Ok guys, first i want to apologize for asking, but i still am a newbie and have absolutely no skills in AOS development. All i do is follow guides.
After a lot of reading in your forum, i finally had enough courage to root my phone, flash a kernel and a custom ROM.
Well everything went well, i flashed webstar1's Ultibread v1.4 ROM, and my phone started flying, it was awzum
But it seems it has corrupt graphix (at startup, in some games some times etc etc)
So i wanted to switch to another ROM, BUT when i enter CWM recovery (vol up+home+power) its gfx are effin messed up! After a lotta guessing i finally found *reboot system now* so i got out of recovery, but damn it... how do i change my ROM, wipe data and such when i cant see what im pressiing in recovery?!?!
So here is my Question: how do i fix CWM recovery?
Things i've tried:
multiple reboots
ROM manager
reboot into recovery from Ultibread v1.4's power menu.
Oh and, i can enter download mode with no probs. So if there is a way i could wipe out everything and go back to Froyo, to start over, it would be best.
Thank you all for your caring and attention in advance!
well if you cant make sense of recovery, try flashing a rom thru odin, maybe go back to stock and start again,
All stock firmwares can be found at www.samfirmware.com or on the first page of general on this forum.
Ok so, how do u flash a stock firmware... same way as kernels? And what is the pit file for?
Oh and... how do i say "thanks"? ;p
Edit: i saw the thanks button once i logged in
similar to flashing a kernel only with more files... there should be a instruction guide where you downloaded your ROM from... its pretty simple PROVIDING YOU READ PROPERLY,,
and finally PIT file is incase you have had a lagfix or something activated to change from ext 2 / 3 / 4 back to stock RFS.. you should only use pit if you have a 3 file firmware.
Ok so i when ive first entered CWM recovery after installing Ultibread (yeah it wasnt bugged for a while) there were lagfix options
Does that mean i have to install a pit file?
Edit: so this is what it shows me when i dial *#1234#
PDA: I9000XWJV1
PHONE: I9000XXJVE
CSC: I9000XXJV1
So is that the 3 files u are talking about?
Edit2: Ok i flashed a stock 2.3.2 firmware, so its all good all. Except it has Froyo interface LULZ.
I do plan on getting Darky's ROM, since its the commercial choice as i see, what would you advice me, azzledazzle?
I do plan on getting Darky's ROM, since its the commercial choice
Its not commercial at all neither is it the best its just one guys constantly changing rom .Its the choice of newbies for some unfathomable reason .
Go to the developers section and read up on the different roms .
jje
Jimmybg said:
Ok so i when ive first entered CWM recovery after installing Ultibread (yeah it wasnt bugged for a while) there were lagfix options
Does that mean i have to install a pit file?
Edit: so this is what it shows me when i dial *#1234#
PDA: I9000XWJV1
PHONE: I9000XXJVE
CSC: I9000XXJV1
So is that the 3 files u are talking about?
Edit2: Ok i flashed a stock 2.3.2 firmware, so its all good all. Except it has Froyo interface LULZ.
I do plan on getting Darky's ROM, since its the commercial choice as i see, what would you advice me, azzledazzle?
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It all depends what you want.. your best option would be to go to www.romkitchen.org there you can build your own rom to your own likings, its very good and is always upto date with the latests version of ROMs,
just choose your rom, cook it up, and flash it thru CWM.. if u have any troubles PM me
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Hi all,
I don't know if this is the right place where to ask for.
I searched through the forum but, maybe for my poor english, I didn't find anything.
I've unbricked my SGS with the Darky's resurrection version. After doing this, i noticed that apps installed from Market disappeared at every reboot.
Trying to resolve this issue, I did a re-install of the resurrection.zip.
Now, I can't install anything. The only result is crash of the system.
My question is: how can I take the phone to a full clean state, in order to do a full clean rom install?
