Hello everyone. I received my Verizon SG3 shortly after it came out. I have been doing reading as I am very new to android. This is my first android phone. Previously I had an EnV Touch. Hated that thing, but it did the job. So any who I now have this awesome kick butt phone and it has all the Verizon crap on it I cannot get rid of. I have rooted and the bootloader is unlocked. I used a windows program to gain root and then used EZ unlocker to unlock the bootloader. I have been looking and looking to figure out what rom I want to start with, I want JB, but don't want a lot of bugs ATM as i don't have all that much time to play with flashing and being still so new I don't want to end up with a brick. I tried my harderst to figure this out by reading, but the info seams so spread out, I kinda want to try the CM10 9-6 as I have read it is stable and not many bugs. My main question is about kernels. Am I correct in thinking they will get flashed just like my rom will in ROM manager? Or do I need to flash through CWMR? How do I know what Kernel to use? I have been reading the CM10 takes a different kernel than say synergy or stock. Or will the stock kernel work till I load the proper kernel. If I knew about the kernel and how vital it was to go with the ROM maybe I wouldn't be so paranoid. I have a friend with a GS2 and he told me the kernel has to go with the ROM and if the two don't mach then you could brick. I can't afford a brick my first time around.
If you could give me some advice or point me in the direction of some more reading that would be great.
Thanks
JB
All ROMs come with a kernel in them. Typically you just stay with it unless you want some extra features or what not. There are aosp kernels and kernels based on the stock firmware. If you use a touchwiz based rom you need to use a touchwiz kernel.
I don't think it will brick it if you interchange them. It will just boot loop
Edit: you flash kernels in recovery just like a rom. if you change kernels without changing roms you need to wipe cache and dalvik cache through recovery also.
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Back up your IMEI before flashing anything, alot of horror stories floating around. Development has some fantastic guides. After that, most of the "big gun" rom's here have kernels, and are for the most part consistently the same flash method through recovery. Cwm recovery is solid and reliable, start with that until you feel comfortable enough to venture off. Make sure it's version 6.0.1.2 (regular or touch) for any jelly bean based rom.
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I backed up the IMEI with the terminal emulator. So if the error occurred it would restore with the proper IMEI. Should I back it up any other way too?
Also I'm planning on using the Rom manager to flash the Rom. Do you not recommend that or should I do it manually with CWRM?
Thanks for the replies. I'm still getting my feet wet and know all about searching before asking. Used to program dish.
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Your call, depends how paranoid you are! I would flash manually, it's a control thing for me, I know what/how/when all was done. Using 6.0.1.2 touch is awesome, speeds flashing up considerably.
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I might have to try the touch. I have standard 6 on there. The one you listed. Rom manager gives me the option to load touch too. Friend uses Rom manager on his s2. Looks to just automate things a little.
What I don't know is if it wipes the appropriate areas first for a clean install or if it's doing it dirty.
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Use the Synergy backup. If you lose your IMEI you just flash it again and it's back. Just make Nandroid backups and flash away. This is my first Android phone too and now I get why people become flash addicts, it's amazing what you can do. It's easy to relock and unroot if need be. Everything is easy if you take it smart and slow.
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Here here!
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Just stick to a couple rules and you will be fine. First is backup, backup and backup before flashing. Always stay within the Verizon SGS3 section, Sounds simple but others have made the grave mistake. When flashing kernels, stick to the software, ie flash a JB kernel to a JB rom, flash a ICS kernel to an ICS rom. You should not have any problems but if you do you always have a backup. There are many roms, just flash an try them, make sure to read through the threads to identify any issues that have been discussed. JB roms there are a couple, a TW based JB rom from a T-mobile leak that was ported to VZW SGS3 that works well, there are official and unofficial JB vanilla roms, ie CynogenMod. Stick to those rules, keep a back up, i usually will transfer a copy of my original backup to my pc just in case, and always backup to external sd card. Good luck and have fun.
You can also flash kernels via Odin I believe.
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Hey guys, ok so I am coming from two HTC Heros (CMDA Sprint)
Was running cyanogenmod on both (me and the wife) loved it.
Now that I have the E4GT, I went ahead last week and used ODIN to install LoStKernel.
Now it did give me root and I have used apps like rom toolbox and setcpu.
