[Guide] How to get CM10.1 properly working on Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy S3

[Guide] How to get CM10.1 properly working on Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy S3 - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

NOTE: This is for the Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy S3 SCH-I535
Since I'm a new member I wasn't allowed to post this into the developers forum and before I continue: YES, I have searched valiantly for a fix to my particular problem and I spent the entire day new years and most of the day today trying to get CM10.1 to run on my SCH-I535 but ran into problem after problem. Every time I installed any version of CM10 or higher I ran into multiple problems: mainly being that I wasn't able to attain signal, the keyboard wouldn't load or there would be multiple problems with initial setup including having to restart during install so many times I gave up. In the past two days I have Odined back to stock at least 15+ times trying to get CM to run and now that it finally is I believe this is worth sharing.
Before I continue I should mention that your phone should be properly working so if you're in stock and you can't make phone calls or your IMEI is messed up then none of what I'm about to mention is going to work. After you Odin to stock using Root66.tar (http://www.megashare.com/4384479) then type *2767*3855# to reset to factory defaults everything should be running correctly. If not you may have bricked your phone or you have bigger problems for which I cannot help you and I apologize. There's also a torrent file available of the above stock tar file that downloads much faster here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030.
So I assume, before I start this, that if you're on these boards you know how to properly root, unlock and flash then recover your phone through CWM 6+. If you do not know how to do this, then you will need to before continuing on.
Use this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
Now follow Section 1 and pay attention to detail because if you don't you can mess something up and end up having to backtrack which can take valuable time and be amazingly frustrating.
Once these things are done you will need to reboot your phone back out of Recovery mode so you can properly move the necessary zip files onto your internal SD card.
Download CM10 Stable, you can find this here: http://get.cm/?device=d2vzw&type=stable
And download Gapps 4.2.1 here: http://www.teamandroid.com/gapps/ (I used version gapps-jb-20121212-signed.zip)
Put these files on your internal SD card and use EZ Recovery to Flash and then Reboot Recovery, I need to mention as well that when I dragged both of these zip files onto my internal SD I had EZ Recovery open while doing so. I don't know if that had anything to do with it but I thought it was worth mentioning. Clear the cache and data/factory reset then install CM10 followed by Gapps that you installed on the SD earlier.
Once you boot up you should have the phone working but the keyboard will constantly flash a message that it can't run, don't worry about that right now. Now download a nightly version of CM10.1 located here:http://get.cm/?device=d2vzw&type=nightly
(I used cm-10.1-20121231-NIGHTLY-d2vzw.zip)
Now put this on your internal SD card as well and hold the power button for 2 seconds and press restart then select recovery. Now that you're back into the recovery menu CLEAR ONLY CACHE then install the new CM10.1 nightly you just put on your internal SD and then re-install Gapps 4.2.1 from before and reboot. This all worked for me and writing this message is the first thing I wanted to do afterward to make sure no one has to go through the frustration and heartache of constantly failing at installing the ROM they want. I hope this helps at least one person, if you have any questions I will try and answer them to the best of my knowledge but I'm fairly new to all of this.

Or you can just flash CM10.1 first and do this.......
Tap the 4 corners of the screen to bypass activation screen then go into settings> more> mobile networks> and change CDMA Subscription to RUIM/SIM and System Select to Automatic then reboot...
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Dirty flashing CM10.1 over CM10 is a much longer way then just clicking a couple buttons Its simply the fact that CM10.1 doesnt have the correct cdma subscription on default boot for our phone.

x714x said:
Or you can just flash CM10.1 first and do this.......
Dirty flashing CM10.1 over CM10 is a much longer way then just clicking a couple buttons Its simply the fact that CM10.1 doesnt have the correct cdma subscription on default boot for our phone.
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I have everything working properly now but I wish I would've known this was the matter that would've fixed my problem without all these extra issues. Now my phone app is crashing in the 12-31-12 version of CM10.1. It just suddenly started happening and I can't seem to get around it.

Bosli said:
I have everything working properly now but I wish I would've known this was the matter that would've fixed my problem without all these extra issues. Now my phone app is crashing in the 12-31-12 version of CM10.1. It just suddenly started happening and I can't seem to get around it.
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Clear it's cache APPS > ALL > PHONE APP > Clear Cache.

x714x said:
Or you can just flash CM10.1 first and do this.......
Dirty flashing CM10.1 over CM10 is a much longer way then just clicking a couple buttons Its simply the fact that CM10.1 doesnt have the correct cdma subscription on default boot for our phone.
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What are the correct settings?

I have been doing this a while... and I was already on the 10.0 stable build. So I flashed the 10.1 nightly... Now Play Store closes immediately after opening. I have tried to uninstall and install from .apk without success. CWRM opens and closes immediately , also uninstalled and reinstalled from .apk without success (You can get to it from booting to it with the phone off ). My Gmail app and account nowhere to be found. My attempt to go back to 10.0 were unsuccessful.

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[Guide] How to fix roaming/wont activate problem after flashing 4.2.1 rom

***ONLY VERIZON GS3***
A lot of people have been having problems with flashing CM10.1 and the SlimBean 4.2.1 beta. This guide will tell you how to fix the data. At first it looks like you lost your IMEI, but you probably didn't. It is a simple fix.
What you will need:
Odin: http://samsung-updates.com/Odin307.zip
Stock Rom: https://www.dropbox.com/s/wjaifmod7d78lt0/stock.vzw_root66.tar
Instructions:
1. Go into Odin put the stock rom into the PDA part and make sure the check mark next to it is checked.
2. Boot into Download mode by hitting Volume Down + Power + Home
2. Make sure only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" are checked under options (if not you can seriously mess up your phone).
3. Flash the stock rom using Odin.
4. Once it says pass in Odin take your phones battery out and boot into recovery by hitting Volume Up + Power + Home.
5. Hit wipe data/factory reset (your phone should restart)
6. Hit the bottom left then right then left then right then volume up to pass activation.
7 Then type *2767*3855# into the phone once you set it up (you shouldn't have to press call).
Now you phone should be fixed, and you should be able to root, unlock your boot loader and try again.
Tip:
When flashing SlimBean 4.2.1 beta 1 and CM10.1 use a dirty flash over a 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 rom.
- Dirty flash is when you don't clear your data before you flash.

thanks
Trying this now, I have been working all day to fix this.
I first ran into problems yesterday, cm10 ran out of room, removed a bunch of stuff( my back ups). Did some flashing and reverting and such. Now i seem to be stuck in roam mode.
Questions: What is the point of step 5?
It just says to load into recovery then next step is once the phone is loaded.
There is no step 6.

