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[Q] Noob bootloader question. Help

I'm on cm7.1, and i was thinkig to flash http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398223 (Team ICSSGS RC4.2)
But i says i must have the gingerbread bootloaders. What is a bootloader? Do I already have it? If I don't, how do I install it?
Thanks!

You already have gingerbread bootloaders.

And how do you know that, and what's bootloader for?
imgibby123 said:
You already have gingerbread bootloaders.
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And how do you know that, and what's bootloader for? That means that I can flash that rom? Thanks

CM7 is a customisation based on gingerbread .A bootloader is code that is executed before any Operating System starts to run.Every Android phone has a bootloader that instructs the operating system kernel to boot normally and every manufacturer has their own version of bootloader specific for the hardware present in it’s environment.
Yes you will be able to flash your chosen rom.
You will also need Nexus drivers installed on your computer after flashing.

thank you, aaaaaaaaaaaand could i go back to cm7 rom again?
imgibby123 said:
CM7 is a customisation based on gingerbread .A bootloader is code that is executed before any Operating System starts to run.Every Android phone has a bootloader that instructs the operating system kernel to boot normally and every manufacturer has their own version of bootloader specific for the hardware present in it’s environment.
Yes you will be able to flash your chosen rom.
You will also need Nexus drivers installed on your computer after flashing.
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thank you, aaaaaaaaaaaand could i go back to cm7 rom again?

pixelexip said:
thank you, aaaaaaaaaaaand could i go back to cm7 rom again?
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as far as i know you will need to use odin to flash the stock rom and the the cm7...
a friend of mine tried to go back from ICS to cm7 by nandroid (was too lazy to use odin) and bricked his phone even the download mode didn't work for him...
he needed to use the USB jack to get in to the download mode again...

Yeah like Mich says its always better to go back to a stock rom before going custom. I am using team hacksung (cm9 beta)and it says to flash back to cm7 you just flash rom twice.
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Ok, but..
imgibby123 said:
Yeah like Mich says its always better to go back to a stock rom before going custom. I am using team hacksung (cm9 beta)and it says to flash back to cm7 you just flash rom twice.
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So you say it wold be better to go back to stock before flashing again to cm7. Why? And wich bootloader do I have now that i flashed from cm7 to teamsgsics?
Thank you so much

pixelexip said:
So you say it wold be better to go back to stock before flashing again to cm7. Why?
because cm7 requires froyo or gingerbread bootloaders(like i said above it is built around gingerbread)
you now have a rom that is built around ics.
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ok, but..
imgibby123 said:
pixelexip said:
So you say it wold be better to go back to stock before flashing again to cm7. Why?
because cm7 requires froyo or gingerbread bootloaders(like i said above it is built around gingerbread)
you now have a rom that is built around ics.
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Yes, ok, So now i can flash to other ICS roms, but not to GB or froyo(etc) based ROMs. In case i'd like to flash back to froyo or gingerbread based rom, I'd have to use Odin(do you know any tutorial for that?), flash a stock rom, root it, and install-it by CWM recovery (would ODIN delete the CMM recovery?).
CAN I?
Thanks, I hope we help other people with the same questions.
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Yes you need Odin to flash back to stock,just search you tube for many detailed tutorials.
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Baaaaaah!!!
imgibby123 said:
Yes you need Odin to flash back to stock,just search you tube for many detailed tutorials.
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Ive been seeking without results and i know its easy.
How do i install a kernel (semaphore ics)?! Do i have to rename it?

Odin and Stock roms
Google Odin 1.83 and download it along with your stock Rom from sammobile.com then follow the Instructions on that site to reinstall stock from and bootloaders . Its very easy took me 20minutes the first time and now I can do it during the break in the Simpson lol

How to delete CM9?

I'm using Optimus X2 on CM9 now and I want to revert back to stock.
Problems I faced are unable to use front camera, camcorder and the camera freezing after a few uses and I have to restart the phone.
The build is great, but I just NEED the camcorder and front camera function. Call me stupid for not reading before upgrading (got my bro to upgrade for me on impulse) and now we can't revert to stock because the phone is not connecting to computer at all.
The phone can be connected by USB as a Portable Media drive but cannot be detected when drivers are used.
This is driving me to wits end ): Even my brother couldn't get it to go back to stock after trying for an hour.. I just want to go back to Gingerbread 2.3.4 (came with the phone)
I need help guys. Desperate.
Thank you all so much in advanced.