My main problem is it seems these samsung devices are a lot trickier to tinker with.
Basically I am looking to get Clockworkmod so I can flash roms and make nandroid backups.
From what I have read, I need a kernel that supports and/or has CWM in it.
I tried flashing CWM with rom manager, and it installed - but I have no option to backup/restore I can only flash a zip or clear cache.
There are SO MANY things posted in the development section and I do not know which kernels are the latest, best etc.
I need:
a) CWM/busybox
b) overclocking support
c) FULL stock functionality (no loss of wifi or something stupid like that)
From what I am understanding the kernel is included with a rom. But I can't flash a rom without CWM. So I am rooted but stuck with stock rom and it's kernel.
Confused, lol!
Can someone point me to a proper thread to get me CWM and a well supported ROM to install? Can I get CWM working fully on the stock kernel/rom?
If someone can point me to the right direction, maybe I can find a developer to donate to lol!
No love?
At this point I'm just trying to get cwm. Seems I may have already had it just didn't know it came with lostkernel and now I botched it using rom manager.
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You can actually flash a new kernel with CWM in odin
Thats the easiest method
There are several, as for the best I dont know yet
Im still tinkering with my setup
I guess that's my main issue - I can't find one that has CWM, everything I am seeing is a ROM that needs CWM to install.
If I had CWM I'd be all set because then I can backup my setup and try new things without worry, but I don't want to use ODIN to try a kernel that CWM won't take, or isn't there, and then lose what I have ya know?
All set, seems I flashed a kernel that wasn't what it was supposed to be. I apparently flashed his earlier version (pre-LoStKernel) that did not have CWM5 it it.
Just used ODIN last night to drop in LoStKernel and kept root, but also have CWM5 now. After clearing my SD Card, made my first backup. 1.5GB, jesus! lol. Nearly my whole SD card... yes, it's from my old Hero, so, time to get a 32GB.
I've been reading a lot about the Supercharged ROM that we have available...I'm just wondering if it's a good idea. I don't like BLUR, and I know how to flash the stock rom to my phone...that's about my skill level. But I guess I'm just wondering if it's worth it? and is there much risk?
Just boot in bootstrap recovery and choose the restore option. Ive "restored" it 5 times, never a problem.
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If you're comfortable with using RSD Lite to flash your phone back to stock, then go ahead and try the ROM. It's, well, supercharged . You may also want to try a recently released ROM, RebelROM. Both ROMs are still in beta so there are some minor issues with each, however they speed increase is enormous.
If you make a backup (using CWM) before you flash then you can also restore the backup to get back your old settings, apps, and stock ROM.
Thanks guys, I went ahead and did it. But...I like the UI changes...however I want the ICS theme that we have available, but I'm having trouble using ADB to push it to my phone...i've seen directions on how to do it but everytime I try it, something seems to go wrong!
i see that the guys working on the jellybean port for the infuse are using cwm 6.0.0.5 or so -- how can i get this installed on my infuse without installing the new jellybean rom (yet) ?
just want to stick with aokp 40 until jellybean is done, but want to play with the cool new touch recovery too...
Some one would have to compile the recovery into the ics kernel....
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What's so new about it?...........
May want to read this before pulling the trigger.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29037114&postcount=275
hazard66 said:
i see that the guys working on the jellybean port for the infuse are using cwm 6.0.0.5 or so -- how can i get this installed on my infuse without installing the new jellybean rom (yet) ?
just want to stick with aokp 40 until jellybean is done, but want to play with the cool new touch recovery too...
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I can personally tell you that cwm 6 is not touch...I used it on my vivid and there was no touch...at least the vivid has no touch...ill flash the vivid cwm 6 again just to be sure...
Even better...can someone who has flashed jb say wether or not the cwm has touch?
EDIT: Cwm 6.0.0.5 does not have touch for the HTC vivid...not sure about the infuse though...for the vivid it works just like the old cwm...use volume to navigate, power to choose
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whether or not cwm has touch enabled or not does not have to do with its version.
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whether or not cwm has touch enabled or not does not have to do with its version.
