I've tried searching for the solutions to this, but some of them are difficult to search and I'm struggling to get relevant results. So I apologize if any of this has been covered elsewhere.
Anyhow, I just installed the ParanoidAndroid ROM last night, and it all went very smoothly, and I was pleased. But, there seem to be a couple issues that either I need to iron out, or that the devs need to. And I'm fully willing to believe it's an issue on my end and not theirs, so, here we go:
1) In CWM, the top half of the screen or so has the rainbow glitch going on and there's a de-centered kind of effect happening that makes it very difficult to use.
2) I'm unable to get my external SD card to mount. I've seen plenty of threads about this similar issue, and I've tried tweaking the build.prop entry regarding this, but nothing I'm doing is helping.
3) The flash only works once per boot, even with included flashlight app. I haven't tested the flash's functionality in the camera yet. But in the flashlight app, the flash will turn on, and when I turn it off, it won't come back on until after a reboot.
4) I now have two installations of the stock Gallery app (com.android.gallery3d and com.google.android.gallery3d). I'm sure I can just uninstall one, but is there one that would be wiser to uninstall?
Otherwise, everything else seems to be working just fine. Thank you all very much in advance.
I've since discovered and fixed a new problem. My phone was apparently not sending or receiving any MMS messages, over WiFi or otherwise. But the APNs described in this post fixed that entirely:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23806717#post23806717
As problem #4 from above goes, I deleted the com.android.gallery3d app and kept the com.google.android.gallery3d app as there were internet and syncing features that were omitted or nonfunctional from the former one.
Just so you know, if you read through the paranoid thread in the dev section or any of the ics ROM threads actually, all of your questions r covered. I cangive you answered/jumping off points for your questions.
1. The rainbow distortion comes from having Froyo bootloaders instead of GB. To fix this you will need to use Odin or Heimdall to flash the GB bootloaders. Look in the ISET Super Everything thread that's stickied in the dev section. BE SURE to flash something else with Odin or Heimdall (whichever you choose) before you try flashing the bootloaders. If you lose your connection while trying to flash bootloaders, you can hard brick your phone which basically means you have a shiny coaster.
2. Your external sd card is found in the emmc folder on ics ROMs. You need a root enabled file explorer to open it.
3. Using your camera flash as a flashlight which I believe is referred to as torch is one of the few known remaining bugs on Infuse ics ROMs. The flashlight app that is included is currently the only way to get it working. The flashlight should turn on everytime you open the app but it won't turn back on if you turn it off while in the app.
4. MMS is an issue with the APN settings. Look at the last few pages in the dev section. I know it was recently covered on a couple different ics ROMs threads. To get to the APN settings, go through the following path in the settings.
More (under data usage) > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names, click on the AT&T listing, then change MMS Proxy to 66.209.11.32
I'm pretty sure that is all you have to do to fix MMS but read some dev threads for more info. I think you can also try to look in the Dev Tools app if it is included with the ROM. In the app, click connectivity then start MMS. Again, further reading should give you more info.
Boz™
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Yeah, the flashlight thing, I knew was a known bug. But the latest update claiming that "all bugs squashed" misled me, I guess. Because that bug obviously persists. But, c'est la vie.
As the rainbow glitch goes, I never installed Froyo on here, I went from stock to Gingerbread to... actually, here's specifically what happened:
•Initially, I installed 3e Recovery and CWM on my stock Android 2.2 per the instructions here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y09p-J_g_Rg, and everything went fine.
•Then I flashed Gingerbread UCLB3 per this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508619, but unfortunately, I made a dumb mistake. I neglected to disable Voodoo Lagfix first and softbricked my phone.
•So, I went back to the Infuse Super Everything Thread and found this fix, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092021, brought my phone back to stock, just fine.
•Then I flashed to UCLB3 the same way as before, only this time disabling Voodoo and it all worked perfectly.
•Then I immediately flashed to ParanoidAndroid and everything went as described in the thread and now here I am with the CWM glitch.
So I've only been stock or Gingerbread ever before on my phone.
Anyone know how to simply change the font or install a new one?
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I use ROM Toolbox Pro.
Edit: Check the Paranoid Android dev thread end of page 32 and beginning of page 33. The guy that maintains the PA port just posted a link and instructions for the fix to rainbow recovery.
I'm no expert so I may b wrong but I'm pretty sure that if you had a stock AT&T infuse then it most likely came with Froyo originally. Just bc you flashed a GB ROM doesn't mean you got the bootloaders. To get the GB bootloaders, you need to run Heimdall a second time with the "Install Bootloaders" checkbox checked. I'm not exactly sure how it works in Odin but I think you have to have a file in the PDA slot in order to get the bootloaders installed.
I do know that if you have rainbows, it is bc you have Froyo bootloaders. Our at least that is the only reason I've ever heard of and I've read of people with the issue numerous times. I would just read through some of the dev ics threads bc there have been a few times in the last week that I've seen people pay steep by step instructions explaining exactly which Heimdall or Odin to use. I just know that you have to take extra steps to install GB bootloaders. With Heimdall that means checking the flash bootloaders checkbox. They do this bc it can hard brick your phone so they don't want you to install them unless absolutely necessary.
