Edit: I'm not pleased with this guide yet. Below I have you going back to stock jfd (2.1) and then I have a 2.2 kernel (overstock) which I didn't use when I installed cm7... I'm probably going to change this and suggest using the alt method in the noob guide, or going to jfd and then installing Trigger... Suggestions?
Installing CyanogenMod 7 on the Vibrant is NOT difficult. The process is different, not hard. There are certain steps you need to follow. Please note, I am trying to help and am in no way responsible for your actions, your phone, etc.... I will try and assist you so please post comments/suggestions/questions below.
Is CM7 perfect? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!
Read up on it HERE and decide if you are ready to try it out.
I am not being as detailed as normal. That is because I assume you have read and KNOW the NOOB GUIDE first.
I will let POST ONE be from start to finish (stock phone > CM7). This is obviously the longest process, but it's also the cleanest install.
POST TWO will be for those who already have root/custom recovery/a custom rom and DO NOT want to go back to stock first.
Regardless which method you choose, you are going to need the files....
FILES
The Update.zip file to root your phone (this roots stock 2.1, not 2.2) > File: View attachment update.zip <
If you have eclair, root per the noob guide linked above or another method of your preference... doesn't matter.
**A kernel with CWR (here is a link to an OverStock you can use): LINK
** I didn't use this method, I believe it should work fine, feedback wanted **
** I BELIEVE the reasoning here for this are two things, could be wrong... one, you cant use stock recovery and two, this gives you the option to go from CWR directly to download mode, which is needed later. THAT SAID, I used the regular CWR that installs from Rom Manager... once I flashed the efsbackup (more on this soon) I just pulled my battery and went into download mode because (a) it was fast (b) I didn't have the option to enter download mode from recovery.
THESE THREE FILES ARE NEEDED
- vibrant-efsbackup.zip
- cm7-vibrant-initial-kernel.tar
- cm7-vibrant-initial-20110304.zip
OPTIONAL: You may want to also grab the latest NIGHTLY version of CM7. The link above is the INITIAL CM7... there is work being done in the form of updates/NIGHTLY versions.... you can find them HERE and read about them on THIS thread. These do NOT wipe your phone so really no reason to not backup/test these out as they are released in my opinion.
I would also download the following:
The latest CM7 kernel from theexel (my preference here, not needed)
The Google Apps (CM7 doesn't come with the Market, Gmail, etc.. a C&D order a few years back is to blame)
STOCK > CM7
First thing I did was move ALL of my personal FILES that were already on my phone (both the internal/external) to my pc so I had a backup of them.
I then went to Menu > SD CARD AND PHONE STORAGE and I unmounted/formatted BOTH the internal and external.
I then used ODIN to get back to stock JFD (if you are stock anything, that's fine, I wasnt so I added this step for those who want to go back to stock).
Once it has finished and rebooted, I mounted my phone to my pc. I then moved the following files (all were listed above, minus the .tar, more on that later... leave it on your PC) from my PC to my INTERNAL memory:
The update.zip file to root my phone
The OverStock kernel (option to enter download mode, not required though, see above)
The vibrant-efsbackup.zip
The cm7-vibrant-initial-20110304.zip
The CM7 most recent NIGHTLY .zip (updated CM7)
The latest CM7 kernel from theexel (my preference here, not needed)
The gapps (google apps) zip.
Hold in BOTH volume buttons and POWER (release when you see the Vibrant logo) to reboot into recovery (phone can be on or off). Select Reinstall Packages.
Your phone will reboot and you will have root.
Go to the market and download ROM MANAGER. Open it, select to flash CWR (top option) and once it's done (you got the Success popup), reboot into clockwork recovery (2nd option).
Go to install zip from sd card, choose zip from sdcard, select the overstock kernel zip if you are going to flash it. If so, once done, reboot the phone...then go BACK to CWR using the 3 button combo (should be a red recovery now)
Go to install zip from sd card, choose zip from sdcard, select the efsbackup.zip. Once it finishes you need to get into download mode. If you used the overstock kernel, there is an option.. maybe under advanced. If you kept the normal CWR via Rom Manager, you can pull your battery and go ahead and load ODIN/Download Mode.
Load ODIN on your PC (I prefer THIS version of ODIN, older versions tend to hang up more)
UNCHECK reboot phone
UNCHECK Re-Partition
Load the cm7-vibrant-initial-kernel.tar (PDA Spot)
Press Start
About 10 seconds later, it should be done.... you need to get back to recovery... no need to turn off the phone or anything, FROM DOWNLOAD MODE, SIMPLY HOLD IN BOTH VOLUME BUTTONS AND POWER UNTIL YOU SEE THE VIBRANT LOGO.
** note, in this pic, my phone is not connected yet.. you can load this up before you connect your phone **
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Now, in CWR, go down to "mounts and storage" and format the following: System, data, and cache.
Still in CWR, go to install zip from sd card, choose zip from sdcard, select the cm7-vibrant-initial-20110304.zip. Once this has finished do a Factory Wipe and Reboot.
Enjoy watching your new CM7 Bootup!!
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IMPORTANT: Allow 15 minutes of the phone being turned on for the install to settle.
At this point, I would reboot back to recovery (3 buttons, power menu option will NOT work) and i would flash the following:
The latest Nightly update (don't wipe again, not needed).
The custom kernel from theexel (OPTIONAL)
The gapps zip so you can have the Market, gmail, etc
Then reboot.. let the phone sit... drink a beer.. donate some money to the guys that make this possible IF you like... and then enjoy the latest CM7 on your phone!
