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The brick bug Stock ICS

Does the new ICS for the att version of the skyrocket have a safe kernal or is it still at risk of having the emmc corrupted?
Update: it seems the brick bug is in the stock ics 4.0.4 , use caution when wiping back to factory. Entropy512 has informed me that the att rom has the mmc_cap_erase command in a host file where rogers does not. I will update as soon as more info becomes available to me.

Wipe internal in the rom and let us know
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Intub8 said:
Does the new ICS for the att version of the skyrocket have a safe kernal or is it still at risk of having the emmc corrupted?
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Illnevertell said:
Wipe internal in the rom and let us know
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Lol no thanks.
vincom said:
you gotta read more
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The answer is not in your sig. It may not be possible to tell until the source drops but maybe a dev has some insight.
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Now that ics source has been released can anyone confirm the brick bug in Samsung's kernels have been fixed
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Mike on XDA said:
Now that ics source has been released can anyone confirm the brick bug in Samsung's kernels have been fixed
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.....I can say that just today I went from rooted/rom/kernal to gingerbread stock, kies ICS upgrade (ran for awhile/made nandroid), reflashed to custom everything again and recovered all apps in 1.5hrs. No probs so far. Have to say that samsung/kies did spend about 20+ minutes on the phone. Even rebooted once during...

wantowan2 said:
.....I can say that just today I went from rooted/rom/kernal to gingerbread stock, kies ICS upgrade (ran for awhile/made nandroid), reflashed to custom everything again and recovered all apps in 1.5hrs. No probs so far. Have to say that samsung/kies did spend about 20+ minutes on the phone. Even rebooted once during...
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Not to be rude, but how does this apply to my question?
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Mike on XDA said:
Not to be rude, but how does this apply to my question?
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I guess the kies upgrade to ICS. The question was posed somewhere wondering if samsung has fixed there OS. I'm saying that I didn't get it from this site but as up to date as possible. just say'n I guess I didn't mention that I have the supposed domed chip and that I haven't ever had issues

wantowan2 said:
I guess the kies upgrade to ICS. The question was posed somewhere wondering if samsung has fixed there OS. I'm saying that I didn't get it from this site but as up to date as possible. just say'n
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Wtf
Glad to hear u upgraded to ics without issue but this really doesn't apply to my question whatsoever. Your post was very confusing to top it all off
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Mike on XDA said:
Wtf
Glad to hear u upgraded to ics without issue but this really doesn't apply to my question whatsoever. Your post was very confusing to top it all off
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Was a little random. But I was in a car at the time. All I was trying to get across is that I couldn't have done that process with this brickbug being a prob.

wantowan2 said:
Was a little random. But I was in a car at the time. All I was trying to get across is that I couldn't have done that process with this brickbug being a prob.
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You are incorrect as from what I understood from your original post you were on a rooted gb rom and flashed back to stock in order to update via kies. 1st off, gb kernels aren't an issue and 2nd, Odin is a safe work around the brick bug issue.
No where in here do u say that u went into the settings on ics and performed a factory reset. That will be the true test
Edit: I revisited your post and see youbdidnt specify gb vs ics but even if u were on ics and went back to stock this wouldn't be a problem through Odin
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Mike on XDA said:
You are incorrect as from what I understood from your original post you were on a rooted gb rom and flashed back to stock in order to update via kies. 1st off, gb kernels aren't an issue and 2nd, Odin is a safe work around the brick bug issue.
No where in here do u say that u went into the settings on ics and performed a factory reset. That will be the true test
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Nope. I was on Embryo 4.1-->GB(no root)-->then kies upgrade to ICS-->then flashed recovery--> then back to Embryo 4.1......
....for what it's worth. No offense dude.