Boz™
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Ah-ha! Very good, someone else is having my same problems, lol. I'll definitely be using Odin, as that's how I fixed my softbrick issue and I could never get Heimdall to install on my computer properly (Java issues or something, couldn't figure it out and Odin worked anyway).
Do you know if flashing the bootloader will cause any loss of information or settings? Or will it affect nothing else?
I'm not 100% sure on that one. When I did it, I was using Heimdall to fix my soft bricked phone at the same time so I was basically starting fresh. I'm not sure if it is possible to just flash bootloaders in the Odin PDA slot and keep everything else. I would assume that you would lose everything and have to reflash the ROM from recovery but that's just an assumption.
I would get titanium backup (if u don't already have it) and backup everything and sync with your Gmail account just in case. That way u can save it apps and their settings.
You may b able to ask that question on the PA dev thread and get a better answer.
Boz™
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There's an XDA Forum restriction on newbies. I can't post in any Dev forums until I've... done something, I forget. Ten posts or ten thanks. I forget what. Either way, I'm not allowed in there yet. lol
Anyhow, based on some threads I've found, it seems possible to flash only the bootloader in Odin. I'm still just waiting to find out how much information is lost in the process before I dive into it.
But yeah, I do have Titanium, and now that I have everything installed and set up just the way I like it, it is time for a backup anyway.
Supposing I need to, is there any problem restoring system apps and data once I do this? Because everything will be identical, minus the bootloader. I just know I've read enough about the dangers of restoring system data on the threads here to be cautious. Even though I'll just be going from ParanoidAndroid to the same flash of ParanoidAndroid, plus a new bootloader, but better safe than sorry.
Thanks for all your help, man.
Appears as though that question's already been answered here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1603220&page=5
Bottom of page 5 states somewhat affirmatively that no data will be lost. So, lovely. Now I've just got to flash the bootloader, and then work on my forum searching skills. I can never find ****, when clearly it's somewhere. lol
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2) I'm unable to get my external SD card to mount. I've seen plenty of threads about this similar issue, and I've tried tweaking the build.prop entry regarding this, but nothing I'm doing is helping.
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Figured out the emmc part but how do you actually open the external SD on your pc?
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I would like to install CM7 from http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...f0000dangerous-test-releasecolor/#entry148754
But to restore back to Froyo, it says to use ODIN to do a restore with the re-partition option. I thought I read that the re-part option would brick a SGH-I896.
Is this correct? or am I just imagining it.
In other words, does the repartition option work properly on Rogers SGH-I896?
Thanks for any answers you guys give.
You want to run an experimental beta ROM for an i897 phone on your i896? Trying to find the fastest way to brick your phone?
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You want to run an experimental beta ROM for an i897 phone on your i896? Trying to find the fastest way to brick your phone?
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I do not believe it will brick the phone. The board is an I897 with slight revisions. I was just wondering about the method used to go back to froyo. I am not a complete noob and am not worried about bricking to install the rom. Just going back.
But I do appreciate your input.
DO NOT USE PIT / RE- PARTITION ( the p in PIT is for partition )
i did that and on reboot had an error
E: cant mount dev/dbdata...
was STUCK. only option was to do ONE CLICK ODIN, even after flashing EVERY AVAILABLE rogers stock image, on the net and my own, I CANNOT GET RID OF ATT bootscreen without the cheap hack of replaceing the ATT image with the origninal (still named ATT boot).
the CM7 is still not ready, you will just be going back to what you have now,
WAIT for it to be ready.
Everything I've read on CM7 up to this point is that it is not yet ready for use other than for developers trying to fix its remaining bugs. A number of threads opened up on it over the past week have been almost immediately closed because of the potential to mislead people to try it and end up with bricked phones.
I flashed there and back with no problem. I did not use the re-partition option to install.
Well answered
Trusselo said:
DO NOT USE PIT / RE- PARTITION ( the p in PIT is for partition )
i did that and on reboot had an error
E: cant mount dev/dbdata...
was STUCK. only option was to do ONE CLICK ODIN, even after flashing EVERY AVAILABLE rogers stock image, on the net and my own, I CANNOT GET RID OF ATT bootscreen without the cheap hack of replaceing the ATT image with the origninal (still named ATT boot).
the CM7 is still not ready, you will just be going back to what you have now,
WAIT for it to be ready.
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Thats what I was afraid of, I didn't want to be stuck with att junk on the phone.
Guess i'll wait a little more, sad to say I can only play with gingerbready on by HTC Dream . for now anyways.
Thanks for the answer
Cm7 is largely stable with some bugs. If you do not read the known issues some funky stuff will happen. Speaking from experience ; ) it is everything the hype says it is. Running since the morning. My one concern is battery but I need to let it cycle a couple of times.
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Been running CM7 since late January, and did some of the early dev work on porting it to the Captivate. I have an i896. Trust me, it won't brick it.
