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Flashing a gingerbread ROM?

Hi, I've had my vibrant for quite a while it's been rooted ever since day 1. However I just got got Clockwork Mod working on stock 2.2 KA6. I'm now ready to flash a 2.3or 2.3.4 ROM and I wanted to know how do I go about it. I not sure if I can just flash over the stock 2.2 or not. I also hope I wouldn't have to resort to ODIN, as every one of my last several experiences with it was not good at all. Someone please help me out!

Read the first post of the rom you want to flash. This should answer your questions. You do not need to odin before flashing any gb roms that I am aware of. Just remember you can't go back to froyo without doing odin. (also this belongs in q&a or general). Good luck!
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gridironbear said:
Hi, I've had my vibrant for quite a while it's been rooted ever since day 1. However I just got got Clockwork Mod working on stock 2.2 KA6. I'm now ready to flash a 2.3or 2.3.4 ROM and I wanted to know how do I go about it. I not sure if I can just flash over the stock 2.2 or not. I also hope I wouldn't have to resort to ODIN, as every one of my last several experiences with it was not good at all. Someone please help me out!
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yes u can go from froyo to gb. maybe all of the gb roms that are around explicitly say that u can and how to. it is easy, there are youtube videos on how to do it. About odin, I try to use it every time I change rom, it has never given me any trouble or problem, you just gotta have the right files.
maybe this post should go on another forum though..

only a year old and already so grown up...my my how the time has flown by in the vibrant section. no flaming or "WRONG SECTION" comments...nice work guys
they grow up so fast :'-)

Help with rooting Stock 2.3.6

Hi all, just wondering if anybody is feeling helpfull and explaing the easiest rooting method for my galaxy note.
I have an unlocked note on 2.3.6 latest gingerbread.
Total noob with android and finding it a little confusing after coming from apple. I jailbroke my i4 but this is alot different no click and done lol.
My main reason is so i can perform full backups including app data, and also installing a few apps like airplayit.
Been having a read but my head is swiming.
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Hi mate. I was in the same boat as you.
Even after being into rooting my Androids since the G1 days.
This is my first Samsung.
Anyway. Follow the "how to root with cwm and everything in one place thread"....or something like that. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
I see they've moved the non rootable roms to post 4.
It depends which version you have add to what you need to do.
Download Odin and flash a completely stock GB rom as the one I had LA6 I think was unrootable .
Then I just flashed paranoid Android loved it ever since.
Follow the instructions on that thread and you should be fine.

Doing that though ill loose everything?, spent weeks setting up
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Hi,
I would read, read, read & read more if you have a head that is swimming with all the information.
Read this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1702214
among hundreds of others.
I managed to kill one of my notes & didn't consider myself a noob but the brick bug got me.
Yes when you install new roms there is a lot of setting up to re-do hence backups are important & time time saving BUT read about the brick/eMMC erase problem and hold out until the situation has been resolved, otherwise all you will have is a very expensive paper weight.

Yeah ill hang on. Not desperate to get it done and also dont have the time.
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if you want your GB rooted, just flash a non-wipe pre-rooted ROM from bodivas thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535025
I did the same and worked for me

What i did was flashed speedmod kernel k2-12.tar through odin and my rom was rooted with cwm and from there i flashed abyss 4.2. By doing this i got yellow triangle which i got rid of by installing ics rom and triangle away app

what does non wipe mean?
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Means it will install on top of your current rom without resetting all youre data and apps.
please hit thanks if i helped

ok so your saying i can flash a prerooted rom of the same type, over my current and hopefully end up with no setting up?
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Need help flashing Roms!

I really have no idea where to start on this. I traded my One X for a rooted Note and I was happy to start flashing roms but then I read that I can hard brick pretty easy. Usually I'm pretty good with following instructions but I don't even know where to start with this. I am on ICS and its rooted. How do I tell if I have a safe kernel? What do I do if I don't? Help a noob out. I've spent quite a bit of time reading the forums looking for answers but I don't even know what I'm looking for.
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You could start by telling us what your 'about phone' in Settings says.
We need more info in order to help you out here.

