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[Q] Download mode menu missing

Hi guys. Recently I bought a used I896 with I897UCKF1 2.3.3 firmware. I cannot root it or upgrade it to ICS cos I have a problem: when I press vol down button plus power button to enter download mode the phone boots normally. When I press vol up plus power button instead of recovery mode my phone enters "Android system recovery <3e>". Any advice what to do?

The combination for recovery is vol up/down+power. You will need to flash a kernel with ClockworkMod recovery baked in.

Why didn't you also tell him the proper dl mode combo?
Anyway... Its both volume buttons only, no power at all, and inserting a USB cable that boots into download mode.

[QUOTEAnyway... Its both volume buttons only, no power at all, and inserting a USB cable that boots into download mode.[/QUOTE]
Thans a lot man. My Cappy is now rooted and having 2.3.5. Right now I'm looking for a stable ICS rom. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

korockinout13 said:
The combination for recovery is vol up/down+power. You will need to flash a kernel with ClockworkMod recovery baked in.
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Can you recommend me a kernel with cwm recovery? In my Samsung recovery menu 3e I do not have "install zip from sd card" option. Or may I use Rom Manager Premium to install ICS .zip rom?

If you are on Gingerbread and an i897 rom (KF1 would meet that requirement), you can flash boog's kernel, which will have CWM baked in.
You'll need to use something like Odin or Heimdall to get there, which boog includes in the files listed above.
The other option is to flash a stock rom with a CWM kernel included, like the one in my signature.

I'm on UCKK4 - 2.3.5. Is it ok to flash that kernel? And I ask you guys who have ICS on your Cappy is it worth to install it now or should I wait for more stable versions?

You should be able to use Boog's kernel. If you want to be 100% sure of a match, you can try corn kernel KK4.
ICS is pretty great, but be aware there is a risk (although small) of the internal SD card being messed up. Look for "Encryption Unsuccessful" in the development forum - if you flash ICS, just know what to do if that situation happens.

Hmm, you made think about it. I'm not so sure anymore about ICS. I think it's better waiting for a while. I also have a i9000 and installed ICS on it and there was a problem with external sd.

Finally I installed a 4.0.3 rom and I have to admit it was a mistake. Now I'm looking forward to get back to UCKK4 2.3.5 but I don't really know how to do it. On my internal memory I have the backup of the 2.3.5 version made before getting to 4.0.3 and I tried to restore it from the recovery menu but it doesn't work. I think I'm missing something. Can you help me? Thankx.

erycx said:
Finally I installed a 4.0.3 rom and I have to admit it was a mistake. Now I'm looking forward to get back to UCKK4 2.3.5 but I don't really know how to do it. On my internal memory I have the backup of the 2.3.5 version made before getting to 4.0.3 and I tried to restore it from the recovery menu but it doesn't work. I think I'm missing something. Can you help me? Thankx.
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You'll need to flash back to the 2.3.5 rom you had before flashing to ICS (whatever rom you were using when you made the backup), then restore the backup in recovery.

jmtheiss said:
You'll need to flash back to the 2.3.5 rom you had before flashing to ICS (whatever rom you were using when you made the backup), then restore the backup in recovery.
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Can you be more specific please? What are the steps I need to follow?

AOKP build 32 is very stable for me if your looking to give ics another chance. Make sure you do all the proper wipes before flashing.
Sent from my glitched ICS Captivate using XDA App

erycx said:
Can you be more specific please? What are the steps I need to follow?
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Grab an Odin or Heimdall one-click to get back to stock KK4, and flash that. Once you've flashed back to stock KK4, if you were using any custom rom (anything non-stock), flash that to your phone. (The idea is to be as close to your previous setup as you can be.)
Once you've done those steps, reboot into recovery and go to "backup/restore". In the restore options, look for the backup you made and restore it.

cmilldrummin said:
AOKP build 32 is very stable for me if your looking to give ics another chance. Make sure you do all the proper wipes before flashing.
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Ok, if you say so, I'll try it. It crossed my mind to give ICS the second chance but I didn't know exactly what rom to try. I supose I need to do a wipe cache from recovery mode and after this I have to use the option install from sd card? Am I right?

What ROM are you coming from before ics?
Sent from my glitched ICS Captivate using XDA App

jmtheiss said:
Grab an Odin or Heimdall one-click to get back to stock KK4, and flash that. Once you've flashed back to stock KK4, if you were using any custom rom (anything non-stock), flash that to your phone. (The idea is to be as close to your previous setup as you can be.)
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Till now I used only Odin. I have this file on my pc: I897UCKK4_I897UCKK4_I897UCKK4_HOME.tar.md5. Is this ok to flash this with Odin in "pda" or "phone" section?

cmilldrummin said:
What ROM are you coming from before ics?
Sent from my glitched ICS Captivate using XDA App
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I897UCKK4

erycx said:
Till now I used only Odin. I have this file on my pc: I897UCKK4_I897UCKK4_I897UCKK4_HOME.tar.md5. Is this ok to flash this with Odin in "pda" or "phone" section?
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I'm not sure what that file is - it may be fine, but I don't want to say "flash away!" and leave you with a messed up phone.
I would suggest going here and grabbing the non-bootloader Odin one-click (assuming one-clicks have worked for you in the past). Flash that, and you should be good to go with KK4.

erycx said:
Till now I used only Odin. I have this file on my pc: I897UCKK4_I897UCKK4_I897UCKK4_HOME.tar.md5. Is this ok to flash this with Odin in "pda" or "phone" section?
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that is safe to flash. that is the kk4 stock.
that is all i have to add to this discussion.

[Q] HELPPPPP please soft brick

Hey peeps iv got a big problem it happened yesterday with my Galaxy note GTn7000. I was on stock ICS LPT and was flashing new kernels through CWM when suddenly my phone just kept freezing on the Samsung screen when I start it up and it has been happening since yesterday. I think it was the speedmod ICS kernel that I flashed that made this happen. I flashed Abys kernel through odin and could get in to CWM. I did factory reset/wipe cache/dalvik/cache and then flashed checkrom which was on my SD card. Installation was fine but then it got stuck on the Galaxy note startup screen. I was searching for answers on the XDA forums and someone suggested that you flash a stock full wipe GB rom. So I tried to flash LC1 open Europe rom and was waiting for an hour the the rom to flash through ODIN which had only a bit left on the bar to flash and it didn’t flash it just froze. I tried 3 times and the same thing happened . I have used the USB jig to erase previous downloads and reset binary count. I flashed ICS LPT rom through odin and it flashed normally but when it starts up it gets stuck on the Samsung screen. Any suggestions? I can get into download mode and CWM so it means Im in a softbrick. Do you think I should download an ICS rom and put it on to my SD card and then try flashing it ? Help would be appreciated thanks.
Here is the video of what happens. Basically i have waited for 4 hours yesterday and it just stays on the samsung screen

Hey, Id recommend you flashing back to GB via ODIN before we continue.
ICS still has a few bugs and that could interfere with getting you back up and running.

Hey thanks i will download a new GB stock rom, i cant post the video link because im a new member dang...

azzledazzle said:
Hey, Id recommend you flashing back to GB via ODIN before we continue.
ICS still has a few bugs and that could interfere with getting you back up and running.
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Flashed N7000XXLQ2_N7000XXLPT_N7000CPWLP4_HOME.tar GB rom, it restarted and still the same. Freezes on the Galaxy note startup screen

1st can i ask how are u flashing roms?
2nd i assume u are able to go into recovery?
steps to install customs roms
1-go recovery
2-flash abyss4.2
3-go advance -> reboot recovery
4-wipe cache n dalivk
5-flash custom roms
6-reboot
did u do this?

Thai Damen said:
1st can i ask how are u flashing roms?
2nd i assume u are able to go into recovery?
steps to install customs roms
1-go recovery
2-flash abyss4.2
3-go advance -> reboot recovery
4-wipe cache n dalivk
5-flash custom roms
6-reboot
did u do this?
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Im flashing through ODIN. I did the abys kernel flash before and installed a custom rom but it still kept freezing. Now i am downloading the XLA3 GB rom and hope to flash it through ODIN

CODE_N7000XXLA3_CL880036_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
EFS_N7000XXLA3_CL880036_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
KERNEL_N7000XXLA3_CL880036_REV02_eng_mid_noship.tar.md5
Q1_20110914_16GB.pit
UMS_N7000XXLA3_CL880036_REV02_user_low_ship_16GB.tar.md5
MODEM_N7000XXLA3_REV_05_CL1095424.tar.md5
GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-OXALA3.tar.md5
im gonna flash the XLA3 GB rom through ODIN. I dont know where all these files go in ODIN. Anyone ?...

