Hey pepol what's up
I've been latley trying alot of roms out there, but I'm afraid that this frequently flashing may damage the phone
Am I right ?
Thx
I'm flashing since galaxy s came out and i didn't find any problems with it so i don't think it cause any damage.
If you do something wrong, it may damage your phone but otherwise it should be fine.
foued1994 said:
Hey pepol what's up
I've been latley trying alot of roms out there, but I'm afraid that this frequently flashing may damage the phone
Am I right ?
Thx
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UM No.
If you wipe before you flash then no trace of the previous rom should exist. And i flash alot and my phone is still as great as ever.:laugh:
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Hi,
I am looking more into flashing my rom, and I am really struggling to work out how much is involved as all the guides are in seperate parts. Is there one guide that has everything in it, or can someone help me through the process? My phone arrives tomorrow and i desperately want WM6.5.
All help is much appretiated.
Deren
Intollerant said:
Hi,
I am looking more into flashing my rom, and I am really struggling to work out how much is involved as all the guides are in seperate parts. Is there one guide that has everything in it, or can someone help me through the process? My phone arrives tomorrow and i desperately want WM6.5.
All help is much appretiated.
Deren
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505377 .
it is the complete guide..
Thanks!
So when i finish the HSPL bit everything is done? Also is there any preperation I need to do? I have installed MS .NET framework but unsure if I need anything else!
I use USPL via USPL GUI myself to flash my phone, a totally painless process and one that doesn't invalidate your warranty.
Just make sure you sort out the activesync usb settings and away you go.
Mattigan said:
I use USPL via USPL GUI myself to flash my phone, a totally painless process and one that doesn't invalidate your warranty.
Just make sure you sort out the activesync usb settings and away you go.
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as soon as u have flashe any rom other than the stock ur warranty is void.
but to cheat the htc guys u can revert to the stock rom.
in the similar manner u can also revert to the stock spl.
I think Hspl is the better option because u need not run uspl each time and just need to flash the rom as if it were a stock..
and the original asker of the question..
Yes it's all done after getting the HSPL thingy.
the only thing now left is to find urself a suitable rom from the forum and flash it..
cheers.
chetan
Thanks again! I think I am going to do it but I am still really worried as I dont want to damage my phone! At which point in the process am I most likely to cause an error, and what point is the point of no return. If I was to somehow brick the phone, could it be fixed?
Intollerant said:
Thanks again! I think I am going to do it but I am still really worried as I dont want to damage my phone! At which point in the process am I most likely to cause an error, and what point is the point of no return. If I was to somehow brick the phone, could it be fixed?
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Just do not pull out the usb cable during the process.
other than that u r fine..
no probs..
Chances of bricking are less..
and there are guys available in the forum to help u out in any case..
relax and go ahead if u really want 6.5..
Intollerant said:
Thanks again! I think I am going to do it but I am still really worried as I dont want to damage my phone! At which point in the process am I most likely to cause an error, and what point is the point of no return. If I was to somehow brick the phone, could it be fixed?
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It was mentioned earleir to sort out your USB drivers. Here is the Dummies Guide to this.
If things go wrong they are most likely to be due to the wrong SPL version and you then get a blue/green screen when you load the ROM, but you can still recover by loading the correct SPL. I was also very nervous my first time, but thinking back to the difference between the stock ROM and the wonderful ROMs I have used over the past few months, they have made using the phone a pleasure.
Just read Digital Outcasts thread on Flashing and take it slowly and follow step for step and all will be okay. If you read and things do go wrong there are many clever and helpful people on this forum to help you recover
Thanks again. I will ensure I do that first then. Is there anything else I need to do as I really do not want to brick my new expensive phone! Im only 16 so buying a new one wont be easy lol.
Intollerant said:
Thanks again. I will ensure I do that first then. Is there anything else I need to do as I really do not want to brick my new expensive phone! Im only 16 so buying a new one wont be easy lol.
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That should be about it in terms of prep - do you have .net 3.5 installed on the pc also?.
Once you get the phone try to keep the stock ROM on for a few days - you will appreciate the great work the guys like Dutty do a lot more. Also before you flash take ote of the stock ROM version and SPL version so that you can revert to these in the event of needing a warranty claim or service.
Then, just take it nice and SLOW, READ carefully and follow EACH STEP to the letter.
No need to continue with this thread. Any further posts should be in Dummies guide to flashing
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hi guys sort of a noobish question but does flashing to many roms damage your sgs?
No, it will not.
It is like installing windows or linux on your computer.
You can do it hundreds of time, you will never damage anything.
The best point is that you can always flash back the original samsung rom and have your original phone back
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No, it will not.
It is like installing windows or linux on your computer.
You can do it hundreds of time, you will never damage anything.
The best point is that you can always flash back the original samsung rom and have your original phone back
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yea i know so flashing tons of roms wont damage my sgs thanks
But be careful with bootloaders.. when flashing these, it might brick your phone.
Erakko said:
But be careful with bootloaders.. when flashing these, it might brick your phone.
