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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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Lmfao...
Samsung Galaxy s2 Nuclear Rocket - Embryo 3.2 [UCLE2 BASE]
iPhone 4S - Gave it away, not cool enough
iPhone 3GS - Went for a Swim
Dog - Custom Rom [Golden Retriever] [BEAR2 BASE]

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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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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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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[Q] Q: How do I flash a Kernel with CWM embedded?

Hey guys.
Sorry for asking this, but Ive looked everywhere and tried 2 different kernels flashing with both heimdall 1.3.1 and 1.3.2, as well as odin 1.85, and I just cant seem to find the right kernel that will flash properly through either flash tool. All I want is to be able to put a new rom on this cappy I JUST picked up.
I have a motorola atrix and a samsung s2 skyrocket, and change roms like theyre underwear, lol. But with no official CWM that can be easily flashed through rom manager, Im having trouble figuring out how to get CWM on this thing. Im not a noob, troll, or whatever else people hate, lol. Its just that there arent any new threads in the cappy section about this, and all the instructions Ive found are at least a year old, and havent worked for me.
I just need to be pointed or guided in the right direction so I can start having fun with this bad boy!!
Thanks guys!!

See here...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33386328
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ATRIXXIRTA said:
Hey guys.
Sorry for asking this, but Ive looked everywhere and tried 2 different kernels flashing with both heimdall 1.3.1 and 1.3.2, as well as odin 1.85, and I just cant seem to find the right kernel that will flash properly through either flash tool. All I want is to be able to put a new rom on this cappy I JUST picked up.
I have a motorola atrix and a samsung s2 skyrocket, and change roms like theyre underwear, lol. But with no official CWM that can be easily flashed through rom manager, Im having trouble figuring out how to get CWM on this thing. Im not a noob, troll, or whatever else people hate, lol. Its just that there arent any new threads in the cappy section about this, and all the instructions Ive found are at least a year old, and havent worked for me.
I just need to be pointed or guided in the right direction so I can start having fun with this bad boy!!
Thanks guys!!
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I had problems too, i just figured everything out and this worked for me.
To do this successfully, you need to be running gingerbread on your cappy.
1.) go to goo.gl/4vmPj
2.) read EVERYTHING and make sure you understand it.
3.) Download the Odin and Kernel they provide. I suggest the kernel v.7.05 that it recommends too because other versions gave me problems this version worked the best for me.
4.) follow all the steps there, it will give you cwm recovery AND root.
5.) Now you can flash any rom from the captivate android development section like normal but this first time when going from stock to a custom rom, DO NOT wipe data/factory rest in cwm!!
6.) Enjoy :good: :laugh:

Appreciate the help fellas!
I followed your link anwarkhan and corn kernel worked perfect! Just complete my first backup of stock, so now its time to play!! lol
But my ACTUAL problem turned out to be odin not recognizing the device. I didnt realize it wasnt seeing it.
Turns out I just needed to update the samsung drivers on my computer. I thought I had done that through heimdall, but aparantly not.
Just went in and manually updated them and voila!
Thanks again guys

Yeah, Heimdall installs it's own drivers, and those specific drivers are only installed to the one usb port that u r connected to with ur phone at the time of the install.
Odin uses the drivers from samsung.
For another helpful thread on Connection Issues, etc. etc. ---- see this....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33227541
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Awesome!! Thanks again!!
Quick question.
Why are you not supposed to do a factory reset when coming from stock?? Just a little curious.
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Not sure why that was posted. Because when flashing a Developer's Rom it will be a full wipe rom anyway, usually.
And ur apps and other stuff u should have backed up before flashing.
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That's what i figured. Anyway, I'm happy to report that i am now running aocp 4.2 jb, rooted and recovery'd, lol. Thanks for the helpful hints fellas. Let the games begin!!!
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ATRIXXIRTA said:
Awesome!! Thanks again!!
Quick question.
Why are you not supposed to do a factory reset when coming from stock?? Just a little curious.
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No problem, I'm glad everything is now working for you. && you aren't supposed to do a factory reset when coming from stock because if you do, when you flash the rom and kernel and reboot, your cappy will directly boot into recovery and recovery only and wont boot into the rom. That's the problem I had a few days ago which took me a while to figure out.

