Rooting help - Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi there, i am totally new tot this so i hope someone can help me out.
I've got a P5110 (tab 2 10.1 wifi). I want to install a custom rom, because i don't like the speed of the official rom.
I want to install a stable cyanogenmod rom, but how to start.
I know i must root the tablet en backup it. Backup is no problem, and i have bought a 32gb sd card.
I hope some can help me out.

G.Scholtens said:
Hi there, i am totally new tot this so i hope someone can help me out.
I've got a P5110 (tab 2 10.1 wifi). I want to install a custom rom, because i don't like the speed of the official rom.
I want to install a stable cyanogenmod rom, but how to start.
I know i must root the tablet en backup it. Backup is no problem, and i have bought a 32gb sd card.
I hope some can help me out.
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Take a backup of all your data(games and apps).
Please follow my steps carefully :
1) first flash a custom recovery through odin(so that you would be able to flash custom ROMs later if interested)
1.1) open odin,inside it only keep the reboot option as checked
1.2) click on pda and navigate to the directory where you have downloaded custom recovery from following link :
http://www.file1.info/album/tcuPBWn
Credits to @Android-Andi for his awesome recoveries.
2) Next reboot into recovery by long pressing power button+volume up button for few second and when you pass the boot logo,,leave power button and keep pressing volume up button for almost 10 seconds..
3) now click on install zip and flash tar.md5 file that you will get after extracting zip :
http://download.chainfire.eu/241/CF...t-espresso10wifi-espresso10wifixx-gtp5110.zip
credits to @Chainfire
please leave a feedback whenever you get rooted successfully.