wantowan2 said:
Nope. I was on Embryo 4.1-->GB(no root)-->then kies upgrade to ICS-->then flashed recovery--> then back to Embryo 4.1......
....for what it's worth. No offense dude.
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??? What do u mean no offense?
I didn't read anything offensive. I was just trying to wrap my head around what u were talking about. I understand now. As I stated in my previous post though the gb kernels were not affected.
To anyone in "the know", I assume brick bug had been addressed and the kernels fixed but can anyone actually CONFIRM this? Thanks
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Mike on XDA said:
??? What do u mean no offense?
I didn't read anything offensive. I was just trying to wrap my head around what u were talking about. I understand now. As I stated in my previous post though the gb kernels were not affected.
To anyone in "the know", I assume brick bug had been addressed and the kernels fixed but can anyone actually CONFIRM this? Thanks
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I will ask entropy512 to rip the source apart when he has time. He was the one to discover it originally.
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Intub8 said:
I will ask entropy512 to rip the source apart when he has time. He was the one to discover it originally.
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Good to hear. Thanks!
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For a one stop shop here is Vincom's thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398

this a quote from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28731347&postcount=27
Originally Posted by mohan_kr
"First of all there are two aspects to the brick bug (apart from the app., that it just *reports* the suspect f/w):
1) The latest touch recovery (5.5.0.4) 4.3 I believe has been moved to ICS with the EMMC erase capability disabled. I don't know about others, since I don't use it..do the research..
2) Executing erase functions from the running kernel, e.g. the stock firmware that is what this zip has..if you look at the sources and *if* the kernel was built with that source, it is safe there too..standard disclaimer applies..since i am assuming it is built with the recently released code.
In general, the brick bug was specific to I believe certain leaks not on our device. And, if you are flashing a custom rom/kernel they all have a big disclaimer, that you can brick your device in many other ways. If you are so afraid, then you should *not* be flashing custom roms, since pretty much every custom rom/kernel will have that disclaimer..
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And as for the erasing photos and all. Flashing does *NOT* delete the contents of the internal or external sdcard (except for platform specific data). It will delete /system /data and /cache, read the pinned threads here on what that means (as the install instructions says, you will have to do that step anyways and make a nandroid backup).."
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i'll leave it to you guys to decide what this means

vincom said:
this a quote from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28731347&postcount=27
Originally Posted by mohan_kr
"First of all there are two aspects to the brick bug (apart from the app., that it just *reports* the suspect f/w):
1) The latest touch recovery (5.5.0.4) 4.3 I believe has been moved to ICS with the EMMC erase capability disabled. I don't know about others, since I don't use it..do the research..
2) Executing erase functions from the running kernel, e.g. the stock firmware that is what this zip has..if you look at the sources and *if* the kernel was built with that source, it is safe there too..standard disclaimer applies..since i am assuming it is built with the recently released code.
In general, the brick bug was specific to I believe certain leaks not on our device. And, if you are flashing a custom rom/kernel they all have a big disclaimer, that you can brick your device in many other ways. If you are so afraid, then you should *not* be flashing custom roms, since pretty much every custom rom/kernel will have that disclaimer..
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And as for the erasing photos and all. Flashing does *NOT* delete the contents of the internal or external sdcard (except for platform specific data). It will delete /system /data and /cache, read the pinned threads here on what that means (as the install instructions says, you will have to do that step anyways and make a nandroid backup).."
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i'll leave it to you guys to decide what this means
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Thanks vin.
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Do a grep for MMC_CAP_ERASE in drivers/mmc/host - Give me a list of each file it appears in.

Entropy512 said:
Do a grep for MMC_CAP_ERASE in drivers/mmc/host - Give me a list of each file it appears in.
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Do I need to be rooted to do that entropy.
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[SOLVED] Will a brickbug affected ICS P6200 hardbrick upon rooting?

