Project is discontinued and unsupported
I dont provide any more support for this project.
I'm quitting projects for concentrating on new ones.
This one is unsupported but it should work.
CyanogenMod 7.2 for Samsung Galaxy Player 4.2 EU/US
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The support for CyanogenMod 7.2 ended! I'm completly concentrating on new projects!
Thanks for your support!
Finally, here it is... CM for your Galaxy Players 4.2!
Notices
I AM NOT THE DEVICE MAINTAINER >> @SerkTheTurk IS THE DEVICE MAINTAINER
This isn't a daily driver yet!
Works for ALL devices (EU/US)!
All credits to @SerkTheTurk, Samsung and me!
I hope @SerkTheTurk will continue this project
Read before flashing!
Downloads
Tools
Google Apps (Play Store, GMail,...):https://www.dropbox.com/s/avi02cniph6m5eb/Samsung-YPGX1_GApps.zip
Install recovery for EU/US: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2og1u9l1ix7mx3e/Samsung-YPGI1-EU_Install-recovery.tar
ODIN3 1.85: http://www.mediafire.com/download/82latn22s1kl7w2/andromint-Odin3-v1.85.zip
CyanogenMod 7.2 XP3 for EU/US: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yj7siqiaukqzbu4/Samsung-YPGI1_CyanogenMod-7.2_XP3.1.zip
Always use the latest version!
XP= Experimental version
Changelog
XP1 - 23.12.2013
First release
XP2 - 25.12.2013
Fixed some typos
XP3 - 26.12.2013
Fixed init scripts
Fixed CWM recovery
Fixed Low power mode
Enabled alpha blending
Fixed video playback bug
Installation guide
Coming from Stock Samsung ROM
This will delete all data on your device!
Prepare PC
1. Download Google Apps, the Install recovery (tar-file) and ODIN3 and place them anywhere on your PC
2. Now, download the latest version of CM7
3. Make sure you installed Samsung Kies (http://www.samsung.com/us/kies/) and the device drivers
4. Open ODIN3 and select the Install recovery, you downloaded in step 1, in the PDA section
3. Make sure nothing is checked except "F.Reset Time" and "Auto Reboot"
Prepare device
1. Make a backup or your data! (Not NANDroid)
2. Power off device
3. Boot to download mode
Prepare installation
1. Connect player with PC and wait until Odin detects your player
2. Select "Start" in Odin and wait until your device reboots
3. Power off your player
4. Boot to recovery mode
Install CyanogenMod (in recovery mode)
1. Make a NANDroid backup -> Select Backup/Restore -> Backup
2. Select -> Mounts/Storage -> mount USB mass storage
3. Connect device to PC
4. Copy the ROM and the Google Apps to your device
5. Unmount device from PC
6. Select: Factory reset -> Yes
7. Select: Install zip-file -> Choose zip from sd-card
8. Select the CyanogenMod zip and hit Yes (This will take up to 40 seconds)
9. Reselect: Choose zip file from sd-card
10. Select the Google Apps zip and hit Yes
11. Return to main menu -> Reboot
Upgrading/Switching from another CM7 build
Upgrading from XP2 or lower
Prepare PC
1. Download the newest ROM and the newest Install recovery (tar-file)
2. Open Odin
3. Select the Install recovery (Avaible in download section) in the PDA section
4. Make sure nothing is checked except "F.Reset Time" and "Auto Reboot"
Prepare device
1. Power off
2. Reboot to download mode
Prepare installation
1. Connect player with PC and wait until Odin detects your player
2. Select "Start" in Odin and wait until your device reboots
3. Power off your player
4. Boot to recovery mode
Installation
1. Select: Mounts/Storage -> Mount USB mass storage
2. Connect device to PC
3. Copy the ROM and the Google Apps to your device
4. Unmount device from PC
5. Select: Wipe cache -> Yes
6. Select the CyanogenMod zip and hit Yes (This will take up to 40 seconds)
7. Reselect: Choose zip file from sd-card
8. Select the Google Apps zip and hit Yes
9. Return to main menu -> Reboot
Upgrading from XP3 or higher
1. Download the newest version and the Google Apps to your PC
2. Reboot your device to recovery mode (Long press power button -> Select Reboot -> Select Recovery)
3. In recovery mode: Select Mounts/Storage -> Mount USB storage
4. Connect device to your PC and copy the CyanogenMod zip-file and the Google Apps zip-file to your device
5. Unmount your device from your PC
6. Select Wipe cache -> Yes
7. Select Install zip-file -> choose zip from sdcard and select the CyanogenMod zip and hit Yes
8. Redo step 7, but with selecting the Google App package
9. Return to main menu and Reboot
Sources
Device tree: https://github.com/androthan/hugo-device
Vendor files: https://github.com/zaclimon/android_vendor_samsung_hugo
Kernel source: opensource.samsung.com
Disclaimer
I'm not responsible for any bricks made by this ROM!
Reserved
RESERVED
EDIT: Working/Not Working
XP3
Working:
*Touchscreen
*Bluetooth
*GPS
*Theme Chooser
*Accelerometer
*Display and Backlight
*All CM apps and features
*New CWM Recovery
Untested:
*Video Playback (Due to non functioning storage)
Not Working:
*WiFi
*Camera
*Internal Storage
*External SD (fixed in @ChaosChris 's build)
*Audio Playback
*Microphone
*Vibration
Thanks a bunch for this. Sorry for my noob question, but how do I boot to both download and recovery mode?
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drakonizer said:
Great! Thanks a lot for your hard work! I have the US device so I wont be able to test the ROM
BTW, I dont believe there is any particular difference in hardware between the US and EU version of the GP4.2. @Androthan correct me if I'm wrong
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I also believe that there is no difference between EU and US, I just made 2 versions for being sure.
It would be really, really nice if you could flash the EU files (Install recovery/CyanogenMod-7.2) to your US device, so I'm proofed.
You CAN'T brick your device doing that, you will always be able to restore it with odin.
I know i wont brick it...Im downloading the files right now...I'll let u know what happens
Will the new recovery work with the stock rom?
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drakonizer said:
I know i wont brick it...Im downloading the files right now...I'll let u know what happens
Will the new recovery work with the stock rom?
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No, it won't work with the stock rom, thanks for trying
Androthan said:
I also believe that there is no difference between EU and US, I just made 2 versions for being sure.
It would be really, really nice if you could flash the EU files (Install recovery/CyanogenMod-7.2) to your US device, so I'm proofed.
You CAN'T brick your device doing that, you will always be able to restore it with odin.
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Can you please include the steps on how to put the device in both recovery and download mode in your instructions please.
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jmindset said:
Can you please include the steps on how to put the device in both recovery and download mode in your instructions please.
