Back up everything, I'm not responsible for anything you do to your phone. These steps have helped everyone who has come to IRC. Just made a one stop guide.
You shouldn't need to post anything in this thread other than to mention if there is a broken link. If you want to thank me, thank the developers instead. They did all the real work. If you really feel like thanking me after that, you can thank me on IRC instead of making a post. I don't like runaway threads and clutter.
You will need these following files:
On computer:
Odin: http://goo.gl/JT9uU
Stock ED05: http://goo.gl/RC28q
Atlas_v2.2 PIT: http://goo.gl/Hktky
CWM4: http://goo.gl/7DmxF
EC09 Modem: http://goo.gl/v8FF7
GB Bootloaders: http://goo.gl/6aJ1N
Nexus S Drivers: http://goo.gl/2qpr (SDK download)
http://goo.gl/ZWGG (Explanation)
On SD card on your phone where you can find it:
Vgb version 7: http://kan.gd/xso
Latest Gapps: http://goo.gl/mVVso
STEP 1
A)BACKUP EVERYTHING, make a nandroid, back up stuff in Titanium Backup.
B)Install the Nexus S drivers. You will have to download the Android SDK in order to do so.
STEP 2
A)Start Odin.
B)Make sure Repartition is checked on the left.
C)Make sure atlas_v2.2.pit is in the PIT section
D)Make sure CI500_VZW_ED05_FROYO_REL.tar.md5 is in the PDA section with it checked off
STEP 3
Double check Step 2 and connect your phone into download mode and press start. (Download mode = take out battery, connect phone to computer using USB, hold down volume button and a yellow triangle symbol will pop up)
STEP 4
After it passes in Odin, boot up to stock.
STEP 5
A)Turn off phone and go back into download mode.
B)In Odin press reset and DESELECT repartition on the left.
C)Make sure cwm4_fixed_for_cm7-ODIN is in the PDA section
D)Press Start
STEP 6
Three finger (Volume up + Volume down + Power button) into recovery. If you let it boot up normally it will overwrite CWM and you will have to repeat STEP 5.
STEP 7
A)Wipe data, cache, dalvik
B)Install from SD, navigate to where you put full fascinatemtd ota eng.jt1134 0811 signed.zip (VGB version 6) and install.
STEP 8
A)Let it reboot and boot up all the way.
B)Power off and go into download mode and connect to computer.
C)In Odin press reset and make sure repartition is DESELECTED on the left.
D)Make sure ec09-modem.tar.md5 is in the PDA section
a)You will have had to extract the EC09 modem using 7-zip
E)Press start
STEP 9
A)Let it boot up all the way.
B)Power off and go into download mode and connect to computer.
C)In Odin press reset.
D)Make sure GBBootloaders.tar is in the PDA section
a)You will have to extract GBBootloaders.tar as well using 7-zip.
E)Press start
STEP 10
A)Let it boot up all the way.
B)Then hold onto power button, press reboot, press recovery. YOU SHOULD NEVER USE THREE FINGER RECOVER ANYMORE. DON'T ASK ****ING WHY OR WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO, JUST DON'T ****ING DO IT. ****.
C)Navigate to where you put gapps_update-2.3.5-gb-20110725-signed.zip on your sd card
E)Install then reboot system fully
STEP 11
You should now have Android Market
A)Download ROM manager from Market
a)If your connection/data symbol is white at the top, skip the Google Account process
b)Toggle WiFi or airplane mode once you're fully in the ROM
c)Icon should turn green at the top, open market and log into your Google Account
B)Go to download ROM, jt1134, download the latest VGB version.
a)If a popup says you need a recovery, press yes.
b)Select Fascinate MTD (IF YOU WANT TO FLASH MIUI OR ANOTHER MTD ROM THEN THIS IS WHERE YOU'D FLASH THAT INSTEAD)
c)It'll say something about if you have manually installed a recovery.
d)Press yes then select CWM 3.x.x
C)Wipe dalvik should be selected. Let it do it's thing.
STEP 12
A)Go back into ROM manager and if JT has released a later kernel select that.
B)Wipe dalvik cache should be selected. Let it do it's thing.
STEP 13
Make me a sammich
STEP 14
Restore Apps+Data only from Titanium Backup. Deselect any Google Apps because you now have the latest 2.3.5 versions. DON'T RESTORE ANY ****ING SYSTEM SETTINGS.
STEP 15
Reboot
STEP 16
Profit
If you want to put on CM7 or MIUI, then substitute that ROM for vgb. MIUI doesn't need GAPPS.
If you want to flash a custom kernel such as Glitch and use Adrenaline Shot, reboot into recovery using the reboot menu. Wipe dalvik, flash kernel first, make sure it's for MTD ROMs and not EH09. Let it boot up all the way before rebooting back into recovery using the reboot menu. Then flash Adrenaline shot.
Glitch's kernel : http://goo.gl/DnGkT
dsexton702's Adrenaline Shot: http://goo.gl/NKJ4P
MAKE SURE YOU USE A UNIVERSAL ANDROID VERSION OF THE TWEAK
Thanks to Jt1134 for sharing his personal ROM and his continued efforts. Also the other devs, Team Hacksung, TeamSbrissenMod, people on IRC, and other people who have contributed and made our phone so damn sexy.
Honestly best written tutorial I have ever witnessed. Definitely helped me with this and on IRC. THANKS A LOT BRWNSUPERMAN!