Thanks in advance.
download mode still works yea ??
flash stock eclair 2.2 in all 3 files (phone, modem, csc) and add 512 pit, tick re-partition and that should sort you out
azzledazzle said:
download mode still works yea ??
flash stock eclair 2.2 in all 3 files (phone, modem, csc) and add 512 pit, tick re-partition and that should sort you out
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Yes, download mode is still operating. The whole system is full operating, except for apk installation (....) .
So you suggest to revert to a stock Froyo (2.2), then use the standard procedure for rom flashing?
Doesn't this compromise my 2e recovery?
its the safest way, you can always re flash kernel to get CWM recovery back.
guaranteed to fix you up
Similar to Masterslackers issue.
The phone was originally a stock Optus Éclair 2.1. About 6 months ago I decided to customize the i9000 with a custom Froyo 2.2.1 Rom (Doc's Rom Docs_XWJS3_Wipe-v9_1) from “The ROM Kitchen”. It worked really well and was much faster and responsive..
Yesterday, I decided to look at a move to Gingerbread and cook another ROM @ the ROM Kitchen, this time a Gingerbread 2.3.4 iteration.
The phone was rooted so I used Rom Manager to get into recovery mode where I could flash my new, Doc's JVR_No_Wipe-v8-00-08-22-10-09-4e6a8e4e86718.zip Rom.
All seemed to go well, but after the Flash, as the phone booted the first screen became filled with 100s of random coloured lines, then it transitioned to the normal Samsung start animation, but soundless.
After booting, I noticed that I no longer had a notification bar where battery, time, signal strength etc. was normally displayed atop the screen. I tried several different launchers to see if that was the issue, but to no avail. I tried to enable the notification bar using Go Launchers gesture setting (no go)
I tried rebooting the phone over and over, the notification bar would not return.
I was starting to lament my decision to flash when the following occurred.
I tried to re-enter recovery mode via ROM Manager to install a different ROM, but the phone bypassed it and then hung @ the Samsung I9000 logo screen. I then had to power the phone off before it would reboot into its UI. I could no longer reach recovery mode by any means.
Because I was getting nowhere and I had read that after flashing a new rom, root would often be lost, so I tried rerooting with "XXJVP-Complete-Rooting-Package" from
http://androidadvices.com/how-to-root-galaxy-s-on-android-2-3-4-xxjvp-firmware/ This also failed but it has also left me with a soft bricked phone.
The phone will not boot up or boot into recovery now, however It would still boot into (3 button) download mode.
I have tried various versions of Odin from v1.0 to v4.28 to ReFlash the phone back to life but with no success yet.
Using Odin, the phone hangs with no sign of progress and reports the following when left for 30minutes or so.
<ID:0/003> Added!!
<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis..
Anyone have any suggestions that might help to get the phone back.
Thanks, TeZ
So you didn't flash stock gingerbread before flashing custom rom? so you should first flash stock jvr and do hard reset after booting. Then you are safe to flash cwm capable kernel and custom rom.
For the odin problems, maybe you have kies running in background? Kill all kies processes and try again.
And I'd suggest reading all guides found in romkitchen thread..it saves lots of trouble. Hope that can fix your phone
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium
Agree with above post, if you have Klies on your pc/laptop uninstall it, and re download the drivers, i have a good 2.3.4 tutorial and root 2.3.4 tutorial, both with Odin, let me know if interested. Also if you have heimdall installed then uninstall it also.
After you unistalled Kies (or at least stop it) and installed the drivers , pick a stock rom with bootloader from Ramad collection http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881 .
I prefer Odin 1.82.
If you still unable to flash your phone, please follow steps from this guide to see how can debrick your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134975
Good luck
Thanks for that, I did install kies after I bricked it, in the hope (probably missguided) that it would somehow help. Uninstalling
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Agree with above post, if you have Klies on your pc/laptop uninstall it, and re download the drivers, i have a good 2.3.4 tutorial and root 2.3.4 tutorial, both with Odin, let me know if interested. Also if you have heimdall installed then uninstall it also.
