Flash? - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I know this sounds stupid to everyone but i am gonna try a new modem and i understand everything except FLASH. What exactly does that mean? What do u do when u flash ? I have put off asking this question for about 2 months and tried reading up on it but lol... here i am
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Yes i am way new to all of this but really need this modem
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You need clockwork recovery
Dl modem
Place on internal sd
Power phone off
Three button combo to recovery
(volume and and down and power, when at&t comes up let go)
Install zip from sd
Choose zip
Find modem file
Select
Confirm
Back
Boot
Done
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mcord if she doesnt understand flash, i dont think she has clockwork recovery.
there is alot to learn. please read the stickies at the top of each forum there is a few for modems.

TRusselo said:
mcord if she doesnt understand flash, i dont think she has clockwork recovery.
there is alot to learn. please read the stickies at the top of each forum there is a few for modems.
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I thought the same as I was typing, so why continue, I got nothing
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but to flash is to write information to the internal system memory.

Thank you that makes more since to me . Just one more question. I dont have a computer can i download the modem straight to my phone (on the sd) . And u mean clocwork mod in rom manager ?
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bobbi1972jo said:
Thank you that makes more since to me . Just one more question. I dont have a computer can i download the modem straight to my phone (on the sd) . And u mean clocwork mod in rom manager ?
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DO NOT use ROM manager, it was created with the best of intentions but ultimately causes more problems than it helps with.

ridethelight said:
DO NOT use ROM manager, it was created with the best of intentions but ultimately causes more problems than it helps with.
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whoah.....this is false!
ROM manager has been around a lot longer than the captivate has.....and it works great on other android devices that ARENT samsung

rom manager is PERFECT for stock roms.
rom manager is bad when you have ClockworkMod built into the kernel already.!
ridethelight is on a bad roll today.

So how do i know if its built in?
Perfect 3g..little to no edge.. live in edge area.. bought the phone from a craigslist user needless to say in a 3g area.
About phone :
2.1 js5/I900 zsjpg
Kernel version- 2.6.32.9
[email protected] #27
Build#phoenix 6.0 js5..
Any suggestions ?
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you would check out the page for your kernel but yes it does have it.
and looking at your rom... ect. you have already flashed a rom/kernel/modem (all in one) package.
so ya go back to post 3 instructions. also to get into recovery just long press the powerbutton then press 'recovery' it is easier than the button method in post 3.

Ok thanks alot. U all have been a big help !
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Hay bobbie
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I want to say thanks to you all ! This worked! Just flashed the jk4 and have a full signal ! It wasnt hard at all ! Cant believe i waited this long now ! Once again , thank you so much !!!
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Thanks jlg19753! U did an awesome job! We did this together! Couldnt have done it with out u!
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Help flashing cognition rom

The captivate is my back up phone and id like to jazz it up. Can anyone help me flash this rom? Thanks.
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Depends on wich Cognition you want if 4.x.x or 5.x Either way both have instructions on their Dev thread.
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Depends on wich Cognition you want if 4.x.x or 5.x Either way both have instructions on their Dev thread.
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Ill take the new version and i saw some stuff on the dev page but i dont really understand it. On my infuse all i do is download the zip, and install it thru cwm. Not sure if the cap is the same.
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nash2000 said:
Ill take the new version and i saw some stuff on the dev page but i dont really understand it. On my infuse all i do is download the zip, and install it thru cwm. Not sure if the cap is the same.
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Well for Cog 5 you will need to flash GB bootloaders. BUT the 3 steps on the OP will work. There some risk when flashing bootloaders, but read up on how to use ODIN and they key combinations, nothing to it =)
I dont know...i looked back on the dev page but i cant download anything since i dont have unknown sources. Ill dig around for a video or something.
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I watch a quick video, i think this is a little out of my leauge.
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I would suggest Flashing Cognition 4.5.3. Its a Froyo based rom but its alot easier to get running runs great easily OC/UV to 1.2ghz I've gotten my phone to 1.4ghz stable (that may vary on your phone)
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I would suggest Flashing Cognition 4.5.3. Its a Froyo based rom but its alot easier to get running runs great easily OC/UV to 1.2ghz I've gotten my phone to 1.4ghz stable (that may vary on your phone)
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Sounds good to me, what is the procedure?
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nash2000 said:
Sounds good to me, what is the procedure?
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If its stock, then its just getting CWM on that phone and flashing it. To get CWM theres a few ways to do that, simplest would be get a 1 click root from dev (AIO toolkit is very useful) and install Rom Manager from the market install CWM. Move the Cog zip file to your phones Internal SD reboot in recovery (Rom manager has the feature to do that) and flash from SD, look for the cog file.

