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How to deodex the Infuse?

Is there anyway to deodex the Infuse yet?

probably the same as a galaxy s. gtg465x posted one but we are haveing trouble getting a successful odin package to fix the phone when things go wrong so people were not willing to try it.

Thank you for the fast respond, are we gonna lose the phone if something goes wrong. or if something goes wrong is there a way to fix it.

sinan2010 said:
Thank you for the fast respond, are we gonna lose the phone if something goes wrong. or if something goes wrong is there a way to fix it.
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well with samsung we are lucky enough to have odin which is a factory flash tool. unfortunately it is not working on the infuse 100%, there may be a new build of it just for the infuse but it hasnt been leaked yet as far as we know. there is also an opensource application called heimdall that works in place of odin. there has been some success with heimdall but the one user that restored with it is having random vibrate issues.
there are still things to figure out, but there is no reason you cant flash with cwm, there are just no proven roms or reliable methods to restore if it goes wrong.

Thanks again. I'll just wait since I'm not good in doing these kind of things.

Just to chime in, you can definitely softbrick the phone if you try to deodex the rom and something goes wrong. I know from experience (happened to me yesterday ) As far as I know, I'm the only one who has successfully flashed back to stock using h8rift's original test tar but now there's confusion about whether it's reliable or not due to other testers' experiences. We're gonna get there just hang tight.

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Just to chime in, you can definitely softbrick the phone if you try to deodex the rom and something goes wrong. I know from experience (happened to me yesterday ) As far as I know, I'm the only one who has successfully flashed back to stock using h8rift's original test tar but now there's confusion about whether it's reliable or not due to other testers' experiences. We're gonna get there just hang tight.
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So there are already some people brick their devices and good to know that you have successfully flashed it back.
I just have no idea how to do these kind of things this is my first Android device. I had HD2 and was so easy to do anything. I'm just afraid to brick my infuse, so I'll just wait
I just need to deodex it so I can be able to read and write in Arabic.
Thanks

[Q] Help. Coredroid 8.1 Stuck

Ok. First let me say a long time ago when Coredroid 8.1 had kinda first came out. I tried to flash the Unity Kernel I believe. It just stuck my phone at the HTC logo screen. So i said forget it and tried to go back but couldnt. So sumbody helped me to get pdgimg.zip (think thats how u spell it im in a rush) file and told me how to install it so my phone would come back up normally. <--now its slip my mind how too.. So any who.
Well i am having the same problem again except i flashed lordmod 5.6. Now that has stuck my phone as well. So once again i need help to clear this situation by gettin the pdgimg.zip file or answerin a questionable thought i have. Could i actually reflash Cordroid 8.1 over the Same CD 8.1 again and not loose text messages or anything installed up to this point ?

Meercy said:
Ok. First let me say a long time ago when Coredroid 8.1 had kinda first came out. I tried to flash the Unity Kernel I believe. It just stuck my phone at the HTC logo screen. So i said forget it and tried to go back but couldnt. So sumbody helped me to get pdgimg.zip (think thats how u spell it im in a rush) file and told me how to install it so my phone would come back up normally. <--now its slip my mind how too.. So any who.
Well i am having the same problem again except i flashed lordmod 5.6. Now that has stuck my phone as well. So once again i need help to clear this situation by gettin the pdgimg.zip file or answerin a questionable thought i have. Could i actually reflash Cordroid 8.1 over the Same CD 8.1 again and not loose text messages or anything installed up to this point ?
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Please search first since there are a lot of threads that will get you that pd98img.zip. I'm pretty sure Ze has a stock thread open that gives you links to the PD98IMG.zip that can be flashed through HBOOT...if not like I said search as there are a lot of threads out there that can get you what you need.
As for stuck, please be more specific so we can better help you out. Can you get into HBOOT? can you get into recovery through HBOOT? do you have pd98img.zip already on your sdcard?

