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[Q] Noob needs a little help

Ok so I just got me a New samsung showcase. It came with 2.2 installed build number sch-i500.ee25. Ok so i find out about rooting and all this so i start researching all about it. Here is where i am. I rooted with SuperOneClick. Worked fine. I installed ROM manager to get the clockworkmod but it did not work so I used Odin to install clockworkmod. That worked fine. So at this point I decided i need to backup the stock ROM. I try this using ROM manager but no go. it reboots into clockworkmod and gives me the sd card not mounted stuff. So I read and read and read but i can't seam to find a solution to this problem. I know there other people that have had this problem. I have read through the step by step guides and i really see nothing on this. Anyone have any type of solution.

Running on stock 2.2 rom manager doesnt work. You will need to go into cwm by turning off phone, holding power,vol up and down at same time. after samsung blinks 2nd time let go of buttons and you will boot into recovery.

Thank you. I thought I tried that before but I guess i did something wrong. Worked that time. Now if my memory is correct from reading that will not back up two things. The kernel and something else. How do I back up the kernel? Or am I just not thinking correctly cause I have not had enough sleep.

Samsung Galaxy S with Cellular South
I had to have Kies Mini open and running on my computer to root my phone

First, Welcome!
Second, Download and familiarize yourself with a program called Odin. This phone is hard to brick. From nearly every situation you can flash back to stock with Odin.
Third, Showcase files are not common. Send me a PM and ill give you my email address. I can better help over email.

studdyhalllooser said:
This phone is hard to brick. From nearly every situation you can flash back to stock with Odin.
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Not true; that's what we call a false sense of security.

add144 said:
Not true; that's what we call a false sense of security.
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that is true. ive seen phones get restored that have been flashed with roms for other phones and wont even get past the samsung logo. he said nearly, I'm sure you can come up with some weird far out situation but don't try and scare the newbies off this early.
Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500

sageDieu said:
don't try and scare the newbies off this early.
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What will scare newbies off is when they start flashing crazy **** for another phone in the Phone box in ODIN or something and can't fix it by just ODIN'ing like you guys are suggesting.

add144 said:
What will scare newbies off is when they start flashing crazy **** for another phone in the Phone box in ODIN or something and can't fix it by just ODIN'ing like you guys are suggesting.
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It's ok he's the only one still here so he'll have to help them.
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You say that but the fact that you said it means I'm not the only one.

Ooooohhhh someone's getting technicallllllllll

add144 said:
Ooooohhhh someone's getting technicallllllllll
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dang right
Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500

Same phone
I have the exact same phone as you. I just rooted my phone for the first time yesterday and I am having trouble installing CWM. Can you explain to me how you used Odin to flash CWM. And after you flash CWM, is it possible to revert back to stock recovery? If so how?

From bricked to fixed.

I was caught in a boot loop and tried to re flash, when in my haste I forgot that Odin will recheck partition when loading .Pit files (pretty lame feature)
Still it was my fault for clicking start in haste.
**phone was partitioned, and would not go into download mode, it was stuck in a screen that said "Firmware update error, please restore in Kies", but it wouldn't connect to kies**
I sent my phone to XDA member Connexion2005
http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1602851
I haven't got it in my hands yet, but he just told me it was fixed, I can't wait to get it back and leave it the hell alone (until someone makes CM7 or better work on it)
anyhow, this is out there so if you do what I did (DON'T) there's a solution. Set me back $50 plus shipping to TX from NYC but still, I didn't have to get a whole new phone.

for 50 bucks im sure k0nane would have made an uberfixit tar :/

shabbypenguin said:
for 50 bucks im sure k0nane would have made an uberfixit tar :/
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Absolutely.

shabbypenguin said:
for 50 bucks im sure k0nane would have made an uberfixit tar :/
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Please elaborate. Not finding much info on this "uberfixit", but it sounds like it's some method of re-creating the stock filesystem that's flashable in odin?

