[Q] please read - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

so i really messed up my phone but somehow managed to get it back a day later. I was trying to flash a rom and thats how the mess started. I just was wondering if someone knows of a list of proper roms for me to flash
im using this root.
http://www.mediafire.com/?0md9198nm85t89c
I just dont wanna have to go though all the problems i did before. would rater hear of a list from someone else who might know. i really really am thankful to whoever can help
my cwm v2.0 says
currrent kernel cf root 4.3
2.3.3

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[Q] Unable to Nandroid.....

Restore ?
Hi everyone im a noob at this so be gentle
Right as the subject states i cannot restore my nandroid backups as when i try i get a message (Failed to Flash Boot Image!)
I was running Tweaky's GingerBread rom and did a nandroid backup of that then i flashed simply honey rom (both Ginger roms), and when i went to restore Tweaky that error message came up??
Anyone advise me what i can do so that i can continue flashing with a safety of a Backup should i need it incase something goes wrong.
I did have a Htc Desire before this galaxy and had no problems whatsoever restoring my backups, from froyo to gingerbread or vice versa however this galaxy seems alot more tech hence why i have put this thread up.
So would someone please help so i can resolve this (bugging me) issue
Thanks in advance
I had the same problem...
re-flashed fully 2.2 with odin, works now
But there is surely faster way
Im glad im not alone lol i feel better now hehe
I aint got a clue and really hope i can sort this out
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No one want to help or is it just us 2 that has this problem? Hmmm
No one with any solution?
HelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllP
chrisvr4 said:
No one with any solution?
HelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllP
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Bumping wont help
Just flash a rom with odin...
Maybe you can try in CWM to see to mount necessery partition like system or data.Then you have a option to change permission system is read only.How about to start from this.
Juwe 4.3.1 on jvh works the best!

[Q] Complete Newbie ICS Help! :)

Hi guys,
Basically I would like to install the ICS rom on my Galaxy S i9000 but have absolutely no knowledge of how to do so having never installed a custom rom before. Looking at the 'tutorial' for installing ICS leaves me just as clueless as it seems the individual steps require a decent knowledge of knowing what you are doing!
Also, I have discovered from attempts in the past that my Galaxy is one of those that is unable to go into download mode so that is another thing that I need help with (the link to the thread for the solution to this problem in the Galaxy FAQ is dead).
So yeah, any help much appreciated or even a point in the direction of the most thorough guide there is.
Cheeers.
Well, before you do anything you need to enable download mode. Think it's a case of enabling USB debugging and then adb, although I never had to do it.
Secondly you should probably stick a stock gingerbread rom on with odin.
Flash a kernel with odin.
Flash ICS
Flash ICS again.
Going straight to ICS with very little experience of custom ROMs may be a bit difficult especially given it's alpha status.
my phone also had the lock on the Download mode, seem like some service provides disable the feature to "try and prevent" people to flash custom roms as this voids warranty in South Africa. I found a fix on Google but cant remember where.. so if you dont get it right... some guys made a homemade jig here is a link on how to make it...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819551
and when flashing a custom rom its best to follow the roms tutorial and usually there are post regard similar issues that could be encounter in the process. so the search function ends up helping alot instead of having to read thru 100 pages lol
its all new to us in the beginning then it just becomes second nature lol
i recon this is a nice tutorial to use
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/android-4-0-update-for-galaxy-s-i9000-custom-rom/
even has a method to return to stock
JoshJoshJoshJosh said:
Hi guys,
Basically I would like to install the ICS rom on my Galaxy S i9000 but have absolutely no knowledge of how to do so having never installed a custom rom before. Looking at the 'tutorial' for installing ICS leaves me just as clueless as it seems the individual steps require a decent knowledge of knowing what you are doing!
Also, I have discovered from attempts in the past that my Galaxy is one of those that is unable to go into download mode so that is another thing that I need help with (the link to the thread for the solution to this problem in the Galaxy FAQ is dead).
So yeah, any help much appreciated or even a point in the direction of the most thorough guide there is.
Cheeers.
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1st u did not say what stock firmware u ve, If u ve updated with kies then u should ve download mode, i ve exactly the same problem. Once i updated from foryo to gingerbread i ve the 3 button download mode but still no recovery, u might never get it but dun worry u can still flash custom roms.
Here's what u ve to do, upgrade to stock gingerbread 2.3 with kies then flash cfroot kernel with odin,u'll ve recovery n then flash what u like...
JoshJoshJoshJosh said:
Hi guys,
Basically I would like to install the ICS rom on my Galaxy S i9000 but have absolutely no knowledge of how to do so having never installed a custom rom before. Looking at the 'tutorial' for installing ICS leaves me just as clueless as it seems the individual steps require a decent knowledge of knowing what you are doing!
Also, I have discovered from attempts in the past that my Galaxy is one of those that is unable to go into download mode so that is another thing that I need help with (the link to the thread for the solution to this problem in the Galaxy FAQ is dead).
So yeah, any help much appreciated or even a point in the direction of the most thorough guide there is.
Cheeers.
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Josh. This is NOT a rom which you should pop your cherry on. It is buggy, not very fast and you need a good working knowledge of how to recover a soft bricked phone. If you cannot get into download mode, you would be foolish to flash ANY rom. There is a fix, search xda.
I admire the size of your swingers, but would recommend you gain a little more flashing experience.
However, good luck if you do decide to flash - there's plenty of help here if all goes wrong.
i "popped my custom rom cherry" on ICS build 12 i screwed it up when trying to go for build 13 but i found this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14273101&postcount=1
i installed the latest gingerbread kernel then the rom files and it was fine ater that and im just about to put build 14 on now so dont worry to much about it. Ive never got my phone to a state where i cant fix it, so if me a supernoob can recover a brick just about anyone could

