[Q] Lose App Data When Upgrading With Heimdall? - Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)

This should be a fairly simple question. My wife & I have both decided to keep our Galaxy S4G's when our contract is up next month...we really like these phones and TMob will give us a substantial discount for renewing & keeping our phones.
I'm running CM9...probably as far as I'll go until our great developers get GPS working on CM10.
Wife is still on stock Froyo & is now interested in going to GB. If I remember correctly, since Heimdall doesn't require any wiping, I think all her contacts, photos, call logs, etc. won't be erased (not sure about this). Also she's concerned about losing data on her user apps. If nothing will be lost, I can use Heimdall to take her to GB and also to root with AntonX's kernel.
If data will be lost, I'll have to use Super One Click to root, install Titanium Backup, and then restore after the flash.
A third possibility...and I don't know if this exists...is to flash a Froyo kernel with SGS which will root her phone....don't even know if there is one.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks.

DickyG said:
This should be a fairly simple question. My wife & I have both decided to keep our Galaxy S4G's when our contract is up next month...we really like these phones and TMob will give us a substantial discount for renewing & keeping our phones.
I'm running CM9...probably as far as I'll go until our great developers get GPS working on CM10.
Wife is still on stock Froyo & is now interested in going to GB. If I remember correctly, since Heimdall doesn't require any wiping, I think all her contacts, photos, call logs, etc. won't be erased (not sure about this). Also she's concerned about losing data on her user apps. If nothing will be lost, I can use Heimdall to take her to GB and also to root with AntonX's kernel.
If data will be lost, I'll have to use Super One Click to root, install Titanium Backup, and then restore after the flash.
A third possibility...and I don't know if this exists...is to flash a Froyo kernel with SGS which will root her phone....don't even know if there is one.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks.
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I would think that Samsung kies would still upgrade her phone if you hadn't done anything to it yet. With the kies update, you shouldn't lose anything.
There were a couple kernels for froyo if you wanted to stay there (I don't think any heimdall one clicks though. "Bali" maybe?)

Do you lose data when updating day from gingerbread to 4.2?
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tazmaniondvl said:
Do you lose data when updating day from gingerbread to 4.2?
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Yeah....when flashing with CWM, I do all the wipes...but I can do a good restore with Titanium Backup. Since my wife's phone is not rooted yet, we can't use TB.

Good to know. I will make a backup right now
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tazmaniondvl said:
Do you lose data when updating day from gingerbread to 4.2?
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champ1919 said:
I would think that Samsung kies would still upgrade her phone if you hadn't done anything to it yet. With the kies update, you shouldn't lose anything.
There were a couple kernels for froyo if you wanted to stay there (I don't think any heimdall one clicks though. "Bali" maybe?)
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I forgot about the Bali kernel...but I think you need to be rooted to flash it. I know very little about kies mini...need to read up on it & see if it upgrades without losing user app data. Would still like to know if using Heimdall causes data loss.

When I used kies mini to upgrade my t959v to gingerbread before I even knew about rooting it didn't delete anything.
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I used the odin version to flash bali. But, I'm odd. I like odin. It's not for the faint of heart. He could root with super one click root. Then flash bali with sgs kernel flasher (from play store).
Some people had a tough time rooting with SOC on gingerbread. That's were heimdall came in handy and cut that step.
Wasn't it drhonk that packaged kernels back in the day? He had an overclocked/undervolted that did good.

DickyG said:
I forgot about the Bali kernel...but I think you need to be rooted to flash it. I know very little about kies mini...need to read up on it & see if it upgrades without losing user app data. Would still like to know if using Heimdall causes data loss.
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Using kies is the safest route to get her on gingerbread. Heimdall will wipe the data partitions IIRC. I just used it yesterday to fix my kids phone. However I was going from a ics rom to gingerbread.
Once on gingerbread if you want to root her phone bhundven has a kernel one click in the development section.

