New to flash questions - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys,
I just root my sgs3 yesterday thanks to guide from xda.
Now come to flashing.
Base on my phone information, please advice which room is suitable for me to start flashing.
I am afraid that i use wrong room and brick my only phone.
Base band: I9300DXLE8
Build version: IMM76D.I9300XXALE8
Thank you
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hipziro said:
Hi guys,
I just root my sgs3 yesterday thanks to guide from xda.
Now come to flashing.
Base on my phone information, please advice which room is suitable for me to start flashing.
I am afraid that i use wrong room and brick my only phone.
Base band: I9300DXLE8
Build version: IMM76D.I9300XXALE8
Thank you
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There are many roms available such as cm etc.. Don't worry you'll not brick your device as long as you follow the given instructions..
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rachit.rc96 said:
There are many roms available such as cm etc.. Don't worry you'll not brick your device as long as you follow the given instructions..
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This.
Also, you should make a backup of your EFS, just in case. It contains very valuable information of your device such as IMEI and other stuff, and it's not recoverable without a proper Backup or Sammy's help in the rare event that it gets screwed. Look for a piece of software called EFS PRO on this forum. I'd like to give you the proper url, but I'm kind of busy in a crappy PC at work.
And make sure you use a i9300 compatible ROM, just wanted to make it clear because I've seen people with variants (like US) trying to flash a i9300 ROM and get it pretty messy.
Stock ROMs are fairly easy for starters.
Good luck!.-
PS: When using ODIN make sure that you don't have Re-Partition selected. I repeat, it must be NOT CHECKED. Or you'll be DOOMED.-

Hi
Why don’t you try with Omega first.
There's a flashing guide in post #4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663656
Personal I prefer AOSP ROMs with MIUI.
Good luck
Edit: just make sure you do a nandroid backup. Always good to have a backup to go back to if things don't go as hoped. Have saved me many times.

hipziro said:
Hi guys,
I just root my sgs3 yesterday thanks to guide from xda.
Now come to flashing.
Base on my phone information, please advice which room is suitable for me to start flashing.
I am afraid that i use wrong room and brick my only phone.
Base band: I9300DXLE8
Build version: IMM76D.I9300XXALE8
Thank you
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Hi!
since you are new, have you read the Forum Rules? I hope you did
Anyway, do not be afraid to try on ROMs, take a leap and just follow all the instructions handed to you also, NEVER forget to search first.. Just follow all the instructions and you will be good to go, do not hesitate to ask questions because we are here to help you out.. so here is the list of ROMs http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674286
Go! and flash! xD lol
I hope this helps! Cheers!

Thanks all. I finally up the CM10 now and long it.
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Does anyone have solutions for "error restore / data" when restore by CWM?
I notice that my backup is quite big. Its more than 3 Gb.
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Your backup could be damaged. I had this problem once with my Galaxy S, so I couldn't use my backup and had to install all apps manually...
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OK, this has been said a few times, titanium backup is only good to use on the same base rom... Going from ICS to JB rom means there are going to be lots of FC's and other problems... Its like installing a mac os on a windows PC... Not gonna work.... You are trying to force JB to use ICS file structure and it doesn't like it...

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Question regarding CWM and Rom Manager

Can Clockwork Mod be installed on the SGS2 too enable backups etc???
I'm not a complete noob when it comes to Android, but am new to Samsung devices and just want a easy way to backup and restore before I start messing with themes kernels etc etc
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Not until it has been added to the supported devices for CWM. Each device is different, different boot sectors, different partition sizes and a fair few other bits. Each one has to be supported, and as of yet, CWM does not support SGS II.
Hopefully soon it will
Still no Rom manager compatible with SG2 ????....
Short answer: no
Long answer:no!
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This is sad. i been using Rom manager since nexus1 n nexus S..
Btw, is there any way to backup current Rom before flaming update Rom?
Kingken said:
Btw, is there any way to backup current Rom before flaming update Rom?
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No, but all the firmware is available in the dev forum guide section
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Just to check will all data be lost after flashing a new firmware ?
shlomo78 said:
Still no Rom manager compatible with SG2 ????....
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Phone not yet a month old .
Donate SGS 2 to CWM team and i am sure they will get a move on .
jje
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Just to check will all data be lost after flashing a new firmware ?
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If you follow the instructions properly, you will not lose any apps or user data.

Unlocking bootloader required?

