im starting this thread so that everyone can discuss the GB rom that was released to us.
just so everyone knows if you didnt already, the GB rom we were given is not a real release by samsung and has many errors with it.
samfirmware devs made the GB rom compatible with our phone so its a dev build
as of right now we cant us CWM nor can we customize the rom at all
so in personal opinion maybe everyone should stick to froyo with all its mods and tweaks
also flashing the GB rom causes the GB bootloaders which are really i9000 bootloaders to stick even after flashing back to froyo :/ so maybe the noobs should stay away from the rom until the devs finish building it correctly
So if i flashed this am i screwed with the bootloaders even if i oden back to froyo?
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So if i flashed this am i screwed with the bootloaders even if i oden back to froyo?
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your not screwed its just gonna be a pain in the ass SOMEWHAT to get you back the right bootloaders
You can get the bootloaders back once you flash KC1. Not the deodexed rooted version but the stock one that is with the md5 files.
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You can get the bootloaders back once you flash KC1. Not the deodexed rooted version but the stock one that is with the md5 files.
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thanks beef!
however i did try that before my brick and it said the md5 sum was incorrect??
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You can get the bootloaders back once you flash KC1. Not the deodexed rooted version but the stock one that is with the md5 files.
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Cool is that in the development section?
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your not screwed its just gonna be a pain in the ass SOMEWHAT to get you back the right bootloaders
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Without a computer I feel trapped because of no recovery, I can't flash any new roms even though I am rooted.
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Without a computer I feel trapped because of no recovery, I can't flash any new roms even though I am rooted.
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yea your definitely going to need a computer to get your bootloaders back but if you dont have a computer how did you do anything to your phone ;D
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yea your definitely going to need a computer to get your bootloaders back but if you dont have a computer how did you do anything to your phone ;D
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Borrowed my neighbors and uncle's computer. My uncles rooted my phone, while my neighbors unbricked it.
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Borrowed my neighbors and uncle's computer. My uncles rooted my phone, while my neighbors unbricked it.
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Edit wouldn't mind gingerbread do much if I could have the touchwiz 4 launcher
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dsexton702 said:
thanks beef!
however i did try that before my brick and it said the md5 sum was incorrect??
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I used heimdall to get back without it saying md5 error. But is there a write up on how to get back to original bootloaders?
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is this the right FW to flash to get my bootloaders straight? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038344
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is this the right FW to flash to get my bootloaders straight? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038344
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Nope, Krylon removed sbl.bin and boot.bin from that.
Use the full kc1 in gb recooked thread by Raver
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Be careful everyone. I just want you all to be aware. There have been 3 or 4 hardbricks already. They all came to be because of flashing sbl. Chadster went down last night, so before everyone gets flash happy, please know what you are doing. Just putting it out there.
Oh ya.....and no, gb was not worth it, at least not this build.
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dsexton702 said:
im starting this thread so that everyone can discuss the GB rom that was released to us.
just so everyone knows if you didnt already, the GB rom we were given is not a real release by samsung and has many errors with it.
samfirmware devs made the GB rom compatible with our phone so its a dev build
as of right now we cant us CWM nor can we customize the rom at all
so in personal opinion maybe everyone should stick to froyo with all its mods and tweaks
also flashing the GB rom causes the GB bootloaders which are really i9000 bootloaders to stick even after flashing back to froyo :/ so maybe the noobs should stay away from the rom until the devs finish building it correctly
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Totally worth it now you gotta decide if u want a sense base GB or ASOP...I'm currently running Kings Alliance GB and it fresh to death
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alright.. unfortunately all of us who flashed the leak GB ROM will not be able to enjoy what is coming out.. and made it worst I have a nice paper weight sitting on my desk right now.
That's scary to hear! Well I like gb but with the stuff I've been reading, so far to me its not worth dipping your feet in the deep end until a more solid GB is released. I'm always happy to test but the leak GB hasn't been worth it. Just my opinion.
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alright.. unfortunately all of us who flashed the leak GB ROM will not be able to enjoy what is coming out.. and made it worst I have a nice paper weight sitting on my desk right now.
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Wow. That's pretty discouraging.
So let me get this straight...
If you flashed the leaked GB Rom at any time you will not be able to enjoy anything else coming out, say, via CWM Recovery?