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Boot into download mode:
1. Shutdown device
2. Hold: Home + Power + Vol-
3. Release all buttons when it shows the warning screen.
3. Hit Vol+ to confirm
Boot to recovery mode:
1. Shut down device
2. Hold: Home + Power + Vol+
3. Release Power button when you see the Samsung logo
You can release all buttons when you see the recovery
Androthan said:
Boot into download mode:
1. Shutdown device
2. Hold: Home + Power + Vol-
3. Release all buttons when it shows the warning screen.
3. Hit Vol+ to confirm
Boot to recovery mode:
1. Shut down device
2. Hold: Home + Power + Vol+
3. Release Power button when you see the Samsung logo
You can release all buttons when you see the recovery
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Grazie! For now I can't mod my Player, but i believe someone can post bugs, errors, crashes and what's working... And also that @SerkTheTurk will mantain this rom updated and bug-free... I am working hard on another Stock based rom now, but if this rom will be more stable than the TW one I'll mod this one.
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HellPie said:
Grazie! For now I can't mod my Player, but i believe someone can post bugs, errors, crashes and what's working... And also that @SerkTheTurk will mantain this rom updated and bug-free... I am working hard on another Stock based rom now, but if this rom will be more stable than the TW one I'll mod this one.
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Is it booting?
Androthan said:
Is it booting?
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I can't flash anithing because if I brick my device I will not be able to restore it before April or February...
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Amazing work @Androthan ! I will test it to see if it boots and list any bugs
EDIT: I guess I have to wait for the US version, but thank you so so so much for this! :good:
SerkTheTurk said:
Amazing work @Androthan ! I will test it to see if it boots and list any bugs
EDIT: I guess I have to wait for the US version, but thank you so so so much for this! :good:
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This (EU version) should work on US, too!
Androthan said:
This (EU version) should work on US, too!
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Are the bugs the same as the YP-GS1?
SerkTheTurk said:
Are the bugs the same as the YP-GS1?
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Yes, thoretically.
Androthan said:
Yes, thoretically.
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Well, after trying to flash it a few times, it doesn't boot for me. It might be because mine is the US version, but I'm not sure. The boot screen shows up, but it just keeps spinning and spinning but won't actually boot. Also, after that I couldn't boot back into recovery because it glitches up, so I had to restore via ODIN. Nice work though, I like the custom recovery and how the ROM actually flashes with no problems.
Wow great work!! but it seems not to boot on my eu player.
hereis the logcat. its stuck at the cm7 bootanimation
By the way, how is the overall performance in CM7 compared to touchwiz, and does theme chooser work?
Same for me as well...it gets stuck at the cm7 bootamimation on my US player.
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I have an international SGS II (9100) with XXKG6. So I rooted it using CF-ROOT successfully and wanted to flash CM7. I downloaded the latest stable CM7 and uploaded into the phone memory. Next I went to the recovery mode using CWM and mistakenly/immediately I flashed the CM7 rightaway without formatiing system/data/cache partition. The flash updated successfully but now it's not booting past the first screen "Samsung Galaxy SII GT-9100". I can go to the download mode but the USB connection to the PC now says not recognized.
Please help me - what should I do to recover??
at_rix said:
I have an international SGS II (9100) with XXKG6. So I rooted it using CF-ROOT successfully and wanted to flash CM7. I downloaded the latest stable CM7 and uploaded into the phone memory. Next I went to the recovery mode using CWM and mistakenly/immediately I flashed the CM7 rightaway without formatiing system/data/cache partition. The flash updated successfully but now it's not booting past the first screen "Samsung Galaxy SII GT-9100". I can go to the download mode but the USB connection to the PC now says not recognized.
Please help me - what should I do to recover??
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Boot to recovery and follow the directions from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=15801906
Make sure you're running a rooted device.
Root your device and install ClockworkMod Recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693)
Do a Nandroid backup!
WIPE (wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition) - do it for real.
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery.
Do not reboot! We mean it - do nothing except choose zip and continue next step (if you come back to us with permission issues in install, we will know you did not read the directions and will call you an idiot). If it just plain hangs, reboot directly back into ClockworkMod recovery and continue at the next step.
Install the ROM from internal sdcard using ClockworkMod Recovery, again (due to a bug in the install).
Reboot
Install the Google Addon through ROMManager which is easiest, but you can
download the gapps.zip and install via ClockworkMod recovery instead.
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Notice you have to flash it twice from recovery.
Edit: That stable has been reclassed as a release candidate; just download the latest nightly a LOT has changed since Oct 10th.
Why dont you try going into the recovery mode Volume UP (instead of Down) + Home button and Power key -- see if you can redo the whole thing.
pkshr said:
Why dont you try going into the recovery mode Volume UP (instead of Down) + Home button and Power key -- see if you can redo the whole thing.
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Thank you very much --- that did the trick.
at_rix said:
Thank you very much --- that did the trick.
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cool
use the latest nightly.It is more stable than RC version
Hello,
I recently bought a second hand SII and it seems it is rooted and running > 2.6.35.14-Androidmeda-TWD-v2.5 [email protected] #34.
How can I get this thing to a more recent version of the ICS 4.0.x?
ajreef said:
Hello,
I recently bought a second hand SII and it seems it is rooted and running > 2.6.35.14-Androidmeda-TWD-v2.5 [email protected] #34.
How can I get this thing to a more recent version of the ICS 4.0.x?
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Option A: Flash ICS firmware via Odin.
1. bakcup your data
2. Download ICS 4.0.3 firmware here or on Sammobile
3. Boot to recovery,
-wipe data/factory reset
-format /system (under mounts and storage)
-reboot phone to download mode
4. Flash the ICS firmware you downloaded via Odin.
Option B: Flash A custom Samsung based ICS ROM via CWM recovery
1. Download the Custom Samsung based ICS ROM of your choice. You can visit this thread for a whole list
2. Backup your data
3. Flash the custom ROM via CWM recovery
- boot to CWM recovery
- wipe data / factory reset
- format /system (under mounts and storage)
- Flash ROM
- Reboot phone
done
Thanks Jokesy !!!
Now I guess I need to get on with that learning curve ahead of me, on terms & procedures like:
- backup (& most important, restore) phone;s data
- How to boot to recovery
- Format 'under mounts & storage'
- Reboot to dl mode
- CWM recovery
<sigh>.... thanks again!
ajreef said:
Thanks Jokesy !!!
Now I guess I need to get on with that learning curve ahead of me, on terms & procedures like:
- backup (& most important, restore) phone;s data
- How to boot to recovery
- Format 'under mounts & storage'
- Reboot to dl mode
- CWM recovery
<sigh>.... thanks again!