On a bootup, you may not have signal until you power off and back on your screen, fyi. *thanks theexel*
CM7 BOOTUP / RUNNING ON THE VIBRANT
Reserved for future use
nice guide!
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It's not perfect, hate I was having issues recording to my pc... the drivers for my recorder were royally effing up using ODIN so I do not have nearly the video quality I was hoping to add.
Please offer suggestions for imporoving the guide!
You said you installed overstock kernel to JFD? how was that compatible? it's a 2.2 kernel right?
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^ no... I did not, I just used the CWR that came with rom manager.
I may need to edit the guide... good catch.
Since there seems to be great interest in Cyanogen I think this guide should be stickied. Even though this is a work in progress it's already much clearer than the Cyanogen thread's OP.
^ I appreciate it, but this is not good enough yet... and I question of this install method will be required ongoing.
I may make a big change and suggest everyone just ODIN to stock using the ALT METHOD in my noob guide since it comes pre-rooted, comes with Clockwork Recovery AND is a 2.2 rom.
I probably should have done this the first time... may start over from scratch. I need feedback from people using this guide to know how it's working.
Hey when coming from CM7 to stock, do you hit re-partition in odin?
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If you are gonig back to stock, from CM7, the file system on CM7 is different so I remember reading that you should....
that said, when I went back to stock to redo the process for making the guide... I honestly do not recall if I checked it, and I am up and running fine...
Related
It took a while but i finally managed to get 2.1 working on my US Dell Streak.
I'll post instructions soon. I gotta get some sleep.
well done looking forward to the HOW TO and welcome to the streak family
Here.
http://android.modaco.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=315788&view=findpost&p=1376331
Wow guys. Great stuff.
Just got it working on my stock Sim-free (unlocked) Dell Streak bought from Dell
I had the same issue last night so was thinking of waiting for the official release.
I am not sure why are people going back to 1.6. Even this is Beta, it is way better than the original one.
It's snappy and everything works. I actually liked the new keyboard. Also, Swype starts working with no force closing.
I didn't have any issue with Market.
Anyways, for those who couldn't get this running on 00 model, I had to flash it to 21.
The only drawback is it now shows O2 logo (which is removable). Its still unlocked as I am using it on 3 Australia.
Apart from what everyone has quoted here on getting this running, I had to:
1. Flash the Koush's custom Recovery (Thread, Directlink)
2. Install the Modaco ROM using Recovery. You need to select Update.pkg which will start the custom recovery. In custom recovery screen, choose option to apply rom update.zip - I think 2nd option from the menu. (this changes the Model to 21) (Thread, Directlink)
3. Flash stock Recovery (Thread, Directlink)
Just place the .img file from here into the same folder as in step 1 and rename it to the .img file name there. Follow the same steps on how to install Recovery using fastboot.
4. Place 2.1 package from this thread and rename it to Update.pkg in root of SD
5. Install the 2.1 beta from Recovery (i.e. PowerOff, PowerON + VolUp + VolDown)
The first time it started, I logged into Google account via 3G rather than Wifi (it might have worked otherwise, I guess)
Everything worked. I didn't have much to back up except apps which I did through Astro File Manager (Free).
Multi-touch works on the games I tested so far. The system looks more stable. I also did a few test calls. I was running System Lite to view the apps/processes running in the background. I experienced better task management, may be thanks to Eclair.
I can find two minor bugs so far:
* Although I couldn't reproduce it after booting the device, my screen orientation stopped changing automatically (May be caused by some app)
* You can't drag apps from the drop-down application list to the Home screen. (Work around is to add it directly from the Home using Short-cuts > Applications)
EDIT: Just updated some links for people who don't know their way arounds.
Please let me know if you need more help, with step by step guidance. I personally thinks it's not needed as everything is in these threads.
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Greenarcher707 said:
It took a while but i finally managed to get 2.1 working on my US Dell Streak.
I'll post instructions soon. I gotta get some sleep.
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Good morning sir... time to wake up.. you got some instructions to post...
Glad to see it running on an unlocked Streak, looking forward to the instructions
see also streaksmart.com
lufc said:
well done looking forward to the HOW TO and welcome to the streak family
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Thank you sir, glad to be here. Please take a look at MSigler's post because that's exactly how i did it. But here is a step by step guide with links.
1. Install Koush's Custom Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754563
2. Flash Modaco Custom ROM
http://android.modaco.com/content/dell-streak-streak-modaco-com/312386/30-jun-r1-4399-modaco-custom-rom-for-the-dell-streak-with-online-kitchen/
3. Download 2.1 Update
http://www.mediafire.com/?bb9cvm5uaap2z8k
Save it to the root of your memory card and rename it to Update.pkg
4. Flash Stock Recovery
http://android.modaco.com/content/dell-streak-streak-modaco-com/314313/how-to-get-your-streak-back-to-factory-condition/
Just follow steps 1,3,4,5,6,7 (download the stock recovery, ignore the stock ROM)
5. Optional Root
http://www.mediafire.com/?o583zkt5hvhu5ma
Save anywhere on your memory card, use a file manager to install it. Run, then you have instant root with unroot option.
When it reboots you should have 2.1 with no market issues.
this seems like too many steps. I had success just by using stock everything (recovery and rom) and then flashing 2.1 using the stock method. Root works too!
With a non o2 UK device?
This is for people who need o2 ROM first. And you can only get it f.e. with an unlocked Dell that way.
Regular method didn't work with mine since i had a 00 unit. Had to find someway to update to a newer build.
Greenarcher707 said:
Regular method didn't work with mine since i had a 00 unit. Had to find someway to update to a newer build.
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Me, too. Have a 31 UK unlocked device.
