[Q] backup +unrooot+ custom rom - Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)

Hello everybody,
I'm writing here because I don't know anything about samsung devices, I personally use and flash an old HD2, but a friend asked me a favour and here I am. I know there is the wiki and the search function and I'm using them so I have just a few questions. here are the phone details:
SGH-T959v
baseband T959VUVKJ6
kernel 2.6.35.7-cl694130
buil gingerbread vuvjj6
My goal is to unroot + install CWM + custom rom
1.the phone is currently unrooted with stock rom I believe. Is it possible to backup all apps+app data without root and then restore them after rooting?
2. In the android development section I see mostly GB ROMs and I was wondering if there are fully functional JB or ICS roms for this device.
Thank you very much

First or second link in my signature. Stick to GB or ICS. GB has all functionality and ICS has most. Read the threads to determine. Use Titanium Backup to backup apps. Every question you have has been likely asked and answered including the ones in this post. Use search.

lumin30 said:
First or second link in my signature. Stick to GB or ICS. GB has all functionality and ICS has most. Read the threads to determine. Use Titanium Backup to backup apps. Every question you have has been likely asked and answered including the ones in this post. Use search.
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Great, thank you so much

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[Q] Updating ROM from Epic Experience 1.0.1

Hi, I've recently bought a Samsung Epic 4G with Schizopunk Epic Experience ROM verson 1.0.1
I've noticed that there has been many updates since this version but I'm completely dumbfounded as to updating this ROM. I didn't install the ROM myself so I can't really go into detail but I was hoping maybe someone here can help me update from version 1.0.1 to 2.0.08
There are plenty of sites explaining how to install ROMs, including this one, but I can find a thread on just updating the existing ROM to a more current version.
Step-By-Step would be great because I don't even know where to start.
Thanks in Advance.
Well my friend I'm glad you decided on an epic. If its got epic experience 1.01 yes you are behind on updates, but you honestly need to read up on all the details of flashing roms and using cwm recovery first. There is many great devs and lots of tweaks and as you learn you will find its not very easy to really "brick" these phones. As far as a step by step guide, your probably not going to get one, but there are a lot of guides on how to accomplish steps to get you there. Good luck and have fun.
sent from "The Other Woman"
I am not familiar with that particular rom but chances are the base rom has been changed so I would do a full wipe through clockwork mod recovery, you should definitely download titanium backup to backup anything you don't wanna lose. There are tons of threads about this. I would install the newest version of the rom just like if you were coming from stock. So find a guide for installing a rom and start from there.
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[Q] Updating my new Desire S

