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Safe Flashing from Gingerbread
Thank you for starting this thread
I am currently running Apex 6.3 and want to flash to a newer rom, Apex 7.
I have a Rogers phone I896 and so I no longer have my volume buttons working to put it in to recovery or download mode, I have read not to load any kinda fix for that(something about two boot loaders being a bad idea).
My understanding is that I have to go back to stock before flashing a new rom(I have seen you have roms that can be upgraded rather then re-flashed) but I want to wipe my internal sd card and flash like new.
Do I just use ODIN 1 click and go back to stock and use it to clean my sd card, is that a safe option or am I missing something?
If I remember correctly I had to do like 2 or 3 steps to flash Gingerbread from from stock rom, load boot loaders, load kernel, load rom. So I am wondering if it is 1 step to go back to stock ?
I know I have seen a post on a thread on this but to find it when needed is not so easy, XDA-Developers has grown big time since I started with WM5(Android is all new to me)
Hi I had a question concerning running new boot animations for APEX 7 with Update-1 package.
I found this boot animation http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1121014 that I would like to install but it seems as though it isn't working. Is it possible with this ROM to get new boot animations?
Thank You
So you can't put the phone into download mode?
Odin 1 click is pretty straight forward from what I remember. First I boot up the phone normally and hit "master clear". Second I put the phone into download mode and hit the "Start" button which goes and installs the stock firmware. Obviously you need to be in debug mode to do all this so make sure you're good with that.
I don't know if you already have it but here is a link for the Odin 1 click I use.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
Johndoe205 said:
Hi I had a question concerning running new boot animations for APEX 7 with Update-1 package.
I found this boot animation http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1121014 that I would like to install but it seems as though it isn't working. Is it possible with this ROM to get new boot animations?
Thank You
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Will have to wait for boot animations to work buddy, as of now kernels dont support it
If you are already on ApeX 6.x you can flash 7 using CWM.. No need to ODIN back to JF6.
In worst case if u have to ODIN back that should be to stock GB.
But as i said just flash 7 on top of 6.3 by going into recovery mode
Gazoo222 said:
Thank you for starting this thread
I am currently running Apex 6.3 and want to flash to a newer rom, Apex 7.
I have a Rogers phone I896 and so I no longer have my volume buttons working to put it in to recovery or download mode, I have read not to load any kinda fix for that(something about two boot loaders being a bad idea).
My understanding is that I have to go back to stock before flashing a new rom(I have seen you have roms that can be upgraded rather then re-flashed) but I want to wipe my internal sd card and flash like new.
Do I just use ODIN 1 click and go back to stock and use it to clean my sd card, is that a safe option or am I missing something?
If I remember correctly I had to do like 2 or 3 steps to flash Gingerbread from from stock rom, load boot loaders, load kernel, load rom. So I am wondering if it is 1 step to go back to stock ?
I know I have seen a post on a thread on this but to find it when needed is not so easy, XDA-Developers has grown big time since I started with WM5(Android is all new to me)
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First off I want to say thank you for making an awesome ROM. Loving it thus far and has been running flawlessly except for one minor issue I ran into tonight. For the MIUI lockscreen the phone freezes then goes to the android boot animation screen and right back to the MIUI lock screen whenever I try to unlock with SMS unlock. Is this a known issue with the screen unlock concerning MIUI?
Sent from my I897 using XDA App running APEX 7 Update-1
Johndoe205 said:
First off I want to say thank you for making an awesome ROM. Loving it thus far and has been running flawlessly except for one minor issue I ran into tonight. For the MIUI lockscreen the phone freezes then goes to the android boot animation screen and right back to the MIUI lock screen whenever I try to unlock with SMS unlock. Is this a known issue with the screen unlock concerning MIUI?
Sent from my I897 using XDA App running APEX 7 Update-1
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U have not set custom app for lockscreens. clicking on message icon takes u to custom app u select and since u have not selected it reboots.
See ROM OP on how to do it.