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1. backup (& most important, restore) phone;s data
Backup your apps, call logs, contacts, sms, etc. If you don't know how to back them up, let me know
2. How to boot to recovery
A. Turn off your phone, hold Volume up button + home button + power button, release the buttons as soon as the phone lights up
3. Format 'under mounts & storage'
This question is answered in 5.
4. Reboot to dl mode
A. Turn off your phone, hold Volume down button + home button + power button, release the buttons as soon as the phone lights up
5. CWM recovery
A. Vist here
I'll advise you to pick Option B in my previous post. It's a much faster process.
Please Goto Setting > About on your phone, and post everything you see here
Android Version - 2.3.5
Baseband Version - I9100XXKH3
Kernel Version - [email protected]#34
Build Number - Hyperdroid_Androimeda_v2.90
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ajreef said:
Android Version - 2.3.5
Baseband Version - I9100XXKH3
Kernel Version - [email protected]#34
Build Number - Hyperdroid_Androimeda_v2.90
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I didn't get your question.
Edit: sorry about the above post. I was watching football at that time my favourite team was losing
Jokesy said:
I didn't get your question
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You told him to post what he saw in "about phone".
And hes done it.........lol
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ajreef said:
Android Version - 2.3.5
Baseband Version - I9100XXKH3
Kernel Version - [email protected]#34
Build Number - Hyperdroid_Androimeda_v2.90
/ Sent from my GT-P7511 using XDA Premium HD app
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Now you are good to go. I just wanted to confirm that you are running GT I9100.
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theunderling said:
You told him to post what he saw in "about phone".
And hes done it.........lol
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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LOL!
I was watching football at that time my favourite team was losing
Jokesy said:
Now you are good to go. I just wanted to confirm that you are running GT I9100.
---------- Post added at 11:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:53 PM ----------
LOL!
I was watching football at that time my favourite team was losing
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Thanks for all the help, sorry about your team...
Will get to it over the weekend and report back here.
Hi Jokesy
It looks like I finally got around to this upgrade! (about frigging time huh?)
I am liking this one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659654
In that page the developer has his own instructions on how to go about the upgrade:
If you don't already have CWM, You have to install it before install the rom. (As CFROOT).
Download the latest Criskelo ROM and put it on your INTERN SD card.
Open your CWM Application, select flash Update, and select the rom zip.
Say "yes", your rom will be installed.
Enjoy !
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However your directions are slightly different (see below). Do I follow yours or the developers?
Flash the custom ROM via CWM recovery
- boot to CWM recovery
- wipe data / factory reset
- format /system (under mounts and storage)
- Flash ROM
- Reboot phone
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It's same...
I suggest you do developer instructions...
Send form Galaxy S2. Using XDA Premium
Hi, as I tapped ‘Flash ClockworkMod Recovery' in ROM Manager, a pop-up instructs me so:
Samsung galaxy S2 (GT-i9100) does not have an officially supported ClockworkMod Recovery yet.
Have you installed a ClockworkMod based recovery manually?
YES - NO
I select no and that's that...
Is there a work around to this since I do not know if I have installed a CWM based recovery manually?
OK, ignore my previous post, I got to flash a ROM (the one I pointed out in a link in previous post ie :
ROM◥███◣ CriskeloServanTeam V12) with the CWM method, however when I reboot from CWM again, it hangs.
I am assuming I am done when it tells me that flashing from zip is done, I rebooted via the menu of CWM and the phone starts to reboot but it hangs with something like this on the screen for ever (more than 40 minutes now!) :
Any ideas?
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After a lot of trial and error and a lot of getting used to the idea that I might just destroy a 500€ phone <sigh> I finally managed to flash my phone.
The majority of the problems were sourced in a faulty microSD card which would allow the flashing process to complete correctly!
Once I loaded the ROMs onto a different microSD, ALL of the ROMs worked perfectly!
I am currently running THUNDER BOLT ROM VERSION 4 that Al Hussein + Arindam Sahan have created (could do without the Xperia stuff though).
Thanks again for all your support Jokesy, theunderling and Paulius7
Glad to see that you managed to fix things up and not brick your new phone
There are loads of ROM's and KERNEL's available and you will be spending the first few months flashing your phone daily, trust me, been there done that xD.
Also, the sad part is that a lot of devs have purchased the Galaxy S III now and there is not as much action going on as it used to 6 months ago
QuickTip: Try keeping your .zip (ROMS/KERNELS/MODS/whatever) on the internal storage. Its much safer in case of a bug or something. Also try having an up to date backup on you pc to
I have galaxy player 5.0, YP-G70, firmware 2.3.5 gingerbread.uek18 and I just rooted it using SRSrooting.com and it is rooted. I added busybody,rom manager, set CPU,titanium backup. All this from play store now what do I need to do to upgrade from gingerbread, keep in mind I'm new this? I have no clue what to do!
you actually didnt need to root your device if you wanted to upgrade to a newer android version.
simply download all the files necessary, put your phone in download mode, and install rj kernel (INTL) or entropy kernel (US) with odin.
then, boot your phone up into recovery mode and flash cm9.
power off your phone, then boot up into recovery again.
Now you are ready to flash a jellybean build. Cm10.2 M1 or PAC rom is recommended. remember to flash the gapps package along with the rom.
Links:
rj kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414565
entropy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445840
cm9: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679957
PAC: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387504
CM10.2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47132210&postcount=220
Feel free to ask questions if you need any clarification. This is just a condensed version.
iurnait said:
you actually didnt need to root your device if you wanted to upgrade to a newer android version.
simply download all the files necessary, put your phone in download mode, and install rj kernel (INTL) or entropy kernel (US) with odin.
then, boot your phone up into recovery mode and flash cm9.
power off your phone, then boot up into recovery again.
Now you are ready to flash a jellybean build. Cm10.2 M1 or PAC rom is recommended. remember to flash the gapps package along with the rom.
Links:
rj kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414565
entropy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445840
cm9: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679957
PAC: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387504
CM10.2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47132210&postcount=220
Feel free to ask questions if you need any clarification. This is just a condensed version.
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This is useful for new users of the yp-g70, could it be possible to add this to the all-in-one thread or the faq ?
As "How to upgrade your Galaxy Player 5.0 from stock 2.3 to 4.2.2" ?
details
iurnait said:
you actually didnt need to root your device if you wanted to upgrade to a newer android version.
simply download all the files necessary, put your phone in download mode, and install rj kernel (INTL) or entropy kernel (US) with odin.
then, boot your phone up into recovery mode and flash cm9.
power off your phone, then boot up into recovery again.
Now you are ready to flash a jellybean build. Cm10.2 M1 or PAC rom is recommended. remember to flash the gapps package along with the rom.
Links:
rj kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414565
entropy: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445840
cm9: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679957
PAC: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387504
CM10.2 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47132210&postcount=220
Feel free to ask questions if you need any clarification. This is just a condensed version.
