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I recently upgraded my captivate with the official att/samsung froyo release. So far it seems to have made my phone worse. It's slower, and freezes periodically. I was wondering if it's possible to root after the official upgrade or is this blocked. Hoping I can root and flash new kernel and get better performance. This droid world is new to me, so any assistance would be appreciated, especially if it's written for a novice.
Btw, I've done 2 master resets hoping it would help, and it didn't.
Here is how to install AT&T's official 2.2 Froyo ROM with all of the suckiness removed and a bunch of awsomeness added.
1. Download this. Rename it update.zip and copy it to sd_card, the the phone's internal memory,not the removable micro sd card.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ve234hbg64ctcu0
2. Download this, and copy it to sd_card.
http://www.designgears.com/roms/cognition/Cognitionv4.3.1.zip
3. Use this tool to flash back to 2.1 (don't master clear)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
4. Remove battery, hold vol up + vol down + power and reinsert battery. Phone will boot into recovery mode.
5. In recovery select "reinstal packages". Then reboot
6. If phone reboots back into a the same recovery, repeat 5
7. Phone should boot into a custom recovery.
8. Select install zip -> choose zip -> Cognitionv4.3.1.zip -> install
9. Reboot
cypho said:
Here is how to install AT&T's official 2.2 Froyo ROM with all of the suckiness removed and a bunch of awsomeness added.
1. Download this. Rename it update.zip and copy it to sd_card, the the phone's internal memory,not the removable micro sd card.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ve234hbg64ctcu0
2. Download this, and copy it to sd_card.
http://www.designgears.com/roms/cognition/Cognitionv4.3.1.zip
3. Use this tool to flash back to 2.1 (don't master clear)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
4. Remove battery, hold vol up + vol down + power and reinsert battery. Phone will boot into recovery mode.
5. In recovery select "reinstal packages". Then reboot
6. If phone reboots back into a the same recovery, repeat 5
7. Phone should boot into a custom recovery.
8. Select install zip -> choose zip -> Cognitionv4.3.1.zip -> install
9. Reboot
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Dont you think you should have told the op that those are directions for flashing Cognition 4.3.1?? What if he doesn't want to flash a rom, just a kernel?
OP: Download Superclick v1.7. It will root your phone. From there, search Development threads for a kernel.
cypho said:
Here is how to install AT&T's official 2.2 Froyo ROM with all of the suckiness removed and a bunch of awsomeness added.
1. Download this. Rename it update.zip and copy it to sd_card, the the phone's internal memory,not the removable micro sd card.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ve234hbg64ctcu0
2. Download this, and copy it to sd_card.
http://www.designgears.com/roms/cognition/Cognitionv4.3.1.zip
3. Use this tool to flash back to 2.1 (don't master clear)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
4. Remove battery, hold vol up + vol down + power and reinsert battery. Phone will boot into recovery mode.
5. In recovery select "reinstal packages". Then reboot
6. If phone reboots back into a the same recovery, repeat 5
7. Phone should boot into a custom recovery.
8. Select install zip -> choose zip -> Cognitionv4.3.1.zip -> install
9. Reboot
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this is horrible advice for someone running 2.2. 2.2 brought 3e recovery which does not allow flashing 'update.zip' any more.
all the OP was looking for was how to root.
SuperOneClick 1.7 will take care of that in the RAGE method....
Pirateghost said:
this is horrible advice for someone running 2.2. 2.2 brought 3e recovery which does not allow flashing 'update.zip' any more.
all the OP was looking for was how to root.
SuperOneClick 1.7 will take care of that in the RAGE method....
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Thanks for the Rage part. Keep forgetting that, even when I use it on my phone.
So I tried superclick 1.7 and had no luck. It would say waiting for device, I'd plug in. my phone and then would say it was running, but nothing happened. Tried with debugging on and off. Any advice? Also can you direct me where to get superclick. I'm worried that the site I got it from may be malicious. Also I'm running windows 7, just in case that makes a difference.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
make sure you have the drivers installed for you phone, and you have USB debugging ON....it has to be on in order for it to work
Thank you Pirateghost. Got it rooted.
Considering I know very little about all this, is there somewhere you can to direct me to get easy, step by step, directions on how to load a new rom on my phone? I got it rooted using superoneclick v1.7, loaded titanium back up and rom manager. I'm using one click lag fix, although it seems many feel that it's not good. I was thinking of going with cog4. Any suggestions? Your awesome, thanks.
