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[Q] Samsung Galaxy S 4G Gingerbread 2.3.6 Update and Root

Samsung Galaxy S 4G Gingerbread 2.3.6 Update and Root
So i found this over at http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6794946
if anyone has tried this let me know what happens and what you think. I bought this phone used a few weeks ago. I had no idea about rooting and unlocking and roms, I basically learned everyrthing thru research here....so naturally im a tad skeptical of things outside of this forum....silly
Ive rooted and unloked my phone. ive flashed several roms. right now i have the octane v2.3.5...smooth resposive fast

Not sure it's much if any different from what you can get out of the forums here. I'm running rooted 2.3.6.
I'm a 'better to be safe than sorry' type. Looks like that links makes a coupke of references back to here, anyway.
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Don't use anything that isn't on this forum or in RootzWiki. You'll just get flamed for hard bricking by using something from another site.

Rooting and deleting bloat
I got this T959V last week and knew there had to be development on it. I got a Pandigital novel last christmas and learned some good lessons about android over at slatredroid. I was happy to find so much good work here and jumped right into flashing after slogging through this swamp (that's a compliment!) of info and choices. My phone arrived with Froyo 2.2.1 and stock T959VUVKD1. After getting my mind wrapped around the possibility of bricking the thing (which, thanks to the nature of the device and/or the excellent developers here, seems less likely than with the Pandigital) I used Odin to flash right to FW2.3.5, then tonight to FW2.3.6, T959VUVKJ5, kernel 2.6.35.7-T959VUVKF1-CL270364
I have not removed my sdcard (unlike w/pandigital flashing) or sim card on either of the three stops in my upgrading. HOWEVER, when I followed dsexton702's guide to rooting I did have to remove my battery - the red blowfish after loading his first rooting tarball nearly had me dropping a load in my pants. Couldn't power down with the button, so I pulled the battery and hoped. Put the battery back in, powered on and it booted. I thought factory reset, then reflashing 2.3.6 and forgetting about rooting. But I do want to remove some of the bloat from the device, so I just used odin to upload the second rooting tar and prayed! It worked! Thank you, dsxton702!
At least it seems to have worked. When I open titanium it now recognizes the device as rooted. I am using the freebie, which may be my real problem. But, anyway, here's where I am. When I try to delete preinstalled software like slacke by doing FORCE REMOVE APP in titanium I get this result:
finding update package
unknown volume for path [SYSTEM:/app/slackerradio.apk]
Can't mount SYSTEM:/app/slackerradio.apk
Installation aborted
Given these choices, I tried #4 first, then #1:
reboot system
apply update from sdcard
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
The app remains. I know I have to buy the app to freeze other apps; the error message tells me so. But to delete, is my problem that I am using the titanium freebie, or am I doing something wrong with the freebie?

So has anyone tried it? I just want to make sure someone has confirmation before I try this one.

neon_skunk said:
So has anyone tried it? I just want to make sure someone has confirmation before I try this one.
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Neon - Use the GB Ext4 Starter Pack - It works.
Or use The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection - It works.
Or use ROM-ODIN-2.3.6-Gingerbread Offical - It works.

If there were torrents for downloads things would be much easier:laugh:

Help me with Valhalla Custom ROM flashing
Hello. I just thought this forum to be the appropriate one for posting my issue. I have SGS4G. Using XDA forums help I have been able to upgrade from 2.3.3 to 2.3.6. lumin30's "[GUIDES] Fresh out of box Galaxy S 4G | Heimdall One-Click For Dummies" I have flashed my Kernel and installed CWM. Thanks a lot lumin30 for your guide. It really helped a noob like me.
However I am facing below problems
1. From the same link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716 I chose Valhalla Black FB edition. And when i choose "vb-fb-build-4.zip" download link it downloads very slowly and evenif the total file size initially shows as 143MB, however only 20-40MB files are getting downloaded. I have tried several times. Same issue..not sure why. Anyone has any link from where I can get the latest Valhalla Black FB edition?
2. When I tried to take the Valhalla Black FB Edition from "https://github.com/teamacid/valhalla-black (Valhalla Black FB Edition on GitHub) and downloaded it it was around 141MB. The name was "teamacid-valhalla-black-build3-4-ge768021.zip". not sure if this is the FB version or not. Anyway when I try flashing this ROM I am getting "update opening and installation aborted" on top it says "choose the update file from sdcard" or any other location kind of information..
Could anyone help me with these questions. It will really be a great help as I need to flash the ROM. Do I also need to install some more files along with the ROM?