Thanks for ur feedback buddy
Awesome!! Everything is perfect now =) can't wait for your next update! Gonna donate now. Keep up the amazing work!!
dear sir
hey! amazing job on this one looks really promising! I have GR-12 on my cappy with the latest talon kernel and GB bootloader. my question is, if i want to install this do i need to flash back to stock 2.1 and do the entire process (reinstall talon and bootloader then install your rom)? OR can i just enter recovery mode with my phone currently using gr-12 and use CWM to install APEX 7 rom? either way i have to first install apex 7 then use cwm to install update 1 directly after correct?
adamm1 said:
hey! amazing job on this one looks really promising! I have GR-12 on my cappy with the latest talon kernel and GB bootloader. my question is, if i want to install this do i need to flash back to stock 2.1 and do the entire process (reinstall talon and bootloader then install your rom)? OR can i just enter recovery mode with my phone currently using gr-12 and use CWM to install APEX 7 rom? either way i have to first install apex 7 then use cwm to install update 1 directly after correct?
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All you gotta do is put apex on your sd card then go into setting and privacy and do a factory reset then reboot into recovery clear the cache and dalvic cache then install apex
EDIT Do the factory reset then put the ROM on your SD card lol
PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE BEEN UP 48hr researching
Installed Apex_7 on my phone and i used a kernal swap to bypass the froyo file verification instead of going back to eclair first. after i got all working and installed Apex i rebooted my phone the at&t logo came up then the screen went all crazy and then kept replaying the galaxy s animation so then i used odin to go back to stock after odin said success i rebooted the phone and now im stuck at the at&t logo. cant get into download mode
AND i have made a usb jig but it does not work i tried 3 100k resistors and 3 100k and 1 1k and still nothing. Also if i take a ohm meter it will only read up to 2 resistors at a time once i add the 3rd one i get a split second reading then nothing but ive tested them all by there self and they read 0.10 and 2 reads 0.20 then 3 reads 0.30 for a split second then reads nothing.
Thanks anyhelp greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!
I dont wanna make this my new paper weight.
Watsaa, first off I have to say this is an awesome rom. I have tried other GB roms and this one just rocks. I am running Apex 7 update 1 and the only issue I had was everytime I returned to the launcher it seem to reload all the icons and widgets. Then i flashed Talon 2.2 and wow!! It runs much better and no more reloading of the launcher. Smooth as butter.
mfd624 said:
Watsaa, first off I have to say this is an awesome rom. I have tried other GB roms and this one just rocks. I am running Apex 7 update 1 and the only issue I had was everytime I returned to the launcher it seem to reload all the icons and widgets. Then i flashed Talon 2.2 and wow!! It runs much better and no more reloading of the launcher. Smooth as butter.
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thanks buddy
yaboydrew said:
Installed Apex_7 on my phone and i used a kernal swap to bypass the froyo file verification instead of going back to eclair first. after i got all working and installed Apex i rebooted my phone the at&t logo came up then the screen went all crazy and then kept replaying the galaxy s animation so then i used odin to go back to stock after odin said success i rebooted the phone and now im stuck at the at&t logo. cant get into download mode
AND i have made a usb jig but it does not work i tried 3 100k resistors and 3 100k and 1 1k and still nothing. Also if i take a ohm meter it will only read up to 2 resistors at a time once i add the 3rd one i get a split second reading then nothing but ive tested them all by there self and they read 0.10 and 2 reads 0.20 then 3 reads 0.30 for a split second then reads nothing.
Thanks anyhelp greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!
I dont wanna make this my new paper weight.
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what key combo you tried? if u can see ur phone turn on then its not bricked
i tried to install Apex 7.1, but it stuck at the android logo screen for few hrs already... any help please
watsaa said:
what key combo you tried? if u can see ur phone turn on then its not bricked
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Everything i even been trying with a homemade jig but no luck i dont get it.
