Hey guys,
What would be the best way to downgrade from CM9 ICS down to CM7 GB? Could I use Heimdall One Click to get back to GB, then just flash CM7?
Thanks in advance,
eclipse245
I don't think you have to heimdall back to stock if you want to get back to cm7 seeing as its MTD like cm9
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So I can just flash CM7 even though I'm on ICS?
No you should flash heimdall first then flash cm7
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I didn't have to heimdall back to stock when I did it a month ago.
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eclipse245 said:
So I can just flash CM7 even though I'm on ICS?
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Yes all you have to do is flash cm7 from cm9.
falcons2 said:
No you should flash heimdall first then flash cm7
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Where did you see this posted? Originally it was suggested to flash cm7 first them the ICS flavors.
I'd say just incase heimdall to stock and then flash cm7, I mean its better to keep the gremlins out! ;D
Installed CM7, tethering works now However the Home button doesn't do anything, just vibrates when you press it. any ideas?
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Where did you see this posted? Originally it was suggested to flash cm7 first them the ICS flavors.
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I thought running heimdall before going back to gb would be what your supposed to do since your downgrading the os
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falcons2 said:
I thought running heimdall before going back to gb would be what your supposed to do since your downgrading the os
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That is for MTD TO BML. CM7 is MTD.
lumin30 said:
That is for MTD TO BML. CM7 is MTD.
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I knew that's how you got back to bml but for some reason I thought you had to heimdall back to gb no matter what gb rom you were on. My mistake
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Has anyone tried the recovery and update.zip final on the kg4? To see if we could get cwm
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Yes i tryed and i got nothing...going back to audiophile, plus when i tryed to turn wifi on i got so many fc it wasnt funny it would flash the pink tm screen then go back to normal
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Has anyone tried the recovery and update.zip final on the kg4? To see if we could get cwm
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no cwm. we dont have it for any gingerbread leak yet because we have no custom kernels to support it yet. but you can odin to froyo fine.
You need a custom kernel? I thought you just needed a modified recovery binary and the the update.zip
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Dont you need cwm to flash a kernel?
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honestly i would say yes, but you could try the sgs kernel flasher app thats in the market but i dont know if it will work.
i was wondering the same thing... my question just got answered cool
jdubb1106 said:
Yes i tryed and i got nothing...going back to audiophile, plus when i tryed to turn wifi on i got so many fc it wasnt funny it would flash the pink tm screen then go back to normal
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I had the same thing, are you rooted? If yes, did you use the zimage-kg4.tar. Because that file fixed it for me.
KG4 is pulling the recovery somewhere else.. it's not like Froyo where it reads the update.zip. i'm just hoping it's not part of the Kernel.
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KG4 is pulling the recovery somewhere else.. it's not like Froyo where it reads the update.zip. i'm just hoping it's not part of the Kernel.
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Can you flash kernels through odin?
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Yes you can
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To do a full restore on gingerbread just flash a bali kernel with voodoo. Then after the flash reboot recovery then restore your nandroid
EDIT: may also help on soft bricking gingerbread as long as you have gingerbread bootloaders. As you can restore to a nandroid.
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Wait.. so you're saying you flashed Bali on your phone while running gingerbread?? Can u make a video on how u did it plz that'd help
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Wait.. so you're saying you flashed Bali on your phone while running gingerbread?? Can u make a video on how u did it plz that'd help
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I used the voodoo recovery all i did was flash the kernel bali 3.3,then immediately boot back into recovery, then fully restored my backup. I would make a video but i dont have a youtube account maybe dsexton or raverx3x could make a video for it.
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That should help...thanks
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That should help...thanks
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Your welcome
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would it restore back to froyo back up you made you mean??
makavelicruz said:
would it restore back to froyo back up you made you mean??
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I know it does froyo im not sure about gingerbread as i havent tested it yet.
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thanks for the response, so if your one gingerbread rom and wanna restore back to froyo, this is what you did right, I appreciate your help.
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I know it does froyo im not sure about gingerbread as i havent tested it yet.
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thanks for the response, so if your one gingerbread rom and wanna restore back to froyo, this is what you did right, I appreciate your help.
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Yes thats exactly how i did it i modified a solution i found in the vibrant thread and tested it several times with success, so i figured i would share it with the community. No problem glad to be of help.
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Awesome man this is great stuff
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Works with GB, just tested.
First made backup, of course.
Then flashed Bali 3.3
Rebooted to recovery
Restored backup of GB
Rebooted to recovery
Flashed KG4 cwm kernel
thanks for the find, makes flashing pain free again!
