hello!
i bought a cappy from USA, and i read this forum all day, because i want to know how to unlock it, and flash it. and i have a question for u guys, because i did not find any answer for it.
what the unlock depends on? ROM version or boot loader or what? i read about the one-click methon on the forum, but it's only for froyo 2.2.. or not?
i want to install a cyanogen rom, but i have to know how to unlock my phone then!
or what if i unlock my phone and install 2.3.4 or that cm7 mod?
will i lose my carrier unlock? (unfortunately in Hungary there's no att... )
thank u, i will appreciate ur help!
hristooos said:
hello!
i bought a cappy from USA, and i read this forum all day, because i want to know how to unlock it, and flash it. and i have a question for u guys, because i did not find any answer for it.
what the unlock depends on? ROM version or boot loader or what? i read about the one-click methon on the forum, but it's only for froyo 2.2.. or not?
i want to install a cyanogen rom, but i have to know how to unlock my phone then!
or what if i unlock my phone and install 2.3.4 or that cm7 mod?
will i lose my carrier unlock? (unfortunately in Hungary there's no att... )
thank u, i will appreciate ur help!
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I think your confused in the techno terms.
Unlocking is to unlock the carrier. This will permit you to use any sim card from any carrier (that support the standard bands).
Rooting is the process used to remove restrictions. It's the first step needed to flash ROMS, make backups and unlock the phone.
What firmware is your phone ?? 2.2 ?
i want to unlock carrier.
i want to use it with telenor network.
will i able to unlock if i update to 2.3.4? with that one-click method?
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no, the phone is currently on 2.1 firmware
have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=761819
and do yourself a favor: you'd rather spend a week crawling the forum to know exactly what you are doing (your phone can wait a week, i assure you) than rush things out and do some stupid mistakes that will brick your phone...
thank u for the thread, it was very helpful!!
but it didn't get answer for my question that will i able to carrier unlock my phone if i update to 2.3.4? (this thread is for 2.2)
thanks!
Updating to 2.3.4 is only a software update to the rom , modem and kernel, it doesn't unlock your carrier. There is an internal code which I don't know that unlocks it. I think theres a tool in the market that will unlock your phone but you have to be rooted, which, if your going to be flashing roms you need to be anyway, so, use the search option for rooting and flashing and do alot of reading before you make a one click brick, Sorry I can't be more help.
hristooos said:
thank u for the thread, it was very helpful!!
but it didn't get answer for my question that will i able to carrier unlock my phone if i update to 2.3.4? (this thread is for 2.2)
thanks!
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unlock carrier BEFORE updating!
updating to new rom wont lock you back, however it is much harder to unlock if you upgrade and didnt unlock prior
THANK U!!!
u are the first person who understood my question!
and will i able to downgrade?
(sorry i was an iPhone user, so that's why i so noob, i think different, because this phone fully different from iPhone) but i want to learn it!
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and what are the main mistakes what turn my phone into a brick?
hristooos said:
THANK U!!!
u are the first person who understood my question!
and will i able to downgrade?
(sorry i was an iPhone user, so that's why i so noob, i think different, because this phone fully different from iPhone) but i want to learn it!
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and what are the main mistakes what turn my phone into a brick?
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The main thing that will brick your phone is mismatched or corrupted bootloaders. Usually this happens in two scenarios:
1. You're installing the Gingerbread bootloaders and something interrupts the flash while the bootloaders are being flashed.
2. You try to use the 3-button fix Odin package while on Gingerbread bootloaders.
In both of these cases, the phone is not able to go through its normal, full cycle of bootloaders, and cannot boot. That makes it a brick - nothing responds at all.
There's some hardware ways around that, but for right now, just be aware that if you do jump to 2.3.4, you'll have to flash the Gingerbread bootloaders, and there is some (small) risk of hard bricking your phone is something goes wrong.
Oh, and once you're on the Gingerbread bootloaders, don't change them unless absolutely necessary. Most of the roms on here will work with the GB bootloaders once you have them in place. Flashing them again is just putting yourself at unnecessary risk.
isn't it safer if i install GB rom from a microsd card with clockwork recovery? instead of odin?
hristooos said:
isn't it safer if i install GB rom from a microsd card with clockwork recovery? instead of odin?
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The roms, yes. However, I believe that you'll need Odin to get the bootloaders installed, as there isn't currently a way to do that from the SD card.
