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Hey guys, i need help badly, i had a custom rom installed that was working just fine, i decided to get some adw launcher themes, i applied some then it crashed, i have tried to do a factory reset, cache reset, etc... Somehow i cant fix this, i tried installing a whole new rom, still wont work for some reason, i had this phone for a month now and nothing happened , i researched tons of threads and nothing. Hopefully someone here knows how to fix this, if you know how please please please tell me!!
thanks in advance
If the computer recognize the phone you can make a re-flash trought LGMDP
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what is that? im sorry i am noobish :/ i dont really get it , i need noob insructions
well i can access recovery , but when i flash a rom it gives me the same problem
Go back to your baxkup through recovery. Push powr+vol dwn+home. You get into recovery and then choose restore backup.
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The only problem is, i didnt make a backup.
mrchamsone said:
The only problem is, i didnt make a backup.
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m also facing the same problem.
My backup was gone when i partitioned my sdcard.
Stuck at LG logo since yesterday..
mrchamsone said:
Hey guys, i need help badly, i had a custom rom installed that was working just fine, i decided to get some adw launcher themes, i applied some then it crashed, i have tried to do a factory reset, cache reset, etc... Somehow i cant fix this, i tried installing a whole new rom, still wont work for some reason, i had this phone for a month now and nothing happened , i researched tons of threads and nothing. Hopefully someone here knows how to fix this, if you know how please please please tell me!!
thanks in advance
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1.Copy a rom to your SD card.
2.Go to recovery.
3.If amonra: flash debug format system zip in Mik cm thread.
If cwm recovery : go to advanced and format system.
4. Wipe data cache everything and format your ext partition in menus.
5. Now flash the rom zip.
6. Reboot.
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lekhwani said:
1.Copy a rom to your SD card.
2.Go to recovery.
3.If amonra: flash debug format system zip in Mik cm thread.
If cwm recovery : go to advanced and format system.
4. Wipe data cache everything and format your ext partition in menus.
5. Now flash the rom zip.
6. Reboot.
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i tried that nothing works, all i can do is access the clock work mod recovery thing.
I have an sd card adapter, i can put my sd card in there, would that hlep?
Any rom i do it doesnt work :/
i have a restore option in the recovery, can someone give me the backup file for the lg optimus one? or would that not work?
thanks in advance.
And im going back to school in a few days so i REALLY have to fix it
mrchamsone said:
i tried that nothing works, all i can do is access the clock work mod recovery thing.
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if you can access clockworkmod recovery, you should still be able to do what lekhwani said. i dont think you get what hes trying to say, so i will say everything step by step
to get the rom onto your phone, you can do either this (longer):
1. plug you sdcard into your adapter. connect your adapter into your computer
2. on your computer, download a rom and move it to your sdcard under directory /sdcard
3. eject the sdcard and put into back into your phone
or this (faster, easier):
1. boot into recovery and plug your phone into the computer
2. under mounts and storage, select mount usb storage
3. on your computer, download and paste the rom of your choice onto your sdcard under directory /sdcard
(skip to number 5)
4. boot your phone into recovery (home+vol down+power)
5. wipe EVERYTHING (if you want your phone to work, you have to do it; on the first menu you see, select all the options that have the word "wipe" in it; after that go into the advanced menu and wipe everything there). vol up is to go up, vol down is to go down. the menu button is to select
6. go back to the first menu and select install zip from sdcard. then select choose zip from sdcard.
7. select the rom, then hit yes (your rom is now being flashed)
8. reboot
sweetnsour said:
if you can access clockworkmod recovery, you should still be able to do what lekhwani said. i dont think you get what hes trying to say, so i will say everything step by step
to get the rom onto your phone, you can do either this (longer):
1. plug you sdcard into your adapter. connect your adapter into your computer
2. on your computer, download a rom and move it to your sdcard under directory /sdcard
3. eject the sdcard and put into back into your phone
or this (faster, easier):
1. boot into recovery and plug your phone into the computer
2. under mounts and storage, select mount usb storage
3. on your computer, download and paste the rom of your choice onto your sdcard under directory /sdcard
(skip to number 5)
4. boot your phone into recovery (home+vol down+power)
5. wipe EVERYTHING (if you want your phone to work, you have to do it; on the first menu you see, select all the options that have the word "wipe" in it; after that go into the advanced menu and wipe everything there). vol up is to go up, vol down is to go down. the menu button is to select
6. go back to the first menu and select install zip from sdcard. then select choose zip from sdcard.
