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New requirements for odin flashing?

I haven't used odin for a few month as all my flashing has been done using CWM. I'd like to flash the latest 2.2.1 as stock and mod from there with hardcore kernel and a couple of other things.
On samfirmware it say you have to have your phone unlocked. Has this always been the case or am I safe to flash just like I have before? When I did it before I had no issues.
Thanks
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it has always been the case

Ok. Thanks
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to make sure your phone is unlocked enter this code
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Hmm. It says its locked. Maybe ill stick to custom rims but totally wipe my phone of data to get the cleanness I desire
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[Q] Can someone help please for noob again

hi to all again
I've just been looking at some more rom's for my sgs but i'm haveing some trouble trying to find the right way to get Simply Honey 3.8 Revolution on my phone.
I am currently running:
Firmware: 2.2.2
Baseband: I9000XXJVE
Kernel: 2.6.32.9
[email protected]#22
Build: Darky's v9.5.XWJS8
So if you could please point me in the right direction.
Cheers madant2011

1- Disable lagfix if you are using it, backup EFS, etc.
2- Flash stock JVP via ODIN
3- Flash CFroot kernel via Odin
4- Flash GingerHoney via CWM

Thanks for your help, I'm all done now exeped for which is the best kerrnel to run and were to get it from.
cheers again
madant

Im usin dark core 2.7.3 as my kernel waitin for more stable ones to comeout before changin bt im not sure if dark core wrks for ur rom
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I have a question about kernel. Now i'm running cf root kernel...btw i want to change bootanimation so i have to change kernel too. If i change kernel, do i lose root access? what about applications i have installed? Before flashing new kernel do i have to remove lagfix/ext4 or can i leave it?
Thanks for help
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Drollo85 said:
I have a question about kernel. Now i'm running cf root kernel...btw i want to change bootanimation so i have to change kernel too. If i change kernel, do i lose root access? what about applications i have installed? Before flashing new kernel do i have to remove lagfix/ext4 or can i leave it?
Thanks for help
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Changing of bootanimation does not require u to change ur kernel.Changing of kernel will not make u lose ur root access.Only changing of roms make u lose ur apps unless u install (no wipe) roms.Before changing kernel u need to disable lagfix before changin kernel to prevent problems appearing
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Are you sure is not required? i've seen everywhere that only some kernels supports changing of bootanimation. How can i change bootanim w/o flashing new kernel?
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Not all kernels support changing the bootanimation.
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Drollo85 said:
Are you sure is not required? i've seen everywhere that only some kernels supports changing of bootanimation. How can i change bootanim w/o flashing new kernel?
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Hmm bootanimations just need to be stored somewhere in ur phone bt some kenels read different names not bootanimations.zip.
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Try absolute system tools for great interface with previews and massive choice of boot animations

Is that an app available on market?
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Anyway the problem is not where/how to place .zip file... The problem is that lot of kernels don't recognize .zip bootanimations, but just .qmg boots.
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Drollo85 said:
Anyway the problem is not where/how to place .zip file... The problem is that lot of kernels don't recognize .zip bootanimations, but just .qmg boots.
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Only some kernel recognise them u can ask in their thread.
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Firmware

Hi guys,
I just root my Sgn and want to flash new firmware rom.
So..i want ti ask how..with Odin or Cmw.
Also...where i to find new firmwares?
Tnx and sorry for noob questions.
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dzontra11 said:
Hi guys,
I just root my Sgn and want to flash new firmware rom.
So..i want ti ask how..with Odin or Cmw.
Also...where i to find new firmwares?
Tnx and sorry for noob questions.
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If your new firmware is Stock firmware(released by samsung), you can flash with Odin(dont select reset partition in odin)
OR you can connect to Kies n update it.
OR Go to setting - about phone - software update, check if update available OTA, if available, you will get notice n update from there(easiest n fastest way)

Hello.
One week ago,I was forced to flash custom ROM,cause something goes wrong and I didn't have backup. However,I want back the stock ROM. Where can I download it? I don't want to install Kies to my laptop,because normally I don't need it. I am able to flash the ROM using CWM.
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TomasNM said:
Hello.
One week ago,I was forced to flash custom ROM,cause something goes wrong and I didn't have backup. However,I want back the stock ROM. Where can I download it? I don't want to install Kies to my laptop,because normally I don't need it. I am able to flash the ROM using CWM.
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Stock ROMs are available here
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=-1

Thank you,but no Note version.
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TomasNM said:
Thank you,but no Note version.
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Type N7000 in search box, you will get all available firmware

[Q] Captivate won't enter download mode...