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Thanks for your input, right now i need all the help I can get, hadn't heard of heimdall before. I guess its one more thing I could try if all else fails. But right now I'm going to try a few more conventional things with odin, like flash a stock rom etc.
DSGE said:
After you unistalled Kies (or at least stop it) and installed the drivers , pick a stock rom with bootloader from Ramad collection http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881 .
I prefer Odin 1.82.
If you still unable to flash your phone, please follow steps from this guide to see how can debrick your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134975
Good luck
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Your post looks promising, I'm going to try this method out and see where it leads. I'll reply back with the outcome, many thanks
No problem. Try this option if you like http://www.theandroidsoul.com/xxjvp-android-2-3-4-firmware-galaxy-s-install-and-download/
And then this to root
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/root-xxjvp-firmware/
bigmadpete said:
No problem. Try this option if you like http://www.theandroidsoul.com/xxjvp-android-2-3-4-firmware-galaxy-s-install-and-download/
And then this to root
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/root-xxjvp-firmware/
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Thanks for the info, running out of time today, will try for tomorrow
When moving from a froyo (2.2) rom to gingerbread, (2.3), you need the gingerbread bootloaders or you'll get all sorts of crap when turning on your phone (ie what you have).
Use odin to flash back to froyo, or flash a gingerbread firmware that comes with bootloaders. (I would recommend going back to froyo first to make sure everything is ok, since flashing bootloaders is a bit risky, as messing it up can permanently brick your phone)
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Thanks for your input, right now i need all the help I can get, hadn't heard of heimdall before. I guess its one more thing I could try if all else fails. But right now I'm going to try a few more conventional things with odin, like flash a stock rom etc.
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DSGE said:
After you unistalled Kies (or at least stop it) and installed the drivers , pick a stock rom with bootloader from Ramad collection http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881 .
I prefer Odin 1.82.
If you still unable to flash your phone, please follow steps from this guide to see how can debrick your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134975
Good luck
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Ok, here's where I'm at:
For the sake of simplicity I will detail what gave positive results rather than a tirade of what didn't.
Uninstalled Kies, rebooted
As instructed, went to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881
downloaded: Odin v1.82
downloaded: Gingerbread 2.3.3 (Australia and New Zealand)
XWJVN/XXJVQ/XSAJV5/Sbl (CSC: XSA): Download (150 MB) (Build date: Sun Jul 10 11:30:54 KST 2011)
Loaded up Odin and followed instructions.
Flash went ahead as normal and I now have a working phone again, thanks to you DSGE, I'm a very happy man
So I now have Gingerbread 2.3.3 installed and running.
My only issue's now is, that.
1. Half my apps dont work now or force close even after a reinstall.
2. Some apps won't install at all IE; my fav launcher; Go Launcher
3. I no longer have root access so Rom Manager and Titanium backup wont work.
4. My Backup Pro, works after I rewrote the correct path to the External Sd, but do I want to do that just yet? and just how much data should I reinstate so I don't corrupt the new system?
What should I do now?
Install busybox?
do a hard reset?
Flash a different Rom that will work for me?
Thanks so very much for all the good advise.
Cheers
First root the phone, then either a different rom, or format system and re install 2.3.3 or which ever u just installed, i think ure apps are not working due to the phone needing a wipe/reset and cache cleared from clockwork recovery
bigmadpete said:
First root the phone, then either a different rom, or format system and re install 2.3.3 or which ever u just installed, i think ure apps are not working due to the phone needing a wipe/reset and cache cleared from clockwork recovery
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OK, latest update:
Everything is working fine including all my progs.
Like you say, I just need to root it now.
Can you point me to the correct files to root?
Thanks
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...t-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-with-a-single-click/
or
http://androidadvices.com/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000/
Read carefully friend
bigmadpete said:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...t-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-with-a-single-click/
or
http://androidadvices.com/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000/
Read carefully friend
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Seems to relate to 2.1 to 2.2.1 didn't see any mention of 2.3.3. I'm afraid I'll stuff the phone if I use the old root files.
