Just want to start by saying this is a great forum, lots of information, and I've read alot of it, as there are so many twists and turns depending on your device.
Here is where I am at with my first time rooting/installing a custom rom
Started with stock Model GT-I9000M, Firmware version 2.2, Baseband version I9000UGJL2, Kernel 2.6.32.9 ([email protected] #3), Build number FROYO.UGJL2.
Step 1, I rooted my device using SuperOneClick
Step 2, backed up /efs and /st13 folders via ADB and BusyBox
Step 3, Backed up apps, sytem data via Titanium Backup
Step 4, Installed CWM from Android Market, Flashed ClockworkMod Recovery, selected 'Galaxy S i9000' when prompted
(Honestly this was confusing as I tried to select 'GalaxyS i9000 (MTD)' as I have the i9000M, but was prompted with the 'GalaxyS i9000 (MTD) does not have an officially supported ClockworkMod Recovery yet.')
Now have 'ClockworkMod 2.5.1.2' installed, but was unable to boot into it, as I found out I have 3e reovery, which doesn't allow the installation of zip files without signature verification. So after much reading I learned I can get around this my installing a custom kernel, searching this link I realized there is no CF-Root kernel for my UGJL2 build, after more reading I came across this link which said if on stock Froyo with 3e recovery to use the latest Super Optimized kernel. I now have Kernel version 2.6.32.9 [email protected]_8_3#1725, and am able to boot into CWM recovery.
Step 5, I am following the instructions below to complete the installation of my choosen Deodexed Gingerbread ROM, and I get to the second last step which tells to upgrade to the GingerBread bootloader, but after doing so I'm reverted back to 3e reovery, with no access to CWM recovery.
Installation Instructions
1. Make sure you’ve backed up any apps / data you need to keep
I would recommend using Titanium Backup. Also, it is best when upgrading to a new version of Android to only backup your user apps and not to include any system data.
2. Copy the XXJVP_Deodexed_I9000M.zip ROM file to your phone.
3. Upgrade to the Gingerbread bootloader
You need to do this only if you’re currently running the original ROM (or any Android 2.2 ROM). Read and follow the instructions here carefully. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14013450&postcount=1)
4. Flash the XXJVP_Deodexed_I9000M.zip update using CWM.
So I have reinstalled the Super Optimized kernel, and am able to access CWM recovery, is it safe to upgrade this ROM without the GingerBread bootloader? I obviously won't be able to use the GingerBread Bootloader, as it blocks CWM. Any advice would be appreciated.
Two side questions,
1. When I was doing this post, I accidentally clicked the wrong phone in the 'Flash ClockworkMod Recovery', and had to redo the flash again picking the 'Galaxy S i9000', however, now when I reboot, there is no option for the Super Optimized Kernels 'advanced ulk features' so that I can ensure that the lagfix is disabled when I get to actually flashing the ROM. If I reinstall the Super Optimized Kernel again, will that option show up again?
2. When booting the phone now, I noticed the graphic that shows the model number of the phone starts out with 'I9000M' and then switches to 'I9000', dropping the 'M', is this an issue, or do I just ignore?
Thanks again.
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Hi guys
While I did a lot of flashing my older Mobile HTC Phone
I'm very new to Android and Samsung. I just bought a Captivate that
had been pre-customized to a Cognition 1.6.1.
I see the recomendation to reflash the I897 to Stock condition prior to upgrading (to Cog 3.04).
My question is since I don't have any of the original backups etc. Does ODIN or one of the other utilities available or included with SuperOneClick or A10
contain the original stock code? Will I be able to go back to Stock?
Present Firmware 2.1-update1
BaseBand I897UCJH7
Kernel 2.6.29 [email protected] #VooDoo lagfix_3.0_v1.10
Build num Cognition v2.16 Atinm's v1.10
The phone is apparently rooted as I can copy and install Apks
as a remote USB Storage device. It also runs fine and has been a
pleasure to use. I just would like to update to a more current version of
Cognition. My wife bought the same phone (used) and it had the shutdown problem but was replaced by SamSung so I do have access to SamSung modified 2.1 Eclair.UCJH7 Phone if that is any use here
I would like to modify her phone as well but only after backing it up
So we could restore it if we need to return it.
