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[Q] Rebuild Laptop and now what to do?

Hi,
I had to rebuild my laptop and Now I have win 7 64 bit. I was earlier rooted and installed Kies successfully. I have following build
Model Number : SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
Firmware Version : 2.1-update1
Baseband version : I897UCJF6
Kernen version : 2.6.29
[email protected] #2
Build Number : ECLAIR
I want to install Kies and the ability to sync my phone with the computer. Now I am getting very confused. I see many threads with some new Kies Version. I see the threads with the new rooting and I think new OS build also and it fixed GPS issues?
I also read the new guide for rooting and it says that I will be able to sync up with my iTunes etc..
Can someone please help me in understanding the sequence in which I should update?
Thanks a lot for help.

ask_j said:
Hi,
I had to rebuild my laptop and Now I have win 7 64 bit. I was earlier rooted and installed Kies successfully. I have following build
Model Number : SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
Firmware Version : 2.1-update1
Baseband version : I897UCJF6
Kernen version : 2.6.29
[email protected] #2
Build Number : ECLAIR
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I'm assuming your phone is still rooted? You would want to update to I897UCJH7. That is the updated 2.1 rom that was originally sent over the air (ota). You would not want to perform the ota update with a rooted phone, however. There is a mini-kies way of installing it. This helped some people with GPS issues, but was not considered a real fix. See here: http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=558&AT_ID=338212
I want to install Kies and the ability to sync my phone with the computer. Now I am getting very confused. I see many threads with some new Kies Version. I see the threads with the new rooting and I think new OS build also and it fixed GPS issues?
I also read the new guide for rooting and it says that I will be able to sync up with my iTunes etc..
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I have never had an iPod or iPhone, so I never used iTunes. I do remember reading that there is an app that can take the place of iTunes, or something like that, but I'm sorry, I don't remember the details. You will be able to install the full version of kies on Windows 7, but you will probably have to download it from the Samsung UK site, or somewhere. (That's different from mini-kies, btw.) Follow the instructions in one of the threads about that. But I don't know from personal experience if you will be able to do the syncing you want.
Can someone please help me in understanding the sequence in which I should update?
Thanks a lot for help.
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Hope that helps a little. Maybe someone else can fill in more.

Still few questions.
creepyncrawly said:
I'm assuming your phone is still rooted? You would want to update to I897UCJH7. That is the updated 2.1 rom that was originally sent over the air (ota). You would not want to perform the ota update with a rooted phone, however. There is a mini-kies way of installing it. This helped some people with GPS issues, but was not considered a real fix. See here: http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=558&AT_ID=338212
I have never had an iPod or iPhone, so I never used iTunes. I do remember reading that there is an app that can take the place of iTunes, or something like that, but I'm sorry, I don't remember the details. You will be able to install the full version of kies on Windows 7, but you will probably have to download it from the Samsung UK site, or somewhere. (That's different from mini-kies, btw.) Follow the instructions in one of the threads about that. But I don't know from personal experience if you will be able to do the syncing you want.
Hope that helps a little. Maybe someone else can fill in more.
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I am rooted. So what is procedure of upgrading in case of I am rooted. Also If I install mini Kies to upgrade, will I be able to install full kies version? Or I do not need full Kies version as the mini kies can take care of syncing the phone with computer?
Last question is related to 2.1. Some people refer to 2.2 also? Is that stable build? or should I wait some more time before upgrade to 2.2? I mean currently upgrade to 2.1 and then wait for some more time to upgrade to 2.2?
Please help

ask_j said:
I am rooted. So what is procedure of upgrading in case of I am rooted.
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You would not want to perform the ota update while rooted. People who tried it found it borked their phone in some way. But the mini-kies method works with a rooted phone. I'm not even sure AT&T is still pushing out the ota anyway.
Also If I install mini Kies to upgrade, will I be able to install full kies version? Or I do not need full Kies version as the mini kies can take care of syncing the phone with computer?
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I don't really know. Never had mini-kies installed. I updated to JH7 by installing Cognition. I'm currently running Cognition 2.1.6. If you use mini-kies to install the update, you can presumably uninstall it, just like any other windows program, after you complete the update and before you install the full kies version.
Last question is related to 2.1. Some people refer to 2.2 also? Is that stable build? or should I wait some more time before upgrade to 2.2? I mean currently upgrade to 2.1 and then wait for some more time to upgrade to 2.2?
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2.1 Eclair is stable. 2.2 Froyo is not officially released as yet. A 2.2 version was leaked about a month or so ago, but it must be considered a beta version. There are bugs and other issues still not resolved. However, there are several roms available based on the leaked version of 2.2, and at least one based on a more recent leaked version. Hundreds of people are running some version of Froyo. You just have to decided if the bugs and issues are a problem for you vs whether you need / want the new features. As I said, I'm still running eclair (cognition 2.1.6) and will wait until after the official 2.2 release to upgrade.