Once you have your rom/kernel setup from Odin, though, it should be all SD card after that.
and what do u think is the safest way?
what is ur advise? what if i upgrade through Kies?
upgrade only to 2.2 is safer?
i don't want to f.ck my phone up :S
hristooos said:
and what do u think is the safest way?
what is ur advise? what if i upgrade through Kies?
upgrade only to 2.2 is safer?
i don't want to f.ck my phone up :S
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If you want to go the safest route but still try a custom rom, I would recommend this:
1. Get ClockworkMod Recovery on your phone. If you look in the development section, there is a program called all-in-one (AIO) tool that should help you get rooted and set up to flash roms.
2. Backup everything on your phone that matters - copy pictures/music/anything else you want to keep, use Titanium Backup to back up your apps, and run a nandroid backup from ClockworkMod Recovery (then copy that to a place not on the phone). Those things will help you in case something goes wrong.
3. Download a Froyo-based rom. I know you're wanting to make the jump to 2.3.4, but if this is your first time doing this, I would suggest you go the safer route of Froyo until you've had some experience with flashing. Just my opinion, but Firefly and Andromeda are two excellent Froyo roms, and a good place to start. There's no bootloader flashing involved.
If you absolutely have to go to Gingerbread, follow this guide to the letter. It's a good guide, it has what you need, and it will help you make the Gingerbread jump. But again, I'd say to start with Froyo, then jump to Gingerbread after you're more comfortable with flashing.
3. Take it slow and read, read, read. If you have questions, ask.
And personally, I'd say to stay away from Kies. Samsung isn't necessarily bad, but the Roms developed here are so much better than what you could get from Kies.
thank u!
could u send me a thread what teaches how to upgrade to 2.2 froyo?
i9000 firmwares compatible with captivate?
thank u!
hristooos said:
thank u!
could u send me a thread what teaches how to upgrade to 2.2 froyo?
i9000 firmwares compatible with captivate?
thank u!
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Use the AIO Captivate Toolbox. That will take you through everything you need to do to install Froyo 2.2, just go down the list of buttons.
Also look at this thread. That should be helpful.
As long as the i9000 firmware you're interested in has a reoriented kernel (a modified kernel that allows use on the i897), you should be ok - but I'd say just look for Froyo roms in the development section. Those are built specifically for the Captivate, some from i9000 sources.
Just as a quick checklist, here's the process for getting to Froyo (assuming you're on stock 2.1 Eclair):
1. Install the Captivate drivers
2. Root your phone
3. Backup
4. Install Clockworkmod Recovery
5. Download custom rom
6. Run custom rom installer from CWM Recovery
7. Reboot, restore backups.
thank u, i'm starting to understand things
could i find anywhere cyanogen 2.2 firmware? or which custom firmware do u recommend? i don't want battery draining, and i don't want a lot of differences from the original froyo theme
hristooos said:
thank u, i'm starting to understand things
could i find anywhere cyanogen 2.2 firmware? or which custom firmware do u recommend? i don't want battery draining, and i don't want a lot of differences from the original froyo theme
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You could do cyanogen now if you want, but there's a bit of a learning curve to it. If you want to stick close to original, you should probably check out Cognition.
wich version should i flash of cognition? i read about it, and i see there are different versions, with do u recommend? is it update kernel and boot loader? so it could brick my phone?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964583
is that safe for install?
hristooos said:
wich version should i flash of cognition? i read about it, and i see there are different versions, with do u recommend? is it update kernel and boot loader? so it could brick my phone?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964583
is that safe for install?
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Cognition's earlier version (4.5.3) is the Froyo version, and yes it does flash a bootloader, so there is some risk there. It is, however, very close to stock. If you are willing to go away from stock a little bit, you could try Fasty, which sounds pretty close to stock without the bootloaders, or one of the ones I mentioned above.
Just by sheer volume of people who have installed Cognition, I'd say it's relatively safe. If you want to go even safer, pick a rom with no bootloaders.
and if i download fasty it won't update boot loader?
wich link should i download?
first or second??
Quite simple, need a fast rom and long battery LIFE ,then this ROM is for you :
ROM : Fasty V2.5
Need the latest leaked android 2.3.4 for captivate, modified to be faster and have a impressive battery life:Click Here Fasty II
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So I waited for the GB update and I like it but I think it is time to root this phone. I want to stress that I have had this phone since a little bit after it came out about two weeks after and it has run like a champ from day 1. No problems at all so when I updated to gb it was actually a downgrade in some ways like the camera but I definitly like gb because of the text editing but I havent noticed any improvement in battery life or speed or signal or GPS but All thouse things were great before and they are great now.
So I am running GB 2.3.3 withthe july 15 baseband and kernel 2.6.32.9 and I know it is different to root but I dont fully uinderstand it so if someone can post a detailed guide with as much explanation as possible so I understand what I am doing I would greatly appriciate it. I assume you cant get NV flasher from the market (I Havent looked) and what is cwm or cmw and if I flash a new rom will I loose the new baseband? Or can I get root permissions and keep stock GB? Tahnk you for all your help
First read the sticky at the top of the Android Development page. That sticky basically explains everything you will need to know, step by step.
In summary though....
Step 1 - NVFlash (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847)
Step 2 - Download Xboarders Rooted OTA.zip (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179748)
Step 3 - Boot into Clockwork Recovery
Step 4 - Install Zip from SD Card - the Zip you downloaded above
Voila you have rooted GB 2.3.3 with new baseband.
An alternative that I would suggest would be Eaglesblood 1.06 GB 2.3.3 though, smoothest ROM on the boards IMO and based on GB 2.3.3
jabhome said:
An alternative that I would suggest would be Eaglesblood 1.06 GB 2.3.3 though, smoothest ROM on the boards IMO and based on GB 2.3.3
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I've tried both Roms and I would have to sway that Xboarder's Tweaked Rom is the best GB update 2.3.3 Rom.
pdxmatts said:
I've tried both Roms and I would have to sway that Xboarder's Tweaked Rom is the best GB update 2.3.3 Rom.
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Did not try Xboarders tweaked, maybe I will give it a try.
Does swype work on that rom as phone just took a dump with swype beta. First reboot in over two months just now.
Sent from my LG-P999 using Tapatalk
Follow the advice above. I flashed a rom for the first time today.
Does the Netflix app work on xboarder's rom? I'm having issues with HDMI on CM7 going out about every 5 minutes but coming right back. I really need the netflix app for travel.
+1 on xboarders. Runs smooth and has all of the stock features
Sent from my LG-P999
thanks guys that was what I thought. So it really is that easy? What actually gives it the root? is it the xboarders rom? I am going to ask alot of questions because I want to understand how it actually works so please bear with me. It sounds like it actually got easir to root with this update no? It seems like NVflash is a app or program that lets me put the rom on my sim card should I go internal or external? I have a whole bunch of external cards with diffewrent capacitys and the one i use now is 16 gig. Then clockwork recovery is a program that is already on the dvice I dont know if it is part of android or what but it is alrady there right? It lets me choose wether I want to recover or make a backup of roms or install new ones correct? Then when I put the tweeked rom on it has something in it hat roots the phone magically.
Please let me know what I am right about and what I am not right about and give me the correct answers because I really want to know I am a nosey motherfer
Charlie
So According to the thread in this forum titles "how to get the new baseband" the rooted version of the new rom does not contain the new baseband. Or is that the leaked gingerbread that came out a few months ago way before the update came out? He is not talking about xboarders rom right? If I do what was suggested here I will in fact have the new baseband and 2.3.3 rooted right?
Charlie
correct
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So According to the thread in this forum titles "how to get the new baseband" the rooted version of the new rom does not contain the new baseband. Or is that the leaked gingerbread that came out a few months ago way before the update came out? He is not talking about xboarders rom right? If I do what was suggested here I will in fact have the new baseband and 2.3.3 rooted right?
Charlie
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If you have the new baseband now no roms will change that.
The roms do not include the baseband .
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thanks guys that was what I thought. So it really is that easy? What actually gives it the root? is it the xboarders rom? I am going to ask alot of questions because I want to understand how it actually works so please bear with me. It sounds like it actually got easir to root with this update no? It seems like NVflash is a app or program that lets me put the rom on my sim card should I go internal or external? I have a whole bunch of external cards with diffewrent capacitys and the one i use now is 16 gig. Then clockwork recovery is a program that is already on the dvice I dont know if it is part of android or what but it is alrady there right? It lets me choose wether I want to recover or make a backup of roms or install new ones correct? Then when I put the tweeked rom on it has something in it hat roots the phone magically.
Please let me know what I am right about and what I am not right about and give me the correct answers because I really want to know I am a nosey motherfer
Charlie
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I flash from my external SD Card. You just need to decide where you want to install from, and then make sure you set up NVFlash with the correct support, external or internal.
Not sure of the exact terminology, but I think the procedure itself would be called to NVFlash ClockworkMod. NVFlash is the procedure to install CWM, while CWM is the program that you will run via Volume Down + Power when you boot up. CWM 4.0.0.2 will boot up and from there you will be able to flash roms, backup and restore Nandroids.
Ah that makes sense Now I see CWM stands for Clock work mod. See I was thinking CWM is a rom I actually thought it stood for cyogen mod I just couldnt figure out the W. So when I flash CWM it contains the root permissions already is that how it works?
So I should use nvflash to install cwm then I should probally make a backup of my stock rom. Also If I just install or flash CWM and not flash a new rom then Will my phone be rooted stock? or do I have to flash the xborders rom to gain root?
Thanks alot guys
Charlie
mojorisin7178 said:
Ah that makes sense Now I see CWM stands for Clock work mod. See I was thinking CWM is a rom I actually thought it stood for cyogen mod I just couldnt figure out the W. So when I flash CWM it contains the root permissions already is that how it works?
So I should use nvflash to install cwm then I should probally make a backup of my stock rom. Also If I just install or flash CWM and not flash a new rom then Will my phone be rooted stock? or do I have to flash the xborders rom to gain root?
Thanks alot guys
Charlie
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CWM doesn't "contain" root permissions, it just allows you to flash any ROM into the phone, rooted or otherwise. The Xboarder ROM is pre-rooted, along with most of the others.
THANK YOU!
I too am a noob and was a little confused. I'd search the forums and come up with too much info. Plus, some terms used on this forum are slightly overloaded (in the C++ context) from the classic meanings, like "ROM" and "baseband". Those terms as used here do not mean exactly what they meant 20 years ago.
I'm sure I need to read more on app dev (but I have too many hobbies already), but I'm confused about the layers of s/w. As a noob, I would think the layers would be BIOS or maybe BSP, Linux, Android. So I don't understand:
1) where does the clockwork mod fit within the layers?
1a) nvdia nvflash installs new drivers in the Linux layer?
2) what is contained in the ROM image? A new version of Linux, andriod, nvdia drivers, baseband?
3) Is there a BIOS/BSP, or is all register access done in Linux drivers?
I'm not looking for a developers level answer to these questions, more of the readers digest version of the answers.
Since I'm having black screen of death (I believe referred to here as "SOD"), on two phones, I'd like to understand more, to figure out if this problem is h/w or s/w. I am definitely leaning towards s/w problems and my wife and I would love to keep these phones.
Thanks again.
-Bob
mojorisin7178 said:
Ah that makes sense Now I see CWM stands for Clock work mod. See I was thinking CWM is a rom I actually thought it stood for cyogen mod I just couldnt figure out the W. So when I flash CWM it contains the root permissions already is that how it works?
So I should use nvflash to install cwm then I should probally make a backup of my stock rom. Also If I just install or flash CWM and not flash a new rom then Will my phone be rooted stock? or do I have to flash the xborders rom to gain root?
Thanks alot guys
Charlie
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Continuing off of what Spyvie said, you do need to flash xboarder's rom to gain root, (more like repeating what he said). As for nvflash, this should make things a bit easier. tgagunman made a nice one click feature that if you follow the directions, should be easier to follow. You will get clockwork mod recovery, it will be nvflashed, but it's a lot easier for a non-techie to use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847
I want to thank everyone who chimed in you guys have been really good to me Bob has some really good questions also and I hope this thread can help you out bob. That is why I started this thread for people like me who are really good with computers and like to mess around but don't quite understand phones. Every time something goes wrong with my PC I go to the forums and I fix it myself then I feel good. (And I have had some real disasters on my PC I have come back from)
Anyway I will be doing this procedure soon as I feel confident that I can do it and I see there is a fix for unbricking phones. One last question before I hit the green light: Can it be unrooted just in case I have to send it back for warantey issues and can CWM be uninstalled? I suspect that since the ROM is pre-rooted that all I would have to do is format and install my original ROM then uninstall CWM is that on point or no? And Again THANKS TO ALL WHO CHIME IN WITH THE ANSWERS AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OTHERS TO CHIME IN WITH THERE QUESTIONS.
Charlie
Okay so I checked out the links. So I gather that step 1 has to be skipped now because super1click does not work. So we can just NVflash CWM which looks easy enough. Now I have winzip on my computer will that work for extracting .rar files? I am pretty sure it will but I want to make sure. And I am going to shut off user control permissions and I use MS security essentials for my Anti virus so I am thinking of shutting that off for this procedure would that be a wise thing and is there anything else that I should do. I am not a computer expert but I am not a idiot either I am just inexperienced. Thank you guys
Charlie
mojorisin7178 said:
Can it be unrooted just in case I have to send it back for warantey issues and can CWM be uninstalled?
Charlie
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You can restore you Nandroid of the preroot OTA, or you can unroot with the unroot zip that Xboarder provided in his link.
mojorisin7178 said:
Okay so I checked out the links. So I gather that step 1 has to be skipped now because super1click does not work. So we can just NVflash CWM which looks easy enough. Now I have winzip on my computer will that work for extracting .rar files? I am pretty sure it will but I want to make sure. And I am going to shut off user control permissions and I use MS security essentials for my Anti virus so I am thinking of shutting that off for this procedure would that be a wise thing and is there anything else that I should do. I am not a computer expert but I am not a idiot either I am just inexperienced. Thank you guys
Charlie
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no, there is nothing else you need to do to your computer. The link provided by the brother above (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847) is where you need to be. Skip the one click root and go straight to NV flash. It will guide you through installing the nvidia drivers you need. TGA_Gunnman has is laid out really nice and easy to follow and the program he put together (one click clm recovery nv flasher) is really simple to understand and use. he also has another post out there (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715) that is also helpfull. Once you get nv flash done make sure you copy the rom you want on your sd card. IMO Xboarders is very nice and smooth. You will hold down volume down and power together until you see the android screen. Then in the menu use vol keys to move to backup and restore and use power to select. Then move to yes and run the backup. then you can wipe data/factory restore. Then wipe cache. Then go to advanced and wipe dalvic and batt stats. Then go back to "choose zip from sd" and find your rom zip and select it. It will run for a while and tell you when its done, Then go to advanced again and fix permission. After that just go to reboot option and let it reboot. It may take a little longer the first time, just let it go. When it reboots you will have a rooted 2.3.3 with the new baseband you just updated to. After that go to the market and get Titanium Backup and run a backup of all your apps and data. From there your pretty much good to start flashing away. Have fun, Good luck
Hi people, new to XDA, happy to be here.
I signed up so I could find out what the best/safest method is for rooting my SGS with my specific software version. By best, I mean most efficient, and by safest, I mean a method which retains all my data.
There are so many methods that I really don't know which one to choose. If you wish to simply link me to an existing thread, that's fine.
Attached is a screenshot of my phone's software specs.
Regards,
Nick
P.S When people talk about different methods for XXJVQ, XWJVP etc. are they referring to the Baseband version, or Kernel version/Build number, cause on my phone they're both different?
Welcome to XDA!
I do not own a SGS, however i can a\give you some advice. You can try going to the SGS forums to look for tools and guides. Keep in mind that Samsung devices use Odin to change Roms and stuff. Do you want to change your rom or just have root access? Either way you can retain your data by having backups.
You can backup your smses using apps such as sms backup form the market. contacts can be backed up with google.
Here's the SGS forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=665&order=desc
Also check if your version is i9000 or i9003 or any others. Just keep reading up and you'll get the idea
Good luck
Oh and they are refering to baseband. Kernel changes with the different roms.
Thanks for the prompt reply!
What do I do about backing up my apps?
droidoidoid said:
Hi people, new to XDA, happy to be here.
I signed up so I could find out what the best/safest method is for rooting my SGS with my specific software version. By best, I mean most efficient, and by safest, I mean a method which retains all my data.
There are so many methods that I really don't know which one to choose. If you wish to simply link me to an existing thread, that's fine.
Attached is a screenshot of my phone's software specs.
Regards,
Nick
P.S When people talk about different methods for XXJVQ, XWJVP etc. are they referring to the Baseband version, or Kernel version/Build number, cause on my phone they're both different?
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i used superoneclick to root my vodafone 845 succesfully it was completely safe i just had to enter bootloader mode and run the .bat file from the pc
here's the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
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droidoidoid said:
Thanks for the prompt reply!
What do I do about backing up my apps?
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try titanium backup you can restore/backup all of your apps/system apps
^ Cheers for this! I'm guessing Superoneclick is a program that simplifies the rooting process, but there's less learning involved?
I have Titanium Backup, however the issue is.... it looks as though the phone already has to be rooted for TB to work, but rooting the phone incorrectly could cause data loss if not backed up. Isn't this a catch 22? I could have it wrong though.
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^ Cheers for this! I'm guessing Superoneclick is a program that simplifies the rooting process, but there's less learning involved?
I have Titanium Backup, however the issue is.... it looks as though the phone already has to be rooted for TB to work, but rooting the phone incorrectly could cause data loss if not backed up. Isn't this a catch 22? I could have it wrong though.
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Yes, it simplifies the rooting process. Then again, why not try a custom rom by flashing through odin? Yes, theres a risk of losing your data. Theres a low chance though. good luck
I may as well update you guys.
Well, this is a little more technical than what I first thought, so I decided to do something simple to begin with - I used Odin to flash Gingerbread 2.3.4 into my phone. (I'm guessing you need to root your phone to flash a custom ROM, but not to flash the next version of the default Android OS like I just did, but correct me if I'm wrong here)
Anyway, the results are - I still have my contacts (cause they're on my sim) and media files, but my texts and free apps are gone. Why? Because I wrongly assumed that it would be the same as when I initially upgraded to Gingerbread through Kies (the official way). That is, all data is retained. The thing is, surely anything you download from the Market would be kept in your Google account, but obviously not.
Anyway, now that I have a feel for how Odin works, I'll go ahead do the root, followed by a custom ROM. I won't be using Superoneclick though, I like doing things the complicated way.
(to be honest I am a little pissed that my apps are gone, should've used MyBackupPro, a backup app that doesn't require root, but as always, I stumble upon these when it's too late)
okay then i just suggested you superoneclick because it was the safest and most convinient root method i ve ever used good luck rooting
Yay I'm rooted! Fun times! Didn't brick my phone or anything. Now begins the long journey of customising my phone as to how I want it. I guess a good place to start is to install MIUI.
droidoidoid said:
Yay I'm rooted! Fun times! Didn't brick my phone or anything. Now begins the long journey of customising my phone as to how I want it. I guess a good place to start is to install MIUI.
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have fun !
In response to my question...
"When people talk about different methods for XXJVQ, XWJVP etc. are they referring to the Baseband version, or Kernel version/Build number, cause on my phone they're both different?"
a guy on another forum said...
"They are talking about the Build Number and in your case its JVP. Baseband is your modem which basically is your service,battery life."
This conflicts with what you said about it. Can you clarify this for me?
Cheers
ok i have downloaded the I727UCALC4 leaked update for the galaxy s2 skyrocket and i have a few questions i hope someone anyone out there who has tried it can answer.
1. how is the performance? does it slow down the phone?
2. is there a big change in the user interface?
3. can i flash this rom without tripping the flash counter?
4. if this rom is actually from at&t will it void my warranty?
5. do i need to be rooted to flash this rom?
6. if i dont like this update can i go back to the stock rom?
7. if so how would i return to stock rom if i wanted to?
8. does ice cream sandwich live up to all the hype ive heard?
9. any glitches or any problems? anything thats not working or unstable?
sorry for so many questions i just cant find that much info on how it actually works after you install it. right now all the info is about how to install it and not about after... any help on these questions would be greatly appreciated since im having trouble deciding and finding the answers to my questions.... thanks guys....
garydv2002 said:
ok i have downloaded the I727UCALC4 leaked update for the galaxy s2 skyrocket and i have a few questions i hope someone anyone out there who has tried it can answer.
1. how is the performance? does it slow down the phone?
2. is there a big change in the user interface?
3. can i flash this rom without tripping the flash counter?
4. if this rom is actually from at&t will it void my warranty?
5. do i need to be rooted to flash this rom?
6. if i dont like this update can i go back to the stock rom?
7. if so how would i return to stock rom if i wanted to?
8. does ice cream sandwich live up to all the hype ive heard?
9. any glitches or any problems? anything thats not working or unstable?
sorry for so many questions i just cant find that much info on how it actually works after you install it. right now all the info is about how to install it and not about after... any help on these questions would be greatly appreciated since im having trouble deciding and finding the answers to my questions.... thanks guys....
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You should use the search function of the forum. All of the questions you asked have been discussed many times and I find it hard to believe that you looked because many of the questions you asked are stickied or are still on the first page. I'm telling you this because there is a lot of information to cover on your questions (many of them could possibly have several different answers) and the easiest way for you to get all of the information you need is to look at what people have already said and done. There is even a "One Stop Shop ICS" thread that is stickied in the DEV section. Nope, I can't believe you even tried...but good luck and read as much as you can. Short-cuts will only get you a bricked phone.
well i have read alot and i think that may be my problem. i have read alot on android 4.0.3 and i have found info that the nexus got it first and this update is way different for the skyrocket. like the user interface is way different. cant seem to find a straight answer on it as people seem to be split on the user interface. thats why i wanted someone who has actually installed it to kinda point me in the right direction on some of my questions. i dont mind reading info but im new to this sight and am just figuring out how to search for info on xda. typing questions in google has gotten me only more confused. ive had good luck on xda in the past and trust the info on this site above any other. if you could copy and paste some links i dont mind doing my own reasearch as a matter of fact i had rather that way i can download what i need as i go..... thanks
ok i found the all things ics forum you were talking about so im gonna read all that info and if i still have any questions ill come back and ask. if anyone has any links to info they feel might help feel free to post them. also if you know of any better ics roms than this leaked one for the skyrocket feel free to post links on those. thanks for pointing me in the right direction now maybe i can find enough info to make up my mind on whether to flash this rom or wait for a better one or the official release.. thanks again...
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well i have read alot and i think that may be my problem. i have read alot on android 4.0.3 and i have found info that the nexus got it first and this update is way different for the skyrocket. like the user interface is way different. cant seem to find a straight answer on it as people seem to be split on the user interface. thats why i wanted someone who has actually installed it to kinda point me in the right direction on some of my questions. i dont mind reading info but im new to this sight and am just figuring out how to search for info on xda. typing questions in google has gotten me only more confused. ive had good luck on xda in the past and trust the info on this site above any other. if you could copy and paste some links i dont mind doing my own reasearch as a matter of fact i had rather that way i can download what i need as i go..... thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573218
Start from the top and work your way down. If you have an I727 I would definately only research ICS on the I727 and not any other phone. As you said, they are different. You will also find that there are no 100% answers on a lot of your questions. What works on one phone might act a little different on another. That is why it is better to read and be prepared...just in case.
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will the att ics update remove clock work mod from my phone? i just flashed cwm and made a back up of my stock gb rom but want to be able to flash back using cwm if i dont like the leaked update
garydv2002 said:
will the att ics update remove clock work mod from my phone? i just flashed cwm and made a back up of my stock gb rom but want to be able to flash back using cwm if i dont like the leaked update
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If you use the "Odin" version (One click Odin with the ICS leak) you will need to put cwm back on your phone via Odin. If you use cwm to install one of the custom ROMS you will retain cwm. Directions on how to put cwm back on your phone can be found in the "DEV" section. If you use the ODIN method you will need to re-root anyway, I prefer Copperhed's method...again, found in the "DEV" section. Good luck.
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well i found a stock rom thats not a odin one click and not from a backup but it is stock. if i put the tar file on my sd can i flash it with cwm and if so will i lose it that way or do i need to find a rom already rooted injected with cwm? sorry for so many questions...
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well i found a stock rom thats not a odin one click and not from a backup but it is stock. if i put the tar file on my sd can i flash it with cwm and if so will i lose it that way or do i need to find a rom already rooted injected with cwm? sorry for so many questions...
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Do not try to flash TAR files through CWM. Only ZIP files (approved for flashing with cwm) can be flashed via CWM. TAR files are for ODIN. I suggest you learn more about the differences before trying anything. There are very direct and clear directions for all of this in the different XDA skyrocket sections (mostly in the "DEV" section). Do yourself a favor and take a week or two to do some reading and learning. Good luck.
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from all the reading i been doing all day from the everything ics forum its best to flash the odin one click first then flash cwm again and install your choice of custom roms [zip files] since im on gingerbread now. something with the modem and radio is giving alot of problems unless you flash the odin one click first. im gonna take your advice and do alot more reading before i decide. i had a captivate before i got the skyrocket and flashed many different versions thru odin on it but have never flashed a rom with cwm before. so odin or heimdall is not new too me just cwm. but now that i found out about cwm and the way it can backup roms ill never be without it again. its kinda like having life insurance it there if i screw up lol.. thanks for helping me and if i run across anything else im not sure about ill ask cause its better to ask than to mess it all up... ill let you know what i decide and how it turns out... thanks again
Well I made up my mind and flashed the odin one click leaked update of ics. Then used odin to flash clockwork mod and used cwm to then root and make a backup of ics just in case. I restored my apps and data using titanium backup and never lost any data not even on the games I play. Oh and if anyone is wondering this ics update flashing cwm and rooting did not trip the flash counter none of it did. From what I read the flash counter only moves when a custom rom is flashed and this was not a custom rom but a leaked version of stock rom to come. Also flashing cwm does not trip the counter cause you are only flashing a recovery image and not a custom rom and the root didn't cause you are not flashing anything using this method... thanks to all for the help I could not have done this without those who pointed me in the right direction..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
garydv2002 said:
Well I made up my mind and flashed the odin one click leaked update of ics. Then used odin to flash clockwork mod and used cwm to then root and make a backup of ics just in case. I restored my apps and data using titanium backup and never lost any data not even on the games I play. Oh and if anyone is wondering this ics update flashing cwm and rooting did not trip the flash counter none of it did. From what I read the flash counter only moves when a custom rom is flashed and this was not a custom rom but a leaked version of stock rom to come. Also flashing cwm does not trip the counter cause you are only flashing a recovery image and not a custom rom and the root didn't cause you are not flashing anything using this method... thanks to all for the help I could not have done this without those who pointed me in the right direction..
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using XDA
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You are moving in the right direction. Your next stop is "ROM flashing addiction"...enjoy (LOL).
What is your favorite ics rom? Include a link so I can check it out..
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Hi, I have a Galaxy S2 LTE with Rogers - i727r (apparently it's called the Skyrocket in the USA) I really want to update it but I've been reading a lot of complaints about the ICS for this phone. Should I update or should I just root it? And if I should root it, which rom DOES NOT drain battery life and DOES NOT use up too much of my ram?
Thanks!
I have tried many roms... They are pros and cons to each and every one of them. But yet they are all outstanding. You probably don't wanna hear this, Flash a few and try them out. But you have to make the decision first to root...because without root, you're not flashing anything .
U don't actually have to root. Since Samsung was kind enough to leave the boot loader unlocked just flash a different recovery. U also have the added benefit with this method of no flash counter increase.
As for ics, I highly recommend skyics to get u started, and cm9 if ur feeling adventurous
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U don't actually have to root. Since Samsung was kind enough to leave the boot loader unlocked just flash a different recovery. U also have the added benefit with this method of no flash counter increase.
As for ics, I highly recommend skyics to get u started, and cm9 if ur feeling adventurous
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you just need to install a custom recovery such as cwm or twrp, no root required.
howto in the 3rd link in my sig
Thanks for correcting me gentlemen ...I was still thinking HTC. I dunno why, I've been here since April (maybe old age ?)
Hi, can you please tell me the easiest way to upgrade my infuse to the last available SO (gingerbread i think). I would also like to remove all the AT&T stuffs i have in the the phone at this moment... in other words i'd like to have a clean SO.
If usefull I've already rooted the phone.... but now i don't know how to go on.
Please let me know what should i look for and eventually give me the right link to the right thread in this forum.
Thanks
U really didn't even bother searching other threads at least in the first page itself.
Here's a hint, enter a thread called Help: Infuse steps to new ROM and use search button
Fullmetal Jun said:
U really didn't even bother searching other threads at least in the first page itself.
Here's a hint, enter a thread called Help: Infuse steps to new ROM and use search button
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Sorry... i'm not practical for this kind of terms. ROM stands for any kind of new SO? I don't want a customized one... i'm just looking for a new clean 2.3.5 Android. I can't get it through the samsung software upgrade as i usually used to do...because it says i already have the last one for his kind of phone (due to the AT&T brand i think).
freznet said:
Sorry... i'm not practical for this kind of terms. ROM stands for any kind of new SO? I don't want a customized one... i'm just looking for a new clean 2.3.5 Android. I can't get it through the samsung software upgrade as i usually used to do...because it says i already have the last one for his kind of phone (due to the AT&T brand i think).
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Yeah the last stock official is GB 2.3.6
If you have it, there's no further official updates!!!
If you are rooted, use titanium backup app to uninstall the at&t bloatwares!
Fullmetal Jun said:
Yeah the last stock official is GB 2.3.6
If you have it, there's no further official updates!!!
If you are rooted, use titanium backup app to uninstall the at&t bloatwares!
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At this moment I have a Froyo UCKH1... and, as i wrote, i'm not able to upgrade it. I also have titanium backup installed... but i dont' know how to unlock the phone. I tought that was the only way to remove the at&t lock on the phone.
freznet said:
At this moment I have a Froyo UCKH1... and, as i wrote, i'm not able to upgrade it. I also have titanium backup installed... but i dont' know how to unlock the phone. I tought that was the only way to remove the at&t lock on the phone.
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Try the first post stickied!
OR I don't know if this will unlock, but u'll be upgraded to GB 2.3.6. Download mode is: Remove battery, put back again, don't switch on,
hold volume up and down continuously and connect USB to computer at the same time. Should indicate download mode. Press vol up to continue using Odin!
Read this until 3 times and download the tool with root. Do the exact steps!!! At your own risk! I'm not liable to any failure! But this worked for me! Use tb to delete bloatwares!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705260