Sorry if this has been covered before, could not find a post that really solved this issue. I have an old GS3 with cyanogenmod on it. I'm trying to transfer it to my wife's number. It appears from what I've found I can't do this with cyanogenmod and most of what I've found said I need to reset to stock. My intention is to go back to cyanogenmod after the phone is updated so I don't really want to un-root the phone. I'm not sure if flashing a rom built off the stock rom would work, I'm also not sure how to identify which roms those are. Any advice here would be greatly appreciated.
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Sorry if this has been covered before, could not find a post that really solved this issue. I have an old GS3 with cyanogenmod on it. I'm trying to transfer it to my wife's number. It appears from what I've found I can't do this with cyanogenmod and most of what I've found said I need to reset to stock. My intention is to go back to cyanogenmod after the phone is updated so I don't really want to un-root the phone. I'm not sure if flashing a rom built off the stock rom would work, I'm also not sure how to identify which roms those are. Any advice here would be greatly appreciated.
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wicked X 8.0 or Stock ND8/NDC rooted de-odex which is flashable through recovery there both located in the development section
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So I grabbed the v7 CM for "Galaxy S II" and tried to install. I get an assert update error status 7. Googling around it appears this error is associated with a device mismatch. Has anyone else installed v7 of CM successfully? looking at their site again it looks like the 989D isn't officially supported:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II:_FAQ
I was using this version:
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/samsung-galaxy-s2
I don't have a hugely compelling reason to switch to CM. I'm rooted and quite like the stock OS. Anyone who has installed prefer it to the stock?
Thanks,
That's for the international version of the SGS2. The T989 is completely different so it will not work and can even brick your device. You can find CM7 for our phone in the Android Development section.
I hope that error stopped the install before you hard bricked your phone...it sounds like you may have tried to install the i9100 ROM which is definitely not compatible with your i989...
Sent from my SGH-I727
No I'm all good. After the error I was kicked back to the CWM menu so before rebooting I restored.
Mine's a Telus phone but still a 989D. Is it the Android Dev section of CM's site or somewhere on XDA? I may just wait for the official ICS coming soon via Telus.s
Thanks for the info.
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No I'm all good. After the error I was kicked back to the CWM menu so before rebooting I restored.
Mine's a Telus phone but still a 989D. Is it the Android Dev section of CM's site or somewhere on XDA? I may just wait for the official ICS coming soon via Telus.s
Thanks for the info.
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It sounds like you are on the brink of bricking your phone. You should stay on stock or do some more reading from the FAQ and once you are absolutely sure you know what youre doing try flashing a new ROM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416445
There you go. Its 989,don't know about the d though.
via my bleached S2
jim93 said:
It sounds like you are on the brink of bricking your phone. You should stay on stock or do some more reading from the FAQ and once you are absolutely sure you know what youre doing try flashing a new ROM.
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I 100% agree. I've survived my initial mucking around so I'm gonna stay stock. If it ain't broke don't fix it.
Thanks.
I would just like to say that I have searched for a definitive answer for a couple days with no luck.
Background: I had a Samsung Galaxy S II X (SGH-T989D) from Telus and I wanted to try root it and flash it a few months ago. I was not sure about what I was doing and ended up bricking it - without a stock kernel to go back to. I have received my replacement phone through Best Buy and have been running stock ever since.
I want to do this the proper way and really can't afford to brick another one right now.
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A) Backing up stock kernel:
Question 1) I would like to if it is possible for me to create a backup of the stock kernel from my phone now, so that if anything breaks, I can reset it to stock. I found this post but the links are dead.
Question 2) If it is possible for me to create a backup of the stock kernel, how would I go about it? I've looked but I'm not really sure what I'm looking for in the way of an answer here so if you could point me in the right direction that would be great.
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B) SGH-T989 ROMs...