Hi guys,
i just got a Galaxy S (international, germany) and wanted to flash Clockwork Mod so i can flash a custom rom (miui). I got it with version 2.2 so i rooted it with z4root 1.3 and then tried RomManager to get CWM on it. But it did always reboot into Samsung stock recovery mode. So i tried this Odin3 1.7 and flashed a Kernel and got into a bootloop (First this one, then i used the one promoted in this video (YouTube Video, description XDA Thread with promoted Kernel. Phone now stuck at booting (isn`t even bootlooping, just stuck at the GALAXY S GT etc. logo. I still can reach the Download Mode.
Can anyone please help how to get at least the phone working again I`m really desperatly.
Greetings from Germany & Merry Christmas
Alch
Install a new Rom with odin will make your phone boot again.
2.2 is probably too old now.
Upgrade to Gingerbread Stock using Odin. Turn on Repartition and follow the instructions to flash.
Download a Custom Kernel for the Gingerbread firmware that you flashed. Every Kernel except the stock comes with CWM Recovery.
Copy the MIUI zip file to sdcard and flash it with recovery. It should boot right up.
If you are still having bootloops, try doing a factory reset and then boot MIUI.
Don't try things that you aren't experienced with.
Anyway, download odin 1.85, flash stock Froyo, launch Kies, update to official Gingerbread, launch Odin, flash Semaphore Kernel and GG.
Merry Christmas!
How can i flash Stock Froyo/Gingerbread trough Odin? Can`t find anything usefull @ google
btw i can reach Recovery Mode (CWM / Speedmonk something)
(Kinda experienced by flashing around with my N1 for around 2 years now, but never heard about this Odin Program)
thanks for help anyway
AlchemistEDW said:
How can i flash Stock Froyo trough Odin? Can`t find anything usefull @ google
(Kinda experienced by flashing around with my N1 for around 2 years now, but never heard about this Odin Program)
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I am not going to help you with this one. You need to get comfortable with the forum and its contents first. Read all the guides and stickies before proceeding with Firmware flashing. There are many different types of firmwares with Bootloaders which are often dangerous to flash and few without bootloaders. Hence, first go through the guides and go with the flashing only when you are confident that you are doing everything in right order.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379853
Just do what dhiru1602 says. after you flashed it with the latest Gingerbread ,
flash the cf-root kernel with odin . than download the latest galaxian/semaphore kernel, copy it to your internal sd-card and flash it with the app SGS Kernel Flasher . you can find that app on the market. good luck mate !
Thanks guys, u really saved christmas for me Just booted up the latest Miui Rom!
Happy Holidays
Alch
[email protected],
after successfully flashing CM9 to my Defy I convinced my friend to go to ICS as well...so far so good/bad!
I followed the guide to install CMW recovery and did a backup of the stock ROM.
After this I copied CM9 nightly and the google apps package to the internal memory...apperantely the zip package of the google apps was bad, so i tried to boot into CM9..it took a damn long time, so I removed the battery (OK, bad move...but so be it don't bit*h about it!)..CM9 booted but said someting about "encryption of the storage failed..please do a factory wipe"......I did so, using CWM recovery...which ended me up in a boot loop without having access to CMW recvry.
So I thought, flashing the zImage again with heimdall will have the bootloader rewritten (maybe the 2nd bad move this day) so I can access recovery again...I imagined zImage was kinda like a BIOS of a PC...apparently it is NOT
After some google-f00 I found out I have to flash an official FW from samsung, with repartitioning,using odin, am I right?
But the probel is, that they tell me to do a *#7465625# to find out details about the stock firmware...but this is not bossible because the phone hangs at the galaxy s boot logo.
So my question is...what can I do to access either recovery or the stock firmware with a phone stuck at boot logo (i can boot into download mode) and having only a nandroid backup of the stock rom?