limeaide said:
Using kies is the safest route to get her on gingerbread. Heimdall will wipe the data partitions IIRC. I just used it yesterday to fix my kids phone. However I was going from a ics rom to gingerbread.
Once on gingerbread if you want to root her phone bhundven has a kernel one click in the development section.
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Actually, I use Heimdall quite a bit, mainly to recover from my own stupid flashing mistakes. I got on Samsung chat yesterday and the rep said that upgrading with kies mini would delete data in user apps...this coming from the same rep who originally told me that I wouldn't lose anything because I could copy all apps and data onto my computer.
I'm guessing that both Heimdall and kies causes you to lose user app data.
So I'll probably: 1. Root the phone with SOC 2. Install Titanium Backup and do a full backup 3. Use Heimdall to upgrade to
GB, flash bootloaders, and flash AntonX's kernel to re-root the phone 4. Do a restore with Titanium.
....unless there are any other suggestions...thanks.

I upgraded with kies. It didn't wipe data. At least none that I could tell

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UTB or SRE?

im debating between the two tools to use when i get my captivate on thursday... i know compared with the two, there is some that has features than the other.... what would u recommend and what did u use?
Sre. It has OC and a better tether option. Even better would be to use the new hybrid Rom with unhelpfuls kernel. No need to lagfix
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Smallsmx3 said:
Sre. It has OC and a better tether option. Even better would be to use the new hybrid Rom with unhelpfuls kernel. No need to lagfix
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thanks! i was kinda leaning toward sre! is it really easy to install? i mean ive read the directions and all and looks and sounds easy... i have mac would that make it an issue? it says to use titanium backup before... sorry for the noob question but where can i get the titanium backup?
edit: so i need to root first then do the sre?
toawkanavngthded said:
thanks! i was kinda leaning toward sre! is it really easy to install? i mean ive read the directions and all and looks and sounds easy... i have mac would that make it an issue? it says to use titanium backup before... sorry for the noob question but where can i get the titanium backup?
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Once you get your Captivate get Ryan's One Click lag fix and use it only to root your phone. Then you will have Super user permissions, next step would be Titanium Backup available on the market which you need root to get. Next step get ROM Manager donated version off the market and use Clockwork mod recovery through ROM manager to always perform backups before flashing new ROMs or Kernals. Yes, SRE is easy to install. The only trouble you will run into is Odin one click is for windows systems not Mac so you will probably need to have acccess to a windows based pc if you ever eff your phone and need to flash back to stock.
edit: so i need to root first then do the sre?
You should root first so that you have ROM manager and Titanium to back up before flashing SRE. One Click lag fix on the market will do this for you, but only use it for rooting not the lagfix. Tatuyama's ext4 lagfix is better imo.
Unhelpful's Kernal is included in SRE, fyi.
The new hybrid ROM still has some bugs and SRE is as good, imo.
Rhiannon224 said:
Once you get your Captivate get Ryan's One Click lag fix and use it only to root your phone. Then you will have Super user permissions, next step would be Titanium Backup available on the market which you need root to get. Next step get ROM Manager donated version off the market and use Clockwork mod recovery through ROM manager to always perform backups before flashing new ROMs or Kernals. Yes, SRE is easy to install. The only trouble you will run into is Odin one click is for windows systems not Mac so you will probably need to have acccess to a windows based pc if you ever eff your phone and need to flash back to stock.
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thank you for ur response! it was very helpful! what if i use parallels and run win 7 and use SRE? if not then i guess i have to use UTB??
Nope, just an update.zip check the developers section. Super easy and no more odin needed unless you need to revert to stock first
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i'm running the non overclock version of sre and the tatayuma ext4 lag fix. so far has been very stable. i'm very happy with the combo.
Dani897 said:
Nope, just an update.zip check the developers section. Super easy and no more odin needed unless you need to revert to stock first
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so odin is basically a "factory restore?" and can odin be used only on windows based computers? so once i get my captivate i can go straight into SRE?
odin is a program that will apply factory firmwares to your phone. so whether you want to restore to stock or try some of the newer leaked firmwares available, odin is the tool to use. and as far as i know it is for pc only.
novajustin said:
odin is a program that will apply factory firmwares to your phone. so whether you want to restore to stock or try some of the newer leaked firmwares available, odin is the tool to use. and as far as i know it is for pc only.
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thank you for clarifying. so it is only windows based? parallel's might not work? well i hope when i do run SRE, i will be good! im not really into modifying the phone heavily. just wanna run SRE cuz it sounds very promising and helps make the device run smoother.
i am currently using the non OC version of sre along with the tatayuma ext4 lagfix and i am very happy with it. everything has been very stable thus far.
novajustin said:
i am currently using the non OC version of sre along with the tatayuma ext4 lagfix and i am very happy with it. everything has been very stable thus far.
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can u provide me to the right place for the tatayuma ext lag fix? so why aren't u using the OC version of sre? so u applyed the tatayuma then sre and ur good?
edit: nvm i found the tatayuma... just dont know what to use!!! theres quite a few to choose from!!! how did u all manage to choose the right one???
the tatayuma works very well with sre. the order i went in was flashed to stock rom->flashed sre->installed lagfix. i didnt want to go with the oc version because i think the phone is fast enough as it is and really what is another 200mhz going to do to this phone? as for the lagfix, i went with the ext4 as it has been proven to be more stable than the ext2. for me i am more concerned with reliability over power/speed. overclocking means more heat and more power being sucked out of the battery and we all know this battery is quick to die.