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Thanks for the reply, but when I said what should I do it meant that I have never done anything like this so I need details from step one to to the last.Thanks again!! confused:
iselfseeallah said:
Thanks for the reply, but when I said what should I do it meant that I have never done anything like this so I need details from step one to to the last.Thanks again!! confused:
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Ok so the first thing we need to figure out is which device you have. If you have one with a physical home button, then you have the INTL player. If you have one with a capacitive button, you have the US version.
Once you have figured this out, we need to flash a custom kernel onto your device. Here are the direct download links for the kernels
US: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=856856&d=1326569537
INTL: http://www.mediafire.com/?zmosctgvifab9z1
After downloading, put your device in download mode by powering it off and then holding the power and volume down keys. Your player should get to a screen that says something like "Downloading Do not turn off Target!!" Now, plug your device onto your computer, preferably via the usb cable that came with the device. Launch odin (attached in the zip below), and click on the PDA button. Browse to wherever you have downloaded the kernel tar file and select the file. Make sure the repartition and Flash lock check boxes are NOT selected at this point. Then click on the start button. If all goes well the box on the top left should say Pass! and your device should reboot.
done
iurnait said:
Ok so the first thing we need to figure out is which device you have. If you have one with a physical home button, then you have the INTL player. If you have one with a capacitive button, you have the US version.
Once you have figured this out, we need to flash a custom kernel onto your device. Here are the direct download links for the kernels
US: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=856856&d=1326569537
INTL: http://www.mediafire.com/?zmosctgvifab9z1
After downloading, put your device in download mode by powering it off and then holding the power and volume down keys. Your player should get to a screen that says something like "Downloading Do not turn off Target!!" Now, plug your device onto your computer, preferably via the usb cable that came with the device. Launch odin (attached in the zip below), and click on the PDA button. Browse to wherever you have downloaded the kernel tar file and select the file. Make sure the repartition and Flash lock check boxes are NOT selected at this point. Then click on the start button. If all goes well the box on the top left should say Pass! and your device should reboot.
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followed instructions and that part went well! thanks
iselfseeallah said:
followed instructions and that part went well! thanks
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Cool. Now that you have a custom recovery, it is time to start flashing stuff. First download cm9, cm10.2M1, and gapps (and US kernel if necessary) onto your device. Then, power off your device. Hold down power and volume up until you see the samsung logo, then release the power button but keep holding onto the volume up button. You should be in CWM recovery right now. use the volume keys to navigate up/down and use the power key to select. Go to install zip, and select the cm9 zip. This should take a while to install. once it is done, go to advanced > power off. Now boot into recovery again. Do a wipe data/factory reset, and Advanced > wipe dalvik. Now you can install the cm10.2 zip and then install the gapps zip. If you have the USA device, install the US kernel also. After this, hit reboot and enjoy.
Links
cm9: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2x9ovzvvti3k8jw
cm10.2, gapps, and kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47132210&postcount=220
iurnait said:
Cool. Now that you have a custom recovery, it is time to start flashing stuff. First download cm9, cm10.2M1, and gapps (and US kernel if necessary) onto your device. Then, power off your device. Hold down power and volume up until you see the samsung logo, then release the power button but keep holding onto the volume up button. You should be in CWM recovery right now. use the volume keys to navigate up/down and use the power key to select. Go to install zip, and select the cm9 zip. This should take a while to install. once it is done, go to advanced > power off. Now boot into recovery again. Do a wipe data/factory reset, and Advanced > wipe dalvik. Now you can install the cm10.2 zip and then install the gapps zip. If you have the USA device, install the US kernel also. After this, hit reboot and enjoy.
Links
cm9: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2x9ovzvvti3k8jw
cm10.2, gapps, and kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47132210&postcount=220
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Forgive me for being an idiot but I do not know how to download to device. The files are on my computer.
iselfseeallah said:
Forgive me for being an idiot but I do not know how to download to device. The files are on my computer.
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Go into settings > storage > USB and switch the mode to USB storage. Then plug your device to you computer and transfer the files. Alternatively you can open up a web browser on your player and download the files from there
iurnait said:
Go into settings > storage > USB and switch the mode to USB storage. Then plug your device to you computer and transfer the files. Alternatively you can open up a web browser on your player and download the files from there
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Thanks again for all your help all is well! Sorry for the lack of knowledge of know how!
iselfseeallah said:
Thanks again for all your help all is well! Sorry for the lack of knowledge of know how!
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No problem.
One last thing. If you could put [Solved] before your thread title and change your title to to something like "Upgrading Galaxy Player 5 to JB" so that it is easier for others when they are searching, that would be wonderful. Just click on edit post in your original post and click on go advanced.
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No problem.
One last thing. If you could put [Solved] before your thread title and change your title to to something like "Upgrading Galaxy Player 5 to JB" so that it is easier for others when they are searching, that would be wonderful. Just click on edit post in your original post and click on go advanced.
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Will do, but have a little problem, bottom buttons not working; what should I do?
iselfseeallah said:
Will do, but have a little problem, bottom buttons not working; what should I do?
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Do you have the INTL variant or the US variant?
You don't need to flash a kernel if you have the INTL variant. However, if you have the US version, you will need to flash the US kernel after installing the rom
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Do you have the INTL variant or the US variant?
You don't need to flash a kernel if you have the INTL variant. However, if you have the US version, you will need to flash the US kernel after installing the rom
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I have the us version
iselfseeallah said:
I have the us version
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Flash the us kernel in recovery.
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apps
iurnait said:
Flash the us kernel in recovery.
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Now that we have solved this problem how do I get Game Apps back on my player? Play Store will not let me or is there a thread for this?
Once again THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELP
iselfseeallah said:
Now that we have solved this problem how do I get Game Apps back on my player? Play Store will not let me or is there a thread for this?
Once again THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELP
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What games are you downloading? You should be able to install them via the play store
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play store
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What games are you downloading? You should be able to install them via the play store
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No longer have that app or any others from play store. Still have my Music and some photos that's it nothing else.
iselfseeallah said:
No longer have that app or any others from play store. Still have my Music and some photos that's it nothing else.
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You need to flash the gapps package after you flash the rom
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you need to flash the gapps package after you flash the rom
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TWRP 2.8.7.0 for the Samsung Galaxy J5
Hey everyone. I have decided to build TWRP recovery for the Galaxy J5.
First I would love to thank @bhattjunaid for testing this since I don't own this device, @celta1976 For managing to get this working on Locked bootloader models and his Instructions (Instructions In 1st Comment of the post), @serdotlinecho For the instructions how to fix Bootloop into TWRP (Instructions in 1st Comment of the post) and TeamWin for the amazing sources that are still supported.
DISCLAIMER : I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE VOIDING YOUR WARRANTY OR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR DEVICE EVEN THOUGH NOTHING SHOULD GO WRONG IF YOU DO EVERYTHING RIGHT! KNOX WILL BE TRIPPED. ALSO... I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WW3 OR A ZOMBIE OUTBREAK
Ok, Now to the interesting part
Already tested on:
- Galaxy J500F Working
- Galaxy J500H Working
- Galaxy J5008 Working - Instructions in 1st post of this thread! - (Locked bootloader)
- Galaxy J5007 Not tested yet
- Galaxy J500G Working
- Galaxy J500M Working
- Galaxy J500N0 Not tested yet
- Galaxy J500FN Working
- Galaxy J500Y Not tested yet
Note : This should work on all models. However, just to be sure, if you own a J5 model that has not been tested yet, please post a confirmation below
Bugs
- Brightness slider
- PC mounting (but adb should work)
- Reboot into recovery mode from/via TWRP not working
Changelog
07.10.2015
Code:
TWRP Has been made
Screenshots
Instructions
Here are some notes before you start :
Make sure you enabled the unlock bootloader option in the developer's settings.
THIS WILL SET KNOX TO 1
I am not responsible for voiding your warranty with this, it's your choice.
1. Download the PC USB drivers for your Phone
2. Download TWRP (link below)
3. Download Odin 3
4. Turn off your phone
5. Boot into download mode (Power + VOL down + Home)
6. In menu select continue (VOL up)
7. Now connect your phone to your PC
8. Open Odin. Make sure your device is recognized.
9. Click PDA on older Odin versions or AP on newer versions
10. Find TWRP
11. Click start and wait until it's done.
12. Reboot into recovery by booting with VOL UP + HOME + POWER and have fun.
Download
PLEASE DO NOT MIRROR UNLESS I GIVE YOU PERMISSION! IF YOU NEED PERMISSION THEN PM ME!
If you don't want to risk loosing your data do a backup!!!!!!!!!
TWRP 2.8.7.0
Source code : https://github.com/TWRP-J5
Have fun!
Instructions for specific models
1. How to flash TWRP with locked bootloader by @celta1976
2. How to fix TWRP bootloop (Device restarts into TWRP every time) by @serdotlinecho
1. Instruction for Locked Bootloader Models by @celta1976
1. Download CROM Services, file .apk here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60204006&postcount=5 and install it. Then execute it on the phone.
2. Next up flash this file via odin : https://download.chainfire.eu/718/CF...xx-sme500h.zip
And finally, install TWRP !!
2. How to fix TWRP bootloop by @serdotlinecho
If your TWRP is bootlooping please do the following :
1. Go to sammobile and download the stock Firmware and extract the zip
2. Put your phone into download mode
3. Connect your phone with your pc
4. Open odin and select PDA on older versions or AP on newer versions.
5. Select the stock firmware
6. Click start and wait until its done.
7. Re-flash TWRP.
8. Now you should be able to boot into TWRP and system
installed on J500FNXXU1AOG1 confirmed it works fine
Good to know.
wegiwegi said:
installed on J500FNXXU1AOG1 confirmed it works fine
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Thanks! :good:
It works fine on SM-J500G too. But I have to flash the stock firmware after flashing twrp with odin on my rooted device. My device cannot boot into system, keep booting into twrp every time I reboot from twrp menu. After flashing stock firmware and and re-flash twrp, my device can now boot into system when I choose reboot from twrp menu. Thanks for the twrp tar file.
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It works fine on SM-J500G too. But I have to flash the stock firmware after flashing twrp with odin on my rooted device. My device cannot boot into system, keep booting into twrp every time I reboot from twrp menu. After flashing stock firmware and and re-flash twrp, my device can now boot into system when I choose reboot from twrp menu. Thanks for the twrp tar file.
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Thanks! I have posted the fix
CTXz said:
Thanks! I have posted the fix
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can you make fixed recovery ? because i edited some system files when i reflash stock rom all reset to origins
can you make fixed recovery ? because i edited some system files when i reflash stock rom all reset to origins
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Did you backup data? What model do you have
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Did you backup data? What model do you have
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yes
j500g
mlm1102003 said:
yes
j500g
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So if I understand correctly... You restored a old backup but it didn't restore the apps. If that's the case, did it say any errors when you tried to restore
CTXz said:
So if I understand correctly... You restored a old backup but it didn't restore the apps. If that's the case, did it say any errors when you tried to restore
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no
i have edited some system files
when i want to factory reset
it go to stock recovery
i want a custom recovery
which do factory and dont stuck or boot loop to recovery
i have used your recovery
when i try to factory reset it do factory reset but after that phone boot to recovery (not system)
mlm1102003 said:
no
i have edited some system files
when i want to factory reset
it go to stock recovery
i want a custom recovery
which do factory and dont stuck or boot loop to recovery
i have used your recovery
when i try to factory reset it do factory reset but after that phone boot to recovery (not system)
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Sadly I really don't know what could cause the issue. My best guess is the boot.img . Once I am at home I will send you some instructions how to flash the boot.img
OK instructions.
To flash bootimg download the stock Rom from sammobile. Then open the ZIP. Next open the ZIP inside the ZIP by removing .md5 . then take out the boot.img. once you enter twrp flash the Boot.IMG.with the flash IMG option
I just tried it in my j500m and it worked! Now just waiting for a great rom
Enviado desde mi SM-J500M mediante Tapatalk
bighleo114312 said:
I just tried it in my j500m and it worked! Now just waiting for a great rom
Enviado desde mi SM-J500M mediante Tapatalk
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Thanks!
Is there a way to root this device without using PC ? like one click root or something like that ?
I dnt have access to PC and need to root the device.
Hello. I know that this post is off topic, but this is the only "popular" thread for this phone and it doesn't have it's own forum yet.
@CTXz : I hope you won't get mad on me for mentioning you Maybe you can answer me about what I wrote below.
I got Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J600FN yesterday. It is a nice phone for 200euros... But I experienced a problem. When I put a call in speaker mode, the person with who I'm talking won't hear me after few seconds and when I switch back to normal mode (speaker off) he can hear me. Now it started to happen in normal calls too. I did put network in 2G to consume less MB, I don't know if this might be a problem.
Anybody else experienced this? I'm wonder if it is a hardware issue or software issue.
Also, the volume buttons and power button is moving lil bit in left-right, I don't know if is a problem at all because are working. So, people who has this device, please let me know if buttons are same to you and if you experienced that call problem.
Thank you! Have a nice day! Robert.
PS: I'm sorry if my English is bad
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Hello. I know that this post is off topic, but this is the only "popular" thread for this phone and it doesn't have it's own forum yet.