So I did this with MIUI so do I have to install the latest kernel or can I still use glitch?
Even if you are on CM7 already and still have to do all of that..wow
tonu42 said:
So I did this with MIUI so do I have to install the latest kernel or can I still use glitch?
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You can use glitch.
smilepak said:
Even if you are on CM7 already and still have to do all of that..wow
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This basically makes sure you won't have any problems. You can skip steps, but you better be damn sure of what you're doing.
Does flashing the GB bootloader remove the risk of frying the SD-card, or is there still a risk?
Other than that, thanks for the awesome guide!
hrez2kx said:
Does flashing the GB bootloader remove the risk of frying the SD-card, or is there still a risk?
Other than that, thanks for the awesome guide!
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It's helped most people. A battery pull also has been found to work.
Thanks for the guide! I got onto vGB without too much of a problem using this. I substituted v6 since it was out.
No dice here, followed to a T, gets caught up at checking bml/mtd state as usual.
TedLWJR said:
No dice here, followed to a T, gets caught up at checking bml/mtd state as usual.
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Really all you need is to flash a froyo package(the pit file is good if you are coming from one back to FRoyo but its really not needed) I just, 30 minutes ago, went from Miui by Froyo by just using the EB01 Froyo package (No Pit) and it worked fine.
To get back to MIUI I just odined the CWM tar booted up,went back to Recovery and flashed MIUI.
When you flash it the first time it does a quick flash then reboots and then goes into the "checking bml/mtd.' It can take awhile and looks like its doing nothing so make sure you give it some time. good luck
Oh and the OP instructions are great and very complete but like he said you can cut out parts of it so I don't want to sound like I'm knocking them, but sometime short and simple works better.
Have you tried the GB Odin package and flashing from there? I just noticed I had it on my PC and was wondering if it would work...seems like it should and may help get you past what ever it is that's stopping you.
I got it FINALLY. Now on MIUI, I installed a new SD card and got it to work. MY main problem was the fact with my previous Sd card, I didn't wipe it or in particular, I suspect the old update.zip was the problem.
I followed this to a "T" as well to go to MIUI from bare-bones stock ED05 package....and it still doesn't see my brand new SD card!!! It sees an old 2GB FAT sd card just fine in MIUI, but no go for my 16GB FAT32 card. Its so weird, b/c the stock ED05 (tw based) OS sees my 16GB all day...even CWR 4.x.x.x saw it until after you flash the MIUI rom.
Please advise. Thanks!!!
Zeromus2003 said:
I followed this to a "T" as well to go to MIUI from bare-bones stock ED05 package....and it still doesn't see my brand new SD card!!! It sees an old 2GB FAT sd card just fine in MIUI, but no go for my 16GB FAT32 card. Its so weird, b/c the stock ED05 (tw based) OS sees my 16GB all day...even CWR 4.x.x.x saw it until after you flash the MIUI rom.
Please advise. Thanks!!!
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Same here, except it doesn't recognize my 32GB card, My old 1GB card works fine and it's what I used to flash. Help would be appreciated.
Zeromus2003 said:
I followed this to a "T" as well to go to MIUI from bare-bones stock ED05 package....and it still doesn't see my brand new SD card!!! It sees an old 2GB FAT sd card just fine in MIUI, but no go for my 16GB FAT32 card. Its so weird, b/c the stock ED05 (tw based) OS sees my 16GB all day...even CWR 4.x.x.x saw it until after you flash the MIUI rom.
Please advise. Thanks!!!
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TedLWJR said:
Same here, except it doesn't recognize my 32GB card, My old 1GB card works fine and it's what I used to flash. Help would be appreciated.
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Have you guys formatted the cards with sd formatter or tried a battery pull?
I have very limited experience w/ MIUI. You'd get better help from that thread.
Great guide btw but im having a little bit of trouble and cant figure out what to do.
After putting the cwm4 file in the pda slot after hitting reset. I then press start but it is failing with an error: cant open the specified line 1455
any ideas?
Edit: I got it figured out. Seriously amazing guide. The only thing i might say that i had a problem with, is the first time you say to click reset in odin, it still leaves the re-partition box checked. And my Cwm4 wouldnt install with it checked. I did some googling and a couple people has success just by unchecking it and so did I. After that whenever you said reset odin, i just closed the app and repopened it so it was a fresh open with nothing checked.
Also towards the bottom my connection icon was white even through toggling airplane i had to open the market first, once again could be just me.\
Other than that.... everything was spot on, great job!
xenoaurora said:
Great guide btw but im having a little bit of trouble and cant figure out what to do.
After putting the cwm4 file in the pda slot after hitting reset. I then press start but it is failing with an error: cant open the specified line 1455
any ideas?
Edit: I got it figured out. Seriously amazing guide. The only thing i might say that i had a problem with, is the first time you say to click reset in odin, it still leaves the re-partition box checked. And my Cwm4 wouldnt install with it checked. I did some googling and a couple people has success just by unchecking it and so did I. After that whenever you said reset odin, i just closed the app and repopened it so it was a fresh open with nothing checked.
Also towards the bottom my connection icon was white even through toggling airplane i had to open the market first, once again could be just me.\
Other than that.... everything was spot on, great job!
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Thanks, updated it. I was meaning to do it earlier, usually Odin just skips the repartition if there is no pit file in place. Didn't know it caused problems, but it got me off my lazy ass.
Wow!
Only did step 2, the phone close and there is no power at all now!