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Nice little shortcut cnote thanks for the heads up man. Works great!
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Somairotevoli said:
Works with GB, just tested.
First made backup, of course.
Then flashed Bali 3.3
Rebooted to recovery
Restored backup of GB
Rebooted to recovery
Flashed KG4 cwm kernel
thanks for the find, makes flashing pain free again!
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Thanks for testing gingerbread for me
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cnote74 said:
To do a full restore on gingerbread just flash a bali kernel with voodoo. Then after the flash reboot recovery then restore your nandroid
EDIT: may also help on soft bricking gingerbread as long as you have gingerbread bootloaders. As you can restore to a nandroid.
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Glad I scrolled through and found this...
ICBINB KH2 left me with the vanishing SD card, i was looking for a fix for that problem when I found this... at least I should be able to get back on Black Ice for now.
Followed the steps, so no clue what happened, but it did... and I couldn't get my compie to recognize the phone to Odin back like I usually would... Recovery wouldn't come up like usual either...
One 5 second read here and I'm back on Bali 3.3, and restoring my last Ice nand...
(fingers crossed, but should be good to go!)
Isn't the real question for gb "how to do a full backup?"
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cnote thanks for the find. Life just got a whole lot simpler!
so does Gingerbread actually run with the Bali 3.3 kernel then?
or is it just so you can use the recovery console, and you never actually boot the phone? so you would need to immediately flash a GB kernel after this?
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Isn't the real question for gb "how to do a full backup?"
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See my post above.
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mike-y said:
so does Gingerbread actually run with the Bali 3.3 kernel then?
or is it just so you can use the recovery console, and you never actually boot the phone? so you would need to immediately flash a GB kernel after this?
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You need to flash kg4 cwm kernel after restoring your GB nandroid. If restoring froyo, I always reflash Bali after restore. All this done in recovery. Don't let the phone boot up until you reflashed the kernel.
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Isn't the real question for gb "how to do a full backup?"
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Yeah, I thought GB doesn't mount the system, so a GB NAND backup can't be made.
@Somairotevoli: Did you flash Bali 3.3 first, then create a backup of GB? I'm so confused on this.
i was wondering what odin rom should i flash from the bible cause idk which one to use i want gb but idk what odin to be safe with can anyone who has that gb help.. our what odin is best and safe for me
I think the KG4 leak is the one that has the gb bootloaders... BUT! to be save, look for the GB Starter Pack thread made by FBis251 (or something very close) that has worked for me to upgrade from froyo to gb and many others. Hope I helped!
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I think the KG4 leak is the one that has the gb bootloaders... BUT! to be save, look for the GB Starter Pack thread made by FBis251 (or something very close) that has worked for me to upgrade from froyo to gb and many others. Hope I helped!
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All of the leaks have GB bootloaders.
If you're just planning to have a 100% stock odexed ROM, then you should go for the newest KJ1 ROM.
If you're just asking this to see which GB ROM is the best, you should shoot yourself in the foot, cause you could probably find at least 3 recent threads on that topic.
I'm looking around in the forums and you're spending very little time in searching and trying to understand.
What is the most stabled gb odin I can flash and whats the most stabled froyo I can flashhh...
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There simply IS no best.
But personally I flashed KG4
Then flashed the newest version of Valhalla, and I've found it SUPER SEXY and FAST 0.0
And yes, Stable. I havent had any FCs or Crashes at all yet...
KG4: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413
Valhalla: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243826
All you did was flash them nd thats it u didnt do nothing to them?
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You didnt like do all that crap to go to gb our whatever ? So did u just flash themm ?
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You didnt like do all that crap to go to gb our whatever ? So did u just flash themm ?
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I followed the process to ODIN KG4
then used recovery mode to flash Valhalla (Via Zip) from SD card
You have to read the GB Starter Pack and begin there in order to get the proper bootloaders for GB. Then you can simply flash Valhalla.
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You have to read the GB Starter Pack and begin there in order to get the proper bootloaders for GB. Then you can simply flash Valhalla.
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Correct me if i'm wrong, but the kh2 version I provided has bootloaders in it already, just Odin it and go. I flashed it right from froyo.
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So if I just want the gb bootloader I just odin kh2?
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So if I just want the gb bootloader I just odin kh2?
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Yep, That's what I did.
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Dam I didnt even knoeee that thankss man
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Np bud. Let me how it works out for you man
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I willl thanks man
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How do you flash CWM without rom manager? Its not letting me use rom manager so is there another app to use?