well actually i did research. but its not actually wat i was looking to do in general.
i was specific about how i was stuck and a thought i had to see if it could be done. But i would rather you just say be more detailed. With that said. Im running Coredroid 8.1. I have been having the stuck at the htc logo screen and having to pull the battery when i do decide to restart my phone. (which i been had the problem but it was never fixed) I have seen multiple of kernels to flash to stop the stuck at the htc logo screen. Basically i tried this b4 and it didnt work and i tried it again and it didnt work. I flashed lordmod 5.6 kernel this time by the way. So my question was is this fixable to the point where i actually could flash a kernel and it wouldnt stay stuck at the htc screen *FOREVER* or is there no chance ? But since i didnt wait i ended up reflashing Coredroid 8.1 again so i could get my phone back working thinking i might not loose anything. But i did.
but to answer yo question i can get into recovery.

You can't just flash any kernel.I have a feeling that your trying to flash an aosp kernel on a sense rom, which as you have discovered your not suppose to do. I'm not sure which kernels work with coredroid but I would read up on the thread to see what other people have tried

Any reason why you have not backed up apps and SMS, full wipe, and install fresh? I use Titanium Backup for backing up my apps and system data, and SMS Backup & Restore (free on market) to backup and restore my texts. Use google or HTC Sync or whomever to keep your calendar and contacts backed up.
It's a little bit of a process, but I'm more than certain it would help fix your issue. Seems there's something latent that's causing a hang up that needs to be cleared out. You could troubleshoot that all day long and never get a fix. Just start fresh.

Meercy said:
well actually i did research. but its not actually wat i was looking to do in general.
i was specific about how i was stuck and a thought i had to see if it could be done. But i would rather you just say be more detailed. With that said. Im running Coredroid 8.1. I have been having the stuck at the htc logo screen and having to pull the battery when i do decide to restart my phone. (which i been had the problem but it was never fixed) I have seen multiple of kernels to flash to stop the stuck at the htc logo screen. Basically i tried this b4 and it didnt work and i tried it again and it didnt work. I flashed lordmod 5.6 kernel this time by the way. So my question was is this fixable to the point where i actually could flash a kernel and it wouldnt stay stuck at the htc screen *FOREVER* or is there no chance ? But since i didnt wait i ended up reflashing Coredroid 8.1 again so i could get my phone back working thinking i might not loose anything. But i did.
but to answer yo question i can get into recovery.
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HAHA, I absolutely love how every person gets sooo defensive when someone tries to help them. Stop taking everything so personal. I said research more because it seems you flashed an AOSP kernel to a sense ROM. This is a common mistake for Lordmod kernel flashers and I'm guilty of it myself. I answered everything but the MMS back-up. There is no need for a PD98IMG.zip if you can into recovery, which is exactly why I asked if you could provide more detail because if you can get into recovery, you don't need to go through the HBOOT method of flashing a stock ROM. Did you back-up your ROM before flashing the kernel like recommended, because if you did then you could just restore your back-up from recovery and back-up your MMS.