Haigot said:
Trying this now, I have been working all day to fix this.
I first ran into problems yesterday, cm10 ran out of room, removed a bunch of stuff( my back ups). Did some flashing and reverting and such. Now i seem to be stuck in roam mode.
Questions: What is the point of step 5?
It just says to load into recovery then next step is once the phone is loaded.
There is no step 6.
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Sorry I'll fix that I was in a rush to get this finished before work.

This works!
But if you are still interested in CM10.1 you can still flash it with data working!
I decided to go out on a limb and tried going from ICS (VRALG1_odex) rooted/unlocked (after using provision code and getting data back) to CM10.1. To my surprise I found I flashed fine and had data!
I highly suggest using this ROM (http://www.sundergaming.com/downloads/sch-i535/tw/VRALG1_Odex.zip) as it uses its own UI when flashing it from recovery and will keep both ROOT and UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER when installing.
My guess is the problem seems to lie somewhere between a tw rom 4.1.1 JB and cm10.1

Luckly I don't have to deal with this and everything rolled over perfectly for cm10.1

Wow, I wished you had posted this before I returned my phone to the store for a warranty replacement!
Would have saved me a few days of agony, flashing and re-flashing that's for sure. Thanks for sharing though! It's good to know there is a fix for this.

You don't have to do this. This happened to me. Flash cm10.1 without any g apps. This will take u past the activation screen. Go into settings and change mobile network settings to SIM and automatic. Reboot phone. Make sure you have data, phone, and sms. Boot into recovery and flash away. U should have everything back on whatever Rom u choose.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app

When you boot into recovery, just reboot?
and when i typed in the number, it didnt do anything....

P8ntballa57 said:
When you boot into recovery, just reboot?
and when i typed in the number, it didnt do anything....
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Sorry I posted this in general and android development because I wasn't sure witch one it was, and when I fixed that I forgot to fix it here but I did now.

I can confirm this worked for me!
But, I couldn't get passed the activation screen in order for me to dial the code to reset phone so what I had to do was tap on the bottom of the screen as follows= Tap Left -Tap Right- Tap Left- Tap Right- then Volume up to get out of activation screen then was I able to dial the code to reset my phone. Thank you for this guide op!!!!

i wish i would have seen this yesterday. after trying to flash CM10.1 and getting stuck in roaming for a day in a half, i had to return mine to Costco and get a new one.

zaccat4 said:
Tip:
When flashing SlimBean 4.2.1 beta 1 and CM10.1 use a dirty flash over a 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 rom.
- Dirty flash is when you don't clear your data before you flash.
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so just to make sure if im on CM 10.0 stable, if i flash the CM 10.1 without wiping or doing a factory reset, i wont go into roaming mode again? I apologize for possibly repeating you but ive had alot of trouble with this.

Ryan92019 said:
so just to make sure if im on CM 10.0 stable, if i flash the CM 10.1 without wiping or doing a factory reset, i wont go into roaming mode again? I apologize for possibly repeating you but ive had alot of trouble with this.
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not necessarily. I did this and I was stuck in roaming but all I had to do was go into wireless settings/mobile network settings and make sure my preferred network was set to LTE/CDMA
you can do all this while your phone is trying to activate.

Anyone have an idea for a better file hosting site?

Will this work on a US Cellular phone?
This site has no section for US Cellular.

nmeseth said:
Will this work on a US Cellular phone?
This site has no section for US Cellular.
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No you have to get a file for your phone or else you could hard brick it.

zaccat4 said:
No you have to get a file for your phone or else you could hard brick it.
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I just got a stock ROM for USC, if I use that will these instructions work?

nmeseth said:
I just got a stock ROM for USC, if I use that will these instructions work?
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Im not sure if the number will work either, it may just be a Verizon thing.

I tried flashing 4.2.1 ROM just to check it out before putting my phone back to stock for a replacement and it borked my network. I tried the method mentioned in the OP and it works great, thanks.

Thank you so much.....you saved my butt and now my phone is working again. Guess I should stop flashing a new rom every couple weeks.

[Q] Please help with my phone; i am in deep depression :(

On 1/17/13, i recieved the samsung galaxy s blaze 4g, i know it is an old model phone but i've been trying to root this phone.
This is the first phone i have tried to root and i have failed at it, however i did try my best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgUZV3EDUnY
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s-blaze-4g-t769-root-77814/
I used these two links to try to root my phone, i followed each step by step, did not check anything but "AUTO REBOOT" but i somehow soft bricked my phone.
I have searched the forums multiple times and i found that i have the same problem as this person.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104969
Once again, i followed these instructions and i ended up at the screen "Welcome to SGH-T769, TOUCH THE ANDROID TO BEGIN" but whenever i touch the android, it gives me and error "GOOGLE SERVICES FRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY"
Sometimes, it will get as far as "Setup wizard" but would give me the same error
to think of it, regarding the time when i was rooting, i dont think i had my microsd card in my phone which probably led to the problem, god im such a noob
and as a result i did not complete this step "After downloading all the files first move the Superuser.zip to the root of your sdcard..not internal sdcard but the removable one. Then unzip the Odin zip and once unzipped:
" but for now i think i need to fix the google service framework problem?
PLEASE HELP, many thanks in advance
-I would like to try to root this phone again if i am able to fix this problem.

What Google pack did you install?

occasion ireceta
jbats said:
What Google pack did you install?
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I really do not know, how do i find out

AndyAZ1000 said:
On 1/17/13, i recieved the samsung galaxy s blaze 4g, i know it is an old model phone but i've been trying to root this phone.
This is the first phone i have tried to root and i have failed at it, however i did try my best.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgUZV3EDUnY
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s-blaze-4g-t769-root-77814/
I used these two links to try to root my phone, i followed each step by step, did not check anything but "AUTO REBOOT" but i somehow soft bricked my phone.
I have searched the forums multiple times and i found that i have the same problem as this person.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104969
Once again, i followed these instructions and i ended up at the screen "Welcome to SGH-T769, TOUCH THE ANDROID TO BEGIN" but whenever i touch the android, it gives me and error "GOOGLE SERVICES FRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY"
Sometimes, it will get as far as "Setup wizard" but would give me the same error
to think of it, regarding the time when i was rooting, i dont think i had my microsd card in my phone which probably led to the problem, god im such a noob
and as a result i did not complete this step "After downloading all the files first move the Superuser.zip to the root of your sdcard..not internal sdcard but the removable one. Then unzip the Odin zip and once unzipped:
" but for now i think i need to fix the google service framework problem?
PLEASE HELP, many thanks in advance
-I would like to try to root this phone again if i am able to fix this problem.
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You soft bricked your phone because you are using 4.0.4 as the device now ships with ICS- k0nane's root kernel won't work for ICS. That root method only works for GB. You need to put CWM on your phone to root ICS (flash superuser or supersu zip through CWM). Also once you have CWM on your phone you can flash any ROM -stock or otherwise- to your phone through CWM. The link with the other person having the same issue was resolved...
Look at these threads :
How to root ICS : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228
CWM via ODIN : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622
Heck you should just really look here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574556
Blaze 4g bible. Sticky thread. Not hiding from anyone. If you want to return to stock there is a thread for it. If you want to install a custom rom all of that info is there too.
Search search search. You will find everything you need here.

anactoraaron said:
You soft bricked your phone because you are using 4.0.4 as the device now ships with ICS- k0nane's root kernel won't work for ICS. That root method only works for GB. You need to put CWM on your phone to root ICS (flash superuser or supersu zip through CWM). Also once you have CWM on your phone you can flash any ROM -stock or otherwise- to your phone through CWM. The link with the other person having the same issue was resolved...
Look at these threads :
How to root ICS : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228
CWM via ODIN : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591622
Heck you should just really look here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574556
Blaze 4g bible. Sticky thread. Not hiding from anyone. If you want to return to stock there is a thread for it. If you want to install a custom rom all of that info is there too.
Search search search. You will find everything you need here.
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GOD DAMN, THANK YOU,its so overwhelming though ;/
unfortunately, i am one of those people who literally need step my step instructions and im not too sure you would like to help me through this long process. i have no idea where to start and do i just ignore the google framework error and try to "ROOT" again?
I am very sorry for being such an inconvenience

update: I did all of these steps:
((((((((((((((After downloading all the files first move the Superuser.zip to the root of your sdcard..not internal sdcard but the removable one. Then unzip the Odin zip and once unzipped:
Step 1:
Run Odin 1.85.exe, and prepare Odin:
Check "auto-reboot", and uncheck all other options.
Click PDA and select the TAR for clockworkdmod you downloaded. Click PIT and select the Blaze PIT your downloaded.
DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU HAVE REPARTITION UNCHECKED
Step 2:
Connect the USB cable to your PC, but NOT your device.
Remove the battery.
Reinsert the battery.
Hold down Volume Up + Volume Down
Then while holding the voume keys plug in USB cable
You should now be in Download Mode
Step 3:
Make Sure repartition is still unchecked and click START in Odin.))))))))))))))
note* for the superuser.zip, i just downloaded the file and dragged it into my microsd, is that right???
-WHEN i am done with these steps, i get back to the "Welcome to SGH-T769, TOUCH THE ANDROID TO BEGIN" but whenever i touch the android, it gives me the same error "GOOGLE SERVICES FRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY" again, IS THIS SUPPOSE to happen?
i am extremely confused

AndyAZ1000 said:
update: I did all of these steps:
((((((((((((((After downloading all the files first move the Superuser.zip to the root of your sdcard..not internal sdcard but the removable one. Then unzip the Odin zip and once unzipped:
Step 1:
Run Odin 1.85.exe, and prepare Odin:
Check "auto-reboot", and uncheck all other options.
Click PDA and select the TAR for clockworkdmod you downloaded. Click PIT and select the Blaze PIT your downloaded.
DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU HAVE REPARTITION UNCHECKED
Step 2:
Connect the USB cable to your PC, but NOT your device.
Remove the battery.
Reinsert the battery.
Hold down Volume Up + Volume Down
Then while holding the voume keys plug in USB cable
You should now be in Download Mode
Step 3:
Make Sure repartition is still unchecked and click START in Odin.))))))))))))))
note* for the superuser.zip, i just downloaded the file and dragged it into my microsd, is that right???
-WHEN i am done with these steps, i get back to the "Welcome to SGH-T769, TOUCH THE ANDROID TO BEGIN" but whenever i touch the android, it gives me the same error "GOOGLE SERVICES FRAMEWORK HAS STOPPED UNEXPECTEDLY" again, IS THIS SUPPOSE to happen?
i am extremely confused
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Try to boot cwm and factory reset to clear up framework issue. Edit: wipe davlik also (located in advanced) .Yes putting SU zip on your sd card is right. You will need to 'install from SD card' and then choose zip to install to flash su for root. If framework continues to be an issue after factory reset then I would suggest flashing a custom ROM (same flashing process as root normally - read ROM op first!). There are quite a few stock based ROMs that are great. Or you could go straight to JB/cm10. Up to you.. there's so many great ROMs for this device!
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