I was putting this out there, because I'm not the only one that this will happen to.

yea it happens when you repartition, an uberfixit requires a complete dump of the phone and quite a bit of time, but will completely fix what you described
the problem with repartitioning is that it wipes the phone clean and then starts to reinstall everything, problem is neither one of teh tars has the full dump (we do it for the sake of saving actual bricks)
knowing someone who can jtag is great we have had a few epic 4g touches that crashed and burned and were saved via jtag.

shabbypenguin said:
yea it happens when you repartition, an uberfixit requires a complete dump of the phone and quite a bit of time, but will completely fix what you described
the problem with repartitioning is that it wipes the phone clean and then starts to reinstall everything, problem is neither one of teh tars has the full dump (we do it for the sake of saving actual bricks)
knowing someone who can jtag is great we have had a few epic 4g touches that crashed and burned and were saved via jtag.
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You may not remember, but I did go onto your IRC and spoke with you regarding this issue.

oh sorry, the irc channel we have is for a bunch of devices currently we house blaze 4g, attain 4g, conenct 4g, lucid and optimus m+ owners. so i probably thought you were an attain owner since we have had a good number of attain owners repartition as well :/

shabbypenguin said:
oh sorry, the irc channel we have is for a bunch of devices currently we house blaze 4g, attain 4g, conenct 4g, lucid and optimus m+ owners. so i probably thought you were an attain owner since we have had a good number of attain owners repartition as well :/
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it's all good, bottom line is I f'd up my device, but now its fixed.

um...yeah...
So i did the exact same thing as you... Been trying to find anyone who can help me out. Is there anyway I can fix it myself? I haven't found a single place in my whole state that can fix the problem. If at all possible, I'd like to avoid sending it out for repair.

So how do I get this uberfixit?
I stupidly re-partitioned using Odin, also: I did not realize that Odin re-checked the check box -even after unchecking- when a new pda file was loaded. My bad. Totally though it was bricked until i was able to flash this stock gingerbread rom, but now kies says that my Blaze S does not qualify for upgrades... Did the re-partitioning do this?
I can no longer get to the recovery screen, although if I restart my blaze while connected to a pc via usb, it does allow the "re-install OS?" page to display, and I can get to recover from there: But absolutely no more access to the recovery "menu" which allows me to wipe cache/restore to factory/etc.

Just Odin cwm back then flash away
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Thanks for the quick reply; I will try that right now: My fingers are crossed.
2vivid said:
Just Odin cwm back then flash away
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thomassino said:
Thanks for the quick reply; I will try that right now: My fingers are crossed.
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It's just a soft brick, I have done that at least 10 times.

Will you make this?
k0nane said:
Absolutely.
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Hi, k0nane I too have bricked my phone due to not unchecking re-partition. Now no matter what I do the phone displays the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again. It is frustrating. I will certainly pay you if you make a fix for this that I can flash in odin! I don't care if it wipes my phone completely as I was trying to flash a new rom anyways. Please reply I'm desperate to get this thing working again.

runboyrun said:
Hi, k0nane I too have bricked my phone due to not unchecking re-partition. Now no matter what I do the phone displays the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again. It is frustrating. I will certainly pay you if you make a fix for this that I can flash in odin! I don't care if it wipes my phone completely as I was trying to flash a new rom anyways. Please reply I'm desperate to get this thing working again.
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That's a soft brick.
No need to pay anyone lol just pull the battery and go back to download mode (for Odin) again and revert back to stock. A quick search through 'bricked' type threads would have netted this info :thumbup:
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Galaxy Mini Disaster!!

Hi All,
Iv had a disaster with me 3 month old Galaxy Mini, I got the latest Android magazine which talked about installing custom ROM's so I downloaded ROM Manager which the recommended, and tried to perform a ROM Backup firstly it asked for my phone model which it didn't say anything about, anyway I accidently hit the wrong phone model, it then asked for a backup name which, I OK'd it, the phone should reboot into recovery mode and perform the backup, mine shutdown and now I cant turn it on. It was plugged in when I did all this, and I left it plugged in when it shutdown. I dont even get the charging icon when its off.
have I bricked my phone?
PLEASE HELP?

Oh boy, looks like you got a problem...
You'll get more help here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1311
In all probability, you will have to go to samsung service centre, and they will replace the processor...

bugs78 said:
Hi All,
Iv had a disaster with me 3 month old Galaxy Mini, I got the latest Android magazine which talked about installing custom ROM's so I downloaded ROM Manager which the recommended, and tried to perform a ROM Backup firstly it asked for my phone model which it didn't say anything about, anyway I accidently hit the wrong phone model, it then asked for a backup name which, I OK'd it, the phone should reboot into recovery mode and perform the backup, mine shutdown and now I cant turn it on. It was plugged in when I did all this, and I left it plugged in when it shutdown. I dont even get the charging icon when its off.
have I bricked my phone?
PLEASE HELP?
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A lot of reading is neede when trying to flash custom roms on any phone.
I think you better had done everything by yourself in recovery (step by step), so no mistake can be made that way.
Maybe you can get some help in Galaxy Mini section.
I guess you cant even power it in download mode?