But with the above method I got stuck at the dell logo. So I posted my method at the Modaco forum (after step 3, flash original 21 Dell o2 ROM, then 2.1 ROM)...
Greenarcher... THAT ROCKS. Excellent directions...not a single problem encountered.
Thank G O D!!
Any chance you'd have a suggestion on how I can remove the O2 boot screen?
2.1 is great... cant wait for 2.2 on the Streak.
I just wanted to give a public THANK YOU!
I have a 00 beta US Streak and the Modaco and StreakSmart methods I'd tried to get 2.1 resulted in a "e: no signature / verification failed" error. I followed your method here exactly, and now I have 2.1 working on my US beta (not ATT) Streak!!
Thanks so much man!
Hello,
I'm new to the fourms.
I have the Euro Unlocked Dell streak Model number ending in 00. ( Im in the US using the device on AT&T)
I'm trying to do this update.
Ive installed the Custom recovery software or so I think I did.
Followed the instructions, it says Fastboot Download done on the streak after I run the program to flash to a custom recovery software. ( just sticks on this screen) so I removed the battery.
and then copied the files for the custom rom to the SD and renamed the zip file Update.zip ( exactly as shown)
Boot the phone into recovery and choose the 2nd option ( the Update option) hit the camera button then I just get a blank screen....
I listed exactly what I have done. Is there anything that I'm missing or not doing exactly right ??
Thanks!
I've done it a little different on my German 00 device. I installed the stock recovery and simply applyed the update normaly.
Stock recovery: See Thread "How to get your Streak back to factory condition" (Option 1)
instead of using the stock Official Dell ROM I took the 2.1 ROM
First I had a few Problems with the Icons on the Home-Screen, wiped the device again, works nice
Ok Guys wish of the ways is the best and faster
@cue_32 - No problem, happy to help out. I'm still looking for that elusive stock boot logo as well.
@Bizzach - I'm glad everything worked out for you.
@shadowfactor - Try using the old custom recovery, the newest build causes that black screen error for some odd reason. Hope that helps, if not let me know.
brilliant! The older custom recovery software worked!
Question tho. How do I get rid of the 02 splash screen ?
Running 2.1. will post if I have any issues
Thanks alot!
Download one of these: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696193
Rename the file to bootanimation.zip place in system/media (you will need to use root explorer and make sure the permissions are set to read and write. Works and looks great.
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In 2.1 I tried to open Market.
but when signing into my google account I get the following error.
You do not have a network connection. I'm connected thru my wifi connection at my house so I no its not a cell connection issue...
I've read problems about market not connecting. Any suggestions or a link to a fix ?
Thanks.
( Euro Unlocked streak ) ( US AT&T)
I personally use Titanium Backup for stuff like that, or sync all contacts with your google account for easy recovery. I haven't tried the Dell Sync Client.
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now i'm no noob, i've odined plenty of times. but ever since i flashed eugenes 2.2.1 the first update, my phone has went crazy. i had to flash back to bionix and it worked but everytime my phone rebooted or i turned it off then on i wouldn't get service because flight mode was always active for some reason, but bionix was the only one after i unchecked it i would get service, because i flashed tons of 2.2.1 roms and other 2.2 roms and flight mode would always be checked after boot. even though bionix still worked it was acting funky sometimes so i just odined and i used the true firmware 2.1 from eugene instead of froyo but i doubt thats the deal, now after a successful odin , it passed, it keeps coming on and i flight mode is still checked but after the second media sd card scan it boot loops, everytime... the phone won't stay on past the sd card scans.. wtffffffff help pretty please
which recovery do you have? root it, get clockwork, format system, data, cache, reflash to jfd, mini kies to kb5. I just did this from a borked voodoo recovery.
Lol its been rooted. Im not a noob man. I just odined eugenes 2.2 official jk2 stock. Now phone boots and works fine. But when I reboot flight mode is always on... and some apps keep fcing over unistalled and re installed bunch of times same result. I did two odins wtf is wrong wit my phone
BTW something I forgot to mention, ever since flashing eugenes 2.2.1 under about phone my baseband version always says unknown, even after the odin twice it still says that on every rom. Everything was alwaya fine until I flashed that rom. Odins didn't fix so idk wut is up.
Sorry not to spam but ever since I flashed dead horse and the rom my IMEI always shows up as unknown, even after odin, on any rom.
Couple of things if you odin back t ostock and you still have issues then try
1. Use three button method to get into recovery mode.
2. Click delete all user data.
3. Reboot Enjoy!
Or try clearing the cache, reset phone in recovery and clear dalvik
oka1 said:
Couple of things if you odin back t ostock and you still have issues then try
1. Use three button method to get into recovery mode.
2. Click delete all user data.
3. Reboot Enjoy!
Or try clearing the cache, reset phone in recovery and clear dalvik
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I do this before every rom flash :/
Where did you get the pit/tar for jfd?
Did you check the md5 sum?
Try my Alt Method in the noob guide (signature, bottom of post one)
Which recovery do you have?
s15274n said:
Where did you get the pit/tar for jfd?
Did you check the md5 sum?
Try my Alt Method in the noob guide (signature, bottom of post one)
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I got the pit and pda from the eugene does not brick thread then I used the true stock 2.1 firmware after flashing eugenes does not brick. Phone turned on but after media scanning finished it went into boot loot doing the same thing. I then odined the stock official jk2 and phone works again. BUT the reasons I odined in the first place is still there. In about phone no matter what rom or modem I flash it always says unknown under baseband version , and it says unknown on my imei number too, and when I reboot the phone no matter wut rom flight mode is always on so I don't get service untill I turn it off. None of this ever happened until I flashed eugenes newest 2.2.1 rom and even after two odins it still is affected from it.