Hello,
ICS was not flashed on this tablet (updated through kies or is this method dangerous/considered flashing as well?) and I am not planning on flashing a custom mod after the root (I mainly want to use adb without root restrictions), so this bug should not affect my device because the sticky on the development section says "...should refrain from flashing any type of ICS ROM or ODIN package" and mentions nothing about how rooting the tablet causes the problem, right?
I am also asking this because the steps (from the thread below) on rooting a P6200 running ICS are similar to those of a factory reset which can cause this problem and because CWM is needed/recommended (do I need it? does it flash safely?) only for rooting ICS and not for rooting Honeycomb as it was not included in the OP of the tutorial thread on rooting honeycomb in the android development section.
Also, would a root hinder my ability to update the p6200 with kies to a possible jellybean in the future?
Main thread in question: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30352718
Other thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367249
About Device : http://i.imgur.com/EAHPy.png
Got brickbug V1.2 : http://i.imgur.com/PDejA.png
Thanks in advance.

To make it short: No!
The danger of such a brick only occurs, when u try to wipe/format/flash in stock 3e recovery. Especially in leaked ICS stock ROMs. You are totally safe when using custom recovery like aorth's cwm 6.0.1.0. I have that bad emmc revision too, and were flashing firmwares and root a plenty of times now. Still good.
Anyhow, someone released a emmc partition scanner in N7000 forums a couple of days ago(those guys have that problem too). It scans for bricked blocks in your partition. Looks like we have a way to soft fix this soon. Original xda news: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/partition-scanner-helps-your-emmc-bricked-devices/
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I read a bit through it, and it actually IS a solution around bricked blocks after emmc brick bug already. He even provides PIT's for p6200 and WiFi only version.
So if u know Linux a bit, you can actually fix it by yourself.
Original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886
And don't worry about OTA updates from Samsung, I am running jellybean on my tab already and believe me: even with a few bugs its a thousand times better than the ICS stock bloatware ROM. I was thinking like you too. Than I got the official ICS update after months of waiting and I thought: *WTF is this??? This is even more crappy than honeycomb!!* So I downloaded CM9 from aorth, flashed it and: * yeah, this is much much better and smoother*
Now I am running JB 4.1.1 CM10 from aorth and iam happy even more!! =D.
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Bad2hold said:
The danger of such a brick only occurs, when u try to wipe/format/flash in stock 3e recovery. Especially in leaked ICS stock ROMs. You are totally safe when using custom recovery like aorth's cwm 6.0.1.0. I have that bad emmc revision too, and were flashing firmwares and root a plenty of times now. Still good.
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I thought all flashes with an ICS p6200 will cause the brickbug, this will allow me to do much more than rooting with my device. Many thanks for clearing that up and for the news/thread about the brickbug (I definitely will look into that) .
Bad2hold said:
And don't worry about OTA updates from Samsung, I am running jellybean on my tab already and believe me: even with a few bugs its a thousand times better than the ICS stock bloatware ROM.
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It certainly was a long wait for ICS, I guess stock JB will take just as long (maybe even longer because of the galaxy tab2). I will try flashing JB/CM10 but I better familiarize myself with linux commands and android in general first, just in case I will need to fix something.

ScreenWhine said:
I thought all flashes with an ICS p6200 will cause the brickbug, this will allow me to do much more than rooting with my device. Many thanks for clearing that up and for the news/thread about the brickbug (I definitely will look into that) .
It certainly was a long wait for ICS, I guess stock JB will take just as long (maybe even longer because of the galaxy tab2). I will try flashing JB/CM10 but I better familiarize myself with linux commands and android in general first, just in case I will need to fix something.
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I highly doubt we will ever see stock jb... You don't really need to know Linux c though, it helps, but not necessary. I'm running aorth's jb on my tab and honestly it's probably better than anything that Samsung could put out. I've always been a fan of aosp, and cm will be the closest we will get to that.
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Problem after upgrading to ICS via OTA [BootLoop]

Hello friends, I have a atrix 2, which was in official 2.3.6 GB without root or anything, I got the message of the new version 4.0.4 and update from ota cell, the cell was updated without problems, but in night while he used the computer froze and restarted and since then only turn on, motorola logo shows, and when presenting animation will aT & T is reset and there is nothing more, is a sort of bootloop.
Can you help please?

