Here i'll be gathering all the info about the ICS leak LP1 from china!
Currently all the information is being gathered in real time via :
1. IRC freenode.net @ #ics-sgn-leak
2. Google doc
I'll post the data here when it's more final. For now go into the google doc!
Please don't open more threads for single questions, i'll be aggregating all the information to the OP and google doc.
Warnings
Flash at your own risk!
Backup EFS!
Charge your battery!
Good Luck!
What’s Working
Camera
Facedetection
WIFI - Reported not to be working by eybee, but he didn’t flash the whole rom.
Reported to work after two reboots.
Reported by several other users that it just works.
Bluetooth
ADB
Calls
Samsung Apps
What’s NOT Working
No Gapps
[**]If you have root, you can push them into /system/app from the Gapps in the download links.
MTP (I think)
ICS Onscreen buttons
Addable via: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1364757
Video Player not working!
Video player or hardware video acceleration???
What got wiped by flashing
Everything gets wiped!
Root will be lost as well.
(Ever) Root cannot work as of kernel 2.6.x root as ICS uses a 3.0.x kernel.
Try root via: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1493495 (Galaxy Nexus root tool)
Pending subjects
Screen Banding? yes a litle bit
Battery?
Smoothness
Kies? (just for the lols)
Root Explorer working?
Quadrant
3684
Download Links
Rom :
[**]http://dl1.gr0wl.com/dl/1010151457/ICS_gr0wl.com.zip
[**]http://uploading.com/files/4m33a98c/ICS.zip/
[**]http://www.mediafire.com/?ph56uxbl1lwvun0
Gapps :
[**]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10143538/gapps-6.0-IML74K.zip
[**]http://min.us/mOVDjfaQl#4o
[**]http://www.mediafire.com/?ph56uxbl1lwvun0
Other info
Recovery in the new kernel is 3e
So if you had cwm, or anything else, it’s gone after you flash the kernel.
how about posting it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490986 where all the ics info should go
Reserved for later use!
Richy99 said:
how about posting it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490986 where all the ics info should go
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The problem is that I want all the data in the 1st post, so people don't have to read 300 pages. In that thread I don't have control over 1st post.
Chainfire updated his root tool for this leak (LP1)
Link for zip
http://download.chainfire.eu/146/CF-Root/SGN/CF-Root-I9220_ZC_OZH_LP1-v5.2-CWM5.zip
thanks people
hi guise
whenever i want to root my android 4.0.3 bc it runs ****ty on my galaxy note it says
/dev/block/mmclbk0p5: cannot open for write: permission denied
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and then my phone is not rooted. i need really hard help because i dont want ics anymore on my phone :x i just made an efs folder backup...
what do i do now?
I Want to install official Jb through odin because i cannot wait anymore for it to arrive india.SO all i need suggestions on-
1.Out of all the countries that got their official JB ota (germany,Hongkong,Taiwan,Italy,Algeria,russia etc)Best Stable Smooth Official Jelly bean is of which country till now so provide me with the best and fastest download link of that official complete rom to flash through Odin.
2.I want full Airview,Smart Rotation,Svoice etc Note 2 features and butter smooth perfomance without lag and better battry standby without rooting my phone is there any download link and instructions to install them.because airview is not available in official jellybean of any country till now i guess and is there any fix etc thn give download links.
3.After Flashing it through odin would i still be eligible to get Ota updates for my country and that would not void my warranty?
4.would i lose all my installed games and apps and data images videos etc after installing this Jb.or any of my application like camera wifi etc wont work properly?
5.after installing this official Jb Rom is any danger or risk for bricking?and when update is later available for my country India,can i shift to Ota update for same even after installing through Odin >
Help me please i know there are lots of experts and developers here.i would follow your instructions properly.give the answer in single comment as lots of people want this as i have gone through so many forums on different websites and have these as frequently asked questions.this would help and benefit all.
i'll try to answer some of your questions.
1. I've tried Hongkong, Italy, Germany, and Trinidad. I think Germany and Trinidad is more complete than the other two.
Cause, they already have Notification Panel Settings (though I get it Force Close everytime, still looking for the answer).
