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[Q] Help with Gingerbread installation...

Okay I literally just got this phone yesterday and I see all this talk about Gingerbread and how great it is so I decided I want to try it. I know next to nothing about all the technicalities about this phone so I youtube'd how to do it and found this video that I plan to use to help me in the process. - watch?v=YuURgkUYn1A
So if I follow that process and use the files he uses, I should have Gingerbread and still have my connection to AT&T, GPS, and WiFi? Also, when AT&T finally does release it officially, will I be able to just go to Software Update on the menu and get the official AT&T Firmware and not have to worry about all this technical stuff again?

xiacexi said:
Okay I literally just got this phone yesterday and I see all this talk about Gingerbread and how great it is so I decided I want to try it. I know next to nothing about all the technicalities about this phone so I youtube'd how to do it and found this video that I plan to use to help me in the process. - watch?v=YuURgkUYn1A
So if I follow that process and use the files he uses, I should have Gingerbread and still have my connection to AT&T, GPS, and WiFi? Also, when AT&T finally does release it officially, will I be able to just go to Software Update on the menu and get the official AT&T Firmware and not have to worry about all this technical stuff again?
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Try THIS link out, its got pretty much everything you want to know to get started(including vids). The only things that don't work on GB currently HDMI and on some of the roms, bluetooth. If you want to get the official OTA when it drops you will have to go back to stock, easiest way is to use THIS method. Also when GB does drop, Devs most likely will make their own roms based on the official GB.
Once your rooted and have recovery installed use THIS thread to find the ROM you want...
This is just a rough overview, so make sure you READ carefully and take your time, any question you have is usually answered in the appropriate thread.

Here is a link to the latest AT&T Gingerbread leak. Use Odin to flash it, and if you stick with the included stock kernel, everything works as it should. It looks very close to being ready for release. If you want it rooted, flash Entropy's kernel and then use CWM recovery and the Superuser zip you can find on here to install su. Then, flash the stock kernel again to keep everything working (video, bluetooth, etc.).:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366801
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jscott30 said:
Here is a link to the latest AT&T Gingerbread leak. Use Odin to flash it, and if you stick with the included stock kernel, everything works as it should. It looks very close to being ready for release. If you want it rooted, flash Entropy's kernel and then use CWM recovery and the Superuser zip you can find on here to install su. Then, flash the stock kernel again to keep everything working (video, bluetooth, etc.).:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366801
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Lol all that makes sense to me and you but, you probably just judo chopped his cerebral cortex with that post...

xIC-MACIx said:
Lol all that makes sense to me and you but, you probably just judo chopped his cerebral cortex with that post...
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Agreed, but in your earlier post, you gave some good links that show how to get started. If he reads the information in those threads, and tries out rooting stock Froyo, installing the modified recovery, and flashing some custom roms, that post shouldn't be too hard to follow.

jscott30 said:
Agreed, but in your earlier post, you gave some good links that show how to get started. If he reads the information in those threads, and tries out rooting stock Froyo, installing the modified recovery, and flashing some custom roms, that post shouldn't be too hard to follow.
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Lol yeah let's hope so, seems like lately the Q&A is getting flooded with previously answered questions

Everything is working on catyrom after I update to UCKK4 with rooted custom kernel...don't believe the hype....it can work if you know what your doing
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dman3285 said:
...don't believe the hype....it can work if you know what your doing
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Ha, you were my source for the hype. In your rooted UCKK4 thread, you said:
dman3285 said:
Here is the flashable rooted version...
If you want video working, flash the stock kernel
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So, you have a custom kernel with CWM and everything working with UCKK4 in catyrom?
I figured we would have to wait until AT&T / Samsung released their Gingerbread source to compile a completely working kernel. Can you point me in the direction of a custom kernel w/ CWM that has video and everything working in stock rooted UCKK4?

Yes..that was then this is now...lol...with some mods to some jars and framework it will work...learned that myself...
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Haven't released the KK4 version yet...soon
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dman3285 said:
Haven't released the KK4 version yet...soon
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That's legit Dman, it seems you learn a new trick on a daily basis; ports, roms and now kernels. I'm loving how the infuse development is still kickin!
So back on topic lol. Xia, Dman's CatyRom is one of the most recent GB roms (and plenty more), it's based off of the leaks from At&t. Once your ready, look into that!