OMG IT FIXED IT
I LOVE YOU. HOW can i ever thank you??!
how do i know if it is rooted? and ive gone through the whole google setup thing, what do i do next?

anactoraaron said:
Try to boot cwm and factory reset to clear up framework issue. Edit: wipe davlik also (located in advanced) .Yes putting SU zip on your sd card is right. You will need to 'install from SD card' and then choose zip to install to flash su for root. If framework continues to be an issue after factory reset then I would suggest flashing a custom ROM (same flashing process as root normally - read ROM op first!). There are quite a few stock based ROMs that are great. Or you could go straight to JB/cm10. Up to you.. there's so many great ROMs for this device!
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
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OMG IT FIXED IT
I LOVE YOU. HOW can i ever thank you??!
how do i know if it is rooted? and ive gone through the whole google setup thing, what do i do next?

AndyAZ1000 said:
OMG IT FIXED IT
I LOVE YOU. HOW can i ever thank you??!
how do i know if it is rooted? and ive gone through the whole google setup thing, what do i do next?
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Check for superuser or supersu in your app drawer. If either is there (I don't know which one you decided to use) then you are rooted.:good:

wow, thanks a lot, yes I have superuser when I open my apps. This is really more difficult then jailbreaking =p but I would like to ask, what I have to do to get "roms" or "kernels" and "apps" after my device is rooted?
Will changing roms mean I have to re_root?
sorry for having these silly questions but after resolving my problems and hrs of frustration, IM rly beginning to like this phone thanks again in advance
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

After flashing a new ROM , just set phone up as usual when it boots up... then just enjoy having a kicka$$ phone no need to re-root.. just read installation of ROM good write it down if you must I did when I first started. Look and shop around there's plenty of great ROMs for this phone
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app

Actually, depending upon what time frame you rooted the idont device, rooting this phone with CWM is SIGNIFICANTLY easier than jailbreaking. Your problems of course, started because you didn't come here in the first place. Had you done that, it would have been a breeze.
As for your question about changing roms and will you have to re-root?
Don't look at it that way...If you want to switch to another rom that is applied through CWM, you're pretty much doing the same process you did when you came here, you're just only selecting the other rom through CWM. Don't forget to reset/wipe through CWM first though!

Cirkustanz said:
Actually, depending upon what time frame you rooted the idont device, rooting this phone with CWM is SIGNIFICANTLY easier than jailbreaking. Your problems of course, started because you didn't come here in the first place. Had you done that, it would have been a breeze.
As for your question about changing roms and will you have to re-root?
Don't look at it that way...If you want to switch to another rom that is applied through CWM, you're pretty much doing the same process you did when you came here, you're just only selecting the other rom through CWM. Don't forget to reset/wipe through CWM first though!
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great thanks for everyone's help, i really appreciate it and yea, rooting would have been easier had i come here first.
i have another quesiton: if i were to change rom, do i have to backup all my apps and contacts?

Titanium backup from play store .. contacts are synced with Google, I never restore apps or data,
Just redownload apps I use
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henslo said:
Titanium backup from play store .. contacts are synced with Google, I never restore apps or data,
Just redownload apps I use
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
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is that not extremely tedious, i thought titanium backup only backs up like game data or soemthing.
is there anyway i could backup the apps that i already downloaded through apptoide and google play?
and also i used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228 to root my phone, does that mean i can only download ics 4.0.4 roms and kernels? (do i download roms and kernels serperately?)
ive heard that jelly bean is the lastest and fastest one, is there anyway for me to get this and what rom would u recommend?

AndyAZ1000 said:
is that not extremely tedious, i thought titanium backup only backs up like game data or soemthing.
is there anyway i could backup the apps that i already downloaded through apptoide and google play?
and also i used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1919228 to root my phone, does that mean i can only download ics 4.0.4 roms and kernels? (do i download roms and kernels serperately?)
ive heard that jelly bean is the lastest and fastest one, is there anyway for me to get this and what rom would u recommend?
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if your rooted on ICS u can flash anything in cwm. For a daily driver I use cm 10, bug free. There's also slim bean, aokp, pacman, paranoid android.
Whatever you choose create a backup first in cwm, than flash ROM, than gapps, than factory reset/wipe cache/ in advanced wipe delvik. Reboot and give it time to boot. I would also recommend a launched such as nova or holo. They will allow u to backup your home screen and drawer preferances , and hide apps. Google can automatically redownload all your apps minus any save data. Tb can be a pain when switching roms, not all apps will work coming from ICS to jelly bean. Make sure and be safe, go ahead and write down all your contacts before flashing. I've flashed jb on three different phones and lost the contacts each time. After the initial flash of jb , flashing updates and such you won't lose any contacts as long as they are synced with Google. Happy flashing

jbats said:
if your rooted on ICS u can flash anything in cwm. For a daily driver I use cm 10, bug free. There's also slim bean, aokp, pacman, paranoid android.
Whatever you choose create a backup first in cwm, than flash ROM, than gapps, than factory reset/wipe cache/ in advanced wipe delvik. Reboot and give it time to boot. I would also recommend a launched such as nova or holo. They will allow u to backup your home screen and drawer preferances , and hide apps. Google can automatically redownload all your apps minus any save data. Tb can be a pain when switching roms, not all apps will work coming from ICS to jelly bean. Make sure and be safe, go ahead and write down all your contacts before flashing. I've flashed jb on three different phones and lost the contacts each time. After the initial flash of jb , flashing updates and such you won't lose any contacts as long as they are synced with Google. Happy flashing
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let me get this straight, so a kernel is a part of the rom but you have to download them seperately? (rom then kernel?)
what link from the bible ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574556 )would i have to use to get cm 10 jellybean
what do you mean by not all apps will work coming from ics to jellybean?i've made up my mind to get jelly bean but im still confused at how i would backup the apps i downloaded from "apptoide" and "google play"
whats a gapp?
god, im so bad at this, sorry