Question 3) This one is confusing for me. Are SGH-T989 ROMs compatible with my phone? When I bricked my phone last time I'm not exactly sure what I did, but I know that I was trying to flash a custom ROM on it. It may have not been compatible with the T989, I'm not sure. In any case, a solid answer here would be amazing.
C) Almost done
Question 4) This is my last question. If all of the above is impossible/will not work for my phone, I would just like to know if it is possible to root my phone without breaking it. If I understood correctly, to root it I must flash it? I'm not sure how that works/what the difference is between flashing/rooting or how they are connected.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance if you take the time to answer me.
- Chris
gingerbeard said:
I would just like to say that I have searched for a definitive answer for a couple days with no luck.
Background: I had a Samsung Galaxy S II X (SGH-T989D) from Telus and I wanted to try root it and flash it a few months ago. I was not sure about what I was doing and ended up bricking it - without a stock kernel to go back to. I have received my replacement phone through Best Buy and have been running stock ever since.
I want to do this the proper way and really can't afford to brick another one right now.
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A) Backing up stock kernel:
Question 1) I would like to if it is possible for me to create a backup of the stock kernel from my phone now, so that if anything breaks, I can reset it to stock. I found this post but the links are dead.
Question 2) If it is possible for me to create a backup of the stock kernel, how would I go about it? I've looked but I'm not really sure what I'm looking for in the way of an answer here so if you could point me in the right direction that would be great.
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B) SGH-T989 ROMs...
Question 3) This one is confusing for me. Are SGH-T989 ROMs compatible with my phone? When I bricked my phone last time I'm not exactly sure what I did, but I know that I was trying to flash a custom ROM on it. It may have not been compatible with the T989, I'm not sure. In any case, a solid answer here would be amazing.
C) Almost done
Question 4) This is my last question. If all of the above is impossible/will not work for my phone, I would just like to know if it is possible to root my phone without breaking it. If I understood correctly, to root it I must flash it? I'm not sure how that works/what the difference is between flashing/rooting or how they are connected.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you in advance if you take the time to answer me.
- Chris
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B) Every SGH-T989 ROM is compatible with our phones. They are the exact same hardware wise. Just be careful you don't flash any other type of GALAXY S II ROM they will brick you.
C) to root, all you need to do is flash the custom recovery in Odin and flash superuser or a custom ROM. Look in development there is a sticky for it.
Hope this helps!
Sent from my SGH-T989D using xda premium
The tutorial for Rooting and all these ROMs present in android development section, are they the same for the T-989D Canadian version? Flashing them would work? I'm tried searching but it would just bring up roms based on T-989D. Just need a quick confirmation before I root and flash. Thanks.:angel:
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The tutorial for Rooting and all these ROMs present in android development section, are they the same for the T-989D Canadian version? Flashing them would work? I'm tried searching but it would just bring up roms based on T-989D. Just need a quick confirmation before I root and flash. Thanks.:angel:
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I'm pretty sure that if something can be flashed on T989 (T-Mobile), it can be flashed on T989D (Telus/Koodo). I understand that the are just some small differences wrt access to download mode and recovery. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2079776
btw, I have a T989D on Koodo
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The tutorial for Rooting and all these ROMs present in android development section, are they the same for the T-989D Canadian version? Flashing them would work? I'm tried searching but it would just bring up roms based on T-989D. Just need a quick confirmation before I root and flash. Thanks.:angel:
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Short answer is yes! Everything you will find here is working perfectly fine on the canadian version.
So go ahead and root/flash away!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T989D
Thanks for your help!
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I have a T989D on Koodo which I've been messing with quite extensively, and yeah, everything is basically the same. The download/recovery mode linked above is the only major difference.
One thing of note, if you end up messing up the device and need to fully reflash from Odin, the t-mobile stock may not work. I tried over and over to recover from what was essentially a brick (ultra, ultra slow) and it just stayed that slow, even though it did seem to boot and connect and everything. It was totally unusable, however.