For Germany's you can google "N7000XXLSZ_N7000OXALSZ_DBT.zip torrent".
2. Airview, smart rotation, s-voice is not available. What I found are smart stay, butter smooth, home screen mode, and better UI (touchwiz).
3. Not sure whether can still get ota update or not, cause i have never get one since using Samsung products (i'm in Indonesia).
As long as we are using the official rom and did not increase the "Flash Counter", warranty should still there (CMIIW).
4. Games and apps and any other things are still there if you use the stock rom (not migrating from custom rom). Everything works fine.
5. I've flashed using odin for like 4 times in a week, nothing's happened at all.
[Q] Solutions To Some Hiccups Encountered In "Modding" My Samsung Galaxy Tab
Sorry ... this was meant to be in the Q&A section.
Here's some history:
At a garage sale, I stumbled on a perfectly functional Verizon based Samsung Galaxy Tab model SCH-I800. Although the basics worked, I was limited to what I could do with with the Verizon labelled device north of the US Border. I underwent an exhaustive search on line on how to modify the operating system on this device to a more generic operating version which and eliminate the Verizon specific limitations.
Using the instructions for the CyanogenMod Android for Samsung Galaxy Tab (CDMA) ("p1c") as detailed in the Cyanogen.org wiki:
1. Installation of the jt1134's ClockworkMod Recovery file using the Heimdall Suite was without flaw.
Note: I did get hung up on step 7 of the instructions ... "You need now to manually reboot the phone into ClockworkMod Recovery mode by holding . " I think this sentence isn't finished, failing to mention a critical ending to "by holding ....???" What should we hold?
2. Using apb, I transferred over my downloaded zip of the latest stable release of CyanogenMod rom for this device ... cm-9.1.0 to the device's sdcard and installed it through recovery mode. This appears to have went flawlessly.
3. Using apb, I transferred over my downloaded zip of the appropriate release (CM9?) of Gapps (gapps-jb-20130813-signed) and installed it through the recovery mode. Once the device rebooted, I had a handful of Google apps installed.
Here are some of the issue's I hope someone is able to help me sort through:
1) "Unfortunately, Google+ has stopped." - This pops up after the initial boot of the device, when I try to access the Google+ app, or access Google+ through Google settings.
2) It appears I am unable to connect to the Google Play Store. All I get is "No connection." I have a good wifi connection, and a google+ account.
3) I can use GMail no problem with my google credentials.
Am I using the wrong version of Google Apps perhaps? Are there some setting changes I have overlooked? Is it a device hardware, software or account problem?
4) It appears I have lost USB functionality with this. When I insert the cable between the evice and my computer, I no longer have access to the SD card through Windows Explorer like I had with the previous branded installation. It does not show up nor does it get recognized by Windows 7.
5) When I first boot up ... I get the message "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped."
6) Is it possible, under this current configuration, to use the 3G data service of my cell phone plan with this device. I'm not sure how to do it. In the wireless & networks settings, more, I select "Mobile Networks". Data enabled is checked, system select is set to automatic. When I hit "Activate device", I receive the error noted in step 5.
I will greatly appreciate any help that can be sent my way.
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DuckSoup68 said:
Sorry ... this was meant to be in the Q&A section.
Note: I did get hung up on step 7 of the instructions ... "You need now to manually reboot the phone into ClockworkMod Recovery mode by holding . " I think this sentence isn't finished, failing to mention a critical ending to "by holding ....???" What should we hold?
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If such CDMA Devices are anything like their respective GSM Brethren, then you, press the Volume Key UP + Power at the same time. Releasing said Power Key Once you get Light, but continue holding the Volume Key Up until you reach the (Clockwork) Recovery Screen.*
Consequently doing the opposite of this. Holding the Volume Key Down + Power. Will put the Device into Download Mode. So you can flash new ROMs, Kernels or Modems to your Device via Oden or Heimdall.
