Database Develop

[Q] ICS on Rooted Captivate (stock 2.3.5)

First off i am kind of a noob and haven't flashed any rom ext.
I have a rooted captivate on stock 2.3.5 and wanted to know how to get ICS.
Any advice on the easiest way to do this or ROMs that you recommend would be great
Thanks

If you have cwm...ask you need to do is, factory reset and format /system in recovery and flash the ROM, when that's done it'll probably boot back into recovery (which will probably look different because its the ics kernel recovery) and flash the Rom once more, and you're done.

Thanks, but what is cwm and how do I get the ics rom on my phone
Also how do I back up the phone so I don't lose all of my data?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda premium

Cwm= clockwork mod recovery.
How did you root, a custom kernel swap? If so that's got cwm.
you can transfer the ROM via usb...or download it directly to your phone.
backup your contacts to your gmail and/or Sim card (i do both)
Download and run titanium backup to backup your apps.

Cdevine8 said:
Thanks, but what is cwm and how do I get the ics rom on my phone
Also how do I back up the phone so I don't lose all of my data?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First, back everything up like studa recommended. If you are not on a custom kernel, download the speedmod kernel and odin in my attachments. Then download an ICS rom that you like. Put the rom on your phone. Open Odin on your computer, and select the speedmod kernel in the PDA section. Put your phone into download mode and flash the kernel. After the flash is done and your phone reboots, remove your battery to turn off your phone. Reboot into recovery and navigate to install zip/install custom zip and navigate to your chosen rom. After it installs, install it again from the new ICS recovery screen (it's probably different colored). Then, reboot your device and wait a few minutes for your rom to start. Afterwards, the apps, contacts, etc. can be restored.

[Q] (Q) How to upgrade P1000 to ICS W/out flashing or w/out PC

How to upgrade P1000 to ICS using custom rom with
out a PC?
HELP PLEASE
PDA: XXJQ1
PHONE: XXJPZ
CSC: OXAJQ1
gingerbread.

I presume it was not rooted and has no custom recovery either?

well if you are rooted on a stock rom and have a valid Custom Recovery - such as overcome team, you can actually do it using GOO MANAGER (Available via Play Store - Or Market). Still, you need to be very careful not to brick your tab. You need at to read and follow threads on ICS (CM9 based). You should also understand that ICS has 2 different systems.. therefore read about what MTD is and EXT is.
If you are NOT rooted, and do not have Custom Recovery -- (Or don't even know what they mean).. it's like asking how to turn a Stone into a Diamond.
the pre-requisite of installing ICS on P1000 is (Learn it by heart):
1. Rooting
2. Install a custom Recovery (or you can install Overcome Kernel).
3. Understand about: RFS, EXT, and MTD.
4. Read threads by the CM9 team.
When you have done all those, you are ready to install. The only time you will need to use ODIN is when you install Overcome Kernel.
Note: Step 1 and 2 can be replaced by installing GB Stock Safe ROM on Overcome Team website. -- search around for it on the DEV forum.
Downloading the ICS ROM, and even flashing it can be done from GOO Manager (on your tab).

yeah.... i have rooted my phone,
priyana said:
I presume it was not rooted and has no custom recovery either?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes!!! My phone is rooted

