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Running Humble 3.0 ASOP Gingerbread & want to g back to stock rooted so that basically I will start over with a new system
What is the easiest process??
markkitos said:
Running Humble 3.0 ASOP Gingerbread & want to g back to stock rooted so that basically I will start over with a new system
What is the easiest process??
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Not sure this is the right place to ask questions - but regardless, back to Froyo stock? If so you could ODIN something from here - I believe there are some that are pre-rooted for you. You could also ODIN the EE4 tar found here (maybe include the pit file found here), then ODIN the CWM found here, boot into recovery and flash a custom kernel (like one from here or here for example). Hope this helps!
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I currently have a 2.2.1 based rooted rom and recovery is installed.
If I want to upgrade to CM7 rom, can I flash it straight via recovery ?
kalda01 said:
I currently have a 2.2.1 based rooted rom and recovery is installed.
If I want to upgrade to CM7 rom, can I flash it straight via recovery ?
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Read their installation instructions. It tells you what you are asking.
Samsung Captivate Full Update Guide
I read the CM full install guide. Just want to confirm that if I have recovery already installed on my phone I can skip the recovery install step.
Some posts I have read suggest that a GB bootloader is required before a GB based tom can be flashed. not sure if this applies in my case.
kalda01 said:
I read the CM full install guide. Just want to confirm that if I have recovery already installed on my phone I can skip the recovery install step.
Some posts I have read suggest that a GB bootloader is required before a GB based tom can be flashed. not sure if this applies in my case.
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From the install guide:
Installing the ClockworkMod Recovery
"If the Samsung Captivate is already rooted & has ClockworkMod Recovery installed, skip this section"
So yes you can skip the recovery install step.
From reading a few posts that I searched "CM7 Gingerbread Bootloader" it appears if you have froyo/eclair bootloaders it will work. If you have gingerbread bootloaders...... it will work. The key is not to mix them. Once you go to Gingerbread bootloaders do not flash back to a 2.1/2.2 rom using a one-click that includes the bootloaders.
This link is a post containing many one-clicks that include bootloaders and those that do not.
Good Luck.
Just checkout the CM7 captivate page and you will get all the info you need.
CM7 page in this forum ?
I have seen some videos on Youtube where flashing a GB rom included several steps including backing up EFS data and later restoring it.
Is this required if I upgrade to CM7 by flashing a ZIP via recovery ?
No it's not required. It's up to you whether to do an EFS backup or not before flashing another ROM.
I suggest doing it once the first time you install a new ROM, just in case.
EFS backup is simply copying a folder over to the PC ?
The EFS folder appears to be empty when I look at it using any file browser. Is that normal?
The official ICS release is out: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00047555&fm_seq=51638
My phone is currently rooted. If I update to ICS, will this remove root access?
If u want stock official ics then you will need to update through kies and the update won't take place if you are not 100% stock....so yeah you will lose root in the process...unless you flash a rooted version of stock ics.
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Wait so I can't even update when I have root?
If I official update, can I root it again easy enough?
Do I lose any data by doing the official update (and losing root)?
As far as I know you must be 100% stock otherwise the phone will not update. If I am incorrect then someone speak up please.
As for rooting after, this shouldn't be an issue
Edit: you shouldn't lose data during the update but I believe you will lose data when flashing stock so essentially you will lose data
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I think you can be rooted and take the update but you must have stock recovery
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cdshepherd said:
I think you can be rooted and take the update but you must have stock recovery
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This is confusing to me as he must have cwm to be rooted. Are u able to flash back the stock recovery back without doing a full Odin to stock?
I think he has to Odin back to 2.3.5 and then take the 2.3.6 ota if he wants to update to ics through kies.
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Me? I don't have a custom ICS, just the default (Gingerbread) I think... but only rooted.
Zenoxio said:
Me? I don't have a custom ICS, just the default (Gingerbread) I think... but only rooted.