AndyAZ1000 said:
let me get this straight, so a kernel is a part of the rom but you have to download them seperately? (rom then kernel?)
what link from the bible ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574556 )would i have to use to get cm 10 jellybean
what do you mean by not all apps will work coming from ics to jellybean?i've made up my mind to get jelly bean but im still confused at how i would backup the apps i downloaded from "apptoide" and "google play"
whats a gapp?
god, im so bad at this, sorry
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if your rooted you grab the zip from here http://get.cm/?device=t769 , now you need the gapps or known as your Google app pack you can find those in the blaze bible. Once both are downloaded, reboot into cwm. Now flash the cm 10 zip ( go for the newest one the stable is quite old and missing some features) once it completes flash the gapps zip. Now do a factory reset, now wipe cache, last wipe delvik. Once you've done these steps reboot your phone. Now be patient and wait. It can take in some cases 10 mins to completely boot. If everything was done correctly you will be greeted with a setup prompt. Enjoy
Apps from Google play are listed in my apps. Check your apps play page to see what version of android they are compatible with
Oh yeah your ROM has your kernel included. The kernels listed in the dev section are for over clocking and under voltage and are for people who've done this before. Besides I don't use them, not necessary.

jbats said:
if your rooted you grab the zip from here http://get.cm/?device=t769 , now you need the gapps or known as your Google app pack you can find those in the blaze bible. Once both are downloaded, reboot into cwm. Now flash the cm 10 zip ( go for the newest one the stable is quite old and missing some features) once it completes flash the gapps zip. Now do a factory reset, now wipe cache, last wipe delvik. Once you've done these steps reboot your phone. Now be patient and wait. It can take in some cases 10 mins to completely boot. If everything was done correctly you will be greeted with a setup prompt. Enjoy
Apps from Google play are listed in my apps. Check your apps play page to see what version of android they are compatible with
Oh yeah your ROM has your kernel included. The kernels listed in the dev section are for over clocking and under voltage and are for people who've done this before. Besides I don't use them, not necessary.
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Thanks!
so i will use 1/14/23 one in the link u posted, used this gapp -Full 4.2 Gapps zip: http://d-h.st/K47
1, download them to the sd card
2, reboot to cwm, flash the 1/14/13, when thats done, flash the gapps zip
3, factory reset, wipe cache and delvik
4,reboot and wait?
what about backing up apps from http://apptoide.store.aptoide.com/ that i downloaded?

[HELP?] Soft-Brick?

So i decied to go to carbon rom because my phone has been acting strange, YouTube would keep resigning in everything i would launch it, Random crashed and freezes and has just been acting up for no good reason. I was running CM 10.1 nightly and dont apply ant mods to it or anything like that becuase i like it simple.
When i flashed the rom i did it with gapps but they were not intalled when i boot, all i got was my SIM pin popup like i usualy get. So i re-flashed gapps and still no luck. So i said f*** it and found another build of it and copyed it to my SD Card and was going to flash it. Like i allways do i went to factory reset and all i got was a long log of cant remove lost+found and same happed when i tryed to wipe the system. and that didnt look good so i pulled the battery and booted recovery with the key press and it would get to teamwin screen but would reboot. Opened oden on my desktop, reflashed teamwin tar and that didnt help it. So i was lucky that i loaded the rom and i rebooted to recovery and am copying all my /data/media to a sdcard that i have
So can anyone give me some links to the 16GB PIT and all that jazz so i can get thing back up and running
And no i am not a n00b becasue i have been working with android and other phones long enough to know what i am doing

powercamg4 said:
So i decied to go to carbon rom because my phone has been acting strange, YouTube would keep resigning in everything i would launch it, Random crashed and freezes and has just been acting up for no good reason. I was running CM 10.1 nightly and dont apply ant mods to it or anything like that becuase i like it simple.
When i flashed the rom i did it with gapps but they were not intalled when i boot, all i got was my SIM pin popup like i usualy get. So i re-flashed gapps and still no luck. So i said f*** it and found another build of it and copyed it to my SD Card and was going to flash it. Like i allways do i went to factory reset and all i got was a long log of cant remove lost+found and same happed when i tryed to wipe the system. and that didnt look good so i pulled the battery and booted recovery with the key press and it would get to teamwin screen but would reboot. Opened oden on my desktop, reflashed teamwin tar and that didnt help it. So i was lucky that i loaded the rom and i rebooted to recovery and am copying all my /data/media to a sdcard that i have
So can anyone give me some links to the 16GB PIT and all that jazz so i can get thing back up and running
And no i am not a n00b becasue i have been working with android and other phones long enough to know what i am doing
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I think this is what you are looking for. Follow the guide and you will be on stock, rooted, and unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439

mapatton82 said:
I think this is what you are looking for. Follow the guide and you will be on stock, rooted, and unlocked.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
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Iv been able to load a rom but now i cant write to the phone, i have now found a guide talking about unbricking it useing odin anf a nand erase all and thats not working eather, any story i can tell verizon so i can get a replacement today?

