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Hi, I own a sgs gti9003 running froyo.I have been using this for more than a year.I was afraid to root and install custom roms.but today i have seen some easiest steps for rooting.so I decided to root.I read abt the advantage and disadvantages of rooting.but I have some more doubts to clear.
1.I dnt have internet in my pc,do I need internet for rooting.
2.if I rooted and installed any ics rom,is dat possible to download apps for ics like nova launcher,chrome browser directly from playstore.
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ramezabd said:
Hi, I own a sgs gti9003 running froyo.I have been using this for more than a year.I was afraid to root and install custom roms.but today i have seen some easiest steps for rooting.so I decided to root.I read abt the advantage and disadvantages of rooting.but I have some more doubts to clear.
1.I dnt have internet in my pc,do I need internet for rooting.
2.if I rooted and installed any ics rom,is dat possible to download apps for ics like nova launcher,chrome browser directly from playstore.
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Hi and welcome to the Galaxy SL Forum, if you want to root update first to Gingerbread, try searching 'General Guide for i9003 Noob'
And for your questions:
1. No, you don't need internet, you only need it when you download ROMs, tweaks and CF-Root.
2. For downloading ICS apps on Froyo, no you can't . You can run ICS apps if you install custom ROMs that based on CM9 or CM10
Good luck with the phone mate
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He didnt say he wanted ICS apps on froyo. He was asking if he would be able to download ICS apps straight from Play Store if he installed a ICS/+ custom rom. The answer is yes.
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BassBlaster said:
He didnt say he wanted ICS apps on froyo. He was asking if he would be able to download ICS apps straight from Play Store if he installed a ICS/+ custom rom. The answer is yes.
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Ohh... Sorry , change my number 2 anwser with the BassBlaster has.

So if my fon is 2.3,can i root it via gingerbreak.I just read this yesterday and tried it in my fon.didn't worked.updating gingerbread may cause bricking..? Srry am a newbie
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Kindly post your complete firmware information here.

GT-I9003
2.2.1
I9003DDKA5
2.6.32.9
[email protected]#1
FROYO.DDKB2
Is this what u asked..?
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Yes. My procedure to go to ICS or JB based CROM is
1) flash xxkpe as per guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133787 .. download ROM file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004647
2) flash ddlf2 per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1741370
3) Use CF-Root to root ddlf2 per http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331253
4) Flash ICS or JB ROM of your choice, ONLY AFTER READING THE PARTICULAR THREAD
I'd still prefer you do more searching and reading before attempting something that you dont understand completely.

ramezabd said:
Hi,u answered me in my topic abt rooting.i have a little more foubt.so,rooting is the first process.then am I need to update to gingerbread, or is that possible to update from froyo to ics rom..
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I'll answer your PM here.
As per what I read here, it is advised (by people's experience) that it's better to flash xxkpe(using ODIN) 1st then to a gingerbread valuepack firmware(i used ddlf2) of your choice, then to root it. Then flash any ICS/JB ROM of your choice.
Also, you need to understand you'll lose everything on your phone when you flash xxkpe using odin. Also, once rooted, you'll be unable to use Kies to restore your data. So, before attempting all this, make sure you backup everything that you'll regret losing.

Confused...okay..is there any youtube tutorial..?
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ramezabd said:
Confused...okay..is there any youtube tutorial..?
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Sorry mate, there are no YouTube tutorial for SL. Try to follow the guide here.
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Isme koi indian developers hein..?
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ramezabd said:
Isme koi indian developers hein..?
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Arre Jo top k developers hai woh Indians hi hai. But let's not judge talent on basis of location.

ramezabd said:
Isme koi indian developers hein..?
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ammar786 said:
Arre Jo top k developers hai woh Indians hi hai. But let's not judge talent on basis of location.
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lmao

Lol..its not judge anyones talent..can u read my via signature..?
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well said
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Arre Jo top k developers hai woh Indians hi hai. But let's not judge talent on basis of location.
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supper like

Back to topic
I have downloaded and installed samsung kies,superone click on my lap(running win7).then set my usb option to kies and checled usb debug.then I opened superone click and plugged usb to pc and to my phone.nothing happened both pc and phone.my phone charging itself via usb.nothing happened in superoneclick..why is that..?
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ramezabd said:
Back to topic
I have downloaded and installed samsung kies,superone click on my lap(running win7).then set my usb option to kies and checled usb debug.then I opened superone click and plugged usb to pc and to my phone.nothing happened both pc and phone.my phone charging itself via usb.nothing happened in superoneclick..why is that..?
എന്റെ സാംസങ്ങ്* ഗാലക്സിയിൽ നിന്ന് അയച്ചത്*..
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Read the guides pinned in the General Section.

ramezabd said:
Confused...okay..is there any youtube tutorial..?
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there are many youtube tutorials and you can easily search for them and choose what is best for you but the thing you need to know about is that for upgrading your firmware from froyo to gingerbread you dont need rooting.. you can do it officially by downloading Samsung Kies or by following the simple steps from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894737
Now after upgrading to gingerbread you can root your phone by following the simple steps using the link as above.
its okay to get confused the first time but follow the amazing simple steps from the above link and it should be just fine

[Q] How to get back to Stock ROM on S5300?