Edit: Nevermind my question, dman, thanks anyway for what you're doing.
To the OP, a good AOSP Gingerbread rom that I keep coming back to is Serendipity VII. I hope that MikeyMike will still come back to update that one when we get the official AT&T Gingerbread.
You can find that here.: http://serendipityinfuse.weebly.com/

I'm sure what I've done is no new news to the other devs
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xIC-MACIx said:
Lol all that makes sense to me and you but, you probably just judo chopped his cerebral cortex with that post...
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LMAO!!!!!!

xiacexi said:
Okay I literally just got this phone yesterday and I see all this talk about Gingerbread and how great it is so I decided I want to try it. I know next to nothing about all the technicalities about this phone so I youtube'd how to do it and found this video that I plan to use to help me in the process. - watch?v=YuURgkUYn1A
So if I follow that process and use the files he uses, I should have Gingerbread and still have my connection to AT&T, GPS, and WiFi? Also, when AT&T finally does release it officially, will I be able to just go to Software Update on the menu and get the official AT&T Firmware and not have to worry about all this technical stuff again?
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you should head over to the devs section and download dmans rooted gb 2.3.6 its the shi* :O

xIC-MACIx said:
Lol all that makes sense to me and you but, you probably just judo chopped his cerebral cortex with that post...
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Couldn't help seriously laughing out loud to this comment. I consider myself to be pretty computer literate but still have to step away from the electronics everyonce in awhile for fear of judo chopping my own. My best advice to all noobs is... take your time and read. Its all right there in front of you. That is all.
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ROM and Kernel

Hello First time poster , but ive been reading for a while now. Im a complete noob, but i successfully rooted my phone through the guides here, so ive done some extensive searching through the forum.
I really like my rooted infuse, but i totally envy my gf's gs2 . I wont be able to renew my contract until next year, so for now, i want to use my phone to its full potential. Opinions are welcomed,
I basically have a rooted stock phone running froyo 2.2.1. Read through a bunch of comments how froyo operated better than GB on the infuse, what are your thought on that?
Reason i ask is because i would like to run a custom rom, i really like MIUI, CM7, and ZEUS. I went through endless pages but im tied between them.
Which would you recommend. Im looking for performance, style and stability. I know its a matter of opinion, but im open to what many have to say.
Bit a confusion too, since i have a rooted 2.2.1 froyo will doing a custom rom automatically, upgrade me to gb or even maybe ics.
I also have seen in some threads where many mention that some of the roms come with a custom kernel already. Which ROMs would those be?
Im a noobie, but i did search the forum. You can lead me into the right direction that'd be great
Please and thank you
-Smiggs

First off, welcome to the forum. When it becomes to roms it all depends on ur liking. We have a lot non official custtom GB roms. This is the beaty about android, flash until u find the one you like and that goes for modems and kernels. I would suggest to start flashing and keep reading. GL and I hope you the one for you.
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I'd say go with Zeus! Miui and cm7 don't have the best battery life. I'm switching from miui to Zeus tomorrow! That's should give me awesome battey life!
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Yeah, zeus is ptetty sweet. I'm loving it
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Hey thanks for the welcomes and not bashing the noobie.
ima flash today, hopefully everything goes good.
so far after some more research came up with a little summary of steps,
Im running rooted infuse 4g, froyo 2.2.1
so far what i got from it is,
-install 3e recovery
-clockword mod
-nandroid back up
-insert preferred rom to sd
-boot into recovery via clockword
-clear data/cache w.e
-install zip
-reboot
and done, did i forget a step? enlighten me please.
Another thing Zeus requires me to have a GB Bootloader, how would i go about doing that?
please and thank you

any help ?

SMiGGs said:
any help ?
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You're on the right track.
Get the roms and files downloaded to your pc and your phone.
might want to make a folder on your phone (ex:roms or flashhappy)
put all those files in there.
good to have entropy's latest kernel, superuser signed pak in doctorz roms too)
if you want, it may be simple also just to use sgskernel flasher from market, flash gtg infused kernel if you're on froyo and boot into cwm and go from there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220090
i have a fail safe method that i use. learn to use heimdall and install a driver on one port on your pc - and save that one port for only heimdall.
use adam's uckj4 heimdall package. flash it once, flash again with boot loader checked (this will give you gb bl) then flash defuse kernel in second post and then flash your rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331381
good luck

Thank you very much, greatly appreciate it.

Sorry For The "Noob" Question , & I'm Not Sure If I'm IN The Right Part Of The Fourms Right Now , But Can Someone Verify If The Samsung Infuse 4g Will Be Supported By Virtuous Affinity ? Thanks

NBKxRoscoe said:
Sorry For The "Noob" Question , & I'm Not Sure If I'm IN The Right Part Of The Fourms Right Now , But Can Someone Verify If The Samsung Infuse 4g Will Be Supported By Virtuous Affinity ? Thanks
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No Clue What You Are Talking About And People Who Capitalize Every Word In A Sentence Drive Me INSANE...

Lol +100
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NBKxRoscoe said:
Sorry For The "Noob" Question , & I'm Not Sure If I'm IN The Right Part Of The Fourms Right Now , But Can Someone Verify If The Samsung Infuse 4g Will Be Supported By Virtuous Affinity ? Thanks
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lol..I just found out what it is.
http://www.virtuousrom.com/p/affinity.html
You need one of these:
HTC Desire HD (Ace)
HTC Inspire 4G (Ace)
HTC Desire Z (Vision)
HTC Desire S (Saga)
HTC Incredible S (Vivo)
HTC Incredible 2 (Vivow)
T-Mobile G2 (Vision)
T-Mobile myTouch 4G (Glacier)
If you have an Infuse, try one of Dman's ROM...

Oh hells nah, that's sense. Eeewwww like baby boy says. Lol
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SMiGGs said:
Hello First time poster , but ive been reading for a while now. Im a complete noob, but i successfully rooted my phone through the guides here, so ive done some extensive searching through the forum.
I really like my rooted infuse, but i totally envy my gf's gs2 . I wont be able to renew my contract until next year, so for now, i want to use my phone to its full potential. Opinions are welcomed,
I basically have a rooted stock phone running froyo 2.2.1. Read through a bunch of comments how froyo operated better than GB on the infuse, what are your thought on that?
Reason i ask is because i would like to run a custom rom, i really like MIUI, CM7, and ZEUS. I went through endless pages but im tied between them.
Which would you recommend. Im looking for performance, style and stability. I know its a matter of opinion, but im open to what many have to say.
Bit a confusion too, since i have a rooted 2.2.1 froyo will doing a custom rom automatically, upgrade me to gb or even maybe ics.
I also have seen in some threads where many mention that some of the roms come with a custom kernel already. Which ROMs would those be?
Im a noobie, but i did search the forum. You can lead me into the right direction that'd be great
Please and thank you
-Smiggs
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I did this tried 4 diff roms, you just have to jump in and read and test....a great feeling...

bigjoe2675 said:
I did this tried 4 diff roms, you just have to jump in and read and test....a great feeling...
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100% agree.

[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.

help with the sgh-1727r (rogers canada version of skyrocket)

Hi, I just got a S2 LtE rogers version sgh-1727r
I looked for a while and maybe you can help me quicker.
I am on GB and wonder what a good rom is for this ? ( i need otg, and other features, but like stable)
How can I root this on a mac (the easiest way) and is it the same as the ATT version ?
Thanks everyone ! I hope I am not cluttering up the board as i am sure the answers are there somewhere but my slow internet is bluetooth over a blackberry so as you imagine i am kind of having a hard time.
I am a noob to this

Use kies to upgrade to ics. Then read the stickies in the i957 development section. That'll get you started.
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blendobass said:
Hi, I just got a S2 LtE rogers version sgh-1727r
I am on GB and wonder what a good rom is for this ? ( i need otg, and other features, but like stable)
How can I root this on a mac (the easiest way) and is it the same as the ATT version ?
Thanks everyone ! I hope I am not cluttering up the board as i am sure the answers are there somewhere but my slow internet is bluetooth over a blackberry so as you imagine i am kind of having a hard time.
I am a noob to this
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Hi blendobass!
The correct model # is SGH-i727r. CyanogenMod 10 has USB OTG and is stable.
Read this thread for how to get CWM which you will need to flash CyanogenMod.
Or you could do as jd1639 says, update to ICS over kies. However i don't know if stock ICS has USB OTG enabled or not. The model he is referring to (i957) is nonexistant so i don't really know what he's talking about. Reading the stickies in the i727 forum won't hurt though.
Good Luck!