Update!
Iv been useing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030 to try to get my phone back and so far it has failed but i decied to switch computers, all my computers are now running windows 8 and i ws doing this on my development computer / server and then i switched to the last computer to have windows 7 next to my main computer and what do you know it worked, the nand erase worked and now its booting im sure i will have to re-unlock the bootloader and all but im happy now

Phone stuck in boot after downgrade to CM10.0 from CM10.1, cannot connect USB

Hello,
I did a Cyanogen update from 10.0.0 to 10.1 (experimental M2) via updater - the rom was very buggy so I decided to downgrade to 10.0.0 again via updater. I guess I shouldn't have done it this way, because now the phone is stuck in boot mode.
I did boot in bootloader via volumeup/power button combination. Phone was already unlocked.
I noticed that at the bottom of the scren the following lines appeared when connecting to USB cable
USB Control Init
USB Control Init End
STANDARD SET CONFIGURATION
and then right below in light gray:
FASTBOOT STATUS - FAILINvalid id Command
at this time PDANet (I have Win7 and Pdanet 4.x) says "connecting device..." and that's it
I went into recovery (via ClockWorkMod) and selected "mounts and storage"
I select "mount USB storage" (PDANet is still running on my pc)
now I should see the USB storage on my pc, but nothing happens... PDANet says please start PDANet on your phone and enable USB Tether mode...
At this point I am a bit lost... The Nexus device shows in Windows devices and printers list as a device.
But I can't see the storage anywhere. I desperately need to connect via USB in order to put a rom to install on my device.
Did try to disconnect/reconnect the usb cable, remove battery, restart, to no avial... I just can't get to USB storage through my computer
Any clues? Thanks!

I think you messed up the storage somehow... Can you try flashing factory images?
There is a Nexus toolkit available which automates everything...
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

smit.sanghavi said:
I think you messed up the storage somehow... Can you try flashing factory images?
There is a Nexus toolkit available which automates everything...
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2
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Well I think this had something to do the way 4.2.2 changed something in folders structure. I've read that somewhere on XDA forums.
I solved it by this way. The downloaded 10.0.0 and 10.1 were still in my sdcard storage which could be read from CWM. Therefore I attempted first to write again the 10.0.0 but again it was stuck into boot. I flashed 10.1 and it was working again of course with 10.1. At that point the USB started working again too, from inside Android or from recovery.
I was thinking to wipe everything, but then I learned that the bugs and crashes with 10.1 were mostly related with GAPPS that needed to be reinstalled with the proper package - but not just that also Google Apps from Play Store (I didn't realize about the latter). Further crashes could be fixed by just uninstalling an app and reinstalling or clearing its cache. That's how I got 10.1 working fine for now and so I decided to leave it there.
I'm not sure if the problem I encountered at the beginning, with the USB storage not working from CWM could be fixed in some way. In case you 're reading this and are in the same situation I'd recommend to wipe everything or reinstall 10.1 from CWM if you downgraded from it earlier.

I do that if i get into trouble anytime.
I suggest you try SlimBean as compared to CM 10.1. I think CM is too heavy and NS cannot handle that much.
I've been a SlimBean user since the day I got my phone and never looked back...

smit.sanghavi said:
I do that if i get into trouble anytime.
I suggest you try SlimBean as compared to CM 10.1. I think CM is too heavy and NS cannot handle that much.
I've been a SlimBean user since the day I got my phone and never looked back...
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ah yeah was looking into it... does it run 4.2.2?
I agree the Google Nexus is old and there's a good reason why even Google stopped supporting updates for it, with ICS became too slow, since ICS is more demanding
installing CM was my first attempt at rooting and changing ROM
which path would you recommend me to switch to SlimBean? Just wipe everything from CWM then proceed to install SB? Or use CWM Rom Manager + Carbon to backup apps and configuration? (I never tried those)
the reason is that I'm a bit worried of that USB problem... If I had no ROM on my sdcard space to flash from CWM I think I'd have my phone bricked...
thanks!

SlimBean runs 4.2.2 and Build 3 is the current one which has lots of tweaks in it.
I have always used a Nandroid backup coupled with Nandroid Manager to extract any apps or data from it. Fortunately I never have ever faced any problem with installing a custom ROM.
I've never used ROM Manager too.
I suggest take a Nandroid backup, wipe everything from CWM and flash the ROM. (Rom then Gapps and then Extras)...you can go back to CM from Nandroid backup by just restoring it....

I just installed it. Great ROM I like it. Appreciate the dpi settings (although I think I will revert to factory default, it's too tiny for my eyes).
I noticed thought that for some reason if I log into Play Store from my desktop it says I don't have any devices and doesn't let me anymore install/purchase apps, while from the Nexus I can still install/update etc. Do you know what could be the reason?
thanks

ah forget about the Play Store problem, it was just a sync issue, I fixed it
again great ROM, I'm recommending it to friends who own a Nexus S
thank you!

Glad I could help you out... Keep exploring...
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

This ROM is really amazing, forgive me if I bother you with yet another question.
I've had it now for 24hr and my phone seems as snappy as it was with gingerbread (for which it was designed for) yet with all the features of 4.2.2. Everything is smooth and the battery is excellent so far.
I've found though a minor glitch since switching to Slimbean. The colour calibration seems a bit off. Initially, when released years ago, the Nexus S display had a tendency to be a bit cool. At the time, while still on Gingerbread, Google released an update to make the tones a bit more warm. And that adjusted setting was kept all the way until 4.1.2; with CM 10 or 10.1 I didn't notice a change. With Slimbean though it's back to the cool setting. It's not really an annoying thing, probably a matter of habit. But I do believe that the current settings in SB are slightly too cool. I did some research on colour calibration apps for Android; I couldn't find reliable apps, most people seem suggesting to use a specific kernel to do this.
Since you have the same phone and the same ROM, what's your opinion on this?
thanks