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get clockwork and flash kb5 modem. then save all bytes from the sd card (internal) and wipe it. whatever is causing your problems is persistent through a full \system, \data, \sys, \etc, etc wipe, so it must be on the internal memory.
I am about to do the same to my phone right now...
1freedude said:
get clockwork and flash kb5 modem. then save all bytes from the sd card (internal) and wipe it. whatever is causing your problems is persistent through a full \system, \data, \sys, \etc, etc wipe, so it must be on the internal memory.
I am about to do the same to my phone right now...
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Let me know of it works for u
worked
everything copied over fine except the hong kong stock rom, so i deleted it. the phone rebuilt the necessary folders and files (Android, dcim, external_sd, lost.dir, and sd).
So does it no longer say unknown for all of those things under about phone?
i didn't have that problem, i ****ed up my kernel/recovery. worse than boot loop, couldn't mount internal, voodoo wouldn't mount \system. my saving grace...odin back to stock.
firtst, i went back to ji6, but didn't have a data connection (probably had the same issue as you have now, i didn't bother to dig deeper), then tried mini kies to get updates, but kies didnt do anything so, i flashed to jfd, (im trying to find it now for you) this got me back to a shipped straight from the box state. with data.
kies (pita) updated to kb5 on its own, went wonderbar. fast data, really smooth ui, i thought it was a tweaked rom. i think i m gonna root it and keep the stock rom...
so, the moral of the story? install mini kies if you don't have it already, wait for the link when i find the jfd i used, flash it, and then upgrasde through mini kies. ou, then put the personal stuff back onto internal
here, i found it
http://www.multiupload.com/IFSJECTS3L
or this is from the source
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10871041&postcount=234
Lite'ning ROM v6.1
12/20/2011 - ROM hasn't been updated, but due to some users not having much luck with the included stock modem I've added a CWM flashable UCKK6 modem. I've also added the stock for those that need/want it for some reason. The download links are available at the bottom of this post.
11/27/2011 - Updated with haptic fix (credit to amtrakcn) and Entropy512's latest kernel (11/23/2011). Download link at the bottom has been updated to this one. Enjoy!
11/12/2011 - Updated image with fixed root!
The previous image was almost impossible to get root working. On the surface it was installed, but wouldn't / couldn't gain root access. After many attempts I finally decided to build the port from scratch again. Fixed a couple of file issues, build.prop edits, script tweaks, csc, etc. The result is better WIFI establishment and root that works from install.
This time I didn't use Hellraiser files, but definitely continue to use Entropy512's awesome kernel. No issues with Hellraiser as I've used it to Hellraise other I9100 ROM's without issue, I just didn't need its files in this go around. You should check Hellraiser out. It is an awesome tool.
This ROM is a port of Lite'ning Rom v6.1 XXKH3 found here made for the SGSII I9100. This is a single CWM install of the ROM.
New download link is at the bottom of this post.
Screenshots:
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Donations are appreciated, but not required. Thanks is good enough
Save the Zip to your internal SD Card
Boot into CWM
Highly recommended doing a format /data in Mounts and Storage
Do a install zip from sdcard
Point to the downloaded Zip file
Install the Zip package
This CWM package will wipe your cache, system and Davlik-cache for you
Download link: (11/27/2011)
http://www.multiupload.com/74QB78HAI3
Modem downloads (12/20/2011)
UCKK6 Modem
UCKH7 Modem stock
What good is a CWM package if you don't have CWM?
CWM = ClockWork Mod
Note: Your phone needs to be rooted for a non-Odin install. There are many threads in this forum on how to root so I won't get into it here.
Now you need to obtain a kernel that has CWM included. I recommend the latest kernel from Entropy512's thread located here.
You'll want to extract the zImage file out of the Zip and save it on your computer.
If you have the Android SDK installed and working on your computer then save the zImage in its tools directory and then type the following command from this location:
Code:
adb push zImage /sdcard/zImage
Otherwise you'll want to plugin your phone to your computers USB connection and paste the zImage file in the root of your internal SD Card.
Next you need to flash the kernel.
Via ADB (press Enter after each line):
Code:
adb shell
su
dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
Via a Terminal Emulator installed on your phone (If you don't have one download "Android Terminal Emulator" from the Market and install it. It's free):
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/zImage of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
Reboot.
Note that in the above two code examples when you type su you'll get a prompt to allow the "Superuser Request" if its the first time you invoke it from either program.
To boot into CWM in ADB type:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
Or, unplug your USB cable if plugged in, and press and hold vol UP + vol DOWN + Power buttons. Wait until it reboots and you see the Samsung Galaxy S II boot screen and release all 3 buttons. This should place you in your CWM menu.
Doing it this way should keep you from getting an exclamation point on your boot screen which is the main reason why I explained how to do this in this manner. If, by chance, you still get an exclamation point or already had one to begin with the only option I can think of is to use a jig. Not that a jig isn't a good thing to have anyways. Any ROM you flash from within CWM will not be added to your Custom Image count and will not produce the annoying exclamation point on the boot screen.
Absolutely first thing you want to do is boot into CWM.
As of this writing, press the Home button to choose an entry and press your Power button or the back button to go back to the previous screen.
Go to: backup and restore
Choose Backup
This will take a few minutes, but is well worth it. Now if you ever mess up your install you can always boot into CWM and restore the image you backed up. This, however, doesn't protect you from flashing bad bootloaders so word to the wise... DO NOT FLASH BOOTLOADERS!!! At this point and time there is no need to.