yes!! i have root!!
yappoe said:
well if you are rooted on a stock rom and have a valid Custom Recovery - such as overcome team, you can actually do it using GOO MANAGER (Available via Play Store - Or Market). Still, you need to be very careful not to brick your tab. You need at to read and follow threads on ICS (CM9 based). You should also understand that ICS has 2 different systems.. therefore read about what MTD is and EXT is.
If you are NOT rooted, and do not have Custom Recovery -- (Or don't even know what they mean).. it's like asking how to turn a Stone into a Diamond.
the pre-requisite of installing ICS on P1000 is (Learn it by heart):
1. Rooting
2. Install a custom Recovery (or you can install Overcome Kernel).
3. Understand about: RFS, EXT, and MTD.
4. Read threads by the CM9 team.
When you have done all those, you are ready to install. The only time you will need to use ODIN is when you install Overcome Kernel.
Note: Step 1 and 2 can be replaced by installing GB Stock Safe ROM on Overcome Team website. -- search around for it on the DEV forum.
Downloading the ICS ROM, and even flashing it can be done from GOO Manager (on your tab).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Haha!! Turning rock into a diamond!! Funny
Thanks! I have rroot and I have read the threads at the development section,
And I have read in the AOKP 4.0.4 to go to overcome web page, which is my problem....
I do not understand what do I have to do in the overcome website.
I believe I currently have a stock ROM installed gingerbread 2.3.3
What I do next??

If you are already rooted, what you actually need to do is just download the Overcome Kernel on the website and flash it (and if I remember correctly, you will need to use ODIN on this -- but trust me it's not as difficult as it sounds -- in fact it will be over in less than 3 minutes).
Next,
If you are thinking of installing the AOKP, you can't get that from GOO Manager.
You will need to download the zip file from AOKP thread to your phone - can be done directly without PC, and flash you from CWM recovery menu (Power + Volume Up)
on the recovery menu, select "Install from SD Card".
Please remember to backup everything before installing new ROM.
Please Don't forget to do Factory Wipe and Cache Wipe before flashing. (I remember they have it in their scripts, but better safe than sorry).
During install of the latest build (MTD), you will be in a loop and your tab would seem to be bricked.. just reboot it back to the recovery menu, and redo the install. (it's specified in the threads if you read carefully).
You will enjoy your new ICS, as if you just bought a new tablet.
--Sorry for the early joke -- I do have a weird sense of humor

thanks pal!!!
yappoe said:
If you are already rooted, what you actually need to do is just download the Overcome Kernel on the website and flash it (and if I remember correctly, you will need to use ODIN on this -- but trust me it's not as difficult as it sounds -- in fact it will be over in less than 3 minutes).
Next,
If you are thinking of installing the AOKP, you can't get that from GOO Manager.
You will need to download the zip file from AOKP thread to your phone - can be done directly without PC, and flash you from CWM recovery menu (Power + Volume Up)
on the recovery menu, select "Install from SD Card".
Please remember to backup everything before installing new ROM.
Please Don't forget to do Factory Wipe and Cache Wipe before flashing. (I remember they have it in their scripts, but better safe than sorry).
During install of the latest build (MTD), you will be in a loop and your tab would seem to be bricked.. just reboot it back to the recovery menu, and redo the install. (it's specified in the threads if you read carefully).
You will enjoy your new ICS, as if you just bought a new tablet.
--Sorry for the early joke -- I do have a weird sense of humor
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey again...... hahaha
I like to know if I flashed the overcome kernel, I will have the ICS instantly?? Without doing anything else??
And I would like to know also about the GOO manager and how do I have ics with that thanks!!!

Restock?
Do i have to restock?

No and no.
You don't get ics by flashing overcome.
No you should not need restock. Although it is preferred to restock using overcome package
But you need a PC since you need Odin.
Basically
1) restock or have a good base gb rom.
2) use Odin to flash just overcome kernel.
3) boot into cwm recovery that is included in overcome kernel.
4) flash aokp or cm9 from sdcard using cwm
5) flash gapps.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

@priyana
Thank you very much!!!!!!
Now my mind's clear!!
Can I use the mobile version Odin? I found it on the play storw.

I have never used it. If it is as good as it advertise then it should do the job.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

Btw,
If you need overcome guide and missing the images on the website,
Look at this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20974872
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

I downloaded it just now and it looks like it will work! Ill go ahead and give it a try!!

Hey!! It works!!! Now I flashed the overcome kernel & i now have cwm recovery! Thanks!
(i used the mobile ODIN)
Then? What do I do next? Which do u prefer? AOKP or the CM9 ROM?

congrats.
Very encouraging indeed. I might consider getting mobile Odin, to escape the hassle of using a PC too. Nice find.
I am on AOKP Milestone #5.
But it seems like CM9 has quite a few things going now, like a deep sleep thing that save batts, and also there is a Pdroid patch for it, that won't work with AOKP.
But AOKP has nice ROM Control tweaks.
Your pick.
Remember to put them on sdcard together with gapps.
One thing you should note:
when you flash the ICS package, your tab will reboot to recovery again (some mistook it as a brick-like boot loop). It is actually booting into the recovery that comes with the the ICS flash.
It will be slightly different from the Overcome one,
and the external sd will be called internal sd instead. (at least that is what I found in AOKP, but I think both uses Humberos CWM recovery).
So choose to flash from "internal sd" even though it is external.
then after flash complete, flash the gapps.

Thank you, thank u sooooo much!! Haha
hey, i decided 2 go w/ the AOKP ROM.
which should I download?
The milestone 5 ROM?
or the build #33 ROM?
And what is gapps?

milestone #5 of course. that is the latest.
gapps is google apps: google Play Store, Google Finance, (used to be google Maps and Gmail, but more and more being made available via Play)
Google forbids people packaging their apps into a ROM unless it is mod of stock rom that already has it (like overcome is a mod if JQ1 rom).
You can find links to gapps in Stimp0z first post.
Do read the first 3 post and revisit it again later as it made more sense after you have played with AOKP for a while. That will avoid unnecessarily asking noob questions in the thread.
You can also get gapps from here
http://goo.im/gapps/
look for the gapps-ics-......
naturally grab the latest, but in fact older one is fine, and will likely get updated by Play once you are online.

Thank you priyana 4 ur help & support!
I will do the update now w/ AOKP Milestone 5 & update u later if it is sucessful or it bricked my tab!!!
Bye 4 now )

Heyyyy. Im DOWNLOADING the AOKP ROM many times, but its unsucessful!! What should I do?

Is it because you are downloading straight to tab.
Maybe the cache space not enough.
Better download on a PC and put to sdcard.
Anyway, hold back a day or two.
Build #35 coming.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

[Q] My Note has Nightmares!!!

Hi people.
I have a question.
When my Note goes to deep sleep mode, the screen blinks back on on it's own as if it's awaking from a bad dream!
It's frustrating, how can i make it stop?

Try jbroid kernel cleaning then reflash your kernel
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

mention your ROM and KERNEL....and its funny...i mean the Title of your thread

It's true! it's waking up from deep sleep and then all day it has a foul mood. I've tried doctors, i've tried everything, you are my last hope guys!
My Rom is N7000XXLA4, kernel is:2.6.35.7-N7000XXLA6=CL907341 [email protected]#2(Do i really need to write all this when people ask me what kernel i have or would a shorter version suffice?)
I am on gingerbread.
Now i just noticed a thread registering the same problem i have under the title: Deep Sleep Problem
I have the same issue.

adamskoc said:
Try jbroid kernel cleaning then reflash your kernel
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you tell me how to flash a kernel?
Do i need to download a file or something?

Android 4.9 Marshmallow said:
Can you tell me how to flash a kernel?
Do i need to download a file or something?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you have to read. AND READ A LOT. especially the sticky threads.
after reading and UNDERSTANDING, whatever file you need is usually mentioned on those threads.
Zapped through server hops to XDA forums

Android 4.9 Marshmallow said:
Can you tell me how to flash a kernel?
Do i need to download a file or something?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ReFlash Kernel means you on the custom Kernel already, and if you on the stock, it's not applicable. You can just download the PC-odin 1.85 or 1.87, then flash the right official ROM for your country from the sammobile.com site, with hard reset before. OR, you can go to the custom ROM. OR, you can try just hard reset.

I am on official rom and i have just gotten the phone back from a logic board replacement.
I want to install a custom ROM and eventually go to ICS but first i have to fix those deep sleep hiccups.
I am trying to determine the best course of action.
In the following hours i am going to root my device and the reflash my rom based on this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462309
and then i am going to install CMW and titanium backup so i won't lose my apps(i really don't want to install them from the beginning.)
The rom i have will not update to ICS as it's brand new. Do you think i should wait or change ROM and get ICS?
About the kernel now, why is it important to flash the kernel other from this particular situation?
Also can you provide a few links where i can safely learn how to flash the kernel?
Thank you all in advance

Android 4.9 Marshmallow said:
I am on official rom and i have just gotten the phone back from a logic board replacement.
I want to install a custom ROM and eventually go to ICS but first i have to fix those deep sleep hiccups.
I am trying to determine the best course of action.
In the following hours i am going to root my device and the reflash my rom based on this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462309
and then i am going to install CMW and titanium backup so i won't lose my apps(i really don't want to install them from the beginning.)
The rom i have will not update to ICS as it's brand new. Do you think i should wait or change ROM and get ICS?
About the kernel now, why is it important to flash the kernel other from this particular situation?
Also can you provide a few links where i can safely learn how to flash the kernel?
Thank you all in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Unfortunately i cannot provide the links, because i'm "new member". I'm only reading here, before today.
But, the course of action for you:
1) If you will flash the custom ROM with the custom kernel you do not need to deal with the sleep mode, because the kernel is controlling modes/clocks and ither vital parts of life of your phone. Kernel is the main part of the "soft" in your phone.
2) Remember the one most important thing: DO NOT USE wipe cache/format data, on the samsung official 4.0 - 4.03 in CWM. If you need to wipe, you need to install the Abyss kernel 3.9-4.2
How to:
You need to find PC-Odin 1.85 or 1.87, and the rooted ROM with CWM in *.tar format. Close all kies services with "task manager".
Connect your phone in download mode (home+vol. down+power and when is powerd on and asking you about flashing, vol. up), launch Odin. You will see yellow quadrant in odin. Then you need to click on "PDA", then selecting the downloaded ROM file, and do not forget the "pda" checkbox. Do not touch the other checkboxes, then Start.
Wait before it's flashed.
This is the basic guide, as i said, i cannot provide you with the links, so if you need something more - ask, i'll try to help you.
QA:
What is CWM? CWM is advanced recovery program. It's built-in in kernel. You can enter in CWM by pressing in powerd off phone home+vol.up+power.
Wht is kernel? Kernel is the core component of the phone ROM. You can flash it separate from other parts of ROM.
You can also flash separately the Modem (phone), CSC and UMS parts. Remember, some kernels do not support some ROMs, for example: If you'll flash the Cyanogen Mod, and then some Franco kernel, your phone will cannot start properly. Ofc. you can use CWM in this case.
This is scary to flash my phone? No, if you read all instructions, you can "breack it" in the only one case: you'll wipe it from the CWM builded in official samsuung 4.0 - 4.0.3 RoM.
What is "wipe/format user data"? This is the way to clear your personal data, and the other trash in your system. You need to wipe before installing new ROM.
What happens if i flash new ROM without it? Nothing, but some of your apps can work incorrect in this way.
How to flash kernel from CWM? Download the kernel in *.zip file, copy it to the SD-card, restart in CWM, install zip file. If you have *tar file, use the PC-Odin.

Shmong said:
Unfortunately i cannot provide the links, because i'm "new member". I'm only reading here, before today.
But, the course of action for you:
1) If you will flash the custom ROM with the custom kernel you do not need to deal with the sleep mode, because the kernel is controlling modes/clocks and ither vital parts of life of your phone. Kernel is the main part of the "soft" in your phone.
2) Remember the one most important thing: DO NOT USE wipe cache/format data, on the samsung official 4.0 - 4.03 in CWM. If you need to wipe, you need to install the Abyss kernel 3.9-4.2
How to:
You need to find PC-Odin 1.85 or 1.87, and the rooted ROM with CWM in *.tar format. Close all kies services with "task manager".
Connect your phone in download mode (home+vol. down+power and when is powerd on and asking you about flashing, vol. up), launch Odin. You will see yellow quadrant in odin. Then you need to click on "PDA", then selecting the downloaded ROM file, and do not forget the "pda" checkbox. Do not touch the other checkboxes, then Start.
Wait before it's flashed.
This is the basic guide, as i said, i cannot provide you with the links, so if you need something more - ask, i'll try to help you.
QA:
What is CWM? CWM is advanced recovery program. It's built-in in kernel. You can enter in CWM by pressing in powerd off phone home+vol.up+power.
Wht is kernel? Kernel is the core component of the phone ROM. You can flash it separate from other parts of ROM.
You can also flash separately the Modem (phone), CSC and UMS parts. Remember, some kernels do not support some ROMs, for example: If you'll flash the Cyanogen Mod, and then some Franco kernel, your phone will cannot start properly. Ofc. you can use CWM in this case.
This is scary to flash my phone? No, if you read all instructions, you can "breack it" in the only one case: you'll wipe it from the CWM builded in official samsuung 4.0 - 4.0.3 RoM.
What is "wipe/format user data"? This is the way to clear your personal data, and the other trash in your system. You need to wipe before installing new ROM.
What happens if i flash new ROM without it? Nothing, but some of your apps can work incorrect in this way.
How to flash kernel from CWM? Download the kernel in *.zip file, copy it to the SD-card, restart in CWM, install zip file. If you have *tar file, use the PC-Odin.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your post has been most helpful
But i still have questions.
1st: What if i don't want to flash a custom ROM just yet? how can i get rid of the deep sleep hiccups without going off the official roms?
2nd: What will happen if i wipe my cache during ICS in CWM?
3rd: I recently flashed the CSC from KOR to EUR(I did it because i couldn't access Kies, and i chose EUR because it's corresponding to my country). My current ROM didn't offer DBT as an option. So if i flash it again and find an N7000XXLA4 Rom with DBT offered will i have the ICS update available through official channels?
4th: What does UMS stand for, what does it do?
Thank you in advance

Come on mate follow the instructions and flash rocket rom v6 the most stable one and enjoy it
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Android 4.9 Marshmallow said:
Your post has been most helpful
But i still have questions.
1st: What if i don't want to flash a custom ROM just yet? how can i get rid of the deep sleep hiccups without going off the official roms?
2nd: What will happen if i wipe my cache during ICS in CWM?
3rd: I recently flashed the CSC from KOR to EUR(I did it because i couldn't access Kies, and i chose EUR because it's corresponding to my country). My current ROM didn't offer DBT as an option. So if i flash it again and find an N7000XXLA4 Rom with DBT offered will i have the ICS update available through official channels?
4th: What does UMS stand for, what does it do?
Thank you in advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1. You need to switch off your device, than remove the battery for ~10 sec. Then switch it on, and do not touch it before it's switched to standby, then wait about 35 minutes for deep sleep. But if it doesn't work, u can flash it with official firmware with Odin. Sammobile have all official roms. You didn'g get the yellow triangle this way.
2. You will brick your device. And loose some int. memory in advance (~4gb). Why? Because official samsung rom have an error, and it's rewriting your NAND memory again and again with full speed of your CPU and memory dying in the few seconds (about 100-200k rewrites supported).
3. What for do you need the OTA??? You can flash china, korean, even russian official roms through odin without fear. And then you can get OTA's. Custom kernels do not support OTA in any form. Just think: if you flashing custom rom, how you can get official over it?
4. Don't know ))) UMS - usb mass storage, i think, but i'm not sure in this. And i do not know what for we can use it.

Hi. I noticed I had the exact same problem yday on my note. I turn off the screen, 5 seconds later the screen turns on again (on the lockscreen), stays for 2 seconds and then turns off. Then another 20 seconds later repeat. My phone definitely was going to deep sleep (checked with CPU spy), but this "nightmare" thing was annoying. I was on RR v6 with Speedmod k3. I dunno what the reason was for this, so I just simply changed my kernel to Goku v1. The issues seems to have gone away now. I dunno what was causing it, but I am just sharing what I did to get rid of this.

I rooted my device(with CF-Root) and then flashed a kernel and then returned to my original one.
The problem is still here.
Later today i am going to try and return to a CMW friendly kernel and then flash the jBroid Kernel Cleaning Script that adamskoc mentioned in his post.
I will be posting results.
By the way even with the custom Kernel my activity from last night is summarized by this picture:
All night the phone was restless...

Yupp I've had this problem also before. The no deep sleep bug. To get rid of this follow this:
Put the phone in airplane mode.
Turn off the phone.
Take out the battery.
Wait for like a minute and put the battery back in and turn on the phone.
Wait for the phone to completely reboot and be stable (scanning usb etc).
Now turn off airplane mode.
I dunno whats the relation but I never had the no deep sleep issue after following these steps.

dp4c said:
Yupp I've had this problem also before. The no deep sleep bug. To get rid of this follow this:
Put the phone in airplane mode.
Turn off the phone.
Take out the battery.
Wait for like a minute and put the battery back in and turn on the phone.
Wait for the phone to completely reboot and be stable (scanning usb etc).
Now turn off airplane mode.
I dunno whats the relation but I never had the no deep sleep issue after following these steps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did that yesterday. Didn't work.
I have just finished flashing the jBroid.
I will be keeping you posted.
/Edit: it's not working... I tried flashing a new kernel, i tried the jBroid script, i tried the airplane mode trick... Nothing. What the hell is going on here? Could this be a hardware issue? I just got my logical board replaced due a previous faulty one, could they have replaced it with a used one that might also have problems? I don't know what to make. Does that happen?
This is so screwed up...

[Q] How to properly flash a new rom?

Hello there, I have a rooted SGS and I have flashed it before, although that was well over a year ago.
I felt it was about time to try something new so I'm looking for information on how to properly do an upgrade. I found many flashing guides, but not that many good ones about how to 'upgrade'.
At the moment I'm running Android 2.1.1, Darky's v9.5.XWJS8 with Dark_Core_1.0 and I'd like to try SlimICS with Semaphore, or any other stable & good release if you feel you have suggestions.
Any help is appreciated!

there are many ways.
But also the search is your best option.
google youre best friend.
how to flash on sgs
first topic on google
XDA Help

SIMPLE WAY TO ROOT AND FLASH LATEST ICS
1. Flash by Odin (download Odin) Semaphore 1.2.0 kernel (as PDA, UNtick repartition, UNtick reboot).
2. Take out battery.
3. Go into recovery (vol up + home + power, release power after few secs)
4. In recovery mount internal SD (sdcard) and plug phone to PC. Delete all files from internal SD (if you don't have any important files). Copy latest CM9 and gapps to internal SD. Unmount internal SD.
5. In "mounts" menu use every (excluding internal and external SD card!!!) "format" option.
6. Go to flash ZIP menu and choose CM9 ZIP, then gapps.
7. Turn off recovery (phone).
8. Turn on phone and wait to boot.
Hope I helped.

Taranis said:
SIMPLE WAY TO ROOT AND FLASH LATEST ICS
1. Flash by Odin (download Odin) Semaphore 1.2.0 kernel (as PDA, UNtick repartition, UNtick reboot).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why not install the latest version of semaphore kernel?
1.2.5?

Re:
Hi,
Have a look here: http://www.darkyrom.com/index.php?threads/darkyrom-v11-0-black-edition-android-4-0-4-ics.7941/ - this is just for information, so at Step 13. you can alraedy flash Slim.
After flashing this, you will have no problem to flash any other ICS ROM in just a few minutes because you will already have the ICS bootloaders.
Hope it helps!

Sorry for being a nuisance, thanks for all the good replies!
So even tho I'm already running a very old custom rom & custom kernel, I can just proceed to flash by using any guide?

[Q] Galaxy Note ROM Flash+CWM.zip root (confusion)

Hello,
I want to flash the Chimera 3.0 Rom to my Galaxy Note. Well, I already looked for many tutorials that couldn't help me.
I rooted it by using a youtube tutorial which I can't find anymore at the moment. But I remember downloading 3 files: cwm.zip, franco kernel and another zip file.
So, I read that if I flash a new rom with the cwm.zip installed, my phone will get bricked (which I obviously dont want to happen).
The more i read the less i understand Now i really dont know what to do...
At the moment, the original ICS 4.0.4 firmware is installed, and i didnt make any changes to the kernel (or maybe that franco thing did, im not sure).
Also, I didnt understand what to do first: flash new kernel or the rom? Because the kernel needs to be safe so that my phone doesnt get bricked.
Anyway thanks in advance!
P.s. sorry for my english, i'm german

You always need to be sure your ROM is running a safe kernel. The standard kernels from Samsung are NOT safe, i.e., if you do a full wipe/reset to factory settings, you can get your phone bricked. So, before doing that, you need to flash a kernel that works for your ROM and is safe. If you are using a Samsung ICS 4.0.4 ROM, I would suggest Speedmod K3-15 or Hydracore 5.4 kernels. Since you already have CWM installed, it's rather easy: download the kernel zip file to your SD card, reboot your phone in recovery mode (to access the CWM menu), select "Install Zip from SD card" and flash the kernel. Don't do any wipes, just reboot. Now you got yourself running a safe kernel. Confirm that by going into Settings -> About phone.
Spend some time reading the tutorials here on the forum. Trying new ROMs is nice, but bricking your phone is definitely NOT nice, right? So, make sure you understand the whole process and can make sure you are on a safe kernel before proceeding.

Uftherr said:
Hello,
I want to flash the Chimera 3.0 Rom to my Galaxy Note. Well, I already looked for many tutorials that couldn't help me.
I rooted it by using a youtube tutorial which I can't find anymore at the moment. But I remember downloading 3 files: cwm.zip, franco kernel and another zip file.
So, I read that if I flash a new rom with the cwm.zip installed, my phone will get bricked (which I obviously dont want to happen).
The more i read the less i understand Now i really dont know what to do...
At the moment, the original ICS 4.0.4 firmware is installed, and i didnt make any changes to the kernel (or maybe that franco thing did, im not sure).
Also, I didnt understand what to do first: flash new kernel or the rom? Because the kernel needs to be safe so that my phone doesnt get bricked.
Anyway thanks in advance!
P.s. sorry for my english, i'm german
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Stop using obscure tutorials - use XDA.
There are many threads here providing detailed and exact information.
Until now you should feel very lucky that you didn't brick your device.
Choose an up-to-date Rom here and follow the installation instructions provided in the thread - I do not know any Rom thread that doesn't give this hints.
cwm.zip, franco kernel and another zip file - after you told about the first two I do not really want to know the content of "another zip file". Delete them - they are old or dangerous.
Download some nice JB Rom here or switch to CM 10.1. You will like it and learn.
(You shouldn't be concerned about your language knowledge - it is far better than your device knowledge )

Ok, i installed the hydracore 7 kernel. what exactly am i supposed to do now?

so you on ICS and have hydracore kernel installed now ?
if yes, then place all the required files to install the rom on internal SD ( check OP rom thread for details)
boot into recovery and go to mounts & storage > format/system > format/data > format/cache. go to advanced and wipe dalvik cache.
go back and choose install zip from SD and select the ROM file

This worked for me, thanks!

Hi,
I'm currently running on ICS 4.0.4 stock ROM, I was wondering how to root and add CWM?

need much more info than that. which build of rom. use the philz kernel for your rom to root and CWM. follow his thread