7. select the rom, then hit yes (your rom is now being flashed)
8. reboot
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so basically thats like installing a rom?
every rom i do doesnt work, it has the same problem, stuck at the lg logo, i wiped cache, cleared everything. im worried if my phone is bricked :/
when im in the cwm recovery menu, i connect the usb cable and it doesnt recognize it, so i use the adapter, and is it normal if the sd card has absaloutely not even one file on it?
as for now, i wouldnt worry about whether your sdcard has any files on it or not. right now, we should be worried about whether your phone can be fixed. have you tried moving a rom onto your sdcard using the adapter? can you see the rom in recovery?
ok thanks, i am downloading a rom right, now. And yes i can see the rom in the recovery menu
ok so the rom is now on my sd card, what do i do from here?
thanks again
OK, i installed the rom, its stuck at the LG logo AGAIN, how long should i wait for it if its first time booting???
someone please reply , i need to fix it as soon as possible and im trying and nothing works.
mrchamsone said:
Hey guys, i need help badly, i had a custom rom installed that was working just fine, i decided to get some adw launcher themes, i applied some then it crashed, i have tried to do a factory reset, cache reset, etc... Somehow i cant fix this, i tried installing a whole new rom, still wont work for some reason, i had this phone for a month now and nothing happened , i researched tons of threads and nothing. Hopefully someone here knows how to fix this, if you know how please please please tell me!!
thanks in advance
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060121
Try out this thread..I was able to revive my O1 back(from the LG logo stuck problem) jst an hour ago after following the instructions given there..
does that thread work even if you cant boot your phone? it says you have to connect to usb , can i just connect my sd card in an adapter?
mrchamsone said:
does that thread work even if you cant boot your phone? it says you have to connect to usb , can i just connect my sd card in an adapter?
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Yeah it worked for me..I was also worried abt that.I jst started from no.8 as i could not go beyond the lg logo..
I jst removed the sdcard and connected the phone and flashed the rom from kdz.
O yeah don't forget to disable lg modem.Refer no.6 of the thread.. to disable it.
Stat from no. 8 of the thread after downloading rom and kdz..
ok thank you so much, 1 problem, i put my sd card in the adapter, it said phone was not found, how do i connect my phone to pc if i cant get to the phone itself?
please reply asap
while i am in cwm recovery usb device is not recognized and it says this in the lg updater, phone not found, i tried to find the lg modem thing to disable it but its not there any help would be gladly appreciated
Thanks
mrchamsone said:
while i am in cwm recovery usb device is not recognized and it says this in the lg updater, phone not found, i tried to find the lg modem thing to disable it but its not there any help would be gladly appreciated
Thanks
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have you installed the usb drivers?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15960064&postcount=3
Hey guys. I just updated my Legend to the newest stable CM (with dalvik wipe, using ROM manager) and it freezes upon booting. I can get to recovery mode and I have ADB.
What do I do ? Is there a way to flash a ROM using ADB ?
It's been a long time since I worked with this stuff.
I don't think you can flash from ADB.
I suggest try to download the Cyanogen 7.1.0 rom again and check the MD5 after to make sure it is intact, I downloaded directly onto my phone then used ES file manager to check the MD5 # I had to download a few times because the MD5 # was not correct.
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grandioso said:
Hey guys. I just updated my Legend to the newest stable CM (with dalvik wipe, using ROM manager) and it freezes upon booting. I can get to recovery mode and I have ADB.
What do I do ? Is there a way to flash a ROM using ADB ?
It's been a long time since I worked with this stuff.
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A quick question in your method, did you ONLY wipe the Davlik cache or did you wipe the system as well? I think you will have to wipe system & davlik when flashing a different rom.
How do I find out if md5 is correct or not ?
More importantly, what do I do after I donwload it ? It's not like I can do anything with the phone now, except get to recovery mode and control the phone via ADB in recovery mode.
And I only wiped dalvik cache.
I have help out someone with a similar issue here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18597552&postcount=2
If you want to check MD5 # on the computer goto google and search for a MD5 file checker, ok you might want to know what MD5 is? its a check sum, the correct check sum is on the same page you downloaded on the cyanogen website.
if you know adb commands then you could always "push" the rom zip file to the sdcard on the phone, then flash it using CWM you'll need to wipe system and davlik at the very least.