Oh to add on, any solution that requires me to connect to the computer now doesn't work at all. Because the phone cannot be detected by drivers. Gah.
It's not that CM9 isn't good. I just really need the camcorder function.
):

You have clockwork mod installed I assume? (Not sure if you can even install cm9 without it but thought I'd check )
Just go to the development section and find a stock ROM, and flash it using CM7. If your phone isn't detected in storage mode then transfer it over Wifi, software data cable is good for FTP, Airdroid has a pretty GUI and super easy to use.
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Is there any way I can return the phone to baseband instead?

Mungulz said:
You have clockwork mod installed I assume? (Not sure if you can even install cm9 without it but thought I'd check )
Just go to the development section and find a stock ROM, and flash it using CM7. If your phone isn't detected in storage mode then transfer it over Wifi, software data cable is good for FTP, Airdroid has a pretty GUI and super easy to use.
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Hi there thanks for your reply.
I have CWM installed. How do I flash it using CM7? Omg I'm a total noob here. :/

KittyCatCat said:
Hi there thanks for your reply.
I have CWM installed. How do I flash it using CM7? Omg I'm a total noob here. :/
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if you want to go completely to stock, you can use NV flash.
it contains stock FROYO Rom and recovery, you can flash a gingerbread ROM afterwards.
find it in my dropbox :
NVFlash : https://www.dropbox.com/s/phs3nab3seanzu3/2x-v10b-1300166062-nvflash.zip
drivers : https://www.dropbox.com/s/1j1j8fc1ljz85dl/2x-nvflashdrivers.zip
guide : https://www.dropbox.com/s/csz222gw3fut2wm/General NVflashGuide.pdf

KittyCatCat said:
Hi there thanks for your reply.
I have CWM installed. How do I flash it using CM7? Omg I'm a total noob here. :/
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You can download CM7 from your phone and flash it directly! With wipes of course
Sent 2X faster with my LG

75markus said:
if you want to go completely to stock, you can use NV flash.
it contains stock FROYO Rom and recovery, you can flash a gingerbread ROM afterwards.
find it in my dropbox
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Thanks for your reply. I see that you are hosting V10b. Mine is V20C. Would there be a problem??
Singapore:Starhub
Marsou77 said:
You can download CM7 from your phone and flash it directly! With wipes of course
Sent 2X faster with my LG
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Thanks will look into it.

ehm...just download the rom directly on your phone and then flash it via recovery!
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KittyCatCat said:
Thanks for your reply. I see that you are hosting V10b. Mine is V20C. Would there be a problem??
Singapore:Starhub
Thanks will look into it.
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nope it's okay, if you don't mind use smartflash but you will wipe all data back to normal again

Prepare the P990 for the ICS update

I have rooted my device, installed the clockworkmod and Cyanogenmod 7.2
As far as I know you can't install a original firmware update on a rooted device.
So what do I need to do to prepare it for the ICS update?
Superoneclick unroot? will that do the trick?

Unroot
Yes super one click will unroot your phone. But you must flash it with an original 2.3 stock version if you want to use LG tools to upgrade it. Another way to get it is to download the .kdz ROM when it will be released and put it on your device.
Anyway, until now, only the SU660 -the korean version of the o2x- is getting upgrades... Patience

The best is to keep it this way and flash one of the modded stock ROM ....

Striatum_bdr said:
The best is to keep it this way and flash one of the modded stock ROM ....
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Is it possible to upgrade with a modded stock rom? (rooted)? I don't think so?

he meant flash the modded android 4.0 stock rom, when it will be out

Remuzzz said:
Is it possible to upgrade with a modded stock rom? (rooted)? I don't think so?
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I have updated to v 20s via lg tool over modded stock rom made by flix. And if i am not mistaken i had spicas kernel.
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Remuzzz said:
Is it possible to upgrade with a modded stock rom? (rooted)? I don't think so?
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What do you mean by upgrade.. I just said that when official Ics will be there, devs will make modded official Ics based roms... So you'll be able too upgrade from a modded ROM to another.

Striatum_bdr said:
What do you mean by upgrade.. I just said that when official Ics will be there, devs will make modded official Ics based roms... So you'll be able too upgrade from a modded ROM to another.
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Ah okay, I thought you ment upgrading the official rom with LG-tool.

My Advice is to wat for the kernel source release.
It is said to be released 2 weeks afther the LG update.
Parandroid for O2x already has LG UI 3.0 + JB flavour. The only thing that lacks is video recording, hw acceleration and proprably other minor stuff.
So till the end of October, there will probably be CM9/CM10 release for O2x.

Hello,
How many time, in your opinion, after official release a zip cwm flashable official based ics will be aviable ? it's soooo easy to flash by this way (last time I flashed an official rom I was forced to use the ftp server method , worked well but ....)
Thanks

aegidios2 said:
Hello,
How many time, in your opinion, after official release a zip cwm flashable official based ics will be aviable ? it's soooo easy to flash by this way (last time I flashed an official rom I was forced to use the ftp server method , worked well but ....)
Thanks
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as soon as the official release will be out, for now be patient :laugh:, the devs on this site can produce a modded stock rom that can be flashed in cwm, just like v20q. till then we have to wait :silly:

I did use CWM to flash this: v20q.zip file (stock firmware GB) and did factory reset everything.
I can still acces the special boot menu when holding the power button and vol down button.
But I don't think the device is rooted?
Is that true?
I installed a memory cleaner app and it told me that my device is not rooted so I can't acces all the options.
So flashing v20q.zip file also unroots the phone?

Seems to be
But custom recovery remained.
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Installed stock ROM, until now feels sweet...
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Black Stern said:
I did use CWM to flash this: v20q.zip file (stock firmware GB) and did factory reset everything.
I can still acces the special boot menu when holding the power button and vol down button.
But I don't think the device is rooted?
Is that true?
I installed a memory cleaner app and it told me that my device is not rooted so I can't acces all the options.
So flashing v20q.zip file also unroots the phone?
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Just flash su.zip that you can find somewhere here in xda to root again.

Return Back to Stock
I restored back my Stock Back and using LG suit Updated to Newer Version to v20i. It automatically unrooted

Re: Prepare the P990 for the ICS update
, to buy a new phone. That's a prepare
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Buying used N7000 with CM - returning to stock ROM

Can anyone recommend a stock ROM and whatever other files needed (firmware/recovery, etc.) to return a used N7000 to stock?
I'm on my way to buying one from someone and probably will test out the CM10 installed on it, but in case it isn't very stable I want to return to the stock ROM.
I'm not a complete noob, but I know there are particularities to each device, and trying to figure out if it's as simple as finding the latest stock ROM posted here on the forum and flashing that with ODIN or whatever...
Thanks.

You can give a try to gingerbread.and then can flash cm10.and can return back also to stock.
I wouldnt Recommend you ics.
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It's got CM10 installed already and I will test that out first. Why wouldn't you recommend stock ICS? I mainly want it because I want Touchwiz and also because I want the phone to be ready for the Jelly Bean OTA update when it comes out and don't want to keep flashing ROM-s all the time and losing my stuff or having to back sh!t up

teomor said:
It's got CM10 installed already and I will test that out first. Why wouldn't you recommend stock ICS? I mainly want it because I want Touchwiz and also because I want the phone to be ready for the Jelly Bean OTA update when it comes out and don't want to keep flashing ROM-s all the time and losing my stuff or having to back sh!t up
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All custom rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1847786
All stock rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Use the one at your region.you know what to do...
Edit: thanks Dr.Ketan to correction...hihihihih

Simplelife by mistake have paste same link for both, nevermind
Here is for stock
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997

What about the root and recovery? Do I need to be stock completely to prepare for the OTA?

yes for OTA you need to have stock ROM.
You can directly flash latest ROM, so at least you need not to go for OTA soon.

teomor said:
What about the root and recovery? Do I need to be stock completely to prepare for the OTA?
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You can get the ota update even if you are rooted but you cant install it
You need to be on stock kernel and unrooted to get the ota installed
After you get an ota update,you can unroot your phone,then download and install the ota update

rajsekhar.300 said:
You can get the ota update even if you are rooted but you cant install it
You need to be on stock kernel and unrooted to get the ota installed
After you get an ota update,you can unroot your phone,then download and install the ota update
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Not true.. You indeed have to have stock kernel/rom/recovery but superuser/supersu are just apks.. So you can update being rooted and pray the process doesn't unroot your device.. But it won't prevent the ota upgrade
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So, if I flash the stock ROM will that also unroot it and install the stock recovery? Or are these separate steps?

