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[Q] can't find a good enough guide - CM7

hello all,
relatively new to the forum.
last couple of days i've been looking for a guide to installing CM7 on my O2X.
I failed! I can't find even one guide with a-z instructions.
please, can anyone point me to a guide?
I did read quite a lot and got 2 conclusions:
1. It scares the **** out of me
2. It needs rooting which i've already done day-1 using SuperOneClick 1.8
plz help me,
Eitan

1. Download ROM manager from market
2. Open ROM manager, install ClockworkMod Recovery
3. In ROM manager, Download ROM -> CyanogenMod -> pick your ROM
4. When your download are finished, choose "Backup" and "Wipe Dalvik-cache", press install
5. Thats it
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Thank you, a thousand times. I had no idea it could be this simple.
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Be sure to be rooted first

Don't forget in this method
1. You will loose EVERYTHING on the phone including the internal partition where mediabis located...
2. You cannot download Tom using the above meantioned way unless you've have premium rom manager
If you don't have premium version just download the update.zip and do install from SD
Hope I helped I am also playing around with this latelly I got the phone 2 weeks ago
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Wow i didn't realise it was this easy either!
Couple of qs
If i do a backup before doing this through cwm can i just restore to that at any point?
Also if i download and place on my sd can i use this method for the modaco vanilla rom?
Will this also update the bb as well?
Have to say love having an android phone because of you guys here!
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doncoop said:
Wow i didn't realise it was this easy either!
Couple of qs
If i do a backup before doing this through cwm can i just restore to that at any point?
Also if i download and place on my sd can i use this method for the modaco vanilla rom?
Will this also update the bb as well?
Have to say love having an android phone because of you guys here!
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Yes, the whole ide of cvm are just that
Yep, works with almost all .zip roms and patches (if you store them on extrenal SD, there is an other cvm for internal sd)
No, your bb will not be updated
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Warranty question
I'm aware that rooting voids your warranty. However, does anyone know if unrooting will make your phone look normal, and thus, applicable for the warranty?

can always install original rom at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035041 using smartflash.
Note: all data in internal SD will be erased. Hence unroot phone.

shpapy said:
Don't forget in this method
1. You will loose EVERYTHING on the phone including the internal partition where mediabis located...
2. You cannot download Tom using the above meantioned way unless you've have premium rom manager
If you don't have premium version just download the update.zip and do install from SD
Hope I helped I am also playing around with this latelly I got the phone 2 weeks ago
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I'm sorry but what's 'Tom'? and where do i find the update.zip?

HerrKuk said:
1. Download ROM manager from market
2. Open ROM manager, install ClockworkMod Recovery
3. In ROM manager, Download ROM -> CyanogenMod -> pick your ROM
4. When your download are finished, choose "Backup" and "Wipe Dalvik-cache", press install
5. Thats it
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question:
- on step 4: where do i choose 'backup' and 'wipe dal..' (is it through the clockwork..?)
- before posting i download latest nightly from cm website. how do i use that file in this process you mention?

eshvartz said:
question:
- on step 4: where do i choose 'backup' and 'wipe dal..' (is it through the clockwork..?)
- before posting i download latest nightly from cm website. how do i use that file in this process you mention?
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Backup and wipe in Rom manager after you picked your downloaded rom.
So open rom manager, select "install ROM from sd card", find your downloaded zip file (on external sd), select backup and wipe from the popup menu, install.
Your phone are going to reboot into recovery and install your zip automaticly. When its finished, it going to reboot again but this time you should see Cm7 bootscreen
DONE!
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Can I ask two (potentially) stupid questions?
Say I want to use vorkkernel with the ext4 option:
1. Is ext4 considered stable enough for every day use?
2. How would I go about this? Format my internal storage to ext4, flash CM7 on, and then flash vorkkernel on with the appropriate flags?
Thanks.

Just flash the kernel, it will convert /system & /data to EXT4.
There is no going back to EXT3 afterwards though, you have to wipe everything to do that.