I found a different one that did work however, I can't seem to find the post anymore but I'm sure you'll be able to get it if you need it, there seem to be others out there with the same name, but not quite the same filesize. That shouldn't really matter as you'll doubtless go back to a custom rom anyway, the point is just to get you back to something that works.
For reference, the name of the one that worked for me is "SGH-T989_UVLH1_Stock_Odex_zipaligned_signed.zip" and it's 422 MB. This post seems to have a Koodo stock zip as well as the T-mobile one, it's about 100MB less but again, that really shouldn't matter so long as it's Koodo.
Hopefully you'll never need to use it, but I just wanted to let you know that even if you have to recover and some files don't seem to be working, keep trying, because the correct ones are out there! Just may need to search a bit for 'em
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The tutorial for Rooting and all these ROMs present in android development section, are they the same for the T-989D Canadian version? Flashing them would work? I'm tried searching but it would just bring up roms based on T-989D. Just need a quick confirmation before I root and flash. Thanks.:angel:
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A few more things SGH-T989D owners may want to be aware of:
1) This is an excellent resource: [ROM][Stock]T989UVLI4 (4.0.4) ♛ T989DTLLE4 (4.0.3) ♛ T989DTLLG2[ODIN][TWRP/CWM]
2) You might want to search and replace all "T989" with "T989D" in build.prop
" " replace all "TLLG2" with whatever radio your new ROM is using.
If you're on Koodo you might want to assign that to the ro.carrier property
3) If you've got a data plan with you might want to search the web for your carrier's apn info and insert it into "Settings|Wireless & networks|Mobile networks"
Note: This stuff is optional in the sense that your stuff is probably going to work if you don't make these changes. I haven't always updated all this after switching to a new custom rom, but I did notice that I showed up on the Telus network as a T989 as opposed to a T989D on the Koodo network. Really they're the same network but ... I don't know. Maybe I just over think things... I do like the fact that when I plug my phone into the computer or go to the play store or whatever that my phone reports as what it actually is and what radio it uses etc. I don't really care that much as long as my stuff works and I have access to apps that are appropriate for the hardware I'm using. YMMV.
Note2: Most of this info can be gleaned from your stock rom's "CSC" folder and build.prop file. When I have a little more time I'll write this up so its more understandable for those new to flashing Roms. Just wanted to mention that there are a few other tiny, nearly insignificant differences btw the T989 and T989D so that the OP and/or others can address these points if they choose to. At least not be surprised if it looks as though they're using data on a network with a different phone.
Note3: Maybe the only thing that matters is an imei number from your SIM. I don't really know. Be glad to be "told" by anyone that knows. I just know that these things are different even if they don't make a bit of difference in practice.
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Hello I'm new to posting on the forums, sorry If I've missed the answer to this question already!
I have a Koodo SGH-T989D that I got in September, before that I was using a non smart flip phone . So I'm quite new to this whole rom business, but even android/ smart phone os in general.
I've been able to flash many roms in the past couple months and have a good understanding of what it is i'm doing. Never had an issue I couldnt fix myself actually, so I've never made an account.
This latest problem has me puzzled though, I've totally lost data connection on my s2x while using any radio. I use SGH-T989D_TLLG2_Koodo_radio but I tried UVLI4 just to see.
However I did change a few things up from my usual routine to flash 4.2.1
1: changed twrp to 2.4.1.0 from 2.2 cwm flashable zip
2: moved all my zips to sd card and formatted internal memory(to eliminate possible issues)
Before this I was using twrp 2.2 and only doing a clean install, not formatting internal sd without any issues or instability.
I've been on [4.2.1 | 4.2.2] AOKP :: jb-mr1 :: build 3 and very impressed with it, except this one issue.
In the thread there is a post that refers to getting data working with koodo, so I think its an apn/proxy setting. I just am not sure where I would have to change these settings.
Just restored a recent nandroid backup and everything works fine.
Can anyone help me out, any insight or tips would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Check here for Koodo APN settings: http://koodomobile.com/en/on/switch2koodo-step-3-c.shtml
Go to settings > wireless and network, more... > mobile networks > access point names > then hit your options button > New APN > enter the details found on the page linked above.
Hope that solves it for you.
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Thank you so much, worked right away!
The reason I didnt just look up koodo apn settings is because I had no idea what they were.
And Until now I've never had an issue.
Is this something to do with aokp 4.2 or is it because I formatted my internal storage?
Since mid December I've tried out about 5 or 6 roms just to see how they compared to stock. And all I have to say is wow!
Thank you to all those who make this possible, it really is a great community.
I was on stock koodo rom and unrooted until december because my charge port stopped working after like 3 months...? So I went looking for info and I was brought here, haven't looked back since.
When to check for proper apn info?
Spheeler said:
Thank you so much, worked right away!
The reason I didnt just look up koodo apn settings is because I had no idea what they were.
And Until now I've never had an issue.
Is this something to do with aokp 4.2 or is it because I formatted my internal storage?
Since mid December I've tried out about 5 or 6 roms just to see how they compared to stock. And all I have to say is wow!
Thank you to all those who make this possible, it really is a great community.
I was on stock koodo rom and unrooted until december because my charge port stopped working after like 3 months...? So I went looking for info and I was brought here, haven't looked back since.
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Ususally associated with radio upgrades; but rather than get too particular, its good practice to check the apn info after any ROM upgrade. If you think about it, any of the hercules upgrades are going to be the same across the board for any given update. Where they're different is where we want to pay particular attention. In this case, carrier specific information.
Hello all,
Couldn't find a thread on this so I thought I would ask in here. I finally moved on from the i927 and wanted to restore it back to a stock firmware before selling it. However, I've had a bad experience with downgrading and hardbricking a Vibrant in the past.
Can anyone tell me if there are any special steps involved if I wanted to go from my current CM 10.1 setup back to stock ICS? Can I just flash through ODIN or do I have to reformat the partitions somehow/change kernels/etc?
Thanks all.
n64_ali said:
Hello all,
Couldn't find a thread on this so I thought I would ask in here. I finally moved on from the i927 and wanted to restore it back to a stock firmware before selling it. However, I've had a bad experience with downgrading and hardbricking a Vibrant in the past.
Can anyone tell me if there are any special steps involved if I wanted to go from my current CM 10.1 setup back to stock ICS? Can I just flash through ODIN or do I have to reformat the partitions somehow/change kernels/etc?
Thanks all.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2329944
what phone are you upgrading to ?
yohan4ws said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2329944
what phone are you upgrading to ?
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Thanks for the quick reply. That thread was about the person going from JB to GB. I imagine the process is still the same, then, from JB to ICS?
I got an international i9300 S3. Although I think what's been accomplished with the i927 is amazing given how small a community it is, I wanted something with a bit more dev support and since I was going to be abroad for the next little while anyway, it was an easy decision. Thanks again for your help!
im with you on dev support.. i started peeking into the relay and droid 4. i so want bluetooth hands free
for ics just flash with odin. i would do a format system before flashing w odin though.. make sure its good and clean.
Perfect, let's see how it goes then. Thanks for your help!
I rooted my old milestone many years ago but havee been keeping my devices stock ever since, until today that is. Today I decided I wanted to try to root my Samsung SGH-I747M with Telus and everything seemed to start off smoothly. Once installed the SuperSU stopped working. I tried fixs I had read online such as updating the app, but this did not work. I read on a forum that you could flash something to disable know to help fix the problem. When I tried going this avenue I was not able to reboot my phone. I tried restoring from a backup taken before flashing, but I havent done any of this in so long im not entirely sure the backup took properly. At one point I got a message saying no OS was installed but after restoring this seemed to go away. I apparently do not remember anything about rooting from my milestone and am hoping someone may be able to help me get out of this mess. I am currently downloading the stock firmware and I think I will try flashing it tomorrow. I also was hoping someone could point me in the direction of a thread on xda that went into a more detailed explanation of how rooting works, what specifically roms and flashing all is and does. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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I rooted my old milestone many years ago but havee been keeping my devices stock ever since, until today that is. Today I decided I wanted to try to root my Samsung SGH-I747M with Telus and everything seemed to start off smoothly. Once installed the SuperSU stopped working. I tried fixs I had read online such as updating the app, but this did not work. I read on a forum that you could flash something to disable know to help fix the problem. When I tried going this avenue I was not able to reboot my phone. I tried restoring from a backup taken before flashing, but I havent done any of this in so long im not entirely sure the backup took properly. At one point I got a message saying no OS was installed but after restoring this seemed to go away. I apparently do not remember anything about rooting from my milestone and am hoping someone may be able to help me get out of this mess. I am currently downloading the stock firmware and I think I will try flashing it tomorrow. I also was hoping someone could point me in the direction of a thread on xda that went into a more detailed explanation of how rooting works, what specifically roms and flashing all is and does. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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General section is most likely the best place for that.
Here's a How-to that should get you started: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2538991
And here is the Sticky index: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839 Lots of good guides and info in there!
General section is most likely the best place for that.
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The Only problem is I already attempted to follow this and my phone will no longer boot up. Also I tried navigating through the stickies. couldn't find much info for my device. I will be trying to flash the stock firmware tonight but I want to have a clear understanding on what flashing is and what the difference is between os firmware kernel and rom and such BEFORE flashing this firmware tonight. I hope someone will be able to help.
cdriver said:
The Only problem is I already attempted to follow this and my phone will no longer boot up. Also I tried navigating through the stickies. couldn't find much info for my device. I will be trying to flash the stock firmware tonight but I want to have a clear understanding on what flashing is and what the difference is between os firmware kernel and rom and such BEFORE flashing this firmware tonight. I hope someone will be able to help.
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Well that info is already in the Sticky Index. Understanding what you're doing (or about to do) is really important but you gotta start reading, it's all there.
OS, firmware and ROM are the same thing.
When your phone boots, it basically goes: Bootloaders -> Kernel -> ROM (OS).
The kernel has pretty much all the "underground" controls (RAM, Mhz, governor, scheduler, BT, Wifi, etc).
I won't write everything but those are the basics.
Also, having a Canadian variant of the S3 (that's what the M is for), doesn't change much other than flashing bootloaders and stock ROM (which you'll wanna use the Canadian variant bootloaders and Telus ROM for stock). Everything else is basically the same.
Also, having a Canadian variant of the S3 (that's what the M is for), doesn't change much other than flashing bootloaders and stock ROM (which you'll wanna use the Canadian variant bootloaders and Telus ROM for stock). Everything else is basically the same.
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Sweet I will definitely check that out. So I did flash twrp to my phone. Is it possible that I flashed the version say for the i747 but not the m version and that is why the phone wont move past the samsung screen? Also should I attempt to get rid of twrp before flashing the stock firmware. This should answer all my questions and then I will explore the stickies some more.
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Sweet I will definitely check that out. So I did flash twrp to my phone. Is it possible that I flashed the version say for the i747 but not the m version and that is why the phone wont move past the samsung screen? Also should I attempt to get rid of twrp before flashing the stock firmware. This should answer all my questions and then I will explore the stickies some more.
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If flashing a stock ROM, flash the Telus one. If flashing a custom ROM, it doesn't matter (I747 or M variant), as long as it's D2LTE.
Your recovery doesn't change anything to flashing with Odin, it will overwrite it.
Flashing the stock firmware fixed my problems. Thanks for all of your help and I will definitely be checking out the links that you sent me before trying to root again tomorrow.