Everyone keeps saying tho if you can see an at&t logo its not bricked.
but i followed exact instructions on making a jig.
dartore said:
i tried to install Apex 7.1, but it stuck at the android logo screen for few hrs already... any help please
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im having the same prob keep checking this thread and the thread Brand new Bricked, a solution will arrise shortly with the great help among this site.
should i turn off my phone then? because it been there for so long already.
yaboydrew said:
Everything i even been trying with a homemade jig but no luck i dont get it.
Everyone keeps saying tho if you can see an at&t logo its not bricked.
but i followed exact instructions on making a jig.
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you dont need a jig, its not bricked
I find my newly purchased tab 8.9 very laggy with the stock TouchWiz
Before returning it I wanted ti try the Overcome rom to see if it can get any smoother.
I carefully followed there instructions but I am unable to go past the downloading droid. once I validate with the right button volume, the tablet simply reboots.
Does anyone else have this issue?
josibarns said:
I find my newly purchased tab 8.9 very laggy with the stock TouchWiz
Before returning it I wanted ti try the Overcome rom to see if it can get any smoother.
I carefully followed there instructions but I am unable to go past the downloading droid. once I validate with the right button volume, the tablet simply reboots.
Does anyone else have this issue?
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Let me get this right: you sucessfully flashed Overcome, and want to ODIN but when you try to get in Download Mode, it reboots, is that it? If so, that's the first time I've heard this issue. How are you trying to enter Download Mode?
nirogu325 said:
Let me get this right: you sucessfully flashed Overcome, and want to ODIN but when you try to get in Download Mode, it reboots, is that it? If so, that's the first time I've heard this issue. How are you trying to enter Download Mode?
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I am still with the Samsung original
I wanted to try the overcome ROM see if the lag disapears.
I am stuck in the first step when I need to flash CWR using Odin. I can't get into the download menu
josibarns said:
I am still with the Samsung original
I wanted to try the overcome ROM see if the lag disapears.
I am stuck in the first step when I need to flash CWR using Odin. I can't get into the download menu
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I see. The Overcome thread also has the CWM Recovery as a .zip file which is flashable through Stock Recovery (same procedure as flashing Root). You just put the file in your internal SDcard and flash away. If you still have doubts, read a little bit here, as I'm sure that will clear any doubts you might have.
josibarns said:
I find my newly purchased tab 8.9 very laggy with the stock TouchWiz
Before returning it I wanted ti try the Overcome rom to see if it can get any smoother.
I carefully followed there instructions but I am unable to go past the downloading droid. once I validate with the right button volume, the tablet simply reboots.
Does anyone else have this issue?
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u have to press the power and the left-volume button for about 15sec
nirogu325 said:
I see. The Overcome thread also has the CWM Recovery as a .zip file which is flashable through Stock Recovery (same procedure as flashing Root). You just put the file in your internal SDcard and flash away. If you still have doubts, read a little bit here, as I'm sure that will clear any doubts you might have.
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Perfect it worked! And I was also able to install the Overcome ROM It seems to be more battery hungry and a bit faster
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u have to press the power and the left-volume button for about 15sec
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Yes I have done that and I get to the menu with the droid blinking with "downloading" written under it. The issues is when I validate instead of showing the dowload menue it simply reboots...
josibarns said:
Perfect it worked! And I was also able to install the Overcome ROM It seems to be more battery hungry and a bit faster.
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Don't expect perfection from a port, ever (port = a ROM that's not native to the device). The motley kernel, along with UV can help you in the battery department.
Sent from my GT-P7310
Sorry to comeback to it but after having flashed a couple or ROM with CWM I want to come back to the stock rom using ODIN and I cannot enter the dowload menu.
My system right now is a stock ROM us retail P7310UEKHA flashed with CWM and CWM and I want to install a 3.2 stock ROM using ODIN.
The way I try to access the download menu is
1. Turn off the tab
2. wait 30 sec
3. restart with the down volume pressed
4. when the reaching the menu between recovery and dowloading. Select dowloading with the down volume button and validate with the up volume button.
Result: a black screen for 3 seconds and then the tab reboots
josibarns said:
Sorry to comeback to it but after having flashed a couple or ROM with CWM I want to come back to the stock rom using ODIN and I cannot enter the dowload menu.
My system right now is a stock ROM us retail P7310UEKHA flashed with CWM and CWM and I want to install a 3.2 stock ROM using ODIN.
The way I try to access the download menu is
1. Turn off the tab
2. wait 30 sec
3. restart with the down volume pressed
4. when the reaching the menu between recovery and dowloading. Select dowloading with the down volume button and validate with the up volume button.
Result: a black screen for 3 seconds and then the tab reboots
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A corrupt bootloader that may be. Reflash KHA (CWM version alterbridge posted) to see if it solves it.
Sent from my SGH-T959.
Just to precise this issue was present out of the box when I got it from best buy...
josibarns said:
Just to precise this issue was present out of the box when I got it from best buy...
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flash a stock bootloader and a stock recovery using nvflash, im in a hurry now and dont have time to explain, use google, you will find all the info in the tab 10.1 forum.
lupu666ro said:
flash a stock bootloader and a stock recovery using nvflash, im in a hurry now and dont have time to explain, use google, you will find all the info in the tab 10.1 forum.
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Thanks lupu666ro. I've tried installing stock Rom with CMW but nothing works. I have found very sparse info about nvflash. It looks like the solution but I'm a bit wary about tring this without a instructions. Could give me more info or point me to a tutorial
Thanks!
Still no luck...
So I have tried reflashing the stock US retail ROM and ran the EULA3 OTA update over it. I can't seem to figure this out.
The OTA update entered the download mode for a few seconds during the update so I am wondering if I don't simply have a locked bootloader.
I have made a video to show the problem: http://youtu.be/b09-x31ldbs
josibarns said:
So I have tried reflashing the stock US retail ROM and ran the EULA3 OTA update over it. I can't seem to figure this out.
The OTA update entered the download mode for a few seconds during the update so I am wondering if I don't simply have a locked bootloader.
I have made a video to show the problem: http://youtu.be/b09-x31ldbs
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here is a tutorial on how to use nvflash, this will repair you tablet. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130574
On the download warning screen you are hitting volume down, not up. Volume up is the button closest to the headphone jack..
josibarns said:
So I have tried reflashing the stock US retail ROM and ran the EULA3 OTA update over it. I can't seem to figure this out.
The OTA update entered the download mode for a few seconds during the update so I am wondering if I don't simply have a locked bootloader.
I have made a video to show the problem: http://youtu.be/b09-x31ldbs
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Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I957 using XDA App
neubauej said:
On the download warning screen you are hitting volume down, not up. Volume up is the button closest to the headphone jack..
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Ok I am really ashamed on this one, you were right I've been hitting the wrong button for all my attempts
Thanks a lot neubauej!!!!!
Lol, no problem, glad it was simple.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using XDA App
I tried to install CM7 RC1 build 167, together with open2x's kernel v 1.0.1.
But when I rebooted into the system, it was fine until the 2nd LG logo appeared and nothing else. I tried to use smartflash but when I press and hold the volume down button, nothing happened.
Anyone help me?
Recovery?
Can you reboot into recovery?
badjaguar007 said:
Can you reboot into recovery?
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Nor can I
@jufeng
use smart flash again but press power + volume down...check if screen will go to S/W upgarde screen then you should be fine...regarding CM7, make sure yung 2.3 or higher...it wont boot up coming from stock ROM 2.2
chupi_24 said:
@jufeng
use smart flash again but press power + volume down...check if screen will go to S/W upgarde screen then you should be fine...regarding CM7, make sure yung 2.3 or higher...it wont boot up coming from stock ROM 2.2
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Yeah thank you ^^
I've been on fire all day.
