Basically all I'm trying to do is get a stock 2.2 Mesmerize that isn't all laggy and stuttery, (and I'd love to get rid of that annoying blue hue to the screen). I read that the Voodoo kernel is the best thing for this.
I started with the official 2.2 update from Samsung, and did the following actions in this order:
-rooted with superoneclick (not sure if this step was necessary)
-flashed Voodoo kernal with Odin as per the instructions here: http://project-voodoo.org/installation
-rebooted, heard the robot voice talking about installing the lagfix, said lagfix was complete. Waited another five minutes, yanked the battery and rebooted, and it gets stuck in the Samsung Galaxy S i-9000 boot screen and never boots
-tried to enter stock (blue) recovery by holding the 3 buttons, and it mentioned a mounting error "e:/ can't mount something or another... invalid argument", which apparently is an error you get if you install the voodoo kernel and then do a reset and attempt to change back the filesystem to stock with voodoo still installed
-So I followed the recovery instructions in this thread and once I re-flashed the stock 2.2 ROM, the phone worked. I did not have to make the "disable lagfix" file. It just worked when I flashed.
-This time, I decided to try the non-ODIN method of installing the voodoo kernel, again, as per the developers instructions; by copying the zip file to the SD card, booting to recovery, and selecting update.zip. This was about 5 minutes ago, and my phone has been sitting on a black screen with a "!" inside a triangle with the android robot doing absolutely nothing. I'm guessing I'm going to have to reflash back to stock yet again...
Can anyone figure out what I'm doing wrong here? How do I know if the "Voodoo lagfix" is active? Would flashing back to the stock ROM somehow disable it? I've combed through these forums and read about a million threads, and it seems like I'm missing something.
Voodoo is just a kernel which is just a piece of code that tells your software how to interact with your hardware, correct? And I can just flash a kernel to the phone without doing anything weird, right? Also, lets say I want to remove the Voodoo kernel entirely and revert back to the stock method of software/hardware interaction. How would I go about doing that?
At the moment, I'm not interested in custom ROM's or anything, I just want a smooth phone. (Former iPhone user)
Any advice is appreciated.
Right now when I boot in recovery, I have the following error:
"E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(no such file or directory)"
Not sure if this is relevant. I was able to reboot the phone just fine and it works, but I'm almost certain Voodoo is still not installed... (as is evident by the stock USCellular boot screen and overall crappy, laggy performance.)
Yeah sounds like you've jacked up your phone pretty good. First problem was that you didn't flash a kernel built for our phone. You flashed one for the European Galaxy S so that's why it didn't work. Second, you didn't disable lagfix before using odin to get back to stock, which likely caused additional issues with your phone. At this point, you have screwed it up beyond my knowledge. My suggestion would be to go to the #samsung-fascinate irc channel and see if one of the guys there can help you out. For future reference, read the information here before you just randomly flash stuff not meant for your phone.
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Yeah sounds like you've jacked up your phone pretty good. First problem was that you didn't flash a kernel built for our phone. You flashed one for the European Galaxy S so that's why it didn't work. Second, you didn't disable lagfix before using odin to get back to stock, which likely caused additional issues with your phone. At this point, you have screwed it up beyond my knowledge. My suggestion would be to go to the #samsung-fascinate irc channel and see if one of the guys there can help you out. For future reference, read the information here before you just randomly flash stuff not meant for your phone.
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Ok first of all, I read on THIS FORUM that the voodoo kernels were generic, so I'm not just banging sticks together. I've spent the last couple days reading thread after thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009414&page=2
Secondly, the phone works exactly as it did when I bought it, so there's no need to get all worked up. I'm just asking for input on what I did wrong. You seem to identified the Voodoo kernel as not being the correct kernel?
Is there a proper Mesmerize EC10 kernel that I should be using?
Here was the path of reading that I took before "randomly flashing things," all from this forum:
Mesmerize stock EC10 Voodoo lagfix install made simple
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1024279
Which tells you to download the EC10 voodoo kernel here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011578
This thread links to a TouchWiz kernel, which I don't want
Which links to the original post by jt1134 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010102
and lists several Voodoo kernels for custom ROM's, which I do not want (I want the stock ROM)
Which links to voodoo's site where I downloaded the kernel, here:
http://project-voodoo.org/lagfix
So again, can you point me in the direction of a proper Mesmerize EC10 Voodoo kernel?
But you see, all of the threads you just posted talk about generic EC10 kernels, and none of the kernels on the Voodoo website say they're generic EC10 kernels. No pro or con, I'm just saying akellar wasn't off the mark in what he said. The threads say generic EC10 voodoo kernels, not generic voodoo kernels. You simply must pay attention.
In continuance of that, you really do have to read what the posts actually say. Those threads you posted aren't trying to direct you from one thread to another, to another, and to another just to give you a kernel. They're giving credit to where the kernel came from, which the OP configured/modified/ported/whatever for our phones. If you keep following the paper trail you will end up with a completely different thing - which is what happened. That Comavolt kernel you posted a link to will be just fine.
