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[Q] Rooting KG4!?

I know about the original thread but it's too long and about random stuff.
So i flashed via Odin to the KG4, it's fast and smooth but i would like to root it so i can (a) get my apps back with titanium and (b) have some fun. However, when doing the z-image and z-image root files with odin, the phone would show a boot screen and then come back, it would do it every minute or so. But this only happened while rooted. I was wondering if there is another way to root KG4?
Also can i use a regular backup app to restore my apps and data even though its in a titanium backup file?

I take no credit for this...
Thanks to corradokng for this method and to dsexton for finding original root zimage!!
For Root Follow Below:
THIS IS FOR ODIN
1. Flash This zimage-root-tar
2. Let Boot Loop Twice, you should see a fish.
3. Boot Back into Download Mode
4. Flash this. zImage-KG4.tar.md5
5. You should now have Root
6. Hit Thanks
Both files can be foung in the OP of the Leaked KG4 thread

ErvMeister said:
I know about the original thread but it's too long and about random stuff.
So i flashed via Odin to the KG4, it's fast and smooth but i would like to root it so i can (a) get my apps back with titanium and (b) have some fun. However, when doing the z-image and z-image root files with odin, the phone would show a boot screen and then come back, it would do it every minute or so. But this only happened while rooted. I was wondering if there is another way to root KG4?
Also can i use a regular backup app to restore my apps and data even though its in a titanium backup file?
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there is no other way to root Gingerbread as of right now, you will have to wait for corra's deodexed build that you can flash via cwm which will probably come out today or tomorrow, so you can wait or do the zimageroot.tar method

Hey guys im running dex latest rom butter one..just wondering is gingerbread a major update over froyo??..I see videos and dont see whats the big fuss about!!!
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this thread belongs in general... but use dsextons method ive done it and it works

daxecutioner24 said:
Hey guys im running dex latest rom butter one..just wondering is gingerbread a major update over froyo??..I see videos and dont see whats the big fuss about!!!
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the new 2.3.4 gingerbread release is fast and smooth with no tweaks, you will have root and access to stuff but no cwm at the moment and no ability to add tweaks

jdubb1106 said:
this thread belongs in general... but use dsextons method ive done it and it works
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Yeah i figured that out after i posted it.

kaizasoshi said:
I take no credit for this...
Thanks to corradokng for this method and to dsexton for finding original root zimage!!
For Root Follow Below:
THIS IS FOR ODIN
1. Flash This zimage-root-tar
2. Let Boot Loop Twice, you should see a fish.
3. Boot Back into Download Mode
4. Flash this. zImage-KG4.tar.md5
5. You should now have Root
6. Hit Thanks
Both files can be foung in the OP of the Leaked KG4 thread
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Thanks, i'll be sure to try it after work.

dsexton702 said:
there is no other way to root Gingerbread as of right now, you will have to wait for corra's deodexed build that you can flash via cwm which will probably come out today or tomorrow, so you can wait or do the zimageroot.tar method
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Well CWM isn't working for me too well. Constantly it says no space of signature verification failed.

ErvMeister said:
Well CWM isn't working for me too well. Constantly it says no space of signature verification failed.
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You will need to odin back to froyo first
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jondamn said:
You will need to odin back to froyo first
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So Odin back to Kd1 or Kc1 and then flash to KG4 and root?

Also can i restore my apps that i backed up with titanium backup with any other restore app on market?

Again, Post in the correct sections. Thread closed.

[Q] Getting Infuse into CWM

First off, i'm sorry if there are posts on this. I searched this site and Google to find my answer. I tried flashing the Infused rom first, the flash didn't work, I was stuck in boot loop. I eventually used Odin to get back to stock. I decided to go with the SuperCM7 instead to try my luck with that. I am rooted and have installed CWM through rom manager(galaxysi9000 as im sure you all know. I'm trying to follow the steps on infinitybiff's post(directions for flashing....) Anyways when i try to go into CWM recovery, i'm taken to the standard android <3e> recovery screen. Should I try downloading CWM to my sdcard and trying that? Any suggestions would be great!

Just manually replace the recovery file.

Could you guide me through that? Sorry im a noob.
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What file do i replace. I know how to find my recovery file(system/bin/recovery). Do i replace that?
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107881
Should help.
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Thanks... Although for some reason my phone wasn't booting up. Now trying Odin again, but its getting stuck at factory.fs.rfs or whatever it is. Hopefully didn't brick my phone.

no soup for you.
sorry had to do it. Seinfeld was a good show.