Cdub3 said:
Thank you Pirateghost. Got it rooted.
Considering I know very little about all this, is there somewhere you can to direct me to get easy, step by step, directions on how to load a new rom on my phone? I got it rooted using superoneclick v1.7, loaded titanium back up and rom manager. I'm using one click lag fix, although it seems many feel that it's not good. I was thinking of going with cog4. Any suggestions? Your awesome, thanks.
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Flashing a rom is quite simple. Obviously I'm going to be biased and suggest Andromeda3 as the recommended ROM, since I put so much time into that rom. Check out the guides and tutorials found in Q&A and development
Sent from my HTC Vision
Most all of the roms here have flashing instructions on page 1 of that thread.
And back up before you start. You can never back up too much.
Sorry about my stupidity, but people keep mentioning 3e recovery being an issue for me since I have froyo. Will odin take care of this? Also does this whole process take me back to eclair or will it still be froyo. It seems the more questions and information, the more this process its intimidating me. Just don't want to ruin my phone
Cdub3 said:
Sorry about my stupidity, but people keep mentioning 3e recovery being an issue for me since I have froyo. Will odin take care of this? Also does this whole process take me back to eclair or will it still be froyo. It seems the more questions and information, the more this process its intimidating me. Just don't want to ruin my phone
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yes odin will fix this in about 5 seconds or less!
before you start disable lagfix! this is important! but speed mod may just work be cause it has similar lagfix options available in the kernel. still wouldn't try it though.
recovery is part of the kernel. grab a kernel in .tar format. speedmod is great for this
open odin (not one click but full version) put .tar of kernel in pda slot
put phone in download mode (if 3 button is broke you may want to flash back to 2.1 with 3 button fix or another rom with 3-button fix via odin) you can access download mode via use of adb in the mean time.
plug in phone, make sure auto reboot is selected and reformat is not selected.
the left most box in odin should turn yellow. hit start. it takes about 3 seconds. phone will reboot with new kernel all data will be intact.
at that point you can enter recovery mode which will be cwm. you can root from cwm or install a rooted rom that will include another kernel.
kernel flashing doesn't effect data or settings or version number but kernel need to be same android version, eclair rom needs eclair kernel, froyo needs froyo ect. but a 2.2 rom can run 2.2.1 kernel and vice versa. same goes with 2.3 and 2.3.3 ect. also samsung tw roms need tw kernels, sense roms need sense kernels and aosp roms need aosp kernels. and of cource the kernel should be for you phone.
Speedmod is an i9000 kernel, if you want to just root and use stock froyo you will have to flash am I9000 modem.bin or there will be sound issues...
Use the 3e recovery push. Had to use on Vibrant.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
studacris said:
Speedmod is an i9000 kernel, if you want to just root and use stock froyo you will have to flash am I9000 modem.bin or there will be sound issues...
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true but you can flash a different kernel afterwards.
if the op want to read all about fixing 3e recovery with adb or other method fine. but a kernel swap is quick and easy.
Dani897 said:
true but you can flash a different kernel afterwards.
if the op want to read all about fixing 3e recovery with adb or other method fine. but a kernel swap is quick and easy.
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I agree, just informing in case he stuck with a captivate modem with that kernel and couldn't understand the issues he was having.
so i did this, and on odin it says it passed and that it was successful, but when i check my kernel, it doesn't say speedmod. it's just the same stock kernel. I don't have kies, I have kies mini. Don't know if that's the prob. I'm in the US and I didn't think you could get the full kies. My drivers said there was an error, saying the I9000 drivers didn't work. I downloaded the kernel version specific for the ATT captivate sgh-1897. I downloaded the odin version, not the cwm version because that is what the instructions on the tourist in paradise site said to do. what now? I honestly think all I need is the kernel. I'm just looking to make my phone run faster and try to get the most out of my battery.. speedmod kernel seems right up my ally. I don't think I even need to mess with a ROM. So will this not work with kies mini? any help is appreciated
Cdub3 said:
so i did this, and on odin it says it passed and that it was successful, but when i check my kernel, it doesn't say speedmod. it's just the same stock kernel. I don't have kies, I have kies mini. Don't know if that's the prob. I'm in the US and I didn't think you could get the full kies. My drivers said there was an error, saying the I9000 drivers didn't work. I downloaded the kernel version specific for the ATT captivate sgh-1897. I downloaded the odin version, not the cwm version because that is what the instructions on the tourist in paradise site said to do. what now? I honestly think all I need is the kernel. I'm just looking to make my phone run faster and try to get the most out of my battery.. speedmod kernel seems right up my ally. I don't think I even need to mess with a ROM. So will this not work with kies mini? any help is appreciated
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speedmod might not change the kernel version in about phone, some devs do not change that.
use the 3 button combo to get into recovery mode, does it boot into cwm with green text? if it did you are running speedmod.
also when phone boots it will say sgh-i897 on a black splash screen after the att param.ifs splash screen
if you still have blue samsung 3e recovery and no black galaxy s splash screen there was a problem.
So I do get a different screen when phone fires up. It does say sgh-1897 which is different than before, I can't seen to get the 3 button recovery thing to happen though. Hope it's right, just thought my phone would be faster. Seemed faster with oneclick lag fix. Guess I'm crazy. The phone does seem louder when it fires up, which I read this kernel helps make happen. Is there another way to get to recovery to see if the 3e issue is fixed. If so is there another kernel that would be faster for me or do I need to do the ROM thing next. Also, since I didn't think this worked I tried to install oneclick lag fix again, but couldn't because there wasn't enough space.does this mean speed mod went through. I also did the speed mod flash like 3 times thinking that it wasn't working. is that as problem? Sorry for all the questions. I'm just new to all this and I don't have much computer savy either. Thanks for putting up with me.
ok so you do have speedmod.
for recovery, with phone off, press volume+volume for 2 seconds
continue to hold volume and press power, holding all three till the first splash screen pops up then release.
first decide if you want to keep speedmod, you can root in recovery and flash to a different kernel after, can also flash a new rom now.
speedmod is an i9000 port. it may not work perfect with the kb1 modem. if you flash kc1 modem it will not work with bluetooth calling. i use it as a tool to flash other roms, to root, and to flash other kernels and not deal with 3e, that is the point of me suggesting it. but giving up bluetooth calling isn't a big sacrifice to some people and many do use it like you are.
now if you want speedmod and lagfix you can do that in recovery, speedmod has a universal lagfix. disable this before flashing a voodoo kernel (or stock) if you change it later.
the lagfix has the options to set data, dbdata, or cache to ext2,ext3,ext4,ext4 non journalling, or jfs
it can also set /system to ext4
voodoo settings are /system=ext4
/cache=ext4nj
/data=ext4
/dbdata=ext4
these are the most common settings and are very successfull.
feel free to pm me with questions, rom recomendation, ect...
edit, just noticed you already have root via rageagaintthecage method via superoneclick, i always forget about that on the sgs though i have done it on an evo the hard way a while back, now we have superoneclick so it's not hard anymore. you can install a market app called sgs kernel flash and experiment with kernels that way. prolly what i'd have told you if i read the whole thread.
I can't post in the development forum yet but I want to thank Krylon for Hooking up Black Ice and I want to thank Raver who's guide to Black Ice install allowed me to end my 2 day epic quest in success instead of failure.
here is Ravers Guide for anyone who needs it
FYI Oden 1.7 works fine and I used the KC1 & KD1 from the SGS4G Bible
OK im going to help u out sorry bout my previous statement i was just n a really bad mood and then trying to find some posts on xda and just going though the bs stuff had me more adijated...
OK step one prep
Make sure on the sd card Root folder no where else you have
update.zip
can be gotten out of krylons cwm final thread
also get the recovery file out of that thread just in case you have a kd1 without a fixed recovery file.
blackice stable on your sd card
U will also need odin i found actually odin 1.85 to be the best out of them for flashing but older ones work as well to just my personal prefrence for flashing on windows when i have ot use it.
You will also need a kd 1 rom to flash to thats flashable by odin i recommend whitehawks kd1
now that you have all that time to get black ice installed you ready
load up odin make sure you have your kd1 zip file in the pda section on odin
put your phone in download mode vol up vol down (pressed and held) insert usb...
IF THAT DOES NOT WORK
Vol Down pressed and hold and hit power button
IF ^^^^^^^^^ IS HOW YOU get to download mode stop there means your on gingerbread bootloader.
GO back and use the bible in this thread use my gb recooked rom thread first post there i linked a kc1 that has the Sbl and boot file thats not a i9000 and is not a gb bootloader .
