[Q] Best way to go back to complete factory stock? - Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I just got my TF101 yesterday and the latest ICS update I applied. I've rooted and installed CWM. I'm assuming there's no way to get back to the factory version of Honeycomb I had, right? C10 s/n if it matters.
In less than 24hrs I've had about 6 reboots and had it completely shut off and took a good while to get powered back on even though it still had 41% on the battery left. I was pleased with the device at first but today my frustration has been through the roof.

Kadin said:
So I just got my TF101 yesterday and the latest ICS update I applied. I've rooted and installed CWM. I'm assuming there's no way to get back to the factory version of Honeycomb I had, right? C10 s/n if it matters.
In less than 24hrs I've had about 6 reboots and had it completely shut off and took a good while to get powered back on even though it still had 41% on the battery left. I was pleased with the device at first but today my frustration has been through the roof.
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What do you think is the purpose of CWM? Yes you can flash back to completely stock Honeycomb.
Mine is B70 with latest stock ICS from Asus + root + cwm. No reboot at all, other than the the ones I do myself.

Did this fix your reboot problems in the end?

can you Let us know What CWM you have
is it 5.5.0.x or 3.2.0.x
boot tablet
wait for it to be done loading
Plug USB in to Desktop
Browse to Tablet
now for 3.2.0.x
Save a copy of what ever CWM flashable Rom to your MicroSD CARD
For 5.5.0.X
Save it under internal memory
Then boot in to Recovery and install
guides to CWM are all over dig a little.
hope this helps

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Messed up my Transformer

Ok guys so i think i messed up pretty bad. Ive rooted quite a bit of things and this didnt seem too difficult. Anyways after i hit the root.batch and it ran thru like normally. it said phone updated like it was supposed to do. Well i went to restart it and when it came back on the screen is all messed up. It loaded up normally. Tergra and asus came up like normal but then it goes crazy.
If you did the NVidia flash root technique then probably you missed the first step of copying and replacing the right boot.img file into the root directory. I did that and got the exact same results.
Make sure you have the correct boot.img file for your tablet.
I got this fixed lol. No idea what i did. I just flashed back to stock. I rooted it now. What should i do next. I got root and recovery already
The revolver ROM is pretty sweet. Snappy with all the Honeycomb bells and whistles.
Can i go straight from stock rooted to any room now? I heard the prime rom is pretty solid too. Is this true?
With CWM installed, you should be able to flash from stock rooted to Revolver or Prime. I have no experience with Prime but have heard good things. Make sure you make a Nandroid backup of your current configuration through CWM (just in case). You do not have to wipe data for Revolver (or at least I didn't anyway).

Damaged Nexus S 4G?

Phones been running fine. Have had it for a few months. It's been unlocked and had ROM mngr on it, but never installed any roms to it.
This past saturday while in NY, it was setting on a coffee table for most of the day. I picked it up from the table that night to head out to dinner, it was overly hot. the table is no where near sun or heat. i powered down the phone because the heat made it difficult to use. when i powered it back up, it didn't want to boot. I got the Google loading screen with the padlock, thats it. about 20 min later, it finally booted up and has run fine since then.
Until today. It didn't get hot, but it started running so slow, i couldn't do anything.
longer story short, it will not mount the sd card in recovery mode. I've tried taking this back to stock incase i had to take it into the sprint store. But when rebooting from the recovery mode, it won't always boot. i may have to pull the battery out upwards of 20 times and pwr it back on before it actually boots up and logs into the phone for use.
i was finally able to get the phone relocked. it has the stock rom on it, as it always had. but now i cannot get the stock radio because it refuses to mount the sd card. so in my apps drawer, there is the super user icon. i do not remember this coming with super user at all when i got it.
if the sd card fails to mount (can't even format it from the recovery menu due to not mounting) how can i flash the stock radio back so i can get this replaced?
im still trying to figure out what caused it to get so hot. again, nothing other then the stock rom was ever put on it. so there was no over clocking.
i can't afford a new phone, so i need to make sure that sprint store will swap this out with a new one and not give me the run around.
