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Rom Upgrade Help Required

Hello All,
I need your help regarding upgrade my captivate which is running on 2.1. I had hard bricked it once before when I was trying to update it via odin. Just got fixed it back from mobiletechvideos.com. Now I want to upgrade it to gingerbread Can anyone tell me any stable rom which I can upgrade safely and have 0% chance to hard bricked it again. Or any rom which I can flash via any other tool not via odin as I thought last bricked was caused due to odin. Pls help me.
I like the MIUI rom but I saw that it use ODIN so I am a bit afread to try it
Thanks

My understanding of the process.
I'm fairly sure you need to use superoneclick to root, that's step one. Next go to market and dowload ROM manager and install it, that's step two.Step three, flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager. Choose captivateMTD and let it flash. Step four, now go to the download ROM and choose an MTD ROM. I reccomend cyanogenmod as its aosp, overclocked and generally awesome. They have a stable build that's a great dd. Step five is to flash it. When the download completes it will promt you to wipe data and cache, clear everything and hit go. Step six would be to dl and flash gapps with ROM manager. Wipe cache and install. After all this you should be on cm7 stable. Pm me if you need help. I have the drivers and all files you could possibly need in my dropbox account.
Good luck and enjoy cyanogenmod.
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where I can get superoneclick to root it ?

imk79 said:
where I can get superoneclick to root it ?
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please, for the love all that is holy, leave your phone alone if you dont know how to use GOOGLE
http://bit.ly/uoGYG7

I tried to download superoneclick via this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
All archive showing me damaged only 8 mb version is working but when I tried to root it via that version it shows me FAILED msg at the end. Any help in this regard ?

You do not need to root your phone to install a custom rom.
If you currently are on 2.1, boot into recovery and flash this zip file.
From here you can go about installing a gingerbread kernel and rom.
If you are unsure of the process, please do lots more research before you go flashing anything. If you brick again it's not my fault.

mikedavis120 said:
My understanding of the process.
I'm fairly sure you need to use superoneclick to root, that's step one. Next go to market and dowload ROM manager and install it, that's step two.Step three, flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager. Choose captivateMTD and let it flash. Step four, now go to the download ROM and choose an MTD ROM. I reccomend cyanogenmod as its aosp, overclocked and generally awesome. They have a stable build that's a great dd. Step five is to flash it. When the download completes it will promt you to wipe data and cache, clear everything and hit go. Step six would be to dl and flash gapps with ROM manager. Wipe cache and install. After all this you should be on cm7 stable. Pm me if you need help. I have the drivers and all files you could possibly need in my dropbox account.
Good luck and enjoy cyanogenmod.
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
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Step One: Root Done
Step Two: ROM manager installation Done
Step Three: flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager (When I clicked on it asked me that confirm phone model and when I clicked on samsung captivate MDT it said that clockworkmod not officially supported the captivate MDT and have you installed clockworkmod based recovery manually if I clicked on yes it proceed to the next screen and if I clicked no it said that without it rom manager will not work. If i clicked on yes it proceed to the next screen and asked me the clockworkmod version 2.x or 3.x. I select one of them and click on the install rom from SD card and then browse to my downloaded rom when I clicked on rom and it will ask me to backup exsisiting rom, wipe data and cache and wipe dalvik cache. I had selected last 2 options and clicked ok then it asked me to press ok to reboot into clockworkMod Recovery and continue the installation when I clicked ok and rebooted where it showing me 4 options: rebbot system now, reinstall packages, delete all user data and delete cache data. After that I don't know what to do BTW I downloaded MIUI rom as I wana try it )
Any Help ?