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I'm not that noobish I was just wondering and the system is allmost unbrickable
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Hello, I've been using GingerDX for sometime now and I want to try PrimeHD or miniCM7 but my phone is 11w29+ and I'm afraid it might get bricked... I'm kinda new here... Thanks in advance!
If your phone is not unlocked, that means that you are using the stock kernel. Fortunately, the PrimeHD dev has made a version of the ROM that works with the stock kernel. So yes, you can install it.
If you know what you're doing and ready for?
Hi, If ya still new to Field of Unlocking Bootloader, I strongly recommend you try other roms which are for UNLOCKED BOOTLOADED x8 first.
Because unlocking bootloaders for unexperienced user (means you probably have no idea what are you doing and dunno what's gonna happen) may lead to serious consequences like function failure, or In the worst case, unlocking the boot loader will cause physical injuries or material damage, for example, due to the phone overheating.
Until you're ready and understand whatever it takes, then give it a shot that time BUT, ALWAYS REMEMBER TO DO BACKUP UR FILES via RECOVERY , when u trying to Install NEW ROM everytime. With that, u can restore back to ur previous ROM if u're not satisfied with Newer one
Sincerely,
whitefang
Chris95X8 said:
If your phone is not unlocked, that means that you are using the stock kernel. Fortunately, the PrimeHD dev has made a version of the ROM that works with the stock kernel. So yes, you can install it.
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Thanks man!
whitefang3456 said:
Hi, If ya still new to Field of Unlocking Bootloader, I strongly recommend you try other roms which are for UNLOCKED BOOTLOADED x8 first.
Because unlocking bootloaders for unexperienced user (means you probably have no idea what are you doing and dunno what's gonna happen) may lead to serious consequences like function failure, or In the worst case, unlocking the boot loader will cause physical injuries or material damage, for example, due to the phone overheating.
Until you're ready and understand whatever it takes, then give it a shot that time BUT, ALWAYS REMEMBER TO DO BACKUP UR FILES via RECOVERY , when u trying to Install NEW ROM everytime. With that, u can restore back to ur previous ROM if u're not satisfied with Newer one
Sincerely,
whitefang
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Thanks for the the advice! Hehehe... There was one time that I "soft bricked" my phone...
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MarLeee said:
Thanks man!
Thanks for the the advice! Hehehe... There was one time that I "soft bricked" my phone...
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No problemo Feel free to post if you have issues
Sincerely,
Whitefang
hey guys, im not your average noob but even though im not a noob i still have some learning to do... that said, i wanted to say that ive been having problems with my phone. im running utakas paranoid nov 17 nighty with hydracore v7 and what happens is that my phone randomly restarts and freezes from time to time... when it restarts, it sometimes is like a normal restart and sometimes from the boot screen (forgot what those are called). the volume too sometimes doesnt work well and have to restart it in order to work (ive installed the beats drivers, might be that) and my gallery doesnt let me view pics and vids that i just took...
i have re installed my rom and kernel, "cleaned" the device with app cleaners (even though it may or may not help), reformatted my inernal and external sd card....
is there anything i can do to make it work or could it be that my phones becoming defective? for that matter, i take good care of my phone, it hasnt gotten wet and clean out the dust it accumulates between the phone and the cover from time to time...
any help is appreciated, thanks in advance
psssst, we got a Q&A section (hint)
Why don't you flash a stock rom and kernel for a few days to see if it is really
your phone acting up, or maybe your actual rom and/or kernel, or maybe app
you installed ?
friedje said:
psssst, we got a Q&A section (hint)
Why don't you flash a stock rom and kernel for a few days to see if it is really
your phone acting up, or maybe your actual rom and/or kernel, or maybe app
you installed ?
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sorry bout that, didnt realise i was in the wrong thread... and do i really have toooo? lol i was wanting to leave that till the end.... any other things i can check before trying that out?
Get the emmc brick bug app in the market and perform a full memory scan just to make sure your memory its alright before doing anything else
Tapatalking on my n7000
msedek said:
Get the emmc brick bug app in the market and perform a full memory scan just to make sure your memory its alright before doing anything else
Tapatalking on my n7000
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damn! i think i do, it says "Brick Bug? YES. Insane chip." how do i fix the emmc brick bug?
It just said you have a defective chip like most of us.. Perform the test included with it
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msedek said:
It just said you have a defective chip like most of us.. Perform the test included with it
Tapatalking on my n7000
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Did that and said test was passed... what else could it be?
If passed its a good news... Just change roms maybe try another version of paranoid.. Or ask in the developer forum.. Seems like your hardware its okay
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Yea like i said i try n take good care of it... it seemed like software from the beggining... kut of topic question but whats the best way on formatting my sd? Tw rom? Cm, aokp, pa rom? Or a certain app?
Before installing roms (and being sure I'm on a safe kernel) i do all wipes data/cache/Dalvik and also format data, system and preload... That way your device gets really clean of previous firmwares..
Tapatalking on my n7000
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Before installing roms (and being sure I'm on a safe kernel) i do all wipes data/cache/Dalvik and also format data, system and preload... That way your device gets really clean of previous firmwares..
Tapatalking on my n7000
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Preload? And im on hydracore v7 so its considered a safe kernel...
I have been reading alot in this forum and i get the feeling its about 50/50 that you will break the Z1, Obviously it's not 50/50. But i get that feeling. I have been rooting and doing stuff on Samsung phones and i never ever bricked any phone. But with this phone it feels like dark territory.
Can someone enlighten me what people are doing wrong that bricks the phone so easily?
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I have been reading alot in this forum and i get the feeling its about 50/50 that you will break the Z1, Obviously it's not 50/50. But i get that feeling. I have been rooting and doing stuff on Samsung phones and i never ever bricked any phone. But with this phone it feels like dark territory.
Can someone enlighten me what people are doing wrong that bricks the phone so easily?
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Flash wrong kernel
Restore TA-partition from some other device
schickel said:
Flash wrong kernel
Restore TA-partition from some other device
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Flashing wrong kernel only softbricks your phone right?
And restoring another TA-Partition hardbricks?
Hard brick:
- Flash other phones TA
- Flash other phones bootloader
All other things shouldn't cause a hard brick unless you really screw it
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krabappel2548 said:
Hard brick:
- Flash other phones TA
- Flash other phones bootloader
All other things shouldn't cause a hard brick unless you really screw it
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So as long as i double check everything and have common sense it should be alright at all times?
And how do i check exactly what model i have? I have seen a few models Z1F Z1, 6903, 6907.
Its all Rookie mistakes.
as long as you know what your are doing and not rushing, your phone should never brick.
Plus most of the bricks you hear about happened because people were installing Stock rom. if you are interested in AOSP roms then you dont have to worry.
is only happened when people used the flashtool to reinstall the kernel and baseband.
Back up the TA and Use flashtool carefully. thats all.
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Its all Rookie mistakes.
as long as you know what your are doing and not rushing, your phone should never brick.
Plus most of the bricks you hear about happened because people were installing Stock rom. if you are interested in AOSP roms then you dont have to worry.
is only happened when people used the flashtool to reinstall the kernel and baseband.
Back up the TA and Use flashtool carefully. thats all.
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I'm not sure i follow you, installing stock rom? Why would that brick?
And i'm mostly interested in kernels
Gnubaver said:
I'm not sure i follow you, installing stock rom? Why would that brick?
And i'm mostly interested in kernels
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btw stock i mean rom based on sony roms. many poeple are interested in those. including myself
the sony roms are built around different versions of phone means different baseband and if your are using lte and install european phone version rom your lte can stop working thus u install baseband for your phone from flashtool.
if you interested in kernel you should be good. install any kernel for z1. they all are same.
but confirm that though. it never cause issue for me
omar300 said:
btw stock i mean rom based on sony roms. many poeple are interested in those. including myself
the sony roms are built around different versions of phone means different baseband and if your are using lte and install european phone version rom your lte can stop working thus u install baseband for your phone from flashtool.
if you interested in kernel you should be good. install any kernel for z1. they all are same.
but confirm that though. it never cause issue for me
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So what you are saying is, people tend to brick the phone by flashing a stock rom not meant for the specific model?
And by doing this and the lte stops working, this is only a semi brick right? Redoing the right FW restores the phone and LTE support in this case without any real harm done?
I think i have a 6903 model.
99% of bricking is because of user mistakes.
Double read everything and make sure you understand what you can flash depending on bootloader status.
Sent from my Z1 via transwarp conduit.
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So what you are saying is, people tend to brick the phone by flashing a stock rom not meant for the specific model?
And by doing this and the lte stops working, this is only a semi brick right? Redoing the right FW restores the phone and LTE support in this case without any real harm done?
I think i have a 6903 model.
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thats not bricking. thats just losing lte or 4g feature. easily can be fixed by installing right baseband from ftf file.
read the developers note in first post. most roms come with 6903/6902 baseband version. in middle of installation you can pick your phone.
so you wont run into that trouble anyways.
Always read the instructions in first post by developer of rom.
same goes for any device even if its a nexus and unbrickable.
what you read about is when sony made some deep changes and people didnt know about it.
now its clearly mentioned in instructions.
i was one of those who bricked the phone. sony replaced the motherboard for my phone no charges.
omar300 said:
thats not bricking. thats just losing lte or 4g feature. easily can be fixed by installing right baseband from ftf file.
read the developers note in first post. most roms come with 6903/6902 baseband version. in middle of installation you can pick your phone.
so you wont run into that trouble anyways.
Always read the instructions in first post by developer of rom.
same goes for any device even if its a nexus and unbrickable.
what you read about is when sony made some deep changes and people didnt know about it.
now its clearly mentioned in instructions.
i was one of those who bricked the phone. sony replaced the motherboard for my phone no charges.
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And you just told them that it wouldn't boot up and you had no idea what could have caused it?
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And you just told them that it wouldn't boot up and you had no idea what could have caused it?
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Yes. Be creative with excuses. Lol