[Q] ROM Manager Free not in the Market?

I just ODINed back to I897UCJF6 2.1update1 eclair on my captivate and I want to flash some custome roms again. I have flashed multiple roms for example (Firefly,Cognition) but now I cant seem to find the Rom Manger Free app in the market?
I have tried the following:
Market Enablers
Appbrain Market
Sideloading apk (this works but cant connect to clockwork server error)
The only thing i am able to download is the premium rom manager which is just a license.
Any help?
Im running out of ideas here thanks!
Don't waste your time with Rom Manager. Flash a kernel with cwm or load the update.zip with cwm and go from there. Not sure where the update.zip is anywhere but should be somewhere.
Rom manager is completely unnecessary for the captivate
this is the file you need
How do you get Clockworkmod recovery installed with out Rom Manager? I can't see it i the market either.
Wow just wow..... Sticky guide I usually say use the search button, but geezuz christ it would be a good idea to read the stickies on dev, Q&A and General.....
Jesterdtm said:
How do you get Clockworkmod recovery installed with out Rom Manager? I can't see it i the market either.
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prbassplayer said:
Wow just wow..... Sticky guide I usually say use the search button, but geezuz christ it would be a good idea to read the stickies on dev, Q&A and General.....
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even better, i posted the cwm file in the post directly above his....lol. and not to mention you explained it in the post above that....SMH.
literacy and comprehension would go a long way if the general populous knew what either of those things meant.
I don't mind helping but seriously? =/
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Wow just wow..... Sticky guide I usually say use the search button, but geezuz christ it would be a good idea to read the stickies on dev, Q&A and General.....
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Thanks for the guide. Using Rom Manager is the easy way to get CWM installed, but if you totally mess up your cappy like I did, that guide helped me out a lot.
Flashing ODIN 1 click stock, and then following the guide. I had to use Heimdal to get it on but now that I have all the necessary files i can break and rebuild a cappy in 10 minutes. (got a jig also, miracle device, just Ebay'ed Captivate Jig)
Hey guys. I'm sorry to ask. I'm traveling and don't have allot of time. I'm an experienced HTC user my buddy has a rooted cappy but no cwm. I know very little about Samsung. Can I just flash that update zip? The phones on 2.1 and I want to put gingerbread on it. Thanks in advance.
knipp21 said:
Hey guys. I'm sorry to ask. I'm traveling and don't have allot of time. I'm an experienced HTC user my buddy has a rooted cappy but no cwm. I know very little about Samsung. Can I just flash that update zip? The phones on 2.1 and I want to put gingerbread on it. Thanks in advance.
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You can use that update zip, but you need new bootloaders for GB. Flash one of the odin/heimdall packages found here. After that just flash a kernel with cwm baked in with odin/heimdall and flash w/e rom you want. Reminder flashing bootloaders can hard brick the phone if connection is lost at the wrong moment or you mismatch bootloaders. Just flash a package that includes them and you should be good. Make sure your cable is good and so forth.. Good luck
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You can use that update zip, but you need new bootloaders for GB. Flash one of the odin/heimdall packages found here. After that just flash a kernel with cwm baked in with odin/heimdall and flash w/e rom you want. Reminder flashing bootloaders can hard brick the phone if connection is lost at the wrong moment or you mismatch bootloaders. Just flash a package that includes them and you should be good. Make sure your cable is good and so forth.. Good luck
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OK thanks a ton bro. Will I need a 32bit os for this? And adb I guess lol. Time to set that back up on my computers lull
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knipp21 said:
OK thanks a ton bro. Will I need a 32bit os for this? And adb I guess lol. Time to set that back up on my computers lull
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You shouldn't need ADB. It should run on 86 and 64 bit OS. Odin is windows only, heimdall is multi platform.
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prbassplayer said:
You shouldn't need ADB. It should run on 86 and 64 bit OS. Odin is windows only, heimdall is multi platform.
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Dude you're awesome
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Pirateghost said:
Rom manager is completely unnecessary for the captivate
this is the file you need
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What's the update.zip? Is that clock work mod?
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we can use rom manger to flash roms? What's the problem?
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juanzr1 said:
we can use rom manger to flash roms? What's the problem?
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I'm not paying $6 and the free isn't showing up in the market.
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juanzr1 said:
What's the update.zip? Is that clock work mod?
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Yes
juanzr1 said:
we can use rom manger to flash roms? What's the problem?
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No we can't. Rom manager was never very good with our Galaxy S phones and its gotten worst. +3e recovery its just trash in general. Easier to flash a kernel with it baked in.
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No we can't. Rom manager was never very good with our Galaxy S phones and its gotten worst. +3e recovery its just trash in general. Easier to flash a kernel with it baked in.
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Alright thanks , I've always done it like that but recently my buddy used rom manager to flash his galaxy nexus and I was kind of confused
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I'm not paying $6 and the free isn't showing up in the market.
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do you have the latest android market?
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juanzr1 said:
do you have the latest android market?
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No you didn't read. I'm stuck on Android 2.1 ..issue been resolved lol
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[Q] Rom and flashing material