Alpha120 said:
A lot of reading is neede when trying to flash custom roms on any phone.
I think you better had done everything by yourself in recovery (step by step), so no mistake can be made that way.
Maybe you can get some help in Galaxy Mini section.
I guess you cant even power it in download mode?
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I honestly don't think he was rooted, or had a custom recovery.

You must flash the tass.ops file via odin ( computer program ) and then download and install ( again via odin ) the stock or a custom rom.
WARNING: To successfully unbrick your galaxy mini, you must have the odin for samsung galaxy mini GT-S5570. Odin for other devices will probably destroy your device at all.
If you want links and more instructions, you can sent me a pm.
If I helped you, don't forget to press the Thanks button.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium

Thanks, so will samsung need to replace the processor as stated earlier, or can this be repaired by a decent phone repair shop?
Sgmaster said:
You must flash the tass.ops file via odin ( computer program ) and then download and install ( again via odin ) the stock or a custom rom.
WARNING: To successfully unbrick your galaxy mini, you must have the odin for samsung galaxy mini GT-S5570. Odin for other devices will probably destroy your device at all.
If you want links and more instructions, you can sent me a pm.
If I helped you, don't forget to press the Thanks button.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium
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Have you even read Sgmaster's post??
You need to flash a stock rom using ODIN, no need to take it to any service if it boots into download mode.

Alpha120 said:
Have you even read Sgmaster's post??
You need to flash a stock rom using ODIN, no need to take it to any service if it boots into download mode.
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Sgmaster said:
You must flash the tass.ops file via odin ( computer program ) and then download and install ( again via odin ) the stock or a custom rom.
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I don't know how is he going to flash tass.ops with odin, and then separately flash a stock rom...
Last I checked, you couldn't flash an odin partition script by itself, since that script is for odin's use on the phone and not for the phone itself...
Is it different for mini?
Typed using a small touchscreen

I think Sgmaster meant to load .ops file and then, flash the stock rom.
For SGS+ is ariesve.ops, I flashed with odin a few times...

Right this. First load the tass.ops file via odin and then flash a rom throught odin or clockworkmod recovery mode.
If I helped be sure to press THANKS button.
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Always read the threads first if not a vid is even better

*sigh*
This is why articles shouldn't say, "IT'S SO EASY, ANYONE CAN DO IT!"
No, it's not. It's easy to f*ck up and brick your phone is what it is. Don't even bother joining XDA if you don't have the patience to read. Nowadays all we get are people who join after messing up their phones, begging us to perform some over-the-internet sorcery to fix it. We're not magicians. We're people. We don't exist to serve you. We have lives.
This isn't pointed directly at the OP.

Product F(RED) said:
*sigh*
This is why articles shouldn't say, "IT'S SO EASY, ANYONE CAN DO IT!"
No, it's not. It's easy to f*ck up and brick your phone is what it is. Don't even bother joining XDA if you don't have the patience to read. Nowadays all we get are people who join after messing up their phones, begging us to perform some over-the-internet sorcery to fix it. We're not magicians. We're people. We don't exist to serve you. We have lives.
This isn't pointed directly at the OP.
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Thats why no matter what, Im still on Stock Froyo.

I'm not saying don't root. It's not hard to root, but it is easy to brick your phone. By brick, I mean permanently. As long as you have recovery mode or download mode, you're good. But my point is read, read, read before you even download a ROM.