SharkbotJR said:
I really have no idea where to start on this. I traded my One X for a rooted Note and I was happy to start flashing roms but then I read that I can hard brick pretty easy. Usually I'm pretty good with following instructions but I don't even know where to start with this. I am on ICS and its rooted. How do I tell if I have a safe kernel? What do I do if I don't? Help a noob out. I've spent quite a bit of time reading the forums looking for answers but I don't even know what I'm looking for.
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You can read the following thread:
Helpful info on ICS, GB, Bricks, Flashing etc...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659768

This is what my about says. So this is what I gather from reading around, I just flash ANY GB rom, root and then flash a kernel, reboot into recovery and wipe then install the rom?
Sorry about being a noob. There are so many different things about this on here. I don't know what applies to me.
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SharkbotJR said:
This is what my about says. So this is what I gather from reading around, I just flash ANY GB rom, root and then flash a kernel, reboot into recovery and wipe then install the rom?
Sorry about being a noob. There are so many different things about this on here. I don't know what applies to me.
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Go back to GB with root like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25285584&postcount=3
Then find the custom Rom you like, carefully read the OP, and follow the installation instructions to the letter - not all of them are the same.

I think you can try Rocket Rom! The best rom i had!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654838
eybee provide the full steps(as easy as that)
b2) coming from other rooted Samsung ICS-Custom-ROM or rooted ICS Stock ROM (FullWipe):
- download Abyss Kernel 4.2 from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?c65mndvpk6ocbaa
- put zip-file on your USB-storage
- boot in Recovery
- Flash Abyss Kernel 4.2!!!
- boot back in Recovery (find it under 'advanced')
- now FullWipe!!!
- Flash ROM
- reboot system
-...you are done

Ill try the rocketrom method when I get home. Hopefully I don't end up with a fancy brick. Thanks so much.
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I don't have CWM installed. Can I just flash it in the stock recovery? Or do I need a specific one?
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SharkbotJR said:
I don't have CWM installed. Can I just flash it in the stock recovery? Or do I need a specific one?
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Get it here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
You can't flash it in stock recovery. Get CWM in the link i gave you.

Thanks. I haven't felt like this much of a noob since the first time I rooted my old Desire HD.
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SharkbotJR said:
Thanks. I haven't felt like this much of a noob since the first time I rooted my old Desire HD.
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we are all here, there's so much to learn.

Few beginner questions.

Hello guys I just sold my 4S and bought this Note 1 , anyway im new to android flashing and this stuff , ive heard that its way different than iOS restoring which is really easy and simple. Right now i got a few questions , If i missed a step or did something wrong it'll render my device unusable ofcourse , but will it be unrecoverable ? Thats the first thing. Second thing is that is it recommended that i install custom roms? right now i need one's with the Water Ripple effects on lockscreens , or if you can just tell me how to install the effect without custom rom's that'll be helpful because i want to flash official 4.1.2 jelly bean first and then the lockscreen effect. Im just new to the Android stuff and i dont know where to start Same feeling back in 2008 when i bought my first iPhone and got confused n' all

Read around for awhile, its what got me started when I first came here.
Again, read, read read, and avoid asking questions which have been answered countless times its annoying really.
Start with this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997, understand it by heart before attempting to root/flash on your new Note :good:

I dont really get anything , extract till tar what does that mean?
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If you just install stock official 4.1.2 rom via odin, it should come with the ripple effect.
Or if the update is already available in your country, you can just update it to the latest official rom via kies.
KayKrate said:
I dont really get anything , extract till tar what does that mean?
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You'll notice that all of the download links are zip files.
You just need to extract the zip file until you find the .tar file.
Get 7-zip if you don't already have an archive reader.

Help with kernel
So recently I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000 and flash it with franco kernel, then when I turned on my phone the bluetooth is not working and it constantly crashes and get stuck (The screen just go green and pink like an old TV with bad signal). So I panicked and unroot it immidiately. But that didnt seem to solve the problem.
So my question is, can I flash it with the original kernel. If so how? and where can I get it. can you teach me. (NOOB REQUEST )

just flash the stock rom again... using PC odin

Alright guys thanks for the reply , i heard theres a way you cab install roms without pc since i just want to install official 4.1.2 , ill do some research

KayKrate said:
Alright guys thanks for the reply , i heard theres a way you cab install roms without pc since i just want to install official 4.1.2 , ill do some research
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Yep, there's a way to install roms without PC, using mobile Odin, but before that you should have your phone been rooted first.

Well i can upgrade with PC but im kinda afraid .. All i want is just updating to jelly bean official on my note , I searched for about 2 days and learned how its being done but while searching i came to posts showing people crying cause they got their phone bricked cause of kernel blah blah , i also saw at the end of the installation guides that it will get my phone in a boot loop or stuck at samsung logo and im not sure xD i just want to update and im taking it seriously cause i dont want to brick my phone .. If someone can walk me through step by step id be thankful , we can use skype or something xD
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KayKrate said:
Well i can upgrade with PC but im kinda afraid .. All i want is just updating to jelly bean official on my note , I searched for about 2 days and learned how its being done but while searching i came to posts showing people crying cause they got their phone bricked cause of kernel blah blah , i also saw at the end of the installation guides that it will get my phone in a boot loop or stuck at samsung logo and im not sure xD i just want to update and im taking it seriously cause i dont want to brick my phone .. If someone can walk me through step by step id be thankful , we can use skype or something xD
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The link given by Rcabalerro is a step by step guide. You said only ugrade to jellybean right. So just follow the guide given and you are safe.
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So its that simple? No need to install kernels and these stuff ? Only put the file in odin and start it and boom i got jelly bean? Im on 4.0.4 ICS. Somebody confirm this. I also want to make sure i wont run into any known errors
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UPDATE: I just realized that i got myself into trouble , since i have the 4.0.4 OS (Updated OTA) i have the brick bug (downloaded an app from play store and it confirmed it) , now im 1000% afraid of doing anything >.< Any tips?

KayKrate said:
UPDATE: I just realized that i got myself into trouble , since i have the 4.0.4 OS (Updated OTA) i have the brick bug (downloaded an app from play store and it confirmed it) , now im 1000% afraid of doing anything >.< Any tips?
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Wait a few minutes. Let me get on my PC and I'll give you step-by-step instructions.
Now, do this:
Since you're scared, we'll do this the safest way possible
1.)Download a stock GB rom from here.(You can always come back to this ROM if you run into any trouble).Flash it via PC Odin.
2.)Wipe data and cache from recovery (Press Vol Up+Power+Home when phone is off in order to boot to recovery)
3.)Download stock JB rom from here.Flash it via PC Odin.
OR
1.)Update using Kies.
You're done

Alright ill do this when i get home , hehe thanks man ill update this thread if i get into any trouble
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One more thing , if im on 4.0.4 and stay without touching kernel or rom will i get brick or even wipe stuff ? Just movies games whatsapp and all that stuff
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KayKrate said:
One more thing , if im on 4.0.4 and stay without touching kernel or rom will i get brick or even wipe stuff ? Just movies games whatsapp and all that stuff
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If you wipe, you may brick.
Other than that you should be safe.

warfareonly said:
Wait a few minutes. Let me get on my PC and I'll give you step-by-step instructions.
Now, do this:
Since you're scared, we'll do this the safest way possible
1.)Download a stock GB rom from here.(You can always come back to this ROM if you run into any trouble).Flash it via PC Odin.
2.)Wipe data and cache from recovery (Press Vol Up+Power+Home when phone is off in order to boot to recovery)
3.)Download stock JB rom from here.Flash it via PC Odin.
OR
1.)Update using Kies.
You're done
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Im following this method right now , so i just download Gingerbread (550+mb i think?) and install via odin and then i have gingerbread? No additional steps ? No chance of loops/errors/bricks or anything or installing additional kernels like some people said cause that's whats confusing me ... i dont really want any custom kernal i want jelly bean stock ... if anybody could guide me through skype i'd be thankful
EDIT: Iv'e read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633938 thread carefully and it says that if you wipe using Settings you will get eMMC bug , i was on 4.0.4 and wiped but it booted normally without any problems (No loops No Restarting on its own No lags) and it was smooth , even though that app from playstore says my chip is insane .. Somebody explain this :S ?