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yes, i know that as ive seen others with touch...thats why i said not sure about the infuse, the vivid one is built from official cm source so i don't think CWM 6 naturally supports touch...as in touch is enabled by some sort of add on/code edit-i could be wrong as i didn't build it nor have i looked at the source or anything so this is all based off of my observations of the vivid cwm 6
-jack if you've used the cwm from scotts cm10 build can you let us know if it has touch...i would pm scott but hes busy and knowing whether or not a recovery has touch isn't really necessary.
either way...doesn't effect me, im not a fan of CWM any longer and likely will not use it again for flashing roms
enabling touch isnt that hard to do in cwm. if you used the aroma installer on something like aokp on the infuse, youve used touch in cwm on the infuse. i know however its not enabled in the cwm6 thats with the jb rom. its just not a priority to fix right now. but im sure after getting more things working, itll be added one day.
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enabling touch isnt that hard to do in cwm. if you used the aroma installer on something like aokp on the infuse, youve used touch in cwm on the infuse. i know however its not enabled in the cwm6 thats with the jb rom. its just not a priority to fix right now. but im sure after getting more things working, itll be added one day.
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thanks for the reply, yeah...im sure once everything is as stable as ics some one may look into adding touch, ive used aroma before so i know what your talking about there...im buying an infuse in a few hours so i will be able to actually test things out before i reply
as for aroma...i love it and i hate it...its cool that you get to customize your flash some what...but the size of the download can be so huge! especially if its an aroma built for the vivid...stock vivid is 600mb unzipped...zipped and compressed its 400mb add another few hundred megabytes in there for aroma add ons and your looking at one or two roms per gig lol
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thanks for the reply, yeah...im sure once everything is as stable as ics some one may look into adding touch, ive used aroma before so i know what your talking about there...im buying an infuse in a few hours so i will be able to actually test things out before i reply
as for aroma...i love it and i hate it...its cool that you get to customize your flash some what...but the size of the download can be so huge! especially if its an aroma built for the vivid...stock vivid is 600mb unzipped...zipped and compressed its 400mb add another few hundred megabytes in there for aroma add ons and your looking at one or two roms per gig lol
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love the touch CWM for the GNote...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584576
stock Gnote i downloaded was a one click oding 1gig the virgin stock...
Odexed & Stock Rooted, Zipaligned, Deodexed & CRT 600-700mg
most of the GNote custom ROM 600-650...there is work to use the aroma with the GNote again...for the add-ons....its gonna be a whooper...
So is the new CWM suppose to be touched based???
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So is the new CWM suppose to be touched based???
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Could be wrong...but just based off only official cm source I don't think its touch based...i think the touched based ones have some sort of modification to the cm source
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http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager <- both touch and nontouch recovery are both by clockworkmod. and again, version means nothing towards it. to get touch working in cwm, you just need to load touchscreen modules. theyre just not in any of the infuse versions yet.
Somehow i have cwm 6 while running ics paranoid android. I didn't do it on purpose
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Somehow i have cwm 6 while running ics paranoid android. I didn't do it on purpose
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With most non-samsung phones recovery is not built into the kernel(actually HTC are the only phones I know like this), its in its on little partion which means you can change kernels without changing recoveries
For the infuse the recovery seems to have always been tied into the kernel so when you flash a kernel you flash a recovery...
Now by you saying that you still have cwm6, that leads to believe that possibly Scott has somehow removed the recovery from the kernel...if that was the case though you'd think there would be problems with the recovery inside the ics kernel...so I'm thinking somehow your still running he jb kernel which somehow can still run ics??? Lol I'm kinda at a lost...that was just me typing my thoughts/thinking outloud/rambling on about recoveries
Makes me curious tho...
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I think you're right that the recovery was partitioned somewhere and didn't go away. I was on an ics kernel. I believe this based on the build.prop info saying it was a 6/20 kernel, everything worked fine including Wi-Fi, torch, etc.
I was on JB and used Zen's toolkit to "complete wipe" then used the toolkit to restore to PA.
Edit: I flashed the latest yuma kernel because i needed to change this thing asap. I also just noticed multiple kernels have 6/20 as a date. The yuma kernel is signed differently with an "aaron" in the name that the previous kernel didn't have and is has a 6/30. I would have grabbed a screen shot, but i have ppl coming over soon and need to charge it so i can answer calls.
Well matt...here's what Scott had to say, the recovery is not in the kernel...its in recovery (assuming that means in its a seperate partion) so I guess as soon as you get cwm 6 your stuck with it unless you Odin/heimdal back to stock...