Its sounds like you are in the stock recovery still. When you get to the screen with four options click reinstall packages and it should take you to clockwork recovery. The you will have many more options. You will want to go to install zip from SD card then choose zip from SD card and then navigate to your rom of choice and click it. Then it will go through the install process and when it is done hit reboot now and you should be running your custom rom.
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bradleyG said:
Its sounds like you are in the stock recovery still. When you get to the screen with four options click reinstall packages and it should take you to clockwork recovery. The you will have many more options. You will want to go to install zip from SD card then choose zip from SD card and then navigate to your rom of choice and click it. Then it will go through the install process and when it is done hit reboot now and you should be running your custom rom.
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Ok here come the problem again. I install the update.zip from sd card and the phone took me into the clockworkmod recovery a new menu then I install update.zip and after that I click install a zip from SD card. I clicked on it and browse it to the downloaded rom and it asked me to perform the action and I clicked ok after that it shows the installing process again and from after that phone is showing AT&T logo then Cyanogen Mod logo and then showing it is installing something and then restarting again and again. Phone is in the same state and doing this thing again and again. I remove the battery and power on again and its doing same thing any help ?

Get into cwm again via buttons and flash cm7 one more time. Should fix the error you're seeing.

ok I am able to fix it. I removed the SIM card and SD CARD and it will come to the update process and when done its boot to the rom and finally I am in new MIUI look and feel Thanks guys for your help. I will try this rom for few days but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.

imk79 said:
but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
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dude. this website is all the info you freakin need

imk79 said:
ok I am able to fix it. I removed the SIM card and SD CARD and it will come to the update process and when done its boot to the rom and finally I am in new MIUI look and feel Thanks guys for your help. I will try this rom for few days but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
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The thanks button is there for a reason. Haha just messing with you but if you feel like saying thanks to someone feel free to press the button that's what it's there for.

Pirateghost said:
dude. this website is all the info you freakin need
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Yeah I know that this for the XDA all about but every time I got help is via starting a topic. Being a beginner I want to have a guide where all problems should listed click if the phone is not going cwm how can you fix it so it would be guide. I got help everytime from XDA when I searched but very distributed. And if you search on google you will got alot info in which you are not sure about which is correct for you. Anyways Thanks alot guys.

[Q] I messed it all up in nexus s!

First of all,
I updated to 4.0.3
then i would like to root my phone..
I used a guide found on the nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-root/how-to-root-nexus-s-or-nexus-s-4g-on-ics-or-gingerbread/ and then i installed rom manager free from market and i tried flashing cwm recovery inside rom manager.
But rom manager was fc and i decided to google it to find an other way to install cwm recovery.
Then i found this guide nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-hacks/how-to-force-your-nexus-s-into-clockworkmod-recovery/ and i followed this exactly, hoping that it could be easy to flash the new 4.0.3 rom again.
When i try to open bootloader mode and select recovery a sparking android is showing up an then only the lights from the touch keys are glowing.!
When i press either (Vol- and Power) or Power Clockwork Mod recovery shows up and when i try to install zip from sd it shows status 7 installation aborted. I searched forums that proposed to wipe all data and dalwik data.
I did all these and also status7 shows up every time i try to flash a rom.
I ask for your help!!!

updated your cwm recovery to 5.x.x.x. and dont expect help or no one will help, ask for help instead.

you are right i wrote by mistake.

simms22 said:
updated your cwm recovery to 5.x.x.x. and dont expect help or no one will help, ask for help instead.
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I did that and again status 7

konkostis said:
I did that and again status 7
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what rom are you trying to flssh?

cm9 or stock ICS

konkostis said:
First of all,
I updated to 4.0.3
then i would like to root my phone..
I used a guide found on the nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-root/how-to-root-nexus-s-or-nexus-s-4g-on-ics-or-gingerbread/ and then i installed rom manager free from market and i tried flashing cwm recovery inside rom manager.
But rom manager was fc and i decided to google it to find an other way to install cwm recovery.
Then i found this guide nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-hacks/how-to-force-your-nexus-s-into-clockworkmod-recovery/ and i followed this exactly, hoping that it could be easy to flash the new 4.0.3 rom again.
When i try to open bootloader mode and select recovery a sparking android is showing up an then only the lights from the touch keys are glowing.!
When i press either (Vol- and Power) or Power Clockwork Mod recovery shows up and when i try to install zip from sd it shows status 7 installation aborted. I searched forums that proposed to wipe all data and dalwik data.
I did all these and also status7 shows up every time i try to flash a rom.
I ask for your help!!!
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I managed to revive my beloved nexus!!!!
All that i've done is to also force my nexus to boot from the latest cwm found at its website and also downloaded stock ics rom found at rom manager site and all ok!!!