Can anybody tell me what to do without spending 200 coins to obtain another SGS for my friend (Yeah, I told him that the risk is to brick the SGS, but I have a kind of guilty conscience.
Hope someone can help...
Thanks a lot!
Odin doesnt care about whats currently on your phone . Just go to samfirmware. Com, find a nice stock rom (2.3.3) for i9000, and flash it with odin. If you dont know how to use odin: use the search button in the i9000 section ''how to use odin''. keep us updated / or if you have any other questions :thumbup:
Stoux
Edit: Check this thread out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium
hey
when i screwed my sgs, odin + darky ressurection rom helped
i can't post a link , google "Darkys_v9.2_Resurrection_Edition.zip" ,though i can't remember if i used that version. some got removed, try to look for a sourceforge link. That still works
and see the reply above how to use odin
Hey,
There are also lots of tutorials on youtube, and other sites to show how to flash an original rom. I also screwed up my install of CM9. And then I followed this guide to get the original rom running again.
w w w.theandroidsoul.com/download-install-xxjvs-firmware-update-galaxy-s-i9000-to-android-2-3-5/
After that, use this link for rooting + CWM:
w w w.theandroidsoul.com/root-xxjvs/
Greets from Holland !
PS: can't link -_- so you have to copy and paste the URL.
Skeesicks said:
[email protected],
after successfully flashing CM9 to my Defy I convinced my friend to go to ICS as well...so far so good/bad!
I followed the guide to install CMW recovery and did a backup of the stock ROM.
After this I copied CM9 nightly and the google apps package to the internal memory...apperantely the zip package of the google apps was bad, so i tried to boot into CM9..it took a damn long time, so I removed the battery (OK, bad move...but so be it don't bit*h about it!)..CM9 booted but said someting about "encryption of the storage failed..please do a factory wipe"......I did so, using CWM recovery...which ended me up in a boot loop without having access to CMW recvry.
So I thought, flashing the zImage again with heimdall will have the bootloader rewritten (maybe the 2nd bad move this day) so I can access recovery again...I imagined zImage was kinda like a BIOS of a PC...apparently it is NOT
After some google-f00 I found out I have to flash an official FW from samsung, with repartitioning,using odin, am I right?
But the probel is, that they tell me to do a *#7465625# to find out details about the stock firmware...but this is not bossible because the phone hangs at the galaxy s boot logo.
So my question is...what can I do to access either recovery or the stock firmware with a phone stuck at boot logo (i can boot into download mode) and having only a nandroid backup of the stock rom?
Can anybody tell me what to do without spending 200 coins to obtain another SGS for my friend (Yeah, I told him that the risk is to brick the SGS, but I have a kind of guilty conscience.
Hope someone can help...
Thanks a lot!
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hmmm... i read from another site there are some custom rom that requires the phone to be in a rooted stock rom or another custom rom...
example:
to install Galaxy S GT I9000 with Orange Amestris v7.3 ROM Custom Firmware you need to be on stock XWJW1 or XXJVU Firmware since the baseband of "amestris" would be on xwjw1 or xxjvu or custom rom with the same baseband...
what stock rom/firmware the phone was in anyway?im guessing gingerbread stock rom? you still got a chance to update it right since you can access download mode...
from what i can remember, i updated my boyfrnd's s2 from gingerbread to official ics from "sammobile".com (remove quote)
then updated it to a custom rom...
well this might be irrelevant but this is how i updated my galaxy s:
well on my galaxy s i updated it from gingerbread stock rom rooted to gingerbread miui then to ics miui andy's version, since im on ics i have successfully tried different ics custom rom like darknight, slimics, elite etc...
hope this kinda help =]
Thanks a lot...I flashed the original firmware (it didn't start properly, but I don't care) and with this was able to flash the zImage again...then I was able to access bootloader and reinstall CM9
Hi Guys, I have a SGS i9000M, and I used this forum post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379650 to install CWM and ICS 4.0.3. I also installed Semaphore Kernel 1.2.0. It was working great for a month until I was messing with the Semaphore settings and enabled Bigmem, then when I rebooted it was stuck on the Semaphore Kernel screen, I couldn't get into CWM, but I could get into Downloading Mode.