Totally bricked!
Ooops! I did the jig trick and it come back! I was a little bit afraid!
The only problem I have is the home button and reverse button are switched.
And the volume down is not working too, I'm sure it is because I have a fascinate, any patch for this?
Thanks
And I lost the unlock function on my phone, are you able to tell me how to unlock it again?
I may be wrong, but I think V7 for JT's Vanilla GB is up on Rootzwiki dated 8/29?
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Hi I'm an evo user and I'm helping a friend root and put a custom rom on his fascinate.
The one most popular, that i see, is super clean with voodoo kernel
But i also see there's some modem stuff and also cwm problems.
What requirements are there for the rom? And how would i go about checking that he full fills those requirements?
And what version on cwm should he flash and also if someone could link to the rom and best kernel for it
Thank you and sorry about the million questions.
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
Hi there,
When you help your friend, make sure he does all the Flashing and stuff, otherwise he will bug you if he gets any error. << Just Friendly suggestion.
About Superclean, you are absolutely right, it is one of the top choice for Fascinate users, if not the best.
BEFORE DOING ANY OF THESE STEPS, MAKE SURE TO BACK UP EVERYTHING. Contacts w/e u need after installing ROM.
Best Backup App is Titanium Back-Up. (It's 5bucs, but worth every penny)
This is my guide for those who have issues/errors with Fascinate, but can be used for the Rooting/Rom/Theme/Kernel.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001064
Must Do before all the steps
1. Download and Install Samsung Drivers
64bit:
http://www.wikifilez.com/root file...alaxyS_x64.zip
or
32bit:
http://www.wikifilez.com/root file...Phones_x86.exe
2. Go to Settings > Applications > Development > Enable Debugging then plug in your phone
Step 1: Download Z4Root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
put it into sdcard, click "my files", then install it. After that, click Permanent Root. If its done, the Phone should reboot.
Step 2: Now you have successfully rooted your phone, you can Download CWM, but before you do that, you need Odin.
Download Odin here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832827
Then Download CWM: I uploaded this link by myself, couldn't find decent one.
http://www.4shared.com/file/08yRO9cs/cwm-recovery-ALL.html
Step 3: To flash CWM, you have to turn your phone to "Download Mode"
It can be done simply by taking battery out and Holding down button + home key, then plug it to USB.
Step 4: Now you are ready to flash CWM. Open the Odin, if your phone is connected, the message box should say "Added!!" Then, you are good to go.
After that, click "PDA" and click the CWM.tar file and press Start.
Don't unplug until the message @ bottom shows up!
When the process is done the message box should say
" Removed!!
Completed..
All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)"
Step 5: When its done, put the battery back on. When it starts, it should go in to 2.5.1.x Red CWM. Its perfectly fine, now just click reboot now.
Volume Down > Down
Volume Up> Up
Menu > Back
Back Button > Forward
Step 6: Download SC Rom here:
I suggest NV, until he gets familiar with Fascinate.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=983395
Then put it into SD Card.
Step 7: Turn off your phone, then Start the Phone by pressing BOTH of Volume key > Power button.
It should take you back to CWM.
When you are in CWM
Wipe DATA/Cache
Wipe Dalvik (click Advance)
Step 8: Click "Install zip from SDCARD"
Then click the Archive you've saved the ROM.
Then Apply it, it might take a while to Copy files.
When its done, click "Reboot System Now"
Rebooting might take 2~5 mins or more.
Your phone is rooted/Rom'd
You can choose theme that is SuperClean friendly.
Let me know if there's any problem....
If this helped you.
Press THANKS button !!
The steps above absolutely will work, but theres an easier way. Look over at droidforums for the "eb01 odin package" thread... there are way less steps, and it will set you up with root, froyo, and whatever version of superclean you want, its like 3 steps, if you follow the directions you wont screw anything up.
Sent from a Superclean Fascinate
I'm gonna try these steps now..
Got my Fascinate yesterday... haha
I'll post again if this works!
ziggy484 said:
The steps above absolutely will work, but theres an easier way. Look over at droidforums for the "eb01 odin package" thread... there are way less steps, and it will set you up with root, froyo, and whatever version of superclean you want, its like 3 steps, if you follow the directions you wont screw anything up.
Sent from a Superclean Fascinate
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Yeah, but this will definitely help you get familiar with Fascinate.
I achieved root using the cm wikiguide took a few hours but i made him do it. @holy your 4shared link doesn't work
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
Crossrocker said:
I achieved root using the cm wikiguide took a few hours but i made him do it. @holy your 4shared link doesn't work
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Fixed. Thx for pointing out.
I got a couple of questions.. how do i 'open' Odin and can't i just flash cwm from rom manager? Or does that create problems? Why NV? I read that voodoo gives a lot more performance and that's what he really wants..
Btw are these steps for Linux? I only have windows
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Crossrocker said:
I got a couple of questions.. how do i 'open' Odin and can't i just flash cwm from rom manager? Or does that create problems? Why NV? I read that voodoo gives a lot more performance and that's what he really wants..
Btw are these steps for Linux? I only have windows
A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
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1. Odin is for .tar/.tar.md5 files.
You CWM is for Zip files. Nowadays, Developers use Zip. Ex:Theme/Kernel/ROM.
Then you can Flash JT's new EC10 Kernel(Got Sound << BEST, Color << someone said it would only work if the Brightness is 100%; no Auto Brightness, BLN << Can download via APP)
Refer to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010102
for further information.
2. You can Flash Voodoo ROM over NV. (Just Wipe DATA/caches/Dalvik).
When you flash Voodoo and restart, female voice will come up. Don't Panic, its suppose to come up, it might take while. Just wait.
3. Its for Windows.
If this helped you. Press Thx Button
xHoLyx's guide was perfect for my fc. Running SC 2.9.2. Thx
i have a fascinate that ive had for a while. ive managed to root it(took 4ever to find out how) but im rooted with everything else stock. no custom rom kernel or anything(i know im rooted cuz i can use wireless tether with superuser) HOWEVER, ive been reading on this cyanogen mod 7 and would really like to put this on my phone and get rid of touchwiz once and for all, and don't suggest adw it lags my phone down. can somebody plz give me a tutorial on how to download and flash whatever that is. i can't handle the sluggishness of tw anymore. btw i have odin but really don't know what to do with it. oh and sorry if this is already posted but ive searched and don't really feel like going through every thread in existence. please help me!!
Well before I would go and post a tutorial about this we need to address one thing.
You said
and don't suggest adw it lags my phone down.
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You understand that the default launcher in Cyanogenmod7 (CM7) is ADW correct? I just would hate for you to go through the touch n go process of flashing CM7 and end up hating it because of this
Well... you can switch away from ADW. For instance, I switched to the GO launcher, and it ran like a dream.
Alright, here's a n00b guide.
0)Download these files to you SD card: http://www.mediafire.com/?dfjjclddzq6fl5q, http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip
1) Flash this in Odin: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=657960&d=1310959789
2) Boot into recovery by turning off the phone/pulling battery and holding volume up, volume down and power at the same time
3) Select wipe cache, then select wipe data
4) Select install zip from sd card or something like that and flash CM7 (The file you downloaded from mediafire above)
5)Once phone finishes installing, hit reboot phone or if your phone is off turn it back on
6) Hold down power button, select reboot, select recovery
7) From here, select install zip from sd card again, and install the gapps from the second link.
8) Reboot, and enjoy. If you don't like adw, install GO launcher from the market
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
beefsmith said:
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
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Install this on your computer: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?7946i8tdbe0yv50
Open Odin, remove your phone's battery, hold the "volume down" button on your phone while plugging it into your computer and a little android with a shovel should come up.
On your computer, download the file from step 1. In odin, click the PDA button (NOT THE PHONE BUTTON) and select that downloaded file. Hit start or flash or whatever the button like that says. It will take a while. Once done, you will have cwm, so do step 2.
Once in CWN, use the volume buttons to go up and down and use the power button as the "enter button". Follow the rest of the steps from there.
Also, GAPPS is just the technical name for that second file you downloaded. Install it through CWM exactly as the steps say.
beefsmith said:
more noob please! how do i flash a file on odin? and what the hell is gapps and what do i do with it?
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Gapps...is abbreviated for google apps. Ie. Google talk, gmail, google voice, google chrome to phone, ect...this is a zip file package that contains a lot of googles apps that are not pre packaged into the rom
Odin is a software program for pc to push a modified recovery program or complete stock rom files, or patches and some other goodies and this recovery abbreviated cwm(clock work mod ) is the program you use to install custom roms and kernels. All odin file formats will end in .tar while files for flashing via recovery end in .zip
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ok so i tried to flash that file using odin, but it just told me succeded0 failed1 and now my phone has the phone to ! to pc logo, and appears bricked
beefsmith said:
ok so i tried to flash that file using odin, but it just told me succeded0 failed1 and now my phone has the phone to ! to pc logo, and appears bricked
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Follow this to fix your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Just to let you know, you should probably read up on some more of the threads in the general and development section after you fix your phone before trying this again. You really need to know what you're doing or you'll break your phone for real next time.
skafan2 said:
Follow this to fix your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124391
Just to let you know, you should probably read up on some more of the threads in the general and development section after you fix your phone before trying this again. You really need to know what you're doing or you'll break your phone for real next time.
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While skafan is right, you probably won't completely bork your device but you can get in deep real quick if you screw up anything major...like flashing a rom not for the fascinate. Go to the link he posted and do it exactly to return to complete stock and then read read read before flashing again, but it is very hard to completely destroy our phones besides physically smashing it. His warning is of just cause....that said..everything I learned(and I'm sure some will agree with me) for the most part is out of necessity..meaning I started tinkering with my phone and learned what I had to as I made mistakes and needed to know how to get out of a boot loop or force closes. There were even a few times where I thought I just turned my fassy into an expensive paper weight! You'll get there and, if nothing else borking builds character!
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
i followed those instructions to the letter, same result, success(0) failed (1)
this sucks
borking does not build character for me
it engenders a sense of helplessless and makes me cry
Okay, at the risk of being yelled at, here is my problem............I rooted my fascinate with super one click..........have the SUPER USER app....downloaded a few "root only " apps ( so i know it is indeed rooted )............now........
my problem is.......whenever i try to install ANY rom from ROM MANAGER, i get an error " FAILED TO VERIFY WHOLE-FILE SIGNATURES".....so it just reboots back into my normal stock ROM............
any suggestions ?????
ROM manager does not play well with the fascinate.
Some report no problems. But most share your situation.
Use CWM / recovery ...always works!
sent from outerspace
CWM ?
what exactly is CWM/ recovery ? and how do i use it ?
You have to understand that this is NOT a commercial phone software site. This is a site for developers to share their own work and for users to help with the development of said software. Educated questions are the ones most likely to be answered and you were given hints and links but it seems that google is broken for you. You have been a member for 2 days and you should really take a step back and read for a week or two and fully understand what exactly you are doing to your $500 device. And now you created this thread and it is exactly like the other thread that you created 12 hours ago. That's not how things go around here. Noobs are welcomed to utilize the site but it requires some time invested by yourself to learn and read and ask educated questions. You can not expect to come here and have your hand held throughout a rom flashing process. And using all caps will not get your point across faster.
good day.
Go through the stickies
Sent from a beautiful miui fascinate
rom problem
Yes, i fully understand what this site is, and i have been reading all i can get my hands on. If this is not the place where i can get help, can you at least direct me to such a site that can help " newbs" like me ?
sorry if i took up time
icemanwbs said:
what exactly is CWM/ recovery ? and how do i use it ?
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Cwm..clock work mod...aka recovery, is a program you will use to flash custom rom, kernels, zip files and also contains various tools for wiping data, fixing permissions, and a few other goodies most of us will never use.
Odin is a program for a PC that you use to install cwm recovery for the first time, and you also use Odin to flash.tar files (VZW rom and repartitioning with pit files..what you will do if you really screw up or want a fresh install, is normally installed with Odin)
Files with .zip that are on your sd card get installed with cwm.
Files with .tar that are on your PC are for flashing in Odin
A side note, recovery will be over written if you do not install a custom kernel the first time you enter recovery...so you would want to have a kernel on your sd card before using Odin to enter recovery for the first time or you'd have to use Odin every time you need to get to cwm....check the links I and others provided in one of your other posts, they will give you a good starting point
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App
thanks
thanks for reply.........i realize im a "newb" with my own problem, just looking for answers and though this was the best site for it. hopefully i can reformat my card and all will be ok. I am rooted, but having problems as far as plashing roms thru Rom Manager.
thanks again
icemanwbs said:
thanks for reply.........i realize im a "newb" with my own problem, just looking for answers and though this was the best site for it. hopefully i can reformat my card and all will be ok. I am rooted, but having problems as far as plashing roms thru Rom Manager.
thanks again
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Forget rom manager even exists. It does not support the Fascinate.
rom manager
ok, so if i cant use Rom Manager to install a rom, what should i use ?
icemanwbs said:
Yes, i fully understand what this site is, and i have been reading all i can get my hands on. If this is not the place where i can get help, can you at least direct me to such a site that can help " newbs" like me ?
sorry if i took up time
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http://tinyurl.com/4y6tczt The cwm recovery link in this thread is out dated but it still tells you how to install cwm and a custom rom as well. Just an find updated cwm recovery and follow this guide
Follow The direction I am going to provide... this will put you on powerwashed 1.2 rooted. This is a great daily driver rom and is a great starting point for new users. I would stay away from mtd based gb roms such as cm7, vgb, miui, aosp until you get the basics down!
Step 1: Download odin on your computer here, http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz
Step 2: Download samsung drivers to computer here,http://dl.dropbox.com/u/25089906/Generic_CDMA_i500_Showcase_USB_Driver_V1.3.550.0.msi
Step 3: Download this stock rom to you desktop and unzip with 7zip or winrar, http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&drKey=1359&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D1178544&v=1&libid=1314478703518&out=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FnfYusQ&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Fforumdisplay.php%3Ff%3D721&title=%5BROM%5D%5BODIN%5D%5BFACTORY%5D%5BED05%5D%20VzW%20full%20factory%20froyo%20restore%20with%20radio%20and%20kernel%20-%20xda-developers&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FnfYusQ&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13144787558901
Step 4: Download cwm 2.5 to computer, http://www.mediafire.com/?6x5utoca59et7o9
Step 5: Download power wash 1.2 rom and put it on the sd card of your phone,http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&drKey=1359&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D1199851&v=1&libid=1314479113334&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediafire.com%2F%3Fdbjb599rt1o8urz&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.xda-developers.com%2Fforumdisplay.php%3Ff%3D721&title=%5BROM-8%2F16%5D%5BKERNEL-8%2F23%5D%5BED05%5D%20PowerWashed%20ED05%20ROM%20%5Bv1.2%5D%20-%20xda-developers&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediafire.com%2F%3Fdbjb599rt1o8urz&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13144791735003
Step 6: power off phone and pull battery
Step 7: open odin on your computer
Step 8: plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow triangle should appear saying "download mode"
Step 9: click on PDA and find the vzw_official ed05.tar file(rom) you downloaded to your desktop in step 3
Step 10: click on pit and select the atlas 2.2 pit, it's in the file you downloaded in step 3
Step 11: click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.
Step 12: unplug usb cable put battery back in and boot phone.
Step 13: Once phone is fully booted up, power off and pull battery again.
Step 14: plug the usb cable back in and hold down on volume, get back into "download mode".
Step 15: click PDA in odin and select cwmall.tar you downloaded in step 4, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.
Step 16: Unplug usb cable insert battery.
Step 17: with three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in red recovery 2.5.1.x.
Step 18: Wipe data, wipe cache, then scroll down and select advance, select wipe dalvik, scroll down and select yes in secondary menu
Step 19: use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find and select install zip from sd, then select chose zip and find the powerwash 1.2 rom you pushed to your sd card in step 5. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.
Step 20: once it finishes install, reboot and enjoy your new rooted rom!
*If you ever want to change rom's
Replace step 4: with the correct Clock Work Recovery for the rom you are trying to flash!
Replace step 5: with the new rom your flashing.
droidstyle said:
Follow The direction I am going to provide... it will put you on powerwashed 1.2 rooted. This is the best daily rom out imo and is a great starting point for new users. I would stay away from mtd based gingerbread roms such as cm7, miui, aosp, becuse they are frying sd cards.
Step 1: Download odin on your computer here, http://www.mediafire.com/?5y0vkhz85w3j4cz
Step 2: Download samsung drivers to computer here,http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/co..._Fascinate.msi
Step 3: Download this stock rom to you desktop and unzip with 7zip or winrar, http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1178544
Step 4: Download cwm 2.5 to computer, http://www.mediafire.com/?6x5utoca59et7o9
Step 5: Download power wash 1.2 rom and put it on the sd card of your phone, http://api.viglink.com/api/click?for...13144684910311
Step 6: power off phone and pull battery
Step 7: open odin on your computer
Step 8: plug in factory usb cable and hold the volume down button. Yellow triangle should appear saying "download mode"
Step 9: click on PDA and find the vzw_official ed05.tar file(rom) you downloaded to your desktop in step 3
Step 10: click on pit and select the atlas 2.2 pit, it's in the file you downloaded in step 3
Step 11: click start and wait 5min, box in left hand corner of odin will say PASS, then click reset.
Step 12: unplug usb cable put battery back in and boot phone.
Step 13: Once phone is fully booted up, power off and pull battery again.
Step 14: plug the usb cable back in and hold down on volume, get back into download mode.
Step 15: click PDA in odin and select cwmall.tar you downloaded in step 4, hit start, should only take 10 sec, then say pass. Click reset.
Step 16: Unplug usb cable insert battery.
Step 17: with three fingers hold the power, and both vol. up/down until you see the samsung logo appear the second time and let off. you should be in red recovery 2.5.1.x.
Step 18: Wipe data, cache, then scroll down to advance and select, then find wipe dalvik and select
Step 19: use soft menu key on bottom left of phone and get back to main page in cwm. Find install zip from sd and select, then select chose zip and find the powerwash 1.2 rom you pushed to your sd card in step 5. Select it and it will take you to a secondary menu, arrow down select yes.
Step 20: once it finishes install, reboot and enjoy your new rooted rom!
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Nice guide bro, but for your information, the mtd sd card issues have been fixed unless of course are still running older versions of jt1134's kernels.
kidserious said:
Nice guide bro, but for your information, the mtd sd card issues have been fixed unless of course are still running older versions of jt1134's kernels.
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Great news! I wasnt sure since I read a post yesterday where somebody sd card fried on vgb. Still I think the op should start with the powerwash rom until he gets his bearings and fully understands what he is doing!
icemanwbs said:
ok, so if i cant use Rom Manager to install a rom, what should i use ?
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ClockWorkMod Recovery (CWM)
Here's a great beginner's guide with screenshot visual aids:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/ver...-clockworkmod-recovery-w-screen-captures.html
Great thread title! Very informative and helpful.....
I have a feeling this guy is like, 12.
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Droidstyle hooked you up!
Now just do it a bizillion times, flashing new ROM's and try out themes out there, etc. And everything will make sense. Hang in there!
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20 steps? Really?
I usually just odin an older recovery then go from there.... I mean... this is assuming I already have everything I need. Great rollup though.
Terror_1 said:
20 steps? Really?
I usually just odin an older recovery then go from there.... I mean... this is assuming I already have everything I need. Great rollup though.
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Yes Really... the op pm'd me asking for step by step directions, so I broke it down for him. It dont take me that long but the op is obviously having trouble understanding this stuff, so yes he needs the 20 step program lmao
and btw, thats how you run into problems when switching roms...you should always odin a stock rom package w/ pit if your coming from any mtd based rom and vise versa. Im trying to teach him a fool proof way so he dont have issues! Not all fascinates operate equally, I know that sounds crazy but its true. What works for you may not work for others.
I changed from an iPhone 4 in May to the Samsung Note. On my iPhone I would immediately jailbreak and install MyWi. In my research to do the same on the note I ran across a rooting tutorial for my device and followed the instructions http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-att-i717-root-without-increasing-flash-counter-61325/ (I am not positive, but I feel confident this is the one I followed). I installed Superuser and Titanium Backup, did a backup of ATT connection manager, then removed it. Tethering worked like a charm. This has worked and I had no issues until Friday June 14th.
On Friday, everytime I opened an app on my phone I would get a Force Close. I restarted the phone and watched as it repeatedly happened after every cycle. Believing that installing Droid VNC Server was the issue, the last app I had installed, I removed it successfully and included others I didn’t use. Upon reboot, I noticed the notification of App Updates and a missed call. Checked the application list and noticed that all of the apps I had just removed were still there. I have a ton of pics and videos and thought that I should back them up immediately before I deleted them, prepared for the worst. I was able to do that. I deleted them all, nothing in the gallery. When the phone crapped out again and rebooted, all apps and all pictures back.
I formatted the USB Storage, seemed to delete nothing and also showed the same amount of used space as before.
Time for a restore. I know now that the recovery partition is gone and so a Wipe/reset is fruitless. No problem. I know how to flash the rom. I used this method with Odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
Everything seemed to work successfully, but upon reboot I get the same app updates notification and the same missed call notification. The same frozen state my phone was in when the issue started on Friday. WTH!