KayKrate said:
Im following this method right now , so i just download Gingerbread (550+mb i think?) and install via odin and then i have gingerbread? No additional steps ? No chance of loops/errors/bricks or anything or installing additional kernels like some people said cause that's whats confusing me ... i dont really want any custom kernal i want jelly bean stock ... if anybody could guide me through skype i'd be thankful
EDIT: Iv'e read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633938 thread carefully and it says that if you wipe using Settings you will get eMMC bug , i was on 4.0.4 and wiped but it booted normally without any problems (No loops No Restarting on its own No lags) and it was smooth , even though that app from playstore says my chip is insane .. Somebody explain this :S ?
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Yes, then you'll have gingerbread. Don't forget to wipe after installing gingerbread.
It may brick. Not definite that it will brick. Still, better safe than sorry. Never wipe on stock ICS kernel!

rcaballero said:
Read around for awhile, its what got me started when I first came here.
Again, read, read read, and avoid asking questions which have been answered countless times its annoying really.
Start with this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997, understand it by heart before attempting to root/flash on your new Note :good:
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Well said mate. Was going to say exactly the same. People seem to rethink it's a manned help site.
We will help but help your self first. That's how you learn.
Sent from BOX13.

I actually read and made my research already , and also successfully upgraded to jelly bean and i must say , i made a big mistake >.< The performance is crap and the phone gets overheated in a few minutes on both note 1 and 2 ( Its on 4.1.1) Im not really into kernels or custom rom flashing cause i already had a bad experience when i emmc bricked my old s2 thats why i take my steps carefully with this note. Ill downgrade to 2.3.6 and ordered an original battery (Yeah im using fake one stupid i know) and see of that fixes it. Appreciate your help guys , thanks
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rooting uvma1 build

hi everyone sorry for the dumb question ived looked everywhere with no difinative answer. I am new to rooting obviously but have been following u guys since hd2 days!!! Never pulled the trigger on flashing but im tired of the wait for an official jb rom by tmo which dont know if it will ever happen. Anyway i have seen all the threads on rooting the tmo note but not sure if the files to root can be done with this build uvma1. All of them are about the previous version uvgl3 or something like that which is the previous one before the update back december- january. Also would u choose cwrm or twrp cor recovery and do i need the latest version of odin or will the 1.4 be ok. Sorry for sounding lost and dumb but have only glanced through most of the process. Worst case scenerio is getting me a new note2!!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2165841
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Here is you might can get the answer that you were asking about it..
Good lucks..thanks

kim621973 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2165841
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Here is you might can get the answer that you were asking about it..
Good lucks..thanks
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Thank you for the link and have read it but someone talks about downloading cwm and superuser and then downloading a uvma1.tar file which there isnt a link to it and the last post explains a diferrent procedure which to me sounds knid of complicated and dont know if i can pull that off as i am not very bright to such thin as u can tell lol. The original way sounded much easier but i guess the uvlg3 file wont work on this build from what i can tell. If that makes sense now im just hesitant to try any of it as i really cant afford to get me a new phone incase something goes wrong. Sorry for sounding dumb but i wish it could be much easier.

You can go to my thread and install my pre rooted version. You can use backup then restore to keep your data.
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As I have mentioned in the "Goodies" forum the only way I could root the build (uvma1) is by downloading the two apps from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217840 from method 3 section and flash it using TWRP 2.3. Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip did not work, would not even flash.