Hello,
First of all, thanks for this great forum, i'm new to android and being here is really helpful.
I've read some of the guides posted, still i'd like to have some tips and infos.
I'm from Italy and my Desire S is still working on Gingerbread (!). I would like to update the firmware, if not to Jelly Bean (since the custom one is still beta, but advise me here), at least to ICS, but i don't know the routine to follow (ROOT, then Flash one of the custom ROMS? Being in S-Off mode is needed i guess). Another thing i don't get is flashing radios..
Help would be really appreciated, THANKS.
There is nothing to tell you that you can't find by reading the stickies and understanding what to do.
SimonTS said:
There is nothing to tell you that you can't find by reading the stickies and understanding what to do.
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i know, im asking just because im new and not secure of the routine to follow. thanks anyway
el_d4rio said:
Hello,
First of all, thanks for this great forum, i'm new to android and being here is really helpful.
I've read some of the guides posted, still i'd like to have some tips and infos.
I'm from Italy and my Desire S is still working on Gingerbread (!). I would like to update the firmware, if not to Jelly Bean (since the custom one is still beta, but advise me here), at least to ICS, but i don't know the routine to follow (ROOT, then Flash one of the custom ROMS? Being in S-Off mode is needed i guess). Another thing i don't get is flashing radios..
Help would be really appreciated, THANKS.
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If you haven't messed with your phone, i.e. rooted it, flashed any fancy thirty party rom, etc, and the phone is running official HTC ROM and in the exact same state as you bought it, I'd suggest OTA and upgrade to official ICS since you are new to android. Go to setting - about phone then update from there.
If you'd like to try other ROMs then there's plenty guide in this forum already.
Imo official 4.0.4 is a bad idea.
1) It has bugs
2) hboot 2.02 cannot be downgraded without htcdev
Sent from my HTC Desire S
amidabuddha said:
Imo official 4.0.4 is a bad idea.
1) It has bugs
2) hboot 2.02 cannot be downgraded without htcdev
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My Desire S is new and "untouched". For what i had got, the official htc release is to be installed manually and has some issues, so I had thought a custom and more recent ROM would have been better.
el_d4rio said:
My Desire S is new and "untouched". For what i had got, the official htc release is to be installed manually and has some issues, so I had thought a custom and more recent ROM would have been better.
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Then use revolutionary (S-OFF) not unlock via htcdev.com, 4ext recovery and you are good to go
If you are on Sense 3 you will have to downgrade in order to use Revolutionary.io
And of course I concider the ROM in my signature as the best to date
amidabuddha said:
Then use revolutionary (S-OFF) not unlock via htcdev.com, 4ext recovery and you are good to go
If you are on Sense 3 you will have to downgrade in order to use Revolutionary.io
And of course I concider the ROM in my signature as the best to date
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Thanks, after revolutionary (i'm on sense 2) rooting? Is yours a JB ROM? Anyway, checking on updates from the phone, i got a client FOTA Update. Should i do it?
el_d4rio said:
Thanks, after revolutionary (i'm on sense 2) rooting? Is yours a JB ROM? Anyway, checking on updates from the phone, i got a client FOTA Update. Should i do it?
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If you are going custom better not use OTA
Revolutionary will install custom recovery so the next thing will be a backup of your stock ROM and installing the Rom.zip from the sdcard via the recovery. No rooting, because all custom ROMs are pre-rooted.
My ROM is ICS, there is no complete stable JB yet but once you have s-off you can try them all within minutes. And do not forget to sync/backup your data (contacts, etc) to Google or with some app from the Play Store. And read some guides before starting anything. I am just giving you directions not a tutorial
Sent from my HTC Desire S
amidabuddha said:
If you are going custom better not use OTA
Revolutionary will install custom recovery so the next thing will be a backup of your stock ROM and installing the Rom.zip from the sdcard via the recovery. No rooting, because all custom ROMs are pre-rooted.
My ROM is ICS, there is no complete stable JB yet but once you have s-off you can try them all within minutes. And do not forget to sync/backup your data (contacts, etc) to Google or with some app from the Play Store. And read some guides before starting anything. I am just giving you directions not a tutorial
Sent from my HTC Desire S
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So why do you "root"? Just to unlock the phone without touching the FW?
Going custom i guess it's the only way, because htc is not going to update anymore, so better learn how to.
Anyway THANKS A LOT, it's more clear now
el_d4rio said:
so why do you "root"? Just to unlock the phone without touching the FW?
Anyway THANKS A LOT, it's more clear now
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Yes you can root your current software (the stock one) if you need just root for an app or something specific without changing the software.
But going custom means to run Android and Sense version which you will never have officially. And they all come pre-rooted
Sent from my HTC Desire S