These steps are only for if you have the gingerbread bootloader
download and extract my kc1 rom
in ODIN
Pitt = Hawk_Sidekick_VibrantPlus_831.pitt
pda = T959VUVKC1-REV00-ALL-low-CL933594.tar.md5
phone = T959VUVKC1-Phone-CL932707.tar.md5
CSC= SGH-T959V-CSC-TMB.tar.md5
Make sure RE PARTITION IS CHECKED
FLASH
wait for odin to do its business let the phone reboot and boot up once
This rom isnt rooted its just used to get gb bootloaders off the damm phone
Once done power off phone
After that go back and see first step put phone back in download mode and Flash with a KD1 that has root or just super one click root it after your choice.
Flash KD1
let phone reboot then power down make sure your sd card is in the phone reboot into recovery with
vol up vol down Pressed and held and power button that will boot bdn
install from update
if you get signature verificaton failed you have a kd 1 without the modified recovery bin
download file expert and or root explorer off the market at this point and do this
root explorer or adb push the Recovery file to /system/bin
DO NOT delete the current one there, or rename any files.
Just overwrite it.
Once done reboot phone and then go back to recovery mode and install from update
this will boot you into cwm orange
vv CHECK YOUR MOUNTS vv
cache /UNMOUNT
sdcard /MOUNT
data /MOUNT
system /UNMOUNT
^^CHECK YOUR MOUNTS^^
ONCE you verify that
back out install from sd card
scroll down to black ice and install rom
once the rom is installed back out of cwm orange and IN CWM HIT REBOOT PHONE
this will reboot the phone derp
derp derp
boots into cwm red!!!!
at this point theres 2 option u can do the voodoo lag fix from there or not Honestly on the first time i let linda say voodoo lag fix is disabled and just go back and convert it after
reboot phone your personal choice there to do the lag fix first and or after
Your phone should now speak to you and say converting data partition converting system bla bla bla
once booted enjoy go back and apply voodoo lag fix if u wish
if you get system not found
or just sits there like a bump on log
reflash back to kd 1 with odin
repeat steps but while ur doing that stick the bali 2.1 kernel on the sd card on your phone
after you install black ice
install the bali 2.1 kernel and then reboot
that will not convert once u get the system up and running go back and reflash 3.1 or 3.2
Hope this helps u all
Wait till you install a gingerbread rom! I couldn't belive my phone would ever be this smooth.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App
well your welcome damm that was a old guide and wow u found it
I never tought flashing froyo roms were so difficult...
Just make sure you have update.zip in sd card and rom, then have your prefered froyo cwm flashable rom in sd card too and also ext converter. Then put phone to dl mode, odin whitehawk kd1, boot into cwm, check mounts, flash ext converter, check mounts and flash rom. Reboot... Thats it!
Thats what i used to do until i flashed audiophile ftw while drunk so i dont know how to deal with gb. Lol
Sent from my SGH-T959V using XDA App
I also wanted to give thanks in the developer's forum but I couldn't yet. So I will do it here. I am a complete noob to all this stuff so I read and re-read these forums before I got up the nerve to try anything. I first tried rooting using the guide in the bible. Then I flashed Drsexton's ICBINB and loved it. Now I'm on Raver's Audiophile Redux and no offence to Drsexton but I love this one even more . I have learned so much from the people on these forums but I have learned the most from RaverX3X and Drsexton. So I would like to say a special thanks to all the Dev's for all of their great work but also to the xda community because I know this is a group effort.
Totally agree - can't post there (argh), but LOVING my phone with Audiophile on it! It took a fair amount of reading many of the great dev's threads, but in the end I'm very happy with the outcome!
Thanks Raver for Audiophile. I went through a few roms, but the value of this one is greater than my need to tweak - so I'm set.
if you really wanna show your appreciation for raver's work you should read this thread. you'll also see all the others who greatly appreciate his work.
Hi guys! my friend just got a new galaxy S 4g and asked for some help customizing it. Right now, it's on stock 2.3.6 KJ6. gingerbread out of the box. I did some searching, and have a few questions:
1. Is ADB the only way to get it into download mode on kj6? I read in another thread that this particular firmware makes it difficult. volume down and power isn't working.
2. from stock, I'd like to get it rooted and flash a custom ROM and kernel. Should I flash one of the bhundven heimdall one-clicks? would you recommend the SMS kj6 or kj1? what's the difference?
If not, is there a better way to get on an updated root with CWM and kernel?
3. After this, I should be able to just flash a ROM correct? Finally, what's a good ROM for battery life and especially stability? I am leaning towards Valhalla Black right now but it's been awhile since I've been here.
4. weird question, is it OK to do all this without a sim card and SD card? lol...
nvertigo said:
Hi guys! my friend just got a new galaxy S 4g and asked for some help customizing it. Right now, it's on stock 2.3.6 KJ6. gingerbread out of the box. I did some searching, and have a few questions:
1. Is ADB the only way to get it into download mode on kj6? I read in another thread that this particular firmware makes it difficult. volume down and power isn't working.
2. from stock, I'd like to get it rooted and flash a custom ROM and kernel. Should I flash one of the bhundven heimdall one-clicks? would you recommend the SMS kj6 or kj1? what's the difference?
If not, is there a better way to get on an updated root with CWM and kernel?
3. After this, I should be able to just flash a ROM correct? Finally, what's a good ROM for battery life and especially stability? I am leaning towards Valhalla Black right now but it's been awhile since I've been here.
4. weird question, is it OK to do all this without a sim card and SD card? lol...
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1. To get into download mode take battery out then put back in ..hold volume down and stick a usb in comnected to u cpu then dwnld mode for...
2.to start out flash the kj6 oneclick with phone in dwnld mode..directions in post of oneclick...then get into cwm ..hold power+vol up and down..flash any kernel..probably fbs newest one..
3.yes u are good to flash any rom now..follow directions percistly and remember to backup .. as far as battery life goes..valhalla black, unnamed rom, and sweet child of mine..
4.u can do all this without sim but i think u might need sd to copy over roms..or thrmen u cant flash from cwm
Sent From a Galaxy S with 4G
thank you! yeah i realized the sd card thing after i posted lol. oneclick makes it so easy compared to before @[email protected]
Or you can follow the first link in my signature.
thank you sir. your guides are quite something. is there any benefit to using the first link over the second one-click link? one-click seems to be very easy and less likely for something to go wrong.
Whichever you are more comfortable with. Either way - back up efs folder. If you follow the second guide, when you are finished you can go back to the first guide for directions to flash a custom ROM.
You can also follow my guide if you would prefer (i only offer that up as I offer three ways to do what you want)
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
lumin
Will you put your guides back up or at least give me a link to the heimdall for dummies. Finally decided to start using it instead of odin and it GONE! LOL
Thread cleaned and closed as the OP's question has been answered.
Hi I am not sure if this has been covered in another post yet, but could someone please tell me if the developer community has found a way to return the infuse to froyo stock everything including the bootloader after flash the gb bootloader. Cause right now I am just itching to flash the new gb bootloader that Entropy512 has talked about in his post for the cm9 he was working on, but I want to make sure that in the event I have to take my infuse in for warranty service I will be able to return the phone to stock so that the att guy does not void and refuse the warranty.
Thank you guys so much
The CM9 by Entropy 5-19-2012
Here
Gtg Unbrick
Here
Infuse Root
Here
Custom Recovery
Here
Gapps File
Here
Huge thanks to those who made these wonderful programs and hacks to allow more functionality to our phones
Hats off to dman,qkster,Entropy512 and countless others that are always helping noobs like me in every thread i go to on xda
you guys have done a heck lot for the infuse 4g rooting community
thanks !
jerryeight said:
Hi I am not sure if this has been covered in another post yet, but could someone please tell me if the developer community has found a way to return the infuse to froyo stock everything including the bootloader after flash the gb bootloader. Cause right now I am just itching to flash the new gb bootloader that Entropy512 has talked about in his post for the cm9 he was working on, but I want to make sure that in the event I have to take my infuse in for warranty service I will be able to return the phone to stock so that the att guy does not void and refuse the warranty.
Thank you guys so much
Hats off to dman,qkster,Entropy512 and countless others that are always helping noobs like me in every thread i go to on xda
you guys have done a heck lot for the infuse 4g rooting community
thanks !
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if im correct,you just have to flash a stock non-rooted rom..i do belive dman would be the one who has these available,but you can check hear:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-I997
there are many stock rooted and none rooted.. this may help.
droid73 said:
if im correct,you just have to flash a stock non-rooted rom..i do belive dman would be the one who has these available,but you can check hear:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-I997
there are many stock rooted and none rooted.. this may help.