[Q] Help and advice needed please with cwm

Hi hopefully someone could maybe help me and point me in the right direction as im still very new to android and cant quite grasp what i need to do? and scared ill brick my shiney new phone!!
ok so i have put rowmow ics 4.0.3v1 on my phone but last night i wanted to try and put another rom on but every time i go into cwm it starts to install rom but will not pass setting permissions i am unsure as to what i need to do next
i have cf kernel 3.0.15-19220zclp1-cl131270
superuser and root checker says im rooted?
driving me mad as to what i have done or i am doing wrong
ive read different things here and there and some saying to flash to a kl3 but unsure what that is or if it even right ?
sorry 4 the noobish questions but i guess we have all had to start some where and this is me starting and hopefully soon grasp what i need to do?
many thanks 4 reading this and hopefully pointing me to what i need to do next!!
Looks like you do not have full root.
If you are Noob then you should read all the instructions properly otherwise you would brick your phone.
It is not a good idea to mess with ICS chinese leak, be careful.
i did read all instructions properly and as stated in op thread is was supposed to have full root
now your answer was not what i was really looking for some help or advice would be better rather than stating be careful!!
how can i rectify the problem to get full root back? so i can try different rom
i appreciate that you took time out to read my post but you was not very helpful
you need to provide more info..
if you're trying to go from a ICS rom to a GB ROM then you first need to flash a gingerbread kernel and then reboot recovery and flash the GB ROM from there.
its sorted i worked it out i was going to another ics rom i installed abys 3.9 installed new rom and flashed cf kernel and new rom working fine
probably an easier way to do it but that was the only way i could get past the permission problem
ChimpNippl3s said:
i did read all instructions properly and as stated in op thread is was supposed to have full root
now your answer was not what i was really looking for some help or advice would be better rather than stating be careful!!
how can i rectify the problem to get full root back? so i can try different rom
i appreciate that you took time out to read my post but you was not very helpful
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I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.
You just said "another ICS rom" and mentioned you are a noob, so with so much of unclear things I just wanted to let you know that something like this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526852 could happen.
anyway, I am glad you could sort it out.
cheers

[Q] Failed updates

I need some help. I have a revolution with 2.2.2 still on the phone. due to being a noob I tried to install a gingerbread version of a rom on the phone of course It didn't seem to work. by the way i should mention I am rooted and I can not upgrade veia the phone upgrade failed every time. However in the research I have done has lead me to believe that all of the roms I want to try to get a hold of are on a non existence web sight Right now I just need anything that will get my phone back up and running. I would very much like to use the revolt Rom but again the multiupload.com is down. Can anyone help me with this. I have searched the sight but I seem to be going around in a circle.
Ok so thank you for helping me out, however, being as I am slow to understand things. I figured things out. and just so everyone else doesn't feel bad. I have no problem with people laughing at me
this may help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1337386&highlight=zv4&page=1
im currently dabblin with this one since my phone is still runnin 2.2.2 as well, reverted to stock rom unrooted everything and no ota updates so this is how to do it manually.
as long as its not currently bricked otherwise u have to do it the long way. i think, unless im thinkin of my old droid... but if this doesnt help give more info and someone will be able to help
regarding OTA, does anyone know the name of the file, and what folder in which to find it? Tired of having to DL it aGAIN every time whatever I try fails. I'm guessing cache....nothing seems real obvious, like it was on my Bionic
(update, got update to complete 2nd try, MtMichaelson is slightly richer!)

[Q] need help with flashing custom roms on xperia z3

my phone isnt rooted but that part i can do alone. the thing is that these processes scare me u know , losing all your data and all that .
can someone please explain to me what will exactly happen and how to flash a rom because my phone isnt compatable with the easy methods such as using clockwork mod
or rom manager. i guess that im gonna need to flash a custom recovery image which i still dont get .
please help
Hi, thank you for using XDA Assist. The first time you flash a Rom can be scary. The best thing you can do is do your homework before flashing and make sure you know how to return to stock in case something goes wrong. The best place to get help is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/help and I'm going to ask a moderator to move your question there
Good luck and happy flashing
Basilabujazar said:
my phone isnt rooted but that part i can do alone. the thing is that these processes scare me u know , losing all your data and all that .
can someone please explain to me what will exactly happen and how to flash a rom because my phone isnt compatable with the easy methods such as using clockwork mod
or rom manager. i guess that im gonna need to flash a custom recovery image which i still dont get .
please help
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Like the other guy said, the first time flashing a rom does sound scary, but mostly anything you do can be reverted and you can get back to stock safetly
as long as you do know how to get back to stock before you flash you should be good
Also you should get to know the key's to get to certain modes I.E: flashmode, fastboot and a hard restart

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