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Your going to want to return to 100% stock UNrooted. Follow this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
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Mike on XDA said:
This is confusing to me as he must have cwm to be rooted. Are u able to flash back the stock recovery back without doing a full Odin to stock?
I think he has to Odin back to 2.3.5 and then take the 2.3.6 ota if he wants to update to ics through kies.
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Technically you don't have to have a custom recovery to be rooted. If he's on gb he could have just rooted with super oneclick and left his stock recovery alone
When an ota update was pushed you could take the update if you were rooted but you had to still have stock recovery, and it would break root in the process. If you had a custom recovery then the update wouldn't take. You had to either push stock recovery with Odin or flash a custom firmware of the new base.
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cdshepherd said:
Technically you don't have to have a custom recovery to be rooted. If he's on gb he could have just rooted with super oneclick and left his stock recovery alone
When an ota update was pushed you could take the update if you were rooted but you had to still have stock recovery, and it would break root in the process. If you had a custom recovery then the update wouldn't take. You had to either push stock recovery with Odin or flash a custom firmware of the new base.
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I completely forgot about super one click. I wanted a nandroid of stock unrooted so I used the Odin of cwm method. Thanks for the reminder
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Ok, here's what I did to update to ICS 4.0.4 UCLF6 and I didn't lose any data and I was rooted, etc.
Download the file from sammobile here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=SGH-I727&r=-1#modelsa (the version shows 4.0.3, but that's a mistake, when it installs it shows 4.0.4 UCLF6). You'll need odin to install it. Once you install it via odin, it'll reboot and do it's initialization, etc. You'll revert to stock recovery and lose root. Once your phone boots and finishes loading, etc. Go back into download mode and flash CWRM via odin to get a new recovery. Once you have new recovery, you can then flash via recovery the root package which you can download directly from the source here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
You'll want to download the latest 3.1.3 arm (not just the binary, the Superuser.apk and su). This should do the trick!
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quordandis said:
Ok, here's what I did to update to ICS 4.0.4 UCLF6 and I didn't lose any data and I was rooted, etc.
Download the file from sammobile here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=SGH-I727&r=-1#modelsa (the version shows 4.0.3, but that's a mistake, when it installs it shows 4.0.4 UCLF6). You'll need odin to install it. Once you install it via odin, it'll reboot and do it's initialization, etc. You'll revert to stock recovery and lose root. Once your phone boots and finishes loading, etc. Go back into download mode and flash CWRM via odin to get a new recovery. Once you have new recovery, you can then flash via recovery the root package which you can download directly from the source here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
You'll want to download the latest 3.1.3 arm (not just the binary, the Superuser.apk and su). This should do the trick!
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to confirm what u posted
download ARM devices (2.0 – 4.1)
3.1.3
md5: b3c89f46f014c9df7d23b94d37386b8a
Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip <<<<<< dl this file
binary only
md5: d78ec986923b72dfdaa71d1db731a8f3
su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip<<<<<<<<<and this file
flash via cwm since neither one has an apk extension
vincom said:
to confirm what u posted
download ARM devices (2.0 – 4.1)
3.1.3
md5: b3c89f46f014c9df7d23b94d37386b8a
Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip <<<<<< dl this file
binary only
md5: d78ec986923b72dfdaa71d1db731a8f3
su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip<<<<<<<<<and this file
flash via cwm since neither one has an apk extension
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Yes, but download the file named Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip and flash it via CWM. This will appropriately push Superuser.apk to /system/app and push su to /system/bin
This worked like a charm....
Any chance for instructions on Odin? I've never used it before. I see a lot of guides out there, but they're all different and I don't know the specific way to do this.
Zenoxio said:
Any chance for instructions on Odin? I've never used it before. I see a lot of guides out there, but they're all different and I don't know the specific way to do this.
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Are trying to install cwm or flash a firmware? Either way, the links in my sig (from Vincom) will be exactly what you are looking for
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Sent from my Skyrocket i727 running Sky ICS
For a one stop shop are Vincom's threads
Everything Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
Returning to Stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
Trying to flash to latest official firmware (ICS).
I guess I want the Restore To Stock instructions? Thanks.
Zenoxio said:
Trying to flash to latest official firmware (ICS).
I guess I want the Restore To Stock instructions? Thanks.
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Yes follow that thread and just use the 4.0.4 firmware found in the download section. If u still have questions just let me know
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For a one stop shop are Vincom's threads
Everything Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
Returning to Stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
Okay I just finished the Odin part, easy enough.
I'm lost on this part:
Go back into download mode and flash CWRM via odin to get a new recovery. Once you have new recovery, you can then flash via recovery the root package which you can download directly from the source here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
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After the Odin part, I'm already on ICS right? What is CWRM and why am I flashing it?
Zenoxio said:
Okay I just finished the Odin part, easy enough.
I'm lost on this part:
After the Odin part, I'm already on ICS right? What is CWRM and why am I flashing it?
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That is a beginning step in rooting your phone. It is referring to Clockwork Mod Recovery which must be flashed in Odin. If u don't plan on rooting then disregard that stuff. You are good to go!
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Sent from my Skyrocket i727 running Sky ICS
For a one stop shop are Vincom's threads
Everything Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773659
Returning to Stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
Zenoxio said:
Okay I just finished the Odin part, easy enough.
I'm lost on this part:
After the Odin part, I'm already on ICS right? What is CWRM and why am I flashing it?
Go back into download mode and flash CWRM via odin to get a new recovery. Once you have new recovery, you can then flash via recovery the root package which you can download directly from the source here: http://androidsu.com/superuser/
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which post did you read, those instructions aren't from my sticky
I already have Gingerbread 2.3.6/ UCLB3 on my Infuse. How do I root and install CWM on the Infuse. All the guides seems to be upgrading to 2.3.6
pandroid4 said:
I already have Gingerbread 2.3.6/ UCLB3 on my Infuse. How do I root and install CWM on the Infuse. All the guides seems to be upgrading to 2.3.6
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i thought in order to install gingerbread you have to be already rooted ???
i am not sure, but you can try download cwm from google play and choose the first option
g-noob said:
i thought in order to install gingerbread you have to be already rooted ???
i am not sure, but you can try download cwm from google play and choose the first option
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Not necessarily, you could get 2.3.6 with Kies mini when ATT released it.
Look in this thread for guides to root. Read, read and read some more and make sure you have Heimdall or Odin on your PC. Follow guide to install correct drivers too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25111013
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pandroid4 said:
I already have Gingerbread 2.3.6/ UCLB3 on my Infuse. How do I root and install CWM on the Infuse. All the guides seems to be upgrading to 2.3.6
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read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524081
or this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
Still Confusing. My infuse already has Gingerbread with UCLB3 installed( I bought this way). I just want to root and CWM installed. Any guides out there how to do it.
rooting and CWM on stock 2.3.6
Still confusing. This phone has stock version of Gingerbread 2.3.6 with UCLB3 firmware. I bought this way. I just want to root and Install CWM. ANy guides out there? This is not froyo and all the help out there shows how to go back to GB or upgrade to 2.3.6/ uclb3 ... like that. I already have UCLB3 firmware and why I need to install it again?
Probably because the links we provided had a rooted version of 2.3.6.
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pandroid4 said:
Still confusing. This phone has stock version of Gingerbread 2.3.6 with UCLB3 firmware. I bought this way. I just want to root and Install CWM. ANy guides out there? This is not froyo and all the help out there shows how to go back to GB or upgrade to 2.3.6/ uclb3 ... like that. I already have UCLB3 firmware and why I need to install it again?
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See post #2 or #3 in the first link qkster provided - these are Heimdall packages that will load a custom kernel/recovery with CWM. These will not reinstall the entire rom. Follow the instructions in post #1 if you are unfamiliar with Heimdall.
