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Ok, I've got to ask this, even though I know it could probably be pieced together with just the right posts from the forum here. But I've got several mental issues, one of those being comprehending at times, and also I have a bad problem with wording sometimes. So if I can't find all the information I need in a single place (maybe two lol), then the chances of me screwing something up are immensely increased. So please just bear with me, and lemme see if I can spit this out as simply as possible.
I've just rooted my USCC Mesmerize with SuperOneClick, so now I need to know some things. Forgive me if they seem out of order at all, but just gonna ask as they come to my mind.
I wanted to install the Voodoo kernel. Do I have to flash a custom ROM before I can do this, or can I do it just by rooting the phone and having all the OEM software untouched?
I'm pretty sure that no matter what I choose to do next, that I first need to do a full back-up of my phone in case of error. I saw the post mentioning the install of Titanium Backup and then ROM Manager. Before I go and install anything, I just wanna make sure that it IS one of those 2 apps that I'm supposed to use to make that initial back-up. And if not, what app would it be?
I know that CWM has to be installed sometime also. Also in the same post I mentioned above, the OP stated "In ROM Manager I did "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and chose the Fascinate option and was told that it downloaded the latest ClockworkMod Recovery.". So what I now need to clarify is this. Does ROM Manager just download the newest ClockworkMod Recovery files and then I have to install them manually via the forum sticky, or does it download AND install them completely for me?
And I've seen/heard a lot all night as I've been researching about Nandroid back-ups. But am unclear at this point as to which app is responsible for making those. Not sure if it's one I've already mentioned above, or a totally different one I may have missed. So help there would also be much appreciated.
At this moment, I think those are all the questions I really need a little more clarity on. Other than that, I think I can handle it by myself for the time being. And thank you again for bearing with me as I learn my way around a little bit more. I chose this forum out of all the others I stumbled across last night due to the level of professionalism I've seen so far here. I just wish the other Dev forum I've been a member of for a long time had the same level of professionalism that I've seen here so far lol.
lets try this again...
1. first thing you need to do is flash cwm on your phone...follow the directions on the page...link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850898
2. figure out what Rom you wanna flash...link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=890
3. finally...flash the voodoo kernel onto your phone and make sure to get the one for the mesmerize...link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=871915
4. as far as backing up you can use titanium or flash your mesmerize back to stock...link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=881064
all this worked well for me and i hope it works just as well or better for you!
I hate to say this, but you confused the hell out of me and I've written a lot of how-to's on every one of these subjects.
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1. Install RomManager from the marketplace. Then, in RomManager, install ClockworkMod Reocvery. However, you need to follow the steps in the CWM thread to get it to work correctly.
2. After you have clockworkmod recovery working, do a Nandroid backup. You can do this from RomManager and should. Titanium backups are for apps and such.
3. After you backup immediately flash the Voodoo kernel for the Mesmerize with Voodoo Sound. It's great! But more importantly, it flashes a 'permanent' recovery onto your phone so you can boot straight into a functional recovery and not have to use ODIN.
4. Find ROMs you like and install them. Make sure you always wipe your data before a ROM flash. When you want to go back to your stock ROM, just restore your backup from the recovery.
Note, after you install the Voodoo kernel it will take a while to boot because it is converting your phone's filesystem. Once you have Voodoo enabled you should not flash another kernel unless you turn off the Voodoo lagfix. This can be done in recovery menu it provides.
Hello, boy do I have a mishap. Well, anyway to begin I will say that I decided I wanted to root my phone to debloat it. So what I did, is downloaded the EE4 update and did the VooDoo V4 Kernel that flashes CWM and EXT4 and other junk. Well that all went great. I got it rooted and such but then just tinkering around I went into Rom Manager and told it to back up. WELL, when I did this the phone got locked on the SAMSUNG boot screen for hours and continued to refuse to boot. SO, I attempted to fix it by installing altered beast just to get the os running again and went into clockwork and backed it up. Then I went to the rooted ed1 to bring it back up to EE4 rooted and with the voodoo kernel and such but it refuses to open clockwork! The voodoo kernel changes filesystems and roots it and such but clockwork wont load. When I try to flash it in rom manager it says its succesful and then i go to reboot in recovery. It takes me to the Samsung Recovery 3e, I try to the update.zip, (yes i took the cwm recovery-update.zip and renamed it and through it in the sd card root) but all that happens is that a progress bar shows up for a split second then the android guy with the triangle and ! shows up and it does nothing. Help? I really need to back it up, preferably in the rooted ed1 but in ee4 will work to. Any ideas would be appreciated. I used odin v1.3 by the way. Im willing to try anything to get clockwork to boot so i can back it up. What do I do?
EDIT: Also, now when I go into 3e recovery, it complains saying " cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 " or something like that.
