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[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Hi..my apologies for assuming that you were completely new to Android...my bad ..lol.

In terms of OC.....the wonder has a 1.4ghz processor, so IMO the "potential" long term risks don't justify the possible performance improvements....one member on this forum said that "OC was just for bragging rights". I'm of the same opinion. Besides, you can use other performance tweaks such as "geeky engine" and the like.

As for ROMs, we have both CM9 and 10. CM9 is at beta 4 stage and is as stable and bug free as it's possible to get without being called stable. CM10 is at alpha 2 stage. It is faster than CM9, and while relatively stable, still has bugs that need to be sorted.

In terms of gaming....I only have 1 game that I've used on all 3 OS versions....Temple Run ...

on GB it lagged....a lot

on CM9 it played well but lagged OCCASIONALLY

on CM10 it plays well and I've not noticed any lagging...

As far as the battery getting warm....yes I've noticed that too....probably down to the fact that a 1.4ghz single core processor is going to require more power than say a 1ghz dual core processor....also don't forget that the wonder is smaller than some other phones so has less mass to provide heat sink properties...

Sent from my GT-I8150 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Brenohps:
No problem ^^. So, do you recommend putting a custom rom? What are the bugs of the jelly bean? Sorry for my bad english, I'm from Brazil, and I not found much about the Galaxy W here = /. Do you recommend replacing the GingerBread by Jelly Bean? What are the procedures? Root, Clokwork ...

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
I totally recommend going down the custom ROM route, though whether you choose CM9 or CM10 is entirely up to you. In terms of bugs....there are bug report/discussion threads for both ROMs on this forum.... take a look at both of those to give you some idea of what's working (or not) then decide what functionality you don't need. Having said that, CM9 is a lot more developed than CM10 and is therefore more stable for daily use.....

In terms of rooting, flashing cwm and the ROM, follow the guide and use the links from my OP at the start of this thread and you won't go wrong.....

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] abdulrahman.96m:
I have a problem with folder clockworkmod in sdcard, his size is 900 MB and there is no enough space how can I reduce it
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] temenalie:
That is your nandroid backup.

You can move 2 folders inside to your PC

And put back to /sdcard/clockworkmod if you need it.

Sent from my proudly Wonder + CM10
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
You need to "zip" the file first (minimal compression) in order to move it without risk of corrupting it...

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Hi Abdul....the file you mentioned can not be modified in ANY WAY. If you attempt to do so, it won't restore the factory installed ROM if you need to do so. So as I suggested, ZIP it and move it UNALTERED to safe storage....

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] abdulrahman.96m:
What will happen if I delete this folder ( clockworkmod ) and what's his importance
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Hi mate...the ClockworkMod folder contains a copy of the ROM that was factory installed on your phone....your STOCK ROM. Yes, it takes up a lot of space, but if you need to go back to stock (in case the phone has to go to the service centre for example) it'll save a lot of hassle if you don't delete it and are able to use it to revert back to standard. If you find it's taking up too much of your phone's memory, zip it and move it to your external SD card or to your PC, but don't delete it unless there's no other choice....

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Brenohps:
What rom CM9 is the most stable?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] abdulrahman.96m:
CyanogenMod 9 BETA (Build 3) (by arco68) (ORIGINAL CM9) is the best one ;)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
In terms of stability, I've flashed every version from alpha 7 to beta 3 and I've not had any stability issues with any of them....

But the other way to look at it is that the newer the release, the more functionality it'll have.....so go with one of the betas (3 or 4) and you won't go wrong....

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Brenohps:
Thank you guys. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] chis51hd:
Thanks to this, I'm still enjoying my Galaxy W, which may be called an old phone already. After first rooting it, then flashing CM9 beta 2 then 3... now I'm on CM10 alpha 2 and loving it. :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Glad it helped, don't forget to hit thanks on the original post :) :)

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] chis51hd:
Sir, related to this can I just ask; I checked my clockworkmod folder on the external sd card and it contains 3 folders with dates (my backups); it also has a "blobs" folder which contains 2,889 subfolders. May I just ask what are these files for? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
I believe these "blobs" files are the actual backup "image".....as mentioned above, best NOT to change or modify them in ANY way....

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
i'm new here :D

hello everyone! i'm new user of samsung galaxy wonder. and i'm new here too.

i want ask about flashing to CM9 :

1. CM9 based on ice cream sandwich ROM, before flashing to CM9 have i flashing to ice cream sandwich firstly or directly to CM9?