You should try flashing a kernel 1st
I had the same problem.
Even my screen would get: incredibly hot I flashed a kernel and was good to go
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App
will that work with the sd card not mounting?
and i've searched here and google, all stock kernels are no longer available for download.
kernel sir flash a new one...and also try to flash a custom rom unlock the phone again and flash the CW using fastboot then from there flash a new rom

Very unreliable TF101 and confused

Hi,
I have had a TF101 for over a year. However it was used by someone else who upgraded it 0.17 and when it came to be me was unreliable and would often randomly reboot and then get stuck on the 'EEEpad' screen (before it says ASUS etc).
I am new to Android (been on webOS for a few years) so rooting etc is new ground for me, but I am pretty technical. Had lots of webOS patches and overclocking installed.
I 'upgraded' to 0.24 and then started reading as much as I can on this site after the reboots remained. I now realise I made two fundamental mistakes
1) Going to 0.24 at all seems to be a no-no from what I'v read.
2) I didn't do a clean restart before upgrading.
I'm not too worried about staying with stock but I do need the thing not to re-boot as often (15 times yesterday !!), so I am wondering.
1) Is 0.24 on a factory reset machine better for rebooting ? If so how do I get back to that state given that I have 0.24 already so can't reset and then re-install 0.24 (as I think I should have) ?
2) Is the only way to make it reliable to go for a customised ROM/Kernel/Bootloader etc ?
3) If (2) is true and I need a different ROM/kernel etc which is the most reliable ?
I know I need to do the downgrade, root, clockworkmod etc but can probably handle that from other threads.
Many thanks for anyone taking the time to respond.
1: A factory reset *May* help, but there's problems with official ICS anyway.. I haven't tried stock ICS and have no intention of trying it with all the horrid reports I read.
2: I would say this is your best option, put a ROM on, you won't regret it.
3: You will need to flash a ROM, boot it once, then wipe caches again and flash a kernel. As for kernel IMO your best choice is Guevor's kernel, (I'm using v20.6 and it's perfect.) As far as ROM I recommend ARHD or Revolver if you like stock look, and Megatron or AOKP if you like AOSP based roms. (its all preference here)
15 reboots in one day? Have you tried a factory reset yet? That sounds excessive.
But I have zero problems with ARHD 3.4 and Guevors kernel.
As the 2 previous posters suggest - I think a factory reset could possibly help.
If not then I would root, and install a custom ROM. I'm using Revolver and stock kernel with zero RR or SOD. I tried Guevor's kernel and it just didn't agree with my particular TF-101. I also tried ARHD and it worked great but I just prefer the aesthetics of Revolver. Good luck and I sure hope you get your reboot issues fixed soon.
Many thanks for the help, I will do a factory reset.
I suspect that won't work so will look in to rooting and custom roms etc.
I gather I need to downgrade ?
I know there are instructions out there so I will go and have a look at them in preperation !
Thanks again.
rege0039 said:
Many thanks for the help, I will do a factory reset.
I suspect that won't work so will look in to rooting and custom roms etc.
I gather I need to downgrade ?
I know there are instructions out there so I will go and have a look at them in preperation !
Thanks again.
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As you have had the unit over a year --> old serial# --> it has to be nvflash-able. So you have an option for an easy one-step installation.
Erm, OK - now I am a bit lost !
I want a rooted machine, Clockwork mod and a chance to try custom roms and kernels.
I seem to be able to find instructions for one but not the others, some want to put back stock rom but I am don't want that.
Sorry to be thick, and maybe I'm looking in a panic and getting lost but is there some instructions to follow to take it from 0.24 to being rooted and able to load custom roms. If I get to Clockwork mod I know how to use that to flash etc as I had it on my touchpad before I want completely to Android.
nv-flasable - what does that mean ? Can I check my serial number to know I can do it ? Stickers seems to have come off so not sure I know serial
Sorry for sounding confused and not looking enough - I really have tried but can't seem to get instructions that go from where I am to where I need to be !!!
