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[GUIDE] From stock GB to Custom JB (Noob-friendly)

STOCK GB ALL THE WAY TO JB CUSTOM ROM
If you run Gingerbread, start from A directly
If you run un-rooted Jellybean, start from B
If you run rooted Jellybean with a custom kernel, start from C.
If you run rooted Jelly Bean without a custom kernel, start from B, but skip number 1 and 6.
You might want to read this before starting, it is optional though, but will give you a better idea of what you're doing.
GUIDE
This guide shall guide you through turning your suckish GB i9070 (not i9070p) to Custom ROM JB Awesomeness.
Unless your phone shipped from Russia, it probably has Gingerbread preinstalled... so, let's first Jellybeanize it.
A) JELLYBEANIZATION:
Download Odin3 from here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...1&d=1341114315. Extract it into a folder.
Download Stock JB firmware from here. http://hotfile.com/dl/222710569/1f2...m-GT-I9070-TSR-I9070XXLQE-1365486223.zip.html . Extract it into a separate folder, you will get a .tar.md5 file.
Make sure you have Kies installed, but not running.
Turn your phone off, and boot into Download mode, this can be done by holding the Vol.Down+Home+Power buttons together at the same time, till it boots.
Press Volume up to continue. Plug in your phone (make sure it's at least 60% charged) . Wait till Odin recognizes (It should say something like COMORT... to the left).
Click on PDA and choose the firmware (.tar.md5) that you extracted in step 2. Click start.
Right now, a virus which will fry your phone's internals is being installed... Calm down, joke.
When your phone boots into JB, and Odin says "PASS". Unplug.
NOTE: There is a chance that you will get a bootloop ( i.e. Android won't boot ). No, no, no... your phone isn't broken! Simply reboot to stock recovery by powering off, then pressing Vol.Up+Home+Power buttons together and wipe data/factory reset. It'll boot nicely
Now, you are currently on a stock Samsung Jellybean firmware, which is not rooted. This basically means that you do not have access to modifying the system files in your ROM, which means that you cannot install any custom kernel, custom recovery or a custom ROM... In section B, you will learn how to gain root access, install a custom kernel with a custom recovery.
B) ROOTING, KERNEL & TWRP/CWM:
Download Shaan's root from here http://d-h.st/ook
Download Temporary cwm from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1987313
Download CoCore + TWRP (TWRP is one of the two recoveries available, we will use it in this guide because it looks less intimidating, and it's touch-enabled ) from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...8&d=1363518705
Place all 3(or 2 if you're rooted) zip files in your external SD card
Power off. Boot into recovery by holding Vol.Up+Home+Power.
By navigating via volume buttons, choose install zip from external sd card, and install root.zip... shouldn't take long.
In the same way install update.zip. Now in a few seconds, you will get a different screen, this is Clockworkmod recovery, albeit a temporary one..
In this recovery, go to install zip, then install zip from external sd, and choose CoCore+TWRP. After installation, keep going back until the main cwm screen, and hit reboot.
NOW, Everytime you boot into recovery (which is the way to backing up and installing custom ROMs) you will get TWRP.
Now, you are rooted, with a custom kernel, and TWRP ( a custom recovery). You can either stay on stock Samsung firmware, or continue through section C, and get yourself a custom ROM.
C) INSTALLING A CUSTOM ROM:
Download any custom ROM (Recommendations at the end of the thread) zip and place it in the root of your external (or internal, but i prefer ext.) sd.
Boot into recovery.
Navigate by touch, press backup, and slide as instructed to make a backup.
Go back to the main screen and choose install. If the zip has been placed in ext. sd. then press on external sd and choose the appropriate zip and slide to install. If placed in internal sd, then choose internal sd from the top and go to /emmc folder, and choose zip and install.
When finished, navigate to the recovery home, and press reboot sytem.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q- Which of the above will increase my binary counter?
A- None! Let me clarify how the binary counter is tipped. The only way the binary counter can be increased is if you flash anything that is non-official Samsung signed, via Odin.
Q- How do I unroot?
A- You can unroot simply by following the steps in section A and not continuing with the rest of the guide.
Q- I encountered a problem, what now?
A- If the problem is related to this guide and the steps followed in this guide, then post it here, I'll try to help when possible. If you encountered a general problem not related to this guide, please post a thread in the Q&A/Troubleshooting section.
ROM Recommendations
If you want a fully stable ROM, with everything working, Cyanogenmod or Cyanogenmod based ROMs currently do not fit the cirteria, as they some bugs still remain in these. So, you may try one of the stock based ROMs.
[AOSP Themed] - JellyMod - by martin_carpio17 Link here
[S4 Themed] - Light JB - by petraru1 Link here
[AOSP Themed] - Pure Vanilla - by ikaster17 Link here
[Xperia UI Themed] Galaxperia - by Achyut Link here
However, if you'd still like to go for most change, and don't mind the small bugs, then you may try Cyanogenmod or the Cyanogenmod based ROMs below.
Cyanogenmod 10 - by diego-ch and other contributing developers Link here
MIUI v4 - by fedevd Link here
Paranoid Android Port - by nlygamz Link here
Cyanilla - by ikaster17 Link here
This is basically it for this tutorial! Finally eh? But really now, all the above is very very easy once you get used to it, I mean, all the sections in the guide, A, B and C can all be done in 5 minutes, but I've simplified everything as to suite everyone's experience.
Hopefully this guide was useful for you...