I have everything backed up. How do I get back to stock? I could care less about the counter. I just want my phone to be usable again.
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I changed from an iPhone 4 in May to the Samsung Note. On my iPhone I would immediately jailbreak and install MyWi. In my research to do the same on the note I ran across a rooting tutorial for my device and followed the instructions http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-att-i717-root-without-increasing-flash-counter-61325/ (I am not positive, but I feel confident this is the one I followed). I installed Superuser and Titanium Backup, did a backup of ATT connection manager, then removed it. Tethering worked like a charm. This has worked and I had no issues until Friday June 14th.
On Friday, everytime I opened an app on my phone I would get a Force Close. I restarted the phone and watched as it repeatedly happened after every cycle. Believing that installing Droid VNC Server was the issue, the last app I had installed, I removed it successfully and included others I didn’t use. Upon reboot, I noticed the notification of App Updates and a missed call. Checked the application list and noticed that all of the apps I had just removed were still there. I have a ton of pics and videos and thought that I should back them up immediately before I deleted them, prepared for the worst. I was able to do that. I deleted them all, nothing in the gallery. When the phone crapped out again and rebooted, all apps and all pictures back.
I formatted the USB Storage, seemed to delete nothing and also showed the same amount of used space as before.
Time for a restore. I know now that the recovery partition is gone and so a Wipe/reset is fruitless. No problem. I know how to flash the rom. I used this method with Odin. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
Everything seemed to work successfully, but upon reboot I get the same app updates notification and the same missed call notification. The same frozen state my phone was in when the issue started on Friday. WTH!
I have everything backed up. How do I get back to stock? I could care less about the counter. I just want my phone to be usable again.
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did you try wiping Catche and Dav?
Wipe Catch > Wife Davlik > Fix Permision, then reboot ..
see what happens ..
Not a noob, but here is where i am lost
I booted in to recovery, chose to Wipe/Erase . I see no option to Wipe Davlik except for in SuperUser and there it is a paid option, not sure where to find Fix Permission and then reboot?
I am assuming these are all options for CWM. I attempted to put CWM on an SD card last night and install from ZIP, but Recovery does not seem to see the SD card.
Are these options that are available for CWM, if so I will push through until I get it to work, but I have had no luck to this point.
UltimateEnd said:
did you try wiping Catche and Dav?
Wipe Catch > Wife Davlik > Fix Permision, then reboot ..
see what happens ..
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ryantaylor16 said:
I booted in to recovery, chose to Wipe/Erase . I see no option to Wipe Davlik except for in SuperUser and there it is a paid option, not sure where to find Fix Permission and then reboot?
I am assuming these are all options for CWM. I attempted to put CWM on an SD card last night and install from ZIP, but Recovery does not seem to see the SD card.
Are these options that are available for CWM, if so I will push through until I get it to work, but I have had no luck to this point.
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no need to go back to stock .
try reflashing whichever ROM you desire...
its always wise to follow every little STEP given by the DEV .
to wipe dav you go to advance and it should be there..
Sorry, still need assist
UltimateEnd said:
no need to go back to stock .
try reflashing whichever ROM you desire...
its always wise to follow every little STEP given by the DEV .
to wipe dav you go to advance and it should be there..
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I have attempted to Flash ROMs I don't desire just to move forward. They all flash and pass in Odin but on reboot I still have my default screen. Unfortunately, I want to go back to stock. I have done plenty of research and need something more to push on to the next thing. I am looking at phone and there is not an Advanced option in recovery. I have read there are options in CWM but I am looking at what I believe is the stock recovery options.
ryantaylor16 said:
I have attempted to Flash ROMs I don't desire just to move forward. They all flash and pass in Odin but on reboot I still have my default screen. Unfortunately, I want to go back to stock. I have done plenty of research and need something more to push on to the next thing. I am looking at phone and there is not an Advanced option in recovery. I have read there are options in CWM but I am looking at what I believe is the stock recovery options.
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after you are rooted ,
you should have nothing to do with Odin.
and also, if you were stuck on your phone trying to boot up, chances are you keep downloading a bad ROM..
happen to me before..a ROM that was suposed to be 192MB,
would finish on 158MB
someone else may be able to help you get back to stock ROM..i havent had the chance to ever wanna go back to stock so i wouldnt know for sure.
sorry and good luck .
Still Worried. Still Stuck
ryantaylor16 said:
Time for a restore. I know now that the recovery partition is gone and so a Wipe/reset is fruitless. No problem. I know how to flash the rom. I used this method with Odin to undo root. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506330
Everything seemed to work successfully, but upon reboot I get the same app updates notification and the same missed call notification. The same frozen state my phone was in when the issue started on Friday. WTH!
I have everything backed up. How do I get back to stock? I could care less about the counter. I just want my phone to be usable again.
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OK, I am still stuck and so I will wait for someone else to reply. Thanks for your help though
ryantaylor16 said:
OK, I am still stuck and so I will wait for someone else to reply. Thanks for your help though
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U need to do what he said he is every well known on xda...install cwm to ur internel memory not sd card and ur phone has to see it!
Btw if u want to get back to bare bone stock look for att b4 tar file if u cant find it let me know ill link it
cm9
Use this?
JB calhoun said:
U need to do what he said he is every well known on xda...install cwm to ur internel memory not sd card and ur phone has to see it!
Btw if u want to get back to bare bone stock look for att b4 tar file if u cant find it let me know ill link it
cm9
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Would you say this is a good tutorial to follow?
http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...-on-att-galaxy-note-sgh-i717-belltelusrogers/
So, maybe I am a newb. I have followed the instructions to install CWM on my device and it even says it was successful. I am doing it from ODIN. See the file I downloaded here. Says it was successful but holding the volume up and then power button. NO CWM.
I am truly frustrated but I want my phone back. Can someone link me to the stupid people posts so I can get my phone working again?
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Hi,
Have you looked at these posts? Sounds like you may be using the
wrong key combo to start CWM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1586223
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483113
Are you confident that your uSD card hasn't been corrupted?
Peter
ryantaylor16 said:
So, maybe I am a newb. I have followed the instructions to install CWM on my device and it even says it was successful. I am doing it from ODIN. See the file I downloaded here. Says it was successful but holding the volume up and then power button. NO CWM.
I am truly frustrated but I want my phone back. Can someone link me to the stupid people posts so I can get my phone working again?
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You now have a custom recovery(according to Odin). The problem is, you're doing the wrong key combo as stated above. You can also go to the market and grab FJ's power tool. You can boot into recovery directly from the app. Good luck.
Certainly I am not this dumb..... am I
froidroid said:
You now have a custom recovery(according to Odin). The problem is, you're doing the wrong key combo as stated above. You can also go to the market and grab FJ's power tool. You can boot into recovery directly from the app. Good luck.
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Still having issues. Here is the deal.
I have the phone in Download mode
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dnk6ekjqp9vddev/2012-06-19 19.40.01.jpg
I load the CWM Recovery in the PDA box. Start the flash, get a pass. All looks good to me.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5q4hayf35mm26wr/odin-success.PNG
I immediately attempt to access CWM Recovery by holding the power, vol+ and vol- and still get the default recovery
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d176blydonlvrlu/2012-06-19 20.13.42.jpg
I am so confused as to what I am doing wrong.
Unfortunately those pics aren't loading for me. Try again with the pic of recovery and the file you're flashing. Thanks. If you still have stock recovery then maybe that's what you're flashing in error.
Try volume up + down and power button. When phone vibrates, release power button but keep holding volume buttons until you are in cwm.
I would use Odin to flash cwm touch recovery from pda, then load a rom via cwm. Using that method you don't even need to root because it's all done at bootloader level and root is built in to the custom rom you flash
SGH-i717 mesosphere-remix
Hello,
I was following step by step how to installe 4.2.1 jelly bean on my Samsung Galaxy Vibrant.
androidjinn.com/install-android-4-2-1-jelly-bean-4.html
I am having errors rooting using Super One Click. Locking up and Not responding... or just starting the process and not finishing.... anyways, i used another program to root called GalaxyS_One-Click_Root_All_Models. It ran fine, and then I proceeded to complete steps.. I got as far as getting to actually install the ZIP files named gapps-jb-20121130-signed.zip and Hellybean-20121202-vibrantmtd.zip during recovery step at phone starting up using Volume up and down and holding the powerbutton on till 2nd reboot screen logo then let go.
Problem is from here i only get these options (i thought they should be new cuz of Root being used)
Reboot system now
reinstall packages
delete all user data
delete cache data
format internal sd card
Seems to me that I have completed steps 1 - 5 and there is no option for steps 6 and 7 which were data/factory reset or install zip from sdcard.
Then perform data wiping task. To do so, select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on next screen to confirm your action. Wait few minutes till the data wipe is completed. Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Now, locate the Hellybean-20121202-vibrantmtd.zip file that you copied earlier in Step 2 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation by selecting Yes – Install _____.zip on the next screen. The ROM installation will begin.
This phone generally gets a little bogged down after some use.... no smooth screens , I would really like to have it running faster from this update.
If you suggest a newer version than 4.2.1 please let me know.. And I will download the different file... (just have to tellme which one to replace.)
Thank you so much, you guys are the best!!!
-Nathan
There are tons of jelly bean roms on this site, just search the development thread and pick your favorite one. As for the root issue, just click reinstall packages, do this twice and then you should have clockwork recovery.
The screen you're seeing is the stock recovery screen. You should have downloaded an update.zip file from the guide you've been following, this file will contain the necessary clockwork recovery files to boot for your first flash. So when you get to the stock recovery screen, choose "Reinstall Packages". This will install whatever is inside the update.zip file, which should reboot your phone into Clockwork Recovery and from there you will be able to do the other wipe and install steps that you find down the list.
As for ROMs, I'm a big fan of either Slimrom or Avatar...I'm currently using the Avatar 4.2.2 rom and I love it. I've never tried an ICS rom but I hear they may be slightly better on battery life...it's up to you. If you want cutting edge, go with 4.2.2....if you want battery life go with ICS.
Ca3ru5 said:
if you want battery life go with ICS.
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Just so you know, ICS roms have the EU bug which renders your internal sd card useless. So stay away from ICS, no reason to mess with it when jelly bean is stable.
iTz KeeFy said:
Just so you know, ICS roms have the EU bug which renders your internal sd card useless. So stay away from ICS, no reason to mess with it when jelly bean is stable.
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Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info! I'll not pass along bad advice now. ^_^
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982728
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Ca3ru5 said:
Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info! I'll not pass along bad advice now. ^_^
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Not a problem, glad to help.