First i must say i LOVE this forum it is one of the best out there. All the info i ever needed i found here. But i can not find info about my next question.
I made a backup using rom maneger on my stock firmwire then i went upgrading and all went ok then i downgraded back to my stock using backup i have created with rom maneger. I know the kernel version is not the same as it was when the phone was untouched and so on. But i think i will be able to find it. _I was wondering what else wasnt backed up by rom maneger. I want to make my phone exsactly the same as before ... Is now Baseband version the same as before? What about build number ? I know kernel is not. Please help.
I needed to change kernel because of downgrading it so i could install rom maneger. U3 to U2
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Hi all, I am in somewhat of a confused state right now and hope you can help...
I have one of the first I9000s that O2 shipped here in the UK. My phone reports firmware of PDA/Phone I9000ADJF1 and CSC I9000O2UJF2. As I am in the UK I would have expected this to be one of the I9000XX firmwares and cannot seem to find any reference to the AD firmware anywhere.
Can someone shed any light on what the AD firmware is? Could it be that it is O2 specific and if so, do you think that flashing an XX firmware would cause a problem? I am just a little concerned about flashing this when 2.2 is officially out, hence the questions.
Please forgive my ignorance if the answer is simple, this is my first android phone
Bob
Before you do anything...
PLEASE back up your phones rom and host it online!
there are several of us on this forum who have o2 UK phones and have since upgraded losing our original firmware. If you upgrade and dont back up your original rom you cant send it back for warrenty!
So at least make a backup using odin, or if anyone else knows the way to extract the rom please say now lol.
Other then that I9000ADJF1 is fine for flashing I9000XWJM2 or any of the other european ones. the AD just stands for '02'
Will ROM Backup within ROM Manager do as a backup? I had to Root the phone, then backed up ROM to SD card. I got same ADJF1 Rom.
use clockwork recovery from ROM Manager (from the market) and do a nandroid backup
bommel0815 said:
use clockwork recovery from ROM Manager (from the market) and do a nandroid backup
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Ye. This is what i did. I just wander what it will contain rppted image. I will probably enable to unroot it later. Will all get back to normal(unrooted phone with warranty) then official froyo arrive?
ok ... i guess i should say that yes i did "search" about it and i just didn't find the answers that i was looking for ! that's why i ask it here..
so i rooted and apply the lagfix to my samsung captivate. now everytime if go to setting>software update . it just says that "no firmware" or "dm initialization is not ready" ! i know there is no update available for samsung captivate yet ( im on jh7) but when there is how can i update ??!!! and is it safe to update ? how do i restore back to original setting ? (sorry i used iphone for so long and i am still not used to this phone yet ) what i needed to know is how do u restore this phone if something goes wrong ?! i messed up my iphone several times but it was no problem ! all i had to do was fire up itune and hit restore...!
Are you using the voodoo lagfix? If yeah..then you would want to disable that and restore a stock kernel before you do any future updates. Then reinstall it after. If something ever goes wrong with your phone, you can always put the phone in download mode and flash a stockRom with odin.
Well eveytime I check for update it said no firmware . It doesn't even go to menu and say checking for new update from att server and all that ! Is that normal ? And I don't know what lagfix I'm using. I download it from here and it has a shortcut with the name of SL4A and I installed the lagfix-ext4.sh from its options
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I am new to the Android world and just got a Captivate rooted it using UNLEASH THE BEAST V0.2 from this Forum.
Now I cannot update the phone with the new AT&T fix and could not find a place explaining how to do it. I read the tread above about restore a stock kernel, flash a stockRom with odin.
Can someone be kind to explain that and maybe put a link up of a tutorial.
I would really appreciate that and hopefully get my phone updated.
By the way my firmware version is 2.1
Kernel version: [email protected] #2
Build Number: Bugless Beast Teaser
donniedy said:
I am new to the Android world and just got a Captivate rooted it using UNLEASH THE BEAST V0.2 from this Forum.
Now I cannot update the phone with the new AT&T fix and could not find a place explaining how to do it. I read the tread above about restore a stock kernel, flash a stockRom with odin.
Can someone be kind to explain that and maybe put a link up of a tutorial.
I would really appreciate that and hopefully get my phone updated.