The voodoo kernels in the fascinate forums. OTB and Peanut Butter Jelly time work on our phones. I have used both. If you are on stock froyo then u need touchwiz kernels as u are using a touchwiz based ROM. All of the kernels I have found to work have been from the fascinate forums. They are built off The EC10 source. I would post links but I'm doing this from my phone and am kinda short on time. Under facinate development you should be able to find eithet OTB or the Peanut Butter Jelly time. OTB is by nemmisses2all and PBJT is by imunts. Either ome of those touchwiz will work on stock 2.2 mesmerize.
Rockin Heinz 57 w/ Ultimate Honeycomb and OTB Voodoo.
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But you see, all of the threads you just posted talk about generic EC10 kernels, and none of the kernels on the Voodoo website say they're generic EC10 kernels. No pro or con, I'm just saying akellar wasn't off the mark in what he said. The threads say generic EC10 voodoo kernels, not generic voodoo kernels. You simply must pay attention.
In continuance of that, you really do have to read what the posts actually say. Those threads you posted aren't trying to direct you from one thread to another, to another, and to another just to give you a kernel. They're giving credit to where the kernel came from, which the OP configured/modified/ported/whatever for our phones. If you keep following the paper trail you will end up with a completely different thing - which is what happened. That Comavolt kernel you posted a link to will be just fine.
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I get that now; generic EC10 voodoo kernel =/= generic voodoo kernel. To somebody with minimal programming experience, this is kind of like learning to speak Chinese by moving to China... The level of newbie hand-holding is very minimal amongst the programming community.
Nevertheless, I think I figured out why/how I missed the correct EC10 kernel; I did not realize that "Touchwhiz" refers to the default framework. I read the Glossary twice, but I still had it in my head that Touchwhiz was a custom ROM, so I skipped over any mention of EC10 Voodoo kernels for Touchwhiz, because I wanted to keep the stock ROM
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The voodoo kernels in the fascinate forums. OTB and Peanut Butter Jelly time work on our phones. I have used both. If you are on stock froyo then u need touchwiz kernels as u are using a touchwiz based ROM. All of the kernels I have found to work have been from the fascinate forums. They are built off The EC10 source. I would post links but I'm doing this from my phone and am kinda short on time. Under facinate development you should be able to find eithet OTB or the Peanut Butter Jelly time. OTB is by nemmisses2all and PBJT is by imunts. Either ome of those touchwiz will work on stock 2.2 mesmerize.
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Right... That was the key piece of information I was missing which led me to an incompatible kernel. Thanks for the advice, I will check those out.
I'm not expecting it to work, as I see someone else did the same thing I did and hasn't been able to get the Voodoo kernel's working since:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009146
Although to be honest I'm not quite clear on why you can't flash a kernel that reverts the filesystem back to default, essentially undoing what Voodoo does... Is there no way to remove that kernel completely once it has been installed? Or is the problem simply that when you overwrite it, the filesystems remain changed and there is no software to revert the filesystems back to stock?
The way I always went back to stock was to diasble voodoo by putting a folder named disable_lagfig in the voodoo folder on the sd card. Rebooted. Then after that's was done I placed the stock ec10 kernel on my card booted into CWM 2.5 and flashed the stock. After that and phone was booted. I would delete the voodoo folder off my card. I have done this several times after going through many different kernels and finding the one I liked. I would revert back to stock kernel and flash the one of my choice fresh. The stock ec10 kernel can be found in ths stick titled files to get your mesmerize back to stock. There is a file there that is just the kernel towards the bottom. I would post links but again doing from phone. Sorry. You will need to odin the cwm.recovery.tar file as well to give you the CWM 2.5. That link should be in that sticky as well.
Edit. That sticky is in the developmemt forum for memserize.
Rockin Heinz 57 w/ Ultimate Honeycomb and OTB Voodoo.
scarmon25 said:
The way I always went back to stock was to diasble voodoo by putting a folder named disable_lagfig in the voodoo folder on the sd card. Rebooted. Then after that's was done I placed the stock ec10 kernel on my card booted into CWM 2.5 and flashed the stock. After that and phone was booted. I would delete the voodoo folder off my card. I have done this several times after going through many different kernels and finding the one I liked. I would revert back to stock kernel and flash the one of my choice fresh. The stock ec10 kernel can be found in ths stick titled files to get your mesmerize back to stock. There is a file there that is just the kernel towards the bottom. I would post links but again doing from phone. Sorry. You will need to odin the cwm.recovery.tar file as well to give you the CWM 2.5. That link should be in that sticky as well.
Edit. That sticky is in the developmemt forum for memserize.
Rockin Heinz 57 w/ Ultimate Honeycomb and OTB Voodoo.
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Ah, thank you. Sounds straight-forward enough. Disable-lagfix file, flash, and delete. I've even already got the stock kernel from that link; I used the 2.1 files in that thread to downgrade to 2.1 when I realized my Mesmerize was missing like 1/3 of the calls that came in
Yeah USCC is supposedly working on a update to fix the missed call issue. I fortantely havent been as effected by this as some. Glad that helped.