If I made any mistakes with this, please correct me

Odp: [GUIDE] From stock GB to Custom JB (Noob-friendly)
That would be very usefull
If only tons of familiar topics wasn't already created ...
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rajman said:
That would be very usefull
If only tons of familiar topics wasn't already created ...
tapatalked
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Excuse me for trying to contribute.

panda00 said:
Excuse me for trying to contribute.
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You have done a good job. Remember, haters gonna hate
Sent from my GT-I9070 using xda premium

Plus, I provided this for newbies who have little to no idea about rooting and the works...

Odp: [GUIDE] From stock GB to Custom JB (Noob-friendly)
Brainiac.shri said:
You have done a good job. Remember, haters gonna hate
Sent from my GT-I9070 using xda premium
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Yup, thanks button is to mainstream.
Hating is way more vintage
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Added and corrected some things... Thanks R_a_z_v_a_n for the corrections.

Your welcome!

there is anyway to add brazilian portuguese language?

fromanbr said:
there is anyway to add brazilian portuguese language?
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I don't think so... until a official JB firmware with the language is released.

Up.. since people are still asking how to root and etc.

Up

A million thanks for the guide .. I've installed Jetmod 4.0 and it's running fine. My only concern is that I created a backup of my previous ROM in the internal storage and now just 33MB space is available for installation of apps. Can you please tell me how to 1. Remove the backup, or 2. Move it to the external storage ?
Thanks !

Go to "my files" - internal (sdcard0 I suppose) select what file u want to move an move to external memory (sdcardExt).

R_a_z_v_a_n said:
Go to "my files" - internal (sdcard0 I suppose) select what file u want to move an move to external memory (sdcardExt).
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I have already tried that, but I am not able to identify the backup. I had used to TWRP to backup and then flash JellyMod. I had looked up on some threads that the backup will be in SD -> TWRP -> Backups (or something similar to this), but there is no such folder in my phone.
:crying:

ttrublu said:
I have already tried that, but I am not able to identify the backup. I had used to TWRP to backup and then flash JellyMod. I had looked up on some threads that the backup will be in SD -> TWRP -> Backups (or something similar to this), but there is no such folder in my phone.
:crying:
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Look for it using Root Explorer (download the app from the play store).

ttrublu said:
I have already tried that, but I am not able to identify the backup. I had used to TWRP to backup and then flash JellyMod. I had looked up on some threads that the backup will be in SD -> TWRP -> Backups (or something similar to this), but there is no such folder in my phone.
:crying:
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in your file manager browse to ext_sd. from within ext_sd you should have a folder labeled nandroid..
also, by default, the backups should be labeled/dated accordingly..
you could also get details on each file from within file manager that will give you more specific info. date created, etc..
hope this helps..

Thanks guys, but I think I didn't make myself clear. The backup is present in the 2GB memory reserved for installing apps. How do I access that storage and remove the backup? I'm an android beginner, so pls have patience with me.

ttrublu said:
Thanks guys, but I think I didn't make myself clear. The backup is present in the 2GB memory reserved for installing apps. How do I access that storage and remove the backup? I'm an android beginner, so pls have patience with me.
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in the "My Files" folder on your phone..
you will see All Files.. select it and youll see extSdCard and sdcard..
go to sdcard to navigate to your back up files after that move them to your memory card extsdcard..
voila.. free space..

[TuT] Xperia J Are You A Noob Or Just New To The Xperia Forums Then Look Here.