I'm trying to get up to speed here but as you all know its a bitof a
learning curve, Appreciate any info on the topic (Retoring to Stock)
anyone would care to share
Thanks in Advance
Kenn
ODIN restores everything back to stock, i.e. kernel, samsung apps, at&t bloatware, everything. Therefore, there is no necessity to make a backup of stock 2.1 because you never have a need to.
I've had a magic before so I feel your pain of trying to learn ODIN and stuff but it's really easy. What you do is open up ODIN, press both volume up and down keys and hold them while you plug in the USB cable (of course while phone is powered down). You will see on ODIN that your device has been "added" and you press start and enjoy the show!
Once you are on stock, you have two options. 1) Re-root using one-click method, download rom manager, install Clockwork recovery, boot into recovery by pressing volume up+down+power button, select reinstall packages, select reinstall packages again when the phone reboots into recovery, and install your rom using CWM. 2) Push Clockwork recovery zip file to /sdcard, boot into recovery, repeat steps from above after recovery.
Unfortunately I don't have an update.zip file of CWM handy, so someone else can post it on here. Or what you can do is once you re-root and install CWM, keep that update.zip on your sdcard and next time you go back to stock, follow step #2
Use At Your Own Risk!!!
Hey all. I hope my experience trying to get ROM Manager and CWM working under AT&T's official FROYO 2.2 update will keep someone from throwing their Captivate against the wall.
Here is the sequence I used. I admit it is kinda convoluted, but it did finally work and I can get to the CWM boot menu. This assumes you follow the instructions associated with each individual step.
1. Blast the phone back to 2.1 with [STOCK ROM] Odin3 One-Click Downloader and Drivers CAPTIVATE ONLY
2. Run the Kies Mini update from Samsung/AT&T to get the Official FROYO build.
3. Only run Shell Root with [APP]SuperOneClick v1.7 (Root, Unroot, Enable Non-Market App)
4. Run the recovery 3e modified to work like recovery 2e - Updated 01/23/2011
(You know this worked if when you boot to Recovery mode you see a line that says, checksum confirmation need_checksum[0], shows up.)
5. Reboot!!!
6. Run the SuperOneClick v1.7 and choose Root then Enable Non-Market Apps. Use the psneuter radio button.
7. Reboot!!!
8. Delete any update.zip on the internal SD.
9. Go to the Market and install ROM Manager.
10. Run ROM Manager, let it d/l and install CWM. It should ask for SU permissions. If it doesn't you probably forgot to reboot.
11. Use ROM Manager to Reboot into Recovery.
12. Choose reinstall packages from the BLUE recovery menu. You will have to do this TWICE and then the GREEN CWM Recovery menu should appear.
Now you can use ROM Manager/CWM to do full backups which was the reason why I wanted to get it to work as I'm still leary about how well Titanium Backup works and coming from the IT world I love imaging.
UPDATE
OK I just installed [KERNEL] stock+Voodoo stable 5.x for Captivate and it worked fine. Bobapunk's steps should work fine but I haven't followed his steps.
UPDATE 2
Well it seemed to work fine, but it gave errors reading cache files and I could no longer install apps off the Market. Doing a Master Clear atm and will try Boba's order.
UPDATE 3
Seems to have been an error with partitioning. Back to 2.1, Kies to 2.2, Odin3 1.81 to PDA the Kernel, then repartition and format ALL partitions (had to do this to format BOOT). Then back to 2.1, Kies to 2.2, OneClick to root, Odin3 1.81 to PDA kernel. Now I can have fun getting rid of the bloatware and I might install plumbBob's GPS fix.
