Hi there,
I have a sony xperia x8
with the specs of:
firmware 2.1 update1
baseband version ending in 015
kernel version 2.6.29 [email protected] #1.
Manufactured in 2012
I have already rooted my xperia x8 and I have got xrecovery on it.
I have recently discovered that you cannot get bootloader on phonemodels manufactured after 11w30 so I guess I am out of luck.
1.What are the requirments to use a custom rom on your xperia x8 android?
2.Do you need to have a unlocked bootloader in order to use custom roms?
3.Do you need a custom kernel such as alfs kernal to get custom roms?
4.Will there ever be a bootloader for models in the 2012 series?
5.What is a stock kernel? and a kernel? And what's the difference?
6.With a rooted phone with xrecovery on it am I still able to get roms on it? If so could someone link me to a gingerbread 2.3.7DX because I'm a bit confused on this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188486 which says you must have bootloader alfs kernel etc when I have neither only rooted and xrecovery and I just want a custom rom gingerbread 2.3.7DX is to my liking or any later version than that please..
7.If I manage to obtain gingerbread 2.3.7DX will it self update or just update like any other phone? or do I have to remove the rom then add the newest rom?
8.Is there any known bugs for the gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX
9.Will my android market be upgraded to googleplay if I get the gingerbreed 2.3.7DX version? and will I be able to access all the apps it has to offer?
10,Is there any known bugs for the gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX that I should be aware of?
11.when I enter the call app on my xperia x8 and dial *#*#SERVICE#*#* the space I entered in just disappears and nothing comes up why is this happening? I want to check if it's unlocked or not locked.
Please answer these questions by numbers I really need help.
Thanks a lot in advance.
All your questions are answered in the FAQ above your thread.
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Chris95X8 said:
All your questions are answered in the FAQ above your thread.
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Most of it isn't answered..
Answers that I know...
1.What are the requirments to use a custom rom on your xperia x8 android?
Ans: You have to be rooted and have a recovery like cwm(preferred), or xrecovery.
2.Do you need to have a unlocked bootloader in order to use custom roms?
Ans: Yes and No. Only some roms require a unlocked bootloader and a custom kernel.
3.Do you need a custom kernel such as alfs kernal to get custom roms?
Ans: Answer above...
4.Will there ever be a bootloader for models in the 2012 series?
Ans: All phones have a bootloader, if you are asking whether it will be unlocked, not sure.
5.What is a stock kernel? and a kernel? And what's the difference?
Ans: All phones come with a kernel, that is the 'stock' kernel. Developers here have made their own custom kernels with improvements and more features. To 'flash' a kernel you need a unlocked bootloader.
6.With a rooted phone with xrecovery on it am I still able to get roms on it?
Ans: Yes.
7.If I manage to obtain gingerbread 2.3.7DX will it self update or just update like any other phone? or do I have to remove the rom then add the newest rom?
Ans: You have to 'reflash' the new rom and if required do a full-wipe.
8.Is there any known bugs for the gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX?
Ans: Check the GingerDX page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188486
9.Will my android market be upgraded to googleplay if I get the gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX version? and will I be able to access all the apps it has to offer?
Ans: Yes, it should be.
10,Is there any known bugs for the gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX that I should be aware of?
Ans: Check the GingerDX page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188486
11.when I enter the call app on my xperia x8 and dial *#*#SERVICE#*#* the space I entered in just disappears and nothing comes up why is this happening? I want to check if it's unlocked or not locked.
Ans: I have no idea, it also doesn't come up on my phone...
Thank you above person you have helped me a lot Artemis Rider
Also I want to know what I am specifcally restricted of doing and what I CAN do and I really really want Gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX and does it matter if you have xrecovery or clockwork recovery?
It is best to get CWM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119456) , you can get it by flashing the zip file through xrecovery. With a stock kernel there are still things that you can do like OC, UV etc. with DX's modules for stock kernels. You cannot flash some good roms and is not able to get ICS... The main reason for a custom kernel is for roms that require it.
PS: Just a tip... If you want to thank someone, click the thanks button instead...
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It is best to get CWM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1119456) , you can get it by flashing the zip file through xrecovery. With a stock kernel there are still things that you can do like OC, UV etc. with DX's modules for stock kernels. You cannot flash some good roms and is not able to get ICS... The main reason for a custom kernel is for roms that require it.
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Thank you so much.
What is OC and UV?
Is there someway I able to obtain gingebreed 2.3.7dx in the condition I am in?
And if I were to press back fast on start up to try and bring up xrecovery will xrecovery come up or CWM?
And can I have both?
OC: Overclock, it allows your processor to work at a faster speed and thus your phone will be faster.
UV: Undervolt, it saves your battery.
It should bring up CWM.
You can have both, just flash CWM and you will still have Xrecovery.
I recommend you to take these steps:
(Backup apps using mybackup root(free) or titanium backup(paid))
1. Download CWM 3.2.0.0 amend.
2. Flash it through Xrecovery.
3. Download GDX (http://www.mediafire.com/?vtq3dcvzlmy8zpk)
4. Flash it through CWM.
5. Do a full-wipe.
And now you have GDX...