*NOTE: If you haven't rooted your Phone, chances are you don't have Clockwork Recovery on your Phone... Phablet yet, and you'll land up in the Stock Recovery Screen instead.
3. Using apb, I transferred over my downloaded zip of the appropriate release (CM9?) of Gapps (gapps-jb-20130813-signed) and installed it through the recovery mode. Once the device rebooted, I had a handful of Google apps installed.
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I'm almost positive that since your using CyanogenMod, you'll also have to download and install a GAPPs Package.
http://goo.im/gapps chose the version that matches your Version in this case "CM9.x.x." for ICS. You install this by going back into the Recovery Mode (See above!). Then choosing the "install zip from sdcard", then either /sdcard/externalo_sd or "choose zip from external sdcard" scroll up/down till you find "gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip" and run it. Now you should have the correct GAPPs installed.
So yes the fact that you installed a GAPPs for Jelly Bean over Ice Cream Sandwich is likely why you don't have a working GAPPs.
5) When I first boot up ... I get the message "Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped."
6) Is it possible, under this current configuration, to use the 3G data service of my cell phone plan with this device. I'm not sure how to do it. In the wireless & networks settings, more, I select "Mobile Networks". Data enabled is checked, system select is set to automatic. When I hit "Activate device", I receive the error noted in step 5.
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I think you can chalk this down to using the incorrect Modem.bin File I'd take a look here to see which Modem you need to use for your CDMA Device http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069727. This should hopefully fix those problems.
As for losing USB I don't have any advice for you. I don't think Software alone could break that. At least not in my experience, then again I have NO experience with CDMA at all! All I can recommend you to do is to bypass ICS for Jelly Bean! ICS makes use of Software Navigation Buttons (i.e. the same Ones on the side of your Screen. AFAIK they can NOT be disabled under ICS either. They can under Jelly Bean though!
Follow-up to Ichijoe's Reply
Ichijoe ... thank you!!!!
Ichijoe said:
I'm almost positive that since your using CyanogenMod, you'll also have to download and install a GAPPs Package.
http://goo.im/gapps chose the version that matches your Version in this case "CM9.x.x." for ICS. .... Now you should have the correct GAPPs installed.
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I am indeed using CyanogenMod. I selected the current stable ROM for the p1c which is cm-9.1.0-p1c. I assume this reads version 9.1.0 of CyangenMod? I noticed that from the download page that there are "Nightly" releases of CM-10, which I assume are unofficial versions of CyanogenMod version 10? Yes ... for me Version 9.1 is running fine (I think so far), but am I safe to try to upgrade to CM10? Would my apps and whatnot be compatible? Or would I have to find a compatible GApps as well?
Ichijoe said:
So yes the fact that you installed a GAPPs for Jelly Bean over Ice Cream Sandwich is likely why you don't have a working GAPPs.
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This is very interesting. What is JellyBean? What is Ice Cream Sandwich? I did not know that having one or the other affected the version of GApps I needed. I see now int he file names, jb and ics, differentiates the two versions. What determined what I installed ... Jelly Bean vs. Ice Cream Sandwich? How are the two different? Is one better than the other? I installed CM9 ... is this ICS compatible only? I got my initial version of GApps at http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps, and selected the only option available to CM9. It wasn't clear that that version wouldn't work with CM9. Confused! If I were to go to CM 10, would I need a JB or ICS version of GApps?
Ichijoe said:
I think you can chalk this down to using the incorrect Modem.bin File I'd take a look here to see which Modem you need to use for your CDMA Device http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1069727. This should hopefully fix those problems.
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After a reinstall of CM9, I do not seem to have this problem any longer. With this resolved, well, I need to ask. How can I use this tablet on my current cell phone data plan? If I select "Activate Device" in the Mobile Network settings, I get a pre-recorded message providing directions on how to activate by calling a number or by referring to printed instructions. I'm assuming the device was calling it's Verizon home. I'd really like to be able to use this on my local data network, I hope it can be done!