And do you know why can't I install either Su660_32MS_default or InternalSDaddon ? I've tried but always the answer is 'installation aborted'. All builds of temasek's CM7 seem to have bugs to me, esp when I try to play Fruit Ninja
havent try any of those...try wkparks kang,see link below...still the most stable CM7 i have install but make sure your coming from stock 2.3, see link below for stock 2.3
http://code.google.com/p/openstar2x/
http://115.com/file/c2krjm29#
JuFeng95 said:
Yeah thank you ^^
I've been on fire all day.
And do you know why can't I install either Su660_32MS_default or InternalSDaddon ? I've tried but always the answer is 'installation aborted'. All builds of temasek's CM7 seem to have bugs to me, esp when I try to play Fruit Ninja
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hey, I would suggest you to first end up in a nice stable and safe ROM whether its CM9 or you can go for GB.
PS: Fruit Ninja's blades won't cut through superbricks!
Hi I flash the latest cm7.2 official Rom and everything was fine except for 1 thing the home button isn't working. Every time press the home button it only light up the soft keys but doesn't go to home screen. But when I flash SGSII after flashing cm7.2 my home button works fine any suggestions? Thanks in advance
Phone:GT-S5830
ROM:SGSII V9
Sent from my S5830
That's a issue with the gapps of the rom.
Download the ROM Again. I had that problem too, just re-download and flash again.
Oh thanks so it's the gapps? Cos I did not flash gapp.zip be4 I used the rom
Phone:GT-S5830
ROM:SGSII V9
Sent from my S5830
Also had this problem with CM7.2 on my Galaxy SII, not sure if the two problems are linked but they could be.
My lockscreen was disabled too, and I was getting no sound.
It's really easy to fix.
I reflashed the latest Google Apps (twice) then rebooted. The home button + lockscreen were still not working. I then shut off the phone, took out the battery, waited about a minute, put the battery back in, and switched back on again.
Everything was back to normal. Never got the problem again.
Try it and see if it fixes it.
Hi,
I downloaded a JB 4.2.2 CyanogenMod ROM from the original development's thread. I tried a couple of similar ROMs previously, but my home button doesn't work correctly on apparently any Ice Cream Sandwich + ROM. Essentially what happens is, when the screen is on, the home button is completely useless. Pressing it down, waiting for a few seconds - it just doesn't respond to any command. There are almost no options in the phone related to hardware buttons, and if I, for example, select an option to make holding down the hme button bring up the multitasking window, it still doesn't do anything. The only situation where I observed it doing anything is when the phone's screen is off - pressing the button instantly wakes the device up. I tried flashing the badass kernel, though it didn't really do much. Other hardware buttons seem to be working just fine. I had no such problem on CyanogenMod 7.2 and when I restore a backup with this system, it still works correctly. I don't have problems with getting into recovery either.
Another thing with this ROM is, the lockscreen doesn't appear, no matter if I set a security pattern, set it to slide or whatever else. Pressing the wake button or home button instantly wakes the device up.
I'm not sure whether it's a ROM-specific problem or what, but regardless, as a new user, this is the only forum I can post this problem to. If anyone knows a solution or if such a problem was solved previously, I'd be happy to learn the fix.
I bet you flashed gapps...
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ast00 said:
I bet you flashed gapps...
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Actually... yeah, I did. Is that a problem?
luke100ster said:
Actually... yeah, I did. Is that a problem?
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Yes. Wipe data, reflash, wait until boot, then go to recovery and then flash gapps.
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ast00 said:
Yes. Wipe data, reflash, wait until boot, then go to recovery and then flash gapps.
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Huh, I would've never guessed this could be an issue, but I did as you said and... yeah, everything seems to be working perfectly fine. Thanks for the help, highly appreciated
ast00 said:
Yes. Wipe data, reflash, wait until boot, then go to recovery and then flash gapps.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using xda premium
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Perfect! Thank you very much. :good:
(it works after flashing gapps)
Edit: Home button does not wake up when it is in deep sleep. So, it is useless. I am sorry We need another fix.