Now you wanna hear something interesting/cool? If the recovery is in its own partion then this opens the door for more types of custom recoveries! I was already planing on building an ics kernel with twrp recovery baked in when I get an infuse to work with...the problem with that though is as soon as you flash a Rom you would lose my kernel/twrp...but if Scott has it in its own partion then as soon as there's a twrp for jb I would be able to compile it and not have to worry about it getting erased from flashes..
Here's a video of twrp in action...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2VlpVKj1eI&feature=youtube_gdata_player twrp is my favorite recovery...its fully touch based recovery and you can also theme the recovery as the UI is built with xml codes...really cool-I have it on my vivid...its also based off cwm source...so its just as stable as cwm
EDIT...i like your profile pic/avatar...nothing like some $5 Hot N' Ready large pizzas lol
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it isnt in the kernel, it is a partition. you cant boot to something inside of a kernel file, that doesnt make sense. you do however need a kernel capable of running whichever version of recovery you want to use. since fastboot is not on this device and many other samsung devices, there is a sort of failsafe in which recovery is written onto the device during system boot. which is why when you flash from a touchwiz rom to aosp rom, you have to let it boot up and freeze, then go back into recovery and flash again. you can look up partition information in recovery.fstab.
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it isnt in the kernel, it is a partition. you cant boot to something inside of a kernel file, that doesnt make sense. you do however need a kernel capable of running whichever version of recovery you want to use. since fastboot is not on this device and many other samsung devices, there is a sort of failsafe in which recovery is written onto the device during system boot. which is why when you flash from a touchwiz rom to aosp rom, you have to let it boot up and freeze, then go back into recovery and flash again. you can look up partition information in recovery.fstab.
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Actually...recoveries are built into the kernel...why else would you get red cam by flashing entropies gb kernel zimage
And as you can see in the picture (twrp Samsung github) they even state that most Samsung's must have recovery built into kernel..
Now it may be different with aosp Roms...but for normal stock Roms and stuff, i know for a fact that kernels contain the recovery...
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hrm. maybe its some kind of uimage. dunno, doesnt really apply to the infuse though.
I am looking to flash my phone to ICS/Jelly Bean and have some questions.
1. Does updating to those ROMs impact multitasking? I wonder because they probably eat up a lot more RAM and when I use browsers, I tend to open a lot of tabs which is heavy on RAM usage
2. Is there a performance difference between JB and ICS on the Cappy?
3. Should I go with a built-in kernel or flash a separate one?
4. My phone has never had its kernel changed, same default filesystem, lag etc. etc., should I do anything extra before flashing?
5. I read on another post on the front page that the JB/ICS ROMs also use the internal SD card, mine is mostly full at the moment, how much space do the new ROMs take up?
Thanks for any help. Been considering flashing for a year but my phone recently got the lock screen button stuck problem and now I'm at a crossroads, either I buy a new phone entirely or maybe try to keep this one for a year until my contract runs out and deal with the lock screen problem.
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I am looking to flash my phone to ICS/Jelly Bean and have some questions.
1. Does updating to those ROMs impact multitasking? I wonder because they probably eat up a lot more RAM and when I use browsers, I tend to open a lot of tabs which is heavy on RAM usage
2. Is there a performance difference between JB and ICS on the Cappy?
3. Should I go with a built-in kernel or flash a separate one?
4. My phone has never had its kernel changed, same default filesystem, lag etc. etc., should I do anything extra before flashing?
5. I read on another post on the front page that the JB/ICS ROMs also use the internal SD card, mine is mostly full at the moment, how much space do the new ROMs take up?
Thanks for any help. Been considering flashing for a year but my phone recently got the lock screen button stuck problem and now I'm at a crossroads, either I buy a new phone entirely or maybe try to keep this one for a year until my contract runs out and deal with the lock screen problem.
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1. In my experience multitasking isn't a problem on either but I don't open a lot of tabs in my browser so could be different for you.
2. If you want good clean performance go with ICS. Jelly Bean roms are still more or less in beta.
3. As far as kernels go stick with the kernel built into the from unless it instructs you otherwise. Or if you are looking for some feature that one kernel offers that another doesn't.