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Rom Upgrade Help Required

Hello All,
I need your help regarding upgrade my captivate which is running on 2.1. I had hard bricked it once before when I was trying to update it via odin. Just got fixed it back from mobiletechvideos.com. Now I want to upgrade it to gingerbread Can anyone tell me any stable rom which I can upgrade safely and have 0% chance to hard bricked it again. Or any rom which I can flash via any other tool not via odin as I thought last bricked was caused due to odin. Pls help me.
I like the MIUI rom but I saw that it use ODIN so I am a bit afread to try it
Thanks
My understanding of the process.
I'm fairly sure you need to use superoneclick to root, that's step one. Next go to market and dowload ROM manager and install it, that's step two.Step three, flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager. Choose captivateMTD and let it flash. Step four, now go to the download ROM and choose an MTD ROM. I reccomend cyanogenmod as its aosp, overclocked and generally awesome. They have a stable build that's a great dd. Step five is to flash it. When the download completes it will promt you to wipe data and cache, clear everything and hit go. Step six would be to dl and flash gapps with ROM manager. Wipe cache and install. After all this you should be on cm7 stable. Pm me if you need help. I have the drivers and all files you could possibly need in my dropbox account.
Good luck and enjoy cyanogenmod.
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where I can get superoneclick to root it ?
imk79 said:
where I can get superoneclick to root it ?
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please, for the love all that is holy, leave your phone alone if you dont know how to use GOOGLE
http://bit.ly/uoGYG7
I tried to download superoneclick via this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
All archive showing me damaged only 8 mb version is working but when I tried to root it via that version it shows me FAILED msg at the end. Any help in this regard ?
You do not need to root your phone to install a custom rom.
If you currently are on 2.1, boot into recovery and flash this zip file.
From here you can go about installing a gingerbread kernel and rom.
If you are unsure of the process, please do lots more research before you go flashing anything. If you brick again it's not my fault.
mikedavis120 said:
My understanding of the process.
I'm fairly sure you need to use superoneclick to root, that's step one. Next go to market and dowload ROM manager and install it, that's step two.Step three, flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager. Choose captivateMTD and let it flash. Step four, now go to the download ROM and choose an MTD ROM. I reccomend cyanogenmod as its aosp, overclocked and generally awesome. They have a stable build that's a great dd. Step five is to flash it. When the download completes it will promt you to wipe data and cache, clear everything and hit go. Step six would be to dl and flash gapps with ROM manager. Wipe cache and install. After all this you should be on cm7 stable. Pm me if you need help. I have the drivers and all files you could possibly need in my dropbox account.
Good luck and enjoy cyanogenmod.
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Step One: Root Done
Step Two: ROM manager installation Done
Step Three: flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager (When I clicked on it asked me that confirm phone model and when I clicked on samsung captivate MDT it said that clockworkmod not officially supported the captivate MDT and have you installed clockworkmod based recovery manually if I clicked on yes it proceed to the next screen and if I clicked no it said that without it rom manager will not work. If i clicked on yes it proceed to the next screen and asked me the clockworkmod version 2.x or 3.x. I select one of them and click on the install rom from SD card and then browse to my downloaded rom when I clicked on rom and it will ask me to backup exsisiting rom, wipe data and cache and wipe dalvik cache. I had selected last 2 options and clicked ok then it asked me to press ok to reboot into clockworkMod Recovery and continue the installation when I clicked ok and rebooted where it showing me 4 options: rebbot system now, reinstall packages, delete all user data and delete cache data. After that I don't know what to do BTW I downloaded MIUI rom as I wana try it )
Any Help ?
Its sounds like you are in the stock recovery still. When you get to the screen with four options click reinstall packages and it should take you to clockwork recovery. The you will have many more options. You will want to go to install zip from SD card then choose zip from SD card and then navigate to your rom of choice and click it. Then it will go through the install process and when it is done hit reboot now and you should be running your custom rom.
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bradleyG said:
Its sounds like you are in the stock recovery still. When you get to the screen with four options click reinstall packages and it should take you to clockwork recovery. The you will have many more options. You will want to go to install zip from SD card then choose zip from SD card and then navigate to your rom of choice and click it. Then it will go through the install process and when it is done hit reboot now and you should be running your custom rom.
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Ok here come the problem again. I install the update.zip from sd card and the phone took me into the clockworkmod recovery a new menu then I install update.zip and after that I click install a zip from SD card. I clicked on it and browse it to the downloaded rom and it asked me to perform the action and I clicked ok after that it shows the installing process again and from after that phone is showing AT&T logo then Cyanogen Mod logo and then showing it is installing something and then restarting again and again. Phone is in the same state and doing this thing again and again. I remove the battery and power on again and its doing same thing any help ?
Get into cwm again via buttons and flash cm7 one more time. Should fix the error you're seeing.
ok I am able to fix it. I removed the SIM card and SD CARD and it will come to the update process and when done its boot to the rom and finally I am in new MIUI look and feel Thanks guys for your help. I will try this rom for few days but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
imk79 said:
but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
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dude. this website is all the info you freakin need
imk79 said:
ok I am able to fix it. I removed the SIM card and SD CARD and it will come to the update process and when done its boot to the rom and finally I am in new MIUI look and feel Thanks guys for your help. I will try this rom for few days but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
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The thanks button is there for a reason. Haha just messing with you but if you feel like saying thanks to someone feel free to press the button that's what it's there for.
Pirateghost said:
dude. this website is all the info you freakin need
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Yeah I know that this for the XDA all about but every time I got help is via starting a topic. Being a beginner I want to have a guide where all problems should listed click if the phone is not going cwm how can you fix it so it would be guide. I got help everytime from XDA when I searched but very distributed. And if you search on google you will got alot info in which you are not sure about which is correct for you. Anyways Thanks alot guys.

[GUIDE] Root Your Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 [GB and JB]