Please help!!
tomzzy said:
Hello. I just thought this forum to be the appropriate one for posting my issue. I have SGS4G. Using XDA forums help I have been able to upgrade from 2.3.3 to 2.3.6. lumin30's "[GUIDES] Fresh out of box Galaxy S 4G | Heimdall One-Click For Dummies" I have flashed my Kernel and installed CWM. Thanks a lot lumin30 for your guide. It really helped a noob like me.
However I am facing below problems
1. From the same link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716 I chose Valhalla Black FB edition. And when i choose "vb-fb-build-4.zip" download link it downloads very slowly and evenif the total file size initially shows as 143MB, however only 20-40MB files are getting downloaded. I have tried several times. Same issue..not sure why. Anyone has any link from where I can get the latest Valhalla Black FB edition?
2. When I tried to take the Valhalla Black FB Edition from "https://github.com/teamacid/valhalla-black (Valhalla Black FB Edition on GitHub) and downloaded it it was around 141MB. The name was "teamacid-valhalla-black-build3-4-ge768021.zip". not sure if this is the FB version or not. Anyway when I try flashing this ROM I am getting "update opening and installation aborted" on top it says "choose the update file from sdcard" or any other location kind of information..
Could anyone help me with these questions. It will really be a great help as I need to flash the ROM. Do I also need to install some more files along with the ROM?
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Is there anyone who can help me? I have checked all the forum's and tried all possible options..I am still getting on CWM5
Opening package
Installing package
Installation Aborted.
No other message.
I am on Valhalla Final and trying to flash Valhalla Black FB edition
Please someone help me!!

tomzzy said:
Is there anyone who can help me? I have checked all the forum's and tried all possible options..I am still getting on CWM5
Opening package
Installing package
Installation Aborted.
No other message.
I am on Valhalla Final and trying to flash Valhalla Black FB edition
Please someone help me!!
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Check rom md5 you might have a bad download
And.try the download link.provided on rom thread OP that's it.
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If helped don't be afraid to hit the thanks button it doesn't bite lol

Are you choosing update from zip or install from zip? I haven't looked at cwm in awhile so not exactly sure what it says
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[Q] Samsung galaxy S 4g T-mobile CWM

i didnt wanna have to post and seem dumb but ive searched through and tried every last thing i could find and manage to do. I found the thread for the phone i used this thread right here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001759) i figured easier was better right? well got through that but i wanted to add the bionix frost ROM and no matter what i try i can not get into CWM mode, i went to the thread with the download for the update.zip, didnt work, i also tried the thread i found online using Odin 1.7 to try and put CWM on there and nothing is working when i tried that route the phone stayed on a connect to pc symbol and i had to completely redo the odin with stock + root, is there something im missing? i typically can find the answers on my own, but im now stumped as what to do and been reading through attempting things for hours. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You sure you went to krylon's CWM FINAL thread? The link should be working.
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i actually just got it i had to install the custom_kc1_cwm.tar.md5 that already had cwm built into, and yes that was the thread i had gone to but thanks so much for a reply

[Q] Root & CWM Issues SK4G

Hello!
The reason I am posting a new thread about this is because I have searched all over XDA as well as other sites to find solutions to my problems without any luck. I have tried so many different methods that haven't worked that I've just lost all patience and need some one on one help.
Alright, so I have been attempting for several days now to successfully root and flash a custom rom to my Tmobile Samsung SK4G.
I used superoneclick - i have superuser, terminal emulator and root checker. All work. I have rooted my device. Atleast accord to t.e. & r. c. ^^
Now the problems that I am having is flashing a custom rom.
I have tried using Rom Manager to do so without any luck. I have manually downloaded and pushed (or whatever) the recovery file to the necessary location and still can't boot into CWM recovery mode. I still keep getting stock recovery (blue).
I also have tried to 'install package files' or whatever it says without any luck. Any time I try to flash roms, I get an error. )E:signature verification failed or something similar.
I have tried to ODIN but was unsuccessful. So since I still have root, if someone could just help me out with all appropriate (and recent) files and tell me what to do with them step by step. That would be great. And please don't try to redirect me to a ''noob root" or "noob cus rom" thread. I promise I already read through them.
I've tried everything. Nothing is working and I'm getting tired of the SK4G continuing to FC or reboot all on its own or freeze. I'm just having issues and I hear that rooting/cus roms are helping with those problems.
Thanks! I hope someone can help. I'm pretty flustered by this point and I can try to give any additional information necessary.