~HELP~ i followed the steps in beginning of post. CWM did its stuff ending with a CM7 installation. First boot of CM7 started and repeats endlessly.
How can I proceed?

eshvartz said:
~HELP~ i followed the steps in beginning of post. CWM did its stuff ending with a CM7 installation. First boot of CM7 started and repeats endlessly.
How can I proceed?
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[FIXED] ok, if this happens to any of you what I did to fix is:
1. shut the phone off by removing battery.
2. boot into recovery by pressing volume down and then while holding pressing power up.
3. in recovery: wipe dalvik cache, wipe cache & wipe data
4. in recovery: install from zip on sd card i chose the cm7 installation again.
(it can be found in clockworkrecovery foleder and inside in cyanogenmod folder
hope this helps.

Just one more thing... if, say, you install CM7 do I understand correctly that all apps bought before wiping everything will be lost and would have to buy tumor again??
Thanks for the help
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Not true, once paid for you can download from the Market for no extra charge.

Rusty! said:
Not true, once paid for you can download from the Market for no extra charge.
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Ok.. Thanks...

I have a problem... I downloaded rom manager, I did everything, wiped all the data but when it rebboted to install the latest cm7 nighlties it booted all right, and it supposedly installed the rom ok but when it starts it uses the LG rom on 2.2 froyo... and no signs of the cm7... plus it erased everything from my apps to my contacts but it didnt erase the images of the gallery in the internal memory and internal sd...
Weird, but I an having problems installing any cm7 rom... besides, I still have everything from the stock rom, all stock apps and all junk apps from vodafone still... and I want it all cleaned out...
any pointers??? Help!!! Thanks...
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[ROM] P6800XXLQ1 (ICS) -- CWM flashable!

Hello, to share my lucky find and success I am sharing the CWM flashable .ZIP for XXLQ1 firmware. This updates bootloader and modem directly from Honeycomb to ICS 4.0.4 _without_ ODIN!
1) download:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8IxfOEwHVBvaFBoTUhuNkdYa1U
OR:
http://www.mediafire.com/?a1z43cgxnc1oty8
http://www.mediafire.com/?c9ogzvau2plbf49
http://www.mediafire.com/?ywau82x2lpc92nj
comine with HJsplit or other soft.
2) place on internal SD
3) reboot to CWM
4) wipe data/factory reset in CWM
5) wipe cache
6) advanced > wipe dalvik, wipe battery stats
7) install .zip from INTERNAL SD
8) reboot
9) pray while loading
10) TADA!! ICS without ODIN!! ROOTED!!
I am not responsible for any bricked devices; do not use if you have doubt; if you don't know how to revert to stock H/C if you have problems, if you trip over your own feet, get your girl pregnant, or suffer from mental distress, IT IS NOT MY FAULT, IT'S YOUR FAULT.
(I take no credit, only for finding this gem and sharing!!)

Well, going for a ride...
Hope you know what you're doing

hell yes I do! I had NO luck updating in ODIN -- this is easiest way HC > ICS, bar none

It works flawlessly!
Thank you jabbermacy!

My pleasure!! I see my drop box is overloaded so I will add mirror tomorrow.
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jpoa said:
It works flawlessly!
Thank you jabbermacy!
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+1 !
From stock android 3.2 I flashed your ICS from CWM (data wipe, cache wipe, dalvik and battery wipe) and after that I flashed Tweaked Stock 5.0 (posted by SK806).
This was my 2nd try on getting ICS onthe Tab 7.7 (earlier I had bootloop after trying Stock ICS 4.0.4 flash from MobileOdin. Had to use Odin to flash pit and stock 3.2 again).
Your ROM via CWM went flawless.
Looking damn good.

Great!Thank you very much for this.

How big is the files?...tq
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Do we need to installed root and cwm again?...tq
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Mirror please . Thanks !

Does it increase rom counter? Thx

maysider said:
Does it increase rom counter? Thx
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off course not, this is a CWM flashable zip file , not odin.