Rockin Heinz 57 w/ Ultimate Honeycomb and OTB Voodoo.
scarmon25 said:
Yeah USCC is supposedly working on a update to fix the missed call issue. I fortantely havent been as effected by this as some. Glad that helped.
Rockin Heinz 57 w/ Ultimate Honeycomb and OTB Voodoo.
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Yeah that helped a lot. I've always understood the basics of the different pieces of software in our phone's OS, but getting basic information is often pretty tough, because everything is in developer-speak, and everything has its own code name with an acronym, both official and non-official releases. Even the so called beginner guides are all in code, like CWM, touchwhiz, "blue" recovery, etc... You literally need a manual to decode all the acronyms
Anyway, thanks.
Can we get like a master thread with all relevant links to downloads? I have 17 Firefox windows open right now, all XDA. It would be spectacular if we could consolidate all the relevant ROMs, kernels, PC programs, guides, etc into one thread for the newbies (like me).
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I have 17 Firefox windows open right now, all XDA.
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Its called tabs.
Ntruder said:
Yeah that helped a lot. I've always understood the basics of the different pieces of software in our phone's OS, but getting basic information is often pretty tough, because everything is in developer-speak, and everything has its own code name with an acronym, both official and non-official releases. Even the so called beginner guides are all in code, like CWM, touchwhiz, "blue" recovery, etc... You literally need a manual to decode all the acronyms
Anyway, thanks.
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See, this tells me I need to polish the Glossary, because if it's not immediately evident to someone who's read it twice and can, in spite of that, form solid sentences in English, then it means I haven't accomplished my goal.
I may add an FAQ section to the 2nd post as well, a collection of "How To" links to point you to any file you may want to download/process you may want to attempt... All in one thread. That's *sort* of there with Bde's How to Customize Your Phone sticky, but that doesn't cover everything under the sun. That said, my "How To" section, while it would cover everything, would only do so briefly, with links to the real threads. No point in me trying to reinvent the wheel, all those guides have been written already.
Thanks for the indirect feedback Ntruder.
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Its called tabs.
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Haha! I meant tabs. I think my mother is the only person alive who doesn't use tabs.
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See, this tells me I need to polish the Glossary, because if it's not immediately evident to someone who's read it twice and can, in spite of that, form solid sentences in English, then it means I haven't accomplished my goal.
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No, the glossary is spectacular, I'm not sure there's much you could do to make it better. I just didn't memorize it all (yet)
I may add an FAQ section to the 2nd post as well, a collection of "How To" links to point you to any file you may want to download/process you may want to attempt... All in one thread. That's *sort* of there with Bde's How to Customize Your Phone sticky, but that doesn't cover everything under the sun. That said, my "How To" section, while it would cover everything, would only do so briefly, with links to the real threads. No point in me trying to reinvent the wheel, all those guides have been written already.
Thanks for the indirect feedback Ntruder.
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BDE's how to post is pretty comprehensive actually now that I look back at it. What is strangely absent (and everyone under the sun seems to use them) are the voodoo kernels.
Kernels are in the second post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013312
Ntruder said:
BDE's how to post is pretty comprehensive actually now that I look back at it. What is strangely absent (and everyone under the sun seems to use them) are the voodoo kernels.
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Hey - I covered those
3.)Upgrade Kernel With EC10 brought a new turn of events which thanks to jt has allowed fasicnate users to develop kernels which are compatible on the entire line of this model, so be sure to read phidelt's post on kernel's located here and choose one that is compatible with your rom. AOSP and MIUI require a different kernel, so keep this in mind as if you're restoring you may need to flash the appropriate kernel as the restore does not do this for you.
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I noticed now that i didn't really reference voodoo in any of that, so I'll make sure to polish that part off when I get a chance. you seem to have some decent general technical knowledge and if you're struggling to understand then my guide isn't doing it's job (to the best of it's ability) .
The problem is most of us have been here for awhile now, so as we update guides and post new things we forget what wasn't obvious to us as a new person, so it's good of you guys to call us out so that we can be made aware of these things .
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I have been flashing my fascinate for a while now, looking to mod a captivate now. Im looking for something solid. Just looking thru your roms. I'm seeing that some people are having sleep of death on some roms. Also, I know nothing of your rom designations. Us on fascinate are on ec01 atm.. untill I'm more up to speed, what is a good, recent, official froyo, based rom? I prefer niceties, bln, voodoo stuffs, lockscreens, power options, acc batt, deodexed..
I will be doing more studys, but these 2 phones seem more diff than I thought they would be.. Voodoo and froyo are my bottom line..
Ps.. You guys are lucky to have so many custom roms.. I'm lost in your dev section.. however its a curse to new comers lol..
sent from my frozen yogurt filled fascinate!
Our official 2.2 is KB1, and as far as I know the only one that supports the noise cancellation hardware. Cog 4.3.1 is a kb1-based rom (and Torch may also be based on kb1, or I may have just been drunk when I read the description many moons ago).
Everything else seems to be based off of the international i9000 roms with reoriented kernels. Try Serendipity, it's pretty decent if you don't mind the i9000 lineage.
We also have MIUI and CM7. MIUI is based off of CM7, and CM7 is based off of the Nexus S source.
