Okay I've managed to root my SGS4G with SuperOneClick finally! My question is what are the Roms compatible with my phone since Im reading a lot about Odin and KMJ and stuff like that... cant I just drag the update zip to the sd card and voila? What is the next step after rooting?
Go to 'About Phone' in settings, and let us know what firmware you're on. Froyo, or Gingerbread.
Check out Lumin30's signature. There are a couple of links in it that can help you.
im on gingerbread 2.3.6
baseband: t959vuvkj6
kernel 2.6.35.7-t959vuvkj6-cl694130
build: gingerbread.vuvkj6
my phone wont boot after the kernel? What can I do to revert back? I used Basic with a Twist SGS4G KJ6 1.1 rc1 (thanks to AntonX )
how did you flash the kernel? did you install Clockworkmod recovery (CWM) first?
You probably just need to get your phone into download mode and use ODIN to flash back.
You an use One-Click to get you back where you started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21953878&postcount=2
NEVERMIND!! It loaded!! after I applied the update.zip. I thought the old factory ROM would load after the kernel which it didnt. I <3 my phone now more than ever!! Valhalla Black! any other recommended roms?
Try this it's one of the best so far.... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598561 follow the op and you are good to go..
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Okay so my phone is rooted [i already added the 32bit driver]. I used ODIN to root my sgs4g to GB 2.3.3, i Then downloaded,[used ODIN again to install] drhonk's stock+Voodoo-T959VKH2.tar - followed the [Solution Thread]Step by Step on how to flash any Gingerbread ROM. [ i have also installed titanium back up pro - busybox - voodoo control - quick boot]
Now i have yet to flash a rom yet as im not quite clear as how to do it.
Everywhere i have looked for a guide to flashing it just says place files on the root of your sd card.
Does that mean plug my phone into my computer via USB and do this ? or do i have use ODIN again ? and if i do have to use ODIN again do i put the file in the PDA area again and hit start?
Is flashing and using ODIN two different things or are they the same?
ONce i get this figured out i would like a ROM that speeds up my sgs4g and has a few cosmetic options or different themes and maybe removes bloatware [but i think i read that titanium backup can do that?]? i was thinking valhalla? if there is something better or more geared towards what i want what would it be?
If im being a dumbass noob just tell or link a guide i should follow and i will figure it out , but i have been up all night messing with this and i cant figure it out. I have slept in 24 hours so im kinda retarded at the moment =p
so i think i figured it out, correct me if i am wrong - Download the rom, open ODIN , connect phone in download mode , Use the PDA area and add the .tar ROM file , hit start , then boot phone in CWM and then move files to the SD card from there?
since i have voodoo i have to disable it before i mount to sd card also right?
If you have one of honks kernels you should have clockworkmod recovery. Most custom roms are flashed from there. No Odin involved. I recommend Valhalla or octane. Either download directly from your phone or to your computer then move it to your SD card. Boot into cwm recovery and flash the rom.
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Edit that. I saw your on android 2.3.3. That's not a good version of gb. You need to go back and Odin a newer version. The kg4 2.3.4 has the correct bootloaders. Odin that rom then Odin Dr honks kernel then flash a cwm rom. Fbis251 has an excellent starter guide in the dev section. Find it read it and follow it and you will have no issues at all.
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Hi guys, after reading the ten commandments for my SGS 4G. i noticed that we shouldn't install a ROM manager and well, you guessed it right, I installed the dreaded rom manager. Fortunately, I havent used it to flash my phone because I cant get to CWM recovery mode. But I have a few questions:
1. I used the rom manager feature to flash CWM. does this affect my phone in any way if i will use the correct way to flash my phone using odin?
2. I tried to reinstall the update.zip in 3e recovery. It failed and I didnt tried it since then. same question with #1 (does this affect my phone in any way if i will use the correct way to flash my phone using odin?)
Lastly, do I need to flash my phone again to stock if i decide to try using a custom rom?
By the way, I have the T-Mobile SGS 4g T959V, 2.2.1 firmware, 2.6.32.9 kernel and KD1 build number.
Thanks in advance... I would really appreciate the help because I want to learn to customize my phone in the right way...
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Hi guys, after reading the ten commandments for my SGS 4G. i noticed that we shouldn't install a ROM manager and well, you guessed it right, I installed the dreaded rom manager. Fortunately, I havent used it to flash my phone because I cant get to CWM recovery mode. But I have a few questions:
1. I used the rom manager feature to flash CWM. does this affect my phone in any way if i will use the correct way to flash my phone using odin?
2. I tried to reinstall the update.zip in 3e recovery. It failed and I didnt tried it since then. same question with #1 (does this affect my phone in any way if i will use the correct way to flash my phone using odin?)
Lastly, do I need to flash my phone again to stock if i decide to try using a custom rom?
By the way, I have the T-Mobile SGS 4g T959V, 2.2.1 firmware, 2.6.32.9 kernel and KD1 build number.
Thanks in advance... I would really appreciate the help because I want to learn to customize my phone in the right way...
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Just ODIN the KD1 Bali kernel. DONE!
krylon360 said:
Just ODIN the KD1 Bali kernel. DONE!
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I'm going to try this later... thanks...
Hi all, hope you can help. I installed clockworkmod recovery onto my wife's captivate, and now it won't boot - it's stuck at the "galaxy-S" screen.....I can get it into the YELLOW TRIANGLE screen and once managed to get it into the clockworkmod menu screen.
I believe the phone has android 2.3, not 2.2 on it and this might have been my mistake. The entry point into the kernel is likely different...
how can i fix this? do i need to remove clockworkmod and go back to the stock bootloader? The phone is not rooted, yet (that was the next step).
I haven't been able to find anything in the forums about people that have done (the stupid thing that I did) and installed clockworkmod on a 2.3 phone.
Thanks.
How exactly did you flash cwm? You shouldn't even be able to cause if 3e recovery signature verification?
If you can get to the yellow android screen, that's download mode. You're actually in a good place right now.
To fix where you are, take a look at the development section - there's a post about One-click stock packages. If you're sure she was on Gingerbread, grab one of the non-bootloader Gingerbread stock packages and flash that from download mode.
If you're not sure, I would suggest grabbing one of the Gingerbread stock packages with bootloaders (just to make sure).
In either case, see if you can find a one-click package with ClockworkMod Recovery baked into the kernel (it should say on the post which ones have it). That way you can flash what you want right out of the gate.
thanks. i am quite sure it has gingerbread. the person i bought it from said they did a kies update to 2.3.
i was following the instructions from the cyanogenmod wiki for the captivate: hxxp://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Captivate:_Full_Update_Guide
after it finished installing the "clockworkmod recovery" i got into this bind. are those instructions for froyo only?
If you followed the instructions about flashing the speedmod kernel, that's where it's hanging. You've got a froyo kernel with a GB rom. Not a big deal, but Android isn't happy about it. Flash a stock GB package, or find a GB kernel with CWM (like boog's) and flash that and you should be ok.
thanks. do i do this using ODIN or heimdall? I installed CWM using heimdall, and in my frantic reading i thought i saw something about installing stock bootloader/rom packages with ODIN after installing CWM could brick it? Or did I misread that?
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thanks. do i do this using ODIN or heimdall? I installed CWM using heimdall, and in my frantic reading i thought i saw something about installing stock bootloader/rom packages with ODIN after installing CWM could brick it? Or did I misread that?
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Using heimdall is fine (it's also my personal preference between the two, but either will work).
With where you're at, you really shouldn't need to flash any bootloaders. That's pretty much the only area where there is a real risk of hard bricking the phone.
Since Heimdall worked for you once, I'd suggest grabbing the Heimdall one-click I made that's in my signature. You don't need to open it in Heimdall - just download, double-click it, and let it get ready to run. Then connect the phone in download mode and click "flash". You'll have the stock GB rom, with Boog's kernel and CWM all ready to go. You can then flash CM7 from recovery there (you'll probably have to flash it twice, though).
On a side note - flashing stock will wipe your apps. I'm assuming you backed everything up before this. If not, you might need to try and just flash a kernel first, do your backups, then go from there.
(Should you want to do that, go here, grab the one from the "Here is the odin flashable version flash it first if your on stock: Link Mirror" set of links, and then flash that in Heimdall.)
wow, thanks guys, i can breathe easier now. jmtheiss, i got it reflashed to UCKH3 using your one-click package (though now it is AT&T rather than rogers, but i really don't care as long as it works!).
does the one-click root application work with 2.3.4? or is there a more-preferred way to root it now?
Again, thanks so much for the assistance people!
In theory, you should already be rooted (I believe boog's kernel, which was in my one-click, is rooted). If not, go to the bottom of boog's 1st post, and grab the KH3 zip file. Flash that in CWM, and you'll have root permissions.
Or, if you're flashing to CM7, you can just do it from recovery as you are right now. I know from personal experience it works.
thanks everyone. it all worked, and all is good. wife is not an angrybird anymore
dolhop said:
thanks everyone. it all worked, and all is good. wife is not an angrybird anymore
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Glad to hear that she's not flying over your house shooting explosive eggs. Always a turn for the better.
Had the same problem once before, odin fixed it aswell
So im trying to install a rom on my friend's sg4s and I got it rooted via superoneclick root. However the phone came with gingerbread and multiupload seems to be down do I can't grab the files for the Odin+root (I assume its froyo) note can I grab the first file from that cwm thread. What do I do at this point to try and get cwm in so I can install the room?
Look at this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
That should help you out.
You need to flash a custom kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380331
And if you dont know how to use heimdall then flash one of these in odin
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1194032
You don't need heimdall or odin to flash a custom kernel. If you are rooted use SGS Kernel Flasher from the market. Much easier. There are directions in the link hechoen posted above.
If you aren't rooted there are directions in the link for that as well.
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 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
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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
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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.