@CTXz : I hope you won't get mad on me for mentioning you Maybe you can answer me about what I wrote below.
I got Samsung Galaxy J5 SM-J600FN yesterday. It is a nice phone for 200euros... But I experienced a problem. When I put a call in speaker mode, the person with who I'm talking won't hear me after few seconds and when I switch back to normal mode (speaker off) he can hear me. Now it started to happen in normal calls too. I did put network in 2G to consume less MB, I don't know if this might be a problem.
Anybody else experienced this? I'm wonder if it is a hardware issue or software issue.
Also, the volume buttons and power button is moving lil bit in left-right, I don't know if is a problem at all because are working. So, people who has this device, please let me know if buttons are same to you and if you experienced that call problem.
Thank you! Have a nice day! Robert.
PS: I'm sorry if my English is bad
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Hey no i'm not mad
The calling issue is most likely software. It's also quite common. Try to wipe cache. If the problem presists you can make a twrp backup and install the stock rom again. Then restore the backup data etc.
The buttons are totally fine. All my Samsung phones/tablets have that. Why? Dunno.
CTXz said:
Hey no i'm not mad
The calling issue is most likely software. It's also quite common. Try to wipe cache. If the problem presists you can make a twrp backup and install the stock rom again. Then restore the backup data etc.
The buttons are totally fine. All my Samsung phones/tablets have that. Why? Dunno.
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Gonna wipe the cache now.
About buttons, you gave me that peace of kind by saying that I was worried that could get break soon or that I got a device with problems. At my previous phone named Galaxy S Advance the buttons were moving too but less and I have used it for 2+ years, I never checked buttons before tho.
I won't install other stock Rom yet until I'm sure that I won't break that Knox. I'm new to this Knox protection and I haven't read much about it. I already miss so many root apps from previous phone
May I ask you in how much time does charge your J5? Mine charged in 4-5 hours when it was powered off, I did this two times and now I think i won't repeat it again.
Thank you alot for your answer.
If you reflash stock it wont break stock. But if you flash twrp it will
Basic & Useful instrunction for "How to?","What is?" for Galaxy J5 phones suite
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Basic & Useful information for Galaxy J5 suite
In this thread you'll find useful informations along with a list of available Custom Roms and Kernels for our Samsung Galaxy J5.
Let me know if you think there is some information I should add in this thread, to improve it.
Post #1: What is a stock & custom rom, KNOX, root, custom recovery, download mode, xposed framework, kernel, customkernel, governor's, +
Post #2: List with custom roms and kernels available, how to flash/reflash stock rom, install custom recovery, how to root, how to flash a custom rom, how to UPGRADE & DOWNGRADE 5.1.1<=>6.0.1
Post #3: Credits
1) What is a Stock ROM?
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It's the original operating system provided by the manufacturer of the device.
2) What is a Custom ROM?
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It's the operating system ported, developed from source or derivated from Stock Rom, created by developers.
3) What is KNOX?
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"Knox is a new security feature that is being offered with certain Samsung handsets. It helps you to securely separate your personal and professional data. Essentially, you can have the benefits of using a ‘work phone’ without the need to carry, and secure, a separate device." -blog.clove.co.uk
"Normal(unrooted and so..) devices are flaged as KNOX Void Warranty 0x0 right from the factory.
When we flash items which weren’t signed by Samsung, it flags your device as KNOX Void Warranty 0x1.
So, flashing root/kernel/recovery/latest firmware by samsung/etc. will set KNOX status to 0x1." - omegadroid.co
Once the KNOX gets voided, you lose the warranty. (there are some cases where people say that Samsung repaired their phone for free while Knox was voided though)
4) What does mean ROOT?
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"Rooting, for those of you that don’t know, means giving yourself root permissions on your phone. It’s similar running programs as administrators in Windows, or running a command with sudo in Linux. With a rooted phone, you can run apps that require access to certain system settings, as well as flash custom ROMs to your phone, which add all sorts of extra features. If you’re on the fence about rooting, check out our top 10 reasons to root your Android phone for some motivation." - Lifehacker
5) What is a custom recovery?
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"A custom recovery is a third-party recovery environment. Flashing this recovery environment onto your device replaces the default, stock recovery environment with a third-party, customized recovery environment. This is a bit like flashing a custom ROM like CyanogenMod — but, instead of replacing your device’s Android operating system, it replaces the recovery environment.
"A custom recovery environment will do the same things as the stock Android recovery. However, it will also have additional features. Custom recoveries often have the ability to create and restore device backups." - howtogeek.com
On our Galaxy J5, you can enter the recovery by holding Power + Home + Volume UP buttons.
6) What is download mode?
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"Download mode is for flashing radio firmware/ROM upgrade through official means.
For example, ODIN is commonly used on Samsung devices to flash ROMs, those devices needs to be in download mode prior to flashing. However, ODIN is not the official way to do it, rather Kies, is the official route in upgrading the firmware, this is for Samsung devices for example." - android.stackexchange.com
You can enter the download mode by holding Power + Home + Volume down buttons.
7) What is the Xposed framework?
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"The Xposed Framework is a way to make system-level changes to your Android operating system without installing a custom ROM. All you need is root access." - howtogeek.com
For example, you can remap your phone buttons, gain control over apps permissions and some more privacy, customize your phone.
Take a look here.
8) What is SELinux?
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SELinux, which was introduced in Android 4.3, is a mandatory access control system built into the Linux kernel, in order to help enforce the existing access control rights (i.e.permissions), and to attempt to prevent privilege escalation attacks (i.e. an app trying to gain root access on your device).
9) What is Governor?
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A CPU governor in Android controls how the CPU raises and lowers its frequency in response to the demands the user is placing on their device. Governors are especially important in smartphones and tablets because they have a large impact on the apparent fluidity of the interface and the battery life of the device over a charge.
**source and each governor explained:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3048957 Thanks to @gsstudios for detailed explanation and hard work
thanks to @Sehab084 for directed me
10) What is Kernel and custom Kernel?
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KERNEL It's the core of the operating system that handles requests to and from the hardware, memory and process management and all the low-level stuff that is necessary for Android to be able to run.