4. Read, read, and then read the instructions again for whatever rom you are going to and follow them. Depending on where you are starting from you may have to do different things.
5. I've personally never paid attention to how much it uses the internal SD if at all. I do know that some ICS and Jelly Bean roms have potential to format your SD card during the flash so make sure you do a backup before moving forward.
When you say the lock screen are you talking about the power button? If yes be very careful moving forward with any flashing. I say that because the power button is used to put the phone into recovery. There are other methods to get into recovery but they don't work for everyone.
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1. In my experience multitasking isn't a problem on either but I don't open a lot of tabs in my browser so could be different for you.
2. If you want good clean performance go with ICS. Jelly Bean roms are still more or less in beta.
3. As far as kernels go stick with the kernel built into the from unless it instructs you otherwise. Or if you are looking for some feature that one kernel offers that another doesn't.
4. Read, read, and then read the instructions again for whatever rom you are going to and follow them. Depending on where you are starting from you may have to do different things.
5. I've personally never paid attention to how much it uses the internal SD if at all. I do know that some ICS and Jelly Bean roms have potential to format your SD card during the flash so make sure you do a backup before moving forward.
When you say the lock screen are you talking about the power button? If yes be very careful moving forward with any flashing. I say that because the power button is used to put the phone into recovery. There are other methods to get into recovery but they don't work for everyone.
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I guess that is a good point. My lock screen buttons works but not 100% of the time. Originally the problem hit and it didn't work at all, now it works probably 70% of the time. I didn't remember that I would need it to get into recovery. Maybe I would need to buy a jig, but I guess I should flash now in case it stops working entirely down the line.
I'm also considering buying an S3 but it is quite expensive, at least $620 for it unlocked.
I had wanted to jump into JB because I was looking for decent performance and I don't think I'll be flashing a ton. I've got like 80 apps, tons of home screen stuff etc. that I don't want to restore many times. I just figured if JB is faster, I'd rather go with it.
Thanks for the helping me out.
A jig isn't the best bet because it forces it into download mode. If your button is currently working go for it. Jelly bean roms will eventually be the best thing out there but most of the roms for it haven't been perfected yet.
I have been on everything from 2.1 and up and I can tell you ICS is the best stable thing out there. At least in my opinion.
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skomes said:
I guess that is a good point. My lock screen buttons works but not 100% of the time. Originally the problem hit and it didn't work at all, now it works probably 70% of the time. I didn't remember that I would need it to get into recovery. Maybe I would need to buy a jig, but I guess I should flash now in case it stops working entirely down the line.
I'm also considering buying an S3 but it is quite expensive, at least $620 for it unlocked.
I had wanted to jump into JB because I was looking for decent performance and I don't think I'll be flashing a ton. I've got like 80 apps, tons of home screen stuff etc. that I don't want to restore many times. I just figured if JB is faster, I'd rather go with it.
Thanks for the helping me out.
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I've run a rooted 2.2, a rooted 2.3.5, and a few different ROM's, I find that the easiest to use so far is JB, depending on the ROM itself you may run into a few issues with battery drain, but it's not horrible. Multitasking is fine, but I have OS monitor and a RAM booster for quick mem clearing. The only problems that I've ran into with JB ROM's is that you have make sure the internal memory card is backed up, otherwise you'll lose everything you have on it.
I too have thought about getting a SG3, but after flashing the JB ROM, I think I'm satiated until I absolutely have to upgrade my phone.... meaning I'm probably going to stick with this one for another year or so depending on if I'm able to keep it in decent enough shape. For the CM10 ROM's, they've removed the /datadata folder so that may affect slight performance. I got used to it after flashing a ROM that kept the /datadata folder and noticed that it wasn't giving me enough space to work my usual programs on a consistent basis. But overall I'm content with the ROM I chose and the performance so far.
You can always do adb reboot recovery
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korockinout13 said:
You can always do adb reboot recovery
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That is true but adb wouldn't help him much if he's stuck in a boot loop. That's when a functioning power button is important.
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skomes said:
I am looking to flash my phone to ICS/Jelly Bean and have some questions.