There's a lot of confusion IMO about this release of GB. I know you'll say, "READ!" Because of how fragmented the information is, do you think it would be helpful to have a compilation of all the known pros and cons, risks and rewards, broken and working components in one stickied post? I would do it, but I'm not sure about everything that is working and not working (and my job could consume any time available to update the post at any moment). I'm using the deodexed version, but I'm walking as if on eggshells with my app usage so as to not break anything (I use it for half personal and half production... I know, illadvised, but could not resist GB).
EDIT: Sorry if there is such a post that I'm suggesting. I just have not seen one. I'm trying to piece together myself what works and what doesn't and the hows.
When I saw how you all were having problems at the very beginning I stayed away and just watched. I'm glad I did. I'm noob.
THANK YOU All for testing people. You saved some of us. Remember that.
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Do we have a Odin flashable STOCK KB5 FW somewhere that contains the original boot.bin and sbl.bin files? that really would be the better FW to go with as it was the original that came with the device. Anyone wanna chime in on this theory?
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Okay, I had soft-bricked my phone and recovery was not working, so, after a few minutes of tech time with T-Mo they shipped me a new phone.
Even though i called them to cancel the shipment when I managed to get Odin working and get the phone back up...
Long story short - the brand spankin' new device just landed on my desk updating stock apps as I type.
KB5 stock.
Is there anyway to back this up as is before I add CWM? Can I somehow dump it with Odin? I still have not played with Odin enough to know this....
I'd like to preserve the stock rom if it all possible, for 'just in case'
You could pull ur /system/app thru adb or you could use titanium backup.
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You could pull ur /system/app thru adb or you could use titanium backup.
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That I can do, I meant something similar to a nand, the whole system backed up.
Thought it might come in handy... no worries though, grabbing the Kd1 update then I'll root/cwm and nand that... just figured since I had a virgin phone I'd back it up if I could.
Core618 said:
That I can do, I meant something similar to a nand, the whole system backed up.
Thought it might come in handy... no worries though, grabbing the Kd1 update then I'll root/cwm and nand that... just figured since I had a virgin phone I'd back it up if I could.
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DONT TOUCH A THING!!!!!
We need the a fresh SBL.BIN and BOOT.BIN
Get with drhonk for the commands.
Dont flash KC1 or KD1 just yet.
run this in linux if you have it.
http://www.drhonk.com/kernel_release/system_backup.sh
Yes, please do. This could save us all huge headaches in the near future!.
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krylon360 said:
DONT TOUCH A THING!!!!!
We need the a fresh SBL.BIN and BOOT.BIN
Get with drhonk for the commands.
Dont flash KC1 or KD1 just yet.
run this in linux if you have it.
http://www.drhonk.com/kernel_release/system_backup.sh
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Fek, sorry guys, I just got done grabbing the Kies KD1 - literally right before I rad this it finished installing.
I haven't flashed anything, this is still just the stock phone, with the T-Mo/Samsung ROM, upgaded, but not with any custom roms, on it if that will do it, I'll hold off rooting, etc until I can get the sbl and boot pulled if these will still work?
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Fek, sorry guys, I just got done grabbing the Kies KD1 - literally right before I rad this it finished installing.
I haven't flashed anything, this is still just the stock phone, with the T-Mo/Samsung ROM, upgaded, but not with any custom roms, on it if that will do it, I'll hold off rooting, etc until I can get the sbl and boot pulled if these will still work?
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if you did kies, that should be fine.
krylon360 said:
if you did kies, that should be fine.
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i'll do this once I get my new phone. just let me know what to do
krylon360 said:
if you did kies, that should be fine.
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Good - I have leagues this evening, headed out the door in a few.
I'll toss the laptop in my bag and do this at the office tomorrow morning since it needs linux for this.
Can't even remember which flavor I have installed on the lap right now... but no matter, it'll do.
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i'll do this once I get my new phone. just let me know what to do
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Sorry to hear about your phone that sucks. Thanks for taking one for the team, really you saved alot of other phones by sacrificing yours. Thank you sir
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Sorry to hear about your phone that sucks. Thanks for taking one for the team, really you saved alot of other phones by sacrificing yours. Thank you sir
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someone has to do it.. so i took one for the team.
Krylon I also have a virgin phone kb5 can't get to it until I'm done with work in 4 hours. Use the same code on Mac with adb?
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someone has to do it.. so i took one for the team.