CustomKERNEL Custom Kernels are nothing but modified stock kernel. Its done in order to achieve some features which is not present in the kernel provided by Manufactures. You can find one for your device if anybody has created a custom kernel for your "device". Kernels are device specific too.
source thanks to @coolsandie
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Custom ROMS & MODS for Galaxy J5 2015/2016
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you will find all rom's developped or ported in "Developpment" section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-j5/development
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Galaxy j5 Kernels android 5.1.1/6.0.1
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Android 5.1.1(Lolipop)LINARO Kernel (for stock rom) by @Nick Verse
[5.1.1/6.0.1][KERNEL][MODDED][LINARO 4.8] DMPKern For Galaxy J5, Heavily modded by @DJ_Steve
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TWRPrecovery's for Galaxy J5(2015) 5.1.1/6.0.1 & Galaxy J5(2016) 6.0.1
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[RECOVERY][T.W.R.P-3.0.2.0]Samsung Galaxy J5 (2015) 5.1.1 by @Nick Verse
[RECOVERY] [TWRP-3.0.2-0] Samsung Galaxy J5(2015) SM-J500F/M/H [MM][Android 6.0.1] by @ganesh varma
[RECOVERY][TWRP][J510][ROOT] TWRP 3.0.2 for Samsung Galaxy J5(2016)
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1) How to flash / reflash Stock ROM:
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Method with ODIN
1) Download and install the proper DRIVERS for your phone (it should be done automatically when you connect the phone to the PC).
2) Charge the phone at least 50%! (full charge is better)
3) Download the latest ODIN tool (Google will help you with pleasure to do that). I'm using v3.09.
4) Download the latest Stock Rom update for your Galaxy J5 device FROM HERE.
5) Extract ODIN archive and run it (.exe file).
6) Extract the Stock Rom .zip archive and you will get a xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.tar.md5 file (xxxxxxxxxx= name of the Stock Rom)
7) On the ODIN press "AP" button, a window will apear, search in it the location of the xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.tar.md5, select it and open.
After the file is loaded,: turn OFF your phone.
8) Restart the phone in DOWNLOAD MODE, by holding Power + Home + Volume down buttons same time.
A "Warning" window will apear, now press the "vol up" button to get "DOWNLOAD MODE" and conect the phone to the pc
If the ODIN see the phone, on the "ID:COM"line(midle-left) you will see "0:[COMx]"(x= port number)
Now press "START" button and let the ODIN to do the work.
When it finish, the phone will boot automatically and in ODIN will apear a big green PASS
Enjoy the Stock Rom or the NEW Stock Rom.
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Method with Samsung Smart Switch
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66950033&postcount=5
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Before you customize the Samsung Galaxy J5 (any version), add next settings to your device
Go to "settings"/ "about phone" and pres quik 7-8 times on the "Build number" to activate the "Developer Options"
go back to settings/...Developer options and tick (enable):"OEM unlock" and "USB debugging"
Thanks to @Rammelbak for remind me about this settings
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67023437&postcount=9
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2) How to flash custom recovery (TWRP in our case):
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Download the TWRP recovery FROM HERE. You have installation guide there.
If you have a Stock Rom please root it with the method presented above.
With TWRP recovery you can do:
"WIPE"(format) different partitions
"Install" different Custom Rom's, patches, update.zip, gapps.zip
"Backup/Restore" the rom
These are the important ones and the most used.
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3) How to ROOT:
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SuperSU by Chainfire
Make sure you've installed the custom recovery presented above.
If you didn't flash it yet, then go and flash it.
1) Download SuperSU by Chainfire.
2) Go to recovery by holding Power + Home + Volume UP buttons.
3) Install SuperSu .zip file ( browse to the download directory or in the directory you've put it).
Now, you can verify if root is working (it should) by installing Root Checker from Google Play.
That's it.
Enjoy a rooted phone!
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Read this too:
There is another method too for rooting your phone, called KingRoot.
4) How to flash a Custom Rom:
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Every Custom Rom has it's own topic (thread) where you can find the instructions to flash it, presented by the developer of the rom.Is recommended to use that instructions.
Make sure you've installed the custom recovery TWRP before flashing a custom rom!
Instructions used to flash custom roms in general:
1)Download the rom and put it on your External SD Card ( make sure you have enough space).
2) Power off the phone and boot it in the recovery by holding Power + Home + Volume UP buttons.
3) Choose "WIPE" and then "SWIPE" for factory reset or use the "Advanced WIPE" if the developer tell you to do that.
4) Go to main menu and choose "INSTALL", then select the rom .zip from the partition internal/external-sdcard (where is located the rom.zip), and then "SWIPE" to install.
5) The install process begin and you'll wait until it finish. Then select "Wipe cache/dalvik".
6) Reboot the phone and enjoy the new rom!
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5) How to do/ restore a Nandroid Backup (BACKUP):
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67010774&postcount=8
Thanks to @American_Jesus
Possible errors while flashing a custom rom:
If you get ERRORS, 6, 7, binary or other errors that mean something goes wrong.
This mean that:
-the rom what you want to flash IS NOT FOR YOUR DEVICE
-in downloading process, files came corupted(download again)
-the updater-script have errors
-the rom.zip have missing files which cant be sym-linked
-wrong packed archive
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GUIDE to restore phone from "Custom binary blocked by FRP/FAP" by @#Henkate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=68408932&postcount=65
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(Tutorial) Upgrade J5 (2015) to 6.0 and Downgrade to 5.1.1 +Rooting by @rjrulz007
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3443904
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CREDITS
@Nick Verse for TWRP 3, linaro kernel, CiDified Unleashed Rom, cm12.1 built from source together with @ganesh varma
@American_Jesus for sharing another way to flash/re-flash stock rom
@#Henkate for helping me to make this thread look cleaner and for Stock Rom Advanced
@DJ_Steve for OC DPMLinaro custom kernel for 5.1.1 & 6.0.1 rom's
@ Samsung for the phone
@ XDA
@ Google
And the following websites for providing some information:
- blog.clove.co.uk
- omegadroid.co
- Lifehacker.com
- howtogeek.com
Thanks @vaserbanix
Sent from my SM-J500H using XDA-Developers mobile app
You can flash/restore Stock Rom with Samsung Smart Switch
How to:
Open the Samsung Smart Switch, click on "More" (top-right corner), then click "Emergency software recovery and initialization" (first option), then "Device initialization" (second tab).
Enter model name, to find your phone model name, remove the back cover and battery, and find and type your phone model name on (top of) the sticker, then the serial number ((S/N) bottom of the sticker).
Click OK (3 times), put back your battery and back cover.
Enter in "DOWNLOAD MODE" (press and old Volume Down+Home+Power at same time), them (When "Warning" screen appeas) press Volume Up, connect your USB Cable, and press click OK.
After the update is complete, disconnect the USB cable, and wait, after finish the installation just follow the instructions on your phone.
Video: How to Restore Original Firmware on Samsung Galaxy J7
(It's the same procedure for the J5)
American_Jesus said:
You can flash/re-flash Stock Rom with Samsung Smart Switch
Also find some typos on your post:
Typo | Correct
reflash | re-flash
opend | open
NEWComers | New Comers
stok | stock
cutom | custom
developpers | developers
propper | proper
apear | appear
conect | connect
midle-left | middle-left
Goto | Go to
setings | settings
wich | which
becose | because
pessonal | personal
sellect | select
corupted | corrupted
symlinked | sym-linked
aded | added
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Thanks for help
@vaserbanix
I've sent you a PM with a new code for the posts, looking much more cleaner and easier to read in my opinion.
