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Anyone else having this problem? Any time I try to move an app to SD it just sits there for a little bit and then reboots. I can't update google skymap because I think it's trying to install on the SD too.
I tried searching but my search-fu is weak in this case. I did find someone in some other forum saying he had this problem but it seems to have gone unnoticed.
Anyone? Bueller? Not even a "apps2sd works for me wtf are you talking about?"?
Apps2sd works for me wtf are you talking about?
How about some details?
AT&T or T-Mobile Nexus One?
Bootloader locked or unlocked.
Rooted or unrooted
Stock FROYO? FRF50? FRF72?
What radio?
Using custom cooked rom?
This is me: AT&T Nexus One, unlocked, rooted, official FRF72, apps2sd works just fine, wtf are you talking about?
I'm having this problem too. I suspect it's related to having used cyanogenmod's a2sd for the apps in question - your thoughts on that?
I'm currently running frf50 on an unlocked t-mobile n1. I used someone's pre-rooted Rom. I was running cyanogen 5.0.7, used apps2sd once but decided to undo it and did a nandroid restore. I didn't do a wipe so I'm going to try that and see if it makes any difference.
This is exactly my situation, I suspect even the same pre-rooted froyo (Paul's). Let me know if the wipe helps, and if it does... how do you recover all your stuff?
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This is exactly my situation, I suspect even the same pre-rooted froyo (Paul's). Let me know if the wipe helps, and if it does... how do you recover all your stuff?
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So I wiped my phone last night, and everything seems to be working now. Started up my phone, logged in, and all my apps started reinstalling. I used SMS backup & restore to restore my SMSs, and everything is mostly back to normal.
How are you moving apps to sd?
I have the exact same problem as the op describes.
Running frf50 on a T-Mobile N1 that I updated the day that build leaked. Not the pre-rooted version I don't believe.
I'd like to figure out exactly how to fix it since from time to time my phone will tell me it's low on space and I end up having to delete several things.
I'm gonna be blunt and say anyone who doesn't want too root their phone really should not be running leak builds of an OS either.
You're just asking for trouble, and without recourse to fix it.
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1st A big Hiiii from India.
I am a noob in this android scene. The most closest experience I have had to this is moding PSP's(done so many can't count) bricked and unbricked as well.
I got my SGS this week and the first day itself i started to see how i can make it better.(had seen a lot of vid in youtube). Some problems i faced initially was:
1. the 3 key hold to go into recovery mode just wont work for me so i used the easy reboot recovery script.
2. Intially i tried a couple of roots which would give me errors like it failed to run. The phone came with DDJG4 and i was able to get Superuser 2.3.1 was able to update SU database to V5 from android market.
3. Installed Ryan ZA lagfix 1.6.0 from market and now I am able to get a quadrant score of 2172. Earlier it was around 900.
What I want to do now is to have 2.2 froyo on it. I want feedback as well as help. Feedback as in is it worth it? How do I goto 2.2 custom and which one? where do i get rom and which custom one to go for. I have been seeing so much of stuff on the internet that i am a little too much confused. All help appreciated and thanks for your post.
DO NOT INSTALL FROYO! you will brick or have problems. Read all the people who installed Jpc and prev betas. Seriously. Im sick of people asking for help after installing froyo who have not done their research as to how much problems it has. Also your phone had download disabled. If you screw up there's nothing anyone can do other then tell you to get hair dryer and heat the thing up. Also don't ask me about that as im not stupid enough to install unofficial froyo
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DDJG4 is gr8 .. dont try to install any Froyo build as of now.. i have tried all and have experienced a lot of issue and reverted back final to DDJG4 ... wait for the official release or mess things up as u like.....
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DDJG4 is gr8 .. dont try to install any Froyo build as of now.. i have tried all and have experienced a lot of issue and reverted back final to DDJG4 ... wait for the official release or mess things up as u like.....
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how to revert back to DDJG4... cant find ne thing...