konkostis said:
First of all,
I updated to 4.0.3
then i would like to root my phone..
I used a guide found on the nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-root/how-to-root-nexus-s-or-nexus-s-4g-on-ics-or-gingerbread/ and then i installed rom manager free from market and i tried flashing cwm recovery inside rom manager.
But rom manager was fc and i decided to google it to find an other way to install cwm recovery.
Then i found this guide nexusshacks.com/nexus-s-hacks/how-to-force-your-nexus-s-into-clockworkmod-recovery/ and i followed this exactly, hoping that it could be easy to flash the new 4.0.3 rom again.
When i try to open bootloader mode and select recovery a sparking android is showing up an then only the lights from the touch keys are glowing.!
When i press either (Vol- and Power) or Power Clockwork Mod recovery shows up and when i try to install zip from sd it shows status 7 installation aborted. I searched forums that proposed to wipe all data and dalwik data.
I did all these and also status7 shows up every time i try to flash a rom.
I ask for your help!!!
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I suggest you to download the stock gingerbread for your model from Rom Manager and install it as update.zip. That will unroot your phone. So root it again and try flashing new roms (cm9 or ICS). You should flash kernel after flashing the rom.
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Help My G2x is not working after trying to install CM7

Hi guys i hope someone can help me
so i was trying to install CM7 for the first time , i followed the guide on the CM7 wiki but for some reason it didn't work , i tried it a couple of times but i couldn't get it to install cm7 no my phone after the phone reboots it goes to the LG logo then the logo of the android and the white box with a arrow coming out of it after that it just keeps flashing nothing happens, i tried to go to recovery mode but it doesn't go there.. please help!!
info
phone : t-mobile g2x, android 2.3.3
i shot a video of the problem but i cant post the link just go to my youtube channel Etzio2010 and u will find the video its the only one i uploaded
thanks

Did you use nvflash to flash clockwork? If not then look for the guide in the development section on how to do it.

no i didn't, i'll look for the guide. thank you

so i did the nvflash and now it goes to clockworkmod recovery but how do i install android again ?

Hass 2012 said:
so i did the nvflash and now it goes to clockworkmod recovery but how do i install android again ?
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Follow the directions I this thread substitute whatever ROM you have when you get to the flashing part
Sent from my Super Duper Uber G2x using Tapatalk

Hass 2012 said:
so i did the nvflash and now it goes to clockworkmod recovery but how do i install android again ?
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Now you just download a rom (.zip) and put the zip on your memory card, boot in to clock work, and go to install zip from sd, choose zip, then locate where you placed the rom (.zip file), and yes to install.
After that simply reboot your phone, wait a bit, and your phone will work.

go to google in search box type in cyanogenmod mirror select your phone model download desired rom to sd card and in clockwork mod select install zip from sd select file and and your good to go any / just inbox

thanks so much guys it works great now

[GUIDE] Root Your Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 [GB and JB]