Mirrors added. Enjoy and hit 'thanks' kindly

great, thank you! I ll try it soon
but I'm always curios how you all can trust ROM's uploaded here......how can all be sure the uploader hasn't inserted any harmful code into?
I'm just curious, do not mean to sign this upload as harmful

maysider said:
great, thank you! I ll try it soon
but I'm always curios how you all can trust ROM's uploaded here......how can all be sure the uploader hasn't inserted any harmful code into?
I'm just curious, do not mean to sing this upload as harmful
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Examine the contents of the ZIP and compare to stock? If any rogue app then it would stand out like sore thumb...

hazri1974 said:
How big is the files?...tq
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183MB :good:

alxwlc said:
183MB :good:
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Ok...tq..will download it sooner dude....
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Confused
jabbermacy said:
Hello, to share my lucky find and success I am sharing the CWM flashable .ZIP for XXLQ1 firmware. This updates bootloader and modem directly from Honeycomb to ICS 4.0.4 _without_ ODIN!
1) download:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B8IxfOEwHVBvaFBoTUhuNkdYa1U
OR:
http://www.mediafire.com/?a1z43cgxnc1oty8
http://www.mediafire.com/?c9ogzvau2plbf49
http://www.mediafire.com/?ywau82x2lpc92nj
comine with HJsplit or other soft.
2) place on internal SD
3) reboot to CWM
4) wipe data/factory reset in CWM
5) wipe cache
6) advanced > wipe dalvik, wipe battery stats
7) install .zip from INTERNAL SD
8) reboot
9) pray while loading
10) TADA!! ICS without ODIN!! ROOTED!!
I am not responsible for any bricked devices; do not use if you have doubt; if you don't know how to revert to stock H/C if you have problems, if you trip over your own feet, get your girl pregnant, or suffer from mental distress, IT IS NOT MY FAULT, IT'S YOUR FAULT.
(I take no credit, only for finding this gem and sharing!!)
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I am a lilltle confused here with your step 2 when you said place on internal SD. Do you mean in the root folder and not in the ext_storage/SdCard?
Regarding CWM, I am currently in v5.0.2.7. Do I need to update to latest CWM?
Would be grateful if you could clarify a bit.
And dang!!! the file size is 508 MB and not 183 MB.

Works great but I can't restore apps sucessfully afterwards with Titanium Backup. All apps restore, but always FC when running them.
Had to flash 4.04 again with mobile odin to get it working. Do you know the cause of this?

Questions answered:
Yes, please place on root of internal SD.
CWM version should not matter at all.
No issue with T/B here on ANY app; try fixing perms or reflashing.
MD5 of the JOINED zip file, read OP for joining parts:
16A167C9 - 7B1B892D - BA6884AD - 36434CFE

[Q] Update from 2.3.3 to 2.3.6

Hi everyone, this is my first post in the forums!
I have two questions:
1) I am going to update my Galaxy s I9000 from stock GB 2.3.3 I9000XWJVH with no root to 2.3.6 using Odin The thing is that i dont know wich firmware shall i use, I9000XWJW6 or I9000XWJW7. Which version of odin do i have to use?
2)Do i need to do a factory reset before installing it? if answer is yes, do i have to use the 3 combo key to (home, volume up and power) in order to wipe data from there?.
Thank you!

yoboo said:
The thing is that i dont know wich firmware shall i use,
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Firmwares are based on your location, and it might be easier to just download the latest KIES and let it update your phone for you without worries automatically, but do backup your contacts images etc to your PC or to a Google drive and KIES also has its own backup...follow instructions as given in KIES carefully
KIES used to be problematic, but its improving lately