Alright folks i am so sorry had been away! I am really sorry i did not check the posts however was really restless to see flash 10 so I ended up using odin to get into I9000ZSJP2 I used paul's rom with clockwork mod from modaco.
It was real laggy and the ryan fix also dint help much. So I downloaded the OG DDJG4 as well as I9000XXJPC. Wanted to give one last try as had seen a lot of youtube vids of it being the most stable one out there.
Frankly it worked like a charm. I used it for couple of days it had all the features working. I even rooted it the way told in xda here. by using odin and couple of files. I restarted it many times and had no issues.
Suddenly this is the problem when i switched it off to switch my sim. The phone starts goes to Galaxy S logo and stays there for like 2 mins and then it goes black.
None of the recovery mode combo and download mode combo work for me hence I had to use script.
The script also dont work now over USB. I tried removing sim and sd card. How do i get back to JG4. all help appreciated. I am sure i am not going to froyo until final build if i get this fixed.
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DO NOT INSTALL FROYO! you will brick or have problems. Read all the people who installed Jpc and prev betas. Seriously. Im sick of people asking for help after installing froyo who have not done their research as to how much problems it has. Also your phone had download disabled. If you screw up there's nothing anyone can do other then tell you to get hair dryer and heat the thing up. Also don't ask me about that as im not stupid enough to install unofficial froyo
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ok i had froyo jpc and then easily went back to eclailr build because of bugs and then went to the hk jp2 which i love. yes he can have issues but bricking the phone is hard with odin if you follow the instructions
I dont think mine is brick eh! i can still turn it on. Its more like a no boot. Brick is a no post
I tried both JP2 and JP3 and they were OK at best since they were in early beta and inspite of speed, they were unstable and very unstable. I would say they are good to play around a bit but definitely not for daily use.
If you still want to get your hands wet, you can try Doc's RomMod Froyo V2 + Superlite (I9000XXJPC) 9/9/10
But as every one is saying already, stick to the current ROM and wait for an official release from Samsung.
Just don't forget to install a lag fix.
And don't worry about bricking, it's very hard to brick your phone, so go ahead and give a try and play around to know your device better.
Enjoy the SGS!
Thx mate.. needed some emotional support on this one.. well i have to report officially I could not get my phone working and recognized by Odin. The guys at samsung service center also gave up after looking at it for 30 mins. I have to say.. they knew less than I did about the phone. I have said its less then 7 days so either they fix software of I replace the phone. Thats how it works in india and guess what I went on the 7th day I read a lot of peps here sayin if the phone does not go into recovery or download by key combo it is getting replaced. I am going to post soon what happens. Until then keeping my fingers crossed and prayers.
PS: another guy in my office has SGS and he is able to go to recovery and download so its not like an all india thing.
I got my phone back last week they replaced it with another one with JG4
Which City do you live in? I have a Bricked phone and I am thinking of getting it replaced.
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Which City do you live in? I have a Bricked phone and I am thinking of getting it replaced.
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I am from HYD.. Btw I found a way to fix the non three button fix from the forum itself.. i just fixed one of my friend who had the recovery mode hold not working.. ova the weekend..
Okay so, I used the Odin JI6 Froyo flash and everything went peachy. Also installed the OCLF and the Voodoo one from off the market.
Problem is that the root wasn't total/complete and the update.zip was replaced but could not be used in full rooting or something along those lines (I'm not certain).
Anyhow, the phone worked great for the last three days, then this evening the browser wasn't refreshing facebook so I restarted the phone. After the AT&T logo it went blank and it vibrated like a beating heart constantly before restarting again after about 5 minutes, which then made it beat like a heart again etc.
I tried going to the boot screen/safe mode and reinstalling the update.zip (which didn't work because of the failed root), tried clearing my data cache, and then also i formatted the sd card. Nothing.
After that I tried putting it into download mode and flashing Odin, which didn't work. It said it was sending the PIT files but stalled there and never changed. I tried a master clear and it didn't go anywhere either.
Any advice?