I am generally new (noob) if you will to dev for androids. I am rooted, over clocked, add free and other thing but what I haven't tried yet is getting new roms, kernels, etc. I would like to learn these functions so I can upgrade my phone. Does anyone have and material, websites, etc. on flashing or installing different roms that I.can look over to learn about the process and how to do it exactly? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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I can't imagine how your over clocked if u haven't flashed a different kernel. Anyways look around the general section, you may have to dig alittle but all the info your looking for is here.
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I can't imagine how your over clocked if u haven't flashed a different kernel. Anyways look around the general section, you may have to dig alittle but all the info your looking for is here.
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You can use stock kernel and overclock at the same time.
I finally tried it last night but I.got stuck in a loop I believe.. I tried flashing thriller.. lucky I installed cwm recovery and had backed up my last phone. When I flash a.new Rom do I have to return the phone to factory settings? The tutorial I was using was for the old version on cwm recovery and didn't translate to the new one so I basically had to make an educated guess.
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This is exactly what I did. I installed cwm recovery. I.backed up my phone. I downloaded the thriller zip. Connected my.phone to computer and cut and pasted the thriller zip folder onto my SD card. I booted in cwm recovery. And clicked install from SD I found the thriller Rom and downloaded it. Once it was done I clicked re booted normally and when I did this it only showed a bunch of colors coming.g together into and x and did that for 10 minutes until I booted into cwm recovery again and restored from my latest back up. Anything I did wrong or didn't do? Any help would be appreciated.
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Yeah, I didnt figure he knew how to configure an overclock module asking all those questions.
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Not quite sure what your asking but yes if i was you when you flash a knew rom do three wipes, factory,cache,davik. if you dont it could cause boot issues.
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Yeah, I didnt figure he knew how to configure an overclock module asking all those questions.
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Not quite sure what your asking but yes if i was you when you flash a knew rom do three wipes, factory,cache,davik. if you dont it could cause boot issues.
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Extremely unnecessary wipes.
Factory reset does these three things.
Wipes /data
Wipes /cache
Wiping dalvik-cache is useless in a factory reset as "dalvik-cache" is stored in "/data".
OK so from your experience am I doing it right except for the factory wipe? Or are the wipes unnecessary? Thanks for the print responses too!
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Its important to know what version software your running. I believe the thriller rom only works on android software version 2.2 aka froyo. If your phone is running 2.3 gingerbread that would be the reason why the rom didn't work. Check in settings>aboutthisphone>androidversion to see which software you've got. I'm relatively new to all this also but I hope I helped
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OK so from your experience am I doing it right except for the factory wipe? Or are the wipes unnecessary? Thanks for the print responses too!
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I'd suggest always doing a wipe when going from ROM to ROM.
This is how I do my wipes.
NANDROID current ROM
Flash new ROM
If I even see one force close, I factory reset.
@lestat.. but when I do wipe it.. doesn't it wipe the SD card too? Like when I hit factory settings does it clear SD as well?
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@lestat.. but when I do wipe it.. doesn't it wipe the SD card too? Like when I hit factory settings does it clear SD as well?
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I'm not sure on that as I always use ClockworkMod to factory reset.
It doesn't touch your SDcard.
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@twin.. I'm running gingerbread so what's a good Rom to run with 2.3.5? @ lestat.. OK cool then ill try it through CWM.. thanks man
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@twin.. I'm running gingerbread so what's a good Rom to run with 2.3.5? @ lestat.. OK cool then ill try it through CWM.. thanks man
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You'll have to try the ROMs for yourself. I can't say for myself as a dev.
I personally like thrill seeker. The original developer had to give up on it because he's been busy, but another dev (Bdadd34) has picked it up and is continuing to work on it. I like it because its stable and very simple to flash and I don't have to flash to a different baseband (which I've never tried). Also from reading on here for a while I know lestat's acidhazard rom is a favorite among most not only for the thrill here in the US, but also for a lot O3D users. His is a rom kitchen so you pretty much build the rom with features you want. its still a little over my head but lestat has a great reputation on here for being super helpful. I'm sure he'd explain it much better or just check out his website which I'm sure a link is in the post for his rom.
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I'm using Dark's acidhazard rom with acura's beast 1.3 extreme low voltage kernel. I have no complaints and the support from dark is incredible. I'm on v20p too and I haven't experienced any ghost calls yet. *knocks on wood* I would definitely recommend acid hazard..
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I tried to flash thrill seeker to it but it put my phone in a loop so I don't know what's going on.. I don't think I know enough yet. Any suggestions. Play by play would be nice.
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ANdroid1AC said:
I tried to flash thrill seeker to it but it put my phone in a loop so I don't know what's going on.. I don't think I know enough yet. Any suggestions. Play by play would be nice.
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You need to go into cwm using the 3d volume down and power button combo when you see of symbol let off power button then once in cwm recovery then you need to do a factory reset then reboot phone that should fix your problem
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Lg Thrill (p925) on tmobile network v10e ROM HELP
hi everyone.. i was wondering could anyone tell me which roms i could flash on my stock 2.2.2 v10e lg thrill 3D? i liked CM 7.2 but no baseband... i tried a few methods posted around the site here but jus keep gettin bricked and looped at startup screen..thanks goozeness for CWM lol...thanks in advance
oh and probably dumb to ask since all leads have pointed me to a hell NO
but can i get 3g/4g on my thrill using tmobile?? i know smack me now lol but i ran into what someone called "the golden ticket" and when i d/l the zip to my sd whether its internal or external sd.. i cant find it in CWM mode to flash it.
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You need to go into cwm using the 3d volume down and power button combo when you see of symbol let off power button then once in cwm recovery then you need to do a factory reset then reboot phone that should fix your problem ..
Thanks man but when you factory reset does it clear ur external SD card?
My other question is when I copy n paste it zip file containing the ROM to my phone should it be on internal or external?
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Galaxy tab i957 AT&T

[Q] is CM10 ready to use by normal user or still under construction ??????
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[Q] is CM10 ready to use by normal user or still under construction ??????
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still under construction. as of right now you have to build it yourself, although nrvate may be releasing something depending on how stable it can become.
azaza852 said:
[Q] is CM10 ready to use by normal user or still under construction ??????
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Its stable now check it out.
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Thank u for your reply
& I have a request from u
I want a full steps to instal it from A to Z because i am a normal user not dev
& i will be grateful for u
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Up up up
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Use TWRP
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Hey you need to get TWRP installed and then you should be good from there. Find the TWRP forum back a page then follow the instructions there. If you have never flashed a recovery before there are really good instructions in the CWMR thread. You might try flashing CWM first if you are a noob (I used CWMR for a while and it's a great recovery too) . Basically you need to get odin, and the adb drivers for your device. Turn your device off and put it in download mode (Power button and both volumes, then release power once it vibrates). Have odin ready with your custom recovery in the PDA slot. Once your device plugged in and in d/l mode odin will recognize it (if not you did something wrong).
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Its stable now check it out.
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Depends on what you mean by stable. While most features seemed to work okay, for me video play-back was horrible. Videos skipped and lagged. Since video playback is a major thing for me it's a deal breaker as it stands. I hope it in the future it gets fixed. Other than that though.. all was good with it

Rom manager

I heard from a thread that using rom manager bricks this phone if you have a partitition and I'd bought the premium version before partitioning my sd card, just want to ask, is this true?
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Why would u use that - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942957 !!!
Go on CWM, its healthier for our Ace!
It has nothing to do with having a partition or not.
It bricks the phone anyways. Better remove that app, its dangerous if you don't know what functions of it can be used safely.
Oh, so the whole thing bricks it? Why is that, also I am using cwm anyways
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Elite Choob said:
Oh, so the whole thing bricks it? Why is that, also I am using cwm anyways
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Some parts of the hardware are destroyed if you use it.
nikwen said:
Some parts of the hardware are destroyed if you use it.
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Mostly the motherboard i think, people reported that they had to get new a motherboard installed in order to unbrick it.
Hmm, that's confused me, I thought it would have broke it system wise. I know how to flash, root, etc, but I'm not exactly sure how they all work, but I thought that flashing just overwrit the system+os. So two questions, when you root/flash does that interact with the hardware in anyway and how?
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Hmm, that's confused me, I thought it would have broke it system wise. I know how to flash, root, etc, but I'm not exactly sure how they all work, but I thought that flashing just overwrit the system+os. So two questions, when you root/flash does that interact with the hardware in anyway and how?
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Try flashing CWM from rom manager and you will see if and how it interacts
P.S Its a joke, don't actually try that.
ayush29k said:
Try flashing CWM from rom manager and you will see if and how it interacts
P.S Its a joke, don't actually try that.
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Lol, I could tell, but in all seriousness I think I need to do some research
rom manager completely kills ur phone
.this has been proved by multiple users
use cwm from xda galaxy ace forums
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SpaceCaker said:
rom manager completely kills ur phone
.this has been proved by multiple users
use cwm from xda galaxy ace forums
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Rom manager ... flashes new recovery ... with wrong mounting points ... making your phone useless it will be like having the light switch of your kitchen in your bed room and your bed room light switch on your attic ... know what i mean? Nothing will work !! Since the phone will change the mp to points that dont exist on your phone.
Just flash cwm from stock recovery or from odin and you'll be ok
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Rom manager ... flashes new recovery ... with wrong mounting points ... making your phone useless it will be like having the light switch of your kitchen in your bed room and your bed room light switch on your attic ... know what i mean? Nothing will work !! Since the phone will change the mp to points that dont exist on your phone.
Just flash cwm from stock recovery or from odin and you'll be ok
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Hi SnowPluralism,
can u tell me how can i use odin to put my phone back "online". I have gt s5830 and i didn't know about that problem with rom manager and i end up using it, and my phone doesn't want to start properly
thanks in advance.
xfire18 said:
Hi SnowPluralism,
can u tell me how can i use odin to put my phone back "online". I have gt s5830 and i didn't know about that problem with rom manager and i end up using it, and my phone doesn't want to start properly
thanks in advance.
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Now your phone is oficially dead.
There is nothing u can do. Take it to service center and play stupid like "i was playing or updating my phone and he dyed" dont speak of root cwm xda. And they'll fix u 4 free
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