Andr3s said:
Hello friends, I have a atrix 2, which was in official 2.3.6 GB without root or anything, I got the message of the new version 4.0.4 and update from ota cell, the cell was updated without problems, but in night while he used the computer froze and restarted and since then only turn on, motorola logo shows, and when presenting animation will aT & T is reset and there is nothing more, is a sort of bootloop.
Can you help please?
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First off there is a thread for this here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32799824
Read before starting a new thread.
You would have been better recieved if you posted there.
But anyways..
How exactly did it bootloop??
Did you install anything after the OTA or did you try something via the computer coz u mentioned computer froze.didn't quite get what exactly happened.try to elaborate a little more so that we can help.
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deveshmanish said:
First off there is a thread for this here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32799824
Read before starting a new thread.
You would have been better recieved if you posted there.
But anyways..
How exactly did it bootloop??
Did you install anything after the OTA or did you try something via the computer coz u mentioned computer froze.didn't quite get what exactly happened.try to elaborate a little more so that we can help.
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Hi, all I installed was the Twitter and Facebook, the phone via OTA update and has not passed SoftBrick motorola logo and check this post and understand what is SoftBrick and Hardbrick, I want to know if there is any ICS way to restore or repair it, since I can not go back to GB because it can cause HardBrick.

Andr3s said:
Hi, all I installed was the Twitter and Facebook, the phone via OTA update and has not passed SoftBrick motorola logo and check this post and understand what is SoftBrick and Hardbrick, I want to know if there is any ICS way to restore or repair it, since I can not go back to GB because it can cause HardBrick.
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What i meant by giving you that link was if you posted in there it would have been easy for all to have a look at your situation and help you out.
But anyways the problem you are referring to is definitely a strange one.There is a way to get back to ICS Leak1 but that is for AT&T only and is quite cryptic at the moment.If you don't know what you are doing I won't suggest going forward with that.However with a few trials i was able to get back to ICS Leak1.So what can I say try it if you really want.
A script is also available that is supposed to automate the process but hasn't been tested successfully yet.So that i would definitely suggest avoiding.
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BTW was the OTA successful????
I mean did you boot into ICS even once???

deveshmanish said:
What i meant by giving you that link was if you posted in there it would have been easy for all to have a look at your situation and help you out.
But anyways the problem you are referring to is definitely a strange one.There is a way to get back to ICS Leak1 but that is for AT&T only and is quite cryptic at the moment.If you don't know what you are doing I won't suggest going forward with that.However with a few trials i was able to get back to ICS Leak1.So what can I say try it if you really want.
A script is also available that is supposed to automate the process but hasn't been tested successfully yet.So that i would definitely suggest avoiding.
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well thanks, had seen the post, but I did not dare try that solution, I'll look, thanks friend.

If you really wanna unbrick you can try out the manual method i gave the link in the earlier.It has been reported successful a couple of time and I myself was able to unbrick successfuly.So if you want I can help you with that.

deveshmanish said:
If you really wanna unbrick you can try out the manual method i gave the link in the earlier.It has been reported successful a couple of time and I myself was able to unbrick successfuly.So if you want I can help you with that.
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perfect friend, and I tell you when it will do, I will explain my case again.
Upgrade from GB 2.3.6 to 4.0.4 ICS Official OTA update it, Install Facebook and Twitter, the phone froze after a while, and now when reboot starts presents the motorola logo and then restarts and reboots constantly .

ICS dead
:crying: same thing is happening here, nothing but the dual core tech splash screen =/

emufukt said:
:crying: same thing is happening here, nothing but the dual core tech splash screen =/
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Hey the fxz is out for us(assuming you've at&t version) go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961310 and flash via rsd lite
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deveshmanish said:
Hey the fxz is out for us(assuming you've at&t version) go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961310 and flash via rsd lite
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idk why man but RSD lite hasnt worked for me every time i tried it for almost a week now lol but i ended up getting the right files together with a batch file to return to OTS ICS if that makes sense lol im pretty bad at the whole windows to linux thing but glad to have my MD865 back in working order forsure