UPDATE 4
Everything is working fine now. Did [FIX] PlumbBob GPS Fix 1.0 [UPDATE 3/10/2011] and the GPS locks on in about 5 seconds in LBSTestMode, but Google Maps/Navigation still seems to lose lock often. Using Captivate SGS Tools and recommend it highly.
UPDATE 5
Works beautifully except for Messaging does an FC on boot. Doesn't seem to matter and I'm not a big texter and it does work afterward. One of the system apps I uninstalled with TB must be tied in to it. Not sure which one and my week at home is up. Disable media scanning in SGS Tools doesn't work, but Rescan Media ROOT (search the Market) does.
As Always Use At Your Own Risk!!!
I am glad that you got this figured out. I accomplished this a little differently.
I had AT&T 2.1 rooted
I upgraded to 2.2 via Kies
I rooted with Super One Click
I flashed Supercurio's Kb1+ Voodoo Kernel
I flashed CWM Recovery with ROM Manager
This worked fine on my 1009 build captivare. It seems simpler than your process and you get Voodoo along with CWM Recovery.
Well I'm trying to keep it as stock as possible. Next step will be to use TB to get rid of the AT&T bloatware. I haven't decided if I will use the Voodoo lagfix or not as it makes a radical filesystem change and some posts have warned about flashing new ROMS to it's FS and ending up with expensive paperweights.
BTW didn't you have to go back to the stock (i.e. unrooted) ROM to get Kies to perform the update?
bobapunk said:
I am glad that you got this figured out. I accomplished this a little differently.
I had AT&T 2.1 rooted
I upgraded to 2.2 via Kies
I rooted with Super One Click
I flashed Supercurio's Kb1+ Voodoo Kernel
I flashed CWM Recovery with ROM Manager
This worked fine on my 1009 build captivare. It seems simpler than your process and you get Voodoo along with CWM Recovery.
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I used Kies mini to upgrade to 2.2, then rooted, installed Rom Manager, and Titanium Backup, TB works well, but Rom Manager wont reboot in recovery and go to green...always stays in blue...error messages when I reinstall pkgs..so...reading your fix, if I was to be able to flash Supercurio Kb1+ Voodoo Kernel, should I be able to get to the green in Rom Manager?...what is CWM Recovery?...and what about that update file in my sd...delete?..or keep it?
Thanks in advance for any help....been 6 weeks now and cant get the green to happen in Rom Manager...so other than Tit. Bac. nothing else works...where to get the Supercurio Kb1?....and how to flash CWM?...thanks...any steps to install supercurio would be appreciated...thanks..
Studio52
Does this will work on my samsung mini gt s5570,i have root and custom rom
Thanks in advance
Hi all
I am using a Galaxy S I9000 International running stock 2.1.1.
I have rooted my device using super one click (psneuter exploit).
As far as i understand it, this is the process i now need to complete:
1) Install ROM Manager
2) Using RM, flash CWM Recovery ROM.
3) Boot into recovery, and create a Nandroid backup
4) Flash Darky's / CWM / Cyanogen ROM for everlasting happiness.
I am having endless trouble with step 2 and 3.
In RM, i flash CWM Recovery ROM. But then when i boot into recovery, it still runs the old stock android recovery <2e>. I've repeated this flashing & reboot process 5 times with no luck.
Please will someone provide me with an easy noob approach, and please try to explain tech jargon if you use it.
MANY thanks!
FORGET that i read your post wrong
jje
so you dont have a solution for me? fail.
jonalexgalaxy said:
Hi all
I am using a Galaxy S I9000 International running stock 2.1.1.
I have rooted my device using super one click (psneuter exploit).
As far as i understand it, this is the process i now need to complete:
1) Install ROM Manager
2) Using RM, flash CWM Recovery ROM.
3) Boot into recovery, and create a Nandroid backup
4) Flash Darky's / CWM / Cyanogen ROM for everlasting happiness.
I am having endless trouble with step 2 and 3.