Or, if you are more comfortable using Odin see this thread and flash any of the three options in the OP that say "red CWM":
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1698367
**Before you flash the new kernel/recovery, visit the page shown below, download the first package under ARM devices, then copy the zip to your internal SD Card (if you are uncertain copy it to both).**
Home page for SuperUser - http://androidsu.com/superuser/
Direct link to SuperUser installer - http://downloads.noshufou.netdna-cdn.com/superuser/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
Once you have installed the custom kernel/recovery, let the phone sit for about 5-10 minutes - you will hear a voice coming from the phone - this is red CWM non-destructively reformatting your system, data, and dbdata filesystems from stock RFS to ext4 upon first reboot. It is important to let this process complete without interruptions. Once the phone boots, shut the phone down and boot into recovery then flash the SuperUser package... when completed reboot into phone OS and you are rooted.
Hi!:laugh:
I've rooted my Samsung Galaxy S 4G, and now want to flash it with CM10
This is the guide I've been following but I've never succeeded:
w w w . android. gs /update-galaxy-s-4g-cm10-android-4-1-jelly-bean/
Every time I go into CWM and chose the zip file, it says that it can't mount my SD card.
I've wiped the cache and deleted all user data (factory reset), though it still won;t flash.
I've used programs like Android Commander, and it still won't flash.
Will someone please explain to me why I can't flash the rom?
Welcome to the forum,
You need recent CWM (the blue one) to be able to flash mtd roms.
You have two choices:
1) Flash using heimdall one-click (found in the stickies section) then CM10 using CWM. <=- (you do need to follow the instructions carefully)
2) Download Samsung Galaxy Kernel Flasher from play store, and download AntonX kernel (Search the forums), then flash CM10.
Edit:
I checked the link you provided, I would say please DO NOT flash any ROM from unknown sources. In quick glance they provide false
information. Specifically you cannot return to STOCK with CWM once you are using MTD rom (you need heimdall or Odin).
Please read before you flash anything.
PS: despite flashing using CWM is somewhat safe for this device (SGS4G), but don't take this safety for granted for other devices,
ALWAYS be careful, and learn from other people mistakes (I recently hard bricked S2 Hercules by flashing wrong kernel using CWM).
Rebel_X said:
Welcome to the forum,
You need recent CWM (the blue one) to be able to flash mtd roms.
You have two choices:
1) Flash using heimdall one-click (found in the stickies section) then CM10 using CWM. <=- (you do need to follow the instructions carefully)
2) Download Samsung Galaxy Kernel Flasher from play store, and download AntonX kernel (Search the forums), then flash CM10.
Edit:
I checked the link you provided, I would say please DO NOT flash any ROM from unknown sources. In quick glance they provide false
information. Specifically you cannot return to STOCK with CWM once you are using MTD rom (you need heimdall or Odin).
Please read before you flash anything.
PS: despite flashing using CWM is somewhat safe for this device (SGS4G), but don't take this safety for granted for other devices,
ALWAYS be careful, and learn from other people mistakes (I recently hard bricked S2 Hercules by flashing wrong kernel using CWM).
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How would I get the new (blue one) CWM?
And what could I do about my sd card mounting in CWM?
Thanks again though for the advice, it had too many bugs!
mxoaper said:
How would I get the new (blue one) CWM?
And what could I do about my sd card mounting in CWM?
Thanks again though for the advice, it had too many bugs!
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Read the links in my signature.
lumin30 said:
Read the links in my signature.
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I've already upgraded my phone via kies mini to GB 2.3.6, then rooted it with this turtorial...
w w w .youtube. com /watch?v=qsJc2lM4OXo
How will I get the blue CWM though?
Please help me! I'm not a noob but definitely not a master at this
You should read more
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2376048
Make sure to check out the wiki at the bottom.