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idk why man but RSD lite hasnt worked for me every time i tried it for almost a week now lol but i ended up getting the right files together with a batch file to return to OTS ICS if that makes sense lol im pretty bad at the whole windows to linux thing but glad to have my MD865 back in working order forsure
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Didn't quite get you there.so is your issue resolved or what??
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*****The Ask Anything Thread****

This thread has been created for all Atrix 2 users...
The purpose of this thread is to limit the number of (sometimes useless) threads, that are created over a simple problem that can easily be solved by READING OR SEARCHING.
This is the All in One thread!
*Did you run into a problem and need quick assistance?
*Do you have a question or concern about your Atrix 2?
Don't panic just ask here and WE THE ATRIX 2 COMMUNITY will gladly help!
GO THROUGH THE FIRST FIVE POSTS HERE FIRST.
YOUR ANSWER IS MOST PROBABLY ALREADY COVERED IN THESE POSTS.
PS:It's a WIP.
May the -Mass times Acceleration- be with you...

Don't really know the tech terms or just use them without understanding??
Go get educated here.
New to Atrix2 and wanna root your device???
Go here For GB as well as ICS.
For those on JB Leak 1 see here or here.
So you ran into trouble and soft bricked your device???
(Don't know what soft brick is?? Go here)
Fxz your way out of troubles
AT&T ATRIX 2 owners go here.
All other Atrix 2 see here
Don't know how to fxz??
The link to get educated is already at the top of this post.
May the -Mass times Acceleration- be with you...

Some things about ROM flashing:
Below is some pretty basic stuff go through if you have no idea what a custom ROM is and why should you use a custom ROM
There are two kinds of ROMs available:
Stock ROM or Firmware:It is provided by the manufacturer and the version varies as per the policies of the company.These usually don't have many modifications or tweaks.
Custom ROMs:These are developed by a developer or hacker that enables the users to customize their interface, thereby improving the performance drastically.These are usually heavily modded and tweaked to improve UI and performance.
There are both advantages and disadvantages in using custom ROMs for Android devices. Before loading custom ROMs, you need to root your android device. Rooting will help you to change your privilege from “guest” to “super user”. When you buy the device, you will be having only guest privilege since you will not be able to access all the codes as the manufacturer locks it up. It is considered as a protective measure, but the tech savvy’s are disappointed by this action as they cannot use many potential features or update it.
Advantages of using custom ROMs
Updated versions: You can load the latest and available Android versions which can make your old phone look new.
Great number of feature filled custom ROMs: It will be a chaotic task for you to find the apt one as there are bunches of great custom ROMs available for different devices.
Personalization: There are a number of features that can be customized to suit your taste and working environment. For instance, Custom themes can bring a new look and feel to your device.
Improve performance: The custom ROMs allow its users to find out the unnecessary apps they have on their device and helps them to get rid of them, thus increases the speed of processing and improves battery life.
Better signal and quality: Custom ROMs help you to improve your base-band which in turn increases the signal and quality of your phone call.
Disadvantages of Using Custom ROMs
Warranty Void: This is one of the main reason why people hesitate to root their devices.The manufacturer will cancel the warranty if they find any attempts of rooting.
Bootloops/Bricks: If the rooting/flashing is not successfully done, the device may enter to an infinite loop of booting(called a soft brick) or worse may hard brick(become unusable).
Loss of all Data: When you install a new custom ROM, it will clean up your system and therefore you will loose all your installed apps and data.
Stability:Not all custom ROMs are fully stable and may cause different kind of problems.
By default you have Stock ROM and Stock Recovery installed in the phone.
You need a Custom Recovery to flash a custom ROM.
You don't have custom recovery installed by default in you phone.
You'll need to be Rooted to install Custom recovery or to Flash custom ROMs.
You can't flash Stock ROMs(or better put fxz) using custom recovery.Use RSD lite for that purpose.
Okay so you wanna get started?
The first step would be Rooting your phone.
GB and ICS Rooting
JB Leaks Rooting-Link 1 or JB Leaks Rooting-Link 2.
Done with the Rooting?
Good.
Now install a Custom Recovery to your phone.
There are only two custom recoveries available for Atrix 2
CM-Defy recovery or Bootstrapper recovery
BMM Recovery(Boot Menu Manager)
Both these recoveries can be installed by simply installing an apk.Yes it's that easy!!!
But there are some important points to be kept in mind if you're trying to switch the recoveries or if you want to multi boot different ROMs.
Just go through the respective threads for details.(They are hyperlinked just click on the names :silly