[Q] please help

hey guys i need help.
to update with lg updater it has to be with windows pc?
i didnt have the ota cause i've been rooted but i really need to update my baseband i am on mac. i used to have cracked windows but ever since i update to lion ox i lost it.
oh and is there a driver for this phone and a way to flash CWM with a mac?
oh another thing i saw on a threat long ago about a dialer code for the ota but cant find it

Haven't found anything in the way of mac drivers, sorry.
Your best bet is to borrow a friend's xp pc, or visit their house or something.
It shouldn't take you more than half hour to install the update and then flash CWM anyway so it doesn't even have to be a long visit.
Are you stock right now? Haven't been able to install CWM etc...?

thanasisc4 said:
Haven't found anything in the way of mac drivers, sorry.
Your best bet is to borrow a friend's xp pc, or visit their house or something.
It shouldn't take you more than half hour to install the update and then flash CWM anyway so it doesn't even have to be a long visit.
Are you stock right now? Haven't been able to install CWM etc...?
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No I'm not stuck. Its just I never updated my phone with the official gb
And need to update with it so I can update the baseband.
That's all.

Yeah man I definitely recommend the updated baseband my GPS is awesome ever since I updated.
Definitely get yourself to a WinXP machine though cuz the updater tool seems to be picky with that.
Plus you don't even need to unroot or revert to stock recovery either. Matter fact I was running Eagle's Blood Froyo with CWM when I updated mine and it worked without a hitch took about 20 mins.

thanasisc4 said:
Yeah man I definitely recommend the updated baseband my GPS is awesome ever since I updated.
Definitely get yourself to a WinXP machine though cuz the updater tool seems to be picky with that.
Plus you don't even need to unroot or revert to stock recovery either. Matter fact I was running Eagle's Blood Froyo with CWM when I updated mine and it worked without a hitch took about 20 mins.
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Cool. Do you have to flash recovery again after the update?

question
now gingerbread 2.3.3 is an operating system correct?
or is it also considered a rom?
and are basebands different for each rom?
and what exactly is sdk?
i apologize if these questions are placed in wrong section but i been reading the thread and am very new and would like to know alot more.
also i just got new g2x today and have installed the clorkwork recovery now there
is a said method to install rom with no sd card as new phones dont have one.
Amon_RA recover with adb
is it recomended and as currently with clockwork installed am i techincally rooted??

Rooted my Stock Gingerbread 2.3.5!

I am posting to say that I just successfully rooted my Captivate....
KK4 Kernel
Gingerbread 2.3.5 (Now rooted!)
As you can see I'm super excited and this is why!
Thanks to this forum! Flashing AT&T Stock Gingerbread; now KK4, Gingerbread 2.3.5
And to nakedninja42 !
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE TO WHATEVER HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE.
HOWEVER, THIS WORKED LIKE A CHARM ON MINE!
So first I ....
Updated via Kies....First to Eclair then to Froyo bc I was coming from a custom.
Begin by putting it in Download mode!!!!!
1: Flash I897UCKF1-AutoRoot-DesignGears.tar for root with Odin by Placing it in the PDA slot
CLICK START.
2: Boot once, (it will install root) then shut down.
3: Download mode again!
4: Reflash the original KK4 kernel by placing it in the PDA slot in ODIN (If you do not change the kernel back to KK4 after root, you could have wifi issues)
CLICK START.
vvvvvvvvvvvv THE REST ARE nakedninja42's INSTRUCTIONS vvvvvvvvvvvvvv
5:Settings>Applications> enable Unknown Sources
7:You can also Update Superuser from market (may be updated already) https://market.android.com/details?i...=search_result
8: Install busybox from market

I just read the other forum saying that the kernel build date is different than the leak. I had not seen that previous to our conversation. The tar for the stock KK4 I provided is from the leak update. I am still working on decrypting the kies update I obtained from the Samsung server. Glad its working, let us know if you experience any weird issues.
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium

That information is completely incorrect. The leak and the official release are identical.