Coming from Captivate, flashing questions

Sorry if this should be in a different thread. Not trying to get flamed. So I am coming from a captivate and am just wondering how is flashing stuff on the inspire different from the captivate? Typically most of my flashing was just done thru CWM on the captivate itself or thru ODIN. I know ODIN doesnt exist for the inspire, but what differences can I expect coming into? how do I get to recovery or download? Any answers on how the flashing experience is different would be much appreciated
Once you've rooted it's pretty much the same as captivate install rom manager and install Rom with cwm recovery. There isn't a need to flash back to stock. Just clear data and cache.
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yup, clockwork mod makes life a hell of a lot easier.
And this restore a heck of a lot better than the captivate did. I don't even use titanium backup anymore. All my txt messages and apps automatically restores including wallpaper
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Thanks guys, my only question is how to get CWM on this phone after root. Im assuming its thru a kernel?
same way you do it on the captivate get rom manager from the market. Install CWM Recovery.
There's no need for special recoveries like on the captivate as there's no lagfix craziness to deal with. HTC uses Android/Linux standard file systems
gunnyman said:
same way you do it on the captivate get rom manager from the market. Install CWM Recovery.
There's no need for special recoveries like on the captivate as there's no lagfix craziness to deal with. HTC uses Android/Linux standard file systems
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Lol, kinda forgot thats all that needed to be done to get CWM. Too much stress with the captivate.
Yeah I had to retrain my brain as well.
p4ranoid4ndroid said:
Lol, kinda forgot thats all that needed to be done to get CWM. Too much stress with the captivate.
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Totally agree, ill never get samsung again. I would probably flash a different rom on my captivate every other day to find out which one had what bugs and what didnt work correctly, lol. The Inspire is a lot harder to root then the captivate, but is well worth it when you do, for one roms are higher quality and all 100% working, even cm7 rc1. There is no download mode for inspire, you can manually boot into bootloader mode and from there you can enter CWM Recovery.
So i looked at the HTC hack kit, are there any better instructions for rooting? just didnt see anything laid out in that thread.
Another question for yall: On the captivate when wifi was active the 3g symbol would disappear. This doesnt happen on my inspire. Does that mean hspa is still running while im connected to wifi? Battery drain is my issue with this
there's a readme in the hack kit. Very easy to follow
There is youtube two part video walkthrough, thats what i used. I learn easier if i can see it happening.
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On the vibrant (captivate) a bad kernel or Rom could mean boot loop and no hope of getting into clockwork and we would have to use odin. This doesn't happen on the inspire?
Sent from my Inspire '4g'.
ive had boot loop happen twice so far and both times i manually went into boot loader and went to CWM recovery and wiped data and reflashed then everything was fine. The one time i reflashed and still got boot loop i just restored back up and then flashed and was good to go. I made a backup right after i rooted so i wouldnt have to do it again, i suggest you do the same just to be safe.
bkeaver said:
And this restore a heck of a lot better than the captivate did. I don't even use titanium backup anymore. All my txt messages and apps automatically restores including wallpaper
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Not to hijack, but what do you mean? How do you restore all your apps etc without titanium?
Corriewf said:
Not to hijack, but what do you mean? How do you restore all your apps etc without titanium?
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lol dont mind the hijacking. the more questions asked the better.
the market auto restores your apps when you sign in with your google account, i cant really explain how it does this, but it sure is nice.
when you check back up my settings when you sign into google for teh first time, it starts keeping a list of market apps you've installed and restores them if you do a factory reset. doesn't seem to catch all of mine all the time though.
still have some questions regarding Flash
I read the rooting thread as well as saw the video, what I could understand is that in captivate we were rooting and then upgrading the ROM.
But here we are rooting and the downgrading.. Are we loosing any functionality? Its little difficult to understand..
can someone pls help?
You are actually downgrading the ROM then rooting THAT. After you have root, and have clockwork mod recovery installed you can install any rooted rom you like. There are a few to choose from in the Dev section.
The current Android release on the Inspire hasn't been "cracked" yet so you need to downgrade to get root.