I did successfully root my fine no problems, and read about ROM's but, think I should have read more before attempting.
I`m guilty of getting misty eyed over the thought of something new and flashy not seen before.
I have been on here a while reading, not posting and i think i`ll check out here before attempting again.
anyway I wimped out and sent it back to Samsung to be repaired under its warranty, I know I could probably fix it with the help of you guys, but if I dont need to have the hassle.
But, if I was to recover myself I know you have said use odin I have downloaded it and had a look. Would I load the software then attempt to turn it on with the Home, down volume, and on buttons it should then boot into recovery mode. Is that correct?
Thanks All for your time

epic touch flashing

Im trying to figure all this out and do it safely. I guess I bricked my 1st phone blue light only no power? I'm hoping to NOT do it again :good: ... Not very easy to get help around these forums since most ppl think you should already know. Im on ff18 and root per Qbkings vid, agat 0.2.1. Im timid on flashing now due to the brick. I have flshed about 10 roms when i was on el29 and never had any problems until i tried to flash an ICS rom.
So if im on ff18 root agat can I just use the format all and flash safely. And also how do you know when your going between roms that you are doing it safe? I want to try a few out?
Gtalk or emial [email protected] for any help offered.
Thank you in advance

Even though there is custom recoveries for ics. Many of us still use the tried and true method by using the el26 kernel.
Also format all does not play well with ics. Just wipe caches and do a factory wipe.
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gilbydakid said:
Even though there is custom recoveries for ics. Many of us still use the tried and true method by using the el26 kernel.
Also format all does not play well with ics. Just wipe caches and do a factory wipe.
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Cool so stay away from the caulk format all?
I flashed gingerbread roms over and over, after a bit my restores wouldn't work , then went for the milestone rom and bricked... I was supposed to use el26 according to vid and I think I tried to do it using clockwork instead of Odin(was I supposed to use Odin)? The only time I've used Odin was to root when I was on el29 and to root after i got ff18 ota. So do you use Odin each time and install the 26 kernel each time I want to install a new rom to be safe? ( if so then cool but I want to make sure I understand ) do I also have to are install cwm each time ( like meaning a safe version of it )
Right now the few rooms I'm seeing that I would like to try is cm9, the universe rom, and I hear about the " goodness rom"?
OK, so heres situation I'm on agat 2.1 and ff18 . Out of those three can I just download the rom and flash one or do I need to go to the 26 kernel and then do it EVERYTIME to be safe? I was sent a link for a safe kernel and said to " use and flash "? That just doesnt make complete sense to me yet?
Any and all is soooooo appreciated! I'm going to get this figured out so I can be comfortable and pros like some of you! I m really looking forward to it and if anybody wants to help a bit you can hit my email and I will not try to just waste ur time lol...
Thank you
A guy who doesn't wanna be a noob 4ever