Did you read anything on this forum beforehand? Or just go link by link downloading files and deciding what to try on your phone?
Just saying..
Yeah, I did. Ive searched everywhere. I cant find anything about my problem. Ive looked at things that are close, hoping a solution can be found but nothing and no I wasnt just downloading files and spoon feeding them to my phone.. I just wanted to be able to debloat it.
Go search about Rom Manager and let us know what you find out...
I dont see how thats going to get me one step closer to solving my problem. Ive done the searching, now im asking.
Start w/ this one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1100384
I can't tell where you are currently on your phone from reading that as it's to much text in one paragraph and it isn't put together in a logical sense and seems to jump around. I would look at the instructions for going to rooted EE4 in the Dev forum as that should get you to where you want to be with voodoo/cwm/rom
Instead of being a Forum Snob. If you know the answer, why don't you just help him out?
There's an abundance of confusing information on here and everyone uses acronyms. I too searched for hours on how to solve a similar problem and ended up having it taken care of for me. People join communities like this one for help. Not to get flamed for asking a question. It may be elementary to YOU but not everyone.
Thanks, for the care. Sorry about that if its jumbled, im frustrated with this because ive flashed the rooted ed1 about a billion times now, trying everything to get it functioning. Id be glad to try to explain again if that could help? Ah, yes. Well, I returned to the forum about installing the voodoo kernel. I followed the process word for word. But it just doesnt seem to want to work. Right now I just flashed it again back to the rooted ed1. Would I be able to put CWM on there at that point?
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Thanks, for the care. Sorry about that if its jumbled, im frustrated with this because ive flashed the rooted ed1 about a billion times now, trying everything to get it functioning. Id be glad to try to explain again if that could help? Ah, yes. Well, I returned to the forum about installing the voodoo kernel. I followed the process word for word. But it just doesnt seem to want to work. Right now I just flashed it again back to the rooted ed1. Would I be able to put CWM on there at that point?
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Yes. But don't use rom manager. Use imnuts cwm recovery.
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Alright, thanks. Ill try and use imnuts's cwm recovery. But if someone may answer a question, is the samsung bootloader unlocked?? My brother said thats something to know.
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Alright, thanks. Ill try and use imnuts's cwm recovery. But if someone may answer a question, is the samsung bootloader unlocked?? My brother said thats something to know.
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so it is unlocked?? What does the exclamation triangle mean, when i try to do the update.zip from the samsung bootloader?
Oh and sorry if Im not getting this. Are you saying use a application that imnuts made? If so, could you be so nice to link it? Or a method he used? I looked for stuff but I didnt find anything other then what looks like a stock rom/kernel ed1 from him
I know how it is to be frustrated, but like they all said all of your questions have already been answered.
Here's my attempt to help:
Your problem lies in trying to flash CWR through ROM Manager, it currently doesn't play well with our phones. Word is that Koush (the creator) needs to update something for it to work with our phones. The bootloader is unlocked.
To flash imnuts' version of CWR, you'll need to use Samsung's leaked software called Odin - it's PC only. The alternative is Heimdall which is supposed to be cross-platform compatible, but the latest version is command-line only.
You have to find out if you've converted your system to EXT4 or if it's still RFS. That depends on if you have the Voodoo lagfix enabled or not. Check out the dev section and look for the titles that say [RECOVERY], [ODIN], [ROM], and/or something like "Get yourself to EE4 successfully".
A few links:
[HOW-TO] Get a rooted version of EE4
[RECOVERY][6-11-11]Clockwork Mod Recovery
[KERNEL][06-02-11] PeanutButta Jelly Time
Well, currently right now its rfs. Its the stock file system. What I was going to do, or did before, was to put it in download mode and flash the VoodooV4 Kernel. It roots the phone, and all that good stuff and is suppose to put the Voodoo recovery/cwm on there.
EDIT: Heres the proccess I followed before.
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-t...and-clockworkmod-recovery-installation-guide/
Jessman123 said:
Well, currently right now its rfs. Its the stock file system. What I was going to do, or did before, was to put it in download mode and flash the VoodooV4 Kernel. It roots the phone, and all that good stuff and is suppose to put the Voodoo recovery/cwm on there.
EDIT: Heres the proccess I followed before.
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-t...and-clockworkmod-recovery-installation-guide/
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The recovery is a separate flash, both in odin. First the kernel, then Recovery.
Just follow here from the beginning, it should work for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
Well I have good news. I would like to announce that I have successfully installed CWM. I guess my phone just didnt like the other one or something. But following this link,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
I was able to get it installed. Now my only question is, I want this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092114 for my phone. But its not in a zip. Am I out of luck? Or do I not have to use CWM to install the kernel? Can I use odin and still be okay?
