im new to flashing roms
just to be on the safe side, i wanted to know if i could revert back to stock rom if something goes wrong during the flashing process or if i dont like the new rom!
Yes, you can revert back to stock rom whenever you like
so whats bricking the phone? would it always be possible to go back to the stock rom?
Yes, as long as you are on the same baseband, we have .32 and .35 roms, so you need to have the correct one
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As the title stated i want to get back to samsungs stock rom and kernal so i can upgrade my phone to 2.3 and get my warranty back.
First of all i need to disable the lagfix and the tweaks of course but after that should i flash back to samsungs original kernal or should i flash back to stock rom first?
My kernal version is:[email protected] #14(2.6.32.9)
Rom: I900XXJPY 2.2.1
Dumb question but i can't just upgrade my phone to 2.3 via the phone's self updater. I just want to be sure.
You don't give a ton of detail here. The first step would be to find a stock rom for your device and region (2.2.1, 2.2, 2.3 all would be OK) on samfirmware.com or ramad's collection here on XDA. Then flash with Odin.
Any stock rom that is right for your location should then update to the latest when you connect to kies (or so I hear I don't use Kies..)
It will contain a stock kernel so don't worry about that. Note though that if your phone is really screwed and that is why you are flashing a stock rom for warrenty then a custom rom might boot up but a stock rom may not.
If its just for resale then you should be good to go.
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Thanks for the help man.. My phone is not screwed up but i'm starting notice that it is starting to "fall apart". So that's the reason i want my warrenty back.
Hey,
If I have a 2.3.3 stock rom with bootloders and CWM, and i want to flash a custom 2.3.4 rom, do i need to flash a 2.3.4 stock or can i just flash the custom rom with CWM?
basically i need to know if I can skip the stock flash with odin.
You can skip it, but I wouldnt advise it, I would flash 2.3.4 then root then choose your rom.
As i understand it the main reason is bootloders, and 2.3 has the same bootloaders does not matter which 2.3.x version, all have the same bootloaders.
Or did i get it wrong?
No i think ure correct. But it only takes two mins to flask stock. Try it if you like man
You can follow the steps recommended by developer of the custom rom.
To be sure you avoid the nasty thing is better to make an (optional) Hard rest of the phone and after flash a stock rom (I suppose JVR) with his boot loader.
DSGE said:
You can follow the steps recommended by developer of the custom rom.
To be sure you avoid the nasty thing is better to make an (optional) Hard rest of the phone and after flash a stock rom (I suppose JVR) with his boot loader.
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The bootloaders are the same so it doesn't matter.
any way I did it without flashing a stock rom and all is good.
Thats good man, pleased u got sorted out.
Im currently on nAa v11. Maybe in the future sometime i would want to use another kernel and i was wondering if i have to flash back to stock kernel and then flash again to the new 1. Or can i flash the kernal while im using nAa without going back to stock?
Hamzai82 said:
Im currently on nAa v11. Maybe in the future sometime i would want to use another kernel and i was wondering if i have to flash back to stock kernel and then flash again to the new 1. Or can i flash the kernal while im using nAa without going back to stock?
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This question was already answered in another post (why is there even a SEARCH button?).
NO, you don't have to flash back to Stock for as long as you stay at the same Kernel / ROM combination. If there's an update for the kernel, just flash the update.
If you want to change to another ROM requiring another kernel you flash the new kernel that's required.
If you want to re-lock the boot loader or you want to restore back to Stock ROM you need to flash the Stock Kernel FIRST!
Haha! I already asked this question a month ago, just shows how people dont use the search button.
No you dont switch back to stock kernel, as b.jay said
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I recently upgraded my Note to official ICS (OTA) and I'm not liking it AT ALL! Now I really want to get far away from this update as possible and I'd like to switch to a CM9 nightly Rom. I've that now that I have upgraded to the official ICS Rom, I run the risk of super bricking my device. So now I ask you to help me make sure the following is correct so that I may move on from this wretched update:
DO NOT perform wipes if you are on original Samsung ICS
DO NOT perform wipes if you are on a original Samsung kernel??
Flash back to original Gingerbread Rom using odin BEFORE flashing to CM9
Flash to different kernel??
I've flashed millions of Roms but this one is scary and I just want to make sure haven't missed anything... Have I?
Thanks for you help!!
John J
Just flash a stock directly rootable GB rom, root and put CM9 on it. Then do a factory reset and you're good to go. Went that way few times already.
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Just flash a stock directly rootable GB rom, root and put CM9 on it. Then do a factory reset and you're good to go. Went that way few times already.
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Thanks a lot man!! This is pretty much what I thought but I wanted to make ABSOLUTE sure! Cheers!
John J
So is the super-brick BUG on the official ICS OTA?? OMG
And yeah go back to gingerbrear via odin, get root then flash any CM9 tru CWM no problems...
I'd like to do something similar to what the OP wants to do however I have rooted and installed CWM on an official/stock ICS rom. So if I wanted to flash back to a stock gingerbread rom would I need to remove CWM and/or un-root?
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I'd like to do something similar to what the OP wants to do however I have rooted and installed CWM on an official/stock ICS rom. So if I wanted to flash back to a stock gingerbread rom would I need to remove CWM and/or un-root?
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There is no need to unroot first. You can flash stock GB rom directly via Odin.
I've now flashed to GB but before I move on to a CM9 nightly, do you recommend I flash the CM9 kernel as well? Seems like it is not a prerequisite but I would like to make sure. Thanks.
John J
afaik, when flashing a CM9 Nightly, the eligible kernel is built in, so no need to flash anything but the ROM.
i'm on one of imilkas first CM9 port and it says [email protected] #1 under Kernel version in settings.
Yes. The correct kernel is included in the nightly.
Getting sick of the ICS battery and kernel issues and have decided to clean out the phone and install everything fresh.
I am currently on an unrooted stock ICS ROM (N7000XXLRK) and understand that I should go back to a GB ROM first then install ICS. I will search on here for a guide on how to do it (links welcome ) but am confused as to which ROM I should use of the many stock ROMs posted on here.
Since I am going to do a clean install, is it worth going back to the XXLRK ROM or is there an improved one which has sorted the battery kernel issues out? Which GB ROM can I safely go back to without confusing things before I reflash ICS?
Is it recommended that anything else is added or flashed while I have the hood up? Unless there is an uber stable custom ROM I want to stay stock, but will want to root it.
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Getting sick of the ICS battery and kernel issues and have decided to clean out the phone and install everything fresh.
I am currently on an unrooted stock ICS ROM (N7000XXLRK) and understand that I should go back to a GB ROM first then install ICS. I will search on here for a guide on how to do it (links welcome ) but am confused as to which ROM I should use of the many stock ROMs posted on here.
Since I am going to do a clean install, is it worth going back to the XXLRK ROM or is there an improved one which has sorted the battery kernel issues out? Which GB ROM can I safely go back to without confusing things before I reflash ICS?
Is it recommended that anything else is added or flashed while I have the hood up? Unless there is an uber stable custom ROM I want to stay stock, but will want to root it.
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The way i do it is flash abyss kernel 4.2 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uac8zbzhbiuut0t and then reboot recovery and flash the rom you like by doing all the 3 wipes because i start fresh with every rom i try.
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The way i do it is flash abyss kernel 4.2 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uac8zbzhbiuut0t and then reboot recovery and flash the rom you like by doing all the 3 wipes because i start fresh with every rom i try.
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Sorry for asking but why flash Abyss-kernel when " jazzdude555" write he is going back to GB?
If he flash GB then he will wipe there and thats safe.
Read 'ROM switchover' on my signature.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837756
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