2. how to back to previous recovery if i have installed CWM recovery?

sorry,, my english is so bad :angel:

thanks before
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Hi there, as long as you've rooted your phone, installed CWM and made a Nandroid Backup, you can go straight from pre installed stock to CM9 or 10 if you wanted to....

You don't have to complete a gradual upgrade process at all.

In terms of reverting to the standard recovery, I believe this thread covers it.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1317394

As with ANY instructions on this forum, read IN FULL before starting ANY process....

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Yes, actually i have rooted my phone before. about back up, I already have titanium backup. what's different beetwen nandroid backup and titanium backup? and what should i choose for CM9, beta version or rc?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Nandroid backup is the name given to the back up process that creates a recovery image of your stock ROM. This is achieved in the ClockworkMod recovery partition..... titanium backup has nothing to do with it (afaik). As for which ROM to flash.....the newer the version, the higher the degree of functionality and the more stable it'll be.....

Sent from my CM10 powered Wonder with Tapatalk 2......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Well,, after reading some articles, nandroid backup intregrated with CWM recovery isn't it? so all i have to do is just install CWM recovery? Without any apk's?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
That is correct....though in CWM the option is not called "Nandroid"....

It's simply called "backup".....

For instructions on how to do it, please refer to the original post....

Sent from my CM10 Jellybean powered Wonder despite what Samsung says......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Ohh,, I get it. By the way, is there any way if we want to back to previous recovery?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Sorry fella, I believe you have to use a PC and Odin... and I only have limited (bad) experience of that setup...so I'm not the best person to answer....there is a member (The E) who can answer your question....

Or you could start a new thread in the Q&A section asking about how to revert to stock recovery....I'm sure somebody will be able to help.....

Sent from my CM10 Jellybean powered Wonder despite what Samsung says......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Why would you want to go back to Stock Recovery?

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
I'm interested with experiments,, and maybe someday i'll sell my galaxy w to buy a new one. As we know that rooting, flashing causes phone's warranty disappear. I worried about that. So I want to know how to make everything revert to original (ROM and recovery mode)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] temenalie:
You can revert it by flash stock ROM via odin,

it will unroot your device and removed CWM

And you can get your warranty's back

sent from my Wonder CM10
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Via odin? thanks for your answer mate...! :)

it make me more calm :thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sumansa:
With no external SD Card how should we backup?

How to backup if there is no external SD card?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
When you say "backup" I assume you mean OS backup or Nandroid backup......

The size of this backup or copy of your OS is +/- 800mb.....

You have 2 options.....

1) delete enough apps/photos/videos from your phone to clear the 800mb of space you'll need.

2) go and buy an external SD card and move rather than delete the files to free up the space needed......they're not that expensive these days.....

Sent from my CM10 Jellybean powered Wonder despite what Samsung says......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] temenalie:
Excuse me, how can you got ICS ROM on your galaxy w?

sent from my GT-I8150 running CM10A3 with kernel 2.6 NormalMem by forfivo
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Brenohps:
No problem. I just did the update, rot, installed clockworkmod, put the file in the rom sd card, and installed the clockworkmod, but I've seen that could be switching the kernel, firmware, for better performance. I was wondering how to replace? What do I need besides the rot?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] temenalie:
Yes, you can switching kernel if you like.

I heard some of CM9 user recommending kernel from castagnalT.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33518749

Or you can try from another devs like forfivo, jaggyjags, hadijapri and else

Before you switching kernel,

better you search for more to know about kernel,

What CPU governor better to use,

And what i/o scheduler better to use.

Because, everyone have different opinion about kernel for daily use.

sent from my GT-I8150 running CM10A3 with kernel 2.6 NormalMem by forfivo
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Finally I have upgraded my phone to cm9 based on ICS :)

thanks for everyone who helped me through process.. especially keithross 39. Now I want ask about restoring data from nandroid backup. After made a backup, and want to restore installed apk's before flashing , we just enter cwm recovery and choose restore.. but it will be restored installed apk's or also previously ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
As far as I know (having never actually done it) using restore in cwm will restore your previous ROM. If all you want are your apps back, you have/had 2 options.....the use of APPBAK as detailed in my original post, or (once you have your Google ID set up again) go to/open play store, press the menu button, select "my apps", then scroll to the side until the heading says "all". Then you can re install whatever you need from that list....

Sent from my CM10 Jellybean powered Wonder despite what Samsung says......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Just a minor addition: IIRC the latest Titanium Backup can extract apk's from Nandroid backups.

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Even though he's gone from GB to ICS?