Ready to flash some ROMs???
Let's begin
Custom ROMs:
4.3 ROMs
Avatar
AOKP
Carbon
CM10.2
MoKee Open Source OS
PACman
Paranoid Android
Slim Bean
4.2.2 ROMs:
Non-Kexec ROMs:
AOKP
CM10.1
LiquidSmooth
PA 3.15
PA Q&A
PACman
Kexec ROMs:
AOKP
Avatar
Carbon
CM10.1-Deveshmanish's version
CM10.1-Wang's version
CM10.1 Q&A
Dirty Unicorn
Jelly Bear
LiquidSmooth
MoKee Open Source Project
PACman Kexec Version
Project Unicorn Butter(Buttered AOKP)
4.1.2 ROMs:
CM10
CM10 Q&A
PA 2.57.4
PA Q&A
Magic Mod
MIUI Weekly Builds
MIUI (For AT&T and Retail Asia only)
MIUI (For the ME865 versions)
Official JB Leak (for Retail CN and Retail Asia versions only)
ICS ROMs:
Numa
SCV7
Swifty Trix
Stocky'Ed
GB ROMs:
Romulus
Victory
Lithium
Custom Kernels:
4.3 & 4.2.2
JBX

The last one
May the -Mass times Acceleration- be with you...

Bump...
Enough threads asking about problems and custom ROMs.
You got a problem report here don't clutter.
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deveshmanish said:
Bump...
Enough threads asking about problems and custom ROMs.
You got a problem report here don't clutter.
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Very much the case indeed Devesh, it's kinda annoying to me as well. To add to your custom rom directory is Ravi's non-kexec Liquid Smooth: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42382802 for those who missed it.
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Aceofzeroz said:
Very much the case indeed Devesh, it's kinda annoying to me as well. To add to your custom rom directory is Ravi's non-kexec Liquid Smooth: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42382802 for those who missed it.
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Lol,almost missed that one.
Thanks for the reminder.
Cleaned up and updated the OP a bit to make it Noob-proof.

deveshmanish said:
Lol,almost missed that one.
Thanks for the reminder.
Cleaned up and updated the OP a bit to made it Noob-proof.
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You're welcome! Now we just need more people to actually refer to this thread more often to help with further clean-up around here.
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Tried overclocking my atrix 2 and ended up soft bricking...need a guide to help fix ?

Cwatts2644 said:
Tried overclocking my atrix 2 and ended up soft bricking...need a guide to help fix ?
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If you had a custom recovery and can still access it, then you can either reflash the ROM you were on or just restore the backup that you (hopefully) made before attempting to overclock. If you didn't have a custom recovery installed then you'll need to flash the fxz that is for your phone's model. Refer to the second post of this thread for links if you don't know how to use RSD lite, or flash an fxz.
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1BadWolf said:
If you had a custom recovery and can still access it, then you can either reflash the ROM you were on or just restore the backup that you (hopefully) made before attempting to overclock. If you didn't have a custom recovery installed then you'll need to flash the fxz that is for your phone's model. Refer to the second post of this thread for links if you don't know how to use RSD lite, or flash an fxz.
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well see here the problem..
AP Fastboot flsh mode (s) (boot failure)
Invalid CG HAB (CG: devtree, status: 0X0056)
It wont even get past the screen no matter what i do...