You can also check out FireFly, It's based of Rogers 2.2 and comes with the Speedmod Kernel which doesn't have the sleep death issues. It's solid and reliable annnd it's updated every thursdays..what more can you ask for
I believe Fusion is KB1 based as well. KB1 is the only official Captivate Froyo. Personally, I recommend an i9000 ROM, as they're all 2.2.1 based. I'm running Inception right now, and having great success with it. It's only two days old, though, so probably not something you're ready to flash. Very stable and popular i9000 ROMS that I recommend are Serendipity and Continuum. My personal favorite is Precision, but if you go that route, download version 3.5, not 4.0, as 4.0 is still in alpha stage and has a few bugs. I hope my suggestions have helped in any way and welcome to the Captivate community!
Thanks for the responses,
Are you using cwm 3? Were still on cwm 2.5 on the fassy.. I know there was issues with edify scripting.. I'm looking into your beginners guide when I get on my pc later to see the differences in flashing. I feel a good amount of studying will be needed.. Also, do you have all in 1 odin to stock? And odin to stock froyo? Incase I create a bootloop.
1 more question. being that this is a gsm phone.. Do you still odin radio? Or are they included in the roms? I noticed that many rom posts here don't tell what radio to use, or what is compatible.
Thanks I advance, and sorry for picking brains
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OBatRFan said:
I believe Fusion is KB1 based as well. KB1 is the only official Captivate Froyo. Personally, I recommend an i9000 ROM, as they're all 2.2.1 based. I'm running Inception right now, and having great success with it. It's only two days old, though, so probably not something you're ready to flash. Very stable and popular i9000 ROMS that I recommend are Serendipity and Continuum. My personal favorite is Precision, but if you go that route, download version 3.5, not 4.0, as 4.0 is still in alpha stage and has a few bugs. I hope my suggestions have helped in any way and welcome to the Captivate community!
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Thanks for the feedback.
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neh4pres said:
Thanks for the responses,
Are you using cwm 3? Were still on cwm 2.5 on the fassy.. I know there was issues with edify scripting.. I'm looking into your beginners guide when I get on my pc later to see the differences in flashing. I feel a good amount of studying will be needed.. Also, do you have all in 1 odin to stock? And odin to stock froyo? Incase I create a bootloop.
1 more question. being that this is a gsm phone.. Do you still odin radio? Or are they included in the roms? I noticed that many rom posts here don't tell what radio to use, or what is compatible.
Thanks I advance, and sorry for picking brains
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I believe we're on CWM 3. something or other. Never had an issue with it.
We have an ODIN one click back to stock which is recommended to do before flashing and new ROM. As for the radio, I honestly have no clue about that.
neh4pres said:
Thanks for the responses,
Are you using cwm 3? Were still on cwm 2.5 on the fassy.. I know there was issues with edify scripting.. I'm looking into your beginners guide when I get on my pc later to see the differences in flashing. I feel a good amount of studying will be needed.. Also, do you have all in 1 odin to stock? And odin to stock froyo? Incase I create a bootloop.
1 more question. being that this is a gsm phone.. Do you still odin radio? Or are they included in the roms? I noticed that many rom posts here don't tell what radio to use, or what is compatible.
Thanks I advance, and sorry for picking brains
sent from my frozen yogurt filled fascinate!
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yes modem is included in ROM package itself
modest_mandroid said:
Our official 2.2 is KB1, and as far as I know the only one that supports the noise cancellation hardware. Cog 4.3.1 is a kb1-based rom (and Torch may also be based on kb1, or I may have just been drunk when I read the description many moons ago).
Everything else seems to be based off of the international i9000 roms with reoriented kernels. Try Serendipity, it's pretty decent if you don't mind the i9000 lineage.
We also have MIUI and CM7. MIUI is based off of CM7, and CM7 is based off of the Nexus S source.
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Torch is kb1 based, but not updated in awhile.
We call them modems, not radios.
You should look at the Onix kernel. It's great.
Continuum v4 unthemed looks alot like stock.
Good luck, and welcome to the captivate forums.
I seem to be hanging up on rooting using super 1 click.. Says waiting for device.. Thinking about odin to stock then trying again.. Unless someone has a better option.
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Thank you all..
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Are you trying to root so you can go to a custom ROM? If so, I wouldn't worry about rooting. I attached an update.zip that will get you CWM. Put the update.zip and the zip of whatever ROM you want to flash on your internal sdcard. Turn the phone off, hold both volume keys and the power keys. The AT&T logo should come up, keep holding the buttons. The logo should pop up again, now let go. it should go to recovery. Now select reinstall packages. The phone should reboot and go to recovery again. Select reinstall packages again and it should go to CWM. I'm assuming you should know how to flash a zip from here if you've had Fascinate experience. The flashing of the ROM will root your phone.
Hope this helps! If you have any questions, just ask.