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Well I have good news. I would like to announce that I have successfully installed CWM. I guess my phone just didnt like the other one or something. But following this link,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122657
I was able to get it installed. Now my only question is, I want this kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092114 for my phone. But its not in a zip. Am I out of luck? Or do I not have to use CWM to install the kernel? Can I use odin and still be okay?
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You do need Odin to load that, but i'm wondering why you want to? Did you install the PBJ kernel following the instructions from the other link?
If you want to go down this route, be sure to apply the SD Card fix as well - you'll find posts about it.
I understand that the radio-only from EPIH has been made available for install through ODIN. I'm wondering whether someone kind soul who knows what they are doing could make a version of the radio available in zip form for flashing with CWM? This would make things much easier for people like me who are on Macs. Whenever an ODIN file is involved, I have to find a friend to let me use their PC for the purpose.
(BTW, I do have Heimdall installed, but so far have been hesitant to use it as I've heard that it is not as stable as ODIN).
Thanks!
nevermind please delete
Unless it is an OTA update.zip I am not real sure on how to package a modem in a zip. Here is an odin package that you can unpack and use in heimdall.
http://www.mediafire.com/?2j215sbjd2ernr7
You could also run a windows VM on your mac and use Odin too.
Thanks. Coming from the non-Odin world of the Evo, I guess I've just become accustomed to doing everything in CWM. I'll give this a shot in Heimdall.
I read all post here but i can't know what happen to my phone is not bricket because don't go to download mode i just only want to install this rom from the another galaxy Port http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032599 and this happen to me only open Android system recovery
but down says can't access to system/cs/att/system i think the cell will no function again please i need help i don't know what to do! odin don't want to work and neither the system recovery
WOW nobody can help me..
If you're having trouble getting ODIN to work to flash back to a safe place, try AdamOutler's One-Click Heimdall to get back to stock without having to use ODIN. All you'll need is to have Java installed on your computer, and to let the one-click install what it needs. Just follow the directions that it gives you, and you should be good to go.
A quick note, though - the one-click will put you back to a stock rom, which means you'll need to push a CWM kernel to the phone (or one of the other fixes) to get rid of the 3e recovery menu.
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WOW nobody can help me..
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It's really hard to understand what you are trying to say. Your post makes very little sense in English. Posting your native language might help. We can translate it. But trouble shooting is almost impossible if you can't accurately communicate the problem.
I just realized forum rules say post in English. You might just have to break the rules here. Or pm me in Spanish and I will try to translate it for you.
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You haven't given enough information to properly troubleshoot.
Let me try and understand your problem:
You were trying to install this i9000 ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1032599) onto your Captivate
Something didn't work
When you try to boot the phone instead of booting properly it goes to 3e recovery (not CWM)
Is this correct?
Can you get to download mode?
odin don't want to work
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What Odin are you using? What is happening when you try to use it? What *exact* steps are you taking?
jmtheiss's suggestion that you can use a heimdall 1-click is a good one. Do that, and you'll be back on stock, with a fully functional phone.
You were trying to load a SGSII ROM ported for the i9000 onto your Captivate (897); Even if it worked, unless you have a different compatible kernel, at minimum your orientation and a couple other items would be wrong.
If you're new to flashing, it's a good idea to stick to ROMs actually ported for your phone: so once you're back to stock, I'd recommend sticking to ROMs you find in the Captivate Dev forum.
If I'm wrong about something let me know--but if you want help, you've got to be specific.
Also, there's a great troubleshooting guide right here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819105
I've tried everything I can think of to get ClockWorkMod working on the SGH-T959V. I have rooted the phone with SuperOneClick and I've installed ROM Manager. After I start rom manager and select 'Flash ClockworkMod'. I get a list of 4 phones and mine isn't listed, the closest one is the Samsung GalaxyS i9000 which I have tried but when I reboot into recovery I never get the ClockworkMod Recovery.
Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Rom manager doesn't work with our phones to get cwm you have to flash a kernel that has it in it
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1) DO NOT use ROM Manager (or as Raver memorably put it, ROM Mangler) on this phone - you will mess it up.
2) Any of the modified kernels in the Development section will give you CWM. Try AntonX's kernel (assuming you are on a stock ROM) - I found it gave best results. Use the SGS Kernel Flasher from the Market/Play - it's the easiest way to install a new kernel.
3) Before asking any more questions, read Read READ. Read the guides and the stickies, then read them again. I have found the guides of lumin30 and juls317 to be very helpful.
If your phone is still on Froyo, then look in the Dev section for Krylon360's recovery. If you're on Gingerbread then read the post above this one as there are plenty of ROMs/kernels for this phone that have CWM.
Really man, do you read.
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The easiest way is just get one of the one click packages. I just updated the thread today. Note it is a sticky thread. It will always be easy to find at the top of the dev forum
No need to flash the whole rom or fuss with odin or heimdall cli/frontend.