You should've read the forums more before flashing and saved yourself this headache. You will need this to flash back to stock.
use thishttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Dowload Odin and the drivers on the first page of the thread. Install the drivers. Run Odin as Administrator. You need to then remove your SIM, battery and external sd card if you have one. Hopefully your button combo will work to get you into download mode. Next, put battery back in, hold the vol + & - buttons and plug in your USB from pc to phone and do not let go of the volume buttons, do not touch power and you should then enter download mode. Yellow screen with android shovelling. Odin should see your phone, push start on Odin and let Odin do it's thing. When Odin finished and your phone reboots you will be back on stock JF6. While your phone is powered on and on your homescreen master clear with Odin.
You need to read a bit before flashing anything again. One Click Root doesn't work with Froyo, neither does Voodoo. Had you taken some time and read you would know this.
Good Luck, I hope this helps.
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Okay so, I used the Odin JI6 Froyo flash and everything went peachy. Also installed the OCLF and the Voodoo one from off the market.
Problem is that the root wasn't total/complete and the update.zip was replaced but could not be used in full rooting or something along those lines (I'm not certain).
Anyhow, the phone worked great for the last three days, then this evening the browser wasn't refreshing facebook so I restarted the phone. After the AT&T logo it went blank and it vibrated like a beating heart constantly before restarting again after about 5 minutes, which then made it beat like a heart again etc.
I tried going to the boot screen/safe mode and reinstalling the update.zip (which didn't work because of the failed root), tried clearing my data cache, and then also i formatted the sd card. Nothing.
After that I tried putting it into download mode and flashing Odin, which didn't work. It said it was sending the PIT files but stalled there and never changed. I tried a master clear and it didn't go anywhere either.
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I feel your pain. Been there, done that. Although your process of bricking reminds me of a more sophisticated approach....lol....mine was out of total complete noobness.
Question:
1) Can you manually boot into download/ recovery manually using 3-button combo? If so you have hope (meaning your phone is basically "un-brickable").
-Bet that made you feel better huh?
-If you can't use 3-button to go into either modes, then you are in the same boat as i was. Hope you are still within your 30 days, or at least warranty. One way to tell if you can/ can't go into either modes is to check your "Batch #."
a) remove battery
b) look below your Serial Number
c) if your Batch # = 1007 = You are safe
d) Batch # = 1008 = good luck
2) When you say Brick, do you have the unfortunate "Phone (!) PC" screen? If yes, then its a "soft brick." If No, then its a "hard brick." I would start to worry.
3) According to your post, it sounds like you have the Regular Odin and NOT the One click version, correct? If you have regular Odin, i would at least try the One click. Regardless, both versions should be able to get you back to stock (JF6), but we already know how well your current version Odin has gotten you.
If you need help, there are TONS more knowledgeable people here in the Captivate forum than I. They should be able to help.
Good Luck!
1. Yes I can go into download and recovery mode. I've attempted to reinstall the 2.2 off odin but it doesn't take. It is the One Click Odin Froyo, it does not work. The Comm screen is yellow, and the logs just say it's loading the PIT and doesnt ever change from there.
2. I have seen that phone ! computer screen, but I'm not stuck at it. When that came on I held the vilume buttons and the power button and it went back to regular boot up (which obviously still doesn't work).
3. It is the one click. I'm not smart enough to use something that involves more than one click.
Stop trying to flash Froyo. Flash back to stock then master clear. Then go read the threads in the development section of the forum before flashing anything. The fact that you tried to apply Voodoo to Froyo and you tried to use one click lagfix on Froyo shows you haven't read and don't know what your doing. You corrupted something by flashing incompatable stuff, flash back to stock and master clear for now. Read a bit and then flash Froyo.
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1. Yes I can go into download and recovery mode. I've attempted to reinstall the 2.2 off odin but it doesn't take. It is the One Click Odin Froyo, it does not work. The Comm screen is yellow, and the logs just say it's loading the PIT and doesnt ever change from there.