marsdta said:
You can't just flash any kernel.I have a feeling that your trying to flash an aosp kernel on a sense rom, which as you have discovered your not suppose to do. I'm not sure which kernels work with coredroid but I would read up on the thread to see what other people have tried
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and thats proly wat happened. ill try to see if i can find a kernel that i could flash to return it to working condition. If thats possible ?
anudist said:
Any reason why you have not backed up apps and SMS, full wipe, and install fresh? I use Titanium Backup for backing up my apps and system data, and SMS Backup & Restore (free on market) to backup and restore my texts. Use google or HTC Sync or whomever to keep your calendar and contacts backed up.
It's a little bit of a process, but I'm more than certain it would help fix your issue. Seems there's something latent that's causing a hang up that needs to be cleared out. You could troubleshoot that all day long and never get a fix. Just start fresh.
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well honestly the only thing i was initially was worried bout was my text. cause i had sum important things to keep. i did have wat i want saved but not quite up to date. i usually back up all the time but i was a bit in a hurry process because im about to get a new phone and i wanted to make sure this one runs smooth. so this was a mistake i made with out thinkin it all the way through.
MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
HAHA, I absolutely love how every person gets sooo defensive when someone tries to help them. Stop taking everything so personal. I said research more because it seems you flashed an AOSP kernel to a sense ROM. This is a common mistake for Lordmod kernel flashers and I'm guilty of it myself. I answered everything but the MMS back-up. There is no need for a PD98IMG.zip if you can into recovery, which is exactly why I asked if you could provide more detail because if you can get into recovery, you don't need to go through the HBOOT method of flashing a stock ROM. Did you back-up your ROM before flashing the kernel like recommended, because if you did then you could just restore your back-up from recovery and back-up your MMS.
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sorry if u thought that was defensive O_O ? i just responded more directly because u asked. i sort of had a quick question and thought i would get a quick answer. that is all really. But i did not back up my room before the kernel flash because i was actually in the coredroid forum and was seeing ppl sayin wat room to flash to stop the hang at the boot screen. So i thought maybe it would work. But since it didnt my nly question would be which kernel would work at this point so i could ? if possible ? if not then i can deal with it. not problem. mistakes are made and lessons are learned.

Meercy said:
and thats proly wat happened. ill try to see if i can find a kernel that i could flash to return it to working condition. If thats possible ?
well honestly the only thing i was initially was worried bout was my text. cause i had sum important things to keep. i did have wat i want saved but not quite up to date. i usually back up all the time but i was a bit in a hurry process because im about to get a new phone and i wanted to make sure this one runs smooth. so this was a mistake i made with out thinkin it all the way through.
sorry if u thought that was defensive O_O ? i just responded more directly because u asked. i sort of had a quick question and thought i would get a quick answer. that is all really. But i did not back up my room before the kernel flash because i was actually in the coredroid forum and was seeing ppl sayin wat room to flash to stop the hang at the boot screen. So i thought maybe it would work. But since it didnt my nly question would be which kernel would work at this point so i could ? if possible ? if not then i can deal with it. not problem. mistakes are made and lessons are learned.
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Understandable, like I said I've flashed AOSP kernels to Sense ROMs and it's never a great combo. ever, lol. When I used CD 8.1 I was using the Unity Kernel as well, but that was like 3 months ago and since i believe there has been some updates to that kernel. I know I had some good luck with RCMix kernels as well.

MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
Understandable, like I said I've flashed AOSP kernels to Sense ROMs and it's never a great combo. ever, lol. When I used CD 8.1 I was using the Unity Kernel as well, but that was like 3 months ago and since i believe there has been some updates to that kernel. I know I had some good luck with RCMix kernels as well.
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So could the Unity Kernel Or RCMix Kernel cure my problem ? Thats the only thing left for me to try i believe. Plus it would be which kernel update is the right one.

Meercy said:
So could the Unity Kernel Or RCMix Kernel cure my problem ? Thats the only thing left for me to try i believe. Plus it would be which kernel update is the right one.
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Tough to say really, I know I had this problem when I flashing kernels when i first started with AOSP ROMs, what I learned was to not mess with them. I would say try to latest RCMIX kernel and see if that helps. If it doesn't. Full wipe and reflash CD 8.1 and see if the problems persists..It may just be worth it not to flash a kernel haha, I know that's not really a solution but at least your phone won't be hanging on the white screen.

MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
Tough to say really, I know I had this problem when I flashing kernels when i first started with AOSP ROMs, what I learned was to not mess with them. I would say try to latest RCMIX kernel and see if that helps. If it doesn't. Full wipe and reflash CD 8.1 and see if the problems persists..It may just be worth it not to flash a kernel haha, I know that's not really a solution but at least your phone won't be hanging on the white screen.
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yea ill try that out. See if it works. Ill jus save all my stuff this time because i actually just reflashed CD 8.1 and its been fine. Actually its not getting hung up on the white screen at all. But hopefully a kernel flash will work. if not then wats done is done.

Meercy said:
yea ill try that out. See if it works. Ill jus save all my stuff this time because i actually just reflashed CD 8.1 and its been fine. Actually its not getting hung up on the white screen at all. But hopefully a kernel flash will work. if not then wats done is done.
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Yeah backing up is always a great idea haha, another lesson for me learned the hard way. Glad to hear its working in the interim though, good luck sir!

MMM-BACONSTRIPS said:
Yeah backing up is always a great idea haha, another lesson for me learned the hard way. Glad to hear its working in the interim though, good luck sir!
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well i did a advance back up and actually got back wat i was looking for. but now its back to hanging up on the white screen. but a battery pull will bring it back up. i actually did a full wipe and all that. so atleast im back on point,

[Q] Help with flashing a Kernal and ROM

So I've been lurking on the forums for about 6 months and I finally decided to post my problem after not being able to find an answer for it on the forums. So here's my story. My infuse is currently running CM7. I had been running Infused v2.23 and the voodoo lagfix Kernal with it. I was enjoying it a lot when I decided to try out CM7. I had tried it before and decided it wasn't for me and tried to reflash Infused but it's was extremely laggy and the system kept crashing to the point where I couldn't do anything. It then bricked my phone and I had to get a new Infuse from AT&T. So I did this again because I thought it would be different and a change of pace. I'm not a huge fan of CM7 and I would like to go back to Infused but I'm afraid I will brick my phone again. So here's what I was thinking of doing. If you guys could tell me if this would work I would greatly appreciate it. I was thinking of wiping my system and cache and then formating the /system and then flash the voodoo lagfix Kernal. From there I would flash Infused again . I'm sorry if this is a nooby question. I just want some extra opinions before I do it. I use a Mac so I can't use Odin or the ultimate unbrick if something goes wrong. Thank you so much for answering in advance. I really appreciate any help you can give.

AnthonyBogucki said:
So I've been lurking on the forums for about 6 months and I finally decided to post my problem after not being able to find an answer for it on the forums. So here's my story. My infuse is currently running CM7. I had been running Infused v2.23 and the voodoo lagfix Kernal with it. I was enjoying it a lot when I decided to try out CM7. I had tried it before and decided it wasn't for me and tried to reflash Infused but it's was extremely laggy and the system kept crashing to the point where I couldn't do anything. It then bricked my phone and I had to get a new Infuse from AT&T. So I did this again because I thought it would be different and a change of pace. I'm not a huge fan of CM7 and I would like to go back to Infused but I'm afraid I will brick my phone again. So here's what I was thinking of doing. If you guys could tell me if this would work I would greatly appreciate it. I was thinking of wiping my system and cache and then formating the /system and then flash the voodoo lagfix Kernal. From there I would flash Infused again . I'm sorry if this is a nooby question. I just want some extra opinions before I do it. I use a Mac so I can't use Odin or the ultimate unbrick if something goes wrong. Thank you so much for answering in advance. I really appreciate any help you can give.
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You do have recovery, Anthony.
It's call heimdall - one click "unbrick" back to stock works on mac.
Read this thread..it will help you get started.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523922
check my signature for links too
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bricked?
What do you mean by bricked? Was it stuck at the Samsung logo. You could always use Heilmdall or unbrick. i have noticed that most "bricks" are just bootloops.

niral7 said:
What do you mean by bricked? Was it stuck at the Samsung logo. You could always use Heilmdall or unbrick. i have noticed that most "bricks" are just bootloops.
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you're right, niral.
most of the "brick" here is software related from corrupt file partition or boot loops due to mismatch file system, etc.
The true bricks are rarer.

qkster said:
You do have recovery, Anthony.
It's call heimdall - one click "unbrick" back to stock works on mac.
Read this thread..it will help you get started.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523922
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This is news to me, and I was wondering about this (I just assumed the recovery tools were all for PC). Anytime I had to go back to stock with odin, I had to seek out a friend with a PC. Thanks qkster. Learn something new everyday!