Edit: Answered my own question:
First off, if you have a CDMA handset (the lack of a SIM card is a sure fire indicator) from Bell/Virgin or TELUS/Koodo (that isn't a world phone) or from the US (Sprint/Verizon), it is impossible to use the phone on a Canadian network other than the one it came from as Bell and TELUS does not allow the import CDMA devices from outside their network.
Is there another way. I recall someone mentioning maybe being able to connect the device to my mobile phone via bluetooth?
Ichijoe said:
As for losing USB I don't have any advice for you. I don't think Software alone could break that. At least not in my experience, then again I have NO experience with CDMA at all! All I can recommend you to do is to bypass ICS for Jelly Bean! ICS makes use of Software Navigation Buttons (i.e. the same Ones on the side of your Screen. AFAIK they can NOT be disabled under ICS either. They can under Jelly Bean though!
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Still no love with this. Windows 7 is recognizing the device when plugged in as "SAMSUNG_Android", considered an "unspecified" device in Windows Devices and Printers panel. The device SD card cannot be accessed by Windows Explorer when connected to Windows 7 by USB cable. Again, JellyBean vs Ice Cream Sandwich???
Thank you so much ... I am very happy now to be getting better performance. Yes, I am selfish by hoping I can get more, but I admit to being ignorant and really relying on the help of others to allow me a better understanding of how things work, the terminology etc. I appreciate the patience.
Nightly's are Devloper - testing releases, while perfectly legit, they aren't know for their stability, and you may have to reckon with a broken Front Camera or broken Bluetooth support in such releases. However there are some good CM tweeked mods out there from other Devloper's such as Paranoid Android or Humberos that do work well enough. At least on GSM Models.
Without tolling Wiki to much. Eclair was the "Stock" ROM for the P1000 / Galaxy Tab when it came out back in 2010. It latter got an official Update to Gingerbread. So you could call these Android Codenames if you like. The next Codename after Gingerbread was Honycomb v3.xx But only came out with some Tablets. The real update to Gingerbread was Ice Cream Sandwich, then latter with Jelly Bean. The newest version is called Kit-Kat. Google likes their Junk Food it seems.
Like I was trying to say is that CM9 (ICS), has the Software Navigation Bar (Menu, Home, and Back Buttons) On the Screen. Which mirror those already on the Device. I'm unaware of how you deactivate this Navigation Bar without killing the OS. (i.e. It can't be done). That's why I recomend using a newer Jelly Bean ROM. As you'll at least have the option to turn this annoyance off. On those ROMs. Some ROMs make it simple others somewhat less so at first.
Again as to your Modem.bin File. You need to know which One is compatible with your Carrier. Chances are your installing the JPZ (GSM) Modem which is wrong for your CDMA Device. Looking at the Link I gave you. You only have the choice of the Sprint Stock Modem, or the Sprint EF17 Modem. Both need to be flashed to a CDMA Kernel w/Heimdall.
I would also suggest you go into the Google Play Store (assuming that you correctly installed a working GAPPs File), and download the GooManager. (or barring that find a link in this Thread! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25943528. This should then allow you to "find" compatible ROMs for your P1/C/L/N etc... It should even be able to install those ROMs for you. Hopefully One of them will serve you well.
As for me I was just given my P1000 about Three Weeks ago, and I'm still looking for that One ROM that does everything. Sadly I still haven't quite found it, yet. But most of the CM10.1 Mods seem to be working ok. (i.e. Front Camera + Bluetooth are working!) You just have to keep looking.
As for playing Games on this thing I'll tell ya now forget it! with only 512Mb RAM you're not gonna be playing very much with it. Streaming Videos from my NAS Box, and from XBMC however works just fine! as does the updated Browsers and Chrome. ICS, and JB certainly look miles better then the Stock Gingerbread. when it comes to the DPI Resolution. Which becomes apparent if you ever try to use Google Music on it though GB. in Portrait Mode.
As to your USB Troubles did you ever try to install Samsung Kies yet? Samsung Kies has the Windows USB Drives needed to use your Device on your PC. Then again you should have also installed such Drivers already through Heimdall. But, it wont hurt to install Kies in any case. Just note that if you do use something like Heimdall or Oden to flash your Phablet, you need to make sure that Kies isn't running. Or else those Programs will NOT WORK!