Basic Tools, Knowlage & Files You Will Need​
Ok lets begin i have been asked quite a few times so here it is. These are the basic tools files etc. you will need. I will write an brife explanation of what these tools, files are for and what they can do and installation instructions.
7Z.​used to extract zip file contents used mainly to compress data files to save space and time uploading & downloading find it here: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
Winrar​
Used also to extract zips but also rar & tar files download from this link: http://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0
Flashtool​
Flashtool was created by Bin4ry & Androxide legends around here it is used to do various things the main reason you will probably use it for is recovering from a brick The Main uses are flashing flashing stock firmware that come in ftf file format (which stands for "flash tool file") kernels can come in this format to and are flashed using "flashmode" enterd by holding down the volume down key while connecting the usb cable when you see a green led that indicates "flashmode". Flashing custom kernels these normally come in .img format (which is an image file) and require an unlocked bootloader. Sony lock there bootloaders to protect their DRM key which are security key for media apps like track-id & facebook inside xperia. Custom kernels are needed for custom roms like Cyanogenmod, AOSP, & AOKP A custom recovery can come in this format to to flash .img files we use "fastboot" for this (which is enterd by turning off phone and holding volume up key while connecting usb cable a blue led will indicate your in fastbootmode then click on the lightning bolt on flastool and select fastboot mode to open the fastboot toolbox) These ate the basic operations you need tho know...
download flashtool from the flash tool home at: http://androxyde.github.io/index.html?1350585408000
Installation​
download flashtool from link if its in a zip format extract with 7z. You will get a flashtool launcher double click and follow the on screen instructions then reboot you pc/laptop.
Driver Installation​ next we need to install the flash tool drivers Tipo/Dule/Miro/J/E dont have the drivers in the package so you will have to download them separate do a search get use to that you will be doing a lot of it when you have found and downloaded the flashtool drivers extract the zip with 7z. you will get an FTD file (flashtool driver file) copy and past it in the flashtool sub folder devices (to get to flashtool folder right click on start menu then click on expolore you will see all the files on your computer find and click on flashtool you will see more sub folders we want the devices folder) after you have pasted it there exit to desktop start flashtool and click the devices tab then import a window will pop up with you device click ok then it will import you devce drivers when its finished your done flashtool is all set up congratulations!
FTF Files​
Ok ftf files are the bundled parts of the Sony stock firmware created buy someone through flashtool & SUS (sony update service) mainly used to recover from a soft brick or if you have unlocked your bootloader then it will be the only means you can update stock firmware as sony will not let you officialy update your phone as they will class it as modified. when downloaded it would probably be in a zip file (se 7z. is coming in handy ) Then start flashtool and drag the extracted ftf file into the flashtool window (the big white box) click ok and files will begin to prepare. when they are raedy a window will popup with a phone and a usb cable on it this is telling you to connect a phone in flashmode do by holding the volume down key while connecting the usb to your phone (keep hold of volume down until flashin process starts) when its all finished reboot there you have it you flashed a firmware. You can flash between platforms like Gingerbread to ICS or Jelly bean to ics.
Find all the ftf firmware files here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385526 and make sure you thank the member for making the thread by pressing the Thanks button
Rooting Your Phone​
Rooting your phone is hacking in to the software to gain access to the root system files hence the term "ROOTING". This allows you to modify your phone install apps that require root permitions, run performance tweaks and flash custom firmware.
Root ICS​
There are several methods but unlockroot roots all ICS Roms Link: http://www.unlockroot.com/download.html
Root Jelly Bean​
To root Jelly Bean 11.2.A.0.21, .31,.33 Firmware's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=23 and thank the great and powerful DoomLord
Clockworkmod Recovery​
Clockworkmod recovery All so known as (CWM) was developed by Koushik Dutta (Koush), a well-known name in the Android development community. It is a custom recovery that backs up and restores android roms exactly how you left it at the time of the backup. It also is used to flash CWM flashable zips like mods apps or even an entire firmware. CWM has not been ported to our device running jelly bean only ICS there are 2 but the best one is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2003069
For CWM on jellbean look a this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2333078
I think thats it to get you started fellow xperia users hopefully i will change or add things when needed or when new things are released happy modifying and
Welcome To The XDA Community
ALWAYS FOLLOW THE XDA RULES!! ​Maybe push for this to be a sticky so ita easy to find

gavster26 said:
Driver Installation
next we need to install the flash tool drivers Tipo/Dule/Miro/J/E dont have the drivers in the package so you will have to download them separate do a search get use to that you will be doing a lot of it when you have found and downloaded the flashtool drivers extract the zip with 7z. you will get an FTD file (flashtool driver file) copy and past it in the flashtool sub folder devices (to get to flashtool folder right click on start menu then click on expolore you will see all the files on your computer find and click on flashtool you will see more sub folders we want the devices folder) after you have pasted it there exit to desktop start flashtool and click the devices tab then import a window will pop up with you device click ok then it will import you devce drivers when its finished your done flashtool is all set up congratulations!
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Hi bro, Thanks for the guide.
I cant seems to fine the "Devices Tab". My flashtool interface only have "File" and "Plugins" and when I click File, I can only see Exit option and when I click at Plugins, nothing came out. Please advice.

nakTT said:
Hi bro, Thanks for the guide.
I cant seems to fine the "Devices Tab". My flashtool interface only have "File" and "Plugins" and when I click File, I can only see Exit option and when I click at Plugins, nothing came out. Please advice.
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Along the top there should be file,tools,Language,plugins,devices,help no exceptions bro try uninstalling flashtool then reinstalling

gavster26 said:
Along the top there should be file,tools,Language,plugins,devices,help no exceptions bro try uninstalling flashtool then reinstalling
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Mine only have File and Plugins.
It is the latest version.

nakTT said:
Mine only have File and Plugins.
It is the latest version.
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Try the previous version.. V0.9.0.0 http://androxyde.github.io/index.html?1350585408000
..or the latest beta.. v0.9.10.2 beta6 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201189

2cans1string said:
Try the previous version.. V0.9.0.0 http://androxyde.github.io/index.html?1350585408000
..or the latest beta.. v0.9.10.2 beta6 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201189
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Thanks bro.

2cans1string said:
Try the previous version.. V0.9.0.0 http://androxyde.github.io/index.html?1350585408000
..or the latest beta.. v0.9.10.2 beta6 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201189
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I am now using V0.9.0.0, I can see all of the menu except the devices.
Please advice.

nakTT said:
I am now using V0.9.0.0, I can see all of the menu except the devices.
Please advice.
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Check your USB drivers for the phone? Make sure phone is connected directly to PC and not through a hub.