Thanks again.
NvFlash
NvFlash is a utility that older tabs (With Sbkv1) can use to easily flash a recovery on the system. ASUS has basically two passkeys for the TF101 to get into APX mode, Sbkv1, and Sbkv2. Sbkv1 is the passkey everyone has, and Sbkv2 is currently unknown/locked. What Sbk you have is based on the serial number of your tablet (you can look at the box if you still have it, or find the stickers, also when did you purchase the tab, if it was before July 2011 then you for sure have Sbkv1, if not it may be Sbkv2) If your serial number starts with B60 or below (B50 B40 etc...) it has Sbkv1, if it has B70 or higher, it has Sbkv2. Find out what Sbk you have (it should be version one) then download NvFlash from Rayman's thread. Search nvflash unbricking released in the development forum. Once you have that get an NvFlashable recovery (I recommend Rouge XM touch recovery 1.5, since it reads from internal and external memory, again search in development.) Boot your tablet into APX mode and connect to your computer (Turn off, hold Volume-UP and power.) Install the driver, then follow instructions from NvFlash thread to flash the new recovery. Once you have this, you can place a ROM on your tab (All roms are pre-rooted, no need to install superuser) boot into your new CWM recovery with Power + Volume-DOWN, then press Volume-Up after a few seconds. Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe Dalvik-cache, install zip from... find your ROM.zip (don't extract it) and install! Then reboot and let it install, after booting once, you can go back into CWM recovery to install a kernel.zip that you also place on your tab (I recommend Guevor's kernel, make sure you wipe cache and dalvik-cache again.) Then you're all set!
Any other Q's?
Ok. I think I follow all that. Many, many thanks.
I will go to work tomorow and look for the box, but I'm pretty sure it was bought before July 2011.
Need to do something, sure it's cos I am now counting but today held the record at 29 reboots ! Four within 8 minutes at one point.
I think I will go Android Revolution and the kernel you mentioned.
Would be great to bo rooted as I have Titanium license as well.
Thanks again. webOS forums were always good, XDA proving so as well.
Nvflash was just released for Sbkv2, so just use NvFlash, it's easiest good luck!
Thanks for following this up with the latest news !
As far as I can see the wheelie setup is for LINUX only ?
I'm on Windows 7, I could set it up as a dual boot but am complete newbie at Linux !
It's not that bad to set up, just download virtualbox from Oracle, then an ubuntu.iso installation, and run it as a virtual machine within windows. Easier than dual boot. It isn't too hard to set up, essentially download and extract.
So ...
Good news is got it rooted, clockworkmod installed (using the Rogue version that was suggested) and then went installed Android Revolution latest version. Did all the required resets, dalvik and cache wipes etc.
Great I, thought, until ...
All day to day it has rebooted frequently even though I installed no other s/w - just what comes with Android Revolution. It seems to more frequent when the device has powered down after a period of inactivity.
Is it now time to start thinking this is a h/w problem ?
Will a different custom ROM be worth a go or would a different kernel help (which I haven't tried yet) ? If so I wasn't sure which version of the suggested kernel (Guevors) I should go for as there seemed to a lot of them.
Once again, thanks for any and all time. NVFlash was a revelation and really not that hard once I had the drivers installed.
Have now installed v21 of the kernel and got CPU tuner to change minimum cpu speed, wasn't sure about voltages.
Is there a recommended way to set cpu speed, governors and voltages ?
At the point of thinking this will never be stable again. Not even getting 30 minutes without a random reboot.
Try version 17c of guevor's if 21 is giving you issues, and any Cm9 based build will have overclock change built in. I don't use overclock apps, they give me problems. Make sure you SuperWipe, then try reinstalling ARHD (or a aosp/aokp/etc rom) flash either 20.1version6 guevor or 17c and don't overclock (default it overclocks a bit to 1200). See if it is finally stable, if not you might have borked hardware :/
It's charging at the moment, after I night of rebooting I presume.
