Hello everybody, as the title says, I currently have this configuration. My father's phone always reports memory is full and I decided to upgrade the phone to a different ROM, possibly one which is light. Anyway I found different threads about IsoRec recovery but I didn't understood what are we talking about. Also, I was not able to understand what to do and which files to flash, even if, just for an example, I wish to flash latest CM13. I think that an old recovery which supports Android 4.1.2 doesn't support Android 6.0 to be flashed via zip, so I would probably mess up something. So, what should I do? Flash something with ODIN via PC? Or there's something I can do directly from the phone to update recovery and then flash the ROM's zip? Thank you!
Hi,
You can follow the instructions here to install CM12.1 first:
Download cm-12.1-XXXXXXXX-UNOFFICIAL-i9100.zip to your sdcard
Make sure you're using a Kitkat Compatible Recovery
Boot into Recovery
Wipe all your data
Flash cm-12-.1XXXXXXXX-UNOFFICIAL-i9100.zip from sdcard
(Optional)Flash Google Apps.zip from sdcard
Reboot
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Once installed, follow this guide to upgrade to CM13:
[GUIDE][NOOB-FRIENDLY]Want to update to CM13? Read this first!
Good Luck! - gsstudios
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Hello,
I am really a beginner with flashing roms and I just flashed my first CWM and CM 10.1 rom.
But the version I chose has a few bugs, so I want to flash a different CM version. should I do it the same way as I changed from the stock ROM to CM 10.1, by moving it to root path and then via recovery choose install zip from sd card? What I also don't know is what will happen with the GAPPS. I flashed it right away the first CM flashing. but will I need to flash GAPPS again?
Also, If I want to change from non-touch CWM to touch-CWM, I do it via Odin in the same way I first flashed the non-touch CWM? Will that over-write the existing CWM?
Sorry I am really a beginner, but at least I flashed the first rom
Thanks to everyone who helps :good:
verynoob said:
Hello,
I am really a beginner with flashing roms and I just flashed my first CWM and CM 10.1 rom.
But the version I chose has a few bugs, so I want to flash a different CM version. should I do it the same way as I changed from the stock ROM to CM 10.1, by moving it to root path and then via recovery choose install zip from sd card? What I also don't know is what will happen with the GAPPS. I flashed it right away the first CM flashing. but will I need to flash GAPPS again?
Also, If I want to change from non-touch CWM to touch-CWM, I do it via Odin in the same way I first flashed the non-touch CWM? Will that over-write the existing CWM?
Sorry I am really a beginner, but at least I flashed the first rom
Thanks to everyone who helps :good:
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Yes, all you said is the correct way. Its that way itself.
To sum it up, if you want to flash a different CM, reboot into CWM recovery, Wipe Data/Cache/Dalvik cache and flash the zip package and flash the gapps and do a wipe data/cache/dalvik cache again. Yes you need to flash GAPPS each time when you install CM.
For changing recovery, if you have another version installable via Odin, then you can go on with it, and it will replace your existing recovery.
Be sure to check this Table to know which GAPPS should be installed for which CM version.
Happy Flashing!
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Hello all,
First of all I want to say I'm pretty new to flashing ROMs etc.
Currently I'm at stock 4.3 Jellybean and I want to flash my SGS3 to the new CM 11 ROM.
I rooted my phone following this tutorial: vvvvvv.telefoonrooten.nl/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s3-root/ (sorry if its in Dutch, but it uses the CF-Root-SGS3-v6.3 and Odin).
After I rooted I copied both the CM11 ROM and GAPPS to my external SD, I went to recovery and tried to install the new custom ROM but I got an error (status 7) and it was aborted.
Also if I try to reboot it won't boot normally as it should be but it goes back to recovery mode automatically...
I fixed to get back to Jellybean by flashing the stock rom (unrooting?) it via Odin.
Anyone else got the exact same problem as I do and knows a solution to be able to flash CM 11?
Thanks in advance,
Steelbear
Steelbear said:
Anyone else got the exact same problem as I do and knows a solution to be able to flash CM 11?
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please read the thirst post in a rom/kernel/whatever thread. and maybe if you havent done it already you should also read the stickies in general section.
FAQ (Read before post !!)
- If you obtain Error 7 when you tried to install ROM in CWM or TWRP
Install the latest version of CMW or TWRP
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BTW latest philz touch recovery works too
Since you went back to stock and you already know how to root, I suggest you go to Play Store and download ROM Manager to help you install latest CWM recovery on your device.
Or you can simply go to CWM website, pick the version of the recovery for your phone and flash it via Odin.
Hope it helps.
Steelbear said:
Hello all,
First of all I want to say I'm pretty new to flashing ROMs etc.
Currently I'm at stock 4.3 Jellybean and I want to flash my SGS3 to the new CM 11 ROM.
I rooted my phone following this tutorial: vvvvvv.telefoonrooten.nl/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s3-root/ (sorry if its in Dutch, but it uses the CF-Root-SGS3-v6.3 and Odin).
After I rooted I copied both the CM11 ROM and GAPPS to my external SD, I went to recovery and tried to install the new custom ROM but I got an error (status 7) and it was aborted.