Hi
I have an S3 coming tomorrow so decided to check out the forums and get a head start.
I have gotten a little confused, my first android phone was the xperia play which requires me to unlock the bootloader to flash roms and is also reliant on being an unbranded version.
Is this not the case with the S3? I have done alot of reading already but don't quite understand the process.
My phone will be an orange handset, so is it just a case of flashing cwm and then flashing a Rom? I'm also used to using fastboot which I believe isn't compatible with the S3 is that correct?
Sorry if this post is annoying but I need to get things straight in my head as alot of what I'm reading goes straight over my head lol
Thanks for any help
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Welcome to samsung. They dont behave like morons by locking bootloaders. If u want to flash a stock rom pc/mobile odin is the tool. For custom roms u just need to get cwm to flash.
Start
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_III/GT-I9300
ROOT
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
jje
Thanks I think sometimes you can read too much, I was just confusing myself.
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And you haw app caled Yelow tryangle remower for reset samsung caunter
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rooting my phone????

Now then guys... i am thinking about rooting my phone to put jelly bean on my samsung galaxy s2 .... i was just wondering views on which is the best one to go for ( LINKS PLEASE ) and is it easy to do you know the usual questions you will have heard them before lol IM A NEWBIE !!!
Cheers People
Download Siyah 3.5.2.
http://www.gokhanmoral.com/gm/2012/07/29/siyahkernel-s2-v3-5/
Tar for Odin.
Then use this guide.
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s2-i9100-root-android-4-0-3-ics-xwlpd-88120/
Nevermind it says Cf-root. I flashed my Siyah kernel that way.
After that, flash any rom you want in recovery. Just do a Nandroid backup in recovery and backup apps with Titanium backup from Market!!!
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Don't restore apps after flashing newer ROM, cause your phone will bootloop.
Better create text file and write names of installed apps.
Im not sure why everyone is worried about backing up there apps ive flashed about a 100 roms and never had to back them up cause if u go to the play store under my apps there always there
Infact there are apps there id forgotten about just pick which ones u want and re install .some roms auto instal them for u .make sure you have a google acc obviously!
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Some want the data
Not
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-Grift- said:
Some want the data
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What type of data? Music and photos are saved to the external SD card for me, and as for game save data, I believe that is externally backed up as well.
themadba said:
What type of data? Music and photos are saved to the external SD card for me, and as for game save data, I believe that is externally backed up as well.
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Only if the application is on the external memory card then it's backed up there. Otherwise they'll loose the data if that's not the case.
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it says in tutorial to use CM9 do i have to ??
przemcio510 said:
Don't restore apps after flashing newer ROM, cause your phone will bootloop.
Better create text file and write names of installed apps.
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Rubbish!
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If you restore from google play, you loose all your app settings and you will have to reconfigure each app.
Also, Google Play will not show apps installed offline (apk)
Restoring app data with third party app like titanium backup is safe if app is compatible with the target rom
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one more question after i done tht tutorial how do i flash the rom to my phone?? and then how would you put another one on if i gt bored of tht one ?? cheers
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CWM-and have you bothered reading a Rom thread as there's normally install instructions.
And when I get bored of a rom I just restore my nand backup of something previous.
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yes but it kinda seems all confusing for me shall do i just do what the tutorial from the first page .... download a rom then when i have done all the instructions do i just install the rom
jasper69 said:
yes but it kinda seems all confusing for me shall do i just do what the tutorial from the first page .... download a rom then when i have done all the instructions do i just install the rom
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in order to install a perticular custom rom , all u have to do is to follow the install instruction's of the same in there OP. and the same applies to all other roms also.
since installation instruction do vary from one custom rom to another
Jasper,you are better to read up on things so you are familiar with the processes of like rooting/kernels/roms/cwm/Odin/troubleshooting.
I understand reading 1000s of posts is tedious,but you could end up with a non working phone.
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so i succesfully flashed Siyah 3.5.2 onto my phone now on to flashing the rom onto my phone
Done it people I officially have flashed paranoid android hybrid 1.9.5 cm10 on my galaxy s2 yet .... the newbie is not a newbie anymore ... anything else I can do with my phone ????
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jasper69 said:
anything else I can do with my phone ????
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Yeah,make a nand backup asap.
ps-when people take their valuable time to help you,they appreciate people hitting the "thanks" button.
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And how ex actly do o make a band back up and what is it used for ? And there is no thanks button to press :s
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New to sgs2....some help please

Hey guys..I got the sgs2 from a couple of days to try it out ..so I have a couple of questions...
What's a firmware ??does it affect flashing ROMs or kernels ?
How do I flash a kernel ?
What's Odin?
Does cwm come with the kernel ?
In case i got stuck in a boot loop and I didn't have a nandroid backup ..is there any other way to restore phone to stock ??
does every ROM need a certain kernel ??or all on the same one
Am I able to flash all ROMs that are in the development section
Sorry for asking lots of questions ..but I wanna know what I'm doing ...
Thanks in advance
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Guides to everything SGS2.
OK thanks ...can you please answer simple answers ?
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BigJoey010 said:
OK thanks ...can you please answer simple answers ?
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Can you read simple answers????????
All the info you need is already on forum, look, read learn.
BigJoey010 said:
Hey guys..I got the sgs2 from a couple of days to try it out ..so I have a couple of questions...
What's a firmware ??does it affect flashing ROMs or kernels ?
How do I flash a kernel ?
What's Odin?
Does cwm come with the kernel ?
In case i got stuck in a boot loop and I didn't have a nandroid backup ..is there any other way to restore phone to stock ??
does every ROM need a certain kernel ??or all on the same one
Am I able to flash all ROMs that are in the development section
Sorry for asking lots of questions ..but I wanna know what I'm doing ...
Thanks in advance
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The operating system
Yes
With odin or cwm
Tool for flashing
Most if not all custom kernels
Yes;get stock rom from sammobile
No;a lot a interchangeable
No
Yes;if its for your model
So spend about a week reading as much tutorials as possible and we'll see you back then....lol
Nice...usually I wasn't able to flash a kernel from recovery on my HTC because I was s-on.....btw is there s on and off on Samsung ?also these answers are enough for me because I had experience in HTC but I felt Samsung was complicated but it seems way easier soo thanks anyway
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BigJoey010 said:
Nice...usually I wasn't able to flash a kernel from recovery on my HTC because I was s-on.....btw is there s on and off on Samsung ?also these answers are enough for me because I had experience in HTC but I felt Samsung was complicated but it seems way easier soo thanks anyway
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I personally think it's quite weird you don't press the thanks button for TheATHEiST, but when you get an answer you like you actually do. These all are the basic questions when it comes to rooting and flashing etc., and you clearly didn't seem to take the effort to read and search for yourself.
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happy now ?
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Really happy.
Sent from the Matrix
Then stay on it
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Happy?
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He's a little bit offended I think, because some people told him things he didn't want to hear
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Actually I heard everything I want
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BigJoey010 said:
Actually I heard everything I want
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There, +1.
Now everybody calm tha funk down

Root and have TWRP recovery?

Hey every one, im a new user to the Galaxy s2. Ive been a member of xda for quite a while. Im just a little confused on a way to root my phone, and put a custom recovery.
Right now its Stock on 4.0.4. Any help of guidelines would help
tobiascuypers said:
Hey every one, im a new user to the Galaxy s2. Ive been a member of xda for quite a while. Im just a little confused on a way to root my phone, and put a custom recovery.
Right now its Stock on 4.0.4. Any help of guidelines would help
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Search for creepyncrawly username, read all his signature links and you're good to go.
awesome thanks. And say i want to install slim bean (4.2.2) will i need a specific kernel (after i installed recovery of course) or juts full wipe and flash?
tobiascuypers said:
awesome thanks. And say i want to install slim bean (4.2.2) will i need a specific kernel (after i installed recovery of course) or juts full wipe and flash?
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You will need to read and learn before you act. This phone is configured differently than what you are accustomed to, judging from your statement above. You won't install recovery separately on this phone, since it is built into the kernel, for instance. Most roms have flashing instructions in the OP.
Ok. Im rooted... I unlcoked it for Tmobile. and its now on 2.3.4. When i go to recovery it juts says android recovery. Im not sure if its Clockwork mod, because i havent used clockwork since the days of the Moto backflip. SO how would i go about getting Clockworkmod and then installing Slimbean.
tobiascuypers said:
Ok. Im rooted... I unlcoked it for Tmobile. and its now on 2.3.4. When i go to recovery it juts says android recovery. Im not sure if its Clockwork mod, because i havent used clockwork since the days of the Moto backflip. SO how would i go about getting Clockworkmod and then installing Slimbean.
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You have been told a few times in this thread to read before acting. You are headed right on down the 'I messed up my phone' path.
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Pirateghost said:
You have been told a few times in this thread to read before acting. You are headed right on down the 'I messed up my phone' path.
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Thanks for the help. I was just looking for some help. Can anyone else give me a clear answer?
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tobiascuypers said:
Thanks for the help. I was just looking for some help. Can anyone else give me a clear answer?
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The clear answer has already been given to you. Search for username creepyncrawly, read all the threads linked in his signature. You need to be patient, read and research for several days before attempting to flash anything. It was reckless and foolish to root before doing so.
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mattdm said:
The clear answer has already been given to you. Search for username creepyncrawly, read all the threads linked in his signature. You need to be patient, read and research for several days before attempting to flash anything. It was reckless and foolish to root before doing so.
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Well If yyou read the OP I am not just a noob. Anyway ive got. CWM on and flashing CM10.1 thanks tho
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tobiascuypers said:
Well If yyou read the OP I am not just a noob. Anyway ive got. CWM on and flashing CM10.1 thanks tho
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Anyone who switches to a new phone is a noob to that phone.
mattdm said:
Anyone who switches to a new phone is a noob to that phone.
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OK... all went well. I didn't really need to make a thread I guess. Thanks for the 'help'
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