De-crippling the 2.2 Captivate (allow non-market apps)

does anyone know how to do this? i have used superoneclick, AIO captivate tools and OCD. nothing works
i have a rooted captivate running froyo stock
Backup your stuff and flash Cognition. Easiest way. You may want to stay stock, but trust me, it's much better.
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Backup your stuff and flash Cognition. Easiest way. You may want to stay stock, but trust me, it's much better.
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Agreed. Read what cog has in it, it comes with side loading enabled
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I got it to work through superoneclick even though it failed the 1st 2 times I did it. I restarted the phone did the non market app fix and then restarted again and applanet worked. It is still a little buggy but it works.
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I agree with flashing Cog.
However, I am currently trying to see how far I can get with the stock 2.2.
With that said, I used "SuperOneClickv1.7-ShortFuse" to root and allow non-market apps. If it does not work, remember to right click the .exe and run as administrator (if you are on Win7).
i want to keep it stock because of the just incase something happens and i need to use the warranty or insurance i want to get it back to stock in the matter of 2 clicks to backup all the att bloatware and unroot so i can send it in.
i know there is another method to flash back to stock but i dont really understand flashing different roms and kernels and want it to be as simple as possible. if i find a real need to flash a different rom and kernel i will learn more about it. im just not fully educated on much of this stuff.
gephross100 said:
i want to keep it stock because of the just incase something happens and i need to use the warranty or insurance i want to get it back to stock in the matter of 2 clicks to backup all the att bloatware and unroot so i can send it in.
i know there is another method to flash back to stock but i dont really understand flashing different roms and kernels and want it to be as simple as possible. if i find a real need to flash a different rom and kernel i will learn more about it. im just not fully educated on much of this stuff.
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Seriously, man, getting back to stock is as easy as that. All you have to do is download Odin one click, put your phone in download mode, click start, and bam, you're at stock. If you need me to walk you through flashing ROM's, I can later on today. It's not as hard as you think.
where do i download the rom for cognition
what are the pros and cons to cognition and the known bugs in it
why choose this over other roms? why not flash to 2.3.3?
will i have to re-download all of my apps and settings etc.?
gephross100 said:
where do i download the rom for cognition
what are the pros and cons to cognition and the known bugs in it
why choose this over other roms? why not flash to 2.3.3?
will i have to re-download all of my apps and settings etc.?
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I'll pm you with details, just download Titanium Backup and sms backup and restore from the market for now.
CM7 Inspire 4G