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Wish I could replace it for you
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krylon360 said:
DONT TOUCH A THING!!!!!
We need the a fresh SBL.BIN and BOOT.BIN
Get with drhonk for the commands.
Dont flash KC1 or KD1 just yet.
run this in linux if you have it.
http://www.drhonk.com/kernel_release/system_backup.sh
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PM'd Drhonk for detail, not heard back yet....
I'll give this a go on my own this morning, and hope for the best
the sooner I get this done, the sooner I can get Black Ice on this phone - kinda sick of the stock phone already.....
EDIT: Nevermind... they got it!
I flashed back to stock this morning to test something and noticed there was a 19Mb update. After updating I rebooted the phone and checked a few more times to make sure there were no more updates. When I went into 'Download' to flash a new rom this is the screen I was presented with. After I chose to enter to Download mode that was the 2nd screen I had. Just thought it was funny and would share.
+1
Wulfegang is the man. Everyone give him a kiss to remove the butterflies from his stomach!
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Wulfegang said:
I flashed back to stock this morning to test something and noticed there was a 19Mb update. After updating I rebooted the phone and checked a few more times to make sure there were no more updates. When I went into 'Download' to flash a new rom this is the screen I was presented with. After I chose to enter to Download mode that was the 2nd screen I had. Just thought it was funny and would share.
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Was that the whole point of the update lol?
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theROMinator said:
Was that the whole point of the update lol?
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Looks like it loads new bootloaders on our phone.... Making it easier to go from this update to GB soon I would think...
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SSJ_Gomike said:
Looks like it loads new bootloaders on our phone.... Making it easier to go from this update to GB soon I would think...
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We could only imagine...
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theROMinator said:
We could only imagine...
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Samsung is warning us of the power of the devs!
Successful XDA devs are successful... xP
Could someone please upload this bootloader zip ? I would like to try them with this GB leak to see if it gets rid of rainbows.
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Removing the download for the bootloaders so people won't try flashing them and brick devices left and right. They were only intended for serious devs who know what they are doing. Sorry.
Could you also upload the whole update package? Thanks for the bootloaders.
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Considering that we haven't ever been able to flash dumped BLs from the Rogers ROM, having the update package to look at would be highly beneficial to figure out how to flash the bootloaders.
This is a similar download mode screen to the SGSII - keeping count of how many custom ROMS you run/flash. Keeping in mind if you phone needs to go some where to be serviced there maybe a document of how they can check this counter. A USB JIG cleared this on the SGSII & my jig works fine on my Infuse so I can imagine it will still clear it.
Infiniti350GT said:
This is a similar download mode screen to the SGSII - keeping count of how many custom ROMS you run/flash. Keeping in mind if you phone needs to go some where to be serviced there maybe a document of how they can check this counter. A USB JIG cleared this on the SGSII & my jig works fine on my Infuse so I can imagine it will still clear it.
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If that's the reason, then that's a REALLY smart way to track if you flash a custom "OS", as Samsung would say.
If it's as simple as using a USB JIG to clear it, then we should be in the clear.
Well i guess this finally gives me a reason to pick one up......
Entropy512 said:
Considering that we haven't ever been able to flash dumped BLs from the Rogers ROM, having the update package to look at would be highly beneficial to figure out how to flash the bootloaders.
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It may be a bit before i could actually get a dump of the update package (considering i have n idea how to even begin to do that). i just had hernia surgery this morning and not really feeling up to doing much in the way of dev work lol. i will let everyone know when i am feeling better and maybe someone could walk me through it on IRC.
+1 got the upload prompt and uploaded something
Boot loaders flashed fine, now have the new download screen with warning. Still had rainbows and cannot access recovery when used with leaked GB. Otherwise no issues.
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Wulfegang said:
It may be a bit before i could actually get a dump of the update package (considering i have n idea how to even begin to do that). i just had hernia surgery this morning and not really feeling up to doing much in the way of dev work lol. i will let everyone know when i am feeling better and maybe someone could walk me through it on IRC.
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No problem - honestly someone like gtg might be better as far as finding that update, I'm not sure where to look myself!
cruiserbax said:
Boot loaders flashed fine, now have the new download screen with warning. Still had rainbows and cannot access recovery when used with leaked GB. Otherwise no issues.
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I was curious about this, thanks for the info!
