Hi,
I'm sorry if I'm asking something that has been asked a thousand times before, but I can't seem to find a satisfying answer..
At this moment my S3 is running on standard Samsung firmware that I have rooted with Samsung GS3 ToolKit v3.0.
I think I read somewhere that it is advisable to make a backup of some certain parts of your phone, copy the ROM to your phone (I want to install CM9) and reboot your phone with the button combination (home, vol up, pwr) to get it in CWM mode(?).. Then you have to erase something, I think.. and choose the .zip that you've copied to the phone.
Now the next thing that I can't quite figure out, what will happen to all my settings? Like the Wi-Fi networks from friends that I have saved and conversations in Whatsapp.. Will I lose all of that? Or is there a way to save that (with Titanium Backup? although I'm not quite sure what to choose there..)
Can someone tell me if I'm somewhat in the right direction? Or maybe tell me what forum post I should take a look at to get all of this figured out..
Thanks!!
rioohhh said:
Hi,
I'm sorry if I'm asking something that has been asked a thousand times before, but I can't seem to find a satisfying answer..
At this moment my S3 is running on standard Samsung firmware that I have rooted with Samsung GS3 ToolKit v3.0.
I think I read somewhere that it is advisable to make a backup of some certain parts of your phone, copy the ROM to your phone (I want to install CM9) and reboot your phone with the button combination (home, vol up, pwr) to get it in CWM mode(?).. Then you have to erase something, I think.. and choose the .zip that you've copied to the phone.
Now the next thing that I can't quite figure out, what will happen to all my settings? Like the Wi-Fi networks from friends that I have saved and conversations in Whatsapp.. Will I lose all of that? Or is there a way to save that (with Titanium Backup? although I'm not quite sure what to choose there..)
Can someone tell me if I'm somewhat in the right direction? Or maybe tell me what forum post I should take a look at to get all of this figured out..
Thanks!!
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If you have an International S3 and NOT a US model just:
- Download and install the latest CF Root by Chainfire with Odin v3 3.0.4 (you now have root + busybox + cwm)
- Make a nandroid backup in cwm
- Download the latest CM9 nightly + gapps
- Copy them to you internal memory card
- Go into recovery and wipe cache/dalvik cache, data/factory reset and format system in mounts and storage
- Flash the nightly and straight after that gapps
- Fix permissions and then Reboot.
You can generally backup and restore any apps you installed via Titanium. No sytsem apps though, they are known to have issues.
Then use "sms backup+" to safely store your Sms and call log on Gmail.
Make sure you ticked Sync settings for Contacs in your Google account and also ticked to backup your phone data to Google (that will backup your wifi passwords too)
Use an app to backup efs or do it manually through Shell.
Now, download Cm9 + Gapps and optionally eg Siyahkernel, put them in an easily accessible folder on your storage (i call it Ainstall since it will be in the top of the directory listing)
If you're on an older baseband (radio), get DXLF3 modem too.
Reboot in CWM and install cm9 - (siyah) - gapps in that order.
Without leaving recovery, factory-reset your phone. Reboot and enjoy.
Restore your data with the same apps you used for backup (obviously). Again, do not attempt to restore system apps.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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So, I'm kinda new at this, as I was told by the forums when trying to post this question in the official gsb thread
I got an eris a few weeks ago for free, and its my first android device. I used it for a while, then rooted it and installed GSB.v2.0-CM7.0.0_RC2_STABLE
I've got it all customized and got some cool apps installed and am loving it. My question is, can I just go into recovery and install GSB.v2.6-CM7.0.0_RC4_STABLE and be good to go, or do I have to back up all my apps and settings and start fresh? I have most of my apps moved to sd. Will they be okay? Also, I went into system and changed my bootscreen, lock and unlock sounds, and added a boot script. I will have to back those up and redo them if anything, right?
skot85 said:
So, I'm kinda new at this, as I was told by the forums when trying to post this question in the official gsb thread
I got an eris a few weeks ago for free, and its my first android device. I used it for a while, then rooted it and installed GSB.v2.0-CM7.0.0_RC2_STABLE
I've got it all customized and got some cool apps installed and am loving it. My question is, can I just go into recovery and install GSB.v2.6-CM7.0.0_RC4_STABLE and be good to go, or do I have to back up all my apps and settings and start fresh? I have most of my apps moved to sd. Will they be okay? Also, I went into system and changed my bootscreen, lock and unlock sounds, and added a boot script. I will have to back those up and redo them if anything, right?
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You will lose your bootscreen during any ROM flash, plus whatever your boot script is I assume it's somewhere where it would get lost, too.
This may not work for your apps and system settings, but it's safe to try, then you'll know for sure if it'll work.
1. Go to your recovery and create a Nandroid backup of everything just the way it is.
2. Wipe Dalvik cache ONLY, do NOT Factory Reset/Wipe Data.
3. Flash GSB v2.6 and immediately after flash the GAPPs package, just like before.
4. If you had flashed the Cache2Cache script before you have to do that again as well, right after flashing the GAPPs.
5. Reboot and test everything to see if everything works to your satisfaction.
If it's doesn't then you have the Nandroid backup that you can restore. I can provide instructions that I use, and at least one other person has recently used and reported good about which uses Titanium Backup, but you'd really probably want to buy it off the market for it to be easier to do Batch backups and Restores (choose Menu/Batch from TB's main screen).
1. First, make sure the option is checked in TB's preferences to "Force to same location". FYI I do NOT use the checkbox for "Migrate system data". At THIS time (you can change it later), I suggest changing the Compression method to No Compression. This'll make sense in step 6.
2. From Menu/Batch, choose "Backup all user apps + system data".
3. Boot into recovery, do a COMPLETE wipe (Factory Reset/Data/Dalvik cache), flash your ROM and then your GAPPs (it's recommended at this time to NOT flash C2C just yet).
4. Reboot, SKIP setup of your Google account, go into Preferences/CyanogenMod settings/Application and check the box for "Allow application moving". I also change "Install location" to External, but that's up to you; this is just what works for me.
5. Boot back into recovery and flash C2C and reboot the ROM again.
6. Use File Manager, which comes with GSB and navigate to the TitaniumBackup folder (not TitaniumBackup-system). Find the Titanium Backup apk app installer file and reinstall it from here.
7. In TB, under Menu/Batch, choose "Restore all apps with data".
After this is done, reboot. If this works for you and you want to do this again in the future, you can make a copy of the Titanium Backup apk file to some other folder, that way you can re-enable compression in TB's preferences for future backups. I recommend LZ0.
I've been using this second method for the last 3-4 new versions of GSB, don't know how it would work with such a big jump in versions. If neither of these work for you, let me know if you still need help.
You will lose your bootanimation and any scripts you have but your apps will be fine. Like WRT said above just make sure you do a nandroid back up in recovery then wipe cache only. Once that's done flash 2.6 and gapps. Enjoy!
DINC|CM7|SLAYHER#27
Awesome. I had done a nandroid and ti backup to prepare, but I never saw the option in ti for force same location. I know how to backup and reinstall my lockscreen sounds and bootani, so I've got that down. Now that I look there's a 2.7 release which integrates the sdcard speed fix, so I won't need my init script now
Thanks for clearing that up for me, I'll post back when its done and tested if there's any issues.
Update: Well everything worked great! Thanks for all the help guys
Hi,
I am trying to restore a couple of nandroid backups, but a Device Administrator app gone "quirky" seems to materialize no matter what I do. I did a CWM Wipe, restored the nandroid backup before the app went bad. However that did not work, the app was still misbehaving. So I wiped again, restored a nandroid backup from before I had installed the app. Still the app shows up again. It has in effect locked me out of the device.
Can anyone tell what can I do to get rid of the app?