First try to wipe data factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvikcache.
Reboot and it must be OK.
If it doesn't work download again cm7 stable, and flash it again with the 3 wipe.
I did a "clear storage" from HBOOT, but it didn't work.
When I get into recovery, I get a screen with a red exclamation mark. I guess that means I don't have CWM recovery. I have the files on my SD card, but htey have been copied from my previous one.
So I guess I'll need to flash CWM again...
You must have used fake flash to flash the rom correct?
Boot it into recovery and press the vol up button and the power button together ok?
It might give you an error once but press it again and again and you'll get into android recovery ok
Then go to install update.zip and cycle down to it using vol up and down buttons and the power button to select ok
Then it should load up clock work mod and you can use the trackpad now
Select mounts and storage and select mount SD card
Then connect USB and put the newly downloaded rom on your phone and once it's completed go back and go into advance settings I think... And do wipe cache and etc... Then go on install from SD and select your rom
Hope it helped
I flashed the ROM from ROM manager. I had CWM, but I don't anymore, because I changed SD cards. I have come to the point where I only need the goddamn update.zip file, but I can't find it anywhere and I think I'll go mad if I don't find it NOW
EDIT: Ok, I found it. At least I did a backup of my previous SD card....
Hello, Ive been trying to flash my phone and install this rom on my galaxy s2 ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1460702 ) but however i entered the recovery mode and wiped the data and cache partition but there is no option to get into advanced mode to wipe the battery stats and dalvik cache
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Heya, just flash a corresponding CF-Root kernel (use search ^^) which has the advanced clockworkmod recovery integrated
Thanks for your reply AJ but i am in the middle of everything. I have flashed my phone before but i am still a beginner and do not want to brick my phone. So basically i am here :
1 - Being Root
2 - Copy from the PC. AndyX_ROM_v3.0_ICS_4.0.3_XXLP2.zip zip on the SD card
3 - Restart the phone in Recovery Mode
4 - Make Wipes:
* Wipe data
* Wipe cache
The next step is to wipe dalvik cache for what i need the advanced option... would it be safe for me to leave this in between and go for what you suggested... if yes, is there any tutorial at all to do this? I guess i cant restart my phone since i wiped out everything already? and wont i need to re-root my phone and check usb debugging for do what you suggested?
Thanks for your time.
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
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All you've done so far is factory reset your device. You can safely install CF-Root, as suggested by AJ.Rockwell and it won't brick your device (disclaimer: if you do it right )
Clockwork Mod is a more advanced recovery mode and will have the extra options you are looking for.
Yes thanks guys, right now i am flashing the new kernal using the latest version available in the thread suggested by JJEgan ... just want to know that can i connect my phone to odin and flash directly from the recovery screen or do i shut down my phone first? Just trying to take every step very cautiously and asking everything i am not sure about.
EDIT: Ah, nevermind, i guess i must shut down my phone anyway to put it into download mode.
Well, glad you could make it. Welcome to the world of unleashed android!!
All finished thanks a ton guys
I just did the biggest F-Up of my flashing life. While following QBKing77's Rooting & CWM with unlocked, at approx 3:50, during the flashing of the root SYSTEM.img file, rather than that file, I used the wrong file to flash used an IMG file that was meant for cwm, which is a completely different task.
So now I am trying to get into fast boot and try to do it with correct SYSTEM.IMG, then to find out I never got it downloaded, the link was deadand now I can not find where to DL it from. I must've not been paying attention and got ahead of myself.
Anyone know where I can a mirror of the file found here. Its the first link in the root section labelled "moto-fastboot flashable /system image".
Am I screwed? Does anybody have a copy of that system.img file laying around. I can not find any mirrors. That is the only way I can see this getting fixed bc I can still go into fastboot mode.
ckeck this ????
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/4137-pudding-photon-pudding-bootloader-unlock-updated-8302011/
Use at own risk. ???
Can u get into rsd mode and flash 154_5 sbf
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Important files
Thank shabbypenguin for those
If you can get into rsd mode and connected/recognized in rsd lite you should be able to flash one of those sbf files and return to stock.
I read the instructions carefully! It said to put the oven on 350 degrees for 10mins but for some out of this world reason I put it on broil and let it cook for 20mins :/
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LOL no kidding Custodian. I did get a laugh out of that.
Thanks CubanLuke & ShabbyPenguin. I did use RSDLite to flash the current sbf you directed me to, I can boot into the phone again. Thanks again.