Cwatts2644 said:
well see here the problem..
AP Fastboot flsh mode (s) (boot failure)
Invalid CG HAB (CG: devtree, status: 0X0056)
It wont even get past the screen no matter what i do...
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Well that's a different story then The solution to that is to retry reflashing your device's respective fxz again until it does so successfully. The fastboot failure seems to be a result of something going wrong during the fxz process with rsd lite or script you may have been using. Try again and see if it works.
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Aceofzeroz said:
Well that's a different story then The solution to that is to retry reflashing your device's respective fxz again until it does so successfully. The fastboot failure seems to be a result of something going wrong during the fxz process with rsd lite or script you may have been using. Try again and see if it works.
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hmmm okay i got RSD lite and now im looking for the stock 4.0.4 ics rom..or can i use a custom rom since it was previously rooted? I mean im a noob when it comes to phones, but you put a laptop in front of me i can take it apart and put it back together blind folded...with a custom windows 7 or 8...i dont get why i cant get ahold of this....

Cwatts2644 said:
hmmm okay i got RSD lite and now im looking for the stock 4.0.4 ics rom..or can i use a custom rom since it was previously rooted? I mean im a noob when it comes to phones, but you put a laptop in front of me i can take it apart and put it back together blind folded...with a custom windows 7 or 8...i dont get why i cant get ahold of this....
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I know what you mean lol, I'm primarily PC oriented and when I just got my phone, it was a whole new ballgame. As for your question, you first have to tell us what firmware region your A2 is; AT&T or otherwise. Then after that, you'll know which ics fxz to download and flash. If you can actually access your custom recovery- bmm or bootstrap- then you should be able to just flash another custom rom. Read OP post #2 for the link to the ics firmware thread, but post your phone model region or just post a screenshot of your 'About phone' in settings.
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Aceofzeroz said:
I know what you mean lol, I'm primarily PC oriented and when I just got my phone, it was a whole new ballgame. As for your question, you first have to tell us what firmware region your A2 is; AT&T or otherwise. Then after that, you'll know which ics fxz to download and flash. If you can actually access your custom recovery- bmm or bootstrap- then you should be able to just flash another custom rom. Read OP post #2 for the link to the ics firmware thread, but post your phone model region or just post a screenshot of your 'About phone' in settings.
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At&t is correct, 4.0.4 ics i had bootstrap but as for the screen shot i dont think ill be about to post one if the phone wont even come bast the adb flash boot fail haha

Cwatts2644 said:
At&t is correct, 4.0.4 ics i had bootstrap but as for the screen shot i dont think ill be about to post one if the phone wont even come bast the adb flash boot fail haha
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Download the proper fxz file for at&t from the link and flash it using RSD lite.If you don't know how to fix the link is there which explains it.Just go through it
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Cwatts2644 said:
At&t is correct, 4.0.4 ics i had bootstrap but as for the screen shot i dont think ill be about to post one if the phone wont even come bast the adb flash boot fail haha
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True, almost slipped me about that but at least you know what fxz to look for. So as devesh said, fxz the right firmware and good luck! :thumbup:
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I can install dirty unicorn from pacman (non kexec) with bmm recovery right ??on system 1 ...I don't want to create any partitions .. so is it the right procedure??
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nikhJ said:
I can install dirty unicorn from pacman (non kexec) with bmm recovery right ??on system 1 ...I don't want to create any partitions .. so is it the right procedure??
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Yes you can do that but from your post history if I remember correctly you're a kexec reject right?
Won't boot for you coz it's still kexec.But yeah if you can boot just flash it with BMM after doing the wipes.

[Q] Most Recent Methods?