Are these Device Admin app supposed to persist like this? Or am I doing something wrong?
Do I need to choose a different wipe mode (I chose the normal one, which wipes /data/, /cache etc). I did not try to wipe /cache separately, as the first wipe does that by itself. Neither did I wipe the dalvik cache, as I thought they are not relevant here. I don't see any relevant files in the sdcard either, though how the app reappears in the nandroid restore before it was installed is a mystery.
Should I mount more partitions before wiping, like the data/cache etc.
Since the wipes don't seem to make it go away, I am not even sure flashing a different ROM would get rid of this app either, however I can try that (since I was planning to anyway, before this mishap). If that doesn't work either, I might just have the most unusual case of bricking ever.
The XDA forum does not seem to be much info about device-admin apps and my search-fu is not good enough today to find anything directly relevant about the other stuff.
PS. btw the app actually modifies the lockscreen. So I don't actually see the files it has with the pre-app restore, however the lockscreen still comes up, perhaps because of some remanant of the app or because of a setting it left in there somewhere.
efs?
Just to add more info, I see some files in /efs, which look relevant to the lockscren/ They have file names like this "/efs/cryptoprop_lockscreen".
Would these files store the data this app stored. I fortunately have an EFS backup, should I consider restoring these files.
If someone doesn't know the answer, can they suggest which devs would be good to ask about this.
AnDruid said:
Hi,
I am trying to restore a couple of nandroid backups, but a Device Administrator app gone "quirky" seems to materialize no matter what I do. I did a CWM Wipe, restored the nandroid backup before the app went bad. However that did not work, the app was still misbehaving. So I wiped again, restored a nandroid backup from before I had installed the app. Still the app shows up again. It has in effect locked me out of the device.
Can anyone tell what can I do to get rid of the app?
Are these Device Admin app supposed to persist like this? Or am I doing something wrong?
Do I need to choose a different wipe mode (I chose the normal one, which wipes /data/, /cache etc). I did not try to wipe /cache separately, as the first wipe does that by itself. Neither did I wipe the dalvik cache, as I thought they are not relevant here. I don't see any relevant files in the sdcard either, though how the app reappears in the nandroid restore before it was installed is a mystery.
Should I mount more partitions before wiping, like the data/cache etc.
Since the wipes don't seem to make it go away, I am not even sure flashing a different ROM would get rid of this app either, however I can try that (since I was planning to anyway, before this mishap). If that doesn't work either, I might just have the most unusual case of bricking ever.
The XDA forum does not seem to be much info about device-admin apps and my search-fu is not good enough today to find anything directly relevant about the other stuff.
PS. btw the app actually modifies the lockscreen. So I don't actually see the files it has with the pre-app restore, however the lockscreen still comes up, perhaps because of some remanant of the app or because of a setting it left in there somewhere.
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Do a CWM wipe, and turn off the phone when done by selecting "Power Off"
Now enter download mode, and ODIN flash a stock ROM.
Then re-root with CF-Root and install custom ROM if desired.
pulser_g2 said:
Do a CWM wipe, and turn off the phone when done by selecting "Power Off"
Now enter download mode, and ODIN flash a stock ROM.
Then re-root with CF-Root and install custom ROM if desired.
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Thanks for the help pulser_g2. I am still concerned about the files i saw in /efs related to the lockscreen (see my second post). Would the stock ROM overwrite settings/configuration inside /efs (I guess since the IMEI etc are all in there, that might not be the case)?
Got through finally.
pulser_g2 said:
Do a CWM wipe, and turn off the phone when done by selecting "Power Off"
Now enter download mode, and ODIN flash a stock ROM.
Then re-root with CF-Root and install custom ROM if desired.
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OK this worked.
However after I Odin flashed the stock rom and rebooted, I got this
1. First got a different kind of lockscreen.
2. I entered the wrong password five times (after trying the Device Admin alternate password, my Google password, a new 2-step auth password from google) .