I'm sure I've read somewhere that restoring apps from a previous generation of OS *can* cause problems....

Sent from my CM10 Jellybean powered Wonder despite what Samsung says......it's all good...... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
I found that function but i'm not trying yet.. It will restoring all apps + data? have you already tried?

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I have done it. Restoring from CWM not only apps but also previous ROM,, when running on CM9 i tried APPBAK but it didn't help enough. It only restore apps but not the data.. It makes me confuse. Because my data are more important
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Oh, he's upgrading from GB to ICS? Sorry, didn't realize that. In that situation, better not :rolleyes:

Most apps nowadays have their own backup facility. At least, all my work-related apps do. I use their backup facility religiously every night.

This allows me to do a totally clean install, a.k.a "Pristine" install.

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] spannernick:
Has anyone got CWM v5 as a zip I searched but can't find it..?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Check this link :

mygalaxywonder.blogspot.com/2012/09/cyanogenmod-10-cm10-alpha-1-for-samsung.html?m=1
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
My God... that page is a kang of Arco's thread... notice the "annoyances with APN" description, but there is no "list of annoyances"...

If only the blogger include proper attribution (who made the ROM, and a link to where it's originally posted), I wouldn't be concerned too much...

But this... this is outright plagiarization!

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] justicejoe:
Clock work mod flickers

So this is my first android but ive been on the psp scene since pandora on the phat. I followed the directions but i swapped my internal external VOLD.fstab earlier as it seemed very useful to my needs. Was not too sure What partition applied to me so left the image file on the root of both, then followed the directions. now my clock work mod screen pops up then hangs and starts to flicker. I have a feeling its as simple as modifying the terminal emulator script to make it install right, just in my noobness, dont know what the script should look like yet. also lost my back up of VOLD.fstab because i left it on the wrong partion and cant find the right one for wonder. Phone still works and have access to odin.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Can you still access cwm?

Is it possible to re flash it?

I've just included a link to a second modified version of CM10 that has the vold fstab already changed. This will mount the external sd card as phone storage during the flash. The ROM is only a modified alpha 1 though......

Sent from my GT-I8150 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] justicejoe:
I believe that it could be re flashed from off the internal partition like its supposed to be but the terminal emulator script directed it to the external sd because of the VOLD.fstab mod. Willing to bet but not totally sure. just this 2 sd cards(internal/external) is a bit new still. and no access to cwm. all it appears terminal emulator is doing is loading the file so it should load from where ever its told to load from right? but its also my understanding that the internal sd works a little different than external sd card. and just need to know what the script should look like to install off external sd whitch has been switched.by the VOLD.fstab mod.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Gonna pm one of the big guns (pepoluan) he's got a real knack for android code and scripts....he should be able to help....

Sent from my GT-I8150 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] justicejoe:
Script theory

This is the original line out of the first post - "dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13"

Can I just stick an "external_sd/" in there like "dd if=/sdcard/external_sd/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p13" Would that work?

Would it brick stuff?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
The most critical part is the 'of=' part; you must not mistype there. The 'if=' part, if not found by 'dd', will abort the process.

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] justicejoe:
Ok tried my line same result cwm loads hangs then flickers with a black screen. but this time on the first load an orange circle popped up for a second looked like it was loading then disappeared before it went back to flickering. Dont know what to do now, im out of ideas for the moment.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
The only thing I can suggest you try is flash back to stock, then start again....there is a thread here on XDA that'll help you with that.........

Some things you just gotta put down to experience....it could have been way worse......

Sent from my GT-I8150 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Can you post a screenshot of the dd command and its result?

EDIT: also, please post the result of:

md5sum /path/to/recovery.img

my output is:

f0d7314f2487ffb97c835fcde15117bc recovery.img

that's with CWM 6.0.2.3

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] genius00xp:
I'm new here.

Now i'm in step 3. preparing to install custom rom

I have done the backup. But my phone internal storage is not enough.

So i backup in external sd. Is this ok?

After i root my phone, i found that my internal storage (USB storage) 1.7gb is mostly full.

That means i can't put the cm9 in my /sdcard.