AFTER ROOTING, YOUR WARRANTY IS NOW VOID​
Hello, I'm ddikodroid. I'll tell you how to root Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160. It's for Gingerbread and Jelly Bean.
FOR GINGERBREAD
What's you need:
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 with Gingerbread
Custom Kernel with CWM or TWRP such as EX Kernel.
SuperSU Flashable Zip Download HERE.
A Sharp Eyes.
Smart Brain.
Steps:
First, Put the SuperSU Flashable Zip to your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power)
Flash the SuperSU Flashable Zip from recovery.
Wait
Choose "Reboot System Now"
Tadaa, now you have a rooted phone.
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FOR JELLY BEAN
What's you need:
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 with Jelly Bean
Custom Kernel with CWM or TWRP such as D- Kernel. (Optional)
Stock Kernel. But you need CWM 6 by Shaaan. Download HERE.
SuperSU Flashable Zip Download HERE.
A Sharp Eyes.
Smart Brain.
Steps (Jelly Bean with Custom Kernel):
First, Put the SuperSU Flashable Zip to your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power)
Flash the SuperSU Flashable Zip from recovery.
Wait
Choose "Reboot System Now"
Tadaa, now you have a rooted phone.
Steps (Jelly Bean with Stock Kernel):
First, Put the SuperSU Flashable Zip to your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power)
Flash the CWM from stock recovery.
Flash the SuperSU Flashable Zip from CWM recovery.
Wait.
Choose "Reboot System Now"
Tadaa, now you have a rooted phone.
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:good: Fell Free To Press/Hit The "THANKS" Button :good:
R: [GUIDE] Root Your Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 [GB and JB]
But why!!! There is already GB root thread and JB one...
If people cant find it just use search
Please, do and "How to swap memory data?"
asdfzz said:
But why!!! There is already GB root thread and JB one...
If people cant find it just use search
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I make tutorial in another ways
Do you have tutorial how to install cwm recovery on ace 2? Couse i want to backup my curent rom before instaling JB, and do i need to root it first, before instaling cwm recovery? thanks
Thanks !!!
Hi can anyome yelp me with my problem regards to gt-i8160 samsung galaxy ace2.Problem : low memory unable to install large apps above 1gb. I have search and followed threads but none have help me so fsr. Tried to chamge vold.fstab on system/etc directory reboot phome and nothing happens. Please help me thanks
Ss atached. After following process for vold.fstab
need help
Hi guy!
I need help! Iam in the recovery menu, but I can't choose the file. It seems I have to change bios or something ? Do you know someone how can I get recall this option?
Thanks for in advance!
@thirdz you are still on mb2 that was the first leak for ace II maybe it's not working because you need to update to a newer firmware
Difference between custom and stock.
Hi all,
I'm new here on XDA-Developers, and have a question about the different types of kernels.
Here the phone can be adjusted with a stock or a custom kernel.
I would really like to know the difference between the two, so i can pick up one to root my Galaxy Ace 2.
When i bought mine Gingerbread came with it, but half year later i upgraded to Jelly Bean with Samsung Kies.
My phone became very slow 2 days later, and i'am unable to reach my gallery, cannot make photo's and Whatsapp incoming media cannot be downloaded.
However i deleted some unused apps at that time, but the worked for a day and the system memory became full again.
Could anyone help me out with this problem?
My external sd card has 32 GB of memory, 3 GB is used 29 GB unused.
Regards,
n0rt0x
Hi guys! im trying to root my ace 2 with jb stock rom installed but that .zip files doesn't work for me...
i put that update.zip, root.zip or however they are named, boot into stock recovery, choose install from external storage and no files get found.
sd card works fine and stock rom can mount it but files cannot be found...
looks like i need custom recovery for root and root for custom recovery.... -.-
Choose from sdcard.
No you dont need root for custom recovery. Btw you can flash root.zip directly from stock recovery
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is there away to do this with STOCK kernel on GB?
This is a little confusing as it would suggest I could flash a custom kernel with our root...Is that correct?
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FOR GINGERBREAD
What's you need:
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160 with Gingerbread
Custom Kernel with CWM or TWRP such as EX Kernel.
SuperSU Flashable Zip Download HERE.
A Sharp Eyes.
Smart Brain.
Steps:
First, Put the SuperSU Flashable Zip to your SD Card.
Boot into Recovery Mode (Volume Up + Home + Power)
Flash the SuperSU Flashable Zip from recovery.
Wait
Choose "Reboot System Now"
Tadaa, now you have a rooted phone.
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If so could some one suggest which kernel so can get started?
PS don't forget the phone is not seen via pc as usb port damaged so flashing would be done via stock recovery
i updated my hh from gb to jb via kies. and i lost my root acces.
when i tried to root my hh again, its said that error/tmp/sideload/package.zip status 255.
i've tried to use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47570428&postcount=3 but when i check my playstore there is no SuperSU
can anyone help me? sorry for a bad grammar
ONLY for JB!
Install CWM Rec. via Android System Recovery (Apply update from ext storge- > ZIP file)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141395
Install SuperSU ZIP via CWM Recovery (Install ZIP)
http://download.chainfire.eu/365/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip?retrieve_file=1
No need to re-install SuperSU via playstore - Don't know why this was said by someone...
fluffi444 said:
ONLY for JB!
Install CWM Rec. via Android System Recovery (Apply update from ext storge- > ZIP file)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141395
Install SuperSU ZIP via CWM Recovery (Install ZIP)
http://download.chainfire.eu/365/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.69.zip?retrieve_file=1
No need to re-install SuperSU via playstore - Don't know why this was said by someone...
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it works
Thankyou very muuuchhh
Need to know
if this is a stock kernel or not. Been googling but can't find the answer I'm looking for. Can't decide which method to choose.
Samsung Galaxy Ace2
Model
GT-i8160
Version
4.1.2 (updated via kies)
Baseband
I8160XXNB1
Kernel Ver - 3.0.31 - 1106830
[email protected] #2
SMP PREEMPT Mon Feb 10 14:34:57
KST 2014
Build number
JZO54K.I8160XXNB1
Use mine and be happy...
I was unable to flash CWM using this method. (on my GT-I8160 running Android 4.1.2)
It gave me the "signature verification failed" error.
However this method was very quick and worked perfectly fine for me.
ok, due to not having privileges of posting outside links(min 10 posts required) go to androidxda.com and search for "root samsung galaxy ace 2 i8160"
No CWM required (but I think i'll install that anyway).
Thanks for the TUT
Hi i followed your method the TUT is great, and i wouldnt call myself a noob but im really having troubles. I flash the md5 file through odin i get a PASS all threads completed succesfully however when i reboot into recovery and look inside the extSD to flash SuperSU its empty.... so i rebooted the phone and installed through the playstore and it gives me the ,device does not have the binaries installed and SU cannot install them 'this is a problem', speach, any ideas?

steps to setup Custom Rom !!!

Hi guys
at first thanks for time you spend to read my problam :angel:
i have Samsung Galaxy SL i9003
and i still work on 2.3.6 and i hate it and it's very and super lagy :crying:
i know how to setup stock rom from odin , it's very easy
but i really can't get how setup custom rom
andi don't know any thing about custom rom ,
and hope any one tell me how to do and explan it to me simpely , not good in english
and tell me the best custom rom that i can use it every day and work fine and fast , and get links for me
i speak arabic & i'm not good in english , sorry for my bad english guys
All custom roms for android 4.x have few bugs. So, if you are okay with that, I will suggest installing CM11. It works nice except for few bugs here and there.
But, if you prefer a fully stable rom, you have to stick with android 2.3.6. In that case, I will suggest FlyOnGB rom. Also, you can try doing a factory reset and see if that helps.
CM11: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534312
FlyOnGB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2353292
As for setting up odin, you can use it only to install md5 or tar files. nearly all custom rom are uploaded as zip file, and are to be flashed from recovery mode. You will need to copy the zip file to phone, and boot into recovery using Vol Up + Home + Power key. Of course, you will need to root your phone to go into recovery mode.
jitendragarg said:
All custom roms for android 4.x have few bugs. So, if you are okay with that, I will suggest installing CM11. It works nice except for few bugs here and there.
But, if you prefer a fully stable rom, you have to stick with android 2.3.6. In that case, I will suggest FlyOnGB rom. Also, you can try doing a factory reset and see if that helps.
CM11: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2534312
FlyOnGB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2353292
As for setting up odin, you can use it only to install md5 or tar files. nearly all custom rom are uploaded as zip file, and are to be flashed from recovery mode. You will need to copy the zip file to phone, and boot into recovery using Vol Up + Home + Power key. Of course, you will need to root your phone to go into recovery mode.
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thanks for answer me , really thanks ,
and i was ask u something i can't understand
1- how to root it ? and file please ?
2 in links that u put to me i see download links and Google Apps , what google apps do ? and how to flash it and when ?
thanks again , waiting replay
a7med $oft said:
thanks for answer me , really thanks ,
and i was ask u something i can't understand
1- how to root it ? and file please ?
2 in links that u put to me i see download links and Google Apps , what google apps do ? and how to flash it and when ?
thanks again , waiting replay
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Custom roms are already rooted, so you don't need to do anything on them. To root a stock rom, you need to flash the cf-root for that particular rom, and then restart the phone. Use this link to download the cf-root file. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1331253
To flash the cf-root file, first you need to flash the stock rom, and restart the phone. Then you can use Odin to flash the cf-root just like you flash a rom.
Google apps are your default android apps (play music, maps, google search and such). You don't need these necessarily, as you can download them from play store too. Few roms have bugs with play store apps, therefore they give you modified version of them in that thread.
If you want to flash the google apps, you can do it just like you do it for custom rom. After installing custom rom, just reboot to recovery mode. Now, select the google apps zip file, and install it the same way you installed the custom rom.
If you are stuck, follow the steps from those link as it is. Use this link for more help. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894737