3. it said something about wiping sd card. I couldn't catch it (I should probably have videoed this using my point and shoot camera, but this did not strike me then as it was 2am).
4. I was hoping that the stock ROM will boot, cause it stayed on the Samsung logo for too long. (I had already ordered my USB Jig on ebay anyway, but it could have taken time because of my being far off from the seller.). Finally I got the Android Welcome screen and I let out my breath.
In any case, things seem to ok right now. I feel a slight slowness in the rooted stock ROM from my earlier rooted stock ROM, but I am gonna flash a custom ROM later anyway. Thanks a lot for your help pulser.
This was my first custom rom atempt and after installing MIUI 1.7.22 from ROM MANAGER (wike DALVIK, wipe CACHE/DATA) it got to something that reboot incessantly after the GALAXY S/CYANOGEN MOD logo. What could have went wrong? phone was stock samsung VIBRANT rom (2.2). What to do now?
Just a heads up for the future. Probably should put this in the Q&A. Not sure what happened but it looks like you need the help of Odin. Here is a link to everything you need to get your phone back to stock so you can start over.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Boot into CWM, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, format system, wipe dalvik... if it's still acting up try going back to stock JFD with ODIN and downloading the ROM from here and flashing it the old fashioned way as per the instructions in the second post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1099533
Also, this really belongs in Q&A. Please post there next time or you'll likely get flamed
download the attached Update.zip and place it on your internal SD Card
Follow My instructions Below. Skip No steps.
Initial install
1. Odin JFD Stock
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php...pps-*-everything&p=11409&viewfull=1#post11409
2. Update Packages (using update.zip attached)
CWR (volume +/- and power key)
3. Wipe Data / Factory Reset
4. Dalvik Cache (advanced Menu)
5. Flash Miui
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123922
6. Fix Permissions (advanced menu)
Reboot System
Wait 5 minutes for OS to fully Load and enjoy
Flashing Weekly Update
CWR
(Mounts and storage menu)
1. Format System
2. Format Cache
3. Wipe Dalvik Cache
4. Flash Weekly Miui Update
5. Fix Permissions
Reboot
wait 5 minutes
enjoy.
if you have any other issues with Miui feel free to PM me. I will try and help yah out.
I´ve tried to recover using a backup created just before flashing the rom and it failed with some message relate to boot, then I´ve tried advanced restore and choose everything manually except boot and now I can´t enter the ClockWork recovery anymore, it shows the VIBRANT/SAMSUNG logo and just stays there forever. What now? what is the combo for clockword, you press and hold volume + and - and power and then release what and when?
CWR is accessed by holding Volume + Volume - and power button when Vibrant logo appears you release power but continue to hold volume keys
at this point your beyond fixing it in CWR.
download Odin and the .pit and .TAR in the link i provided, enter download mode and flash back to stock 2.1 JFD.
download the update.zip i provided as well as the latest version of miui 1.8.5 place them on your internal SD and follow my instructions 2 posts up.
download mode
instructions via noob guide (stickied under QA forum)
1- Open ODIN on your PC. (DO NOT PRESS/SELECT ANYTHING IN ODIN!)
2- Plug in the USB Cable to PC
3- Power down Phone if you had not already.
4- Remove the battery.
5- Plug USB into Phone.
6- Hold down BOTH volume buttons and while holding both, insert the battery.
7- Two to three seconds later your phone will be in Download Mode.
Be mindful to not remove connection while ODIN is running.
ok the ODIN part is done, Im back to a working phone. Now let me ask you this, when I´m flashing using CLOCKWORK MODE do I have to save the files in the removable SD CARD or should I use the internal phone memory? I ask that because I was thinking, when you do all that cleaning (clear XXX, clear XXY) won´t it delete the rom you are trying to flash if it´s in phone internal memory?
I believe the problem was with the file I´ve downloaded.
I´ve downloaded:
MIUI.us_vibrant_1.7.22_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed.zip
and it seems the right one is:
MIUI.us_vibrantmtd_1.7.22_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed.zip
so let me ask, what´s the difference between the MTD and the other file?
Internal SD the only time stuff gets deleted on internal SD is when you manually delete it or partition it.
not sure. but download the one i linked. which is version 1.8.5 found on the thread linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123922
do not install Via rom manager btw. use Clockwork Recovery Via 3 button method (volume +/- and power key)
boystuff said:
not sure. but download the one i linked. which is version 1.8.5 found on the thread linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123922
do not install Via rom manager btw. use Clockwork Recovery Via 3 button method (volume +/- and power key)
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apparently that was the cause of the loop-reboot, using the non MTD file. Why can´t use ROM MANAGER to flash?
thanks for everyone who helped.
i really don't recommend Rom Manager for installing Roms beyond Froyo, can usually run into issues ie bootloops. The safest way is to manually shut off phone hold your volume and power keys as instructed and manuallly boot into Clockwork Recovery then follow the method i provided
Wipe data/Factory Reset
goto Mounts menu format system
goto Advanced menu clear Dalvik
Install zip from SD
Flash Miui 1.8.5
Fix permissions
Reboot System
first things first
download and place both the update.zip and Miui 1.8.5 on your internal SD
so when your looking at it from your comp it should show
Computer/Removable Disk/Update.zip
unmount phone from PC Power phone off
press and hold Volume+/- and power buttons
at Vibrant Logo release power button but hold volume keys
once you hit recovery Select reinstall packages twice that should get you to the Clockwork Recover Menu (CWR)
(menu should be Orange)
then follow prior instructions for flashing.
boystuff said:
i really don't recommend Rom Manager for installing Roms beyond Froyo, can usually run into issues ie bootloops. The safest way is to manually shut off phone hold your volume and power keys as instructed and manuallly boot into Clockwork Recovery then follow the method i provided
Wipe data/Factory Reset
goto Mounts menu format system
goto Advanced menu clear Dalvik
Install zip from SD
Flash Miui 1.8.5
Fix permissions
Reboot System
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that was do you preserve all your APPS and DATA (contacts, call logs, etc) ?
problem your gonna run into is your going from 2.1/2.2 to 2.3 your gonna lose all yoru apps, period. theres no saving them. however any you purchased via marketplace are saved and linked to your gmail account so you can redownload those free of charge again from marketplace
Contacts same thing just make sure you have yoru contacts synced up to date with yoru Gmail and when you re-add your google account after flashing miui your contacts will automatically be restored to the phone
after your initial install of Miui you won't lose any apps/data/etc upgrading week to week. but thats a different topic (weekly update instructions back on page 1 first post i made) lets focus on getting your initial install complete.
Miui also has a built in Backup application that saves your call logs, text messages, updated and installed Applications etc. But you won't need to worry about that till after you get it installed.
lemme know when you get Miui installed and we'll go from there.
boystuff said:
problem your gonna run into is your going from 2.1/2.2 to 2.3 your gonna lose all yoru apps, period. theres no saving them. however any you purchased via marketplace are saved and linked to your gmail account so you can redownload those free of charge again from marketplace
Contacts same thing just make sure you have yoru contacts synced up to date with yoru Gmail and when you re-add your google account after flashing miui your contacts will automatically be restored to the phone
after your initial install of Miui you won't lose any apps/data/etc upgrading week to week. but thats a different topic (weekly update instructions back on page 1 first post i made) lets focus on getting your initial install complete.
Miui also has a built in Backup application that saves your call logs, text messages, updated and installed Applications etc. But you won't need to worry about that till after you get it installed.
lemme know when you get Miui installed and we'll go from there.
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it´s already installed. I´ve followed your instructions and everything went smooth. It seems the problem that made me boot-loop was that wrong file really -> still wishing to know the difference between MTD and standard miui files for Vibrant.
fscussel said:
it´s already installed. I´ve followed your instructions and everything went smooth. It seems the problem that made me boot-loop was that wrong file really -> still wishing to know the difference between MTD and standard miui files for Vibrant.
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ok so you should have a folder called "Tools" in that folder you will find a backup utility i recommend you use that for backing up everything before doing a weekly update (think of it as your oh **** button)
to add more folders to your screen just press and hold your screen to access your widgets and select folder and drag to the screen you want it on. no APP drawer in Miui so the folders really can help yah get everything organized.
also do NOT use it to back up your contacts otherwise when it restores them you will have 2 of everyone on your gmail and it's a hassle to edit. just keep your contacts synced with your Gmail account.
GPS fix (flash in CWR fix permissions afterward)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199613
themes
http://forums.miui.us/forumdisplay.php?56-Development
Miui Mods (verify that they are compatible with your version of Miui before flashing any IE you should be on 1.8.5 if you followed my instructions as thats the latest version)
http://forums.miuiandroid.com/forumdisplay.php?36-MIUI-Mods
boystuff said:
ok so you should have a folder called "Tools" in that folder you will find a backup utility i recommend you use that for backing up everything before doing a weekly update (think of it as your oh **** button)
to add more folders to your screen just press and hold your screen to access your widgets and select folder and drag to the screen you want it on. no APP drawer in Miui so the folders really can help yah get everything organized.
also do NOT use it to back up your contacts otherwise when it restores them you will have 2 of everyone on your gmail and it's a hassle to edit. just keep your contacts synced with your Gmail account.
GPS fix (flash in CWR fix permissions afterward)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199613
themes
http://forums.miui.us/forumdisplay.php?56-Development
Miui Mods (verify that they are compatible with your version of Miui before flashing any IE you should be on 1.8.5 if you followed my instructions as thats the latest version)
http://forums.miuiandroid.com/forumdisplay.php?36-MIUI-Mods
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is it still necessary to use GPS FIX, I mean, didn´t they fix GPS in 1.8.5? When will they do it? what is that fix for? can I use any GPS app?
what do to do have the best battery life with MIUI?
cm7/miui has a wip (work in progress) gps as in no official gingerbread drivers released from samsung. the fix i linked is a more current fix and helps with quicker locking. other then that nothing really changed. you still have to reboot phone after turning gps on to get it to work.
as far as battery goes, find a dark colored theme, try the Glitch Kernel, and keep data turned off when in 3g+ areas unless your using it. Since theres no official samsung sourse for gingerbread battery life isn't as good as it was in froyo stock.
under settings you can set up a firewall to only allow certain applications and processes to access the net or only on wifi etc. modify that to your liking, change data settings to allow MMS even without data, and turn data off or change it to 2G/edge only. tweak little things like that to your liking after a few battery drains battery life will improve.
I don´t have a data plan so I want to block all data traffic, how to do that?
Also about the backup software you´ve mentioned, how to do the google contacts backup? if I don´t have a google account is there a problem in backuping contacts with the MIUI app?
isn´t the bali kernel better for battery?
So, after much research and trepidation, I flashed my first ROM to my i717 last week. Then I decided I didn't like that ROM and flashed another an hour later. So far it's been stable and speedy. I'm very happy. Thanks to XDA-Developers, Google, the Internet, and everyone who made this possible.
So, now, here's my simplified guide to doing what I did. This should NOT be taken as gospel. Please read as much as you can first. But, in an effort to give back, I thought a simple, step by step guide (or, more like links to the guides I found helpful) would be useful to someone. Are we sitting comfortably? Then let us begin.
1. Go here - http://rootgalaxynote.com/galaxy-no...y-note-sgh-i717-icsgingerbreadeasiest-method/ - and root your phone. It will also install ClockworkMod Recovery. Both of these need to be done before you can flash a new ROM.
NOTE: I hear that TWRP is the preferred recovery app. I've tried it and it's very nice. It just so happens that I had ClockworkMod installed when I actually decided to flash a ROM. But use whatever you like.
2. Go to the Play Store and buy Titanium Backup Pro. Well, actually, download the free version then buy the Pro key. There are other backup methods, but I like this one.
3. Backup EVERYTHING. You might never restore a particular app, but best to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I like to use the Google Drive option in Titanium to push by backup off my phone. But you can just hook it up to your PC and copy the backup folder from your SD card to your PC. This is just in case something REALLY bad happens. Best to have an off-phone backup.
4. Find a nice ROM to settle down with. I'm using Revolt (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288566&highlight=revolt) but do your research and find one you like. If you decide to go with something built off Android 4.2 or 4.3 then you'll lose the Samsung Touchwiz stuff (fancy SPen features, etc.), but to me that wasn't as big a deal as I though.
NOTE: Make sure you know if the ROM need an additional Google Apps package. Sometimes they're listed with the ROM, sometimes not. Read and make sure or you could lose a lot of phone features or it may not even boot. Again, READING IS YOUR FRIEND.
5. Save the ROM (and GApps file if needed) to your phone's SD card (internal or external doesn't matter)
6. Boot into recovery (Hold Vol UP+Vol DOWN then press PWR and hold all 3 until you feel a vibration, then let go of PWR). When ClockworkMod (Or TWRP) comes up, RUN A BACKUP!
7. Read 6. Make sure you actually do it. I'll know.
8. Once you're sure you have your Titanium and ClockworkMod backups, follow the instructions for installing the ROM. Usually this involves (from ClockworkMod or TWRP):
a. Factory Reset
b. Wipe Cache (this is usually a part of Factory Reset, but doesn't hurt to do again)
c. Wipe Dalvik Cache (see cyanogen's response here for what this does - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519495)
d. Flash new ROM
e, Flash Google Apps (you can also wipe cache and Dalvik cache between d and e)
9. Now the moment of truth. Reboot. Wait. This can take some time, so don't fret if it seems to be taking too long. I'd say if it's over 15 minutes then you might need to worry, but chill before then)
10. When it does boot, you'll basically have a fresh, new phone. You'll need to enter your Google account and follow all the usual stuff you did when you first got your phone.
11. Leave your phone alone now. You can click around, but don't install anything new just yet. I've seen many a post about letting things settle. So, maybe, poke around for 15-30 minutes just to see but don't change anything. Then Reboot
12. Now reinstall Titanium. You can start reinstalling your apps. DON'T reinstall standard apps or they could break (e.g. email app or its data) as the new ROM might not support the old version of the app. My rule of thumb is don't restore any data I can get back from my online accounts (Email, FB, G+, Keep, etc.). All of your pics and that should be on your SD card and should not need to be restored.
13. That's it. If you enabled a scheduled backup in Titanium you might want to disable it for a while to make sure you like what you have. That way, you can go back if you don't like it.
Hopefully that helps someone. Please forgive any mistakes or omissions and if anyone with more experience wants to give it a once over I'd appreciate it.
Thanks and good luck.
Sorry guy, but on step one there is a very high probability of someone bricking their phone.
Why? Because it has happened about 100 times over the past two years from people using that site/method. If you flash the wrong kernel you kill your precious.
You should edit your step to say in the strongest terms triple check your operating system and get the correct kernel.
And step one is unnecessary because all roms here are already rooted.
1. Flash TWRP using pc and Odin.
2. Download new rom.
3. Boot into recovery.
4. Wipe cache, system, data.
5. Flash rom. Boot and wait 10 minutes.
6. Check settings for networks.
7. Optional modem flash.
Only wipe that's needed is a factory reset within recovery. That wipes /cache too. The dalvik cache resides on the data partition and is thusly wiped as well.
The Rom will have a format /system line within the updater script.
And within titanium backup don't backup or restore system settings (anything in the list that's red.)
And as said rooting first isn't needed unless you've been using stock for awhile and have apps you'd like to backup first... the easiest way to root is simply flash the latest twrp with Odin.. boot into recovery... then when you go to reboot the system it'll see that you're not rooted and ask if you'd like to do so.
Thanks for the feedback. Like I hope I stressed, this is the method that worked for me.
I guess I have the terms mixed up in 1. I'm saying to install ClockworkMod (or TWRP) and root your phone. I want to root it here because I want Titanium installed before I change ROMS so I can go back to exactly how everything was before modding if I want. Does that make sense?
Also, can you tell me what's specifically wrong with the site I link in Step 1? I was on ICS at the time I think. Does it brick if you do it on JB?
I'll change the step to say to go here instead - http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/96
Is that better?
Also, can you explain your cache wipe suggestions. I've seen the official instructions say to Reset, then Wipe Cache, then Wipe Dalvik. I know the last 2 are included in the first, but why are we explicitly asked to do them again? Why do you think we don't?
My thinking behind adding it here is that it does no harm and if some devs think that not doing it will cause problems then why not include it to be extra safe.
If you wanted it back to the way it was before modding anything then you could flash a custom recovery and do a nandroid backup before rooting at all.
Titanium backup needs root. If you want your app data after flashing a rom then that's when it's needed.
As far as extra wiping... putting your arms over your head spinning in a circle while chanting a manta does no harm either and is just as effective.
When you flash as often as I do... you wanna streamline the process. Extra anything is just that... Extra... and is just a waste of time
His first step is correct. No one that I know has bricked their phone using those directions because that link does not install any kernels. And it never did. It works for all versions of android. Even after all this time there is so much misinformation given.
Studacris's help is as good as gold though. He has put me in my place in the past.
Thanks Everyone.
Hi
I downloaded the Disable Service app
and i disabled some service
Under System UI, I disabled a running service with 'wallpaper' in its name, since i use no wallpaper. and the phone shut down immediately and i cant open it since then (it stuck on the rom loading animation(
what can I do ?
Boot to recovery and flash again whatever rom/kernel you were running but might have to wipe data for fixing the issue.
maorwtf said:
what can I do ?
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Learn not to mess with things you don't understand (I'm tipping you don't).
I sure wo'nt mess with these things anymore...
I just thought that if this option is available in a play store app, whats the worst thing that can happen ?
maybe some features wont work. but I didnt thought that it can ruin it. its really a cr**py app for this reason
Now,
Is there any option to save some files ?
I have some really important information in the Jorte app and i need them
oh, and i can access the internal sd card from the recovery menu (from mount usb storage) - but i cant see the disable service app in order to delete it, no the jorte files - in order the back them up
I also tried the fix premission in the recovery (because the app needed root), but it didnt work
thanks in advance
Well, things are more complicated than i thought.
I tried to reinstall the rom that was allready in my SD card without wipe - and nothing happened
I dont wanna wipe first because i dont wanna loose all my data...
any help ?
Make a nandroid backup (yes I do mean backup that busted ROM).
Then full wipe and reinstall the fresh ROM.....then when you have a working phone, download something like titanium backup and extract the data you need from your nandroid........
Edit.....try this......
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...dvZGRjaGVuLmFuZHJvaWQubmFuZHJvaWRicm93c2VyIl0
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
keithross39 said:
Make a nandroid backup (yes I do mean backup that busted ROM).
Then full wipe and reinstall the fresh ROM.....then when you have a working phone, download something like titanium backup and extract the data you need from your nandroid........
Edit.....try this......
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...dvZGRjaGVuLmFuZHJvaWQubmFuZHJvaWRicm93c2VyIl0
This might be my S2, or it might be my W...but it's definitely CM
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I can confirm that this works. Had to do it myself once, after having the same problem.
I used that app though:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h3r3t1c.bkrestore
and for some reason it doesn't restore apps in .androidsecure folder (mostly paid apps.)