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Fresh Install:
Home button has a bit more of a delay to it. - Fixed
Quite a few services running.
Broke my Root. - Fixed
I would recommend someone putting more than the 10 minutes I did into this ROM.
Going back to UnNamed, dont have to the time to mess around too much. Getting late, and Skyrim is coming...
I wont be using this rom but wanted to give serious props for getting this working! Awesome job to everyone involved!!
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Sweet... wouldn't mind giving it a shot. Thanks for sharing
Is this a sign that we'll be seeing more OGSGS2 ROMs coming over? How hard was it to port?
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i was thinking about installing this but ive read that the dev who started this, LITEPRO, hasnt updated the rom for a while now. abandoned? will we get new updates?
simpl3lang said:
i was thinking about installing this but ive read that the dev who started this, LITEPRO, hasnt updated the rom for a while now. abandoned? will we get new updates?
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While I cannot speak for LITEPRO, his last post on XDA being this past August... it's possible that he got burnt out (easy to do) and taking an extended break. I believe we'll see him again. Wherever he is now I hope he's doing well.
As far as updates I will do what I can to add updates as they come about and they provide a benefit to the ROM.
Thanks !!!
Cozmo1 said:
While I cannot speak for LITEPRO, his last post on XDA being this past August... it's possible that he got burnt out (easy to do) and taking an extended break. I believe we'll see him again. Wherever he is now I hope he's doing well.
As far as updates I will do what I can to add updates as they come about and they provide a benefit to the ROM.
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backing up right now to have a go at it.
when you get the time have a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334124
it seems someone has continued to tweak and update the litening rom. what do you think?
downloading now. Reporting back soon.
I was waiting for something like this to come along
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cwc3 said:
Fresh Install:
Home button has a bit more of a delay to it.
Quite a few services running.
Broke my Root.
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While initially the home button does have a little lag to it didn't seem to persist after using it a little bit. However, I do recall reading that there was a fix for the issue. I will look into it.
It does have many processes listed in the background, but I didn't see it being different than a standard ROM install with a basic selection of apps. Mine currently has 59 in the background, but only 4 in actual use. It's how Linux based systems handle processes and it tends to do a real good job which is why task killers are frowned upon. So I tend to not be concerned with background processes, but more with how the battery consumption is on the ROM. It was rather good in that.
I installed this ROM several times in my testings of it and never had my root broken. I could've just been lucky. It comes with Entropy's daily driver kernel which includes root injected in initramfs as well as CWM. Still, strange things can happen. Did you wipe /data before installing, by chance?
Yea, wiped data first. Its all good. I probably should of flashed twice to be sure. If Skyrim wasn't coming out tomorrow, I would tweak this ROM to my liking then give it a proper test.
For the brief 10 minutes I used it, seemed fairly nice. Only thing that went wrong was the root, which would of been a quick fix I'm sure. I will come back at it in a couple years when I am bored of Skyrim.
cwc3 said:
Yea, wiped data first. Its all good. I probably should of flashed twice to be sure. If Skyrim wasn't coming out tomorrow, I would tweak this ROM to my liking then give it a proper test.
For the brief 10 minutes I used it, seemed fairly nice. Only thing that went wrong was the root, which would of been a quick fix I'm sure. I will come back at it in a couple years when I am bored of Skyrim.
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LoL - I hear you. I can guarantee you that once Diablo 3 comes out my time on XDA will be severely cut
root not working here. great rom though. fast and smooth.
about to test. if you lost root, wouldn't installing entropy512 kernel fix it? let me try that for you
you think you could fix the home button haptic? its not a big deal but itd be nice lol
Also wifi wasn't working for me so I decided to nandroid back to UnNamed for now
confirming update of kernel bb and su did not give root. I was wrong, but will check back!
This is interesting. On the surface it looks to be rooted, but when you actually try using root capabilities it doesn't work. Not even when flashing a new rooted kernel. This will need some investigation to provide a fix. Will work on it tomorrow after work.
First off, I wanted to say that the XDA developers "Video for Noobs" was absolutely hillarious and informative at the same time. Great idea. NOW, on to the source of my infinite frustration.
I decided today that I wanted to root my Galaxy Vibrant that I got yesterday, and install a ICS ROM on it. I had no clue how to do anything as regards this, but I'm fluent with computers and I have a very good knowledge of Android in general. I don't know details on the coding side, but I have a good base of background knowledge. So, I started work around 3:00EST today. I've been working constantly SINCE THAT TIME (now 9:30 EST) trying to get root and install ClockWork Mod. But it will not work.
So, the details. I'm running Windows 8, 64-bit by the way. The first thing I tried, after looking up many guides and tutorials, was to install the Samsung USB Drivers and to get root and ROM manager. After some trial and error using SuperOneClick (2.3.3.0), I achieved root access, but I didn't have SU so I installed the app from the Play store. Then, I tried installing ClockWork Recovery from the ROM Manager, and I tried rebooting into CWR through the ROM manager. No dice, I got the standard "Android System Recovery" software. e3 variant (I've read up a bit on the different types, but I'm not too fluent in them yet). I tried the "Reinstall Packages" option so I could flash CWR, but that led to a certification error. No clue how to get around it.
I then figured out that I needed to have the DDM (Dalvik Debug Monitor) running to get proper root access. So I did that, and tried EVERYTHING again. I have wiped my phone about 5 times by this time. I went through a bunch of crap and eventually got it so that I CWR would TRY to flash once I got into the recovery screen. Basically, when I hit the "Reinstall Packages" button it goes through a few steps, a progress bar appears, and it says something along the lines of "Replacing stock recovery manager with ClockWork recovery". After just over a second of this, the phone restarts into the plain old recovery screen with no progress whatsoever.
I have ClockWorkMod 2.5.1.2 downloaded through ROM manager.
I have left it alone at this point.
I've tried using ADB, but there are no real guides that are up-to-date with the latest software and manually flashing an image from ClockWork Mod doesn't seem to work as they don't have image files anymore, just .zips with a bunch of single files and folders. I have no clue about Odin.
The ROM I'm trying to flash is Ice Cream Zenwich, which looks to be pretty promising. But I haven't even been able to get any kind of recovery manager working, so that doesn't help much.
Link: (add www) rootzwiki.com/topic/21742-romimm76i-iczen-rc18-the-hammer-of-buddha-5-26-12-deficient-development
I have tried manually flashing, but I haven't really made any progress in that area. I've tried ABD, I've tried CWR, and nothing I've been able to think of seems to work. SO I NEED HELP!
Just to state my system specs and software:
PC:
Windows 8 Consumer Preview, 64-bit
Android SDK and tools
Java JDK 6u29 ]______will this cause problems? Version 6 and 7 Java?
JRE Version 7 ]
Ice Cream Zenwich ROM (RC 1.8)
Phone:
Samsung Galaxy Vibrant, running Android 2.2
ROM Manager, ClockWork Mod Recovery 2.5.1.2 Downloaded
SuperUser
Titanium Backup
Root Tester
Absolutely ANY help would be insanely appreciated, I just can't work at this anymore.
Thanks in advance!
I know this is a bit early to bump, but I really need help with this still. Haven't made any progress.
Sent from my Vibrant using XDA
what instructions were you following? I believe Woodrube's instructions go over this, I'll check though. Here!
Also, get the AIO toolbox. Everything you need in one program. Very convenient. It's also linked in the instructions above. Flashing to stock, rooting, CWR, all just by clicking a button on your computer. AIO
If you get stuck again then just odin lindroid from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057187&highlight=lindroid
It will give you everything ready for flashing ICS roms
dpaul007 said:
what instructions were you following? I believe Woodrube's instructions go over this, I'll check though. Here!
Also, get the AIO toolbox. Everything you need in one program. Very convenient. It's also linked in the instructions above. Flashing to stock, rooting, CWR, all just by clicking a button on your computer. AIO
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Yep. I do believe all this is covered in there. Hardest part is finding the files (but they are out there). My guide's OP is short but comprehensive, so you should be able to go back to Eclair to ICS in under an hour (and that is a heavy handed time estimate). I can usually get it from 2.1 to ICZen in about 20 minutes and most of that time is waiting for the ROMs to settle down before I flash over them. Oh and since I have used GB bootloaders for some time, I am reminded of my Noob-i-ness when I have to get into Recovery on a Froyo bootloader. Last time it took me about 8 times to get there.
I understand it is frustrating, believe me I do, but it is all out there for the taking. Your OP is a good example of trying to dagnose a problem, not getting the answer and putting out as much info as you can to get help. Nice job on that.
Thanks for all the help
dpaul007 said:
what instructions were you following? I believe Woodrube's instructions go over this, I'll check though. Here!
Also, get the AIO toolbox. Everything you need in one program. Very convenient. It's also linked in the instructions above. Flashing to stock, rooting, CWR, all just by clicking a button on your computer. AIO
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Thanks for that, I'll definitely take a look at this. I was pretty sure I was overthinking things, I think this might be a simpler solution.
I was following general instructions from various places (the ICZen page, etc), and at first I was following guides from all over the place. After I got my legs, this was the main rooting guide that I followed:
(add www) forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438478
And I was loosely following this guide for the ROM manager, CWR, etc:
(add www) androidauthority.com/vibrant-t959-ice-cream-sandwich-install-56729/
Woodrube said:
Yep. I do believe all this is covered in there. Hardest part is finding the files (but they are out there). My guide's OP is short but comprehensive, so you should be able to go back to Eclair to ICS in under an hour (and that is a heavy handed time estimate). I can usually get it from 2.1 to ICZen in about 20 minutes and most of that time is waiting for the ROMs to settle down before I flash over them. Oh and since I have used GB bootloaders for some time, I am reminded of my Noob-i-ness when I have to get into Recovery on a Froyo bootloader. Last time it took me about 8 times to get there.
I understand it is frustrating, believe me I do, but it is all out there for the taking. Your OP is a good example of trying to dagnose a problem, not getting the answer and putting out as much info as you can to get help. Nice job on that.
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Thanks a lot for that, it does help a lot. I'm taking a look at that guide right now. Hopefully I can get through it without as much trouble as I had this time around (and without as much frustration). Also, I appreciate it that the author of the guide in question took the time to post here. Thanks again.
And in response to your comment on my OP, yes - I don't like it myself when people leave out information that may be critical to diagnosing their issue. It just prolongs things, makes the situation difficult, and its simply annoying. So I didn't want to be that guy. It looks like it worked!
mohitmoudgil said:
If you get stuck again then just odin lindroid from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057187&highlight=lindroid
It will give you everything ready for flashing ICS roms
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Thanks, if I do get stuck again I'll give this a try.
I appreciate all the help. I'll report on my progress soon. Hopefully, my next post will be about how happy I am to have ICS (or ICZen, rather) on my Vibrant!
Im probably late to the party but the way i get CWM is simply that i run the recovery 3e to 2e batch file (google 3e to 2e recovery) from my computer and then flash the CWM update.zip (its inside the clockworkmod folder ththat should be in the root of your sd) using reinstall packages, sometimes twice.. this should take you to CWM mod, after which i can flash the root package pretty easily
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Also, I appreciate it that the author of the guide in question took the time to post here. Thanks again.