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Or which clockwork do I choose cuz its working now the options are:
Nexus S
Nexus S 4g
Samsung Galaxy i900
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DONT USE ROM MANAGER. you will most likely need to flash with ODIN. What are you running froyo or GB?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305560
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DONT USE ROM MANAGER. you will most likely need to flash with ODIN. What are you running froyo or GB?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305560
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I have no idea im using something I flashed with ODIN to gain root and get 2.3.3 I think its one of honk's
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If it was the Bali kernel it's built for froyo.
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If it was the Bali kernel it's built for froyo.
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I wanna use rom manager for UOT kitchen how would I do that with ODIN?
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NicksDevouredByTheSkyline said:
I wanna use rom manager for UOT kitchen how would I do that with ODIN?
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Again, do not use ROM Manager. It does not work correctly with our phones. Whatever you need to flash, use ODIN or CWM. I'm not sure about UOT Kitchen though.
you flash UOT files though CWM, it works fine and I've done it many times.
Don't use Rom Manager.
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you flash UOT files though CWM, it works fine and I've done it many times.
Don't use Rom Manager.
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How can I get CWM without using rom manager?
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Again, do not use ROM Manager. It does not work correctly with our phones. Whatever you need to flash, use ODIN or CWM. I'm not sure about UOT Kitchen though.
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I should have said CWM instead of Rom Manager sorry
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NicksDevouredByTheSkyline said:
How can I get CWM without using rom manager?
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Odin one of Dr honks kernels
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Odin one of Dr honks kernels
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So im using one of Dr honks's kernals. The 2.3.3 one with the messed up rainbow screen when you boot it up. Ive already had 4 problems with it and ive been running this for 3 days. Plus I cant even get into recovery. Is there a stable 2.3.4 or 2.3.5 kernal that has recovery?
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NicksDevouredByTheSkyline said:
So im using one of Dr honks's kernals. The 2.3.3 one with the messed up rainbow screen when you boot it up. Ive already had 4 problems with it and ive been running this for 3 days. Plus I cant even get into recovery. Is there a stable 2.3.4 or 2.3.5 kernal that has recovery?
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All of them besides anythin 2.3.3. Stay away from anything of that build.
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sounds like you don't have the correct boot loaders on your phone, and you didn't flash gingerbread properly the first time around.
follow FB's directions to get your phone on a correct gingerbread build with the right boot loaders:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
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DONT USE ROM MANAGER. you will most likely need to flash with ODIN. What are you running froyo or GB?
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i wish i had saw this before i went and bought the app. dammit! now i'm out 6 bucks and those dudes suck at support.
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i wish i had saw this before i went and bought the app. dammit! now i'm out 6 bucks and those dudes suck at support.
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keep it tho honestly because this is the only real device that sucks with rom manger and u wont always have that phone
Raver has a great app on his ROM for CWM access..it's called Quick Boot..get it from market. Remember with GB I'd use kj1 from drhonk. Only use Bali 2.3 with froyo.
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Do you guys think that if I do a 2.3.5 kernal by Dr Honks that I wont have to factory rest my phone? Cuz I finally have my phone all organized and the way I like it most and that take forever.
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If u do that through CWM recovery then no u won't.
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Kj1 would work best.. DL it through the phone if u want, move it to sd from the download folder (could be tapatalk folder depending on which browser u use) and flash through CWM . Should be pain free.
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I need help im tired of jellybean. Theres too many things not working for me and i want to go back to GingerBread. I try to flash GingerBread roms but it just brings me back to CWM recovery. Is there a way to go back or im stuck on jellybean. I even tried to flash an Icecream Sandwich rom but it just brings me back to CWM recovery. My recovery is 6.0.2.8.
You probably should just one-click to stock and start from there.
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I don't think you can downgrade from an mtd ROM if you were using one. I think you will have to return to the stock 2.3.6 first, and then flash another ROM if you would like.
I'm using this to create my answer. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-T959V/Installing_a_ROM
When ever I try to flash gingerbread it says my phone is the galaxymtd or something like that but I know my phone is the galaxy s 4g
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I'll try that method
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mattoaida said:
When ever I try to flash gingerbread it says my phone is the galaxymtd or something like that but I know my phone is the galaxy s 4g
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That means you were using an MTD ROM before, so you have to restore to stock. There's an easy way to do with the Heimdall One-Click
OK thanks guys I'll try that and give you feedback
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OK thanks guys I'll try that and give you feedback
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dude, have you tried Ultragen? Its ICS from Dao and its rock solid.
I think cna is pretty rock solid
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