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[Q] Help with Voodoo and installing Infused ROM...

Hi.
I have a Rogers Infuse 4G and I rooted it as was explained by gtg using the Odin Root Kernel and all is fine. I followed the instructions to create the Voodoo folder / disable-lagfix folder before flashing the root kernel and again... the phone rooted perfectly but...
I am now wanting to install the Infused ROM and I followed the instructions starting with step 1. as I am NOT on a CUSTOM ROM and I deleted the Voodoo folder I created and rebooted the phone but when it started it went through the process of ENABLING Voodoo and the folder did NOT delete.
I tried deleting it again and it rebooted but both Astro AND Root Explorer still shows the folder as there and active and I have tried deleting it from both programs so...
How do I get rid of it to flash the Infused ROM or do I even need to? Since it seems to be active and I cant seem to get rid of it can I just skip to step 7 of the ROM install instructions and flash the ROM itself or do I NEED to get rid of this Voodoo folder and start by flashing the other Infused Kernel before I can flash the ROM?
Sorry for being so longwinded but I dont want to brick the phone. Please advise...
Thanks,

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yiannisthegreek said:
Hi.
I have a Rogers Infuse 4G and I rooted it as was explained by gtg using the Odin Root Kernel and all is fine. I followed the instructions to create the Voodoo folder / disable-lagfix folder before flashing the root kernel and again... the phone rooted perfectly but...
I am now wanting to install the Infused ROM and I followed the instructions starting with step 1. as I am NOT on a CUSTOM ROM and I deleted the Voodoo folder I created and rebooted the phone but when it started it went through the process of ENABLING Voodoo and the folder did NOT delete.
I tried deleting it again and it rebooted but both Astro AND Root Explorer still shows the folder as there and active and I have tried deleting it from both programs so...
How do I get rid of it to flash the Infused ROM or do I even need to? Since it seems to be active and I cant seem to get rid of it can I just skip to step 7 of the ROM install instructions and flash the ROM itself or do I NEED to get rid of this Voodoo folder and start by flashing the other Infused Kernel before I can flash the ROM?
Sorry for being so longwinded but I dont want to brick the phone. Please advise...
Thanks,
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All Voodoo kernels include CWM.
Once you've flashed a Voodoo kernel that includes CWM and it's done the Voodoo conversion, just flash Infused from CWM and do a "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" from CWM.

Entropy512 said:
All Voodoo kernels include CWM.
Once you've flashed a Voodoo kernel that includes CWM and it's done the Voodoo conversion, just flash Infused from CWM and do a "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" from CWM.
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So you're saying that the kernel I used to root my phone is OK to just flash the Infused ROM from?
Even though I have tried to remove the voodoo folder twice (its still there) it is still enabled and I can do this even though I am still on my stock Rogers ROM and not on any custom ROM which is what the instructions say?
Please advise...
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yiannisthegreek said:
So you're saying that the kernel I used to root my phone is OK to just flash the Infused ROM from?
Even though I have tried to remove the voodoo folder twice (its still there) it is still enabled and I can do this even though I am still on my stock Rogers ROM and not on any custom ROM which is what the instructions say?
Please advise...
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You usually only have to disable Voodoo Lagfix when moving to a kernel that is missing Lagfix support - which means "bone stock" on our devices as all other kernels support it.
Check gtg's "optional" stuff at the bottom of the root post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197248

Entropy512 said:
You usually only have to disable Voodoo Lagfix when moving to a kernel that is missing Lagfix support - which means "bone stock" on our devices as all other kernels support it.
Check gtg's "optional" stuff at the bottom of the root post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197248
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Thanks again for the help and info but I guess my real question now is... Since I have already tried removing the voodoo lagfix, have I messed anything up that would affect my ability to just go ahead and flash the ROM from CWM?
You said that the Rogers root kernel also has the proper CWM in it right?
If yo0u can advise on these for me then I will give it a go when I get home from work tonight.
Thanks again,

yiannisthegreek said:
Thanks again for the help and info but I guess my real question now is... Since I have already tried removing the voodoo lagfix, have I messed anything up that would affect my ability to just go ahead and flash the ROM from CWM?
You said that the Rogers root kernel also has the proper CWM in it right?
If yo0u can advise on these for me then I will give it a go when I get home from work tonight.
Thanks again,
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Probably not... Worst case you might need to go into Mounts and Storage and format /system prior to flashing.
And make sure to do Wipe Data/Factory Reset when you flash