IsmailZU said:
CODE_N7000XXLA3_CL880036_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
EFS_N7000XXLA3_CL880036_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
KERNEL_N7000XXLA3_CL880036_REV02_eng_mid_noship.tar.md5
Q1_20110914_16GB.pit
UMS_N7000XXLA3_CL880036_REV02_user_low_ship_16GB.tar.md5
MODEM_N7000XXLA3_REV_05_CL1095424.tar.md5
GT-N7000-MULTI-CSC-OXALA3.tar.md5
im gonna flash the XLA3 GB rom through ODIN. I dont know where all these files go in ODIN. Anyone ?...
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So you've extracted the original tar file, you don't need to, just point the original tar file to the pda section of pc odin, it will sort out each partition for you.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

SpyderTracks said:
So you've extracted the original tar file, you don't need to, just point the original tar file to the pda section of pc odin, it will sort out each partition for you.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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its an .rar file. How do i change it into a tar file ?

Is it a rar. Or a zip? If it's a rar, re download from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997 then extract one level with 7zip to get the tar file.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

was in similar situation . flashed with ICS stock ROM after entering in to download mode as described here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997 using odin on laptop method. thanks

How to repair my phone

Originally, I am using a 4.0.3 stock rom.
Then I flashed a 4.2 ABYSS kernel and pressed wipe data after.
After that, I flashed check rom v6. However, it cant boot and stops at the GT-N7000.
So I use odin to flash a rom with pda, phone and csc. However, it still cant boot and stops at GT-N7000.
All my steps should be usual as I usually flash the rom of my phone.
What can I do to boot my phone?

Did you boot back into recovery after flashing AbyssNote kernel ?
Which ICS kernel were you using when you performed wipe data / factory reset ?
Now...
Flash stock gingerbread rom with pc odin and then factory reset.
DO NOT select PIT file or boot-loader etc. Flash normally.

Boy124 said:
Did you boot back into recovery after flashing AbyssNote kernel ?
Which ICS kernel were you using when you performed wipe data / factory reset ?
Now...
Flash stock gingerbread rom with pc odin and then factory reset.
DO NOT select PIT file or boot-loader etc. Flash normally.
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Sorry that I didn't mention it. I flashed a 2.3.6 stock rom but it can boot.
and now I am flashing a kernel with odin but stops at NAND WRITE START.
it's not my phone. please helpppppppppppp

richard4670 said:
Sorry that I didn't mention it. I flashed a 2.3.6 stock rom but it can boot.
and now I am flashing a kernel with odin but stops at NAND WRITE START.
it's not my phone. please helpppppppppppp
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It is superbricked.
Take your phone to samsung service centre. Motherboard needs to be replaced.
Act dumb, do not tell them about custom roms and kernels, root etc and make sure you do not have yellow triangle and flash counter.
BTW Which kernel were you using before you flashed AbyssNote kernel?

richard4670 said:
Originally, I am using a 4.0.3 stock rom.
Then I flashed a 4.2 ABYSS kernel and pressed wipe data after.
After that, I flashed check rom v6. However, it cant boot and stops at the GT-N7000.
So I use odin to flash a rom with pda, phone and csc. However, it still cant boot and stops at GT-N7000.
All my steps should be usual as I usually flash the rom of my phone.
What can I do to boot my phone?
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Did you reboot into recovery after flashing abyss kernel?
You need to reboot back into recovery after flashing abyss 4.2, so the abyss kernel takes effect.
Sounds like you didn't reboot into recovery, and wiped with an unsafe kernel.

richard4670 said:
Originally, I am using a 4.0.3 stock rom.
Then I flashed a 4.2 ABYSS kernel and pressed wipe data after.
After that, I flashed check rom v6. However, it cant boot and stops at the GT-N7000.
So I use odin to flash a rom with pda, phone and csc. However, it still cant boot and stops at GT-N7000.
All my steps should be usual as I usually flash the rom of my phone.
What can I do to boot my phone?
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Oh MY GOD!!!! it's superbricked? I didn't reboot it after flashing the kernel. Before doing that, i am just using the stock kernel. ****
I live in HONG KONG and my phone bought in France. No warranty either... any other methods??

richard4670 said:
Oh MY GOD!!!! it's superbricked? I didn't reboot it after flashing the kernel. Before doing that, i am just using the stock kernel. ****
I live in HONG KONG and my phone bought in France. No warranty either... any other methods??
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now i know how to flash a cwm kernel
recovery and download mode can still be entered
i just flashed a kj6 rom but no use either.
can you help me?
all thing seems normal except cant pass the bootloader
should I try flashing the bootloader and pit?

richard4670 said:
now i know how to flash a cwm kernel
recovery and download mode can still be entered
i just flashed a kj6 rom but no use either.
can you help me?
all thing seems normal except cant pass the bootloader
should I try flashing the bootloader and pit?
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can anyone help?

richard4670 said:
can anyone help?
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You are superbricked. Search the forum for partial recovery since you cannot claim warranty, unless you send it back to France.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app

richard4670 said:
Oh MY GOD!!!! it's superbricked? I didn't reboot it after flashing the kernel. Before doing that, i am just using the stock kernel. ****
I live in HONG KONG and my phone bought in France. No warranty either... any other methods??
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Are you sure it was stock kernel?
Stock kernels do not have clockwork recovery - so it is not possible to flash kernel from it.

richard4670 said:
now i know how to flash a cwm kernel
recovery and download mode can still be entered
i just flashed a kj6 rom but no use either.
can you help me?
all thing seems normal except cant pass the bootloader
should I try flashing the bootloader and pit?
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If you can flash through odin without getting stuck at some point then may still be ok. Make sure to have kernel matching rom. Abyss go with gb rom.

captivate won't boot after doing...

Got it back to it's original state....would like to update to 4.1.1 of someone call tell me the correct files to use?
Thanks
Hi, I did a search but wasn't able to find an answer...
This is what was running on my phone:
AT&T Samsung Captivate SGH-1897 Rooted
Android V/ 4.0.4
Baseband V/ I9000UGKG3
Kernel V 3.0.8-g2311908/[email protected] #1
Cyanogenmod V/9-20120819-nightly-captivatemid
I placed these three zip files on to the phone:
cm-10-20121118-NIGHTLY-captivatemtd.zip
gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
kernel_V10_4_2_15.zip
I use recovery cwm 6.0.1.2 and did a backup
I then use it to install "kernel_V10_4_2_15.zip" it FAILED so I then used recovery to install "cm-10-20121118-NIGHTLY-captivatemtd.zip" it FAILED
So, I use recovery to put the backup on...and it show cyanogen (mod) 9 FLASHING and would NOT boot.
I went back to recovery....did advanced restore and restored BOOT SUCCESSFUL
then I restored SYSTEM SUCCESS
then I did reboot
the cyanogen (mod) 9 FLASHING and will not go any further.
I was trying to update the phone to 4.1.1 and now have NOTHING...
Can anyone help and tell me what I have to do. I can still get into recovery cwm 6.0.1.2
Thanks will be watching for some help...:crying::fingers-crossed:
MORE INFORMATION:
I went back into recover (after it would not boot the first time) and cleared the cache
this is the error report I received:
checking for extendedcommand
file not found
Wiping cache
formatting cache
mtd not erasing bad block @ 0x0x00100000
I can't partition unsafe device /dev/block/mmcblkopi
I can't format volume unknown, volume external_sd
I can't partition unsafe device /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
failed to mound /dev/block/mmcb1k0p2
invailid argument

Have you tried getting in DL mode and flashing stock KK4?
I think that's your easiest/fastest solution.
From there, flash corn kernel to get root and flash the ROM you want as per their instructions.

Stuck on the AT&T screen
BWolf56 said:
Have you tried getting in DL mode and flashing stock KK4?
I think that's your easiest/fastest solution.
From there, flash corn kernel to get root and flash the ROM you want as per their instructions.
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Thanks...I flashed the KK4 and the corn kernel and I am STUCK on the AT&T screen. I can still get into download mode but no longer can I get CWM recovery...
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Donna aka gramme
I put the phone in DL mode and used:
i897uckk4 Odin One Click CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe.exe
I am now at stock....how can I get to 4.1.1? Any help here? Do I just put on the Cyanogenmon10 or do I have to do something else. I am very confused now...not rooted either
Thanks

gramme66 said:
Thanks...I flashed the KK4 and the corn kernel and I am STUCK on the AT&T screen. I can still get into download mode but no longer can I get CWM recovery...
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Donna aka gramme
I put the phone in DL mode and used:
i897uckk4 Odin One Click CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe.exe
I am now at stock....how can I get to 4.1.1? Any help here? Do I just put on the Cyanogenmon10 or do I have to do something else. I am very confused now...not rooted either
Thanks
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What button combo are you using to get in recovery?
Also, I would suggest to re-download Corn kernel and re-flash it.

gramme66 said:
Thanks...I flashed the KK4 and the corn kernel and I am STUCK on the AT&T screen. I can still get into download mode but no longer can I get CWM recovery...
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Donna aka gramme
I put the phone in DL mode and used:
i897uckk4 Odin One Click CONTAINS Bootloaders, Re-partition, Full Wipe.exe
I am now at stock....how can I get to 4.1.1? Any help here? Do I just put on the Cyanogenmon10 or do I have to do something else. I am very confused now...not rooted either
Thanks
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Now after getting back to GB 2.3.5 and I am rooted...I am NOT able to update to ICS 4.0.4 where I was...when I use the CWM recovery to flash the zip it says signature failed....Is there something that will flash a zip file via download mode?
Thans
ka

gramme66 said:
Now after getting back to GB 2.3.5 and I am rooted...I am NOT able to update to ICS 4.0.4 where I was...when I use the CWM recovery to flash the zip it says signature failed....Is there something that will flash a zip file via download mode?
Thans
ka
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You're simply not rooted. go in recovery and make sure root is enabled (assuming you flashed corn kernel that is).

Was Rooted...all is fine now...
BWolf56 said:
You're simply not rooted. go in recovery and make sure root is enabled (assuming you flashed corn kernel that is).
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Thanks for your response...I finally figured it all out!!!!!!!!!! My CWM was stock which is 3e recovery and requires signature verification....I had NOT use the corn kernel but flash some zip file that roots...don't remember the name. I then realized that it probably did NOT install CWM a newer version so I put the corn kernel on that would put on CWM that would work...Once I had the proper recovery on I was able to put my 4.0.4 back on and CMod9. Then nothing worked properly everything not working like Gmail Media something so I put on gapps the latest that didn't help. I put my TB on that didn't work well 5 failed....google mail would still not work and the something media kept giving a bad message...
I went into recovery and put on a recovery back up I had done 2 days ago and ALL is now WORKING great...
I still want to update to 4.1.1 Jelly Bean but the files I have don't work so I need to look around for a different ROM and ideas would help.
Thanks again for your time...
Donna aka gramme

I recommend this Rom by the Collective... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31145604
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium

4-2ndtwin said:
I recommend this Rom by the Collective... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31145604
Sent from my SGH-I897 using xda premium
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10char

galaxy advance s boot stuck problem

hello my galaxy s advance i9070 was running on JB4.1.2 stock(not rooted)
i tried flashing TWRPkernel using ODIN ..but after i did the phone got stuck up in boot screen and nothing is happening after that.
now i am able to access only the download mode .
what is the solution now?? how to fix back? is this a soft brick??? please help asap.
thanks.

zoomfire said:
hello my galaxy s advance i9070 was running on JB4.1.2 stock(not rooted)
i tried flashing TWRPkernel using ODIN ..but after i did the phone got stuck up in boot screen and nothing is happening after that.
now i am able to access only the download mode .
what is the solution now?? how to fix back? is this a soft brick??? please help asap.
thanks.
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Download JB firmware for you phone and install it with Odin, like you did that kernel. That kernel is for Gingerbread, that's why you get that problem. It will be fixed. Btw we do not have Odin flashable kernel with TWRP, that's how I know it was for GB. New time download CoCore for JB and unpack it. Use kernel.bin.md5 to install it with Univeral kernel flash app and some root explorer. You need to root it first with Shaaan's method.

shut_down said:
Download JB firmware for you phone and install it with Odin, like you did that kernel. That kernel is for Gingerbread, that's why you get that problem. It will be fixed. Btw we do not have Odin flashable kernel with TWRP, that's how I know it was for GB. New time download CoCore for JB and unpack it. Use kernel.bin.md5 to install it with Univeral kernel flash app and some root explorer. You need to root it first with Shaaan's method.
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thank you so much.i installed the jb original firmware and its working fine now.and even i rooted it .
now i need to install Jetmod Rom and its kernel.
how to flash the kernel? i tried universal kernel flash app and its not working properly.

zoomfire said:
thank you so much.i installed the jb original firmware and its working fine now.and even i rooted it .
now i need to install Jetmod Rom and its kernel.
how to flash the kernel? i tried universal kernel flash app and its not working properly.
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Another problem, JetMod is for GB, you can't install it on JB.

Flash stock rom via ODIN simple
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