teknhard said:
This is news to me, and I was wondering about this (I just assumed the recovery tools were all for PC). Anytime I had to go back to stock with odin, I had to seek out a friend with a PC. Thanks qkster. Learn something new everyday!
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anytime..
here is a direct quote from Adam Outler's 1click page:
"Heimdall One-Click's job is simple; it deploys firmware with one click while keeping the user informed. Heimdall One-Click is an open-source cross-platform(win/linux/mac), dependency installing, easy-to-use, automation tool which can install firmware onto a device in download mode. Heimdall One-Click's operation is very simple from the outside, but the operation is very complex inside. See source code for more information. Heimdall One-Click has several safety features built in which make it the safest method of deploying firmware to any compatible device."

qkster said:
anytime..
here is a direct quote from Adam Outler's 1click page:
"Heimdall One-Click's job is simple; it deploys firmware with one click while keeping the user informed. Heimdall One-Click is an open-source cross-platform(win/linux/mac), dependency installing, easy-to-use, automation tool which can install firmware onto a device in download mode. Heimdall One-Click's operation is very simple from the outside, but the operation is very complex inside. See source code for more information. Heimdall One-Click has several safety features built in which make it the safest method of deploying firmware to any compatible device."
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Funny how you just get comfortable doing something a particular way even when it is totally inconvenient.. Wish I would have known about this before.

teknhard said:
Funny how you just get comfortable doing something a particular way even when it is totally inconvenient.. Wish I would have known about this before.
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I stumbled upon Adam's Heimdall 1click Sept/Oct last year. It's simplicity is incredible.
1click flash to restore(2 if you need bl's). 1 click kernel. CWM, flash your rom.
no root, no 3e's, no rom manager, etc...
With this tool, idk why ppl don't use it more.

Need help to get my Infuse from GB to ICS then JB

I was wondering if someone could detail to me a sure-fire way to make the jump from GB to ICS. I've tried twice now and both times I got stuck booting into a blue CWM without being able to load a ROM at that point. I was able to boot Aroma but after trying to recover from there I got stuck at the Galaxy S screen. Yes I followed the instructions very carefully. Is there a way to do this via Odin or Heimdall?
Any help would be tremendously appreciated.

Stock GB with CWM > CM 9 flash twice first from red recovery and then again from blue > then JB.
Do a full wipe before and after all the flash.
I know u said u tried this way buy it did not worked for u just give it a try from scratch one more time.
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rkkaranrk said:
Stock GB with CWM > CM 9 flash twice first from red recovery and then again from blue > then JB.
Do a full wipe before and after all the flash.
I know u said u tried this way buy it did not worked for u just give it a try from scratch one more time.
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Thanks rkkaranrk. The one thing I didn't do in your instructions was a wipe before and after each flash. Instead I wiped once before I began. Could this be the problem? Is this a common problem? I've seen some mention the same issue in the Dark Knight ROM thread that said they have the same issue but wasn't sure this has to do with the ROM or the migration from GB to ICS in general.

It could be any thing which cause bootloop so its always better to wipe, I always do anand never faced any bootloops Just give it try.
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I'm going to give it a go today too. I've had a hard time convincing myself to leave Aeon though. It's been a rock solid / stable ROM..............

D-Trixxx said:
I was wondering if someone could detail to me a sure-fire way to make the jump from GB to ICS. I've tried twice now and both times I got stuck booting into a blue CWM without being able to load a ROM at that point. I was able to boot Aroma but after trying to recover from there I got stuck at the Galaxy S screen. Yes I followed the instructions very carefully. Is there a way to do this via Odin or Heimdall?
Any help would be tremendously appreciated.
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it does sound as if you missed a step. OP states you wll get stuck at Galaxy S screen.
you then pull battery and reflash again along wth the wipes.
i did wipes in recovery, then on second flash (in Aroma) did the full wipe version. install went exactly as described.
loving 99.9% of the Paranoid Android ICS. may want to take that for a test drive for a bit first beings they can be similar from what i know (which isnt much) from flasing one of first versions of JB
thanx for all efforts in development, biting my lip on flashing JB.

