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Using Android 4.0.3, trying to revert back to previous (2.3.6)

Hello,
I have a problem where with downgrading, it just bricks my phone. Can somebody step-by-step (and maybe help with links) post how to fix my phone? I'm considering just getting an iPhone now... I'm mostly fed-up with Android.

Captivate sig link/ Mikes safe kf1/ 3 file odin

^Go on the link that he posted. And dude don't get an Iphone, you're going to regret it! Trust me!

U have to do a two step flash. Flash a miui/cm7 rom..then get back to recovery using three button combo and flash rhe miui/cm7 rom
Sent from my I897 in the LION filled territory called Kenya using XDA App

Second problem,
I tried to do a flash of the newest Cyanogen update (7.10) from the stock Odin, which worked quite well, and it didn't complete. Odin then decided to crash. After that, my phone is now stuck in "Firmware Upgrade Fail! Try using recovery mode". I can't get into Download mode, and I can't get into recovery mode. Any ideas?
I saw on the Rogers website that an iPhone 4 (8gb) is $0 on a 3 year contract

Use that screen as dl mode.

mrhaley30705 said:
Use that screen as dl mode.
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Tried that, and it didn't show up in Odin...
EDIT: When I try to use Heimdall, it says that it passes in the Heimdall frontend, but when I look at my phone on the screen, the progress bar never finishes. It just stops at about 90% (estimated)...

If you've installed Heimdall drivers, you will need reinstall Samsung drivers to get Odin to work.

mrhaley30705 said:
If you've installed Heimdall drivers, you will need reinstall Samsung drivers to get Odin to work.
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Thanks! I'll try that as soon as it finishes installing. What would the way to install the new Cyanogen mod without bricking my phone be?

After flashing to stock, follow the install instructions in the first post of the CM thread. If you have questions about the installation, ask in the q&a thread for that rom (it's stickied in the q&a sub forum)

Downgrade to android 3.0 or 3.2
I have the same issue but i'm using samsung glaxy tab 10.1 and i want to downgrade to android 3.0 or 3.2, i'm on android 4.0.3 ICS, i used CM9 to root my tablet. I would be very thankful with any help!!

[Q] SGH-T849 with CM7, stuck booting to recovery

Greetings friends,
I am a tablet flashing veteran and I need your help. I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" T-Mobile (SGH-T849) which I have flashed to CM7 using Heimdall. The flash appeared to be successful, and I used the Clockwork Recovery app to flash the recovery module. Now, no matter what I try, the tab will ONLY boot into recovery. It will not boot to an OS.
I can even use the CWM recovery console to flash a new image, but it restarts back to recovery!
I've been searching for the stock firmware to see if that gives me control, but all of the download links are broken. To make matters worse, this tablet isn't mine, so I'm facing the fact that if I can't recover this thing, I will have to pay to replace it.
I am able to get it to download mode, and I've tried ODIN'ing several images as well, but still, it just restarts to the darn recovery console.
Please help!
Thanks.

restock using Overcome Method:
Go to overcome site
Http://www.teamovercome.net
Read the guide,
Missing pictures can be seen here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20974872
Follow the picture step by step.
Basically to restock:
Download GB-stock-safe-v5.zip, unzip it and and flash with ODIN according to the guide.
Stop there and you will have Gingerbread JQ1
You can continue with the rest, and you will get Overcome 4.1 and you won't regret.
From there you can then try AOKP or CM9, all requires you to have Overcome Kernel with its CWM recovery to flash.

[Q] Update My Galaxy Tab 7' P1000 - ICS

I already rooted with using superoneclick, and i wanna know how to install ICS on my tab please help me. (super user it there)
Model Number
GT-P1000
Firmware Version
2.3.3
Baseband Version
P1000XXJPZ
Kernel Version
2.6.35.7
[email protected]#2
Build Number
GINGERBREAD.XXJQ1
PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO UPDATE.

Go to http://www.teamovercome.net
Just in case you don't know, overcome is Gingerbread.
You only want overcome kernel as stepping stone so you have a cwm recovery.
Once you have cwm recovery, you can flash anything, including ics.
Since you are already on JQ1, I don't think you need to follow the whole flashing their stock safe rom, since it is also a JQ1.
just grab the overcome kernel 4.0 tar, and also download ics cm9 or aokp ( your pick, go thier individual thread and read up) and latest gapps, put them on sdcard.
I think you do factory reset first, then flash overcome kernel using Odin.
Then boot into cwm recovery by pressing volume up and power on at the same time.
From recovery flash ics and then flash gapps.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

Actually more choices of rom now, SGT7 ICS by cdesai (also recommended) and Gummy (not recommended for now seems very buggy, although it has better theme).
After following priyana's instruction,
Remember, as mentioned in each instruction on the perspective rom's thread,
You will get a strange 'recovery loop' as if it's failing to install. Just go back to recovery mode (power + volume up)
and reflash the ICS-ROM .zip file.
Welcome to the world of ICS.

thank you guys very much for the information. i am a noob and i really can't see anything how to do this.. please tell me step by step how to do that if so that will be very easy me to do.. i don't know anything about rooting but i already rooted it with superoneclick root and super user is there too i don;'t know what to do with it. please help me.