I've got the SuperWipe zip so I will run that (which I didn't before but did do a reset, cache and dalvik wipe) and then put Revolution on after that.
I looked at Megatrons ROM as well - any comments on its reliability ?
I've not noticed it only does it when the device has been left for a few minutes. If I keep using it and don't let it sleep then things seems OK.
Megatron is really stable, I've found. I like aosp better too.
Those who experience rr or SoD can downgrade via nvflash to Any custom rom , prime 1.4 for example, and then upgrade by way of cwm to an ics aopk to make those problems disappear?
EDIT: megatron is very stable and have an awesome battery life. And the pop ups telling us there's a new update is great too
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Hi,
Have been away with unreliable internet access but am now back.
I'm starting to think there must be a h/w problem as nothing seems to make the thing stop rebooting. The only pattern I can see is that if the device is being charged (either from the mains or by being plugged in to the keyboard) then it seems to stay up. Not sure if a certain battery level makes a difference.
I went through the whole SuperWipe clean and Revolution install, then put on the 17c kernel (At least I think I did About shows 2.6.39.4-g8fc25a9-dirty for the kernel, is that right ?) and am still have lots of reboots.
Tried Megatron with the same kernel and couldn't get wifi but still got a couple of reboots.
Any other suggestions ?
Or does anyone know a way of getting repairs done on this in the UK ?
You'll want to RMA to ASUS if nothing works :/

[Q] Would Samsung fix my bricked phone?

I bricked my unlocked Captivate (bought on Amazon for $240 - I was avoiding a data plan) trying to get Ice Cream Sandwich on it. The phone was rooted.
Initially, the phone was only loading a Samsung splash screen when I tried to get it into normal mode. However, recovery mode was working; it would boot into Clockworkmod. Which is a bad thing considering they would easily tell I had messed with it!
So, I loaded the phone into Download mode and tried to flash the stock ROM using Odin. Odin said "failed" and now my phone was completely soft bricked, and the infamous "[phone]-----/!\-----[computer]" screen was showing up. Download mode worked though. I tried to flash all types of stock and custom ROMs to no avail. Now, recovery and normal modes don't work while Download mode does.
So, I called Samsung and told them it wasn't working; they told me it was still under warranty and I could send it in for repairs.
My question would be: will Samsung repair my phone, or will they find out I messed with it and refuse to do so? Also, if they find out, how much will I have to pay them to fix it?
Getting a new phone is out of the question... I might just buy
If there is an odin flash counter on download mode, they will figure it out if you have messed with it. If there's not, make a good story. Was it on 2.3.6 already when you bought it?
If you can get into download your not bricked. The screen you see is kernel panic. You will have to flash a proper kernel to get it to boot back up.
Sent for a corner cell in Arkham
Yeah, you can still fix it. No need it to bring to samsung
Has anyone sent a bricked phone in to Samsung before?
I tried flashing stock Captivate Gingerbread kernels to no avail. I googled and googled, and I tried everything I found. Including Odin and heimdall.
It was running Gingerbread 2.3.5 when I updated it myself to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3. It was running beautifully. Then I tried to recover my backed-up data, which worked, but then I tried to reboot the phone and it wouldn't boot.
And no, I don't remember seeing any "flash counter." Would they still be able to tell?
Has anyone sent a bricked phone in to Samsung before? If so, what were the results?
Also, how much do you think Samsung would charge me to fix it if they found out and voided the warranty? Hopefully less than $50? And they would charge me for shipping too, right?
random_person1308 said:
I tried flashing stock Captivate Gingerbread kernels to no avail. I googled and googled, and I tried everything I found. Including Odin and heimdall.
It was running Gingerbread 2.3.5 when I updated it myself to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3. It was running beautifully. Then I tried to recover my backed-up data, which worked, but then I tried to reboot the phone and it wouldn't boot.