captemo said:
it does sound as if you missed a step. OP states you wll get stuck at Galaxy S screen.
you then pull battery and reflash again along wth the wipes.
i did wipes in recovery, then on second flash (in Aroma) did the full wipe version. install went exactly as described.
loving 99.9% of the Paranoid Android ICS. may want to take that for a test drive for a bit first beings they can be similar from what i know (which isnt much) from flasing one of first versions of JB
thanx for all efforts in development, biting my lip on flashing JB.
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Thanks for all the replies so far.
@captemo: I followed the instructions in the Dark Knight thread exactly but maybe those instructions need to be updated because they never mentioned multiple wipes. There is no mention of getting stuck @ Galaxy S screen either but that isn't what happened at first. It kept bootlooping into blue CWM. It was only after that I tried to recover with Aroma that I got stuck, probably not the the wisest move on my part however.
I will try the Paranoid ICS build next since it sounds like you have had success with it and it looks like a good one. Just so I am clear on doing this can you list the steps you took to load this ROM? I noticed there are two variants, one with and one without the Aroma installer.
Thanks in advance!

The Aroma installer is nice but in my opinion, based on my experience and reports from others it is too problematic on the Infuse. Would really suggest not using versions with it, at least not on your first flash.

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The Aroma installer is nice but in my opinion, based on my experience and reports from others it is too problematic on the Infuse. Would really suggest not using versions with it, at least not on your first flash.
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Thanks Pony. I'll heed that advice and wait on captemo has to say regarding the steps he took to upgrade. I really don't feel like recovering a third time.

D-Trixxx said:
Thanks Pony. I'll heed that advice and wait on captemo has to say regarding the steps he took to upgrade. I really don't feel like recovering a third time.
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+ 10.

I had another thought, could Voodoo lagfix be the source of my issues? At the time I had the /Voodoo/disable-lagfix folder on my SDCard

D-Trixxx said:
Thanks Pony. I'll heed that advice and wait on captemo has to say regarding the steps he took to upgrade. I really don't feel like recovering a third time.
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WOW, somebody waiting for MY advice??? are you sure you havent been sipping on grandpa's cough syrup?
Pony i'm sure has more experience than myself and is merely expressing experiences that others and maybe he himself have had. truth is every phone is different and will react different.
i do like the Aroma myself. allows you to install some apps automatically.
i did nothing special than follow OP slowly and carefully to the T. doing this, i have never had problems flashing anything.
if i do anything special it is carefully choosing what i wish to flash. when lookin for new ROM, i go to the last page and start reading backwards. that shows me the most recent problems and issues people may be having. if its a problem i cant handle, i dont flash.
i am not taking away from developers here because they are ALL amazing and i wish i could do some of these things. as for the Dark Knight rom, i download, but never flashed. i just didnt think the development was progressing enough for me.
thats just me.
good luck hope you like Paranoid Android. i like the tablet mode, though print can be small for old eyes like mine just changed the font to something BOLD.

captemo said:
WOW, somebody waiting for MY advice??? are you sure you havent been sipping on grandpa's cough syrup?
Pony i'm sure has more experience than myself and is merely expressing experiences that others and maybe he himself have had. truth is every phone is different and will react different.
i do like the Aroma myself. allows you to install some apps automatically.
i did nothing special than follow OP slowly and carefully to the T. doing this, i have never had problems flashing anything.
if i do anything special it is carefully choosing what i wish to flash. when lookin for new ROM, i go to the last page and start reading backwards. that shows me the most recent problems and issues people may be having. if its a problem i cant handle, i dont flash.
i am not taking away from developers here because they are ALL amazing and i wish i could do some of these things. as for the Dark Knight rom, i download, but never flashed. i just didnt think the development was progressing enough for me.
thats just me.
good luck hope you like Paranoid Android. i like the tablet mode, though print can be small for old eyes like mine just changed the font to something BOLD.
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The reason I wanted your advice was because you had successfully made the jump from GB to ICS. The Paranoid thread assumes you are starting from ICS so there are no instructions to go from GB to ICS even thought the ICS ROMs are still there.