If you want OC, flash this: (http://www.mediafire.com/?86n454in0jdzyac), then install No-frills cpu to change clock speed. Best setting Min: 245, Max: 691
For more stuff: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425240&highlight=baseband
ArtemisRider said:
OC: Overclock, it allows your processor to work at a faster speed and thus your phone will be faster.
UV: Undervolt, it saves your battery.
It should bring up CWM.
You can have both, just flash CWM and you will still have Xrecovery.
I recommend you to take these steps:
(Backup apps using mybackup root(free) or titanium backup(paid))
1. Download CWM 3.2.0.0 amend.
2. Flash it through Xrecovery.
3. Download GDX (http://www.mediafire.com/?vtq3dcvzlmy8zpk)
4. Flash it through CWM.
5. Do a full-wipe.
And now you have GDX...
If you want OC, flash this: (http://www.mediafire.com/?86n454in0jdzyac), then install No-frills cpu to change clock speed. Best setting Min: 245, Max: 691
For more stuff: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425240&highlight=baseband
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Thank you for your time in advance thank you a lot.
just a few questions.
What do you mean by flashing it through xrecovery and CWM? Sorry I am not really familiar with the android system and such.
And I downloaded this http://www.mediafire.com/?vtq3dcvzlmy8zpk GDX version is this fine also? I downloaded it of this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1188486 the latest one.
What does factory restore do?
Full-wipe clears all your personal data and apps. It ensures that when you install a rom, all the apps will work and that there will be no boot loops.
Xrecovery is a custom recovery that is limited to mainly Xperia phones, it is not as reliable as CWM, but is able to be install just by copying files. Some zips must be flashed through Xrecovery.
Clockworkmod is a more widely used and more reliable recovery. In recoveries, there is a function called backup and restore. Always backup your phone before flashing a rom.
Flashing is where the recovery copies to locations in the phone like the system folder. It can copy whole roms and replace files or just add 1 or 2 files. It is called 'install zip from sd card' then select the zip and 'flash' it.
And, yes the version you downloaded is fine.
ArtemisRider said:
Full-wipe clears all your personal data and apps. It ensures that when you install a rom, all the apps will work and that there will be no boot loops.
Xrecovery is a custom recovery that is limited to mainly Xperia phones, it is not as reliable as CWM, but is able to be install just by copying files. Some zips must be flashed through Xrecovery.
Clockworkmod is a more widely used and more reliable recovery. In recoveries, there is a function called backup and restore. Always backup your phone before flashing a rom.
Flashing is where the recovery copies to locations in the phone like the system folder. It can copy whole roms and replace files or just add 1 or 2 files. It is called 'install zip from sd card' then select the zip and 'flash' it.
And, yes the version you downloaded is fine.
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So how do I flash it?
Will my clockwork recovery mode overwrite xrecovery?
will I still be able to access x recovery?
and if I keep pressing < will it go into CWM or Xrecovery? Can I change which one it goes to?
and since i have both I have the advantage of getting roms comptabile with CWM or xrecovery right?
because I have rooted and xrecovery I want CWM with 2.3.7 gingerbreed if you can provide me steps on how to do is or expand on your last post I will be thankful beyond words. I already am with the amount of help you have provided. Thank you a lot
CWM will not overwrite Xrecovery. It is installed on a separate partition and will not affect Xrecovery.
To access CWM, press the volume down button...
I am not sure about accessing Xrecovery... Press back button?
Once you install CWM, you won't have to use Xrecovery often.
Most if not all roms are flashed using CWM, I have not encountered one that is flashed with Xrecovery.
I do not think that you can change the buttons for accessing recovery.
Steps:
To flash CWM:
1. Download the amend .zip for CWM(recommended 3.2.0.0, no problems)
2. Copy it into your sd card(anywhere).
3. Boot into Xrecovery and do a backup.
4. Navigate to 'install zip from sd card'
5. Then navigate to choose zip.
6. Goto the file location and choose it.
7. Confirm.
And wait...
Now you have CWM.
To install Roms.
1. Download the rom zip file and place it in your sd card anywhere...
2. Boot into CWM, goto backup and restore, then choose backup.
Wait...... For a long time........
3. Navigate to 'install zip from sd card'
4. Then navigate to choose zip.
5. Goto the file location and choose it.
6. Confirm.
And wait...
7. Go back to main menu.
8. Do a full-wipe.
Now you have a custom rom.
PS: you might want to backup your apps with mybackup root to preserve data then restore in the new rom.
Use volume buttons to go up and down. back and middle button to navigate through menus.
ArtemisRider said:
CWM will not overwrite Xrecovery. It is installed on a separate partition and will not affect Xrecovery.
To access CWM, press the volume down button...
I am not sure about accessing Xrecovery... Press back button?
Once you install CWM, you won't have to use Xrecovery often.