Also in case anyone wants to know, after flashing the leaked GB with this BL the download screen still reports official Samsung Binary as the current.
This is just a short term observation: when I flashed the leaked GB with the old BL I got hard reboots when apps accessed GPS (speed test, maps, co pilot) 1 out of 10 times. With these BL's I am at 18 hours using all of those apps without any reboots. Though it could have just been reflashing that fixed it. I did not use TB or anything to restore app data usher time, both times I went back to stock first.
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I just downloaded the BLs. Do I convert file (with both BLs) to .tar to odin flash?
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Not having issue other than rainbows ... May keep current BLs
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Ok, so a year ago I was flashing roms. on my vibrant on a daily basis. I unfortunately sold my vibrant in february and got a blackberry. I regret doing that and needed to come back. I thought why not get a galaxy 4g. I did that and its in the mail. It should arrive tomorrow but I'm just wondering for those of you who had a vibrant is it like the same for flashing rome with odin and everything else or is it different like a g2 that you have to flash boot loaders and what not. Cut me some slack, its been a while since I've done any of this lol
It will most likely come on froyo so you should use kies to get the official gingerbread release. This should give you the correct bootloaders for the gingerbread roms which are pretty much all flashed through cwm. The only time bootloaders is an issue is when going from froyo to gingerbread.
alright thank you I'm looking forward to it lol. Just one more question, I read somewhere that we can't use rom manager or anything anymore. How am i suppose to get clockwork recovery? I would re-read it but I can't seem to find it.
Don't be dissin' the g2. The g2 is real, the vibrant and sgs4g are fake android. G2 is AOSP, samsung is touchwiz and so is ODIN. Android is from google, not Samsung.
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WHat?
airfluip1 said:
Don't be dissin' the g2. The g2 is real, the vibrant and sgs4g are fake android. G2 is AOSP, samsung is touchwiz and so is ODIN. Android is from google, not Samsung.
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Maybe its just me, but how in the hell did i diss it?
flip193 said:
Maybe its just me, but how in the hell did i diss it?
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I don't get it either. Anyway no you can't use rom manager. To get cwm the easiest way is to Odin one of Dr honks modified kernels. They provide root and cwm.
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Phone drivers, Odin program, ravers odin kj6 rom and drhonks odin kj1 kernel. Thats what you need. A laptop too of course. After that... if you know the basics just download customs roms like airfluips aosp style or dsexton icbinb or somas simplysimple. Depending what you like.
Thank you
alright thanks guys. unfortunately phone didn't come today. Better be here tomorrow
You're in a world of hate if you flashed daily on the vibrant.
#SadPanda
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s15274n said:
You're in a world of hate if you flashed daily on the vibrant.
#SadPanda
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Im confused what do you mean by that haha
Maybe he means that the vibrant had many many roms and the sgs4g not so much. If your used to flashing a new rom daily it wont be like that.
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Haven't found much support on this issue, been trying using super one click, I get to stage 7 then it says waiting for phone and hangs...phone is on uckk3...
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Haven't found much support on this issue, been trying using super one click, I get to stage 7 then it says waiting for phone and hangs...phone is on uckk3...
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Umm... that's probably because it's meant for froyo bro. If you can still boot into the rom that you were in, add the su fix in the Doctorz rom and then flash it. If not, odin to stock, root FROYO, 3e, gtg community kernel. You know the deal.
This phone is a headache....my skyrocket is so much less frustrating!!!
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So....you are saying ....there is no root for g.bread?!....why do I see 2.3.6 roms everywhere....or am I not looking at this right?.....my goal was froyo to gingerbread ....then root and flash some better performance roms....(scratching head)
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where were you coming from and where to you want to go?
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where were you coming from and where to you want to go?
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I second this notion.
immor2al said:
Haven't found much support on this issue, been trying using super one click, I get to stage 7 then it says waiting for phone and hangs...phone is on uckk3...
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If you had really researched it you would have read that SOC won't root the kk3 leak.
The GB roms that you see have been modded or ported.
To root the kk3 leak all you have to do is flash entropy's kernel dated 11/02/11.
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If you had really researched it you would have read that SOC won't root the kk3 leak.
The GB roms that you see have been modded or ported.
To root the kk3 leak all you have to do is flash entropy's kernel dated 11/02/11.
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Yeah, that was what I was gonna suggest.
I wasn't sure if the OP wanted to stay on stock or go from there to another custom ROM.