D-Trixxx said:
The reason I wanted your advice was because you had successfully made the jump from GB to ICS. The Paranoid thread assumes you are starting from ICS so there are no instructions to go from GB to ICS even thought the ICS ROMs are still there.
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anybody on ICS or JB as made that jump, obviously with sucess. since Paranoids development has jumped to JB there are a couple of small differences in install (GAPPS for ex.) the first 80 pages still deal with the ICS developments of the ROM.
even though the OP has changed to address install of JB, if you go past the first couple of pages and all the congrats of the new ROM, you will get to where any of your questions will be answered. Scott and team are very attentive and if you read read read, questions and concerns are all addressed.
if then you are happy with ROM and are dying to try JB, i think page 80 is where JB discussion begins.

The GB to ICS process should be the same for any rom. You can use cm9 or uniyumaporn to get to ics and then flash jb.
First, be aware once you are in ICS, your recovery will be filled with rainbows due to the lack of GB bootloaders (I'm assuming you don't have those).
1) wipe data, cache, dalvik (format /system is optional)
2) flash ics rom
3) reboot (Not "reboot into recovery")
4) you should hang at kernel splash (galaxy s screen).. remove battery and use 3 finger combo to boot into recovery.
5) wipe again and flash
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I did this process two days ago. I went from factory att GB to ICS following the instructions for uniporn. Once I had uniporn fully booted and running I then rebooted back into CWM and followed the instructions in the cm10 thread.
The only thing to watch for is in the uni instructions. It still says to flash gapps. You don't have to do that now because they are included in build 40.
How did you update to GB by the way? That will tell us if you have GB or froyo boot loaders
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Goneeuro said:
I did this process two days ago. I went from factory att GB to ICS following the instructions for uniporn. Once I had uniporn fully booted and running I then rebooted back into CWM and followed the instructions in the cm10 thread.
The only thing to watch for is in the uni instructions. It still says to flash gapps. You don't have to do that now because they are included in build 40.
How did you update to GB by the way? That will tell us if you have GB or froyo boot loaders
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Hi Goneeuro,
I just saw your post but I did exactly what you did. Basically I read the instructions of a bunch of ROMS and decided to follow uniporns steps and it worked just fine including the gapps installation. Seems to be working fine still but I wonder if its a matter of time if I see issues.
I don't recall how I went to GB, its been so long ago but I don't have the rainbow CWM. Probably because I loaded them during a recovery.
Anyway all is good now. Big THANKS to all of you.
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Dude thank you so much!
captemo said:
it does sound as if you missed a step. OP states you wll get stuck at Galaxy S screen.
you then pull battery and reflash again along wth the wipes.
i did wipes in recovery, then on second flash (in Aroma) did the full wipe version. install went exactly as described.
loving 99.9% of the Paranoid Android ICS. may want to take that for a test drive for a bit first beings they can be similar from what i know (which isnt much) from flasing one of first versions of JB
thanx for all efforts in development, biting my lip on flashing JB.
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Really awesome I've been working on this for like 4 hours and all it took was pulling the battery instead of rebooting to get out of the bootloop. really appreciate it.

