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[FAQ][READ THIS] POLL IS UPDATED! come and vote again ;)

Hi all! i wanted to start a FAQ thread because im sick of seeing/reading threads like "what is best custom ROM? please help", "need OC help, please help!" and other very useless threads. i come acrcoss these kind of threads almost every day :/ thats why i want to make this thread to minimize the amount of useless threads
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green = answer color
@please make this thread sticky so it will always remain at the top
FAQ
1.) what ROM is best/stable/battery saver/fastest?
this is the MOST asked question of all time and short answer is: test every available ROM! everybody has their opinion and it is just stupid to make this kind of thread because most likely it is going to end up like this:
user24 says: InDroid is the best use that!
user25 says: lestatious is the best use that!
user26 says: no use kyrillos, its the best!
so DONT post threads like that!
2.) best filesystems to use?
most of the people say its:
stl6 ext4
stl7 ext4
stl8 ext2
3.) what is the best stock ROM?
almost everybody recommends JPM
4.) is there going to be official 2.3?
most likely NO!
5.) im from another SG forum and id like to flash SG3 ROM, can i do it? we have very similar specs
you can do it but it wont work!
6.) OMG, help me, kies wont recognize my phone and i cant revert back to official firmware!
Kies wont recognize your phone if its rooted, if you have flashed a custom ROM or if you have flashed unofficial samsung ROM!, so you need to find out what is the official firmware in your country then find that firmware on www.samfirmware.com and flash it via odin
7.) is it dangerous to flash a custom ROM?
Most likely no but remember you are flashing on your own and the risks are still there no matter what
8.) How to root android 2.2 FROYO?
use super1clickRoot, z4root wont work on 2.2!
9.) how do i know if my phone is hard bricked?
you CANT enter recovery, download (using 3 button (power+vol down+home button)) or boot the phone
10.) my phone CAN enter download mode but cant boot, is it soft brick?
yes it is! just flash another ROM and everything should be ok
ill add more FAQ´s later but now i got other things to do oh and also you can suggest different kind of questions and answers you want me to add
also tell me what you think of this thread

ill add links here
- www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i5800.htm for official and un official firmwares
- http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i5800_galaxy_3-3395.php full SG3 specs
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another reservation

Nice thread. . But even then, many people won t see this thread and still ask same stupid questions

dhirend_6d said:
Nice thread. . But even then, many people won t see this thread and still ask same stupid questions
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then i reply to that thread with CAPS on and say: !READ FAQ BEFORE POSTING! and if they are blind and cant read my text ill PM mod to delete it

4.) is there going to be official 2.3?
most likely NO!
samsung customer service germany told me yes lol
but is still to be confirmed by other users ^^
anyway I don't understand why people get so mad because of such threads, if you hate them, just ignore them. no one forces you to read or even answer
I don't understand why people can't just use the search option as well. as they would geht their answer faster.
but hey, you're on the internet, not everyone's as smart as you. there are stupid users everywhere

sharukins said:
4.) is there going to be official 2.3?
most likely NO!
samsung customer service germany told me yes lol
but is still to be confirmed by other users ^^
anyway I don't understand why people get so mad because of such threads, if you hate them, just ignore them. no one forces you to read or even answer
I don't understand why people can't just use the search option as well. as they would geht their answer faster.
but hey, you're on the internet, not everyone's as smart as you. there are stupid users everywhere
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when i get confirmation that we will have 2.3 i will update it but now its most likely a no also im not mad im just stunned because there are mny threads like this and that but nobody even cares to search for them and then they spam the forum... this SHOULD decrease haree's job on this forum, he has many, many other forums that he is in charge and with this thread i hope that his job will become easier and the forums will be cleaner
and because there are some lazy guys who cant/wont use the search tool this will most likely answer thse answers

The search tool is useless, if you get even a work wrong you have to wait 30secs and search again which is kinda pretty lame. So this thread is useful, thanks jazux.
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App

dilzo said:
The search tool is useless, if you get even a work wrong you have to wait 30secs and search again which is kinda pretty lame. So this thread is useful, thanks jazux.
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App
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thanks i have PM'd haree to make this sticky