...Snip...
Hopefully, my next post will be about how happy I am to have ICS (or ICZen, rather) on my Vibrant!
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No problems man. I am usually scanning the General and Q&A sections during the days to see if anyone needs help. At night I turn it over to others to troubleshoot.
I do have to tell you about a certain caveat in the ICZen flashing that is different than the others and almost everyone misses it on the first time they try.
Steps
-Download ICZen and place it on your internal sd
-Reboot to Clockwork Recovery
-Perform a wipedata/factory reset <---You must do this
-Go to mounts and storage and format the system partition
-Flash your downloaded ICZ rom file
-From the main menu of recovery, perform a wipedata/factory reset again <---AND this
-Reboot
-On bootup, give it a few minutes to settle in, reboot and use as normal.
-Enjoy your ICZen!
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Most of the other ICS ROMs only have you Factory Reset once but you'll need to do it twice in ICZen, otherwise you'll get stuck in a bootloop.
W00T
Good timing with that post. I just came back here to report that I had got Odin, CyanogenMod, a Gingerbread Bootloader, and flashed back to 2.1, flashed Cyanogen mod and was JUST starting my ICZen flash. Interesting how booting into Recovery is built right into Cyanogenmod, I like that.
Anyway, I just performed a factory reset from the prompt that popped up right after I tried to flash ICZen (Deficient Touch Recovery, 5.5.0.4). I remember from the ICZen page that they told you to make SURE you had a CLEAN phone to start from, but I missed the second wipe step. Thanks for reminding me. I'm rebooting now, hopefully this'll work!
Edit: strange, I had to flash the ICZen ROM twice before I could get it to boot! I'm on the ICZen boot page as we speak, here we go...
Thanks for all your help. I'll post screenshots afterwards
CWalkop said:
Good timing with that post. I just came back here to report that I had got Odin, CyanogenMod, a Gingerbread Bootloader, and flashed back to 2.1, flashed Cyanogen mod and was JUST starting my ICZen flash.
Edit: strange, I had to flash the ICZen ROM twice before I could get it to boot! I'm on the ICZen boot page as we speak, here we go...
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Noticed that you list GB bl's but not that you flashed them. If you did then no worries.
Re: your edit. If you got to the ICZen bootanimation and it still doesn't boot up, try wiping and factory reset again. Should work out after that. Good luck.
Woodrube said:
Noticed that you list GB bl's but not that you flashed them. If you did then no worries.
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Ah, sorry for the confusion. I did in fact flash the GB bootloader, and it worked fine. I was confused for a bit because I thought I needed to choose a specific bootloader from the page you provided, but then I just chose one and it went through fine.
Re: your edit. If you got to the ICZen bootanimation and it still doesn't boot up, try wiping and factory reset again. Should work out after that. Good luck.
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That's not exactly what happened; it just rebooted into the recovery manager again after I told it to reboot normally.
But...as you probably garnered from this post, everything worked perfectly after that! I booted into ICZen, setup the phone (no bloatware is nice), and started using it! Its even compatible with some apps that it wasn't before, which is great!
I attached some screenshots. It felt like the right thing to do.
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*cheers*
Thanks for all the help! You were great. I have over locked a bit; now I'm trying to set up Chainfire 3D so I can run the Tegra apps I bought for my previous tablet (ASUS Transformer, sold to save for the Infinity). I can probably find a guide of some kind online.
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Kind of random, but I find it really interesting that you can adjust the display color balance on ICZen. That's an absolutely incredible feature; I was actually hoping to find an app that would accomplish this but the built-in control seems to work great! Tweaked to my hearts desire.
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CURRENT STATUS -- PHONE BACK TO STOCK AND WORKING. WILL ROOT AGAIN AND PROBABLY WAIT A FOR THE FINE DEVS AT TO RELEASE THE ROMS I WANT INSTEAD OF MANUAL MODS HA!
PLEASE NOTE, AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS THREAD, THE ROM MANAGER INSTALLATION OF CLOCKWORKMOD HAS SERIOUS ISSUES. YOU DO NOT HAVE A WORKING RECOVERY EVEN THOUGH IT FLASHES THE RECOVERY SOFTWARE. SEE XDA THREAD showthread.php?t=1695967 CHECK YOUR CLOCKWORKMOD BEFORE YOU DO ANY MODS
SUMMARY OF FIX --> USE FASTBOOT TO RELOAD WORKING RECOVERY --> ATTEMPT ROM INSTALL, FAILED --> RELOCK BOOTLOADER --> RUN APPROPRIATE RUU...PHONE IS NOW BACK TO STOCK CONDITION WORKING GREAT. XDA WILL SAVE YOU FROM YOURSELF
What happened?
-Rooted phone with regawMOD. Everything fine.
-Install rommanager -- decide to flash clockworkmod via rom manager, since I'm used to that recovery in the past.
-Use phone for 2 days.
-See thread about editing build.prop for links related to apple lawsuit.
-used root explorer file manager, backup build.prop, edit build.prop, HIT THE PERMISSIONS BUTTON ON THE FOLDER TO R/W and then back to R/O (DAMN DAMN DAMN)...reboot phone. Phone boots HTC white screen and then just black. Won't boot android.
What I tried to fix?
-Thinking sucks, but no biggie, I reboot and go to recovery clockworkmod 5.8.3.5 DOES NOT WORK...go search, find more forum posts about this version for our phone not working...DAMMIT CLOCKWORKMOD!
-Go to "Factory Reset", who cares at this point, just reset everything? Nope...white HTC screen, boots into clockworkmod v5.8.3.5 -- again, broken worthless recovery, no menus do anthing. Why did I forsake you TWRP?!?!
Now I'm gun shy on just hopping down and trying new things without consulting you guys first. What are my options? Don't want to make this worse.
Fine
TL;DR
EVO 4GLTE, rooted.
Screwed permissions and/or build.prop system folder
clockworkmod recovery version is worthless
Afraid to go forward.
If you can boot into the bootloader, maybe you can use fastboot to flash TWRP.
xxddaaohnoes said:
What happened?
-Rooted phone with regawMOD. Everything fine.
-Install rommanager -- decide to flash clockworkmod via rom manager, since I'm used to that recovery in the past.
-Use phone for 2 days.
-See thread about editing build.prop for links related to apple lawsuit.
-used root explorer file manager, backup build.prop, edit build.prop, HIT THE PERMISSIONS BUTTON ON THE FOLDER TO R/W and then back to R/O (DAMN DAMN DAMN)...reboot phone. Phone boots HTC white screen and then just black. Won't boot android.
What I tried to fix?
-Thinking sucks, but no biggie, I reboot and go to recovery clockworkmod 5.8.3.5 DOES NOT WORK...go search, find more forum posts about this version for our phone not working...DAMMIT CLOCKWORKMOD!
-Go to "Factory Reset", who cares at this point, just reset everything? Nope...white HTC screen, boots into clockworkmod v5.8.3.5 -- again, broken worthless recovery, no menus do anthing. Why did I forsake you TWRP?!?!
Now I'm gun shy on just hopping down and trying new things without consulting you guys first. What are my options? Don't want to make this worse.
Fine
TL;DR
EVO 4GLTE, rooted.
Screwed permissions and/or build.prop system folder
clockworkmod recovery version is worthless
Afraid to go forward.
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yeah, download twrp and move it to your fastboot folder.
use the command "fastboot flash recovery (recovery name).img"
replace (recovery name) with whatever twrp is called, and remove the quotes.
husker91 said:
yeah, download twrp and move it to your fastboot folder.
use the command "fastboot flash recovery (recovery name).img"
replace (recovery name) with whatever twrp is called, and remove the quotes.
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THANK YOU BOTH OF YOU!
For posterity, those that are reading this with a similar problem in the future, go here for the EVO LTE:
teamw.in
/project/twrp2/98
1> make sure your HTC drivers are up to date
2> download the TWRP img file
3>find fastboot.exe
4>put TWRP img file with fastboot.exe
5>run commands as on that TWRP page
I now have TWRP recovery! But not a running phone yet
The plan at this time was to wipe everything and just flash a stock ROM and count my blessings. Problems though with sd-ext and new ROM.
Wipe cache -- works.
Wipe Dalvik-cache -- /sd-ext not present, skipping
Factory Reset -- failed to mount /sd-ext (No such file or directory)
I've got the stock ROM img sitting in /sdcard via USB mount on my PC. Just copied it over.
Then I install it and everything acts like it works.
Restart phone, hangs at HTC screen for 20 minutes, never fully booting.
And now I'm here again.
When I go into the TWRP file manager I can see /sd-ext
Any thoughts?
The /sd-ext errors are normal, it's only used if you reformatted your sdcards to add it.
If the ROM you flashed is good and it still won't boot you'll want to run the RUU and bring it back to stock. All you have to do is connect it in fastboot mode and run:
fastboot oem lock
Then, once it's relocked, leave it in fastboot mode and run the RUU that can be found here.
You may need to run it twice if the phone reboots half way through, but that's fine. Just run it a second time and it should finish. When it's done your phone will be completely stock again.
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xHausx said:
The /sd-ext errors are normal, it's only used if you reformatted your sdcards to add it.
If the ROM you flashed is good and it still won't boot you'll want to run the RUU and bring it back to stock. All you have to do is connect it in fastboot mode and run:
fastboot oem lock
Then, once it's relocked, leave it in fastboot mode and run the RUU that can be found [
You may need to run it twice if the phone reboots half way through, but that's fine. Just run it a second time and it should finish. When it's done your phone will be completely stock again.
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Will try that now and report back.
Thank you for the quick answer and vote of confidence. I know what is "supposed" to happen along this path, but this is the first time in 5 years and as many devices that I've made such a bone headed mistake rooting. So now I'm a little overly timid as to what is normal and what I caused in screwing up some permissions.
Thanks again!
WORKING! OP updated. Thanks everyone for your time and help!
xHausx said:
The /sd-ext errors are normal, it's only used if you reformatted your sdcards to add it.
If the ROM you flashed is good and it still won't boot you'll want to run the RUU and bring it back to stock. All you have to do is connect it in fastboot mode and run:
fastboot oem lock
Then, once it's relocked, leave it in fastboot mode and run the RUU that can be found here.
You may need to run it twice if the phone reboots half way through, but that's fine. Just run it a second time and it should finish. When it's done your phone will be completely stock again.
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Haus are we lucky enough to have you join us here? Or u still rocking the 3D? Hope things are well buddy
Edit...OP glad to hear things worked out.
Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2
Not sure why people insist on having CW even when they know its broken. Even if it wasn't broken, just using TWRP one time, one will realize how much better it is compared to CW. Anyways dude, you're not fully bricked. You just need to find a way to get TWRP flashed.
Sent from my EVO using XDA
shook187 said:
Not sure why people insist on having CW even when they know its broken. Even if it wasn't broken, just using TWRP one time, one will realize how much better it is compared to CW. Anyways dude, you're not fully bricked. You just need to find a way to get TWRP flashed.
Sent from my EVO using XDA
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