xsenman said:
Firmwares are based on your location, and it might be easier to just download the latest KIES and let it update your phone for you without worries automatically, but do backup your contacts images etc to your PC or to a Google drive and KIES also has its own backup...follow instructions as given in KIES carefully
KIES used to be problematic, but its improving lately
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The problem is that kies keep telling me that 2.3.3 is the lastest firmware for XEF. I live in south América and there is not any New firmware for my region, and my actual 2.3.3 firmware is from france. Thank you for your time!
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yoboo said:
The problem is that kies keep telling me that 2.3.3 is the lastest firmware for XEF. I live in south América and there is not any New firmware for my region, and my actual 2.3.3 firmware is from france. Thank you for your time!
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ok, if you want to use same France Firmware, you should download XWJW5/XXJW4/OXXJVC/Sbl (MultiCSC) or any other for Europe from Here and follow that guide using Odin3 1.85 or latest
Make sure your phone model is not i9000B (South America) with DMB TV as firmware for that would be different
Formatting SD card and factory reset would give you clean installation, but make sure you move all your important files and backups to PC or ext SD card for save keeping first

xsenman said:
ok, if you want to use same France Firmware, you should download XWJW5/XXJW4/OXXJVC/Sbl (MultiCSC) or any other for Europe from Here and follow that guide using Odin3 1.85 or latest
Make sure your phone model is not i9000B (South America) with DMB TV as firmware for that would be different
Formatting SD card and factory reset would give you clean installation, but make sure you move all your important files and backups to PC or ext SD card for save keeping first
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Which metod do i have to use to do the factory reset and format the sd card? Is it usefull to wipe cache and data? Thank you again and i think this is my last question lol..
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yoboo said:
Wich metod do i have to use to do the factory reset and format the sd card? Is it necessary to wipe cache and data? Thank you again and i think this is my last question lol..
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First UNDO any lag FIX , you may have applied, before doing any factory reset,
to Format SD card, you can do>menu>settings> storage> unmount Internal SD card> Format SD card
to factory reset, menu>settings>privacy>factory reset ,
yes also do the full wipes (depends on the recovery you have) for a clean installation
IF formating SD card is not your preference, you can skip it

xsenman said:
First UNDO any lag FIX , you may have applied, before doing any factory reset,
to Format SD card, you can do>menu>settings> storage> unmount Internal SD card> Format SD card
to factory reset, menu>settings>privacy>factory reset ,
yes also do the full wipes (depends on the recovery you have) for a clean installation
IF formating SD card is not your preference, you can skip it
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The idea is to do a clean installation so i am thinking of formating the sd. This is my first experience with rom, odin and everything so i dont have recovery root or anything. I saw in the faq and in the forum that the metod to do the wipes is 3 key combo (home volume up and power) is that correct?
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Just wanted to say thank you OP for reading the forums and posting a clear question and most of all in Q&A. Thanks and welcome to the forums.
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yoboo said:
The idea is to do a clean installation so i am thinking of formating the sd. This is my first experience with rom, odin and everything so i dont have recovery root or anything. I saw in the faq and in the forum that the metod to do the wipes is 3 key combo (home volume up and power) is that correct?
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yup, that is either 2e or 3e recovery ( when you are not rooted)

boborone said:
Just wanted to say thank you OP for reading the forums and posting a clear question and most of all in Q&A. Thanks and welcome to the forums.
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Thank you guys for helping me!
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xsenman said:
yup, that is either 2e or 3e recovery ( when you are not rooted)
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Thank you thank you!!!! Im going to try it tonight.
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[Q] Which Kernel to Update?

Hi,
I am using XXLSA-UNP right now. Can i use PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSC-XJB or will i have to use PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSC-XJB-v3.99...i know that only LS should matter but just making sure if XXLSC would work or not?
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treacherous_hawk said:
Hi,
Can i use PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSC-XJB or will i have to use PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSC-XJB-v3.99...
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What does this mean.? Both are the same. Yes you can use lsc kernel on lsa rom as well.

will i again have to do factory reset and wipe cache and all...also when ever i try to move any app using TBP to external memory and after that when i restart my phone that app gets uninstalled and have to reinstall them...is there something that could be done to avoid this?