And no, I don't remember seeing any "flash counter." Would they still be able to tell?
Has anyone sent a bricked phone in to Samsung before? If so, what were the results?
Also, how much do you think Samsung would charge me to fix it if they found out and voided the warranty? Hopefully less than $50? And they would charge me for shipping too, right?
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You recovered your apps thru TB? If yes, Didn't you read that you're not supposed to restore apps from titanium from GB to ICS? Might cause problem like this. No flash counter, they're not gonna notice this. Have you tried flashing again stock GB rom?(not just a kernel but a rom) And when you flashed that GB kernel, was that after you flash an ICS rom? Remember, when you're on ICS, you must use ICS kernel and not GB kernel. If it didnt work Just make a good story! Tell them you updated it through kies and updating was interrupted. Im pretty sure 2.3.6 is out on captivate. If they tell you its your fault for updating it, ask them why did they put update on kies when you can't even use it. Plus, they didn't warn you not to update it.
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You recovered your apps thru TB? If yes, Didn't you read that you're not supposed to restore apps from titanium from GB to ICS? Might cause problem like this. No flash counter, they're not gonna notice this. Have you tried flashing again stock GB rom?(not just a kernel but a rom) And when you flashed that GB kernel, was that after you flash an ICS rom? Remember, when you're on ICS, you must use ICS kernel and not GB kernel. If it didnt work Just make a good story! Tell them you updated it through kies and updating was interrupted. Im pretty sure 2.3.6 is out on captivate. If they tell you its your fault for updating it, ask them why did they put update on kies when you can't even use it. Plus, they didn't warn you not to update it.
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No, I used Clockworkmod to recover data. It worked, and then I hit "reboot system now," and the phone wouldn't boot.
I already shipped the phone off, but thanks for the help, I really appreciate it! If Samsung doesn't fix it I know what to do now!
Ok, so I've been doing some research over the past few weeks and I figured out what I did wrong. I inadvertently tried doing a Nandroid restore (i.e. - restoring the whole system) instead of just apps. And I didn't wipe data first. That's why it was failing to boot. Why I couldn't flash the stock kernel from Odin; I have no idea.
As for the phone; Samsung fixed it free of charge (all they had to do was a reset...) and sent it back to me.
After getting it back, I rooted and installed Clockworkmod recovery using Corn kernel version 7.05. Geeve420 has an excellent guide over on androidforums.com. Then I flashed Cyanogenmod9 RC2, then Slim ICS version 4.2. It's running smoothly, though in 24 hours I have had 1 freeze (I did a battery pull and restarted) and a few force closes.
I also installed that Google Now app (the thread on XDA is called "The Google Now for ICS Project"). In other words, I went from being a complete n00b to getting JellyBean software on my phone! All I did was follow the directions, step-by-step, and it worked.
Thanks to all who helped!
random_person1308 said:
Ok, so I've been doing some research over the past few weeks and I figured out what I did wrong. I inadvertently tried doing a Nandroid restore (i.e. - restoring the whole system) instead of just apps. And I didn't wipe data first. That's why it was failing to boot. Why I couldn't flash the stock kernel from Odin; I have no idea.
As for the phone; Samsung fixed it free of charge (all they had to do was a reset...) and sent it back to me.
After getting it back, I rooted and installed Clockworkmod recovery using Corn kernel version 7.05. Geeve420 has an excellent guide over on androidforums.com. Then I flashed Cyanogenmod9 RC2, then Slim ICS version 4.2. It's running smoothly, though in 24 hours I have had 1 freeze (I did a battery pull and restarted) and a few force closes.
I also installed that Google Now app (the thread on XDA is called "The Google Now for ICS Project"). In other words, I went from being a complete n00b to getting JellyBean software on my phone! All I did was follow the directions, step-by-step, and it worked.
Thanks to all who helped!
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Good for you then Try not to mess with it again. Haha. Do a lot of reading if you're a little hesistant. Plus, asking before doing so is not problem. We have a lot of helpful xda members here to guide you. Goodluck!

[Q] Help i'm a noob and need help please!

Hello I rooted my i997r infuse rogers but the com# in oden was in the wrong box and it saied succesful /failed one but I didn't think much of it I was so exited that it worked I upgraded from 2.3.3 to 2.3.6 AT&T firmware thinking i have to in order to install ics I then installed cms 10 J.B 4.3 my phones runs great better than ever before execpt for the fact that my screen takes about one minute to turn on with lines I think its called rainbowing im not sure I think it has something to do with my original root that messed up my screen so I want to downgrade to stock using odin and reinstall and hopefully my screen won't be messed up so I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193927 it was successful I used the Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders_v2.zip then Odin_Stock_Rogers_UXKG3_Kernel.zip and my screen now has a shade of gray with this shade of blue this blue shade that covers the screen right when I turn it on it keeps getting worse it goes away after a couple minutes in recovery mode but now I just don't know what to do I can't even use my phone now help me please! How do I fix my video driver I guess this is whats going on help I can't seem to find a working link for CWM-UXKG3-rooted-de-odexed-update-v2.zip maybe if I install the cwm the light neon blue screen will go away?
crayzze said:
Hello I rooted my i997r infuse rogers but the com# in oden was in the wrong box and it saied succesful /failed one but I didn't think much of it I was so exited that it worked I upgraded from 2.3.3 to 2.3.6 AT&T firmware thinking i have to in order to install ics I then installed cms 10 J.B 4.3 my phones runs great better than ever before execpt for the fact that my screen takes about one minute to turn on with lines I think its called rainbowing im not sure I think it has something to do with my original root that messed up my screen so I want to downgrade to stock using odin and reinstall and hopefully my screen won't be messed up so I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193927 it was successful I used the Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders_v2.zip then Odin_Stock_Rogers_UXKG3_Kernel.zip and my screen now has a shade of gray with this shade of blue this blue shade that covers the screen right when I turn it on it keeps getting worse it goes away after a couple minutes in recovery mode but now I just don't know what to do I can't even use my phone now help me please! How do I fix my video driver I guess this is whats going on help
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Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
Thanks I read the part about the bootloaders I flashed to gb 2.3.6 and then flashed the bootloaders hoping it would fix the blue screen i always get and have to wait 5 minutes to go away every time turn m screen on it just isin't when I power my phone on its whenever I turn my screen on I can't see anything when someone calls me I have to wait, im on a rogers infuse and I hope this isn't a permanent bug. I went back to 2.3.3 gb stock I don't have a rogers boot logo anymore but it runs fine execpt for this light neon blue that covers the screen does anyone else ever have this problem please help.
crayzze said:
Thanks I read the part about the bootloaders I flashed to gb 2.3.6 and then flashed the bootloaders hoping it would fix the blue screen i always get and have to wait 5 minutes to go away every time turn m screen on it just isin't when I power my phone on its whenever I turn my screen on I can't see anything when someone calls me I have to wait, im on a rogers infuse and I hope this isn't a permanent bug. I went back to 2.3.3 gb stock I don't have a rogers boot logo anymore but it runs fine execpt for this light neon blue that covers the screen does anyone else ever have this problem please help.
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rainbow screen on recovery = no gb bootloaders
blue screen on phone ...maybe bad cable connection or corrosion at contact
you might have to open it and check the connections
Working and tested CWM 1.2 ghz
Phase 1:
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To obtain CWM head over too Jscotts odin url.
1. download the file which includes root access.
"Stock UCLB3 with root
UCLB3_Unbrick_root_1.1.zip"
2. you will also need Samsung Kies, which will install the usb driver for your Samsung galaxy. The link is on the website.
3. Place your phone into Download mode
To do this, have your usb cable for your phone plugged into the computer but disconnected from your phone. shut off your phone. When the power is off press Volume up and Volume down simultaneously, after the buttons are pressed plug in the usb cable at the same time, which should be connected to the computer.
This will place the phone in Download mode.
4. open the included Odin.exe, when you see the yellow bar under ID:COM then everything is good.
Follow the rest of the instructions on jscotts website.
Finally when this procces is done, reboot into android.
Phase 2:
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1) Download SGS kernel flasher
2) Click on the link on jscotts website to download a stock kernel which contains CWM. use "2013.04.30-CWM-Synthesis-1.2Ghz.zip in the following link:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25724638
You now have a working GB cwm and next is follow Enthropy's CM9 guide for your first ROM!
Fullmetal Jun said:
Phase 1:
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To obtain CWM head over too Jscotts odin url.
1. download the file which includes root access.
"Stock UCLB3 with root
UCLB3_Unbrick_root_1.1.zip"
2. you will also need Samsung Kies, which will install the usb driver for your Samsung galaxy. The link is on the website.
3. Place your phone into Download mode
To do this, have your usb cable for your phone plugged into the computer but disconnected from your phone. shut off your phone. When the power is off press Volume up and Volume down simultaneously, after the buttons are pressed plug in the usb cable at the same time, which should be connected to the computer.
This will place the phone in Download mode.
4. open the included Odin.exe, when you see the yellow bar under ID:COM then everything is good.
Follow the rest of the instructions on jscotts website.
Finally when this procces is done, reboot into android.
Phase 2:
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1) Download SGS kernel flasher
2) Click on the link on jscotts website to download a stock kernel which contains CWM. use "2013.04.30-CWM-Synthesis-1.2Ghz.zip in the following link:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25724638
You now have a working GB cwm and next is follow Enthropy's CM9 guide for your first ROM!
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Thank you but it's not bricked... are you suggesting this will take away the screen issue?... k so it's been a while since I used my infuse the screen was getting so annoying that I put it away for a month last night I turned it on and the screen seemed fine, I was very pleasantly surprised I re rooted it and put on the new cm10 jellybean and noticed the longer I kept using the screen the more the lines/screen problem came back I left it untouched overnight after modding it and this morning it's fine again until continued use of the screen... I have taken it apart and unplugged all the screen plugs reattached looked around everything seemed fine so I dunno... I have a really newbie question for the way I went about getting to jellybean from stock... first I rooted it with Odin_Infused_Gingerbread_Kernel_v1 and noticed that cwm was installed so is this all I need to proceed with installing ics? because I kept thinking I needed to install 2.3.6 and that is not firmware meant for my phone and thats what I think might be the cause of my screen issue sooo do I just need to root it first then go straight to ics or do I need to put 2.3.6 then ics?
I am on a rogers infuse.
crayzze said:
Thank you but it's not bricked... are you suggesting this will take away the screen issue?... k so it's been a while since I used my infuse the screen was getting so annoying that I put it away for a month last night I turned it on and the screen seemed fine, I was very pleasantly surprised I re rooted it and put on the new cm10 jellybean and noticed the longer I kept using the screen the more the lines/screen problem came back I left it untouched overnight after modding it and this morning it's fine again until continued use of the screen... I have taken it apart and unplugged all the screen plugs reattached looked around everything seemed fine so I dunno... I have a really newbie question for the way I went about getting to jellybean from stock... first I rooted it with Odin_Infused_Gingerbread_Kernel_v1 and noticed that cwm was installed so is this all I need to proceed with installing ics? because I kept thinking I needed to install 2.3.6 and that is not firmware meant for my phone and thats what I think might be the cause of my screen issue sooo do I just need to root it first then go straight to ics or do I need to put 2.3.6 then ics?
I am on a rogers infuse.
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Re-reading your thread, I realized that you have a i997R - Roger's. These come stock GB 2.3.4 - unlike the i997-ATT that started with 2.2.1
The difference is that the i997R has already built in bootloaders from the start. That means that Roger's phone do not get the distorted recovery with flashing we termed as "rainbow." The rainbow is fixed with a bootloader flash. Roger's phone do not need this step.