I have Samsung Galaxy S5300. I recently flashed my phone with Droid Belt ios themed(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012592).
I want to go back to my stock ROM. Please help me.

But y?

Try researching on the internet and download your stock ROM .Then just flash it through CWM or install it from your computer ...Either way.
Next time , make a backup of your orignal ROM .
Hope this helped
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Streetryders_2000 said:
But y?
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Because the iOS ROM has got many bugs which irritates me.

Rav_Singh said:
Try researching on the internet and download your stock ROM .Then just flash it through CWM or install it from your computer ...Either way.
Next time , make a backup of your orignal ROM .
Hope this helped
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I will try it now. I thought that wouldnt work.

[Q] hide the fact i rooted my phone from Samsung repair center

Hi!
I have a GT-B5512 Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos and i just flashed it with Odin and now want to send it in to Samsung. Will they be able to tell i have rooted my phone before? Thanks.

I'm pretty sure they'll see it if you send it in rooted - just un-root it for now and redo it when it comes back

Nimueh said:
I'm pretty sure they'll see it if you send it in rooted - just un-root it for now and redo it when it comes back
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? I thought the root is gone when I just flashed with Odin a new Rom. Aint that right?

U r right when u flash through odin ur root will go..but the custom bin counter will show 1 so make it 0 by using galaxy tool box app..otherwise ur warranty will not b there..
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pavan_19 said:
U r right when u flash through odin ur root will go..but the custom bin counter will show 1 so make it 0 by using galaxy tool box app..otherwise ur warranty will not b there..
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God damn it. I just did the entire process and yes it shows 0 on custom binary count now. But I didnt check if it showed 1 before clearing. So it wasnt that much fun. But probably it was 1 before, right?
Anyway. Thank you VERY MUCH. I wouldnt want to loose the chance for a brand new phone because of a stupid number saved somewhere deep in the jungle of my phone memory.
What I liked very much that i had to root my phone again in order to be able to disguise the fact it is rooted. Its like committing a crime to conceal a crime. Very criminal!
Anyway. What do I do now? Do I have to flash through Odin again to get rid of the root? Because it is still rooted now, right?

u just flash the unroot.zip using following link it works for b5512..no need to flash through odin if u flash through odin then ur custom bin counter will change again.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25140479
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yes it will just unroot

pavan_19 said:
u just flash the unroot.zip using following link it works for b5512..no need to flash through odin if u flash through odin then ur custom bin counter will change again.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25140479
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OMG that message I got 30 minutes too late. I just flashed with Odin again. But I thought flashing a original Samsung stock Rom is perfectly legal. Isnt it? Also they can figure out easily that I flashed a ROM because the phone is from Greece and came with a Greek keyboard and a greek ROM. I had to flash a European ROM in order to be able to write in normal letters on the keyboard. I dont even have the original ROM any more and its not on the Internet either. So...
Don't you think its fine if I just send it in like it is now? Unrooted with a original Samsung stock ROM?
thanks! i hit the thanks button as well

Check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34315276
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I don't think flashing a stock rom is legal..anyhow confirm it by others I don't have much idea about that..
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pavan_19 said:
Check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34315276
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thanks but not on the list. I think the name of the greek ROM ends with XXKL8. I will call in at Samsung as soon as its business hours and ask them again about it. But I know a Polish guy who asked Polish Samsung about the same thing and he got the answer that flashing a original Samsung ROM does NOT void the warranty.

just do the unrooting process.above...then there you go ...your phone is not rooted now..

[Q] 2 Important questions before flashing

Before I start I would like to thank you in advance for dedicating your time to help me here (assuming that you did).I couldn't find the answers on the forums even though I searched.
1. Is there any way to backup my 2.2.1 froyo rom along with the kernel and baseband and EVERYTHING to make sure that if I take it back for repairs they can't accuse me of anything?
2. I have P500H and not the normal P500 mentioned in these forums, is there any risk of brick by flashing another rom designed for P500? And if it does work, will all of my cellular connectivity (RIL, calls, sms, 3G) keep working?

Eden3319 said:
Before I start I would like to thank you in advance for dedicating your time to help me here (assuming that you did).I couldn't find the answers on the forums even though I searched.
1. Is there any way to backup my 2.2.1 froyo rom along with the kernel and baseband and EVERYTHING to make sure that if I take it back for repairs they can't accuse me of anything?
2. I have P500H and not the normal P500 mentioned in these forums, is there any risk of brick by flashing another rom designed for P500? And if it does work, will all of my cellular connectivity (RIL, calls, sms, 3G) keep working?
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1. yes with LGMDP or KDZ, but you need the stock rom that can be found in general LG P500 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824618
2 read here, it was discussed before http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830232
the answers are all in this forum, just try to search, read all sticky and FAQ threads and you should find all answers, but if you want to someone confirm you this, you can make a new thread like this just to be sure, cheers

This is all alittle bit complicated coming from the world of Samsung, is it possible to create a nandroid backup of froyo? is KDZ the equivilant of Odin?

Eden3319 said:
This is all alittle bit complicated coming from the world of Samsung, is it possible to create a nandroid backup of froyo? is KDZ the equivilant of Odin?
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Having used Odin and kdz I can say that KDZ is *RISKY*
It is maybe equivalent to Odin by the reference to the work they both do
And yeah you can create a nandroid backup of froyo
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akiratoriyama said:
Having used Odin and kdz I can say that KDZ is *RISKY*
It is maybe equivalent to Odin by the reference to the work they both do
And yeah you can create a nandroid backup of froyo
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I would not want anything risky (everything is risky, but I prefer to take it to a minimum level ) as this is not my phone. Do you recommend flashing custom recovery through rom manager?

Eden3319 said:
I would not want anything risky (everything is risky, but I prefer to take it to a minimum level ) as this is not my phone. Do you recommend flashing custom recovery through rom manager?
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ROM manager has resulted in 100s of bricks (maybe more)
Don't use ROM manager on LGp500
You can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.recovery.installation.utility
Download amonra 3.06 and extract the recovery.IMG
Then use the above app
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akiratoriyama said:
ROM manager has resulted in 100s of bricks (maybe more)
Don't use ROM manager on LGp500
You can use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.recovery.installation.utility
Download amonra 3.06 and extract the recovery.IMG
Then use the above app
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Can it be used on froyo? and do I get the recovery image from here http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager ?

Eden3319 said:
Can it be used on froyo? and do I get the recovery image from here http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager ?
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Yes the app is compatible with froyo
But I had issues with clockworkmod recovery
Download amonra 3.06 recovery for LGP500
It is the most stable recovery for this phone according to me :thumbup:
Here is the file for your convenience
http://www.mediafire.com/download/iwoygujg0qztoof/AmonRa_3.06_Recovery_ThunderG.zip
Copy the recovery.IMG extracted from the above file to the phones SD card And use the app I gave
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akiratoriyama said:
Yes the app is compatible with froyo
But I had issues with clockworkmod recovery
Download amonra 3.06 recovery for LGP500
It is the most stable recovery for this phone according to me :thumbup:
Here is the file for your convenience
http://www.mediafire.com/download/iwoygujg0qztoof/AmonRa_3.06_Recovery_ThunderG.zip
Copy the recovery.IMG extracted from the above file to the phones SD card And use the app I gave
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For some reason I can't root my device via GingerBreak v1.2 :\ It appears to be stuck, or just rooting forever. USB debugging is on.

Eden3319 said:
For some reason I can't root my device via GingerBreak v1.2 :\ It appears to be stuck, or just rooting forever. USB debugging is on.
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Try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Never used gingerbreak
Most say it works
***EDIT***
Just read that gingerbreak only supports 2.2.2 and not 2.2.1
Better use z4root i.e the from the above link
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akiratoriyama said:
Try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Never used gingerbreak
Most say it works
***EDIT***
Just read that gingerbreak only supports 2.2.2 and not 2.2.1
Better use z4root i.e the from the above link
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z4root didn't work either, progressed alittle bit, then crashed to the launcher and the app became inaccessible. Tried twice.
EDIT: Superoneclick worked, proceeding now to recovery installation.

Eden3319 said:
z4root didn't work either, progressed alittle bit, then crashed to the launcher and the app became inaccessible. Tried twice.
EDIT: Superoneclick worked, proceeding now to recovery installation.
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Good luck then
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I'm sorry to bump this after so long, I just didn't have the courage to flash the recovery (when I got stuck on the fastboot screen I thought that the device is going to the trash can), I have now CWM v5.0.2.0 but I get a message:
E:Bad boot message
"recovery"
Is it safe to proceed? what does this message mean?

Eden3319 said:
I'm sorry to bump this after so long, I just didn't have the courage to flash the recovery (when I got stuck on the fastboot screen I thought that the device is going to the trash can), I have now CWM v5.0.2.0 but I get a message:
E:Bad boot message
"recovery"
Is it safe to proceed? what does this message mean?
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That's a standard message which almost everyone gets on booting CWM recovery
Go forward and flash a ROM
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akiratoriyama said:
That's a standard message which almost everyone gets on booting CWM recovery
Go forward and flash a ROM
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Do you recommend the builds from Jenkins site? Are they stable enough to flash? http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/job/android/393/ This for example?

Eden3319 said:
Do you recommend the builds from Jenkins site? Are they stable enough to flash? http://jenkins.androidarmv6.org/job/android/393/ This for example?
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I don't like *any* of the Jenkins builds as they are pathetically slow for me even on fresh installations
According to me you should either try Oxygen ICS or Rashed97's CM10
Remember the above ROMs are of my personal preference
And if you are inclined to use Jenkins build *try* them
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I don't like *any* of the Jenkins builds as they are pathetically slow for me even on fresh installations
According to me you should either try Oxygen ICS or Rashed97's CM10
Remember the above ROMs are of my personal preference
And if you are inclined to use Jenkins build *try* them
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Isn't jenkins the only one that have 4.2.2? and soon maybe 4.3?

Eden3319 said:
Isn't jenkins the only one that have 4.2.2? and soon maybe 4.3?
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There are some ROMs based on 4.2.2
One I like is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2213967
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akiratoriyama said:
There are some ROMs based on 4.2.2
One I like is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2213967
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I will use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811325 for now
And when this gets to the step that it's stable enough I'll use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382045 from the same developer.
I will let you know after I flash it, now I'm waiting for the battery to charge

Eden3319 said:
I will use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1811325 for now
And when this gets to the step that it's stable enough I'll use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382045 from the same developer.
I will let you know after I flash it, now I'm waiting for the battery to charge
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Best of luck
Do remember trimming the ROM before flashing gapps and then thanking my post otherwise you may get possible bootloop
And flash the oldBB fix after flashing the ROM (search it)
More info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2149636
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[Q] Changing baseband version of stock ROM

HI GUYs, it's me again.
Now we know we have Germany android 4.2.2 official
but the baseband version isn't our own country's
but i still wanna flash it to my phone without losing warranty
so..
is it possible if any developers change the baseband version of this stock ROM, without rooting or cwm and without further modification? like, only change the baseband version of the ROM and then make it look like my own country's ROM (the samsung guy only checks your root state and baseband version if i'm right) so if any awesome developer would make it possible, then it's beneficial to everyone who wanna flash the ROM, but don't wanna lose warranty)
so...
is it able to:
1) Change the baseband version without bricking or further modifying?
thanks

I think its possible but its hard stuff cause u have to change the radio.
And if u not 100% sure what u doing u will brick ur phone.
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Btw. Is it safe to use odin? I think I'm gonna flash 4.2 stock
Window 7. Laptop
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Normaly it is but as always no warranty.
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Nekator said:
Normaly it is but as always no warranty.
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thanks i dunno why i always think too much about failing the flashing process ==" though i successfully used odin 5 times
wish me good luck, im always very nervous about odin

Look at this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658809
I don't know if it is a problem to flash a baseband from a 4.1.2 rom to 4.2.2??
But I think you lost your warrenty because it is a modification. Normaly there is no 4.2.2 rom for your country Samsung know your provider knows, so when you have a problem with the device an send it to repair, people know that there isnt't a 4.2.2 rom available but you have - maybe they don't accept the warrenty. So wait for 4.2.2 or have fun!

I w8 CyanoGenmod... now is in beta (If u have time try it)... U can flash 4.2.2 Deoxed is very cool FAST! (Flash is easy with odion no risk )

ZaRBoR2 said:
I w8 CyanoGenmod... now is in beta (If u have time try it)... U can flash 4.2.2 Deoxed is very cool FAST! (Flash is easy with odion no risk )
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Many thanks mate...I used Odin so many times before but I'm still very nervous about it
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Brian_SGW_CM9 said:
Many thanks mate...I used Odin so many times before but I'm still very nervous about it
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Flashing anything gives goes up and you have that bad fear that slows your heartbeat that it will fail or screw up. My phone memory is getting full and needs air to breath. Im baldly waiting for 4.2.2 to come for the None NFC version.
I'll load it with games then
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