Galaxy s blaze root

Hello guys im really getting sick of the bloatware on Blaze and want to get rid of it and i also want to root my phone. But im literally terrified to do so cause i heard it could possibly brick and i seriously do not have the money to buy another phone and also this is my first time rooting. My blaze is currently running 4.0.4 ics with Baseband version T769UVMB1. It would be a great help if someone could shed some light on the possibilitiy of bricking or destroying my phone, also it would also be great if someone could give me a root guid that is compatible with my Blaze and its baseband version
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chilife15 said:
Hello guys im really getting sick of the bloatware on Blaze and want to get rid of it and i also want to root my phone. But im literally terrified to do so cause i heard it could possibly brick and i seriously do not have the money to buy another phone and also this is my first time rooting. My blaze is currently running 4.0.4 ics with Baseband version T769UVMB1. It would be a great help if someone could shed some light on the possibilitiy of bricking or destroying my phone, also it would also be great if someone could give me a root guid that is compatible with my Blaze and its baseband version
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Kintaro1991 said:
Hello, I am new to this forum and just got my blaze 3 weeks ago. I know the phone is kind of old but I like it. Any way when I get a new phone the first thing I do is root it and get rid of the bloatware, but after 3 weeks searching and following 2 tuts from other sources I managed to softbrick my phone. All is good there and I managed to un-brick the phone both times. My question here, is there any tuts out there that can help me root my phone? I will post the specs below and hopefully someone can direct me to the right info.
Any help is greatly appreciated and If I missed sonething I apologise as I am in the U.S Army and usually very busy. Thanks guys!
T-mobile Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4g
Current firmware: 4.0.4 (ICS I believe)-OTA updated accidently
The phone came pre-loaded with 4.0.3...I don't know why
Current baseband: T769UVMB1
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First, you should never look at "other sources". XDA is the best and you should have started here
Second, wrong thread. Questions belong in the General section.
Third, if you look there is a [GUIDE][ICS]How to root stock just a few posts down.
Lastly, this phone has never been on 4.0.3 lol. There was a recent baseband update to UVMB1 but it is still 4.0.4 just as UVLH5 was 4.0.4.
Hope that helps
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It seems they want us using the guide for UVLH5 although I followed it precisely (twice) and was unsuccessful.

you can disable bloatware apps with ics
you'd be able to permanently remove them with root

From what I've read on here, the Blaze is pretty hard to brick and if you do, fairly easy to fix. There's a thread on here by beastmode that lays out the exact process in rooting our phone running ICS. I'd never done it before, either, but followed the guide, Googled the info I didn't know, and it went seamlessly.
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njstein said:
From what I've read on here, the Blaze is pretty hard to brick and if you do, fairly easy to fix. There's a thread on here by beastmode that lays out the exact process in rooting our phone running ICS. I'd never done it before, either, but followed the guide, Googled the info I didn't know, and it went seamlessly.
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I believe the Beastmode thread you mentioned is the one I linked, and followed twice, unsuccessfully
It lays out instructions for rooting our ICS Blaze on firmware UVLH5. I (and the op) have firmware UVMB1. They are both ICS 4.0.4, I wouldn't think the process would be any different, and I don't know why it didn't work for me, but it didn't.

In that thread, there are a couple people using that version of ICS that rooted just fine. Odd it didn't work for you. Did you place the zip on your internal or external sd card?
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njstein said:
In that thread, there are a couple people using that version of ICS that rooted just fine. Odd it didn't work for you. Did you place the zip on your internal or external sd card?
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I tried a few more times today, and in combination with a separate root toolkit app, allowing "save root," I've gotten it settled.

Trying to install CM10.1. Issue on intallation. Now what!?