I must say..you guys around here are brutal..forgive me if my language on the matter is sub-par...i do understand the concept though...i have flashed back to stock and thanks to super thread been working from there with success....There are a ton of threads regarding this device..I treated it mostly like it was similar to a skyrocket.. My mistake..thx
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Anyone know where i can get camera firmware for this device..would be great..having issues there as well...:-0
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immor2al said:
I must say..you guys around here are brutal..forgive me if my language on the matter is sub-par...i do understand the concept though...i have flashed back to stock and thanks to super thread been working from there with success....there is a ton of threads on this device..i went at it like it was similar to a skyrocket.. My mistake..thx
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Brutal?
I thought we were trying till be helpful...
Glad you got it going though
Truckerglenn said:
If you had really researched it you would have read that SOC won't root the kk3 leak.
The GB roms that you see have been modded or ported.
To root the kk3 leak all you have to do is flash entropy's kernel dated 11/02/11.
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I'm sorry, but I'm a total noob with Samsung. I rooted to a particular ROM, but ran into some issues and had to unbrick the phone. Upon doing so, I selected the kk3 leak and then lost root. I used SOC 2.3.3 to try to reroot, but I got stuck at step 7. So I want to try flashing Entropy's kernel as you mentioned. I'm not sure how to do this though. The kernel is in a CWM .zip format, but Odin reads .tar files. Do I unzip the .zip file and then convert to a .tar file? This didn't seem to work when I initially tried it, but perhaps I did something wrong. Any special settings I need to use? Also, do I just need to reboot after I flash it and I will have root? If not, what else must I do?
Sorry again for my lack of understanding. I've been trying to find an answer for hours and have become a little desperate. Thanks in advance for any and all help.
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I'm sorry, but I'm a total noob with Samsung. I rooted to a particular ROM, but ran into some issues and had to unbrick the phone. Upon doing so, I selected the kk3 leak and then lost root. I used SOC 2.3.3 to try to reroot, but I got stuck at step 7. So I want to try flashing Entropy's kernel as you mentioned. I'm not sure how to do this though. The kernel is in a CWM .zip format, but Odin reads .tar files. Do I unzip the .zip file and then convert to a .tar file? This didn't seem to work when I initially tried it, but perhaps I did something wrong. Any special settings I need to use? Also, do I just need to reboot after I flash it and I will have root? If not, what else must I do?
Sorry again for my lack of understanding. I've been trying to find an answer for hours and have become a little desperate. Thanks in advance for any and all help.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
YOU CANNOT ROOT GINGERBREAD 2.3.6, can you read that...? Or should I make a new thread like you guys do about rooting this frigging firmware? Hows that for brutal
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dman3285 said:
YOU CANNOT ROOT GINGERBREAD 2.3.6, can you read that...? Or should I make a new thread like you guys do about rooting this frigging firmware? Hows that for brutal
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lol. Well another member said "To root the kk3 leak all you have to do is flash entropy's kernel dated 11/02/11." I thought that meant it could be rooted. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
First of all, After reading a lot here (maybe not enough) Thanks for all you have done and are doing..
As my post count shows i am a supernoob at this android phone stuff with this being my first smart phone..I would like to ask you a question in regards to your [ROM][2.3.6]SGH-I997 UCLB1 [Rooted, deodexed, busybox].
I updated my phone through kies mini with the first Samsung release of GB so it is not rooted and you say flash your ROM with CWM which needs root that I don't have.
Can i flash this ROM with ODIN since from what I have read does not require root? (Or am I wrong thinking ODIN does not need root access?)
I'll be honest some of the threads about flashing are pretty confusing when you have never done it before.
Anyhow... Thanks in advance for any reply..
P.S. I give you total permission to hit me upside the head with the stupid stick if I missed the answer to this..
No.. you cannot flash with Odin.... my suggestion is to Odin gtg unbrick.... or flash the community gb kernel to cwm, then wipe and flash my rom ... it is only cwm flashable... if u use gtg unbrick, then root with superoneclick, 3e modified recovery to get cwm, then flash my rom. You will not be able to flash it from the official update. Good luck bro
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Well look at that D, you got a thread dedicated to you
X,
Infuse 4G w/ CK(simple)
Lol
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Dale362 said:
First of all, After reading a lot here (maybe not enough) Thanks for all you have done and are doing..