Lets keep the thread friendly. Please search
I have this phone does not work the USB port serves only for charging but not for USB and have root but I want to put the CWM recovery but only schoolmaster to install with pc odin or adb but I need to do it without pc I know that rom manager not served if anyone knows how to do it without something like flasisifi pc or kernel flasher is agradeceria
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I have this phone does not work the USB port serves only for charging but not for USB and have root but I want to put the CWM recovery but only schoolmaster to install with pc odin or adb but I need to do it without pc I know that rom manager not served if anyone knows how to do it without something like flasisifi pc or kernel flasher is agradeceria
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Since you are rooted already, yes it is possible. You can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=neldar.sgs.kernel.flasher&hl=en and select the custom kernel you want (since I'm assuming you're still on stock, the blastoff kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828171 works well - use SGS kernel flasher the first time, then flash again from CWM to get wifi working). On this phone, the kernel and the recovery are always together in the same file so by flashing a custom kernel you will get CWM.
That being said, I would recommend AGAINST doing this because if it fails you have no way of fixing things as your USB port doesn't work. So, be very careful - check your md5sum, download it again, and check the md5sum of the new file. If they match, then you're probably good to go. This warning also goes for anything else you may want to flash from CWM should you decide to go ahead.
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Since you are rooted already, yes it is possible. You can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=neldar.sgs.kernel.flasher&hl=en and select the custom kernel you want (since I'm assuming you're still on stock, the blastoff kernel from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828171 works well - use SGS kernel flasher the first time, then flash again from CWM to get wifi working). On this phone, the kernel and the recovery are always together in the same file so by flashing a custom kernel you will get CWM.
That being said, I would recommend AGAINST doing this because if it fails you have no way of fixing things as your USB port doesn't work. So, be very careful - check your md5sum, download it again, and check the md5sum of the new file. If they match, then you're probably good to go. This warning also goes for anything else you may want to flash from CWM should you decide to go ahead.
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install the kernel reset and started then talk normal start and only lasted one minute and reboots and then does the same and when you step recovery all say wrong and even tinges the recovery of stock will not let me delete the data 'll have to reinstall the kernel or 'll have to do something else
jet_98 said:
install the kernel reset and started then talk normal start and only lasted one minute and reboots and then does the same and when you step recovery all say wrong and even tinges the recovery of stock will not let me delete the data 'll have to reinstall the kernel or 'll have to do something else
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I'm not sure I understand what your current situation is. My interpretation is:
1) You went ahead and tried flashing a kernel
2) You can boot up normally but you reboot after about a minute.
3) You can't wipe anything in recovery
3) When you're getting error messages, please copy them out word for word what they are. There are many similar sounding error messages.
If I got any of the above wrong, let me know and we'll go from there. Also, when you're in recovery, does it say "3e" or CWM (ie is it the Stock recovery or not).
P.S. By posting in a variety of threads the same message, you will not get help faster and it will just make people want to help you less. If you keep everything in one thread then things stay organized and its easier for people to help you.
P.P.S. It sounds as if you're translating from a different language. If indeed you are, please paste the equivalent in your native language below (there's an off-chance I'll understand it).
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I'm not sure I understand what your current situation is. My interpretation is:
1) You went ahead and tried flashing a kernel
2) You can boot up normally but you reboot after about a minute.
3) You can't wipe anything in recovery
3) When you're getting error messages, please copy them out word for word what they are. There are many similar sounding error messages.
If I got any of the above wrong, let me know and we'll go from there. Also, when you're in recovery, does it say "3e" or CWM (ie is it the Stock recovery or not).
P.S. By posting in a variety of threads the same message, you will not get help faster and it will just make people want to help you less. If you keep everything in one thread then things stay organized and its easier for people to help you.
P.P.S. It sounds as if you're translating from a different language. If indeed you are, please paste the equivalent in your native language below (there's an off-chance I'll understand it).
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If you are in the correct idea that's what happens to me
I think the reason you do not understand me because I am from Mexico and speak Spanish English is difficult to read but I can write it if you want to write in Spanish but I doubt you understand me more
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If you are in the correct idea that's what happens to mein the state you are in, can you get to
I think the reason you do not understand me because I am from Mexico and speak Spanish English is difficult to read but I can write it if you want to write in Spanish but I doubt you understand me more
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Ok, I might be able to understand some of the Spanish as I speak French as well, but lets keep going in English.
Anyways, when you go into recovery (I assume you can still get into recovery), does it say <3e> or CWM? If it says CWM, is it red or blue? If its <3e>, then you're still on stock recovery and the kernel didn't flash properly.
Also, can you please go to Settings, About Phone, and read off the Kernel Version? If you can't get there, what is the last screen you see before it reboots?