I rooted my phone with out issues. Then I installed CWMR without issues. I wiped data/factory reset, then wiped the partition. When I tried to install the ,zip, I got an:
getprop("ro.build.product") == "
skyrocket"
E:Error in /emmc/cm-10.1-2013072
1-NIGHTLY-skyrocket.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
It is still sitting here in recovery mode, as I'm afraid to reboot it. What should I do?
Thanks!
Courtney (Mr.)

how did u root before you installed cwm
are you sure you have a skyrocket model # i727

Well I tried it again, this time using the latest stable version instead of the latest nightly. Same results. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Courtney

Yes, I have an i727 Skyrocket.
Here's what I did to obtain root:
http://droidnoob.com/how-to-root-galaxy-s2-sgh-i727quick-guide.html/2
I downloaded Titanium backup afterward and it said I have root.
Courtney

do you have the newest recovery installed thats available?

Read the stickies bro
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do you have the newest recovery installed thats available?
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I have v5.8.1.3 Touch. Is that the latest?
Courtney

CSaab900 said:
I have v5.8.1.3 Touch. Is that the latest?
Courtney
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No
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Goomanager > twrp 2.5 > cm10.1.
Need more info than that, read stickies

I already have CWM on the phone, although it is obviously an older version. Can I use the .zip file on this page to update CWM by installing it in CWM recovery? I read the stickie, but it did not mention this specifically. I would prefer CWM over TWRP snce I'm unfamiliar with TWRP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2264240
IS THIS even the latest version? I found the link in the stickie, so I assume.
Courtney

CSaab900 said:
I already have CWM on the phone, although it is obviously an older version. Can I use the .zip file on this page to update CWM by installing it in CWM recovery? I read the stickie, but it did not mention this specifically. I would prefer CWM over TWRP snce I'm unfamiliar with TWRP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2264240
IS THIS even the latest version? I found the link in the stickie, so I assume.
Courtney
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Yes 6.0.33 is the newest version and you can find it in the developers section. Yes you can install the.zip like you normally would. I hope this answers your questions
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holeindalip said:
Yes 6.0.33 is the newest version and you can find it in the developers section. Yes you can install the.zip like you normally would. I hope this answers your questions
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Thanks for you help. Exact answer I was hoping for!
Courtney