Now as to how to proceed, I will have to unlock the bootloader again, np, but when I run into that very step where I broiled it, the rooting via speedboot.... would it be okay to root using AIO instead because I can not find the SYSTEM.IMG needed to follow along w/ the video using this method.
Can I just root a different method, then proceed on with CWM recovery, then flash rom from the video?
enzyme said:
LOL no kidding Custodian. I did get a laugh out of that.
Thanks CubanLuke & ShabbyPenguin. I did use RSDLite to flash the current sbf you directed me to, I can boot into the phone again. Thanks again.
Now as to how to proceed, I will have to unlock the bootloader again, np, but when I run into that very step where I broiled it, the rooting via speedboot.... would it be okay to root using AIO instead because I can not find the SYSTEM.IMG needed to follow along w/ the video using this method.
Can I just root a different method, then proceed on with CWM recovery, then flash rom from the video?
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- Unlock using derpunlock.sbf
- use fastboot to erase recovery and install CWM recovery
- boot into CWM
- Format system
- Wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache/dalvik
- Reboot recovery
- Flash ROM
SOLVED!!! THANK YOU EVERYONE!
KTT16 said:
- Unlock using derpunlock.sbf
- use fastboot to erase recovery and install CWM recovery
- boot into CWM
- Format system
- Wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache/dalvik
- Reboot recovery
- Flash ROM
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Thanks KTT. Okay, I'm back on track now. I am unlocked again, rooted as well. but I am not sure about 2 things. This will be my very first android rom flash and just coming from a big whoopsies, I just want to be sure.....
1) Format system: in cwm recovery, which option is that? I don't see "format system" in the main or advanced menu. Maybe its worded differently?
2) Flash ROM: I can only assume its either "Apply Update from SD" or Update from SD". Not sure which one though.
enzyme said:
SOLVED!!! THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Thanks KTT. Okay, I'm back on track now. I am unlocked again, rooted as well. but I am not sure about 2 things. This will be my very first android rom flash and just coming from a big whoopsies, I just want to be sure.....
1) Format system: in cwm recovery, which option is that? I don't see "format system" in the main or advanced menu. Maybe its worded differently?
2) Flash ROM: I can only assume its either "Apply Update from SD" or Update from SD". Not sure which one though.
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1) Format system is in the "mount" options. Although it's unneeded to flash a ROM. Personally I just wipe data/factory reset and then wipe cache and have zero issues. Others may tell you different though.
2) "Install .zip from SD Card" then select whichever .zip you're looking to install.
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Okay well I am in some trouble again. successfully flashed an alpha cm7.1, but it didn't have market and the one i installed did not work so decided to flash to cm7.2 via CWM. When it booted I didn't really see anything change, later realized that maybe I was suppose to wipe/format in cwm first(idk).
So I decided to flash 198_7, same one that I used to restore back to stock earlier. But I did not get back to stock. The process was 100%, it told me to manually turn on the device, which was in rsd mode. So I unplugged, pulled batt, reboot. The phone now starts up until the pulsing Moto logo then screen goes black, then it loops.
In the process I lost CWM & unlocked. So trying to flash a ROM via cwm is no longer an option. Any thoughts?
enzyme said:
Okay well I am in some trouble again. successfully flashed an alpha cm7.1, but it didn't have market and the one i installed did not work so decided to flash to cm7.2 via CWM. When it booted I didn't really see anything change, later realized that maybe I was suppose to wipe/format in cwm first(idk).
So I decided to flash 198_7, same one that I used to restore back to stock earlier. But I did not get back to stock. The process was 100%, it told me to manually turn on the device, which was in rsd mode. So I unplugged, pulled batt, reboot. The phone now starts up until the pulsing Moto logo then screen goes black, then it loops.
In the process I lost CWM & unlocked. So trying to flash a ROM via cwm is no longer an option. Any thoughts?
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Flashing the 198_7 sbf unroots and relocks, so you're back to square one.
enzyme said:
Okay well I am in some trouble again. successfully flashed an alpha cm7.1, but it didn't have market and the one i installed did not work so decided to flash to cm7.2 via CWM. When it booted I didn't really see anything change, later realized that maybe I was suppose to wipe/format in cwm first(idk).