Most if not all roms are flashed using CWM, I have not encountered one that is flashed with Xrecovery.
I do not think that you can change the buttons for accessing recovery.
Steps:
To flash CWM:
1. Download the amend .zip for CWM(recommended 3.2.0.0, no problems)
2. Copy it into your sd card(anywhere).
3. Boot into Xrecovery and do a backup.
4. Navigate to 'install zip from sd card'
5. Then navigate to choose zip.
6. Goto the file location and choose it.
7. Confirm.
And wait...
Now you have CWM.
To install Roms.
1. Download the rom zip file and place it in your sd card anywhere...
2. Boot into CWM, goto backup and restore, then choose backup.
Wait...... For a long time........
3. Navigate to 'install zip from sd card'
4. Then navigate to choose zip.
5. Goto the file location and choose it.
6. Confirm.
And wait...
7. Go back to main menu.
8. Do a full-wipe.
Now you have a custom rom.
PS: you might want to backup your apps with mybackup root to preserve data then restore in the new rom.
Use volume buttons to go up and down. back and middle button to navigate through menus.
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Thank you very very much just last few questions.
Usually to access Xrecovery you spam the back button which is located next to the homescreen.
But in CWM case we spam 'volume down' button?
So after doing all of this the only changes that are going to be made to my phone is:CWM recovery installed and gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX installed as well?
Will any changes be made to my phone? if anything is changed please let me know. Will I lose anything at all?. If anything is lost how do I back it up? I didn't really get what you said with 'mybackup' sorry my english isn't too good either.
And say if the bootloader could be unlocked for +2012 models and if I could unlock it will I be ablve to get custom kernels on it and all the other benefits as well as keeping my rom and everything I have?
Thank you very veyr much in advance
Usually to access Xrecovery you spam the back button which is located next to the homescreen.
But in CWM case we spam 'volume down' button?
Ans: Yes(For my phone, that is.)
So after doing all of this the only changes that are going to be made to my phone is:CWM recovery installed and gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX installed as well?
Ans: Yes.
Will any changes be made to my phone?
Ans: What do you mean by 'changes'?
Will I lose anything at all?
Ans: You will lose your apps, data, contacts, sms etc.
If anything is lost how do I back it up?
Ans: Mybackup root is a app:https://play.google.com/store/search?q=mybackup+root&c=apps. Back up both app and data.
And say if the bootloader could be unlocked for +2012 models and if I could unlock it will I be able to get custom kernels on it and all the other benefits as well as keeping my rom and everything I have? Not sure...
ArtemisRider said:
Usually to access Xrecovery you spam the back button which is located next to the homescreen.
But in CWM case we spam 'volume down' button?
Ans: Yes(For my phone, that is.)
So after doing all of this the only changes that are going to be made to my phone is:CWM recovery installed and gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX installed as well?
Ans: Yes.
Will any changes be made to my phone?
Ans: What do you mean by 'changes'?
Will I lose anything at all?
Ans: You will lose your apps, data, contacts, sms etc.
If anything is lost how do I back it up?
Ans: Mybackup root is a app:https://play.google.com/store/search?q=mybackup+root&c=apps. Back up both app and data.
And say if the bootloader could be unlocked for +2012 models and if I could unlock it will I be able to get custom kernels on it and all the other benefits as well as keeping my rom and everything I have? Not sure...
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By changes I meant will anything negative happen to my phone except for loss of data?
I am still on version 2.1 so I still have the android market. Do I download myback up rooted version or non rooted? and this will definatly work for 2.1?
And could you confirm if the steps you posted is completely safe and will deliver what I want? (Considering I didn't screw up anything)
If I use mybackup to back up everything then get gingerbreedDX and Clockworkmod on it does that mean the phone will be the exact same as before in terms of my data still existing like loading your videos from your sd card your music, you can load your game from where you picked up on. Load your video if you only watched half the video etc.
After I have backed up my data & Applications & media do I follow your steps straight after to get Gingerbreed and CWM on my phone then all my data will appear on my phone after the last step of rebooting the phone?
Would you also recommend Titanium back up + Root?
Sorry if I am asking too many questions sometimes I just get a bit too concerned thank you very much . . I will keep 'thanking you' even though I am =D
Data on your sdcard won't be affected by flashing rom via xrecovery/cwm.
I use titanium backup to back up and restore my files and it's rather easy. Haven't used the other app so i can't say which is better.
I'm not sure about the videos playing where they left off, though. Maybe back up your video player app+ data?
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Listen!!!
1.Root your phone(will lose your warancy)
2.Choose your ROM
3.download it and put on your sd card
4.turn off your phone adn while booting UP when you see white sony ericsson letters press back button few times until you go to Xrecovery or CWM....
5.fo down to backup and restore and press backup
NOTE:In recovery and CWM you move with power up and down buttons,go back with back button and select a thing with middle button
6.when backup is complete go to wipe data/factory reset and wipe data
7.go to wipe chache partition and wipe chache
8.then go to mounts and storage and go to FORMAT/SYSTEM and format it
9.Go to advanced and wipe dalvik chache
10.Now go to install zip from SD card and choose zip from sd card.....now find your zip file of ROM and install it
11.Installation will take aproximetly 1-3 minutes.....
12.when done press reboot system now
13.1st booting time will take aproximetly 1-6 minutes so don't freak out
NOTE:When you do this you will lose all of your apps....
When you install rom you cann install them again
If you stuck on bootanimation(bootloop) then turn your phone off and while booting up when you see white sony ercisson letters press back button until you go to xrecovery or CWM then go to backup and restore and press restore if you want to go back on stock or just flash to stock with falshtool
cant write anymore my finger hurts :/
Do you understand anything
Btw, i flashed GDX using xrecovery and it seems it's been replaced by CWM. I even checked my system files and there's no sign of xrec.
I also use the back button to access CWM. Weird. :/
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cascabel said:
Btw, i flashed GDX using xrecovery and it seems it's been replaced by CWM. I even checked my system files and there's no sign of xrec.
I also use the back button to access CWM. Weird. :/
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CWM is a sort of better version of xRecovery, so xRec is of none use anymore, which is why it's deleted.
yup. cwm does work better, not to mention most updates/rome require cwm as opposed to recovery. I'm gonna go try and find out the difference.
I was just surprised cause I started with GDX v18 and it let me keep recovery.
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Hi there,
recently i flashed a custom via cwm and i love it but i need to reflash as my battery wasnt full while flashing.
I came from 2.1 stock att on my captivate, then rooted then cwm and backup and the flashed a custom zip.and at the moment custom 2.2.1 running
I want a clean system and a last flash now.
So u could u please provide me the steps?
1.)......
2.)........
would be very nice.
Merci
Natascha303 said:
Hi there,
recently i flashed a custom via cwm and i love it but i need to reflash as my battery wasnt full while flashing.
I came from 2.1 stock att on my captivate, then rooted then cwm and backup and the flashed a custom zip.and at the moment custom 2.2.1 running
I want a clean system and a last flash now.
So u could u please provide me the steps?
1.)......
2.)........
would be very nice.
Merci
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1. Odin3 back to stock
2. Master Clear after reboot
3. Flash new rom when battery full
Thanks
for what is the backup i made? Isnt it easier to just restore this one and im back on stock?
Natascha303 said:
Thanks
for what is the backup i made? Isnt it easier to just restore this one and im back on stock?
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You can if you want. If you already have apps, you have to back them up with titanium backup and if you master clear you have to copy all your stuff you want including the titanium backup folder to your computer otherwise you will lose them.
I always backup with titanium backup (tibu) then just use odin3 1 click to go back to stock, then use cwr to flash the rom. I don't usually master clear (because I'm lazy).
ROM flash
Natascha303 said:
Hi there,
recently i flashed a custom via cwm and i love it but i need to reflash as my battery wasnt full while flashing.
I came from 2.1 stock att on my captivate, then rooted then cwm and backup and the flashed a custom zip.and at the moment custom 2.2.1 running
I want a clean system and a last flash now.
So u could u please provide me the steps?
1.)......
2.)........
would be very nice.
Merci
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Well, since you already have a custom ROM, you don't need to reroot.
1. Back up all your apps using Titanium backup.
a. 1. Download Titanium Backup from the android market.
b. Press the menu button and then batch. press the button that says RUN next to Back up all user apps. Select the apps and RUN. This will take a while, but let it run.
c. When it is done, plug your phone into your computer and mount your phone. Copy the folder Titanium Backup from the root of your phone and save it to PC or external SD.
2. For a complete wipe, restore your stock ROM.
a. Open ODIN one click.
b. Put your phone in download mode.
i. Remove your battery, external SD card and SIM card
ii. Reinsert battery and battery cover.
iii. Hold down both volume buttons and while holding them down plug the phone in.
c. Press start and wait until it is finished. Do not unplug for any reason.
d. When it is done you should have a freshly installed stock firmware on 2.1 eclair.
3. Once booted completely to home screen, open odin one click again, connect your phone and Master Clear. This step will delete everything you have on your internal SD. This will reboot phone.
4. Install ClockworkMod Recovery.
a. Mount and copy install.zip, and the ROM, MODEM, KERNEL to the internal SD
b. Go to recovery mode.
i. Unplug your phone and hold down both volume buttons and the power button until a strange menu with blue items pops up. This is called the recovery menu.
ii. Scroll using the volume buttons to the menu item titled "reinstall packages" and press the power button to select. You may need to do it twice.
iii. Your phone should restart and you should be at a green/ red menu.
5. From the clockwork recovery use the volume keys to scroll to "install zip from sd card" and use the power button to select
6. Scroll to "choose zip from sd card" and use the power button to enter
7. Choose your rom and select it. Confirm that you want to install it and then give it time to install. Follow any other instructions they give you and then navigate back through the menus to restart the phone.
8. Restore from backup.
a. Download Titanium Backup from the android market and open it.
b. Plug your phone into your computer and mount it. Drag the Titanium Backup folder you saved earlier onto the root of your phone.
c. Open Titanium Backup. Press the menu button and then batch. press the button that says RUN next to Restore missing apps (select the one that includes data). This will take a while, but let it run. It will ask for you to confirm the install of each application.
d. When it is done all your files should be there.
And that's pretty much it.. This is only for WIPE ROMs so that you can clean up everything and just have your apps after flashing ROM.
For No WIPE ROMs, you can just install over the previous ROM. Many ppl have stated to having issues this way , especially from switching ROMs from different devs..
Hope this helps
Hello dear XDA forum!
I'll start with an apology, I believe there are answers to my questions, but I'm just to confused to understand everything since there are answers all over the place. And I couldn't find anyone having the exact same problem as me.
So, I'm fresh to the Android OS(was on symbian before) and is awesome for now. I rooted the phone once, but then I couldn't get Wi-Fi to work and tried to hard reset it, couldn't turn it on anymore. Did a software reinstall and tried to root it again.
I understand what Superuser does roughly, but I have a feeling I don't use the benefits of the rooted phone fully. For instance, ROM Manager is not working at all, downloaded a ROM, starts, resets the phone, when the phone turns on it's like nothing ever happened, so a little help with that would be appreciated.
The second thing that is driving me crazy is the low space on the phones internal memory, and I just can't figure out how to install stuff on the SD card, I have "Root All to SD", but the thing just won't work.
Any useful tips for a new rooted x8 user are very very appreciated!
Thank you, HeLLaTec.
Well, im new to into this things, and i have this X8 since friday. And im exactly in the same place as you, i just rooted my phone, and installed on it the xRecovery, and made a backup of everything just in case. You should do that too.
There's a guide on this same forum for you to follow and install xRecovery.
Goodbye!
if you want to change your rom , use xrecovery , search the thread for install xrecovery on your phone.
then change your rom with xrecovery, dont forget to backup your old rom with xrecovery too,
if you want to put your app to sd card, use link2sd on market, and its free. but you must partition your sd card and follow the instruction in link2sd.
clear?
Thanks for the info, but looks like I'm having some issues with installing xRecovery, I followed a guide on how to install it. Downloaded 3 files, moved them to my sd card then used "Root Explorer" to move it to system/bin. The guide said that I can access xRecovery by holding the back button while the phone is turning on(the boot screen), but absolutely nothing happens, the phone just turns on.
Any suggestions on how to get that going?
Thanks, HeLLaTec!
Don't hold back button, you must press it repeatedly when white SonyEricsson text appears
Thanks a lot, turned out I didn't actually install xRecovery, but now I had it installed, went into it. Wiped everything, and now the phone won't go past the first Sony Ericsson logo.
Any suggestions?
open xrecovery
goto partition tools
select mount/system
then browse your sd card put a rom in it
you can download it from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079463
then go back
then select install custom.zip
select custom zip from sdcard
browse the rom select yes to install
here u go u got ur rom installed
Ok that helped a lot, fixed my phone now, managed to root it, put on xrecovery and root explorer, and now followed the link. Installed the ROM, but it just played an froyobread animation for a few minutes and now it just froze and nothing is happening... ideas?
Thanks, HeLLaTec.
Pull battery, enter xrecovery and do a full wipe and wipe dalvik cache and cache partition, Froyobread will take a few mins to start 1st time. Did you make sure your baseband is 15? this can cause some problems.
Ok, I'll try to do that. Can you please tell me if the wipeing will remove the root and xRecovery and everything?
And how do I figure out what "baseband" do I have?
Thanks for the reply!
No, the wipe will just remove any user data left behind from old rom. If Froyobread boots then just go to settings,about phone and check that baseband number ends with 015, if its 06(i think) then you need to flash new baseband(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976538) kernel should be 2.6.29
If Froyobread wont boot then restore backup from xrecovery of stock rom and follow the steps above to check baseband.
Its good practice to wipe after installing new rom. DONT full wipe if you upgrade Froyobread to a newer version if you want to keep your apps and data, cache partition, battery stats(charge to 100%) and dalvik can always safely be wiped.
Hi all,
Just a few, hopefully fairly straightforward yes no answer, questions for someone to kindly help me out with. I have been S-OFFed for quite a while now and also rooted and want to finally take the plunge and try out a modded ROM...not sure which one yet though, but hopefully ill work that one out for myself! I have a few questions before hand:
1. What is and do I need 4EXTrecovery to flash all ROMs? I have the latest ClockWorkMod recovery installed via ROM Manager, 5.0.2.0. Is this sufficient? If I do need it do I flash it the same way as a ROM?
2. In theory all I need to do now is choose the ROM, rename as .zip file and download to my SD card, open up recovery and install? Should be able to do this using ROM manager?
3. What are kernals and do I need to flash new kernals/radios for the new ROM to work properly, or is this dependant on the ROM? Can I do this with only ClockWorkMod?
4. Will backing up my current ROM back up all my apps and music etc or do I need to use Titanium backup for this? Don't really want to have to reinstall all my apps and thousands of songs!
I think that's it. Thanks to whoever for sparing the time.
M
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Pleaaase....!
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VaderXI said:
Hi all,
Just a few, hopefully fairly straightforward yes no answer, questions for someone to kindly help me out with. I have been S-OFFed for quite a while now and also rooted and want to finally take the plunge and try out a modded ROM...not sure which one yet though, but hopefully ill work that one out for myself! I have a few questions before hand:
1. What is and do I need 4EXTrecovery to flash all ROMs? I have the latest ClockWorkMod recovery installed via ROM Manager, 5.0.2.0. Is this sufficient? If I do need it do I flash it the same way as a ROM?
2. In theory all I need to do now is choose the ROM, rename as .zip file and download to my SD card, open up recovery and install? Should be able to do this using ROM manager?
3. What are kernals and do I need to flash new kernals/radios for the new ROM to work properly, or is this dependant on the ROM? Can I do this with only ClockWorkMod?
4. Will backing up my current ROM back up all my apps and music etc or do I need to use Titanium backup for this? Don't really want to have to reinstall all my apps and thousands of songs!
I think that's it. Thanks to whoever for sparing the time.
M
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1) To be sure i would install 4Ext.
2) When you download the ROM it's already a .zip. I prefer to boot manualy (restart and hold vol down and Power buttons).
3) Some Rom's has kernel included. If not, the thread should list the recomended kernel and Radio. Can be flashed from Recovery.
4) You should always flash SuperWipe befor installing a new Rom. A backup from Recovery (Nandroid) will take a image of your current Rom that you can flash back to. Apps can eaily be backup'ed and restored with Titanium. Songs is on your SD Card.
jkolner said:
1) to be sure i would install 4ext. done
2) when you download the rom it's already a .zip. I prefer to boot manualy (restart and hold vol down and power buttons).
3) some rom's has kernel included. If not, the thread should list the recomended kernel and radio. Can be flashed from recovery. can i flash new radio even though do not have radio s off?
4) you should always flash superwipe befor installing a new rom. A backup from recovery (nandroid) will take a image of your current rom that you can flash back to. Apps can eaily be backup'ed and restored with titanium. Songs is on your sd card.
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You don't have to worry about flashing a new kernel. If your phone is already gingerbread 2.3 you won't have to worry about a new radio. Backing up your apps isn't really a big deal once you reset your phone with the new ROM and sync Google.com the market will remember what you've already downloaded and it'll show up under "my aps". As for your music its under sd/. Just download the ROM and place it on your SD card anywhere. Hard reset into recovery menu and wipe all cache as well as factory reset. Than select "update from .zip" select the file from where you placed it and away you go!
All sorted....thanks for your help
Good info from this thread..
thanks..
Sorry to ask a stupid question. i have been searching all over and have got tonnes of results, just need a further opinions.
I am thinking of putting CM7 on my galaxy S, yet need advise on how to do it.
i am currently on 2.3.4 stock.
i have the following questions:
What is the best way to root the phone?
Is there a way to unroot if i require, so i can get back to stock?
Do i or can i backup the stock firmware?
Whats best way to flash CM7
Any tuturials would be useful.
Please explain your answer, im a newbie at rooting. and don't want to brick my phone.
Thanks
Check my thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142499
still confused
how do i update to cm7 rom when i have 2.3.4 install. some say i gotta downgrade stock?
i found this tutorial, i was wondering if its right?
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/cyanogenmod-7-cm7-samsung-galaxy-s/
New Guide, completely re-written]
Download and Install XXJVS Android 2.3.5 firmware.
Root XXJVS. This will also install ClockWorkMod (CWM) recovery, which is needed to flash MIUI ROM. In simple terms, you cannot have CM7 without a custom recovery like CWM.
Download CyanogenMod ROM from here. Prefer latest version over other, although that’s not a requirement. It keeps updating hell lot of time — which is good. At the time of writing, latest CM7 version was ”cm_galaxysmtd_full-135.zip” which I tried on my Galaxy S i9000 successfully.
Transfer the CM7 ROM file you just downloaded to phone’s sd card.
Go to recovery mode. For this, simply open the CWM app (you get it after step 2) and tap on ClockWorkMod to reboot phone into recovery mode. [Other way to reboot in recovery is to switch off phone and then press and hold 3 buttons together: VolumeUP+Home+Power till the Galaxy S logo shows up on screen]
In recovery, use Volume keys to scroll up and down between options and power key to select an option. Now, go to and select “install zip from sd card”.
Then, select “choose zip from sd card”. Browse through sd card and select the file CM7 ROM you downloaded in step 3 and transferred in step 4 above.
This will flash the required files on your phone and will reboot your phone into recovery again. This is a slightly different blue colored recovery now, btw — don’t panic on color change.
Select “install zip from sd card” again. Then, select “choose zip from sd card”. Now, browse through sd card and select the file CM7 ROM (again, yes!) you downloaded in step 3 and transferred in step 4 above.
This time, the CM7 ROM will be flashed actually and after it’s installed, your phone will be back on recovery. Select ‘go back’ and select ‘reboot system now’. When the phone restarts, you’ll have CyanogenMod 7 working coolly on your Galaxy S.
Enjoy the themes!
[Optional] Share this guide with others!
And it’s pretty easy now, right? Thanks to MIUI team. [Don't why it's easy now, look the mess of instructions below, which was the only way to install CM& earlier.]
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so i update to 2.3.5? as it says in the link?
the only question is how do i unroot and put stock back on?
No no no!
Mate, you need to be on any gb rom, flash a custom kernel with cwm - speedmod or cf root. Download required cm7 rom to yr phone, go to recovery, mounts and storage, format system, cache and data. Then choose install from sd card, choose yr cm7 rom and flash.
Job done.
woolf clubs said:
No no no!
Mate, you need to be on any gb rom, flash a custom kernel with cwm - speedmod or cf root. Download required cm7 rom to yr phone, go to recovery, mounts and storage, format system, cache and data. Then choose install from sd card, choose yr cm7 rom and flash.
Job done.
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lolzzz its easy for us to understand what u said...........
but i think his brain is hurting right now
1st i think he should educate himself how to flash then ur procedure is quite easy to follow
Spent quite some time searching through the forum but I'd still like a few pointers on where to start particularly (in which order).
Like;
1) Root
2) CWM
3) ROM Manager
4) SuperUser
5) Odin
6) Data wipe
7) Binary count reset
8) Recovery Manager
9) Custom ROMS
(EVEN THOUGH I'VE NUMBERED THEM, IT'S NOT LIKE I KNOW THE ORDER, JUST IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING)
So here are my main questions:
1) In which order do I install them ?
2) Is there any relationship between them? (i.e. I thought ROM Manager let you install CWM and with CWM you can get to Recovery manager or something...)
3) Do I need the Recovery manager for recovery or for installation of custom ROMS?
4) What is the point of getting custom ROMS when I get root ?
Phone: GT-I8190
Android: 4.1.1
Baseband/Build: I8190XXALJL
Thanks in advance, and apologies for asking same question if there is a thread around here about it.
I'd prefer ppl to explain rather than referring to other threads as that got me a little confused before. (you may still refer if that thread is clear enough)
Ok. The order is
1- Root (superuser comes with it)
2- CWM
3-see the right rom for u
4- wipe data, cache, and dalvic in advanced, to flash rom
5-reset counter when u flash anthing in odin u will have a yello triangle to remove u have to reset counter ( does not effect the phone
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mhoss48 said:
Ok. The order is
1- Root (superuser comes with it)
2- CWM
3-see the right rom for u
4- wipe data, cache, and dalvic in advanced, to flash rom
5-reset counter when u flash anthing in odin u will have a yello triangle to remove u have to reset counter ( does not effect the phone
Press like if i helped u
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Could u explain 3 a bit more ?
Also is there any relationship between CWM, ROM manager, custom ROMS and Recovery Manager ?
Go to development forum, pick one of the pre rooted firmwares and flash via odin. Then install rommanager app from tbe play store and flash cwm recovery. Don't worry about binary count coz triangle away app works on our phone. If you want to wipe the phone reboot to recovery and wipe data. To boot into recovery use the quick boot app from play store.
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...and most important.. Don't forget to make a full nandroid backup in recovery before you start to apply mods and other things
Might come in handy if the phone fails to boot!
Should note that after custom rom you can't get access software update through kies air. At least I can't :-\
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Sv: Where to start ?
Who needs Kies when there is XDA?
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vonuzu said:
Go to development forum, pick one of the pre rooted firmwares and flash via odin. Then install rommanager app from tbe play store and flash cwm recovery. Don't worry about binary count coz triangle away app works on our phone. If you want to wipe the phone reboot to recovery and wipe data. To boot into recovery use the quick boot app from play store.
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So if I understand this the right way; CWM recovery has custom ROMS or am I getting the wrong idea ? - Why do I need it ?
(It's just that I've been a little confused because of the mass information available on XDA, so bear with me if I'm a bit annoying
tys0n said:
...and most important.. Don't forget to make a full nandroid backup in recovery before you start to apply mods and other things
Might come in handy if the phone fails to boot!
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Which would you prefer; Nandroid or Titanium ?
Do I need "busybox" for anything ?
Do I need Kies to connect my phone to PC btw ?
Another question: There are two recovery images on the official site of CWM, do we need to choose the normal one or the touch and what about the ROMS, do I need to install those seperately ?
Mystique03 said:
So if I understand this the right way; CWM recovery has custom ROMS or am I getting the wrong idea ? - Why do I need it ?
(It's just that I've been a little confused because of the mass information available on XDA, so bear with me if I'm a bit annoying
Which would you prefer; Nandroid or Titanium ?
Do I need "busybox" for anything ?
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With cwm or any other custom recovery you will be able to install zip files with mods, tweaks, roms, and so on. Simply put, non-samsung-signed-things + other functions as well.
You wont find many custom roms for s3mini yet wich it to be flashed through cwm. For now i think theres only BenzRom but I guess more will come
Nandroid or Titanium ? BOTH!
Nandroid for restore if something goes really bad, and remember to make sure you have a backup before you apply changes or mods. If you dont like it you can easily go back to previous state without flashing new firmware and have to install all your apps from scratch.
You will be just where you were at the time the nandroid was made.
Titanium backup to backup your apps and appdata. When installing new rom you can simply restore all your apps and appdata without downloading everything again. Do not restore systemdata. It often leads to alot of trouble.
Just make sure you save all your backups on your external sd, so it won't get wiped by mistake.
Busybox is needed if you want more than just root so go ahead and install.
tys0n said:
With cwm or any other custom recovery you will be able to install zip files with mods, tweaks, roms, and so on. Simply put, non-samsung-signed-things + other functions as well.
You wont find many custom roms for s3mini yet wich it to be flashed through cwm. For now i think theres only BenzRom but I guess more will come
Nandroid or Titanium ? BOTH!
Nandroid for restore if something goes really bad, and remember to make sure you have a backup before you apply changes or mods. If you dont like it you can easily go back to previous state without flashing new firmware and have to install all your apps from scratch.
You will be just where you were at the time the nandroid was made.
Titanium backup to backup your apps and appdata. When installing new rom you can simply restore all your apps and appdata without downloading everything again. Do not restore systemdata. It often leads to alot of trouble.
Just make sure you save all your backups on your external sd, so it won't get wiped by mistake.
Busybox is needed if you want more than just root so go ahead and install.
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Last couple of questions for now (apologies ) ;
1)Do I need Kies to connect my phone to PC btw, cuz I read something about USB debugging mode to be turned on and ADB...
2)There are two recovery images on the official site of CWM, do we need to choose the normal one or the touch and what about the ROMS, do I need to install those seperately ?
3)So every time we flash another ROM it has a chance to brick or are we safe if we made a backup beforehand ?
4)What format should I format my card to ? - FAT32, NTFS, ext4 or ...?
5)Does data wipe erase all data on phone or phone and sd card ?
6)Given both CWM and Odin flash what would be more recommended ?
Mystique03 said:
Last couple of questions for now (apologies ) ;
1)Do I need Kies to connect my phone to PC btw, cuz I read something about USB debugging mode to be turned on and ADB...
2)There are two recovery images on the official site of CWM, do we need to choose the normal one or the touch and what about the ROMS, do I need to install those seperately ?
3)So every time we flash another ROM it has a chance to brick or are we safe if we made a backup beforehand ?
4)What format should I format my card to ? - FAT32, NTFS, ext4 or ...?
5)Does data wipe erase all data on phone or phone and sd card ?
6)Given both CWM and Odin flash what would be more recommended ?
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No worries. Better be safe than sorry
1. No, you dont need keis unless you want to look for official updates.
For filetransfer I use Airdroid or box/dropdox/4shared. Official updates will be available to download anyway
Adb (Android Debug Bridge) is just a terminal. I won't go in to details here but you will find lots of threads on how to install and use it if you search xda.
2. They both do the same thing, but in touch-version you make your choices on touch screen while the other one is managed with phones physical buttons. I prefer the latest.
Roms for cwm are packed as .zip & are downloaded separately. As I said before there isn't much to chose from for our device yet.
3. Everything done after root is a risk. Even root can be dangerous if it's not done right.
Usually if something goes wrong it will just lead to a softbrick wich can be fixed in download mode or recovery.
Once rooted, make sure you do that cwm-backup to keep on your external sd. It's also a good idea to keep an odin flashable firmware on your computer, just to be sure.
4. Go for fat32. It can be changed later if you want to explore link2sd, sd-swap etc..
5. Factory reset will wipe all internal, but not your external sd.
6. cwm makes it possible to flash custom roms while odin can't. You need odin to flash official samsung firmware, but cwm to flash custom roms, mods, and so on. Can't really compare those two with each other, as they are used for different things.
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Dated, but still very relevant.
tys0n said:
No worries. Better be safe than sorry
1. No, you dont need keis unless you want to look for official updates.
For filetransfer I use Airdroid or box/dropdox/4shared. Official updates will be available to download anyway
Adb (Android Debug Bridge) is just a terminal. I won't go in to details here but you will find lots of threads on how to install and use it if you search xda.
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What should I do for wired transfers only, I mean.
Do I need to search for the phone specific driver for pc at Official Samsung site or is there no driver ?
Any other things I need to turn on except USB debugging mode when wired ?
Edit: Nvm, just got on the right track again