Hi all! I'd like to ask you what would happen if I put Samsung Galaxy S II's stock firmware to my S II Plus via Odin? Will it work properly or it will brick?
Thank you in advance!
AndroQuestion said:
Hi all! I'd like to ask you what would happen if I put Samsung Galaxy S II's stock firmware to my S II Plus via Odin? Will it work properly or it will brick?
Thank you in advance!
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What would your guess be?
Ra.burt86 said:
What would your guess be?
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I guess it'll brick but I don't know so I that I asked you "What Happens If I Put One Firmware to Another Device"
I would guess that your guess is 100% correct.
Whell, you can get a very expensive paperweight
There is absolutely no way you should ever flash firmware that is destined for another device. Sometimes it's possible, but that is the exception. And that is only when two very similar devices are given different monikers (different part of the world... Dual Sim..) but nearly no other changes at the hardware level.
OK, right! Thank you all!
You are welcome
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i want new phone unlocked because my g1 is slow but i was curious if there was a way to know if the chinese android phone is flashable and using which rom? and which is a good phone to buy ...
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It hasn't even been 3 hours, there's no need for a bump. Also I don't think those cheap knockoffs can be flashed but it's possible. First you have to root it though which is probably possible with one of the "one-click root" apps. Actually flashing one is a bit more involved because of hardware differences. Next time just get the real phone instead of a knockoff, save yourself some headache and heartache at not being able to do everything you want.
i actually have a g1 thank you very much handsome
Well then take out the "next time"s from my previous post and I stick by it. Knockoffs generally aren't that great. Getting the real version from a store is better, even craigslist or ebay.
I rooted my galaxy note replica with bin4ry it worked perfectly as for flashing i have flashed a few things but to flash a rom it would be harder because i have found out i would have to port the custom rom to work with my device.
iphear said:
i want new phone unlocked because my g1 is slow but i was curious if there was a way to know if the chinese android phone is flashable and using which rom? and which is a good phone to buy ...
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What did I miss? Why the assumption that the OP is talking about a "cheap knock-off". Maybe he means a Huawei, or ZTE or something.
Rooting android from China
Ok, i don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, but i'm desperate. I want to flash my phone that i recently bought in China, but i'm getting no where. The problem is that i can't find recovery mod that will work on my phone. If someone have any idea what recovery mod should i try, please suggest it to me.
I'm using Samsung Galaxy Style Duos I-8262D.
Sveta92gb said:
Ok, i don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, but i'm desperate. I want to flash my phone that i recently bought in China, but i'm getting no where. The problem is that i can't find recovery mod that will work on my phone. If someone have any idea what recovery mod should i try, please suggest it to me.
I'm using Samsung Galaxy Style Duos I-8262D.
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It will depend on the device you have. You should search xda for your device name, but if it is a cloned device, you may not be able to find anything, because some clones are not well supported.
HI all,
I am new to this forum.
i got factory unlocked samsung galaxy s2 hd lte i757m with android v4.1.1 from canada.
I am using this cell in INDIA.
I am experiencing some freeze and sometimes restarts almost daily in my first week of usage.
battery drains fast with just 1hour of wifi usage.
Also cell phone heatsup while charging
Samsung support says officialy jellybean is not been released to hd lte yet , so u might be facing the problem.
Guys does anyone has faced same issues?? please help
There is no official JB for the i757m yet - Samsung are right. The issues definitely sound ROM related, I would recommend rolling back to ICS as it's very stable for me, with good battery life. Also worth noting - your phone will always heat up while charging
Here is a thread relating to installing CWM on the i757m. Ignore that, under the 'Download' section (expand the hide tag) there's a Dev.host link to some files. Go into the Bell SGS2 HD LTE folder, grab Odin3_1.85.zip and in the Factory Images folder, grab 'Unzip Me Stock ICS'. Don't forget to click 'thanks' for dsixda in his thread.
Once you have both those files down, unzip the ROM to get a tar.md5 image, and use ODIN to flash. There are many ODIN tutorials on this site, I suggest reading a couple BEFORE doing anything, as this has the potential to brick your phone completely.
If you need further help after reading, I will be here. I have this phone, and have done this a few times
Good luck!
Justin
thanks Justin,
I am newbie to android and samsung
Could you let me know where shall i get started ???
also the important thing i will have to rollback to ICS from INDIA and not Canada this time.
Is it possible from India?? if yes how?? any specific version of kies software required??
dhiren4ever said:
thanks Justin,
I am newbie to android and samsung
Could you let me know where shall i get started ???
also the important thing i will have to rollback to ICS from INDIA and not Canada this time.
Is it possible from India?? if yes how?? any specific version of kies software required??
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That's no problems, we don't actually use Kies to do anything, plus we are downloading the ROM ourselves. I have done the same thing from Australia, so I don't think that India should be a worry
If you follow that link above, and grab the two files that I mentioned, that's the first step. Once you have them on your computer, I'll send you some USB drivers, and then help you with the next steps to get it working
juzz86 said:
That's no problems, we don't actually use Kies to do anything, plus we are downloading the ROM ourselves. I have done the same thing from Australia, so I don't think that India should be a worry
If you follow that link above, and grab the two files that I mentioned, that's the first step. Once you have them on your computer, I'll send you some USB drivers, and then help you with the next steps to get it working
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grt!!!
Though I am quite afraid to do so...I will monitor first my cell phone for a week or two and if its really getting into my head then i will flash it to ICS.
I will definitely need your help then.
really thanks a ton for replying...atleast i will have some directions now who already has done it !!!!
No worries mate, happy to help
De
juzz86 said:
No worries mate, happy to help
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Could you please send me USB driver required for the above process.
I am planning to roll back to Official ICH
Any idea when would be Jelly bean released for SGH-i757M?