As my post count shows i am a supernoob at this android phone stuff with this being my first smart phone..I would like to ask you a question in regards to your [ROM][2.3.6]SGH-I997 UCLB1 [Rooted, deodexed, busybox].
I updated my phone through kies mini with the first Samsung release of GB so it is not rooted and you say flash your ROM with CWM which needs root that I don't have.
Can i flash this ROM with ODIN since from what I have read does not require root? (Or am I wrong thinking ODIN does not need root access?)
I'll be honest some of the threads about flashing are pretty confusing when you have never done it before.
Anyhow... Thanks in advance for any reply..
P.S. I give you total permission to hit me upside the head with the stupid stick if I missed the answer to this..
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Follow links in qkster's sig.. I'm sure that he will post here eventually.. if not go look at his links in other people that have asked how to flash, or said they were stuck.. he's in almost all of them..
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EXPERIMENT said:
Well look at that D, you got a thread dedicated to you
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(on the lighter side)
Poor soul! Now he is getting banged up with dedicated threads... kinda tricky situation D... its both taking pride in getting a dedicated thread, and well, associated headaches too at the same time...
dman3285 said:
No.. you cannot flash with Odin.... my suggestion is to Odin gtg unbrick.... or flash the community gb kernel to cwm, then wipe and flash my rom ... it is only cwm flashable... if u use gtg unbrick, then root with superoneclick, 3e modified recovery to get cwm, then flash my rom. You will not be able to flash it from the official update. Good luck bro
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All right .. Thanks
EXPERIMENT said:
Well look at that D, you got a thread dedicated to you
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I sure i did not make him verklempt.. LOL
Dale362 said:
All right .. Thanks
I sure i did not make him verklempt.. LOL
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lol.. i hadn't heard that word in so long i had to look it up....
i remember a movie or show with mike myers dressed as a woman..i think??
and he always used to say "i'm verklempt" lmao!!
got it ..it was a skit on SNL... coffee talk
gotta luv a new guy who posts in the right spot!
i just upped your "thanks" count by 100%
dman3285 said:
my suggestion is to Odin gtg unbrick
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I am gonna go this route.. Time for my stupid question for the day.
Since this will take my phone back to stock,Do i need to remove the sim card or anything and will this erase my contacts?
Thanks in advance
<<< Ducks to miss the stupid stick slap to the head..
Dale362 said:
I am gonna go this route.. Time for my stupid question for the day.
Since this will take my phone back to stock,Do i need to remove the sim card or anything and will this erase my contacts?
Thanks in advance
<<< Ducks to miss the stupid stick slap to the head..
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no sim removal needed.
on your phone, go to contacts, menu, sync to contacts to google.
it is 2012...we shouldn't be saving contacts to phone or sim anymore.
Hey Dman
First of all love the Zeus Rom. Have you ever thought of doing a Hades theamed Rom? I think this would be cool since i tend to lean towards the Darkside. LOL.
Bubonic78 said:
First of all love the Zeus Rom. Have you ever thought of doing a Hades theamed Rom? I think this would be cool since i tend to lean towards the Darkside. LOL.
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No, dude. That's way too hellish.
We're still waiting on Athena
Lol athena is the girly one right? Oh well it was just a thought since Hades was one of the main gods that thrived on order and efficiency.
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Well look at that D, you got a thread dedicated to you
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Bump
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qkster said:
no sim removal needed.
on your phone, go to contacts, menu, sync to contacts to google.
it is 2012...we shouldn't be saving contacts to phone or sim anymore.
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I refuse to save my contacts on Google. I don't trust them.
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My contacts have been backed up on Google for 5 years... secure as fort Knox....point blank
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dman3285 said:
My contacts have been backed up on Google for 5 years... secure as fort Knox....point blank
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My contacts were backed up on Google before I knew they were. When I rooted my "old" phone (HTC Desire) & flashed many first rom, I wondered what kind of magic the dev worked that brought all my contacts back.
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I hope I don't get flamed on for this. I am having issues figuring out how to get gb bootloaders after I Odin. If I flash the community kernel will that give me what I need.
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kingman137 said:
I hope I don't get flamed on for this. I am having issues figuring out how to get gb bootloaders after I Odin. If I flash the community kernel will that give me what I need.
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no..use adam outler uckj4 1 click. check the dev superthread - see my signature line