First time posting on Xda, but i've been browsing for awhile, nothing helped my scenario so I'm gonna post about it;
So recently I got a used Captivate I896 on ROGERS from my friend as he wasn't using it. Nothing was wrong with it, worked fine and I got the captivate when it had 2.2 stock FROYO. Through a bit of research and a different friend informing me, I figured out I could update it to stock 2.3.3 on rogers through Kies which I did. Everything was going well, phone did everything I needed it to on Gingerbread. Then... The same friend who told me about updating to 2.3.3, started talking to me about roms and rooting, this is when I found out about Xda. So for awhile I was looking into roms and trying to find a decent ICS rom to put on to my cappy as I saw countless videos on youtube and threads here on Xda of people running ICS with few problems. So... with my friend's help I took the bull by the horns and successfully rooted my cappy on 2.3.3. Downloaded Rom manager.. and then we figured out it wasnt supported for the captivate so I flashed the CornKernel which got me the correct version of CWM. This is where everything started to go downhill... We found TeamHacksung's ICS rom for the cappy on youtube. I downloaded the files onto my device, made a backup, and booted into CWM. Everything was going smooth, we wiped the phone, did everything correctly from the video instructions and then went for the reboot. It booted but... Soon after it started to bootloop. At this point I was panicking as it was my current phone I was using. I managed to get it back into CWM and we tried the files again... Same result in a bootloop. Oh, might i mention, the Backup file didn't work for some reason. Maybe I did something wrong? But anyways, at this point I thought I was bricked as the phone would only Bootloop. Talking to my friend on skype, he linked me "Odin" I had heard about it at the time but I was unaware of what it could do. He then linked me "How to get Samsung Captivate into Download mode" which i followed the steps and got my device into download mode and restored it using Odin. It was a successful restore, it worked... but... As I mentioned before, had the rogers boot screens and it WAS an I896.. but when i rebooted the phone it was now running 2.1 Eclair with At&t boot screens and it now thinks its a I897. At this point I was like, I'll just use it for awhile and hopefully we can try this again soon as it was getting late and I needed my phone the next day. After about a week of using Eclair, I was ABSOLUTELY sick of it, everything felt outdated and old. So I looked into flashing my phone back to either stock 2.2 or stock 2.3.3 OR even all the way to ICS. Then bad things started happening again... Whatever my friend linked me to restore my phone using Odin it left me with this:
Model number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 <---(Was I896)
Firmware version: 2.1-update1
Baseband version: I897UCJF6
Kernel version: 2.6.29 [email protected] #2
Build number: ECLAIR
None of this seemed right to me, which now, I THINK it's not right. I tried all button combos to get it back into download mode to possibly flash 2.2 or 2.3.3 again... But NOTHING, download mode won't work after all that, which it did in the past otherwise I wouldn't have this problem right now. So I decided to Root my phone again, which I successfully did through a OneClick method (Forget which one I used). I decided maybe I could download ROM manager on the market, seeing as my phone is outdated and I can't use Google Play. Soon I found out Rom manager (Atleast the free version) doesn't exist on the Market. I tried 3rd party websites like 4shared to download it but Eclair has no options to allow untrusted sources. ALSO, I tried settling for Kies and Kies Mini, both of which recognize my phone as a "unregistered device" even though I used Kies in the first place. I feel i've dug myself into quite the hole now, so sick of this phone at this point
P.S. I've debated making a Jig to force it into Download mode... but would this be the solution? And if so, what could i use to flash back to stock? AND sorry about the long post, I wanted to include as much info as I possibly knew about my phone.
I feel I should mention again, the phone DOES work, but I'm sick of Eclair and I would like to get back to stock. Please help, anything would be great at this point.
Thanks

You really shouldn't flash back to eclair for that reason. You should update to gingerbread with bootloaders. To get download mode, you will need either a jig or adb reboot download.
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Okay, I'll go buy resistors to make a jig sometime this week. But if I did, what should I use to flash 2.3.3 gingerbread? And which stock rom should I use?
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camxv said:
Okay, I'll go buy resistors to make a jig sometime this week. But if I did, what should I use to flash 2.3.3 gingerbread? And which stock rom should I use?
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trusselo has a thread for Rogers one clicks in the development section. Those should work for you.
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Ok thanks for the help. Once I get back to 2.3.3, do you recommend any ics or jellybean roms?
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camxv said:
Ok thanks for the help. Once I get back to 2.3.3, do you recommend any ics or jellybean roms?
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Well, depends what you're looking for. If you want to be on the latest, and not the greatest, I would choose any of the ICS roms. The Collective has some good stuff, and so does Cyanogen. CM10 is updated "daily" where I'm not sure what the Collective's release schedule is. You'll find that both of those are "laggy" though, as that's been my experience. I had CM9 ICS on my Captivate and it was certainly a good "daily driver".

I was looking into Jellybean.. But I'm not sure. Is CM9 a good choice? Cause I've been look at it, and considering it? Can you link me to CM9?
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camxv said:
I was looking into Jellybean.. But I'm not sure. Is CM9 a good choice? Cause I've been look at it, and considering it? Can you link me to CM9?
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Honestly, you could go either way. Generally, I felt like CM10 ran a bit slower, but that may have changed with the recent partition change. If you want the latest and most up to date, go with CM10. CM9 may perform better but it won't get new features. It's up to you to decide which you like better. You can find nightly threads for both in the development section.

In the development section, is the thread by illuminatedone the correct thread? Cause it's the only stock rom thread I could find. And can I ask what Nightly means?
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camxv said:
In the development section, is the thread by illuminatedone the correct thread? Cause it's the only stock rom thread I could find. And can I ask what Nightly means?
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The fourth post in that thread links to the Rogers one.
Nightly builds are built almost everyday by the buildbot, and they contain all the latest changes. They are generally considered to be less stable than the stable releases.
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Are they stable enough for daily use though? And are you sure it's the 4th post in the development section? That post is just modems its a thread by devz3r0
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This thread this post here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18371028
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camxv said:
Are they stable enough for daily use though? And are you sure it's the 4th post in the development section? That post is just modems its a thread by devz3r0
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I consider them good enough for a daily driver, yes.
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Ok. I shall give it a try then... But final question. What kernel should i flash when im back on 2.3.3 to get CWM? Im also nervous to flash back to Gingerbread, i dont want to mess up my phone again :/
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camxv said:
Ok. I shall give it a try then... But final question. What kernel should i flash when im back on 2.3.3 to get CWM? Im also nervous to flash back to Gingerbread, i dont want to mess up my phone again :/
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Really any GB kernel, but I'd go with Corn.
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Hm, thats what I used before. Thanks though ill flash it again
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Hello again everyone in the Q/A cappy forums. I know ive had the questions i needed answered in this thread but... I've yet to flash my cappy back to stock 2.3.3 rogers cause ive been reading about bootloaders and ive just been scared to do it. How do i find out about the bootloaders on my phone and are they nessessary? Thanks
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U have bootloaders on ur phone regardless.
If u r running eclair/froyo, then u have those bootloaders. If u r running gingerbread, then u have those gb bootloaders. Simple as that.
If u try to run a gb firmware on ur phone and u have a really bad pixelated screen when it boots up then u r trying to run a gb firmware with eclair/froyo bootloders. U need gb boots to run gb firmware.
If u have a running gb firmware on ur phone then u have gb bootloaders... Also they are backwards compatible and u don't need to flash bootloaders again.
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Im currently running eclair, but i was on stock gingerbread before this whole mess. Does that mean i still have gb bootloaders or what...?
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That depends on whether the eclair firmware that u used contained bootloaders or not...
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[Q] Help me I rooted/unrooted and no 4g!

I rooted my phone using a method from rootgalaxynote with odin and I flashed on TMT 4 jellybean and I became unstable after a few days and started bootlooping and vibrating with black screen so i tried to unroot andnnow i believe its stable i flashed the latest stock rom and then updated to ICS 4.0.4 but now there's no mobile network access. I checked with at&t no fix on their end. my kernel says [email protected] - 64 #3 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 16 20:50:37 KST 2012 Please save me! I really want to root and flash some good jellybean multiwindow action but what i REALLY REALLY NEED is for my phone to give me 4g. Honorable xda please help.

Please help me I'm no fool I just need my mobile internet!
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Firstly, the note doesn't support 4g,so you'll never be able to get it. Do you mean 3g? Secondly check the apn settings in network and post screen shots.
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Okay yeah sorry about the dupe, spacing out. There is nothing there. just black screen (with menu options available). I guess that means i need to put one in right?

giovannithechef said:
Okay yeah sorry about the dupe, spacing out. There is nothing there. just black screen (with menu options available). I guess that means i need to put one in right?
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That's right, if you Google your operator apn settings you should be able to find them quite easily.
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So can you help me once more? What jb rom should i use and how should i root and flash it?
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giovannithechef said:
So can you help me once more? What jb rom should i use and how should i root and flash it?
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If you are interested in samsung jb leaks, there is no need to root. Download it from samfirmware.com and flash it using odin. Later if you want to root, use philz kernel for xxlsa to auto root.

giovannithechef said:
So can you help me once more? What jb rom should i use and how should i root and flash it?
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The stock jb rom seems to be the most stable with out all the tweaks add in I'm running a stock rom with a modified build.prop that I missed and some theme changes and v6 super charger scripts and can say my rom is very stable and smooth with no issues for my use
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Thank you. I caught a taste of the project butter and i need my fix. So much respect.
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