My mistake on the i957 (it's att tab 8.9) meant the i727 in my post. I have both devices.
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I have been trying to root all morning, i get in terminal and i paste when CD tot the directory of Skyrocket-Easy- Root
sudo chmod 755 Linux-Mac.sh
./Linux-Mac.sh
it goes threw its thing and says it worked at the end but it doesn't my GB verions is 2.3.5 if that matters.... frustration.. i am on a mac btw

so i got clockwork recovery flashed, and i rooted the phone.
Now I am on G.B. and trying to flash CW10 to the phone and it says aborted when i try to install it from zip on sd card... any help there ?

blendobass said:
so i got clockwork recovery flashed, and i rooted the phone.
Now I am on G.B. and trying to flash CW10 to the phone and it says aborted when i try to install it from zip on sd card... any help there ?
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i know you have a mac, but cant u borrow a pc for 5 mins. its so much easier.
what cwm version did you install, use sk8's latest version or twrp
note: if someone can post a step by step guide to install cwm/twrp with a mac so i can put it in the 1stop sticky, that would be appreciated

Hi, thanks for asking.. I flashed cw 5.0.26
Does it matter what kernal i have or anything else ? I am a noob thanks

I got a new recovery as you said and checked out your posts... got JB CM 10 running smooth... loving it thanks for the help guys. it is like a new phone.
Now to figure out how to get all the google apps on their easy..

Install from the play store. Not the easiest but the cleanest
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Hey thanks, ya that would be fine but i don't even have google play. Thanks

blendobass said:
Hey thanks, ya that would be fine but i don't even have google play. Thanks
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You need to flash gapps if you're using cm base Roms
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Are you using vincom's superlite rom? If so you probably need to flash the gapps package to get Google and play. Did you back up anything before you installed cm10 and of so what did you use.
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No I just flashed CM10 and it is so smooth, I am comparing with a NExus 4 right beside it and it is almost as just as responsive pretty stoked about it, glad i upgraded this and it feels like the vanilla android everyone talks about.
I don't think i can restore from backup as i messed up a bit flashing the rom (didn't clear the cache and stuff in the right ordeer so I think my last rom on there might have GB but I would hate to go back and mess with everything now, maybe I will just dig around for a good package to flash with all the google apps, just not sure what one to trust or if it will give me all the new google features (athough I don't like google now)
thanks guys and if any noobs are totally clueless like me about how to get your Rogers LTE S2 from old GB to unlocked and JB with Cm-10 I don't mind helping you out, it is confusing but once you do it, it all makes sense and I could now prob do it in a half hour while having a beer.

Dude, you have a pretty phone that doesn't do anything. You need to flash a gapps package for it do anything more than make phone calls whether you like Google or not. Before you do anything else read vincom's stickies in the development section. If you read them close enough you might find the gapps package you need. After you do the reading and if you have questions then ask.
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blendobass said:
No I just flashed CM10 and it is so smooth, I am comparing with a NExus 4 right beside it and it is almost as just as responsive pretty stoked about it, glad i upgraded this and it feels like the vanilla android everyone talks about.
I don't think i can restore from backup as i messed up a bit flashing the rom (didn't clear the cache and stuff in the right ordeer so I think my last rom on there might have GB but I would hate to go back and mess with everything now, maybe I will just dig around for a good package to flash with all the google apps, just not sure what one to trust or if it will give me all the new google features (athough I don't like google now)
thanks guys and if any noobs are totally clueless like me about how to get your Rogers LTE S2 from old GB to unlocked and JB with Cm-10 I don't mind helping you out, it is confusing but once you do it, it all makes sense and I could now prob do it in a half hour while having a beer.
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how do you know you dont like google now, if you were coming for gb you never tried it, its the best app google has ever made, imho, its really not confusing if you read a few of the "updated stickies", but looking at your profile you should at least know of gapps, i didnt list the gapps packages because each dev has there own preference for their rom, and team chopsticks still recommends the 0726 on their website

CM 10 install abort on SGH-I727R from Rogers
I have a SGH-I727R from Rogers (Samsung Galaxy II S LTE). Thanks to the great information I've found from some of you, I successfully installed CWM 5.8.1.3 using Odin and rooted so I could back up with Titanium backup.
When I tried to install the Skyrocket zip for Cyanogen mod 10.0.0, the install (from CWM) was aborted. It seems to check for SGH-I727 but not with the extra R. So I'm stuck at the moment.
I'm digging and digging through the forums as someone has to have run into this before me. Just in case anyone notices my post and doesn't mind pointing me in the right direction, I would be grateful. Thank you.

42aross said:
I have a SGH-I727R from Rogers (Samsung Galaxy II S LTE). Thanks to the great information I've found from some of you, I successfully installed CWM 5.8.1.3 using Odin and rooted so I could back up with Titanium backup.
When I tried to install the Skyrocket zip for Cyanogen mod 10.0.0, the install (from CWM) was aborted. It seems to check for SGH-I727 but not with the extra R. So I'm stuck at the moment.
I'm digging and digging through the forums as someone has to have run into this before me. Just in case anyone notices my post and doesn't mind pointing me in the right direction, I would be grateful. Thank you.
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If it aborted, the likely culpret is that you didn't do an MD5 hash check on your rom download.
Check vincom's stickies, you'll find a md5 checker in there. The site you got it from will have the hash # on that page. Download, and check it twice. Once on your computer and again once you have transfered it to your device. "Dev-Host" is notorious for borking downloads.

Not the m5sum
wantowan2 said:
If it aborted, the likely culpret is that you didn't do an MD5 hash check on your rom download.
Check vincom's stickies, you'll find a md5 checker in there. The site you got it from will have the hash # on that page. Download, and check it twice. Once on your computer and again once you have transfered it to your device. "Dev-Host" is notorious for borking downloads.
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Thank you for the quick reply. Unfortunately that isn't it. md5sums match website/computer/sd card on phone.
The error I see during install seems pretty clear. It shows the installer checking build properties and device properties. It looks to be checking for various device strings like skyrocket and SGH-I727. My device from Rogers is SGH-I727R so doesn't match causing the install abort.

Update cwm to sk8's newer one or use twrp
if using cm10 for skyrocket, it will install on att and rogers phones without problems
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Want to go from CM10.1 to Valhalla Final

Well guys, Ive been searching long and hard to find out how to do this and keep seeing I need to use Odin. I have no clue how to use Odin and consider myself lucky that I was able to even flash CM10.1 Jellybean successfully. I do have a full backup of my original rom. I just want a rom that will work. CM10.1 is good but I wasn't able to get my apps put back on (I followed the instructions on how to do it but it keeps giving me a formatting error). It seems this phone hasn't worked good at all since it had the stock Froyo on it. The 2.3.6 Gingerbread update worked except for that texting issue of to many characters.
I have been reading that lots of people seem to like the Valhalla final rom. I have the Samsung Galaxy s 4g (T959V). Or do you guys recommend another more current rom? I am really clueless about how to do these things. Also, when you root a phone does that mean you can no longer get apps off Google play?
One more thing, what's the deal with different kernerls? I know nothing about them either. Are they just to do with communicating with the hardware or is there more to them?
I see different launchers and know nothing about them or if I can use them for my phone. Wouldn't know how to install one either. I'm sure I can customize what I already have but don't know how or what to try. Maybe that should be first. I would really like to have my facebook app back though. If you guys could just give me some links, that would be great too. Thanks in advance everyone.

If you want to go back to a bml gingerbread rom you have to one click back to stock.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium

How would I go about doing that? Can I just do it in CWM?

Follow the guide in the second link of my signature.

There ya go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
Second post is what you want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358498
Lumin's guide is almost noob proof and the heimdall one-click collection is my go to for when I gotta go back to stock

Thanks guys

Didn't work and now my phone isn't recognized at all

Never mind guys, got it to work. Thanks again!!!!