Also if I try to reboot it won't boot normally as it should be but it goes back to recovery mode automatically...
I fixed to get back to Jellybean by flashing the stock rom (unrooting?) it via Odin.
Anyone else got the exact same problem as I do and knows a solution to be able to flash CM 11?
Thanks in advance,
Steelbear
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I had the same problem the fix is quite easy
flash the latest CWM 6.0.4.4 and flash cm11 it will work fine
Blackwolf10 said:
I had the same problem the fix is quite easy
flash the latest CWM 6.0.4.4 and flash cm11 it will work fine
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Indeed it worked! I found it out myself yesterday. Went to the CWM site and downloaded the latest version (6.0.4.4.) and flashed it through Odin. But thanks for your input anyways (to all who replied) !
An alternative solution that I often use is to open the Updater Script in META-INF folder in the ROM's zip and delete first lines, where it gets device model as property.
Obviously it's an UNSAFE operation (because that lines avoid to install ROMs of other phone on mine) but when I'm sure that ROM I've downloaded is for my phone I do it and it works
i searched forum but i am unable to find way to install recovery to install Cm12.1 from official link official site have recovery *.img and ROM zip but i find no solution on how to install recovery
In my other phone(htc,xiaomi) i can just reboot to bootloader and fastboot flash recovery but this method is not working on samsung phone
kindly update me or show xda link showing how to install CM12.1 recovery on my SII 9100 T model phone i already downloaded ROM and Recoveyr.img from
https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i9100
Does my i9100 T model support 12.1 ?
KiranP23 said:
i searched forum but i am unable to find way to install recovery to install Cm12.1 from official link official site have recovery *.img and ROM zip but i find no solution on how to install recovery
In my other phone(htc,xiaomi) i can just reboot to bootloader and fastboot flash recovery but this method is not working on samsung phone
kindly update me or show xda link showing how to install CM12.1 recovery on my SII 9100 T model phone i already downloaded ROM and Recoveyr.img from
https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i9100
Does my i9100 T model support 12.1 ?
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Forget about the recovery.img. I don't know why it is there. On the i9100(and i9100T), there is no seperate recovery partition. It is bundled with the kernel. So if you have a custom recovery that is capable of flashing a lollipop rom, just use that. Once you have flashed CM12.1, the CM recovery(kernel) will overwrite the recovery(kernel) you had anyway. Which is not a good thing(not that you have a choice). Currently the CM recovery is not very functional compared to CWM or TWRP
noppy22 said:
Forget about the recovery.img. I don't know why it is there. On the i9100(and i9100T), there is no seperate recovery partition. It is bundled with the kernel. So if you have a custom recovery that is capable of flashing a lollipop rom, just use that. Once you have flashed CM12.1, the CM recovery(kernel) will overwrite the recovery(kernel) you had anyway. Which is not a good thing(not that you have a choice). Currently the CM recovery is not very functional compared to CWM or TWRP
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Thank you that answers many things , now can u kindly provide a LINK to recovery which is supported by my S2 I9100 T and flashing method so i can install CM12.1 nighties
KiranP23 said:
Thank you that answers many things , now can u kindly provide a LINK to recovery which is supported by my S2 I9100 T and flashing method so i can install CM12.1 nighties
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I'm assuming you have stock unrooted firmware? The easiest way is to install philz kernel from stock(3e) recovery, then reboot to recovery and flash a newer recovery that is capable of flashing the newer versions of android. If you just want to install CM12.1 straight away just back up your efs then:
1. Download the DVLSH kernel .zip from HERE
2. Download the philz 6.48.4 from HERE
3. Reboot into stock recovery, flash the DVLSH kernel(if your firmware build is DVL**, you could probably reboot into system no problem)
4. Reboot to recovery(not system), flash the philz 6.48.4
5. Reboot to recovery(not system), follow the steps for installing in the CM12.1 thread after backing up etc
Keep the DVLSH kernel. Once you install CM, you will have CM recovery, which only allows you to flash signed .zips(which this one is)
EDIT - The philz 6.48.4 is also signed and is probably the more useful one to keep, being compatible with the newer roms
noppy22 said:
I'm assuming you have stock unrooted firmware? The easiest way is to install philz kernel from stock(3e) recovery, then reboot to recovery and flash a newer recovery that is capable of flashing the newer versions of android. If you just want to install CM12.1 straight away just back up your efs then:
1. Download the DVLSH kernel .zip from HERE
2. Download the philz 6.48.4 from HERE
3. Reboot into stock recovery, flash the DVLSH kernel(if your firmware build is DVL**, you could probably reboot into system no problem)
4. Reboot to recovery(not system), flash the philz 6.48.4
5. Reboot to recovery(not system), follow the steps for installing in the CM12.1 thread after backing up etc
Keep the DVLSH kernel. Once you install CM, you will have CM recovery, which only allows you to flash signed .zips(which this one is)
EDIT - The philz 6.48.4 is also signed and is probably the more useful one to keep, being compatible with the newer roms
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thankyou i will backup efs with efs backup application form playstore then follow the procedure
thankyou , like you installed flashed recovery i installed from official LInk , flashed nano gapps = boots ,keyboard FC , after sometime frequent random reboots heavily
installed again after full formating ,wipe,dav cache etc flash only cm12.1 nighties =still FC keyboard and random reboots
help me pls
kbxdauser2011 said:
Kiran, i'm in the same stage as you for installing cm 12.1.1 on my SGS2 (GT-I9100) Stock 4.1.2 Rom (Non rooted). Can you please share the steps (step by step) you took to took to install the same . Also how good or Bad is it to be used as a daily regular rom compared to the Samsung Stock rom for the SGS2 (GT-I9100)?