Hahaha, yes Seinfeld was a good show. No worries got my phone up and running, now to try this flashing crap again... OK, update.zip is on my INTERNAL SD CARD and still not booting into CWM. On the verge of giving up.

Did you try to manually replace the recovery file yet? ROM Manager doesn't always seem to work for it.

My method :
Flash the kernel+cwm by sgs kernel flasher apps.
if your rom.
Froyo > Community kernel v8
GB > Infuse-GB 1.0 kernel

verticae said:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107881
Should help.
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I prefer method 1 in that thread. Always works for me.

Atrix 2 bricked installing Blaze ROM

Pls help-
I'm not quite a noob, but def no dev... got my Atrix 2 rooted using mastermind's 1-click method, installed bootstrap & flashed clockworkmod recovery- everything went fine until trying to flash/restore the ROM itself. I followed the instructions to the letter (save ROM in cwm backup folder, wipe cache & data, do not flash zip... restore in recovery). Yet i've bricked 2 atrix 2's trying to install this rom. Luckily the store I work at was good about letting me switch out, but kinda scared to brick a 3rd device. It just errors on restore then goes back to cwm. I try to reboot and cant get past the moto startup screen.. I'm sure i'm doing something wrong, cuz I know it should work (there are screenshots in the thread)... any help?
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Did you unzip the rom and then put the contents in the backup folder?

You do know that you are more than likely going to be charged full price of the phone if you are returning a bricked phone to the store.
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Why not flash the FXZ and start over?
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tmease1 said:
You do know that you are more than likely going to be charged full price of the phone if you are returning a bricked phone to the store.
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Luckily I work for a phone sales store, so they didn't charge me full price, as I blamed the phone bricking on a "bad software update" (which is kinda true- if the rom had restored properly, I wouldn't have been bricked in the 1st place)
; )
and it was still within the exch. period anyway... But that's neither here nor there... Yez, I unzipped the folder into the cwm backup folder. Not sure about reflashing fxz, havent tried that yet... don't really know how, never had to do that? I've flashed dozens of roms on my HTC & Samsung galaxy phones, but this is my first exp. w/ moto. So any help u can give is appreciated.
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No, not sure how to do that?
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jzachary78 said:
Luckily I work for a phone sales store, so they didn't charge me full price, as I blamed the phone bricking on a "bad software update" (which is kinda true- if the rom had restored properly, I wouldn't have been bricked in the 1st place)
; )
and it was still within the exch. period anyway... But that's neither here nor there... Yez, I unzipped the folder into the cwm backup folder. Not sure about reflashing fxz, havent tried that yet... don't really know how, never had to do that? I've flashed dozens of roms on my HTC & Samsung galaxy phones, but this is my first exp. w/ moto. So any help u can give is appreciated.
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I had a similar problem, found the unzipped folder nested 2x under clockwork/backup.
Like this
sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/myrom/myrom
What I did was move all the files from second folder to the first then deleted second folder.
Hope I am clear and that it helps.
ATRIX 2 / Victory Rom

smgulsby said:
I had a similar problem, found the unzipped folder nested 2x under clockwork/backup.
Like this
sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/myrom/myrom
What I did was move all the files from second folder to the first then deleted second folder.
Hope I am clear and that it helps.
ATRIX 2 / Victory Rom
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Can you post a like for the victory Rom, I'm kinda scared to install without the bootloader being unlocked and Id like something that's not att stock

I actually did find an extra set of files in the cwm backup folder & deleted them... so ur pretty confident that I should be able to install this ROM now? and (just to clarify) I don't need to flash the zip before restoring in cwm (that just doesn't make sense to me, but w/e works)? Thx for ur help
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jzachary78 said:
I actually did find an extra set of files in the cwm backup folder & deleted them... so ur pretty confident that I should be able to install this ROM now? and (just to clarify) I don't need to flash the zip before restoring in cwm (that just doesn't make sense to me, but w/e works)? Thx for ur help
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Unzip rom, move the folder with the 2 files, to CWM/BACKUP.....boot into recovery, choose BACKUP/RESTORE, and restore the rom.
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So the problem is that you stuck on motorola dual core logo?
Just try to flash fxz,it's pretty simple. You just need the file you need and let the pc doing everything while you watching a tv.
I got this problem twice when i try to flash victory rom this morning,wich is caused by a corrupt file.
And everything is sorted out by flashing fxz.
Trust me,it works! (It sounds like commercials on tv )

You can always boot to recovery and when you see the android with the exclamation press both volume rockers to reset to factory.
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kisnerct said:
You can always boot to recovery and when you see the android with the exclamation press both volume rockers to reset to factory.
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would you be kind and elaborate on this?

kojitabe said:
So the problem is that you stuck on motorola dual core logo?
Just try to flash fxz,it's pretty simple. You just need the file you need and let the pc doing everything while you watching a tv.
I got this problem twice when i try to flash victory rom this morning,wich is caused by a corrupt file.
And everything is sorted out by flashing fxz.
Trust me,it works! (It sounds like commercials on tv )
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Just in case that happens again- what is the file I'll need when I connect to PC... u just mean the ROM files, or is there a diff fxz file i'm not aware of?
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kisnerct said:
You can always boot to recovery and when you see the android with the exclamation press both volume rockers to reset to factory.
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actually tried that a cpl times via chat w/ a tech support rep from moto on first bricked device, it still wouldn't reset...
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Flash Fix
This link can explain alot of your questions and hopefully have an answer for you as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650. This is where I started to look when I began researching how to return my phone back to stock.

Installing the roms
if anybody could please tell me.......can I install Droid 3 or Droid razr's custom roms unto my Atrix 2. Would it work..? (Coz of the three phones bear same chipset i.e Powervr540)............Please help me out....i'm afraid if i'll brick my phone by doing this......!

devil.jeet said:
if anybody could please tell me.......can I install Droid 3 or Droid razr's custom roms unto my Atrix 2. Would it work..? (Coz of the three phones bear same chipset i.e Powervr540)............Please help me out....i'm afraid if i'll brick my phone by doing this......!
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The devs have got some roms from other moto phones to boot but have problems mostly with the radio and probably a handful of other things. I would highly recommend you not try to do this. We have plenty of good roms here in the dev section that you can flash that are good roms. Generally if you follow the instructions for each rom you would be fine but if you are afraid of bricking your phone make sure you read a lot before attempting anything and always make sure you have a way back to stock.
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rom manager app g2x

hello all, im very new at this. I currently have G2X rooted stock rom GB, I saw oon googple play about the rom manager and i saw the video example on how they can change the rom. I want to know if anyone has use this app what are the specific steps to use this app with the g2x. I know the phone is special and it may or may not work like the example on google play, also is this app worth it and can it be use safely without damaging the phone.
thank you for the time

You need to flash CWM using NVFlash on the G2x; ROM Manager won't do the trick.
Look in the forum fire a thread titled "Getting Started with your G2x" or something like that.
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Edit: here's the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594650http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594650

NvFlash CWM to your phone, I used this guide when I first got my phone and it went well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
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Just make sure you use NVFlash and your good. First time I tried to get cm7 on my phone it got stuck in a boot loop easy to get out of but just use nvflash saves u the hassle I'm pretty sure somewhere on the cyanogenmod forums they got a guide on exactly how to use it with pictures worst comes to worst Google it
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thank you all very much...my phone already has the CWM... im just very nervous of chaingin the rom again. When i got this phone it originally had froyo and i didnt wait for the OVA update so i use lg then i had a few problems so i rooted to fix the battery with some apps and now I want to change the rom to the cm7 rom but im very nervous about it and i need to know how to do that and how to download that rom

As long as you used NVFlash for CWM, it's super easy. Just download the ROM you want and save it to your SD card. Then go in CWM, wipe data, cache, and system, then choose "install from zip file"and select the ROM you downloaded. Voila
Oh, and don't forget gapps, too. It installs the same way
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thank you very much. im going to try and download whats needed thank you for all of your help i hope my phone dont explode lol

Georican said:
thank you very much. im going to try and download whats needed thank you for all of your help i hope my phone dont explode lol
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You could easily find this but
1.download cm7 and appropriate gapps
2.go into recovery recommended you make a backup
3.wipe data and factory reset, wipe cache partition, go to advanced>wipe dalvik cache
4.go back install zip from SD>pick cyanogenmod
5.install zip from SD>gapps
The names of what to click may be off by a bit and You probably already found this or know how but just in case xD
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Georican said:
thank you very much. im going to try and download whats needed thank you for all of your help i hope my phone dont explode lol
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The good thing about this phone is it's practically impossible to brick it. Worst case scenario you can always use NVFlash to recover it
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i did everything and im tryin to have titaniun backup again on my phone it work but now the problem is titanium says it catn access the root privilage help ?

Open super user app and grant permission for it.
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[Q] Need emergency help to unbrick Galaxy 3 GT-i5801.

I have been using Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-i5801 for 2 years now.. It was having Android 2.1. Today I decided to install custom ROM to upgrade to Android 2.3.7. Used the below steps in the process:
1. Rooted the device using SuperOneClick
2. Installed ClockworkMode ROM manager 4.3.3.0. Installed G3RM as well.
3. I could not take the backup. G3RM when tried to open was opening a html code when i clicked the options. ClockworkMode did not have the option for Galaxy 3.
4. Downloaded the CM7.2.0-GT-i5800_Alpha8.3_CWM.zip from google code pages for cm7-i5800 (92.2 MB in size).
5. Copied the zip file to the base directory of SD card and renamed it to update.zip. Using CWM wiped the data/factory reset. Phone rebooted to Android 2.1 with all data erased.
6. Then I updated the ROM using CWM. It didn't throw any errors. Mobile rebooted. But it gets stuck in opening screen forever (display contains just GT-I5801 and Samsung). I assume this is a soft brick. As I recollect now, I forgot to clear the cache before the upgrade. Will this be a problem?
7. Tried to recover using Power + Vol Up+ Vol Down + Menu combination. This process is also stuck with a message "FORCED UPLOAD by KEY PRESSING".
8. I suspect the device is bricked now.
I am new to android ROM updates. I am looking forward for your help to unbrick the device now. Please suggest me the steps to unbrick the device (Or a link which i should follow).
Regards,
Shreekanth

At Step 7, try use ODIN and flash a Rom through it. Theres a guide somewhere on this forum. It should help save your.. Oh wait. I think you have to get a special i5801 ROM, but I might be wrong.

My phone does not boot up now.. Will it be possible to use ODIN to flash a ROM at this stage? Before step 6, I had cleared the wiped the data / factory reset using CWM. That time it rebooted to Android 2.1. Later i copied the ROM and tried the ROM update. I am facing the problem since then.
Since the display turns on, I assume this is kind of soft brick. So hoping for a fix. I am searching the entire forum for any possible answer. Please help me with your suggestions.
Regards,
Shreekanth
AzNTypeR said:
At Step 7, try use ODIN and flash a Rom through it. Theres a guide somewhere on this forum. It should help save your.. Oh wait. I think you have to get a special i5801 ROM, but I might be wrong.
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Hey,
After flashing/updating. Do factory reset/delete data all user data thing from recovery itself.
Also clear the cache.
It will boot for sure. Let mw knw if it did not help.
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tollboy said:
Hey,
After flashing/updating. Do factory reset/delete data all user data thing from recovery itself.
Also clear the cache.
It will boot for sure. Let mw knw if it did not help.
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The problem is resolved now and I am much relieved .. This time I have used ODIN. It detected the phone and now I have updated to Android 4.1.1.
A xda thread "How to use ODIN for dummies" was very helpful. Thanks a lot for all of your suggestion.

shreekanthts said:
The problem is resolved now and I am much relieved .. This time I have used ODIN. It detected the phone and now I have updated to Android 4.1.1.
A xda thread "How to use ODIN for dummies" was very helpful. Thanks a lot for all of your suggestion.
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tollboy said:
Hey,
After flashing/updating. Do factory reset/delete data all user data thing from recovery itself.
Also clear the cache.
It will boot for sure. Let mw knw if it did not help.
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Great...Enjoy!!!
Welcome to custom ROMs world.
Mark it as closed.
Regards,
:good::good:

IMPORTANT
excuse me but while installing kyrillos rom something happened and after i reboot my galaxy 3 on my screen after gt-15801 and samsung a
G3 MOD appears. thats sit its struck there PLZ HELP

addyrox said:
excuse me but while installing kyrillos rom something happened and after i reboot my galaxy 3 on my screen after gt-15801 and samsung a
G3 MOD appears. thats sit its struck there PLZ HELP
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Did you try wiping data, cache and dalvik?
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IMPORTANT
I HAD DONE EVERY THING BY THE STEPS OF KYRILLOS ROM.... BIT ITS STRUCK AT G3 MOD SCREEN AFTER I INSTALLED ROM 9.0 IN MY GALAXY 3!!!!!!!!! CAN I TRY RE-FLASHING THE ROM?//
yes i wiped the all the cache but still it didn't work. CAN U TELL ME SOME WAY TO RESTORE IT TO STOCK ROM 2.1????????????
PLZ HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You should try flashing one of these http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497261
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