One last thing amida... What's the difference between the various Sense versions? Just the theme? Will it be updated along with the installation of a custom ROM?
THANKS AGAIN
el_d4rio said:
One last thing amida... What's the difference between the various Sense versions? Just the theme? Will it be updated along with the installation of a custom ROM?
THANKS AGAIN
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They have different versions, because they are ported from different devices and there are difference between them. Not only visual but also performance.
More info about each ROM you will find in the first post of its thread.
Sent from my HTC Desire S
hello amida, i'm starting to update now... so im gonna do: s-off, recovery, 4ext choosing one of the customs. Which step should i do an image of my stock ROM in (so i can go back if needed) and how? Can you also recommend me an application for my datas backup?
THANKS
el_d4rio said:
hello amida, i'm starting to update now... so im gonna do: s-off, recovery, 4ext choosing one of the customs. Which step should i do an image of my stock ROM in (so i can go back if needed) and how? Can you also recommend me an application for my datas backup?
THANKS
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The best app for applications and data backup is titanium backup. It also allows you to make a flashable update zip you can flash after installing a new rom
Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. ~Wernher Von Braun
jugg1es said:
The best app for applications and data backup is titanium backup. It also allows you to make a flashable update zip you can flash after installing a new rom
Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. ~Wernher Von Braun
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Ok, and for saving an image of my stock ROM, just in case i need to go back?
Nandroid backup is a part of the recovery and not an app.
Start reading instead of asking, please. The procedure is covered a million times in a million places.
To the answering guys, (almost) off-topic:
I have a riddle for you, or actually, a somewhat sad observation to share and see your opinions. Since this thread is one of the examples for what I'm going to talk about, and it's useless anyway, I won't feel any remorse diverting it.
I've seen several threads during the last couple of weeks where a random noob got the best out of one of the knowledgeable members of the community - in this and other forums - and they helped him instead of sending him to read stuff that he was supposed to be reading to know the answer.
In absolutely all of those threads, noob questions continued and deteriorated to the most basic ones. There wasn't even one thread where the noob wouldn't continue with flood of basic FAQ-sort of questions.
I've wrote in a couple of them more or less what I wrote here - an unpleasant message to stop the flood of baby questions.
All of the noobs were offended.
All of the noobs actually searched and found their answer after that message, and stopped the flood (with a message that here, they were so great they actually found everything themselves).
It's kinda sad, don't you think? Quite a few times bad treatment seems the most efficient way to achieve the best results... Guess there's no miraculous other way I'm missing, or maybe there is?
(P.S. I'm also moderating a local motorcyclists forum, and keeping the same harsh line in technical sub-forum. Works 100% for >5 years already. But sometimes it gets you wondering about human nature...)
Jack_R1 said:
Nandroid backup is a part of the recovery and not an app.
Start reading instead of asking, please. The procedure is covered a million times in a million places.
To the answering guys, (almost) off-topic:
I have a riddle for you, or actually, a somewhat sad observation to share and see your opinions. Since this thread is one of the examples for what I'm going to talk about, and it's useless anyway, I won't feel any remorse diverting it.
I've seen several threads during the last couple of weeks where a random noob got the best out of one of the knowledgeable members of the community - in this and other forums - and they helped him instead of sending him to read stuff that he was supposed to be reading to know the answer.
In absolutely all of those threads, noob questions continued and deteriorated to the most basic ones. There wasn't even one thread where the noob wouldn't continue with flood of basic FAQ-sort of questions.
I've wrote in a couple of them more or less what I wrote here - an unpleasant message to stop the flood of baby questions.
All of the noobs were offended.
All of the noobs actually searched and found their answer after that message, and stopped the flood (with a message that here, they were so great they actually found everything themselves).
It's kinda sad, don't you think? Quite a few times bad treatment seems the most efficient way to achieve the best results... Guess there's no miraculous other way I'm missing, or maybe there is?
(P.S. I'm also moderating a local motorcyclists forum, and keeping the same harsh line in technical sub-forum. Works 100% for >5 years already. But sometimes it gets you wondering about human nature...)
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don't worry i'm not offended... i read most of the stuff and guides out here, not taking just a minute to post the thread and having everyhting done by someone else.. i just needed directions! Anyway, if you don't want this kinda stuff in the forum, just put it in the registration form, newbies not accepted, and the prolem is solved
There is another thing that's floating around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
yup