I Run Odin 1.85 and select my I9000UGKG3-homebinary.tar file to go back to stock and when I do, I get the message: Cannot open the specified file (Line 1876). I have downloaded 3 different versions of that file, so I know it's not the file.
I've tried every combination of buttons I can, but it's not going into CWM, I just get the black screen of death whenever I reboot any way other than into Downloading Mode.
Can anyone please help me? Thanks!
*Edit: I flashed the PIT, PDA, CSC of the JVP Rom from the above linked post, and got it going, flashed chainfire, it works fine up until then, but when I install the ICS zip, it just flashes some installing stuff, then reboots, over and over, never completing, please help! I've tried different downloads of ICS 4. To repeat: It works fine installing Gingerbread and chainfire, but ICS gets stuck in a loop during install!
I remember something similar when I first flashed to ICS.
I just popped the battery out for a bit, not too long, and then re-flashed the ICS ROM. I was using the teamhacksung rom.
You could try flashing cm9 nightly (galaxysmtd), and Google Apps, and the cm7-kg3 modem.
I can't emphasize enough that you have to read, read, and re-read so that you do it exactly as written. There are lots of youtube videos that may aide you seeing what the "word instructions" mean.
Persist and you will get there.
As the the op says in the second thread of the link you quoted:
if your upgrade to ICS fail
do not despair...
just repeat the Odin steps to get back to KG3 stock + CWR
and flash another ICS build
A further thought may be that you do a factory reset at the beginning of your process. Make sure anything precious is saved to your external sd card.
Hi there, thanks for your reply. I will try your suggestion of the factory reset at the beginning. *Edit: tried, and same problem. When I go to flash stock rom I9000UGKG3, error Line 1876.
The problem i'm having is I can't flash back to KG3 stock, when I try to flash I9000UGKG3-homebinary.tar file to go back to stock, I get the message: Cannot open the specified file (Line 1876). All I can do is load the JVP rom. I have tried multiple different downloads of my I9000UGKG3 stock rom.
I've left the battery out overnight, and tried to flash all different versions of ICS multiple times. I do agree with the 'try again and wait' theory that goes with this stuff, because it works, but in this situation, it gives me the same error 1876 every time, I can't flash back to stock. That might be why I can't install ICS.
I was able to do all of this first time before and ran ICS 4.0.3 with Semaphore Kernel for a month before I messed it up.
Anyone know any other ways to get back to stock?
Thanks!
Hi,
Here some stuff I had in my notes, I'm just copy/pasting, excuse the repitition.
Ditch the i9000m stock rom (which is UGKG3 2.3.3, the one you're probably using) and flash JVT (2.3.5) stock rom, then flash CF-root for JVT. The Bell i9000m will run on the International i9000 firmware and this should get you out of the bootloop.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1102881
Follow the instructions on here. Use the JVT 2.3.5 PDA, KG3 modem, and csc...its the canadian one. And you might as well repartion with 512 pit. All this can be downloaded on the link above. After you do all that you will have the latest gingerbread firmware. Now you can root with a JVT kernal like semaphore or CF root. There are also a bunch of custom roms you can use on JVT not much if anything for I9000m . The only thing you need from I9000M is the modem and csc....otherwise your cell coverage will suck. I assume you already have odin, if not its available on the above link aswell.
I remember ODIN flashing JVU before going to ICS. Just wanted to see what the value pack was all about.
PDA - use JVT/JVU
Phone - KG3
CSC - KG3
PIT - 512
Re-Partition - ON
Auto Reboot - ON
F. Reset Time - ON
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Here was something else in my notes:
Recovery
Mounts and storage - Format cache, data, and system
Flash stock
Hiya, thanks again for your reply. I also live in BC, Vancouver.
I will try your further suggestions, thanks so much for sharing your notes.