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Thanks for the link to the wiki for our phone but I know that we can just flash to the stock froyo through the gtg unbrick method which i used many times when i messed up my phone badly but like does the gtg unbrick method also allow me to return to the stock froyo bootloader though ?
thanks
jerryeight said:
Thanks for the link to the wiki for our phone but I know that we can just flash to the stock froyo through the gtg unbrick method which i used many times when i messed up my phone badly but like does the gtg unbrick method also allow me to return to the stock froyo bootloader though ?
thanks
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Not sure..i havent tested it.but it doesnt hurt to try..
SENT FROM MY AEON v1.3.1 POWERED INFUSE..
thanks but i think i am going to hold off on the upgrade to the gb bootloader and just try flashing entropy's cm9 that he released 5-19 since over here in the q&a for it some was able to get the cm9 working without the gb bootloader. hope entropy will soon see this post and can help confirm if there is a true fix for this problem
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i just finished testing it and it works! I used entropy's 5-19-2012 edition of cm9
so this is what i did
first i returned my phone to stock with gtg ultimate unbrick
installed rom manager and root explorer.
rooted it. substituted the stock recovery with the custom one.
install cwm from rom manager.
reboot into recovery from within rom manager
do the reinstall packages no more than two times then you will be in the cwm
go to install install zip from the sdcard
****************** here is important part you must carefully remember and count how many times you will have to click the the volume down button to reach the gapps file and the ics zip file since you will not be able to see the list due to rainbows after flashing****************
then finally flash the zip
you will be stuck at samsung logo.
Reboot - you will get stuck at the Samsung screen
Reboot to recovery again using the three-finger salute - hold down VolUp+VolDn+Power until the device reboots, release Power after the reboot, continue holding VolUp+VolDn
Go to Mounts and Storage and format: system, data, cache
Use the number of clicks thatyou recorded earlier before the flash to find your ics install file
Flash this ZIP a second time, then flash gapps using the same method as above by your recorded clicks
Reboot and enjoy
\only bug so far is that there is a quick rainbow screen at the start of each boot but qucikly goes away and shows the normal cm9 boot animation and of course there would probly be the same bugs as decribed in entropy's OP over here. just finished gonna put it through its paces tmrw when I have time
Copied some steps from entropy's OP fro the cm9 \ thanks
jerryeight said:
thanks but i think i am going to hold off on the upgrade to the gb bootloader and just try flashing entropy's cm9 that he released 5-19 since over here in the q&a for it some was able to get the cm9 working without the gb bootloader. hope entropy will soon see this post and can help confirm if there is a true fix for this problem
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I agree. Hope you get what you need.
SENT FROM MY AEON v1.3.1 POWERED INFUSE..
test
ignore
please ignore
sorry please ignore i need 8 posts so i can share with you the files i used to make the rom work for me
droid73 said:
I agree. Hope you get what you need.
SENT FROM MY AEON v1.3.1 POWERED INFUSE..
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The CM9 by Entropy 5-19-2012
Here
Gtg Unbrick
Here
Infuse Root
Here
Custom Recovery
Here
Gapps File
Here
Huge thanks to those who made these wonderful programs and hacks to allow more functionality to our phones
jerryeight said:
thanks but i think i am going to hold off on the upgrade to the gb bootloader and just try flashing entropy's cm9 that he released 5-19 since over here in the q&a for it some was able to get the cm9 working without the gb bootloader. hope entropy will soon see this post and can help confirm if there is a true fix for this problem
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i just finished testing it and it works! I used entropy's 5-19-2012 edition of cm9
so this is what i did
first i returned my phone to stock with gtg ultimate unbrick
installed rom manager and root explorer.
rooted it. substituted the stock recovery with the custom one.
install cwm from rom manager.
reboot into recovery from within rom manager
do the reinstall packages no more than two times then you will be in the cwm
go to install install zip from the sdcard
****************** here is important part you must carefully remember and count how many times you will have to click the the volume down button to reach the gapps file and the ics zip file since you will not be able to see the list due to rainbows after flashing****************
then finally flash the zip
you will be stuck at samsung logo.