[Q] Boot Menu Manager on Stock JB 4.1.2 leak 1

Specifically to Stock Jelly Bean 4.1.2 leak 1, creating a thread to have clear perspective without muddling up things for installing,usage & any other miscellaneous aspects to include.
1) As per Playstore BMM shows ver 0.3.4 dtd. 11th Feb
2) Archive XDA based download ver for JB which OP himself has said is closed exists here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005187
in this thread last post dtd. 15th Feb he has specified that BMM is now not only for Razr & that in next update he is also adding support specifically for Atrix 2. Can anyone point me towards the Atrix 2 BMM thread specifically & is it a good idea to use XDA based archive or the playstore version?
3) In this link there is a detailed explanation for installing ICS based ROM's using BMM, can this be used as an guide for JB as well especially for BMM noobs like me??
I am currently on JB 4.1.2 leak 1 with init.d support using Ryu's init.d apk, no OC & currently using Atrix 2 Bootstrap by Nitro. I do understand beforehand that I need to remove SU permission for the current custom CWMR & then uninstall & reboot & then install BMM. Are there any other additional precautions that I need to take before installing & using BMM (I do have a current working nandroid backup using CWMR using A2 bootstrap tool) tutorial link is this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792955
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1720351
The third post is a FAQ section. It may not answer all of your questions, but it should still be helpful.
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Thanks for responding Badwolf & I also had subscribed to that thread as well besides the JB link & how to use BMM link for installing ROM's which I posted below and since it was another ICS based thing I did not post it here & I just skimmed the surface of all these three threads.
So as Whirleyes himself stated he is releasing another update with support for Atrix 2 specifically (this was over a month ago) & this is what I was scouring all over for.
Ideally I want to be in the following situation :
1) Run stock JB 4.1.2 leak 1 as primary system
2) For 4 other optional roms run as :
a) ICS stock (now that we have been converted from the MB865 to ME865 HK due to JB while flashing stock ICS using Psyducks thread do we need to then flash a HK firmware based ICS rather than our earlier Searet ICS version?)
b) CM 10.x
c) Any of MIUI,Numa,PA etc
d) Any of the Chinese JB specific 4 ROM's
I wish someone can quickly guide me how to achieve above scenario using current BMM either archive or playstore version & all other prerequisites and precautions I need to take. I hate to RSD fxz then restore nandroid as I don't have a fallback phone.
BMM is pretty intimidating for this app specific noobs & I could dive headlong in but prefer to do a informed & safe plunge & hence the JB 4.1.2 leak 1 specific question in co-relation to Atrix 2 specific supported BMM.
If you make a nandroid of your JB leak, then flash an ICS based ROM, install the new BMM, flash you preferred ROM(s) on different partition(s), then you could just restore the nandroid of your JB leak to the first system, that should work, no? There's only one way to find out is what I always say.lol .....Seriously, as long as you have the proper FXZ and a nandroid you should be pretty safe. Flashing an FXZ isn't that bad, I did it 3 times yesterday while testing some stuff I've been playing around with. I admit I have 3 backup phones (my Atrix 2 being one of them) and it does alleviate some of the fear of bricking, but as a result I have found that following directions and having the proper FXZ has the same alleviating effect. That being said, have you posted your question in the thread you mentioned where Whirleys said he was going to start supporting the A2? That would seem like the proper place to ask, as he would probably be best suited to answer you queries.
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I wanted to start on a clean slate & when I read that Whirleyes has himself stated that in the next update he is specifically supporting Atrix 2 I said what better than that & he had himself specified that people stop posting to that thread any further & I really opine that now that we are on JB 4.1.2 since Feb onwards it's better to take things forward that point forwards & that is what I meant by keeping things in perspective & not muddling up with things related to ICS, other region firmwares etc etc. I also felt it'd help a lot of users since anything related to BMM for Atrix 2 on stock JB 4.1.2 can be summarized here in this thread rather than have it strewn all over the boards. I did brief Whirleyes to give a look in to this thread and chip in if he has anything to say now that he has indicated support specifically for Atrix 2.
I also created stock JB 4.1.2 - CWMR on every boot as well as buildprop threads with the same intent. Hope it picks up and helps lesser mortals like us
1BadWolf said:
If you make a nandroid of your JB leak, then flash an ICS based ROM, install the new BMM, flash you preferred ROM(s) on different partition(s), then you could just restore the nandroid of your JB leak to the first system, that should work, no? There's only one way to find out is what I always say.lol .....Seriously, as long as you have the proper FXZ and a nandroid you should be pretty safe. Flashing an FXZ isn't that bad, I did it 3 times yesterday while testing some stuff I've been playing around with. I admit I have 3 backup phones (my Atrix 2 being one of them) and it does alleviate some of the fear of bricking, but as a result I have found that following directions and having the proper FXZ has the same alleviating effect. That being said, have you posted your question in the thread you mentioned where Whirleys said he was going to start supporting the A2? That would seem like the proper place to ask, as he would probably be best suited to answer you queries.
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no need to flash to ics.
just flash the Rom and enter bootloader and flash boot1.img from boot swapper method of jb root method
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S4 (4.2.2) is it leaked to S3 ??