To op, there will never be a non-one click revert. CM7 changes the setup of the mtd blocks (basically the nand where the rom is installed), meaning you MUST repartition to go back to a Samsung rom. However, none of the Rogers images contain all of the rom, meaning if you repartition, you will be missing parts of the rom, and will just bootloop/be stuck in recovery.
Tl;dr: If you flash it, and want to revert, you must use one-click, and that won't change, even when it's at "stable".
TheEscapist said:
Been running CM7 since late January, and did some of the early dev work on porting it to the Captivate. I have an i896. Trust me, it won't brick it.
To op, there will never be a non-one click revert. CM7 changes the setup of the mtd blocks (basically the nand where the rom is installed), meaning you MUST repartition to go back to a Samsung rom. However, none of the Rogers images contain all of the rom, meaning if you repartition, you will be missing parts of the rom, and will just bootloop/be stuck in recovery.
Tl;dr: If you flash it, and want to revert, you must use one-click, and that won't change, even when it's at "stable".
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Best advice, straight from the source. And OP, as was said before, make sure you know what the known issues are. The CM7 thread has a lot of complaints about issues that were already noted and known. If you can live with those, jump in!
I just got my Samsung Infuse 4G, and I'm very interested in learning to flash to improve the performance of my new toy, but I'm kinda intimidated lots to learn and seems like a steep "learning curve. Can someone point me in the right direction on a good place to start (good reading).
I'm most interested in using the Zeus ROM as it seems to not lose any functionality, uses the most current modem, allows for overclocking. Is there anything else I shouldn't flash with this ROM I've. heard things mentioned in other threads like, lag fixes, different kernels, and other various fixes. But like I said I'm a noob and have a ton of questions even about the most basic of topics.
All I've done thus far is installed the free version of ROM manager, used the flash Clockworkmod recovery, and used the backup current ROM (which would be the stock one). I'm a little scared to proceed as after I backed up the current ROM I went looking for the file I named but couldn't find it.
I think what I need most is a good starting point, any help is appreciated.
dginsd said:
I just got my Samsung Infuse 4G, and I'm very interested in learning to flash to improve the performance of my new toy, but I'm kinda intimidated lots to learn and seems like a steep "learning curve. Can someone point me in the right direction on a good place to start (good reading).
I'm most interested in using the Zeus ROM as it seems to not lose any functionality, uses the most current modem, allows for overclocking. Is there anything else I shouldn't flash with this ROM I've. heard things mentioned in other threads like, lag fixes, different kernels, and other various fixes. But like I said I'm a noob and have a ton of questions even about the most basic of topics.
All I've done thus far is installed the free version of ROM manager, used the flash Clockworkmod recovery, and used the backup current ROM (which would be the stock one). I'm a little scared to proceed as after I backed up the current ROM I went looking for the file I named but couldn't find it.
I think what I need most is a good starting point, any help is appreciated.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
edit: welcome and have fun
edit edit: play with for froyo first..discover your phone. read up as much as your can for a week or two..then if you still want to, go ahead.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548
edit: welcome and have fun
edit edit: play with for froyo first..discover your phone. read up as much as your can for a week or two..then if you still want to, go ahead.
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Can't see anything to add.. Maybe check our the Infuse superthread which is stickied in dev section.
And definitely play with froyo. Feel and KNOW Android. Then you will know how your phone works and is supposed to play. You will appreciate the the custom roms all the more.
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I'd recommend Titanium Backup & Dropbox, they've come in pretty handy for me. And pay close attention when instructions say to wipe! I'm pretty new at this too, but I grasped the importance of the wiping after reading through a few threads and seeing what happened to those who forgot/didn't.
Radiotsar said:
I'd recommend Titanium Backup & Dropbox, they've come in pretty handy for me. And pay close attention when instructions say to wipe! I'm pretty new at this too, but I grasped the importance of the wiping after reading through a few threads and seeing what happened to those who forgot/didn't.
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Now, you're tallking Radio.
It only took Erik three months to figure that out..
check out albee's sig...lol
Thanks! I figure if I keep at this, pretty soon I'll be as "functionally illiterate" in Linux as I am in Assembly, SQL and VB.
Radiotsar said:
I am in Assembly, SQL and VB.
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Wow, you have all the right credentials to be a kernel dev.
qkster said:
Now, you're tallking Radio.
It only took Erik three months to figure that out..
check out albee's sig...lol
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Woah what! Lol...
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Yes...+1...know froyo and your phone first, and read, especially if you plan on flashing a beast lime Zeus....
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dman3285 said:
Yes...+1...know froyo and your phone first, and read, especially if you plan on flashing a beast lime Zeus....
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I love lime! It is a wee bit sour. Glad to hear you lime them too... Lol.
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Thought I'd missed some new color theme.
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Thought I'd missed some new color theme.
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No, lol. Dman and his swype. SWIFT KEY FTW!
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Grrrrrr....
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Thanks all for the suggestions, I'll get to reading.