So I decided to flash 198_7, same one that I used to restore back to stock earlier. But I did not get back to stock. The process was 100%, it told me to manually turn on the device, which was in rsd mode. So I unplugged, pulled batt, reboot. The phone now starts up until the pulsing Moto logo then screen goes black, then it loops.
In the process I lost CWM & unlocked. So trying to flash a ROM via cwm is no longer an option. Any thoughts?
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Reboot into stock recovery, when you get the recovery logo thing push both volume up and volume down at the same time to get the recovery options. Then do a factory reset and it should boot for you. After that, root and unlock again. And you didn't have the Market because you forgot to install Gapps...
enzyme said:
Okay well I am in some trouble again. successfully flashed an alpha cm7.1, but it didn't have market and the one i installed did not work so decided to flash to cm7.2 via CWM. When it booted I didn't really see anything change, later realized that maybe I was suppose to wipe/format in cwm first(idk).
So I decided to flash 198_7, same one that I used to restore back to stock earlier. But I did not get back to stock. The process was 100%, it told me to manually turn on the device, which was in rsd mode. So I unplugged, pulled batt, reboot. The phone now starts up until the pulsing Moto logo then screen goes black, then it loops.
In the process I lost CWM & unlocked. So trying to flash a ROM via cwm is no longer an option. Any thoughts?
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The reason cm7 didn't have the market is that you needed to flash gapps. Try doing a hard reset. http://www.hard-reset.com/motorola-photon-4g-hard-reset.html That should do it.
try the 154 sbf
enzyme said:
Okay well I am in some trouble again. successfully flashed an alpha cm7.1, but it didn't have market and the one i installed did not work so decided to flash to cm7.2 via CWM. When it booted I didn't really see anything change, later realized that maybe I was suppose to wipe/format in cwm first(idk).
So I decided to flash 198_7, same one that I used to restore back to stock earlier. But I did not get back to stock. The process was 100%, it told me to manually turn on the device, which was in rsd mode. So I unplugged, pulled batt, reboot. The phone now starts up until the pulsing Moto logo then screen goes black, then it loops.
In the process I lost CWM & unlocked. So trying to flash a ROM via cwm is no longer an option. Any thoughts?
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i had the same problem i think and was going thru boot loops but some one told me to start into recovery when you try you get that ? android screen from there hold down volume up and down at same time then wipe phone booted up fine after that.
It worked like a charm. Thanks. I'm still very new to android and hate to admit it but will be running into problems like these again. The best way to minimize it for me is, not only follow certain directions correctly to get out of these binds, but to understand them.
- So theres an image of the stock ROM stashed away on the phone regardless? And it can be accessed only via the stock recovery? Because after I succeeded in flashing cm7.1, I did a factory reset once from settings>privacy and that restored me to a fresh CM7.1. The factory reset from settings>privacy and in CWM is the same, but both different from the factory reset via STOCK RECOVERY?
- Also what would be the correct method to go from one custom ROM to another? Would it be this? :
(in CWM)
- Format system
- Wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache/dalvik
- Reboot recovery
- Flash ROM
Or can I just jump to install from zip ?
- Also regarding SD Storage (internal), only holds storage files? So on any fresh ROM there shouldn't be anything in that partition relating to that new ROM yet right? So I can delete things without worry?
You should not have to reboot into recovery, once your wipes are complete, normally you can just flash your ROM of choice in the same recovery session.
Before I flashed anything I would make a backup with CWM so you don't have to keep rooting and unlocking. You can just restore your backup.
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After flashing 198 7 sbf, all u need to do is flash derpunlock not go through oem unlocking, then reflash recovery.
Simple generic process for going between roms (assuming already unlocked + cwm recovery flashed; process may be different for some roms, always make sure to read directions, but this is the general concept)
1. Download rom (and gapps if necessary) and put on your sdcard
2. Boot into recovery and make a nandroid backup
3. You made a nandroid backup right?
4. Secure your nandroid backup (move it to your pc or something).
5. You know where your nandroid backup is right?
6. Wipe data/factory reset.
7. Install zip from sd (flash), choose the rom.
8. Reboot system.
At this point your rom should be all set. If for some reason you don't like it, simply boot into recovery and restore your nandroid backup. You can even make nandroid backups of various roms if you want to swap between them for whatever reason.
I will be getting a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 tomorrow and I am interested in installing the PACMAN ROM
However, the instructions are not clear for me since I am new to all this. I've downloaded the roms, gapps and kernal and now the instructions say to:
'Put the files on your device
Reboot into recovery
Wipe dalvik cache
Install the zips (or do adb sideload if you want)
Reboot'
Since I have no experience with android devices, I am not sure how to do these steps. I've tried searching on Youtube but there aren't any tutorials for SGP's. I am aware that I need to do a full wipe since I am going from GB to JB (so I need to delete data, dalvik, system and dbdata). It also says to do a backup if anything goes wrong, which I am not too sure how to do as well.
If someone could explain these instructions clearly to me, it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Hersh_K said:
I will be getting a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 tomorrow and I am interested in installing the PACMAN ROM
However, the instructions are not clear for me since I am new to all this. I've downloaded the roms, gapps and kernal and now the instructions say to:
'Put the files on your device
Reboot into recovery
Wipe dalvik cache
Install the zips (or do adb sideload if you want)
Reboot'
Since I have no experience with android devices, I am not sure how to do these steps. I've tried searching on Youtube but there aren't any tutorials for SGP's. I am aware that I need to do a full wipe since I am going from GB to JB (so I need to delete data, dalvik, system and dbdata). It also says to do a backup if anything goes wrong, which I am not too sure how to do as well.
If someone could explain these instructions clearly to me, it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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put your device in download mode (hold down power and volume down) and flash entropy's kernel with odin.
then you will have clockworkmod recovery, which you can boot into by holding power and volume up.
in clockworkmod, you can make a backup, wipe data, and install the rest of the stuff.
you could even do all of this without ever booting up the stock rom.
This is what I do/did...
I used this tutorial to flash CWM and root
http://m.androidauthority.com/galaxy-player-5-0-android-2-3-6-root-clockworkmod-recovery-116474/
Download SuperOneClick and
Download Odin. Follow tutorial.
Odin can be used to flash ROMs or kernels and to flash CWM.
Download the Pacman ROM and a kernel and put it on your External SD card.
Use ROM Manager from the play store to reboot into Recovery mode (easiest way) or volume up and power button at the same time as the Samsung flashes after you first boot your device.
From recovery mode you can wipe dalvik cache etc, but if this is a new device, you shouldn't have to factory reset or wipe cache (I think) If you're buying a used device, wipe and reset.
You're in recovery mode still, navigate to-
"Load zip from external SD card" and select it. Navigate to the Pacman zip and select it.
You navigate using the volume up and down buttons and select using the power button.
Navigate back to main screen in recovery mode and select Reboot System.
Do the same thing to flash a kernel. If the kernel has clockwork mod integrated, load the kernel first.
I use Xplore to move files around, it's quick and easy.
The reason ppl tell you to back up any data is, they have data they want to keep. If this is a new device, you don't have anything worth saving, such as contacts apps etc.
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iurnait said:
put your device in download mode (hold down power and volume down) and flash entropy's kernel with odin.
then you will have clockworkmod recovery, which you can boot into by holding power and volume up.
in clockworkmod, you can make a backup, wipe data, and install the rest of the stuff.
you could even do all of this without ever booting up the stock rom.
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Thanks a lot! I'll do this as soon as I get the device sometime today
HOG1csmith said:
This is what I do/did...
I used this tutorial to flash CWM and root
http://m.androidauthority.com/galaxy-player-5-0-android-2-3-6-root-clockworkmod-recovery-116474/
Download SuperOneClick and
Download Odin. Follow tutorial.
Odin can be used to flash ROMs or kernels and to flash CWM.
Download the Pacman ROM and a kernel and put it on your External SD card.
Use ROM Manager from the play store to reboot into Recovery mode (easiest way) or volume up and power button at the same time as the Samsung flashes after you first boot your device.
From recovery mode you can wipe dalvik cache etc, but if this is a new device, you shouldn't have to factory reset or wipe cache (I think) If you're buying a used device, wipe and reset.
You're in recovery mode still, navigate to-
"Load zip from external SD card" and select it. Navigate to the Pacman zip and select it.
You navigate using the volume up and down buttons and select using the power button.
Navigate back to main screen in recovery mode and select Reboot System.
Do the same thing to flash a kernel. If the kernel has clockwork mod integrated, load the kernel first.
I use Xplore to move files around, it's quick and easy.
The reason ppl tell you to back up any data is, they have data they want to keep. If this is a new device, you don't have anything worth saving, such as contacts apps etc.
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Thanks, I guess I don't need to waste my time backing up data. And thanks for the link, it'll help me root my device as well
HOG1csmith said:
This is what I do/did...
I used this tutorial to flash CWM and root
Download SuperOneClick and
Download Odin. Follow tutorial.
Odin can be used to flash ROMs or kernels and to flash CWM.
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After I flashed the kernel, it said 'PASS' on the Odin screen but now my device keeps rebooting, and it won't stop! D:
I can enter CWM Recovery, and I tried wiping data/factory reset and I've wiped cached partition but it still keeps rebooting.
If anyone knows how to fix this, please let me know! I've googled this problem for 3 hours but haven't found a solution
what exactly did you do in cwm?
did you install pac rom?
if not, try installing (using install zip from sdcard) it directly over gb, after doing a full wipe.
also install gapps the same way
iurnait said:
what exactly did you do in cwm?
did you install pac rom?
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I followed instructions on this website;
m.androidauthority.com/galaxy-player-5-0-android-2-3-6-root-clockworkmod-recovery-116474/
(I can't post links, but its the website that HOG1 posted above)
I got up to step 7, but my device kept rebooting after that. So I went in CWM recovery by holding POWER and UP buttons and wiped my data and cache but it still kept rebooting.
And I can't flash any roms since I still haven't rooted the device. I couldn't use entropy's kernel because I have an INTL Galaxy Player.
iurnait said:
if not, try installing (using install zip from sdcard) it directly over gb, after doing a full wipe.
also install gapps the same way
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Would that work, even though I haven't rooted my device yet? Since I haven't done the steps under 'Rooting the Galaxy Player 5.0' on the link HG1 sent.
oh you have an intl device. in that case, you'll have to install cm9 first, power down, boot up into recovery and install pac rom
you dont have to be rooted for this
iurnait said:
oh you have an intl device. in that case, you'll have to install cm9 first, power down, boot up into recovery and install pac rom
you dont have to be rooted for this
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Okay, but in the CM9 thread the first thing it says for installation is 'Make sure your device is ROOTED' and mine is not - so are you sure it will work? I just don't want to brick my device or anything, just got it today xD
to install cm9, boot into recovery, and go to mounts and storage, then select the mount usb storage (connect your usb cable to your computer first)
then copy a cm9 rom zip over (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679957)
you should be fine
if something fails for some reason, try installing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465144 via odin (put your device in dl mode).
this is a rooted stock rom
iurnait said:
to install cm9, boot into recovery, and go to mounts and storage, then select the mount usb storage (connect your usb cable to your computer first)
then copy a cm9 rom zip over (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679957)
this is a rooted stock rom
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Okay, I've installed CM9 so after I install PACMAN shall I also install the gapps and Sultan kernel as well?
Hersh_K said:
Okay, I've installed CM9 so after I install PACMAN shall I also install the gapps and Sultan kernel as well?
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yup, dont forget to wipe data, cache, dalvik, (look under mounts and storage) system, and dbdata (or datadata)
All this INTL and US device stuff just throws wrenches into everything. The link I posted says it's for INTL and US devices. Apparently not the case.
I have intl kernel on my US device and it works fine, not sure why the reverse isn't true. Weird.
I use the INTL kernel because I like the governors choices.
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HOG1csmith said:
All this INTL and US device stuff just throws wrenches into everything. The link I posted says it's for INTL and US devices. Apparently not the case.
I have intl kernel on my US device and it works fine, not sure why the reverse isn't true. Weird.
I use the INTL kernel because I like the governors choices.
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Yeah it sucks that Samsung made different devices for different regions...Makes no sense..
But yeah, I installed CM9 and when I selected to reboot my phone from the actual ROM it said 'Rebooting...' and now its been like this for 30mins or so... :| I guess I'll have to wait for the battery to drain or something, but as soon as it does I'll wipe data, etc and install PACMAN with the new kernel and gapps. Sucks that you can't take the battery out the phone, I don't think the phone is actually gonna reboot.
EDIT: NEVERMIND, I JUST SAW ONLINE THAT YOU CAN SWITCH IT OFF BY HOLDING DOWN THE POWER BUTTON AND HOME BUTTON...Yeah I'm totally new to Android and Samsung xD
Or you could hold the power and volume up buttons to go into Recovery mode and reboot from there.
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I finally got it working yesterday evening, and I'm loving the new ROM! Thanks a lot for your time and effort guys, I really appreciate it