Time_Zone said:
That information is completely incorrect. The leak and the official release are identical.
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I thought that as well since the build.prop had the same date. But someone in the other thread said the kernel was a different build date. If it works, awesome!

UPDATE
It has been working great guys!
I installed BusyBox and installed all my apps with TB.
So happy!

The version listed in the build.prop was different between the leak and AT&Ts release at least when i checked before and after my update, but it is possible my experience waa unique. Regardless, there was not enough of a difference between the kernels other than that to say that they are in fact different in way other than that. I will say that i have been running root via the old fugu method and the leaked kernel since the day it came out and it has been flawless. I still have noticed increased stabilty on the official vs leaked but have no idea why as i restored all my apps and settings the same as before.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda premium

Thank you for posting these instructions! Worked like a charm for me! I just wanted to be able to get rid of all the AT&T bloatware. Thanks Again.
Johnny

Thank you for posting the instructions! Worked for me also.

worked perfectly last night
Thank You
Samsung Captivat Galaxy S
Update to froyo from Keis then to Gingerbread
now rooted thanks to You.
Best this phone has ever worked!

official 2.3.5 gingerbread Cappy w/Root
I followed the instructions in the OP.
Thank you
After doing some research I decided this was the cleanest way to go, I'm fairly happy with stock roms minus the bloatware. Just my personal preference since I don't want to put a lot of time into trying different roms, at least not at this time. Only thing I didn't check was the kernel version from the official compared to after this process. I read some posts that the leaked was the same as the official rom but then another person noted that the official version seemed to be a little less buggy/stable. Maybe just a software/settings issue and not kernel. Not sure. But I am restoring my titanium backup right now loading the apps w/out data to prevent any conflict. I am also being very selective about what system data I restore just as a precaution.
To enter download mode easily, I used a command prompt to execute "adb reboot download" from an adb folder i copied out of SuperOneClick. I moved the folder to a more convenient location for accessing it from the command prompt, and to keep files and tools organized together.
One note about my experience with the official gingerbread 2.3.5 release.
I was running stock/official 2.2 rooted and gcalender would only sync or display my default "account name" calender. After using Kies mini to upgrade to 2.3.5 I thought it would be fixed since that was suppose to be one of the issues addressed in gingerbread. To my surprise even after syncing the calendar options did not change. I was saddened, so I performed a factory reset wiping all my apps and data, however! After setting up my google account through the first run/start up wizard (not sure it matters but what I did) and all my calendars show up. I guess the only question left, regarding calendar sync is will it continue to add new calendars as I add them on the server.
Time will tell, Good luck!

Thank you! I upgraded to the new gingerbread this morning via kies and quickly realized I had lost my phone being rooted! I followed your instructions exactly and rooted with no issues! Thanks you again!

I used this method today and it worked great! Thanks alot!

I just install Corn kernel with odin. Then go to recovery and in one of the menus are the option to install root.
Reboot and done.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

wove I was waiting for the rooting, wanted get rid of the bloatware as soon as I upgraded to KK4.

froggy3hope said:
I am posting to say that I just successfully rooted my Captivate....
KK4 Kernel
Gingerbread 2.3.5 (Now rooted!)
As you can see I'm super excited and this is why!
Thanks to this forum!
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THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! It works great!!!!

Finding Odin + Loss of Apps and Info
Hi sorry if this is a basic question but I'm a noob. Where can I find Odin to root my Captivate 2.3.5, and in doing the steps will I lose my apps, info etc, and if I do is there a way to back it up before rooting ?
Thanks in advance

Pnutman87 said:
Hi sorry if this is a basic question but I'm a noob. Where can I find Odin to root my Captivate 2.3.5, and in doing the steps will I lose my apps, info etc, and if I do is there a way to back it up before rooting ?
Thanks in advance
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ODIN http://www.multiupload.com/SAU3WNKR9E.
Rooting should not clear your apps or anything.