In RM, i flash CWM Recovery ROM. But then when i boot into recovery, it still runs the old stock android recovery <2e>. I've repeated this flashing & reboot process 5 times with no luck.
Please will someone provide me with an easy noob approach, and please try to explain tech jargon if you use it.
MANY thanks!
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personally I have never used rom manager to flash CWM I always use odin and do a kernel flash you should find kernel files (.tar's) at around 6-7MB which included the CWM mod) all you need is the pit and the kernel all done in a few seconds simply reboot to download mode and use odin to falsh the new kernel.
the file I regularly use is called CF-Root-XX_XEU_JPY-v1.3-BusyBox-1.17.1.tar flashed it dozens of times it's never let me down I found it on this forum somewhere.
once you have that on you can install pretty much anything from recovery mode in CWM.
Hey everybody. So im intrested in upgrading my Froyo 2.2 to the ICS AOKP rom. Earlier i screwed everything up by installing the wrong kernel and had to reinstall Froyo because my phone wouldent boot. Anyway, i wanted to list what im going to do to make sure im doing it right.
Right now my info is:
Phone model: Samsung sgh i897
Radio (baseband): I897UCKB2
Firmware and Build number: 2.2 FROYO.UCKB2
Kernel: 2.6.32.9
1. I will first upgrade to Gingerbread 2.3 using Kies and whatever the samsung website tells me to
1.5 Root and allow sideloading
2. i will put on CWM using odin and this link
(question: i should put on speedmod-kernel-i897-k13e-500hz.tar if my kernel is 3e, correct? or should i just use the first one on the top of the dl list? )
3. follow the AOKP installation instructions but get the actual rom from here
3.5 wipe my data, install rom, then wipe data again
4. Use Titanium Backup and APN Restore to get all my shizz back
5. Finish
couple of questions though. On the AOKP installation instructions, how do i make a nandroid? Do i just go to backup and backup whatever is there? and do i have to Flash Team Hacksung's latest build? If so, where would i find it? i can only find one for the samsung fascinate here.
or should i just use this?
Also, thank you in advanced. I sure did say a lot.
You can combine steps 1-2 into one easy step by going here and grabbing the "I897UCKH3 Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, With Bootloaders, With CWM Injected Kernel from Boog" flash package. That will flash your bootloaders, stock rom, and give you root access and CWM all in one easy step.
The rest of the steps look good.
As for making the backup, once you have installed the AOKP rom and have successfully booted once, reboot into CWM recovery and go to "backup and restore" and choose the backup option. That's a nandroid backup.
Thanks! ill try that stuff out when i get home. Hopefully it will all work out! Quick question: To install any other rom (assuming its compatible with my phone), i do the same thing?
In general it's a similar procedure, with a few changes:
1. If you're going from any of the ICS roms back to a non-CM7 or MIUI rom, you have to flash back to stock GB first (without bootloaders). This resets the partitioning scheme to the correct form.
2. Once you've flashed the GB bootloaders, don't flash them again - there's no need and it puts your phone in unnecessary danger.
3. To flash between ICS roms, it's generally just a matter of wiping data, flashing the rom, and reinstalling your apps. Same between GB and Froyo roms.
im having a problem. The bootloader you directed to me doesnt work. I downloaded the I897UCKH3 Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
With Bootloaders - Link 1 / Link 2 [With CWM Injected Kernel from Boog]
put it on my desktop, running it as admin. I also took out the sim of my capvitate and put it on download mode and connected it. However nothing happens. All i get is <OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0)
should i have any other files other than the I897UCKH3_withBL?
What do?
That should be all you need. Take a look at the captivate connection issues thread in my signature for some more ideas.
You can also try one of the Heimdall-based one-clicks, or try getting full Odin or full Heimdall setup and flash a stock package from those.
Hey jmtheiss. I ended up using a different computer to try the bootloader again, and it worked. I was also able to do the rest of the steps and install ICS AOKP. Thanks! Its really packed with a lot of features so it will be intresting to learn. Thanks!