AFTER ROOTING, YOUR WARRANTY IS NOW VOID​
Hello, I'm ddikodroid. I'll tell you how to root Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160. It's for Gingerbread and Jelly Bean.
FOR GINGERBREAD
What's you need:
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 with Gingerbread
Custom Kernel with CWM or TWRP such as EX Kernel.
SuperSU Flashable Zip Download HERE.
A Sharp Eyes.
Smart Brain.
Steps:
First, Put the SuperSU Flashable Zip to your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power)
Flash the SuperSU Flashable Zip from recovery.
Wait
Choose "Reboot System Now"
Tadaa, now you have a rooted phone.
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FOR JELLY BEAN
What's you need:
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 with Jelly Bean
Custom Kernel with CWM or TWRP such as D- Kernel. (Optional)
Stock Kernel. But you need CWM 6 by Shaaan. Download HERE.
SuperSU Flashable Zip Download HERE.
A Sharp Eyes.
Smart Brain.
Steps (Jelly Bean with Custom Kernel):
First, Put the SuperSU Flashable Zip to your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power)
Flash the SuperSU Flashable Zip from recovery.
Wait
Choose "Reboot System Now"
Tadaa, now you have a rooted phone.
Steps (Jelly Bean with Stock Kernel):
First, Put the SuperSU Flashable Zip to your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power)
Flash the CWM from stock recovery.
Flash the SuperSU Flashable Zip from CWM recovery.
Wait.
Choose "Reboot System Now"
Tadaa, now you have a rooted phone.
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:good: Fell Free To Press/Hit The "THANKS" Button :good:

R: [GUIDE] Root Your Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 [GB and JB]
But why!!! There is already GB root thread and JB one...
If people cant find it just use search

Please, do and "How to swap memory data?"

asdfzz said:
But why!!! There is already GB root thread and JB one...
If people cant find it just use search
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I make tutorial in another ways

Do you have tutorial how to install cwm recovery on ace 2? Couse i want to backup my curent rom before instaling JB, and do i need to root it first, before instaling cwm recovery? thanks

Thanks !!!

Hi can anyome yelp me with my problem regards to gt-i8160 samsung galaxy ace2.Problem : low memory unable to install large apps above 1gb. I have search and followed threads but none have help me so fsr. Tried to chamge vold.fstab on system/etc directory reboot phome and nothing happens. Please help me thanks
Ss atached. After following process for vold.fstab

need help
Hi guy!
I need help! Iam in the recovery menu, but I can't choose the file. It seems I have to change bios or something ? Do you know someone how can I get recall this option?
Thanks for in advance!

@thirdz you are still on mb2 that was the first leak for ace II maybe it's not working because you need to update to a newer firmware

Difference between custom and stock.
Hi all,
I'm new here on XDA-Developers, and have a question about the different types of kernels.
Here the phone can be adjusted with a stock or a custom kernel.
I would really like to know the difference between the two, so i can pick up one to root my Galaxy Ace 2.
When i bought mine Gingerbread came with it, but half year later i upgraded to Jelly Bean with Samsung Kies.
My phone became very slow 2 days later, and i'am unable to reach my gallery, cannot make photo's and Whatsapp incoming media cannot be downloaded.
However i deleted some unused apps at that time, but the worked for a day and the system memory became full again.
Could anyone help me out with this problem?
My external sd card has 32 GB of memory, 3 GB is used 29 GB unused.
Regards,
n0rt0x

Hi guys! im trying to root my ace 2 with jb stock rom installed but that .zip files doesn't work for me...
i put that update.zip, root.zip or however they are named, boot into stock recovery, choose install from external storage and no files get found.
sd card works fine and stock rom can mount it but files cannot be found...
looks like i need custom recovery for root and root for custom recovery.... -.-

Choose from sdcard.
No you dont need root for custom recovery. Btw you can flash root.zip directly from stock recovery
Sent from my GT-I8160 using Tapatalk

is there away to do this with STOCK kernel on GB?
This is a little confusing as it would suggest I could flash a custom kernel with our root...Is that correct?
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FOR GINGERBREAD
What's you need:
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 with Gingerbread
Custom Kernel with CWM or TWRP such as EX Kernel.
SuperSU Flashable Zip Download HERE.
A Sharp Eyes.
Smart Brain.
Steps:
First, Put the SuperSU Flashable Zip to your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power)
Flash the SuperSU Flashable Zip from recovery.
Wait
Choose "Reboot System Now"
Tadaa, now you have a rooted phone.
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If so could some one suggest which kernel so can get started?
PS don't forget the phone is not seen via pc as usb port damaged so flashing would be done via stock recovery

i updated my hh from gb to jb via kies. and i lost my root acces.
when i tried to root my hh again, its said that error/tmp/sideload/package.zip status 255.
i've tried to use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47570428&postcount=3 but when i check my playstore there is no SuperSU
can anyone help me? sorry for a bad grammar

ONLY for JB!
Install CWM Rec. via Android System Recovery (Apply update from ext storge- > ZIP file)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141395
Install SuperSU ZIP via CWM Recovery (Install ZIP)
http://download.chainfire.eu/365/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip?retrieve_file=1
No need to re-install SuperSU via playstore - Don't know why this was said by someone...

fluffi444 said:
ONLY for JB!
Install CWM Rec. via Android System Recovery (Apply update from ext storge- > ZIP file)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141395
Install SuperSU ZIP via CWM Recovery (Install ZIP)
http://download.chainfire.eu/365/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip?retrieve_file=1
No need to re-install SuperSU via playstore - Don't know why this was said by someone...
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it works
Thankyou very muuuchhh

Need to know
if this is a stock kernel or not. Been googling but can't find the answer I'm looking for. Can't decide which method to choose.
Samsung Galaxy Ace2
Model
GT-i8160
Version
4.1.2 (updated via kies)
Baseband
I8160XXNB1
Kernel Ver - 3.0.31 - 1106830
[email protected] #2
SMP PREEMPT Mon Feb 10 14:34:57
KST 2014
Build number
JZO54K.I8160XXNB1

Use mine and be happy...

I was unable to flash CWM using this method. (on my GT-I8160 running Android 4.1.2)
It gave me the "signature verification failed" error.
However this method was very quick and worked perfectly fine for me.
ok, due to not having privileges of posting outside links(min 10 posts required) go to androidxda.com and search for "root samsung galaxy ace 2 i8160"
No CWM required (but I think i'll install that anyway).

Thanks for the TUT
Hi i followed your method the TUT is great, and i wouldnt call myself a noob but im really having troubles. I flash the md5 file through odin i get a PASS all threads completed succesfully however when i reboot into recovery and look inside the extSD to flash SuperSU its empty.... so i rebooted the phone and installed through the playstore and it gives me the ,device does not have the binaries installed and SU cannot install them 'this is a problem', speach, any ideas?

[Q] I have custom rom installed but can't install another

Hi I have custom rom installed but can't install another, i have Collective Edition v6 By BaDaB!ng505 great rom ,no problem, but i wanted to try another,i have downloaded a few but keep getting Bad rom i have used CWM and TVRP any help guys?

rongaster said:
Hi I have custom rom installed but can't install another, i have Collective Edition v6 By BaDaB!ng505 great rom ,no problem, but i wanted to try another,i have downloaded a few but keep getting Bad rom i have used CWM and TVRP any help guys?
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I don't know what ROM you are trying to install but..............
As you can see below in Android Revolution ROM flash directions there may be extra requirements when going from one ROM to another.(see Pink text) So you may have to clear the cache and do a data wipe before flashing the new ROM.
How to flash:
Download ROM and place it on your virtual SD card
Boot your device in recovery mode (vol up + power)
In main menu, select "install zip from sdcard"
Select "choose zip from sdcard" and browse to the location of Android Revolution ROM
You can use data wiping option in AROMA (optionally if coming from earlier version of my ROM, obligatory if coming from stock or other custom ROM)
After flashing process is complete, reboot the device

Have you verified the md5? Make sure it is not a bad download. Also might want to use high on android as a recovery.
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Thank's Guys
Thank you for the time and effort replying to me, i am off next week and will have another go.