I've had the phone for about a week and a half and thus far I love it (coming from a dumb phone) and loved it even more when I learned Android is a Linux based system, as I switched to Ubuntu about a year ago.
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Grrrrrr....
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Try it dude. Worst case scenario you hate it. Promise you will love it.
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Result of my first flash
OK I've done quite a bit of reading over the last 24 hours familiarized myself with how flashing is done. Thus far I've flashed first the Infusion Kernel found here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134995 using ROM manager with ClockWorkMod Recovery. Got a little worried at first because it took so long to boot afterwards , but thanks to qkster's noob post I kinda expected it, it helped me a lot, so again thank you for that.
I do have some minor problems and some questions. In ROM manager I selected the option to flash ROM from SDcard, it then prompts me to select the ZIP file to flash and after I select it it asks me what to wipe so I select everything, It then reboots into CWM. I then have to select again flash from SDcard and select the file, my question is am I supposed to have to re-select "flash from SDcard" and re-select the ZIP file to flash? When I flashed the Zeus ROM I didn't do any wiping in CWM because I had selected those options in ROM manager, is this a goof up on my part, was I supposed to wipe again once inside CWM? I ask this because it seems like nothing was wiped, all my apps were still there, settings, pretty much everything. I also have an error right after I boot the phone up and my desktop is loaded, I then get a pop up thats really quick maybe 10 seconds
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The application android system (process system) has stopped unexpectedly please try again[CODE] with a force close button. Everything seems to work fine on the phone so I'd like to know what this error is about, is it linked to me not wiping everything once in CWM?
There is also some instructions for the Zeus ROM that I didn't understand regarding the swype keyboard not installing with the flash and I had an error pertaining that as well. The instructions on the Zeus ROM read as follows [QUOTE]This theme includes a themed swype keyboard (Thanks to nunhugger and studacris). After flash of the theme, Do not open swype, go to root explorer and install it, then it will work flawless. For some reason it will not install on flash, but its all good.
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This instruction is listed for the Aries theme (which I tried first) not the ICS revamped, but I'm having the same issue. How do I install Swipe via root explorer. I also really liked the Samsung keyboard any way to get that back? I did use titanium backup for a lot of my apps (haven't restored anything yet, as everything seems to still be there) but I'm not sure I did for the Samsung keyboard. Anyone have an .APK of it they can get to me?
Any help with my issues is greatly appreciated, keep in mind though I'm still a noob so instructions given that a 10 year old can follow are preferred.:p My wife likes the look of my phone now and wants me to do hers too, so I want to make sure I do it right, it's one thing to brick your own phone, quite another to brick your wife's.
dginsd said:
OK I've done quite a bit of reading over the last 24 hours familiarized myself with how flashing is done. Thus far I've flashed first the Infusion Kernel found here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134995 using ROM manager with ClockWorkMod Recovery. Got a little worried at first because it took so long to boot afterwards , but thanks to qkster's noob post I kinda expected it, it helped me a lot, so again thank you for that.
I do have some minor problems and some questions. In ROM manager I selected the option to flash ROM from SDcard, it then prompts me to select the ZIP file to flash and after I select it it asks me what to wipe so I select everything, It then reboots into CWM. I then have to select again flash from SDcard and select the file, my question is am I supposed to have to re-select "flash from SDcard" and re-select the ZIP file to flash? When I flashed the Zeus ROM I didn't do any wiping in CWM because I had selected those options in ROM manager, is this a goof up on my part, was I supposed to wipe again once inside CWM? I ask this because it seems like nothing was wiped, all my apps were still there, settings, pretty much everything. I also have an error right after I boot the phone up and my desktop is loaded, I then get a pop up thats really quick maybe 10 seconds
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The application android system (process system) has stopped unexpectedly please try again[CODE] with a force close button. Everything seems to work fine on the phone so I'd like to know what this error is about, is it linked to me not wiping everything once in CWM?
There is also some instructions for the Zeus ROM that I didn't understand regarding the swype keyboard not installing with the flash and I had an error pertaining that as well. The instructions on the Zeus ROM read as follows
This instruction is listed for the Aries theme (which I tried first) not the ICS revamped, but I'm having the same issue. How do I install Swipe via root explorer. I also really liked the Samsung keyboard any way to get that back? I did use titanium backup for a lot of my apps (haven't restored anything yet, as everything seems to still be there) but I'm not sure I did for the Samsung keyboard. Anyone have an .APK of it they can get to me?
Any help with my issues is greatly appreciated, keep in mind though I'm still a noob so instructions given that a 10 year old can follow are preferred.:p My wife likes the look of my phone now and wants me to do hers too, so I want to make sure I do it right, it's one thing to brick your own phone, quite another to brick your wife's.[/QUOTE]
If you are running zeus without problem, you must have done something right. The force close when booting up its normal. It will go away when you leave it alone 5 minutes.
You had mentioned that you used ROM Manager, try to avoid that program to flash. Wipe may be ok, idk. I don't use it. I usually wipe or flash in cwm.