1. Does updating to those ROMs impact multitasking? I wonder because they probably eat up a lot more RAM and when I use browsers, I tend to open a lot of tabs which is heavy on RAM usage
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According to my expirience, ICS much better in multitasking, comparing with GB. ICS kernel consumes less RAM and more stable.
skomes said:
2. Is there a performance difference between JB and ICS on the Cappy?
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JB for cappy is not stable yet.
skomes said:
3. Should I go with a built-in kernel or flash a separate one?
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If you a going to install CM or AOKP, you defiantly have to install custom kernel. You will also have to install custom baseband (modem). I suppose, same goes to other roms.
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4. My phone has never had its kernel changed, same default filesystem, lag etc. etc., should I do anything extra before flashing?
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Yes. RTFM for the rom you are going to flash. You will have to wipe data and cache, and maybe update bootrom.
I am reading stuff, but a lot of guides say 'Coming from GB' BUT they DO NOT say 'coming from stock', so I wasn't sure if those guides were applicable.
Will CM10 wipe my SD card?
Thanks for all the help so far. Going to flash within a couple of days.
I was figuring Helly Bean but most of the JB roms want you to flash CM10 first anway, so I'll try that out.
^
See TRusselo's Flashin Guide for assistance... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19425513&postcount=1
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Tried following that guide.
Heimdall links are all dead.
Opened Odin, downloaded speedmod kernel, figured I'd install it, then download the rom to SD card and go. I was pretty sure speedmod works with stock Captivate.
Flashed speedmod and now my phone is stuck on the Galaxy S boot screen.
So yeah...that sucked.
Now I'm trying to restore stock with Odin but the instructions don't even say how.
Yeah this is why I don't see myself flashing very often...
And that guide needs more detail.
Ok, well I managed to install CM9.
I'm going to stick with it for now because a couple of you guys warned me off of Jelly Bean.
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Ok, well I managed to install CM9.
I'm going to stick with it for now because a couple of you guys warned me off of Jelly Bean.
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I'm currently on the 8/13 nightly build of Helly Bean (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1783064)
I can say that this particular ROM is ready for use as a daily driver. I've been using it for about a week now and haven't experienced any problems.
With that said, it is important to note that as said before, JB roms are still in beta, including this one. Also it is important to say that I did a completely clean install of this particular ROM (Factory data reset, wiped cache, wiped dalvik cache, etc).
Just thought I let ya know that not all JB roms are scary right now. If you're interested in possibly flashing it, here's the official website: http://hellybean.site11.com/index.html
Don't forget to backup your /EFS folder though, recently some people have had problems with their imei being switched, but this is easily avoidable if you take the proper precautions. Other than that, this ROM is great.
Yeah, I actually mentioned Helly Bean on page 1, it was the JB rom I was considering because it was getting rave reviews.
I had a scare last night about my IMEI then I remembered my IMEI doesn't match my box because it was warranty replaced with a refurb for the shutdown issue, lol, I was freaking out but good thing is it made me backup the EFS folder.
Thanks for the support.
I'll give Helly Bean a try in a bit, I hear it is very snappy and I'm excited about that, coming from stock Gingerbread, I really appreciate an OS that doesn't run like crap!
Does Helly Bean wipe your internal SD card? I was searching for that and couldn't find anything, so I think that means no, but wanted to make sure!
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Does Helly Bean wipe your internal SD card? I was searching for that and couldn't find anything, so I think that means no, but wanted to make sure!
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As with any custom ROM there is a potential for odd things happening on one phone that doesn't happen on another. With that being said I flashed helly bean and it didn't format my SD card nor has it effected my efs folder like some people have had trouble with.
Your best bet is to backup everything important to you and the operation of your phone prior to flashing just to be safe.
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Backup your efs folder before flashing anything
A few questions before I try Helly Bean, I noted that the kernel is separately available on the download site, am I supposed to flash it separately or is it included with the ROM? The flashing guide doesn't say anything about flashing a kernel.
And I should be able to flash it directly from CM9, correct?
Also this ROM is a lot bigger than CM9, 180MB vs 300MB, does that mean I have far less internal SD space available?
skomes said:
A few questions before I try Helly Bean, I noted that the kernel is separately available on the download site, am I supposed to flash it separately or is it included with the ROM? The flashing guide doesn't say anything about flashing a kernel.
And I should be able to flash it directly from CM9, correct?
Also this ROM is a lot bigger than CM9, 180MB vs 300MB, does that mean I have far less internal SD space available?
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Answering my own questions in case other people need help.
Yes
Yes
No
I installed Helly Bean but for me, it is laggier than CM9 so I am disappointed.
I'm a little lost, I've been reading for days and can't seem to find my answer..here goes
Coming from droid1 were I could flash new to old and vice versa..had the s3 for a couple of weeks, I'm on beans 13 kernel lean1.0 and hd radio..the other day I was on clean 2.5, and before that on synergy..can I keep bouncing around like that, our do I need to do Odin thingie? I see were root'ers are Odin then taking this new update and looks like killer battery life..I don't really have a preference on roms , just nead a little help on doing it proper..txs
You can just keep flashing until you find a ROM you like. Odin is just basically when things are messed up and you need to go back to stock. I think it was RSD on the Droid 1.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 running Eclipse ROM V2.1
kintwofan said:
You can just keep flashing until you find a ROM you like. Odin is just basically when things are messed up and you need to go back to stock. I think it was RSD on the Droid 1.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 running Eclipse ROM V2.1
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You can flash it just to go back to stock. Doesn't have to be cause you messed the phone up. I think it's also good to do it occasionally with a pit file to wipe/fix all partitions (not just /system and /data, but ones like the hidden radio/GPS partition etc.)
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xsteven77x said:
You can flash it just to go back to stock. Doesn't have to be cause you messed the phone up. I think it's also good to do it occasionally with a pit file to wipe/fix all partitions (not just /system and /data, but ones like the hidden radio/GPS partition etc.)
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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Well of course you can use it to just go back to stock, but the average user only does it when they mess up. I do agree though I personally even I find my daily driver like to start fresh then flash the keeper ROM.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 running Eclipse ROM V2.1
Have been rooted since day of pre-order delivery. Have flashed multiple ICS/JB TW roms. I stay away from AOKP/CM roms just because of loss of features so can't report on those. I have never lost wifi or GPS. Never had sim card error. Had no problems with TWRP and haven't used CWM since worked with Koush on Tbolt problems. We worked those out and I still run CWM touch on Tbolt. Used Amon on Rezound. Recoveries are what you feel comfortable with. I use whatever works best for the device although that is irrelevant to this subject. I still use the old school clean wipe of data/cache/dalvic cache/system for all flashes on all devices and all recoveries. Ultimately have never had a reason to use Odin or go back to stock since initial root. Only bugs I have seen are rom related and nandroid back to working rom fixed it. There are differing opinions on what I have just posted but I have had no problems with flashing anything on my last 3 devices and have never bricked a phone even though I may flash 10 times a day for multiple devs on multiple devices. Maybe the old school recovery devs were on to something. Beats me.
Kool..I'm catching on., slowly..
Now If I do an Odin with pda can I use a rooted oem Rom to accomplish this newest leak that is said to have killer batt life?
takota6 said:
Kool..I'm catching on., slowly..
Now If I do an Odin with pda can I use a rooted oem Rom to accomplish this newest leak that is said to have killer batt life?
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Yes you can but they all have killer batter life. No need to Odin you can flash it in recovery. Only have to Odin stock RUU to get firmware update. If you do it could loose root and ability to unlock boot loader. You will have it as long as you keep it. As soon as you flash another rom it will wipe that one and you will be on the base that the rom is based on. This is why the devs update to latest bases whether they be leaks or official. Best you can do is flash newer radios and kernels unless the ROM Gods tell us to update firmware and then it will be checked and deemed safe. Never Odin/flash an OTA/leak unless it has been cleared by the Android Gods. I have only used Odin once and that was because that was only way to root on original pre-order. :laugh:
be sure to back up internal sd card
takota6 said:
I'm a little lost, I've been reading for days and can't seem to find my answer..here goes
Coming from droid1 were I could flash new to old and vice versa..had the s3 for a couple of weeks, I'm on beans 13 kernel lean1.0 and hd radio..the other day I was on clean 2.5, and before that on synergy..can I keep bouncing around like that, our do I need to do Odin thingie? I see were root'ers are Odin then taking this new update and looks like killer battery life..I don't really have a preference on roms , just nead a little help on doing it proper..txs
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Don't forget to back up internal sd card. Odin will wipe it when you flash.