Windmobile 2.3.6 GS4G won't root

Superclick won't root. It goes through a bunch of stuff, does the sleep, sends the zerlings, sleeps, sends more, then the software freezes at the end with the window "not responding" and the phone isn't rooted. Trying a shell root first, it goes through the same stuff, sames something about blue flames, then goes back to letting me click buttons.
Is 2.3.6 not rootable?
Have you tried using ODIN to flash one of the rooted kernels?
I know there is that option or the option of the One-Click to install a new room, but since their is some debate if the bootloader of the Wind version is different than that of the T-Mobile that all the stock kernels are based on, I'm still searching and reading first to see.
Do I have to flash a bootloader to use the the One-Click to install stock rom so I can then have it rooted, install CWC, then flash a rom I want?
Let ask this what is your intentions with rooting?
If you want to install a custom rom Click on the purple link in my signature.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES FLASH BOOT LOADERS
Then you can flash any of the current ICS flavors, CM7, or the current stock based roms.
eollie said:
Let ask this what is your intentions with rooting?
If you want to install a custom rom Click on the purple link in my signature.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES FLASH BOOT LOADERS
Then you can flash any of the current ICS flavors, CM7, or the current stock based roms.
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Well was looking through some of the tut's and the one was how to do flash with no bootloaders via the phone, but needed root.
....So, If I use the 1 click in your link and run the jar file, that will flash me to a stock rom that is rooted with the clockwork recovery correct? I don't need to run the 1 click again and flash the bootloader for any reason to get the above?
Then from there, I can flash any cm7/cm9/acid/stripped down/whatever rom I want?
There is no way to backup my current system as is though, correct, because once I go through the 1 click, I'm flashing the stock bare bones rom to it?
I have no problem flashing and have done other phones and modded thousands of game consoles, but want to be sure this goes well. I've had the phone for a total of 30 hours and don't want to toast it.......but I like to tinker. lol.
eollie said:
Let ask this what is your intentions with rooting?
If you want to install a custom rom Click on the purple link in my signature.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES FLASH BOOT LOADERS
Then you can flash any of the current ICS flavors, CM7, or the current stock based roms.
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But you will never be able to go back to stock.
bhundven said:
But you will never be able to go back to stock.
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Meh. Already bit the bullet and did it and booting your ICS as I type this. lol. The phone is 36 hours old, that's old enough to be modded isn't it?
Thanks for all the work.
Now I did the 1 click, went to recovery, did a backup of my system at that point, installed your ICS, gapps, fixxed permissions, etc, etc. Now If I want to go back to the 2.3.6, I can restore my backup right? that is going to be as close as I could get, which I would have to run the wireless fix to get wireless working since the 1 click installer's stock rom is very basic.
superoneclick
getochkn said:
Superclick won't root. It goes through a bunch of stuff, does the sleep, sends the zerlings, sleeps, sends more, then the software freezes at the end with the window "not responding" and the phone isn't rooted. Trying a shell root first, it goes through the same stuff, sames something about blue flames, then goes back to letting me click buttons.
Is 2.3.6 not rootable?
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i was in the same boat as you i try three different version of SOC and finaliy manage root it with superoneclickv2.3.1-shortfuse.the only thing i notice was when it was installing root it stalled in step 5-6 and then it did it i got root.also make sure u have OEM cable for your phone
getochkn said:
Meh. Already bit the bullet and did it and booting your ICS as I type this. lol. The phone is 36 hours old, that's old enough to be modded isn't it?
Thanks for all the work.