In gtg post in the QA, the is a pin up on his original infused ROM thread. Use the cwm installation instruction.
The kernels are in that link.
In order to install something via Root Explorer, you should have that program. You can buy it from Market ....or look for it. When you run it, go to /system/app find the zombie Swype, and install it by click on it. You don't necessarily have to use root explorer, ES Explorer from Market will work as well. Root explorer is a better tool for modding.
Here is another Swype.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351512
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Forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong section. Forgive me if I'm not allowed to post here yet. Just forgive me in general. I don't want to be banned or anything like that. I'm Extremely interested in android development.
I made a working port of ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.2.8 for the Pantech Crossover. I wanted to do this before I started tinkering around with porting cm7.2. So that I would have a way to backup, restore, and flash new roms, etc... Or else when I make a noob mistake like yesterday and have a non booting phone resulting in having to flash my old boot.img with fastboot...anyways..
DANGER: DRAGONS AHEAD
FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
The method I used to flash the recovery was:
1)adb push recovery.img /sdcard/recovery.img
2)flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
3)repeat step 2 (for some reason it gave me a read error out of memory the first time)
Here's the link to the custom recovery:
http :// dl. dropbox .com /u/20070520/ recovery.img
I know I'm not supposed to post links yet. Remove spaces
I just hope that there are others with the Pantech Crossover that are interested in this and the possible future development of custom roms.
Also if anyone knows if there is a good way to get ahold of koush let me know, so I can give him what he needs to hopefully add this to Rom Manager. I couldn't message him on github because he doesn't have an email set up with it
And while I'm at it. Here's the method for rooting your crossover. I'm not going to provide the files since they can easily be found with a google search.
1: Find a copy of gingerbreak.apk and copy it to your sd card
2: Enable usb debugging and allow installation of non market apps
3: Install gingerbreak
4: Root device with Gingerbreak
5: You can uninstall Gingerbreak when its completed.
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Thanks so much for this! I have a friend with a crossover and is always looking for my help with making it work better. I realize this is a newer thread, I was wondering how things were coming along with CM? Anything I can do to help perhaps?
crap i need a rom to fix my crossover the buttons are no longer mapped after a hard reset. please help.
Slow
Well, it's been slow goings so far. I downloaded the open source files for the p8000 and it looks like they just built the original rom from a generic build. I've been trying to get a more customized build setup but I need to do some more reading so far. One of the problems is that instead of an akmd(2) binary for orientation and compass it uses three separate modules. Plus the hci_attach is a bit different as well and so is the bluetooth. So that significantly hampers the ease of even a basic port.
As far as the gentleman with the question about a rom to fix your device. The best I can do right now is to upload a clockwork mod backup after I do a factory reset. I don't get much time to work on this between my wife and daughter.
Also, do you have adb access to your device? Surely it wouldn't be too difficult to adb push the correct keymapping files back to your phone.
You say a hard reset messed up your mappings? What problems were you experiencing prior to the reset?
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Hello,
I just wanted to let you know that there are people watching your thread. I am very interested in this as my parents have Crossovers and have recently rooted and unlocked them (well, I did) and set them up to work on Net10.
The only issue I've noted is that there are some failures, like the Market refusing to install apps no matter what is done. I'm going to install your ClockworkMod in hopes that later it might be useful.
I realize there isn't a large development scene for the P8k yet, and maybe there won't be but it's always a great hope that those with the capabilities might take pity. I was almost thinking that it might be my foray into actually looking deeper at the code than the small bit I've done.
Kind Regards,
Kaylus
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kaylus said:
Hello,
I just wanted to let you know that there are people watching your thread. I am very interested in this as my parents have Crossovers and have recently rooted and unlocked them (well, I did) and set them up to work on Net10.
The only issue I've noted is that there are some failures, like the Market refusing to install apps no matter what is done. I'm going to install your ClockworkMod in hopes that later it might be useful.
I realize there isn't a large development scene for the P8k yet, and maybe there won't be but it's always a great hope that those with the capabilities might take pity. I was almost thinking that it might be my foray into actually looking deeper at the code than the small bit I've done.
Kind Regards,
Kaylus
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I haven't had any problems with the market refusing to install apps but I do sometimes run across the no connection error with the market when on wifi. Although I did notice this before I rooted my crossover. Sometimes disabling and re-enabling the wifi helps. I really do think it is a bug somewhere in the original rom.
As far as the custom recovery image. Everything seems to be working pretty good. I use it mainly for restoring previous backups. I would say I've restored my backup at least a dozen times. Occasionally it states there was an error restoring .android secure but I have yet to track that down. I need to double check the recovery.fstab to make sure I have everything set right for the mount points.
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I haven't had any problems with the market refusing to install apps but I do sometimes run across the no connection error with the market when on wifi. Although I did notice this before I rooted my crossover. Sometimes disabling and re-enabling the wifi helps. I really do think it is a bug somewhere in the original rom.
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I'm actually completely stuck at this point. I'm rooted, unlocked, different carrier, APN set correctly. I can access data and voice -- but it just hangs at "Downloading..." on the market. If I factory reset it works initially but after reboot it fails. I'm not quite sure why this occurs and if it is just this phone or a side-effect of using it on a different carrier.
Strangely Wi-fi doesn't resolve it.
As far as the custom recovery image. Everything seems to be working pretty good. I use it mainly for restoring previous backups. I would say I've restored my backup at least a dozen times. Occasionally it states there was an error restoring .android secure but I have yet to track that down. I need to double check the recovery.fstab to make sure I have everything set right for the mount points.
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I'll give your recovery a run and let you know, if you manage CM7 let me know I know it's a big undertaking. Thanks for the response.
Market Error
As far as the Android Market hanging. I see a few references to it being cause by the .android_secure folder becoming corrupted on the sd card.
One temporary fix suggest moving all the installed apk's back to the phone memory and deleting the .android_secure folder. Then rebooting and moving those apps back to the sd card.
That seems like some wasted time if it doesn't happen to work. I would just turn the phone off, remove the sdcard, and restart (granted any apps that were moved to the sdcard wont work until it is reinserted.) Then I would try to download and install an app. If that works then shutdown, insert sd, and reboot.
I'm really curious if the problems with .android_secure that you and i are having aren't just more bugs in the original rom.
Just as a poster above me said, I am watching this thread and really appreciate everything you are doing. Thanks again.
Well I appreciate the support. I just hope to be able to offer a rom sometime soon. Unfortunately I won't have anymore free time till Tuesday
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Just as a poster above me said, I am watching this thread and really appreciate everything you are doing. Thanks again.
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Not an issue, life first, then android development.
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Pantech Crossover Update
Ahhhhh check out the pantech support page for the crossover. They finally have the Gingerbread update.
http:// pantechusa. com/xupgrade/ remove spaces.
Which is great because I soft bricked my phone (don't ask) and this was going to be the only way to fix it.
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Ahhhhh check out the pantech support page for the crossover. They finally have the Gingerbread update.
http:// pantechusa. com/xupgrade/ remove spaces.
Which is great because I soft bricked my phone (don't ask) and this was going to be the only way to fix it.
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Oh hell yes finally. Thanks for the notice!
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Mildly related, but have you figured out how to root the gingerbread ROM? I've tried ginger break to no avail.
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anyone have a stock image of the 2.2 for android my phone came preupgraded to 2.3.6 and i would like to have it rooted over being on gingerbread since a root method hasnt been found yet for the new firmware
Bricked?
I tried to use the pantech provided gingerbread update this morning. It got about an eighth of the way through and failed. It instructed me to reboot while holding volume up and home and power. That put it in software updating mode. I tried the upgrade 3 more times, it failed at the same point each time. Now my phone is stuck in S/W Updating mode and I can't seem to get it out. I've tried pressing volume up and down for 10 seconds, and pressing volume down and home while powering on, nothing seems to make a difference. Any thoughts about how to at least get me back to froyo?
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I tried to use the pantech provided gingerbread update this morning. It got about an eighth of the way through and failed. It instructed me to reboot while holding volume up and home and power. That put it in software updating mode. I tried the upgrade 3 more times, it failed at the same point each time. Now my phone is stuck in S/W Updating mode and I can't seem to get it out. I've tried pressing volume up and down for 10 seconds, and pressing volume down and home while powering on, nothing seems to make a difference. Any thoughts about how to at least get me back to froyo?
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Nevermind, bad usb cable.
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Nevermind, bad usb cable.
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Glad you got it working!
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Yeah now I'm having the same regrets as above. No root.
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ok, here goes. i saw a video on youtube
(i'm a new member, so i'm replacing this link. the video is "Root & Install Ice Cream Sandwich On The Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant No Computer Needed" by eddie1west)
it seemed so easy, right? i'm looking for the most stable Tmobile Vibrant ICS. Before i do that, now i have to un-junk my phone. i tried to follow that guy's instructions to put the new OS on my vibrant, but i messed something up along the way. Then i realized when he shows his phone's files, they have a different name and/or version than the links he provides. that may have had something to do with it, but it could also be that he started from stock in january, and i started from gingerbread in july....
well i put some update.zip file in the root (but was never shown when or if it needs removed), then finally got the phone rooted (but when i held all 3 buttons i never got the BLUE menu like he did. mine was RED until i applied his update.zip and then it was only GREEN until i rebooted. it always starts at RED), then installed his gingerbread over mine, then tried to load his link to ICSv13 (even though the one he used was v10), but all i got was a never ending boot. i thought maybe i needed to start from where he did, so i watched his other video (LINK REPLACED: "How To Go Back To Stock Eclair On Your Samsung Galaxy S With Odin 1.3" by eddie1west) and tried to start all over (but his download links didn't work and i had to find all the files singly). So, using odin v1.85 (but he used v1.3), i only ended up getting froyo (not eclair) and NO google apps icon....! Sigh
then it seemed like every link i clicked to try to fix my issues just brought me to this website. so i'm thinking you all must know your shhhhhhhtuff! i've read through so many forum pages like the "enable a lagfix"/"disable a lagfix" pages, the "flash with 2 files"/"flash with 3 and check a box" pages, sometimes Odin has PDA as the second button and sometimes it's third, some that say to flash without that update.zip file (so delete, flash, then put it there? then leave it?). and to top it all off, most answers take me to an older page (and program or file versions have changed or have updates since then....all newer stuff still compatible with each other?) AND a lot of the links i've clicked on are broken and i have to hope the file i find is the same as the instruction writer intended. (i guess if a file size was indicated, i could compare them kb for kb...)