I used this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1525495

jpeclf said:
Cool so stay away from the caulk format all?
I flashed gingerbread roms over and over, after a bit my restores wouldn't work , then went for the milestone rom and bricked... I was supposed to use el26 according to vid and I think I tried to do it using clockwork instead of Odin(was I supposed to use Odin)? The only time I've used Odin was to root when I was on el29 and to root after i got ff18 ota. So do you use Odin each time and install the 26 kernel each time I want to install a new rom to be safe? ( if so then cool but I want to make sure I understand ) do I also have to are install cwm each time ( like meaning a safe version of it )
Right now the few rooms I'm seeing that I would like to try is cm9, the universe rom, and I hear about the " goodness rom"?
OK, so heres situation I'm on agat 2.1 and ff18 . Out of those three can I just download the rom and flash one or do I need to go to the 26 kernel and then do it EVERYTIME to be safe? I was sent a link for a safe kernel and said to " use and flash "? That just doesnt make complete sense to me yet?
Any and all is soooooo appreciated! I'm going to get this figured out so I can be comfortable and pros like some of you! I m really looking forward to it and if anybody wants to help a bit you can hit my email and I will not try to just waste ur time lol...
Thank you
A guy who doesn't wanna be a noob 4ever
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Sorry it took so long to get back, it got kind of hectic at work.
Here is my formula of flashing.
Odin el26- make sure it is in the pda slot.
Go into recovery. From there I wipe dalvik, cache, factory 3 times apiece. You don't have to do it that much, it just gives me piece of mind.
Flash rom from zip. Reboot. Then I flash my modem through Odin- make sure the modem bin file is in the phone slot.
Hit run wait for it to reboot and enjoy.
Also don't worry about asking me any questions unlike most of the xda members I'm not a prick that will tell you search and read.
I can read a calculus book until I'm blue in the face. Doesn't mean I'm going to know how to do calculus after unless I'm given some guidance.
My current setup is -
Cm9- 6/21 build from Chris g
Kernel- ff11
Modem- el29
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Odin v1.81 will not see phone in download mode
Hi,
my Epic4gTouch is currently on IMM761.FH13 and I want to go back to prerooted EL29.
I follow the instructions from this link by sfhub
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409634
I downloaded and loaded Odin3Excution v1.81
a) Put my phone into download mode with power and volume up.
1) The software never recognized my phone and I get no yellow com port. My window 7 PC does recognize my phone even in download mode.
2) If I do the same thing for my wife's phone which is still on GB then it sees the com port, but not on the phone with ICS installed already.
I tried to search and see if people have the same issue and did not find anything. For those who have already downgraded from ICS to EL29
can you please tell me which software you use and how you did it.
Thank you,
-Doan
gilbydakid said:
Sorry it took so long to get back, it got kind of hectic at work.
Here is my formula of flashing.
Odin el26- make sure it is in the pda slot.
Go into recovery. From there I wipe dalvik, cache, factory 3 times apiece. You don't have to do it that much, it just gives me piece of mind.
Flash rom from zip. Reboot. Then I flash my modem through Odin- make sure the modem bin file is in the phone slot.
Hit run wait for it to reboot and enjoy.
Also don't worry about asking me any questions unlike most of the xda members I'm not a prick that will tell you search and read.
I can read a calculus book until I'm blue in the face. Doesn't mean I'm going to know how to do calculus after unless I'm given some guidance.
My current setup is -
Cm9- 6/21 build from Chris g
Kernel- ff11
Modem- el29
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doan_group said:
Hi,
my Epic4gTouch is currently on IMM761.FH13 and I want to go back to prerooted EL29.
I follow the instructions from this link by sfhub
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409634
I downloaded and loaded Odin3Excution v1.81
a) Put my phone into download mode with power and volume up.
1) The software never recognized my phone and I get no yellow com port. My window 7 PC does recognize my phone even in download mode.
2) If I do the same thing for my wife's phone which is still on GB then it sees the com port, but not on the phone with ICS installed already.
I tried to search and see if people have the same issue and did not find anything. For those who have already downgraded from ICS to EL29
can you please tell me which software you use and how you did it.
Thank you,
-Doan
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http://hotfile.com/dl/145140482/1e58...Stock.zip.html el29 file
http://forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php? 2685-Odin-1-85-download-for-the-Epic-Touch-4G odin 1.85
http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=_vmEmheJnyg
Btw download mode is power and volume DOWN then once your there you press the up button you get into download mode before plugging in.
If odin doesnt recognize phone with yellow com ..try a different cable
hope it helps
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doan_group said:
Hi,
my Epic4gTouch is currently on IMM761.FH13 and I want to go back to prerooted EL29.
I follow the instructions from this link by sfhub
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409634
I downloaded and loaded Odin3Excution v1.81
a) Put my phone into download mode with power and volume up.
1) The software never recognized my phone and I get no yellow com port. My window 7 PC does recognize my phone even in download mode.
2) If I do the same thing for my wife's phone which is still on GB then it sees the com port, but not on the phone with ICS installed already.
I tried to search and see if people have the same issue and did not find anything. For those who have already downgraded from ICS to EL29
can you please tell me which software you use and how you did it.
Thank you,
-Doan[/QUOTE
Glad you got it fixed ... when you roll back you will probably start getting an OTA update that will annoy the S--T out of you as it did me! Use this method it easy and make sure to hit thanks for him ...this was a life saver!!!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
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[Q] Where to start...

Ok so I have a rooted infuse 4G and am a complete noob when it comes to flashin roms and mods... I am still on the froyo 2.2.1and hate it lol. Which brings me to my first query, I know its possible to upgrade my android version to the GB and JB with multiple methods but I'm extremely scared that I'm going to brick my phone. It was some forums on here that helped me decide to root my phone so now I'm hoping that you guys can help me take the next step. So whats the safest, easiest way to upgrade my os.. Odin didnt work and I no longer have a computer, so heimdall is out as well. Oh not sure if this is important but I'm not registered on any network nor have I unlocked my phone's sim. Well that's a start. I really hate froyo 2.2.1 so please if anyone can help I definitely could use it.

treyserits said:
Ok so I have a rooted infuse 4G and am a complete noob when it comes to flashin roms and mods... I am still on the froyo 2.2.1and hate it lol. Which brings me to my first query, I know its possible to upgrade my android version to the GB and JB with multiple methods but I'm extremely scared that I'm going to brick my phone. It was some forums on here that helped me decide to root my phone so now I'm hoping that you guys can help me take the next step. So whats the safest, easiest way to upgrade my os.. Odin didnt work and I no longer have a computer, so heimdall is out as well. Oh not sure if this is important but I'm not registered on any network nor have I unlocked my phone's sim. Well that's a start. I really hate froyo 2.2.1 so please if anyone can help I definitely could use it.
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From Froyo 2.2.1, there is an official build GB 2.3.6 UCLB3 out for the Infuse.
You will need a computer though. Without a computer to restore your phone to stock from soft bricking, you should not be flashing anything. It may be possible for you to bring your phone to an AT&T store and have them update you if you don't have a PC. You will need a computer to root the GB UCLB3.
Where to start? Read the Q/A as much as you can. Then move into the Development section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548 - read it all

thanks
qkster said:
From Froyo 2.2.1, there is an official build GB 2.3.6 UCLB3 out for the Infuse.
You will need a computer though. Without a computer to restore your phone to stock from soft bricking, you should not be flashing anything. It may be possible for you to bring your phone to an AT&T store and have them update you if you don't have a PC. You will need a computer to root the GB UCLB3.
Where to start? Read the Q/A as much as you can. Then move into the Development section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548 - read it all
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Thanks qkster.. I really appreciate your help. I follow alot of your threads and am so hapoy thst there are infuse users that actually are willing to take the device to the next lvl. Now for another question.
Will it be easier to flash the jellybean 4.1.1 from the froyo or the gb? Or would it be possible to just flash a higher kernel? I'm not syre if that would help me or not, I really want to speed up my infuse and stop it from rebooting so much.

treyserits said:
Thanks qkster.. I really appreciate your help. I follow alot of your threads and am so hapoy thst there are infuse users that actually are willing to take the device to the next lvl. Now for another question.
Will it be easier to flash the jellybean 4.1.1 from the froyo or the gb? Or would it be possible to just flash a higher kernel? I'm not syre if that would help me or not, I really want to speed up my infuse and stop it from rebooting so much.
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You cannot flash JB from Froyo and need to go to Gingerbread, then ICS then JB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878458

Kies?
psal217050 said:
You cannot flash JB from Froyo and need to go to Gingerbread, then ICS then JB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878458
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Would it be best to use kies to update to GB? I'm a little concerned as to what would happen to my Infuse all around.. What will need backed up?
I have titanium backup but if the app gets wiped wont i lose all my back-ups? For some reason it wont sync to my dropbox app force closes every time I try. Sorry about all the questions I'm just short on the amount of time I am able to browse threads at the moment but I do have use of a computer for awhile so that kinda helps.

I personally prefer using odin or heimdall. Don't quite trust kies and it often gives issues.
all mayor changes will occur on system partitions. Your internal sd will remain untouched, and there you will titanium backups. Just reinstall TB app later and restore apps, not data.
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Ok well here goes nothing.
andros11 said:
I personally prefer using odin or heimdall. Don't quite trust kies and it often gives issues.
all mayor changes will occur on system partitions. Your internal sd will remain untouched, and there you will titanium backups. Just reinstall TB app later and restore apps, not data.
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Well I'm going to install and give it a try with Heimdall. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks everyone for all your help. I'm sure I'll have more questions before long. XD

andros11 said:
I personally prefer using odin or heimdall. Don't quite trust kies and it often gives issues.
all mayor changes will occur on system partitions. Your internal sd will remain untouched, and there you will titanium backups. Just reinstall TB app later and restore apps, not data.
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Will this even work if i'm not registered to a network with the phone still locked? And I see that it will also unroot my phone which isnt a problem I'm just curious whether or not I can still root with super one click or if i need a different root tool?