I've also added some more information, corrected the typos and replaced some words with ones better. My English isn't perfect neither, but I think is better than your
I hope you replace your code with my code. I've spent like 4-6 hours to do it LOL. I've done it on my phone.
Also, I think we should add this thread in our signature.
Have a nice day!
Robert.
Nandroid backup
Basically, this so-called Nandroid backup can save you a lot of trouble in case you soft-brick your device. In just a few clicks, your whole system is restored and your device is fully functioning again, as if nothing ever happened. In this short guide, I’ll give you the simple steps so that you can make a backup yourself to be on the safe side. I’ll also show you how you can transfer your backup to your computer so that you don’t need to keep it on your device to save space.
How to do a Nandroid backup
1. Prerequisites
In order to be able to make a Nandroid backup, your Android device has to be rooted and needs to have a custom recovery tool.
2. Go into recovery
To get into your recovery, you first need to boot your device into the bootloader. This can be done by turning it on holding down the Power + Home + Volume UP buttons.
3. Do the nandroid backup
Once you’re inside the recovery it’s a piece of cake.
TWRP:
Go to “Backup”
Choose the partitions you want to back up. If you’re not sure what to choose, simply leave the default selections.
Make the backup by swiping to the right at the bottom.
Your device should now perform the backup process, once that’s done you can reboot your device.
4. Transfer the Nandroid Backup to a computer
Now, depending on how many apps and files you installed, your backup might take away quite some space. To avoid that, you can transfer the whole Nandroid backup to your computer and delete it on your device. Should you ever need to restore your device, you only need to transfer it back.
TWRP:
Connect your device to your computer and go to the TWRP folder on your device. In there, a folder containing your backup can be found. If you have several on your device, they will be separated so that you can choose only the folder you need. After you successfully copied the folder, you can delete the one on your device.
5. Restore your device using your Nandroid backup
That’s an easy one as well. Simply boot into recovery, select “Restore”.
Now you can choose the backup you want to use and restore your device. Once that’s finished, reboot your device and you’re done!
-Source trendblog.net
Video:
You can follow the video, how to backup and restore a Nandroid backup.
How to create a NAndroid Backup
(It's on a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, but its the same procedures)
big thumps up
As a newbie, I couldn't figure out why the custom recovery was not could not be flashed properly. Until I found this thread which told me the steps that I was missing:
03. Goto "settings>>about device" on ur j5 and tap built number 6,7 times to enable developer options.
04. Enable "OEM unlocking" and "USB Debugging" .
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Is it an idea to add those steps to the 'how to'? Or are these steps so obvious that only a newbie does not think about these steps?
For the rest, big thumps up for this Q&A and the 'how to's' !! :good::laugh: They are very useful for someone who is just starting to play around with this stuff. Now I'll try to go for a custom ROM and see if that might improve the performance.
Where we ask XDA have own section J5? because this is a mess
dante2p said:
Where we ask XDA have own section J5? because this is a mess
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I see you find the thread dedicated to "Forum Request" and thankyou for the request posted
I opened a Forum Request Poll here too
Thanks for the idee!
vaserbanix said:
I see you find the thread dedicated to "Forum Request" and thankyou for the request posted
I opened a Forum Request Poll here to
Thanks for the idee!
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Right, found and applied, I think the device deserves.
dante2p said:
Right, found and applied, I think the device deserves.
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I just posted me too a request there, just under yours
@eamon.ash
So
In what stage is the phone?
Do you have a backup made with TWRPrecovery?
Phone can be started in TWRPrekobery?
cm12.1 Galaxy j5
vaserbanix said:
@eamon.ash
So
In what stage is the phone?
Do you have a backup made with TWRPrecovery?
Phone can be started in TWRPrekobery?
cm12.1 Galaxy j5
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sorry i was bussy
as i said .. flashing the rom is successfully done as the recovery says
and when is press the reboot button the recovery is rebooted normally and the start up logo (galaxy j5) is shown up with to line in the upper left corner the first one says "KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING" in red .. and the second one is in yellow .. the second line i know whats it is coz i rooted the phone .. but the first one is the one i dont know what it is.. and after that the phone keep restarting with no stop at all unless i pull out the buttery or enter to the recovery
ps: i did a backup of the stock rom before doing any thing and i restored it .. but i really want this rom so plz help me out
@eamon.ash
I have the same lines, red and yellou, so this is not a problem
You did a full wipe from
Wipe/Advanced wipe
"Dalvick/art cache,
Data,
System,
Cache,
Android secure"
before flashing the rom?
Or a wipe dalvik cache before reboot the phone after the flashing was finished?
cm12.1 Galaxy j5
vaserbanix said:
@eamon.ash
I have the same lines, red and yellou, so this is not a problem
You did a full wipe from
Wipe/Advanced wipe
"Dalvick/art cache,
Data,
System,
Cache,
Android secure"
before flashing the rom?
Or a wipe dalvik cache before reboot the phone after the flashing was finished?
cm12.1 Galaxy j5
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I think he used nicks cm 12.1 and thts why there is a bootloop
Sent from my SM-J500H using Tapatalk
vaserbanix said:
@eamon.ash
I have the same lines, red and yellou, so this is not a problem
You did a full wipe from
Wipe/Advanced wipe
"Dalvick/art cache,
Data,
System,
Cache,
Android secure"
before flashing the rom?
Or a wipe dalvik cache before reboot the phone after the flashing was finished?
cm12.1 Galaxy j5
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i did Wipe/Advanced wipe
Dalvick/art cache, Data, System, Cache, but i am not sure if i selected Android secure
i will try it again and tell you what happened with me
thanx alot
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headray said:
I think he used nicks cm 12.1 and thts why there is a bootloop
Sent from my SM-J500H using Tapatalk
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i used this one Latest build for SM-J500H
plz tell me which one is the best one
thanx
eamon.ash said:
i did Wipe/Advanced wipe
Dalvick/art cache, Data, System, Cache, but i am not sure if i selected Android secure
i will try it again and tell you what happened with me
thanx alot
---------- Post added at 01:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:04 PM ----------
i used this one Latest build for SM-J500H
plz tell me which one is the best one
thanx
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Sorry it does not work. Its still under development. You either wait for a booting cm 12.1 for j500h or yu use build 9. It boots [emoji3] [emoji3] [emoji3]
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headray said:
Sorry it does not work. Its still under development. You either wait for a booting cm 12.1 for j500h or yu use build 9. It boots [emoji3] [emoji3] [emoji3]
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Thanx ... It worked for me