[Q] chameleon os superuser or root problem

I run chameleon os custom rom on Samsung infuse 4g. Superuser by Clockworkmod got binded/imbedded into rom. Was working fine, then out of nowhere got disabled under superuser settings and will not change back. I select apps only and all other choices but as soon as I select it, it switches back to disable. Google play no longer shows it as an app that I have downloaded so I can't get updates. I have tried installing it again both by just downloading it and by disabling it under app management and downloading it, but both ways when I open it tries to downloading binaries and fails. Same thing happens with any other superuser I try to download. I cannot get it to work. Please help. I no longer want chameleon as my rom because of too many issues with it constantly rebooting and internet only working sometimes. i want to try another rom but can't with superuser not working. Here is my phone info:
> Model #
> SGH-I997
>
> Android
> 4.2.2
>
> Baseband version
> I997UCLB3
>
> Kernel version
> 2.6.35.7-I997UCLB3-CL9997492-g431d68f
>
> CPU
> ARMv7 Processor rev2 (v71)
>
> ChameleonOS version
> 0.7-20130426-unofficial-infuse4g
>
> Build date
> Fri Apr26 16:05:35 AST 2013
>
> Build number
> cos_infuse4g-userdebug 4.2.2JDQ39
> Cng.andros11.20130426 test-keys

robertmlangdon2 said:
I run chameleon os custom rom on Samsung infuse 4g. Superuser by Clockworkmod got binded/imbedded into rom. Was working fine, then out of nowhere got disabled under superuser settings and will not change back. I select apps only and all other choices but as soon as I select it, it switches back to disable. Google play no longer shows it as an app that I have downloaded so I can't get updates. I have tried installing it again both by just downloading it and by disabling it under app management and downloading it, but both ways when I open it tries to downloading binaries and fails. Same thing happens with any other superuser I try to download. I cannot get it to work. Please help. I no longer want chameleon as my rom because of too many issues with it constantly rebooting and internet only working sometimes. i want to try another rom but can't with superuser not working.
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You mean to say you cannot boot into CWM recovery and flash a different ROM? Interesting. I have an HTC, and the steps to rooting it are in a different order... that after unlocking the bootloader, you install CWM, and then optionally root the stock ROM with the SuperUser package (those who don't do the last step are usually flashing a ROM instead of mucking around for another second with the stock OS).
SU shouldn't be needed for custom recovery. But maybe Chameleon does something weird like not give you a custom recovery you can boot into? If that's the case, you could pop the device into download mode and go back to stock with Odin, effectively starting from scratch.

still need help, thank you.
I am starting to believe more than before that the actual problem is that somehow my phone got unrooted. How do I set my phone in download mode and use Odin? I usually wipe the cache, install the rom, install gapps, wipe cache partition, and wipe dalvik cache. I have never flashed a rom before. Or even better what is the best way to root my phone again now that I am using chameleon? I believe if I can do that it will fix my problems and I can install cyanfox (the latest rom I have downloaded). Do I use super one click? That is what I think I used before but now that I am not using stock rom I don't know what to use.

robertmlangdon2 said:
I am starting to believe more than before that the actual problem is that somehow my phone got unrooted. How do I set my phone in download mode and use Odin? I usually wipe the cache, install the rom, install gapps, wipe cache partition, and wipe dalvik cache. I have never flashed a rom before. Or even better what is the best way to root my phone again now that I am using chameleon? I believe if I can do that it will fix my problems and I can install cyanfox (the latest rom I have downloaded). Do I use super one click? That is what I think I used before but now that I am not using stock rom I don't know what to use.
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If you are unable to get into ClockWorkMod recovery (hold Vol-Up+Vol-Dn keys while pressing Pwr button) and have it do anything (so your wipe, install, gapps, dalvik - that process would be called flashing). Then I would Odin back to stock.
For this, you would need to get into download mode. IIRC (just sold my Infuse), it is (with the device fully turned off) hold both volume buttons in while inserting the micro usb cable (that is subsequently inserted into your PC). The ODIN program comes with the download packages (hopefully), so extract the whole package, and run that.
Odin should pick up the phone in the first column as "COMX" (e.g. "COM5"). You are good to flash. To the right, there are PHONE and PDA buttons, click on each, and select the corresponding file (that was also in the package) for each (so PHONE will have something like PHONE.tgz.md5). Once both files are loaded, make sure re-partition is UN-checked, and press Start (or Go, or whatever the action word is). This will take a few minutes, but the COMX column should highlight green with "SUCCESS" in the end.
That's all there is to it. The reason why I'm shying away from SuperOneClick is that it was designed for stock gingerbread/froyo, so it has the potential of breaking something. Hope this helps.
EDIT:
Alternatively, you could try pushing su to the device with adb (depends on how you lost root):
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system /system
adb push su /system/xbin/
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
... with this file (extracted).
Source (with mount point changed)

new problem
I am now running cyanfox which runs android 4.4 and Google.process.gapps has stopped keeps popping up. To get rid of it I have to do a factory reset but after a few days it always comes back. I have Googled the problem and tried numerous things to try to fix it but everything only works temporary. What should I do besides get another phone? I can't afford that right now.

robertmlangdon2 said:
I am now running cyanfox which runs android 4.4 and Google.process.gapps has stopped keeps popping up. To get rid of it I have to do a factory reset but after a few days it always comes back. I have Googled the problem and tried numerous things to try to fix it but everything only works temporary. What should I do besides get another phone? I can't afford that right now.
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I wouldn;t suggest another phoen is things are working well genrally. The problem could lie in the GApps package or the ROM itself. I use the PA Gapps package. If you are having rouble with that one, try from a different date. Just wipe dlavik in between to prevent any nastyness.
If it still persists, try another ROM, like Carbon.

tried installing the new gapps
So far, so good but I won't know for sure for a few days. I'll keep you up to date. Thank you

what version of android is carbon?
Do you have the link for carbon rom for Samsung infuse 4g? And what version of android is it? My phone runs better with those gapps but I am still getting the same problems. I will give it a try but if carbon doesn't work I am definitely going to have to just get another phone. So far I'm. 0-2 on custom roms for this phone. I thought cyanfox would of worked cause I got it off of xda, which really makes me think this phone has some sort of hardware problem but carbon has been around longer. So maybe it will work better.