Entropy512 said:
Probably not... Worst case you might need to go into Mounts and Storage and format /system prior to flashing.
And make sure to do Wipe Data/Factory Reset when you flash
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But how will I know IF I may have to go into Mounts and Storage and format /system before I flash? Is there a way to tell if I have to do this?
Someone advised me by PM to go into Root Explorer and press r/w and then delete the folder and it should go away so I can start from step 1 of the instructions but I dont know if that will work either.

yiannisthegreek said:
But how will I know IF I may have to go into Mounts and Storage and format /system before I flash? Is there a way to tell if I have to do this?
Someone advised me by PM to go into Root Explorer and press r/w and then delete the folder and it should go away so I can start from step 1 of the instructions but I dont know if that will work either.
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Hmm...
Use ADB or Android Terminal Emulator while your phone is running and type
Code:
mount
If it shows ext4 for /system and /data, lagfix is enabled and you should be good to flash.

Entropy512 said:
Hmm...
Use ADB or Android Terminal Emulator while your phone is running and type
Code:
mount
If it shows ext4 for /system and /data, lagfix is enabled and you should be good to flash.
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OK... I will try the terminal emulator when I get home then as I am not familiar with adb... I did this on my SgsII and typed mount but it gave me a whole page of stuff so I hope its easier on my infuse...
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the voodoo folder is created by the voodoo kernel on bootup.
it is the "disable-lagfix" folder or text file (it doesn't matter which as long as it exists) within the /Voodoo folder that disables the lagfix. as long as you have a voodoo kernel you will have a voodoo folder regardless of weather voodoo is enabled or disabled.
also since infused has voodoo it supports both rfs and ext4 and it doesn't matter if voodoo is currently enabled or disabled. the Rom will install just fine. it just takes a while the first time if voodoo installs from rfs. the only exception is if there are errors in the lag fix logs but none of the infuse kernels have ever given me that problem.
the idea of disabling lagfix with the root kernel on rogers is just incase you return to the stock kernel which can't boot the phone on ext4.

Dani897 said:
the voodoo folder is created by the voodoo kernel on bootup.
it is the "disable-lagfix" folder or text file (it doesn't matter which as long as it exists) within the /Voodoo folder that disables the lagfix. as long as you have a voodoo kernel you will have a voodoo folder regardless of weather voodoo is enabled or disabled.
also since infused has voodoo it supports both rfs and ext4 and it doesn't matter if voodoo is currently enabled or disabled. the Rom will install just fine. it just takes a while the first time if voodoo installs from rfs. the only exception is if there are errors in the lag fix logs but none of the infuse kernels have ever given me that problem.
the idea of disabling lagfix with the root kernel on rogers is just incase you return to the stock kernel which can't boot the phone on ext4.
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OK so I went ahead and tried to install the rom starting from step 7 and I am STUCK in a boot loop or am bricked. All I see is the Samsung logo and nothing else.
How do I get back now and please remember that this is a ROGERS phone so the standard ultimate unbrick wont work as its meant for at&t...
Please help...
EDIT - I CAN get into RED voodoo recovery and am assuming that I should be able to get into download mode as well if I have to..
EDIT 2 - OK so I think I know what I did wrong and it just dawned on me now. First of all I was stupid and did not make a backup of stock DUH!!!
Now what I see I did here is I rooted with the Rogers root kernel which is correct but then I tried to install the Infuse v2 rom over THAT kernel which now I see is listed as ODIN Rogers root Infuse v1 kernel (or something like that) so does that mean I flashed the wrong Tom over the wrong kernel??? If so... can I unbrick it?
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WOW!!! Holy SH!T!!! OK so I was able to unbrick it THANK GOD as I found the proper files to do an Odin flash back to stock Rogers firmware.
This flash gave me ROOT but I am now missing the RED CWM recovery so...
Can anyone now tell me where I need to go and what I need to so to PROPERLY install the Infuse v2 rom???
Please and thank you...
All I want is to run a custom rom!!! Why can't this phone be as simple as my old SGS I9000M or my current SGSII I9100. (International version)?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated!!!
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I think just go through the steps you did before, but don't mess with the Voodoo folder at all.
1) Flash the CWM/Voodoo/Root kernel
2) Reboot, let it convert partitions (Voodoo Lagfix)
3) Once done, shut down, go into CWM, flash Infused and wipe data