Changing kernel does not need any kind of wipe. Apps. Moved to sd removes its icon from the home screen. This was a bug in some ics versions, and it's in JB too. So this may be resolved in the official JB

nokiamodeln91 said:
Changing kernel does not need any kind of wipe. Apps. Moved to sd removes its icon from the home screen. This was a bug in some ics versions, and it's in JB too. So this may be resolved in the official JB
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so there is no fix till the time official JB is out? i mean someone might have tried to create a fix for this or not?

It only happens on apps that you force using tbp. The ones that give the option to be moved to sd in applications Works fine.

yes that is what happens, and i have another problem for which i do not want to create another thread, please help me with this...
i installed JB xxlsa to my frnds phone (no root), i installed PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSC-XJB...from pc odin and did factory reset and also reset system, data, cache and also clean cache and clean delvik cache...and now it is stuck on samsung logo with yellow triangle...i am able to go to recovery mode n download mode...in recovery mode it says "failed to mount exfat"...there is no external sd card...please tell me what needs to be done....

treacherous_hawk said:
yes that is what happens, and i have another problem for which i do not want to create another thread, please help me with this...
i installed JB xxlsa to my frnds phone (no root), i installed PhilZ-cwm6-XXLSC-XJB...from pc odin and did factory reset and also reset system, data, cache and also clean cache and clean delvik cache...and now it is stuck on samsung logo with yellow triangle...i am able to go to recovery mode n download mode...in recovery mode it says "failed to mount exfat"...there is no external sd card...please tell me what needs to be done....
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Can someone help me..answer me...here is the exact error code "failed to mount exfat/dev/block/mmcb1k1p1/sd card"...
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Well if there is no (removable) extSdCard then it stands to reason that recovery will report an error when it looks for it. Yellow triangle will occur when flashing any custom kernel with PC Odin and can be removed with Triangle Away app.
JB leaks sometimes get stuck on reboot. Try installing a custom LSC version and use recovery to install zip from (non removable) internal SD card.
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In your last post you said reset system, data, cache. Does that mean format? If that's th case there is no rom on the phone to boot. You need to install a custom rom using recovery or stock rom using the download mode. :thumbup:

I missed the "system" part this time.
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you guyz were late in responding and i realised it already that already that ROM is missing and flashed ROM again..thanks to all the members of this forum...you guyz help so many people and hats off to nokiamodeln91 i usually see him as the first one to respond to any thread...(no sarcasm, i mean it)

[Q] Unable to perform a nandroid backup - how should I be doing it?

I've tried 2 methods:
From Recovery mode, I select 'backup' and it says there is approx. 13GB space left on my card, which is correct. I then perform a backup - it takes about 5 or 6 minutes, then about 3 minutes into /data it just crashes out with an error.
From ROM Manager in my apps, I select backup (to external sd card) and it reboots into recovery, then fails after about 5 seconds saying it can't find the path.
Can anyone please advise what I might be doing wrong?
I've got about 3.9GB left on my internal card (it's a 16GB phone) and I've got 13GB available on my external card, so I don't think it's a space issue...

what error? what recovery? what file system?

Glebun said:
what error? what recovery? what file system?
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Recovery is CWM-based recovery 5.5.0.4 - cf 1.5
I don't know about file system.
Error while making a backup image of /data!

Update your recovery. I advise using TWRP or PhilZ

Did you use a CF root zip? There's no CF root for i9305
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Obagleyfreer said:
Did you use a CF root zip? There's no CF root for i9305
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oh man, totally forgot which section I'm in. Is there TWRP and PhilZ for the i9305?

Obagleyfreer said:
Did you use a CF root zip? There's no CF root for i9305
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I'm not sure what that is. I rooted my phone via the Toolbox version 7.0 which is stickied at the top of the i9305 forum. I can do everything else in there just fine (delete dalvik cache, install .zips from external or internal card, wipe battery stats, etc).

Ok then that's good.
As Gleburn said try TWRP or PhilZ Recovery.
I would recommend PhilZ as it is the one I am running and I've never had an issue. The last I heard TWRP had issues flashing vrthemes.
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Thanks mate, I'll give it a go.
Well, well, well - I do believe it's worked!! (using Philz recovery)
Thanks again.