Is it that u can't get to orange cwm? If so there is some batch that dos it on the dev forum on this decive under the cwm for sk4g
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xtrem88 said:
Is it that u can't get to orange cwm? If so there is some batch that dos it on the dev forum on this decive under the cwm for sk4g
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gee thanks skippy your input has been a delight... good thing you put a link and stuff to that batch from the dev forum that "dos" it
but seriously I have the exact same problem as the OP and have not been able to truly find a solution. so a link to the "batch file from the dev forum" would be greatly appreciated
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here is that link from the dev board BIG THANKS TO sduvick for the script
THIS DOS IT

I'm having a similar problem, I have CWM and have flashed it and tried to reboot into recovery only to recieve the stock recovery (blue). I went to the cwm creator (Kryon69? or something like that) got the recovery file and the update zip.
I have the update zip in the phone replaced with the proper one, but when I use android commander to push the recovery it says I am not rooted.
I have super user and a buddy told me that wont load up if I am not rooted, and I have tried to root it again with an adb program and that shows that root is succesful.
Android commander q&a said that my problem is that I am not hard rooted and that I should flash to a rom that will support hard root, but I can't flash to the new rom because i can't get to cwm recovery.
*sidenote* have they re uploaded any of the roms for sk4g to something other than multi upload yet? I've only found one rom as of a few days ago and it's not the one i particularly yearn for.

I have smooth maximus x,gingerclone v2,gov2 but idk how to use dropbo to share them
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I have been having a problem with this too, I used super oneclick and rooted it, and tried to push the recovery file to system/bin but it would not allow me. it said i wasnt rooted, i have the recovery.zip file in the sd card as well as a smooth maximus rom but it will not work.
I would be grateful for some guidance...
I have been researching for 2 days on how to do this and have finally succumbed to asking for help so please help a humble noob.
Also if anybody has the link for KJ2 rom so i can restore it back to normal through ODIN i would appreciate it. i cant find the file anywhere

soft brick after flashing kernel on tmobile sidekick 4g

i rooted my friends sidekick 4g and he bricked it. i am trying to help him fix it. i am new to forums so if you let me know what info you need i will gladly post it. i do know he tried flashing the kernel and when it finished it wont go past logo screen. i can get to cwm recovery but it wont install recovery ... some kind of error... he used voodoo and tried to flash bali...i think that was it ...i just want to go back stock

I assume you used an incompatible version of the kernel for your ROM. And there's a known problem with getting clockwork set up right. Anyway, you can restore it all the way back to stock by using Odin. Then you can try again or leave it alone.

do i have to download something to do this
if so could you post a link and thanks for the quick reply

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1350060

i tried the program in the link and it is asking for drivers that i dont have...and i cant seem to find them

I believe there are a set of USB drivers on the Samsung website.

Ok yea i knew that... i was under the impression hemidall drivers were different.
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It finally workedand I just wanted to thank everyone involved in helping me...

Help a noob out will ya?..Recovery file deleted from system

Hi guys,
I was rooting a phone for one my friends. he has froyo on it. i rooted it with superone click that worked perfect.
The phone is rooted then i tried installing/flashing the clockwork recovery but didnt work through rom manager then i went to a thread where they told me to install a kernal which was the CWM community kernal.zip file. Which i did after that they told me to delete the recovery file from the system/bin folder...incase of accident i copied that file in my external sd card just o be on the safe side..
BASICALLLY: stuck on samsung boot screen. I can go in download mode. Have tired the [AT&T][2.3.6] method...
Please help there are two more links right here that i have that didnt work either...i repeat i can GO IN DOWNLOAD MODE...so i know im not permabricked.
ive spent about 2 hours on reading the material
Any help would be much appreciated
This i tried so far:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116251

UPDATE: got the phone on 2.3.6 now..but there is no network when i put my tmobile sim in there...the phone was previously unocked.

Good job...go to my links on my signature...to the ISET page...look for the tools section for unlocking...
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