Entropy512 said:
I think just go through the steps you did before, but don't mess with the Voodoo folder at all.
1) Flash the CWM/Voodoo/Root kernel
2) Reboot, let it convert partitions (Voodoo Lagfix)
3) Once done, shut down, go into CWM, flash Infused and wipe data
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Arrrgh!!! I just don't get it!!! I did everything by the book this time and it STILL BRICKED ON ME!!!
As I said... last night I cleaned it with Odin package and all I had was root... No VOODOO at all so I simply went to the Infused ROM 2.2.3 THREAD and followed all the proper instructions for CWM installation staring right from #1 and for crying out loud IT STILL BRICKED!!! What am I doing wrong???
Do I need to have an external sd card inserted or my sim card for this to work because I don't at the moment...
Well back to Odin I go to unbrick again... I just don't get it!!! :-(
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yiannisthegreek said:
Arrrgh!!! I just don't get it!!! I did everything by the book this time and it STILL BRICKED ON ME!!!
As I said... last night I cleaned it with Odin package and all I had was root... No VOODOO at all so I simply went to the Infused ROM 2.2.3 THREAD and followed all the proper instructions for CWM installation staring right from #1 and for crying out loud IT STILL BRICKED!!! What am I doing wrong???
Do I need to have an external sd card inserted or my sim card for this to work because I don't at the moment...
Well back to Odin I go to unbrick again... I just don't get it!!! :-(
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did yoy wipe data/factory reset before you flashed? you should try that.
also the first boot takes a long time. you should hear robot voices (seriously) as It converts. but if that causes you trouble then let the root kernel do the voodoo conversion. don't delete anything and don't remove the root kernel. just use it to flash.
if you still have trouble then start over. create a sub folder in the Voodoo folder (the V is capitalized) called "disable-lagfix" all lowercase no quotations. and don't enable lagfix till after the new Rom is installed.

Hi.
I think I did all this... when I started the second time I was only rooted with no voodoo.
I followed the instructions and flashed the infuse v2 CWM kernel with sgs kernel flasher and rebooted the device like the instructions said to do and voodoo enabled itself. (What I did notice is that even after I flashed this kernel and voodoo enabled itself that when I went to about phone it still showed the same code for the stock kernel (it diddnt say it was different) if that matters).
I then downloaded the ROM zip Infuse 2.2.3 full and placed it on the root of my internal sd card and then powered off the phone, went to RED CWM recovery (voodoo recovery) and flashed the ROM. Then I immediately wiped the data and rebooted as per the instructions and all it does is show me the Rogers splash screen for 2 seconds and then sits on the word Samsung forever.
How long does it take to boot past the word Samsung? Could I just not be letting it boot fully and assuming that its bricked?
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you shouldn't be having a problem unless the Rom was a bad download. try downloading again.
also, if it fails again put the disable-lagfix file/folder in the Voodoo folder as a last resort and don't enable the lag fix till after the first boot with infused is successful.

Dani897 said:
you shouldn't be having a problem unless the Rom was a bad download. try downloading again.
also, if it fails again put the disable-lagfix file/folder in the Voodoo folder as a last resort and don't enable the lag fix till after the first boot with infused is successful.
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You know that I'm coming from stock gingerbread on a Rogers Infuse device... right? I'm not sure that matters at this point but I thought I'd mention it just in case.
Again... does it matter that I'm flashing the ROM without an external sd card inserted and with no sim card in it? Just want to have all my bases covered...
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yiannisthegreek said:
You know that I'm coming from stock gingerbread on a Rogers Infuse device... right? I'm not sure that matters at this point but I thought I'd mention it just in case.
Again... does it matter that I'm flashing the ROM without an external sd card inserted and with no sim card in it? Just want to have all my bases covered...
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Shouldn't, but might... I've never removed my SD or SIM.

[Q] [HELP!!] stuck at RED CWM!!

hey alll,
i was running the latest Infused ROM until i decided to play around.
I backed up the current ROM using Red CWM,
then flashed DlevRom Infuse edition which worked flawlessly.
Then i decided to try MIUI Rom, and i also succeeded.
I didn't like MIUI, so I decided to "restore" my backup.
Now.. I had restored previously many times so I thought I knew what I was doing..(apparently not, cuz I'm stuck at Red CWM now..)
So I went into recovery, i think it was blue... so i remembered from my restore to infused from CM7 that I needed to be in the same recovery as the one I made the back up with. So I rebooted into MIUI, installed SGS Kernal Flasher, and flashed Bedwa's latest kernel which I was running with Infused.
So I booted into recovery, and had my Red CWM up. so i tried restoring...
here's the full CWM code(word choice?)
Checking MD5 sums...
Restoring system...
Restoring data...
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Error mounting /data/!
Skipping format...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Can't mound /data/!
and with this i'm at the Red CWM Menu...
Where did I go wrong? How do I successfully restore? I never ran into this problem before...
Please help!!! =( =( =(
Edit: I was desperate so I disabled voodoo lagfix from CWM menu and rebooted ... I heard the robot voice saying now it's disabled....and I'm still stuck in bootloop..
please help me get it back to a working state =(((

Use ags kernel flasher and flash the cwm community kernel to get red cwm back. You can't restore or flash other Rom's from blue. Witch you pointed out you were in red. Try mounting system/data then restore
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LG_iiNsTiiNcT said:
Use ags kernel flasher and flash the cwm community kernel to get red cwm back. You can't restore or flash other Rom's from blue. Witch you pointed out you were in red. Try mounting system/data then restore
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yes, i flashed bedwa's kernel which got me into red CWM.
hmm mounting system data?
how do i do that?

jhong91 said:
yes, i flashed bedwa's kernel which got me into red CWM.
hmm mounting system data?
how do i do that?
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ok i booted into red cwm
and i see
unmount /system
mount /data
and everything else... what should i do? both?

jhong91 said:
ok i booted into red cwm
and i see
unmount /system
mount /data
and everything else... what should i do? both?
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ok i chose
mount /data
and it still gives me that message
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Error mounting DATA: !

jhong91 said:
ok i chose
mount /data
and it still gives me that message
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Error mounting DATA: !
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Not to sure there might be a problem with it trying to read the backup/ mounting data. You might just have to reflash the rom you would like to use
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LG_iiNsTiiNcT said:
Not to sure there might be a problem with it trying to read the backup/ mounting data. You might just have to reflash the rom you would like to use
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so,
i flashed infused v2.1.0 because it was the only Rom in my sd card...
all seemed to go well
and when i rebooted after enabling voodoo lagfix (cuz i had it disabled and it went into a boot loop) i heard the robot voice.. it said voodoo is now enabled and now its going to convert data partition.. then it says not enough space? or something like that and it goes in to a boot loop again... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
should i just ODIN back to root+3e..?
will this erase all my photos? pictures are all i care about... as long as i don't lose them..

jhong91 said:
so,
i flashed infused v2.1.0 because it was the only Rom in my sd card...
all seemed to go well
and when i rebooted after enabling voodoo lagfix (cuz i had it disabled and it went into a boot loop) i heard the robot voice.. it said voodoo is now enabled and now its going to convert data partition.. then it says not enough space? or something like that and it goes in to a boot loop again... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
should i just ODIN back to root+3e..?
will this erase all my photos? pictures are all i care about... as long as i don't lose them..
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You won't loose anything on your SD card unless you format it you internal memory should be five aswell
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LG_iiNsTiiNcT said:
You won't loose anything on your SD card unless you format it you internal memory should be five aswell
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ok,
i decided to just keep miui...
i flashed miui all over again..
not happy ..but until i figure out a solution...
i don't want to ODIN back to stock... thanks for your help~

jhong91 said:
ok,
i decided to just keep miui...
i flashed miui all over again..
not happy ..but until i figure out a solution...
i don't want to ODIN back to stock... thanks for your help~
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If I happen to run into this problem and can deal with it hands on ill let you know or if I find a fix some were else but Odin back to stock shouldn't be bad.
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Ran into this problem today when flashing a rom, i had to odin ultimate unbrick and erase all data from within the stock recovery (blue). I then odin-ed community kernel, enabled voodoo, then did red recovery and flashed my custom rom again and the data partiton was working again. I'm not sure what had happened, but i had to ultimate unbrick twice with the pit file.

Bandit_Kaine said:
Ran into this problem today when flashing a rom, i had to odin ultimate unbrick and erase all data from within the stock recovery (blue). I then odin-ed community kernel, enabled voodoo, then did red recovery and flashed my custom rom again and the data partiton was working again. I'm not sure what had happened, but i had to ultimate unbrick twice with the pit file.
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hey, do you mind if i PM you for more info on ODIN?
i have zero experience with it haha

jhong91 said:
hey, do you mind if i PM you for more info on ODIN?
i have zero experience with it haha
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Odin back to stock?
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LG_iiNsTiiNcT said:
Odin back to stock?
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yes.. haha which one should I use?? because I see there are three.. gtg has two and h8rift has one..
i want to do the one that puts me back to stock with root + 3e which i think both gtg and h8rift put out...
what exactly does odin back to stock "wipe"?
in gtg's post it says that it wipes data, dbdata, idk.. stuff like that and i have no idea what that means... as long as my pictures and files in my "download" folder are safe i'm good!

I've always lost root with Odin back to stock only erases system files such as apps and everything ur SD card will be fine you'll just have to re-root flash 3e recovery and cwm
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Your download folder is on your SD card it will be fine
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thanks! =)

restore failed?

I did a nand backup before flashing official KJ6. I was on kj aosp.
Backup proccess went fine, then I tried official kj6 but didn't see much improvement so I flashed drhonk kj1 kernel for recovery, and tried to go back using my backup.
however, I got an error message:
restoring system...
Code:
E:format_volume failed to unmount "/system"
Error while formatting /system!
any ideas?

GB seems to have an issue with unmounting the system. I have never been able to do a complete restore from a nandroid backup while running GB.
However, you can do an advanced restore, and then restore your data only - that seems to work fine. So you flash the GB rom of your choice (be sure to have a modded kernel with cwm), then advance restore your data in cwm, and you should be good to go.

Its possible, just a few extra steps.
First you need to flash Bali kernel.
Second, reboot recovery
Next, restore your nandroid.
Finally, flash back
kj1 voodoo/cwm kernel
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Somairotevoli said:
Its possible, just a few extra steps.
First you need to flash Bali kernel.
Second, reboot recovery
Next, restore your nandroid.
Finally, flash back
kj1 voodoo/cwm kernel
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+1
This process will work. Just make sure you have everything on your SD card before proceeding through cwm
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Well, this morning after writing this post I figured I could just reflash the ROM i had and then just restore /data. I did that, however for some reason I'm missing now the TwLauncher, only GB launcher is present. It's not big deal, I kinda like it. I think it's because I flashed the official KJ6 AOSP style rom (from airfluip) instead of the one I had, which was leak kj6 aosp style, so maybe the official one doesn't include TWL, who knows. Anyway, all my apps and data is there, so it's all good now.
Thanks to both of you! **clicks thanks button**

i got kinda lost

When doing a restore...

I get an error when doing a restore in cwm. It says "failed to unmount system" any thoughts?
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Check mounts maybe?

I have the exact same problem using CWM. Even attempting to mess with the /system mount from the mounts menu gives the same error.
I think I read about that problem elsewhere & it was said it was a problem with CWM & GB. I'm not 100%, though.

Try this.
Remove the voodoo directory from your sdcard and reboot to convert back to rfs. Boot all the way into Android.
Reboot to recovery and do a full backup (if you dont already have one). Dont reboot yet!
Install the rfs_format.zip from drhonks Bali 3.3 thread (that you saved to your sdcard before doing this). Dont reboot yet!
Recover from the backup you just made. Dont reboot yet.
Enable lagfix and /system lagfix
Now Reboot.
This will cleanly format your partitions to make sure ext4 lagfix is enabled correctly, without loosing your current install.
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You have to flash Bali kernel.reboot to recovery., restore backup. Flash bk GB kernel.
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Somairotevoli said:
You have to flash Bali kernel.reboot to recovery., restore backup. Flash bk GB kernel.
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Why flash bali?

Because you won't be able to mount system otherwise.
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Will we eventually find a way to perform nandroid restores without going through this arduous process?

Somairotevoli said:
Because you won't be able to mount system otherwise.
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I still don't see how that makes sense. My kj6 kernel, drhonk's kernels (for gb, with cmw+voodoo) can both mount /system...
I don't see what flashing bali will do differently then current kernel.
If there is some specific init code, or kernel changes that make bali fix mounting /system in these kinds of cases (where maybe the system partition is corrupted, or continues to fail it's own internal filesystem checks... that we don't see because we don't have source for fsr or rfs...) ...would be super helpful.

This is the only way to do a full restore.there is a bug with the cwm GB voodoo kernel. This is the work around. Search the forums, this had been explained many times.
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I agree, on GB roms I always flash the Bali 3.3 kernel to do a full restore then flash back to a GB kernel before rebooting.

Only hitch is i dont have acces to a pc for odin atm...
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Somairotevoli said:
This is the only way to do a full restore.there is a bug with the cwm GB voodoo kernel. This is the work around. Search the forums, this had been explained many times.
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Interesting. Yea, will search!
Lets see if we can fix this problem? Eh?
If we can, I'll wrap it into v0.1.0 beta3.

You don't need Odin to do this, just CWM flashables of the kernels.

Hi Guys
I apologize in advance, I did not understand what Bhundven wrote.
I don't mind flashing Bali kernel, just let it work...
can someone please state (already tested) steps for a dummy (like me) to understand.
Thanks!

1. Boot to CWM recovery
2. Flash the Bali kernel
3. Reboot recovery
4. Do your full restore
5. Flash GB kernel
6. Reboot System
Hopefully that's a good enough description, as I am not very good at giving instructions.
Please ask for better directions if you don't understand these.
Not responsible for damages, but this works for me. If you reboot system with Bali kernel you will bootloop, even if this happens you should be able to do 3 button salute to get back to CWM recovery.

I havent done the button combos in eons... Allways use quick boot/power menu... What are those before i attempt this?
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Power + volume up and down when Galaxy S 4g screen comes up let go of power button but continue holding the volume buttons (may take a little bit but keep holding the buttons).

Problem restoring backup in CWM

When restoring a backup I get
E:format_volume failed to unmount "/system"
Error while formatting /system!
I am running CwM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v3.0.2.8x
Octaine v2

dashah said:
When restoring a backup I get
E:format_volume failed to unmount "/system"
Error while formatting /system!
I am running CwM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v3.0.2.8x
Octaine v2
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Restoring a backup is a know bug with CWM 3. You can try bhundven's KJ6 voodoo kernel, also in the dev section. It comes with CWM 5 which will let you backup and restore properly. Note that any backup created with any other CWM version won't be restored.

do what fb said but if you have apps/texts/contacts that you want to save then restore just the data and then back all of that up through the phone and then flash the kernel
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I haven't tried to restore with bhundven's kernel, but, it's still beta and i saw a post about it not CWM working 100% yet, so,
This is what i always do :
1. Make sure you have both your current GB kernel CWM flashable zip and Bali 3.3 Froyo kernel CWM flashable zip on your SDCard.
2. Go to CWM, install from zip, choose zip, choose bali kernel.
3. Once kernel flashed, go to advanced, reboot recovery
(if you accidently reboot system you won't get pass bootloaders cause Bali's a froyo kernel, don't worry go to CWM through volume down+power+plug in)
4. Once back in CWM, perform backup.
5. Reboot recovery.
6. Flash your GB kernel and reboot system.
To restore do the same steps.
It wotks great all the time.
Hope i helped.
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Thanks everyone

You can spare step no.5...
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