Start a poll let users decide the best rom(though there is no best rom, its just + and - from each other)

rudolf895 said:
Start a poll let users decide the best rom(though there is no best rom, its just + and - from each other)
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in this thread?

jazux said:
in this thread?
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yeah here of course..
This thread is worth a sticky.

rudolf895 said:
yeah here of course..
This thread is worth a sticky.
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the only problem is, if new rom's come, then it is not possible to update the poll

dharamg3 said:
the only problem is, if new rom's come, then it is not possible to update the poll
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true but now i have created poll (will make it public in a minute ) and it has 29 ROMs and 29 options... i looked trough every page on dev section and listed every ROM that is not closed/dead and with dl link available

dharamg3 said:
the only problem is, if new rom's come, then it is not possible to update the poll
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not all new roms last long you know..
I'm sure after the rom tutorial was out many new roms came up but lasted for less time..(no specific names please!)
So it wont matter much..
But if a new rom was really awesome and worth the entry in the poll haree could add a option(maybe) or could restart the poll with new option(definitely, this can be done by a mod)
Edit: Nice,jazux you looked for 29! Roms.

rudolf895 said:
Edit: Nice,jazux you looked for 29! Roms.
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yep it took some time but why not? now hopefully we dont need to see any more "what is best custom ROM?" threads

I like all the custom roms
custom rom's are what makes our phone better enough to use

dharamg3 said:
I like all the custom roms
custom rom's are what makes our phone better enough to use
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yes but what do you use and like the most?
EDIT: i see that you voted a lot of ROMs

jazux said:
yes but what do you use and like the most?
EDIT: i see that you voted a lot of ROMs
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I voted most of the active custom ROM's

my question is "why MARCELLUSBE is still not a recognized developer"...now i know he's too humble and says all these LABELS doesn't bother him...but a little more recognition is necessary..I'm just sayin

[Q] How can I go back to custom rom for official ics update?

I have the samsung skyrocket for att and was wondering how i can flash the stock rom and will i be able to get the official ota update? i currently have the skyics update from sean. and i did not make a backup because i didnt know much about rooting when i first flashed a rom

Toor530 said:
I have the samsung skyrocket for att and was wondering how i can flash the stock rom and will i be able to get the official ota update? i currently have the skyics update from sean. and i did not make a backup because i didnt know much about rooting when i first flashed a rom
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you gotta read and search my friend. Questions go in Q&A btw. XDA isn't going to spoon feed you, the info to get back to stock is all over the place. if you got to a custom rom, I'm confident you can flash odin back to stock

Moved to Q&A. I'm almost sure this might be covered somewhere else but at least have it in the correct forum
Cheers

Toor530 said:
how i can flash the stock rom and will i be able to get the official ota update?
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This is your actual question. By now you may know Xda organizes those answers in the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Android Development forum section. Look for the pushpin icons at the top of the list of threads. they are your "stickies", like an FAQ.
Remember OTA updates, when offered, do not mix with custom recoveries like CWM. You will need to flash a stock recovery.

Toor530 said:
I have the samsung skyrocket for att and was wondering how i can flash the stock rom and will i be able to get the official ota update? i currently have the skyics update from sean. and i did not make a backup because i didnt know much about rooting when i first flashed a rom
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read, read more, read the stickies, i read alot b4 i even attempted to flash, at least a few hundred posts and using the search button.
all problems and solutions have been posted, as u r a n00b all u have todo is invest time into reading alot of posts, because of ur post we all know u havent even bothered to read the stickies, espicially read the one w/n00b's in the title, thats y they r there. .
once u know what ur r doing and r stumped at a certain problem, believe me we can tell by how u post a question, post in the q&a forum
this post is just a copy paste from another post i wrote to a n00b
but anyway read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398 , its a post i started for ur situation, u would have found many by doing a simple search

Problem Encounter in [Kernel][ICS][CWM] ardatdat ICS kernel 4.0 (released!)

hi Im new user of XDA. i tried to install ardatdat ICS kernel 4.0. after flash the kernel in CWM and reboot, the phone does not switch on. Its hang at opening "Samsung Galaxy R GT-I9103". kindly help me to solve this problem

NewbieGalaxyR said:
hi Im new user of XDA. i tried to install ardatdat ICS kernel 4.0. after flash the kernel in CWM and reboot, the phone does not switch on. Its hang at opening "Samsung Galaxy R GT-I9103". kindly help me to solve this problem
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Have you taken CWM backup before flashing Ardatdat's kernel...
Hope you have flashed it on ICS only..

mj.vikram said:
Have you taken CWM backup before flashing Ardatdat's kernel...
Hope you have flashed it on ICS only..
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NewbieGalaxyR said:
hi Im new user of XDA. i tried to install ardatdat ICS kernel 4.0. after flash the kernel in CWM and reboot, the phone does not switch on. Its hang at opening "Samsung Galaxy R GT-I9103". kindly help me to solve this problem
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Hey MJ, I think this can be discussed over ardatdat thread.. @NewbieGalaxyR: buddy you can ask whatever problem is coming to your device due to Devs development. so please ask to Ardatdat thread for kernel.
Reported to Justin for this thread.

First of all this issues should be posted to kernel thread there is no need to create whole new topic for just a single issue.
Btw have u wiped data from CWM before flashing ardatdat kernel?
Try to boot in recovery mod if u r unable to boot in recovery than there are chances that its a brick.
If ur phone is booting in recovery mod than DONT RESTORE CWM BACKUP. U are having stock kernel and restoring nand backup is dangerous.
I suggest to donwload official ICS (from sammobile, see dev section for links) and flash it through Odin, than flash CWM and flash ardatdat kernel it will work fine.
Sent from my Galaxy Royale using Tapatalk 2.

xlm13x said:
First of all this issues should be posted to kernel thread there is no need to create whole new topic for just a single issue.
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I think he is new user so he can not post it in Dev section, so he have posted it here....

mj.vikram said:
I think he is new user so he can not post it in Dev section, so he have posted it here....
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Nice Catch MJ..

mj.vikram said:
I think he is new user so he can not post it in Dev section, so he have posted it here....
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There are lot of threads regarding these that how to be new user and not a noob. (like one made by mf in my sig) also we have sticky made by cooleagle regarding where to post. New users should read it first before posting.
Sent from my Galaxy Royale using Tapatalk 2.

This is okay guys. I'm happy with either:
a) a thread in General asking the question; or
b) a post in the respective thread.
In my ideal world, the kernel thread itself would contain nothing but the initial release and changelogs, and be closed after two posts (meaning people could only 'thank' the release, not post their thanks). All other discussion/praise/moaning/bug reports would be in a kernel Q&A thread in here, with one for each kernel/ROM available.
So I don't really mind seeing new topics for questions, so long as they are questions which haven't been answered time-and-time again.
Thanks for the heads-up and diligence though, I appreciate it greatly
Justin

Thank you Justin the way you are handling this Forum is really great....
@NewbieGalaxyR please make sure from next time you follow the XDA Rules...

juzz86 said:
This is okay guys. I'm happy with either:
a) a thread in General asking the question; or
b) a post in the respective thread.
In my ideal world, the kernel thread itself would contain nothing but the initial release and changelogs, and be closed after two posts (meaning people could only 'thank' the release, not post their thanks). All other discussion/praise/moaning/bug reports would be in a kernel Q&A thread in here, with one for each kernel/ROM available.
So I don't really mind seeing new topics for questions, so long as they are questions which haven't been answered time-and-time again.
Thanks for the heads-up and diligence though, I appreciate it greatly
Justin
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can we have now have a Q&A section...?
because with the release of ICS, there would be definitely a lot of newbies and ppl who would ask such Quest..
hope you understand...!!

Deeply thanks everyone for answering questions for me.
I do not always have time to keep refreshing the forum, but I will not hesitate to answer any questions within my knowledge

ardatdat said:
Deeply thanks everyone for answering questions for me.
I do not always have time to keep refreshing the forum, but I will not hesitate to answer any questions within my knowledge
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U just keep deving. there are many helpful users in our forum who can shootout problems.
U have very busy job yet u manage to dev our device is really a great contribution from ur side. :thumbup:
Sent from my Galaxy Royale using Tapatalk 2.

xlm13x said:
U just keep deving. there are many helpful users in our forum who can shootout problems.
U have very busy job yet u manage to dev our device is really a great contribution from ur side. :thumbup:
Sent from my Galaxy Royale using Tapatalk 2.
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Thanks mate, you are the one who understand me :good:

I lost my imei when flashing stock rooted rom

im sorry if this is the wrong place to post...but the other parts of this forum dont get enough traffic.
I lost my imei when flashing stock rooted rom. I made a backup but when the phone restarted..the backups got erased. I dont know why this happend!! this is the worst case scenario. I tried flashing the stock rom from samsung dot com via odin....my imei still isnt restored!!
any other way i can get my imei restored even though i dont have a backup?? thanks in advancee
maybe this thread can help others with similar issues

So..
You ignored the installation and the forum instructions... ok.
I highly recommend the box at the top labeled "search".
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
Good luck with that.

orange808 said:
So..
You ignored the installation and the forum instructions... ok.
I highly recommend the box at the top labeled "search".
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801997
Good luck with that.
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thanks very much!
that guide fixed everything!

meshflesh said:
I have acknowledged my ignorance, therefore it is ok for me to post wherever I please, but the other parts of this forum dont get enough traffic.
I lost my imei when flashing stock rooted rom (seriously, my ignorance knows no bounds). I made a backup but when the phone restarted..the backups got erased. I dont know why this happend!! this is the worst case scenario. I tried flashing the stock rom from samsung dot com via odin....my imei still isnt restored!!
any other way i can get my imei restored even though i dont have a backup?? thanks in advancee
maybe this thread can help others with similar issues (I am too lazy to use the search function, therefore I'm special and MUST be the first person EVER to have this problem. You're kinda obligated to help me, no?)
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Fixed it for you.
Thread reported to be moved. Many of us worked really hard to get a forum for this device, so I'm sorry if I sound a little peeved when I see CRAP like this in the dev section.

DO NOT post a thread in development unless you are developer posting work
Questions go in Q&A!
Thread moved

kennyglass123 said:
DO NOT post a thread in development unless you are developer posting work
Questions go in Q&A!
Thread moved
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ok...understood

gtmaster303 said:
Fixed it for you.
Thread reported to be moved. Many of us worked really hard to get a forum for this device, so I'm sorry if I sound a little peeved when I see CRAP like this in the dev section.
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I can understand why you would be peeved. But i used the search function. and found multiple ways of solving my problem. But none of which worked for me.
I was installing paid apps in other tutorials to try and fix my imei issue, and ended up with deadend after deadend. and furthermore..most of the guides werent specific to my phone. I didnt want to make my phone a "superbrick". I knew better than to post in the dev section...but i acted purely out of fustration and desperation. the user "orange808" was kind enough to point me in the right direction.
i know that doesnt justify it...but it wont happen again! i apologize
I appreciate all the devs hard work on this phone.

How to flash Moto G Stock

Like written title how to flash Moto G i dont want ota any other way to flash

__JOhnny said:
Like written title how to flash Moto G i dont want ota any other way to flash
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Search XDA before posting. There are many threads covering this.

You need the RSD Lite 6.1.6

scott_doyland said:
Search XDA before posting. There are many threads covering this.
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Dont increase your post count by posting thse obvious thing... I already know how to use search.. and I DID but i din found any useful threads so I make one, is it ok with you?
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You need the RSD Lite 6.1.6
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thanks for reply RevanSM, I am looking for any official kind of flashing without root or unlock bootloader. My wifi sucks thats why I wanna do it in offline.

__JOhnny said:
Dont increase your post count by posting thse obvious thing... I already know how to use search.. and I DID but i din found any useful threads so I make one, is it ok with you?
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First rule of xda is to search. Type 'restore stock firmware to moto g' into Google and the first result is a link to a thread on XDA on how to flash stock. So you obviously didn't search at all.
If that doesn't help there are pages of more links. If they don't help then post a question in a current relevant xda thread.
Don't clutter xda with new threads covering the same old topics.
Also your first post doesn't even mention you want to do this without unlocking bootloader so at least give all relevant info in your initial question.