Dear friends,
Little background. I was on CM10 stable, but decided to I update to CM10.1 M1, After the update, had no market, however, so I tried to downgrade to CM10 stable and it bricked. So .. back to stock it is! Now I am having trouble getting out of stock. I am not new to flashing, but I never had this kind of a persistent problem.
The short summary of what I get no matter what I try is: Every kernel that is not the stock Eclair kernel has boot-animation messed up (random lines of color on screen), and I cannot enter recovery - I sometimes can boot sometimes cannot.
Steps I have taken
I went back to stock Eclair rom + non-root kernel (LINK).
I rooted (LINK)
But when I tried to update kernel to allow CWM, it bricked my phone. So back to stock, again!
I tried this a few times. Now, the latest attempt, I tried the stock 2.3.5 rom + rooted, CWM kernel (LINK... I get the phone running, but I cannot get into recovery, and no utility that has "reboot to recovery" has managed to get me into recovery.
The plea
All I want is CWM, so I can install what I want. Without it, I am stuck with Odin one-click and Odin flashable packages (Heimdall does not want to work right for me - the drivers are messed up - and trying to fix those brkeas my Odin drivers).
I have no data on the phone at the moment, I can reinstall everything if need be .. but I am out of ideas besides keep trying different roms and kernels until something gives me CWM and I am free again.
I have AT&T GB bootloaders.
thanks for any help, I will try to provide any additional info I can.
dozyaustin said:
Dear friends,
Little background. I was on CM10 stable, but decided to I update to CM10.1 M1, After the update, had no market, however, so I tried to downgrade to CM10 stable and it bricked. So .. back to stock it is! Now I am having trouble getting out of stock. I am not new to flashing, but I never had this kind of a persistent problem.
The short summary of what I get no matter what I try is: Every kernel that is not the stock Eclair kernel has boot-animation messed up (random lines of color on screen), and I cannot enter recovery - I sometimes can boot sometimes cannot.
Steps I have taken
I went back to stock Eclair rom + non-root kernel (LINK).
I rooted (LINK)
But when I tried to update kernel to allow CWM, it bricked my phone. So back to stock, again!
I tried this a few times. Now, the latest attempt, I tried the stock 2.3.5 rom + rooted, CWM kernel (LINK... I get the phone running, but I cannot get into recovery, and no utility that has "reboot to recovery" has managed to get me into recovery.
The plea
All I want is CWM, so I can install what I want. Without it, I am stuck with Odin one-click and Odin flashable packages (Heimdall does not want to work right for me - the drivers are messed up - and trying to fix those brkeas my Odin drivers).
I have no data on the phone at the moment, I can reinstall everything if need be .. but I am out of ideas besides keep trying different roms and kernels until something gives me CWM and I am free again.
I have AT&T GB bootloaders.
thanks for any help, I will try to provide any additional info I can.
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Messed up screen = wrong bootloaders. Flash Odin KK4 with bootloaders
From there, follow this link.
Finally, you can get back up on CM10.1 - Btw, you had no market cause you didn't flash their Gapps.
UPDATE .. ugh that took a while:
1) From the master list LINK, wet back to 2.1, I897UCJF6
2) From the same thread installed I897UCKF1 with bootloaders
3) rooted: LINK (I know -not XDA)
4) removed the 3e recovery lock (LINK) - this did not seem to work, but I did do it.
5) installed Speedmod kernel from here LINK - this did not boot, but it did install CWM
6) installed CM10.0 Stable from SD cadr - twice
7) installed gapps
8) just did my first boot to CM10.
This is both a record for myself for later, and for anyone else that may find this useful.
BWolf56 said:
Messed up screen = wrong bootloaders. Flash Odin KK4 with bootloaders
From there, follow this link.
Finally, you can get back up on CM10.1 - Btw, you had no market cause you didn't flash their Gapps.
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Ooooh. I learn something new every day! Thanks.
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