Please delete!
I thought I was in the LG O2X thread because this thread was recommended whole I was trying to start a new one!
Sorry.

Ok thanks for the info! I was worried about that, and thanks again for the link to Odin

Yay! This worked! Now to look for clockwork mod recovery.....

[Q] At&t Samsung Infuse 4g, Gingerbread 2.3.6, Wont Root, SuperOneClick 2.3.3.0

Hello,
I recently upgraded my AT&T Samsung SGH-I997 (Infuse 4g) to the new GINGERBREAD.UCKL2 (2.3.6) version using Kies-Mini.
Now...
I got SuperOneClick v.2.3.3.0 to root the phone, just as I had done before with Froyo.
I made sure USB Debugging was on.
I started SuperOneClick and clicked ROOT
I plugged my phone into USB (Did not click to connect)
SuperOneClick freezes on Step 7.
I have tried every method out there to get around this.
Ideas? Thanks.

kylepurdon said:
Hello,
I recently upgraded my AT&T Samsung SGH-I997 (Infuse 4g) to the new GINGERBREAD.UCKL2 (2.3.6) version using Kies-Mini.
Now...
I got SuperOneClick v.2.3.3.0 to root the phone, just as I had done before with Froyo.
I made sure USB Debugging was on.
I started SuperOneClick and clicked ROOT
I plugged my phone into USB (Did not click to connect)
SuperOneClick freezes on Step 7.
I have tried every method out there to get around this.
Ideas? Thanks.
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SOC has not been reported to be a good tool for root.
I recalled 1 user reported success with repeat attempts.
You can try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Try a few times...see if there is a zerg rush option also.
Let us know.
edit...nvm...doesn't work...only up to 2.3.5

qkster said:
SOC has not been reported to be a good tool for root.
I recalled 1 user reported success with repeat attempts.
You can try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582
Try a few times...see if there is a zerg rush option also.
Let us know.
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Tried the method linked to above twice to no avail. Each time the process is apparently run without a hitch -- and the phone automatically reboots. But there is no root access when I check using root check or trying to run Titanium BU. If anyone has any other ideas, I'm all ears. I'd like to get rooted....

yes please be a guinni pig. but i dont have high hopes for rooting without a non secure kernel.
now that the bulk of users arent scare of gb since it became official it would be nice to see if anything will root it other than a kernel (the kernel swap is fool proof but annoying with all the lagfix and sdcard mounting weirdness that we have right now, need sources and devs... lol)

Dani897 said:
yes please be a guinni pig. but i dont have high hopes for rooting without a non secure kernel.
now that the bulk of users arent scare of gb since it became official it would be nice to see if anything will root it other than a kernel (the kernel swap is fool proof but annoying with all the lagfix and sdcard mounting weirdness that we have right now, need sources and devs... lol)
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Here is where I saw this claim:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308607&page=2
a few post down...

yeah but that says 2.3.5 from samfirmwares. 2.3.5 was rootable with any tool that used zergrush. it is the 2.3.6 builds that are an issue..

Dani897 said:
yeah but that says 2.3.5 from samfirmwares. 2.3.5 was rootable with any tool that used zergrush. it is the 2.3.6 builds that are an issue..
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Yeah, I tried it on my newly updated (to 2.3.6 build) Infuse about half dozen times (via SOC), to no avail. Gave psneuter exploit a couple tries too. Oh well.

Dani897 said:
yeah but that says 2.3.5 from samfirmwares. 2.3.5 was rootable with any tool that used zergrush. it is the 2.3.6 builds that are an issue..
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you're right. up to uckj4 was possible.
I wasn't paying attention to the last .5 to .6 change after uckj4

I am in the same boat. I didn't do the research about the ease of rooting prior to moving to gingerbread. I have been waiting intently and checking often for this official gingerbread release.
So far I am noticing tremendously increased battery life. I could normally run 8-10 hours and with the same usage I am getting 14-16.
I miss my root terribly- I use it to Wifi Tether for my laptop among many things.
I am willing to be a tester, I have no experience with rooting or flashing beyond SOC. I am an old-school blackrain/redsnow guy from my iphone days so I get nervous with all this "flashing kernels" talk.
Any advice for a novice wanting to enjoy some gingerbread goodness without sacrificing root?
Any recommended kernels to flash to for the infuse? I want it to be as close to stock as possible without losing features or my newfound battery.
Root FTW!