Baffled about my Tab 2

I have a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 gt3113. It is rooted,and I want to install a rom. The factory rom/kernel lags...get stuck ....and with all I have read the roms out there make a big difference. But I'm having a problem....I'm using rom manager and rom toolbox and I cant seem to install a rom. It load the rom whether from the computer or the download option but when it boot into recovery I get an error saying that the sd card is not found and I just end up manually re-booting the device....Ive tried this a few times choosing different things at the screen...a(abd....cashe....external storage....) it all ends up the same.....anyone have any idea what this means? I'm learning as I go....and was thinking about un-rooting my device then rooting it again.....maybe I did something wrong?
Complety bewildered....
Speedy8311 said:
I have a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 gt3113. It is rooted,and I want to install a rom. The factory rom/kernel lags...get stuck ....and with all I have read the roms out there make a big difference. But I'm having a problem....I'm using rom manager and rom toolbox and I cant seem to install a rom. It load the rom whether from the computer or the download option but when it boot into recovery I get an error saying that the sd card is not found and I just end up manually re-booting the device....Ive tried this a few times choosing different things at the screen...a(abd....cashe....external storage....) it all ends up the same.....anyone have any idea what this means? I'm learning as I go....and was thinking about un-rooting my device then rooting it again.....maybe I did something wrong?
Complety bewildered....
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if you are able to boot into recovery then please wipe cache partition and do a factory reset and then try to revert to stock rom
Speedy8311 said:
But I'm having a problem....I'm using rom manager and rom toolbox
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For starters, stay away from ROM Manager! It's known to cause different sorts of problems on different devices while installing CWM and ROMs. I have only good things to say about ROM Toolbox in terms of tweaks and utilities, but never used it for ROM installation, and would suggest not to. Just download the ROM you want from its original source, put it on internal or external storage, and flash using your recovery (my personal all-time favourite is PhilZ Touch CWM, not sure what you are using). Do the proper wipes before flashing (full wipe is always recommended, especially between stock and CM/AOSP ROMs. Make sure you also flash other possibly applicable components (depends on the ROM and your preferences) -- gapps, kernel, etc. See if it works that way. I just don't see any reason to use 3rd-party apps for "ROM management" -- the simpler the process, the better.
I'm going to try to put a new rom on the tab tonight without using a program,i have a question though...I have to press power and the up volume or power and the down volume when i flash the new rom
Speedy8311 said:
I'm going to try to put a new rom on the tab tonight without using a program,i have a question though...I have to press power and the up volume or power and the down volume when i flash the new rom
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Power+Volume up
This is the screen I get....what do I press? I know its a silly question but this IS where I was at and getting the could not find sd card error
Speedy8311 said:
i have a question though...I have to press power and the up volume or power and the down volume when i flash the new rom
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Speedy8311 said:
This is the screen I get....what do I press? I know its a silly question but this IS where I was at and getting the could not find sd card error
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You are in recovery... To get to download mode on P31xx for using Odin you need to press and hold Volume DOWN + Power.
ok.....so I need to be in the download mode to download anything including roms and kernels....so I have to use odin to download stuff then?
Speedy8311 said:
ok.....so I need to be in the download mode to download anything including roms and kernels....so I have to use odin to download stuff then?
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I think you need to do some research.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1900055
Speedy8311 said:
ok.....so I need to be in the download mode to download anything including roms and kernels....so I have to use odin to download stuff then?
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Man, that sounds scary! You really need to do some reading on the basics, before you screw something up.
You can flash ZIP files from recovery, including ROMs, kernels, recoveries, and apps. However, you need Odin, a PC connection, and a download mode on your tab in order to flash things like official ROM packages (typically in tar.md5 format).
If you want to flash the ROM in zip format, you can do that in recovery. In general, if you have problems doing that, your other option is Odin and a stock ROM; then you can start over.
Looking closely at your photo, you have a stock recovery. You can only flash signed zips from it, which means you won't be able to flash custom ROMs or kernels. I would suggest to start with flashing a custom recovery (look up PhilZ Touch CWM, it's the best). This will make things easier for you.
P.S.: Sorry, didn't mean to sound harsh... It seems things got a bit confusing in the process, so questions and answers didn't really line up...
well ....I have been doin a lot of research,maybe too much lol....but the only thing I can get outta all of it is that to flash a kernel or rom or both I need to go into recovery(power and up volume) and do a wipe of the cashe and install.....then it seems to trail off there with a ok now your done go enjoy....
I cant seem to find any kinda description of what happens in between the wiping of the cashe/devlick and the install...I keep ending up in the recovey section wheather I use rom manager rom toolbox or just me following directions. I will say this though.....I do not see the cwm logo in the recovery....I stiil have the android and he lays there dead then does a quick flash to an error message then I get the menu....but there is no "mount and storage" and "backup and restore" option for me to choose from I put the tab into recovery mode and took a picture....its in the previous post.
I am still using the stock rom and kernel btw....Im not sure if I have mentioned that. I havnt been able to flash anything.
Speedy8311 said:
I am still using the stock rom and kernel btw....Im not sure if I have mentioned that. I havnt been able to flash anything.
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Yeah, I got that. Sorry for the confusion! I updated my previous post, take a look. Stock recovery seems to be your problem here.
No harm done lol I appreciate all the help.....I'm a bit new at this,but I learn quick. Ok....I may be putting CWM or pfilze wrong way on my tab I loaded it from the play store,along but when I rooted tab I'm 99% positive that I installed CWM also . when I plug it into the computer I can see a clockwork folder.do I neeed to use odin to install philz?
is there a specific PhilZ Touch for the tab 2? or can I just download it to the computer and send it to my tab via odin?
Speedy8311 said:
when I rooted tab I'm 99% positive that I installed CWM also . when I plug it into the computer I can see a clockwork folder.do I neeed to use odin to install philz?
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Not sure exactly what and how you did previously, but the fact is that you've got a stock recovery now. You need a custom recovery - it doesn't have to be PhilZ, even though I strongly recommend it. You can install standard CWM, too, no problem with that. To install PhilZ, you either need CWM to be already installed, or you need to use Odin.
For details and install instructions on PhilZ CWM, look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2202667
Oh, BTW, as an alternative to Odin, look up the Mobile Odin by Chainfire on Play Store. It allows you to flash Odin packages from your device directly. Very useful tool! Free version will do, but the paid one has more features.
Speedy8311 said:
is there a specific PhilZ Touch for the tab 2? or can I just download it to the computer and send it to my tab via odin?
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Yes, there is. Look in the thread I linked above.
Yep.....i got it stuck in forever boot using mobile odin.... Uugggh....I'm gonna return everything to stock and re-root it.....what ever I did the first time rooting and installing cwm I must a missed a step or something. I'll repost my progress when I'm back to stock and rooted properly
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!
YAY!!! Merry Christmas to me!!! I unrooted and repaired my tab 2 7.0 . I also re-rooted it and installed philztouch and everything is installed properly this time. Funny thing though.....after I got the tab working and before I re-rooted it...I tried to do the factory update to 4.2.2 ,since now I'm only on 4.1.1,it said that I had the latest updates available and my apps and phone list didn't auto load like when I first got my tab....hhhmmmm...anyways it works now and all root stuff and twrp is properly :highfive::highfive: only one more question...now that TWRP is working....when I want to download a kernel or rom do I leave it in Zipped form when I put it on the tab and the tab unzips it and flashs it or do I unzip it? .....sorry for all the basic questions but ya cant learn unless you ask questions
Thanks for every ones help with my Tab 2!!!
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YAY!!! Merry Christmas to me!!! I unrooted and repaired my tab 2 7.0 .
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Well, congrats, and merry Christmas! A bit confused - are you using PhilZ CWM, or TWRP?
As for zip files, leave them as they are, don't unzip - the recovery will install them. Just a suggestion - whenever possible, especially for large files like complete ROMs, verify the MD5 checksum to make sure your file is not corrupt during download.
just went into recovery and it says Philz touch 6

[Q]First time Rooting

I wanted to Install KyleOpen ROM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2087177
(I cant post a reply there since I am new)
I am trying to download the XXBMD6 ROM but after completion it says Failed-Network error and simply doesnt show the file. This has happened multiple times. Is there an alternate link for that file?
Also I am relatively new to this rooting and flashing process and I have a new S Duos. Its been a little difficult for me to understand the steps but I will type them down and please let me know if I understood it correctly:
1. Download the XXBMD6 Stock ROM (which I am not able to)
2. Run ODIN and select the Stock ROM
3. Turn ON mobile in Download Mode and flash the Stock ROM
4. Then flash the CWM in similar way from ODIN from the attached zip file on first page.
5. Put KyleOpen ROM 3.4.0 on MicroSD Card
6. Reboot phone in Recovery Mode
7. select Install zip from SDCard option
8. Reboot and everything should be working
Please let me know if thats how its supposed to be? Also can I know what is the Kyleopen Tool does?
Also what is the Root.Superuser mod? Do I need to flash that too?
Do I have to use a separate program to root my phone? Or how do I know if my phone is rooted?
Thanx for Help!
P.S: I have a couple of phones I want to install custom ROM to make them fast. So this is a starting phone which I want to test with.

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