Have you even visited the site that I recommended?
To help you further,
Go to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20974872
See the guy phloke posted a cached copy of the overcome guide.
Download it, it is a .PNG graphic file.
Read it ten times.
Follow that exactly, and let us know how it goes.
Edit: after that we talk about ics.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA

cj.handy said:
I already rooted with using superoneclick, and i wanna know how to install ICS on my tab please help me. (super user it there)
Model Number
GT-P1000
Firmware Version
2.3.3
Baseband Version
P1000XXJPZ
Kernel Version
2.6.35.7
[email protected]#2
Build Number
GINGERBREAD.XXJQ1
PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO UPDATE.
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goto this forum first page #1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23097605. it will guide you...

ISC for my GT-p1000 at&t
priyana said:
Have you even visited the site that I recommended?
To help you further,
Go to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20974872
See the guy phloke posted a cached copy of the overcome guide.
Download it, it is a .PNG graphic file.
Read it ten times.
Follow that exactly, and let us know how it goes.
Edit: after that we talk about ics.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA
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First, thank you for reading this. I had rooted & unlocked my at&t GT-P1000 using custom ROM 4.1.0 from teamovercom in January, 2012. Today, I like to something new and curiousity that can I install ICS custom ROM. But I am still not confident by reading from here: " http://rootzwiki.com/topic/22246-ro...ung-galaxy-tab-p1000ln-gsm-build-38-11062012/ " (please no quote). Now, I'm asking for your generousity and patient to show me what other steps I need to do to flash ICS custom ROM after follow teamovercome user guide, and my tab still able to make/receive call and I have now, thanks again. Pleae, please, and please reply to " [email protected] ".
Best regard,
Van.

you already have Overcome, so it is dead simple
- download ICS (CM9 or AOKP) and gapps-ics and put in external sd card.
- boot to download mode
- you need to use Odin to flash Overcome kerner tar
- once flashed the tab reboots.
- ignore the robotic voice, just force the tab to off
- boot to CWM recover (press vol-up and power )
- flash ICS (CM9 or AOKP)
- after flashing the system will convert your tab to MTD partition, but it will probably bring you to recovery or stuck at boot.
- force reboot to recovery again
- flash ICS again
- immediate after complete, flash gapps
- reboot
To go back to GB you need to do the Odin restock all over again though.

How To get Rid Of Froyo 2.2

my father has a stock samsung galaxy tab (p1) running the horrible android 2.2 with touchwiz all over it
he asked me to update the device so it can run ICS
i've done that with my SGS1 which was easy, but now i have a problem.
when reading the guide for installing cm9, its says "This guide applies to a Samsung Galaxy Tab (GSM) on the stock 2.3 release"
my sgs1 was already running 2.3.4, so i just followed the instruction and that was that, but my fathers tab is stuck on 2.2 and has never been rooted or anything
my question is can i simply just apply the steps or do i have to update the device to 2.3 and then follow the instruction
i cant afford to brick the device or i'll never hear the end of it, he love his tab as if it was his child or something
PS. I've learnt how to root the device using (superoneclick) and i've also found how to flash CWM on it, can i do that and then flash the CM9 Rom to it.
im sorry if missed a similar post somewhere but im still a noob at this and i really wanna do it (froyo + touchWiz is a recipe for a crappy device :silly: )

Use overcome method.
I am sure you have seen so many posts here with the same instruction
(many of them by me too)
http://www.teamovercome.net
Read the guide,
Missing pictures can be seen here.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7k...EyNS00Yzg5LWE0MTktYmYyMjA1MThmYzQz/edit?pli=1
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20974872
Follow the picture step by step.
missing files at
http://tabfirmware.com/2012/01/romk...e-7-series-v4-1-0-♫-overcome-kernel-v4-0-0-♫/
and missing kernel here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27801159&postcount=8
Basically to restock:
Download GB-stock-safe-v5.zip, unzip it and and flash with ODIN according to the guide.
Stop there and you will have Gingerbread
But since you want ICS, continue reading the guide.
- download ICS (CM9 or AOKP) and gapps-ics and put in external sd card.
- boot to download mode
- you need to use Odin to flash Overcome kerner tar
- once flashed the tab reboots.
- ignore the robotic voice, just force the tab to off
- boot to CWM recover (press vol-up and power )
- flash ICS (CM9 or AOKP)
- after flashing the system will convert your tab to MTD partition, but it will probably bring you to recovery or stuck at boot.
- force reboot to recovery again
- flash ICS again
- immediate after complete, flash gapps
- reboot