Now I did the 1 click, went to recovery, did a backup of my system at that point, installed your ICS, gapps, fixxed permissions, etc, etc. Now If I want to go back to the 2.3.6, I can restore my backup right? that is going to be as close as I could get, which I would have to run the wireless fix to get wireless working since the 1 click installer's stock rom is very basic.
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No you will have to flash the one click again. Just dont flash bootloaders. In your case make sure you always flash the roms for the sgh-t959v/w otherwise your liable to have a paperweight. Unless you can get a mini keis tarball for bhundven from wind mobile tech support.
If you like to tinker and think you might be able to get them to do this hop on irc before downloading the stuff. That way bhundven can walk you through getting it to him so he can perform surgery and compare the bootloaders.
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No you will have to flash the one click again. Just dont flash bootloaders. In your case make sure you always flash the roms for the sgh-t959v/w otherwise your liable to have a paperweight. Unless you can get a mini keis tarball for bhundven from wind mobile tech support.
If you like to tinker and think you might be able to get them to do this hop on irc before downloading the stuff. That way bhundven can walk you through getting it to him so he can perform surgery and compare the bootloaders.
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thanks, and thanks for the 1 click!
Is there anyway to tell if a ROM has bootloaders or not? I've only been looking at "V" roms anyways from the list of SGS4G roms on the wiki, so think I'm safe there, just not sure about how to tell if they have a bootloader or not?
So far, the cyan/ICS/Team Acid one is working pretty good. Wifi was boinked and wouldn't authenticate any connections but a factory reset from within Android fixed that and been rock solid since.
As long as you are flashing the rom via cwm your safe. However flashing using heimdall or odin sometimes has bootloaders included. The one clicks include bootloaders but you have to check the option and then there is a secondary confirmation you have to click on. So again just flashing back to stock without touching the flash bootloaders option you are safe.
Ok, thanks. I only used odin a few times on some bricked phones customers brought me.
Wifi seems to be going wonky again with the ICS. Not connecting after a while. Better rom's to try or just a known issue or something I can try or do?
Best thing to do is get some logs for bhundven to look at. I use cm9 currently and wifi like 90% of the day. and I dont have problems with wifi.
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Best thing to do is get some logs for bhundven to look at. I use cm9 currently and wifi like 90% of the day. and I dont have problems with wifi.
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Replaced my older router with a new one, was still having issues but reset all the ddrwrt settings to stock, re-setup the wireless step by step, testing on phone and laptop each step of the way and seems to be going good so far, full wifi bars, connected at 54mb. Now to move the N router from the basement so I can get N speeds. lol.
getochkn said:
Replaced my older router with a new one, was still having issues but reset all the ddrwrt settings to stock, re-setup the wireless step by step, testing on phone and laptop each step of the way and seems to be going good so far, full wifi bars, connected at 54mb. Now to move the N router from the basement so I can get N speeds. lol.
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The wifi on the phone only does 2.4GHz N-mode.
The only phone I've noticed 5GHz N-mode on is the galaxy note 2 (so far).
bhundven said:
The wifi on the phone only does 2.4GHz N-mode.
The only phone I've noticed 5GHz N-mode on is the galaxy note 2 (so far).
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Ok, I'll make sure to set the router for 2.4ghz mode when I set it up. Thanks for all the work on this and the help in the threads you've answered in. guess I just got freaked over the whole bootloader thing, but I have a good handle on hows it's working now somewhat anyways. Everything is going pretty good and I like being able to use Chrome now, with the desktop sync tabs and stuff. Can pickup in another room what I was doing on my PC and stuff. Pretty cool. I'll check out how the GPS works compared to the stock rom was today, but wifi seems to ok since I replaced that old crappy router. Good thing about running your own electronics repair stuff, always another router somewhere in a box. lol.