Reboot - you will get stuck at the Samsung screen
Reboot to recovery again using the three-finger salute - hold down VolUp+VolDn+Power until the device reboots, release Power after the reboot, continue holding VolUp+VolDn
Go to Mounts and Storage and format: system, data, cache
Use the number of clicks thatyou recorded earlier before the flash to find your ics install file
Flash this ZIP a second time, then flash gapps using the same method as above by your recorded clicks
Reboot and enjoy
\only bug so far is that there is a quick rainbow screen at the start of each boot but qucikly goes away and shows the normal cm9 boot animation and of course there would probly be the same bugs as decribed in entropy's OP over here. just finished gonna put it through its paces tmrw when I have time
Copied some steps from entropy's OP fro the cm9 \ thanks
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Updated OP to include instructions and links to the files
Okay so, I love my Infuse but getting really tired of not being able to download anything off the play store. Just tired of it's rather less than great performance right now as well. It's is running 2.3.6 GB and want to get this thing up to ICS if possible. Just something running 4.0 so I can use my phone for what I need too. It is not rooted, no cyanogenMod, NOTHING. As the title says, I'm a full on noob here and I apologize if all this is covered in other threads, however I have just gotten to the point where I have found myself even more lost than where I started on what I needed to do/get. If someone can, I will literally need this spelled out to me (no pun intended), in order of the steps I need to take with everything. I'm getting tired of confusing myself even more from all the different stuff I have seen all over the place and I know without some serious guidance, I will just brick my phone. Thanks for any help! :laugh:
I understand this community can be a bit unorganized and confusing so I'll give you my process for rooting and installing custom firmware (there are other ways, but this works for my AT&T Infuse 4G SGH-i997).
First of all, no one uses ICS on the Infuse. There is a ROM, but it's underdeveloped because JB came out so quick. You will need to flash it to get to higher operating systems, but it is by no means a daily driver. Even JB is a little buggy compared to KitKat on the Infuse these days.
The first thing you want to do is root your phone and get a custom recovery.
There are more than a few options for rooting, but I prefer using ODIN (as I understand it, this is the tool Samsung uses to restore soft bricked phones). So this is a good thing to know how to do, in case you ever do soft brick your phone, you'll know exactly what to do.
Read the ODIN instructions in full as I will only briefly explain.
You're going to have to install Samsung drivers.
You'll be using UCLB3_Unbrick_root_1.1.zip. If you used UCLB3_Unbrick_1.1.zip it would just get you back to stock GB with no root added.
To put your phone into download mode, first turn off your phone. Plug a usb cable into your computer. Then with the phone off, hold down both volume buttons and plug the usb cable into your phone. A warning will come up and you push volume up to accept, realizing that you can easily soft brick your phone if you loose power or unplug during a download.
Once downloading is done, the phone will reboot and you'll be disappointed to see that nothing has changed. Except one small thing, you are now rooted and you should have an application called SuperUser that will allow you to do nifty and also dangerous things.
Now follow this step in the ODIN instructions to add the custom recovery (CWM = Clock Work Mod):
The version with root works exactly like the above version, but adds root. To add CWM recovery to the rooted version, download a custom Gingerbread kernel from HERE or HERE and flash the zImage using SGS Kernel Flasher (found in the Play Store) on the phone. If you go this route for root and CWM, your Custom Binary Download counter will not show any custom binary activity.
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If you follow the link in the second "HERE," you'll get the kernel I prefer since it was most recently updated. Scroll down the downloads section and grab "2013.04.30-CWM-Synthesis-1.2Ghz.zip." (1.2Ghz is stock for our processor, anything higher will be overclocked which I don't recommend).
Extract that and grab the zImage file in the update folder. You're going to copy this to your phone in a second.
But first you need SGS Kernal Flasher, you can get it off the playstore, but I despise having to log in to an OS I'm going to write over in less than a minute so I download the APK from here. Hopefully you know how to install APKs from your SD card and that you'll have to check install from unknown sources.
Now flash the zImage using SGS Kernel Flasher. Your phone will reboot and hang on the Samsung logo and a creepy voice is going to tell you about how she's partitioning your phone and installing Voodoo lag fix. This is normal. Eventually your phone will reboot back into GB and you'll be ready to flash any ROM of your choice by rebooting into recovery.
You reboot into recovery by holding the volume up and volume down button while powering on the phone. This is different than download mode and will take you do a new screen that you control with the volume keys.
You'll be using this to put new software on your phone.
Now you can bassically follow the instructions for getting to CyanogenMod 11 (Kit Kat) from GB.
The first bullet is what I just explained in detail.
Note that I didn't include the links in these instructions, just follow the link above to get to the original post.