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noppy22 said:
I'm assuming you have stock unrooted firmware? The easiest way is to install philz kernel from stock(3e) recovery, then reboot to recovery and flash a newer recovery that is capable of flashing the newer versions of android. If you just want to install CM12.1 straight away just back up your efs then:
1. Download the DVLSH kernel .zip from HERE
2. Download the philz 6.48.4 from HERE
3. Reboot into stock recovery, flash the DVLSH kernel(if your firmware build is DVL**, you could probably reboot into system no problem)
4. Reboot to recovery(not system), flash the philz 6.48.4
5. Reboot to recovery(not system), follow the steps for installing in the CM12.1 thread after backing up etc
Keep the DVLSH kernel. Once you install CM, you will have CM recovery, which only allows you to flash signed .zips(which this one is)
EDIT - The philz 6.48.4 is also signed and is probably the more useful one to keep, being compatible with the newer roms
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please look at above steps
Hi i want just install cwm on my s3, and be with stock firmware , i dont wanna install Custom Roms or same like that, just be with CWM and stock rom. so still root required when CWM INSTALLED FROM ODIN? SORRY FOR DUMP QUESTION
No need to root before installing a custom recovery with Odin.
I recommend TWRP over CWM as CWM has not been updated for a very long time.
audit13 said:
No need to root before installing a custom recovery with Odin.
I recommend TWRP over CWM as CWM has not been updated for a very long time.
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Neither has the s3 and twrp is known for borking your nand, so much so that they have a section on it on twrp website.
My opinion, use the last official cwmr for your device.
@shivadow, I didn't know that twrp affected the s3. The last version I recall using on the last few sgh-i747m phones I had was 2.87.
Do you have a link to the twrp section regarding this issue? Might be good to have it stickied?
Thank you.
Twrp buggers all devices in the end, not just the s3. It's like there's a bug that can't be solved.
Quick Google found this https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues/773
Hi, i found my old gt 9100 galaxy s2 and i want to flash some roms on it or the original one back and working again, but twrp 2.3.2.3 is not letting me flash anything, it says unable to mount '/system, , if anyone could help me i ll appreciate it thanks?
KonC13 said:
Hi, i found my old gt 9100 galaxy s2 and i want to flash some roms on it or the original one back and working again, but twrp 2.3.2.3 is not letting me flash anything, it says unable to mount '/system, , if anyone could help me i ll appreciate it thanks[emoji16]
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To flash roms like android 4.4.4 you need newer (kitkat compatible) twrp. Yours is outdated.
To flash latest roms you need also an isorec kernel and isorec twrp and you need to increase size of system- and data-partition (there are many threads how to do).
For stockrom you need odin to flash.
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TriboDoP said:
To flash roms like android 4.4.4 you need newer (kitkat compatible) twrp. Yours is outdated.
To flash latest roms you need also an isorec kernel and isorec twrp and you need to increase size of system- and data-partition (there are many threads how to do).
For stockrom you need odin to flash.
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I tried to flash isorec kernel from odin but it fails, and also whatever im trying to flash from twrp is says unable to mount system, and in the mount tab the system is unchecked and i cant check it!
KonC13 said:
I tried to flash isorec kernel from odin but it fails, and also whatever im trying to flash from twrp is says unable to mount system, and in the mount tab the system is unchecked and i cant check it!
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No idea on which rom you are and what exactly you tried to flash.
So what i would do: using your twrp i would flash a kitkat-compatible custom recovery (cwm or twrp). Then boot straight this kk recovery (do not boot system) and make a clean flash of latest unofficial lineage 11 android 4.4.4 by grzwolf together with isorec twrp 3.1.xxx.zip by the.gangster (this rom has already isorec-kernel).
After that you could carry on with repartioning system and data and flashing nougat roms etc. (Having made a backup before doing all sorts of thing is of course adviced)
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TriboDoP said:
No idea on which rom you are and what exactly you tried to flash.
So what i would do: using your twrp i would flash a kitkat-compatible custom recovery (cwm or twrp). Then boot straight this kk recovery (do not boot system) and make a clean flash of latest unofficial lineage 11 android 4.4.4 by grzwolf together with isorec twrp 3.1.xxx.zip by the.gangster (this rom has already isorec-kernel).
After that you could carry on with repartioning system and data and flashing nougat roms etc. (Having made a backup before doing all sorts of thing is of course adviced)
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Thanks man you saved me!!!!!