[Q] Rebbots, No Boots, and other power issues

Alright, so I need a little help here deciding what to do next.
My girlfriend has the SGH-T959v with android 2.2.1 on it.
It had been randomly shutting down when the screen turned off. It was much the same as the Samsung Captivate had its issues.
It also wouldn't charge sometimes and would also not turn on unless the battery was removed.
Well, I replaced the battery with an OEM one from a mobile store.
Now there are no more random shutdowns but there's a whole slew of different issues.
If the phone is turned off you have to remove the battery, put it back in, plug it in quickly, and then turn it on.
If the phone charges too long all the signal stops working until a reboot.
The phone always thinks it's charging even when the battery is draining.
It's a pretty irritating problem especially with the reboot issue because if we're out and away from electricity and it gets turned off accidentally then there's nothing we can do till we get back to the charger.
Has anyone had these issues and solved them with a new ROM?
I had the random shutdowns on my Captivate and solved it with CyanogenMod. I'm thinking about flashing but I don't want to wipe it all and then have it not work or brick the thing (it is unlocked on Straight Talk so I also don't want to relock it to T-Mobile)
Some foresight would be appreciated before I move forward with it.
Thanks

Why don't you try a ROM and find out if it does anything? Questions like this are pointless because you can answer them yourself by just trying it.

Yes, flashing a better ROM will help in certain cases

pisherthefisher said:
Why don't you try a ROM and find out if it does anything? Questions like this are pointless because you can answer them yourself by just trying it.
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Actually my question was whether or not anyone has had this issue.
I'm trying to see if it's a known firmware problem or a known hardware problem so I don't waste my time.
I don't have all day everyday to backup the phone and flash and test and then reinstall all the apps.
Thanks for the contribution though.
That being said would anyone suggest a TW ROM for this? I don't want to change the functionality because she's used to TouchWiz and not tech savvy

Now I must throw in, you should search around for a TW styled ROM. I don't know if we have one or not, but I can tell you that looking yourself will be a lot quicker then waiting for somebody to feel sorry for you, search for it, and give you a link to it.

Ignore those guys. Dont flash a custom rom YET.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1822626
Read that post follow the directions. I suggest reading the thread it links to while backing up the phone. Then while actually doing the flashing with heimdal follow it.
Now be sure to follow eollies directions of flashing the kernel after the initial boot or wifi will be broken.
This will wipe her phone out and reflash everything plus give you root access to remove bloat and add things like titanium backup.
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Whoops looks like eollies pulled the file from dropbox.
Just follow the directions in the thread by lumin30 that eollie links too.
I forgot to say why I suggest using a one click. This device sometimes just needs to be reset to factory. And Using a one click will remove all stuff not suppose to be hanging around.

Here's another one that I find much more simple.
Heimdall One Click back to Stock for the T959V

I have the grimlin remover one click on my computer I can upload it later

Cooptx said:
I have the grimlin remover one click on my computer I can upload it later
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I have it also, but cant get it to upload for whatever reason. So.....
Here's the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427 Post #41 has a working DL. get it, unzip, run it. Maybe it helps him.

Use the heimdall one clicks they are 2.3.3 stock touchwiz. Like I said follow lumin30's guide to the letter. He is a recognized contributor for a damn good reason. That guide has also been featured on the portal. I would flash the antonx kernel after for root and then flash bhundvens latest kernel. This will allow just a bit more control and troubleshooting if something happens.

Alright, I was just throwing it out there xD

Really guys? You're not even answering his question and linking him to old guides that are complicated. If someone needs to go to a stock KJ6 rom just link them to lumin's guide!
Anyway, I doubt you will find anyone on these forums who are still running the 2.2.1 stock rom, I personally haven't run it in over 2 years when I first bought my phone.
Samsung has released an official update from Froyo (what her phone is running) to Gingerbread (the last officially released version for this phone).
I recommend you try that, but know that there is a long-sms bug. If you go over 140 characters the message will get cut off and you will get a "message sending failed" notice when you try to send it. You can instead try to use a 3rd party app like handcent or gosms that will split the message for you if it goes beyond 140 characters.
If you would like an easy to follow, reliable guide WITH PICTURES, then go ahead and follow lumins' guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2
Just remember that everything on her phone will get wiped, but you can use google to back up contacts. It sounds like it'll be worth it.
Again, lumin's guide will allow you to upgrade her phone to the last official rom Samsung released for our phone.
Good luck!

I wonder if Samsung kies is still upgrading.