[Q] Where to start...

Ok so I have a rooted infuse 4G and am a complete noob when it comes to flashin roms and mods... I am still on the froyo 2.2.1and hate it lol. Which brings me to my first query, I know its possible to upgrade my android version to the GB and JB with multiple methods but I'm extremely scared that I'm going to brick my phone. It was some forums on here that helped me decide to root my phone so now I'm hoping that you guys can help me take the next step. So whats the safest, easiest way to upgrade my os.. Odin didnt work and I no longer have a computer, so heimdall is out as well. Oh not sure if this is important but I'm not registered on any network nor have I unlocked my phone's sim. Well that's a start. I really hate froyo 2.2.1 so please if anyone can help I definitely could use it.
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Ok so I have a rooted infuse 4G and am a complete noob when it comes to flashin roms and mods... I am still on the froyo 2.2.1and hate it lol. Which brings me to my first query, I know its possible to upgrade my android version to the GB and JB with multiple methods but I'm extremely scared that I'm going to brick my phone. It was some forums on here that helped me decide to root my phone so now I'm hoping that you guys can help me take the next step. So whats the safest, easiest way to upgrade my os.. Odin didnt work and I no longer have a computer, so heimdall is out as well. Oh not sure if this is important but I'm not registered on any network nor have I unlocked my phone's sim. Well that's a start. I really hate froyo 2.2.1 so please if anyone can help I definitely could use it.
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From Froyo 2.2.1, there is an official build GB 2.3.6 UCLB3 out for the Infuse.
You will need a computer though. Without a computer to restore your phone to stock from soft bricking, you should not be flashing anything. It may be possible for you to bring your phone to an AT&T store and have them update you if you don't have a PC. You will need a computer to root the GB UCLB3.
Where to start? Read the Q/A as much as you can. Then move into the Development section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548 - read it all
thanks
qkster said:
From Froyo 2.2.1, there is an official build GB 2.3.6 UCLB3 out for the Infuse.
You will need a computer though. Without a computer to restore your phone to stock from soft bricking, you should not be flashing anything. It may be possible for you to bring your phone to an AT&T store and have them update you if you don't have a PC. You will need a computer to root the GB UCLB3.
Where to start? Read the Q/A as much as you can. Then move into the Development section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548 - read it all
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Thanks qkster.. I really appreciate your help. I follow alot of your threads and am so hapoy thst there are infuse users that actually are willing to take the device to the next lvl. Now for another question.
Will it be easier to flash the jellybean 4.1.1 from the froyo or the gb? Or would it be possible to just flash a higher kernel? I'm not syre if that would help me or not, I really want to speed up my infuse and stop it from rebooting so much.
treyserits said:
Thanks qkster.. I really appreciate your help. I follow alot of your threads and am so hapoy thst there are infuse users that actually are willing to take the device to the next lvl. Now for another question.
Will it be easier to flash the jellybean 4.1.1 from the froyo or the gb? Or would it be possible to just flash a higher kernel? I'm not syre if that would help me or not, I really want to speed up my infuse and stop it from rebooting so much.
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You cannot flash JB from Froyo and need to go to Gingerbread, then ICS then JB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878458
Kies?
psal217050 said:
You cannot flash JB from Froyo and need to go to Gingerbread, then ICS then JB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878458
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Would it be best to use kies to update to GB? I'm a little concerned as to what would happen to my Infuse all around.. What will need backed up?
I have titanium backup but if the app gets wiped wont i lose all my back-ups? For some reason it wont sync to my dropbox app force closes every time I try. Sorry about all the questions I'm just short on the amount of time I am able to browse threads at the moment but I do have use of a computer for awhile so that kinda helps.
I personally prefer using odin or heimdall. Don't quite trust kies and it often gives issues.
all mayor changes will occur on system partitions. Your internal sd will remain untouched, and there you will titanium backups. Just reinstall TB app later and restore apps, not data.
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Ok well here goes nothing.
andros11 said:
I personally prefer using odin or heimdall. Don't quite trust kies and it often gives issues.
all mayor changes will occur on system partitions. Your internal sd will remain untouched, and there you will titanium backups. Just reinstall TB app later and restore apps, not data.
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Well I'm going to install and give it a try with Heimdall. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks everyone for all your help. I'm sure I'll have more questions before long. XD
andros11 said:
I personally prefer using odin or heimdall. Don't quite trust kies and it often gives issues.
all mayor changes will occur on system partitions. Your internal sd will remain untouched, and there you will titanium backups. Just reinstall TB app later and restore apps, not data.
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Will this even work if i'm not registered to a network with the phone still locked? And I see that it will also unroot my phone which isnt a problem I'm just curious whether or not I can still root with super one click or if i need a different root tool?
treyserits said:
Will this even work if i'm not registered to a network with the phone still locked? And I see that it will also unroot my phone which isnt a problem I'm just curious whether or not I can still root with super one click or if i need a different root tool?
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It doesn't matter if your phone is unregistered and locked. You cannot use SuperOneClick on Gingerbread. What you should do is (this is the Heimdall version):
Flash this rooted version of stock GB:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25526643&postcount=2
You do that and you already have root.
If you want to then graduate on to Jelly Bean you must:
Flash ICS (follow directions carefully!):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24901014&postcount=1
Once you've done that, flash any of the JB ROMs you like, but make sure to read the directions carefully. I strongly recommend that you consult the Super Everything Thread for links to the ROMs and tweaks you need, particularly if you are interested in unlocking your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610374
I'm feeling kinda stupid..
Can somebody give me the right link for downloading Heimdall One-click w/root? For some reason I'm not able to get any to work on this computer.. I downloaded the ink provided labeled UCLB3 -DEBLOATED-ODEX - ROOTED - BUSYBOX- STOCK KERNEL on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25526643&postcount=2
but am unsure if that actually is the one containing Heimdall or just the rom i'm flashing or both.. I'm extremely sorry about my noobishness of just posting all these already answered questions. I've gone and confused myself and have like ten tabs with different threads open please don't hate me. I have a bad habit of asking questions..
Oh and what apps do i need on my phone in order to flash? And I mean absolutely need. I've also noticed that most threads say to format my mounted sd card But i really dont want to do that if i dont need to.
It should all be bundled together. Heimdall is a java based interface so it should just open up. Sorry, it's been a long time and I'm an Odin person!
You don't need any apps on your phone. When you flash, everything on the small partition will be wiped (apps, app data, etc). Flashing will not usually wipe your pictures, videos etc. but it's always a good idea to back up. For now, don't worry about formatting anything. When you get to ICS, you'll need to format as it says in the instructions. Otherwise, if it works, don't fix it!
When you flash ICS and JB, all you need to do is to put the zip files on to your internal SD card (not the one you can take out). You can then flash from CWM (which will already be on your phone - don't download Rom Manager).
Once again thank you all. I'm running GB and loving it. My fiance is shocked at how much help I needed though usually I'm the person everyone comes to with their tech issues LOL. But I absolutely did not want to mess my infuse up. I thought I did but the issue was such a noob mistake that I had to smack myself in the face at my stupidity. Forgot to unzip the cwm ect folder I downloaded. XD not sure I'm ready to try ICS or JB yet though.
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The odd thing is you could have updated to GB through AT&T and used mini kies. But at least you are now rooted and able to go to ICS and JB.
Read the instructions on the next step before moving on.
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Kinda wish I would have done it that way... I wanted to get some practice flashing roms tho. And now my phone is bootlooping, computer says the device is incompatible I can only get into the samsung recovery even tho the rom i flashed had cwm packaged in. I tried to change my boot animation following the steps provided in my boot animation thread then again with the steps in tsqers rom thread I apologise if thats mispelled. I tried updating from sd but get a sign error Can get into download mode but same issue with it being incompatible usb device. I tried holding down the power button for 1 minute and then rebooting no luck there. I tried wiping data/fact. reset,... nothing. I tried wipe cache partition,...still looping.
The loop samsung screen two seconds, black screen 1 1/2 seconds,... over and over and over...
My battery is full. Any advice???
treyserits said:
Kinda wish I would have done it that way... I wanted to get some practice flashing roms tho. And now my phone is bootlooping, computer says the device is incompatible I can only get into the samsung recovery even tho the rom i flashed had cwm packaged in. I tried to change my boot animation following the steps provided in my boot animation thread then again with the steps in tsqers rom thread I apologise if thats mispelled. I tried updating from sd but get a sign error Can get into download mode but same issue with it being incompatible usb device. I tried holding down the power button for 1 minute and then rebooting no luck there. I tried wiping data/fact. reset,... nothing. I tried wipe cache partition,...still looping.
The loop samsung screen two seconds, black screen 1 1/2 seconds,... over and over and over...
My battery is full. Any advice???
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Which ROM did you flash and which CWM recovery can you see (which version)?
I used the http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...43&postcount=2 thread to get the rooted rom UCLB3 -DEBLOATED-ODEX - ROOTED - BUSYBOX- STOCK KERNEL.
Saved I think.
So I finally Got it to connect to my comp and re-flashed the rom can i get a link to an ICS heimdall one click package to flash before restoring anything and this happening again?
You should be able to find it on the ISET page.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32876425
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