Lordkuruku7 said:
I am in the same boat. I didn't do the research about the ease of rooting prior to moving to gingerbread. I have been waiting intently and checking often for this official gingerbread release.
So far I am noticing tremendously increased battery life. I could normally run 8-10 hours and with the same usage I am getting 14-16.
I miss my root terribly- I use it to Wifi Tether for my laptop among many things.
I am willing to be a tester, I have no experience with rooting or flashing beyond SOC. I am an old-school blackrain/redsnow guy from my iphone days so I get nervous with all this "flashing kernels" talk.
Any advice for a novice wanting to enjoy some gingerbread goodness without sacrificing root?
Any recommended kernels to flash to for the infuse? I want it to be as close to stock as possible without losing features or my newfound battery.
Root FTW!
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Try Zeus Build 5.2 stock or Victory or Leak Uckl2 rooted. There are all uckl2 based. As Close to stock as possible.

I wonder if downgrading to older rooted firmware and then using CWM, applying a zip format of the UCKL2 rooted ROM would work? Just a thought...

I don't know if this method works.
Flash a custom kernel with root on it. Then flash back to stock kernel. Worked when leak came out, so I don't see why it won't work with this since they're identical.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997

Lordkuruku7 said:
So far I am noticing tremendously increased battery life. I could normally run 8-10 hours and with the same usage I am getting 14-16.
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It's strange you say that... My battery life was excellent (before update) and is now dreadful. I'd love to go back to stock Froyo if I knew how...

joseph_madre said:
I wonder if downgrading to older rooted firmware and then using CWM, applying a zip format of the UCKL2 rooted ROM would work? Just a thought...
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yes that would work. but you could also flash the rooted leak with a flashtool like odin or swap kernels around with a flash tool like odin or heimdall since you will need it to flash stock anyhow....
im working on it, seems answering the question isnt enough, i have to make it simple and all parts in one place with a unified instruction set and a large banner that says "root gingerbread update!"

That sounds awesome Dani. I don't mind the idea of trying out something like Zeus or Odin. I love Greek and Norse mythology so these names really hit home. I guess I just need the proper files and a "hold my hand and walk me through" for the exact scenario I'm in. Thanks in advance for all the replies and suggestions.

Lordkuruku7 said:
That sounds awesome Dani. I don't mind the idea of trying out something like Zeus or Odin. I love Greek and Norse mythology so these names really hit home. I guess I just need the proper files and a "hold my hand and walk me through" for the exact scenario I'm in. Thanks in advance for all the replies and suggestions.
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Zeus is a great ROM stable and with many extras themes, check it out, I run the NumasX 1.1 here is the Zeus.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957

bigjoe2675 said:
Zeus is a great ROM stable and with many extras themes, check it out, I run the NumasX 1.1 here is the Zeus.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412957
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this is true but some people prefer stock (odexed and all) and its not totally unreasonable. I'm running Zeus myself. and it is quicker than other kl2 builds I used. I have all the stuff I want to put together but I'm juggling time with watching my nephews, fixing my car and later the big game and I have to test every thing in there too. I'm a bit slow but ill get everything together before tomorrow I'm sure.

Hello I'm fairly new to this mod stuff. I had a Captivate and used SOC without a hitch. Never had to flash anything well not that I know of. I'd like to root my Infuse to really get rid of all the bloatware and put on an ad blocker. Can someone run down the steps of how to flash my phone or point me to a good link? Much appreciated

Hat Trick said:
Hello I'm fairly new to this mod stuff. I had a Captivate and used SOC without a hitch. Never had to flash anything well not that I know of. I'd like to root my Infuse to really get rid of all the bloatware and put on an ad blocker. Can someone run down the steps of how to flash my phone or point me to a good link? Much appreciated
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hang on. they pulled the update and will release another one.
bassicaly you can flash a Rogers based custom kernel for root but the sdcard mounting and video and wifi is all different and depending on the kernel you flash may not work. the more recent version of these kernels have workarounds in the boot scripts and will fix the sdcard and wifi, the video is a fix you gotta do yourself and the Rogers phone doesn't support HDMI so that is lost. the best thing to do is flash a custom kernel for one boot and flash back to stock. I was making a cwm package to flash the kernel to stock but had errors in my updater script. I can fix it but I'm waiting on the next update because I don't feel like doing it twice. I figure if someone truely needs root they should be able to follow the Rogers root thread an get through it.
if you want to do it manually you will need the stock kernel and a custom kernel like the Rogers root kernel. and you will want the ultimate unbrick package (just in case) and a copy of Odin3 v1.7 or v1.82 or heimdall. there is an Odin flashable copy of the kl2 kernel floating around somewhere. maybe in the numas rom or Caty rom thread but if not it can be extracted from the package from prezkret and zip'd and flashed with sgs kernel flasher.
when. you have all the parts, open odin and load the custom kernel into the PDA slot. the kernel must be in a tarball. that's an archive with a ".tar" extension. it may also be in a ".tar.md5" put the phone in download mode (shut down the phone and hold volume+ and volume- and insert the USB cable) when you see the android with a shovel start the flash.
reboot the phone, then flash the stock kl2 kernel. (don't flash the kg3 kernel from the Rogers thread or a froyo kernel) if you have the stock kernel in a .tar or .tar.md5 flash it the same way as before. if you have a zImage only then zip it and flash it through sgs kernel flasher from the market.

Any luck how to root 2.3.6 ?

[Q] Should I update my firmware?

Okay I have been searching the forums and Google for a while now and normally I would make all attempts to avoid posting but I have yet to find my answer. I have conflicting answers for a few of the other questions as well.
I just rooted my Samsung infuse 4G I am running Firmware version 2.2.1 I997UCKH1 I noticed when I connected to Kies Mini after plugging in my phone and selecting the kies update option that my phone had a firmware update.
It is telling me that the update is I997UCLB3 so now my question because I have conflicting answers. Some posts claim if you are already rooted this firmware update wont remove your root. Others claim you need to root it again but you are unable to do it with SOC so what is true here.
Next question is it worth the update to this new firmware or should I just run what I have and leave well enough alone. I was thinking about running a custom rom or Kernal at some point but I have yet to do enough research to do it. So I do not have any plans as of now to run anything other then the stock. I only rooted my phone for some applications like Adaway and what not.
Thank you for any direction everyone might give me.

Ok i suggest don't use the kies...there has been more prob listed with peps using that methods, check my signature for the stock, root with latest gb.
Or if you wasn't custom ROM, you will need
Cwm, Again check sig for one click or odin with cwm...
ac19189 said:
Okay I have been searching the forums and Google for a while now and normally I would make all attempts to avoid posting but I have yet to find my answer. I have conflicting answers for a few of the other questions as well.
I just rooted my Samsung infuse 4G I am running Firmware version 2.2.1 I997UCKH1 I noticed when I connected to Kies Mini after plugging in my phone and selecting the kies update option that my phone had a firmware update.
It is telling me that the update is I997UCLB3 so now much question because I have conflicting answers. Some posts claim if you are already rooted this firmware update wont remove your root. Others claim you need to root it again but you are unable to do it with SOC so what is true here.
Next question is it worth the update to this new firmware or should I just run what I have and leave well enough alone. I was thinking about running a custom rom or Kernal at some point but I have yet to do enough research to do it. So I do not have any plans as of now to run anything other then the stock. I only rooted my phone for some applications like Adaway and what not.
Thank you for any direction everyone might give me.
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Okay
Okay thank you I will read up more on CWM before I look into this much more. I take it by your reply though I should update to the newer GB firmware. I also remember reading some place I will need to reroot my phone with CWM or something to that so I take it by your reply I will need to reroot my phone as well huh.
Edit: Oh dear I am reading into this CWM and everything. It seems like a lot more trouble I will keep reading and doing the research but as it stands it almost seems like too much trouble for a firmware update e.e I was stressing enough when it came to rooting it let alone updating firmware. LOL

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1629079
Look here there are many options to use one click to put latest gb and root, cwm..

Try this one. Option "C" has everthing included.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523

IIRC, using Kies to upgrade removes root and any possibility of re-rooting that firmware. There's something in Sammy's UCLB3 update that prevents re-rooting, but JScott has a complete UCLB3 package with CWM Red and all listed here.
In my opinion, I would flash UCLB3 via Odin in the above linked post, come back and get on Entropy's CM9 or any other Ice Cream Sandwich based firmware. It's at a point now where just about everything works and what doesn't is being fixed or patched as we speak. I run it as a daily driver and I could NEVER go back to GB or Froyo, it's just THAT good!

PoXFreak said:
IIRC, using Kies to upgrade removes root and any possibility of re-rooting that firmware. There's something in Sammy's UCLB3 update that prevents re-rooting, but JScott has a complete UCLB3 package with CWM Red and all listed here.
In my opinion, I would flash UCLB3 via Odin in the above linked post, come back and get on Entropy's CM9 or any other Ice Cream Sandwich based firmware. It's at a point now where just about everything works and what doesn't is being fixed or patched as we speak. I run it as a daily driver and I could NEVER go back to GB or Froyo, it's just THAT good!
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PoXFreak said:
IIRC, using Kies to upgrade removes root and any possibility of re-rooting that firmware. There's something in Sammy's UCLB3 update that prevents re-rooting, but JScott has a complete UCLB3 package with CWM Red and all listed here.
In my opinion, I would flash UCLB3 via Odin in the above linked post, come back and get on Entropy's CM9 or any other Ice Cream Sandwich based firmware. It's at a point now where just about everything works and what doesn't is being fixed or patched as we speak. I run it as a daily driver and I could NEVER go back to GB or Froyo, it's just THAT good!
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Hi. I am a complete noob and have watched the tutorial vid, read and subscribed to the noob and samsung introduction threads. I joined this site with a specific goal. To get rid of this annoying Facebook app that won't uninstall and to be able to install custom apps or games etc that I normally wouldn't be able to. I would also like to finally be able to use my phone as a tethering device.
So, following the link you posted, Option D looks like my best choice. Would option D allow me to do all of what I said?
************ OPTION D *************
I997UCLB3-CWM-root-deodex.rar
Features in this version
- Entropy's Daily Driver kernel
- Red CWM recovery
- Rooted
- Deodexed
- Zipaligned
- Busybox
- Get extra mods HERE

8thos said:
Hi. I am a complete noob and have watched the tutorial vid, read and subscribed to the noob and samsung introduction threads. I joined this site with a specific goal. To get rid of this annoying Facebook app that won't uninstall and to be able to install custom apps or games etc that I normally wouldn't be able to. I would also like to finally be able to use my phone as a tethering device.
So, following the link you posted, Option D looks like my best choice. Would option D allow me to do all of what I said?
************ OPTION D *************
I997UCLB3-CWM-root-deodex.rar
Features in this version
- Entropy's Daily Driver kernel
- Red CWM recovery
- Rooted
- Deodexed
- Zipaligned
- Busybox
- Get extra mods HERE
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Option C or D would be my choice but that's because I have a clue what I'm doing.
Honestly, if you plan on becoming the next "flashaholic", become familiar with heimdall and Odin as well because sometimes a flash can go wrong and leave you stuck at the boot screen, in which case you'll need either of the above to regain recovery options.
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8thos said:
Hi. I am a complete noob and have watched the tutorial vid, read and subscribed to the noob and samsung introduction threads. I joined this site with a specific goal. To get rid of this annoying Facebook app that won't uninstall and to be able to install custom apps or games etc that I normally wouldn't be able to. I would also like to finally be able to use my phone as a tethering device. So, following the link you posted, Option D looks like my best choice. Would option D allow me to do all of what I said?
************ OPTION D *************
I997UCLB3-CWM-root-deodex.rar
Features in this version
- Entropy's Daily Driver kernel
- Red CWM recovery
- Rooted
- Deodexed
- Zipaligned
- Busybox
- Get extra mods HERE
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I agree with Pox, since you are in the beginning stages...here are some links for you and yes a lot of reading...and yes I have read them all...knowledge is power...and power will help you from f*up your phone...but hey your call, LOL, so take a read:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1700416
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25111013&postcount=1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514886

Check out the YouTube videos too they are also helpful.
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