so how do i go back to 2.2 for 2.3? ive had nothing but problems with 2.3 roms so i wanna gonna back.
You can flash directly from a 2.3 ROM to a 2.2 with no problem, as the bootloaders are backwards compatible. Flashing back to stock isn't really needed. However, you have to make sure that you do not, under any circumstances, flash a ROM with the file "sbl.bin" or you will brick your phone.
Did you try doing a search? There must be a dozen of these threads and a sticky on how to do it.
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You can flash directly from a 2.3 ROM to a 2.2 with no problem, as the bootloaders are backwards compatible. Flashing back to stock isn't really needed. However, you have to make sure that you do not, under any circumstances, flash a ROM with the file "sbl.bin" or you will brick your phone.
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Who's going to check the rom to see if it has a sbl.bin file.
If you have any doubt what you're doing, use Odin1Click and flash back to stock 2.1. Then flash whatever rom you want whether it's stock froyo or a custom rom.
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im on continuum 6 with i897 bootloader right now. do you know of a few roms offhand that i can flash to?
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Who's going to check the rom to see if it has a sbl.bin file.
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Plenty of people? It's quicker.
I'm not saying that going back to stock isn't a good thing for new people, but it's really not needed.
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I did the ODIN one click 2.2 update a few months ago and I've been having little issues here and there and I need to go back to stock ATT 2.1 and I'll wait for 2.2. I thought Master Clear did that but it just clears all data. I've looked around the forum but I haven't seen a definitive answer and I just want to make sure I do it right. Can anybody help?
Just use odin 1 click JF6.
http://www.multiupload.com/XAZUYNXSC1
But if you have build # 1010 phone, use my guide to revert back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10056254&postcount=36
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Is there really a way to go "truly back" to stock phone after flashing a new rom?
Eschatologist said:
Is there really a way to go "truly back" to stock phone after flashing a new rom?
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ODIN will do it....
Pirateghost said:
ODIN will do it....
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I guess I should've specified that I'm on Rogers, which is not the case, since both the stock 2.1 and 2.2 roms posted here still retain the ATT logo boot splash after they've been reflashed. Besides some direction to the ATT splash, can someone educate me on what files are NOT overwritten/replaced/fixed/etc when flashing a new rom?
The initial At&t logo is loaded from files within param.lfs
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The initial At&t logo is loaded from files within param.lfs
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I'm kind of a noob so bear with me...but other than adding the ATT graphic to the boot cycle, what else does (I should I say, doesn't) the flashable roms here fix or change?
Ok so that worked no problem, but now trying to get the ATT update failed, I'm wondering if I'll be able to update to the 'fixed' 2.1 and eventually the 2.2 sometime in 2012 at the rate they are going.
I have just flashed GR-11 on my Cappy and I have some questions.
GR-11 and Continuum have different instructions and ways on how to update the BootLoader. Do they end up with the same end product?
So does following the guide for GR-11 allows me to flash Continuum without having to go back to stock? or do I have to go back to stock before flashing Continuum (re-update bootloader)
Side questions, could you use Froyo Rom after updating the BootLoader?
Thanx
If you have the JVB bootloaders already installed you can change to another JVB rom without reinstalling bootloaders. A couple of people in GR11 thread have reported going from C5 to GR11 with no issues. You cannot however run a froyo rom on these. You must flash back to stock to get correct bootloaders.
Yes you can.. I had absolutely no problem running stock 2.1 or serendipity 6.4 with the new bootloaders.
Just make sure the rom you're flashing doesn't include an sbl.bin (like cognition does) or you risk hard bricking your device.
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I stand corrected.
hard brick = dead even with jig?
or recoverable with jig?
oh and how do I know whether a rom has sbl.bin inside or not?
and I did post this on GR-11, but I thought I might ask here as well,
does changing the kernel on GR-11 from the instruction to Talon matters?
file system wise it doesn't change right?
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Yes you can.. I had absolutely no problem running stock 2.1 or serendipity 6.4 with the new bootloaders.
Just make sure the rom you're flashing doesn't include an sbl.bin (like cognition does) or you risk hard bricking your device.
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It's not even a question of risk. it's a GUARANTEE if it contains a froyo sbl.bin while you're on a gb boot.bin you will brick it. For good. dead. No life. A shell if it's former glory. A corpse... I think I made my point
look in the updates folder if the rom zip you wanna flash, if it had an sbl.bin delete it.
if you wanna flash talon just pop it in the pda slot of odin and flash like the instructions say, if you look in the .tar you will see it only contains a zImage which is the kernel.
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hard brick = dead even with jig?
or recoverable with jig?
oh and how do I know whether a rom has sbl.bin inside or not?
and I did post this on GR-11, but I thought I might ask here as well,
does changing the kernel on GR-11 from the instruction to Talon matters?
file system wise it doesn't change right?
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Hard brick as in the hardware buttons or jig won't do anything. It'll just sit at a black screen until you mail it to Samsung for repairs.
You can check to see if a rom contains bootloaders by opening the zip archive. There will normally be three folders, META-INF, system, and a third one usually (but not always) called updates. Look into that last one. If it contains either boot.bin, sbl.bin or both, you might want to take a pass on that rom.
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look in the updates folder if the rom zip you wanna flash, if it had an sbl.bin delete it.
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Need to update the update script if you're going to delete things from the package..
So to be safe, just stay in Gingerbread and nothing should go wrong right?
Flashing kernel and other roms should be safe as long as they are meant for Gingerbread then I conclude?
Thanx!
Once you have the boatloader installed you should be ok. Flashing between Roms should be ok if its compatible with the kernel as long the Roms are based off the gingerbread boatloader
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Do I have to flash the GB Bootloader if I want to go up to a JW1 2.3.6 rom from a JVP 2.3.4 rom?
Edit: Guess I got lucky. I tried and it worked.
Your already on GB BL so no
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Can I use odin one click to revert to stock even though I have 1101 build cappy? It seems oc only works for 1010 and below. Should I use odin 3 and flash stock jf6 instead? Currently on cog 4.4.
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some people have trouble with odin one click with newer models. some dont.
you can flash anything with the odin 3 flasher.
avoid stocks with bootloaders. or "3 button fix" versions.
if you dont flash bootloaders you should never hard brick.
Once back to stock, do you know if I can use kies to flash official froyo upgrade, or will that be a prob after flashing custom rom? Is there an odin flash that will get me stock 2.2 without using any bootloaders? I've searched, but seems like everything takes you back to eclair.
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Once back to stock, do you know if I can use kies to flash official froyo upgrade, or will that be a prob after flashing custom rom? Is there an odin flash that will get me stock 2.2 without using any bootloaders? I've searched, but seems like everything takes you back to eclair.
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You could use the one Trusselo made.. In his sig right above your post
thats for rogers... is he rogers...?
I'm at&t. same thing right? I got one completely dead, bricked, cappy in the hands of samsung right now. Hoping they'll replace or fix me. Got one cappy in my hand that's being "borrowed" for the 30 day window till I find out what's up with the one samsung has. Hoping I can get functioning cappy back from samsung, and talk the wife into letting me keep the "borrowed" one. That way I have a stable one, and one to mess around with. Planning on taking on gingerbread, only once I've covered all my bases.....I think. Just wanted to know best way back to stock, just in case I needed to bring back the phone. Like I said, it's a 1101 build, and I'm currently running Cog4.4, so I didn't want to brick it with one click. Dumb noob question, but are boot animations same/diff from bootloaders. I opened archive on cog 4 and in system/bin their are boot animations. I flashed cog via rom manager. Did i just get lucky or are these not bootloaders, just animations? Is there a thread that shows which roms come with bootloaders and which don't?
read this it explains the boot process and what a bootloader is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049294
bootloaders are not the same as a boot animation.
animations are found in /system/media/bootanimation.zip
you didnt get lucky with cognition flashing a bootloader that will only **** **** up if you have gingerbread bootloaders which you didnt, so flashing a froyo secondary bootloader was fine (thats why its in there)
The bootloaders would be in the updates folder of the zip.
Thanks studacris. Seems the more I learn about all this, the more ii find stuff I didn't know. Constantly on forum trying to learn so I don't have to bother guys like you. Since I got ur attention, flashing to i9000 rom would require bootloaders correct? Looking to do that next. Currently im US, att, i896. Sorry to bother ya.
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Sorry I meant i897
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nope new bootloaders are only needed if you are jumping to gingerbread
only flashing the i9000 2.3.3 roms requires bootloaders. all the 2.2.1 roms will work without danger of bricking.
if all you did on the borrowed cappy is root and flash a kernel you can flash the backed up kernel and then unroot. (did you use sgs kernel flasher to flash the kernel like when we talked about it? did you back up the kernel?)
you might want to look at getting a jig just to have one around. samsung keeps releasing new builds of the phone and there are unknowns. there are mixed reports from the 1010 build and up. you should be able to use odin 1.7 and flash the jf6 from icezar1 and you still have stock bootloaders so there "should" be no need for odin one click.
all the problems last time must have been do to the gingerbread bootloaders in combination with your 1010 build phone, i should have told you to use odin one click, infact you should have had a jig before i encouraged you to try gingerbread, my fault, but i didnt have problems when i did the same thing.
Should I flash a i9000 kernel before a i9000 rom? Then after all is said and done, find a compatible modem? Only reason I want to go to i9000 rom is because there seems to be more available. Can I do all this via sgs kernel flasher and rom manager/cwm or does it have to be done odin for the first switch to i9000? I'm assuming I can go back between sgh I897 and i9000 no prob since no ginger boots are involved? Just to be clear, even if I flash a rom with bootloaders, it shouldn't be a prob as long as it's 2.2 rom? Are 2.2 boots backwards compatible if i want to flash back to stock? I ask cuz prob can't use oneclick cuz my build is to new. again, don't mean to be a pest. cut me off whenever you feel like it.