[Q&A] [ROM][I9295][4.4.2] Super WizCyan - S5 Style [debloated & deodexed + Addon Pac
Q&A for [ROM][I9295][4.4.2] Super WizCyan - S5 Style [debloated & deodexed + Addon Package]
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Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
Hi everyone,
This ROM is great. every things are working well.
But I don't know how to change the "Right hard key's function. I don't want it show the "recent apps" when we press.
It should be a menu key when we using App.
Please support!
Thanks,
lamhcmute said:
Hi everyone,
This ROM is great. every things are working well.
But I don't know how to change the "Right hard key's function. I don't want it show the "recent apps" when we press.
It should be a menu key when we using App.
Please support!
Thanks,
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In post# 1 under the downloads section, below version 03 you will find revert longpress to recents & menu. You can download and flash this zip through recovery and menu key will be as before.
no root after flashign WizCyan
After flashing WizCyan 4 with update 1 I don't have root access. I've tried reinstalling several times and I've also tried to install superSU on it's own using CWM, both the latest version and older versions, with no success. I've also tried to install just v4 but the problem persists. Does anybody have any clue on what could be wrong? I've had root on the phone using other ROMs. I use the latest CWM.
And yes, I chose no when promted to fix superuser in CWM. Although I have also tried to pres yes during one installation.
What version of cwm are you having? Also when you click on the supersu app what message do you get?
I used version 6.0.3.5. Today I installed 6.0.5 and redid the flashing of the update and also of superSU 2.16 by it self from CWM. No difference
When i press the superSU app I dont get any message really. Looking at the log it's as if though the app denies all apps access without asking. I tried changing the settings in superSU to allow all requests and then the phone passed the check with root checker and root apps also seem to work. No app is added to the SuperSu applist.
Gudiol said:
I used version 6.0.3.5. Today I installed 6.0.5 and redid the flashing of the update and also of superSU 2.16 by it self from CWM. No difference
When i press the superSU app I dont get any message really. Looking at the log it's as if though the app denies all apps access without asking. I tried changing the settings in superSU to allow all requests and then the phone passed the check with root checker and root apps also seem to work. No app is added to the SuperSu applist.
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I would suggest that you do a clean install of the ROM, now that your recovery has been updated
Excessive consumption of battery
Sorry, but this was translated by google.
I found a big problem in version 4 and is the battery, prior to this version, the battery works well, the battery lasted the whole day, but now the battery hopefully enduring three hours.
Please, give solution to this problem or any suggestions, as I really like this ROM and do not want to change the other.
Thanks in advance.
srDosaps said:
Sorry, but this was translated by google.
I found a big problem in version 4 and is the battery, prior to this version, the battery works well, the battery lasted the whole day, but now the battery hopefully enduring three hours.
Please, give solution to this problem or any suggestions, as I really like this ROM and do not want to change the other.
Thanks in advance.
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Will suggest to do a clean install and check and if not then report back. Anyone else facing this issue.. kindly report
srDosaps said:
Sorry, but this was translated by google.
I found a big problem in version 4 and is the battery, prior to this version, the battery works well, the battery lasted the whole day, but now the battery hopefully enduring three hours.
Please, give solution to this problem or any suggestions, as I really like this ROM and do not want to change the other.
Thanks in advance.
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Ok, did some testing and found that some of the init.d scripts were eating battery therefore have posted an update in the OP removing these and battery consumption should be better after flashing this update.
can i install
i have 4.4.2 NE5 but DBT not PHN,can i install this rom on my firmware and do i need install first version 4 and then flash version 4 update 02?and how much memory i have after flashing this rom is ih still around 12 gb or less?
s4active user said:
i have 4.4.2 NE5 but DBT not PHN,can i install this rom on my firmware and do i need install first version 4 and then flash version 4 update 02?and how much memory i have after flashing this rom is ih still around 12 gb or less?