Do I need one of those "vanilla" developer phones if I'm to install a custom ROM on my Note 3? As far as I know, nope. You can root any Android phone.
I'm fairly sure that I can ClockWorkMod + install custom ROM on a phone I purchase in a shop. But I just want to make sure .
Thank you in advance .
You are joking, right ?
If not, yes.
Sent from my N9005
axonn said:
Do I need one of those "vanilla" developer phones if I'm to install a custom ROM on my Note 3? As far as I know, nope. You can root any Android phone.
I'm fairly sure that I can ClockWorkMod + install custom ROM on a phone I purchase in a shop. But I just want to make sure .
Thank you in advance .
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You need to READ a lot!!! Really, you will surely make something wrong...READ!
dragoncius said:
You need to READ a lot!!! Really, you will surely make something wrong...READ!
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Although my question seemed that of a noob, I can assure you I am not. My first rooted phone was HTC Tytn2 which I rooted using Duty's ROM's which I found here back in 2008. So no worries . Now I have a rooted SG2. I know all the procedures, safety steps and so on.
The reason I asked such a dumb question was that I had a 1% uncertainty regarding this, which I was unwilling to risk on.
As far as I know, the so-called dev-phones are simply loaded with a vanilla version of Android, no Samsung bloatware.
Anyway, thank you guys for calming my fears .
axonn said:
Although my question seemed that of a noob, I can assure you I am not. My first rooted phone was HTC Tytn2 which I rooted using Duty's ROM's which I found here back in 2008. So no worries . Now I have a rooted SG2. I know all the procedures, safety steps and so on.
The reason I asked such a dumb question was that I had a 1% uncertainty regarding this, which I was unwilling to risk on.
As far as I know, the so-called dev-phones are simply loaded with a vanilla version of Android, no Samsung bloatware.
Anyway, thank you guys for calming my fears .
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There´s only one Google Edition phone in Samsung, the S4. Still, you can get a "normal" S4 and still flash it like crazy.
dragoncius said:
There´s only one Google Edition phone in Samsung, the S4. Still, you can get a "normal" S4 and still flash it like crazy.
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Flash it like crazy. I like the sound of that! *grin*
Hey there everyone , i have a question can i flash Nexus 5 kitkat's official rom on my Galaxy s4? will it run okay? is it applicable?
No you can't, no it won't run okay, and no its not.
These two devices are completely different, if you flash the Nexus 5 firmware on your S4, make sure to get a rubbish bin ready because your phone will be nothing more than paperweight.
Don't ever flash another devices firmware to your device, this will break almost everything and its really hard to unbrick from there. Only flash the firmwares for your device only.
If I helped, don't hesitate to hit that Thanks button
OmarWahba said:
Hey there everyone , i have a question can i flash Nexus 5 kitkat's official rom on my Galaxy s4? will it run okay? is it applicable?
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like krishneelg3 said do not flash other phones firmware/roms onto your device, You could get the Google play edition rom for your Galaxy s4, should be about the same. do research first, i dont know how Google play edition roms work they could be the same they could be different.
TheArc said:
No you can't, no it won't run okay, and no its not.
These two devices are completely different, if you flash the Nexus 5 firmware on your S4, make sure to get a rubbish bin ready because your phone will be nothing more than paperweight.
Don't ever flash another devices firmware to your device, this will break almost everything and its really hard to unbrick from there. Only flash the firmwares for your device only.
If I helped, don't hesitate to hit that Thanks button
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Thank you so much for help
Trozzul said:
like krishneelg3 said do not flash other phones firmware/roms onto your device, You could get the Google play edition rom for your Galaxy s4, should be about the same. do research first, i dont know how Google play edition roms work they could be the same they could be different.
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thank you so much , i got your point and i think i don't need to do this anymore,,,i replaced my phone with an D802 32gb LG G2
OmarWahba said:
thank you so much , i got your point and i think i don't need to do this anymore,,,i replaced my phone with an D802 32gb LG G2
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It's good that you understood.
Hello there,
Its been a while lollipop is out abd almost everyone is kind of enjoying it but I am really unfortunate that I haven't got it yet...dunno what is wrong with my device or if I can get it manually. Everytime I ask it to update, it says...you are running the latest one...it sucks
Any help here will be highly appreciated
ekdmfree said:
Hello there,
Its been a while lollipop is out abd almost everyone is kind of enjoying it but I am really unfortunate that I haven't got it yet...dunno what is wrong with my device or if I can get it manually. Everytime I ask it to update, it says...you are running the latest one...it sucks
Any help here will be highly appreciated
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First of all are you using the phone on AT&T or is it unlocked and your using it on another carrier?
If your on AT&T then make sure you device is registered on your account properly.
And lastly your in the wrong section
You are not missing much. It lags and there is no root
eortizr said:
You are not missing much. It lags and there is no root
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Kinda agree. It's not ready for prime-time. Simple acts such as using the keyboard become a hit and miss proposition. Stay 4.4.2/4.4.4 unless you just really feel the need to be on the bleeding edge.
ekdmfree said:
Hello there,
Its been a while lollipop is out abd almost everyone is kind of enjoying it but I am really unfortunate that I haven't got it yet...dunno what is wrong with my device or if I can get it manually. Everytime I ask it to update, it says...you are running the latest one...it sucks
Any help here will be highly appreciated
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If you're using it on AT&T, you can get my dlpkgfile from my post about it. Place that and the fota_script in the /cache/fota folder on your G3, then look up how to update using a dlpkgfile.
hyelton said:
First of all are you using the phone on AT&T or is it unlocked and your using it on another carrier?
If your on AT&T then make sure you device is registered on your account properly.
And lastly your in the wrong section
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iam using my lg g3 in argentine , how can i upgrade to lolipop ?