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[Q] Custom ROM with custom kernel, few questions.

Hi! I'm planning to install custom rom on my sgs gt-i9000 by Darky (either 9.5 or 10 RC).
But Darky uses DarkCore as kernel, and I want to use speedmod kernel (as I understood this one of the best kernels out there).
What is the right process to install this?
Flash the kernel via odin (PDA right?) the use Darky's Rom Configuration with "Skip Kernel" and then use recovry to install the ROM?
Also can I stay with my current modem which is I9000XXJPY? I really afaird to flash the modem (and CSC).
One last question is how to backup my current kernel/modem/csc/rom?
Also as I understood I need to backup /efs right? Is there something else I need to backup (my contacts are saved on the sim card so I dont mind loosing those and I dont mind loosing my current applications and their settings).
Thanks a lot!

if you are not rooted, get rooted !!
download CF-Root, or speedmod kernel, flash it through ODIN and make a full nandroid backup. Also backup efs just in case your IMEI gets corrupted.
i have used speedmod kernel with older versions of darkys roms, but voodoo kernel is recommended.. But you can try which ever kernel you like, providing you know how to fix if something goes wrong.
you can skip modem in the darky app if you are happy with your current modem.
and once you install cf-root or speedmod you will be rooted, so download 'titanium backup' from the market and that will back up all your apps
1 last thing, i cannot emphasise this enough.. be sure you know how to fix a bricked phone before going ahead with the flash. i myself - along with many others - have had 'issues' with darkys roms.... I am not saying you will, but be careful and always have a current backup !!

DarkCore is based on Voodoo kernel right?
1 last thing, i cannot emphasise this enough.. be sure you know how to fix a bricked phone before going ahead with the flash. i myself - along with many others - have had 'issues' with darkys roms....
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I dont know. What should I read?
Thanks!

yes it is
and read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
if you ever get stuck in a bootloop, boot into recovery do a factory reset.
if you have serious issues, boot into recovery, do a factory reset along with formatting, cache / data / system, then re flash.
if you have even more serious issues, then you need to boot into download mode and flash a 3 file stock rom with 512 pit and re-partition checked.
thats all there is to fixing a bricked phone. Always make sure 3 button combo works before taking on any sort of flashing.

Thanks a lot!!

[Q] Wrong Kernel

Under settings is reporting wrong kernel and no baseband. I recently flashed back to stock and then to a few roms. my bootanimations always shows semaphore kernel when booting up altough i have used roms with icy glitch and now flashed corn. My settings/about still refelect sema kernel so do the boot animations. The semaphore kernel came from the first rom i flashed about go back to stock. It seems stuck on there somehow. any ideas?

ODIN
Hey there! To me it sounds like you need a complete wipe through ODIN. Find any ODIN ROM (Darky ROM is the one i am most familiar with) and flash the Odin Package with the "wipe" option ticked. This will clean up your phone entirely (except for SD card, so you can backup your apps to that with titanium backup) and flash it, works wonders =) Good luck! Let me know if you need any help with ODIN

[Q] GB ROM and CF Kernel

Hey guys (and girls but i dont think that there are many present^^)
As far as i know you should NEVER do a full wipe with the CF-Kernel on an ICS Rom.
But: Is it safe to do a full wipe on a GB ROM with cf-kernel?
Thx for your help!

* You can do, just flash the kernel + 4.0 Abysnote every time you want to do a backup or restore. This is also the safe way to restore a backup nandroid Gingerbread, after you have finished playing with ICS. There are some caveats, if you do a backup of ICS and forget to reflash the kernel ICS, we will try to boot with a kernel ICS Abyss .... method,1
- reflashed CWM,: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26212001&postcount=2203...- flashed AbyssNote 4.2 kernel - reboot recovery - flashed checkrom v6 - full wipe. method,2_ PC Odin is the only 100% safe way to install a fresh kernel.
And that's the other BIG problem with this guide - why is it telling a user to go from a dangerous kernel to YET ANOTHER dangerous kernel (XXLPY-based?)
The safest way to get away from ICS is: Use PC Odin or Heimdall to flash a safe Gingerbread kernel with working CWM (NOT a full firmware package, and DO NOT mess with repartitioning), such as a Gingerbread CF-Root release. From there you can wipe and then flash whatever you want.
To be clear - JUST flash a safe kernel and then wipe/flash using that - don't flash anything else in PC Odin. If the full firmware package you flash has bootloaders it could hose you.

Question about EXACTLY process to flash roms

First of all, HI guys and sorry for my irregular english.
I read since a long time XDA Forums to prepare me in flash and root methods for my galaxy note.
At now, i'm using this stock rom:
[ICS][4.0.3][Stock][OpenGermany]N7000XXLPY_N7000OXALPY_N7000XXLPT_HOME.tar.md5
+
CF-Root-SGN_XX_OXA_LPY-v5.6-CWM5.tar + SuperSU
but i came from a stock rom: N7000UBKK2 with default kernel KK1 from Samsung and Movistar. and i have only a nandroid backup of my default Samsung/Movistar rom.
I have another gingerbread samsung stock rom, for emergency cases:
N7000UBKK8_N7000WEKK1_N7000PETKK1_HOME.tar.md5
But my point is:
I wish test some roms, before to decide which one use in dual boot system:
- Stock 4.0.4 (LRG or you suggest me LRK or another more recent ?)
- AOKP
- Criskelo
- Chrack
- Paranoid
- Cyanogen 9
And i have ready to use: Odin 1.87, Odin Mobile, SuperSU (if is necesary), Abyss 4.2 (CW/Red) for recovery, Abyss 4.2 CW for odin and CF-Root for LRG (if is necesary i can find one for LRK or another recent)
But i'm confused about how exactly do that. Yes i know there are many... MANY topics about that but, I only need a bit of help guys to understand the exactly process and avoid EMMC BUG...
If i understant correctly, i must follow this method, please correct me if i'm grong:
01 - Check if i'm root and settings are in depuration + unkown sources
02 - Because i'm using an ICS Kernel i need first downgrade to Abyss for continue
03 - Reboot in Recovery and flash Abyss4.2 CW/Red, after "reboot recovery" and make wipes
Which one should i use for this CW or Red Version?
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But after this i have problems, because i have ever red: before flash a custom rom you need a same base. Then ok i think for use for example CM9, or Paranoid, or Criskelo, I need a 4.0.4 rom then i have a:
[ICS][4.0.4][Stock][OpenGermany]N7000XXLRG_N7000DBTLRG_N7000XXLRB_HOME.tar.md5
Ready to flash but...
If a this moment following the previous steps, i'm in recovery of Abyss CW/Red:
Should i reboot using this Abyss kernel in download mode to flash a stock LRG ?
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Or in another reality, is not needed flash Abyss to flash a stock rom using Odin ?
I wish first test the Stock 4.0.4 before any other custom to make a base point of comparison
...
And after, using 4.0.4 LRG + CF-Root, is safe use install from zip file in recovery to flash any other rom like CM9 for example ? or i need use abyss recovery (before flash it using CR-Root recovery) to flash any other rom (ICS) ?
Again i hope you can help me with these questions, and really sorry is the text is so long but i prefeer to know rightly how to procced before brick my phone, because i still waiting for a JIG (you know, for emergency...)
Tnks to all.

First of All You need to know that there is no need for the same base to flash the ROM.
Second thing You have to use Abyss Redpill 4.2 Original Logo Recovery(It uses GB Kernel) If you are not going to downgrade to GB and want to flash on top of your current ROM
Third Whenever you want to flash CM9/AOKP/AOSP first downgrade to GB(Pre rooted Rom) OR GB then Root it and then flash the rom by going it to CWM recovery.
Fourth thing is Never flash Abyss using PC Odin.
Proper Way to Flash CM9/AOSP/AOKP for a clean install (You will lose data)
Download a prerooted GB Rom from here ===> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Reboot your phone is Download Mode. (Vol Down+Home+Power)
Open Pc Odin on your Pc/Laptop
Connect your phone to PC via USB Cable
A Small Box in Left Upper turns Yellow.It means your phone is recognized by Odin
Now Select GB File under PDA Tab (Do not change any settings)
Start Flash
YOU WILL HAVE A GB ROM ON YOUR PHONE WITH ROOT
Now Go to Recovery
Install Zip from SD Card
Flash Rom
Flash Gapps
Do All 3 Wipes (Cache/Dalvik/Data)
Reboot System.

you might wanna root first and backup efs before jumping to any rom that is different csc then you previous one.
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Tnks to all, at now i'm testing some roms and kernels, looking for a "perfect" mate for my paranoid android (tableted rom), and in my tests i still looking for a decent kernel because (may this is my imagination but...) CF-Root LRG kernel in LRK Rom (Chrack's Rom) consume excessively batery but i will test in an ordinary day because may is not problem from rom, this should be a problem from kernel...
I read before: SpeedMod kernel was developed just for this situation: low batery comsumption + high perfomance...

[Q] Phone problems

I am running stock gingerbread 2.3.5 on the Corn kernel 7.06. I have been rooted with out problems since October of last year and Thursday night it started turning on and off on its own. Friday afternoon it stopped doing that long enough for me to see what was going on with my phone and it had done a factory reset and I had lost root then it frozed and then started turning on and off again later that night I was able to regain root. That is the back story my question now is if I flashed it back to stock and then reset it would that fix it?
Oh and the battery was fully charged when it first started this whole thing. And how do I completely wipe everything off the phone and just have a blank slate?

Here is Stock I897UCKK4 Android 2.3.5 One Clicks *Heimdall and Odin*. Use one without the bootloaders, since u already have them because u have been running GB 2.3.5 firmware. These one clicks are full wipes. They will wipe data, dbdata and cache. They will not wipe anything saved on the phones internal sd (sometimes referred to as "usb storage"). You can do that through the settings of the phone if u want. Afterwards u can use Odin to flash the KK4 Corn Kernel of ur choice.
Not sure what caused ur problems. A guess would be a rogue app...just a thought though. U would know better, depending on the last things u were doin on ur phone.

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Here is Stock I897UCKK4 Android 2.3.5 One Clicks *Heimdall and Odin*. Use one without the bootloaders, since u already have them because u have been running GB 2.3.5 firmware. These one clicks are full wipes. They will wipe data, dbdata and cache. They will not wipe anything saved on the phones internal sd (sometimes referred to as "usb storage"). You can do that through the settings of the phone if u want. Afterwards u can use Odin to flash the KK4 Corn Kernel of ur choice.
Not sure what caused ur problems. A guess would be a rogue app...just a thought though. U would know better, depending on the last things u were doin on ur phone.
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The Corn kernel has a modified CWM recovery that had tweak options in it that I was going thru them to see which ones gave my phone better performance and I think it might have been that. I also had changed to ext4 will I need to change back to efs(?) Before I go back to stock? Also if I go to a JB or ICS ROM I need to get a compatible kernel correct?

No need to change from ext4 back to rfs. Just use the Stock KK4 one click, then Odin the KK4 Corn Kernel, then flash ur rom of choice. U will have to flash the jellybean or ics rom twice because of the different partitions that jb and ics have compared to stock (MTD vs BML). Then flash the appropriate gapps. Reboot. Be sure to follow the install instructions of the jb or ics rom u r gonna flash.
Note that if u want to return to a GB based firmware or GB Rom you will have to use either Odin or Heimdall to return to GB, then proceed from there. Because of the different partitions from JB/ICS and Stock GB, you cannot simply flash back to a gb rom from a jb or ics rom.

4-2ndtwin said:
No need to change from ext4 back to rfs. Just use the Stock KK4 one click, then Odin the KK4 Corn Kernel, then flash ur rom of choice. U will have to flash the jellybean or ics rom twice because of the different partitions that jb and ics have compared to stock (MTD vs BML). Then flash the appropriate gapps. Reboot. Be sure to follow the install instructions of the jb or ics rom u r gonna flash.
Note that if u want to return to a GB based firmware or GB Rom you will have to use either Odin or Heimdall to return to GB, then proceed from there. Because of the different partitions from JB/ICS and Stock GB, you cannot simply flash back to a gb rom from a jb or ics rom.
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OK thank you for your help