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Sure, you can install on any firmware, but if you have wifi issues then you may need to flash modem or some other workaround. Just wipe data/factory reset and install version 04 followed by update 02. I am not sure on what you mean by memory but presume that you are referring to internal sd card. This will depend on what apps/features you install from the addon package and playstore. The ROM will not affect your internal sdcard space as it will be installed on the reserved system space.
Problem with Rom Super Wizcyan - S5 Style
Hello, first sorry by my english, its sucks, but ill try to explain my problem, i install the rom wizcyan - s5 style in my I9295 (of course), and follow all the instruction, like de developer says, starts normaly, but for example, when i push the screen mirroring button, the phone freeze an restart, and occasionally shows a message like "android core process stoped". do all the wipes, and install the 6.0.5 rom manager, all the proces finish ok, install the update, and occurs the same problem, i like this rom its cool , faster and light, without all the samsung crap, someone can help me please, thanks in advance.
Kaitenx said:
Hello, first sorry by my english, its sucks, but ill try to explain my problem, i install the rom wizcyan - s5 style in my I9295 (of course), and follow all the instruction, like de developer says, starts normaly, but for example, when i push the screen mirroring button, the phone freeze an restart, and occasionally shows a message like "android core process stoped". do all the wipes, and install the 6.0.5 rom manager, all the proces finish ok, install the update, and occurs the same problem, i like this rom its cool , faster and light, without all the samsung crap, someone can help me please, thanks in advance.
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In case you want to use screen mirroring then you would need to install allshare from the addon package
I've been tinkering with trying to get WizCyan totally working on my device for a couple of days, but I can't for the life of me get Wifi working (at first it was root access, but that was fixed by upgrading CWM). Here is the exact process I've followed:
Updated CWM to 6.0.5 (PhilZ's version)
Did a factory reset from recovery (I didn't use the "Clean to install new ROM" function)
Installed WizCyan version 4, followed by update 2
Rebooted, attempted to configure WiFi -- failed.
Flashed the NE5 modem package from the links in the dev thread, using Odin 3.07 -- twice each, as instructed
Still can't get my Wifi to enable. The flash was successful, as I can see the correct baseband on the "about" screen, but it refuses to enable. I'm in Australia, but I believe this phone came from UAE -- would that make a difference to the way the modem interacts with the Wifi hardware? I pulled this info from logcat:
Code:
I/WifiManager( 1084): setWifiEnabled : true
I/WifiService( 882): setWifiEnabled: true pid=1084, uid=10008
E/WifiHW ( 882): ##################### set firmware type 0 #####################
E/WifiHW ( 882): Cannot open "/data/.cid.info": No such file or directory
E/WifiHW ( 882): ==========[WIFI] Station firmware load ===========
E/WifiHW ( 882): return of insmod : ret = -1, Exec format error
E/WifiStateMachine( 882): Failed to load driver
E/WifiStateMachine( 882): sendErrorBroadcast code:10
E/WifiController( 882): Wi-Fi driver is unstable. Received CMD_STATEMACHINE_RESET
In the mean time, I'm going to try to source either a local radio, or one from the original region, to see if that helps.
andycore said:
I've been tinkering with trying to get WizCyan totally working on my device for a couple of days, but I can't for the life of me get Wifi working (at first it was root access, but that was fixed by upgrading CWM). Here is the exact process I've followed:
Updated CWM to 6.0.5 (PhilZ's version)
Did a factory reset from recovery (I didn't use the "Clean to install new ROM" function)
Installed WizCyan version 4, followed by update 2
Rebooted, attempted to configure WiFi -- failed.
Flashed the NE5 modem package from the links in the dev thread, using Odin 3.07 -- twice each, as instructed
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Can't get anything much from the logcat, it refers to a file that gets created on 1st boot you can try doing a factory reset from settings--> backup & restore--> factory data reset. Only backup your internal sd card before doing this as it will wipe your entire phone including internal sdcard and then reflash the modem.
JASONRR said:
Can't get anything much from the logcat, it refers to a file that gets created on 1st boot you can try doing a factory reset from settings--> backup & restore--> factory data reset. Only backup your internal sd card before doing this as it will wipe your entire phone including internal sdcard and then reflash the modem.
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Well if I'm going to go that far, I may as well do it properly and completely restore the phone to stock and start again. When I bought it, the first thing I did was root, flash CWM and a CM based ROM -- it's probably worth starting fresh anyway, I'm only going to be using it for a couple more weeks until it's replacement arrives.
I'm currently downloading the latest firmware for my region (XSA), a 4.2.2 based MK3 build from the end of last year -- do you think I'd have better chances if I restored to a 4.4.2 build (like NE5), or should it not matter if I completely reset the phone to factory settings/software?
andycore said:
Well if I'm going to go that far, I may as well do it properly and completely restore the phone to stock and start again. When I bought it, the first thing I did was root, flash CWM and a CM based ROM -- it's probably worth starting fresh anyway, I'm only going to be using it for a couple more weeks until it's replacement arrives.
I'm currently downloading the latest firmware for my region (XSA), a 4.2.2 based MK3 build from the end of last year -- do you think I'd have better chances if I restored to a 4.4.2 build (like NE5), or should it not matter if I completely reset the phone to factory settings/software?
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Generally doing a factory reset from the phone resets the entire firmware and is helpfull to resolve such issues. if you want to install the entire firmware, I would recommend flashing the 4.4.2 PHN firmware you can get the download link in post# 13. But then there were wifi issues after flashing the PHN firmware for which a factory reset from the phone happened to be the solution.
JASONRR said:
Generally doing a factory reset from the phone resets the entire firmware and is helpfull to resolve such issues. if you want to install the entire firmware, I would recommend flashing the 4.4.2 PHN firmware you can get the download link in post# 13. But then there were wifi issues after flashing the PHN firmware for which a factory reset from the phone happened to be the solution.
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Thanks for that mention of the firmware, I had the radio from that link but forgot you'd also linked the full package. Google Drive is much faster than the websites I'd been trying to get files from, it took 15 hours to download the XSA firmware I was originally going to use.
You were totally correct, resetting the phone was the solution. I got the PHN firmware, flashed it via ODIN only to find it still hadn't fixed the WiFi problem -- even after a factory reset -- however the process of flash/reset/re-flash fixed it for me -- it seems unnecessary to me, but I guess times have changed since I last tinkered with unlocked devices. I'm happy to say that I now have WiFi working under WizCyan now, just wanted to check back in just in case anybody else was facing similar issues. As painful as it is to have to back up and totally restore, sometimes starting completely fresh is the best solution.
Now I'm off to rebuild my SD Card, lol.
andycore said:
Thanks for that mention of the firmware, I had the radio from that link but forgot you'd also linked the full package. Google Drive is much faster than the websites I'd been trying to get files from, it took 15 hours to download the XSA firmware I was originally going to use.
You were totally correct, resetting the phone was the solution. I got the PHN firmware, flashed it via ODIN only to find it still hadn't fixed the WiFi problem -- even after a factory reset -- however the process of flash/reset/re-flash fixed it for me -- it seems unnecessary to me, but I guess times have changed since I last tinkered with unlocked devices. I'm happy to say that I now have WiFi working under WizCyan now, just wanted to check back in just in case anybody else was facing similar issues. As painful as it is to have to back up and totally restore, sometimes starting completely fresh is the best solution.
Now I'm off to rebuild my SD Card, lol.
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Glad to know that you managed to get the wifi working.
Personally, I did not face the wifi issue after flashing PHN firmware, but know that quite a few have faced this issue as reported in this thread
Normally my understanding and experience is that when you flash different modems / firmware some corruption occurs and factory reset from within the phone resets the partition & firmware. 1st time I experienced this was when I was using a MTK 6575 based device and had amended the EBR, MBR and scatter files to modify the partition sizes, even though these were flashed through mobiuncle tools (similar to odin), the revised partitions did not get changed until I did a factory reset from within the phone. I know that this is irrelevant here but thought that I would share this.