I just acquired a Samsung Infuse so am entirely new to this phone, have rooted it so far via SuperOneClick, but am not having issues determining the best method of acquiring CWM so as to flash some new ROMS.
there are a number of threads i found through searching the forums but all of them seem to be quite old (2011). one of them i tried and it did not work, i got an e-signature failed error of some kind and couldn't find any solid information about how to get around that.
for someone who is brand new to this phone and disgruntled with the performance of 2.3.3, what would be the best method to utilize to get CWM to get a good ROM on this thing?
Thanks in advance

Christrumentalist said:
I just acquired a Samsung Infuse so am entirely new to this phone, have rooted it so far via SuperOneClick, but am not having issues determining the best method of acquiring CWM so as to flash some new ROMS.
there are a number of threads i found through searching the forums but all of them seem to be quite old (2011). one of them i tried and it did not work, i got an e-signature failed error of some kind and couldn't find any solid information about how to get around that.
for someone who is brand new to this phone and disgruntled with the performance of 2.3.3, what would be the best method to utilize to get CWM to get a good ROM on this thing?
Thanks in advance
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This is one of the best way to update your phone, the option C is rooted and have CWM recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
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Great Question -- Great answer - keep it clean . Option C

thanks alot fellas, i appreciate the generous replies. i hadn't seen this one anywhere yet and it looks to be pretty straight forward so i'll try it out and let you know if i have any other questions! cheers

You guys are lifesavers. Is there a ROM any of you would recommend to load straight on the phone easily now that I have rooted GB 2.3.6 with the red CWM??
Looking forward to not having to deal with the brutal battery life and laggy response of 2.3.3! :laugh:

Yeah u can flash all the ROM over 2.3.6 thru CWM, But just keep in mind if u want JB then u have to flash ICS first the JB.
There are many many good GB roms with good battery life i will not name them just flash and see which suits u the most.
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rkkaranrk said:
Yeah u can flash all the ROM over 2.3.6 thru CWM, But just keep in mind if u want JB then u have to flash ICS first the JB.
There are many many good GB roms with good battery life i will not name them just flash and see which suits u the most.
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hey rkkaranrk, thanks for the help. i want to flash entropy's CM9 so that i can move up to BeanStalk, but the download mirrors are broken. Is there another ICS rom anyone can recommend? Most of the ICS roms i'm seeing are actually just themed GB roms...
thanks again.
EDIT: nevermind got the cm9 download working. will try that and then hopefully flash beanstalk.

Christrumentalist said:
hey rkkaranrk, thanks for the help. i want to flash entropy's CM9 so that i can move up to BeanStalk, but the download mirrors are broken. Is there another ICS rom anyone can recommend? Most of the ICS roms i'm seeing are actually just themed GB roms...
thanks again.
EDIT: nevermind got the cm9 download working. will try that and then hopefully flash beanstalk.
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Entropy links should be working as the files are hosted on Dev Host, Check again if not lemme knw will upload the last build on dropbox.

Here try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1661690
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thanks for all the help guys i got CM9 on there and then got greedy and wanted slimbean lol, flashed slimbean but now am stuck on the slimbean logo for ages. going to go back to GB 2.3.6 again and see if i can try it more successfully this time around... argh

Christrumentalist said:
thanks for all the help guys i got CM9 on there and then got greedy and wanted slimbean lol, flashed slimbean but now am stuck on the slimbean logo for ages. going to go back to GB 2.3.6 again and see if i can try it more successfully this time around... argh
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Here take a look at this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878458
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well i figured id update here as everyone's been such a big help and i really went through a heck of a process trying to get things back to a working state.
from CM9 i attempted to flash SlimBean and then got stuck in a boot loop. from there, i made the terrible mistake of panicking and trying to flash back to CM9, which seemed like it worked until i got stuck in a boot loop again. i panicked further and tried to flash all the way back to stock GB 2.3.6 which just messed everything up and i bricked it. could not get into download mode, nothing. i realize how stupid all of my mistakes were but thats what learning is about LOL.
finally today i uninstalled all versions of KIES, reinstalled latest version of java, used a different (non-front panel) usb port, with a brand new usb cable (one of my quality ones from a branded charger vs. the cheap one i was using previously). finally got ODIN to recognize my phone and flashed tue UCLB3 Unbrick w/ Root and it worked like a charm.
so i'm going to start again and try to work my way more carefully up to the top haha. thanks again for all the help guys, really appreciate the great infuse community here :good: