom, flash gapps (Google apps needed) wipe cache and dalvik again and reboot.
If any of this seems overwhelming read read read. Watch a YouTube video on installing a recovery for your phone. Or a video on flashing a rom.
Phones are bricked by not understating what they are doing and downloading the wrong files.
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my kernel version is 3.0.31-538866.andriod version is 4.1.1 phone already rooted with TWRP and all kinds of backups
the rom package([ROM] AOKP(Jellybean 4.2.2 )Task650) and gapps are already be downloaded to my pc
so what is my next step?
do i need to upgrade my kernel or flash some kind of kernel in before?
thanks for your reply
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Check out the link in my signature. Cheers
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thanks dude.i will.
The rom comes packaged with a kernel. Follow the flash procedures on my link to install the rom and gapps. This will wipe the phone so be prepared. You said you already made a nandroid in recovery, right?
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The rom comes packaged with a kernel. Follow the flash procedures on my link to install the rom and gapps. This will wipe the phone so be prepared. You said you already made a nandroid in recovery, right?
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yeah
the recovery is TWRP and i back everything even the cache up
is that a right move?
raylzq.cn said:
yeah
the recovery is TWRP and i back everything even the cache up
is that a right move?
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As long as you made a backup in twrp, you should be all set to go ahead and wipe and flash
Be sure to have the rom and gapps zips placed on your phone before starting.
xBeerdroiDx said:
As long as you made a backup in twrp, you should be all set to go ahead and wipe and flash
Be sure to have the rom and gapps zips placed on your phone before starting.
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does it mean that i can go back to the stock rom anytime with my apps in it as long as i have a backup ?even i do the wipes?
raylzq.cn said:
does it mean that i can go back to the stock rom anytime with my apps in it as long as i have a backup ?even i do the wipes?
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When you wipe, you're essentially creating a clean slate for your new operating system to run on. Making a backup will allow you to restore your device in the event you run into any issues in the future. The backup will restore whatever rom you were running when you created the backup. For example, the backup you already made, when restored, will place touchwiz (stock) back on your phone. Once you flash a rom, if you were to make a backup again, it would backup your system with that particular rom. Then you would have 2 backups: 1 that has stock and 1 that has aokp or whatever it was you were running at the time of backup.
You can also copy and paste these backups onto your computer to have in case anything ever happens to your phone.
I would read up on all these processes and procedures a little more before you begin.
xBeerdroiDx said:
When you wipe, you're essentially creating a clean slate for your new operating system to run on. Making a backup will allow you to restore your device in the event you run into any issues in the future. The backup will restore whatever rom you were running when you created the backup. For example, the backup you already made, when restored, will place touchwiz (stock) back on your phone. Once you flash a rom, if you were to make a backup again, it would backup your system with that particular rom. Then you would have 2 backups: 1 that has stock and 1 that has aokp or whatever it was you were running at the time of backup.
You can also copy and paste these backups onto your computer to have in case anything ever happens to your phone.
I would read up on all these processes and procedures a little more before you begin.
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i think i can finally make a move now.thank you for your patience.wish me good luck:victory::victory:
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
greenmansofla said:
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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I'm having issues flashing multiple roms of the 4.x.x Roms. The only rom so far I have been able to install and actually run on my phone is TweakWiz V2. I have tried many other roms and they just stay in a boot loop screen. Examples are with the Avatar rom it just stays on the mask an keeps going and going. I have tried CyanogenMod/Cyan Kang an it just stays on the Circle with the bar going around on the inside.
I am running the TWRP Touch Recovery. I also have the latest Radio update and everything else is updated on my phone.
I also let the install itself run for 10+ minutes everytime. But all the roms I try they keep doing the exact same thing and staying in a boot loop.
Can anyone give me any tips or suggestions to maybe something I could do to use another rom or maybe even a suggestion to something I may have overlooked.. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
An if you need me to give any other information let me know an I will provide.
1. what recovery version not just the name ?? 2.steps you are doing to flash 3. steps you are doing after you flash
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1. what recovery version not just the name ?? 2.steps you are doing to flash 3. steps you are doing after you flash
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1.Im using the latest TWRP.
2. Wiping System, Cache, Dvalik or whatever. I wipe everything in the usual instructions. And I make a backup of previous ROM. Flash the ROM then the G-Apps.
3. After I flash I let the ROM run its course an I wait from 15-45 mins for the ROM to load if it doesnt I switch back to TweakWiz or try another.
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try using this recovery since the recovery you are using is the latest one and technically for 4.3 ROMs, give this a shot http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/hercules/openrecovery-twrp-2.5.0.0-hercules.tar its the same recovery but lower . the steps you clarified seem very proper but your recovery may be at fault crossing fingers try flashing that recovery through odin or download the zip from the same website and report back after trying to flash again
Are you sure you are wiping DATA also?
You will need to do this, if you are flashing a 4.2 or 4.3 ROM, then you will also want to wipe the pre-load. Then flash the rom, and gapps.
Use the newest TWRP 2.6.1.0 to flash anything, don't need an older recovery to flash older ROM's.
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Are you sure you are wiping DATA also?
You will need to do this, if you are flashing a 4.2 or 4.3 ROM, then you will also want to wipe the pre-load. Then flash the rom, and gapps.
Use the newest TWRP 2.6.1.0 to flash anything, don't need an older recovery to flash older ROM's.
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Is there a option I'm not deleting ?
Because I've been flashing ROMS on different phones an I have never had any issues before. I was using ICS an GB etc before an just recently decided to upgrade an use the JB (I think that's the name.) on my phone.
Hi all. New to android and I'm coming from Windows. There's just so much source material to read over with varying methods. I need a few clarifications before I begin flashing.
I just recently unlocked my T989 I receive from a friend so that I could use it on AT&T and that put me on 4.0.3 ICS with UVLE1 Radio band. I've rooted using TWRP 2.7. That's what I've done so far.
I want to go from my current ICS to one of the 4.4.4 Paranoid or Beanstalk roms in the Android Dev subforum.Do I need to flash to the latest t-mobile Radio band first? I'm assuming the install guides from Para/Bean's thread just don't mention it because it's an obvious prerequisite? Are there any other steps I should be taking before flashing to the roms other than the Radio?
I just wasn't positive I could go straight from 4.0 to 4.4 without doing something in between.
Do a nandroid first, to fall back on.....and go for it!
First make sure you have the recommended recovery.
Nandroid backup in custom recovery.
Wipe system, data, cache and dalvik cache.
Flash radio, then rom , then gapps. Done. ?
Thanks a ton, KJ. Your advice was invaluable. Decided to run Paranoid and it's sexy as fuark.
One thing to note for anyone else who ends up in my predicament. After installing the rom and gapps and booting it for the first time. Turn the phone off and head back into CWM/TWRP and do another factory reset if your WIFI doesn't work. I couldn't even get the WIFI to turn on. A google search on the issue made me think I fried the WIFI chip since that seemed to be a common issue with the S2, but a factory reset in recovery fixed it.