treyserits said:
Will this even work if i'm not registered to a network with the phone still locked? And I see that it will also unroot my phone which isnt a problem I'm just curious whether or not I can still root with super one click or if i need a different root tool?
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It doesn't matter if your phone is unregistered and locked. You cannot use SuperOneClick on Gingerbread. What you should do is (this is the Heimdall version):
Flash this rooted version of stock GB:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25526643&postcount=2
You do that and you already have root.
If you want to then graduate on to Jelly Bean you must:
Flash ICS (follow directions carefully!):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24901014&postcount=1
Once you've done that, flash any of the JB ROMs you like, but make sure to read the directions carefully. I strongly recommend that you consult the Super Everything Thread for links to the ROMs and tweaks you need, particularly if you are interested in unlocking your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610374

I'm feeling kinda stupid..
Can somebody give me the right link for downloading Heimdall One-click w/root? For some reason I'm not able to get any to work on this computer.. I downloaded the ink provided labeled UCLB3 -DEBLOATED-ODEX - ROOTED - BUSYBOX- STOCK KERNEL on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25526643&postcount=2
but am unsure if that actually is the one containing Heimdall or just the rom i'm flashing or both.. I'm extremely sorry about my noobishness of just posting all these already answered questions. I've gone and confused myself and have like ten tabs with different threads open please don't hate me. I have a bad habit of asking questions..
Oh and what apps do i need on my phone in order to flash? And I mean absolutely need. I've also noticed that most threads say to format my mounted sd card But i really dont want to do that if i dont need to.

It should all be bundled together. Heimdall is a java based interface so it should just open up. Sorry, it's been a long time and I'm an Odin person!
You don't need any apps on your phone. When you flash, everything on the small partition will be wiped (apps, app data, etc). Flashing will not usually wipe your pictures, videos etc. but it's always a good idea to back up. For now, don't worry about formatting anything. When you get to ICS, you'll need to format as it says in the instructions. Otherwise, if it works, don't fix it!
When you flash ICS and JB, all you need to do is to put the zip files on to your internal SD card (not the one you can take out). You can then flash from CWM (which will already be on your phone - don't download Rom Manager).

Once again thank you all. I'm running GB and loving it. My fiance is shocked at how much help I needed though usually I'm the person everyone comes to with their tech issues LOL. But I absolutely did not want to mess my infuse up. I thought I did but the issue was such a noob mistake that I had to smack myself in the face at my stupidity. Forgot to unzip the cwm ect folder I downloaded. XD not sure I'm ready to try ICS or JB yet though.
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The odd thing is you could have updated to GB through AT&T and used mini kies. But at least you are now rooted and able to go to ICS and JB.
Read the instructions on the next step before moving on.
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Kinda wish I would have done it that way... I wanted to get some practice flashing roms tho. And now my phone is bootlooping, computer says the device is incompatible I can only get into the samsung recovery even tho the rom i flashed had cwm packaged in. I tried to change my boot animation following the steps provided in my boot animation thread then again with the steps in tsqers rom thread I apologise if thats mispelled. I tried updating from sd but get a sign error Can get into download mode but same issue with it being incompatible usb device. I tried holding down the power button for 1 minute and then rebooting no luck there. I tried wiping data/fact. reset,... nothing. I tried wipe cache partition,...still looping.
The loop samsung screen two seconds, black screen 1 1/2 seconds,... over and over and over...
My battery is full. Any advice???

treyserits said:
Kinda wish I would have done it that way... I wanted to get some practice flashing roms tho. And now my phone is bootlooping, computer says the device is incompatible I can only get into the samsung recovery even tho the rom i flashed had cwm packaged in. I tried to change my boot animation following the steps provided in my boot animation thread then again with the steps in tsqers rom thread I apologise if thats mispelled. I tried updating from sd but get a sign error Can get into download mode but same issue with it being incompatible usb device. I tried holding down the power button for 1 minute and then rebooting no luck there. I tried wiping data/fact. reset,... nothing. I tried wipe cache partition,...still looping.
The loop samsung screen two seconds, black screen 1 1/2 seconds,... over and over and over...
My battery is full. Any advice???
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Which ROM did you flash and which CWM recovery can you see (which version)?

I used the http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...43&postcount=2 thread to get the rooted rom UCLB3 -DEBLOATED-ODEX - ROOTED - BUSYBOX- STOCK KERNEL.

Saved I think.
So I finally Got it to connect to my comp and re-flashed the rom can i get a link to an ICS heimdall one click package to flash before restoring anything and this happening again?

You should be able to find it on the ISET page.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32876425
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