By the way my firmware version is 2.1
Kernel version: [email protected] #2
Build Number: Bugless Beast Teaser
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
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That is the Odin one click downloader- it restores your phone to stock, make sure you make a back up first because it WILL erase everything in the process. The thread should have adequate instructions as well
Zilch25 I will do that. I appreciate your help.
Thanks
Worked like a charm! Thank you
Dear all
Please bear over with this newbie question, but now I've spend around 10 hours searching/reading in this forum and on the internet so now I feel I've made a decent effort of trying to find the answer I'm looking for, before asking stupid questions.
I want to root my Samsung Galaxy S I9000 phone, in order to (primary reason) modify the hosts-file and avoid ads! The phone is 1 week old. I'm concerned about guarantee, but people has written that I should not be concerned because I can always revert back. I've used appbrain to export a list of applications and I'll unmount the SD-drive before attempting. I've found out that I'm running (typing *#1234#):
PDA: I9000XXJPY (= "baseband version" under settings)
PHONE: I9000XXJPY
CSC: I9000OXAJPY
Build Info: 2010.12
And from settings I know my:
Firmware version: 2.2.1
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 (it also says: "[email protected] #1")
Build number: FROYO.XXJPY
MY IDEA:
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To begin installing Android SDK (on either windows or linux) + Odin3 (think version 1.7 is latest, it's only on windows, right?). Then I think I should install Clockwork Mod Recovery (CWM) + nandroid...
====> Question 1:
I think first step is Odin3 which will root the SGS I9000 phone... Correct? I guess it's as easy as here:
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-root-xwjvb-and-install-clockwork-mod-cwm-recovery/
Correct ?
====> Question 2:
Should I use z4root or superOneClick from http://shortfuse.org/ ? I think I've read that z4root is the best, however abedi here has the exact same software as me and he says/writes it hangs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13025681&postcount=2878
??? Which to use?
====> Question 3:
I read this:
6.I want to install new firmware but I want to have a backup of my original firmware to go back to in case I need to go back for warranty reasons. Can I backup my original firmware somehow?
As of now, there is no way of backing up firmware entirely. However, there are firmwares out for every region and virtually all regions have received a 2.2 or 2.2.1 upgrade which can be applied through Kies or Odin.
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(from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596 )
So how do I restore everything if I need my warranty and if I need to return the phone?
====> Question 4:
If I have to root the phone before backup up, then how can I restore everything back to the state before I rooted it? I don't understand that. And is it nandroid or CWM I should use?
I still don't get it... In my opinion, making a complete backup of everything should be done before rooting - however it's a contradiction I think that you need to be root, in order to backup because then it's a rooted backup and not an unrooted backup???
====> Question 5:
When I've done the above, is it then a good idea to try this?
http://romkitchen.org/sgs/?s=generator
I've also read that this "Darky's ROM" should be good... I found something here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091
Is it correct, that this is good (the best that is currently available?)?
Finally: Thanks for your time - I appreciate your answers and any hints/suggestions. I've taken myself time to read a lot, however there's too much information out there and I need to clarify the above before taking the next step. Another problem is that google and the forum probably have some outdated information here or there and that discourages me a bit. Please help/advice!
Thanks in advance!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
I've also read that this "Darky's ROM" should be good... I found something here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091
Is it correct, that this is good (the best that is currently available?)?
Most help / broke my phone posts on this forum are Darky rom . You choice .
Rom Kitchen stable roms and help on dev thread .
FAQS here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817703
I think first step is Odin3 which will root the SGS I9000 phone... Correct? I guess it's as easy as here:
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to...-cwm-recovery/
BIG NO thats Beta Gingerbread .
personally i would wait for official Release of Gingerbread 2.3 . Download your official update via kies and back that up then go to rom kitchen and build a custom rom
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jje
JJEgan said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939752
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
I've also read that this "Darky's ROM" should be good... I found something here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091
Is it correct, that this is good (the best that is currently available?)?
Most help / broke my phone posts on this forum are Darky rom . You choice .
Rom Kitchen stable roms and help on dev thread .
FAQS here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817703
I think first step is Odin3 which will root the SGS I9000 phone... Correct? I guess it's as easy as here:
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to...-cwm-recovery/
BIG NO thats Beta Gingerbread .
personally i would wait for official Release of Gingerbread 2.3 . Download your official update via kies and back that up then go to rom kitchen and build a custom rom
.
jje
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Ok, thanks a lot for your advice/comments.
I've already looked a bit into some of the links. And as I see it, there are still some questions that remains unanswered, but there are also some very good answers (and thanks for that, i.e. use ODIN for updating the rom).
An example where I'm still confused (hope I've not overseen something):
====> Question 2:
Should I use z4root or superOneClick from http://shortfuse.org/ ? I think I've read that z4root is the best, however abedi here has the exact same software as me and he says/writes it hangs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=2878
??? Which to use?
And my question 3 is directly related to one of the links you posted and I'm asking for an explanation of the contradiction in the fact that some people say I can make a 100% backup/restore and the link below says it's impossible:
====> Question 3:
I read this:
6.I want to install new firmware but I want to have a backup of my original firmware to go back to in case I need to go back for warranty reasons. Can I backup my original firmware somehow?
As of now, there is no way of backing up firmware entirely. However, there are firmwares out for every region and virtually all regions have received a 2.2 or 2.2.1 upgrade which can be applied through Kies or Odin.
(from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596 )
So how do I restore everything if I need my warranty and if I need to return the phone?
In Q4 I ask whether to use nandroid or CWM (not quite sure about both):
====> Question 4:
If I have to root the phone before backup up, then how can I restore everything back to the state before I rooted it? I don't understand that. And is it nandroid or CWM I should use?
I still don't get it... In my opinion, making a complete backup of everything should be done before rooting - however it's a contradiction I think that you need to be root, in order to backup because then it's a rooted backup and not an unrooted backup???
bit difficult for me to answer as i have just double bricked my phone .
Double brick = even Odin dont want to recover the phone .
jje
Ok, thanks jje.
I still hope somebody can/will answer Q2+Q3+Q4 in their own words, before proceeding (maybe with something stupid that'll void warranty and maybe something worser)...
As for rooting, I have never had a problem with Super One Click...I used it on both my phone and a coworkers.
Just remember if it hangs, change your USB debugging setting (either turn it on or off, depending).
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You can't really do a full backup until you root. That first step just has to be a leap of fate. Once you are rooted, use the instructions for hardcore's speedmod kernel to flash a cwm enabled kernel via odin. Then, go into recovery mode and use the clockwork settings to make a nandroid backup.
As for the contradiction, some things will not change when you flash a nandroid backup, such as file system settings and modem. Therefore to return the phone to a warrenty state you need to download the original firmware and flash it via odin. However, for normal use, nandroid backups do just fine.
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rschenck thanks for both replies! My final question/comments comes here!
1) Super One Click didn't hang at all. Installed perfectly without problems (usb enabling was on the whole time). To answer my own question 2: I decided not to try z4root because I read that it is not maintained anymore - just for the record. Maybe some other newbie can use this info.
2) This is a perfect answer to the other things I was wondering about. However, please clarify if you by this "…use the instructions for hardcore's speedmod kernel to flash a cwm enabled kernel via odin…" mean that I should look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822756 ???
THANKS!!! This wasn't that hard after all... Hopefully nothing will ever break and hopefully I'll never need/get warranty issues...
Firstly gaining root access to access the hosts file is SIMPLE
Superoneclick v1.6.5 roots every sgs I have ever come across (personally I have rooted 4 different ones now) and I have used it to root a xperia x8 as well
I would then recommend downloading the busybox installer from the market and letting that install the latest stable busybox.
then ADFREE also from the market will modify the hosts file and automate the process of keeping that up to date.
on the choice of z4 my only experience was of that not working at all for me so that's all I can add to that.
personally beyond that I use odin to flash the voodoo lagfix and sound mod kernel with CWM and I love that. It's brilliant but I recently did someone elses SGS and it didnt want to play so I used the speedmod kernel with CWM instead. The quadrant scores aren't as high but it seems stable enough and quadrant isnt everything.
CWM will effectively let you back up the whole rom but in order to make effective backup's a simple rooted phone is enough CWM is not a requirement. With something like titanium back up from the market you can make all the back ups you want on a stock phone as long as it is rooted. Personally I do a CWM backup every couple or three weeks, but I do 2 different nightly backups with a weekly full backup scheduled on titanium and I use the titanium media sync to push the backups to my dropbox. This way I always have "belt and braces".
Might seem like overkill but I have around 350-400 apps installed at any given point. 5 lots of push e-mail etc etc etc.
(that should cover question 2&3 I think)
question4
Superoneclick will allow you to remove the the hack and the superuser and busybox programs.
you seem a little confused, there is a difference between hacking the phone for superuser (root) access (which is all you really need and can be done above with one click and no odin etc) and hacking the phone to modify the boot loader which is what clockworkmod is. This changes the recovery area of the phone.
typically when you do this you use odin to flash a new kernel which will include the clockworkrom recovery bootloader.
this is more risky (but still almost always recoverable from in my experience) typically the new kernels include a root solution so flashing a kernel does not require the phone to be rooted already. Usually flashing a new kernel will add extra benefits or features such as the option to change the filesystem that the phone uses to a faster one than the default used by android (this is usually called lagfixing).
technically I would guess that any of these things COULD invalidate warranty but in reality I doubt they would and you should be able to reverse almost any of them prior to returning a device under warranty. personally so far I have screwed up my phone and others a number of times and I haven't once found something that darkyy's ressurection rom hasnt been able to rescue me from. Worst case I flash that then reflash with a stock rom. (I've been able to do this when I have forgotten to unlagfix a phone when I have checked efs or repartition by mistake all sorts, I have had phones in the condition where the wouldnt accept any sim card and darky's has got me out of all these states simply repartition with the resurrection rom and bob's yer uncle)
Hope that answers your questions and helps you understand the differences.
Hey guys..
I have been using Xperia x10 from some time... sold it yesterday and baught this tab...
So, Now i have seen every where on these forums dnt have the clearity how to make things work..
So far i have rooted my device..
Now, i was looking for a new theme for my stock rom
BB P1000DDJJ1
Build no.
FROYO.DDJK3
Kernel ver. is 2.6.32.9..
Now can anyone please tell me how to get started to install the themes , custom recovery ( if requied to do so), boot animations and framework-res.apk (must neded).. please i have looked all over but dont knw how to get started..
( i m new new to all these .. have everything modified on my Xperia X10)
First of all: Welcome to the world of tabs.
So where to start?
Custom recovery: ClockWorkMod (CWM is the one you probably mean and want). While not mandatore, it will make your flashing-life easier. It can be most easily obtained by flashing an appropriate kernel, such as the Overcome Kernel.
As for the rest: The Overcome installation guide, found as an attachment to the first post in the thread linked above, explains everything very well and it is also applicable for other ROMs than the Overcome one.
As far as themes are concerned, they are usually installed by putting the relevant ZIP on your internal SD-card and then installing the ZIP through CWM.
I'm not really sure what else you want to do with your tab exactly so just keep asking for the missing pieces.
first of all "thanks for the reply bro"..
I hav looked upon the link... its a a custom rom... but i am not able to see its requirements like required BB or Build number... so is it compatable for my version?
secondly ..
whats the procedure to backup my current ROM ( factory rom) coz if something goes wrong or if i need to flash back ...
3rldy full wipe is compulsary?? and
lastly it says " NO Modem Included" whats modem and from where will i get my modem..?
Baseband (BB):
I assume your Tab is a GSM-variant? It should be according to the baseband. Then you can go ahead.
Now what does the BB-code mean?
BB = Baseband
P1000 = Your phone's model number
DD = Country Sales Code (CSC) for India
JJ1 = Now I'm stuck. *blushes* I guess your modem.
You will find additional usefull information in the Galaxy Tab Bible
Build:
This is "just" your firmware. Once you flash it, it's gone.
FROYO = Self expplantory
DD = India, once again.
JK3 = Your firmware version. If you are looking for a kernel, make sure it is compatible.
Which once again makes me blush since I have not made sure that the Overcome kernel is compatible. Another great kernel would be Chainfire's CF-Root. However it's not listed as JK3-compatible.