I think the color distortion you are seeing could be due to a heating issue, the screen or the graphics chip. More likely than not, this may be hardware related.
If you have opened and cleaned out the connections and such, and have not noted any difference, then the problem may be deeper situated. Further testing may require another Infuse and swapping out parts to see where the issue lies.
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qkster said:
Re-reading your thread, I realized that you have a i997R - Roger's. These come stock GB 2.3.4 - unlike the i997-ATT that started with 2.2.1
The difference is that the i997R has already built in bootloaders from the start. That means that Roger's phone do not get the distorted recovery with flashing we termed as "rainbow." The rainbow is fixed with a bootloader flash. Roger's phone do not need this step.
I think the color distortion you are seeing could be due to a heating issue, the screen or the graphics chip. More likely than not, this may be hardware related.
If you have opened and cleaned out the connections and such, and have not noted any difference, then the problem may be deeper situated. Further testing may require another Infuse and swapping out parts to see where the issue lies.
gl
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Yes I bootloader flashed it in desperation with an at&t bootloader and now lost the rogers bootloader lol... My phone came stock 2.3.3 gb and I desperatly wanted gb 2.3.6 so I rooted it and did so, then after discovering ics and then after jb... I believe that installing 2.3.6 might have damaged the hardware being that its only ment for at&t i997's or possibly a combination of 2.3.6 and then installing ics then jb or whatever the case may be my screen needs 1 to 5 minutes to fully appear... my question is if I ever happen to root another rogers i997 do I need to upgrade to 2.3.6 before installing ics or can I install right after root? Because I also might re root the phone back to stock and root it then install the newer version of ics then jb cm 10.2... I am currently running on jb cm 10.2 do you think it would make a difference if I rerooted to stock then install newer ics then jb with upgrading to 2.3.6 for at&t phones??? Thank you.
crayzze said:
Yes I bootloader flashed it in desperation with an at&t bootloader and now lost the rogers bootloader lol...
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no big deal..same phone..same hardware..different version of firmware..it's the APN for providers that makes the difference
crayzze said:
My phone came stock 2.3.3 gb and I desperatly wanted gb 2.3.6 so I rooted it and did so, then after discovering ics and then after jb... I believe that installing 2.3.6 might have damaged the hardware being that its only ment for at&t i997's or possibly a combination of 2.3.6 and then installing ics then jb or whatever the case may be my screen needs 1 to 5 minutes to fully appear.
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yes..you are right. Rogers came with 2.3.3 not 2.3.4 as I previously stated.
the earlier versions of gb came with Carrier IQ that track users. It was taken out later.
I doubt Installing 2.3.6 or ICS or JB will cause any prob with the phone. I suspect your phone may have some hardware issues.
After the first flash, the os (esp ICS or JB) may need time to build cache and dalvik..sometimes it may take a few minutes. Blue or distorted screen, however, is not typical from my experience.
crayzze said:
my question is if I ever happen to root another rogers i997 do I need to upgrade to 2.3.6 before installing ics or can I install right after root? Because I also might re root the phone back to stock and root it then install the newer version of ics then jb cm 10.2... I am currently running on jb cm 10.2 do you think it would make a difference if I rerooted to stock then install newer ics then jb with upgrading to 2.3.6 for at&t phones??? Thank you.
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IMO, it doesn't matter how you get to CM10.2. Rooting is just one method. The idea is to get insecure recovery...ie..cwm.
from stock rom, you can odin or heimdall a custom kernel without rooting. boot into recovery and flash what you want.
it doesn't matter if its rogers or att. same phone..same hardware. years ago, it only mattered when a user had to return or exchange the phone for warranty...after the warranty period ended..it's not a big deal.
flash away at any method you want. it doesn't make any difference in my mind. get some practice..the infuse has many restore methods via odin or heimdall
rooting gives one access to the root directory
insecure kernel or custom recovery allows one to flash firmware without manufacturer signature

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