Roms are all in one package kernel and modems are included.
Hello everyone,
I am going to be getting my SGS 4G via Warranty Replacement tomorrow. My first question is that do I need to root to use ODIN? Also do you need to flash a different Froyo ROM over the Stock ROM? Finally what do you guys think is the best STOCK Gingerbread ROM.
Thanks for all of you help
MacFan74318
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you dont have to root to use odin. you can flash any rom posted in the bible and it should root it for you. you can odin any froyo from any other froyo rom. also, you can flash straight to gb if the rom you are flashing has the gb bootloaders.
i would go with the icbinb kh1 leak for now
Thanks a lot for your advice!
Also how is the performance compared to the myTouch 4G? That is the phone I am coming to and is their anything that you love/hate about the phone? Also do you need to flash a boot loader for icbinb kh1?
Thanks,
MacFan74318
If you're new to flashing, I would actually suggest for you NOT to flash any GB ROMs. The whole process of flashing one is so complicated right now. You probably have to reserve a whole day just to try and get it working. Flashing a Froyo ROM would be the easiest though.
Hmm that seems about right, I would like to try and wrap my head around it so I can make a guide so it can be easier for others. Also who is Linda? I have heard about it in the ROM's?
macfan74318
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Hmm that seems about right, I would like to try and wrap my head around it so I can make a guide so it can be easier for others. Also who is Linda? I have heard about it in the ROM's?
macfan74318
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I think Linda has something to do with EXT4/Voodoo. You hear her voice when you convert your filesystem from rfs to ext4. I can barely understand what she's saying, and in my opinion, she's ANNOYING! Lol .
Can someone tell me if this will work?
So this is the ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193751 (GingerBread ROM ?)
So in theory all I have to do is to put the phone in download mode and flash via ODIN? Do I need a GB Bootloader for this? (If so where can I find one)
Finally to overclock I just use Tegrak Overclock?
macfan74318
My advice is you read a whole lot. The myTouch 4G is easy to work with, took 2 steps to get from Froyo to GB. But for Samsung GS4G it's a whole lot more complicated and much more steps. Just learn how to use Odin as it's pretty much required for almost anything. Anyways, good luck.
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Allright, Thanks for all of you help
macfan74318
If you want gingerbread for sgs4g this is the link. Its pretty straight forward.
Download and unrar
Place files in Odin.
Load the files by this order:
pit: Hawk_Sidekick_VibrantPlus_831.pit
PDA: CODE_T959VUVKG4_CL385158_REV00_user_low_noship.tar .md5
Phone: T959VUVKG4-Phone-CL1037720.tar.md5
CSC: SGH-T959V-CSC-TMB-VIBRANTP.tar.md5
and check "Re-Partition" "Auto Reboot" "F. Reset Time"
Heres the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413
Hope this helps you get some gb.
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I have been looking everywhere for a completley stock rom for two days now. All i can find is roms that are stock + root. I need to find one that is not rooted. I need to take my phone back for some warranty work. They wont accept it if it is rooted. I couldnt get my phone to make a backup of my own before. Call me a noob if u must. Ill admit it. I had the original vibrant and thought this phone was the same. I was wrong obviously. Any help would be appreciated.
Go to samfirmware.com choose ur phone n go flash to stock via odin
Link : 2.3.5 http://www.samfirmware.com/apps/blog/show/8830330-android-2-3-5-for-infuse-and-galaxy-s-4g-
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117554
Look in there for either KD1, KC1 or KB5. They're in there. Also, bookmark that thread.
FBis251 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117554
Look in there for either KD1, KC1 or KB5. They're in there. Also, bookmark that thread.
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I have already looked in that post. All of them say kd1 + root. My phone came with 2.2.1
The very first one under CWM roms didn't say "root", but I think it's better if you flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1129933
Wanted to say thank you for the information. I am downloading the file now. Will let u know if it does the trick. Once again thank you all for the help.
Don't download those other ROM's. KC1 and KD1 I think are unofficial firmware. They are deodexed. Use the one from Krylon360. KB5 STOCK
Then use superoneclick to unroot it. SUPERONECLICK
To get a completely stock rom you should take a look here: http://fus.nanzen.se/
Use preset for SGH-T959V - USA (T-mobile) and you are able to get the rom directly from samsung servers. You done even need the downloader tool
Latest official at the moment is KD1
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Don't download those other ROM's. KC1 and KD1 I think are unofficial firmware. They are deodexed. Use the one from Krylon360. KB5 STOCK
Then use superoneclick to unroot it. SUPERONECLICK
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If you want 100% stock KD1, you could also do a firmware update after that. The KD1 on this forum has a corrupt /system partition (the last time I checked). I'm not sure if that's been fixed yet.
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If you want 100% stock KD1, you could also do a firmware update after that. The KD1 on this forum has a corrupt /system partition (the last time I checked). I'm not sure if that's been fixed yet.
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if you run the ext4 converter before flashing another rom from the kd1 build, you should fix the corruption issues