Hi All:
This is my first time here, I've been looking for a Rom for my S3 which can make it more similar to S4 with all its featuers.
I flashed many Rom and most of them has the 4.2.2 update but it has the nexus touch which I didnt like on my S3.
Any recommendations for a good Rom which is stable and have no issues..
Thanks in advance
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KhaldounCG said:
Hi All:
This is my first time here, I've been looking for a Rom for my S3 which can make it more similar to S4 with all its featuers.
I flashed many Rom and most of them has the 4.2.2 update but it has the nexus touch which I didnt like on my S3.
Any recommendations for a good Rom which is stable and have no issues..
Thanks in advance
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The only answer I can give you is: Take a look in the developers forum. If you see something you like, try it. Maybe go for a rom with a stock (Samsung/TouchWiz) look, since that's what you're used to from the stock ROM. Actually, I'd start off by rooting your phone(you've already done that, since you've flashed a lot of ROMs), and remove all the bloatware you never use from stock ROM. Maybe replace a few of the stock apps with better alternatives. This makes the phone faster, and frees up memory.
You can also freeze apps, if you're not comfortable with removing them from the stock ROM. This thread discusses which apps are safe to freeze/remove. The OP links to this document showing a spreadsheet of apps that are safe/not safe to freeze/remove.
If you're not familiar with the term "freezing apps", you should do a forum search(or just Google) Titanium Backup. It's a feature LOADED (you guessed it...) backup-app, which allows you to freeze apps if you don't want to uninstall them completely. In short, it "disables" the app, removing it from the drawer, but keeping it installed. You can easily unfreeze the apps if you need them to work for you again.
Hope this helped you on you way. The world of custom ROMs is huge, so you're guaranteed to find somehing you like.
Regards,
Kombian
KhaldounCG said:
Hi All:
This is my first time here, I've been looking for a Rom for my S3 which can make it more similar to S4 with all its featuers.
I flashed many Rom and most of them has the 4.2.2 update but it has the nexus touch which I didnt like on my S3.
Any recommendations for a good Rom which is stable and have no issues..
Thanks in advance
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im sure that a dev will port the s4 touchwiz rom to the s3 soon. Just be patient.
4.2.2 for s3 (S4 original framework) doubts
Kombian said:
The only answer I can give you is: Take a look in the developers forum. If you see something you like, try it. Maybe go for a rom with a stock (Samsung/TouchWiz) look, since that's what you're used to from the stock ROM. Actually, I'd start off by rooting your phone(you've already done that, since you've flashed a lot of ROMs), and remove all the bloatware you never use from stock ROM. Maybe replace a few of the stock apps with better alternatives. This makes the phone faster, and frees up memory.
You can also freeze apps, if you're not comfortable with removing them from the stock ROM. This thread discusses which apps are safe to freeze/remove. The OP links to this document showing a spreadsheet of apps that are safe/not safe to freeze/remove.
If you're not familiar with the term "freezing apps", you should do a forum search(or just Google) Titanium Backup. It's a feature LOADED (you guessed it...) backup-app, which allows you to freeze apps if you don't want to uninstall them completely. In short, it "disables" the app, removing it from the drawer, but keeping it installed. You can easily unfreeze the apps if you need them to work for you again.
Hope this helped you on you way. The world of custom ROMs is huge, so you're guaranteed to find somehing you like.
Regards,
Kombian
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Thanks a lot for all the information that you've shared with me, I am still not familiar with many things in rooting which I might need your help with that.
The first thing, what you guys mean by Stock Rom? does it mean the original android framework that was not modified yet?
2nd: how to remove all the bloatware? and what do you mean by bloatware?
3rd: is it bad for the handset to be flashed again and again with many different ROMs? I always follow the steps which the developers mention in flashing any new ROM, so is there any right ways to do that without damaging my phone?
for now these are all the doubts that I have about rooting, but I might come up with many points in the future,
I hope you guys can help me in getting more knowledge about it, and thanks a lot for your precious time that you are giving me
Thanks again
KhaldounCG said:
Thanks a lot for all the information that you've shared with me, I am still not familiar with many things in rooting which I might need your help with that.
for now these are all the doubts that I have about rooting, but I might come up with many points in the future,
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For all doubts you have now and may have in the future, please follow the first rule of XDA:
"Search before asking"
And may I suggest you read through many of the fine guides and tutorials here on this forum. Look up the stickies in the section for ur device too.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
Sent from my SGS II

Rooted, now installing a rom

Hey guys converter from iPhone over here. Last time I rooted it was fairly straightforward and was able to get going quickly. This newer stuff is a little new to me.
I rooted my sprint s5 using towel root. Now what? I see roms like omega but none really say anything about the sprint model.
What should i do next to install a boottloader then a rom?
Thanks
kwwood said:
Hey guys converter from iPhone over here. Last time I rooted it was fairly straightforward and was able to get going quickly. This newer stuff is a little new to me.
I rooted my sprint s5 using towel root. Now what? I see roms like omega but none really say anything about the sprint model.
What should i do next to install a boottloader then a rom?
Thanks
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Assuming you are a new XDA user. Welcome to the forum and be sure to read over the forum rules. They might save you some headache in the future. For example, this post should of been in the Q&A section but no biggie. A mod will move it if need be.
Anyways, about your question, this is the Sprint specific forum so all the roms here should be compatible with the Sprint S5 (900P). Some of the roms will be based off of Touchwiz (these will keep almost 100% of stock functionality while adding some extras) and AOSP roms (custom based on CM, MIUI, etc.) The first post of each rom thread will give you a good idea of what the rom has included, instructions to flash, what works and doesn't, and so on.
If you just rooted get a custom recovery on there and do a backup of the system and EFS first thing. As for bootloader, that is preference and may depend on what rom you flash but I would think you will be fine with what version you have now.
This is also a good thread to take a look at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52456762&postcount=1

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