2cans1string said:
Check your USB drivers for the phone? Make sure phone is connected directly to PC and not through a hub.
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It is perfectly fine. I updated the phone to the latest official (using sony pc companion) on this laptop.
I just can't see the Menu of "Devices", it doesnt appear at all, other Menu seems fine.
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2cans1string said:
..or the latest beta.. v0.9.10.2 beta6 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201189
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This beta version managed to detect my Xperia J without me having to install any driver. Thanks.

nice tutorial !
full tutorial <3
i love Xperia J !

Still unable to flash my JB Xperia J to ICS.
Sent from my ST26i

nakTT said:
Still unable to flash my JB Xperia J to ICS.
Sent from my ST26i
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I don't know what to tell you there should be all the toolbars there

Ftf file flash after have some problem or hard brick?
Send from Malaysia by Xperia J

pls,fix the below link as it is not working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2003069

harsh73 said:
pls,fix the below link as it is not working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2003069
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All fix bro

[Q] Any changes if you're rooting on a mac?
Hiya,
great tutorial -- im a total newcomer and have been reading (what seems like) hundreds of pages on this site for the last few days, trying to learn how to root my phone. i think i have it the process mostly down, but the one thing i'm not quite sure about is doing everything on a mac.
my phone (arriving in a few days) -- xperia E (C1504 version) i have a 32g sd card from my current phone that i will probably re-use (unless this isn't advisable?) as i understand it, i'll have to unlock the bootloader first, then root the phone. my plan is to just remove the sony bloatware, install a fairly vanilla rom, and make the cpu/battery run more efficiently. was thinking about the vengeance kernel, too.
ive read through a few mac-specific threads, but was wondering if you (or anyone else) might be able to point me in the right direction when it comes to doing all of the above on a mac.
many thanks,
mei
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sony xperia E (C1504)
macbook pro
new york yankees

Nice thread, thnk you

TR26 said:
Hiya,
great tutorial -- im a total newcomer and have been reading (what seems like) hundreds of pages on this site for the last few days, trying to learn how to root my phone. i think i have it the process mostly down, but the one thing i'm not quite sure about is doing everything on a mac.
my phone (arriving in a few days) -- xperia E (C1504 version) i have a 32g sd card from my current phone that i will probably re-use (unless this isn't advisable?) as i understand it, i'll have to unlock the bootloader first, then root the phone. my plan is to just remove the sony bloatware, install a fairly vanilla rom, and make the cpu/battery run more efficiently. was thinking about the vengeance kernel, too.
ive read through a few mac-specific threads, but was wondering if you (or anyone else) might be able to point me in the right direction when it comes to doing all of the above on a mac.
many thanks,
mei
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sony xperia E (C1504)
macbook pro
new york yankees
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I have never had a mac bro I hate them. So I wouldn't know sorry.

gavster26 said:
I have never had a mac bro I hate them. So I wouldn't know sorry.
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This should be Sticky, thanks for your contribution man.

Dzepar said:
This should be Sticky, thanks for your contribution man.
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Yes I don't really Know how to push this for a stickey or the moderaters don't think it should be. its really usefull but is always buried 6 or 7 pages back where no one can find it

[Q] Motorola XT319, Deleted Stock Launcher,USB Debugging not enabled

Hi
I have a Motorola XT319 (GB 2.3.5) China ROM . I rooted it & removed stock launcher & most chinese app, flashed Gapps etc. Then yesterday I did a factory reset. After that phone boots normally & I get signal & notification bars, screen lock, can receive calls etc. But as there is no launcher I cant do any further. There is no gapps in stock rom. USB debugging is disabled so can't push anything through adb.
I can boot into stock recovery & see the option of apply update from SD card & other options as well.
Please suggest is there any way to recover from this. Or any help to find a SBF & flashing it.

singh.r said:
Hi
I have a Motorola XT319 (GB 2.3.5) China ROM . I rooted it & removed stock launcher & most chinese app, flashed Gapps etc. Then yesterday I did a factory reset. After that phone boots normally & I get signal & notification bars, screen lock, can receive calls etc. But as there is no launcher I cant do any further. There is no gapps in stock rom. USB debugging is disabled so can't push anything through adb.
I can boot into stock recovery & see the option of apply update from SD card & other options as well.
Please suggest is there any way to recover from this. Or any help to find a SBF & flashing it.
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Hello Singh, I am also thinking about buying this phone. I am not a pro but as a fellow member I would suggest you to kindly paste your queries to the following threads, they are more related to the topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218506
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2281815
Hope you'll get your answer there. All the best.

Thanks, I did SBF
nightcrawler218 said:
Hello Singh, I am also thinking about buying this phone. I am not a pro but as a fellow member I would suggest you to kindly paste your queries to the following threads, they are more related to the topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218506
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2281815
Hope you'll get your answer there. All the best.
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Thanks for looking into it. I had already gone through that & even posted a reply.
But I wanted to ask a question so I posted a fresh question under general.
Finally I SBF'd it.

how to install Gapps
Mr. Singh , I rooted motorola xt319 and removed unwanted bloatwares.I tried to install many Gapps packages in recovery mode.Every time it says incorrect or corrupted package.Please help me to install at least google play store.Thanks

kgnrizwan said:
Mr. Singh , I rooted motorola xt319 and removed unwanted bloatwares.I tried to install many Gapps packages in recovery mode.Every time it says incorrect or corrupted package.Please help me to install at least google play store.Thanks
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You can not install gapps in recovery mode, u need to push it with adb.
Don't try many just use below one & push it.
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip

adb command
When I typed "adb install gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip" and hit enter ,it says "gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip" does not contain androidmanifest.xml
rm failled for ...................no such file or directory.
please help me by providing steps to install gapps.
Thanks and Regards

kgnrizwan said:
When I typed "adb install gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip" and hit enter ,it says "gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip" does not contain androidmanifest.xml
rm failled for ...................no such file or directory.
please help me by providing steps to install gapps.
Thanks and Regards
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Extract the zip file & copy system folder where your adb.exe is located
adb push system /system
* HIT Thanks if it helps you*

[Q] Install a MOD using stock recovery mode

Hi, been lurking here for some time and I just got excited at the whole community on android devices. However, I have some entry-level phone which is unable to support CWM by the time so it's not possible to install a MOD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360670&highlight=install+stock)
Is there way I can't put a MOD or copy the entire files and got to work the MOD?
Thanks, members of the android community.

2bfish said:
Hi, been lurking here for some time and I just got excited at the whole community on android devices. However, I have some entry-level phone which is unable to support CWM by the time so it's not possible to install a MOD (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360670&highlight=install+stock)
Is there way I can't put a MOD or copy the entire files and got to work the MOD?
Thanks, members of the android community.
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It is enough if u have rooted the device, but the risk is higher, since u dont have a proper recovery option.
U can place the modded system files using any root file explorer & then set the necessary permissions and reboot.
It is good if u can have a nandroid backup if possible.
Hit thanks rather than typing it now Free

Yeah, I had some minor bootloop problems on the past but I just removed the bogus files in question on ADB. Will this be enough of a fail-safe method and how can I perform a manual MOD install?

[ROMs and Recoveries] Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus/ S5 + - All Things And Dev.

Updates at this thread have been stopped. Please check out Devs-Lab.com for all stuff that is/was/would be here. Links below are provided for reference, and will not be updated from now.
The Official Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus Thread :
Note : This is for the Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus / Coolpad 7295C Device and Development related to it and its clones only.
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Original Karbonn ROM :
https://tr.im/20c3b
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Stock ROM in a flashable Zip format :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Here are the Custom Recoveries for this device :
Preferred, Tested : Philz Touch Recovery 6.57.9 ( based on ClockWorkMod Recovery v6.0.5.1 )
https://tr.im/2eae8
TWRP Recovery 2.7.1.0 ( Touch )
https://tr.im/1757c
ClockWorkMod recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus : ( Non - Touch )
tr.im/RWOT
ClockWorkMod - based recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus ( Modded by carliv @ xda )
tr.im/f2c21
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Next, Here are the Custom ROMs
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Sony Xperia Z:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8sq7s60de...nn_S5_Plus.zip
Note : The above mentioned link doesn't appear to work. If anybody finds this file link working, please add a post here and if possible, upload the file to Google Drive and Post the link here.
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Sony Xperia Z v2:
https://tr.im/ca47d
Credits : Ajinkya Mishra
Mayank Girdhar
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Miui v5 :
http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/up...37e511_4.2.zip
( to download this, you need to log in to needrom.com first )
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Lewa OS:
https://tr.im/LewaOSforS5Plus
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MIUI v6:
https://tr.im/MIUIv6forS5Plus
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3-themed ROM :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Stock Flashable ROM :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Android Lollipop-themed ROM :
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in/2014/...um-s5plus.html
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Fly UI ROM :
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8q6ap1lnht...tfors5plus.zip
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Samsung Galaxy S5-themed ROM :
http://www.4shared.com/zip/vP4RARWOba/XtremeS5.html?
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Also visit these pages for more help...
https://www.facebook.com/karbonns5plus
https://www.facebook.com/karbonnroms
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in
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Note : The above posted links for ROMs are not tried and tested ! Be Careful !
For some of the ROM downloads, you need to log into the respective sites...
Thanks mainly to the thunderboys team and all other developers of the respective ROMs whom I haven't mentioned.
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SystemUI.apk and SystemUI.odex files:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/cyMk4Dyub...lus_Syste.html
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Steps for flashing a .img file to a specific partition ( here, recovery ) :
Here are the two methods :
1st Method ( Using ADB ) -- This needs the phone to be connected to the computer.
Go to the folder containing the recovery.img file you just downloaded.
Shift + Right Click on any empty space in the folder and Select Open Command Window Here
Connect the phone to the computer and make sure you have USB Debugging enabled and not USB Storage
Type these into the Command Window :
adb devices -- This should show the Device attached as KarbonnTitaniumS5Plus-xxxx or any such line.
adb get-state -- This is to ensure USB Debugging works. It will show device, recovery or offline, but here, we would be looking for device
adb reboot bootloader -- This reboots the device into Fastboot mode, also called as HBOOT or Bootloader. This mode is necessary for flashing the recovery.img file
fastboot oem unlock -- This is to ensure that you can flash xxxx.img files to specific partitions of the device.
fastboot flash <<partitionname>> <<nameofrecoveryimagefile.img>> -- This flashes the specific partition image file to the specified partition. Here, we would be looking for something like fastboot flash recovery philzrecoverys5plus.img for the PhilZ Touch Recovery and fastboot flash recovery twrprecovery.img for the TWRP Recovery and fastboot flash recovery cwmrecoverys5plus.img for the.... Well, you understand what I mean. This should show some text on the device like Transferring Flash or Writing Flash and the Time and Speed of it, that would confirm your flashing.
fastboot reboot -- This command reboots the device into the normal system, and lo, you're ready to go !
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From here, you can reboot to recovery and back again without any issues. This is the tried and tested method, the method which worked perfectly when I tried it on my device. Else, if you have no patience for connecting the Phone to the PC, jabbing on the keyboard and entering n number of commands, you could try this out :
2nd Method ( Using Terminal Emulator ) -- This doesn't need the phone to be connected to the computer.
Place the recovery.img file in the Internal Storage or External SD Card -- Here, I'm placing it as in storage/sdcard0/xxxxrecovery.img
Install Terminal Emulator or any such app onto the phone and Open it.
Type these commands one by one :
su -- This gives root permissions to the Command Executor.
flash_image recovery /storage/sdcard0/xxxxrecovery.img -- This flashes the recovery image file to the recovery partition.
Close the Terminal Window.
Done !
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Another Note : If you're following the Second ( Terminal Emulator ) Method, note that there is a space between flash_image and recovery and the path of the image file. The first method is the preferred one, which worked perfectly with no errors for me; while the second method is risky and might return some errors while trying it out.
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Another Loooooong Shortened Note : The TWRP Recovery might, in some rare cases, show your battery level as 19% when it is at 99% and the same goes for the others. If you are encountering this error damn frequently, I'd recommend reverting back to the original CWM basic recovery as it doesn't show any battery info at all ! You also have the option of wiping your Battery Statistics in case the Battery Error in the Touch Recoveries made the system too show the same error. Once, after fully charging the phone to 100% and rebooting to recovery, I found that the TWRP recovery showed the battery level at 19% ! Out of curiosity, I rebooted back to the system and it too, showed it at 19% ! I just plugged it into the charger and was like Whoa !, as the battery sprang from 19% to 24% in 7 seconds flat ! I know that neither the reboot to recovery does drain out that much battery, nor does the recovery randomly perform such miracles on it. So, I just flashed CWM basic recovery to it using fastboot mode, opened it, did a Battery Stats wipe and rebooted to the System. It was back to 99% ! So, a full Battery Statistics wipe helped me solve such errors, and might do the same to you too. Just remove the battery from the phone after you power off from the recovery, put it back in, and let the phone start up. Problem Solved ! Damn, why didn't I think of this earlier ?
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Yet Another Short-But-Not-So-Short Note : I'd recommend disabling the Boot Animation on the phone ( using ROM Toolbox Lite or Pro ) so that the possibility of bootloops is diminished. No Boot Animation = Less Chance of Bootloops !
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One Last Note : ( Yeah, Right. )
The MIUI ROM and the Sony Xperia v2 ROM work properly. For people who have boot issues, doing a full data wipe/factory reset through the recovery will solve that problem... MIUI is pre rooted, but chainfire's SuperSU app is not installed and there is no keyboard app. The Sony Xperia v2 ROM has SuperSU installed and works properly. However, a high amount of patience is needed to wait for the ROMs to boot up...
As mentioned by cybercrawler, the internal/external swap supposedly works, and appears to be already applied in these ROMs... so, if you are going to flash a new ROM, you had better undo this change...
The clockworkmod recovery file works too, as seen in the screenshots uploaded by cybercrawler... thanks to him for testing that out.
I shall be uploading some screenshots of these in a few days. Both the ROMs run Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, and the MIUI ROM has a update scheduler app, so I'm guessing it can be updated to 4.4 Kitkat. Anyway... if anybody knows how to bypass Dropbox Error 509 ( This account's public links are generating too much traffic and are temporarily disabled ), please download the Xperia Z v1 ROM and upload it to Google Drive...
Check this thread for further development on this device.
If anybody is willing to volunteer to try a ROM still in development for this device, you can download it here :
https://tr.im/CarbonForKarbonnv1
It is NOT READY FOR FLASHING, but is a Kitkat ROM, so anybody willing to put in their efforts in the development of this ROM can help.
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rjt.rockx said:
The Official Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus Thread :
Note : This is for the Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus / Coolpad 7295C Device and Development related to it and its clones only.
Original Karbonn ROM :
https://tr.im/20c3b
First off, Here are the Custom Recoveries for this device :
ClockWorkMod recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus :
tr.im/RWOT
ClockWorkMod - based recovery for Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus ( modded by carliv @ xda )
tr.im/f2c21
Next, Here are the Custom ROMs
Sony Xperia Z:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e8sq7s60de...nn_S5_Plus.zip
Note : The above mentioned link doesn't appear to work. If anybody finds this file link working, please add a post here and if possible, upload the file to Google Drive and Post the link here.
Sony Xperia Z v2:
https://tr.im/ca47d
Credits : Ajinkya Mishra
Mayank Girdhar
Miui :
http://www.needrom.com/wp-content/up...37e511_4.2.zip
( to download this, you need to log in to needrom.com first )
Also visit these pages for more help...
https://www.facebook.com/karbonns5plus
https://www.facebook.com/karbonnroms
http://karbonnroms.blogspot.in
Note : The above posted links for ROMs are not tried and tested ! Be Careful !
For some of the ROM downloads, you need to log into the respective sites...
Thanks mainly to the thunderboys team and all other developers of the respective ROMs whom I haven't mentioned.
SystemUI.apk and SystemUI.odex files:
http://www.4shared.com/rar/cyMk4Dyub...lus_Syste.html
One Last Note : ( Yeah, Right. )
The MIUI ROM and the Sony Xperia v2 ROM work properly. For people who have boot issues, doing a full data wipe/factory reset through the recovery will solve that problem... MIUI is pre rooted, but chainfire's SuperSU app is not installed and there is no keyboard app. The Sony Xperia v2 ROM has SuperSU installed and works properly. However, a high amount of patience is needed to wait for the ROMs to boot up...
As mentioned by cybercrawler, the internal/external swap supposedly works, and appears to be already applied in these ROMs... so, if you are going to flash a new ROM, you had better undo this change...
The clockworkmod recovery file works too, as seen in the screenshots uploaded by cybercrawler... thanks to him for testing that out.
I shall be uploading some screenshots of these in a few days. Both the ROMs run Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2, and the MIUI ROM has a update scheduler app, so I'm guessing it can be updated to 4.4 Kitkat. Anyway... if anybody knows how to bypass Dropbox Error 509 ( This account's public links are generating too much traffic and are temporarily disabled ), please download the Xperia Z v1 ROM and upload it to Google Drive...
By the way, I'll be uploading links to some must-have apps for a custom ROM user within a few days. Check this thread for further development on this device.
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Hey there,my question might seem foolish but just wanted to know if our device supports USB otg?
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cybercrawler said:
Hey there,my question might seem foolish but just wanted to know if our device supports USB otg?
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Yes and No.
No, as it isn't included in the device's features and comes with no otg cable.
Yes, if you buy a third party USB OTG cable and install chainfire's stickmount app.
Here's the link to the app :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount
and the xda thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/themes-apps/23-03-2014-stickmount-v3-01-t1400034
Hope it helps !

Heck is their the possibility that i might get bootloop!!!Because the last time I tried one of Chainefire's app(chain fire 3D)I got stuck on 1.But anyways thanks
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cybercrawler said:
Heck is their the possibility that i might get bootloop!!!Because the last time I tried one of Chainefire's app(chain fire 3D)I got stuck on 1.But anyways thanks
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Nah, there is no possibility of getting bootloop. The app doesn't need reboot at all !

Good news !
Finally, TWRP Recovery v 2.7.1.0 has been ported to our device by... me.
It works !
Features :
Touch recovery
Navigation buttons enabled
Displays Time, Date, Battery, etc.
File Manager built in
Option to Partition SD Card
Terminal Commands supported
ADB Sideload available
Ability to reboot into System, Recovery, Bootloader or Power Off
Can mount USB Storage
Toggles:
Zip file signature verification
Usage of rm -rf instead of formatting
Skip MD5 generation during backup
Enable MD5 verification of backup files
Screen Timeout Setting
Brightness Slider
Time zone Chooser
Keyboard built-in
Uploading the recovery.img file after some time. Check this thread for further updates !

Here's the link to the TWRP Recovery :
https://tr.im/1757c
Hope it helps !

rjt.rockx said:
Here's the link to the TWRP Recovery :
https://tr.im/1757c
Hope it helps !
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Still working on the Carbon ROM... May take a few more days to create a working,booting ROM !!!
( Creating a new update binary file now, old one wasn't working. )
Anyway, after this and the flashable stock rom zip file, i'll be porting miui 6 to this device !
After that, maybe, I was thinking of an Android L ROM for this device...
Anyway, Back to Project CarbonForKarbonn for now...
Could anyone upload the specifications of moto g (codename falcon) in a post here ?
I need to know it's features and some information abt. it, like whether it supports dual sim, has external sd card support, etc.
so that I could rectify any problems which are occuring because of such non-compatibility errors.
Looooooong schedule... this might take forever...

rjt.rockx said:
Still working on the Carbon ROM... May take a few more days to create a working,booting ROM !!!
( Creating a new update binary file now, old one wasn't working. )
Anyway, after this and the flashable stock rom zip file, i'll be porting miui 6 to this device !
After that, maybe, I was thinking of an Android L ROM for this device...
Anyway, Back to Project CarbonForKarbonn for now...
Could anyone upload the specifications of moto g (codename falcon) in a post here ?
I need to know it's features and some information abt. it, like whether it supports dual sim, has external sd card support, etc.
so that I could rectify any problems which are occuring because of such non-compatibility errors.
Looooooong schedule... this might take forever...
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As for TWRP how should I flash it?I already have CWM so what should I do in this case? I just want to try TWRP so pls tell me how should I remove CWM.
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cybercrawler said:
As for TWRP how should I flash it?I already have CWM so what should I do in this case? I just want to try TWRP so pls tell me how should I remove CWM.
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You need to have ADB and Fastboot tools and the recovery file in the same folder.
Connect the device to the computer, open USB Debugging in Android, open a command window in the folder with adb and twrprecovery.img image ( Shift + Right Click ), and type these commands in it :
adb root -- Don't worry if this shows any error like adbd cannot run as root in production builds. Just proceed with the next step.
adb devices
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery twrprecovery.img -- This will automatically format that partition and install the recovery image to it.
fastboot reboot
adb reboot recovery
Done !

Anyway... Building the final parts of the Carbon Nightly ROM, also simultaneously working on MIUI 6 for this device.
Stock ROM build is happening... Just have to generate the updater-script and the update binary.
Status of Each Build :
Carbon ROM : Needs a new Update Binary, creating it, coding it.
TWRP Recovery : Done !
MIUI 6 : Downloading the latest release version. Porting and Update Binary and Updater Script pending.
Stock Flashable Zip : Creating all Update files from scratch, system folder is ready, deodexing pending, App updates pending.
Xperia v3 : Boot Animation Build Progressing, Updating all stock Google apps, Adding Xposed Framework, etc.
Android L ROM : Waiting for a Stable Android L ROM to be released here, still no progress.

Here are the basic mount points of this device which I accidentally discovered while messing about in the Stock ROM :
system : [email protected] : dev/block/mmcblk0p8 -- This is for the System folder, has ext4 partition type
data : [email protected] : dev/block/mmcblk0p10 -- This is for the Data folder, has ext4 partition type
cache : [email protected] : dev/block/mmcblk0p9 -- This is for the Cache folder, has ext4 partition type
Hope it helps !

Which do you think is better : External SD Card as Main Storage or Internal SD Card as Main Storage ?
Anybody can reply by posting here.
This question is for the Carbon ROM and the Stock Flashable Zip ROM.
I felt I should ask you this question as I felt that Internal SD Card has way too less storage for me, but my decision cannot be everybody's decision, can it ?. ( I have 180+ Apps on this device, all linked to SD Card ( 32 gb, ~1.5 gb free space remaining ) ).

rjt.rockx said:
Which do you think is better : External SD Card as Main Storage or Internal SD Card as Main Storage ?
Anybody can reply by posting here.
This question is for the Carbon ROM and the Stock Flashable Zip ROM.
I felt I should ask you this question as I felt that Internal SD Card has way too less storage for me, but my decision cannot be everybody's decision, can it ?. ( I have 180+ Apps on this device, all linked to SD Card ( 32 gb, ~1.5 gb free space remaining ) ).
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Internal SD card is always a better options.Anyways keep it up with all the developments.
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But then, what about the apps ? Wont you need that much storage for apps ?

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But then, what about the apps ? Wont you need that much storage for apps ?
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But any was 2 GB storage is much low.Heck I have installed so much things on my device I have been having 'storage space running out' since two weeks!Anyways try to keep the internal storage as our SD Card.
Oh and nobody seems to be active on this thread except you and me.
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cybercrawler said:
But any was 2 GB storage is much low.Heck I have installed so much things on my device I have been having 'storage space running out' since two weeks!Anyways try to keep the internal storage as our SD Card.
Oh and nobody seems to be active on this thread except you and me.
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Yeah... But once I upload the ROMs which I am building, some more will definitely visit.

Hi rjt.rockx.....Thank you very much for ur hard work to make our device pretty awesome....
Plz make the ext. Sd card as main storage bcoz 2gb space s not enough for application itself.......
Wishing u all the best in ur current n future projects....:beer::beer::beer:
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Currently am using xperia v2 rom....everything works pretty good n smooth.........Eagerly waiting for ur future updates.......And one more thing , camera quality s not that good in low light. So any changes will be pretty nice too....
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Yeah... But once I upload the ROMs which I am building, some more will definitely visit.
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Is there any way to change the on-screen soft keys to look them like that of Nexus 5 lollipop soft keys.They look really cool and other thing is the transparency of the on screen buttons.It would be great if you made this above mod in the new ROM
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algates said:
Hi rjt.rockx.....Thank you very much for ur hard work to make our device pretty awesome....
Plz make the ext. Sd card as main storage bcoz 2gb space s not enough for application itself.......
Wishing u all the best in ur current n future projects....:beer::beer::beer:
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Currently am using xperia v2 rom....everything works pretty good n smooth.........Eagerly waiting for ur future updates.......And one more thing , camera quality s not that good in low light. So any changes will be pretty nice too....
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Yeah, I'm working on that. You know that camera you have in other Xperia devices with all that Timescape feature and everything ? I'm adding that to the updated version of this ROM. But, the ROM will still be based on Android Jellybean 4.2.2. I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about that because, if I change the base OS, I'll have to rebuild all the apps from scratch to fit alongside the new permissions and all that stuff, which will take off most of my time.
I'll consider your decision about the Main Storage, but there's one drawback about using it that way. You won't be able to remove your SD Card or unmount it while the OS is on. If that's okay with you, please reply. Anyway, if you want to change it afterwards, you can do so by the vold.fstab edit which cybercrawler had mentioned here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55154053&postcount=31
Thanks for your opinion, by the way !