Can i put it in my external sd card and perform the ROM installation?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] justicejoe:
It says:

8528+0 records in

8520+0 records out

4366336 bytes (4.2MB) copied, 2.754608 seconds, 1.5/s

and the MD5 is: 93041c339cf7ce4568ae9e98c55b305

File:/mnt/sdcard/external_sd/recovery.img

I have not been able to find a decent screen shot app for the wonder, took me a whole bunch of tries to find a working flash light app too, but I finally found one. If you had any suggestions for a working screen shot app im listening. That image came out red with purple text and i had to take it into photo shop to colorize it a bit. well to the blue and black now its at least legible.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Yes, it's fine to use your external SD card for both your backup and ROM install.....that's what I did......

sent from my CM10 turbocharged Wonder despite what Samsung says....it's all good.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
@justicejoe.....about your screenshot question.....

If you're still on a stock ROM, screenshot is available by pressing the home button and (either) the power button or vol up button (not sure which one....it's been a while lol) together. If you've got as far as CM9 or CM10, then you can get a screenshot by long pressing the power button until the the power menu appears and then pressing the screenshot option......

sent from my CM10 turbocharged Wonder despite what Samsung says....it's all good.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
To be precise:

On Stock ROM:

1. Press and hold the Home button, and do not release it at all until the last step

2. Tap the Back button (still holding the Home button)

3. Press the Power button

4. Release the Home button

The screen shot will be somewhere in your SD Card

On ICS:

1. Press Power button for a couple of seconds until the extended menu appears

2. Tap on Screenshot

3. Wait for the Screenshot to happen

4. The photo will be somewhere in your SD Card

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --

---------- Post added at 07:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:44 PM ----------

Wait... what CWM Version are you using, and where did you download the CWM from?

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] obelisk5505:
thaks..this help me a lot...:D:D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] justicejoe:
The one I got from this very thread up top in the first post, yes im running a stock rom. Is there another cwm I could try to flash? and I tried that screen shot tip and task manager always pops up, and it takes a sreen shot with task manager every time.and i found a screen shot app that works of the search button.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
The Task Manager *will* pop up. That is why the 2nd step is to tap the Back button *while* holding down the Home button. And *still* holding down the Home button, press the Power button.

As to CWM, try using the latest version by Arco:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1446593

-- Sent from a GT-I8150 running ICS perfectly well. F'U, Sams#!t --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] justicejoe:
It does not disappear when I press back but if I do it quickly there is no need to push back, and I down loaded mobile Odin app and it says not compatible with this device (wonder) even after a dump, Is there a different Odin app that's wonder friendly? or should I be using the installed Odin component? And I appreciate you taking the time to help me learn the basics, thanks. And It worked the one from that thread needed the modified command line "external_sd/" added to preform after VOLD.fstab mod.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Re: Rooting, ClockworkMod and Custom ROMs...an A to Z beginners Guide

I bought sd card by size 8 GB.. but why appeared only that size? i thought that was size on internal memory.. because of that I always failure when using titanium backup

Sent from my GT-I8150 running on CM9 perfectly well :D :p :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Re: Rooting, ClockworkMod and Custom ROMs...an A to Z beginners Guide

this is picture
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] temenalie:
Re: Rooting, ClockworkMod and Custom ROMs...an A to Z beginners Guide

The system read your 8gb card as external sdcard,

If you want to move your installed applications to your external sdcard

You need to swap your memory
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Re: Rooting, ClockworkMod and Custom ROMs...an A to Z beginners Guide

how to do that?

Sent from my GT-I8150 running on CM9 perfectly well :D :p :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] temenalie:
Re: Rooting, ClockworkMod and Custom ROMs...an A to Z beginners Guide

If you running CM9,

after fresh flashed CM9 and based CM9

You can or *should* swap your sdcard

I'm currently running CM10

If I'm not wrong, you can swapped it by:

Go to Settings > storages > tap option > and checked box "use USB storage"

Correct me.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Re: Rooting, ClockworkMod and Custom ROMs...an A to Z beginners Guide

yes, i'm currently running CM9.. could you tell me how to do swap sd card step by step?

Sent from my GT-I8150 running on CM9 perfectly well :D :p :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] keithross39:
Re: Rooting, ClockworkMod and Custom ROMs...an A to Z beginners Guide

As tenemalie says.......

Menu>>settings>>storage>>menu>>advanced>>storage configuration>> "check" the box......reboot.....

Job done. :)

sent from my CM10 turbocharged Wonder that proved Samsung wrong... :) :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Re: Rooting, ClockworkMod and Custom ROMs...an A to Z beginners Guide

fantastic...! thank you tenemalie and keithross39,, it works perfectly well

Sent from my GT-I8150 running on CM9 perfectly well :D :p :cool:

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nah,, here's the result
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] prince_jihad11:
Re: Rooting, ClockworkMod and Custom ROMs...an A to Z beginners Guide

result