So I guess you will need to take the long way for your first flash and use Odin to flash a newer ROM as well as an appropriate kernel for future explorations.
Since the first official Gingerbread ROM has just been released by Samsung, your timing regarding first flashing experiments is impeccable.
Backup:
People around here seem to love Rotohammer's backup method found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=850359
So who am I to argue? My original firmware is lost for all eternity and I don't miss it
Full Wipe:
Sometimes it is recommended, sometimes not. From my own experience it is best to do a wipe if the ROM's author tells you so or if you install a new ROM from a different author.
Titanium Backup (there might be others) is your friend here: it backup s all your apps and data and restores them after a wipe. It does require root, though. However your tab is already rooted so you're good to go.
Just one caveat: In my experience restoring system data might sometimes lead to problems. If in doubt, wipe again and restore the user apps+data only.
No modem:
For Overcome this just means that it will keep your existing modem file. Though you might replace it with one that suits you.
A.G. said:
Baseband (BB):
BB = Baseband
P1000 = Your phone's model number
DD = Country Sales Code (CSC) for India
JJ1 = Now I'm stuck. *blushes* I guess your modem.
FROYO = Self expplantory
DD = India, once again.
JK3 = Your firmware version. If you are looking for a kernel, make sure it is compatible.
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I assume that JK3 symbolises my modem ( not sure ) as on rom page it says : JK3 modem "... and in your opinion what shud i do.. please help .. dnt want myself in any trouble ... lol
and is samsungs 2.3 official out? and shud i flash that? .. badly confused..!
Then JK3 is the version of your ROM and the version of your modem. So the easiest way to determine what JJ1 is (any more experienced user would probably know ... ah well ...) is to plug it to your computer and see what Kies spits out.
Regarding what to do next:
You could search for a kernel with JK3-support to flash any ROM of your choice more easily and with less risks involved (since your phone does everything itself, so you remove the risks of accidental unplugging or your computer/Odin acting up at an inopportune moment).
Or you could go ahead and directly flash a custom ROM with a new kernel through Odin.
The two things you will need to consider however are
1. locales: does the ROM support the language(s) you need?
2. APNs: Do you know the settings of your APNs? If neither you nor the ROM do, you might be without any data connection until you enter the APNs (which you should be able to find through Google or by asking your Operator; they are not secret).
The current JQ1 might not meet you requirements since it was released for Italy.
Edit: I forgot to mention in regard to you saying you don't want to get yourself into trouble: read the instructions and the relevant guides (Chainfire's instruction for installing his kernel and the Overcome installation guide are thorough and widely applicable) then you should not be getting yourself into more trouble then you want by deciding to flash your device anyway. But you probably already know that from your experience with the X10.
Hi guys, im new to the sgs, but got some android experience. I was wondering if i can backup the whole ROM/system from my sgs (running 2.2.1 but its kinda branded from my carrier), so that i can flash the latest 2.3.3 or even 2.3.4 with odin and if for any reason i have to take it into warranty, i can reflash (preferably with odin) the stock branded rom that came with my phone. I would really appreciate, if anyone can tell me that, i searched around but couldnt really find this specific question. ive checked the stock ROM thread, and my version is there but im not sure its the branded one, cuz mine says 2011.02 and the one there says december 2010.
As long as you are rooted and have clockwork mod installed you can do a nandroid backup from the recovery menu I believe.
To restore you would have to flash the same base rom though, i.e. any 2.2.1 ROM then let it reboot then root it boot into recovery and restore nandroid backup.
I think that should work.
I'm sure someone wil correct me if I am wrong.
I wish I had done this when I bought by phone from Orange UK branded.
If you find out how to create an odin version please post here for others too.
ok thanks, i flashed the newer version over anyways.. thanks anyways
Is this correct?
Is this correct?
I have the same issue and after having mine sent into samsung for a successful repair (with a bunch of arguing and persuasion) I would like to back up this stock rom before continuing in order to avoid that situation again.
Mines a i9000M (bell version )
You always have to hack the ROM a bit to have a backup. Either you flash a custom kernel that'll give you CWM/nandroid backup or you root the ROM so you can do some adb magic.
There are also tons of stock ROMs floating around the interwebs, so with any luck you can find your own stock there.