The link included seems to be dead, any chance to find the thread it would have pointed to?
Cheers.
Here it is:
[Firmwares]Official I9000/I9000M Firmwares collection [Latest: XWJW6, XWJW5, XXJW4]
I'm in Kelowna-fornia.
fixed - ICS install issue
That's sweet, Kelowna is a nice area :>
Well, I worked my butt off for almost two weeks, 4 hours a night.
I should start off by saying I still cannot boot to Clockwork Recovery with any button combination, i've tried all the usual suspects and then some atleast 50 times, probably way more. The only way I can is once in awhile a miracle occurs and it reboots to Clockwork Recovery 5 (the blue text themed one), or if I install CF-Root and use to reboot into recovery in it's options.
I should also mention that whenever I do get into Clockwork Recovery, it's like version 3, with the orange text theme. And I don't know if it helped, but I am now using Odin 1.87 instead of 1.85.
I was finally able to flash stock by flashing the 4 separate files, 512 Pit, PDA, Phone, and CSC rather than flashing the UGK3homebinary.tar.
I tried multiple different versions of Gingerbread with CF-Root to try to get ICS or CM9 working, JVT, JW1, JVU, all of them worked, but the same thing happened when going to install ICS, and even CM9, the install would start, once it got to the part where it says "Rebooting if necessary" on the ICS or CM9 install, it would reboot, show the install beginning again, then reboot at the same spot, infinitely. I made sure to try atleast 50 times so I could bypass the suggestion of trying again.
During this process the phone was acting very buggy, you know what I mean, restarting, freezing, force stops, mounting storage issues. I went into the options and set the phone to factory default, also during another miracle one time it booted to the stock android recovery, you know the one with like 4 options. Format, Wipe, go back, reboot. I formatted and wiped from there as well. These two things seemed to help alot, and the phone was less buggy and more willing to receive my treatments.
After browsing some more, I found this kernel cleaner, i'm surprised no one in the forum mentioned it to me, perhaps they were angry I hadn't discovered it on my own. In any case it's called 'Ultimate Kernel Cleaning Script - 4.0 [MIUI/CM7 and SAMSUNG]', there is one for Samsung Roms and one for CM roms, and all you do is run it to clean out the old before installing ICS. Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166954
Ok, so I am now I am excited, this tool looks like my answer. I flash stock, install JVT rom with CF-Root for JVT, (I run my sweet kernel cleaner zip I found) and go for ICS 4.0.3 install.....and same thing happens, sigh. Flash stock again, and oh what's this? I found another custom ICS Rom I can try, remICS http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1687727
Ok, so I flash stock again, install JVT, CF-Root for JVT, install remICS and....D'oh! Same thing, it's rebooting........but wait, this time it's rebooted into Clockwork Recovery 5 on it's own without any keypress, instead of looping. What a great time for that Miracle! (This only happened 3 times in about 60 hours of working on the phone!) Ok, but what to do now? Well, ICS didn't really install, it just started to, maybe i'll try to restart the install from in here! Choose install zip, this time I chose remICS only because so far it had the lesser fail rate - I didn't want to mess up this golden opportunity, I know it's just a different version of Clockwork popping up, but when anything different than the same failures happens, you don't want to waste it. It's installing....complete! Do I dare risk installing a customer kernel and destroying all of my progress? Yes! Install Semaphore 1.2.6 for ICS, working great!
So, I don't know if it was the kernel cleaner, the remICS, or the miracle Clockwork 5 boot, but I don't want to take anymore chances, that's how I got here, fiddling with what's working great already.
I probably didn't need to post this, but I wanted to recount my experience for anyone else having a similar problem. I have now been running stable with all my apps installed for 12 hours. I would like to have stock ICS with phone rooted, but I don't want to take any chances. This remICS custom rom is very nice, speedy and alot of the bloatware removed, along with some killer SGS3 menus and layout.
I would like especially to thank my Canadian friend for helping me :victory: