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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Hello,

I received my galaxy W yesterday and im going to be having a surgery in about two weeks. I want to download a stable ROM, fast (i hate slowness) and capable for softwares and games.

If possible i want to download and install the ROM by today so i can then start downloading the softwares i need BEFORE the surgery so i can kill time and the "rest period" after.

Mainly i like simple thinking or entertaining games (i dont like to play games like call of duty on mobile), and useful programs.

Oh and by the way its important for me for the ROM to support farsi. I mean that i can type and read farsi not that i expect the menu and programs to be farsi ( i actually prefer them to be english).

Thankyou :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] IvanKurnia:
get well soon.. what surgery? I prefer CyanogenMod 9
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Thankyou; its not an important surgery but itll have me in the house for atleast one week.

So, i have rooted my device according to a page on xda, what do i do next? (if there arent any other suggestions).
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] IvanKurnia:
flash ClockWorkMod Recovery.. use terminal emulator.. safer than ODIN
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Oh im sorry you might think im such an idiot! I looked at the 4.04 rom in your sig and it seems that its just great!

But how do i install a new rom? Is there any full step tutorial?

Im so sorry

I think first ill have to install Samsung USB driver

Then backup using the software ( i dont have anything on the sd or the phone, except for the file which i used to root the kit)

Then...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] IvanKurnia:
no, you're not.. wait for me, I'll make the tutorials..

I'm not at home right now.. if you wish to wait.. I'll make it later

---------- Post added at 06:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:51 PM ----------

THESE STEPS WILL INSTALL CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY..

-go here http://www.mediafire.com/?6wkwiko5gmqhuyr link by acro68 the author of W's CM9 and who made CWM possible to our device

-download and extract it..

-put the recovery.img in /mnt/sdcard

-download "Terminal Emulator" by Jack in market

-open it then type "su" and click enter

-allow root access..

-then type "dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13" then click enter

-then some text will show in bottom

-exit terminal.. check the recovery by turning off the device then turn on with volume up botton, home button, and power button pressed together.. until "Galaxy W" screen shows up, release the power button only.. then you will enter CWM

-navigate with up (up) n down (down) vol button and home keys (select) and power (back) and click "reboot system now"

---------- Post added at 06:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:27 PM ----------

then after install CWM you can follow the developer instruction to flash ROM
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Thankyou very much Ivan :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] IvanKurnia:
ok.. have flashed? tell me..
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] reddvilzz:
Why it is safer than ODIN?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Busted.:
I was flashing a Stock Rom once and my Cats were playing in the room... Well, I never expected my cats to fight that hard.. and they nearly plugged off my USB Cable..!

That can't happen through terminal.

And I'd say the possibility to Flash it through Terminal, is more handy.

But I don't know about more Safe or not...

I use both

Works great :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] reddvilzz:
Maybe I got it what it means for.. Thanks for explaining though, I thought there are no difference on flashing by odin or terminal. :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] IvanKurnia:
this, the answer
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] IvanKurnia:
using terminal emulator doesn't need PC and very handy.. problems of PC are much, may driver, firewall blocking ODIN, etc. that makes your phone bricked.. so it's much safer

what we need for flashing just root & SuperUser access, BusyBox, and Terminal emulator.. to prevent bricking, make sure you had write commands correctly and update the Superuser.apk, su binary, and BusyBox to the latest version recommended..

greets
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MyDeSTiNaTe:
But Odin may be less complicated for a beginner, at least for me, and I think I seldom (or maybe never) heard that flashing CWM will cause bricking, normally people bricked their phone during flashing a ROM, please correct me if I am wrong

If you prefer ICS themed GB at this moment, which the CM9 still need to be polished, and fixed a bit

You may try Black Notes or maybe Mutant

Hope that helps

Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] IvanKurnia:
@MyDeSTiNaTe

yes, it may easier.. but too much steps and tools.. ODIN needs Microsoft Windows, driver, USB cable, USB debugging settings, entering ODIN mode, ancora.ops file, much check settings on ODIN..

no, ODIN has more risk.. if ancora.ops wrong? if the md5 file is bad/corrupt?

flashing ROM with recovery are MUCH SAFER.. BUT it depends WHAT ROM THAT YOU WILL FLASH.. like BlackNotes, has very much MOD and makes bricking of some phone.. Cow ROM, many people had screen tearing after flashing it.. or the OC version makes hardware failure.. and many ROMs that cause bricking.. this is true and I'm not joking..

choose the right ROM, before you flash it :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MyDeSTiNaTe:
Normally I get the CWM files from Arco's thread so I think it should be okay

Thanks God I had flashed Black Notes for around five or six times luckily no brick

Yea I flashed the ROM through CWM recovery too since doing a full wipe is safer, Odin wouldn't do a full wipe if not mistaken, I think Odin is only easier in flashing CWM but absolutely not easier in flashing a ROM
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Hi IvanKurnia,

I decided to keep the stock rom for two or three months before i change to random rom so i get to get more familiar with all this stuff. But i will follow your posts so i can learn.

Many thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MyDeSTiNaTe:
It's a good idea for you to get all the things clear and familiar first, or else you may brick your phone, good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
With Cow, Screen Tearing happens if you turn off triple buffering *and* vsync. But in return you have a very snappy SGW.

OC IMO is just for bragging rights; 1.4 GHz is fast enough for 99% of the time :D

_____ W + Bionic Cow 2 + xda app _____
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MyDeSTiNaTe:
Yea, agree, and OC may reduce the phone's CPU&GPU lifespan as well
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] uchielzz:
cm9

CM9 is suitable for u
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] LittleDoggy:
Probably been suggested before but CM9 with its custom kernel is good for smoothness, battery and gaming. Fantastic for daily use.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] S440:
wait for 2 days, and a new biohazard will come out, it's also a complete ics rom with jellybean features / themes :)

atleast i'm waiting for that one :)

kind regards
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] LittleDoggy:
Its still based on arco's CM9 build and I find its more sable than other ICS ROMs that use CM9 as a base but its your choice.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] vickzkater:
I used Custom ROM CM9 Alpha (Build 7), now I want to install using (Build 8) :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
So hopefully after about 1.5 months or so i will be changing my rom from stock. The main reason is this Stock Rom of mine keeps crashing, looses Battery quickly and there have been programmes i've installed which wont work on it :(

So, hoping for a better life :D , i will change my rom.

Up to here i've understood most people highly recommend CM9, but just to be sure im not outdated, do you still recommend CM9 or is there anything newer and better which has lately come out?

Also, i downloaded this link for ClockWorkMode Recovery but im not being able to open the image for some strange reason... What does this software do?

And is the ultimate beginning this (because i dont see any backing up all the precious softwares and things i have in these steps):

Sorry for the long post (and the many questions up there) :)

btw. i have downloaded CM9 beta1 but where do i get gapps ics zips from?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
The Gapps download can be found at the bottom if the list of cm9 downloads.....

I understand your concerns about updating the ROM on your phone....only a few weeks ago I was in the same situation as you (and was asking similar questions)......IvanKurnia suggested the same method to me too (see thread "help needed with cwm6 before flashing cm9)....this method worked for me first time...and for a couple of others who posted on that thread.....

It's better to ask a hundred questions and get it right, than to ask none and get it wrong........

Sent from my GT-I8150 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] ji.sonu:
Dont remove your Stock ROM, but whenever u want to change, make sure you make good and perfect ROM back with less apps

And use Digital AOKP version 1.0 is perfect for you, there are 3 versions in this ROM but v1 is good for you,
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Okay thanks but again, where does the backuping come? Backup is really important for me.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] IvanKurnia:
destination of the backup? "clockworkmod" folder on SD internal or external, depends on where you had backup it..
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
no no i mean i havent backed up my phone yet. How do i do that :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
The quoted procedure (from IvanKurnia) will install ClockworkMod onto an already ROOTED phone.... this is basically an enhanced recovery partition. It is designed to allow you to make backups and install custom ROMs. Follow the quoted instructions to install it and you will find that when you reboot the phone into recovery mode, you'll see more options available than with the 'preinstalled' recovery....one of these extra options is 'backup and restore'. If you select this option and then 'backup' in the next screen......

That is how you make a copy of your existing ROM (sometimes called a NANDROID backup)......

But be advised, it won't back up your contacts, call records or text messages....though there are (free) apps available that will take care of that if it's important for you. I'm also fairly sure it won't back up your 'user installed' apps....but again, there are apps available for that too.

One final point to remember, make sure you have enough space in the memory for the backup to be made. If there is not enough space, the backup will simply not complete...I found this out the hard way. You don't get any warning that you are low on memory...the backup process just....stops.

I found that by just moving/deleting some apps, the backup completed successfully. I'm not sure how much space is taken by the backup, but it's something to be aware of......

....anyways, good luck, and if you need any more help please feel free to P.M. me, only too happy to help....

Edit:- I just checked the size of my backup...it weighs in at +/-800mb

CM 9....I don't HAVE to, I just......can :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
okay that seems easy,

Im in through the first round (taking baby steps lol!). The instructor says "flash Gapps.zip then Flash update.zip"... what does flash mean? :p
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
okay that seems easy,

Im in through the first round (taking baby steps lol!). The instructor says "flash Gapps.zip then Flash update.zip"... what does flash mean?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Okay so i took all the steps ivankurnia and Keith had said plus these:

Only to get... NOTHING... except an older version of Android?!!!! What went wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Accidentally repeated post.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
OK....from what you've posted...it looks like you've done everything except install the CUSTOM ROM....

I'm guessing that so far, you've.....

Rooted your phone...

Installed ClockworkMod 5 or 6......

And.....

Created a (nandroid) backup of your current system.....

I've seen no mention of downloading and installing CyanogenMod 9 (beta #1).

Am I correct?

CM 9....I don't HAVE to, I just......can :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Please someone help me here, im on a phone with almost nothing... :(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
yes my hero ;) and thats whats puzzling me too, because i didnt see such a step anywhere :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
I have downloaded it and i've put it in mnt/ sd card... Whats next?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
So....here's an A to Z of what you need to do....

Go here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1576874

To Download CyanogenMod 9 (b1) and gapps...

Copy them both to your phone....can be on either external SD card or on phone....I copied them to my external SD card.....

Next...go to the play store and download Appbak. use appbak to create a list of all your installed apps.....might be an idea to move this list to the EXTERNAL SD card....

The next steps need to be followed exactly and in this specific order.....

Use IvanKurnias method to Install ClockworkMod 6...

Reboot into recovery mode and create your (nandroid) backup.....

(I think that you have already got this far)

Next...

While in recovery, wipe ALL data Including cache, dalvic and user data

Next....

You should still be in recovery...so you now look for the option to "install zip from SD card" or "install zip from external SD card" (this is dependant on where you copied the cm9 and gapps zips to)

Locate the CM9 beta 1 zip and select to install this FIRST......

THEN....look for and select to install the GAPPS zip. It should be in the same location as the cm9 zip.....

Then once both are installed you can reboot your phone.....you'll have to set up your phone again like you did when it was new from the store...you'll have to sign in to your Google account again in order to use the play store. Once this is done....download appbak again, open it and select restore. Once appbak has found the list of apps, you have to touch each one in turn to open play store and re install it.....

The above instructions are how I got my phone upgraded to ICS.....

Please be aware that you are CHOOSING to follow these instructions and therefore CHOOSING to accept liability yourself if it all goes wrong......

CM 9....I don't HAVE to, I just......can :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Yesssss! Im IN!! Now an official CynogenMod9 User :D

Thankyou very much Keith :)

Is it okay if i delete the Cynogen.zip which installed this rom now? Because its 127 mb which is a lot
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
BTW... the link that I posted at the top of my previous comment is the ONLY link you should use to download the needed files... if you have downloaded them from somewhere else, they might not be compatible with a ClockworkMod based install....please check this before continuing.....good luck and happy flashing....see you on the other side :)

CM 9....I don't HAVE to, I just......can :)

---------- Post added at 09:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:21 PM ----------

Congrats mate.....yes you can delete the install zip....but I'd be tempted to move it to your external SD card and keep it there....

And no need to SAY thanks, just hit the thanks button :) ......glad to be of help anyway

Whatever you decide to do, ENJOY your new ROM and the freedom it gives.... :)

CM 9....I don't HAVE to, I just......can :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
One other thing, I've read that every time you install a custom ROM, you need to wipe battery stats.....if you don't, you can get some "odd" battery indications. What you need to do is......

Fully charge your phone...

Reboot into recovery...

Scroll to and select "advanced"...

In the next page, scroll to and select "wipe battery stats"...

Reboot your phone normally.

Then you have to complete 3 or 4 charge - full discharge cycles in order for the battery to be correctly calibrated to the phone.......

CM 9....I don't HAVE to, I just......can :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sevenmad:
Yes, or we can use battery calibration instead which literally does the same thing
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Yes...as long as it does the same thing, it could be used as an alternative. But TBH.....this app is only going to be used very infrequently....so why clog up the phones resources when you don't have to?...

CM 9....I don't HAVE to, I just......can :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] IvanKurnia:
great Keith.. you are a super user now..

sevenmad, good.. try
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Lol...thank you for saying so Ivan....but just remember, if it hadn't been for the advice that you and MyDeSTiNaTe gave to ME, I wouldn't have been able to help out here ...

CM 9....I don't HAVE to, I just......can :)
[Streak 5 General] mardibloke:
Have loved my Dell 5" and now time to move on, thanks to the many ROM developers, especially DJ_Steve. Its still a great device, I'm just looking for funds to buy a 7" tablet for around the house.

Streak + Dell Car Kit + Dell Dock + Batteries are up on ebay with some other geek stuff I am selling:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_from=&_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ssn=mardibloke&_ipg=25&rt=nc

- --

Rod, UK
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cs_allu:
Is there any Note developers that would be capable or interested in developing your great roms for our notes big brother??? :) I'm gonna buy that tablet but I'm afraid it won't be as popular as gnote.. If any developer is interested I and many others would be very grateful!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahilarora2003:
You are asking for which is still not launched ? I am sure when it will be launched we will have a dedicated forum section for it where you can go and find your answers. :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
Erhhh, it has been launched!

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devwithzachary:
See http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1735
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cs_allu:
Yeah it is launched and I do know that there already exists a thread but if you'd want to get attention of developers maybe this is a better place to ask about it since in original note forums currently draw much more people than a couple of days existed 10.1 forum. That's my philosophy ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deano2011:
morning all:laugh: this rom as already got the battery extender built into it should i update it to 1.5 or just leave it as is.cheers
[HTC One V] zmix:
Hi,

is there any way to monitor what's going on within the system via USB debug? Like reading the logs or so? Heck, I would even go so far as to dive deep into the system via a runtime debugger?

Background is, that my One V keeps constantly rebooting when I have a SDcard (32GB/Class 10) in it, that has lots of contents on it. If it is freshly formatted, all is fine, if I boot without it, all is fine, too. I would need all the output of all logs, or any other trace, for approx. 3 minutes, that's how long the system stays up till the next restart.
[HTC One V] paarthdesai:
adb logcat

type in cmd.. from the directory where fastboot + adb is

Sent from my ONE V
[HTC One V] zmix:
Ok, thanks. I found out, that I can use DDMS. But it's true, I was seeking for a more simple solution, like yours (ie: command line)
[LG Optimus 2x] Aduck79:
Hi,

I've search thru the forums and tried several things, but haven't found a solution.

My problem is that I no longer can make a USB-connection to my O2X.

The only thing that works in the micro-usb is charging. What I tried:

- Smartflash (power-up without battery while holding vol-)

- NVFlash (power-up without battery while holding both vol-buttons)

- Ordinary USB-connection (flash-drive)

- Cleaned it for dust

All of this was done on different windows machins (WinXP and Win7), all USB-ports and different USB-cables (inlcuding one that I know has worked before). Windows don't even show me the device.

The reason why I want to flash is that I think the current baseband (that I flashed) is not the best for my phone. So I want to try another baseband.

Do any of you have a suggestion on how to fix my phone or is the hardware toasted?

Best regards

Anders
[LG Optimus 2x] aziz.chamadia:
Unable to install stock rom

DEAR MEMBERS

please help me i am running cm7.2 in my o2x and want to go back to stock rom.

i have downloaded smartflash tool and stock rom fls and bin files and done the entire procedure as mentioned in the guide

but when i press start button it asks to install odm which is not mentioned in the steps.

when i press yes nothing happens when i press no nothing happens.

please help me to get back to stock rom or else i may void my warranty.

once before i installed the stock rom by the procedure and was successful but this time i am unable
[LG Optimus 2x] komunistvb:
First uninstall lg software and lg usb drivers then first install LGUnitedMobileDriver_S498MA21_WHQL_ML_Ver_2.1.exe then run the SmartFlashTool_P990.exe then remove battery plug device in while holding volume down - and them try.
[LG Optimus 2x] Aduck79:
Thanks for your suggestion, already tried this. The problem is that Windows don't even pickup on my O2X when plugged in. No new devices in the Device Manager shows up.
[LG Optimus 2x] Aduck79:
Please don't hijack my thread!
[LG Optimus 2x] Chris4evernoob:
Try going to Hardware and Sound and then Devices and Printers in the Control Panel. Maybe it'll show there.
[LG Optimus 2x] parthabhatta:
Aduck79

You may try in a virgin PC where no USB drivers have been installed. Best would be format PC reinstalll WIN OS and try NVFLASH or SMARTFLASH after installing LG USB drivers. I have also faced similar problems and solved them in different PCs either friends or office. I somehow feel LGs drivers are badly written and not very smooth functioning. In fact I (and many others) have bricked O2X trying to upgrade to official GB updates by using LG PC suite and drivers.

This is only my suggestion. I did not had to format my PC any point of time. Don't curse me if this fails. This is only one of the trials and errors.
[LG Optimus 2x] Aduck79:
Maybe I should try from a Linux live-cd to check if it's windows or the phone who's acting strangely.

Sent from my LG Optimus 2X
[LG Optimus 2x] kohos:
I got the exact same problem and after searching the net there are a lot of people having the same issue too.

Don't want to sound negative but the majority never got it to run again. For some it automagically started working again.

I got it to run only on Stock Froyo, no stock GB and no ICS with all the ICS Kernels available.

The thing which helped me on Froyo was: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28985033&postcount=5

Unfortunately CM9 has no secret menu.

I once had it recognized with Jarvis Kernel on Paranoidandroid for a second and had a hotreboot. Then never again.

I'm pretty sure the PC and the LG Drivers make no difference in this case, as I got 5 different PCs running different OS for testing and they never made a difference.
[LG Optimus 2x] aMpeX:
I'm afraid without any USB connection at all you are pretty much out of luck I'd say
[LG Optimus 2x] Aduck79:
Does the ROM has anything to do with Smartflash- and NVflash-modes? My guess is that they have nothing to do with each other. So my problem should persist even though I try different ROMs. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I'll look into the Froyo-topic you linked to.
[LG Optimus 2x] Aduck79:
Strange. Now it suddenly works again. I didn't do anything from the last time. That's odd.
[LG Optimus 2x] kohos:
I don't think that the ROM specifically has to do with the problem.

Stock Froyo just happened to be the only ROM where switching USB connection modes made the device seen in device manager on Windows. (Although it required manual .inf driver clickery.)

I'm sure missing USB connectivity affects people in NVFlash as well.

In my case I can't do **** ranging from USB mass storage when booted up, ADB or NVFlash when booting.

However restoring to the Froyo nandroid makes everything working for me again.