2. I have seen that phone ! computer screen, but I'm not stuck at it. When that came on I held the vilume buttons and the power button and it went back to regular boot up (which obviously still doesn't work).
3. It is the one click. I'm not smart enough to use something that involves more than one click.
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LOL . I as well. I know enough to be dangerous.
Now, on to business. If you actually read what Rhiannon has posted for you, and click on the actual link itself, you will realize that the version of Odin you are using (yes the one click) is NOT the correct version for flashing back to stock (JF6/ Eclair.....NOT froyo). Remember, if all else fails....."The One must return to the Source...." <-----Plus 9,000 to whoever can guess where thats from.
Obviously your phone falls within the 1007 since you have the Luxury/ Advantage of manually entering Download/ Recovery mode....i wish i did.
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You should've read the forums more before flashing and saved yourself this headache. You will need this to flash back to stock.
use thishttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Dowload Odin and the drivers on the first page of the thread. Install the drivers. Run Odin as Administrator. You need to then remove your SIM, battery and external sd card if you have one. Hopefully your button combo will work to get you into download mode. Next, put battery back in, hold the vol + & - buttons and plug in your USB from pc to phone and do not let go of the volume buttons, do not touch power and you should then enter download mode. Yellow screen with android shovelling. Odin should see your phone, push start on Odin and let Odin do it's thing. When Odin finished and your phone reboots you will be back on stock JF6. While your phone is powered on and on your homescreen master clear with Odin.
You need to read a bit before flashing anything again. One Click Root doesn't work with Froyo, neither does Voodoo. Had you taken some time and read you would know this.
Good Luck, I hope this helps.
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Well Said!
Thanks Spartan, I'm guesing too much skimming and not enough reading.
OP when someone says flash back to stock they don't mean Froyo. I don't mean to sound harsh, really I want to help you, but you have to read and follow instructions when you ask for help or it becomes frustrating to all that try to help you. If you want to get out of the mess you are in read my original post and use the Odin thread I linked for you please.
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Thanks Spartan, I'm guesing too much skimming and not enough reading.
OP when someone says flash back to stock they don't mean Froyo. I don't mean to sound harsh, really I want to help you, but you have to read and follow instructions when you ask for help or it becomes frustrating to all that try to help you. If you want to get out of the mess you are in read my original post and use the Odin thread I linked for you please.
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I see you are still on Cog 2.2 B5......dont care for 8 or any of the new ones? Or Sheps? What's your story?
Mine is simple....Patience. lol
I am on Cog beta 5.5 with 2e recovery kernel, I swapped the kernel myself before DG updated. It has working GPS and it is pretty zippy, I am not noticing lag. I was going to flash beta 8 last night but there were some modem issues and people losing 3g. Then 8.1 came out and I read the changelog and it isn't much different from my setup. I didn't go to beta 7 because Tw Launcher was removed and you need that for Kies to see your phone so that's a no go. Shep is using an I9000 kernel and I don't want to mess with I9000. I liike to flash my phone but I need to use it as a phone. I have tried some ROMS that I didn't think worked as well so I stick with what has worked best for me. I have all the mods on it, stock lock screen, battery circle mod, and gps works. I may try AOSP this weekend but I work all week not at a computer and I can't just flash all day. I find that things can go wrong and it takes time to reconfigure apps and contacts and if anything goes wrong it sould take a while to fix and I haven't had time to mess with it this week. I see you are still on 2.1, that is patience. I tried out Froyo and when gps worked for the first time ever since having the phone I'm sticking with Froyo. I am waiting for Voodoo to make ot to 2.2 then it will be perfect.
Also, I forget to edit my signature if i only try something for a day or two. I was on Froyo for a few before i remembered to change my sig.
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Thanks Spartan, I'm guesing too much skimming and not enough reading.
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Alright, Jesus I get it, I didn't do my homework; repeating it over and over isn't going to help any more. Thank you for the info, I'm downloading the right Odin right now and I'll do the fixes you said.
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I am on Cog beta 5.5 with 2e recovery kernel, I swapped the kernel myself before DG updated. It has working GPS and it is pretty zippy, I am not noticing lag. I was going to flash beta 8 last night but there were some modem issues and people losing 3g. Then 8.1 came out and I read the changelog and it isn't much different from my setup. I didn't go to beta 7 because Tw Launcher was removed and you need that for Kies to see your phone so that's a no go. Shep is using an I9000 kernel and I don't want to mess with I9000. I liike to flash my phone but I need to use it as a phone. I have tried some ROMS that I didn't think worked as well so I stick with what has worked best for me. I have all the mods on it, stock lock screen, battery circle mod, and gps works. I may try AOSP this weekend but I work all week not at a computer and I can't just flash all day. I find that things can go wrong and it takes time to reconfigure apps and contacts and if anything goes wrong it sould take a while to fix and I haven't had time to mess with it this week. I see you are still on 2.1, that is patience. I tried out Froyo and when gps worked for the first time ever since having the phone I'm sticking with Froyo. I am waiting for Voodoo to make ot to 2.2 then it will be perfect.
Also, I forget to edit my signature if i only try something for a day or two. I was on Froyo for a few before i remembered to change my sig.
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It's all good. I was just curious, that's all. As far as the 19000, that makes two of us. I tried it, hoping that the voodoo + OCLF combo would work.......WRONG! lol
When 7 came out and i too noticed the TW removed, i thought Everyone would take a plunge into that, since many have complained that TW i/o was just unbearable. Oh well. As far as everything else you mentioned, i feel the same way.
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It's all good. I was just curious, that's all. As far as the 19000, that makes two of us. I tried it, hoping that the voodoo + OCLF combo would work.......WRONG! lol
When 7 came out and i too noticed the TW removed, i thought Everyone would take a plunge into that, since many have complained that TW i/o was just unbearable. Oh well. As far as everything else you mentioned, i feel the same way.
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I know you were curious, I figured I would just tell you my story. I froze Tw Launcher with TIBU for now, I've used Launcher Pro for months and didn't wanmt a second running in the backround, i will unfreeze it when I need it. Yeah, I try stuff anf when it doesn't work the way I need i go back to what works. I've been using DG's stuff since SRE and I update when it is a better package for my needs, so far his stuff works for my needs. I want Voodoo though, lol. Sory to hijack the thread, lol.
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Alright, Jesus I get it, I didn't do my homework; repeating it over and over isn't going to help any more. Thank you for the info, I'm downloading the right Odin right now and I'll do the fixes you said.
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Again, sorry if I sounded harsh, i am just trying to help you get out of the mess you're in. You can flash Froyo in the future you just need to learn about these ROMS and fixes so you don't have these kinds of headaches. I will stop repeating now. i really hope this works. I know your stressed and wasn't trying to give you a hard time, I just thought you were missing something and I am from NY and we are pushy Let us no if you get it working.
I have made some mistakes along the way too and it was because I didn't read the instructions clearly so I do understand how you felt.
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I know you were curious, I figured I would just tell you my story. I froze Tw Launcher with TIBU for now, I've used Launcher Pro for months and didn't wanmt a second running in the backround, i will unfreeze it when I need it. Yeah, I try stuff anf when it doesn't work the way I need i go back to what works. I've been using DG's stuff since SRE and I update when it is a better package for my needs, so far his stuff works for my needs. I want Voodoo though, lol. Sory to hijack the thread, lol.
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""Sory to hijack the thread""
I started it. No worries. I too would love to have voodoo. So far, with stock OS, ext2 + OCLF seems to work for me....for now. Keep in mind that i too would like to have the functionality of a Phone. That was my intention in the first place...lol.
Hey all. Just joined the forums a few minutes ago and I have a burning question on why it is necessary to flash back to stock with odin before you try different roms. Why can you not just boot into clockwork, factory wipe, wipe cache, wipe d cache and then simply load the new rom from sd? The reason I ask is because I have been bouncing between cognition and paragon for about 2 weeks now NOT using the method of flashing back to stock 2.1 without a single problem. I'm sure there is a good reason flashing back to 2.1 before trying new roms, I would just like to know why. I was able to preform a stock wipe using odin3 one time last week (just did it to make sure the phone would do it) it just seems like a really long process, but I'll start doing it that way to avoid a brick.
Thanks
to be safe, and some roms mod files that others dont, some roms depend on apps and files in the stock rom that might be different or not there at all in other roms.
long process? extra 5 minutes when you get used to it. if you are ATT use ODIN ONE CLICK to restore stock 2.1 (hint: it takes one click)
For the most part, you don't really need to flash back to stock. It used to be a bigger deal to flash back to stock because some of the Roms would intervene with each other and mess things up. It is still recommened for a clean flash, but I rarely do it and my flashes work great.
EDIT: @Trusselo: damn it! Second time someone beat me to the answer tonight!
HAHA
and forget ODIN ONE CLICK !!
i keep forgetting about this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=944418
ALL IN ONE CAPTIVATE TOOLBOX
I have been trying roms weekly since November and have only needed to flash to stock twice, after failed flashes caused by my lack of patience. YMMV of course
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Hey all. Just joined the forums a few minutes ago and I have a burning question on why it is necessary to flash back to stock with odin before you try different roms. Why can you not just boot into clockwork, factory wipe, wipe cache, wipe d cache and then simply load the new rom from sd?
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It's not necessary and not even a good idea. Also, why wipe cache and d-cache when the install script does that?
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to be safe, and some roms mod files that others dont, some roms depend on apps and files in the stock rom that might be different or not there at all in other roms.
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ROMs don't mod or use any files which are on the phone prior to installing them. All the files on your phone after the install were in the CWM flashable zip file. Any ROM cook would be stupid to do otherwise. The exception would be no-wipe ROMs, but you would never flash to stock before using one of those.
Ive also wondered this as well and talking to guys like opcow, and a couple other Devs such as MikeyMike and a lot of guys at the Andromeda IRC they all agree that you should be perfectly fine now as long as you wipe everything before you flash.
I may try with Andromeda when I get home because I have my PC and Jig there just in case but still may try now. But also tlaking to a lot of users that they dont even do it anymore now because of the install scripts and as Opcow said if you think logically its technically safer.
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long process? extra 5 minutes when you get used to it. if you are ATT use ODIN ONE CLICK to restore stock 2.1 (hint: it takes one click)
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Actually thats not true at all.
If your a build 1009 and under you can use the one click. Although the build 1008 sometimes have problems.
But for the Build 1010's and up (like me) you have to use Odin3 and take a good 30-40 minutes just to get to JH7 because half of the time I lose my 3 buttons then have to push the 3 button fix over via ADB. I have gotten use it and its a pain in the ass.
And the time I listened to someone that says ALL ATT people can use the one click it completely ****ed my phone and if I didnt have a jig my phone would have been completely screwed up.
Im not trying to be rude im just saying I saw a post very similar to that a couple weeks ago and it came very close to completely bricking my phone and reading posts here now saying they have the same problem and if they dont have a jig they just got a 200 dollar paper weight.
Sorry for getting off topic back to topic today Im going to flash Andromeda over Darkyy 9.3 and wipe data cache and d cache in CWM and see how it goes although everyone and even the devs and a lot of users now a days say it should work perfectly.
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Actually thats not true at all.
If your a build 1009 and under you can use the one click. Although the build 1008 sometimes have problems.
But for the Build 1010's and up (like me) you have to use Odin3 and take a good 30-40 minutes just to get to JH7 because half of the time I lose my 3 buttons then have to push the 3 button fix over via ADB. I have gotten use it and its a pain in the ass.
And the time I listened to someone that says ALL ATT people can use the one click it completely ****ed my phone and if I didnt have a jig my phone would have been completely screwed up.
Im not trying to be rude im just saying I saw a post very similar to that a couple weeks ago and it came very close to completely bricking my phone and reading posts here now saying they have the same problem and if they dont have a jig they just got a 200 dollar paper weight.
Sorry for getting off topic back to topic today Im going to flash Andromeda over Darkyy 9.3 and wipe data cache and d cache in CWM and see how it goes although everyone and even the devs and a lot of users now a days say it should work perfectly.
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+1 Guys if you don't know exactly what to do/suggest please don't say it. I'm not trying to start a war, but a wrong suggestion can easily soft or hard brick someones phone. This is a forum, so no one can stop you from saying things, but think about if it happened to you? You would be pissed!
Anyways back on topic, what model phone do you have, because having a 1009 model phone makes flashing and going back to stock (usually) so much easier. But then again, I rarely use odin because all the roms are compatible for the most part.
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I've never used ODIN because I haven't wanted to try to run it from GNU/Linux in a virtual box.
I just wipe and flash from clockwork like the op. Been flashing roms for a couple months now, never had a single problem. (except when I noobed it up by trying to flash back to a nandroid backup via Rom Manager. Even then, didn't need Odin to sort it out).
If I ever run into a problem, then I'll try Odin, but I'm waiting to cross that bridge till I come to it.
To prevent exceptions or troubles from the version you already have... so everybody comes from the same rom, understand?
I flash to jf6 because that's what I have been conditioned to do for a while. However, the few times I was impatient and didn't....no problems either.
From all the reading I've done here, the only reason to do it is for the placebo effect.
There was once a time when all the new roms were built on the unofficial froyo and it only had 3e recovery. The quickest way to get around that was to flash stock. Also the lag fixes were tricky and easily fixed by flashing stock. Now recovery is in the kernel. As long as you insure the kernal lag fix in rom A understands the kernal lag fix in rom B flash away. Nandroid backups are kind of useless they don't backup the kernal or the modem. Save odin for when things go really wrong(;~ )
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I have done it both ways, and there its no difference going back to stock and or flashing over other roms. I flash often, have not got stick in boot loop in months
I like to go back to stock since I KNOW that everything has been defaulted back to normal. Just a security blanket step for me.
I flashed andromeda over darkyy 9.3 just wiping data cache and d cache. Nothing wrong. Everything worked perfect so I got to believe that if you just wipe everything it should work perfectly.
Just for safety I got a jig and odin but for now I'm saving a good 45 minutes to not flash back to stock
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I have a question hopefully someone can answer this. ok i want to update my phone since the new Verizon ota came out there is just one problem it doesn't let me it just keeps failing. i tried to unroot that didn't make a difference at all. i don't want to wipe my phone if i have to. can some one help me out .
Since you're rooted if you deleted any apps you'll have to FXZ to get back to stock. All the bloatware apps need to be there for the update to work.
oh ok isn't there an file floating around that you can get rid of and bring back the bloat because clearly i need to use that file because i really dont want to have to totally wipe everything and i forgot FXZ whast's that?
Your best bet is to go HERE and get the latest HoB (House of Bionic). Use it to upgrade to JB. Just make sure all your pics, music, anything you want saved are on your SD card or saved too your pc. Going to JB you'll wipe the phone and that's best anyhow.
I realize Im probably in the minority, but JB made my phone total garbage. We so laggy and unresponsive it was nearly unusable, so I wouldnt recommend updating to JB. Finally after I had enough I rooted and went to liquidsmooth and its running very nicely now.
voodoodaddy said:
I realize Im probably in the minority, but JB made my phone total garbage. We so laggy and unresponsive it was nearly unusable, so I wouldnt recommend updating to JB. Finally after I had enough I rooted and went to liquidsmooth and its running very nicely now.
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Voodoo did you try doing a FDR (factory data reset)? It has helped many people who had laggy phones after update.
ldubs said:
Voodoo did you try doing a FDR (factory data reset)? It has helped many people who had laggy phones after update.
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I did everything everyone said to try, didnt help. Doesnt matter now, on liquidsmooth, way more customizable and runs super smooth. Or is is that liquidsmooth?