Obtain CWM, this can be done using Jscotts Odin back to stock (Follow instructions and use SGS kernal flasher to obtain CWM)
Run Qksters IMEI backup script here
Make certain you are on ICS, this can be done by flashing Entropy's CM9
It is recommended now that you remove your SD Card
CWM: Wipe Cache / Factory Reset
Install ROM: Scroll down for downloads sectoion
... The package will start to install..
... Phone will reboot into the install screen again...
... Continue to install [Automatically] If not manually flash again
... Phone will reboot again and be at the recovery screen...
Install Gapps: Here - Working swipe!
CWM: Wipe Cache Partition
CWM: Advanced/Wipe Dalvik Cache
Reboot
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To be clear, when you flash a ROM, it won't be like flashing the zImage (that was just to get custom recovery). To flash the CM9 ROM or Qksters IMEI backup script for example, you leave the rom in the .zip file and simply put it on your SD card. Once in the recovery screen, you select "Install Update from ZIP" and navigate to the particular ROM you wish to install.
Also after updating to a higher version of Android, your phone will sometimes hang on the install screen for a long time. If it does for more than five minutes, it's safe to pull the battery and try flashing again (and sometimes necessary).
After flashing Entropy's CM9, you will be on ICS, you can use if you want but I don't advise it. You should continue with the instructions and update to KitKat after getting to ICS. I recommend Scott's CM11 (what I linked you to) or Scott's BeanStalk (find it in the Android Development Section).
Lately I've been using CyanFox and I have to say, it's the most stable ROM I've used in a while.
If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask.
Best of luck and happy flashing,
~bokonon9
Thank you muchness!
Thank you very much for helping me in this mess! I greatly appreciate it. I love my Infuse and do not want to get rid of it quite yet so hopefully this will help! Once I get a new usb cord I will get on this. My toddler decided to get a hold of it and it has to set a certain way now and can't be moved. This, is no bueno! Anyways, THANKS AGAIN!!! :laugh:
Goodluck! :laugh: :good:
I'm new in the android world and I'm using a nexus 7 and an infuse to make experiments just to learn.
bokonon9, thank you! You're guide has been precious to me.
Unfortunately I only succeeded installing ICS, infact I get till here:
After flashing Entropy's CM9, you will be on ICS, you can use if you want but I don't advise it. You should continue with the instructions and update to KitKat after getting to ICS. I recommend Scott's CM11 (what I linked you to) or Scott's BeanStalk (find it in the Android Development Section).
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I tried to install CM11 and even CM10 at least half a dozen times each, following step by step the instructions that I've found on the thread but all the times I have the same issue:
after the zip rom update and the reboot, the bootloader keeps launching the CWM recovery. I see the logo, the progress bar and then I land in recovery
I don't get any kind of error (and I don't know where to look for to get more information than what's shown on the screen) and I'm just stuck in the recovery and I have to start from scratch every time using Odin all the way down.
I'm not interested in Gapps so, at the beginning I tried without installing them but then I tried also using the appropriate gapps as indicated in the procedure. Either way I didn't get any solution to my problem.
Do you have an idea? Is there a way for me to provide more information or debug?
Thank you!
wwr said:
I'm new in the android world and I'm using a nexus 7 and an infuse to make experiments just to learn.
bokonon9, thank you! You're guide has been precious to me.
Unfortunately I only succeeded installing ICS, infact I get till here:
I tried to install CM11 and even CM10 at least half a dozen times each, following step by step the instructions that I've found on the thread but all the times I have the same issue:
after the zip rom update and the reboot, the bootloader keeps launching the CWM recovery. I see the logo, the progress bar and then I land in recovery
I don't get any kind of error (and I don't know where to look for to get more information than what's shown on the screen) and I'm just stuck in the recovery and I have to start from scratch every time using Odin all the way down.
I'm not interested in Gapps so, at the beginning I tried without installing them but then I tried also using the appropriate gapps as indicated in the procedure. Either way I didn't get any solution to my problem.
Do you have an idea? Is there a way for me to provide more information or debug?
Thank you!
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i would say go back to stock gb with odin and basically start over but with ics i always let it reboot to get a "feel" for it then i reboot to recovery and wipe basically everything then flash the next level of android which should be cm 10 then i let that boot then repeat that to get to kitkat 4.4.3 CarbonRom....sometimes you have to flash the same rom twice to get it to flash tho
I already tried all that and I can't figure out a way out ... I'm really banging my head against the wall
wwr said:
I already tried all that and I can't figure out a way out ... I'm really banging my head against the wall
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091900&page=370
read the last post on that page by scmfxt