Carbon is on XDA as well too, and it is based on CM 11 / Android 4.4 Kitkat:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2137800
Hope this works for you... :fingers-crossed:

problems solved
It appears it was definitely a problem with the ROM. Phone has been operating 100% better. :victory: My cache needs to be cleared frequently and some minor problems with the Facebook back but when isn't there problems with Facebook lol. But as soon as I clean out the cache from my apps, everything is running like new again. I greatly appreciate your help. I can't thank you enough.

Was working great then more problems
Joel,
Carbon was running great for me but then all of a sudden android.process.acore has stopped kept popping up along with all sort of other things stopping then eventually GApps not working again. I have erased my contacts, Erased Media, unchecked all my Syncs, I have tried all sorts of other Gapps packages and even another ROM (cyanogen 11) and they work to begin with then the same problems keep coming back. Is it because I went from Gingerbread right to Kitkat? My phone hasn't worked for about a week now with me trying all different ways to fix it. Do I need to install Ice Cream Sandwich then Jellybean before going to Kitkat or do I just need to try even more GApps? I used to install new ROMs all the time but android has changed so much over the last couple years and when i had to get rid of my old phone and went back to my Infuse 4g the old ROM was just completely outdated and now I can't seem to get this right. The phone itself is still a great phone and I don't understand why I am having these issues. I factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, install new ROM, install GApps, wipe cache again, and wipe dalvik again. I usually don't wipe the cache or the dalvik until after the ROM and GApps install but just lately have been doing the extra wipe just in-case because nothing else is working. But that has failed too. You have been a great help so far and I can't seem to fix this on my own, so again I turn to you for help. Please help me figure this out.

robertmlangdon2 said:
Is it because I went from Gingerbread right to Kitkat?
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It's possible. I mentioned this before somewhere, but this could be the after-effect of a small /datadata partition, which having a separate partition is standard in a KitKat ROM (at least for this phone). When it fills up, there's no telling what happens.
Both BeanStalk and CM11 have /datadata partition alternatives (the separate partition has been abandoned) built in. You may want to try one of those:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55574460&postcount=3801
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56604749&postcount=593
Unfortunately I couldn't find something similar for Carbon.

Thank you!!!!!!
I hate to count my chickens before they're hatched but I truly believe that was the problem. Even Facebook works now. But I thought I had it fixed before then just under a week and it completely messed up and I couldn't even get it to work for a day after that. But it works now. I can't thank you enough. If you ever come across one for Carbon ROM please let me know. This is a good ROM but I liked Carbon better. Again, thank you Joel. :good::good:

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to bother you again Joel but I have a major problem again and I dont even know wht happenned. You have helped me through evrything so far and I couldn't be more thankful. There may be nothing you can do to help me, I don't know. I was using my phone as A Wifi Hotspot when out of know where as soon as i got on facebook on my tablet my phone rebooted on it's own into Clockworkmod recovery. when I reboot it, it goes right back into recovery, it wont read the internal sd card and it wont install any zip off any inserted sd card(it reads them but wont install anything, it always pops up with android guy on his back with a red X and a generic error). it lets me erase cache but won't erase delvik cache or format anything, the screen just flashes and it pops back a screen. I dont think the phone overheated because it wasnt hot to the touch at all. I was only using it as a wifi hotspot for about 30 minutes when it happenned. i had used it as a hotspot many times before with no problems and i dont know how it woud be a virus when i wasnt on any abnormal sites. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry to bother you again Joel but I have a major problem again and I dont even know wht happenned. You have helped me through everything so far and I couldn't be more thankful. The phone might be fried and there may be nothing you can do to help me, I don't know. I was using my phone as A Wifi Hotspot when out of know where as soon as i got on facebook on my tablet my phone rebooted on it's own into Clockworkmod recovery. when I reboot it, it goes right back into recovery, it wont read the internal sd card and it wont install any zip off any inserted sd card(it reads them but wont install anything, it always pops up with android guy on his back with a red X and a generic error). it lets me erase cache but won't erase delvik cache or format anything, the screen just flashes and it pops back a screen. I dont think the phone overheated because it wasnt hot to the touch at all. I was only using it as a wifi hotspot for about 30 minutes when it happenned. i had used it as a hotspot many times before with no problems and i dont know how it woud be a virus when i wasnt on any abnormal sites. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

If you can get into Download Mode, I would Odin back to stock. Are you AT&T or Rogers? There are a couple recent threads in this forum with download links, although people have been having difficulties with finding the AT&T variety.
Unfortunately, that's all I can recommend. Good luck.

we'll see how this works out
I just checked and it will go into download mode. So I guess I just need to find the AT&T thread of Oden and hopefully that works. I have never done it that way before but I read your previous response much earlier in this thread on how to do it and it sounds pretty simple so hopefully I can do it. If you can find a link to the at&t version before me it would definitely help but I will see what I can find.

robertmlangdon2 said:
I just checked and it will go into download mode. So I guess I just need to find the AT&T thread of Oden and hopefully that works. I have never done it that way before but I read your previous response much earlier in this thread on how to do it and it sounds pretty simple so hopefully I can do it. If you can find a link to the at&t version before me it would definitely help but I will see what I can find.
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Looks like you are all set for the files then.
I just PM'ed everyone who I've recommended those packages in the past. Hopefully I get a bite.

found a thread but need your help
I found a thread with links but with what is written on this thread I am confused. The thread link is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
I'm not sure what to download and if anything needs to be changed after downloading it or if this link is a waste of my time. I was hoping you could help. Thanks.

robertmlangdon2 said:
I found a thread with links but with what is written on this thread I am confused. The thread link is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523
I'm not sure what to download and if anything needs to be changed after downloading it or if this link is a waste of my time. I was hoping you could help. Thanks.
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I would recommend Option D for what you need, but AFAIK, the links on this page are dead.
If you go to the last page though, there is a link for Option C, which would work for your needs. Hope this helps.

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