Andromeda3 is based off the Georgio Armani Cappy. It's a 2.2 rom that has all the goodies you listed. The devs did a fantastic job on it. It's not updated very often because it doesn't need to be. It's fast, looks good, and has everything you want.
thanks... if i can get out of this fix im in ill do that... however i followed this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818439&highlight=odin+stock
and seem to be stuck at factory rfs.. dont dare unplug yet... i know on my fassy it would not be a big deal.. interrupt and try again.., but i dont know if i could lose download mode if i interrupt on this phone..
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thanks... if i can get out of this fix im in ill do that... however i followed this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=818439&highlight=odin+stock
and seem to be stuck at factory rfs.. dont dare unplug yet... i know on my fassy it would not be a big deal.. interrupt and try again.., but i dont know if i could lose download mode if i interrupt on this phone..
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This has happened to me multiple times. Unplug, pull battery, restart ODIN, put battery in, and repeat the flashing process.
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This has happened to me multiple times. Unplug, pull battery, restart ODIN, put battery in, and repeat the flashing process.
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got stuck on sbl bin that time... am i doing something wrong?.. im just opening odin 3, then place pit, place tar.. click start... should i also click partition? or maybe i have a corrupt copy... while i wait for a response ill re download..
thanks for being such a help
Most ROMs are not based on Captivate Froyo, because it sucks.
And Gingerbread ROMs are right around the corner. Just waiting on Samsung releasing the i9000 kernel source.
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Try this version of ODIN: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989&highlight=ODIN
One-click, so need need for PDA and such. That's what I use, but it all depends on whether or not you have three button combo working. If that version doesn't work, just keep trying on both versions, switch USB ports each time.
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I believe we're on CWM 3. something or other. Never had an issue with it.
We have an ODIN one click back to stock which is recommended to do before flashing and new ROM. As for the radio, I honestly have no clue about that.
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we still use cwm 2.5.x.x because as was said 3.x.x.x have issues.
flashing to stock isnt needed anymore as all roms do a wipe, odin should only be used as a repair tool not a normal part of the process.
op just curious what was your phone running before you started odin? whoever posted the update.zip is right all this other stuff is just spinning your wheels. if it was on 2.1 then put that zip on the root of your sd reinstall packages twice and you will be in cwm, from there you can flash any rom. if you were on 2.2 then do a search for 3e recovery sighning and once you get that cracked follow the preceeding instructions
okay.. im all fixed now.. just to let everyone know, it was a computer issue (windows fail). and my usb was not talking correctly. a simple restart solved the issue.. i was worried i was in over my head, and i thank you all for helping. and i apologize for turning this page into a rescue center lol.
i will try that update zip now.. and im on my way to great roms im sure.. you are all a terrific bunch, and im glad to be a part of this forum
I have read every thing I can find on flashing a ROM but I need some help on flashing Kernel's. I know there is a post on it because I have saw it, but I cant find it now, even with search.
capman231
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I have read every thing I can find on flashing a ROM but I need some help on flashing Kernel's. I know there is a post on it because I have saw it, but I cant find it now, even with search.
capman231
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Put the zip on your sd card
Backup
Boot in to Clockwork
Clear cache
Clear Davlik
Flash kernel zip
Reboot
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Profit
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Don't forget to backup unless you're like me and like to live on the edge. I've flashed multiple kernels this way but I grabbed the original instructions from LorDmod's kernel page in the DesireHD forums.
Thanks helushune, that sounds simple enough. You don't know were the thread is on this do you. I have saw a thread on flashing kernels like the sticky above on flashing ROM's. I would love to find it and save it as a favorite like I did the one ROM's for future reference.
capman231
EDIT: Just saw your edit, the one I saw was here in the Inspire thread. I haven't never been on the Desire HD thread.
There might be a kernel thread floating around here somewhere but I can't remember the title. The LorDmod one I referenced can be found here.
Thanks Helushune maybe if I keep looking I will find it.
capman231
Just literally flash it just like you would a rom. I don't backup, or anything but that's me. It would be safer though to backup just incase, but you'll be fine.
Thanks dilligaf, It will be your 25% rom I flash when you get done testing it.
capman231
Jusr remember if you do decide to go for a Rom also, that kernel isn't compatible with any Rom that says it has fugu tweaks enabled, since that kernel is completely stock besides the sound boost as per your request. Fugu tweaks will make it so laggy it will be unusable.
dilligaf is it the one I downloaded night before last (stockkernelSND_BOOST.zip) or is there another one?
capman231
Yup that's the right one, all stock except for sound boost. Only optimization are compiler optimizations
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Yup that's the right one, all stock except for sound boost. Only optimization are compiler optimizations
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Amazing dev this one ^
Hello everyone. This is my first post, so please be gentle. I've been reading around and I can't seem to find specific answers to my questions so I figured it would be best to make a post. This is my first Android phone and also the first phone I have rooted so I'm trying to be extra careful. I've already received tons of help from other threads in these forums, but as I said I've still got a few questions.
I rooted my SGS4G using SuperOneClick v2.1.1, then proceeded to install CWM ROM Manager as per the instructions I found in many articles online. Once I got that installed I was unable to make backups as it would boot me into the stock recovery menu, which led me here searching for answers. That is when I came across this thread: [RECOVERY]CWM FINAL for the SGS4G After following the instructions I wasn't exactly sure what to do, so I attempted to boot into the "new" recovery menu which ended at an infinite boot logo, which I assumed was a soft brick after reading around a bit.
After thoroughly freaking out about my phone being bricked I looked around a bit more and came across this thread: [GUIDE] Noobs guide to Odin to flash your SGS4G (Windows) Following that thread I was able to install the T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root ROM which restored my soft brick. Once that was installed I installed CWM ROM Manager again thinking the Recovery Menu would be fixed and I could finally make a backup before moving on, but it wasn't. Then I came across this thread: [Odin][Kernel] drhonk's Bali 3.3 for Froyo, Installs CWM!
After installing drhonk's Bali 3.3 for Froyo kernel I was finally able to make a single nandroid backup (and backup my apps using Titanium Backup)! I messed around on the phone for a few days with no issues (other than the Android flickering in the boot logo). Now I am ready to move on to trying out a few ROMS. So, first thing first I said: I need to make another backup. So I entered the Recovery Menu via the CWM ROM Manager and attempted to make another backup, and this is what I get:
E: failed to open /etc..... (I couldn't write fast enough to copy the entire message)
E: unknown volume for path [/sdcard] (10s)
The second of which repeated over and over until it reached 0s and then my phone was rebooted.
TL;DR
- Rooted using SuperOneClick
- Installed ROM Manager and couldn't make a nandroid backup correctly
- Attempted to install CWM FINAL for the SGS4G, which resulted in a soft brick
- Restored using ODIN and installed T959VUVKB5 Stock + Root ROM and drhonk's Bali 3.3 for Froyo kernel
- Cannot make nandroid backups (other than the initial one apparently), Recovery Menu does not seem to be working correctly
- I am not comfortable trying new ROMs until I am able to make backups correctly
Anyway, so here are my questions:
1. What do I need to install to allow me to make nandroid backups correctly? Or is there another app besides CWM ROM Manager that will allow me to do this?
2. I would like to try a few other ROMs, but I when I reach the so-called "Do the mounting stuff" step I am unable to continue as my Recovery Menu isn't working correctly. What do I need to install in order to be able to do complete this step? I have a feeling the answer to #1 will solve #2 as well.
3. I would like to try a few of the GB ROMs (such as Valhalla v1.3.2 or Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 Deodexed + Root), but I am not sure exactly where to go from here. Is the GB Ext4 Starter Pack the way I need to go, or would this way be better? Can I do either of these without a working Recovery Menu?
Thanks in advance for all the help!
Your first mistake was rom manager. It does not work for this phone correctly. Odin one of Dr honks kernels to get cwm recovery. They are in the dev section.
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im not sure how many times this has been posted (i think i say this once a day....) but rom manager DOES NOT WORK ON THIS PHONE.
it is fine. if you can wait a day or two, i will make a nice noob guide on getting from stock to a custom rom. i will be sure to link every pertinent thread and be sure to have a little FAQ section. hopefully it will help you.
Exodian said:
Your first mistake was rom manager. It does not work for this phone correctly. Odin one of Dr honks kernels to get cwm recovery. They are in the dev section.
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As I said in the post, I've already installed drhonk's Bali 3.3 for froyo kernel.
jager555 said:
im not sure how many times this has been posted (i think i say this once a day....) but rom manager DOES NOT WORK ON THIS PHONE.
it is fine. if you can wait a day or two, i will make a nice noob guide on getting from stock to a custom rom. i will be sure to link every pertinent thread and be sure to have a little FAQ section. hopefully it will help you.
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Thanks, but I figured that out shortly after installing it. What alternative are we supposed to use? Hopefully your noob guide will help.
are you sure you understand? seeing as you mentioned BOTH bali and krylon's cwm, yet you still do not know how to get the custom recovery on the phone. once again, i will write a nice guide for you, so for now, just odin back to stock and give me a day or two. once im out of work, i will take a nap and write this for you.
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are you sure you understand? seeing as you mentioned BOTH bali and krylon's cwm, yet you still do not know how to get the custom recovery on the phone. once again, i will write a nice guide for you, so for now, just odin back to stock and give me a day or two. once im out of work, i will take a nap and write this for you.
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Apparently I do not understand. I guess I will just wait for your guide. Hopefully it will pick up where the other guides failed (for me anyway).
Edit: After reading around a bit I think I understand where I went wrong. As a noob I was confusing CWM with ROM Manager (after all, they're both made by the same people right? I believe that's what was confusing me ). I have since uninstalled ROM Manager and have booted to the Recovery Menu and successfully made a backup.
I myself have been a member for coming up on one year. And when I originally joined I was modding my Mytouch 3G. Much easier phone to mod and especially with ROM manager. This phone on the other hand requires more attention to detail. It is very important to do your due diligence to research this site for answers before posting. The reason is, all the wonderful and talented folks making all this possible are providing us all these great hacks, cracks, and roms for free. The information is here if you just look for it. Now if you are having trouble understanding the info that is also understandable. I find questions are better received if you show everyone what you have researched and then say what your are confused about.
Enough of the lecture, the end result is that everyone here is really nice and helpful. Here are the 3 links you should save. The Bible lists everything about our phone. Now at this stage in the game unless you really want to get more background on how the phone has evolved from Froyo to GB you won't need to read the Bible. The first thing you will need to do is follow the instructions for Bali 3.3 + CWM. This will provide you with the Red CWM recovery making it possible for you to flash Froyo Roms. Once you have completed this step you can move on to the GB Starter Pack. This guide will prepare your phone with the correct bootloaders it requires to run GB Roms. Once this process has been completed you can flash GB Roms. And if you need a quick list of the roms available just look in the Bible. Hope this helps, just be patient and make sure you understand what you are reading and attempting before doing anything. And if you don't understand a step or a process then come and ask and you'll get better answers and better understanding of what you're actually doing to your phone.
SGS4G Bible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117554
Bali 3.3 + CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195860
GB Starter Pack
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
Thanks for the help. I tried to do as much research as I could before posting (as you can see, I've posted two of the three links you suggested in my OP, and I basically keep the Bible open at all times ). It's just the little things that I find confusing, which is why I posted this thread. It's nice to know that from this point I can proceed to the GB Starter Pack and play around with the GB ROMs, but I think I'd like to try a few Froyo ROMs before I take that step Thanks for confirming that!
Sorry for the double post but I have another question.....
I've been reading over FB's GB Ext4 Starter Pack thread and I just wanted to make sure that once you get to the part where you flash your "favorite GB rom" that Valhalla v1.3.2 would be an acceptable ROM to flash there. If not, which ROM should I flash first, then flash Valhalla? Thanks in advance.
Yes, Valhalla would be fine to flash at that point (any version). just as long as you went through each step of the directions first. you'll be fine.
First off, Thanks to everyone for the posts and for future patience.
I know there has been a lot of discussion on this subject, but I seem to have elevated it to a new level of loopy. Bear with me, please; I'll make whatever changes needed. I have researched/read a lot tried many of the recommended procedures and frankly, I think it has all become mud stew in my head. My wife is none too happy, and if you guys could help me save my genitals/marriage, I'd be much appreciative.
The facts: 1 T-Mobile SGS4G t959v, 1 Mac os X 10.6.8, 1 Heimdall 1.3.1 and 1 ticked-off wife.
So, following the xda forum, I successfully rooted the device. Then I downloaded ROM manager and installed CwM (now I realize the error of my ways), downloaded and flashed Bionix. Phone looped "3e" recovery.
After much research, found heimdall on XDA, and was able to get the recovery image changed to CwM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v3.0.2.8x. Now, I'm looping that recovery. Tried the bali 3.3 kernel, flashed just fine. found sgs4g official gb2.3.6....Rom, flashed just fine. Still, I remain at the red voodoo screen.
Obviously, I can access the sd card through my mac, and have tried various update.zip procedures, and various ROMs.
So, I've been reading for several days now, poring over these and other forums, and if I understand it correctly, bali3.3_heimdall.tar.gz (thank you very much!) is supposed to undo the ROM manager screw up from earlier (and I can only think that I am missing some critical info here), but no, still looking at the voodoo recovery.
I AM kind of new to this, however I have rooted and modded 4- MyTough 3g's and a defy, All running CMx.
Thanks again,
SN
Try disabling voodoo lag fix and see if that helps
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Thanks again,
it's done, with no change.
You are aware that Bali3.3 is a Froyo kernel? If the last rom you flashed was GB 2.3.6 then try flashing a GB kernel and make sure your mounts are correct.
missed the bali/froyo. does this imply that I might flash a froyo rom over bali? or do I need to flash a gb kernel for the 2.3.6 rom? Also, I'm using heimdall and I don't know how to use non-.tar files with it; or if you can.
supernugget said:
missed the bali/froyo. does this imply that I might flash a froyo rom over bali? or do I need to flash a gb kernel for the 2.3.6 rom? Also, I'm using heimdall and I don't know how to use non-.tar files with it; or if you can.
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There are line-by-line instructions all over this forum to install kernels and custom roms.
The search button is your best friend here. Use it! Google can also search the xda forum... try starting your search with: site:forum.xda-developers.com
For example:
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site:forum.xda-developers.com Galaxy S 4G Heimdall
or
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site:forum.xda-developers.com galaxy s 4g download mode
Learning to use XDA will help you find what you need. Following the rules will help you get answers.
I say all this, because every problem you are having is already answered in this forum!
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Alright so I'm extremely new to Android but I came from iOS jailbreaking and I've read a bit about Androids. I'm running firmware 2.3.6 on GB.VUVKJ6 with 2.6.35.7 Kernel. All I have is a stock firmware phone that I've rooted and done nothing else to it. This is what I want from those who know way more than me about androids: Please direct me to ROMS/ KERNELS that work on GB.. Yes I know that there is a development section of SGS4G and yes i know there is a sticky in there that lists all the roms and kernels and etc. But from what I read from the developers themselves when they try to resolve other people's flashing issues is that their roms and kernels were based off of and/or for FROYO and not GINGERBREAD.
I've actually tried to flash this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080871 but it ended up making my phone go into a boot loop. Maybe I'm just jumping the gun here but everything is so disorganized that it's really hard for someone new to get into the circle.
I used SuperOneClick 2.3.3 to root my phone (2nd time) and I -think- it installed CWM again like my first time. So now on top of asking someone to direct me to some roms/kernels, can someone just explain to me black and white:
-Why do I keep on reading RED_CWM or ORANGE_CWM? What is the difference in the label? I remember my first time going into CWM it was green? (maybe i'm remembering wrong)
- What is "Odin"? What is the .tar file? Is it different from what I have now? (Stock with root). Sometimes developers say to flash the kernel using Odin. Is the kernel going to be the .tar file? I -think- it helps you flash kernels onto your phone but can't you just use an app from the market?
- What is ext4? I keep reading from developer threads about "linda" supposedly talking you through the process and it's supposed to "convert" to?
I would appreciate it sooooo much if anyone can answer anything I had a question on. I really want to get into customizing and getting into the fun part of Android but it's just a lot to take in and very confusing when there's so many different developers and roms/kernels for different versions and firmware.
Have you read the SGS4G Wiki? Try it. It's in General Section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464066
Also, before flashing anything check the dates of posts and threads. That will give you an idea.
chris31jct said:
Have you read the SGS4G Wiki? Try it. It's in General Section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464066
Also, before flashing anything check the dates of posts and threads. That will give you an idea.
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Yea. The 'last modified date' of the OP and the last post date to the thread.
crazykidguy said:
-Why do I keep on reading RED_CWM or ORANGE_CWM? What is the difference in the label? I remember my first time going into CWM it was green? (maybe i'm remembering wrong)
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Color means something for old cwm versions. Red usually denoted "Voodoo Lagfix", which is a way to replace samsung's proprietary RFS filesystem with ext4. Not related to "Voodoo Sound" or any other voodoo.
Newer versions, color is less important and version number of the recovery is king.
crazykidguy said:
- What is "Odin"? What is the .tar file? Is it different from what I have now? (Stock with root). Sometimes developers say to flash the kernel using Odin. Is the kernel going to be the .tar file? I -think- it helps you flash kernels onto your phone but can't you just use an app from the market?
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Odin, as you may have found on the wiki, is a windows only tool to flash new images directly from the phone's bootloader.
Odin is proprietary, and we don't know what everything in odin does. Luckily, there is an open-source reversed-engineered replacement project called Heimdall. (also found here on xda)
Heimdall will work on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, but it is not compatible with the Kies/Odin/Samsung usb drivers. So you have to make sure that all of those drivers are cleanly uninstalled before installing Heimdall.
crazykidguy said:
- What is ext4? I keep reading from developer threads about "linda" supposedly talking you through the process and it's supposed to "convert" to?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4
As I said before, it's a hack on BML roms to replace the proprietary Samsung RFS filesystem.
This is not relavent to MTD roms, as they can't use ext4 at all.
Read this for MTD/BML terminology.
search and ye shall find...
crazykidguy said:
I would appreciate it sooooo much if anyone can answer anything I had a question on. I really want to get into customizing and getting into the fun part of Android but it's just a lot to take in and very confusing when there's so many different developers and roms/kernels for different versions and firmware.
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Read, Search, Test... Wash, rince, repeat.
I would start in the Android Development and Hacking forums, but at the same time try to get to know your device as well as you can before doing anything.
There is a reason there are so few SGH-T959V/SGH-T959W developers. It isn't that simple. But don't let me scare you off. We are all happy to help, but we won't spoon feed you to your completion.
bhundven said:
Color means something for old cwm versions. Red usually denoted "Voodoo Lagfix", which is a way to replace samsung's proprietary RFS filesystem with ext4. Not related to "Voodoo Sound" or any other voodoo.
Newer versions, color is less important and version number of the recovery is king.
Odin, as you may have found on the wiki, is a windows only tool to flash new images directly from the phone's bootloader.
Odin is proprietary, and we don't know what everything in odin does. Luckily, there is an open-source reversed-engineered replacement project called Heimdall. (also found here on xda)
Heimdall will work on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, but it is not compatible with the Kies/Odin/Samsung usb drivers. So you have to make sure that all of those drivers are cleanly uninstalled before installing Heimdall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4
As I said before, it's a hack on BML roms to replace the proprietary Samsung RFS filesystem.
This is not relavent to MTD roms, as they can't use ext4 at all.
Read this for MTD/BML terminology.
search and ye shall find...
Read, Search, Test... Wash, rince, repeat.
I would start in the Android Development and Hacking forums, but at the same time try to get to know your device as well as you can before doing anything.
There is a reason there are so few SGH-T959V/SGH-T959W developers. It isn't that simple. But don't let me scare you off. We are all happy to help, but we won't spoon feed you to your completion.
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Could you also tell me what is the Voodoo_Red/ other colors? I know Voodoo is a lagfix but I don't know whats the difference with the color. Is it the same as CWM colors?
yes
Opening 2 threads for the same problem don't help either.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32947580&postcount=4
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