priyana said:
Use overcome method.
I am sure you have seen so many posts here with the same instruction
(many of them by me too)
http://www.teamovercome.net
Read the guide,
Missing pictures can be seen here.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7k...EyNS00Yzg5LWE0MTktYmYyMjA1MThmYzQz/edit?pli=1
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20974872
Follow the picture step by step.
missing files at
http://tabfirmware.com/2012/01/romk...e-7-series-v4-1-0-♫-overcome-kernel-v4-0-0-♫/
and missing kernel here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27801159&postcount=8
Basically to restock:
Download GB-stock-safe-v5.zip, unzip it and and flash with ODIN according to the guide.
Stop there and you will have Gingerbread
But since you want ICS, continue reading the guide.
- download ICS (CM9 or AOKP) and gapps-ics and put in external sd card.
- boot to download mode
- you need to use Odin to flash Overcome kerner tar
- once flashed the tab reboots.
- ignore the robotic voice, just force the tab to off
- boot to CWM recover (press vol-up and power )
- flash ICS (CM9 or AOKP)
- after flashing the system will convert your tab to MTD partition, but it will probably bring you to recovery or stuck at boot.
- force reboot to recovery again
- flash ICS again
- immediate after complete, flash gapps
- reboot
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thanks a bunch, i'll download the stuff and see how it goes
wish me luck

one last question
when flashing the GB rom, i cudnt see the checked options in ODIN, it seems to me that all three options (auto partition, re-partition and i cudnt even read the last one) should be checked

yes, F. Reset Time (Force Reset Time)
all three checked

thank you so much priyana, and im soo sorry for being such a noob and wasting your time but pls bare with me
everytime i try to root the device using superoneclick the damn thing gets stuck on step no.5 (waiting for devices) is there a workaround this thing or maybe a different program, i've tried rooting my friends device using the same version of the program (his device is gt-i9100G) and it worked perfectly, why this idiot tab is giving me sooo much trouble

No need to root.
Just flash using Odin. Just start from page 7.

Rooting fix
priyana said:
No need to root.
Just flash using Odin. Just start from page 7.
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thank you so much for your help , i was buzy the last few days but today i've done it, many thanx for your guidenese and taking the time to help a noob like me
as for the rooting i've managed to somehow get it to work
-disable the antivirus
-unmount the sd card
-download and run superoneclick
-click root
-taadaaaa

downgrade
priyana said:
No need to root.
Just flash using Odin. Just start from page 7.
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can i downgrade from 4.0 to 2.3 by flashing the rom using odin, if its possible, what r the steps
ps im having some problems with the wifi in cm9

Hi, yes, same thing as before
use the guide, start from page 7 where the Odin screen shot is
GB-stock-safe, with pit file selected and "repartition" ticked.
But hang on, you are from middle east.
Do you have wifi cut out when a SIM card is inserted?
That is a known issue with middle eastern tab due to some wifi country code, that affects all Android 4.0
But I could be wrong, you may not have the issue.
Worth a try though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445766

i am
and i've never heard about this before, it used to work ok before
all the phones in the house works ok witth the sim inserted connected to wifi
i'll give it a try anyway
back to plan B
i've downloaded a rom for saudi arabia (arabic language support) but the downloaded files is .tar.md5
how can i flash this one

Do try the fix anyway.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

[Q] Ok, I've bricked it!

I've a i9000 and i9300 which I don't really use so I thought I'd do some updating.
A while back I put CM11 on the i9000, and put it on the i9300 yesterday, then I thought I'd root them, that's when the problems started!
Booted into download mode and used Odin to put the firmware on, it reports successful but the phone doesn't boot past the first screen.
I used the CF-Root file -XX_OXA_JVT-v4.3-CWM3RFS.tar but I've also tried JVR, JVS, JVU, JVZ and JW4 out of desperation....with the same results.
I'm glad I started with the i9000, and I'd like to try to recover it, but I'm at a loss now :crying:

That CF kernel is for stock JVT. Hopefully you didn't try it for CM11?
It would last to flash a full firmware, reboot once, and after that you can flash compatible custom kernel (same image contains also custom recovery).
We have quite good sticky threads in this section that can guide you. Which Odin version did you use? 1.83 and 1.82 are the last ones with full compactibility for the i9000.
tetakpatalked from Nexus 7 flo

tetakpatak said:
That CF kernel is for JVT. We have quite good sticky threads in this section that can guide you. Which Odin version did you use? 1.83 and 1.82 are the last ones with full compactibility for the i9000.
tetakpatalked from Nexus 7 flo
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Ah! I was using V3! And yes I tried it with CM11!
I found this post and have got it back, now to try again!!

eusty said:
Ah! I was using V3! And yes I tried it with CM11!
I found this post and have got it back, now to try again!!
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But I'm unable to install a ROM!
Recovering the phone as above also puts ClockworkMod on, but it fails to install the ROM with file signature errors, trying both the CM and Gapps gives the same error.
Also trying to install ClockworkMod using heimdall as I did previously also give an error
Code:
Session begun.
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.
ERROR: Partition "kernel" does not exist in the specified PIT.
Ending session...
Releasing device interface...
All I want is CMmod back on again!

After quite a few attempts at different ways and a few 'black screens of death' I've managed to get it completely back to stock using heimdall following this. My head is spinning!
Now I've just got to start with CWmod and CMmod again. Now it's stock I'm tempted to try and root it.....but that was the start of the problems last time!

After trying to root again and another bricking I decided to give up with the root!
The issue is when trying to install CWmod I get the same error as in post #4, which means I'm completely lost now as the phone was back to stock.
[email protected] Ok coming from a Windows background I forget about case, and the CMmod wiki is incorrect. The issue is as I've had my head spinning so much I forgot I did this last time!

eusty said:
After trying to root again and another bricking I decided to give up with the root!
The issue is when trying to install CWmod I get the same error as in post #4, which means I'm completely lost now as the phone was back to stock.
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EDIT: Ok coming from a Windows background I forget about case, and the CMmod wiki is incorrect. The issue is as I've had my head spinning so much I forgot I did this last time!
EDIT AGAIN: Now it doesn't boot again!

eusty said:
But I'm unable to install a ROM!
Recovering the phone as above also puts ClockworkMod on, but it fails to install the ROM with file signature errors, trying both the CM and Gapps gives the same error.
Also trying to install ClockworkMod using heimdall as I did previously also give an error
Code:
Session begun.
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download successful.
ERROR: Partition "kernel" does not exist in the specified PIT.
Ending session...
Releasing device interface...
All I want is CMmod back on again!
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This was totally wrong way to install. Who adviced you to flash CyanogenMod with Heimdall? Are you not reading install instructions at all?
I adviced you yesterday to go with sticky threads here.
tetakpatalked from Nexus 7 flo

tetakpatak said:
This is totally wrong. Who told you to flash CyanogenMod with Heimdall? Are you not reading install instructions at all?
tetakpatalked from Nexus 7 flo
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I'm not! I'm trying to install ClockworkMod using heimdall, I install Cyanogen from the SD after entering recovery mode.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_galaxysmtd

eusty said:
I'm not! I'm trying to install ClockworkMod using heimdall, I install Cyanogen from the SD after entering recovery mode.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_galaxysmtd
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You have to flash a stock firmware and after that compatible kernel for it, as kernel and recovery share the same image on the i9000. So unlike other devices, the recovery can not be flashed separately. That's why the kernel must be compatible with the ROM.
If you have flashed once ROM based on Android 4.3 or higher, your partitions sizes have been modified and you must flash also PIT file together with stock firmware and enable re-partition.
tetakpatalked from Nexus 7 flo

Yes I've also flashed the PIT, I used the instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196179
which included it.
I will try to recover it using the sticky at the top of the forum then try CWmod again.
Thanks for the help [emoji3]
Sent Using Tapatalk

eusty said:
Yes I've also flashed the PIT, I used the instructions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196179
which included it.
I will try to recover it using the sticky at the top of the forum then try CWmod again.
Thanks for the help [emoji3]
Sent Using Tapatalk
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If you're using Heimdall, be sure to use v1.31 as the later versions aren't working so good on the i9000 anymore.
Do you use Linux or Windows as your PC's OS?
tetakpatalked from N7100

I'll grab an older version of Heimdall as I think I downloaded the latest.
I'm using Windows (7 64 bit).... along with it's USB driver idiosyncrasies
Sent Using Tapatalk

I restored the phone to stock from your instructions at the top of the forum, then tried a rooted ROM.
Everything went fine, although I'm not sure if I had root access (as it worked I didn't bother to check). Then I tried CWmod but it still failed to install, so went back to stock again.....it still wouldn't install
From the ClockworkMOD website..
Download recovery -- you can directly download a recovery image using the link below, or visit clockworkmod.com/rommanager to check for the latest version of ClockworkMod recovery for your device (if your device can be found there).
Recovery: Semaphore_2.7.4.tar
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If you use their link (me being lazy did) then it fails, but go to the website and find the image then it works!! It's a slightly different filesize, so maybe a different version?
The ironic thing it that on the CyanogenMOD site it mentions that the phone hasn't got to be rooted to install it, but what I didn't realise was CyanogenMOD it also installs a different firmware...which is rooted!!
At least through all this I'm a bit wiser as to flashing the phone etc :good:

@eusty Rom Manager app is useless for i9000, except for reading the names of nandroid backups.
tetakpatalked from N7100