about an hour ago, i was going to reflash some OS that kind of worked, then try to disable those 2 voodoo commands some page said to enable, then take the update.zip out, then try everything all over again when i got the message "CONVERT PARTITION, SYSTEM NOT AVAILABLE, CONVERT PARTITION, SYSTEM NOT AVAILABLE"!
THEN i thought.....HANG ON! JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A P3N1S DOESN'T MEAN THERE ARE LAWS AGAINST STOPPING AND ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS!!!! LOL!
So I stopped messing with the phone. From where i am right now, how do i get to a stable version of ICS? Will someone please give me a step-by-step list on what to do now? And can the list include file links that aren't broken (or a single zip file with everything in it would be like hitting the lottery!) and things i can look for to know i'm on the right track at the 1/3 mark and 2/3 mark possibly?
and could i please get a little forgiveness for being so long-winded when i get frustrated? and a tissue? and something to hit? (well..while i'm begging...can i get a large stuffed-crust meat-lover's and some diet dew too?) i may have found the reason that so many people use drugs! lol!
FYI, i'm on T-mobile using a T959V
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I moved this question here because I was just informed that the Vibrant is NOT the name of the Galaxy S 4G!
So what ur saying is the update.zip works on the t959v? And gives you root......I had a good feeling it would.
But anyhow you should go to the dev tab here in this forum and dl gremlin remover (one click)! and use that to get u back to stock.
We do not have a stable ics.
We are just now getting cm9 ics but you've got to understand its not perfect yet.....stick with gb for awhile and learn how this phone functions.
And don't worry...like the vibrant .....this phone is in my findings.....unbrickable
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FYI, i'm on T-mobile using a T959V
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I moved this question here because I was just informed that the Vibrant is NOT the name of the Galaxy S 4G!
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That is quite correct. They are different animals. If the gremlin remover doesn't help or get you where you need to go, I'd suggest using The T959V Heimdall One-Click Collection. Following the instructions there will get you back to a booting, stock Gingerbread ROM. From there you can go find ROM/ROMS of your liking (we have great developers) and give it/them a go.
Let us know if you need help.
well i meant the MOST stable Android 4 (aka cm9? ice cream)... or, for that matter, Android 3 (aka cm8? french silk pie? twinkie? zinger? lol! yum.....) would work too...
ok, i'll go find that program this afternoon/evening and fix the phone. (i just have to remember not to get that prog wet or feed it after midnight....)
now that i feel like an accidental guinea pig because i found you an answer you didn't know, then do you want me to test the compatibility of anything else out on it before i fix it? post your working links and i'll report back.
also, thanks for the gremlin help.
@stephen_w
is there an Odin one-click zip dealy thingy (and yes, that IS the technical term )
Lol I'm good I use to have the vibrant and just had a feeling this phone could have been rooted without hooking up to a comp.
Gremlin remover is an an Odin one click in itself.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500427
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well i meant the MOST stable Android 4
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Aokp and Cm9 are pretty stable just a couple bugs but not a big deal haven't tried miui v4 out yet. Good luck lol
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So how did it go?
I'm running cm9 btw....its very stable been running it now for 2days now and they got ringer working so really the only bug is front camera and I don't use it so for me I'm good
This may not be a traditional Q&A format, but I really wanted to make sure that the plan I have in mind is going to work out for me.
Hi! I'm a noob. I want to flash my first ROM ever after having gotten frustrated beyond belief with how often my Infuse crashes (every few hours I get the triple vibrate to crash). I've already rooted the Infuse and installed CWM though it seems that it was pointless for me to do both of these things as the steps I'm to follow seem to install the both of 'em.
Phone: Samsung Infuse
Carrier: AT&T
Current Firmware version: 2.2.1
Baseband version: I997UCKH1
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9
Build number: FROYO.UCKH1
ROM I want to install: Unofficial CM10
Steps I intend to take:
Back up with Titanium Backup (Free) - Done as according to ctkatz's thread.
I did not do a launcher backup, mostly because I don't know what it is and I don't believe I have one I'm interested in keeping. Also, I didn't use Rom Manager to make a nandroid backup since in the threads I've read the general consensus seems to be Rom Manager is REALLY AWESOME at bricking phones, but not so good for much else.. Rather, I booted into CWM and told it to make a backup. I'm under the impression this made a nandroid backup. If this didn't, please somebody let me know.
Install 2.3.6 Gingerbread via jscott30's thread and installing option D. And for some reason, this is the only step that requires me to use Odin. I'm not really sure why, if anybody wants to clear that up it'd be great!
Use Qksters EFS backup script to ensure that if I somehow mess things up, I can still save my phone! And to run this I just "flash" it like I would a ROM. Which is by selecting the install zip from sdcard option.
Follow Entropy's CM9 guide to go from GB to ICS And this is just because you can't jump from GB to JB? I'm assuming it's something along those lines. Either way, his guide seems straightforward enough. Also during this step, put the ROM, Overclock Kernel, and Gapp files for CM10 on my internal SD card.
Wipe in CWM
Flash the ROM in CWM
Flash Overclock Kernel in CWM because if I'm going through all this trouble to doctor my Android, I may as well give myself the ability to overclock it
Wipe Cache Partition in CWM I don't really know what this does, but I'm assuming it doesn't wipe anything I care about
Advanced/Wipe Dalvick Cache Same as the previous step. I don't know what it does, but I'm following instructions.
Reboot And I'm supposed to understand this first reboot will take like 5-10 minutes and I shouldn't run around my house crying that my phone broke when it takes a long time to reboot.
Wait 15 minutes and reboot a second time
Log into google account And this gets my contacts back
Restore user app data This gets my apps and my 3 starred all angry birds levels back?
CAREFULLY restore some system data that is green
And after that, I get to play around with my brand new shiny OS and enjoy my phone!
I apologize that this is not a very concise accumulation of questions, but there's not really a single guide that goes step by step through this ENTIRE process of going from Froyo to a customized jellybean OS while making sure you don't lose any app data. It's taken me about ~5 hours of reading through a number of topics and my brain is starting to feel fuzzy, so I really just wanted some of the more experienced members of the community to doublecheck my planning.
Thank you guys so much! Everybody in this community is just awesome for dumbing this process down for those of us who do not understanding the inner workings of a computer : ). I'm very appreciative!
You have pretty much the right idea.
There's a few pointer i would suggest. Back up your contacts to google. Save all your photos to your PC.
When you are making the move from 2.2.1 to 4.1.2 or 4.2, I would start it all new. I would not restore anything you had in froyo (2.2.1) to 4.1.2.
With that in mind, put your phone into download mode, flash jscott's gb with bootloaders.
Flash cm9 and then cm10 as instructed on their ops or andros's write up.
Also I noticed you have a step about flashing the OC kernel, but OC has now been integrated into the kernel that comes with the build.
And as qkster stated, avoid restoring data. If there is something essential you do not want to lose you may restore data for that specific app and in case you start having issues, you know what to blame.
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qkster said:
You have pretty much the right idea.
There's a few pointer i would suggest. Back up your contacts to google. Save all your photos to your PC.
When you are making the move from 2.2.1 to 4.1.2 or 4.2, I would start it all new. I would not restore anything you had in froyo (2.2.1) to 4.1.2.
With that in mind, put your phone into download mode, flash jscott's gb with bootloaders.
Flash cm9 and then cm10 as instructed on their ops or andros's write up.
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Luckily, the guide I read on backing up suggested both of those things, so I've done those.
I'm underway! I managed to successfully install the option D from jscott, but I'm a little confused on how to flash the bootloaders. Do I need to put my phone back into download mode to use Odin again? I tried that, and Odin doesn't seem to want to recognize my phone.
And sadly, I can't skip out on the bootloaders as I'm sure you guessed. Upon trying to go to CM9 I failed miserably due to rainbows. I actually used your guide to get back to well, stock UCLB3, and from there I've been trying to get the bootloaders on by putting my phone in download mode.
With no luck, sadly. Odin just doesn't want to show my phone as connected. Kinda stuck at the moment!
EDIT: I re-read the guide of yours I followed and saw that all I had to do was flash the thing a second time with the install bootloaders box checked. Unfortunately, I've done that, and I can clearly read the words "Uploading SBL...SBL upload failed!" on my screen.
Doesn't take much of a genius to figure out that the BL likely stands for bootloaders, so now I'm slightly freaking out. Heimdall One-click is currently trying to end the session. I'm of course going to let it go as long as I can hoping that it ends things nicely as I'm terrified to try turning anything off at this point. Hopefully I didn't just permanently destroy my phone =\
Andros: Oh thank you for saving me from the OC mishap. I suppose there's some good in me not having gotten that far yet due to problems!
EDIT 2: I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! I swapped my USB ports around a bit and kept trying with your Heimdall One-click stuff and finally got the bootloaders in! Once that went through the rest was easy as pie : ) Everything's going smooth, I'm currently installing JB Gapp stuff, then I'm going to follow the rest of my ROM guide and I don't forsee any issues. Thank you guys again, both of your guides and your responses were very helpful!
I want to thank YOU arguro. If everybody had the patience and intelligence to so thoroughly research what they wanted to do there would be so many less help I bricked my phone threads and a whole lot less irritated developers.
You went into the process with the right amount desire / fear. Glad you made it and welcome to jellybean!
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