teomor said:
So, if I flash the stock ROM will that also unroot it and install the stock recovery? Or are these separate steps?
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Flashing stock ROM will return it fully to stock. Cwm and root will be removed.
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Thank you guys. I've already done it. Struggled a bit with a boot loop but read the forums, used the search function and voila Thanks for the support!

teomor said:
Thank you guys. I've already done it. Struggled a bit with a boot loop but read the forums, used the search function and voila Thanks for the support!
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Nice one
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Pls help,Can't get into any recovery at all

Hi everyone
I have just gotten a Samsung galaxy mini. I rooted it and unlocked it okay.
But then I wanted to flash rom and stuff, so I downloaded Odin, and flashed cwm, but... When Odin says pass, it press home + power and the Samsung screen flashed twice and sticks.
But the strangest thing is that it can still boot into android sometimes.
I am on android 2.2.1
iBook anybody can help as it is worrying me a lot

before flashing rom or CWM you will need to upgrade to gingerbread either through odin or Kies
and then flash cwm and after that flash rom with cwm

Thanks for the reply
I can't seem to upgrade via kies, can you provide a link that contains stock Roms for my samsung that can be upgraded via Odin.
Is there any chance of bricking at all?
Do you need any other info?
Thanks

Theandroidkid123 said:
Thanks for the reply
I can't seem to upgrade via kies, can you provide a link that contains stock Roms for my samsung that can be upgraded via Odin.
Is there any chance of bricking at all?
Do you need any other info?
Thanks
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Look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551586
I did the same today = via ODIN flashed GB 2.3.6 then CWM (you can find latest in the Android development section too) and now there is CM7.

fisik said:
Look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551586
I did the same today = via ODIN flashed GB 2.3.6 then CWM (you can find latest in the Android development section too) and now there is CM7.
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Did you flash 2.3.6 from froyo?

Theandroidkid123 said:
Did you flash 2.3.6 from froyo?
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Yes, originaly there was Froyo. After flashing to GB, CWM started to work. Before there was only black screen when I pressed HOME+POWER

Theandroidkid123 said:
Did you flash 2.3.6 from froyo?
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Hooray, i got ginger bread, now, the bit where everything went pear shaped last time,
How do i get the right custom recovery, without the worry of it magically dissapearing again?
Would be quite grateful if someone would post a link to a recovery and method that i could follow
many thanks

fisik said:
Yes, originaly there was Froyo. After flashing to GB, CWM started to work. Before there was only black screen when I pressed HOME+POWER
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Yeah , same here, what file did you use to flash recovery? that information would be greatly appriciated
many thanks

here is a perfect tut and version of cwm
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/09/installing-clock-work-mod-recovery-in.html

dheeraj (dhlalit11) said:
here is a perfect tut and version of cwm
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.com/2011/09/installing-clock-work-mod-recovery-in.html
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This method worked like a charm, thanks a lot

Now i have another problem,
I lost my root access in the process of upgrading to gingerbread ( ive only just realised)
i tried this method that is in the link using cwm, but unfortuntantly i didnt work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24332130&postcount=82
Can somebody give me an idea on how to root my phone, again, as i would like to put cyanogen mod 7 onto it
thanks
(sorry if im being annoying)

just flash any custom rom now, you don't need root for that and most of custom roms are pre-rooted

yackovsky said:
just flash any custom rom now, you don't need root for that and most of custom roms are pre-rooted
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Is cyanogenmod 7 a pre-rooted rom?
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Theandroidkid123 said:
Is cyanogenmod 7 a pre-rooted rom?
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Yes, there's maybe 2 ROMs that are not rooted, and they're pretty much outdated

yackovsky said:
Yes, there's maybe 2 ROMs that are not rooted, and they're pretty much outdated
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That's good news then, I have gotten cm7 on my mini perfectly now.
Is there any roms that anybody could recommend for the mini?
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the best is cm7
most compatible, performance and feature rich

dheeraj (dhlalit11) said:
the best is cm7
most compatible, performance and feature rich
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Okay thanks so much for your help once again, I really appriciate it
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