CSaab900 said:
Thanks for you help. Exact answer I was hoping for!
Courtney
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Here comes the airplane! Open up!
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I installed the latest CWM recovery, then I got another abort trying to flash CM. This time it is telling me that I need a newer radio. I read through the stickies, but nothing was listed. Here's what I found in the Development forum:
5: RADIOS/MODEMS
Quote:
RADIO aka MODEM aka BASEBAND=Amss.bin & Mdm.bin.
The Radio Does Not Get Wiped During A Cwm/twrp Wiping Process.
The Radio Does Not Get Backed Up By Cwm/twrp Backup(nandroid) Method.
For Custom Roms The Radio Is A Seperate Flashable File Unless The Rom Dev Includes It In Their Rom.
What Ever Radio You Had Before Flashing A Rom Will Still Be Your Radio.
What Ever Radio You Had Before Restoring A Backup Will Still Be Your Radio.
Flashing A Full Stock Firmware W/Odin Will Replace Your Existing Radio (Amss.bin & Mdm.bin) And Ril/Csc Files.
Ril And Csc Files Do Get Backed Up & Restored Through Recovery.
Some Flashable Radio Zip Files Come With Ril And/or Csc Files - Since They Are Restored And As Such May Improve<>Impede Functionality Of A New and/or Existing Radio When Restoring A Backup.
Afaik Mohan_kr's Radios Do Not Include Ril/Csc Files.
Roger's radios are RAT Unlocked, which means the Network Mode in settings will work.
ATT radios are RAT Locked, Network Mode changes will have NO effect.
Flash Radio Twice W/out Cable Plugged In
WHAT IS RIL: A Radio Interface Layer (RIL) is a layer in an operating system which provides an interface to the hardware's radio and modem.
WHAT IS CSC: the consumer software customisation and is specific to geographical region and carriers. It contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS etc for your service provider. CSC has nothing to do with what languages the firmware supports and it will not add keyboard language support.
i727(r) freg's:
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
> 4G=LTE ON CM < ON CM AND ITS DERIVATIVES, AOKP, AOCP, PARANOID, ETC, THE 4G ICON IS THE LTE SIGNAL
BELOW IS GENERALLY THE COMPATABILTY OF RADIOS TO FW BUT NO HARD RULE - EXPERIMENT AND POST YOUR RESULTS
USE GB RADIOS FOR GB (2.3x)
USE ICS RADIOS FOR ICS CM10 AOKP ETC AND THEIR DERIVATIVES.
ICS RADIO'S MIGHT NOT WORK FOR SAMSUNG JB FIRMWARE
CM10.1 USE UCMC1 RADIO
JB RADIOS: READ OP OF ROM TO SEE IF THEY'LL WORK
[UCMC1] ATT OFFICIAL JB 4.1.2 .. By Mohan_kr
[UXUMA7] ROGERS OFFICIAL JB 4.1.2 .. By Mohan_kr
[UCLL3] UNOFFICIAL ATT JB LEAK 4.1.2 .. DEC 24 .. By Mohan_kr
[UCLK4] UNOFFICIAL ATT JB LEAK 4.1.2 .. DEC 09 .. By Mohan_kr
UCLi3 ATT ICS .. By mohan_kr
ATT UCLi3 ICS .. By cdshepherd
ATT & ROGERS Radios - GB & ICS .. By mohan_kr
Rogers Stock ICS Radio .. By Seanzscreams.
ICS Radios .. Go to the Radio Section - By Seanzscreams
ATT stock ICS radio .. Hosted On Hotfile.com
GB RADIOS .. By twopumpchump
T-mobile T989 radios/modems .. Linked To The T989 Hercules Radio Thread, Sister Phone To The I727 - Has T-mobile, Telus And Koodo Radios
757m modems .. same bands as the skyrocket and 1700aws - read thread .. By tjsooley
bell i757m Official JB radio .. By tjsooley
Stock Bell note radio I717MUGLA2 .. for bell users
Blaze_4G_LB7_ICS_Radio .. FOR T-MOBILE/WIND ON ICS
Telus_SGH-T989D_TLLE4_radio.zip .. Radio for Telus
Telus_SGH-T989D_TLUMC4 .... JB Radio for Telus
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I'm currently running I727UCLA3 on GB 2.3.6. I'm trying to install CM10.1, so I assume I would flash
[UCMC1] ATT OFFICIAL JB 4.1.2
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? In reading the posts on the link, it appears this is correct.
Next, I'm unclear (yes, UNCLEAR as I'm NOT as experienced as many of you are) as to his instructions:
* Upload to your device.
* Check md5sum (download link has the md5sum)
* Usual flashing precautions should be taken.
* Choose zip from CWM.
* Flash.
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What is meant by
* Check md5sum (download link has the md5sum)
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????
Courtney

CSaab900 said:
I installed the latest CWM recovery, then I got another abort trying to flash CM. This time it is telling me that I need a newer radio. I read through the stickies, but nothing was listed. Here's what I found in the Development forum:
I'm currently running I727UCLA3 on GB 2.3.6. I'm trying to install CM10.1, so I assume I would flash ? In reading the posts on the link, it appears this is correct.
Next, I'm unclear (yes, UNCLEAR as I'm NOT as experienced as many of you are) as to his instructions:
What is meant by ????
Courtney
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Yes, correct radio.
Google search what md5 is and then grab the software to do it.
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Yes, correct radio.
Google search what md5 is and then grab the software to do it.
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Thank xcrazydx! :good:
Here comes the airplane! Open up!
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I assume you're calling me a baby here. Yes, we all have our "baby-step" moments don't we. I'm sure there was a time when you were new to something too.

CSaab900 said:
Thank xcrazydx! :good:
I assume you're calling me a baby here. Yes, we all have our "baby-step" moments don't we. I'm sure there was a time when you were new to something too.
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I don't think anyone is calling you a baby and yes everyone does take "baby steps" but you want someone to spoon feed you then when you brick it, it will be everyone else fault but your for not reading. Do you have any idea what you are doing anyway?
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ozziedog said:
I don't think anyone is calling you a baby and yes everyone does take "baby steps" but you want someone to spoon feed you then when you brick it, it will be everyone else fault but your for not reading. Do you have any idea what you are doing anyway?
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Again, I've read the stickies. About 8 times now. In fact, I read though all of them again before posting to be sure the radio issue wasn't covered in the sticky, because if it was, I knew I'd get some condescending response.
Back in October, I bought my first Android phone. It was an i897 Captivate. I liked it very much but was not pleased with the fact that GB 2.3.5 was the best I would every get in an OS. I found this site, registered on the forum, and began researching custom ROMs. The members of the Captivate forum were welcoming and helpful. I was able to flash my phone with their help. The first flash resulted in some corrupt files, but they were able to work me through those as well. Since then, I've been running a stable version of CM10.1 without any problems.
I enjoyed the process of flashing the OS. I'd been thinking of an upgraded phone, so I found a new i727 on eBay. Last week, before buying it, I read through the sticky for the first time. It seemed like it would be as straight forward as the i897. Well, it is an entirely different animal. I asked a few questions that I thought I'd get clarification on before flashing. Yes, I jumped into the CWM/stock 4.1.2 question without going back to research it in the sticky, but it just popped in my head and I threw it out there. Sorry. So to answer your question; no, I don't know what I'm doing. However, I am wiling to give it a shot. If you're unwilling help, why not just skip my post? Some one who is willing to help will come along.
As for bricking my phone, that is what I'm trying every hard NOT to do! :laugh: If at some point in the past, some one has become angry with you or other forum members because they locked their phone, I'm not that kind of individual. I understand the risk I'm taking, but at the same time, it is just a phone! My goal here was to get the instruction necessary to successfully flash a new OS. That is what this forum is intended to provide, correct? So far, the members a have been the exact opposite of the i897 forum. Did they roll their eyes as they typed in the messages that helped me get a stable OS on my Cappy? Maybe. But they were still willing to help me through the process.
This is my last post. Thanks to 'holeindalip' for the only friendly response I was given on this forum! To everyone else; I'm out of your hair now. I mean you no ill will. Farewell.

The 727 and 897 aren't that different
Both use Odin to flash stock firmwares
The kernel contains the recovery on the 897 and on the 727 the kernel and recovery are on seperate partitions
Besides the partition differences its very similar the way you flash everything
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CSaab900 said:
Again, I've read the stickies. About 8 times now. In fact, I read though all of them again before posting to be sure the radio issue wasn't covered in the sticky, because if it was, I knew I'd get some condescending response.
Back in October, I bought my first Android phone. It was an i897 Captivate. I liked it very much but was not pleased with the fact that GB 2.3.5 was the best I would every get in an OS. I found this site, registered on the forum, and began researching custom ROMs. The members of the Captivate forum were welcoming and helpful. I was able to flash my phone with their help. The first flash resulted in some corrupt files, but they were able to work me through those as well. Since then, I've been running a stable version of CM10.1 without any problems.
I enjoyed the process of flashing the OS. I'd been thinking of an upgraded phone, so I found a new i727 on eBay. Last week, before buying it, I read through the sticky for the first time. It seemed like it would be as straight forward as the i897. Well, it is an entirely different animal. I asked a few questions that I thought I'd get clarification on before flashing. Yes, I jumped into the CWM/stock 4.1.2 question without going back to research it in the sticky, but it just popped in my head and I threw it out there. Sorry. So to answer your question; no, I don't know what I'm doing. However, I am wiling to give it a shot. If you're unwilling help, why not just skip my post? Some one who is willing to help will come along.
As for bricking my phone, that is what I'm trying every hard NOT to do! :laugh: If at some point in the past, some one has become angry with you or other forum members because they locked their phone, I'm not that kind of individual. I understand the risk I'm taking, but at the same time, it is just a phone! My goal here was to get the instruction necessary to successfully flash a new OS. That is what this forum is intended to provide, correct? So far, the members a have been the exact opposite of the i897 forum. Did they roll their eyes as they typed in the messages that helped me get a stable OS on my Cappy? Maybe. But they were still willing to help me through the process.
This is my last post. Thanks to 'holeindalip' for the only friendly response I was given on this forum! To everyone else; I'm out of your hair now. I mean you no ill will. Farewell.
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A simple Google search, or a search on xda, or reading the excellent stickies would have answered all your questions and some you didn't even know you had yet.
Enjoy the rocket.
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[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.
Sent from Nexus 4
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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: